reporting live here in san ramon, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> that demand certainly has gottenreater. bob, thank you for all the help you've been doing this week, looking for the sites that are open and available vaccinations out there. thanks so much, bob. >>> in a few hours, another mass vaccination effort begins in the north bay. kaiser permanente is partnering with napa county and holding a clinic in napa beginning at 9:00 at the meritage resort and spa. you must have an appointment for the first dose. at the same time and location for next month. >>> 16 million people have already received the first dose right here in california, and nearly 9 million have received both shots, that's about 23% of our state population. >>> as we've been reporting, johnson & johnson's vaccine is sidelined due to blood clotting concerns. as for the other two vaccines, here are possible side effects you should know about, the cdc says with the pfizer vaccine, more than three-fourths of those 18 to 55 felt some pain at the injection site. nearly 6 in 10 felt fatigue and half experienced headache

stories including new developments in a deadly danville police shooting. >> "today in the bay's" bob redelllive outside of the danville police department. bob? >> reporter: yes, good morning to you. the district attorney's office has announced it will be filing felony manslaughter charges against police officer andrew hall for shooting and killing a man in 2018. the video we're about to show you graphic. this is dash cam video showing hall firing several shots into the car that laudemer arboleda was driving as he moved past hall during a pursuit. the danville police chief said he was driving towards hall and hall fired in self-defense. officer hall's attorney says in a statement the district attorney's office deemed deputy hall's use of force as justified given the fact he was defending himself from a lethal threat. the timing of the sudden reversal and deciding to file charges seemed suspect and overtly political. just this past march hall shot and killed 32-year-old tyrell wilson at an intersection the edited body cam video shows hall confronting and shooting wilson who was holding a knif

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live this morning. bob?od morning to you, marcus. even if san francisco the police department there is canceling days off for officers in case they need to be on hand if something happens after the derek chauvin verdict. businesses in sf and oakland are boarding up and oakland especially after what happened this past friday night when about 300 people angry about men of color being shot and killed by police, they went out to protest. unfortunately, some of those people shattered windows, they destroyed cars at a dealership and threw rocks and bottles at police. last night business owners in oakland and san francisco for that matter boarded up their windos as a youry in minneapolis whether or not former police officer derek chauvin derek chauvin is guilty of murdering george floyd. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> thanks so much. kari, a quick look at the forecast. >> we've been enjoying some sunshine. it's going to stay nice and cool. we're watching out for some rain this weekend. >>> mike

reporting live here in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. >>> remember santa clara, solano, contra costa or alameda counties and you're over 16, you don't have to wait until tomorrow. in those counties you can already make a covid vaccine appointment. everyone over 16 statewide can receive a vaccine starting tomorrow. head to our website nbcbayarea.com, click on "how to get a vaccine appointment" at the top of the page and good luck to you because they're hard to come by. >> they have. take a look here high above the bay area, the san bruno mountain, taking a look out there. it's gray out there, folks but as our producer natine says don't worry, don't be sad. it will brighten up. meteorologist kari hall has the brightest we're going to see across the bay area today. >> more sunshine, less wind today as our temperatures reach into the low 70s. it will be heating up this weekend and of course we'll keep you updated on that. mike, what's the update on the commute? >> we have breaking news in oakland, unfortunately we have a traffic alert for southbound 880,

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live this morning. a key deadline for the parents just recently passed. talk about the next steps here. >> reporter: we do know that fremont unified has no plans to restart in-person learning now and the end of the school year, which is june 9th. they'll continue with the distance learning through the rest of the spring. the school board approved a full returning to in-person learning in the fall for its 35,000 students, not enough for a group of moms and dads fremont parents for reopening. some seen here in a rally last week. the "east bay times" reports those parents have threatened to sue the district if the district didn't return to in-person instruction by yesterday, which as i mentioned did not happen. the parents acknowledge there's only a month and a half left in the school year but according to "the times" they argue not having the children in the classroom has caused family ace lot of heart ache. it's not clear if the parents will follow through on their threat to take the district to court si

. >>> let's check in with ready bob redell searching all morning long. any success, bob?derate success i should say, laura. you want to go to the my turn california website. i typed in addresses or zip codes for the south bay, the peninsula, sf, the north bay, didn't have any luck but when i did start looking and saying that i was living in eastern alameda or eastern contra costa counties, plenty of appointments, stockton arena, so if you live in these areas, the eastern parts of alameda or contra costa county, you will be able to find web sites. this is for 8:30 this morning. i just clicked on it and it says that appointment is no longer available. 1:30 in the afternoon, so i'm able to get 1:30 in the afternoon, the early morning one has been taken. if you want to get your shot today and you're eligible go to your my turn california website. this was the scene yesterday at the stanford covid-19 vaccine clinic, in emeryville. one of the spots that did have appointments available. we spoke with one woman who drove all the way from san jose to emeryville to get her shot. >>

"today in the bay's" bob redell live outside of alameda police headquarters. the family believes the officers killed their loved one so what are police saying about this, this morning? >> reporter: well, we asked, speaking to the police chief here do you think your officers used excessive force when your officers tried to arrest mario gonzalez last week? chief says that while yes the video you're about to see is hard to watch it's too early to say whether excessive force was used. we want to warn you, this body cam video you're about to see is disturbing. early last week alameda police responded to a local park for calls about a man under the influence and possibly involved in a theft. family say gonzalez was having a beer in the park when police tried to restrain him but in the video gonzalez appears to resist in the officers trying to handcuff him. in the nearly hour-long body cam video you can hear an officer asking gonzalez to stop resisting. "mario, please stop fighting us." one officer ends up on top of gonzalez with his knee on gonzalez's back where it

reporting live here in alameda, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, bob. so developing in north carolina, a judge just ruled that body camera body of a controversial deputy shooting should be released to the family within the next step days, but not to the public for the next 30 to 45 days at the request of the district attorney's office which is investigating there. 42-year-old andrew brown jr. died last week in elizabeth city. deputies say he was trying to drive away and now the fbi has opened an investigation. last night protesters once again gathered there, and at one point one person appeared to be taken into custody, but it is not clear why. >>> the efforts to remove the mayor of a north bay community accused of sexual assault has hit a glitch. multiple women have accused windsor mayor dominic fapoli of sexual assault leading to the town's council and others to urge him to step down and also begin the recall effort. nbc bay area's cierra johnson is live with a closer look at where the recall efforts stand and a recent announcement by the mayor himsel

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you. as the governor touts the eligibility expansion, many people have spent the overnight hours as well as the morning hours searching for an appointment. one of them? cierra johnson. she's been searching all morning. you got a lot of workout with the hand hitting that refresh button. >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. i think i began to search at 3:15. as possible was mentioning, it has not appeared to have much luck in the bay area. if you can see the screen, it's a beautiful bright day. if you can see the screen, pharmacies as well as my turn ca website. with the pharmacies, owner of safeway pharmacy, i was able to expand the search 50 miles out from where i am. this morning, there were a couple in los gatos. i checked a couple of minutes ago. there are no vaccines available at safeway in 50 miles. you've been entering my web site -- my zip code, rather, refreshing. folks in alameda county were able to find a vaccine. this was the scene in emeryville. one of the spots they were ab

bob redell has been searching for available appointments all morning long. here is what he found. >> reporter: this started at midnight last night. santa clara county now allowing any resident between the ages of 16 and 49 the opportunity to schedule their covid-19 vaccine appointment, even though they can't receive the shot until april 15th next thursday. so, this allows you to get a head start on getting an appointment. go in your browser, type in santa clara county covid-19 vaccine information. you'll get connected to the county health department website. here, click on this, book an appointment. unfortunately this morning i've not been able to schedule any appointments. for example, santa clara county vaccine center is all full. same thing with the pharmacies. click around and hopefully by next thursday you may be able to get an appointment. get the appointment. you still have to wait until april 15th to get the shot. this is a supply and demand issue. in alameda county, that county is opening up the eligibility for more people 16 to 49. they must live i

reporting live here in fremont, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> starting today in santa clara county you won't need an appointment at most county-run covid vaccination sites. instead you can just drop in. anyone who lives or work in the county is eligible. while appointments are still required at levi stadium and the east ridge mall site same-day appointments are usually available. drop-in sites including the santa clara county fairgrounds, the mountain community center and gilroy high school. the if you need any help head to our website and click on how to get a vaccine appointment. that's in the trending bar. >>> well, it was a trial that captivated a nation. in 2004 scott peters op was convicted of first-degree murder of his life lacey peterson and all these years later scott peterson has made an appearance in court. here's cierra johnson with an update. >> reporter: scott peter soviet republic has spent the last 20 years here at this prison, but today as you mentioned he did make that appearance in court. it was over zoom and it was regarding two specific types of hearings. now,

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you. for a while there every day brought new drama for washington. scott mcgrew says today highlights involve a tree and a cat. >> reporter: neither of which are dramatic. good morning to you, marcus. nonetheless, we do continue to conduct the same sort of hard examination of this current president and what he says and how that stacks up with the facts. we'll of course continue to exit president's policies and well and whether his words match his actions. now we can tell already a lot of what he's going to talk about in the future and what we're going to talk about the plan to spend so much government money. biden aligning himself with economists who say spending is going to drive the economy. they are staggeringly high numbers in biden's case. take a look at four presidents, how much they proposed to spend in just their first 100 days as each deed with a recession or a depression. biden often said his first boss bob mah settled for too little a solution. his solution is an enormous price

reporting live here in antioch, bob redell, "nbc bay area news." >> bob, thanks very much. head towards antioch, folks. let's check the latest numbers in the race to, have a nate people. more than 16 million people in california have received their first dose. about 9 million have received both shots. roughly 23% of the state's population. now, if you received the pfizer vaccine, it's looking like you'll eventually need a booster shot. that's what pfizer's ceo is now saying and some experts tend to agree. many believe an extra dose will likely be necessary within 12 months of being fully vaccinated. this might apply to the moderna shot, too. nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres says it could become a yearly shot just like the -- >> what we don't know at this somers point whether you can switch between different types of vaccines for that booster shot, but hopefully will soon. >> here's good news especially if you fear needles. some experts say a covid vaccine booster could be folded into your annual flu shot, two for one basically. all right. we know you have a lo

reporting live here in san ramon, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> one of the issues that affects one area and we know sooner or later it could affect us all. >> bob, thank you. >> a quake hit around 4:45 this morning. this was centered in piedmont. our twitter page lit up with reactions to that 2 been the 6 quake. many people are saying oh, yeah, i felt, it some as far as san jose. >>> a developing story. the supreme court entering -- this is a gun rights debate for the first time in more than a decade. the high court agreed today to hear a challenge backed by the national rifle association to new york state's restriction on people carrying concealed handguns in public. the law allows residents to carry concealed handgun only if they can demonstrate a special need beyond a general desire to self-attack. >>> there are new details, berkeley school leaders, they are reportedly weighing in on the future of their school resource officer. berkeley unified has a deal with berkeley police to staff a single officer who works at three of those schools including berkeley high and tutors some of

nbc bay area's bob redell joins us live. the contra costa county police department will hold a news conference. >> the contra costa district attorney's office won't confirm whether or not this news conference is at 1:00 to announce charges against danville police officer andrew hall who is right now on administrative leave for the shooting death of a man in march. now, it is not that shooting in march that's at issue right now. the "the east bay times" reports that the district attorney will be charging hall for the shooting death of another man that took place back in 2018. in november of that year hall and shot called a 33-year-old newark man who had been in a slow speed chase with deputies. police say hall shot arbo led a to protect himself as the man drove towards hall in the car. arboleta is reported to have suffered from mental illness. here's the police chief's defense of hall back in 2018 right after that shooting occurred. >> the driver drove his vehicle straight towards one of the officers. fearing for his wife our

abc's bob redell is live at oakland international airport with the latest. bob? >> yeah, good morning, marcus. this terminal opened about an hour and 15 minutes ago. we have every reason to believe everything is back to normal. this is because a man was inside the terminal threatening to hurt himself with the knife. the sheriff's office was able to de-escalate the standoff without any serious injuries and apprehend that man around 9:30. can you see him leaving on a stretcher for a live to the hospital. it was around 6:00 this morning that he handed a tsa agent a note. on that note he was asking for help. there was also a separate note for help inside an suv parked curbside that belonged to him as well this. man is in his 30s. he ran away when deputies tried to contact him. he held a large bladed knife at his neck. this was at baggage claim. crisis negotiators talked with the man for a few hours. after a few hours law enforcement turned off the air conditioning in the terminal. the map started to shed his clothes because it was getting hot in there. that's when de

nbc bay area's bob redell is live for us in contra costa. what can open now within these counties? >> reporter: good morning. the orange tier, the businesses can just allow more people inside, so gyms like 24 hour fitness behind me here in san ramon can increase capacity to 25%. but the general manager says they are looking forward to june 15th. that is the magic date set by the governor that if those certain conditions are met, the color tier system we're in will go away and they can reopen this gym up to 100%. >> all our members coming back, along with we'd be able to have full access to not only our pool area, which is what we call the wet area, but we have, you know, basketball courts available for our members. >> reporter: now, in order for the state to fully reopen june 15th, governor newsom says there has to be sufficient vaccine supply and the hospitalizations low. facemasked will be required and the color tier system would be eliminated. they'll find less restrictions in the orange tier. gyms, they can now move to 25% capacity. same with bowling alleys, winery tasting room

reporting live in alameda, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. 5:33 right now. and continuing coverage. there is hesitancy for some folks to get a vaccine after a major push to give out shots. >> contra costa county administering the johnson and johnson vaccine but some are opting not to get it at all. all bay area counties put the vaccine on pause earlier this month after reports of a rare side effect that causes blood clots. but on friday the cdc and the fda said the vaccine is safe. miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: marcus and kris, good morning. our nation is averaging 55,000 new covid cases every day, according to the cdc, on par with the summer surge and now a big concern is the possible plateauing of vaccinations. according to "the new york times" over the last two weeks, vaccinations have dropped about 20%. coming up on the "today" show we'll have some explanation for why those numbers may be slumping. one hint here, it was expected but was it expected to be this bad? we'll have answers coming up. i hope you'll join us. >>> let's give you a closer l

. >> bob redell joins us. this is the same officer who is under investigation for a second deadly shooting that happened just this march, right? >> reporter: good morning to you. no charges have been filed in the shooting that took place in march but the contra costa district attorney's office announced it will be filing charges against danville police officer andrew hall for shooting and killing a man back in 2018. i want to warn you the video you're about to see is very graphic. this is dash cam video showing hall firing several shots into the car that laudemer arboleda was driving as he moved past hall during a pursuit, again, back in 2018. back then the police chief said arboleda was driving towards hall and hall fired in self-defense. hall is now facing manslaughter charges in connection with that fatal shooting. >> these charges are felonies. and due to oflser hall's unreasonable force used during the 2018 shooting of mr. arboleda. >> if the officer had been charged earlier and removed from the streets,

reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, nbc news. >> bob, thank you. >>> i want to bring in meteorologist kari hall to this conversation. you've been tracking dry conditions. so, what is the weather going to look like in the next five days or so? >> yeah, we still don't have any rain. if we do get storm systems coming our way they dry up before they get here. san francisco, san mateo down to san jose and extending across all of the east bay into the north bay. so when we get this type of drought status, that means that the vegetation is already dry. we're seeing that at record levels. we're also getting some damage to our trees. we're going to have a harder time with agriculture. now that we need to irgate and for all of us we need to desperately cut back on our water usage as we see the water levels dropping. we get in gusty winds, that's the other concern, that the vegetation is dry. if we're not careful, any fires that do develop could spread rapidly as our winds could be gusting 25 to 35 miles per hour. we'll talk about windy conditions for the weekend. talk more about this drought co

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live this morning. a key deadline for the parents passed yesterday. talk about what's next? >> reporter: fremont unified has no plans to restart in-person learning now. the deadline the parents gave them yesterday clearly happened and no plans to resume in-person learning between now and the end of the school year, june 9th. it will continue with the distance learning. the school board approved a full returning to in-person learning in the fall for its 35,000 students, not enough for a group of moms and dads fremont parents for reopening. some seen here in a rally last week. the "east bay times" reports those threatened to sue the district if they didn't return by last wednesday which didn't happen. the parents acknowledge there's only a month and a half left in the school year but according to "the times" they organize not having the children in the classroom has caused children heartache. the superintendent announced last month the schools will not reopen this school year because the district and teac

. >> bob redell is live outside police headquarters in alameda. what is he saying this morning, bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, kris and mark. the attorney says her clients were trying to keep mario gonzalez safe and they are devastated and heartbroken by his death. the body camera is difficult to watch. one of the officers is a veteran, started working in 2010. the other officers in 2018. two mondays ago around 10:45 in the morning the three officers responded to two 911 calls. one neighbor reporting gonzalez was standing too close to his home. another caller reported gonzalez was loitering and accused him of stealing alcohol from a nearby store. as you can see there was a struggle to get gonzalez in handcuffs. one officer ended up with a knee on his back. gonzalez, who is 26 years old, eventually lost consciousness and died later at the hospital. police say he had a medical emergency. gonzalez's family compares this to the george floyd case and wants the officers fired and charged in gonzalez's death. here is the attorney for the officers.

"today in the bay's" bob redell live for us in san ramon, and bob, i know the end of the entire colored there now in sight for us. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, marcus. governor gavin newsom says june is the date that if certain we tricks are met that the state can reopen for business and the colored tier system can go away. in the meantime contra costa county where i'm at, napa and sonoma, they have all just moved into the orange tier which means that gyms for example like the 24-hour fitness behind me in san ramon can reopen indoors to 25%. it was at 10% and can move up to 25% capacity, same with bowling alleys, winery tasting rooms, 25% capacity indoors. restaurants, movie theaters, churches, 50% capacity. indoors. bars can reopen in the three counties as long as they are outdoor only. offices indoor with modifications. we spoke to the owner of oakland's grand lake theater, which has been shut down since the start of this pandemic. even though he is now allowed to reopen at 50% capacity, he's holding off for right now. >> i do not want to reopen until i know that all of

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san jose, and bob, the scene behind you says it all.r crashed into that home that's now boarded up right now. >> reporter: yes, after a man or woman drove into the home and took off. the family was sleeping in the 1400 block of willow street in san jose. remarkably the family is okay. not sure of the condition of the driver who took off. the mother said to us off camera that this is devastating, given the fact that they had remodeled this home just 18 months ago. this happened around 12:45 this morning. a neighbor they describe it as a loud screech and sound of a large crash. the family as i mentioned was asleep inside the house, they awoke to find inside their front room, again, the driver was already gone. san jose police did search the area for the hit-and-run driver but as far as we know, they have yet to find this person. >> when i came out, i was expecting there to be somebody like inside the vehicle or having been pulled out, i was surprised there was nobody in the vehicle. it doesn't look like it has airbags or anything so it's

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us outside of danville police department and bob, this is the same officer who shot and killed a man earlier this year. >> reporter: correct. talking about danville police officer andrew hall, who shot and killed a man holding a knife back in march. he is now being charged in the shooting death of an unarmed man back in 2018. that was when officer hall was a deputy with the contra costa county sheriff's office. this is according to reporting done by the "east bay times." "the times" reports that later today the contra costa district attorney's office will announce the charge or charges, against hall. in november of 2018, hall shot and killed latimer arboleta, a 33-year-old newark man who had been in a slow speed chase with deputies. the danville police chief at the time defended hall's actions, saying arboleta drove towards hall and that hall fired his weapon out of fear for his own life. "the times" reported hall continued to fire at arboleta after hall was out of the car's path. "the chronicle" reports arboleta suffered from mental illness

"today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from contra costa county this morning, one of three counties that could soon move into the orange tier. pretty exciting, bob. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, laura and marcus. later today, the state could announce contra costa county where i'm at in san ramon along with napa and sonoma could announce they've all met their criteria for lower rates of infection and therefore can move from the red tier to the less restrictive orange tier of reopening. look at your tv screen, gives you a sense of what this means for the businesses. this means wipery tasting rooms can reopen at 25% capacity. bars can reopen as long as they're outdoors only. indoor dining, churches, movie theaters they can move up to 50% capacity indoor, gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, 25% capacity, offices can reopen indoor with modifications. solano county would be the only county that is still in the red tier if these counties move to orange. solano it too could take a step not forward orange tier but backwards into the purple tier. the county's health director w

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us in san ramon. news we could get. break it down. what does this mean for us, bob? >> reporter: marcus and laura, if these water restrictions go in place, it would impact 1.4 million water customers of east bay mud in alameda and contra costa county, including places like berkeley, oakland, danville, san ramon, where i'm at right now. not the eastern parts of contra costa county, not places like martinez, pittsburg, antioch, brentwood. tomorrow the board of directors for east bay mud is one of the bay area's largest water providers, will decide whether customers will have to conserve water for the rest of the year. staff there found that the current water supply is just not enough to meet demand. last week in the north bay, the marin municipal water district and the north marin water district decided to put in place mandatory use restrictions on its customers, because there's been so little rain. restrictions will include not being able to wash your car at home, not washing down or pressure wash your

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us from san ramon, and bob, i know the end of the entire colored tier system is now in sight for us. >> reporter: correct. if certain metrics are met governor gavin newsom says june 15th the entire state can reopen, the colored tier system would go away. in the meantime contra costa county we're on that, napa and sonoma, they have all just moved into the orange tier which means that gyms for example like the 24-hour fitness behind me in san ramon can up their capacity to 25% capacity indoors, you can see our tv screen, not only gyms but bowling alleys and winery tasting rooms, 25% capacity indoors. restaurants, movie theaters, churches, 50% capacity. bars can reopens as long as they remain outdoor only. offices indoor with modifications. we spoke to the owner of oakland's grand lake theater, which has been shut down since the start of the pandemic. even though he is now allowed to reopen at 50% capacity, he's holding off. >> i do not want to reopen until i know that all of my staff members have the ability to get vaccinated and most of my c

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live at a mass vaccination site in pleasanton. how will this impact the governor's goal to reopen california by mid-june? >> reporter: probably not much impact at all. governor newsom says the halt in the johnson & johnson vaccine will not derail the state's plans to lift most of the pandemic restrictions by mid-june, given that johnson & johnson accounts for only about 4% of the state's current supply. if you already have a j&j shot scheduled you might receive a letter like this one from well greens that your shot is rescheduled after the cdc recommended a pause in the shots after six women between the ages of 18 and 48 developed blood clots, 6 to 13 days after their vaccination. this is extremely rare given that almost 7 million americans have received a j&j shot with little to know side effects. we asked a woman in berkeley who received her j&j shot a week ago to rate her level of concern. >> on a scale of one to ten? maybe a three? >> one of my daughters was going to get it on wednesday and i said don't. sit tight, let's see w

we have live team coverage this morning, first we go to "today in the bay's" bob redell keeping his eye on the state's revamped myturn page. are there any appointments available? >> reporter: unfortunately it doesn't appear there are many. myturn.ca website, i typed in zip codes for the south bay, peninsula, sf, the north bay and i had no luck. that doesn't mean they're not there. i'm telling you i was not able to find them. when i entered addresses or zip codes for brentwood and livermore the eastern parts of alameda and contra costa county respectively, i did find plenty of appointments in stockton at the stockton arena. this is for this morning. here is 8:30, 8:45, 1:30 in the afternoon but i'm not exactly sure why -- my impression is you have to live in the eastern part of alameda or eastern contra costa county to get these appointments, but if you live in sf or maybe in the south bay, you can give it a shot as well, it just did not pop up for me. yesterday the stanford covid-19 clinic in emeryville. one woman drove all the way from san jose to emeryville to get her shot. >> i'm ver

reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> that is really scary.now we are working more to learn about a late night shooting in san jose. police confirmed to us this morning this happened along east brokaw road around 11:00 last night near the intersection of zanker road. a man was found with life-threatening injuries inside a car, and at this point, police have not told us what led to that shooting, whether they have a suspect or whether they've had an arrest. >>> a cruel twist for a man leading the drive to halt recent anti asian attacks in oakland's chinatown. he says he, himself, has now become a victim in downtown oakland. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live this morning, police are praising for his thinking and response to the situation. >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. carl chan says he was pushed down yesterday. he was a little battered but he said he was able to get up and take a picture of that alleged attacker, that was ultimately what led them to arrest that suspect. chan is the president of the oakland chinatown chamber

let's get right to "today in the bay's" bob redell this morning, he's live in san ramon. will contra costa finally escape the yellow tier, bob? >> reporter: that's what we expect. we expect later today, laura and marcus, the state will announce not only contra costa where i'm at but napa and sonoma as well. they will announce they have met the criteria for lower rates of infection, and will be able to move from the current red tier of reopening into the less restrictive orange tier. look at your tv screen, gives you a sense of what this means for the businesses. winery tasting rooms can reopen at 25% capacity. bars can reopen as long as the operations are outdoors only. restaurants, churches, movie theaters they can move up to 50% capacity indoor. gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, 25% capacity, offices can reopen indoor with modifications. solano county would be the only county that is still in the red tier and it is possible solano could take a step not forward but backwards into the purple tier. the county's health director warned us on friday that people needed to

bob redell is live in alameda county. what are the business owners saying there? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. one restaurant owner in oakland tells us they support the protests against police brutality but don't break our windows or destroy our property. that's what happened this past friday night. about 300 people who were angry about men of color being shot and killed by police, they protested in oakland and some shattered windows, destroyed cars at a dealership and threw rocks and bottles at police. last night, many business owners boarded up their windows in oakland as a jury in minneapolis began deliberating whether or not former police officer derek chauvin is guilty of murdering george floyd. oakland mayor libby schaaf is calling for calm once this verdict is announced. >> we are running various scenario to prepare for the announcement of the derek chauvin verdict. we're very hopeful that justice will be done. >> we had our windows broken out friday night. we are a black-owned business. we are fully supportive of the protests themselves and the

reporting live in kensington, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> if you had a hard time booking theointment, i have some good news for you this morning. thousands of new spots are now available. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live at levi's stadium mass vaccination site this morning with the good news. kris? >> reporter: good morning. isn't that nice to be able to report this morning that there are vaccine appointments available? we know there are some here at levi's stadium where i am this morning and several of the other santa clara county mass vaccination sites. as of this morning, as you likely know, eligibility is open to anyone over the age of 16 who lives or works in santa clara county, includes anyone who already had covid and recovered. the cdc recommends that you get a shot because it's not clear how long those natural antibodies are going to last. if you are in santa clara county or you work in santa clara county, you can book a shot through sccfreevax.org. there are plenty available for next weekend and the days leading up to next weekend. there are a large number

bob redell is live in dublynn. >> reporter: what they're considering today is delaying fare increasing. right now the bart board of directors is meeting, you can see right here. they're discussing their budget for fiscal year 2022 and how to bring these riders back. yesterday just under 59,000 people took bart. that's an 86% drop from precovid up 3.4% but staff is recommended the board push that fare increase back until july of 2022 as an incentive for riders to come back. this could include the addition of 26 trains during the week and a few more on saturdays. bart could also go back to running trains every 15 minutes and could extend service back to midnight six days a week. currently they're shutting down at 9:00 p.m. each night due to the pandemic. by 10:00, all bart trains will have upgraded fares. the delay fogging of transmissi of covid there. and the elimination of things like grime, litter, graffiti and in spite of the steep drop ridership, they have been able to stay afloat with funds from the federal government. >> bob, thank you. >>> it is earth day. state and local leaders

nbc bay area's bob redell is joining us live from alameda county. bob, talk to us about what those business owners are saying. >> and the city leaders. good morning to you, marcus. oakland mayor libby schaaf is calling for calm before the deict is announced and business owners are saying to -- to protesters, look, we support you. just don't break my stuff. don't break my windows. this is something that happened this past friday night when around 300 people were out protesting in downtown oakland. they are angry about men of color who have been shot and killed by police. that's what they are protesting. some of those people shattered windows and destroyed cars at a dealership and threw rocks and bottles at police. last night many business owners in the downtown area of oakland board up their windows as, again, a jury in minneapolis begins to deliberate whether or not former police officer derek chauvin is guilty of murdering george floyd >> we are running various scenarios to prepare for the announcement of the derek chauvin verdict. we're very hopefu

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san ramon. i know appointments are available there. >> reporter: there are, now i couldn't find any appointments available for the diablo valley vaccination site behind me in san ramon but online i could find some in san pablo, richmond, concord and antioch. yesterday the antioch community center began opening up for shots. that site administered 150 doses yesterday and apparently there's a lot more doses to go around from that location. the antioch community center which is run by the federal, state and local agencies can now accommodate 500 shots a day. some on a walk-in basis. the problem according to one antioch city councilmember, a lot of people don't know about it. >> i have people from sacramento today that came in, walnut creek, pleasanton. people are trying desperately to get in on an overloaded system where they can come here and get those shots right away. >> reporter: again it's at the antioch community center. san mateo county, however, hasn't been so lucky. county supervisor dave

nbc pay area's bob redell is live outside a mass vaccination site in pleasantton. bob, have we learned anything from this meeting so far? >> reporter: marcus, the cdc's advisory committee on immunization practices is supposed to be starting in a moment. you can take a look at it. i've been looking at it on my phone. they are supposed to be starting any moment and they will look at two issues. one, should people continue to receive the johnson & johnson vaccine? you'll recall yesterday that the cdc recommended a temporary halt because six women developed blood clots 6 to 16 days after vaccination and, b, the second issue is how should the people with blood clots. there will be a vote at the end of that today. >> the shots have already been administered with little to no side effects outside the six. there have been no blood cards between the doses of moderna and pfizer. governor newsom doesn't expect them to detail the plain to lift most pandemic restrictions in june given the fact that j&j accounts were 4% of the state's vaccine supply. >> if you're here in alameda

. >> i'm bob redell in san jose. family who lives in this home on the 1400 block of willow street was not hurt when a hit-and-run driver crashed into the month of of their home. the other tells us it's devastating, they remodeled the home about 18 months ago. the crash happened around 12:45 this morning. the family was asleep inside the house. they awoke to find a car inside their front home. the driver already gone. >>> i'm cierra johnson, a man in oakland was attacked eighth and broadway downtown, president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. he was pushed to the ground, punched, hit in the head. he then turned to the attacker and snapped a photo. he says that photo helped police locate that suspect. right now we're not sure of any charges filed. we'll work to gather that information. >>> taking a look at your weekend forecast as it is upon us. good morning, kari. >> good morning. and we're waking up to a nice start to our friday morning. it's going to be a little bit cooler today. san francisco seeing so

. >>> i'm bob redell in san ramon.ll decide build custom whether customers have to conserve water for the rest of the year. current water supply is not enough to meet demand. you're well aware we have not received enough rain. this would impact 1.4 million customers who live in parts of alameda and contra costa county, including san ramon where i'm at right now. >>> time to get a look at the forecast for you today. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. kari, what's on tap? >> we have just one more chance of rain for the north bay, especially over the mountains later on this afternoon. the rest of the bay area will have another dry day, but cool temperatures with highs only in the low 60s. we will start to warm up over the next few days and check out thursday, reaching 84 degrees, that's going to be a taste of summer, before we head back to some more spring-like weather for the weekend, as that sunshine continues for the rest of the week. marcus? >> thanks, kari. >>> we're going to have another local news update com

. >> reporter: i'm bob redell.ibility to everyone 16 and above it appears contra costa county might be the place to go. i checked online with the health department, able to find appointments for the next few days in places line concord, richmond, san pablo, antioch, the scene yesterday in antioch at the antioch community center, which just opened yesterday, where they administered 150 doses. it's our understanding they have the capacity of doing up to 500 doses a day including some on a walk-in basis. >>> i'm sharon katsuda, in san francisco you can enjoy more events because restrictions have been loosened. "the chronicle" reports new reopening guidelines include live event can operate indoors with 100% capacity and the vaccinated participants area. outdoor events can operate at 50% if participants show proof of full covid vaccination or negative covid tests. indoor dining can now stay open past 11:00 p.m. but maximum six people per table. enjoy the warm weather. >>> as sharon mentioned, should be a little warmer t

. >> i'm bob redell.nia 16 years of age and up is eligible to receive the covid-19 vaccine. you will want to logon to the my turn california website. we will tell you this morning we have been checking, appointments are very limited. so far the best bet we have found is if you live in eastern alameda or eastern contra costa county you can find appointments at the stockton arena. >>> i'm cierra johnson in burlingame and i'm on the search to find vaccines now that eligibility has been expanded. i'm following the advice of co-administrators of one of the vaccine help facebook pages. their biggest piece of advice is to cast a wide net so that's what i'm doing. i have several pharmacy web pages open and i'm refreshing and expanding my search to be beyond my area code to see if i can land a vaccine. >>> now time to get a look at the forecast for you, meteorologist kari hall is tracking the temperatures. a nice sunny day. >> yes, and it's back to school for some kids in alum rock so they're excited about a beaut

reporting live in kensington, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob.e things opening up there because more people are getting vaccinated. coming up in ten minutes, some good news in california's race to vaccinate everyone 16 and older. we're going to talk about new appointments that are opening up right now in the bay area. >>> 6:32 right now. the intense manhunt under way in texas for a gunman wanted for killing three people and the unfolding investigation into a motive this morning. it's called a case of domestic violence and he's also considered armed and dangerous. >>> new details, gun opponents are pointing out even red flag laws are falling short preventing deadly shooting rampages, following last week's mass shooting indianapolis where eight people died at a fedex facility. the gunman purchased his weapons even after his mother warned police he was suicidal. at one point last year he was placed on a mental health hold and had a shotgun removed from his home but he later legally purchased two guns found at the scene. mourners including many from

. >> reporter: i'm bob redell in danville. county district attorney's office has announced it will be filing felony manslaughter charges against danville police officer andrew hall for shooting and killing a man back in 2018. i want to warn you the video you are about to see graphic this is dash cam video showing hall firing several shots into the car. laudemer arboleda was driving as he moved past hall during a pursuit back in 2018. the danville police chief said arboleda was driving towards hall and that hall fired in self-defense. >> reporter: i'm cierra johnson in mill valley. marin county will soon be under a mandatory water restriction. that means no power washing your home, no washing your car or filling pools. this will begin may 1st which is next saturday. for folks who don't want to comply they can face a $250 fine. >> that restriction brought on from the dry conditions we're experiencing. meteorologist kari hall and what we can expect in the forecast. kari? >>> we have a couple more dry days in the forecast with hig

. >> reporter: i'm bob redell outside the mass vaccination site here in pleasanton. expect this temporary halt in the j&j vaccine to derail the state's plans to lift most pandemic restrictions in june because the j&j vaccine accounts for roughly 4% of the state's supply. you'll recall the cdc is recommending a pause in the administration of the johnson & johnson shots after six women between the ages of 18 and 48 developed blood clots 6 to 13 days after vaccination. this is extremely rare, given almost 7 million americans have already received those shots with little to no side effects. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. more than 100 corporations, including netflix and google, and amazon, have signed an open letter to washington saying they support voting rights. this comes as many states, much of them red states, begin to restrict voting rights in the name of fighting voter fraud, though there was no indication there was any widespread fraud in the last election. >> let's check the forecast right now meteorologist kari hall, another nice day ahead? >> ab

. >> reporter: i'm bob redell in alameda.r three alameda police officers involved in the death of 26-year-old mario gonzalez is asking people to not rush to judgment this is video from the officers' body cam. it is disturbing to watch. the attorney for the three officers says her clients were trying to keep gonzalez safe when they tried to arrest him last week and that they are both heartbroken and devastated by his death. you could see in the video there was a struggle to get gonzalez in handcuffs. one officer ended up with a knee on his back. gonzalez eventually lost consciousness and died later at the hospital. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. the president marks 100 days in office today. he will celebrate by holding a rally in atlanta, and then he and the first lady will travel to georgia to meet with former president jimmy carter. carter was not able to make it to the inauguration because of health reasons. >>> a look at our weather forecast, meteorologist kari hall, nice today. we know we're in a drought. >

. >> reporter: i'm bob redell in fremont outside the fremont unified school district where a group oft return to in-person learning by yesterday. which did not happen. not clear if the parents will go through with the threat of that lawsuit. the "east bay times" is reporting parents demanded a plan for full reopening to in-person learning in the fall which the board with the fremont unified school district did approve last week. >> reporter: good morning i'm cierra johnson in front of san quentin state prison where scott peterson spent the last 17 years of his life after the 2004 conviction of killing his wife and his unborn son. today at 10:00 he'll appear in court over zoom over two specific hearings, taking another look at the penalty phase of the trial, the second to claims of juror misconduct. the court taking a closer look at those two situations this morning. >>> taking a like at our forecast, here's meteorologist kari hall. how are we looking? >> looks nice today. headed out in on the yok in the upper 50s, next hour at 50 degrees and the warming trend will happen today. lunch