vacs are now open to all californians over 16. how long will the long will thee infrastructure remain in place? >>> breaking news in indianapolis where multiple people have been shot at a fedex facility. police responded to shots fired. they found an active shooter incident in progress. police have not said how many people were shot or if anybody was killed. the gunman took his own life. >> we have multiple people with injuries. consistent with gunshot wounds. we have others that have been transported to various hospitals throughout the area. >> my buddy levi saw someone running out of the building, and more shots went off. somebody went behind their car to the trunk and got another gun. and then i saw one body on the floor. >> we sent out a push alert on our abc 7 app. if you want breaking news, it is a free download in the app store. >>> today's vaccine eligibility expanded to all californians age 16 and up in all of the st counties. this comes as some local sites are seeing record turnout. >> state health officials are planning

much of it from small donors, almost 95% from californians. that is a big deal. another big, i think another advantage for newsom now, democrat tom stier has said he will not get in the race. we reported that he was holding himself to see if he was an alternative. if the democrat gets in it will be much more difficult for new some. right now he is out, getting vaccinated. he did that this week. and the vaccines, over 18 million in california, that is good news for newsom. a lot of people are saying that if i continues the recall attempt will be a very big challenge, heavylift for the republicans. >> joe, it looks like you want to join in. >> a couple other things that are behind me newsom that are helping him, that poll that came out that carla was referring to, i think it is like 74% of californians say the worst of the pandemic is behind us. he keeps talking about the light at the end of the tunnel, and many californians are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. and his approval ratings have remained steady, you know, the point of the recall is that he is

what is the price tag of universal basic income for every californian? and or, if we need to then pivot and narrow down to look at supporting other cities, in terms of being more narrow in scope, what would also look like as well? >> look, everybody likes the idea of getting money that they can spend on whatever their needs happen to be. let's say it cost $129 billion a year, where do you get that? does that come from companies? does that come from taxes, regular people? where does it >> it has to come from somewhere. we do not have the luxury of printing money overnight like the federal government does. we in the state of california how to balance the budget. it would of course come with that of taxes somewhere. but that is the conversation, which is, where do we go? what we look for the revenue? does it come from corporation, does it come from individuals? where would it come from? again, this is the conversation about what that looks like. here's what i think is really important, let's have an honest conversation about it. you've heard many different

vacs are now open to all californians over 16.ow long will the long will thee infrastructure remain in place? >>> breaking news in indianapolis where multiple people have been shot at a fedex facility. police responded to shots fired. they found an active shooter incident in progress. police have not said how many people were shot or if anybody was killed. the gunman took his own life. >> we have multiple people with injuries. consistent with gunshot wounds. we have others that have been transported to various hospitals throughout the area. >> my buddy levi saw someone running out of the building, and more shots went off. somebody went behind their car to the trunk and got another gun. and then i saw one body on the floor. >> we sent out a push alert on our abc 7 app. if you want breaking news, it is a free download in the app store. >>> today's vaccine eligibility expanded to all californians age 16 and up in all of the st counties. this comes as some local sites are seeing record turnout. >> state health officials are planning i

. >>> in the states vaccine supply isn't making up for the millions of californians became eligible today, the states my turn site upgraded overnight. stephanie sierra has been tracking this all day for us, any update? >> we have an update, in the last 15 minutes we saw about 60 appointments open up on the oakland coliseum sites, adam here has been searching for us and he has found 60 appointments again this was about five minutes ago, and now it's down to 45, and as we click on one appointment you will see it just says it's already booked, and this is what we've been seeing for the last six hours. >> the only constraint in the state of california in terms of administering more doses, is manufactured supply. >> s 16 more million californians become eligible for the vaccine, the state's limited supply has left a slim opportunity to snag a spot. abc 7 news has searched resources like vaccine finder to find appointments in every bay area county. we've had no luck. >> i'm concerned that the people who need the vaccine the most, may now get trampled over by the rest of the population. >> calif

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. >> reporter: there are still 1.5 million californians out of work because of the pandemic. but many working lower wage jobs are not ready to come back. for some, it is not worth taking the risk. the childcare field is not a high-paying field. any people have also moved or re-careered during the pandemic. >> reporter: according to edd data, californians were hit harder by unemployment and the rest of the country. in april of last year, 16% of californians were unemployed compared to the u.s. high of 14.7%. unemployment has dropped to 6% nationwide. in california it is still at 8.2. the bay area is seeing some jobs come back, most counties hovering near 6%. >> we are in and time where employers are eager to hire. >> reporter: the chief economist from indeed says a number of factors could slow the jobs recovery for the bay area. the high cost of living gave a lot of workers reasons to relocate. plus there is a bit of a chicken and egg scenario going on downtown. businesses want to reopen that if white-collar workers continue to stay home, it will not pencil out. >> it depends

the wind shifts and you either get lucky or you are in trouble. >> reporter: like many californians,e-to-face with a wildfire. jonah has been evacuated not once, but two times. >> if we don't leave on time that would be bad. >> reporter: according to a new report, 2021 is about to get worse. a researcher with the san jose state said the plants and brush on bay area hillsides are usually green and full with moisture but they are now drier than ever before. he tweeted wow, i've never seen april fuels so dry, no new growth anywhere. very scary. >> i hope they just continue to do what they need to do to take care of us. >> reporter: governor newsom just announced that the state will spend $536 million preventing fires. >> the dries are getting drier. just look at this boat launch. there is no water, we are at a 40 year low. and we are only in the second year of these new drought conditions. >> we should applaud the governor for speaking out now before wildfire season comes into play. >>> we had an exceptionally dry winter, and april has not done us any favors either. zero inches so far i

about 2 point 5 million californians could see the lower premiums. the health insurance marketplace says some plans will cost as little as one dollar per month. while premiums will be decreasing for more comprehensive healthcare coverage. >> these are huge savings. this is truly making healthcare more affordable than it has ever been. to californians and americans across the nation. >> reporter: southern california says current subscribers get the savings automatically. you can see their premiums decreased by an average of $180 per household per month. those who want to enroll can go to the website, covered ca.com. southern california has opened a special enrollment period that runs from april june. the discounts are not just for low income learners but are based on the percentage of income a person spends on health care coverage. covered california is our version of obama care and we do it right here in the state of california. we have the premier program in the united states. back to you. >> that is good to here. >>> still ahead, the campaign to re

. >>> nearly 1 million californians are being told that they owe thousands of dollars to the states unemploymentncy. the explanation from the edd. >>> plus, why bay area researchers are predicting one of the worst fire seasons on record. >>> now at 11:00, streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> as of a few hours ago, anyone over the age of 16 in san francisco or santa clara counties is eligible to get a vaccine. health officials say it is because they got an additional 250,000 doses of the pfizer vaccine. >> meanwhile, thousands of doses of johnson & johnson vaccine are being pulled out of the mix temporarily. the reason, concerns about a potentially rare but serious side effects. while seven bay area counties are pushing positive giving that shot out, doctors are learning more about how effective these vaccines are overall, and for how long. andrea nakano on what local experts are telling us. >> reporter: here in the bay area roughly 20,000 doses of the johnson & johnson vaccine have been chucked. despite reports of blood clots linked to that shot, doctors say vaccines are still the best way to fight c

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>>> all californians 16 or older will be eligible for a covid vaccine. are there enough doses for you? what the governor said today. >>> also a disturbing interruption in an easter service. the racist rant. >>> and will the schools will renamed. the light night decision released about san francisco and the school board able renaming the schools. >>> we begin with breaking news out of san francisco. no name change at least for now. minutes ago, the san francisco school board reversed the controversial decision to rename 44 schools, names the board say were linked to racism and oppression. critics saying the board in the the pandemic should have been focused on school reopening and not school renaming. they will consult local historians for a more accurate portrayal of the famous names they dhoes remove. and they say it's committed to reopening all campuses five days a week coming in august. >> jessica, we are following more breaking news in the east bay in oakland. look at this, had is a three-alarm fire. it could be growing. is this a three alarm fire. t

vaccinated him a particularly older californians. that has not happened in places like india. one reason is, there has been. so pfizer and moderna and j&j vaccines are not being preached to reduce or develop in india. india didn't preorder them in the way that the united states or canada or other western democracies did. what i said is pfizer should've at least for a six month period, provide the vaccine recipe to india, so that india can manufacture it and increase its vaccination output. that is really what's necessary. >> and you will be pushing that from a congressional standpoint? >> i have. there was a great op-ed today by joseph in the washington post saying, we need to do this not just for india, but for 100 countries around the world. we need 12 billion shots of vaccine in people's arms, and i think some of these poorer countries, we've only had about less than 40 million. i mean, we've got a long way to go. just think of any other disease. imagine of polio or malaria right spread in half the world. half the world, america w

there's been one other californian who became vice president of the united states?you know who it is? you can contact me on twitter. no fair googling. >> thanks, scott. >>> a deadline you need to pay attention to, health leaders are telling bay area residents to sign up for state health insurance coverage by friday to get better prices. 450,000 people across the bay area including more than 100,000 uninsured are eligible for lower health care premiums. the savings come through federal tax credits. the state says you could be saving an average of $180 a month. >> that's a lot of money. i put that link up on my facebook and twitter pages. you can find it there. more details this mor water pare for summer. the state released its new reopening guidelines and what you need to know before you take your kids. capacity will be limited, of course, masks required indoors and outdoors unless you are on a ride or eating or drinking. and you have to keep your social distance even while you are in the water, but nice to have one more option. >> make sure you enjoy it to go. >>> a

more than 30% of californians are fully vaccinated. even bay area health experts are divided about whether we should still be wearing masks outside. >> i think as we get up into the 60% of people fully vaccinated, we can start to consider it. >> there's been a lot of data, especially over, to be fair, over the last six months, that show is the risk of outdoor transmission is very low. >> we reached out to the states department of public health. they seem to indicate, there won't be any masked changes until the june 15th scheduled

more than 30% of californians are fully southed. but even bay area health experts are conflicted about whether we should still be wearing masks outside. >> i think as we get up to the 60% of people fully vaccinated we could consider it. >> there has been a lot of data, especially to be fair over the last six months, that show the risk of outdoor transmission is very low. >> we reached out to the state's department of public health and they seem to indicate there won't be any masked changes until june 15,

. >> starting tomorrow all californians aged 16 and over will be eligible to get their covid-19 vaccines. there are about 18.7 million people aged 16 to 49 living in california. according to the state, this marks the largest age group to become eligible for the vaccine here in the bay area. several counties already extended the eligibility ahead of time, including san francisco, south santa clara. and in the east bay alameda and contra. costa county. now here's a look at where the state so far. with the vaccine distribution as of today over 23 million shots have been administered out of 29 million that have been delivered in the bay area as of today over 5 and a half million shots have been administered. santa clara remains the bay area county with the most doses administered. of course it is the most populated county as well. napa county has administered the fewest you can find more information just like this and how to book your vaccine on our website at kron 4 dot com. >> live indoor events, salsa conferences and receptions can return in san francisco as soon as tomorrow. mayor london

we got get our fellow californians vaccinated. we have to keep on form asks you to keep distancing the stores. we have another 2 months to go. the 2 months is not long given. what was >> michelle kingston kron 4 news. walgreens is changing how it schedules. the second dose of the pfizer vaccine. the centers for disease control and prevention says the should be given 3 weeks after the first the pharmacy had been waiting for weeks because it wanted to make sure no dose was administered earlier than necessary. the cdc says there's no danger in waiting for weeks. but doctor anthony fauci has previously born a delay in the second doses too long could lead to unclear levels of protection. our covid vaccine coverage continues online. if still looking to sign up for a shot. you can find links the vaccination sites across the bay area. that's over on our website at kron 4 dot com. first it was paper towels, toilet paper and clorox wipes. now let's catch up just the latest in a growing list of shortages over the past year. nancy loo has a c

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says 49%, virtually half of californians have already gotten at least one shot. and he said the key to getting more shots in arms, our small community clinics, like this one. folks here on the ground told the governor it is not so easy to get people past their vaccine hesitancy, or indifference. >>'s we're knocking on my door, but some people don't want to hear about the vaccine, you know? and some people who are very aggressive that we want to give them information. most don't want to because they don't want more than one dose. >> reporter: even though the j&j vaccine is on hold be cause of a possibility of blood clots , the governor said -- >> currently, 20% of the sequenced cases are the uk. , and these are a race against the variance. the race against mutations. >> reporter: they will intensify the campaign to convince people. >> we want to make sure people get the message at the pulpit or at home, at front doors. that will convince people to think about getting vaccinated. >> reporter: in east bay, i am leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> while appointments have

can get, can now access the administration. >> reporter: as 60 million californians become eligibleopportunity to snag a spy. abc7 has searched the states might turn site, and other

in a statement on social media, the former athlete said she would provide californians with a roadmapnor gavin newsom, who is facing a recall bid over charges of mishandling the state's coronavirus response. celebrity blogger perez hilton. i mean, yes, also, unfortunately, quite successfully in 2016 when, with zero political experience, donald trump went and got himself elected all the way into the white house, so he has now inspired everybody else, including reality tv stars which don't have quite the pedigree as, you know, ronald reagan or sonny bono, the lead musician. or sonny bono, the late musician. i am a little concerned but not too much, just because the big advantage that caitlyn jenner has reminds me of the advantage that donald trump had in 2016. back then, the republican field for hopeful presidents was so crowded that donald trump kind of sucked up all of the oxygen in the room and had this big—name recognition and had inserted himself on fox news, in the political sphere, commenting so much. the name recognition will definitely help caitlyn jenner. however, what will hu

. >> and the last several weeks, more than 30% of californians have received their first dose of the covid-19 vaccine. >> senator pds says that's because of the silla t's like this one at the oakland coliseum. we're going to continue to work together to extend the life of this facility. we know the facility will stay open beyond its original closing date on sunday. that's when the contract with fema runs out. now. senator podia along with federal, state and local leaders are trying to figure out how it will happen. who's going lead operations number 2, fact is coming from there's multiple sources of supply at 3rd, going to pay for this on april 15th all californians will be able to make an appointment for their first alameda county supervisor wilma chan says that makes this site even more important. the site has been valuable, but we still don't have enough. there's still been a shortage. there's still been on people who have been searching and searching for appointments. so we're really when when we just do this astronomical opening on april 15th. >> that without a site like this, w

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in april last year 16% of californians were unemployed compared to u.s. high of 14.7%. nationwide, unemployment dropped to 6%. in california, it's still 8.2. the bay area is seeing some jobs come back. most counties hover near 6%. >> we are at a moment where employers are eager to hire and many job seekers are still holding back. >> reporter: the chief economist at indeed says a number of factors can slow the jobs recovery for the bay area. high cost of living gave workers reason to relocate. there is a bit of a chicken and egg scenario in downtowns. businesses want to reopen and hire but if white collar workers continue to stay home it won't pencil out. >> there are businesses that depend on people going to the office, downtown restaurants, other local services that depend on office woa great time to be looking for work, hardest hit industries may take longer to recover. >> there were so many layoffs and changes that a lot of the employers are trying to catch up. >> reporter: many parents, moms in particular, quit working to take on childcare and won't be back to job s

we got get our fellow californians vaccinated. we have to keep on form asks you to keep opdistancing the stores. we hav another 2 months to go. the 2 months is not long given. what was >> michelle kingston kron 4 news. >> today. president joe biden moved up the deadline for states to make all adults eligible for the covid vaccine by 2 weeks initially that deadline was may first. now it's april 19th. and here in california, anybody over the age of 16 will be eligible for the vaccine starting on april 15th. but the president's announcement goes a long way towards helping the country get back to normal. just last week the president said that by april 19th all adults will have a vaccination site within 5 miles of their homes. walgreens is under fire tonight for changing the timing of the second dose of pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. the centers for disease control and prevention says that the second dose should be given 3 weeks after the first walgreens says that it had been waiting for weeks because it wanted to be sure that no dose w

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in a statement on social media, the former athlete said she would provide californians with a roadmapthe democratic governor gavin newsom, who is facing a recall bid over charges of mishandling the state's coronavirus response. let's get more on this from celebrity blogger perez hilton whojoins me live from la. perese, thank you forjoining us again on bbc news. —— perez. the idea of celebrities running for governor in california often has legs but have you ever seen anything like this before? i ever seen anything like this before? ., ever seen anything like this before? . , , ., before? i mean, yes, also, unfortunately, _ before? i mean, yes, also, unfortunately, quite - u nfortu nately, quite successfully unfortunately, quite successfully in 2016 when, with zero political experience, donald trump went and got himself elected all the way into the white house so he has now inspired everybody else, including reality tv stars which don't have quite the pedigree as, you know, ronald reagan or sonny bono, the lead musician. i am a little concerned but not too much, just because the big adv

kennedy: how many californian's have moved to texas during the pandemic?i don't agree know the exact number. it is unbelievable what's happening in dallas, austin, houston, san antonio. all of our state people are coming in from california states like california want to be away from the rigid control of government. they want more opportunities are coming here to get it. kennedy: would you be surprised if gavin newsom required vaccine passports at his own state or some version of that? because california, like texas, there is this mindset that you guys are your own country. and so texas has declared no, we're going to let people do with her going to do. we trust them pedro going to open up some ballparks and concert venues. and california would not be surprised if they took the route on a different issue. >> i would not either pre-given the fact we have left it up to people to make their own decision. he would almost think california would you the opposite just because a seal were doing. you look at what's going on in europe you mentioned earlier. they're m

[laughter] >> i think what kristine pelosi has said, it is really offensive to californians. make no mistake she and her mom control the democratic party in california. they may not officially lead it, but they control it. and when kristine poulos he says that we are not going to have a recall because this 1 party control of california is going to figure out a way to do it, i believe her actually. i think there are a whole bunch of rumors for deltoid the latest rumor, guy, is that when the newsom people heard kristine pelosi say that, they started the rumor that dianne feinstein will retire and gavin newsom will appoint himself to be the senator. the lieutenant governor will step up and the whole thing just goes away. so look, i am focused on the crisis that we have in california. we have to be really smart after a year of zoom school after a year of having everything shut down if the republican or the frustrated californian response is simply to throw all of our eggs into a recall basket i think were going to disappoint a lot of people. we need to do multiple things but i st

. >> reporter: at this point almost 16 million californians have received at least one covid-19 vaccine dose. >> i would guess we are pushing people to some degree right now in california. i think we will get something approaching herd immunity mid-may or something. >> reporter: they are opening to out run surges that other states like michigan are seeing, especially as teenagers like tory get vaccines. >> that is how we will put a big dent in these numbers. >> we are in a good place. >> reporter: kate larsen, abc7 news. >>> in the south bay record crowds are back at levi's stadium to get vaccinated. on wednesday santa clara county reached a major milestone, tweeting they reached a record for the most vaccinations administered at a single site in california. 10,000 appointments were made yesterday and appointments jumped to 12,000. sky 7 captured the crowd all socially distanced there. people tell us from start to finish the process could take up to two-and-a-half hours. >> i know it is a little bit of a hassle, but once you get over there, imagine going back to the great mistaker parkw

we've got all californians age 16 and older now eligible to get a covid vaccine all call call this is it now. this doesn't mean. >> that gives you make an appointment, you can actually get that shot. >> you can. it's hard to get the point because the supply still. so we've got crawford's will trend with more on that coming to us live from berkeley now. hey, well. >> don't walk into walgreens it's available to you, but you better make an appointment and you might be one of the luckier ones to get an appointment today because it was already a struggle. let's face it to get an appointment and now with open season with the largest age group available. we're talking about 19 million californians james and darya and that age by far and away the largest group. so it was already tough and will get even tougher. but they're telling people be patient. here's what you need to know. it started 6 hours ago as governor gavin newsome talked about weeks ago that he won in doha have have it open to 16 years and older starting today and in fact, state's website miter and they started updating it over t

every californian 16 years and up now eligible for a covid vaccine. overnight, many staying up late, slamming online appointment systems. this morning, our crews are fanned out across the bay area, testing all those sites as well. what they're finding out, just ahead, as "today in the bay" continues right now. good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm washington. the change means 18 million more people immediately qualify to get that shot. however, the governor's office says that some of these people may have already received the vaccine due to their job or health condition, in either case will there be enough vaccines for everyone? >> here's where the supply stands. california just received under 2 million doses of moderna and pfizer vaccines this week. next week, the state will receive 1.8 million doses. but for now, it may be tough to still book that appointment. of course, the appointment scheduling process is also changing. >> let's turn now to consumer investigator chris chmura with some strategies to help

he says californians shouldn't be as worried at least for now, mutate in the strains will jostle each other for her dominance. >> see who's the most fit. and i think we're we're lucky that the west coast variant seem to be winning out right now while they're more transmissible there. >> not as transmissible as the uk variant. >> well, we are in fact seeing surges in other parts of the country, especially in states like michigan. experts say the immunity in each of the states, though, neighboring those areas will determine health different parts of the country really withstand these increasing cases. it's unclear exactly which way california will go. but experts believe that we're in pretty good shape as it is right now for now live in san francisco. taylor kron 4 news. >> another one of those variance mentioned by doctor rutherford has now popped up in santa clara county. we know of at least one case with origins from india and a stanford lab is now working to confirm another 7 suspected cases. doctors say they have a lot to learn about this latest variant which made it be to blame fo

. >>> plus -- >> it seems like we are on track to get to most californians vaccinated by probably the middle of the summer. >> the race is on to secure a towards that summer goal. the bay area county that's just adding thousands of appointments for this week. >>> plus, a nation on edge. the final preparations under way in minneapolis for closing arguments in the derek chauvin trial as "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good monday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's get a look at that weekday forecast for our monday. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that. >> good morning, so we're getting you started with a look at your commute from the east bay. let's check out martinez. we'll start out with some low 50s here and it's going to be another beautiful, sunny day but not as warm as yesterday. let's go through some of these temperatures, very quickly here, as we go toward noon, we'll see some of those upper 60s and low 70s, but not as many 80s inland. we'll talk about our cooling trend and that chance of rain in

all californians aged 16 and over will be eligible to get their covid-19 vaccines. they're about 18.7 million people aged 16 to 49 who live in california. according to the state. so this marks the largest age group to become eligible for the vaccine here in the bay area. several counties have already extended the eligibility ahead of time this includes san francisco, santa clara alameda and contra. costa county. and here's a look at where the state is standing right now with vaccine distribution as of today, nearly 11 million shots have been administered out of 15 million that have been delivered in the bay area as of today, nearly 5 million 400 thousand shots have been administered santa clara remains the bay area county with the most doses of course, it's also the most populated county in the bay area. napa county has administered the fewest and you can find information like this and also had a book your vaccine appointment on our website. kron 4 dot com. indoor live events conferences and receptions can all return to san francisco as soon as tomorrow. mayor londo

. >> more supply is coming for the 7 million californians who became eligible this week, so how long might it take to work through that population? >> right now, california is vaccinating 350,000 people a day, that is 3 1/2 million every 10 days. >> reporter: that number is about to jump to more than 4 million people every 10 days, so the 50 and older set will not have to wait long. >> i think that the vaccine supply is ramping up. it is ramping up and will get to the point where we will have probably more vaccine than we need. that would be, that is where we want to be. >> i want to assuage anyone spears who thinks the 50 to 65 group is some insurmountable population. comes out to about 7.2 million californians but of that number, 2.8 million have already received one dose of vaccine and of that, about half of those, little less are fully vaccinated, so it is not everyone in that age group, it is significantly less and we will soon be vaccinated about 4 million people a week, or i'm sorry, every 10 days. you can see how quickly we are going to get through that and if there's another

. >> 38% of californians have received at least one dose. rate is improving.ber of vaccinations per day in santa clara county, most populous. valentine's day, about 10,000, then 13,000 and this week, 17,000 per day. will have the ability to do more when the supply increases. santa clara county is lagging though, 38% of people over 16 have gotten at least one shot. 38%. marin and sonoma counties, more than 50%, rest of the region in 40s. napa county, health leaders say 40% fully vaccinated. >>> new at 11:00, celebrate but be safe, the warning from the health officer of solano county, making easter plans. reverting back into the purple tier is a possibility. right now solano county is in the red tier. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd spoke with a concerned business owner. >> this is surreal. i know it's real because -- >> reporter: owner of the union hotel in benicia, sadly understands the toll coronavirus can take o family. cousins, in one week. >> reporter: that's why he says the warning from solano county's health officer should not be taken lightly. doctor is urgi

. >>> right now at 11:00, in just about an hour, every californian 16 and older will be eligible for a covid-19 vaccine. but are there enough to go around right now? >>> if you still need to book appointment, hear what we've learned tonight. >>> also got a vaccine but still got the virus. >> it's not surprising at all. i actually expected many more documented cases of breakthrough infections. >> not surprising but is it worrisome, what you need to know about the so-called breakthrough infections. >>> facing growing calls for resignation, mayor is speaking out tonight. >> i know the truth of the experiences. >> what will happen next? emotions running high. >>> in just an hour it is on. all californians 16 and up will be eligible for covid vaccine, 18 million more people will qualify to get a shot. however the governor's office says some may have gotten vaccine because of job or health condition. either case, will we have enough for everyone? here's where the supply stands. received 1.9 million doses of vaccine this week. moderna and pfizer. next week 1.8 million doses. for now may be

governor's message comes as all californians are now eligible to get a vaccines. welcome news alley. that's right, frank. starting today, all californians ages 16 and older are eligible to get the covid-19 vaccine. eligible is one thing being able to snag an appointment for a vaccine online is another. so all this morning we've been checking various sites to find out where they have appointments available. we found that if you live or work in contra costa county, you are in luck. there's about 3000 covid-19 vaccine appointments available this week through the health department, the county health department's website. some spots are available. assume is tomorrow. napa county also has vaccine appointments who, for people who live and work there, alameda county's health department website did not have any available appointments. neither did santa clara county, the state run vaccine website. my turned out see a daca also didn't have much available. we couldn't find any appointments within a 50 mile radius of alameda county. but another way to sign up for this vaccine

he said roughly 49% of californians have been vaccinated with at least one dose. newsom believes, with most adults now eligible, that number should increase in the coming weeks. >> now we have lifted that burden, and that anxiety around age and conditions, and availed every californian 16 and over the opportunity to get these vaccines. >> the governor also heard from locals who say they have heard from people who express vaccine hesitancy or indifference toward getting a shot. for my contra costa county is planning several pop-up walking vaccination sites over the next few weeks. the site will be held at antioch community center on lone tree way in antioch. and the veterans memorial hall on 23rd street in richmond. anyone over the age of 16, who lives or works in the county can go. up to 700 vaccination the day will be given. if you have questions about the vaccine process, you can ask the abc7 vaccine team, by going to abc7news.com/vaccine, click on the big blue box. >>> the life and legacy of prince philip, final preparations for his funeral are underway. what b

thanks to president joe biden's american rescue plan is about one 0.4 million californians.ut now get it but intial up through covered california, on average. they're going to see. premiums drop automatically on may one about $200 per household peter lee executive director of covered california. the state's private health insurer says there's already more than a billion people enrolled. they're launching a new enrollment period in advertising campaign to get even more people insured there's another 1.0, 1 million californians eligible to come on in. we can take a law you know, the longer you will be covered by quality health. >> offering peace of mind knowing you have health insurance when you really need it. according to covered california, the cost of premiums will drop an average of $200 a month. >> some people will be able to lock in a plan for as little as one dollar a month for a high deductible plan. you pick. >> the brand-name plan that you want to be in. you just get a financial lake up to pick that plan and save money won't do it. the savings will kick in the first