we are live in contra costa county. i'm justin andrews, kpix5. >>> lawsuits against the biden administration are challenging these federal vaccine law for businesses. new osha regulations mandate that by january 4, companies with more than 100 employees must require workers to be vaccinated against covid or be tested weekly. the suits argue only the states have the authority to hand down a law like this. >>> three presidents gathered today to honor the life of collin powell. the trail blazing soldier diplomat who served as the first black secretary of state. his funeral at the washington national cathedral drew dignitaries across a wide political spectrum. president biden, obama, and bush. powell died october 18 from complications of covid at the age of 84. he was vaccinated but had a compromised immune system. >>> looking live at capitol hill, where house leaders are wrangling votes to pass president biden's $2 trillion social spending bill. nancy pelosi met with a handful of moderates demanding an official cost estima

the easing of restrictions in contra, costa county are specific to offices. gyms indoor college classes, religious gatherings and more kron four's taylor's sacking explains. >> a big day coming up for some businesses like fitness centers here in contra, costa county. this is the outdoor space that form a gym in walnut creek while masks are not required outdoors. people will soon be able to also did to these masks at the indoor facilities starting monday. >> contra costa county will roll back some of its indoor mask restrictions on monday but only at certain controlled spaces like gyms just very excited for our members were really excited for our staff were excited to get people back to the gym that have been waiting for a long time to get the mask off. >> a lot of people have kind of avoided coming back to the gym and. >> we're really excited to see the rest of our our regular members and people return to us tomorrow. some fitness centers including form a gym in walnut creek. >> well, he's the mask guidelines for members who are fully vaccinated, many of them

Éste evento fue coordinado por el departamento de servicios de salud de contra costa.s de todo el condado de contra costa a partir del dÍa de hoy para ofrecer vacunas a los estudiantes y a sus familias. >> hoy iniciamos las clÍnicas en oeste, centro y este. los sitios de escuelas podrÁn administrar hasta 150 vacunas diarias. es importante mencionar que uno de los requisitos es que los niÑos estÉn acompaÑados de un tutor para recibir la vacuna. las clÍnicas comienzan hay que agregar que la vacuna pediÁtrica es un tercio de la administrada a adolescentes y alumnos. si desea mÁs informaciÓn sobre las vacunas le sugiero que visite el distrito escolar. este es mi reporte meebo desde el centro de vacunaciÓn. paola: las autoridades de salud del condado alameda de irÁn que todos estÉn vacunados hasta el prÓximo mes. esto aplica para todos los que trabajen en servicios mÉdicos. deberÁn someterse a pruebas semanales. el condado marÍn se adelantÓ y eliminÓ la restricciÓn del uso de mascarilla. marÍa antonieta mejÍa preguntÓ en distintos condados si esperan hacer cambios a corto p

in terms of demand in contra costa county? do you have a sense of whether parents are going to be lining up to get their kids? the shots are you going to have to overcome some of that hesitancy? i think there will be a wide range of kind of parents who and students we've heard from a school that the students are very excited to get that and i'll make just go the vaccine and so a range of individuals who are very excited, want to get the vaccine. it is a great way to protect. their children and families, particularly as the holidays are coming up. i've been gatherings are happening, but i do think there will be some hesitancy just more needed education around the vaccine. the vaccine rollout at kind of the process that went through which is the same rigorous fda process that all the other vaccines have gone through. um and it is a smaller dose that's about a third of the dose or is apparent just for as compared to the adults, fighter and team vaccine ease. and so we are working on education and communication around the practice

further east in the contra costa county, we have a closure -- a very serious crash and lanes are blocked at high school road. less than 24-hours ago, a crash also shutdown this road. back to you. >>> a live look at san francisco this morning, because today is the deadline for city employee vaccine mandates, and one agency said it will have to modify service because some of the employees have not complied. two san francisco muni bus routes will be suspended. sergio quintana has more on that. >> i go to work that way. i come back this way. >> lopez rides the one california route from russian hill to work on the embarcadero, and he's not happy his route will be affected -- >> i am a restaurant manager, and we are looking for people to get in and get vaccinated, so just comply and do it, and move forward. >> the one california short route from downtown to the presidio, and the 14r mission short route will be suspended, and two weekend services will be suspended. 123 employees have not complied with the mandate, and it's a small percentage but enough to affect the routes. passengers will not

south of contra costa county looking great.ack to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> we have two cases here with more than $5,000 on the line. i am consumer investigator, chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds," next. when it comes to flooring, i'm hard to please. so, i go to floor & decor where i find every imaginable tile, wood, laminate or stone without compromising my design. cause one aisle doesn't cut it. i need an entire store. explore floor & decor in person or online. >>> good friday morning. regina in san josÉ asked our consumer investigator for help with a home improvement store. the builder says one store charged him ten times more, and she got $1,400 back. and then our team helped matt who had a flight change. long story short, the refund did not happen until our team e-mailed the airline, and that's a $4,083 victory. the first topic is in the first special. hints for holiday travelers, a fire prep refresher, and how to detour thieves from stealing your catalyt

so if you work or live in alameda or contra costa counties. you're going to want to keep that mask handy. >> i think it's going to be relieved to some alameda and contra costa counties have eased the mask requirements in certain controlled setting 6 officials say people no longer have to wear masks and offices gyms and indoor gatherings. dissipating businesses are hosts must verify that everyone is fully vaccinated and you have no more than a 100 people present at one time a 100 people can do this in san francisco as of october 15th so alameda and contra costa just. >> following suit. infectious disease expert monica gandhi thinks this change could help stimulate the economy. and so the hope would be this would stimulate business downtown and stimulate place people to go into a gym. for example. >> and we're also vaccine cards. anyway. gundy says, well, this is a major step in the right direction. people shouldn't expect to see covid disappear. i think it's important for people to know and understand that we're not going to get rid of it compl

in 2015, contra costa county was facing 150 shootings in a 13-month time-lapse. dan romero was the first city leader in contra costa county to search for solutions. >> four mayors in contra costa county supported me, and with that support, we were able to go to the state and get help. luz: with $3.5 million over a three-year period contra costa county installed highway cameras along interstate 880 and highway 4 that have helped decrease shootings in this freeways. but to him, this is not a victory. >> it has happened again. it has happened again. would have thought that when we got the first freeway camera system, that the state would have taken steps to do the whole bay area. and they didn't. so here we are again, but this time, a 23 month child died. for what? so, you luz: councilmember danbury mayor is asking for the rest of the bay area to unite like contra costa he did six years ago. the da said these cameras have been key in prosecution. >> when we have the systems working together, the shotspotter alerting law enforcement immediately that shots have been f

contra, costa county already vaccinated. the goal is obviously 100% and they can possibly get it. but if he goes up and up and up will start easing back some of the restrictions. personally i think they're not even human. i love working out. but to work out at 5 o'clock in the morning. you better believe they are bulletproof and they have the cards to prove they are determined. thank you. will. >> 7 o 4 is the time. and speaking of vaccination mandates, that's partly why muni service is going to be impacted today in san francisco as the sfmta is suspending some routes because of driver shortages because of the city's deadline today for all city workers to be vaccinated. and at last check there were about 87, many operators still haven't got their shots yet. and so for that reason some routes are going to be cut back or suspended altogether and they include what you see on your screen. the number one california short route. the 14. our mission rapid short route. the 30 stockton short route and the 49 van ness short route, sho

there are in full support of contra. costa county. >> i think for us makes us feel safer and allows us probably to now take off our masks which nice because we're all vaccinated. we can take off the mask workout without a mask on now. what we waited a long time for. >> the employees. they could not go on camera, but they did tell me off camera. they are in full support of this as well. they said when it first started to roll out. they had to wear their mask. no problem. then they had to get fully vaccinated. no problems as well. so it looks like it's heading in the right direction and the numbers prove it because in contra, costa county about 73% of the population already fully vaccinated. they want that number according to the health department as high as they can possibly get it with obviously the highest 100%. but if they get to about 80%, then they can start easing back some of the restrictions as well. some of the larger places they already know this policy, this affects the smaller places, spa laplace is that you go to w

contra costa county. they're doing a great job over the summer. it was pretty grim that the cases continue to spike. but then they pushed it down through, though the requirements of having the patriots prove that they are vaccinated or free of covid-19. and then obviously you have to wear your mask as you're walking through certain places at the gyms. a lot of people they don't wear their mask. they have to trust each other. so i did see in this video here that there are people working out without without their masks. the goal behind all of this, guys is to try to increase the number of people getting vaccinated in contra, costa county. listen, it. >> the best protection in those settings is to everyone in the setting you're vaccinated or at least having a negative test. and we think that will make those sitting safer. >> james and area. it's almost to make them a little uncomfortable. either you get weekly tests or you get fully vaccinated, including that booster shot. if that's your time to possibly get it in contra, costa county. they're doing

and coming up, some workers in contra. costaif they want to work, we'll if they want to work, we'll tel if they want to work, we'll tel new meow mix tasty layers. crunchy and meaty textures with a mouth-watering gravy coating. meow mix tasty layers. the new one cats ask for by name. i see trees of green ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >> from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron 4 morning news at 6. >> picked a good time to get up and out because as you can see, the rain is really here yet to know. should the bulk of it still to our north impacting the north bay. but we've got a few sprinkles. it looks like showing up on the peninsula for a full breakdown on all of this on our first day of november as we wake up this monday morning. let's head over to the weather center guys got nice to see the rain holding off

the at contra costa county ahead of the game.hey are expected to have a 20,000 of pediatric doses in their hand at these are pfizer's covid-19 pediatric doses and they are specifically made for this age group. parents were able to start scheduling their appointments yesterday to get their shots today and health care workers will begin providing the vix, the vaccines to kids a 5 to 11 years old at no cost. this is happening at the county's public health vaccination clinics heat in antioch, richmond and here in concord now the pediatric dose is one 3rd of the dosage given to teens and adults. it comes to different files and packaging than the adult version. however, the kids must still get 2 shots at least 3 weeks apart. now, county officials tell us that they are working with local schools and health care centers to host vaccine clinics at schools. however, no dates have been set in stone county officials also say that they expect for the demand to be high. there are 92,000 county residents between the ages of 5 to 11 in contra, c

they've had walnut creek, contra costa here. >> reporter: many locals are well aware of what is going on not just in their neighborhoods. palo alto resident angela howe told us -- >> i hope is ending soon. >> reporter: prosecutors and law enforcement from contra costa county, san joaquin county, alameda county, san francisco, marin, san mateo, clare county said they have all teamed up to try to combat this ongoing issue with retail theft. max darrow, kpix 5. >>> kpix 5 shawn chitnis continues her coverage from the tri-valley , where shoppers are split on whether heading out to the stores tomorrow are worth the black friday deals. >> i'm going to wake up at 4:00 a.m. and go shopping. anything open, i'm going to go shopping. 4 people are returning to things having traditions today enjoying the outdoors with family and friends. retailers like best buy, macy's, target, and walmart were all closed today, stores that have stayed open and thinks giving in the past. >> i had never gone black friday shopping. i feel it would be fun to try out. >> reporter: others out and about say they will be

we begin with a two car crash in contra costa county. morning. it began around 6:00 a.m. . that accident killed one person and enter two others. before that, a pedestrian was hit and killed up in napa. 2 hours before that, a multivehicle crash killed one person on 101 in belmont. >>> looking without at sfo, the tsa says it has screened more than 2.3 million people at u.s. airports yesterday, setting a new pandemic travel record. that is 80% of the number of travelers that passed through airports on the day before thanksgiving back in 2019. as michael george reports, experts are concerned that thanksgiving gatherings may fuel a covid spike. >> reporter: friends and families across the country are sitting down to feast this thanksgiving day, but there is concern getting together for the holiday could have more consequences than a few extra pounds. a new cdc forecast predicts covid hospitalizations and deaths will be on the rise over the next few weeks. >> even a small surgeon covid right now will put our hospitals over the edge. >> reporte

health officials in contra, costa county are bracing for a holiday surge in covid cases. that is as of course, more people hitting the road and planning large gatherings. well, forcefully to go get details from the county's public health department. >> i'm very concerned and and in parts of the that winter has already started the northern part of the country that they are seen. >> surges. this as contra costa health services health officer doctor chris farnitano says covid-19 case rates and hospitalizations locally are trending in the right direction in the past 2 weeks. hospitalizations resulting from the virus are down nearly 4 and a half percent and active cases are down nearly 20% just as more of us are taking to the skies are hitting the road for the holidays. we saw very big surges after >> winter holidays last year. so we we really want to avoid repeat of that situation. this time around. the vaccine is widely available in contra, costa county more than 74% of the population is fully vaccinated outpacing the rest of the country. >> and kids 5 years of age and older

this will be a step ahead of places like contra costa, alameda, birkly. masks will be recommended but no longer required in most indoor settings, including stores and restaurants in marin county. masks would still be required in schools, health care facilities, jails, homeless facilities and on public transit. this is assuming that everyone is vaccinated. marin county is able to do this because they met the criteria established by the health officers throughout the bay area. which would allow them to lift these county level mandates. those criteria are the county's vaccine rate in marin is above 80%. hospitalizations have declined. they remain low and they have maintained 21 consecutive days of moderate level data. the moderate level of transmission according to the cdc's community transmission track. reporting live, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> a lot of good information there. you can't lose those masks completely just yet. they are still required in a number of public places. that includes schools, health care facilities, jails, homeless shelters a

mary knocks contra costa county. thank you. thank you, heather. alright now we turn to our weather and hopefully you have that umbrella handy somewhere because wet and windy weather is on the way, with the new storm rolling into the bay area later on tonight live pictures here of the golden gate bridge and things getting darker and those clouds moving in. we started the day off rosemary with a lot of sunshine here, but clearly shift is underway and rain is headed our way. mm mostly clear, cold start, right. and then, as we got into the afternoon, we noticed more in the way of the high clouds and that live picture. they're showing you. they have thickened up quite a bit. we are looking at the rain moving in a little bit later this evening, maybe even have a few sprinkles out there already ahead of the main event. here's a look over san francisco where you can see a lot of overcast as well. so for your evening hours, not only the rain but we are looking at wind and a wind advisory that starts a little bit later this evening. let's take a look at sto

wilson walker went to contra costa county today to find out. >> reporter: we have talked a lot about marin county. we have shown you the incredible accumulation of water point there is this old saying, a couple of good storms in marin, you can fill all those reservoirs. that is largely true. i am out here on the fringes of the east bay. if you lived out here pick if you get your water through the contra costa water district, east bay mud comes there here, your winter is just getting started. >> if we have an above average rainier, we may be able to get through this drought in one year, but it may take several winters to fully recover. >> reporter: for contra costa water, the excitement over the october and early november rain is a bit more restrained is the district's water comes from the central valley project, the delta, and even further north. >> we watch primarily shasta lake, which is well below average for this time of year. it is a great start to the wet season, but it will take several more storm systems to really get us back to what we would consider an average water year. >

. >> now at 10 contra, costa county and alameda county are rolling back masking requirements and tomorrow many people will not need to wear a mask in some indoor settings. thanks for joining us tonight for kron 4 news at 10 o'clock. i'm dan%thorn. this comes as some bay area counties have already started to relax their guidelines and the easing of restrictions and contra. costa county are specific to offices gyms indoor college classes, religious gatherings and more kron. 4 s taylor explains. >> a big day coming up for some businesses like fitness centers here in contra, costa county. this is the outdoor space at 4 image in in walnut creek. while masks are not required outdoors. people will soon be able to also ditch these masks at the indoor facilities starting monday. >> contra costa county will roll back some of its indoor mask restrictions on monday but only at certain controlled spaces like gyms just very excited for our members were really excited for our staff were excited to get people for a long time to get the mask off. >> a lot of people have kind of avoided coming back to the

are seeing some dense fog stretching from the central valley into eastern portions of solano and contra. costa counties where visibility will be affected, especially along routes like highway for radars. other way showing dry skies. we will see a few sprinkles late tonight into tomorrow morning. as for current temperatures, most of us are in the 40's. so we're back to some pretty chilly conditions much like we were yesterday morning definitely want to be bundling up as you're venturing out there. temperatures later today will rise into a range of the low to mid 60's. a lot like we saw them yesterday. i'm talking tonight, chance of rainfall. and what else you need to expect into the upcoming weekend all still to come right now. don, thank you for that. all right. let's get a look at your traffic on this thursday morning. travelers from the east bay. >> into the city a little under 2 minutes for your drive time. there heading across towards the peninsula. check out the san mateo bridge little under 13 as you're traveling there this morning. a richmond sandra fell can be pretty nice life for you.

health officials in contra, costa county. >> they're bracing for a holiday surge in covid cases.n. and that is says more people are hitting the roads, of course, planning large more traditional gatherings forcefully to god got details from the county's public health department. >> as more of us are taking to the skies were hitting the road for the holidays. contra costa health services health officer doctor chris farnitano says we are in better shape locally to prevent a repeat of last winter's surge in covid-19 cases. he points to the availability of the vaccine in contra, costa county more than 74% of the population is fully vaccinated outpacing the rest of the country and kids 5 years of age and older have been eligible for weeks. still, he says the county's population is not projected to reach the 80% full vaccination threshold until the end of the year. he says it is essential all eligible adults also received their booster shots. wayne's especially in older adults. but even in younger adults. >> it's still in younger healthy people. it still gives very, very good protection

>>> right now, child abductions in contra costa county. >>> an educator killed just feet away from the school where he taught. this is "today in the bay." >>> we're broadcasting to your television and we also stream online at nbcbayarea.com. good friday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we will look at the morning commute with mike, but first let's look at our forecast. >> we're seeing dense fog from santa rosa to novato with visibilities down to quarter of a mile, and also in can cord right now. if you are headed out in the commute in the north bay, you want to make sure to allow extra time to get to work with temperatures in the low 60s. temperatures reaching 70 in hayward, and 73 in san josÉ, and san francisco up to 68 degrees. we'll talk about the weekend coming up. >>> mike, you are also getting fog reports? >> yeah, chp says we have fog across one of the bridges, but it's not the bay bridge. i did see a glow of lights over the bay bridge, the fog is registering from benicia bridge. we will track any reports of problems. we exp

some indoor mask restrictions will be lifted in alameda and contra costa counties also marine county. joining some of those other bay area counties that have already started to relax their guidelines. the easing of restrictions in cocoa county are specific to offices gyms indoor college classes, religious gatherings and of course, more kron four's tailored to sack explains. >> a big day coming up for some businesses like fitness centers here in contra, costa county. this is the outdoor space at former gym in walnut creek while masks are not required outdoors. people will soon be able to also ditch these masks at the indoor facilities starting monday. >> contra costa county will roll back some of its indoor mask restrictions on monday but only at certain controlled spaces like gyms just very excited for our members were really excited for our staff were excited to get people back to the have been waiting for a long time to get the mask off. >> a lot of people have kind of avoided coming back to the gym and. >> we're really excited to see the rest of our our regular members and peoplw r

in contra costa. justin andrews. >>> tomorrow san mateo county opens it's first clinic for those ages five to 11. it has a play land theme. it runs from nine to 4:00 p.m. tomorrow and next saturday. then 2:30 to 7:00 p.m. next wednesday through friday at the county event center. avoid the area if you can. you can make an appointment for your child through my turn. >>> solano just expanded its eligibility to include the five to 11 age group and for more information on booking you can head to the website. >>> it could by a breakthrough for those who have contracted coronavirus. we are in the newsroom with the new treatment from pfizer. >> that's right. we are talking about a pill here. pfizer said it cut the risk of hospitalization and death by nearly 90%. experts say this could be another tool we have against the virus. >> i was really amazed by how effective it was. >> a possible game changer anouned by pfizer this morning. in addition to vaccines, experts say that this could further help the united s

in alameda and contra costa counties after three-year-old boy was abducted in sacramento. >> issued little more than hour ago. leo. police say man shot his mother. joshua yago, leaving sacramento in black 2011 bmw sedan and could be headed to san jose. california license plate number 6ntu367. police say he's to be considered armed and dangerous. >>> other top story, another bay area county now offering anyone 18 or older a covid-19 booster shot if they want one. >> sonoma county issued the county this afternoon. public health officials hope the boosters will prevent a spike in cases this winter. sergio quintana. >> reporter: nights are getting longer and cooler and more people are heading inside. that combination is growing concern for the bay area. >> there's a lot at stake, we've been through this before, it's wintertime, getting colder. what do people do? holidays, parties, get-togethers. >> reporter: even with booster shots and high vaccinations, should still expect new cases. >> won't prevent any uptick in cases. i think we'll see uptick but not a surge, not like last year. >> reporte

this is in contra costa, discovery bay. second crash was earlier along northbound 101 near the peninsula, near ralston avenue and they had a sig alert in effect because of the crash involving four vehicles. and the third in napa, 221, emola avenue, and that was a deadly crash. don't take anything for granted. hug your family members, and slow it down out there, please. i know we always say take your patience with you. do be patient. it's better for you to make it to your destination. >> absolutely. thank you so much. >>> 6:41 this morning. coming up next, a nearly all white jury convicts three white men in the death of ahmaud arbery, and ahmaud's mother speaking, the emotional response. >>> and santa claus returning to malls across the country. the steps he's taking to keep kids safe from covid. >>> happy thanksgiving right now at 6:44. it is so cold out there. we have seen temperatures dipping into the mid-30s from the south county as well as the north bay. we will gradually warm up heading into the afternoon. we're taking

esto ocurre el jueves en el condado contra costa.ún no sale del asombro en el momento que una mujer se robó una camioneta con un bebé a bordo >>nunca había sucedido algo así. >>la mujer que cometió el crimen es natalia ayala de 24 años según la policía les preguntó si tenían un cigarro, luego procedió a robar la camioneta de uno de los individuos, en que iban bebés adentro. el padre había ido a saludar a unos amigos. Él se paró unos segundos y en esos segundos pudo haber perdido a su bebé de un año. >> mi amigo se parqueo, dejó la que amanece acá y en 1 segundo ssubió una muchacha cantaba en la calle y se llevó la camioneta rápidamente. tratamos de alcanzarla, pero se fue muy rápido. el además había aparcado a saludarnos. indican que ayala es una indigente. la menor fue rescatada sana y salva. horas después hubo un incidente similar aunque no están relacionado. la madre fue recoger comida que había ordenado dejando al bebé de cuatro meses en el asiento cuando alguien se montó robándose el auto con bebé y todo. la policía localizó el

i think it's going to be relieved to some alameda and contra. costacounties have eased the mask requirements in certain controlled setting 6 officials say people no longer have to wear masks and offices gyms. >> and indoor gatherings dissipating businesses are hosts must verify that everyone is fully vaccinated and you have no more than a 100 people present at one time a 100 people can do this in san francisco as of october 15th so alameda and contra costa just following suit. infectious disease expert monica gandhi thinks this change could help stimulate the economy. and so the hope would be. >> this would stimulate business downtown and stimulate place people to go into a gym. for example. and we're also vaccine cards. anyway. gundy says, well, this is a major step in the right direction. people shouldn't expect to see covid disappear. i think it's important for people to know and understand that we're not going to get rid of it completely. >> but living with the virus under control. like many european countries have been is not a. >> terrible place

las restricciones continÚan en el condado de contra costa.ersonas. los contagios han disminuido en comparaciÓn con meses anteriores. hay clases universitarias en interiores y congregaciones religiosas entre otras. >> pienso que es un poco apresurado muchas personas tenemos problemas para respirar. ramÓn: la nueva orden indica que todos los clientes deberÁn verificar que estÉn completamente vacunados antes de ingresar a un inmueble. no habrÁ mÁs de 100 personas y tampoco deberÁn tener sÍntomas de coronavirus. los requisitos estarÁn en bares, restaurantes y tiendas de minoristas aparentemente ya estaban vacunados, esta es la realidad por ahora. la restricciÓn se levantarÁ cuando se cumplan ciertos criterios. esta es una de las principales condiciones. >> gracias. recuerde que si no tiene seguro mÉdico puede ser multado. >> no necesariamente es para mexicanos. >> hablamos de la importancia de un altar en el dÍa de muertos para ayudarnos a superar la muerte de un ser muertos para ayudarnos a superar la muerte de un ser hola sis, ¿que paso? ¿todo

has arrived here in contra costa county.been waiting so long to get their kids vaccinated starting today. 92,000 kids here follow that five to 11 aim group. and health officials say they would like to see high vaccination numbers with that age group in the weeks and months to come. this age group is one-third the dosage that is typically given to teens and adults. kids five to 11 must get those two doses at least three weeks abarter. >> early 2022. is when we may see a vaccine available for kids in that range. and i'll tell you i can't wait for it. that is going to be an important day for us as well. >> and now, we know pfizer is the furtherrest along when it comes to the vaccine companies. when it comes to testing for these kids under the age of five. we're live in martinez this morning, i'm justin andrews, kpix five. >> thank you, justin. we're going to go live now to jocelyn about a possible break- through this morning in treating covid-19. this could be a total game changer. >> that is right. it is big news when it comes

. >>> meanwhile, in contra costa county, they are no longer required in places like offices, gyms, churches, if everyone inside is vaccinated. but we found out that even after 18-plus months of masking, not everybody is ready to give it up. >> reporter: to some, unmasking in public feels, well -- >> naked. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you don't want to do that? >> no, new, yeah, i feel more comfortable with it on at this point. >> reporter: and for kerry williams and her two sons? >> it has become a security complaint. blanket. >> makes me feel safer at school, because a lot of people are cough at stool sometimes. >> reporter: what the end game? >> well, weapon there are in some states but not there in others. >> reporter: dr. monica gandhi said california's infection rates are so low and vaccination rates so high that life is getting back to so- called normal again. she said the virus won't disappear, but it will just become endemic. >> it's going to be like part of the background, and we actually will go back to a norm life. >> reporter: health officials say the easing of mask rules doesn't

alameda, marin, contra costa easing mask guidelines.y is lifting indoor mask restrictions for fully vaccinated people. alameda and contra costa are easing indoor mask mandates for fully vaccinated in some indoor settings but that does not include bars and restaurants. >>> san francisco mayor london breed set to set in the next city attorney. he will be san francisco's first asian american city attorney, replacing herrera who will be general manager of the public utilities commission. >>> staffing shortages and weather to blame for a travel nightmare. american air lines canceled more than 1,000 flights yesterday after scrapping nearly 900 friday and saturday. more than 250 flights for today are canceled. good morning. i am amanda starrantino. >> i am len kiese. >>> rain is on the way. >> we will start with a check on our weather and traffic. we know the roads can get tricky but we are waiting for that rain. >>> it's coming for sure. i am tracking that for you. check it outall the rain offshore, that is going to move into the bay area. yo

some indoor mask restrictions will be lifted in hlameda and contra costa counties. joining other bay area counties that have already started to relax those guidelines. the easing of restrictions in contra, costa county are specific to offices gyms indoor college classes, religious gatherings and more kron four's, taylor explains. >> a big day coming up for some businesses like fitness centers here in contra, costa county. this is the outdoor space that form a gym in walnut creek while masks are not required outdoors. people will soon be able to also did to these masks at the indoor facilities starting monday. >> contra costa county will roll back some of its indoor mask restrictions on monday but only at certain controlled spaces like gyms just very excited for our members were really excited for our staff were excited to get people back to the gym that have been waiting for a long time to get the mask off. >> a lot of people have kind of avoided coming back to the gym and. >> we're really excited to see the rest of our our regular members and people return to us to

. >> a protest today against the west contra costas unified school district vaccine my58 that goes into effect next year. parents and children gathered outside the district office displaying pairs of shoes designed to signify the number of children ready to walk out of school when the my58 goes into - mandate goes into effect next january. >> most of our kids have all of their regular vaccines but this is just not enough research, not enough time and there was no discussion with us parents. >> the mandate includes all students ages 12 to 18. >> l.a.'s covid vaccine mandate for indoor businesses started today, one of the strictest in the country. everyone eligible for vaccine must show proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, gyms and entertainment buildings. >> still ahead, tracking cyber monday, a look at the deals offered and how this year's online shopping trends compared to last year. >> one of the most emotional days so far in the theranos fraud case. why elizabeth holmes broke your eyes. beautiful on the outside, but if you have diabetes, there can be some not-so-pretty stuff go

the regular gallon of gas just under five dollars today in contra costa county. prices are more than $4.07 and san jose and oakland. one expert was telling that the recent storms are possibly to blame. >> reporter: that's right. it wasn't just the roof that took a pounding. some refineries experienced issues as well them according to this expert. i live in south san francisco, right off of airport boulevard, where a gallon of regular will cost you $5.19 per gallon. people are feeling the pinch of these prices. it's not fun to fill up right now. this may be the only accurate way to describe the cost of a gallon of gasoline in the bay area point >> it sucks. >> reporter: gasoline prices are inching towards an all-time high. according to aaa, the statewide average is now $4.62 per gallon, the highest price ever in california, $4.67 a gallon back in october 2012. gas buddy says the price spike has multiple causes. first and foremost, the cost of a barrel of oil. >> a lot of that is due to a global surge in demand. oil production and oil supply is lagging far behind.

we're in contra, costa and san mateo counties are opening their clinics tomorrow. them are in clinical open at northgate mall and will offer shots tuesday through saturday. san mateo will host a clinic at the county's event center contra costa parents can start scheduling appointments now at county run sites health officials in contra, costa county held a town hall last night to reassure parents about the safety of the vaccines. >> the reality is around 30% of kids who are hospitalized covid did not have underlying conditions. now, that's not a number that has been publicized. a lot of people don't know that. number 2 with respect to recovery after an infection. there's no guarantee that a few weeks out you will still have antibodies that will protect you. >> pediatricians agreed even if you believe your child to be healthy. there's still a chance that they can get sick and end up in the hospital. well, as for the remaining bay area counties. napa county will open up a clinic in about 10 days on november 15th alameda county is planning for a clinic about the same t

y vamos donde decenas de niños de la escuela primaria en la zona del condado contra costa para niños y temen sus padres quienes dijeron que tranquilo que tus hijos miren que el condado contra costa no tiene aún las cifras de cuántos niños han sido inoculados el condado santa clara dice que hasta el momento han vacunado más de 11,000 niños menores de 12 años de edad otro condado que de conocer el número de menores vacunados con mis socios aplicados y para sus hijos aquí tiene los números telefónicos a llamar. los departamento de salud de los cuando del área de la bahía como la mera santa clara sonoma entre otros esta es la información que la encuentren telemundo 48. con >>> ya estamos terminando el año los presos presenciales en la mayoría de los distritos han sido calificados como exitosas sin embargo las familias hispanas sigan siendo más afectadas y a la información en el distrito escolar de alameda para ver cómo implementaron los procesos y después que el otro 50y más. que havenido acuerdo. mentís bienes además y a la investigación pueden recibir pruebas de coronavirus. mucho mied

he points to the availability of the vaccine in contra, costa county more than 74% of the population is fully vaccinated outpacing the rest of the country and kids 5 years of age and older have been eligible for weeks. still, he says the county's population is not projected to reach the 80% full vaccination threshold until the end of the year. he says it is essential all eligible adults also received their booster shots. wayne's especially in older adults. but even in younger adults. >> it's still in younger healthy people. it still gives very, very good protection against severe disease and hospitalization. but we also want to prevent spread in the past 2 weeks. hospitalizations resulting from the virus are down nearly 4 and a half percent and active cases are down nearly 20%. >> numbers doctor for nintendo expects will increase with more indoor large gathering. some vaccine definitely makes a big difference. and i think that will keep us from as severe as surges. we have last winter regardless of your vaccination status. doctor for nintendo suggests getting tested for the virus bef

we heard from contra costa health services in the past hour. demand has been high. they've got about 400 appointments today for kids ages 5 to 11 at their three county-run clinics. antioch, richmond and in concord. and they say they have the same level of demand in terms of appointments for tomorrow as well. we saw a number of moms and dads bringing their young sons and daughters in for their first rounds of shots here at the concord clinic. this was this morning before the start of school. these parents tell us it's important they get this done on day one. >> it's been hard protecting them without -- with just using masks. now we have the vaccine which we know protects them even more. >> just to make sure that if something were to happen, she were to be exposed she wouldn't have to quarantine the same way. missing ten days of school is not easy. >> i'm excited because then my mom says that i can go to chuck e. cheese. >> i'm excited but i'm not a fan of having a needle in my arm. >> i'm with you on that. but you understand the importance and you appreciate it? >> y

and west contra costa isn't alone.dmont among those that also adopted mandates ahead of the state julie. deborah villalon reporting live tonight in richmond, deborah. thank you. osha is suspending enforcement of the covid vaccine mandate for large businesses while the issue is tied up in court. the employer vaccine mandate calls for businesses with more than 100 workers to require employees to be vaccinated by january 4th or be tested weekly. more than two dozen states and several businesses are challenging the biden administration's authority to implement and enforce the mandate. but the white house has insisted the mandate is legal. okay next system in here on friday for all intensive purposes late thursday into friday morning, tomorrow is going to be a day of increasing clouds. it's gonna be an okay day. there'll be a little valley fog in the morning. partly cloudy, partly sunny as this system approaches the thursday not a bad day evening. chance of showers friday. still not a bad day, because it's just thing comes

fire season is officially over in contra costa county.u look and what happened in the glow of these flames boys and a good thing. it's over. they just made the announcement that fire district did this morning. it's because the recent storms and there's more rain in the forecast as well. so that greatly reduces the risk of wildfires in contra, costa county so we can about fire season lasted a 193 days this year. it's 9.38. still ahead on the kron 00:00am morning news food banks need your help as we're getting into the holiday season. it's the time when a lot of people. feel giving which is great because it's also a time when a lot of people need john. a lot of people going to be traveling to these next few days. good weather to maybe just stay here in the bay area. but if you do need to travel at sfo looking beautiful and clear this morning. >> temperatures will remain in the 60's much as we saw yesterday. we're going to keep t we're still getting a look what makes salonpas arthritis gel so good for arthritis pain? salonpas contains the mo

>>> right now at 5:00, two child aub abductions in contra costa county. >>> dangerous turn. a sideswiped truck crashed into a group of protesters on the golden gate bridge. police officers injured. how demonstrators helped step in at the moment of the impact. >>> and walnut creek, and the weekend almost here, and meteorologist, kari hall, has a look at our full forecast in just moments. this is "today in the bay." good friday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we are not wasting anytime when it comes to this gorgeous weather. meteorologist, kari hall, she's tracking the fantastic forecast ahead. >> yeah, it's going to be a beautiful day but we first have to get rid of the fog in petaluma, and temperatures in the upper 40s in the next couple of hours, and 8:00 or 9:00, it clears out and the rest of the day is sunny. up to 73 today for a high in napa. 71 in hayward. we'll talk more about the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> sounds good. thank you, kari. >>> developing overnight two children abducted in contra

i 80 and highway 4 in contra, costa county. that project was the result of a collaboration between caltrans, the contra costa county da's office and certain cities along those stretches of highway where the shootings really became a problem. so the death to be a similar coalition to get this idea off the ground on 5, 8880, although it does raise some privacy concerns for some people. there certainly is some political will to enact change that could deter shootings. >> i am. fully behind the call to get more surveillance technology out there these bold and brazen incidence. >> with choir, bold and brazen response and solutions. we know that the data privacy and the privacy of our citizens is critical. but number one, we can ever use are the number one mission to to ensure the safety security. and this is about. >> gina tomlinson with the oakland privacy advisory board says she expects to hear more about this idea in the near future. the board would be involved in any decision to install surveillance cameras in oakland in the mea

this is in contra, costa alameda and marin counties. so people going into places that are controlled like offices, gyms, places of worship with a check. people at the door. you won't have to wear your mask. now, if you're fully vaccinated. under the condition that there are no more than a 100 people inside. so that's the calf yet. if it's more than a 100, you still have to wear your mask. one local gym owner, though, says he's excited at the prospect of being able to relax some of these mask requirements. >> just very excited for our members were really excited for our staff were excited to get people back to the gym that have been waiting for a long time to get the mask off. a lot of people have kind of avoided coming back to the gym and we're really excited to see the rest of our our regular members and people return to us. >> yeah, mask will still be required in public settings, places like bars and restaurants where people can freely come in and out. grocery stores schools, all of that. you need a mask. still schools. what about the

more excitement than trepidation in the east bay today as contra costa county kicked off. its school vaccine clinics aimed at children ages 5 to 11. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm on a date and i'm dan ashley. you're watching abc 7 news at five live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream glad you are with us. well, the clinics were held in richmond and san pablo abc news reporter leslie brinkley visited one of the sites where families were grateful that the vaccines were made. accessible i told my mom about it and then she said okay, let's go and get it. this six-year-old said it was a piece of cake to get the vaccine especially in a school library with disney music playing and plenty of cookies while you're here to tell other kids it was okay. yeah. what should they do? they should listen. and go get their shot. yeah. that's perfect. others needed some persuasion here at eastern elementary school on day one of a pop-up vaccine clinic for five to 11 year olds. he was actually really excited about coming. he just got a little bit nervous when it was ti

contra costa county restricted the sale of flavored tobacco and unincorporated parts of the county. >lth and human services secretary xavier becerra making his first appearance back here in the golden state since being appointed by president joe biden to the position the sarah was helping covered california kickoff. it's open enrollment period today in sacramento, kron four's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has that story. >> health care in america should be a right. >> not a privilege. us health and human services via the set going words from his boss, president joe biden to help launch covered california's open enrollment, period and remind californians it's time to sign up for health insurance. the program is the state's insurance marketplace for those without a group plan but said i noted with help from biden's american rescue plan premiums this year are lower covered. california was created by the 2010 affordable care act which they said i defended in court when he was california's attorney general and it's the program he now oversees 4 americans are getting. >> health insu

ktvu cristina rendon live for us now in contra costa county, with details, christina.ell heather, but records here in concord, just one of the handful of businesses that received a warning and a fine here in the county, and it's a really delicate situation when you have restaurants that are required to ask customers for proof of vaccination. in fact just a couple of minutes ago, we talked to some customers walking in who said they expect these restaurants to be the police. it's crazy. in contra costa county warnings and fines for violating the local vaccination verification health order have been given out. these restaurants received warnings in the past two months in an out locations make up a majority of the list. but local spots like huckleberries and conquered and mj's downtown cafe in brentwood, got a warning. both of those restaurants tell me they're in compliance and following all rules. things were also given at two in and out locations in pleasant hill san ramon, pittsburgh and panel ranging from $250 to $1000, but rutgers and conquered was recently fined $250

. >> in 2015, contra costa county faced about 115 shootings in a 13-month time-lapse. dan merrow was the first city leader of contra costa county to search for solutions. >> with go to the state and get help. >> with report $5 million over a three-year period, the county installed highway counties over interstate 80 and highway four that have helped decrease shootings, but to him, this is not a victory. >> it has happened again. it has happened again. who would have -- you would have thought that when we started building freeway cameras, that the state would have done the whole area, so here we are again. >> councilmemb councilmemb counc is asking for the rest of the bay area to unite like contra costa county did six years ago. the da says these cameras have been key in prosecution. >> when we have all of the systems working together, they shotspotter alerting law enforcement immediately that shots have been fired in a certain location, and the cameras capturing and the license plate readers that are actually capturing that information in real time, is it's going to be