morning at 9:00 to discuss exactly what's happening with the state of the water levels here in marin county. it's going to happen virtually at 9:00, they'll receive reports from two marin water districts before deciding to declare drought conditions. this meeting is taking place about a month after marin county already adopted mandatory water use restrictions. so as it stands right now in marin county, you're not allowed to wash your car at home and not allowed to power wash your home that's prohibited in an effort to preserve that water. now marin county isn't the only county, community rather dealing with the potential dangerous drought conditions. there have been new signs up in contra costa county letting folks know they need to have that defensible space around their home, wanting it to be done by may 31st and firefighters already dealing with vegetation fires in contra costa county, specifically martinez, earlier this week, leaving some bay area residents already extremely nervous about the upcoming fireon. >> in the last few years, year i think it's probably on everybody's mind. >> r

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marin county has had at least one dose of the vaccine earlier today, a crime for talks with the marin county public health officer doctor matt willis. he says he's not quite sold on the idea of ditching the masks indoors, at least not yet. >> i'm divide. makes sense on one hand we know the vaccine is is so effective at preventing illness. it's also effective in preventing infectivity some people who are less likely be affected, less liked others have been vaccinated. so make sense for the policies of all that. the problem is that real life in a business. for example, people walk into a business. you can't necessarily know who's been vaccinated and who hasn't. so from a policy standpoint. just a practical. i think it's it's going to be challenging to implement this in real life because you can't know some of the vaccination status mind. >> and we're just talking about this crime for a special section on our website. it's got coronavirus resources. use your phone to scan the qr code. it will take you directly to our web page. it has a lot of information, including how to get a vaccine f

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we in marin county changed our guidance. people who are unvaccinated really should for the sake of themselves, their own health and the health of everyone around them cover their faces when they are indoors and continue to practice ethical distancing the most important group to make sure people are continuing their current standard, those who remain unvaccinated while that fraction of the population gets smaller and smaller. >> what about people who have been vaccinated, maybe they have certain health issues? suzanne says maybe they have organ recipients and suzanne says i will still keep it on, what about the immune compromised, what do you think? >> absolutely. a part of the future to be personal decision-making based on your own understanding of your own risks and the circumstances around you. our policies have determined so much of what we are able to do. less and less get less restrictive, it will be more and more up to personal choice. people need to understand their own risks. anyone at higher risk of a bad outcome, s

matt willis from marin county anticipates in-ring county that they'll have up to 75% of people fully vaccinated by june 15th. >> our vaccination rates at this pace. we'll have about 75% of our residents fully vaccinated by that and that's really the target looking for at the level of community we feel like it will be safe for us from a policy level to actually allow people to indoors in terms of their facial covering. >> both the contra costa and alameda county public health department also support everybody wearing masks until a later date. >> well, if you've got your phone handy, make sure you scan the qr code that you see on the screen there that will take it directly to our coronavirus section of our website. a special section with all the information you need about the different mask guidelines to the different vaccination clinics. their hours of operation and what you need to know if you want to make an appointment or if you can just walk up. so all that they're just scan the qr code and you'll go right to it. now to some breaking news from overnight. 2 people were hurt in a ho

governor newsome expanded on drought emergency but didn't include marin county. so parties hoping that with this local emergency declaration that'll put marin county on the governor's radar. the city of santa rosa, also asking residents to to do what they can to conserve water by as much as 20% of possible. in a statement, the mayor there, chris rogers stress the need to act. now you can see his comment which reads in part, quote, changing simple habits like reducing your irrigation run times and shortening showers can make a big difference and help us to meet our county wide water savings, target. >> it's 9.35 in an asian-american woman was attacked on bart in san francisco while she was on the train going between the 16th and civic center stations and the guy beat her up. take a look at her injuries. you can see that she's a black eye. she's cuts on her face. the man attacked her when she refused to hand over her phone to him on the train. he hit her several times. the face. by the time the bart police got there. he was gone. in the bay oakland police managed t

governor newsome expanded a drought emergency but did not include marin county. so party hopes that this local emergency declaration will put them on his radar. the city of santa rosa, by the way, also asking residents to voluntarily reduce their water usage by 20%. in a statement, mayor chris rogers stresses the need to take action now saying, quote, changing simple habits like reducing your irrigation run times and shortening showers can make a big difference and we'll help us to meet our community wide water savings target. >> time now is 5.35 and asian american woman attacked on bar in san francisco between the 16th and civic center stations. take a look at the injuries that she suffered. you see her. i there. she got a black eye and cuts on her face. this attack happened when she refused to hand over. >> her phone to a man who demanded it on the train. and that's when he hit her several times in the face. he was gone by the time bar cops got there. time now is 5.35 in the east bay oakland. police managed to stop sideshows over the weekend because the ramping

a big surge in youth vaccinations in marin county today coming after health officials gave the green light to vaccinate 12 to 15-year- olds. we are live at the larkspur ferry terminal where a lot of kids are rolling up their sleeves. >> reporter: absolutely. it has been nonstop here since they opened at 11:00 and they have one more hour to go. just to give you a rough estimate. i would say about 60% to 80% of the folks who got their shots here today were kid's. >> reporter: zachary marshall just turned 12 yesterday making him eligible for the pfizer vaccine. >> reporter: did you even feel it? >> yes. i felt it a bit itdidn hurt. >>eportes her three boys. >> i feel a sense of relief. truck she has two more children who don't meet age requirements yet. >> i was nervous, but once i got it, i was okay. >> reporter: the kids admit they were little scared at first, but now that they have gotten their first shot got a plan to tell their friends to get it as well. >> i would probably encourage it to say to protect yourself from other people and if you're worried about it, just don't come. >>

now 72% of eligible residents in marin county are fully vaccinated.how close is that community to gaining herd immunity earlier today we talked with the marin county health officer doctor matt willis about the statistics. >> we're very eager to get, you know, get that 86%. the bar has been set pretty high. bar has been set pretty high. among those 16 plus want to our total 15 year olds. and that's when we could really start talking about community unity or her immediate levels. you know, up to up to this 0.20 a full 20% of our population. less than 8.16 were not eligible vaccinate. so the best we could have done that point would be 8%. across the whole population. we talk about herd immunity really think about everyone, not pust those who are eligible the entire population. when you can take your kids lose a few percentage points right off the bat right there. so we very high rates among those for all the way back. sunny, i think reaching that that goal of 90% among those who are eligible. >> doctor weil has also said of all the available vaccine appo

it would be extremely rare for, despite a bear in marin county. we are watching police around that large oak tree. this is the backyard on tamalpais avenue. we are told that andrea nakano, our reporter, is on the scene. there is a bear but as i said our cameras have yet to spot it but i know they will get us pictures of it in the reports of how they will handle this so we will tell you just as soon as we get that information. >>> it wasn't long ago that plain high school sports in the bay area this year seemed bleak. sports director dennis o'donnell is here to explain why letting them play also means they have to mask up. >> was that they are wearing a mask? >> unconfirmed. >> we'll get to that. not confirmed. >> well, mask restrictions slowly easing up here in the bay area, some high school athletes have to play by a much stricter set of rules. the look inside mccullough jim at san ignatius high school in san francisco is typical of 2021. masks everywhere, even on the basketball court. >> definitely difficult to play with a mask. it can be almost

. >>> a live look toward marin county where the sausalito art festival has been canceled for the second year in a row. andrea nakano tells us that this time it has nothing to do with the pandemic. >> reporter: homeless encampments is a growing issue in the bay area, including here in marin county. one art festival has now had to cancel its event. >> we've spent a tremendous amount of time dealing with covid. but, a homeless encampment moving into the park, we never saw that coming. >> reporter: the chair of the sausalito art festival foundation says the festival had a license to use the park for the labor day weekend event. but with the possibility of this homeless encampment at duffy park being located half a mile to marin ship, the festival was called off. >> we are uncertain as to whether we will have a festival location or not. >> reporter: weather here in sausalito or up in novato where this immunity is called camp compassion, encampments are becoming more visible in marin county. duffy park started with one tent and it's grown to roughly 40 during the pandemic. >> i became full-ti

make more of what's yours ® . >> while marin county has the state's highest vaccination, right.unvaccinated, of course, are still vulnerable. a group of children infected with covid has been linked to a private school in nevado our lady of loretto. it is the first outbreak in a marine county school since reopened. >> the outbreak includes 10 cases in and outside the school contact. tracing is now being done to try to track down which activities outside the school. the infected children were involved in such as youth sports read county public health director doctor matt willis says most of these children are under the age of 11. so they were not eligible for a coronavirus vaccine children who may have been exposed were not allowed back in the school but learning was not disrupted across school grounds because children are kept in small groups called cohorts. so just the groups who share a class with the infected are staying at home for now. >> is a younger. these elementary school kids they at lower risk of being infected and the risk of infecting it is that the transmission that

more strict shuns in marin county as the drought gets worse. we've been anticipating this crawford's yulee sevens in fact, been following this story for us up in marin county for the past couple of days. so now it's in yulee. >> yes, it is. last night. the water board voted to place restrictions on outdoor watering and that's including limiting your sprinkle use sprinklers to 2 days per week and money that drip irrigation to 3 days per week. they also voted on to require covers for pools and spas and that's just prevent the water from evaporating now these measures are in addition to the restrictions pay place last month than things like washing your car at home or power. washing your homes and businesses. and during this last night's meeting the president did say that these new restrictions could just be the first steps that the port takes to conserve water during this drought. let's take a listen. you know, just because we're taking this action tonight. i don't see that is a ceiling. all i think we all agree that the floor and what's happenin

so we're all trying to get back to zero. >> reporter: marin county has the highest vaccination rate of any county in the state with over 172,000 people vaccinated with at least one dose, a key factor as covid cases go down influencing a tier change. >> at the same time let's not let our guards down. >> reporter: in marin county, luz pena, abc7 news. >> you can watch more of our pandemic content including some of our covid diary series featuring business owners on our abc7 connected tv app. it's available on roku or whatever streaming device you use. >>> well, breezy conditions will continue overnight after what's been a windy weekend for many parts of the bay area. right away let's get to abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma with a look at the conditions now. hi, drew. >> hi, dion. yeah, those winds today have really increased our fire danger this past weekend. tonight, though, the winds have backed off. it's still a little breezy. we can see a few gusts over 10 miles per hour, but unfortunately that wind will pick up once again tomorrow afternoon. that's going to drop humidity levels onc

now, this reservoir is one of 7 in marin county that provide drinking water. you could just you can see just how low the water level is. so today the water board will vote on several new restrictions now, this includes limiting the use of your sprinklers to 2 days a week and limiting drip sorry, drip irrigation to 3 days a week. now the board is also considering requiring covers for pools and spas. now some of these restrictions are already in place like was saying she's already doing her part. so they're like, of course, book banning the washing of cars at home and power-washing homes and businesses also prohibited from doing it from you guys doing that as well. now the board, the cleric a water shortage emergency last month. now today's meeting or hearing is at 7.30 in the evening. now this is also being held virtually so you can join either by zoom or phone or you could go to kron 4 dot com and click on a link and join the meeting tonight. there will be a portion of the meeting will where the public will be able to voice their feelings or ideas about all th

asthma as, marin county considers how to save water. >>> a mountain lion prowling around san francisco, his long journey to get here and the new video of him being examined by veterinarians. >>> building a new bay area, this is abc 7 news. >>> we begin with a new sign of hope in the pandemic. good evening, and thank you for joining us. >>> you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00 live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. we're glad you're with us. san francisco reached a momentous milestone. today doctors at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital announced they had zero patients with covid-19. none. it's the first time since march 5th of 2020 and a far cry certainly from early january of this year when the hospital had nearly 60 covid patients and was having to implement a surge plan. one doctor says today's news brought tears to her eyes. it feels like a miracle. and that is what these vaccines have done. and it feels incredible. and i am very happy today. >> san francisco department of public health tracks hospitalizations across the city. last they updated the numbers on sunda

we are all trying to get back to 0. >> reporter: marin county has the highest vaccination rate of any county in the state with over 172,000 people vaccinated with at least one dose. a key factor as covid-19 cases go down, influencing a tier change. >> at the same time let's not let our guard down. >> reporter: luz pena, abc7. >>> damage has been reported in three cities after tornadoes tore through mississippi. video taken earlier in tupelo shows damaged homes, up rooted trees and downed power lines. tornadoes touched down in calhoun city. so far there are no reports of anyone being hurt. >>> let's get a check of the weather with mike. >> yeah, that is amazing. look at this, mississippi is not a very big state and they had 22 tornadoes unconfirmed so far. you can see it got peppered which is pretty normal movement for a storm like we had. it is anywhere from fort smith, arkansas to almost cincinnati, just south of st. louis where we have the best chance of tornadoes today. it is going to be another active day on a bigger scale than yesterday day. back here at home, it's quiet. look at

marin county meets the criteria to move to yellow. health leaders say they are not predicting anything and with waiting for the state to make the final call. >>> new at 5:00, dozens of women took part in a free self-defense class for the aapi community. this happened in san francisco. the san francisco filipino progressive caucus organized the event. women were invited to learn self-defense moves. practice them. walk away with a kit. inside the kit, a whistle, a personal alarm to draw attention if you need help and information about reporting crimes. organizers say there were two main goals for today's event. >> we think it's important to offer this resource to the community. both as a way to deal with some of the violence that's occurring and for people to know how to handle themselves. but as a space for people to come together to process feelings, anxiety, to talk about it and to really build community through this crisis. >> organizations involved in today's training hope to do more events like this and not just limited to women.

they will reduce water deliveries to marin county by 20% starting in july. bring usually gets about a quarter of its water supply from sonoma county during the summer months in response to the marine water district has already approved mandatory water use restrictions including limiting outdoor daytime irrigation, benning power, washing of homes driveways and sidewalks and shut-off nozzles are now required on garden hoses. the water district says that moving forward they will be closely monitoring the water supply and further restrictions are possible. >> we've been closely monitoring our as or a-levels and we are reacting to current events making operational changes, taking water shortage, response actions analyzing the the efficacy of our conservation mandates now because moraine county declared a drought emergency that could free up financial aid from the state and federal governments. it could also allow the county to reduce mandatory water releases. >> from the reservoirs which are normally required to protect fish and wildlife in marin county. charles c

marin county public health officer matt willis says that in just under a week, the county has vaccinated more than 6100. kids ages 12 to 15 years old, that is nearly half of the 14,000 kids in that age range living in marin county right now. willis tells us they hope to reach their goal of 7000 by the end of this week and potentially have 90% of all 12 to 15 year olds by the start of the school year, vaccinated in the by the. excuse me hope to have everyone vaccinated by the fall for the new school year. our goal is obviously as many as possible is the simplest answer to that question. we know that there's going to be a cohort of people. you know some parents who are eager and bringing their children into get vaccinated right now. now we're up to him on 7000. willis says that whether or not 12 to 15 year olds will be required to wear a mask to school in the fall will depend on how many get a shot also in marin county, public health officials say they have recorded their first coronavirus related death in a month, officials say, an unvaccinated a resident over the age of 65 has died from

one big rig heading northbound up to marin county.'s another big rig to and that's pretty much all were in counting right now. the chp not reporting any major problems for you along really any stretch of 1, 1, from santa rosa down into san francisco and then here final stop. we've got the 5.80 westbound view traffic heading towards the richmond. sandra fell bridge toll plaza and you can see earlier we had a lane closed as we were doing some ll plaza lanes, but that since reopened and traffic is moving smoothly. >> in the north bay. the holiday weekend has brought back a sense of normalcy. >> in napa. yet tourism rebounding after a down year because of the pandemic. and of course, last year's wildfires to they both worked together to make it just a bad year crawford's gayle ong talk to visitors up in napa. >> here in downtown napa. there are 2 packed parking lots locals say it's been a while. >> pretty busy out here. we we can't even senator. favorite restaurant down here. we've got so. place so okay, i guess. but nice to see things bu

they will reduce water deliveries to marin county by 20% starting in july. bring usually gets about a quarter of its water supply from sonoma county during the summer months in response the marine water district has already approved mandatory water use restrictions including limiting outdoor daytime irrigation, banning power, washing of homes driveways and sidewalks and shut-off nozzles are now required on garden hoses. the water district says that moving forward they will be closely monitoring the water supply and further restrictions are possible. we've been closely monitoring. our reza were where we are reacting to current events making operational changes. >> taking water shortage, response actions analyzing the the efficacy of our conservation mandates now because moraine county declared a drought emergency that could free up financial aid from the state and federal governments. it could also allow the county to reduce mandatory water releases from the reservoirs which are normally required to protect fish and wildlife. >> in marin county. charles cliffo

now the reservoir is one of 7 marin county, the reservoirs in marin county that provide drinking water and you can see how low the water level is. so that's why the water board will be voting on several new restrictions now, that includes limiting the use of your sprinklers to 2 days a week and limiting the drip irrigation to 3 days a week. the board is also considering requiring covers for pools and spas. some of these restrictions already in place like i the power washing of your homes and in fact, i'm not just coming to light. now also, too, you can do it on your these people might have to change their habits. real quick. you're also banned the washing your cars at home. you can take to a car wash, but they don't want your washing it at home. the water board did declare it a water water sorted shortage emergency last month. and this is why they're being very tough on some of their restrictions because want to kind of accomplished like a 40% reduction in news districtwide. so they are having their hearing tonight at 7.30. it is virtual you could join just go to kron 4 dot com. click

he says they anticipate, for example, in marin county. they'll be 75% vaccinated by june 15th. >> our vaccination rates at this pace. we'll have about 75% of our residents fully vaccinated by that and that's really that hard. you are looking for. >> at the level of community where we feel like it will be safe for us from a policy level. >> to actually allow people to indoors in terms of their facial covering. >> both the contra costa and alameda county public health departments also support delaying going mask free and california. if you've got the phone handy and i know everybody does everything with her phone next to them this. so i know you have been just pointed the tv screen right now and this qr code will take you to our special covid-19 story. section on kron 4 dot com and can't make it any easier. net, james. no. >> all right. breaking news from overnight. 2 people were hurt in a house fire in san lorenzo. this is some of the video posted by alameda county. firefighters on twitter. you can see the flames there. this was about 2.30

they're both graduate of mount tam pious high school in marin county.y said that they thought the officer was a criminal and was going to attack them and that they stabbed the officer in self-defense. the officer and his partner were in plain clothes investigating an alleged extortion attempt following an attempted drug deal. the verdict is expected to come in later this week. >> we'll take a break here at 7.43. we'll be right back. at worksman cycles, we've been building bikes for a hundred years. but our customers' needs have changed, so we expanded our product line to include electric cycles. we used the unlimited 1.5 percent cash back from our chase ink business unlimited ® credit card to help purchase tools and materials to build new models. and each time we use our card, we earn cash back to help grow our business. it's more than cycling, it's finding innovative ways to move forward. chase for business ® . make more of what's yours ® . we're back at 7.45 the entire west coast now has a better warning of earthquakes, in fact, as of tuesday, more th

. >>> to marin county now where two major developments are taking place in a battle that could stave off what could be the worse drought in history. first sonoma county has announced it will cut shipments from the watershed. that goes to novato by 20%. the board of supervisors announced a drought that could pave the way for help. we spoke to a who sees dire days ahead. >> reporter: a cattle farm, are where we would not find them. >> they would be in the pasture. >> why aren't they? >> because it dried up. >> reporter: he's facing the worse drought that most of his ancestors could never imagine. all of marin county declared a drought emergency today. marin received very little rainfall this winter causing seven reservoirs to come way down. people around here have not seen conditions like these since the drought of the mid- 70s. to get through that then the county built a pipeline to carry additional water across the richmond. the to do news marin county has better resources. >> we're more resilient. >> reporter: both of the county's water agencies are using for people to use much less.

. >> try to vaccinate more than half of our 14,000 12 to 15- year-olds that exist here in marin county. >> reporter: the county want sarday. ve that numbby >> did you felt it a bit. but it didn't really hurt. >> reporter: zachary marshall just turned 12 yesterday making him eligible for the pfizer shot. >> one, two, three. >> i feel -- i definitely feel arsenals of relief. >> reporter: mom sarah brought her three boys, 12, 13 and 15 years old. >> i was nervous but once i got it i was okay. >> reporter: the kids admit they were a little scared at first but now that they have gotten the first shot they plan to tell their friends to get it too. >> i probably encourage it just to -- so you can protect yourself and other people. and if you are worried about it just don't look. >> reporter: while the larkspur ferry terminal will be the main site for outvaccinations in marin county, health officials will have pop-up sites at some schools and community centers this coming week. >> if we want to shift back to a closer sense of normalcy and allow children the activities that they previously enjo

the county has already declared a drought emergency. but yesterday the marin municipal water district revealed that water levels in the district's reservoirs are exceptionally low. and in addition to this sonoma county has said that because its reservoirs like sonoma, like lake sonoma and lake mendocino or low. they will also reduce water deliveries to marin county by 20% that starting in july. the water district says the moving forward, they'll be monitoring the water supply and further restrictions are possible. >> we've been closely monitoring our reservoir levels and we are reacting to current events making operational changes, taking water shortage, response actions analyzing the the efficacy of park conservation mandates. >> well, because marin county declared a drought emergency that could now free up financial aid from the state and federal governments to help with the problem. it could also allow the county to reduce mandatory water releases from the reservoir which are normally required to protect fish and wildlife. well, much of the bay area, as we

well, in the north bay marine county officials have scheduled controlled burns to reduce the potential for wildfires. >> the first bar is going to be next wednesday along the northern. a big rock ridge county officials want to get the word out early so people understand what's going on when they see smoke now the next burns will be next thursday and friday just south of in your road. the smoke and smell of smoke will be prevalent from 10:00am to 04:00pm on those burn days. the state could see more power outages during heat waves. the california independent systems operator which oversees the power grid is warning of more rotating blackouts. the lawmakers in sacramento are being told that were better prepared this year than we were last year. so has acquired an additional 3500 megawatts of capacity. one make a lot of energy is enough to power hundreds of homes. regulators say the most significant risk to our power grid remains extreme heat. now. if you're looking for up to the minute weather conditions. kron 4 is using qr code. you just got a scam that code using your phone's camera. go

marin county is always the wettest county and they don't rely at all on the snow melt for their water and that's why we are having issues. let's talk about what is going g on weather wise. we have low 50s in northern contra costa county, 43 in santa rosa, the cool spot. most of us upper 40s to low 50s. also wanted to show you the roof camera as we look at the ferry building. look at the flags. they are already unfurled and standing at attention. the fastest winds aren't even here yet. it is a breezy morning out here and it will be a windy afternoon and evening. temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s from noon to 4:00. back into the 50s at 7:00. make sure you dress appropriately if you are going out this evening, maybe for a walk before or after dinner. it will be a chilly one. here's a look at the coliseum and the breezy bridges, the choppy water. that's the big issue because of the winds that will be around during both commutes, faster during the evening commute. here's the bright side. the winds are bringing in absolutely clean air. everyone green which is good, as good as it gets

and marin county, there are 14,012 to 15-year-olds. their public health department has set a goal of vaccinating half within a week of access. in order to accomplish that, they have set up 10 mobile vaccinating clinics. one of the first will be here this saturday. >> they will get first and second shot before the school year ends. >> reporter: mary jane burke has been planning the clinics for weeks. >> it takes everybody working together. we are very excited. >> reporter: the county is ready, what about families? >> some parents are ready to go, some parents are not quite ready and some that are wary. we will see the same trajectory that we saw with the adults. >> reporter: -- supports the vaccine clinics. >> they are making it accessible. >> reporter: her 16-year-old son is already vaccinated but she is more cautious when it comes to her 14-year-old. >> i don't know if i would like within the first week, but within the first three or four. truck we have a list of the upcoming campus vaccine clinics expected to be open for all 12 to 18

. >> health officials in marin county say they plan to act fast. once the shot is approved and be ready to give it out as what the fda could give the green light for this as early as monday. and some time definitely next week. >> warren county says it has nearly 14,000 folks in the 12 to 15 age range and say once that green light is given, they hope to have at least half of that group vaccinated in a week. joining us now to talk more about the move and what's on the way as marin county's top doctor. matthew willis, doctor willis, thanks for joining us here on kron, 4 news at 8 o'clock this saturday night. >> it's been too. >> all right. so talk a little bit about what marine county does have in the works once this is given the green light from the fda. >> we've set aside about 10,000 doses are ready to go. you know, we're here to hit the ground running this is an opposition comes. we're hearing now that wednesday is most likely the date that the cdc would give the green light for the fda to grant emergency authorization. then there's another proces

for solano county which is in red. >>> number 4, the water restrictions have been approved in marin county can water the yard twice a week, pulls me covers to avoid evaporation, the county already has restrictions on washing cars and power washing driveways. >>> number 5 the marine layer and cooling seabreeze are back and they will be most prevalent along the coast in the san francisco parts of the bay but not inland where we are still in the 80s and 90s. >>> number 6, traffic is slowing on the san mateo bridge because chb is out there looking for speeders, so westbound traffic is slow with a new crash just listed at the bridge plaza. >>> 9:00 this morning releasing more details about its plan to send tourists to outer space. now the date of this announcement is intentional at today marks 60 years since the first american entered space. >>> mike are you going to be, i know you're going to be waiting. >> i'm gathering all my retirement money i'm >>> good morning, america. and as we join you this wednesday, the new vaccine strategy set by the president. the administration aiming to get 70% o

the marin county fire department will have controlled burns to reduce the wildfire risk. the first burn will be tomorrow along the northern. a big rock ridge county officials, of course want to get the word out so people understand what's happening if they see smoke, the next scheduled burns will be thursday and friday just south of vinyard road smoke will be visible roughly from 10:00am to 04:00pm on burn days and it will happen again at the end of the month. on kron 4 dot com. we have a section dedicated to wildfire resources. you can use your mobile device and scan that qr code will be taken right there to that part of the website. you can find things like evacuation checklists wildfire preparedness tips and what to do after a wild fire. other news tonight as gradual reopening of san francisco continues. the mayor has announced a make over of sorts for the downtown area. mayor london breed saying that she's going to focus on making downtown more inviting. >> for tourists and locals. that means more attractions and improved safety kron four's. dan kerman is live at union

>> and a century water storage levels local reservoirs are at the lowest level since 1984, the marin county board president says drought conditions the worst. they have seen in more than a 140 are in farm is up there struggling to grow food, feed their livestock. warren county agriculture commissioner says everyone needs to do their part to safe water. >> just the beginning. and you know, the concern is what's going to happen next year. and so we have to prepare for the worst and again, the community that we have to come together to support each other in this incredible crisis is unprecedented and who knows what's going to go. so we just need to really prepare for the worst. >> now, last week, governor gavin newsome expanded a drought emergency but did not include marine county. so the commissioner hopes the local emergency declaration. we'll put them on his radar. well, the city of santa rosa is asking residents to voluntarily reduce their water usage least by 20%. now in a statement, mayor chris rogers stresses the need to take action now saying, quote, changing simple habits like reducin

as it stands right now, marin county has adopted water use restrictions that went into effect about a month ago. right now, for example, you can't wash your car, and you're also not allowed to power wash your home, though you are allowed to use the public car washes. now, marin county is not the only community, as you can imagine, dealing with potentially dangerous drought conditions. we found signs in contra costa county letting people know that they need to have the defensible space around their house, and they need to do so by may 31st, and as marcus mentioned firefighters already dealing with some vegetation fires, we found one in martinez. they were able to knock it down, but as you can imagine seeing that fire and the looming drought conditions it has many folks nervous about the impending fire season, so a lot of communities facing the same situation. i'll continue to listen to this meeting here with the board of supervisors in marin county to let you know what comes out of the meetings and what the two water districts say about their districts an could anything deal with modif

kron four's phillipe djegal spoken with marine county's public health officer who agrees with the states and measured approach. >> i completely calibrate apartment, public health and the governor's decision. so wait a little bit longer. greene county public health officer doctor matt willis says his department will follow the state's lead. >> and wait to loosen masking requirements for fully vaccinated residents until june 15 in marine county. we are among the most highly vaccinate counties and even in murray and only 54% of our residents are fully immune vaccines in a month. doctor willis says he anticipates 75% of the population will be fully vaccinated. adding that the number of vaccinated residents is directly tied to the county's comfort level in relaxing masking guidance. he says the county will also rely on people being honest about their vaccination status in public settings this is largely going to be an honor system it just doesn't seem visible from as someone enters an establishment's a starbucks to be flashing your vaccine card. i've got one. so i don't need to wear a mask. y

now to our climate in crisis coverage, the first bay area county to implement new water restrictions is already looking to increase them. marinsors may make that move later today. the county is facing historically low reservoir levels and leaders may decide to limit irrigation to two days a week and drip irrigation to three days a week. pools and spas would have to be covered when not in use and here's a look at east bay mud's water sources. the utility recently declared a stage one drought and called for voluntary 10% water reductions. >>> new at 11:00, the trial of elizabeth holmes is delayed again. this is a picture of her walking into court. today a federal judge postponed her trial until august. holmes is facing a dozen felony fraud charges. if convicted, she could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. >>> coming up, we're celebrating asian american pacific islander heritage month. coming up a look at how diverse the community is and how it's becoming a force in the country. >>> and disaster in mexico city. an overpass collapses as a train traveling over it collapses it. >>> a man known for his dance moves and other

this is one of the rare few people who chooses to not be vaccinated in marin county. >> no. >> why not? >> i tell you why not. i am suspicious. >> of? >> of the vaccine. >> he fears for his dna that the vaccine will destroy his natural immunity and he presents a challenge to the public health officer who sees such suspicions as an obstacle to reaching heard immunity. >> there will always be 2-3 vaccine anti-back there is. those are not high-yield conversations. >> the lack of lines at this walk-in pop up site might not look encouraging but overall marin county has made great progress. >> i think it was a convergence of supply finally caught up with demand. >> this crew moves to a shopping mall every day or maybe a car dealership. you want to make the vaccination process easier for doubters like this meant was that his name is joe. >> i was skeptical about how quickly they rolled it out. >> in terms of vaccination rates, they are in a unique position. roughly 82% of eligible citizens have had at least one shot. that is top in the state and it has not happened by accident. since the pand

we have appointments teed up and available at the ferry terminal in larkspur in marin county. thousands of clinics are open. >> reporter: this group will be given the same dosage as adults. the fda approval for kids comes at santa clara county is pushing to get more teens to roll up their sleeves. the county is offering teen vaccination nights at levi's stadium with incentives like locker room tours and gift cards to encourage young people to get a shot. meanwhile, mcnamara says she's prepared to give about 500 shots to adolescents at her clinic on saturday. her goal is to try and reach herd immunity as soon as possible. cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." >>> taking a live look in los angeles, where like here in the bay area, more health experts expect the city to reach herd immunity from covid this summer. vaccines may not be running low in l.a.'s vaccination sites but turnout apparently is. just like here in the bay area, yesterday was the first day of no appointments required. workers say the only thing they were really missing was a high number of people. >>> 4:39 and headac

washing cars and power washing your home is prohibited and marin county not the only community dealing with potentially dangerous drought conditions. new signs popping up around contra costa county, defensible spaces around their homes needed to be done by may 31st. there are vegetation fires in martinez, firefighters working to knock those down earl whier this week leaving some bay area residents nerve bus the upcoming fire season. >> in the last few years we've had fires near year so i mean, we've experienced it, so this year i think it's probably on everybody's mind. >> reporter: definitely top of many folks' mind. we'll keep you updated with what comes out of the marin county supervisor's meeting, the two water districts coming together report and how it could impact yourson" >> thanks so much,>wo teenagers custody accused of a deadly shooting on the peninsula. yesterday san mateo police arrested a 16-year-old suspect. they arrested another 16-year-old over the weekend. investigators believe the teenagers shot and killed a man last friday. the victim was found in the driver's seat

those counties that have the local conditions to do so. >> and remember, james, yesterday we saw marin county would go with san francisco to the yellow. they're close but no cigar right now. they have to wait until they think may 18th and then they'll go into the yellow today in solano county. the city of benicia is offering teenagers and young adults, free pizza. if they get their shot, the pop-up clinic offers the pfizer vaccine running from 09:00am to 02:00pm at the benicia senior center and appointments are available. also, walkups are accepted to 16 to 24. and if you get your first dose today, then you get a $25 gift certificate to a benicia pizza restaurant of your choice after you get your second dose on may 26, but they're just giving out spicy. get i. and also making it easier to get vaccinated is wal-mart's all across the bay area. you can now walk into your local walmart. >> get yourself a vaccine shot. the switch to walk-in vaccinations comes as walmart pharmacies are enjoying a surge of supply of these vaccines. so they want to make it is available as possible. you can still make

this is happening as the number of fully immunized people in marin county continues to rise.hose 2 sites delivered a combined well upwards of a 120,000 doses since opening last december staffing from these 2 sites will now be transit transfer to support mobile vaccination clinics that will be going out into the communities, bringing the virus to those who need it most are bringing the vaccine to those who need it most. all right. now to the latest on the coronavirus itself. all covid-19 vaccinations offered at the alameda county fairgrounds. well, that will now move to other health care facilities. vaccinations will now take place at stanford health care valley care and sutter health campuses. the fairground vaccination site open back in february and vaccinated. more than 75,000 people. >> this friday. if you're vaccinated, you're going to be in the pool to win a whole bunch of money. it's the state's vax 4 when incentive program and it starts with a drawing this friday. the system will select 30 people who had at least one covid shot to get $50,000 apiece. and that's on draw

take a look at information for kids that are getting the vaccine and other bay area counties in marin county. you can start making appointments today in santa clara county. you've already been able to get an appointment in here in contra, costa county, as i said, there's no appointment needed. if you can't great. if not just drop by the a vaccination site here at hurricane harbor is a drive-thru site. so you just driving with your parent guardian, you come in and you get the vaccine. and so as i said, line really, there's no line right now. so if you're watching this and you live in contra, costa county. >> come on by reporting live in concord. sarah stinson, back to you. >> all right. thanks a lot, sarah. and it is important to note that if you are child getting a shot. you need your consent from your parent or guardian to be vaccinated. >> so one would need to give the parents a brief about the vaccine and then parent would have to sign up, that they understand there's risks and benefits. the vaccine only about 30% of parents. >> would give their children vaccine. the in has a >> and i thi

you can start making appointments in marin county today in santa clara county, kids have already been able to make appointments in here in contra, costa county. there's no appointment needed. that means you can pull up here to hurricane harbor. and you can get the vaccine you're going to want to show up. of course, with a parent or guardian. and if you can't do that, make sure you get written consent, but man, what a way to get excited. you get the shot in the arm and then you look over and you see hurricane harbor, you know, it's going to, you know, a baseball game of football game or going to a water park. those are the things we looked then daario show you a show. you again. you can put on your good old hat. this is vaccinated. you can wear proud and you can finally start to good to be able to do some of the things we've missed the last full year and couple months now. send it back to you. i am buying that had today for me. and everybody i know has been vaccinated is a great little sign and said yelling to the next person across the street packs. unaided need to. they use >> it is

so this is why marin county leaders declared that local drought emergency today. so that opens them up to some money from the state's disaster assistance fund along with other resources. water storage levels at local reservoirs are at their lowest levels there since 1984 and the marin county board president says the drought conditions are the worst they've seen in more than 140 years in marion. so as we previously reported, our farmers up. there are struggling to grow food and feed their livestock and for the organic dairy cows. they need to be grazing in. the grass is all dried up. so rain that we've seen. so they are importing feed from other states. this is video from sonoma where they have a similar issue. so that's going to drive up prices at the grocery store, of course. but in the meantime, dairy farmers who are arguably haven't worst are hauling of thousands of gallons of water every day in our even getting rid of cattle because of this water shortage. >> just the beginning. and you know, the concern is what's going to happen next year. and so we have to p

at the large super ferry terminal, the marin county health department continues to give stopping shot vaccinations to those willing county residents. marin county is officially reached 60% of its population being fully vaccinated against covid-19, the highest in the bay area. we haven't achieved the goal that we need we, you know, we need much higher vaccination rates. we really fully protected as a community. nonetheless, the progress in marin has been remarkable. 82% of our residents have had one dose on lee 60% of had two and then a smaller number are in that two weeks after the second dose, whether actually their bodies are immune, so we still remain vulnerable. but perhaps not for long, thanks to the residents who long for so called heard or community immunity. population that is, by and large following the science, right tonight's the benefit of vaccine and eager to be vaccinated. you know where we could reach 90% vaccination. which would be, i think, producing a much better place overall with regards to putting this pendant behind us herd immunity is going to be reached in diff

in fact, this is one of 7 reservoir in marin county. that provide drinking water. so it's just see how low it is. pretty alarming. and so today the board will be voting on several new restrictions and that does include limiting your use of your sprinklers down to 2 days a week and limiting the drip irrigation to 3 days a week. the board is also covering your pools and spas. so this made the water doesn't evaporate in and leave try to conserve as much as possible and some of these restrictions are in place like i just told you darya you can't wash your car at home. you can take it to a car wash, but you can't watch it at home. no more power washing your homes or your businesses the water boarded declare a water shortage. emergency last month. and this is why they are really beefing up all these restrictions. not today's meeting is also talking about additional restrictions that you could join the hearing today at 7.30 in the evening. it is being held virtually new could join more on phone call. but you all you have to do is go to kron 4 dot com. >> we have a link th