marine county into san francisco is now open. yeah. but traffic is getting by the scene at a trickle. in fact, here's another perspective. it's the left towtr, the south tower that. >> golden gate bridge. you want to watch. that's where the protest is occurring in the northbound lanes. southbound traffic. yes. is open, but it's slow down quite a bit as people are compost coming to a full stop as they look over to see what's happening on that side and then continue on their way. and that's why we're only seeing a handful of headlights every now and then actually get to the toll plaza with the rest of the span. absolutely jammed all the way back in the marin county. that's the commute direction. but of course it's even worse on the northbound side here. traffic has moved at all as folks are just sitting in a parking lot of cars trying to get from san francisco up to marin county do not join them. so if you want to go northbound from san francisco into marion county. >> rain is watching the maps. she has suggested that you take the long w

ama: marin county is leading the bay area when it comes to vaccinations. z pena is part of our vaccine team and she spoke to the county health officer to find out what's behind their success in getting so many shots into arms. reporter: the highest vaccination rate in california, 97% of this counties eligible residents have received at least one dose. 90% are fully vaccinated. the milestones don't stop here. >> some of the lowest case rates in the state, lowest hospitalization rates, lowest mortality rates. reporter: marin county's public health officer says consistency and gaining community trust was key. what has been your strategy for marin county to get to this point? >> a combination of a variety of different strategies to make sure that we are matching our equity goals with our key assets. regular communications with all of our health care providers. another key strategy has been simplifying the process as much as possible. reporter: he's attributing this milestone the vaccination teams and working together with african-american and latino community l

liz: in marin county, liz kreutz, abc 7 news.arry: the national forest service is trying to save some of california's giant sequoias with fireproof aluminum blankets wrapping up the trees. this is a 3000-year-old general sherman tree. it and hundreds of other ancient trees are in the path of the complex fire burning inside national park. the lightning sparked fire has burned 9000 acres. in the east bay, the chp shut down the tunnel on eastbound 24 today because of a road rage shooting. one car was hit several times by gunfire. sky seven video shows investigators focusing on two vehicles pulled over to the shoulder. it all started around 3:30 at the height of rush hour in the afternoon, backing up traffic for miles. nobody was injured. the tunnel was opened about 1.5 hours later. the light rail service will return to full service this saturday. the greenline to winchester station is the last to be fully operational after a four-month shutdown following the deadly mass shooting. vta offering free light rail rides through the rest o

liz: in marin county, liz kreutz, abc 7 news.arry: the national forest service is trying to save some of california's giant sequoias with fireproof aluminum blankets wrapping up the trees. this is a 3000-year-old general sherman tree. it and hundreds of other ancient trees are in the path of the complex fire burning inside national park. the lightning sparked fire has burned 9000 acres. in the east bay, the chp shut down the tunnel on eastbound 24 today because of a road rage shooting. one car was hit several times by gunfire. sky seven video shows investigators focusing on two vehicles pulled over to the shoulder. it all started around 3:30 at the height of rush hour in the afternoon, backing up traffic for miles. nobody was injured. the tunnel was opened about 1.5 hours later. the light rail service will return to full service this saturday. the greenline to winchester station is the last to be fully operational after a four-month shutdown following the deadly mass shooting. vta offering free light rail rides through the rest o

because of the why fire burning in marin county. it is burning in an open space area in unincorporated marin, putting up a lot of smoke dean and smelled from oz away. this fire started just after 2:00 this afternoon. cal fire says it has burned 30 acres spreading at a slow to moderate rate. it is 20% contained. firefighters are taking no chances, ordering care drops from helicopters and airplanes. we just received an update from the fire department of marin county not long ago. here is good news. >> we have the fog bank off the coast. that is a bit of the wind and in the lighter fields, that was a challenge. it is cooperating at the moment. the winds calmed down. we are making progress. dan: the chief says he anticipates lifting the evacuations by sunset so not too long from now. a couple more hours. local leaders say they are thankful for further response and a reminder of the dangerous fire conditions californians need to be ready for. >> we know what is happening throughout northern california right now on a massive scale. none of

ages 5 to 11 years old, the superintendent says in marin county. there are about 21,000 students in that age group who are part of the next group of americans to become eligible for covid vaccines. marin county has set the weekend of october 30th as the date for the first free vaccine clinics to be offered. they're anticipating the fda will approve the fighter covid vaccine for elementary age students by then. we think that this will change everything and it will provide opportunities for our community, larger community and our schools to operate, um, much closer to normal. the superintendent says she understands it may take time for parents to overcome vaccine hesitancy for their younger children. the county health office will team up with local pediatricians to hold seminars in english and spanish next month to inform parents about the covid vaccine for kids. county health officials say the goal is to have 75% of the county's elementary aged children vaccinated by winter break. there's been a lot of pushback on the white house plan to require vac

that's in marine county, the maps that we're looking at right now. i believe is the new evacuation map that has just been put out sandra fell fire. the area there in orange is where there are in place right now. yeah. here we go. here's the evacuation order. if you're in this area of sandra fell. you're being asked to evacuate right now. again, this is in lucas valley, as i understand it, it's people who live in marine wood. but the evacuation is not extended into terra linda just yet the update that we have is that the fire is now grown up to 20 acres and it is 0% contained and there's a lot of smoke that's visible in the area. despite there being crews on the ground and also an air fight trying to get this fire out. it is burning at a moderate rate of speed. we are joined on the phone right now by quinn gardner. she's with the emergency management team in sandra fell clean. can you hear me? okay. well, we'll definitely be following the story and have much more we're going to figure out that situation and that sorted out so we can get you details. b

>>marin county schools -- >> marin county schools are preparing to greenlight vaccines for children's ages five to 11. kumasi: an fda panel could vote on recommendations for a pfizer booster shot as soon as tomorrow. the company recommends a third shot for people 16 and older, six months after their second dose. >> the former minneapolis police officer who murdered george floyd is scheduled to be arraigned on new charges in an unrelated case. eric chauvin is accused of violating a teenagers civil rights in 2017 by using restraints similar to the ones used on floyd. mike: you could say it is a touch of fall in our forecast as temperatures will be anywhere from six degrees to 10 degrees cooler than average with highs in the 60's and 70's. >> taking a live look outside of the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see that it is moving just fine this morning. kumasi: number seven. a search for this stolen puppy. this two-month old husky named rambo was taken from a home in mountain view. the suspect was driving a gray nissan sedan. >> we are learning about the anxiety and hopelessness some young

as of last week, they area i see us were ranging from marin county is 53% capacity. to napa county's high of 96% the rest fell well, in between. it's just been a lot more difficult and challenging to take care of these families, not just from, you know a medical standpoint, but from an emotional standpoint, it's taking on our staff, but some bay area icu user accepting covid patients from the central valley, where hospitals there have been overrun at times. doctors say that delta varian is the reason for the surge in cases and at the biggest difference between most of the covid patients they're seeing now. and the ones in the first few waves are their ages. this time, uh, the adult a variant, uh, the patients tend to be somewhat younger last year we would rarely see somebody in their forties or thirties in the intensive care unit. um now it's a common occurrence. it's really really challenging to see these patients with young families at home. face timing with them with their children while they're struggling to breathe. rob roth, ktvu fox two news, california recall

so right over marin, napa, sonoma county, inland, contra costa alameda counties.ittle cloud cover, but a better bet moving in from the south over gilroy. as we move through the afternoon, we get that sunshine returning. temperatures for tomorrow morning, i don't really see too many differences here across the bay area. it will start off cool for everyone. low to mid-50s here. south bay at 53 degrees, right over the east bay 54. 56 in san francisco. and the north bay at 53. daytime highs tomorrow, it's going to bring us probably some of the best weather in recent memory. no smoke, temperatures are dropping even more. that will leave us in concord with 81. just days ago you had temperatures in the mid to upper 90s. napa 73. 60s here from san francisco to oakland. and then 70s from palo alto right over to san jose. so we have the temperatures dropping. that is the first great thing. the second thing is that rainfall is holding in the forecast. now it doesn't look like big rainfall for the bay area, because the way the storm system is dropping down, it's going to brea

a model for schools statewide, marine county started sending home 6000 rapid tests two weeks ago. some students and staff have already used them 167 tests. so far in our pilot, and we have had one positive. many schools across the country are using rapid tests as part of a policy called test to stay or modified quarantine. if a student comes in contact with a positive covid case, they can stay in school. as long as they don't have symptoms. you test the child on a frequent basis. to assure that that child's uninfected and again keep him or her in school that day. without rapid tests. kids are sent home for an automatic 10 day quarantine. they can come back sooner if they can get their own test showing their covid negative. but that takes time. if you're a parent, you're really in a bind one. you don't know if your kid has it, too. you don't know where you can get the test to get it done. and then three. you know, once you find it, you're still going to have to wait anyway. the san francisco parent told us that his second grader missed five days of school, waiting for her test resu

we have approximately 20,000 people in marin county that are eligible and are unvaccinated. that's what we had a really high success rate. we recognize that we're going to get a lot more bang for our buck if we continue to focus on those unvaccinated people as well as offering these booster clinics. >> reporter: health leaders say, 90% of marin county residents that are 12 or older are already fully vaccinated. other health leaders across the area tell me, most of those people who raced to the vaccination sites for the first two doses will likely do the same for this third. in san raphael, justin andrews kpix 5. >>> a new covid testing site opens next week for students and staff in the san francisco unified school district . it will be a doctor amazon sports complex. that site will have the capacity for 150 tests per day. now is going to be open from 8:00 a.m. till noon on tuesdays and fridays starting octo5th. the city of san jose is introducing a simple resolution with profound messages. it is asking for forgiveness from its chinese community. >>> the resolution acknowledg

marin county's office of education is already preparing for children's vaccines to be approved. it's already set a tentative date for young students to get those first vaccines that clinics on october 30th. and then the second dose would be given on november 27th. the city of millbrae considered making it mandatory to be vaccinated if you wanted to participate in outdoor activities and events, but as of this afternoon, that plan will not be moving forward. ktvu is a man who can. tana is live for us in the newsroom this afternoon and a man of some members of the community really not fans of that plan. no, they were not the city got some pushback from both business owners and residents last night. this is one of the stricter proposals that we've seen in the bay area to include both indoor and outdoor dining, exercising and entertainment. but councilman as agreed. this proposal needs some work. i believe contra costa county just implemented a regulation um los angeles county san francisco here. i don't think we should be overreaching. there has to be some consistency for people to

the breaking news we're following fires burning right now in marine county.

this is in unincorporated marin county, putting out a ton of snow.eas of lucas valley. so far about 25 people have been evacuated. the fire has burned at least 20 acres right now. no containment. active flames right there. helicopters have been dropping water, making several passes over the head of the fire. as far as putting a lot of smoke open the marin county area, many residents have been telling us they see or smell smoke in their neighborhoods. cornell barnard checks in with us from his home nearby, saying the fire is burning away from houses, but still pretty nerve-racking. >> that is in fact what we sow. you saw the subdivisions, then above that, in the hills above them, you have the fire burning uphill for now, away from the homes. here's more from cornell on what's happening. we don't have him right now, buh we will get to it in a little bit. we want to give you a live look from sky 7. you can see near the top, a lot of fire engines there. drops of water and retardants. this fire in the lucas valley every of marin county has burned about 20

reporter: for marin county, this location was strategic. they're prioritizing the 75-year-old population at the site. >> the vast majority of our deaths have -- in marin county have been those above 75. we went to be sure they have a head start. reporter: data showsss efficacy after six months. they believe this will better equip the older population. >> about six months, but is that inflection point, you start seeing more risk of severe in infection, that is often age dependent. reporter: marin county also planning to use their mobile vaccination strategy with this booster phase. next week, they will begin to take boosters to nursing facilities. if you're 65 or older or have underlying health to sit -- underlying health conditions, you can get the biggest or in any pharmacy in the bay area. dan: how long after the booster shot are we seeing an increase in protection, what are the experts telling you? reporter: according to the latest data, there is an increase in protection one week after the booster. our immune system is already primed fr

the breaking news we're following fires burning right now in marine county. >> the lucas valley area of marine. it's unincorporated marin evacuation orders are in place. this is new video just into the newsroom. it shows that fire burning its near mount lassen in lucas valley. it's grown to 30 acres. containment is 20% right now. the fire was first reported around 2.45 this afternoon and here's a look now where the evacuation orders are in place. this includes homes. >> north of lucas valley road between godliness avenue, bridge gate drive and north to the marine would open space. people are being told to take lucas valley to one o one to evacuate the area and here's a time lapse video showing the smoke in the area. winds about 15 miles per hour. burning and it's helping too pushed the fire to the north and to the east fire crews say you can see the smoke from far away. people have been emailing calling us saying they're seeing it and folks, obviously you're told to stay away from that area. so crews can continue to try to tamp this down. no damages to any structures will continue to

the fire in marin county, this is lucas valley. within the past 90 minutes we got good news. evacuations have been downgraded to warnings. it is called the lassen fire. it broke out around 3:00 this afternoon. the wind helping the fire crews. the fire was burning up the hill, away from the homes. as you know, there are a lot of homes and subdivisions at the base of this hill. a lot of anxiety for people seeing the smoke across marin county. 101 was a traffic mess, even more than usual. 30 acres have burned. no major damage here. containment is at 80%. up next we're getting close to having a jury. new updates from the trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes, including a look at how soon the testimony could begin. >>> and the controversial new program in san francisco that actually pays people not to shoot guns. is that really the case? we have answers about the city's new program meant to cut down on gun violence. you're watching nbc bay area news tonight. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area news tonight. we want to get you caught up on some other stories. attorneys are hoping

here at home, a fire in marin county started near mt. lassen drive. at this hour, here's what we know. there are limited mandatory evacuations under way. firefighters on the ground are working, of course, to keep the flames away from homes. you can see some of our crews arriving here. the wind is helping the firefight. that is very good news. the wind is helping them. the fire has been burning up the hill, away from the homes. as you might know, there are a lot of subdivisions near the bottom of this hill. helicopters of course overhead dropping water. so far 30 acres burned. about 20% coin tantsment. a lot of anxiety for so many people seeing the smoke right now in marin county. people are leaving the area, which is causing a traffic mess. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the caldor fire. a red flag warning is expected to expire at 11:00 tonight. firefighters hoping to get any kind of a break and gain any containment on this fire. it's still marching toward south lake tahoe, containment up slightly to 20% today. 544 homes destroyed. now predicti

. >>> we're tracking a fire in marin county. it started in an open area near mt. lassen drive and idle berry road in san rafael. at this hour, evacuations are under way in some of those areas nbc bay area's jean elle is with us. >> reporter: those evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings. people have been told they can come back here, but they need to be on the lookout. marin county fire just tweeted a short while ago that this 30-acre fire forward progress has been stopped. we're here at the command post at idleberry and mt. lassen. fire crews are starting to leave. chp officers are starting to leave. that's good news. at the start they had 15 engines with firefighters from a variety of agencies. they jumped right onto this fire, hoping to keep it small. and after several hours of tough firefighters, they stopped forward progress. i'm told that 300 to 400 people were ordered to leave their homes in the marin wood area. but just a short while ago marin county fire tweeting that that evacuation order is a warning. people can come home but should be on the

kate larsen joins us from marin county to explain how they prepared. kate. >> because of all of this lightning, marin county fire up staffed as much as possible tonight but there is only so much they can do, keeping in mind that 50% of firefighting staff is still up with together fires burning throughout california, making it all the more important that everyone stay alert. it was just for a moment at sunset but it rained in san rafael although sprinkle might be more accurate he had either way, the rear recurrence was not lost on some young residents. >> it rained. >> we are in a drawer and we really need it. >> rain is awesome and good for the fires. >> which is usually to accept this rain is not nearly enough to put a dent in the dry conditions and it comes with lightning. >> the challenge with lightning is it happens in remote locations with poor access and that allows those fires to get big before we can get stuff on them. kate: the battalion chief says marin county fire is monitoring the lightning by the minute. >> typically, we will get the wind

you can make an appointment through marin county's health and human services website. head to nbcbayarea.com where we have some answers for you, according to those questions when it comes to boosters. click on the covid booster eligibility. that's in the trending bar. we break down who is able to get the third dose and when moderna and johnson & johnson could begin sending out their own booster shots. >>> we're learning more about the deadly overnight crash near clark elementary school. police are saying instead of a two-car crash, the driver of one gray honda civic was speeding on corerra court when it collided into a tree in the center median. another car involved flipped over. there were four young men in the car. one person died at the scene. the driver and two passengers were transported to the hospital. both passengers have life-threatening injuries. >>> happening now in contra costa county, this pg&e outage map shows around lafayette and miraga where some 1,000 customers are still in the dark this midday after a truck crashed yesterday afternoon knocking down a

dan: supporters of removing governor newsom from office held rallies in marin county for the second day in a row after one of the protesters was assaulted. we explain why the protesters returned. reporter: protesters in marin took one last shot hoping to sway the public to vote yes. >> we are getting visible and makes everybody understand that we need to vote yes and get him out of office. reporter: melanie morgan helped organize the demonstration. a man was assaulted with a fractured skull. morgan said they do not want that to silence >> it is a state that is almost uninhabitable. the crime rate is outrageous. reporter: polls show governor newsom favorite to retain his seat. the protesters think there is hope the result will go in >> their favor. >>it will go the way it should pgo. i feel like i'm making a difference. reporter: her family are immigrants from mexico. she says her family will be voting yes once polls open in hopes that other latino voters do the same. >> gavin newsom thanks he is above the law. he is supposed to be defending us. reporter: the minds of these protesters ar

marin county has the highest vaccination rate in california, one of the highest in the nation. in santa cruz county. several agencies are joining the sheriff's department in the search for a missing swimmer. 17 year old cash bright went missing at laguna state beach yesterday. cash was body surfing in the area was last seen wearing black swim trunks. crews from state park, chp, santa cruz fire and cal fire are all helping in this search, which resumed this morning now to florida, where police have returned to a nature preserve as they continue looking for the fiancee of gabby petito. this comes as new details are emerging about a search warrant executed last week on a hard drive. jonathan siri brings us up to date. the search for brian laundry continues in north port florida police are returning to the carlton reserve, where he reportedly visited a week ago to hike yesterday, fbi agents raided the laundry home, removing several boxes and towing away a ford mustang convertible. authorities hoping this information can lead them to brian. you're going to be doing a deep dive into s

. >>> as marin county sinks deeper into the drought, local leaders are considering an expensive solutionalker has details on why the plans could put marin in an unusual bidding war. >> reporter: desalinization is on the india that re-services every time a drought is coming around my awesome it is shelved as soon as the drought goes away. here we are with marin once again considering pulling water from right here out of the bay. >> we previously looked at a permanent desalination facility back in 2010, and it would be placed down in san rafael, close to the bay, and by the central marin sanitation agency. >> reporter: is water levels continue to drop in the marin county reservoirs, more options are being put on the table in the event of another dry winter. plan a continues to be an emergency pipeline over the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> at the priority because it would bring us a larger volume of water that more closely meets our demand needs. we are looking at desalinization as a secondary backup option. >> reporter: a backup option because it provides less water at greater cost. mobi

. >>> a close call in marin county as they managed to stop the fire near hawk camp. there is no immediate damage , but smoke might impact southern marin county today. >>> in the sierra, some evacuated do to the caldor fire and come home. grizzly flats is the latest to come back. president biden has just approved a disaster declaration for the caldor fire , which has burned over 216,000 acres and is 67% contained. >>> there is a shooting on highway abdul prigden in concord. there was gunfire on the freeway south of clayton road yesterday morning. officers were looking for evidence on the side of the roadway and speaking with several in the area. >>> san leandro will swear in a new police chief. abdul prigden takes over with a ceremony happening at the beginning of tonight's san leandro city council meeting. >>> a family speaks out after a drunk driver crashed into their vehicle at the intersection of international boulevard and 38th street thursday night . they ran a red light. that was seven children and three adults inside. the force of the impact ejected some of th

. >> it's been 3 weeks since marin county students and teachers went back into their classrooms. and since then the health department has investigated more than 70 positive covid cases among students and staff across the entire district. but as kron four's. noelle bellow reports only a couple of the cases are actually considered in school transmissions. >> it's very promising and mia sharing data that we're seeing on the school's friend deputy health officer for marine county doctor lisa santora says they were concerned schools would be particularly vulnerable for covid-19 transmission. but the data they're seeing now is reassuring. we have categorize school. school pays. but actually to are only 2 to from school based transmissions. the other to actually determine doctors and tourists as some of the 71 total covid cases among students and staff. our through sibling contact are thought to have come from community spread outside of school officials say when you compare the cases numbers from last year when there were a similar amount of students in school. but the state was on loc

here's more on how marin county is addressing the drought. >> reporter: marin county residents are beinged to conserve water wherever they can. >> he put it in the buckets. and then we use to it water all the plants. why waste it. the same thing with his bath. >> reporter: she is using gray water on the plants outside. the ma ridge water district has watering restrictions in place. >> we are requesting that various residents only irrigate one day per week and we do have patrols of employees looking for water wasting. >> reporter: the water president said while some are conserving, many aren't. hoping to get their attention, the board adopted a penalty ordinance. customers will be charged more for the additional water. >> it's not $5. it is $5 per 748 gallons. which is basically double the normal price. >> reporter: she says she'll continue to conserve to avoid a higher bill. >> no one want their bills going up. from $250 a month to $350 a month for water. >> reporter: with the crowd in their minds, people say a bigger bill may be what it takes to convince people to use less. >> not every

we are live in marin county this morning, i will send it back to you. >>> justin, thank you.e polls were telling the different story potentially, not that long ago. what changed? coming up in a few minutes, a political analyst and professor joins us live, kpix 5 will have special coverage of the recall election beginning tomorrow night at 7:00 pm. we will have the latest election news the next morning, beginning at 4:30 am. >>> a reminder this morning, that we still have a long way to go with the fire season and to the north of us, a new fire is causing trouble in the good news this morning, evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings in mendocino county, that is where the hopkins fire is the latest blaze causing damage in california. it is affecting residence in cal pella, a community on the russian river north of ukiah, last night, several homes burned in the black oaks estates neighborhood, the hopkins fire has now scorched 275 acres, and is 10% contained. president biden just approved a disaster declaration for the cal door fire, in the sierra, he is expected to vi

kate larsen joins us from marin county to explain how they prepared. kate. >> because of all of this lightning, marin county fire up staffed as much as possible tonight but there is only so much they can do, keeping in mind that 50% of firefighting staff is still up with together fires burning throughout california, making it all the more important that everyone stay alert. it was just for a moment at sunset but it rained in san rafael although sprinkle might be more accurate he had either way, the rear recurrence was not lost on some young residents. >> it rained. >> we are in a drawer and we really need it. >> rain is awesome and good for the fires. >> which is usually to accept this rain is not nearly enough to put a dent in the dry conditions and it comes with lightning. >> the challenge with lightning is it happens in remote locations with poor access and that allows those fires to get big before we can get stuff on them. kate: the battalion chief says marin county fire is monitoring the lightning by the minute. >> typically, we will get the wind

amy: marin county getting a jump on this. the vaccine has not been approved for five to 11-year-olds, but they are planning vaccine clinics. one of three will be held here at middle creek -- miller creek middle school. trying to guess when this vaccine would be approved for younger kids has been tricky. we heard this summer, then december. but pfizer may be ready for five through 11-year-olds in october, with the delta variant causing the recent surge. marin's deputy health officer says that she will be taking her young kids as soon the vaccine is available. >> as a parent, i see the risks of the vaccine, the harms of the vaccine is extremely low. if my children are exposed to a covid positive student, they will be able to stay in school. kumasi: -- amy: marin is turning its attention to older students, who are athletes. they will need to be vaccinated or submit to weekly covid testing. and talk of requiring the vaccine for all students is heating up across the bay area. west coast are custom -- the west county is voting tooo

we have some developing news in marin county as bill just mentioned. fire crews are attacking a grass fire that is forcing evacuations. in the lucas valley area of san rafel. it was reported at about 2 30 this afternoon. it's burning their mount last and drive, san rafael fire says right now the fire has grown to about 20 acres and the flames are burning uphill away from homes. sky foxx was overhead a short time ago, we could see a helicopter dropping water onto the flames. san rafael. fire says it has extra engines on the scene in an effort to get this fire under control in santa cruz county, aptos high school is closed today after a student was stabbed to death on campus yesterday to other students are in custody and now facing murder charges. kate views jesse gary is at the sheriff's department there in santa cruz, where investigators jesse are still trying to figure out a motive for this killing. franken over the course of the past hour, i talked to investigators who say they found the murder weapon which is a knife, although they would not elabora

marin counties. reservoirs are only about 37% full in the water district is looking for ways to save as much of that water as possible at a board meeting this week. they unveiled a proposal to penalize customers who exceed their allotted amount of water, all renner assigned to one of 4 tiers based on their water usage from the previous summer winter under the proposed plan. anyone in tears 2, 3, 4, wixey. there are a lot of them out. could face a financial penalty. the water board says the goal here is to save water, not collect revenue. we're looking at trying to come up with something that effectively gets people's attention we don't really want to clip about it. we want to have the water savings. >> all right. back live now. and at this point they don't know how much those penalties would be. there's another board meeting on september 21st. >> they're going to review several different possibly move forward with one of them. if they do decide to implement that penalty. it wouldn't take effect until

to the north bay where red county is opening its -- marin county is opening its first vaccination site for booster shots. we got an exclusive walk-through of the site ahead of the opening. >> that is right. vaccination site is inside this mall in san rafael. marion county says -- karen county says 70,000 residents -- there are 70,000 residents here who qualify but they are prioritizing 75 and older. >> here we are in the northgate mall, in the centre court. we will have our clients enter from the hallway down here. >> got a look inside their new operation that is equipped to welcome both marin county residents with appointments and walk-ins. how many are you expecting to show up? >> we are hoping 1000 people per day in a six hour time slot. tuesday through saturday. >> the store is divided in half, one fragment -- one for registration and one for administration. >> they will help with the vaccine administration and we will have emts to watch during the observation. >> does not take long to notice this is unlike any vaccination site. >> we are at an old victoria's secret store. >> i kno

but marin county teachers are already laying out a plan. if the fda approval comes as expected on october the 15th marin county is planning to open clinics on october. the 23rd the county goal is to get 75% of children between 5.11 years old. a covid shot within the first month of eligibility. >> to have a series of 3 weekends saturday, sunday, saturday, sunday saturday, sunday for the first doses and, know, be a week off probably around thanksgiving and then another series of to really get our for the second doses. >> while the county is going to urge children to get vaccinated. so far. there have been no discussions to issue a mandate that children be vaccinated in order to go to marin county schools. time now for the 4 zone forecast as we go to the tent camp and the marine layer moving in over the bay area that marine layer already feeling it to ken and our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with the cooler temperatures. yeah. kind of a change in the season. has guys talking about vaccination. i'm recommending the flu shot just

marin county. so amber, have you seen any lightning there? heather no lightning at this point, but there's been some sprinkling. not people tell us they are concerned about fire danger and that they're prepared to evacuate. so he in the small town of wood acre in marin county, a baseball field illustrates the impact of drought dry straw, you know, like, just waiting to, like, catch a fire. really this mom is watching her son practice but her mind on fire danger. it's definitely there in the back of my head. my son scared. i assured him like, even if it does happen, we'll just get out of their red flag. morning signs are up along a major thoroughfare. you're on constant alert. you just have to make sure that everything's ready to go this family enjoying a stroll, but say they're ready to evacuate. if necessary. yeah, we just love it. it's beautiful. it offers so much, but this time of year is scary now. nearby at the marin county fire headquarters, crews are preparing hoses and other equipment ready to respond. fire officials say conditions ar

in alameda county. 73% in contra, costa county 84% voted not to recall newsom in marin county more than0% in napa county. nearly 87% in san francisco county said no. san mateo county nearly 76% in santa clara county voted not to recall newsom and solano counties. 64 1% in sonoma county. nearly 78% of those numbers again will be updated a little since the final ballots are still being counted. an exclusive inside california politics exit poll found more than half of california likely voters would vote to reelect governor newsom next year. as with more than 52% of those polled said those results were released yesterday. with that in mind and seeing how handily newsome defeated the recall. it seems pretty apparent california voters are rather pleased with his performance, at least so far. so how does that set newsome up for the future. joined now by political analyst, former adviser to nancy pelosi michael yaki, michael, nice to see you again. do assume that newsom's political star is rising again and how far michael might he be eyeing the white house. >> i think you can assume that it's c

marin county's public health officer was in the meeting. >> basically our approach in california will cdc recommended. reporter: counties will have flexibility to modify the criteria. marin county will open vaccination sites at the northgate maugham wednesday, to give boosters to those 75 and older. >> it is a subset at higher of more severe outcomes if they become infected. it may be a few days that we open up to 65 plus. reporter: pharmacies will become some of the main distributors of the vaccine and will follow the cdc guidelines, giving priority to those 65 and older or those with underlying health conditions. this resident make sure he was among the first to get a booster. >> i should bet on the lottery. there was not much luck about it. you go online and make an appointment, sign up, and they do it. reporter: there is some luck. outside of the same cvs, we met this man who has been trying for hours to book an appointment. this is giving him a flashback of when he and his wife traveled out of county to get their shots. you took a road trip? >> we went to sacramento. the original

the difference between marin county and san francisco, marin is able to do the weekly testing if they're of vaccination. president biden will be meeting with the president of kaiser permanente in california, they'll be meeting. biden will be discussing some of the best practices with getting those employees vaccinated. so far 90% of the employees with that hospital chain have been vaccinated. he'll be getting some feed back on what worked with the organization. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> all right. we saw some breezy conditions in cierra's live shot this morning and now seeing hazy, maybe some foggy conditions in san francisco and it's feeling a little cooler too. >> we're going to see a lot more fog near the coast and cooling our temperatures off even in the inland areas. but it's also bringing in some of the smoke and that's what we'll see for today as our highs for the inland areas reach into the upper 80s. we will be cooling down and watching some weekend showers just to the north of us. and it's going to be misting and drizzling in san fra

. >>> on the fire watch, closer to home, marin county fire crews mopping up a vegetation fire that raceup a hillside in marin would force the people to evacuate. all evacuation orders have been lifted. this morning the so-called fire that broke out yesterday is holding at 30 acres and is 80% contained. caretakers worked hard dropping water and fire retardant to keep the flames from homes north of lucas valley road. >> one siren after another then accounted sirens and realized it was serious and i looked outside and there was a huge plume of smoke. >> the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >>> as we take a look the roadways right now, a deadly crash has shut down the lens on westbound 580 as we work towards north lindor avenue, three right flames shut down until further notice. the an investigation is underway inhabited 3:45 this morning. a vehicle hit a pedestrian walking on the roadway there. so, a lot of activity on the scene. it is very slow as you head to the altamont pass. speeds dipping down to my miles per hour in some spots. an area for super commuters. we see a lot

san francisco of a little mix of smoke coming out of marin county. patchy low clouds and fog. we had just enough of a sea breeze to help out the air quality. a lot of the smoke is aloft of 3,000 feet. this wedge of cooler marine air which is stirring up the air below. as the sea breeze weakens, we have to watch the air quality by saturday and sunday. right now is marin county and the unhealthy for sensitive range as we are seeing moderate levels. notice we got these areas of moderate and highest levels around the in land east bay. late tomorrow, into saturday, we may see a light improvement as the sea breeze picks up kind of a daily thing. warm up we'll see less of that sea breeze influence, hazy skies will be apart of the holiday weekend. feeling more like fall, you may notice a change, upper 40s and mid-40s around the north bay tomorrow morning. low 50s elsewhere, warm-up begins tomorrow. san jose is near 80 degrees. not much changed yet in san francisco. 73 in oakland and out towards livermore. here on nbc bay area tomorrow night, dodgers and giants, you see the temperature

in marin county, people lined up at the first booster vaccination site for the county. across the country, pleading with people who still have not gotten their first shots. morgan norwood has more from the cdc as some companies get very serious. >> as the u.s. looks to turn a corner ahead of a fall wave of infections, the cdc with the nationwide health alert urging pregnant women and nursing mothers to get vaccinated. >> we have the data that demonstrates the overwhelming benefit of vaccine and really very little safety concerns at all. >> new data shows 22 pregnant women died of covid last month. compared to other patients, twice as likely to need intensive care. 70% more likely to die. samantha kelly was 32 weeks pregnant, but unvaccinated when she went into a coma with covid. she is recovering after doctors safely delivered her babies. >> a lot of decisions being thrown at you. as a mom, you try and make the best one. but unfortunately, i think i made the wrong one. and i should have gotten that vaccine. >> the warning comes as the number of people getting their firs

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marin county says one of the goals is to avoid staffing shortages. it first responders test positive and have to quarantine. meanwhile, we have new details tonight on the mask rules in solano county. the mask mandate, the board of supervisors approved yesterday only applies to county buildings in cities which have mask mandates in place for now. that's just the late show and benicia county buildings in other parts of solano county will not require face coverings. >> happening now, chase center is holding its first concert since the pandemic and proof of vaccination is required, which is a new role in san francisco for mega indoor events. our kron four's gayle on caught up with fans a little earlier today and she asked about the new safety procedures. >> goers brought their excitement to chase center wednesday for the first concert since the pandemic and of course, covid protocols are in place mask right here that my vaccination card in my wallet. i'm ready channel 4. the last time chase center hosted a concert was new year's eve 2019. i was thinking a

this morning, crews are keeping an eye on a fire that sparked near marin county. this picture from overnight shares plumes of smoke just spreading into the air, the fire system blazed, it has now been contained. people are returning to some of the areas hit by the cal door fire including grizzly flats, where many homes were destroyed. president biden has just approved a disaster declaration for the cal door fire before his visit today. >>> the chp is investigating a shooting on highway 242 in concord, officers responded to several reports of gunfire on the freeway just south of clayton road around 7:00 am yesterday, no reports so far of any injuries, officers were combing the side of the roadway for evidence and talking to several people in the area. >>> and oakland family is speaking out this morning after a drunk driver crashed into their home. this happened at the intersection of international boulevard and 38th street thursday night. local police say the driver was going 90 miles per hour and ran a red light before hitting the van. there were seven children an

. >> marin county has always try to anticipate what is coming next. >> the superintendent of schools says if the fda authorizes pfizer's vaccine in october, she plans to start vaccine clinics on october 23 or october 30 at three schools, including miller creek middle. >> our hope is we will have 75% of our five to 11-year-olds, which is 21,000 in marin county fully vaccinated, prior to the winter recess. >> if you asked me a year ago, i would say i probably am not vaccinating my kid. but delta was a game changer for our community. reporter: dr. lisa santora plans to vaccinate her young children as soon as possible. >> as a parent, i see the harms of the vaccine as being extremely low. the benefits my children will gain by being vaccinated is if they are exposed to covid positive students, they will be able to stay in school. reporter: officials don't anticipate mandating the vaccine for students at this time. kate larsen, abc7 news. larry: the west contra costa school district can become the first in the bay area to require the school -- students get vaccinated. a vote is set for tue

. >>> a strange drought battle pitting marin county against a saudi arabian prince. >>> forget cash and credit cards. the new system being watched in the bay area literally puts your payment information in the palm of your hand. emergency planning for kids. we can't predict when an emergency will happen. so that's why it's important to make a plan with your parents. here are a few tips to stay safe. know how to get in touch with your family. write down phone numbers for your parents, siblings and neighbors. pick a place to meet your family if you are not together and can't go home. remind your parents to pack an emergency supply kit. making a plan might feel like homework, but it will help you and your family stay safe during an emergency. >>> right now, crews are racing against time searching for a teenager who was swept out to sea in santa cruz county. kpix 5's max darrell reports he was last seen yesterday while body surfing at laguna creek beach. >> reporter: we are now on day two of search and rescue efforts here at this beach in davenport. you can see where a bulk of the efforts a

marin county is setting a milestone in the fight against the coronavirus. data on the county's dashboard shows that 97.3% of eligible people in marin county have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine and more than 90% are fully vaccinated. marin county now has the highest vaccination rate anywhere in california. and it has one of the highest vaccination rates anywhere in the country as well. covid death had a devastating new record in the us today. this comes as johnson and johnson announces new test results for booster shots. but as fox news steve harrigan tells us, it's still not clear when the new booster will be fda approved. the number is growing as we stand here, it's another ominous new record more than 675,000 americans have died from covid 19 passing the number of deaths during the flu pandemic of 1918, but it could soon be easier to protect yourself against serious infections. johnson johnson announcing positive results from their large scale booster trials. reporting the vaccine's effectiveness went from 70% to 94% following a second shot given