we're in the orange tier. now today. but we want to, of course, get to a yellow tier and get to a better place. >> now it's 6, san francisco mayor london breed had some pep in her step today of state officials announced more of the bay area will reopen for business. this week. good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm catherine heenan and i'm ken wayne san francisco marin and santa clara counties. progress from the state's read to the orange tier. >> indicating covid infection levels from have fallen from substantial to moderate levels. these 3 counties now join san mateo county. as you can see, which shifted last week. as for what you can do in red versus orange tiers indoor dining places of worship movie theaters can have up to 50% capacity in orange. retail stores and shopping malls can have full capacity indoor gyms wineries and breweries can operate at 25% capacity and with a move to the orange tier bars can reopen outdoors only in offices can open with modifications. some business owners, though, remain

i'm wearing orange today for a reason. not because it's opening day for the giants although that's coming up fairly soon. >> but because we're in the orange tier. a beaming mayor london breed announced tuesday that san francisco would be moving to the less restrictive orange reopening tier. >> allowing increased capacity in restaurants. the reopening of bars and the opening of offices at 25% capacity. we have a lot of dedicated companies here in san francisco that really truly committed to reopening their offices to changing in making flexible work. schedules filling up these empty offices and making these once crowded streets busy again is exactly what downtown businesses need because they depended that daytime traffic to survive. >> that's what we're really concerned about. when will people come back and even at what numbers will they return steve sarver owns label and leaf the next generation of the san francisco soup company. >> before the pandemic. he had 13 bay area locations. now just 3 year open and those waiting t

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but now that alameda county is moving into the orange tier.y can bring people back inside. >> you know, have one person that was helping outside come inside and very slowly start that transition, but still maintain or outside. tastings people seem to enjoy that as well. >> rhonda does worry about another wave of coronavirus cases slowing things down again, she's optimistic about the future. >> this whole pandemic. you've had to and change everything so i've learned not plan to have a really without, you know, being ready to pivot. constantly. so my hope is we just keep going in the right direction. now indoor wine tasting rooms will be limited to 25% capacity and people still need to respect social distancing. stay apart by about 6 feet. >> and also wear a mask when they're not eating or drinking but for now in the east bay, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> in the north bay. napa county was expected to move into the orange tier today. however, a recent increase in positive cases forced the county to stay in the red or substantial covid tier kr

congratulations being the kiss county to move into orange. so, mike, moving tiers is, of course, combination of new cases and health equities. what enabled your county to move into orange? >> i believe it's a combination of everything. i think the vaccine is starting to have an impact as we get out into the communities where it's most needed. i think the business community has really rallied around the support of its residents to make sure they operate in a responsible and cautious way. i believe the communities had come together to necessary tate the heart it wear a a a a socially distance. so more things, more businesses can open. >> all right. here's the big question everyone wants to know. what types of businesses and activities can be open in the orange tier which were not allowed in red? >> i think the one thing that a lot of people are looking forward to are bars opening outside and allowing to serve people outside where they're not serving food. so that's new. restaurants will be able to increase capacity 50%. stores will be able to a

counties in four colors, purple, red, orange and yellow. purposing meaning widespread risk to yellow but there could be another tier added. the green, that could mean going back to normal. the governor has yet to explain what that ti, r would look like saying it's in the works. >>> this morning the entire bay area is in the red ti, r with the final counties contra costa and sonoma the last to move. >>> on our road to recovery, one bay area county could be the first to mark a major milestone across the area. emily turner is live from redwood city where san mateo county is leading the way. >> yeah. that means some of these lices like the restaurants and bars wouldn't have to be used so much which on cold days like today i can tell you would be nice to be inside. here is what it means to move in to the orange. we will get to that in just a second it. would be the first bay area county to move into the orange as early as today. san mateo board president credits the vaccine and the lack of major local day or events since the holiday surge. in fa

they're all in orange. you still do have contra costa solano, napa and sonoma counties who are stuck in that red tier. and just a reminder. what you can do in the orange tier versus red indoor dining in orange goes up to 50% capacity. retail shops can operate at full capacity indoor gyms can go 25% capacity and with the move to orange offices can open with modifications. now thousands of appointments are available for covid vaccinations here in contra, costa county. that is the good news. hopefully that gets them out of red. the county's health department making the announcement eligibility for the vaccine has been expanded to people 16 and older now forcefully to gaal reports that almost anybody who lives or works in contra. costa county can now book an appointment. >> so far. more than 640,000 doses of the covid-19 vaccine have already been administered in contra, costa county tuesday's announcement from health services expands eligibility to at least 375,000 more people. anyone, 16 years of age or older

orange deer.ie theaters, you can actually buy popcorn now at movie theaters. >> giants, oracle will be allowed to open to limited capacity and the mayor says she is working with the team on home opener details. getting that ready to go for the april home opener. the orange deer allows bars to open outdoor service and the hope is you will come to a giants game, and we will start to see [ inaudible ] and continue with this swift phase of reopening. the mayor is predicting that the city will hit the yellow tier within weeks . >>> a new federal survey finds nearly half of the nation's elementary schools are open for full-time classroom learning that the number of children learning in person very greatly by not only region but by race in february across the country. students in rural areas and towns were far more likely to be back in the classroom full- time, compared to students in cities and suburbs of. among fourth-graders, 49% of white students were learning fully in person fully online. the number

counties in the orange tier can play to a capacity of 20%.the yellow tier, 25%. >> baseball is about energy and relationships. you go with your parents or you go with your children. >> reporter: dr. george rutherford works with the warriors on safety protocols. >> we have a lot more people that are immune. >> should people be required to be vaccinated and then show proof to go to public events? >> we may get there. if you're not going to try and have a testing before hand like the warriors are proposing, if you're going to fill stadiums up completely, you know, then we'll have to have another higher level of protection than just masks and lower density. and being outside. >> reporter: the oakland a's are also working on a safety plan and are alreadyng updated ticket vouchers in the hopes of fan-filled games this spring. kate larson, "abc7 news." >>> new at 11:00, california is making major changes to its vaccine policy. the state are vaccinate low income communities to speed up reopenings. 40% of the vaccine supply will be allocated to 400 of

there those orange and red closer indicating that heavy and intense rainfall. so that cell with that isolated thunderstorm there for the rest of the east bay from fremont catching that wet weather up through the drive valley, dublin, looking at concord in the east bay, san francisco as well as for the north bay where we have been seeing that small hail. you can still see that from st. helena and eldridge right now. woe will -- we will talk more about what you can expect coming up. >>> in -- if you have any cool shots please send them our way. we want to see them. remember now is a great time to download the kpix news app. >>> live on capitol hill the white house just voted to approve president biden's $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief plan. the bill will now go to the white house for the president's signature. included is an extension of federal unemployment benefits. it also includes a tax credit of up to $3,600 per child. the white house says millions of americans will begin receiving direct stimulus payments by the end of this month. investors are clearly excite

this is for orange, on march 16th, the county was at 6.2%. this week, it's 4.6. >>> a live look in san francisco, where leaders today plan to clear up some of the confusion about what can and cannot be open in the orange tier. a webinar scheduled for this afternoon will clarify the recently changed rules for live events indoor and outdoor dining, as well as bars and large gatherings. restaurants and movie theaters are allowed up to 50% capacity but bars there still only allowed to operate outdoors. >>> today is the final day schools can reopen and receive that full amount of money offered by the state from its massive $6 billion funding plan. that amount is pro rated each day for districts students through second grade have not returned. schools in sonoma are among those coming back in full force. health leaders are advising schools to be vigilant in masking and other measures. nearly 20,000 students across 30 campuses are returning this week. the number is expected to double by mid-april. >>> come next fall, san francisco unified may narrow

counties in the orange tier can play to a capacity of 20%.yellow tier, 25%. >> baseball is about energy and relationships. you go with your parents or you go with your children. >> reporter: dr. george rutherford works with the warriors on safety protocols. >> we have a lot more people that are immune. >> should people be required to be vaccinated and then show proof to go to public events? >> we may get there. if you're not going to try and have a testing before hand like the warriors are proposing, if you're going to fill stadiums up completely, you know, then we'll have to have another higher level of protection than just masks and lower density. and being outside. >> reporter: the oakland a's are also working on a safety plan and are already selling updated ticket vouchers in the hopes of fan-filled games this spring. kate larson, "abc7 news." >>> new at 11:00, california is making major changes to its vaccine policy. the state are vaccinate low income communities to speed up reopenings. 40% of the vaccine supply will be allocated to 400

but overall, in alameda, orange is the new happy. for sure. >> and we'll take the baseball and the wine. that's not a bad trade. thank you, jessica. >> sounds good. let's check on how close other counties are to moving to the orange tier. this graph shows the adjusted case rate. that's the number of cases per 100,000 people. this number needs to be below 3.9 to go into the orange tier. on march 16th right there, the county had 6.2 cases per 100,000 people. this week it's at 4.6 cases per 100,000. that's a lot closer to that 3.9 cutoff. county health leaders said today they are confident contra costa county could move into the orange next week. >>> welcome back. those are the two words heard loud and clear as our youngest students went back to school this year. the changes the district put in place. at madison park academy primary school in east oakland, families waited in line with their kids to pass a health screenings. the district is only offering in person classes to children in grades pre-k through second grade as well as foster

coliseum is orange with alameda county in the orange tier, additional seats available. >>> across theants' home opener is friday, april 9th, allowing about 8,000 fans, 20% capacity. current season ticket holders have first priority but expect to put on sale for the public later this week, and selling month to month because guidelines are constantly changing. >>> jeff ranieri is back with us. we've seen each other nightly basis for 13 straight years. >> yeah. >> but apart, physically at least for 12 months, it's nice to have you back. >> thanks, great to be back. at least for one night, working on climate schedule. supposed to be back working from home tomorrow. but great to see you and weather wall and all of you at home. get to tomorrow, big weather headline is high pressure moving in. will sit on top of california, going to bring some of the warmest weather this year. temperatures near record-setting highs. going to begin to work for us as soon as tomorrow morning. had a lot of mornings in 30s to low 40s, but as we roll through the morning hours tomorrow, going to start warmer. won'

santa cruz county also enters the orange tier today.unty had hoped to move into the orange tier today, but just didn't meet the state requirements. tri-valley wine testing rooms can reopen indoors at 25% capacity. bowling alleys as well. indoor dining, movie theaters and places of worship now can be at 50% capacity. not too bad. >>> but now we can finally start to go indoors, we want to stay outdoors, spring-like temperatures, although summer making a little appearance today, kari. >> yes, we are going to be warming up over the next couple of days with highs reaching into the mid 80s. mike, how is the traffic rolling? >> kari, we had a slower in the south bay but things cleared up 101 north, better news past the earlier crash at mckee. >> that's going to do it for us this wednesday morning. >> want to leave you a live look this morning out on there we go, san francisco, beautiful sunrise, get out and enjoy the day. the "today" show is next. >>> good morning. breaking news. 100% effective. the stunning results from pfizer overnight on it

now retail in the orange is going to be 50% capacity under orange in san francisco at least.the other orange tier counties. it can be up to 100%. taking a live look at the city where the new regulations go into effect tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. as of today, 40% of those over 16 in the city have been vaccinated, hospitalizations at the lowest they have been in four months. the mayor expects business to come back. >> downtown will start to come alive again. what that means is hopefully many of the restaurants and the coffee shops and the place that you have seen that have been struggling will hopefully be able to open again. >> taking a live look when marin and san jose and santa clara where they are still waiting for word from the state. the tier assignments determined by the state based on a daily coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, at justed for the amount of testing it preforms and the positive test rate and to move to a less restrictive tier may county must have been in the tier for three weeks. as for the other counties in the bay area the earliest that alameda county could

and more bay area counties are ready for the orange tier. what it means for you. >>> right now, details out of boulder, colorado, a community devastated and in disbelief. among those dead, a police officer. >> officer talley was the first to the scene and he is was fatally shot. >> what we are learning tonight about the victims and the suspect. >>> and cleared for covid vaccines in another bay area county. how easy will it be for to you book an appointment. >>> bringing a city back to life. the step forward san francisco is able to take. it could mean you will be able to do things you haven't been able to do in a year. >>> we start with breaking news. we are emerging from the pandemic, and slipping back in mass shootings. last week, we had georgia, and today, colorado, ten people killed in a boulder grocery store. among the dead, a police officer, the father of seven. tonight, the suspect is in custody. the question, why is it happen? they lined the streets to pay their respects. first responders and community members. one of the hardest sal

an orange. you glad that now it's in the orange and can resist >> dad joke aside. that's going to be great news. thank you very much. well, well, millions of californians are now eligible to get the covid-19 vaccine, although there are still not enough doses to go around the state. expanded its vaccine eligibility to include an extra 6 million people. >> and this includes now people with cancer, chronic kidney disease and down syndrome along with pregnant women and patients with heart conditions. basically people with severe underlying conditions that would put them at higher risk. anybody 60 and older 16 to 64 with a serious illness is now eligible to get the vaccine. >> people who live and group housing or dorms in san francisco can also get a vaccine. those living in single room units. they don't qualify kron four's. taylor has more. >> head scratcher for us like its no-brainer. while california expanded its vaccine eligibility to people living or working a congregate living communities on mo

i'm excited about the opportunity to move into the orange tier. that's very, very important for all of us. i also think that. >> it creates more opportunities for businesses have been struggling to get on their feet and for schools to start to open. >> downtown san jose has been seeing more foot traffic since a return to the red tier. a lot restaurants to operate indoors at 25% of capacity under the orange tier. however, that number will be increased to 50% and will help the bottom line says san pedro square businessman david moved means a 25% increase our capacity inside, which is or bottom >> and also it is given the public confidence come out again and also staff are feeling safe or feel like we're heading in the right direction with this at the orange tier will mean officers can reopen for in person. shifts of up to 25% capacity. >> as well as 25% in conference rooms. >> shopping centers can also expand to 50% capacity along with museums and zoos and movie theaters can reopen at the lesser of 50% or 200 people. the widespread optimism comes wi

cassidy in the red tier 25% in the orange and 35% in the yellow tear. the state recently issued revised covid-19 safety guidelines rides and attractions can last no longer than 15 minutes, live performances and shows are allowed, but on lee outside disneyland finds itself in an orange tear county, but it said it won't be reopening until the end of april. and stanford started welcoming back some students to campus today, juniors and seniors are now allowed to return for the start of the spring quarter, but most classes will remain online students who are on campus are required to be tested for covid-19 twice a week. the stanford school of medicine suggests that the spread of covid-19 will be manageable by the spring. coronavirus vaccinations are opening up to all adults this week, and more than a dozen states. new york state will give shots to anyone over 30 starting tomorrow, and all adults starting april 16th other states that are giving doses to all the doubt all doubt to all adults without restrictions starting this week include texas, oklahoma, loui

today three bay areas move into the orange tier. talking about san francisco. they inch closer to normality. they can have indoor dining at 50%. bars can be open outdoors only. places of worship can be at 50% capacity as well as movie theaters. gyms and bowling alleys can have 25% capacity. offices can welcome employees back indoors with modifications. elderly employees were obviously happy to hear the news that more people would be allowed to dine inside. the owner says they have been surviving by having their regular customers eat there in addition to take-out orders. with 50% allowed, they are hopeful businesses will pick up. >> that's for sure, yeah. a couple more guys coming in. >> the new orange tier guidelines officially go into effect tomorrow. county health officials caution is virus is still out there so you must still follow all safety protocols. >>> san francisco businesses also celebrating the move to orange, but as pete explains, san francisco's mayor is still warning people that even though more is reopening, they still need to be vigilant. >> i'

. >>> and moving into the orange tier, the bay area counties that could be easing health restrictions in less than 48 hours. >>> we begin tonight with that breaking news out of boulder, colorado, police confirming a man opened fire inside this grocery store killing at least ten people including the first police officer on the scene. good evening. i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. reporter chris martinez has the latest on this horrific crime. >> could be in the store. >> he went in there. >> he went in the store? >> he went right down there. >> oh, my god. guys, we got people down inside king soopers. >> reporter: dean schiller live streamed this video on youtube. >> there's a shooter, active shooter. get away! >> reporter: after arriving at a king soopers grocery store in boulder. shoppers inside heard multiple gunshots including newlyweds never in and quinnlan sloan who prayed after they escaped. >> we started hearing more like bang, bang, bang, bang and i like sprinted over, just like told her hey, we need to get out of here and i pushed open the emergency door and i think we

. >> reporter: already moving to orange. some bay area counties could loosen health restrictions this week. what it means for businesses. good evening. >>> we start with a weekend of support across the bay area and the country. thousands gathering to stand with the asian community at the same time-out rage is sweeping across the nation tonight. sparked by the murders of 8 people in georgia. six of them asian. kpix5 is live in san jose with the public out cry to charge the suspect with a hate crime. >> reporter: many feel it is clear that a hate crime occurred but there are challenges to proving that including looking at the suspect's past and current life. >> to me it is clearly a hate crime. it seems like he sought out a place where there were asian women and he executed them and murdered them. >> reporter: five days after a 21-year-old georgia man allegedly shot and killed eight people, six of them asian at spas, no word if the suspect will be charged with a hate crime. >> reporter: meanwhile, pressure is mounting nationwi

it's the first one in the bay area to hit the orange tier.taurants will now be able to fill up half of their dining rooms, half of of of of of rooms. good news. gyms are allowing 25% more capacity. indoor dining. laser tag and bouncy houses. businesses are thrilled. they told us this shutdown has been tough on them. this allows them to bring back some employees and hope it will bring them much needed business. it's another step getting back to normal as the number of covid cases continue to go down. live in burlingame, amy hollyfield. >>> san francisco is expected to hit the orange tier yesterday. mayor london breed said the orange tier rules may stricter than the state's guidelines. more details will be announced tomorrow. >>> you can see where your county stands in the reopening process anytime on our website. this map shows what's open in any tear. >>> the covid-19 variant first discovered in the uk was discovered in contra costa county. health officials said there are likely many more cases that have not been detected. the variant is more

san francisco, santa clara, and marin counties all meet that criteria to move up to the orange. they've been in the red tier for three weeks. the case that are fewer per 100,000 people, they fell below 4.9%. the state will make that announcement tomorrow if the county do move, restrictions would ease on wednesday. >>> in the south bay, plenty of excitement about the potential changes ahead as well. >> yeah, "today in the bay's" tom jensen reports from campbell. >> reporter: this has been javier marin's getaway for years. but for the past year, his safe haven was off limits, closed due to pandemic restrictions. the competitive pinball player was able to come back and start playing again when sclauk county moved to red tier just two and a half weeks ago. now the county is poised to jump into a new tier once again and a move to orange means pinball tournaments could be around the corner. >> definitely looking forward to getting back with my friends, the ones that i play with in the league. >> reporter: in the meantime, he's just excited level up as survived the pandemic and so is t

san francisco county is poised to move into the orange here as well. hoping santa santa clara county is going to get to the next tier orange here in downtown los altos. amy madison runs a tasting room for wine lovers to sip on the chardonnays and pino noirs she and her husband produced from their vineyards in the santa cruz mountains and sonoma. this is our newest wine operating under santa clara county is purple and red tears. she's only been able to sell bottles not offer any endure tastings. it certainly has been difficult, but we're excited to get to the next level. the next level. the orange here could be announced by the state next week, allowing wineries, breweries and distilleries to welcome guests indoors at 25% capacity. there's no denying it's been a really difficult time for everyone, and certainly for the wine industry. we actually lost our 2020 pino cropped, you two smoked ain't in the santa cruz mountains, and we have been under manager we've been under a evacuation due to the fire is probably about three times in the last few years. so

here's a look at some of the big changes in the orange tier. some offices can actually reopen with modifications. also happening today, oakland schools are actually joining the parade of recent reopenings only for some of the youngest students in those districts. it comes with the ted line looming for funding, it looks like some districts will make it while others won't. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us live in san francisco this morning to explain why this is such a critical moment, cierra. >> reporter: yes, good morning, laura. we'll get to the looming deadline in just a moment but first, those kids getting back at school, it's hard to imagine, just a couple days before easter, the first time, meeting their teachers for the first time, but that's exactly what's happening in some of the elementary schools there in the oakland unified school district. so today to be specific, it's just some of those schools with welcome back the pre-k through second grade students. the district has worked to make changes so the buildings are safer,

it's the first day of orange days of r for san francisco, here's kris sanchez with more. kris. >> reporter: here at luna mexican restaurant in san jose it's a pretty cozy restaurant opening up at 50% capacity. doesn't mean a lot of tables inside but moving into the orange tier is important for so many other reasons, one of them being during the pandemic luna mexican kitchen went to 250 employees at its two locations down to ten people. over the last year they had to open and close several times, bringing employees back only to lay them off again, but with this move into the orange tier, the second least restrictive one, it feels like a little taste of normalcy. >> this time we're adding staff and everyone is really happy to be back and we're adding new people to our luna family, so i think it's up from here. i really feel like this is the first sign of really positive news where we're going to expand and not have to contract again. >> reporter: the orange tier means churches can invite more people inside just in time for easter services apt just a few weeks before -- rath

>>also in the orange tier indoor capacities for restaurants with john from 25%, a 50%. of course knows that the for progress and momentum of reopening can continue. >>i think everybody thing hopefully we will not look down game please. yeah because we need to. surviving getting better. so that mean the top the year and like so many businesses here in san mateo county. >>they are waiting to get that green light in order to enter into the tier and that could come as early as next wednesday. in san mateo jonathan mccall kron 4 >>and as jonathan just mentioned san mateo county is in the red tier, currently but they're on the verge of moving to our engine here is what will be allowed talking about retail shops that will be able to operate. >>at full. >>indoor capacity once they get to the orange tier as opposed to 50% right now places of worship movie they're going to be able to move from 25% all the way up to 50% capacity so doubling what they can do indoor gyms more than doubling capacity from 10 up to 25%. once they get to orange and wineries and those you know establishm

our orange giants.oracle will be allowed to open to limited capacity. the mayor is working on home opener details with the team right now. the orange tier allows bars to open outdoor service. úthe hope to a giants game, go to the bar after the game and then go to the office downtown and work. we will see the streets come to life again. that is the hope and things will continue to open up even more. the mayor things she hopes they get to the yellow tear within weeks. >>> a new federal survey finds half of the nation's elementary schools are open for full-time classroom learning. the number of children learnincl in person very greatly by region and race. in february, across the country students in rural areas and towns were far more likely to be back in the classroom full- time compared with students, cities and suburbs. among fourth-graders, 49% of white students were learning fully in person with 27% fully online. those numbers reversed for black students. 50% learning online with 20% learning and perso

more people could soon be going to the movies as three bay area counties are likely to go into the orange tear this week. >>> i'm tracking a windy night on the way tonight and warmer weather tomorrow afternoon. the news that 11:00 starts right now. :00 stts badlwato be netobadly done. we are almost there but not quite yet. >> words of caution from the director of the cdc and a stark warning as well tonight. thank you for joining us. >> federal health officials issued a warning about a fourth covid wave but our vaccine team member spoke to bay area doctors who have a different perspective. >> reporter: i spoke to multiple bay area doctors and some of them are involved in contact tracing and they told me they have a very different message than the cdc director had today, they want californians to remain vigilant and they say will we are well on our way to good news. an emotional plea from cdc director rochelle walensky asking americans to hold on a little longer amid here's of a fourth covid wave. hospital admissions are up more than 10 percent across 17 states in the last week. the number

and sam matteo county is poised to be the on lee bay area county in the orange tere. hello again, everyone. i'm alex savage in tonight for frank. and i'm julie julie haener. an announcement is expected tomorrow and it would mean restaurants in san mateo county would open at half capacity and family entertainment centers and card rooms would allow people inside new tonight. ktvu is azenith smith is here now with the optimism business owners are expressing as napa julian alex. lot of optimism as the county hopes to stay in the orange tear and keep moving forward different this time because of the vaccine. i'm so happy that were finally going to go back to normal. normal for owner michael young means the sound of pins dropping again. a bell, matteo bolin san matteo, one of the few bowling alleys and the bay area spared during the pandemic, the owner, adding elaborate air purifying systems. and other sanitation measures at a cost of $40,000 cost is really not an issue here. it's the safety of my employees and my customers at lucky chances and coma, no more outdoor tent pl

the move from red to orange. also means fitness studios like yoga 6 in south san francisco can open at 25% capacity after being close. most of the last 12 months. they've now rehired staff and will open indoors on march. 27 it's exciting. it's nice to know that we're doing it based >> data. that's showing that it's safe to do so. >> and while a lot of positive response from the business community. one restaurant tour told me she hopes people continue to protect themselves and wear masks over the next several months. she says she doesn't want to have to go through this whole shelter-in-place thing closing down once again live in burlingame. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> my fellow san franciscans. what we are asking for everyone to do is to remain at home for all but the most essential outings for your safety and the safety of those around you. >> yeah. it's hard to believe. but today marks exactly one years since san francisco mayor london breed ordered residents to stay at home. the stay at home order went into effe

move in to the orange tier today.hey will sit there for three weeks and then move forward in to the yellow if everything holds as it is so far with the fingers crossed. that's how it'll happen. san mateo county will be the 4th county in the state to move in to the orange tier. reporting live in redwood,. >>> health officials raising concerns about a potential for a coronavirus surge this spring ahead of the cdc said americans need to be careful if they are planning to travel to places like south florida for spring break. >> cases climbed last spring. they will climb now. >> we have too many people coming who are just acting out and we have correspond appeared athe same time. >> florida has the most known caseof s e contagious strains that have been spreading. more than 32,000 people in florida have died from coronavirus. of course for the latest on all coronavirus news download the app. there you can sign up for breaking news alerts and get 24- 7 access to cbsn bay area and the newscast. >>> let's go live to the white

the move from red to orange. also means fitness studios like yoga 6 in south san francisco can open at 25% capacity after being close. most of the last 12 months. they've now rehired staff and will open indoors on march. 27 it's exciting. it's. >> nice to know that we're doing it based data. that's showing that it's safe to do so. >> so a lot of excitement among business owners, though. when did say to me she is hoping people continue to protect themselves and wear their masks. she says she doesn't want to have to go through this all over again. in burlingame. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> 7 tail may not be the only county in the bay area for long san francisco supervisor. matt haney tweeted that his county is expected to enter the orange tier next week on march 24th. governor gavin newsom is suggesting the possibility of a green tier in california to be the state's least restrictive tier. the governor says there would still have to be some certain restrictions in place and health experts agree will be returning to

it's orange. and hopefully orange will mean a lot of green to them. that's going to give our team a lot of renewed hope. >> community is ready to come out come back out again and have sense of normalcy and we're happy to be here to open the doors just in time for them. just really, really important. if we can keep this momentum continue to open even if it slowly and progressively means a lot to our business but they're still telling people as far as up. keep your mask up. unless you're eating or drinking social distance. and by all means, if you possibly can try to go to the restaurants when you're indoors or anywhere and try to to maintain your social bubble while we were listening to the to the restaurant owner james and area. i kind of regret to do my happy dance because i forgot how old i was on my back a little bit. for doing that. but i am i literally just got a little take this semi back from a happy dance us this morning. just my that is my life. welcome to party. >> well, many san francisco business owners. >> they're a little worried that de

>>also in the orange tier indoor capacities for restaurants with john from 25%, a 50%. of course knows that the for progress and momentum of reopening can continue. >>i think everybody thing hopefully we will not look down again please yeah because we need to. surviving getting better. so that i mean the top and like so many businesses here in san mateo county. >>they are waiting to get that green light in order to enter into the tier. >>and that could come as early as next wednesday. in san mateo jonathan mccall kron 4 >>here's a look at what will be allow want san mateo county enters the orange tier, retail shops will be able to operate at full capacity as opposed to 50% in the red tier places of worship movie theaters and indoor dining will be able to move from 25% capacity to 50% capacity indoor gyms can buy more people in from 10% capacity up to 25. also wineries will be able to operate at 25% capacity while bars and breweries will be able to open and operate outdoors without having to serve food. and was this the leaders say they still have not seen a single dose

they might move into the state's less restrictive orange tier. now if that occurs more businesses will be allowed to reopen or expand indoor capacity. san francisco, santa clara and marin counties all meet the criteria to move into the orange. they have been in the red tier for three weeks. they have case rates of four fewer than 100,000 people and positivity rates less than 4.9%. the state will make the announcement tomorrow. if the counties do move, restrictions could ease wednesday. many businesses and their patrons are very much eager for that move. let's turn to nbc bay area's chris sanchez. she's live in san jose. the businesses you talked to are they getting ready in anticipation of this tier? >> reporter: yeah, we pretty much summed it all up. the only thing that we have is folks are very excited to kind of feel like they are getting back to normal. santa clara county eased some of the restrictions as you mentioned. they have been in the red tier for two and a half weeks and now going into orange a lot of folks are feeling pretty thrilled

. >> ready for the orange tear? the counties that may be able to relax restrictions soon. >>> free money. a bay area city about to launch one of the basic universal income programs in the country today. >>> good morning. it is tuesday march, 23rd. >> first, let's get a check on the weather. i understand it is going to be warm. >>> definitely going to be warmer today. good morning to you. a little breezy. here is a look at life doppler seven. you can see the clouds out there. we are starting off with the breezes in the hills, 30-40 miles per hour. for most of us it has not translated to where we live except for along the coast and up around santa rosa where we are up from 15 to 26 miles hour. this will bring us sunshine and temperatures above average, mid- 60s along the coast with the rest of us flirting to near 70 this afternoon. it will get even warmer tomorrow. not as warm as this weekend. i will show you that >> we will get to the latest in the deadly mass shooting at the boulder colorado supermarket. it is the s

>>> more bay area counties are getting close to entering the let's restrict the orange tear. san mateo is orange but san francisco could get the go- ahead to enter that tear this week, officials from the santa clara health department said that if stats don't worsen they could enter the orange area on wednesday. san francisco is going to enter that area as well and it will be at the most that has ever open at one time since the beginning of the pandemic. jr stone has more on what it means for business owners and customers. >> indoor dining at 25% is currently allowed in san francisco and if this city moves into the orange tear as expected capacity will increase to 50%. >> going to 50% will help in people's appetites for eating in doors is increasing every single day. >> reporter: he is the manager and he says the news is exciting and more patrons are coming out he believes that more nonessential businesses need to open for them to benefit. >> the residence hayes valley could only eat out 70 days a week. we need to see the theaters reopening in the civic center in general reope

napa county could also join the orange tier on tuesday. wineries and restaurants and other businesses say they are looking forward to welcoming more visitors to the region. hotels are also starting to fill up on weekends. there is of the orange tier will bring more traffic during the week. >>> some berkeley students are set to return to the classroom for the first time in over a year. tomorrow, preschool and kindergarten through second grade will be welcomed back for in person instruction. upper elementary grades and middle school set to return april 12th followed by high school on april 19th. >>> millions more californians will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. starting on thursday, people between the ages of 50 and 64 can get their shot. two weeks later the vaccine will be open to everybody 16 and older. health officials say with the rollout expanding, they are bracing for a rush of the appointments. and at this hour, they are giving out more than 70 million vaccines, nearly 300,000 doses a day and the seven-day positivity rate ha

things are starting to improve as far as the speeds go, up to the orange zone.no light traffic through the area. a couple of slow-moving vehicles, a crew from overnight maybe work in the area they would have taken that and skewed the sensors, so we'll continue to follow that. expect a little slowdown there and overnight tonight, if you're working late at microsoft, linkedin or google plex over there, getting on to the 101 at shoreline will be closed through 9:00 p.m. saturday, use moffitt or ranksdorf and a quick look at the bay bridge shows you how traffic is light there. >> sure is. 4:49. >>> san jose police investigating a shooting that left one man with life-threatening injuries, happened about 10:00 last night on alum rock avenue west of 680. >>> san jose is the latest bay area city taking new steps to stop anti-asian violence. police are rolling out a new program where multilingual officers will go door to door in certain areas where asian americans could become targeted. community leaders say they're grateful but these attacks are not a new problem. >> to

. >>> new developments, there are now four bay area counties in the state's orange tear. sanfrancisco, marin and santa clara counties joined san mateo today. increased in door capacity for restaurants and museums and other inwe are in the orange ti our bowling alleys will be able to open, restaurants will be tomo lee e eabupoorn to slowdowntown pacity whicshld area back to life. at the same time they need to keep doing their th means getting vaccinated, wearing masks and social distancing. >> we know there is still work to do. we don't want to see other surge. we don't want to go backwards. >> reporter: one more thing about the orange tier, orcle park goes up for giants games. >> it is part of everyone's hard work here that we made such great progress. >> reporter: the populous county is going orange, it means the famous winchester mystery house will be able to welcome more visitors. celebrating being back in siness after her old spot burned down. >> you dream about something and you put it out into the atmosphere and then ony yo looke up and you are actually standing in

now, most of the map shows light orange, medium orange. that means cases are remaining steady. but here's some of the outbreak hot spots. beaver and utah in red here. montana a deep purple where cases are rising. lewiston, missouri, cases are rising. and a surrounding area, dark purple. that's one of the biggest upticks in the country right now, raj. >> and one of the nation's top doctors now worried about a fourth wave, meaning we might do this again in terms of increased numbers. today the cdc director made an emotional plea. let's bring in jessica aguirre with the details now. jessica, sometimes it seems never-ending. >> it does seem never-ending, and that's exactly what she talked about. the cdc director really, really preoccupied about what she calls impending doom coming up in the next few weeks with all these new covid cases and she told americans it's not time to drop the ball. >> i'm speaking to you not only as your cdc director, but as a wife, a mother and a daughter to ask you to just please hold on a little while longer. >> so she says that there's so much stuff goi

if you see your friend, you throw oranges really hard. but people get hurt, does that matter? sure that is true but luckily for me, one team has agreed to let me ride in their carts during the infamous battle, so i will soon find out the hard way. i had met my fellow teammates at a farmhouse where they are prepping for the big showdown. so, this is the first time i've been on this task, this is going to be my carriage. this is where i will be the baddie and i will be going through town, throwing these things at other people. i'm an obvious target, that is the whole point. but first, a trial run. wow, it really whacks you! wow! and that is just a soft trial, wow! as i recover and psych myself up for the battle, my comrades prepared. surprisingly, it is actually the presentation of your carts and horses that you are judged on during the battle, not your orange throwing prowess. ok, so we have had the lunch, people have had some drinks or whatever to build up some sort of dutch courage. i have got now my armoury on, my insignia, my helmet is here. i have been given lots of advice

>> reporter: lots of happiness moving into the orange tier, especially bars. they will be able to serve their customers again. great news for customers. they will be able to double their indoor capacity from 25% to 50%. that's the hope is that people will come back to the area and will go out. here in downtown san jose this looks pretty empty these days. 80 conventions and hundreds of events have been canceled. officials said the lack of state guidelines is back for the future business. they have asked the governor to step up and map out what the next few months will look like. >> these large events are booked one, two, three years in advance. if we don't have the guidelines that other states do, that puts us at a disadvantage competitively for sure. >> reporter: the state will announce today that santa clara county will be moving into the orange tier along with marin and san francisco. that not only impacts restaurants and bars, gyms can step up their capacity from 10% to 25%. museums can step up. bowling alleys and card rooms can reopen. that's expected to g

first a bay area orange here and it could be san francisco next in line to orange tier. so we'll have to wait and see. next thing you know, we're all going would that be coming up, we'll talk more about that. >> very land. welcoming visitors back. >> to that fun little spot in the east bay. we'll tell you what families need to know, though, before number not to kids. you have to get quiet words plan. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,... more community. but with my hiv treatment,... there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor... and switched to... fewer medicines with dovato. prescription dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with... just 2 medicines... in 1 pill,... dovato is as effective as a 3-drug regimen... to help you reach and stay undetectable. research shows people who take hiv treatment as prescribed... and get to and stay undetectable... can no longer transmit hiv through sex. don't take dovato if you're allergic to any of its ingredients...

they want to go into the orange orange and they're really trying to predict that hopefully by april they will go into the next year by april 7th they were going to the next year. but it great that they now have this new vaccination site over here at 6 flags, hurricane harbor. because this is a drive-thru. so you don't even have to get out of car being a life as i have been to those kind of vaccination sites where people are waiting in line. this is a lot more convenient when you can sit in your car and drive through and get your vaccination. >> and the more people that get in here. then the contra, costa area could go in to sorry. someone was coming to. they're going to orange tier. back to you guys. all right. we'll see how well it goes today. thank you very lee. >> as the vaccine becomes more widely available in the bay area. there are questions about whether counties can keep up with the demand. kron four's. dan kerman has more on that. >> just a few weeks. there be no rules, no limitations as it relates to the ability to get a vaccine and minister. >> it was thursday when the governo

. >> plus the luck of the irish with orange in san mateo county. the plans in place as it becomes the first bay area county to slide into the orange tier. >>> and will it be here for one year or four? the debate is finally seemingly over whether it comes to that ferris wheel in san francisco's golden gate park. the conclusions they were finally able to reach. "today in the bay" begins right now. it's wednesday morning, happy st. patrick's day. >> mike has his green on. he'll have a look at that commute in just a bit. you can't wear green because of the green screen behind you, right? >> right. but i do have the green screen behind me. and green on the radar. so we're going to talk about that. we start out with some blue here. showing some cold temperatures. it's mostly in the 30s in the north bay. we have some mid 30s in the south county. as well as the tri valley. as you head out this morning, it is very cool. as we look at san jose and our forecast throughout the morning, it's going to warm up slowly. we're not going to see as much sunshine as we

the new orange tear will double that. >> it's going to be very good for business. we will be able to see more people. >> reporter: customers we talk to are not too worried about having more people in here. >> it doesn't make me nervous. i think it's good. >> reporter: this man thinks this will be a boost to people's health. >> it's better. people have been ready to get out of their homes and it affects their mental health. >> reporter: the orange your level of restrictions will start in san mateo county tomorrow. >>> joining us now with more on san mateo county's reopening is the board of supervisors resident. it's so nice of you to join us. i want to congratulate you on being the first bay area county to move into orange. >> this is absolutely exciting, obviously will want to get the green but this is a milestone and we are grateful to the residents of san mateo county for abiding by those health orders. we do have a lot more work to do but today is absolutely a day of celebration. >> one thing to celebrate is i know many school district in your county seem to hav