rafel, i'm sorry about the loss of your brother. i'm grateful that you're here sharing your story with people and here to honor your brother. and i hope more people can listen to folks like me and you, both grew up -- we're about the same age, rafel. both of us grew up in louisiana and we're completely different. but you're my people. i know you. i grew up with folks like you. i brew up in baton rouge. i grew up in port allen. i get it. i'm sorry it happened. if you need anything, let us know. want to help more people? >> thank you so much. >> that's the message folks. sadly, he had to pass. very kind man. you can tell people when you meet them if they're kind or number very kind man. invited us in and spoke to us about his story. he had trouble breathing as you saw there and now he is gone. so let that be a lesson to all of you. we'll be right back. hey lily, i need a new wireless plan for my business, but all my employees need something different. oh, we can help with that. okay, imagine this... your mover, rob, he's on the scene

he and his brother, rafel, both got covid. both were unvaccinated. brother went home last week. jim passed away on sunday. and our deepest sympathies go out to his family. jim shared a message with me, days before he passed telling everyone to get vaccinated and i want you to hear that. >> how you doing? >> doing good. >> yeah? >> doing a lot better. >> you and your brother were here? >> yes, sir. >> what happened? >> we just got -- got covid. and got sick and we went to the hospital. and they didn't have no place for us. they sent us down here. he come down two days before me. and he left yesterday going home. i was in icu for three days. >> yeah. >> that's a good sign. >> how is your brother? >> he's doing good. actually, i talked to him this morning. he -- he -- he was first night at home, last night. >> what does it feel like? >> feels like you got your lungs caught down. you just can't get the air. >> why didn't you get vaccinated? >> i guess, just didn't do it. >> so, you were not anti-vaccine? >> no, sir. no, sir. >> just kind of ambivalent ab

ktvu is amanda katana was at a vaccine clinic in san rafel today and spoke to some people relieved to have this additional layer of protection against the virus. the goal today was to get about 1300 shots to immuno compromised individuals in marin county, but they want you to understand that this is different from the booster shots. it's not a booster. it's those people that need to help build the antibody response greater than what they may be experience from their original series of vaccine while a healthy person likely built up antibodies to the virus after just two shots, people fighting a severe infection like those undergoing cancer treatments likely need a third. shot as early as 28 days after their second, the more vulnerable individuals need that anybody boost now we're healthy individuals likely got their full immune response that they needed. and now after, you know, close two years time need a little extra boost. that's why this clinic was only open to a small percentage of people. an estimated 10,000 eligible in marin county. people are very eager. to ensure that they hav

these flyers were posted at the san rafel transit center early monday morning, the notes call on uniontarget at least 10 drivers who the flyer says refused to pay dues to the bus operators union in a statement, the bridge district says it has a zero tolerance policy of threatening violence within the workplace. so the employee who disseminated the fire will be fired a call for all employees working in bay area cities to be vaccinated the push by two mayors in the east bay to enact the vaccine mandate, plus a growing number of children test positive for covid, 19 and boosters. shots could become a reality for most of us who are already vaccinated. i'm jonathan syria 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 m

will hold a mass booster t vaccine clinic tomorrow, the event at the marine civic center up in san rafel will offer covid vaccine boosters to people with compromised immune systems. this comes after the fda extended emergency use authorization to cover that additional dose. those eligible include people receiving certain cancer treatments, organ transplant recipients and people with hiv. those were eligible can register on the marine health and human services website santa cruz county begins an indoor mask mandates starting at midnight tonight, residents will be required to wear a face covering. inside buildings, regardless of their vaccination, status, businesses and government offices must post signs alerting people about the new policy. those at home are working alone in an office or with members of their household do not need to wear a mask. this mandate will remain in effect until the county's transmission rate drops from high to moderate. second person has now died from complications from covid 19 at a homeless shelter in santa rosa, the latest death at samuel jones homeless shelte

temperatures just a little bit as well as far inland north bay 84% arosa tomorrow 85 expected in san rafel up tomorrow, down slightly wednesday. thursday up on friday and back down into the weekend low sixties at the coast upper seventies around the bay upper eighties expected inland back to you. all right. sounds nice, rosemary. thank you. governor. newsom is temporarily changing some state rules on flex alerts between now in october. the state will be required to cover the costs when utilities pay their large industrial customers to reduce energy usage when a flex alert might be needed. details on that plan are still be worked out. also cargo ships docked here in california will be allowed to operate in their own auxiliary engines. instead of using power from the grid. boeing starliner team is keeping a close watch on the weather. in florida. the capsule is back on the launch pad for tomorrow's scheduled launch to the international space station. right now there's a 60% chance the skies and winds will allow for lift off. the starliner had been scheduled to head for the space station last