"today in the bay's" terry mcsweeney explains. >> reporter: pfizer's experimental oral drug to treat covid-19 at the first sign of illness is now being tested on healthy humans. the company's ceo making this bold prediction when it will be available to the public. >> if all goes well and we implement the same speed we did so far and we are and if regulators do the same, and they are, i hope by the end of the year. >> reporter: it would be the second anti viral therapy for covid-19 joining remdesivir, given intravenously with symptoms. the new drug would be in a pill. >> someone comes in with covid, hadn't gotten vaccinated and don't feel well, this would be given as an oral agent, keep them out of the hospital and it would prevent hopefully getting sick with covid. >> reporter: this new drug is in a class of medicines called protease inhibitors which stop the virus from getting a protein it needs to replicate. dr. gandhi has seen what thisser this i can can do with hiv. >> anti virals for hiv targeted against these same proteins, revolutionized hiv. it turned it from something that h

"today in the bay's" terry mcsweeney tells us what to expect next. >> reporter: the effort to recall the governor secured more than 1.6 million verified signatures, 100,000 more than needed. the governor's campaign tweeted its response. the ad link recalls supporters to right wing extreists a strategy that the state republican leader says won't work. >> this is a main stream repud yigs of his failed leadership. >> reporter: dillon says the governor's handling of the covid-19 mandemic is a glaring example but not the only one. she sights over-the-edge criminal justice reform, high taxes, the water shortage. >> it's great news for california, suffering under one-party rule headed by gavin newsom for too long. >> reporter: many see the response to covid-19 as a driving force behind the recall but that may be losing steam as covid concerns subside though that could change. >> a lot of things could happen. there could be a resurgence of a new variant, a screwup, something similar to what the governor did with his french laundry episode. >> reporter: counters have 30 days to submit signatu

here's terry mcsweeney. >> reporter: it's going to be different here on opening day. attendance will be limited to 22% capacity, about 9,000 fans to accommodate social distancing. and every single fan will have to prove that they've been vaccinated fully or have a clean covid-19 test from the previous 72 hours. eddie has his tickets. >> i just became a season ticketholder this year. and i just got my covid test back today, so i'm all set to go on friday. >> reporter: he's bringing his mother, becky, who has proof of full vaccination, and full understanding of why there's so much covid concern. >> i have a family member that i lost to covid. and my girlfriend's mother was taken by covid. so i don't have a problem. >> reporter: some fans have take on the social media to say they would have never bought their tickets had they known about the documentation requirement. but the giants said they have had on their website some kind of documentation might be needed, even before public health came out with the specifics. >> we have great relationships with the season tickethol

"today in the bay's" terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: six women who received the johnson & johnson vaccine the past few weeks developed blood clots. the cdc and fda are recommending it be pulled from circulation. alison schottmeyer had her one week ago. >> on a scale of one to ten, maybe a three. >> would she have gotten a dose? >> i'm pretty sure i would have still gotten it, maybe not. maybe not, maybe i'd wait for the other. >> reporter: march ta castillo of nevada who was so rattled by the news she's having second thoughts about getting her second moderna shot. >> a couple of days i have my second shot. i don't know what's going on. >> reporter: what are you going to do? >> i don't know. i still think about it. >> reporter: the medical community doing all it can to counteract a new outbreak of vaccine skepticism. >> people need to realize the moderna and pfizer are perfectly safe, johnson & johnson also called johnson vaccine has an extremely high safety profile as well but there is a rare complication that we're trying to understand and figure out and give the best advice for.

nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: six people, all women, who received the johnson & johnson vaccine in the past three weeks developed blood clots, so the cdc and fda are recommending it be pulled from circulation. alison received her j&j one week ago. i asked how concerned she is. >> on a scale of 1 to 10, maybe a 3. >> reporter: and if she knew then what she knows how about the vaccine, would she have gotten the dose? >> i'm pretty sure i would still get it if that was the option open to me. maybe not. maybe i would just wait for the others. >> reporter: we also met martha of nevato. >> a couple of days i have my second shot of the moderna. >> reporter: are you going to go? >> i don't know. i still think about it. >> reporter: the medical community doing all it can to counteract vaccine skepticism. >> the moderna and pfizer are safe. the johnson & johnson has an extremely high profile, as well. but there is a rare complication we're trying to understand and figure out and give the best advice for. >> reporter: many experts supporting the move to pull the j&j vacci

in windsor, terry mcsweeney, "nbc bay area news." >>> 4:39, investigators are searching for answers to what led up to a crash involving a chp officer in the south bay. it happened last night near the 280 and 85 interchange of the cupertino area. investigators say another car crashed into the chp suv then flipped on its side. the officer wasn't hurt. the driver of the other car was taken to the hospital. >>> developing now, s.w.a.t. teams surrounding a home in connection with a shooting in san jose. this is along north fourth street near taylor. a suspect is believed to be barricaded inside right now. it's all in connection with a shooting that happened about 12 hours ago, along north fourth and east heading streets, not too far from the middle school. one person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. i section of north fourth still remains closed. >>> the city of oakland overwhelmed trying to respond to the homeless crisis, the conclusion in a new city audit, finds oakland agencies lack a comprehensive homeless strategy and need new policies and direction. the city a

i am terry mcsweeney. the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. nearly 20 million vaccines state wide. this is the state's allocation from the federal government for the week. it might be the first holiday during the pandemic where some people felt a lot less stress getting together. doctors continue to worry. >> reporter: last year easter sunday looked different for these men amid the pandemic. it is a given to us that everything will be fine. >> we still wear masks and practice social distancing in the church. >> reporter: now the church could be filled to 50% capacity. >> i went online. >> reporter: in walnut creek the wilson family came to the garden. >> to come out and do something with the family really feels great. >> this is a family outing for the kids. they can go in the garden and do a bunny hunt. they bring it back to us and they can have a goody bag and inside is a succulent. >> last year they couldn't host it and this year handle it. possible side-effects tomorrow, nobody seemed to care. a lot of gratitude for getting the shot today.

good afternoon everyone, i am terry mcsweeney. not your typical easter sunday, but things are closer to normal as people are able to gather a little bit more freely. we saw things such as this. temperature checks. socially distanced seating at mass. a lot of hand sanitizer everywhere. this holiday will be a big test. nbc bay area's christie smith has a look at how people celebrated. >> at home, in lock down. >> reporter: last year easter sunday was much different for these men amid the pandemic. today they came to st. mary's cathedral. >> we are very devoted christians and are lucky to be here today to celebrate easter. >> it is a given to us that everything will be fine. we still wear masks and practice social distancing inside the church. >> reporter: temperatures were checked at the door and the church could be filled to 50% capacity. many churches are offering virtual and outdoor services too. in walnut creek the wilson family came to the garden where kids took place in the scavenger hunt. >> to come out and do something with

i am terry mcsweeney. the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. nearly 20 million vaccines state wide. this is the state's

i am terry mcsweeney.y families celebrating and now can gather as people are vaccinated, but the doctors are worried. a small devout group of believers gathered at lake merritt to celebrate easter in a special way. pastors took part in an easter service starting at 6:00 a.m. so they could see the sunrising over the lake. remembered dr. martin luther king, assassinated on the day 53 years ago today. the group gathered in person after last year's virtual easter sunday. >> we didn't skip a beat because of the virtual services. now we are looking forward to getting more together and it will be even deeper. >> the group delivered to food to local homeless encampments. in san francisco easter sunday mass in st. mary's cathedral. temperatures were checked at the door. everyone including the choir and clergy wearing masks and people were spaced six feet apart. more from today's service at 5:00. the farmers market at fort mason hosted a big easter event. easter egg hunt for the children with eggsstalls. there was a

terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> terry, thank you. so hard to see it unfolding in india. salesforce is sending help. salesforce is loading a 787 with medical supplies and will land it in india next week. a big problem in india is the vaccination rate. less than 2% of the population is fully vaccinated. about 5% of mexico's population is vaccinated. uk, 20%. here in the united states, mer than 27%. israel has one of the highest percentages, 57% of the israeli population is fully vaccinated. >> here in the bay area it is easier to get an appointment if you need one. no lines at all today. the site can accommodate up to 3,000 people a day and is accepting walk-ins. the hope is that more people will get vaccinated because it is so easy. the number of people fully vaccinated is near 40%. not all smooth sailing though. it is administering the johnson & johnson vaccine again and some people are showing up and opting not to get it. all bay area counties put the vaccine on pause after the reports of a rare side-effect that causes blood clots but the cdc and the fda said the vaccin

. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. it could be one step closer to prepandemic days. how's that sound?ounty could in order to make that move, the ht be there. just ahead, two cases per 100,000 people and a positivity rate below 2%. according to the latest

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. rain, glorious rain, the bay area got some today. it's clearing up. you knew it couldn't last. we got clouds, we got some rain drop and slick roads. >> rob? >> let's look at the one camera that does have rain. that's dublin, finally seeing some showers, 54 degrees right now, a cool finish to the weekend. here you go, storm ranger mobile doppler radar. you can see the rain crossing the dublin grade, and east of danville. few more showers here down to sonora gray. but now it is pushing off to the east. hayward hills, about a quarter inch of rain, about tops for areas away from marin county, meanwhile, a lot of nothing. after tomorrow, strong high pressure builds in. we're going to see a taste of summer-like temperatures setting up by wednesday and thursday. we'll take a look at this big change in about ten minutes. >>> the dry conditions are creating tough questions for one of the bay area's largest water providers. on tuesday, the board of directors for the east bay mud will have to decide whether customers will have to conserve for the rest of the yea

here is terry mcsweeney. >> it is going to be different here at oracle park here on opening day. fans will be allowed to accommodate social distancing and every one of the fans will have to prove they have been vaccinated fully or have a clean covid test in the last 72 hours. eddie espinoza has his tickets. >> i just became a season ticket holder. >> reporter: and his test. >> i have just gotten my test and all set to go. >> reporter: he is bringing his mother becky who has proof of full vaccination and full understanding of why there is so much covid concern. >> i have a family member who i lost to covid, and my girlfriend's mother was taken by covid. so, i don't have a problem. >> reporter: some giants' fans have taken to social media saying they would not have bought their tickets if they had known about this documentation requirement, but the giants said they had on their website there might have been a requirement even before they sold tickets. >> so we have great relationships with the season ticket holders and we urge them to reach tout the customer service rep, and we wil

terry mcsweeney watched the wildly emotional meeting and has more. >> demanding that mayor resign. >> reporter: most bizarre sight at special meeting of the windsor town council, mayor reading the resolution he resign immediately. he won't. >> reason i'm not stepping down, in this case i know the truth of these experiences. don't blame those angry and seeking justice, they don't know what i know. >> reporter: but the accusations of six women were enough to sway the numbers. >> if you love windsor as much as you say, you need to resign tonight so we can move on and start the healing process. >> reporter: accusations began in 2017 with a woman detailing assault by mayor in 2013, said would not cooperate with investigation and only wanted to inform the council of his character. story blew sky high when four more women came forward in "san francisco chronicle" article. it was powerful. >> resign you rapist. allegations are credible, multiple and been corroborated. >> i've have my butt grabbed by him, and i have seen some of the things that people are referring to. >> reporter: windsor cou

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. rain, glorious rain, the bay area got some today. it's clearing up. you knew it couldn't last. we got clouds, we got some rain drop and slick roads. >> rob? >> let's look at the one camera that does have rain. that's dublin, finally seeing some showers, 54

. >> in san francisco, terry mcsweeney nbc bay area news. >>> we will try to break it down. right now, anyone 16 and up can get a shot tonight. in solano, contra costas and alameda county. and santa clara county, vaccinating 50 and up, but it's anowing adults to schedule appointments for the 15, thursday. san marin, sonoma and napa, you are 50 and up. however, marin says it will allow them to book their appointments wednesday, a day ahead. and we told you about san francisco, it's right here in yellow. it's vaccinating adults 16 and up, in 12 different zip codes. everywhere else, it's 50 and up. hopefully that helped you a little bit. nationwide, we have reached an investigation nation milestone. this saturday, the u.s. administered 4.6 million doses in a day. as vaccination rights are going up, cases are continuing. and michigan is seeing the most new cases, average of 6400 new infections each day. you can see it's climbing there on the graph. today, the cdc director addressed the surge. >> when you have an acute situation, the cases we are in michigan, the answer is not to

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. in days everyone 16 and older can get a vaccine in california, but already we're seeing how it might be easier said than done. two sites reserved for walk-ins in vaccines ran out of vaccines today. san francisco just opened vaccine eligibility for people 16 and over who live in eight specific zip codes. today people flooded the sites. between the two sites there were 1,300 doses on hand. an hour and a half after opening they were all gone. several people posting they left frustrated. the drop-in sites will be open 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., first come, first served. you can register for an appointment online. statewide eligibility opens to ever 16 and older on thursday. >>> the city's covid command center released a statement saying the city is dealing with insufficient and unpredictable

i'm terry mcsweeney. we've been here before, weeks of cases on a downward trend but starting to rise again. california reported more than 4800 new cases yesterday, more than double the cases reported thursday. there are new concerns over a new variant scientists discovered in the bay area. reachers say it has two mutations, first identified in india. stanford believe it is the first case in the u.s. dr. patel of the brookings institution explains why this should be on the radar. >> the reason the double mutation is becoming a specific concern there is one mutation on the double on the spike protein is particularly evasive and can cause your immune system to escape and be able to get reinfected. >> santa clara county says right now the cdc does not consider this new variant a variant of interest but south bay health are keeping an eye on it but now concerned about other strains of the virus. >>> boosting vaccinations in some of the hardest hit communities and today, hit on east palo alto. here's something

i'm terry mcsweeney. been here before, weeks of cases on a downward trend but starting to rise again. california reported more than 4800 new cases yesterday, more than double the cases reported thursday. there are new concerns over a new variant scientists discovered in the bay area. reachers say it has two mutations, first identified in india. stanford believe it is the first case in the u.s. dr. patel of the brookings institution explains why this should be on the radar. >> the reason the double mutation is becoming a specific concern there is one mutation on the double on the spike protein is particularly evasive and can cause your immune system to escape and be able to get reinfected.

thanks for joining us, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm anoushah rasta.oment.in with stories an earthquake that rattled the south bay. that quake, just downgraded to a 3.6 magnitude. this happened just before 10:00 p.m., north of morgan hill. at a depth of 4 miles, which is relatively shallow. people across the south bay, though, say they felt that shaking. as you can see, the quake was just east of the fault. so far, no injuries, no reports of any injuries or significant damage. let's get to meteorologist, rob mayeda, who is tracking that for us. and also, rob, the incoming rain. >> yeah. if we could go over to the w side two computer. you will be able to see that earthquake that did affect areas northeast of morgan hill. that was a 3.8 quake earlier, was just downgraded as you mentioned to 3.6. and what you will see here are the shaking intensity map. lot of folks on the coyote valley, morgan hill, san jose, up to santa clara valley, but it's also interesting to point out parts of the east bay, up to heyward, livermore, even to brentwood and stockton mi

terry mcsweeney explains. >> reporter: pfizer's experimental oral drug to treat covid-19 at the first sign of illness is being tested on healthy humans. the company's ceo making the bold prediction when it will be available to the public. >> if all goes well and we implement the same speed that we did so far and if regulators also do the same, and they are. i hope by the end of the year. >> the new drug would be the second anti-viral therapy for covid-19, join -- >> if they don't feel well, this would be given as an oral agent and would prevent, hopefully, getting sick with covid. >> reporter: the new drug is in a class of medicines that stop the virus from getting a protein that it needs to therapy can do during her research of hiv. >> anti-virals targeted against the same proteins revolutionized hiv and turned it from something that had high morbidity and mortality to a completely manageable infection. >> the people that we spoke to are in awe of the science. >> prevents you from getting covid at all. i would be totally open to this. >> the new treatment is only in the initial trial

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. the johnson & johnson shot is back in use in parts of the bay area.ight counties are aligning with state guidance lifting a pause on use of the j&j covid vaccine. >> in a joyment statement the risk of people developing the blood clots is low. it is unclear when each county will use the vaccines again. contra costa county says it's starting tomorrow.

i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm cierra johnson. that fire claimed a father and his little girl. >> bay area's thom jensen. >> reporter: just a tragic fire here and family members who are here, some of them, are here trying to salvage what they can, and now we have a picture from one of the family members of the man who died in the fire. a 37-year-old man and his 1-year-old daughter. she was about to turn 2 later this month. they were preparing for her birthday. her name is alia and now they are salvaging some of those birthday gifts from the fire and wondering why this happened. a man who lived here said he was out having dinner with a friend. they were all celebrating and observing ramadan. he said he came home and he found the house in flames at about midnight. he could smell gasoline everywhere. we talked to him and another man and he said multiple people jumped out of a car and were throwing molotov cocktails at all of the entrances and windows trying to kill everyone inside. today family members say they were glad they were ob

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. the johnson & johnson shot is back in use in parts of the bay area. eight counties are aligning with state guidance lifting a pause on use of the j&j covid vaccine. >> in a joyment statement the risk of people developing the blood clots is low. it is unclear when each county will use the vaccines again. contra costa county says it's starting tomorrow. christie smith has more. >> reporter: on a rainy sunday, people came to get their shot at richmond at the veterans memorial hall. we asked if any had opinions about the johnson & johnson vaccine after bay yaert health leaders said it was safe to use. >> if it's out there i trust the experts on it. so it's trust the doctors who put it out there and do the research. >> i would have some concerns and i would try to see what my other options are. >> our county believes the johnson & johnson vaccine just like pfizer and moderna vaccines are all safe andtrcosta county supervisor john joyia says the johnson & johnson makes up a small amount of doses they were administering before the pause, about 6% or 7%. >> w

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. no rain so far in april. that's about to change. rain is slowly, slowly moving in. please come in. please take note, if you got any plans for sunday. >> rob mayeda is tracking it for us. >> the chances will be there, especially around the north bay, inland around contra costa county and solano county with clouds. san jose down to 62 after sunshine earlier. you see the cloudy skies there. 57. we'll take you up to healdsburg. starting to pick up a bit of drizzle or light rain. you can see it on our storm ranger, mobile doppler radar. the main event with this storm still offshore. an interesting look here. these cotton ball popcorn-like clouds offshore is cold air aloft that will drop snow levels to 4,000 to

. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. it could be one step closer to prepandemic days. how's that sound? marin county could in order to make that move, the ht be there. just ahead, two cases per 100,000 people and a positivity rate below 2%. according to the latest numbers on the state covid dashboard, marin county meets that criteria. moving to yellow is really good news, good for the psyche of the people and also good news for business. most are already open, but there are some changes. gyms can increase to 50% capacity, so can family entertainment centers, for example, bowling alleys. same goes for wineries and breweries, indoor dining, movie theaters, places of worship. they are already allowed 50% capacity. >>> sonoma county is opening a new vaccine clinic. it's designed to serve the areas around boyes hot springs, and ago wa caliente. the latino community in the area has been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. people who live nearby can come in for a shot from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. tuesday, thursdays and sundays. in the south bay, vaccinating one of the neighborhoods hardest

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. in days everyone 16 and older can get a vaccine in california, but already we're seeing how it might be easier said than done. two sites reserved for walk-ins in vaccines ran out of vaccines today. san francisco just opened vaccine eligibility for people 16 and over who live in eight specific zip codes. today people flooded the sites. between the two sites there were 1,300 doses on hand. an hour and a half after opening they were all gone. several people posting they left frustrated. the drop-in sites will be open 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., first come, first served. you can register for an appointment online. statewide eligibility opens to ever 16 and older on thursday. >>> the city's covid command center released a statement saying the city is dealing with insufficient and unpredictable vaccine supplies and because of that mover people could have a hard time securing appointments in coming weeks as some vaccines will be reserved for second doses. >>> on the peninsula, tech and health me

i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm cierra johnson.y area's thom jensen. >> reporter: just a tragic fire here and family members who are here, some of them, are here trying to salvage what they can, and now we have a picture from one of the family members of the man who died in the fire. a 37-year-old man and his 1-year-old daughter. she was about to turn 2 later this month. they were preparing for her birthday. her name is alia and now they are salvaging some of those birthday gifts from the fire and wondering why this happened. a man who lived here said he was out having dinner with a friend. they were all celebrating and observing ramadan. he said he came home and he fo