live in dublin, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> you can help stop the hate.a, telemundo 48 and comcast are teaming up with the asian fund. if you want to donate, we have added a link to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> happening today, a pretrial hearing ahead of scott peterson's death penalty trial. his retrial is scheduled for the end of next month and it's possible the death sentence could be overturned for the murder of his wife and unborn son. the pretrial will address new inconsistencies with one juror. >>> you might remember last month, the oakley school board resigned last month after a hot mic moment. one has been replaced but the contra costa board is trying to fill the four remaining spots. the deadline to apply is next week. >>> another big moment in the road to recovery from the pandemic. some high school football teams kick off their abbreviated schedules tonight. most schools don't begin to play until next week but there are some big names including de la salle. they're getting started early and the teams will be limited to a five-game season a

here is nbc bay area's thom jensen. >> reporter: one of the vaccination clinics, a sign of the times,four words. no vaccine. ran out. >> we received it last night on our phones. it's really surprising. >> reporter: they drove more than 100 miamis to get their shots at the education center. we watched as dozens more people find that sign, and a phone number. >> they said, yeah, these things happen. you just got try again. keep trying. >> tuesday, solano county's health officer said that shortages are holding back efforts to get shots in arms as fast as possible. >> we can easily vaccinate three, four, five times a many a week as we have been. >> we talked about running out of vaccines at the clinic, but why people were not notified. try to be understanding in the trying times. >> frustrating and disappointing. but i guess it's -- it's a weird situation. we have to roll with it. >> and santa clara county health system says it hasn't received enough doses to receive widespread vaccinations. it's the mall site and others targeting those hottest hit by the virus, and county health official

in concord, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> new this morning, no international spectators will be allowed in the stands to watch the tokyo olympic games. the international olympic committee and the government said international fans will be banned from attending the games because of covid-19 concerns. about 4.5 million people have been sold to people who live inside japan. another million or so have been sold to people who live abroad. the ioc says those abroad will receive refunds for their tickets. the games run through the 23rd through august 8th and you can watch right here. >>> the newest recommendations from the cdc that could bring more children back to school. >>> welcome back. it's 7:11 on your saturday morning. the sun is just beginning to rise, as we look over walnut creek on a chilly morning. it is the first day of spring and vianey rana has your full microclimate forecast in about five minutes. >>> the cdc now says schools no longer need to keep children's desks six feet apart. students can now safely sit three feet apart. that could allow schools to add more kids in

in san jose, thom jensen, "nbc bay area news". >>> a big show of support in san francisco yesterday for getting kids of all ages back to school five days a week, a group named decrease the distance sf organized the march yesterday, it comes at the one-year mark since schools across the bay area were closed to in-person learning. >> i'm in fifth grade, at astonia elementary school. when we're learning online, it's hard because there's not much space in my house. we can't be all three of us at home, we can't be all in the same room. we try to split up but it's really hard because there's not enough space. our internet connection sometimes doesn't work so we often miss things and then the >> as we recently reported the school district recently struck a deal with teachers to reopen some classes for kindergarten to fifth grade by april 12th but parents argued that's not enough. >>> more details on parents, teachers and students in the east bay rallying together to demand the west contra costa unified school district reopen their schools. it happened at nickel park in richmond. it's as we jus

as nbc bay area's thom jensen reports, some parents say their kids are still being left behind. >> reporter: under the tentative agreement reached between the school district and teachers union negotiators, san francisco unified will open six schools to its youngest students beginning april 12. the students will remain with one teacher all day, a maximum of 22 per classroom. covid-19 protocols like social distancing will be in place. >> it's great they've actually announced today. this months ago. members who say they wasted time on things like school renaming when they should have been focusing on reopening. >> they've had nearly a year to get this done. >> reporter: the couple's third grader will return to class in late april but there's no reopening planned for their freshman son's high school. they say teachers are doing their best but the distance learning isn't working and all students should be allowed to go back to school immediately. the district held a virtual forum for families and educators today. >> while we are all looking forward to seeing students in person, we know that at

"today in the bay's" thom jensen is breaking down the ongoing back and forth. >> reporter: a tentative deal between oakland unionified school district and its largest teachers union has pre-k through second starting march 30th, all staff back by april 14th and thousands of students returning five days later. >> this has tock rejected. >> reporter: that's mark airgood of equal opportunity now. >> if we bring together students at schools, we're creating a petrie dish for the further development of the covid mutation. >> reporter: his civil rights group says wealthier neighborhoods in the oakland hills are dictating an urgency to reopen ignoring families and teachers and neighborhoods where covid-19 rates are higher and vaccination rates are lower. we checked the county's website and compared it to census data and found white people in alameda county are being vaccinated at roughly twice the rate of black people. >> it's going to very much deepen the already deep inequalities in oakland. >> reporter: a teacher and a few parents joined the group on a zoom call protest of the reopening agre

in concord, thom jensen, "nbc bay area news". >>> we now have three vaccines available. let's check out the differences and we will start with pfizer. it is 95% effective, and anyone 60 and over can get it. last week we learned it can now be stored in regular freezers but it still has to be shipped at ultra cold temperatures. this vaccine requires two shots 21 days apart. the moderna vaccine came out next. it is 94.1% effective and is available to people ages 18 and up. the doses have to be stored in the freezer, but can be moved to refrigerator for 30 days before use, and you also need two shots 28 days apart. finally, the johnson & johnson vaccine. it is 72% effective in the u.s., but 85% effective at protecting you against severe illness. it is for people ages 18 and up and can be stored in a refrigerator and as we've been reporting only requires one shot. because this vaccine was tested later in the pandemic, it provides protection against some of the new variants including the hypercontagious variant first discovered in south africa. it may not be as effective but a

. >>> want to check in with thom jensen this morning, he's got more on the big concern right now that not a lot of people are getting these vaccinations. thom? >> reporter: good morning. right now we only know that santa clara county health officials were told they would not be getting a certain number of vaccine doses from moderna earmarked for second doses so the plan for now is to cancel and reschedule first dose appointments that have already been made and then try to get those doses as they come in, into the arms of people who need second doses, reschedule the first doses, this comes of course as sutter health announced on tuesday that it has to reschedule more than 90,000 appointments because of shortages. san jose assemblymember toldbc bay area last night the county is working to definitive vaccine numbers from the white house directly so it can make and keep appointments. >> the timeliness has more to do, in my understanding, with how late in the process we get information from the federal government as to vaccines coming to our state. the counties understandably frustrated. i

thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> thom, thanks for that info. >>> the city of minneapolis has just reached a $27 million settlement. this is with george floyd's family. that news comes down minutes ago just weeks before trial is scheduled to begin for former officer derek chauvin, charged with floyd's murder. they filed a lawsuit against the that lawsuit took issue with the neck restraints and police the city council unanimously approved the bay area, new at 11:00, another alleged hate crime against an asian victim. this man you see right here, 32 johann streidham of san francisco will be arraigned for allegedly grabbing an asian woman by her neck and throwing her to the ground while yelling expletives. he faces charges of assault with intent to commit rape with a hate crime enhancement. the woman's boyfriend and other witnesses stopped the attack and followed that suspect until police arrived. >>> san francisco police are making headway in that case of the recent viral video right here showing the uber driver being assaulted and harassed. here is that video if you haven't seen it just yet

. >> let's go to "today in the bay's" thom jensen outside of the santa clara county health department. what are you hearing right now, thom? >> reporter: we're hearing right now that we don't have exact numbers on how many people will be impacted but that a number of people who already have appointments scheduled for first shots will be canceled and rescheduled. those shots to people who need second doses. county health officials are expected to announce later today how many people are impacted, those are people who need a second dose moderna vaccines. one of the area's leading infectious lead doctors say they should still be protected. >> there's been data from health care workers who have been vaccinated in israel and london that after the first dose, we can definitively say you get about 85% protection. so you have good efficacy after your first dose. the second will cement the deal but it could be delayed. >> reporter: this does come as sutter health announced tuesday it has to cancel more than 90,000 appointments because of vaccine shortages. now getting 30,000 doses per week, th

thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> thom, thanks for that. >>> they can add one more checkmark to their teacher supply list, vaccines. san jose unified says vaccines are secured for 100% of its employees, about 4,000 people. that ensures classrooms will be staffed when all students return to in-person learning starting april 21st. >>>ill demand high schools reopen more classrooms. the current plan at the mountain view/los altos union high school only allowed students for one day a week. parents say that's just not enough. the protest is scheduled two hours from now just outside los altos high school. in the tri-valley it could be a while before students return to classroom full-time. right now, classes are open again, but students are doing a hybrid model where they only come into the classroom certain days of the week, and remote learning will still be available next fall for anyone not quite ready to return. >>> at san francisco general hospital, staff rushed to save 450 covid vaccine doses that were in danger of going bad. that's because the freezer they were stored in wasn't shut al

as nbc bay area's thom jensen reports, some parents say their kids are still being left behind. >> reporterr the tentative agreement reached between the school district and teachers union negotiators, san francisco unified will open six schools to its youngest students beginning april 12. the students will remain with one teacher all day, a maximum of 22 per classroom. covid-19 protocols like social distancing will be in place. >> it's great they've actually announced today. this months ago. members who say

in san francisco, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> thom, thank you. >>> here's something you probably thought you wouldn't hear for a while. if you're looking for something to do this weekend, why not take in an art exhibit? san francisco de young museum opened to the public checked ou today. museum staff saying they are grateful to be back in business. >> today we are thrilled to finally be welcoming visitors back to the museum. it's the first we've been able to be open in 2021 which is a huge deal for us because in all of 2020 we were closed for 42 weeks. >> wow.mission though is free f essential workers. >>> san francisco is ordering mandatory covid testing for anyone working at the city's jails after a recent outbreak. in january 22 members of the sheriff's department tested positive including nine stafferers at jails. that's a substantial spike compared to the nine months before. the order includes public defenders. >>> a california congressman is pushing for vaccinations to bei veterans. u.s. representative jimmy panetta who's district included san benito counties and santa cruz

. >> well, nbc bay area's thom jensen is speaking to quinto's family.ave more on that at 11:00. >>> civil rights leader vernon jordan has died at his washington home. he grew up in the segregated south and became an influential leader. an attorney, he was tapped to be president of the national urban league while still in his 30s. he turned down bill clinton's offer to be his attorney general. he is survived by his daughter who was with him when he died. >>> up next, the latest snow survey is in, and it's not looking good for our drought conditions. we'll break down the numbers for you. >>> a horrific traffic crash in southern california is making national headlines. 13 people are dead after a semi crashed into a suv with 25 people packed inside. it happened in imperial county near the mexico border. just after 6:00 this morning, the driver of an expedition pulled out in front of a big rig. 13 of the 25 people inside the ford expedition were killed. the victims ranged in age from 20-55 years old. at least one of the survivors is 16 years owed. >>> all no

. >>> i'm thom jensen in san jose. county health officials are warning that they've been told there will be a shortage of secondmo dderna v they're canceling first dose appointments, rescheduling those people, and trying to get those second doses coming in. this comes as sutter health announced that it will have a shortage of more than 90,000 vaccines. we hope to get more details on this latest shortage coming up later today. >> thank you very much, thom. >>> kari has a look at our forecast for this friday morning. a cool start but it should be nice. >> it will be a nice day, we're waking up to sunshine as we take a live look outside, but we are expecting some rain and it's set to move in late tonight. first starting in the north bay, with some briefly heavy downpours, right around 9:00 to 10:00 tonight, and continuing to quickly sweep through before sunrise, that rain is moving in and out, and will continue to enjoy the rest of our weekend, with some sunshine into the rest of the next several days, but there will be s

and menlo park, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> according to the san francisco chronicle, there is so much vacant office space because of the pandemic, that the spaces up for lease could fill 11 salesforce towers and there is talk about whether that space should be turned into apartment units. that would require city leaders to pass new legislation. still, holding on to office space may be more lucrative to building owners if and when there is a comeback after the pandemic. >>> women are catching up to men in the housing market, slowly. a survey by zillow finds there is no metro area in anywhere in the u.s. where women have more buying power than men but the gap is closing. in san francisco, 8% of single, female renters can afford a home. currently, a gap of 4% behind single-male renters. in san jose's metro area, 6% of single women, who are renting, can afford to buy. that's 2% behind single men. >>> thousands of grocery workers in san jose will start seeing more money in their paychecks. the city's new hazard pay went into effect today. a $3 per hour increase for workers at groce

"today in the bay's" thom jensen is live outside the court hours. beyond the hate crime this the adding to the fuel to a recall effort. >> reporter: it sure is. a lot of people, marcus -- good morning, no doubt asking about whether or not bodine, the san francisco district attorney was too lenient in releasing the man in this crime. pak ho, 75-year-old oak land man, died at high land hospital yesterday. he was attacked, assaulted critically during a robbery while on a morning walk tuesday near oakland's lake merritt. alameda prosecutors say that baylor, 26-year-old teaunte baylor, was the person who did it. he was arrested last year in san francisco and he spent a hundred days before being released and wearing an ankle bracelet. bodine is answering questions about why bailey was freed. >> it was from an evidently standpoint a very weak case. we held him in the san francisco jail for 179 days and given the state of the evidence we couldn't hold him longer than that. >> reporter: a family friend said that ho's three daughters were by his side when he

i'm thom jensen in dublin where a 26-year-old oakland man will face a murder charge in court this morningalleged victim in his crime, a 75-year-old asian man, died at highland hospital yesterday. this also may be investigated as a hate crime. >>> here in san francisco, wher residents at the city college of san francisco mass vaccination site. now, those are the residents in the phase 1a and 1b, but millions will be eligible for the vaccine if they have underlying health conditions. some are concerned due to the limited supply so it's important to talk to your health provider first before seeking a vaccine. >>> now we want to look at the weather forecast with vianey arana. >> good morning, sunshine today. even though, you know, it's still a little nippy out there now, by the time we hit the 2:00 or 3:00 hour we'll top out in the upper 50s. upper 60s in the interior valleys, it will be like spring and we'll keep the sunshine through tomorrow and guess what? we've got more rain on the way. we've got a system pushing in on sunday evening. that will bring light to moderate rainfall and another