depending on what tier the venue is in, what county that venue sits in depends exactly on how many people can be inside. but if the people inside are either tested or fully vaccinated, the capacity increases in every single tier. >> we are the first to close, the last open. >> the lights went out at venues across the bay area on march 13th, 2020. no music, no dancing, no laughter. on april 15th that is set to change as the state lifted restrictions on indoor venues as counties move through the color-coded covid-19 tiered system. >> it does feel that there is the hope of optimism in the air. >> reporter: don't expect venues big and small to come roaring back to life to mid april, robert he is the cofounder of piano fight, in the tenderloin. >> while it is obviously a great step in the right direction, back to some sense of normalcy, with venues, venues are a low-margin business, and when you open anything less than full capacity is really just excelerator burn rate. you lose money. >> it is not just the venues themselves. now deeply in debt, but supporting industries as well. he owns which

we have situations where the venues are clean as hospitals.ases, even cleaner -- james: allen, just jumping in, of course people understand that venues have to be clean. then again, no fan once a hospital experience when they go to a game. the entire fund is being crowded next to other people and hoping they don't spill beer on you. it's a sterile experience a fun experience? allen: well, you are absolutely right. we know that players perform better when there are fans in the stands. we all want the fans back, there is no question about it. interestingly, i recently did a walk-through with the new york state department of health of a major stadium, and we went from the bowels to the roof of the stadium, and this venue -- venues, especially those that get the health and safety rating, it's really critical for there to be third-party verification attached to any vendor -- sort of for the institute has been providing. in fact, there is huge financial benefits to the venues that do that. people who buy suites, corporations who buy suites, fans are

with the venue coalition and the venue groups. they were working on a fundraising campaign. this hasn't been activated to the degree that was initially conceived because of the city's, occur -- currently they give to sf, which is where charitable donations are able to be submitted. because of covid. and individuals are not able to make, determine where their donations go. they could not select an entity. so we are working with the controller's office to return give to sf, which it was originally designed pre-covid, was to be able to provide a menu of items that individuals or businesses can contribute to the city. so one of those items would be the venue funsd. -- fund. that is still in the works but we don't have a date when we will be able to take individual credit card donations that individuals can specifically identify their donation to go to the venue recovery fund. then i know the question was asked about fundraising efforts. so once we have, we know when this, when the ability to take credit cards, when we are able to do this, then we will engage with the stakeholder

and whether the venue requires vaccinations or proof of negative test.re's a lot to get to. we posted full breakdown of the restrictions on nbcbayarea.com. >>> vaccinations will play a big role in reopening of venues, and we continue to make progress on that front. big milestone nationwide, more than 100 million americans have now gotten at least 1 dose of the vaccine. that's nearly a third of the country and heard this before, more vaccines are coming. question remains when. today governor newsom said the state will have jump in doses next week. 2.4 or 2.5 million of pfizer or moderna, it was 1.8 million, that's why he was able to expand eligibility to all adults. >> why? more manufactured supply, receiving more support in the federal, j&j shots coming in next week. >> 38% of californians have received at least one dose. rate is improving. number of vaccinations per day in santa clara county, most populous. valentine's day, about 10,000, then 13,000 and this week, 17,000 per day. will have the ability to do more when the supply increases. santa clara co

so the intent of i called venue fund is to provide grants to music and entertainment venues negatively impacted by covid-19. sponsored by supervisor haney and five other supervisors and established by ordinance number 2221 which took effect march 5th this year, 2021. being funded by a $3 million allocation from the general appropriation fund. on april 6th, 2021. the office of small business and the legislation is to administer the venue fund and adoptables for distribution of grants in consultation with the controller's office. o.e.w.d. and the entertainment commission. office of small business can consult with the city agencies as well as business organizations representing the interests of that news. we decided to take hold of that engagement with independent venue lines and sf venue coalition and all the departments that were mentioned in the first bullet points. actions to date. we've created a website on o.s.b.'s website. i have some information there. we created draft rules currently being reviewed by the city attorney's office. we created a grant web page and our grant applicati

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some of these venues right now are literally biologically clean, we have situations where the venuesen cleaner than certain hospitals. just some cases, even cleaner than certain hospitals.— some cases, even cleaner than certain hospitals. just “umping in, of course people h certain hospitals. justjumping in, of course people understand - certain hospitals. justjumping in, i of course people understand venues have to be clean, that's important and also legal. but then again, no fan once a hospital experience when they go to a game. the entire fun was being crammed next to other people hoping they did not spill their beer on you. it is asset out experience fun as a fan? you are absolutely _ experience fun as a fan? you are absolutely right. _ experience fun as a fan? you are absolutely right. there's - experience fun as a fan? you are absolutely right. there's nothing| absolutely right. there's nothing like, in fact, absolutely right. there's nothing like, infact, we absolutely right. there's nothing like, in fact, we know that players perform better when there are fans in stadiums. we

and in new york city people are allowed to laugh again together some public venues are starting to reopen as vaccinations begin to feed back the pandemic scientists warn don't let your guard down yet. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us german chancellor angela merkel has called on russian president vladimir putin to pull back his forces from russia's border with ukraine white house says russia now has more troops there than it any time since conflict broke out in eastern ukraine in 2418 the build up his fueled fears of new fighting but russia insists that its the victim of western provocations. the russian state television has a different way of looking at things it reports that ukraine and nato pose a threat to russia and not the other way around. the narrative present ukrainian soldiers as the aggressors and shows video. teacher of moscow's response russian troops engaged in military exercises in crimea. what to the west looks like saber rattling is viewed differently by russia from moscow it's a necessary reinforcement of its defenses against the west for young. bush and t

and in new york city people are allowed to laugh again together some public venues have started to reopen and vaccinations began to beat back the panda. i'm serious it was gone it's good to have you with us the number of refugees fleeing the military's violent crackdown and me in mar is rising india shares a 600 kilometer long border with me and more with strong ethnic and cultural ties between local communities on both sides so india might seem like the natural destination for those who are forced to leave their homes but can those who end up there feel at home we need one woman and her daughters who have settled in the indian capital delhi and a warning that some viewers might find this report disturbing. for the last 6 years and her girls have felt safe here in delhi. but it didn't come easy to get here they had to leave everything behind in their need of man much when he says her husband was bought jordan killed by the military. later they were forced to run for their lives after they were caught sheltering students protesting against the military now the situation in myanmar is bring

like many smaller venues has space for fewer than 300 people. schwartz says it will be difficult for them to reopen and stay open at anything less than full capacity. she also does not nbd intense pressure facing state leaders in opening up more things throughout the state. i would hate to say anything but that i'm grateful. >> for guidance and and seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. >> well, these music venue say they're also counting on government assistance in the form of some grants that they're hoping will be rolling out faster because without any business over the last year. a lot of these expenses have piled up so without any money it's going to b really tough. opening up once again. ken and catherine. >> hey, dan, i know she says she's not ready but is she giving us any idea when she might actually reopen. >> well, she's not alone in this stock process. he does with these these small dan hughes, they don't have a lot of capacity. so they're looking at, you know, at least 75% in order to really allow people to come back in. but she w

this is how we help keep our music venues and entertainment venues into a post-pandemic recovery.all hands on deck. >> that'd be great. >> commissioner: is there also an opportunity to help with like the fundraising efforts to build more funds into this? or is that -- >> so what we're going to do is we're going to as soon as we can which is hopefully the 21st, we're going to get the grant out and hopefully the grants come back. as much money so we'll do at least one, maybe two more rounds of grants based on how much funding comes in. so, yeah, that will definitely be a fundraising push not only from our office, but also from the venues themselves that we've been working with to do fundraising and get more funding in. right now, people can donate by checking we have received a couple of donations at this point. once we have that online. >> commissioner: will it be corporate donations? >> i believe so. >> commissioner: because if you can do that with these venues, right now the beer and alcohol companies. >> president laguana: great point. i'm making a note of that. >> commissioner:

the comedy cellar has hosted nearly all the trades greats over the decades but like most venues it's been shuttered for more than a year now it's open again but at just 33 percent capacity in accordance with new york's regulations no coated 1000 test is required to enter and neither are masks when seated the club's owner is cautiously optimistic the venue will stay open now for good so i don't expect things to turn bad now they're back said he will very very quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok you know if it's not i hope they'll shut us down again you know they should do what they need to do despite rising case numbers the risk of aerosols and virus variants the comedians in the audience breathe a sigh of relief and yeah there will be jokes about the pandemic. i for the comedians for me if i thought it to talk about this stuff. to just say what i was going through and then i think for the audience it's not just them but identifying in a relating to that is one level and that's huge too but also just being with other people physically being around people around your pe

the comedy cellar has hosted nearly all the trades greats over the decades but like most venues it's been shuttered for more than a year now it's open again but at just 33 percent capacity in accordance with new york's regulations no coated 1000 test is required to enter and neither are masts when seated the club's owner is cautiously optimistic the venue will stay open now for good i don't expect things to turn bad now they're back say he will very very quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok and honest and if it's not i hope they'll shut us down again you know they should do what they need to do despite rising case numbers the risk of aerosols and virus variants the comedians in the audience breathed a sigh of relief and yeah there will be jokes about the pandemic. for the comedians for me it's cathartic to talk about this stuff. to just say what i was going through and then i think for the audience it's not just them identifying in a relating to that is one level and that's huge too but also just being with other people physically being around people around your peers

coronavirus some venues are being allowed to open on the excitement is catching the. reports. new yorkers are finally getting the opportunity again to pursue one of their favorite pastimes standing in line. i'm really excited for the city to become the city again as we always knew. it's pretty pretty exciting you can feel the energy ok they're not actually excited about queuing up but rather that after a year of. they're about to see a live show at one of the city's most iconic entertainment venues the comedy cellar in manhattan's greenwich village. the comedy cellar is hosted nearly all the trades greats over the decades but like most venues it's been shuttered for more than a year now it's open again but at just 33 percent capacity in accordance with new york's regulations no covert 1000 test is required to enter and neither are masks when seated the club's owner is cautiously optimistic the venue will stay open now for good i don't expect things to turn bad now they're very very quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok you know if it's not i hope they'll shut us

comedy cellar has hosted nearly all the trades greats over the decades but like most venues it's been shuttered for more than a year now it's open again but at just 33 percent capacity in accordance with new york's regulations no covert 1000 test is required to enter and neither are masks when seated the club's owner is cautiously optimistic the venue will stay open now for good i don't expect things to turn bad now they're back say he will very very quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok and honest and if it's not i hope they'll shut us down again you know they should do what they need to do despite rising case numbers the risk of aerosols and virus variants the comedians in the audience breathe a sigh of relief and yeah there will be jokes about the pandemic. for the comedians for me if i thought it to talk about this stuff. to just say what i was going through and then i think for the audience it's not just. identifying in a relating to that is one level and that's huge too but also just being with other people physically being around people around your peers and some

with the venue coalition and the venue groups. they were working on a fundraising campaign. this hasn't been activated to the degree that was initially conceived because of the city's, occur -- currently they give to sf, which is where charitable donations are able to be submitted. because of covid. and individuals are not able to make, determine where their donations go. they could not select an entity. so we are working with the controller's office to return give to sf, which it was originally designed pre-covid, was to be able to provide a menu of items that individuals or businesses can contribute to the city. so one of those items would be the venue funsd. -- fund. that is still in the works but we don't have a date when we will be able to take individual credit card donations that individuals can specifically identify their donation to go to the venue recovery fund. then i know the question was asked about fundraising efforts. so once we have, we know when this, when the ability to take credit cards, when we are able to do this, then we will engage with the stakeholder

, venues are low margin business, and when you open anything less than full capacity, it really just accelerates. you lose money. >> reporter: that has not stop them from flooding inboxes with cancer concert announcements in the fall. we asked him about the indoor venue plan. >> when people take off their masks, the minute everyone turns their back, those are going to be problems. >> now deeply in debt that will be getting a boost, but supporting industries as well. they wrenched touring vans to bands. >> it is quickly important. we don't have much of an operating business without the music industry. >> reporter: now, it is not just the smaller venues to of course are not going to be able to reopen at a reduced capacity. this statement is from another planet entertainment. "until we can operate close to or at full capacity were not able to produce concerts in a way that makes financial sense. we urge everyone to get vaccinated, this is the quickest path to a safe return to concerts." that is a spokesperson for another minute entertainment. ken, elizabeth. >>> looking live at chase ce

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these music venues are also hope hoping that government assistance programs like the shuttered venue operators grant will roll out a little faster in order to help them reopen marty. >> well, coming up on the kron 4 morning news summer travel just got a lot easier for fully vaccinated. americans will have more on that coming up. also, capitol police again mourning the loss of one of the wrong. we'll have details on the terrifying scene that unfolded in washington, dc that left one officer dead and another injured. and coming up after the break. in the east bay alameda county continues to see an increase in violent crimes. we'll find out with local law enforcement is doing to try and keep the community safe. all of that more coming up. stay with us. in the east bay, the city of oakland is on track to record a grim milestone. the deadliest year there in decades. >> since the beginning of the year. there have been 34 homicides and that's a 230% increase compared to last year in oakland. so now the police department trying to figure out a new approach to fight the rise in violence. the r

you operate venues - live music industry. indeed. you operate venues all - live music industry.angeles to shanghai to stockholm. what lessons have you learned from where venues have reopened, such as new zealand? and can those lessons help you to reopen and other areas like the us and europe when that happens?— us and europe when that hauens? ., .,. ,., happens? we have taskforces and each country _ happens? we have taskforces and each country looking _ happens? we have taskforces and each country looking at _ happens? we have taskforces and each country looking at the - each country looking at the issues that we are dealing with. we share best practice, trends, information across the globe to be able to take what we learn and apply it from some of those industries are countries where it is working, as you say. we start to see momentum across asia and australia and new zealand, at the moment, and as vaccine rollout programmes across the world are developing, and the us and the uk right now, we are beginning to see a lot more momentum. less so and europe at the moment, mainland e

i pilot events for the safe return of spectators to venues.— spectators to venues.s to venues. i think that| as it is a monumental moment, to spectators to venues. i think that - as it is a monumental moment, to see people's faces again, the fans that come back year after year, you know, we ran this event behind coles, close doors this year and it has been really emotional to see people come here and actually see people that they met here for the first time in a long time. for them, it has been great but for a place and supporters as well. our players train, of course, year after year, we capped a week, and have done since being very most of them. —— week after week. they train for this one moment and what can the steps of the crucible theatre live crowd. that is what they deserve a spot on and women and it has just been fantastic to see that happen. it really has been has a seat to see fans back. four—time winner mark selby and stuart bingham and continuing theirfinal selby and stuart bingham and continuing their final at the moment. these are live pictures from th

now these music venues are also hoping government assistance programs like these shuttered venue operators grant. we'll roll out faster in order to reopen. a group gather at the state capitol to stand up against asian american hate crimes. they held signs and called for an end to racism this demonstration is the latest in many fallen an increase in hate crimes against asian americans event, organizers 7 rallies like the send a powerful message. >> you know, we don't know that our voices are powerful right. we unite as one. we speak up right. her voice speaks right across america. and we need to combine together partner of her powers, the other governor issued. and i think again, it's that unity that powerful. >> the rally lasted about 3 hours on saturday afternoon. back here in the bay area. large crowd took over san francisco city hall over the weekend. community members organized a rally to speak out against the recent surge and violence against asian americans across force. taylor's aggie was there. she has the details. >> and that's the message of sunday's rally at san francisco city h

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like many smaller venues has space for fewer than 300 people. schwartz says it will be difficult for them to reopen and stay open at anything less than full capacity. she also does not nbd intense pressure facing state leaders in opening up more things throughout the state. i would hate to say anything but that i'm grateful. >> for guidance and and for seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. >> well, the small music venues say they're also counting on government such as some of the grants that have been passed. they're hoping that that money can be distributed quickly or at least those applicarions could be made available a little bit quicker because over the last year these places have been shut down and they haven't been making any money. so if they are to reopen its going to be pretty difficult to do without any money. catherine, can. all right. danielle, lot of people want to get back to the bottom of the hill and a bunch of clubs all over the bay area. thank you, dan. >> go state warriors say that they are encouraged with the new indoor li

the venues are confirmed for this year's euros — wembley is a winner — but dublin loses out.t lead wales at the tournament — he's been charged with assaulting two women, and with coercive and controlling behaviour. he says he'll plead not guilty. and a stunning senior debut forjessica gadirova — the british gymnast wins european bronze. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening — and good news for england and scotland fans. wembley stadium will now host an extra euro 2020 last 16 tie — after dublin was removed from the list of 12 host cities for the tournament. its a shame for dublin — but extra good news for fans here, because that last 16 tie will feature the winner of group d — which is the group containing england and scotland. let's not get ahead of ourselves, though, shall we? so the scene is finally set for the first truely european championship — a tournament that will play out across the continent. we're getting more of a picture of how the tournament is going to look and feel. this is what we want to see isn't it — a full wembley stadium for the european champion

the comedy cellar is hosted nearly all the trades greats over the decades but like most venues it's been shuttered for more than a year now it's open again but at just 33 percent capacity in accordance with new york's regulations no covert 1000 test is required to enter and neither are masks when seated the club's owner is cautiously optimistic the venue will stay open now for good so i don't expect things to turn bad now they're back said he will very very quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok you know if it's not i hope they'll shut us down again you know they should do what they need to do despite rising case numbers the risk of aerosols and virus variants the comedians in the audience breathe a sigh of relief and yeah there will be jokes about the pandemic. for the comedians for me if i thought it to talk about this stuff. to just say what i was going through and then i think for the audience it's not just. identifying interrelating about is one level and that's huge too but also just being with other people physically being around people around your peers and some soci

the comedy cellar has hosted nearly all the trades greats over the decades but like most venues it's been shuttered for more than a year now it's open again but at just 33 percent capacity in accordance with new york's regulations no code 19 test is required to enter and neither are masts when seated the club's owner is cautiously optimistic the venue will stay open now for good so i don't expect things to turn bad now they're back say he will very very quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok you know if it's not i hope they'll shut us down again you know they should do what they need to do despite rising case numbers the risk of aerosols and virus variants the comedians in the audience breathe a sigh of relief and yeah there will be jokes about the pandemic. for the comedians for me if i thought of to talk about this stuff. to just say what i was going through and then i think for the audience it's not just them but identifying in a relating to that is one level and that's huge too but also just being with other people physically being around people around your peers and

the comedy cellar is hosted nearly all the trades greats over the decades but like most venues it's been shuttered for more than a year now it's open again but at just 33 percent capacity in accordance with new york's regulations no coded 1000 test is required to enter and neither are masks when seated the club's owner is cautiously optimistic the venue will stay open now for good so i don't expect things to turn bad now they're back saying he will very very quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok you know if it's not i hope they'll shut us down again you know they should do what they need to do despite rising case numbers the risk of aerosols and virus variants the comedians in the audience breathed a sigh of relief and yeah there will be jokes about the pandemic. i for the comedians for me if i thought of to talk about this stuff. to just say what i was going through and then i think for the audience it's not just them but identifying interrelating about is one level and that's huge too but also just being with other people physically being around people or on your peers an

the question is can many of these music venues survive at just 35% capacity. >> it's been more than a year since there was a live concert like this one at san francisco's great american music hall and despite city officials now saying live indoor events can resume the 35% capacity. >> don't start making plans to attend a concert here any time soon. we need more than that to be able to function and to stay alive. david bruno with the great american music hall says music venues like his need to be at full capacity to cover the cost of musicians and staff and security. >> he also needs to make sure california's routine of opening one minute and closing the next isn't going to happen. the amount of. >> resources that would have to put towards reopening. try to reopen early just to shut down again in the month. it's not worth the gamble. >> the san francisco jazz center is currently providing concerts online with hopes of a january twenty-twenty to reopening in person word that they might be able to do it sooner. gives them hope will be nice to have people back in those concert halls and p

still the venues.spoke with many of them said these capacity limits are so low that they will not be able to reopen at least immediately. it's been a long time since there was a live concert like this one at san francisco's great american music hall. >> and despite city officials now saying live indoor events can resume the 35% capacity. don't start making plans to attend a concert anytime soon. don't get your hopes up. >> david bruno with the great american music hall says there's no way venues like his can cover the cost of musicians and staff and security with a capacity limit of just 35% need to be able to open a 100%. >> and know that if we opened, we are not. getting everything. back up and running just to close it down or get the san francisco jazz center was aiming for a january twenty-twenty to reopening. >> word that they can do it sooner gives them hope but like other venues, anything less than 80% capacity, makes it difficult to cover their costs. but they're searching for some way to make

and the new york city people are allowed to laugh again together some public venues have started to reopen as vaccinations begin to be back and. i'm soon is almost gone it's good to have you with us britain's prince philip husband of queen elizabeth has died at the age of 99 windsor castle has confirmed that he did die this morning his house had been deteriorating in recent months with several visits to the hospital philip was a member of the greek and danish royal families before marrying a lizabeth a 947 here's a look back at his life. prince philip juke of edinburgh the husband of queen elizabeth the 2nd. always a test side or a few steps behind that was royal protocol for the british prince consuls the couple was married more than 70 years the former royal navy officer lived an eventful public life that was occasionally seasoned by his sharp tongue and for dry humor. he was born prince philip of greece and denmark on the island of corfu in 1921 but despite his family's irish the classic background money was often in short supply his parents divorced and philip ended up in england where

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. >> tonight bay area entertainment venues are getting ready to reopen, but is it too soon? >>> a live look from capitol hill tonight, a bay area congressman describing the frantic moments following today's deadly attack. >>> much cooler today on the heels of record breaking heat, what's in store for the holiday weekend. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. >>> now at 11:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a live look at bay area airports where tonight travelers are bidding farewell to some of the toughest public health restrictions in modern history, but as kpix5's maria medina reports from mineta san jose, there is a catch. >> reporter: those looser travel restrictions only apply to those who are fully vaccinated and right now that amounts to just 15% of the u.s. population. it's the first time kathy anderson has seen her daughter in more than a year. kathy isn't vaccinated for covid-19 and according to the state's department of public health, she should get tested and self-quarantine for seven days, but those who are fully vaccinated like larry pettis -- >

would have been appropriate and i've been involved in change of venue cases. i'm not sure, though, the judge has preserved one of the most important issues. that is, the maxine waters comment is only relevant on appeal if the jurors heard that comment. if the jurors were sequestered at that point, or not, doesn't matter. the jurors should have been called in and questioned individually to preserve the record to find out if any of those jurors heard what maxine waters said. that's jury intimidation, sean. that is something that can certainly impact the appeal of the conviction in this case but i want to add one more thing, sean. this isn't about racial justice or social justice. this is about criminal justice in the united states. this is about our justice system which is the best in the world as far as i'm concerned, taking on a difficult case and making a decision that's consistent with the facts. this is a verdict where the jury actually got to see the victim, and when i tried murder cases i used to bring a picture of the victim and put it on my side of the

like ours. >> reporter: the national independent venue association estimates hundreds of venues haven 2020 at the independent in san francisco, business is down nearly 100% over the last year with merchandise sales bringing in a tiny bit of revenue the grant program can't come soon enough with operators hopeful the aid will tide them until events start up in the back half of the year. as vaccines continue to roll out and fans get more comfortable in the new normal >> we've had some early indicators in the industry, some festivals that have gone on sale and some tours have gone on sale that have all blown out on the on sale, so it really -- i'm really optimistic about the demands out there, and we can't wait to open our doors >> reporter: now, the last show here at the independent was more than a year ago in march with the band little jesus, and while owners were really eager to get their applications in today, the sba portal had some technical difficulties it actually shut down before people could even submit their applications so after more than a year of waiting, shep, these frustr

venues or at 33 percent capacity they will be socially just and audience members will be just since masks of course will be required. again the more the sooner people get vaccinations the sooner we can get back to work now i'm sorry to hear that you've lost your job in this pandemic as a result but trying to look for a silver lining of some sorts did you find that your colleagues were and that the industry as a whole in any way kind of made some advancements it toward making online theatre as exciting as the real thing you know to make it more accessible to people who might be watching from home. yes absolutely there's been a lot of opportunities during an endemic for people to participate and zoom on skype and do readings of plays to do concert versions of shows and we see now it's you that some broadway productions have been recorded and they're being released to platforms like disney plus like netflix for example the died in a broadway musical of that scheduled to reopen december 1st is coming out on netflix before it reopens on broadway so that will be coming out october 1st on

because the venue couldn't accommodate it. tony do you have background with that? >> no, i believe they were holding off on the sound study just because of the venue nearest il pirata is not in operation right now and so, with the current times, this, as well as other r.d.r. projects have to wait or that's general low what is going on and they have to wait until everything is back up and running because you can't really get the same results from at the did it before covid hit early in february 2020 so they were able to test the nearby p.o.e. and at this point, not sure we can wait that long. i might have to give the recommendations without it. >> nicolas checked the box the sound study is not anticipated. we haven't done accurate studies did you don't want them to take a ready when there's no noise many of it's a complicated thing. and i think this may be a covid related, the measuring of the balancing between all of the sometimes non-essential items that can happen from some of those projects and the node to get more housing and thing built in san francisco so we'

we are not near the venue. it's a very restricted venue this year. for the first time in a long time because of the coronavirus pandemic. they are no longer being held this year at the dolby theater in the heart of hollywood. just down the street from us. they have moved the whole ceremony to union station. a major and a major transportation hub in downtown los angeles and they have transformed the giant cavernous sprawling lobby into sort of a small intimate dinner theater experience with several levels and tables and soft lighting and boots very limited audience in person this from what we understand, people are being rotated in and out. the attendees are limited to the presenters. the nominees and a few of their friends and family are guess. that's it. very small gathering in downtown los angeles. very few media outlets are allowed to be there. that's why we are here and not there this evening. but it's quite a different experience. they want to be covid friendly people, even if they're vaccinated have to be tested several days leading up to the c

grants will be at least $10,000 for each venue. it aligns with the $2.5 million allocated to entertainment by the mayor's office. the last date to apply is may 5. >>> this is the big board. the dow is up 270 points after a slow start. the markets are going up driven by earnings reports. >>> as vaccinations accelerate, many are booking vacations. people are taking off from airports nationwide and the great getaway will continue through the summer. a new survey from the points god finds half of u.s. adults are likely to take at least one vacation between june and september. >> a lot of them are planning on spending a significant amount of money. more than four out of 10 are anticipating spending more than $8000 on these vacations. >> many won't be spending that money on plane tickets. half of those traveling plan to take a break trip. the points guy said no matter where you travel, you should research and plan. always plan ahead. >>> let's get a check of the weather. >> it is so nice compared to the rest of the country. we are lookin

the comedy cellar has hosted nearly all the traits greats over the decades but like most venues it's been shuttered for more than a year now it's open again but at just 33 percent capacity in accordance with new york's regulations no coded 1000 test is required to enter and neither are masks when seated the club's owner is cautiously optimistic the venue will stay open now for good i don't expect things to turn bad now they're back that he will very very quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok and honest and if it's not i hope they'll shut us down again you know they should do what they need to do despite rising case numbers the risk of aerosols and virus variants the comedians in the audience breathe a sigh of relief and yeah there will be jokes about the pandemic. for the comedians for me authority to talk about this. to just say what i was going through and then i think for the audience it's not just them identifying in a relating that is one level and that's huge too but also just being with other people physically being around people around your peers in some social

wlen people return to venues like manny's? yukutiel is hoping the governor's announcement of a possible end of most covid restrictions on june 15th will be the moment he's been waiting for. >> is june 15th going to be the day all restrictions are lifted? lord, honey, i hope so, but can you plan on that? i don't know. if the year's taught us anything, it's that don't plan too far ahead. >> reporter: jean elle, "today in the bay." >>> after more than a year, this is the day giants fans have been waiting for, the team's home opener begins in just a few hours and yes, fans will be able to watch the game in person, inside of oracle park, but of course, things will be a little different this year. fans must be fully vaccinated or prove that they have a negative covid test result. once inside the park, everyone must wear those masks at all times, except when eating and drinking in your assigned seat. nbc bay area's cierra johnson has the excitement from outside oracle park this morning and a live report starting in the next half hour

those in the crowd will not have to socially distance or wear a mask once in the venue. float test before being let in and one afterwards. when you come onto music that's about being a social human being. you are getting close to people, the dancing, the sweating, is it going on people's shoulders, that's part of life, that's part of the fun of being. of life, that's part of the fun of beinu. �* ., , ., , of life, that's part of the fun of beinu. �* ., i. , . being. but not everyone feels that enou:h is being. but not everyone feels that enough is being — being. but not everyone feels that enough is being done _ being. but not everyone feels that enough is being done to _ being. but not everyone feels that enough is being done to ensure i being. but not everyone feels that | enough is being done to ensure the grass roots music venues will be able to open onjune the 21st, according to the government road map. irate according to the government road ma -. ~ . , according to the government road ma. . , . map. we are very happy that the brits are taking _ map. we are very hap

meanwhile, one music venue in the east. bay has taken a very different approach. yoshi's oakland, a jack london square reopened yesterday. they're still not holding concerts just yet but are offering indoor dining. the general manager tells us it would not reopen the kitchen until alameda county at the orange tier because operating at a quarter capacity or outdoors only would have been too costly. >> is a lot of money just reopen because you need fresh food everything is fresh. and so if you reopen in 2 weeks later. have to close back. >> that is i mean, he's so is huge in. we know business can survive that. >> there are several new safety protocols in place including socially distanced tables and improved ventilation. happening today. baseball is back in san francisco. fans will be allowed at oracle park to see the dolores rockies take on the giants in their home opener. the giants require a recent negative covid test result approve a full vaccination for all visitors 12 and older concessions must be ordered from the seats. using a phone. you will not be able to

the venue is in. you know you're safe in sanitizing healthy and everything.ings that you normally able to do right now? most folks we met appear wary. i still hope people proceed with caution because, you know, not everybody is on the same level in terms of vaccinations as long as everyone's kind of being safe about it, wearing their vast like they're supposed to. i think it should be fine as of june 15th assuming no surges or vaccine shortages, venues are essentially wide open. it's not necessarily a free for all we can open at 100% capacity, but there still may be mask requirements. vaccination requirements. wedding planner amy you protection is also president. of the california association for private events, the first day that weddings birthday parties graduation celebrations for mitzvahs, baby showers. all of those events are technically allowed in the state, and this is a huge win for our industry because it helps to propel us back to work and get us going for the summer. it's also about overall confidence. some now those couples who are getting married