hablemos del Éxito escolar u unificado de wesh contra costa. anunciÓ el regreso a clases en la de verano. el programa pretende refuerza la educaciÓn estudiantes que han tenido dificultades con el aprendizaje a distancia. hasta el momento como una gran mayorÍa se ha retrasado en la lectura y en materias como matemÁticas. el plan de verano en las escuelas del distrito incluye oportunidades de recuperaciÓn de crÉditos en escuelas secundarias, preparaciÓn a los estudiantes para el prÓximo grado, preparaciÓn para la universidad, apoyo social y emocional. hacemos una pausa. una campaÑa estatal busca voluntarios para centros de vacunaciÓn. despuÉs de un tiempo, tambiÉn podrÍan recibir la vacuna. paola: maÑana se espera que el congreso termine de ajustar el paquete de estÍmulo econÓmico de 1.9 billones de dÓlares. permitirÍa que la gente reciba cheque de hasta $1400. quiÉn lo recibirÍan y cuÁndo? tamara: luego de que en una reuniÓn ordinaria durante fin de semana, tras varios ajustes aceptÓ, el senado federal aprobar el paquete

next week, contra costa county health leaders expecting to go orange. graph shows adjusted case rate in contra costa county, number of cases per 100,000 people, this number needs to be below 3.9 to go into orange. on march 16th, county had 6.2 cases per 100,000 people. this week, almost there, 4.6 cases per 100,000 people. >> live look at oakland coliseum, get ready for baseball. thursday is opening night for the athletics when they host the astros. alameda county is in orange so technically can be 33% full for games, but because of the social distancing requirements, a's will allow 26%. a's excited, sent out a tweet showing orange sky over the coliseum. coliseum is orange with alameda county in the orange tier, additional seats available. >>> across the bay, giants' home opener is friday, april 9th, allowing about 8,000 fans, 20% capacity. current season ticket holders have first priority but expect to put on sale for the public later this week, and selling month to month because guidelines are constantly changing. >>> jeff ranieri is back with us. we'

en el distrito escolar de contra costa anunciÓ un programa para el 11 de julio. mi colega carla farÍas nos tienen los detalles. reportera: asÍ es, paola probablemente estas clases inicie el prÓximo 15 de junio. el condado contra costa es uno de los primeros en iniciar el anuncio de regreso a clases de personas durante el verano y es que las autoridades educativas de prudente que despuÉs de tanto tiempo sin ir al escuela prÁctica las hay seguridad que deberÍan tener. un programa de verano tambiÉn pretende reforzar la educaciÓn de los estudiantes que han tenido dificultad con el aprendizaje a distancia . y han podido conectarse regularmente segÚn autoridades locales una grapa que ya se retrasado en la lectura. >> sabemos que los estudiantes de este aÑo ha perdido mucho conexiÓn con la escuela, tenemos que empezar de alguna manera de nuevo para re acostumbrarnos a las escuelas, para estar adentro con las nuevas Órdenes de distancia. todo serÁ nuevo cuando ellos de los edificios. reportera: contra costa espera que progresivamente los alumnos puedan revis

en contra costa, mÁs de 64000 casos de coronavirus en total. el departamento de salud del condado informÓ que ampliarÁ la elegibilidad y las personas mayores de 50 aÑos van a recibir la vacuna. vamos con los detalles. reportera: el condado de contra costa avanza para aplicar un mayor nÚmero de dosis a este grupo y que vivan o trabajen en el condado. el departamento de salud de contra costa dio conocer que estÁn recibiendo un mayor nÚmero de dosis. >> las primeras dosis serÁn suficientes para vacunar a personas de los hospitales y que trabajan con pacientes, personas que limpian, todos en el hospital. reportera: segÚn especialistas mÉdicos, han podido notar un buen progreso en las personas que han recibido la vacuna. >> yo tengo que tomar la vacuna para recomendarla. mÁs de 70.000 personas se han vacunado. toda la gente no tenÍa peligro luego de 10 semanas. no vimos nada de lo que nos preocupaba. reportera: para los elegibles, el departamento de salud recomienda llenar un formulario. >> esto es muy grande para este paÍs. esto se pens

. >>> now back here at home, a big move in contra costa county. starting today anyone 50 or older who liveser work there's is eligible to get vaccinated. >> this is a game changer. the key to making this happen, vaccine supply. jodi hernandez is in martinez this evening to explain how contra costa has so much. >> reporter: when it comes to vaccinating seniors, contra costa county has been leading the way. a whopping 96% of residents 75 and older have been vaccinated. and 79% of those 65 to 74 have now gotten at least one dose. >> i just got my second moderna today. i just got it a few minutes ago, actually in martinez. and i'm looking so forward to seeing my mother and my grandkids. >> reporter: now the county is tackling a new demographic. >> is open to requesting appointments from those age 50 to 64, regardless of whether they have an underlying health condition or not. and so that's a big expansion. >> reporter: starting today, anyone age 50 and older can sign up for the vaccine in contra costa county. supervisor john gioia says the county is g

reporting live in contra costa county, i'm sharon katsuda. back to you, cierra. >> thank you, sharon. >>> so far in contra costa county, more than 600,000 doses have been administered. nearly 45% have now received at least one dose. slightly lower than coco county, but marin is more than 50%. santa clara county is at the other end with one-third of adults. >>> this week the mass vaccination shot at oakland coliseum will switch to the single shot johnson & johnson vaccine. it will potentially close in mid-april because the partnership between fema and the state is set to end april 11th. the county is in talks to take over the site to keep it running. it's not clear if the federal government will continue to supply those vaccines. we have a resource that can help anyone looking to get the vaccine. you can go to planyourvaccine.com, enter your state, age and occupation and it will give you more information about where you can get and secure that shot. >>> in other news for you this morning, impassioned words at a memorial for a black man shot an

. >>> contra costa county is expanding its vaccine eligibility. as of tonight, anyone who is 50 and older can now get a shot. as kpix 5's andrea nakano reports, the county says it's all thanks to extra supply from the federal government. andrea? >> reporter: yeah, liz, here at the contra costa county medical center, a yellow light was shining earlier tonight to honor the lives lost in this covid pandemic. in all, 734 people died in this pandemic so far in contra costa county. in a sign of hope tonight, as it moves rapidly to vaccinate its residents. the lights went dark at the contra costa county medical center right at 8:00 tonight. >> on this day one year ago, our county lost its first two residents. >> reporter: now county officials say they've received a boost in the vaccination effort with the federal government delivering a supply of vaccines on top of what the county gets from the state. contra costa is home to 11 federally qualified health centers. >> it's true that not every federally qualified health center has come online yet, but like

it's not an issue in contra costa county. behind me later this morning, the county, along with the city of concord and kaiser, they're going to be opening up this mass vaccination site behind me here at six flags hurricane harbor it would be appointment only with the goal of delivering 15,000 vaccination shots her week. >> federal government started to provide very specific doses of vaccine to federally qualified health centers. the moment that that program opened up, we signed up our health centers. >> reporter: contra costa is the first bay area county to open up vaccine eligibility to over 16 years of age and up, just one week after coco opened it to those 50 and up. the county tells us there are a half million people in the 16 to 49 age group who live in the county. already of that group, 137,000 have been vaccinated. you can see on the map here, solano county is vaccinating people 50 and up. right now everyone else is 65 and older. keep in mind, starting tomorrow, every californian 50 and up becomes eligible. once you be

contra costa county is leading the way when it comes to vaccines. part of its success is due to the 11 federal health centers in that county. >>> three more bay area counties could move from the red tear to the orange tier today. that means more people will be allowed indoors for certain activities. >>> number three, oakland unified students returning to in-person learning today. it will begin with pre-k to second grade. so far oakland unified says about 60% of families say they will be returning to in-person learning. >>> number four, it is day two of the trial for the former police officer charged with killing george floyd. the mixed martial arts fighter who stumbled onto the scene, will be back on the stand this morning. >>> the surge of warmth that will take us into the mid-70s in san francisco, to 80 in santa rosa. even warmer tomorrow and thursday, with record highs possible. >>> number six, we have slow traffic coming out of el cerrito, and traveling down to berkely. some road work that wrapped up around 5:00 a.m., so we hope this picks up so

. >> despite military movement in the east bay contra, costa county public health say they're aiming to take the next step as soon as they're eligible state guidelines mandate remaining in one to year for a minimum of 3 weeks before a county can move to a less restrictive tier. that would be april 4. additionally, a new mass vaccination site will open at 6 flags. hurricane harbor in concord on march 30th. in san francisco. any drop in sight will be available for treasure island residents. there will be a soft launch on saturday at the ship shape community center vaccines will be available for 3 upcoming saturdays from 09:30am in the morning until 04:00pm for those who are eligible appointments and drop ins are welcomed doses will be at minister until the supply runs out. vaccine eligibility is now open to ages 50 and above in contra, costa county and now that more people can get the vaccine. there are concerns whether there will be enough to go around. kron four's has a dune reports? >> now that contra costa opens vaccine eligibility to people age 50 and older who live and work in th

>> reporter: yeah, all eyes on contra costa county, kumasi. that is because there rollout has been very swift. the site here at diablo valley college has the capacity to do 15,000 doses a week. that has led to an interesting e of having a lot of open vaccine appointments. that's creating the situation where the county is considering whether or not to open that up to people 60 and over in the coming days. contra costa was the second county in the bay area to expand eligibility to people 50 and older a week ago. according to health officials come after that move, the county vaccinated 100,000 people last week alone. in total, some 45% of the county's 1.2 million residents have received at least one shot. part of that success also has to do with the fact that 11 federally approved health centers in the county have received doses directly from the federal government. the overall allocation is only expected to increase in the coming weeks, so looking at those numbers, that they had as of yesterday, health officials say they could move that eligibil

en el aÑo 2021, sequÍa severa en contra costa, a la —— alameda y solano. allÍ ocurre la peor sequÍa, en caracteres. tema.de enero a marzo de este aÑo 1.417 pulgadas. se supone que ya tenemos cerca de 8 pulgadas acumuladas en san josÉ. son solo ecos de las estaciones que no se van del servicio. del aÑo marzo ya se habÍan acumulado 2.66 pulgadas de lluvia. asÍ ocurrÍa en san francisco cerca de las 6:00 de la tarde. no se podÍa ver la regiÓn de la bahÍa por esa lluvia de moderada a fuerte . temperatura cerca de los 55. maÑana podemos amanecer en los altos 40 y bajo 50. esta primera ronda de aguacerosse va retirando poco a poco de la bahÍa de san francisco. un sistema bastante amplio, tiene una baja presiÓn que estarÁ hacia el sureste. esto puede aportar la llegada de mÁs aguaceros dispersos a la bahÍa. nada de lluvia significativa.cerca de las 3:30 de la madrugada del sÁbado tal vez algunos aguaceros aislados en san mateo, santa cruz y el sur de la bahÍa. el sÁbado ya mejore las condiciones del tiempo. temperatura 63, luego del sÁbado nad

the people, as contra costa county stands alone. the potential game changer as they say anyone can sign up. >>> the new normal for students in oakland. cousin the return to class today, but the routine is nothing like it used to be. %-ú a theater owner prepares for life after the pandemic. why he says his age and experiences prepared him for the worst.>>> this is abc7 news .>> thank you for joining us. we just learned marin county is expanding the vaccination eligibility list, but it is cautious about whether people will actually be able to get the shot. >> on thursday anyone 50 and older can get vaccinated. on april 15 it expands to those 16 and older. they are worried about supply, and hopes to get everyone a shot before june. contra costa county announced today they will begin vaccinated everyone 16 and up. coming as a new vaccination site opened at a theme park in concord. leslie is there live. how is it going out there? >> reporter: changing so rapidly here in contra costa county when it comes to vaccine eligibility. last week

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

. >> what is the see yet in contra costa county? they are on the verge of opening shots to anyone 16 and olds. they have plenty but others don't. >> reporter: vaccine sites in the south bay are fully booked. in contra costa county, leaders say there are hundreds available, so much so they expect to open eligibility to everyone 16 and up this week, two weeks before the state will. >> i think we're switching modes from like a mode of vaccine scarcity right now to a mode of vaccine plenty. >> reporter: why is there such a difference when it comes to supply in we spoke withstand ford's dr. yvonne maldonato. >> it is the result of the way we do all of our health care in the u.s. which is fragmented. we have an extremely fragmented health care system in the u.s. >> reporter: we've also learned some counties like contra costa have received an allotment from the federal government that santa clara and others are expecting soon. there's also the difference in vaccination rates due to the governor's push to get shots in the hardest-hit zip co

right now contra costa is at 8.3 cases per 100,000. however, governor newsom said that the state will loosen that case rate restriction to 10 per 100,000 people once the state has administered 2 million shots in low-income, underserved communities. that is expected to happen today. the east bay times reports contra costa to could then move into the red tier 48 hours after those 2 million shots are handed out, which would put us into sunday. sonoma county, should also be eligible. once in the red, restaurants, gyms, movie theaters can resume indoor operations at limited capacity. contra costa, sonoma, they're still only the ones in purple. the rest are in red. mayor london breed expects her city to move into the orange tier in the next week and a half. starting tomorrow, the state will allow breweries, wineries and distillries that do not serve food -- that's the distinction. talking about establishments that do not serve food, will allow them to reopen outdoors in the purple and red tier prior to this, those businesses there are caveat

to a statewide vaccine milestone, contra costa. we'll move to read at midnight tonight. that means eating indoors will partially be back on looking forward to it like you don't know. i'm really excited. it's nice to sort of get back to normal again got sammy says he's especially excited. he spent the last few months renovating his entire restaurant and adding in a new bar is a big improvement, a big improvement and a big step toward returning to normal. i trust that they're doing everything they can to protect everyone. contra costa county was already on. track to enter the states. red tear, averaging about seven cases of coronavirus per 100,000. people compare that to about two months ago, when the county average more than 50 positive cases, per 100,000. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. story monday. san francisco is expanding vaccinations to people with disabilities as well, those with underlying health conditions. the move puts the city in line with the state's latest guidelines, eligibility will apply to pregnant women peo

carla: buenas noches, paola, el condado de contra costa, tiene recursos disponibles. esto luego de recibir fondos financieros del gobierno estatal, para aquellas familias que necesite pagar la renta atrasada, a los dueÑos cereza pagarÍa el 80 % de la deuda adquirida por la pandemia. la situaciÓn no ha estado nada fÁcil, si nos dio doÑa claudia. >> muy difÍcil, mÁs si tienes hijos. por y te que buscar dÓnde estÁn las ofertas, ir a comprar para sobrevivir. cocinar todos los dÍas y hacer que la comida te dure para varios dÍas. carla: igual para don diego, su trabajo de jardinerÍa ha bajado. >> la renta de la casa, Ésta no espera, tienes que pagarla. carla: mientras tanto, como respuesta estas necesidades, condado de contra costa, asignÓ mÁs de $75,000,000 para programa de asistencia de alquiler de emergencia. [habla en inglÉs] carla: el programa ayudarÍa inquilinos con ingresos calificados, si habla de una familia de cuatro personas, deberÁ tener ingresos menores de $104,000 al aÑo. incluso, los inquilinos elegibles, cuyo propietarios no participen en

costa county. >> reporter: the call came out for all adults to get vaccinated as contra costa county tries to reach its goal of 1 million vaccinations by the end of may. but those who have tried to get an appointment say it's a frustrating process. >> i'm kind of a little irritated to have such a hard time getting the vaccine through them. even when i'm an essential worker i could not get the vaccine. >> reporter: since december 15th contra costa county has given out within 630,000 shots, which is about 85% of the population. but the demand is still high as the newly opened waterworld vaccination site had a line snaked around the parking lot. the county's health director is pleading with residents to be patient. >> we don't actually give appointments as a first come first serve. we go through the requests and deliver appointments to the hardest hit communities using the healthy places index. >> reporter: but those who received the vaccine say it was worth the wait. >> it's nice to see people, and to be out. >> reporter: new appointments to open every day, and they recommend that you

you want people to know if you're 16 and over is your turn in contra, costa county. >> yeah. big step forward in the fight against covid-19 in the east bay contra. costa county now making the vaccine available to anyone who is 16 and older. thanks for joining us tonight at 5. i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus thousands of appointments are available, but you might not be able to get one immediately is the county is still trying to prioritize hard-hit communities says, quote, forcefully to go reports tonight. >> anyone 16 and older who lives or works there can get on the list to make an appointment. >> influx in doses of the covid-19 vaccine. the reason contra costa health services is opening up eligibility for the shot to more people. anyone, 16 years of age or older, living or working in the county is encouraged to set an appointment to get the shot from the very beginning. we've declared that protecting everyone was a priority health services says this week it received 84,500 doses of the vaccine. >> from the state and federal governments an increase of 30,000 from the

but for now in contra, costa county, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> so far. more than 3.7 million vaccines have been administered across the 9 bay area counties. these counties have given the most shots locally in santa clara more than 805,000 doses have been given 802,000 in alameda county. more than 588,000 contra, costa and just over 473,000 in san francisco and some students are returning to their classrooms for in-person instruction in the city of oakland. kron four's haaziq madyun has details now. >> on what parents and students should expect on day one. >> in person. learning returns tuesday for students in the oakland unified school district. if you are a parent looking for information about the big usd spokesperson john sasaki says there's something important that you need to know the most important thing to know is we have a new daily health screening. they were asking all of our families to take every single day. they send their kids to school. it is something that is very simple. i think 3 question questionnaire just basically asking if you've had

you're 16 and over it is your turn in contra costa county. it's move that's expected to open up the floodgates for those seeking the inoculation. this is a great day because that means that anybody that's an adult that wants to get vaccinated cannon contra costa county to accommodate the rush of people sort of want the vaccine. hurricane harbor will be outfitted to eventually provide 15,000 vaccines a week. it'll continue to go until we hit what we like to call community immunity, health officials say. 97. percent of people 75 years and older have been vaccinated and that 85% of those between the ages of 65 75 the age group, that's all the most covid-19 deaths have received the inoculation and roth, director of contra costa county health services, says the federal government has been sending more vaccines with 80,000 arriving. justice week. plenty to go around for the 375,000 residents in the county vaccines are starting to increase this month. i think we expect them to continue to increase we and we expect. theo that vaccines will become mor

contra costa received its vaccine supply from 2 government sources, the state and the fed. >> contra costa county health services runs 11 community health clinics. >> plus our county hospital. because they are federally qualified health centers that makes us uniquely qualified to get doses directly from the federal government. i mean, we are hearing both from the governor and our president that there will be significantly increased doses. later in april and into may that we will be able to handle this larger age group. >> he says since it was announced. there has been a lot of folks i did up to get their shots aware that we've seen an increase on our website. i can tell you that i've heard from many people who are are in the process of signing up contra, costa health services. officials say their goal is to reach what million vaccinations by may 31st. has made you kron 4 the cdc has updated guidance for people who are fully vaccinated. >> they say that those people can visit unvaccinated family members and friends without restrictions, including being inside no masks, no physical dis

but contra costa county will happen sometime this week. it is appointment-only. so even if you're 16 years old by all means maker appointment because if you walk into some of the clinics around contra, costa county. you will be turned away. it is one appointment, one person specifically. we will let you know when that possibly happens. but the bottom line is it's always an ongoing battle not just in contra, costa county on friday. i was in santa clara county in the same deal for them as well. the need is always there. the desire is there, but the supply might not be there. so as soon as they get their hands on more supply. they will try to get the shots into the arms. but until then, they're telling people to mask up social distance, but it is great news for people in contra costa county because you will be about 2 and a half weeks ahead of governor gavin newsom's mandate back to you. all right. thank you very much. we'll. >> and today in santa clara county. the elderly are going to get their shots brought to them. yes, make a little bit easier. they've set up mo

click contra, costa health services. this will take you to a foreign where you will answer 20 questions. this will only take a few minutes once completed, the site says to be on the lookout in the coming days for an e-mail from health services with instructions on how to schedule an appointment. once you received the e-mail, follow the embedded link, which will take you to my chart. that's the system. the county is using to schedule appointments. you can sign up through the web browser by creating a user name and password or download the my chart app and complete your registration and booking there. just make sure to click add organization and choose contra. costa health services be patient once you sign up appointment, timo, slots may not pop up right away. you may need to hit refresh a few times because a lot of people are trying to do the same thing. you are eventually you will get through. choose your preferred location date and time and my chart will provide instructions for the day of your appointment. the county h

contra costa se convierte hoy en el primer condado de la bahÍa en ofrecer vacunas contra el coronavirus para todos los mayores de 16 aÑos. se estima que el 25% de los residentes de recibieron dos dosis de la vacuna. al ampliar la elegibilidadse espera vacunar a otras s 370.000 personas. hablamos con una empleada que nos dice por quÉ en contra costa tiene mÁs vacunas disponibles. >> hemos recibido vacunas adicional del gobierno federal porque tenemos muchos centros de salud federales a travÉs del condado. paola: las personas que viven o trabajan en el condado contra costa tiene dos opciones para programar una cita. una vez en la pÁgina del condado que estÁ viendo en pantalla y otra es llamando al que estÁ viendo en pantalla y otra es llamando al 83328292626, pero nos indicaron que el tiempo de espera es bastante largo. asÍ que tendrÁ que tener paciencia. revisemos cuantas vacunas se han administrado en cinco condados de la bahÍa. santa clara supera las 876.000 vacunas. alameda cerca de 870.000. contra costa sobrepasa las 629.000 . san francisco 511.806 y san mateo, de 436.000 v

contra costa received its vaccine supply from 2 government sources, the state and the fed. >> contra costa county health services runs 11 community health clinics. plus our county hospital. because they are federally qualified health centers that makes us uniquely qualified to get doses directly from the federal government. we feel confident that with the 13,000 new doses we received this week from the federal government and that will increase in coming weeks that we will be able to handle this larger age group. >> he says since it was announced. there has been a lot of folks i did up to get their shots aware that we've seen an increase on our website. i can tell you that i've heard from many people who are are in the process of signing up contra, costa health services. officials say their goal is to reach what million vaccinations by may 31st. has made you kron. 4 >> well, you might want to think about what you can do with an extra $500 a month starting soon. some low income families of color living in oakland. we'll be finding that out. kron four's maureen kelly reports on the laun

county is in the same boat as contra costa. and the businesses are hoping for a similar tier change in the days to come as well. now, l.a. covid cases are down considerably from holiday surge, but there were nearly 1,400 new infections just yesterday and another 101 deaths. >>> 6:33. happening today, cinemark movie theaters reopening several more bay area locations which includes sixth century chains like union city. last week you might remember, amc theaters opened in san francisco and the south bay location. >> we know that the cdc is saying 10% of the u.s. population is fully vaccinated and 11 million californians have received one dose of the vaccine. that includes the nearly 2 million doses for underserved neighborhoods and more than 3 million people statewide are fully vaccinated. >>> if you're looking for information on how or where to get that vaccination shot go over to planyourvaccine.com. put in your state, age and occupation. it will pull up the closest vaccination site to you. you can go over there now. >> i alread

. >>> and a big day ahead in contra costa county, starting today, anyone 16 and older can get vaccinated. people are asking how it will be possible without supplies becoming a major issue. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live in concord this morning, in just a matter of hours a new mass vaccination site is opening for the very first time. it's going to be a busy place, bob. >> reporter: it is. good morning to you, laura. supply is a major problem in the bay area, that's why a lot of counties are holding back on opening up their vaccine eligibility to the under 50 crowd, but it's not an issue here in contra costa county. now anyone who is between the ages of 16 and 49 regardless of underlying conditions whatever can get a shot. later this morning they'll open up a new mass vaccination site behind me here at six flags hurricane harbor with the goal of delivering 15,000 vaccination shots her week. >> federal government started to provide very specific doses of vaccine to federally qualified health centers. the moment that that program opened up, we signed up our health centers. >>

we need to remember their spent 719 deaths in contra, costa county. so we can't let our guard down. and i'm just asking people if you qualify to get vaccinated, you need to go to my 10. you can get that the contra costa county health site. you get your health provider. you know, if you get in line, get in line for your back seat. and if you know someone that is maybe having hard time accessing technology or is maybe just a little hesitant. you know, help your friends help neighbors help your family, help people get signed up to get the vaccination because as soon as we get it. more people vaccinated. the more prepared we are and the less likely we are to go back a 106 new cases in contra, costa county overnight 3 new deaths talked a little bit about. >> the 730. they're in the county seeing a positivity rate about 2% over the last 7 days. number one, are you satisfied obviously not with the deaths. are you satisfied with where the trends are going in. are you still deeply concerned because i'm the county like so many others across the bay area, seeing

contra costa county was already on track to enter the states. red tear averaging about seven cases of coronavirus per 100,000. people compare that to about two months ago, when the county average more than 50 positive cases, per 100,000. i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. we have new information in the police shooting that happened in danville on thursday. the contra costa county sheriff's office has identified the man who officer shot as 32 year old tyra wilson. they say he is a homeless man who was staying in the area of the danville sycamore valley park. authorities say wilson is in the hospital tonight in critical condition. police say they responded to a call of a man throwing rocks at cars from a freeway overpass. and when officers arrived, they tried talking to wilson. officers say wilson pulled out a folding knife and opened it. they ordered him to drop that knife several times. but wilson advanced officer andrew hall, fired one shot and struck wilsonff paid administrative leave. officer hall i in 2018 reported he was g suspiciously in

contra costa county supervisor john gioia again. eligibility expanding in the county and be sure to go to the county website if you are resident and would like to register thanks again. appreciate your time. thank you. e have a black father. i have a black brother have black friends and i look at that, and i look at how that could have been one of them. it's the nights i stayed up, apologizing apologize and take your floyd for not doing more and not. physically interacting and not fame in his life, but it's like it's not what i should have done. it's what he should have done. todaye teenager who recorded theideo of george f this country, she testified earlier today at the murder trial of former minneapolis police officer derek shobin. fox is lauren blanchard is joining us now live from minneapolis with more on the testimony we heard in court today. marin hi, alex. well before testimony even began the judge presiding over this case ruled that before miners or those who are minors. at the time of last year's may incident that they wou

contra costa received its vaccine supply from 2 government sources, the state and the fed. >> contra costa county health services runs 11 community health clinics. >> plus our county hospital. because they are federally qualified health centers that makes us uniquely qualified to get doses directly from the federal government. we feel confident that with the 13,000 new doses we received this week from the federal government and that will increase in coming weeks that we will be able to handle this larger age group. >> he says since it was announced. there has been a lot of folks i did up to get their shots aware that we've seen an increase on our website. >> i can tell you that i've heard from many people who are are in the process of signing up contra, costa health services. officials say their goal is to reach what million vaccinations by may 31st. >> has made you kron. 4 news. >> now. here's where the vaccination effort stands in california today, just over 15 million shots have been put into arms out of 19.2 million doses that have been delivered and 5.3 million people are now fu

that's what you hear from people in contra costa and sonoma counties. but that frustration may not have to last too much longer. at the roundtable pizza clubhouse in concord, wednesday. this restaurant like all the others in contra costa county, could only provide outdoor dining take out and delivery. still no eating inside. absolutely frustrating. you know this? we're not able to do the same as our neighboring restaurants and other county be able to be open and it's you know, hurting our business. frustrating because recently neighboring alameda county along with solano county, advance from the purple tear into the red tear. allowing for indoor dining at 25% capacity with safety restrictions. jim's too can reopen with limitations that leaves contra costa and sonoma counties as the on lee barea county still, in the lowest purple tear, there's not that much of difference from, you know contra costa to other county in the neighboring county. not be able to be open for you know the diamonds, but there appears to be some promising news for the two counties

en el condado contra costa se llevarÁ a cabo un plan de vacunaciÓn bastante ambicioso. marÍa antonieta mejÍa nos explica los detalles. marÍa antonieta: buenas noches, una de las dificultades para recibir la vacuna del coronavirus, ha sido que en algunos lugares se termina, pero en contra costa le dijeron a noticias univisiÓn 14 que estÁn preparados para vacunar a un rango mucho mayor de personas. el condado de contra costa sorprendiÓ con el anuncio de que ofrecerÁ la vacunaa personas mayores de 16 aÑos en adelante. >> mayores de 16 aÑos ya pueden revivir su vacuna. hemos recibido... en una conferencia de prensa virtual entre autoridades de salud y supervisores oma se informÓ de la cantidad de personas que ya ha sido. unasen el condado. 44% de los residentes del condado de mÁs de 16 aÑos, ya han recibido la primera dosis. casi 26% ya han sido vacunados completamente. autorÍa del condado reconoce que hay obstÁculos, pero estÁn preparados para vacunar a mÁs personas porque aseguraron que tiene la infraestructura necesaria. >> animamos a nuestra comunidad de

contra costa county has shots and slots open. they are still prioritizing older age groups groups groups communities. as of today, as you mentioned, they have already vaccinated 44% of adult 16 the county is making it available now for those 16 and over with basically no restrictions to get vaccinated. >> we have the doses and we want you to sign up. >> as you hurt,you hurt,you hur, opening 16 and up to request an appointment. the county wants you to do that online. contra costa on their website that is what they prefer you to do is lock on on your website and make an appointment. the second option would be to call a phone phone phone phone >>> leslie, thank you. in order for them to do this clearly they already have a lot of adults vaccinated. 44% of adults in the county have gotten at least one vaccine. that is a remarkable number. how is that possible?that possi? >> well, they have really ramped up the infrastructure here. they have done everything they could to increase their supply with 11 clinics that they have established

this is the adjusted case rate for contra costa county. the state's old rule, they had to have an adjusted case rate of under seven per 100,000 people. but that will soon change to ten cases per 100,000 people. under those new rules, contra costa county will be meeting that mark. we are down here to 7.9. the old number, 9.5. this week it's 7.9. contra costa county will move into the red tier and open more businesses indoors, 48 hours after the governor gives the green light. if the state makes into announcement by this friday, businesses can reopen indoors in contra costa county by sunday. more notes about the shot, go to planyourvaccine.com. put in your name, age and location. >>> facing a possible recall, governor newsom continued today touting his leadership during the pandemic in an exclusive interview on nbc nightly news. >> we have one of the lowest death rates in one of the largest states in the united states. all of us had to meet the moment, and there was sacrifice. that's why we provided over $2 plus billion. we're doing everythi

andre that's the word you hear from businesses and contra costa and sonoma counties. but that frustration may not have to last too much longer. at the roundtable pizza clubhouse in concord, wednesday. this restaurant like all the others in contra costa county, could only provide outdoor dining take out and delivery. still no eating inside. absolutely frustrating. you know this? we're not able to do the same as our neighboring restaurants and other townie be able to be open and it's hurting our business. frustrating because recently neighboring alameda county along with solano county, advance from the purple tear into the red tear, allowing for indoor dining at 25% capacity with safety restrictions. jim's too, can reopen with limitations that leaves contra costa and sonoma counties as the on lee barea county still, in the lowest purple tear, there's not that much of difference from, you know contra costa to other county in the neighboring county. not be able to be open for you know the dining, but there appears to be some promising news for the two counties just around

you just have to live or work in contra costa county. the county said they made the call to open it up when they realized they had appointments going on booked and plenty of doses available. rather then wasting them, they let everybody in, getting them closer to the goal of inoculation. >> we set a goal of vaccinating 1 million doses into arms by july 4th. last week, we move that up to memorial day. we are confident that we will meet that goal and maybe, even sooner. >> reporter: with all of this demand, the county is asking for everybody to have patience. appointments will be opening up. they are starting smaller, with about 2000 appointments per day this week. next week, they are hoping to get it up to 3000, and potentially where thousand a day here in contra costa county. this is a well oiled machine. emily turner, kpix 5. >>> new in news, california senator is putting more pressure on fema to keep the coliseum vaccine site open in oakland. the clinic was set to close on april 11th and the senators are calling on fema to provide funds

communities across contra. costa county. all right. joining tonight's observances later this evening. memorials across our county will light up together and the show of unity. >> you can see here at the regional medical center that the flag is flying at half staff. now the ceremony is referred to as a hope and healing virtual event. there's going to be songs and music and synchronize lighting of civic centers across the country as a supervisor was mentioning were recording it for you and we are going to make sure that we put it up on kron 4 dot com so that you can watch as well. reporting live here in contra, costa county martinez theresa stasi, back to you. >> thanks, coming up, wine country is calling one wineries offering a chance job of anlifetime. how you can sign up. last week's a lot of county expanded vaccine eligibility to people 50 and over. >> but as of tonight, first dose appointments stopped. so what happens next. >> and we're continuing to follow breaking news of the deadly attack in colorado. this is video of a processio

things like indoor dining in contra, costa and sonoma counties. those were the 2 that went from purple to red indoor dining hates the little things right after all we've been through. thanks for being with us, everybody on kron. 4 news at 9 on this friday night. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. this comes as state officials announced that they're relaxing rules. well hitting. >> vaccine goals. our kron four's, dan thorn live for in danville tonight. he joins us with reaction to the news can only imagine. >> that's right. vicki and grant will state health officials say they felt comfortable with moving ahead with these reopenings because the state hit its goal of vaccinating 2 million people in underserved communities across california but business owners and residents here in contra, costa county say they're excited to be able to do more. >> it's another evening of outdoor dining in downtown danville. but it won't be the only option come sunday or the real i mean, it's about time. i'm grateful that the numbers are down so that we can begin

i guess will tran is live in contra, costa county with the details. i will. >> good morning, james and ari in front of the health department. we don't know with certainty which day this week. the 16 years and older crowd will be able to get their shots. you talked about how they're not certain because of the supply level right now. actually, there are a little bit ahead of governor gavin newsom's mandate. you might recall last week the governor did say that he would like starting on april 15th. those 16 years and older in our state to get vaccinated. so contra costa county is a little bit ahead of the curve right now in the county 16 years and older can get vaccinated. but those are the ones with underlying health conditions and 50 years and older that is ahead of governor gavin newsom's mandate as well because he was hoping statewide that would begin on april first. so 50 years and older in contra, costa county. whether you work or live in this county. you are eligible please knock that out so they know at least what their supply levels will be when

contra costa and san mateo counties were each far less than 10% of that. sonoma county only issued 14 fines. one santa clara county legal team member tells "the merc" the county has taken a "very measured approach." >>> capitol corridor introduces a new schedule, direct round-trip weekday trains between auburn and san jose and means passengers can now travel the entire capitol corridor route without a transfer. it comes almost one year to the day the pandemic forced a drastic cutback in service. >>> also vta will start collecting fares again this thursday. people headed to and from vaccination sites are still offered free transportation with that proof of appointment. >>> along with bay area park reopenings comes the return of parking fees. oh, yes, san jose is getting ready to resume fees at its regional parks april 1st, that includes places like happy hollow, and alum rock park. the parks and rec departments suspended fees in march of last year. the daily cost? $6. >>> with the weather we've been having, i'm sure a lot of people want to get out there and

new incident in contra costa county. first we check with our friends from cnbc. >> good morning. i'm seema mody for cnbc. wall street is set to open higher as the yields on u.s. treasury bonds continue to slip from highs last week and markets came under pressure amid concerns about rising interest rates. higher rates can make stocks look less attractive as bonds are seen as less risky. the nasdaq losing more than 4%. tech companies do largely rely on being able to borrow money at low rates in order to invest in future growth. in focus today, reports on manufacturing and construction spending. >>> united airlines will start offering bus service later this month as ski slopes in colorado direct from denver's airport. bus also run to breckenridge and ft. collins. checked bags and skis depart from the bus at the airport and seating compass sit limited due to social distancing measures. denver has been a relatively bright spot for airlines during the pandemic because the area offers a lot of outdoor activities. united service has recovered to about 80% of 2019 levels, the most of any

leslie brinkley investigates the vaccine rollout and contra costa county. >> this shuttered shuttered shu flags hurricane harbor will become a mass vaccination site next tuesday, march 30th. it is a joint effort between the city of concorde, contra costa county and kaiser with the staff on site mapping out the drive-through set up that will eventually vaccinate 15,000 people a week with the help of the national guard. >> everything is changing minute to minute our to our day today. i can tell you contra costa county we were able to issue 25,000 tickets forgetting to set appointments for folks yesterday. we have about 15,000 waiting. >> contra costa county opened up a vaccine appointments to anyone over 50 50 50 50 50 50 days ago ahead of other counties in the state. how did they do a? >> because contra costa county runs 11 community health based clinics that are federally qualified health centers, we are eligible for a direct allocation from the federal government's. in addition to what we are getting from the states. >> we are halfway to our goal are ready. what we send out is an inv

and julie contra costa county health services. they're in the process of expanding their capabilities to administer the vaccine, and they'll need to, too because now people 16 and older can get vaccinated. cars, traffic cones in the whole lot of caution in the parking lot of six flags, hurricane harbor water park and conquer tuesday afternoon, as you can see by the flow of traffic. we have a lot of patient people, which is really good patients certainly needed sky fox high above the water park showing the massive operation underway. lines of cars, people waiting to get their shot of protection from the coronavirus. the scene playing out his contra costa county health services announced that it is breaking away from the states. eligibility tear expanding vaccinations. you're 16 and over it is your turn in contra costa county. it's move that's expected to open up the floodgates for those seeking the inoculation. this is a great day because that means that anybody that's an adult that wants to get vaccinated cannon, contra costa coun

how contra costa county is doing, rather well. more than 600,000 doses have been administered in the county, at least 16 years of age with one dose, 43%. rest of the bay area, majority in mid to low 40s, 16 and older with at least one shot. marin county still leading. santa clara county is 3%, gaining. no numbers from napa county but yesterday, 20% fully vaccinated they said. mass vaccination site at oakland coliseum is switching over to the single shot johnson & johnson vaccine starting thursday as it prepares to potentially close in mid-april because the partnership between fema and state is set to end april 11th. county is in talks to take it over and keep it going. it's not clear then if the federal government will continue to supply the vaccines. planyourvaccine.com, enter your information. >>> restrictions loosen. entertainment returns to bay area from baseball to amusement parks, signs of normal life are appearing again. nbc bay area's sergio quintana. >> reporter: at new headquarters near chase center, uber employees can r