rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> and dan kerman. coming up on kron 4 news. the governor says half of californians are least one dose of the vaccine. how is the bay area doing. we'll have that coming up. >> and later, another delay in the scott peterson case. why the judge granted more time to the defense to present their arguments for a new trial. >> looking at the rain in the rearview mirror. now it is all about the sunshine and the warm temperatures, the nice. we'll talk about it coming up next. >> the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention unveiled some new guidelines today and in most circumstances the cdc says fully vaccinated americans no longer need to wear a mask outside kron four's. anna wiernicki explains. >> cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says fully-vaccinated americans can now dropped the mask in certain situations. if you are fully vaccinated and want to attend a small outdoor gathering or die in an outdoor restaurant with friends from multiple households. the science shows if you're vaccinated, you can do so safely. doctor walen

dan kerman kron 4 news. thank you for that. dan. >> coming up, local election officials are saying that governor newsom's recall could be one of the most expensive elections in california history. we'll tell you how much it's expected to cost. plus the south bay restaurant vandalized over the weekend. why the owners are saying it was racially motivated. and scott peterson was in court today. why? we'll have to wait longer to find out if he gets a whole new trial. >> putting the umbrella away for now. get ready for the sandals in the shorts. we are heating up. we'll talk about that coming up next. >> or delays now in the scott peterson case. still no decision as to whether or not he should be granted a new trial for the murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son. >> kron four's, maureen kelly reports from the san mateo county courthouse where the defense team blames coronavirus for the holdup in their investigation into alleged juror misconduct. >> scott peterson appeared at the hearing remotely from san quentin's death row whe

dan kerman kron 4 news. dan, thank you for that. >> and as a national news tonight a student is dead and a police officers injured after a shooting at a high school in knoxville, tennessee. the shooting happened this afternoon in austin east magnet high school in officials say police responded to reports of a possible gunman on campus. and when they arrived, they found an armed male student in the bathroom. they ordered him out. but officers say he wouldn't comply and then opened fire on them. police fired back hitting the student who died at the school. one officer was injured but is expected to be okay. nobody else was hurt. police have not said what the motive in this shooting is just yet. >> today the oakland police department addressed a troubling spike in violent crime this year on saturday alone over the weekend. 3 people in oakland were killed by gun violence. they are part of 41 now homicides that have taken place there so far this year at the same time last year. that number was 13, meaning homicid

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan. coming up, this speaker of the house returning home to the city today to promote the american rescue plan where the money from the plan will be allocated here in the bay area. also heated debate over the effort to recall governor newsome are going to hear from both sides. the hayward police department facing criticism over this arrest video. why some say the officers used excessive force. meteorologist lawrence karnow little sunshine today, a little fog and of course. >> got those winds blowing outside now to when will those come to an end. we'll talk about that coming up next. >> president biden's 2 trillion dollar american jobs plan faces an uphill climb in congress with both republicans and democrats questioning aspects of his infrastructure vision of this plan includes a large investments and job training in affordable housing. also improving pay and benefits for caregivers. the president wants to pay for the proposal by raising taxes on corporations republicans argue the tax incr

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan. the san francisco district attorney is charging a man in the murder of a 7 month old baby. but this case is also raising concern about the same da's track record chase abou dean, the suspect was arrested twice before twice before for suspicion of domestic violence. that was this year in both cases the charges were dropped. kron four's. maureen kelly has the story. >> according to police, a 7 month-old baby was pronounced dead after being brought here to the e r at cp emcees vanasse hospital on responsive with signs of trauma by an adult male caregiver now murder charges have been filed against joseph jerome williams. according to the williams had been arrested twice before on suspicion of felony. domestic violence involving a woman who is not the baby's mother, but those charges were dropped in part because the woman told police she started the fight and did not want to prosecute and evidence could not prove williams was criminally responsible intervention should have happened. >> tha

kerman kron 4 news dan, thank you. here is a further breakdown of what changes moving from the orange to the yellow tier means. >> indoor capacity for gyms, wineries breweries and distilleries can double in size in the orange tier they have 25% capacity. but that's up to 50% in the yellow tier and bars can open indoors with modifications. >> vaccine shortages canceled appointments a thing of the past in santa clara county, a big boost in the vaccine supply means that vaccination sites like the one at levi stadium. we'll be running at full capacity kron four's. rob fladeboe has that story. >> this was the busy scene this afternoon as people flock to levi stadium to get their vaccine shots. officials on monday announced the release of thousands of new appointments in contrast to recent weeks vaccine shortages forced the cancellation of new appointments first dose appointments are now be scheduled up to a week in advance says the county's doctor jennifer tong. so we've already receiving significantly more supply than we h

dan kerman kron 4 news, thank you, dan. >> well in san francisco. all public school students will be back in classrooms by fall. the city school board voted on that plan. late last night ahead of a phased reopening that will begin later this month. students will be back in the classroom 5 days a week. until then elementary schools are set to begin a phased reopening next week certain middle and high school students are scheduled for in person learning later this month and remote learning that will remain an option. one parent says that she is not worried about her child going back to campus as long as case numbers are not high. >> if numbers remain low. and people are getting vaccinated. i see no reason why we can't follow dph and cdc guidelines for the fall. she says she realizes things won't immediately be back to normal but says her family is really looking forward to the future. >> the san francisco school board has officially now reversed that decision to rename 44 schools. the board voted last night in a zoom call to reverse the january decisi

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you so much, dan. now travel planning just got a little bit easier for people who are fully vaccinated. the cdc just eased restrictions for people traveling domestically and internationally as long, though, as you have all your shots in the new way to the 2 week period to make sure that you're fully vaccinated. kron four's maureen kelly tells us what we need to know before we go. >> the cdc says people who are fully-vaccinated that means 2 weeks after their final shot can travel within the u.s. without getting tested for coronavirus unless their destination requires it. they also don't need to self quarantine in terms of international travel. the fully vaccinated can leave the country without getting a covid test unless the country they are headed to requires it, but they still need to test negative before getting on a plane back home. but they don't need to quarantine once they're back the cdc is still advising the unvaccinated to avoid unnecessary travel. but everyone vaccinated or not is still advis

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you for that. dan. bay area clinics began distributing the johnson and johnson vaccine again this week, health officials say the benefits of a covid vaccine far outweigh the risks involved. the vaccine was halted for 11 days after at least 15 people came down with a rare blood clots so far 8 million americans have received the j and j vaccine in going forward. those who get the change. a vaccine will also be getting sheet. that tells them which symptoms to look out for. should they develop a blood clots and this comes as a bay area man is being treated for blood clotting 13 days after getting the j and j covid vaccine. >> ucsf medical center tells us the man they're treating is in his 30's. he is in their care after getting the shot. this is the first time a man is being treated for the rare blood clots. all of the other 15 blood clot case is linked to the johnson and johnson shot have involved women. and after a year of dealing with the coronavirus surge that sickened hundreds of thousands of people an

dan kerman kron 4 news. keep us posted. thank you, dan. another big story we're following tonight is in indianapolis where 8 people are dead following. >> a mass shooting at a fedex facility. and tonight we're learning the shooter. he took his own life is a former fedex employee who was questioned by the fbi last year. adrian robbins has the latest now on the investigation. >> police believe the chaotic scene lasted just a few minutes leaving 4 people dead in the parking lot while 4 others were killed inside the building by the time police arrived to this fedex ground facility late thursday night. the gunshots had ended, but the grief of losing a innocent lives had really just begun. >> last night was a devastating blow. and its impact will be felt by our community. for days and weeks to come my heart is broken over the lives that were lost. >> for now police believe the gunman identified as 19 year-old brandon scott whole targeted his victims. arbitrarily before killing himself. >> he got out of his car and pretty quickly started. some ra

dan kerman kron 4 news sure hope so. thank you, dan. meanwhile, governor newsome was back in the bay today pushing to get kids back into classrooms. >> while admitting lots of schools still have no plan in place to get back to in person learning kron four's charles clifford reports. >> well here in sonoma county on wednesday, governor gavin newsome was here pushing for all public schools across the state to resume in person classes. the governor toured shepard accelerated elementary school on wepnesday morning. school actually resumed in person classes here on tuesday. the governor also spoke to the media talked about the 6.6 billion dollars in funding that is being used to reopen schools. that money is going towards 3 months of free ppe for all schools, also for testing and to get teachers and staff vaccinated. he noted there's about 11,000 schools in california, but not all of them have resumed in person classes as of yet. and he's hoping that they will. i want all the schools to reopen. >> i think crystal clear about that going back

dan kerman kron 4 news, thank you, dan. yes. sometimes you got to go where the shots are still to come tonight at 6, the push to. >> oust governor newsome. a new poll reveals what would happen if a recall election were held today. more emotional testimony today from witnesses in the derek chauvin trial. a new surveillance video. >> capturing the tense moments before george floyd's death first lady doctor jill biden is in california tonight with the governor. first partner to celebrate cesar chavez day. we'll go live to the central valley and speak with the labor legend son. how about that weather today? lots of sunshine warm temperatures everywhere you go. can't last forever, though. we'll talk about some bigger changes coming up in few minutes. and some exciting news to share with you. kron 4 is expanding our weekend coverage with the new 06:00pm newscast joined justine waldman and jonathan mccall for the latest local news weather and sports coverage every saturday and sunday at 06:00pm starting this weekend. covid has made cle

kerman kron 4 news. thank you, dan. >> well, we're getting an aerial view of conditions in sonoma county in just days after a drought emergency was declared there. you're looking at video from our quad copter. 4 above the lake sonoma reservoir right now. it is that 62% capacity kron four's terisa stasio is working on the story. she will have more coming up tonight at 8. >> try to help california state lawmakers are moving forward with a multibillion dollar package to address the state's drought issues. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us to explain how the money would be used. >> the 3.4 billion dollar drought relief package cleared its first hurdle in the california legislature thursday as lawmakers try to swiftly, send it to the governor for approval. the effort unanimously cleared a senate budget committee on natural resources for every. >> here we can getting money on the ground. it's the weeks there's operation happening on our soils. some of these water districts just quite frankly n

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> appreciate it, dan. well, the day is finally here. dubnation can return to chase center to cheer on the dup's yet first time since early last march that the team has been able to play in front of a home crowd kron 4 sports director jason dumas joining us live from chase jason, as you know, oracle in oakland was one of the best home-court advantages in all of basketball and then it's like we barely got to know chase last year before it was taken away. i know you're a who pay. this has to be a really exciting night for everybody. >> yeah. grant to be exact. there was only 34 games in this building behind me last year before covid shut it down. so i've been in the building all year this season. we have to go through our own protocols as media. but it still has that new building smell and the warriors haven't been able to play in front of dubnation get this 409 days. so both the players and the fans are just chomping at the bit for this to happen tonight. but there are some precautions that everyone has to take all fans have to either pro

kron four's. dan kerman is live at san francisco state with more. dan. >> well, it's san francisco state as well as the u c system. they are edging towards this, though. they are still working out their plans as for stanford. they are well ahead of the game and are already set to make this a requirement. >> these were the carefree days at stanford university before covid-19. now those returning in the fall will find a new requirement stanford plans to require all undergraduate graduate and professional students coming to campus this fall to be fully vaccinated for covid-19. >> i would certainly if i was a student feel much more comfortable. be. the classroom is 30. people 300 people who were vaccinated as opposed to one during vaccinated who's not u c berkeley infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg. >> says mandatory vaccinations will also benefit the surrounding community and the university itself. >> if they're not having to test regularly enough to not have seemed to work outbreaks. that occur that will be tremendously pages. swartz

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> all right. dan, meanwhile, governor newsome getting his shot today as covid vaccine eligibility expands in the state this morning. he got the johnson and johnson shot administered. there you can see by state health and human services secretary doctor mark golly afterwards snooze. some spoke about how expanding eligibility for the vaccine is bringing california closer to the light. at the end of the for her bill covid tunnel. >> but it's been extraordinarily challenging year. so much fear, so much anxiety. but now growing optimism about our fate and future not only here in los angeles, southern california. but all across our state. >> so far almost 18 and a half million shots have been given here in california and another big story we're following tonight pfizer says its vaccine gives at least 6 months worth of protection. one also claims it's fully effective against the south african strain. >> kron 4 tahernia has more on that announcement. >> some promising news in our fight against covid-19 ph

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan. by the way, we first brought you this news conference on our 24 7 streaming news app kron on you get up to the minute live and local updates there 7 days a week. plus, all of kron four's newscast. streaming live just grab your phone open the camera and hold it up to this code here on your screen for kron on it will take you right to your phone's app store to the east bay now where an investigation is underway after a man died in police custody. it happened on monday in alameda. >> 26 year-old mario gonzalez from oakland died while police tried to restrain him. officers say they did not use any weapons during the confrontation. but police say gonzalez suddenly had a medical emergency gonzalez was taken to the hospital where he later died. the cause of death remains unknown pending an autopsy. the 3 officers involved in this case have been placed on leave. our first theresa stasi will be bringing us a full report tonight with reaction from family members. >> the oakland police departmen

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan. in alameda, an investigation is underway after a man died in police custody. this was monday. 26 year-old mario gonzalez from oakland died while police tried to restrain him officers say they didn't use any weapons. they say gonzales had a sudden medical emergency gonzales was taken to the hospital where he later died. there will be an autopsy. the 3 officers involved have put on leave kron four's. terisa stasio will bring us a full report tonight with reaction from family members. >> parscale sideshow stops traffic in 3 separate east bay cities over the weekend, blocking traffic and slowing medical emergency responses. kron four's phillipe djegal tells us 2 of those sideshows broke out in antioch. neighbors say they were shocked by their sides. >> the big smoke and screeching tires. margaret would sunday night. this is where a large group ended up dangerous sideshows in pittsburgh and 2 intersections in earlier that night. >> neighbors feared someone could get killed skid marks and b

dan kerman kron 4 news ride. and coming up, we continue to look at reaction here in the bay area. >> following the announcement of derek chauvin convicted on all counts in the death of george floyd. and we're looking at some clouds rolling in. now, the winds have been very blustery. but the some rain not too far away. we'll talk about that next. >> and welcome back. we are taking a live look right now at to minneapolis a crowd that is gathered. there. you don't see it. but this is a live shot from cup foods. that is the location. where all of this happened where george floyd drew his last breath today is a day of jubilation the people that you are watching here. also great sadness for the family. a sense that justice has been served were pulling out that shot right now so we can see a little bit wider there. it appears that there they have a vigil. a lot of people are bringing flowers and just showing their respect. a different shot. then we checked in with our eric wrong. they had music and celebration right now

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you. dan santa clara county joins other california counties expanding covid vaccine eligibility to younger adults. >> a week ahead of the state's schedule. now everyone 16 up can sign up at the same time state public health officials are warning of decreases in supply because of the 15 million botched batches of the johnson and johnson vaccine at last check a little over 1 million vaccines have been administered in santa clara county. that is the most in the bay area. san francisco also announces expanding vaccine eligibility to adults 16 and older, but only in certain zip codes. so here's a look at some of them. no appointment is needed. you can drop in daily from 09:00am until 03:00pm either at the southeast health center or zuckerberg general. again, if you need more information or more time to look at all the zip codes, all that info is on our website. kron 4 dot com. and in the east bay, the city of berkeley has also expanded the eligibility to 16 years old and up. they have now added

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan. in the south bay tonight. local leaders are echoing the sentiments of the president and the vice president and kron four's rob fladeboe. he joins us live from san jose. and rob, what have you been seeing there. >> well, catherine, i would have to say other than a demonstrations. build this celebratory demonstrations in the area. san jose city hall would have to say it's a business as usual here in downtown san jose. let's take a look at the video. this, of course, in stark contrast to what we saw play out here when the george floyd story first broke a year or so ago i spoke with juan merchan today who told me that he was a hoping for the best but expecting the worst. but it looks like it's going to be the best for now here along east santa clara street. i did notice a handful of businesses have been boarded up as people were anticipating, perhaps a repeat of what happened here in the in the vicinity of santa clara when city hall was also vandalized. i had a chance to speak with san jose mayor sam liccardo earl

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> in the east bay. there's a major push to try and keep the oakland coliseum mass vaccination site open right now it's set to close on april 11th and despite many local leaders wanting to keep it open. it's not up to them because the site is run by the state along with the federal government. oakland city council member lauren taylor says with cases rising nationwide, an underrepresented community still not entirely vaccinated now is actually the time to offer more shots here and not less 5 pulling the plug. >> it's been an incredible resource for those who are most. at risk in vulnerable of contracting. we need to ensure that we continue to make this resource available. as as much as we can. >> talks are under way to try and get the feds and the state either continue or hand over control to the county with federal backing currently. the site has been offering about 7500 vaccines today. but representatives say it can actually offer as much as 10,000 shots a day. the former vice president of the san boar

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> all right. let's get another check of weather this morning with john sray was live in the weather center yesterday i had a couple of high wind advisories just have one along the altamont pass. so people are heading out this morning is going to be another windy day. a lot of sunshine mixed with the yeah, we're looking at a calmer day out there today. which is definitely. >> nice change of pace from where we had been, especially 2 days ago when it was very windy all across the bay area. obviously his noted we still have that wind advisory on the altamont pass. so it's not completely calm. but we work our way significantly in the right direction right now. this is your view at san francisco skies are clear enough. we're definitely not talking a foggy morning, not or windy us mornings either. so really good conditions as far as mother nature's concerned, as you do make your way out into the roadways this morning and eventually into work radar shows those dry conditions we've been holding on to for a

dan kerman kron 4 news lot of people. looking forward to that. thank you, dan, though, the state's reopening tears will be gone, are expected to be gone by mid-june. they are still with us for now. >> this is the latest map showing where each bay area county stands right now. today concha costa napa and sonoma counties moved into the less restrictive orange tier joining every other bay area county except solano on for belo has more on the changes and why solano county is staying put. sir is fantastic news for all of us were so pleased to hear it today. businesses in napa, sonoma and contra. costa counties can now reopen further this week thanks to their move into the orange reopening tier indoor dining goes up to 50% capacity. retail shops can operate at full capacity. now. >> indoor gyms can operate at 25% capacity and bars in those counties can now serve drinks outdoors. it's welcome news for the wine country as the move also enables wineries and distilleries to host customers indoors without having to serve meals. that's the big one here for b

dan kerman kron 4 news, thank you so much. and now summer travel planning just got a little bit easier for people who are fully vaccinated, right. the cdc just ease restrictions for folks traveling domestically and even internationally as long as you've. >> got no your shots kron four's. maureen kelly has what you need to know before you go. >> the cdc says people who are fully-vaccinated that means 2 weeks after their final shot can travel within the u.s. without getting tested for coronavirus unless their destination requires it. they also don't need to self quarantine in terms of international travel. the fully vaccinated can leave the country without getting a covid test unless the country they are headed to requires it, but they still need to test negative before getting on a plane back home. but they don't need to quarantine once they're back the cdc is still advising the unvaccinated to avoid unnecessary travel. but everyone vaccinated or not is still advised to wear a mask while traveling and take other precautions lik

. >> kron four's dan kerman. he joins us live tonight with what medical experts are saying about all of this band. >> well, as you to mention medical experts saying that, yes, this is the next critical step in after we do this, we have to go even lower younger. in fact, they say the idea here is we must get herd immunity that 70 to 85% of the population and that can be done only if we continue on past those 16 years of age. pfizer tweeted out the news friday morning. they're seeking the fda's approval to vaccinate adolescence for covid-19 with the goal of it happening as quickly as possible. >> pushing up that timeline to i lessons immunize to be critical. you see san francisco infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin-hong says, though less common younger people are susceptible to getting covid-19 making it critical to get them vaccinated. some of the variance particularly be 1, 1, 7, 1st described in uk does younger age groups and i because of this and some of the outbreaks and sporting times in the midwe

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news more california are picking up and moving out of state. a white happening. a man is charged with murder in the death of a 7 month old baby. now there are concerns over how the district attorney is handling domestic violence cases. >> happening today. the east bay municipal utility board could declare stage one drought the potential move comes as drought conditions start to worsen for east bay, much water source in the sierra nevada foothills has has more on that story. >> the east bay municipal utility district is experiencing a historically persistent dry weather cycle. >> or is fame and water supply average precipitation is just over 50% a 54% of average record-breaking territory it's definitely shaping up to be the driest year in our history. those dry conditions prompted california governor gavin newsom to declare drought emergencies and mendocino and sonoma counties dry weather also led to county being the first county in the bay area this year to impose mandatory water use restrictions. these bay let spokesperson. andre

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan. coming up, a much needed boost tonight in the east bay has several restaurants nightspots get ready to reopen indoors jack london square. >> plus lawmakers nationwide are discussing vaccine passports but will california in for sam. we'll hear from the state's top doctor next. >> and sunshine may return all the way to the coastline today. but will that last very long. we'll talk about that and your weekend forecast and your weekend forecast coming up. we made usaa insurance for members like martin. an air force veteran made of doing what's right, not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs it with hassle-free claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. because doing right by our members, that's what's right. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. ♪ usaa ♪ >> to the east a spate now in alameda county. people 16 and older in c

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> officials in the north. they are sounding the alarm covid numbers in solano county are rising and they're inching their way closer to the purple tier once again with easter weekend spring break. coming up, health officials say now's not the time to ease up. >> too early to call it a surge now. but that doesn't mean that it isn't the beginning. the search only time will tell. you need to keep reminding folks that the promise still here. it's not behind us. we still have a ways to go before we can really relax until people are vaccinated. health officials urge everyone to continue to take the covid precautions. >> seriously. take a look at this. a brazen robbery caught on surveillance video happened. san francisco's inner sunset neighborhood on monday near the moraga street steps. the victims are seen chasing after 2 thieves. you broke into their car and stole a backpack police say one of the things pulled out a gun and forced the victims to stop chasing after them. neighbors are not surprised by what happened

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> a virginia police officer has been fired after holding a black national guardsmen gunpoint and pepper spraying him because our first look at the video of the incident from december not happened in the town of windsor, virginia. and it shows officer joe gutierrez and another officer confronting a lieutenant occur on in the video has who was in military uniform repeatedly asked why he was being pulled over instead of answering the officers. pepper sprayed him and forced him to the ground. police say at this time of the officers at that time, the officers pulled over rio over what they believed was a missing license plates in the end, his aria was never charged with a crime and is now suing the officers for excessive force and racial profiling again. the officers pepper sprayed him and pushed him to the ground. officer gutierrez has been fired. the other officer is still on the job. pressure tonight is mounting for the mayor of windsor, dominic foppoli to step down after he was accused of multiple assaults. the town of windsor leaders announcing today. >> they'll be h

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> in the east bay. the oakland teachers union and school district announced an agreement that would kids back to school full time. this all starts in the fall. this comes as more children in oakland return to school for in person learning yesterday under the agreement between the union and the district. all students will return to class for the new school year on august night. now the deal still needs to be ratified by the union and then approved by the school board. some medical experts are coming out in favor of dropping the mask mandate for people. outdoors can force bring kelly talk to ucsf. doctors to weigh in on the mask mandate debate. >> why? because there's a lot of data now showing us that outdoor transmission is very low and especially of course, in the setting of our low key says that we have here in the bay area in california. but even without that, there was an hour's time study from ireland that showed about one in 1000 transmissions are likely to occur outside. and then there an analysis

kron four's dan kerman reports. >> this is what a typical afternoon look like. it's stanford. pre covid-19 with students set to return in the fall. the university has announced stanford plans to require all undergraduate graduate and professional students coming to campus this fall to be fully vaccinated for covid-19. i think it's a good idea and to win win for everybody. >> you see berkeley infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg says mandatory vaccinations will benefit those on campus as well as those that live in the surrounding communities because students are a major reservoir for covid-19 they're also receive work for being a viral factory. >> and that is produce a lot more viral particles and some of those particles are going to be very so if we can control the number of people producing the viral particles that is and students are much the biggest group we're going to be able to control much better not only the pandemic but control the variance that this virus produces all stanford has and determine whether faculty and staff will also be required to be vac

kerman kron 4 news appreciated. dan and continuing our covid coverage now inspectors with the fda. >> found problems said a factory set to produce the johnson and johnson vaccine this facility was in baltimore and was waiting for fda approval to start working on the j and j doses. but in a report just released inspectors noted peeling paint and poorly trained staff there. according to the johnson and johnson vaccines. we're also contaminated with astrazeneca doses. inspectors say that none of the questionable medications doses were distributed and overall use of the j and j vaccine is still on hold right now due to clouding concerts. pfizer has discovered counterfeit doses of its covid vaccine in mexico and in poland, the viles and mexico had a fake label on them. >> about 80 people at a clinic in mexico received these fake vaccines at about a $1000 apiece. none of the people who received the counterfeit shot, though, appear to be injured now in poland. the fake doses were seized from a man's apartment and contained

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> but the rise in hate crimes across the country. the san francisco police department has launched a hotline for chinese language speakers kron four's, maureen kelly reports the goal is to have victims and witnesses to crimes feel more comfortable reporting them to police. >> just brush my last and then say your. >> country. derick tan says this happened at the ferry building in late march after his attacker tried to steal his phone while tim was working at a pop-up version of these chinatown. candy store. i was say i'm the lucky ones because i'm didn't get we. >> on injury under the attack. also, i'm really set to what's happening in our temps talking about the rise of hate crimes against asian americans that have escalated in this country and that increase in violence born at a prejudice is behind the san francisco police department's launch of an anonymous tip line for monolingual cantonese and mandarin speakers. the police and an asian and pacific islander american community group that advocated for the hotline have been passing

dan kerman kron 4 news. when the pandemic first began, there were predictions that it would lead to a baby boom. but it actually turned. >> into a baby bust, a bay area doctor talks about why some parents and some patience decided to actually delay their family plans call for us. has he been doing? has the story there. >> the birth rate in the state of california has been on a downward trajectory for a number of years. however, the state experienced a dramatic decline in new boards conceived in 2020 during the pandemic. our hospital match the state much the nation. clearly we have less burns. >> hospital within the last year during the pandemic that the final should move. is bg weigh in here at san ramon regional medical center in san ramon have been going on for, say that 10 years or so. but that this significant decrease within the last year was not measurable. so if you look at the previous date, i was not as huge as this last year when the pandemic we clear example was december 2020, there was at least 1

dan kerman kron 4 news. all right. dan. >> it's game night in the east bay. wha a night it is. oakland are opening their season tonight against the houston astros had for the first time in more than a year. fans will be in the stands well over a year kron 4 sports reporter kylen mills. >> joins us live from the coliseum kyla beautiful day. beautiful night for a game and look at you. >> in actual ballpark and you're not going to be cannot allow >> no, i will finally have some friends. vicki and grant all the sporting events even going to i'm just sitting by myself and i don't know anyone i moved here during the pandemic it's been tough. but tonight just an exciting night here at the coliseum in about an hour. the gates will open and fans will start filling the seats here behind me for the first time since 2019 preparations have been underway here for hours. the players are now on the field. and there's just so much anticipation ahead of tonight's game. it doesn't get any better than facing the houston astrospon opening day. but fans will notice some new protocols in place here a

dan kerman kron 4 news makes sense. thank you, dan. meanwhile, indoor live events and performances could happen again. across california. the state released updated guidelines late last night. they specifically. >> discourage audience members from booing yelling singing chanting and using noisemakers that require air other state requirements are in place such as assigned seating to allow a 6 foot gap between households advance ticket reservations and well coming in, state spectators only here in the bay area. san francisco is ready for indoor live events. the chase center already scheduled several artists to perform later this year, including celine dion and luke hopes according to the guidelines live indoor events can operate at 35% capacity. private events like meetings and conventions can resume with up to 150 participants. people still need to mask up and keep their distance in these venues and event organizers can require participants to show a negative covid test or their vaccination card. and the east bay walk-in vaccination cli

live at san pablo reservoir dan kerman kron 4 news. thank you, dan. california state lawmakers are moving forward with a multibillion dollar package to try to address the state's drought issues. ashley zavala explains how the money would be used. >> the 3.4 billion dollar drought relief package cleared its first hurdle in the california legislature thursday as lawmakers try to swiftly, send it to the governor for approval. the effort unanimously cleared a senate budget committee on natural resources for every. >> here we can getting money on the ground. it's the weeks there's operation happening on our soils. some of these water districts just quite frankly needs resources to get. >> things done. half a billion dollars would be available immediately for emergency drought-related response for communities that need it across california. thursday's drought monitor released showed 88% the state is in a severe drought with the entire state considered abnormally dry. the proposed package would also put funds toward improving water supply in smaller communit

dan kerman kron 4 news. thank you, dan. again, the main reason why the j j vaccine distribution has been pauses because of. >> some blood clots. earlier today we spoke with local infectious disease specialist from ucsf. doctor peter chin-hong for the different symptoms. you should look out for if you think you might be having a reaction to the jj shot. >> kind of acts like a stroke. >> so some things that people might be feeling in the beginning would be a really different kind of heady that serious and not going away. blurry vision and seizures maybe and then maybe lack of movement of part of your body like a stroke. some of them or symptoms that may mean blood clots and other parts of the body, not like the 6 women but included in the cdc guidance include. being in new york. kind you know, indicative of deep venous thrombosis or dvt and then shortness of breath. >> a church in hong went on to say if you're experiencing any of these symptoms, you should obviously contact your medical care provider to take further steps. so

our kron four's, dan kerman. he's been reaching out to bay area health departments and now joins us live with some of those details stand. well, it's a bit of a mixed bag most bay area health departments indicate that in the short term this shouldn't be much of a problem. >> pharmacies a little bit of a different case. other health providers. a little bit of a different case. for most bay area counties. there are a lot meant of the single dose johnson and johnson this week with small in comparison to pfizer and moderna and in most cases those scheduled to get will get one of the other vaccines. in fact, that's what's happening at the coliseum site where they'll switch to pfizer marin county was using for its mobile clinics and they, too are switching vaccine but say if this pause last a long time. it will have an impact. >> we've had this experience before. there was a in of a lot of january that the same kind of old was placed to give time to really review the cases to the investigation and then get that green l

dan kerman kron 4 news, thank you, dan. now the contra costa health services has opened up eligibility for the vaccine to anybody. 16 and older for people who live or work in that county. there has been a rush to get appointments. as forcefully chagall shows us how to actually do that. >> in order to set a covid-19 vaccination appointment in contra, costa county. your best bet is to either use a computer or mobile device to access the public health department's website cc health dot org under the novel coronavirus banner. click covid vaccine inside the covid-19 vaccine appointments banner on the next page. click contra, costa health services. this will take you to a 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 sched

dan kerman kron 4 news all right, dan, we want to quickly take you to a town council meeting that is happening right the mayor there under fire yet. this is the town of windsor in the north bay where the. >> mayor, dominic foppoli is under fire. he's getting pressure to resign after several women have accused him of assault. this is a zoom meeting. we'll listen in live for a baby. >> crimes are possible crimes occurring within the town of windsor town limits and in the unincorporated county area. after speaking with council members. it was decided that a special meeting should be called to demand. that mere 4 resign. that meeting is tonight. obviously. i've had multiple conversations with council members over the last week and clearly as i have stated in their comments to the press and friends and members of the community there united, you know, in their view that the mayor should resign. i spent a great amount of time consulting with the town attorney regularly on a range of complex legal issues around the options available to counsel to remove the mayor from office. they're also le

kerman kron 4 news folks will be thank you. meanwhile, here is a breakdown on the changes on the differences between the orange and the yellow tier indoor capacity for gyms. wineries, breweries and distilleries can double in size. >> in the orange tier. they could have 25% capacity. that's up to 50% in the yellow tier and bars. they can open indoors with modifications so will likely face a few hurdles. this week in the next steps of a recall and a lawsuit over his use of power kron 4 capitol bureau. ashley reporter ashley zavala explains. >> oral arguments begin tuesday in the california court of appeal in sacramento over a lawsuit questioning governor gavin newsom's use of power amid the pandemic. this next step comes after the governor appealed a lower court's ruling last year that he abused his executive power and use of the emergency services act to change state law within the law. >> is absolutely on our side that the california constitution does not countenance autocratic form of government under any circumstances assembl

dan kerman kron 4 news all right, dan, thanks for that. we're making progress, but it's slow in the east bay alameda county expanded covid vaccine. ella to bility to the vulnerable communities that have been hardest hit by the pandemic. >> anyone 16 years old and older can now book an appointment if you live in one of 12 zip codes spending. >> hayward oakland san leandro and san lorenzo the numbers on your screen. are those zip codes where residents can get vaccines all california and 16 and over will be eligible for the covid vaccine. exactly one week from today and just 4 days after that on the 19th. all adults across the country will be allowed to sign up for their vaccine appointments. and here's a look at where the state stands right now. affect distribution as of today, nearly 21 million shots have been administered. >> that's out of nearly a 26 million doses delivered santa clara county remains the county with the most doses administered. of course it is the most densely populated county, napa county has administered the few us. dev

dan kerman kron 4 news all in all, a positive trend thank you for that, dan. and then there's this. the day is finally here. >> dubnation can return to chase center to cheer on the warriors. this is the first time since early last march. remember that the team has been able to play in front of a. >> home crowd kron 4 sports director jason dumas. she joins us live from the chase center. we andrew. got to be just fun to be hanging out there. >> yet, catherine, to be exact has been 409 days since the fans have been able to grace their presence right here at the chase center. it's been a long 409 days. these fans have just been chomping at the bit to get back in this stadium and they want to have to do it safely. the fans happy either prove that they've been fully vaccinated or provide a negative covid test within the last 48 hours. now they've already started to file in the chase center. there are already going into concession stands going into the apparel store, getting new dubnation stuff. you can just feel the excitement in the air. now, remember, this is still a very new building.

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan. another big story we're following tonight is california expand eligibility to everyone 16 and older for vaccine. state leaders say they're now in a race to get vaccines in arms ahead of the covid variant swirling around. but there are hurdles new ones emerging kron four's. ashley zavala explains the update to the state's progress. >> in the race against the variants. california leaders are hoping to get ahead after expanding vaccine eligibility to all adults thursday and we're not prepared as a state, as a nation. the world more broadly. now we're trying to build around. to run the 90 yard dash. we have work to do so far more than 9.5 million californians have been fully vaccinated and another 6.3 million partially officials say 50% of those eligible to get vaccinated have done so already 24 million doses total have been distributed in the state. we lead this nation by some 8.1 million more than any other state in this country. but newsom said thursday manufactured supply still keepin

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> a development in the battle against a covid-19 pfizer says that its vaccine is safe. 100% effective for children as young as 12 and the children's side effects to the 2 doses were similar to those felt by young adults. >> one infectious disease expert says if all goes well, that means more teens could get their shots before school starts in the fall. >> by immunizing children even though they don't get sick. the savory is over. people were not only protecting those children who were protecting society as a whole from the transmission of the virus. to people are susceptible to it in the it. but we're also protecting society from. factories. it is the development of new variants that could really throw monkey wrench into are claims of getting back to normal. >> it's not clear how quickly the fda will move on. approving pfizer's request for emergency operation authorization. it's taken 3 to 4 weeks for allowing adults to get those vaccines. and the north bay marin county health officials are investigating a cluster of covid cases. >> related to team sports. they

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> san francisco mayor london bridge. she boasting about the city's vaccination rates today. she said that at least 46% of all san francisco residents have had their first dose of the vaccine. 82% of those 65 and older have had at least one dose 62% of seniors are now fully vaccinated, california officially opened a covid-19 vaccine eligibility to 50 and up today. it is a remarkable benchmark allowing millions of californians to get a vaccine that potentially could save their lives from that virus despite the fact that that so it is still a struggle to get an appointment. kron four's. terisa stasio has the details. >> when they said that the appointments are going to be available. i started looking mean santa clara county resident david cow, the santa clara county was acre to get into here levi stadiums, mass vaccination site now that his age group is elgible. he signed up. >> but.% >> there was fury. just courage ing to go to the county side to see no appointments to it no appointments. david is certainly not alone in hi

dan kerman kron 4 news. >> in the south bay, the owners of a sunnyvale restaurants say they are the victims of a hate crime this past weekend, somebody smashed a double pane window on the front side of le bon restaurant. the co owner says they also found a disturbing crumpled up note near the broken glass. >> bases saying asian people go home. but in more derogatory terms, you can break my window. you can do whatever you want. >> but lebron will prevail. the bond is the good in french. the good will prevail no matter what. >> no arrests have been made at this point. no suspects identified that investigation is ongoing and anybody with information is being asked to contact sunnyvale police. as governor newsome is facing a likely recall election later this year. some election officials are warning this could be one of the most expensive elections in state history, possibly as much as 400 million dollars and that is more than 5 times 4 times, rather as much as state officials expected to originally according to the california association of clerks and elections officials. the 2020 general elec

kron four's. dan kerman has some options. when you're looking to try to book an appointment. >> getting the covid-19 vaccine is often quick. once you have an appointment. but getting that appointment can be difficult. there are several ways to look first. check your county's website. sometimes they make their own appointments like in contra, costa county. if not visit. the states might turn page here. you can find appointments if available. if not, you can sign up to be notified the many of complaint notifications are unreliable. if that's the case, twitter users can follow bay area vaccine bought. it's about the checks might turn every 5 minutes for available appointments and tweets when it finds them users just need to turn on alerts to be notified. you can also visit pharmacy sites like cvs walgreens rite aid and safe way to look for appointments. if no look there, you can try the web sites of major medical providers like sutter dignity, ucsf and kaiser. and if you're still having no luck checkout vaccine finder. dot org.