stronger reactions than men to receiving covid-19 vaccine. those findings in a new report out by the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention kron four's terisa stasio diggs into why and what experts say we can learn from the data. >> nearly 80% of women reported having some type of reaction to receiving the covid-19 vaccine as detailed in a centers for disease control report. not so much talk about with your the first shot. >> but with second jam. many more side effects and if you know else doctor john swartzberg with you see berkeley's school of public health. >> the major side effects are. >> body aches have loss of appetite fever, not real common, but some people get a significant temperature said let me be >> aspects of from a biological perspective that been propose specifically that x and right y chromosome. women have x chromosomes and it turns out that many of the genes linked to the x chromosome. doctor peter chin-hong, professor of medicine and infectious disease specialists with ucsf says that the hormone estrogen. >> may also explain the different reactions between genders. both say women having stronger side effects to vaccines has a long documented history and one which they say needs to be better understood. it just just really reflects, although we understand in terms of differences in the we that we standardize dosing for example, does that we also getting a better response from the vaccine >> and there's no evidence that that's the case. and there's no evidence that is the case that. >> if you don't get side effects and we didn't get the spots to the vaccine. >> and both say that it's vital the fear of side effects should not prevent getting the vaccine in 1 million percent. everyone should get this vaccine. the fact that you re responding is actually seen as a good thing by many people in health care because it's not like you are. >> having an infection again, it's immune system being trained. the in terms of the risk benefit ratio. the benefit far outweighs the risk to recess. stasio kron 4 news. >> days before more than 4 million californians with disabilities and underlying health conditions become eligible for the vaccine. the state has announced new guidance on the verification process. notably no proof will be required starting monday. people can simply say they meet the criteria to get a shot without needing documentation that criteria includes cancer, chronic kidney disease pregnancy, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. >> this all comes as california surpasses 2 million doses in the most vulnerable parts of the state that trigger some rule changes for the state's blueprint. >> line of protection is going to those places that have shoulder. >> his greatest burden. >> meeting the milestone means that the red tier expands to all c.unties with daily case counts up to 10 per 100,000 people in the next 2 weeks the federal government is sending california more than 3 and a half million doses. the next 8 milestone will be reaching 4 million distributed doses in those vulnerable communities. at that point, state leaders plan to make rule changes for the least restrictive orange and yellow tears for reopening the blueprint change means the final 2 bay area county stuck in the purple tier. >> have been given the green light to events contra, costa and sonoma counties qualified for the less restrictive red tier after vaccinating enough of their communities. while the change on the map already appears the new tier status will actually take effect on sunday. and here's a reminder of what that means for people indoor dining can resume with 25% capacity. retail stores can expand up to 50% capacity indoor attractions, movie theaters can open at 25% capacity. jim said they can open indoors at 10% capacity and up to 3 households of people can gather together indoors. the new vaccine distribution plan announced last week by the governor is designed. so those shots reach people in the poorest zip codes in the state. but. >> bay area lawmakers say the solution leaves other bay area residents out in the cold and they're calling for changes kron four's. dan kerman has details. >> last thursday. the governor announced that 40% of all vaccine coming to the state would be funneled to those living in the poorest zip codes since many of those areas are seeing the highest rates of covid-19. that's a way we're going to make real progress. >> as it relates to advancing our cause. this cause i think should all of us in california. that's the cause of equity. but state lawmakers from across the bay area say this plan to create equity is in fact detrimental to those living here because only 2% of bay area residents fall under those affected zip the index city was based on. >> income in zip codes. >> let's in kerr county completely out. so here we have even today, 51% of the cases. the new cases in soon, the kerr county, for example, are among the latino community. they could not even one more of this vaccine rollout. the so-called equity rule out. so that seems like an inevitable roll state senator dave cortese in more than a dozen other bay area legislators. >> have sent this letter to state health and human services secretary doctor mark galli asking you make changes to the plan to go through out what you're doing. >> just come back in. in back fill these holes that were created these areas that were left out. you actually it's a fairly modest number in the bay area but it's an important set of areas in some important 7 neighborhoods and it's it's the mission. it's certain areas in the sooners, kenyan story and some other areas contest. says nobody wants to rob peter to pay paul. but right now with the bay area. having 20% of the population in california. >> it looks like it's the bay area that's getting robbed and that needs to be corrected. >> dan kerman kron 4 news san francisco is expanding who is eligible for a dose starting monday. people between the ages of 1664 with disabilities underlying medical conditions. >> and people who live and work in congregate settings are eligible, but well, you might be technically able to get a shot actually receiving one in will be based on supply to see if you might qualify. you can head to our website. kron 4 dot com. >> new the city of lafayette is asking for the states help in handling some pro trump protesters on the el corte hola overpass. their city council members say that the protesters are a danger to drivers below on highway 24 and that the flags are a distraction. our first michelle kingston is live for us on the overpass tonight after speaking to the protesters up. michelle, what do they have to say. >> well, it's been a very interesting evening out here. a lot of people driving by honking showing their support for these protesters and other people driving by not so supportive regardless, these protesters say they're going to continue to show up. >> i thought about it. it's about a 5050 ratio, or screaming there. there are angry. they're flipping you off. and the other 50%. >> or or trump supports every monday and friday you'll find trump supporters waving flags on the ocha told overpass something many city officials are trying to stop. >> mayor can doubt talks about being up at night worrying about this overpass. i'm not that night worrying about the consequences of losing our free speech in america. lisa disparos, the organizer of patriots of contra. costa. she and about a dozen other people show up twice a week here and look forward to the hawks lows they've received from supporters driving by in the overpass, him below on highway lisa was here before the election and continues to show up today. we believe it was a fraudulent election. >> we believe that the person currently residing in the white house shouldn't be there. city council members have talked about these protesters that many meetings but didn't take official action until this week. they're concerned about the safety of drivers who may be distracted by the flax. the mayor says affixing flags and banners to the fence on the overpass is also the state violation. >> and is asking the california highway patrol to step up and enforced the law. i think they're trying to control us. we have the first amendment rights and that they really don't have any. >> authority to control us because we're not doing anything illegal. >> the city states help because the city does not have any power or authority to regulate or prevent the protests. this state owns the bridge and chp is responsible for the drivers below. this lady drove by and said we have no right to be here, which is false. this is public property. we're taxpayers were americans. i have every right. >> lisa says she puts up the flags and the signs at 4 o'clock. she takes them down at 6.30. she says she always cleans up and that businesses can put up signs. she should be able to as well by the lafayette tonight, michelle kingston kron 4 news. >> thank you, michelle. still to come tonight on kron, 4 news at 8. have you seen that police on the peninsula are asking for your help. they're trying to track down these people who stole a big old dock. >> plus a coyote that attacked 5 people has been caught and wellies off the streets. one of the young victims is still fearful. >> also why a suspect in an assault on an elderly asian american men will not face a hate crime >> and we've got a few clouds gathering along the coastline. otherwise clear skies inside the bay. what about the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. >> a man was arraigned today in the case of an elderly asian american men murdered during his morning walk in oakland. >> the suspect is facing multiple felonies. but a hate crime is not one of them. our forces. made you spoke with a criminal law professor about what is and what is not hate crime. >> the suspect arrested for the murder of a 75 year-old asian american man in oakland has been charged with multiple serious felonies by alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley however, he is not be charged with a hate crime just because they picked him is a protected category. doesn't automatically make it a hate crime gabriel chan is the martin luther king junior professor of law at the u c davis school of law. he talks about possible reasons, hate crimes are not charged in some criminal cases even though the public assumes or believes racial bias was the motive of the crime. of course, sometimes terrible things happen to people of color or women that related to their protected characteristic. >> so one possibility is that there was insufficient evidence that the crime was motivated by bias. another possibility. that if somebody is already being charged with a very serious crime. then it might be sort of. unnecessary. to add a. if they hate crime enhancement. >> vicious hate crimes against asian americans. act. her ash plane and scapegoated. it's wrong. it's an american and it must stop. i think many of us would sign it. >> because finally with the president. you president biden. addressing, you know, to the nation town the, you know, tax against asian community. the president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. carl chan says he believes the deadly nature of this recent incident resulting in an asian-american men being killed during a robbery while he was out during his morning walk. >> begs the question, why hate crime charges are not being filed. but i think what this we are >> to make a clear precise definition so that we all understand what hate the school i reached out to oakland police to ask why there are go. hey, crime charges. they told me that they could not comment on an ongoing investigation and the da's office told me they will not comment on an active prosecution. >> has it made you kron. 4 >> a san francisco man faces hate crime charges for allegedly attacking an asian woman in san jose this is 32 year-old yohan in court today. he's accused of sexually assaulting the woman wednesday as she was waiting for a morning commuter train in san jose investigators say grab the woman by her neck through her back to the cement and yelled explicit words at her. police say people in the area stepped in and prevented him from getting away. santa clara county's dia says try showed bias towards an asian person through his explicit language. >> a wild coyote responsible for 5 attacks on humans in the east bay has been captured and euthanize the attacks all happening in lafayette and the town of morocco within the past 8 months. a 3 year-old girl was attacked last month and her mother says that she still afraid even though the coyote is no longer a threat. >> she does not distinguish now between every dog in the neighborhood. and the she's still scared but only other children and i feel very i saw the day before it was caught. it continue to like the particular streets here. so i was hoping it was a matter of time until he was caught and now i will not see the neighborhood running with brooms in their hand and golf clubs and all other types of weapons. >> the california department of fish and wildlife says trappers caught the male coyote yesterday near lindell high school veterinary staff at u c davis will conduct a rabies test in the coming days to determine if the animal was diseased. and at our 4 zone we're giving you a live look right now from our sutro cam overlooking downtown san francisco on this friday night. >> and there are coyotes in san francisco along the embarcadero and they're outside our station. good amount is a, b or your her been coyotes are being coyotes. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here talking about the weekend cheers. so friday night. yeah. beautiful friday night. what a day to day. i mean, we had a gorgeous day temperatures up in the 60's and the 70's around the bay area tonight. things begin to shift gears a little bit in the atmosphere. by that i mean is setting in that nice northerly wind. the warms up. >> now we're seeing a little bit of a sea breeze or start to see that haze forming inside the bay in a couple of patches of fog along the coastline. i think we'll see more of that for tomorrow. couple the patches of fog trying to move into san francisco right now. we'll see more of that by tomorrow morning. storm have moved out all the way to southern california. again, they saw another round of some rain. but this is all going to start to shift a little further the east even for them. i think they clear out for tomorrow around the bay area. the winds stay been kind of breezy toward the afternoon. i think we'll see those winds kind of kicking up again by tomorrow afternoon to 22 miles an hour in san francisco 20 at sfo. 21 in san carlos 60 in oakland. all that shore breeze at this hour. temperature wise. you've got 56 degrees in oakland is currently 51 cool in san francisco got 50's around much of the bay area after what was a gorgeous day tonight. if you're stepping outside. yeah, be the pair to plant some cooler temperatures number dropping off into the 40's mostly clear skies. so we'll see an increase in some of the low clouds and the fog, especially along the coastal sections. so that being said, we are going to see some changes coming our way. it looks like the next couple days as high pressure kind of takes over at least for another day that will bring some sunshine in our direction, at least for tomorrow after that, guess what, we've got another chance of rain. i think that one comes bearing down on the bay area probably by sunday afternoon starting out the north bay then sweeping across the rest of the area into monday morning. this also a very cold storm. we could see snow levels all the way down to 2000 feet. late sunday night and into monday. all right. we'll send those photos and yeah, it will be beautiful again. thanks, lauren guys. >> tonight, a mountain view. police are asking for your help to identify 3 people caught on camera. there stealing a big yellow fake duck. what it does. >> surveillance video captured the just walking up to this home near moffat boulevard in central expressway. this is yesterday around noon. they pull the beloved piece of neighborhood artwork out of the ground. you see they snap a cable carried to the car and then take off. if you recognize any of these people you are asked to call police. still ahead, a day. if you're hoping to go wine tasting this. we've gained you may be in luck. >> details on the new rules for how to do that. >> your weekend plans can now include a longer list of bay area wineries. all right. starting tomorrow the state will be easing restrictions on wineries and breweries kron. 4. sarah stinson is in sonoma county with details. >> if you're planning on heading to sonoma napa counties this weekend and you want to get a glass of wine or do a wine tasting starting tomorrow. you don't have to order food and alcohol vendors don't have to offer it to you no matter if they're in the purple or red tiers sonoma county is currently in the purple tier. and if you want to head to say roast winery again, you don't have to order food. these wineries can now focus on what they do best. and that's serving up their best glass of wine. this goes for breweries and distilleries to they've been able to stay open throughout most of the pandemic so long as they provide a meal. so this is a huge change. it was hard at first for alcohol vendors who never previously served meals to customers. some didn't have their own kitchens. so they had to get creative partnering with food trucks or they would have to remain closed if they were in a county that was in the purple or red tier which sonoma and napa counties were in majority of the pandemic. this is what your experience is going to look like if you do visit a winery that is in the purple or red tier. for now. they still have to serve people outdoors. customers have to make reservations and you can only say for 90 minutes wineries breweries and distilleries can only stay open until 8 o'clock. if they don't serve food in the orange tier things start to open up a bit more for these affected businesses. they may also resume indoor operations at 25%. yellow tear gets even better. they can increase capacity to 50% as for bars. well, they're still getting the brunt of it bars that don't serve meals in the purple and red tier counties. >> must remain closed these restrictions begin to loosen tomorrow and it makes it a lot easier to hop from winery to winery. if you're planning on doing different tastings this way. you don't have to order food at each location reporting in downtown sonoma sarah stinson, back to you. >> all right. sarah, still headed a racist remarks caught on announcers hot mike, when a girls basket in national news tonight to now that president biden has signed the american rescue plan into law. when will americans started to see some help could question. the white house says money could be out the door as early as this weekend crowd force. washington correspondent rashad hudson has the latest. >> millions of americans will soon start to see $1400 checks, hit their bank accounts as a result of the american rescue plan. this law is not the end of our efforts. so. i view it is only beginning. friday. president biden celebrated the sweeping and massive piece of legislation aimed at helping those impacted by the pandemic. this bill which working people in this nation. first. >> vice president kamala harris calls the relief bill a victory for the american people. >> help has arrived for the workers who lost their jobs. help has arrived for the students. we've been stuck at home. part ofethe american rescue plan will pay for the massive vaccination efforts. president biden's directing states to make all adults eligible for doses by may. 1st. >> and the funding for the american rescue plan really helps too, ensure that we will have that capacity to do. the 2.2 million shots per day that we're currently doing the white house covid-19 response team says they're confident the country has the capability to meet the goal. we will have fact sanders and enough places for people to get vaccinated next week president biden, vice president. here's will hit the road to sell their covid relief plan to the american people in washington rashad hudson. >> well, governor is largely cheered president biden's declaration that all americans should be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations by. >> may. 1st the goal will require more doses to arrive at a faster pace. california home to nearly 40 million people has the capacity to vaccinate 3 million people per week, but the state is getting about half that number of doses by april. first there are plans to ramp up weekly shots to 4 million people. the white house's coronavirus coordinator today says that there will be enough supply between the pfizer moderna and johnson and johnson vaccines to give shots to all adults by the end of may. sure hope so. for the first time the johnson and johnson vaccine was available. >> at san francisco city college vaccination site today while the city college site is not expecting more j and j vaccines next week. they are expecting 13,000 doses of pfizer and moderna vaccines to arrive and they say they're confident there will be a dramatic increase in doses within the next month by the end of the day, ucsf. which also runs the parnassus height site and the mission bay campus celebrate reaching the 100,000 shot milestone. >> well, if you notice leaving home more often these days. it is 't by accident according to cellphone tracking data study by researchers americans have started leaving home even more than before the pandemic. people are showing a growing comfort level with leaving the house, reflecting a pent-up desire to get out and about the study does not indicate where people are going. but americans are clearly ready for a change of scenery. for your help tonight. yesterday marked one year since covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. and it certainly has taken a toll on everyone's overall well-being. >> think that's fair to say, especially in some cases children and to try to help promote mental and emotional wellness. there is an emerging toy trend called in my feelings. experts say the toys help children build good habits. that will last a lifetime. >> big feelings pineapple is all about helping kids identify different emotions. you've got the super cute pineapple 26 interchangeable, parts and pieces and kids can create different facial expressions on the pineapple. >> other toys include calm mindful nature puzzles from spin master and the for keeps dolls which are all about spreading positivity and kindness pause. the calming pup is coming out later this summer. >> well, the pandemic has also disrupted family planning services around the world. as a matter of fact, according to un, millions of women were left without access to birth control over the past 12 months. researchers say that that has resulted in roughly one and a half million unplanned pregnancies last year. the agency says the situation illustrates how the virus has affected women who are already dealing with increased childcare responsibilities and job losses. ready to lose an hour of sleep this weekend. >> and either my however, i do like it when it's still light out at daylight saving time. does begin early this sunday morning. yeah. put it in the sure. to set your clocks on saturday night before you hit the pillow, right, lawrence. oh my gosh. >> it's so hard that day that day that we lose that hour. i didn't seem like a big deal, but not easy. but yeah, we do get all that sunshine. the long evenings out there. so we're going to enjoy that. in fact, the sun not setting until about 7.15, as we head into sunday evening. hey, let's get your getaway forecasted in around the monterey bay. you'll find some patchy fog. the temperatures. they're going to be running a little bit. cool. generally in the 50's southern california. they've been dealing with showers today, tomorrow sunshine 58 degrees in long beach. the little cool there 61 in pasedena. but hey, headed up the high country. you've got all that fresh powder to ski on temperatures in the upper 40's in the south like also to truckee be aware, though we do have storm system bearing down on california and the high sierra nevada will bring some snow there. so if you're leaving late on sunday, be prepared. bring those chains. you may need them outside right now. we do have mostly clear skies a little. some patchy fog has gathered along the coastline. we'll see more of that fog along the way. but watch this. this this storm system off the coast line that will eventually impact are a lot of part of the weekend and here comes barreling in on sunday afternoon bringing a chance of rain late in the day and then overnight that cold air going to sit there mix into the bay area, too. so that is going drop the snow levels way down to maybe about 2000 there's a possibility again on monday. this is a cold system coming in at this time of year. we could see some very unstable air moving overhead and maybe some more thunderstorms and hail. and of course, that snow as well. behind that looks like the atmosphere still staying pretty active. you can see those storm systems off the coastline. still a long way on the forecast, but certainly looks like the latter part of next week could be on the wet side. alright temperatures for tomorrow will take just a bit of a hit. this. we'll see more of a sea breeze kicking in that will bring us back down the 50's along the coastline, you'll find some 60's. maybe some mid 60's, the warmer spots, but no 70's by tomorrow afternoon over the next couple of days daylight savings time kicks in sunday. looks like that will be the day where we do see some of that cloud cover roll in again with a chance of showers late in the day. chance lingering showers on monday morning at some snow over the mountains. saint paddy's day looks dry temperatures in the mid 60's. all right. thanks. take a look at this. a statue commemorating the late supreme court justice. >> ruth bader ginsburg unveiled in brooklyn today. it comes during women's history month. she became a feminist icon for her legal successes in cases that advance women's rights ginsburg died 87 in september after a long battle with cancer. >> still ahead at a high school football is back in the bay area. we're hearing from an east bay coach about how teams will adapt to the restrictions in place 4 games this weekend. plus, despite mounting calls for his resignation over harassment allegations. and now roping new york governor andrew cuomo is refusing to step down tonight, even the white house is weighing in. >> set of new york. the lawmakers are calling the calling for the resignation of governor andrew cuomo as he faces harassment allegations, even more of them are washington correspondent basil john has details. >> late friday, new york senators chuck schumer and kirsten gillibrand became the latest to tell fellow democrat new york governor andrew cuomo. but it's time for him to go. they joined a group including new york congressman jerry nadler who said, quote, governor cuomo has lost the confidence of the people. governor cuomo must resign and new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio cortez angry. some bank also really statement saying, quote, these allegations have been consistent and highly detailed and quote the challenges facing our state and new yorkers are unprecedented. and i believe he is unable to govern effectively the white house says the investigation should be allowed to play out but takes the allegations seriously. >> the believes that every woman has come forward. there now been 6 i believe, have come forward deserves to have her voice heard. the governor says he won't bow to the pressure. >> politicians. who don't know was but yet a conclusion and then opinion all are in my opinion, reckless and dangerous. cuomo says new yorkers should wait for the investigations to finish. >> as he will not give in to cancel culture. let the review proceed. >> i'm not going to resign. i was not elected by the politicians. i was elected by the people. >> the white house says these accusations will not impact the distribution of vaccines or aid going to the state reporting in washington. i'm basil john. next at a racist remarks. prompting educators that one oklahoma high school to show their support for students who decided to kneel for the national anthem. >> tonight, the man wh made those comments as explaining what happened. >> plus the a's made history this week when they named amelia schimel as their new pa announcer. >> racist remarks from an announcer caught on a hot mike during a girls high school basketball game in norman oklahoma yet happened during the national anthem when players from one school where kneeling angela shen reports. >> expletive in a racial slur heard on the announcers. mike. >> from anger to. so it just saddens me. that here we are. and this day in age and racism still exists. >> also, the my hope really a loss for words also, is this. >> bryant fans daughter is on the norman team and he says they chose to kneel together. >> all the girls did her research home one of things of that nature you know, ok to to this. the superintendent of norman public schools condemning the disgusting words saying they fully support our students right to freedom of expression. norman teachers also showing support releasing this picture on social media of them kneeling in solidarity, middle schools, adding that language of this kind is an affront to the lessons. we try to teach our students. would be own spot. the mayor of norman also weighing in. i just couldn't believe it. >> i'm worried about the chilling effect of our children of color who want to play in sports now contracts with the national federation of state high school associations to broadcast gates both organizations say they are sickened by the comments. they're investigating and whoever made the racist remarks will not be with the network in the future. according to dealing go forth with the frontier, a man named metro and admitted to making the comments saying in a statement. >> well, not excusing my remarks. it is not unusual when my sugar spikes that i become disoriented. it off and say things that are not appropriate as well as hurtful. >> he says he apologizes to everyone involved. >> it was angela shen reporting for us from oklahoma. the attorney for george floyd's family says a settlement of a federal lawsuit by the city of minneapolis is the largest pre trial civil rights settlement ever. 27 million dollars. 500,000 of that will go to the neighborhood where floyd was arrested killed last may. the attorney says it sends a powerful message that black lives do matter. the settlement was announced as jury selection continued in the trial of derek chauvin. white former police officer who kneeled on floyd's neck and who has been charged in his death. on the peninsula now, san mateo police are warning about a series of phone scams where the callers are impersonating detectives and asking. >> for gift cards. officials say the callers phone number may appear legitimate, but they emphasize police will never ask for money gift cards or personal information over the phone. investigators say if you do get a call, hang up and block the number you can also report the call to the federal trade commission. >> friday night lights high school football is back in the bay area starting tonight, several schools, they're hosting their first games in more than a year. kron 4 sanaz tahernia explains. what's the same and what is different. >> 450 days ago, the last high school football season ended in california starting friday. the new season kicks off with some modifications. the field of play will look the outside the lines will be a little bit like but but hopefully there's a lot of smiles leo lopez is the vice president of the athletics department over at dulles, south high school. they're playing their first game in over a year against saint mary stockton saturday night and definitely look different this season. there's a lot of new new items from testing too. protocols that way. we have to play the game. california schools, resuming football season are required to follow the state's department of public health covid safety protocols student athletes will be regularly tested in screened for covid-19 each student athlete will only be allowed. 2 spectators from their immediate household only fans and must maintain physical distance in the stands while wearing their masks at all times. i we're a great spot for our athletes and not just the dalles a high school but all across the state of california to be a law for them. but they wanted to do something they love. and it's been a difficult road. we're all excited to see kids at not just football and all sports. so it's been it's been a for all the coaches staff student athletes parents just to try to get this together just just fingers crossed that things go smoothly despite the restrictions, lopez says he's just happy to have the kids back on the field reporting in the newsroom. tahernia kron 4 news. >> kickoff for the dallas south saint mary's stockton games scheduled for 7.30 tomorrow night. >> and now kron 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >> you know, it's spring when you're setting your clocks forward. and of course, more importantly, for a sports people when you can hear the crack of a baseball bat. so let's check in on some spring training action. the a's down at holcomb stadium in mesa, arizona. and they played the padres today got into a 3, one hole. but would make it a one-run game in the bottom of the 7th and that is when buddy reed went to work lining one to left field would score 2 for his the is and up winning this one 5 to 4. well, when they're back in the coliseum for the season opener on april. first, a fresh face will be in the pa booth. amelia's shuttle was named the new voice of oakland this week stepping into the role long held by the late callahan. joins giants pa announcer vin l brooks moon as one of just a handful of women in the role league wide. here's a million story. >> the a's have a new pa announcer. the oakland native amelia shambles connection to the team actually goes back decades. i've been going to games since i can remember since i was probably when i started on solid food is when i said, you know, it's probably a ball park hot dog or something that first after growing up in oakland and playing local little league softball schimel headed to new york to start her career in sports mlb network. the coliseum was never far from her mind when i got the you know, as the executive producer at the a's. i was just overjoyed. i think i remember doing cartwheels and my new york city apartment. she return to oakland in 2000, 17 leading game entertainment and video content for the club. then last year long time is pa announcer. the late callahan opted out of the season due to covid concerns. schimel filled in for him in the booth. last season. he was just so supportive calling me all the time telling me, you know, give me pointers on, you know. so you great job. i knew, you know, so excited to have him come back we will really miss him. >> following callahan is a tough task. no doubt. and jim will be one of just 3 active female pa announcers in major league baseball. but shattering glass ceilings is in her dna. her grandmother gertrude schimel was the first female police chief for the nypd to done to realize just how. >> you know iconic she was. but i so. yeah, she's on the label. >> and those schimel says she's proud to have a role that might inspire little girls the things she's most looking forward to is the ballpark crowd. >> i want to make sure that i'm a holiday to, you know, their needs as fans and they were hyping up to the occasion. and so i think i'm a kind of feed off of their energy. and i'm really excited about that. >> going to be fun to hear her do her thing. okay. the sharks are in action in anaheim right now looking to build off their ot win over st. louis on monday. this one is in the 3rd period right now just getting started in the sharks. have a 2. nothing lead. hopefully they can keep it up and we will have highlights of that game afterwards here on kron 4 k. looking forward to it. thanks, kate. >> race to the rescue when sea lion pup gets lost and find himself in danger. train responders from the marine mammal center in sausalito helping to rescue. sea lion in danger. this happened on tuesday. in the afternoon near the bay bridge toll plaza. >> now we want to be who is about 8 months old had made his way somehow on the eastbound lanes and was an oncoming traffic for a time. officers helped usher in off the road and under this overpass, which is better than lanes of traffic help eventually arrives. those first responders, though, got a leo. safely and transported him to the center sausalito hospital where they found that he was suffering from paternal separation. for guy moderate malnutrition and dehydration was very cute. seal. pup is currently getting sri haven't being tube fed. >> a blended mixture of ground harrying water. it's kind of a fish movie miles west bank. they call it anyway. the goal will be to transition liotta sustainably caught whole herring in the near future as he grows up and then move into a pool, a pen with other rehabing see lines of similar age. buddy system. their tail celery share. let that. we wish him the best. you know, we awfully cute, some good news for movie fans. additional movie theaters are reopening across the bay area this weekend. santa mark is reopening theaters in valais. whoa. hayward, san leandro fremont and union city their reopening with enhanced cleaning procedures in place and will be offering staggered showtime's at limited capacity is to maximize physical distancing, enable them to clean everything in between. and landmark theater in the market air center is also now open. all right. the street and the only county is hosting its first ever grab and state fair food fest at the alameda county fairgrounds. vendors will be offering up some of that classic. fair favorites like up corn dog course churros and funnel cakes for either an outdoor dining or takeout. experience the event is going to be running for 2 weekends from 11:00am until 8 pm. so funnel cakes that you just can't get them in normal places that you go to the carnival that right twinkies. those are my face and oreos. and now they are hungry. that wraps up kron 4 news at 8. but stick around. the news continues at the top of the hour. >> coming up on kron, 4 news at 9, 2, more bay area counties. they're moving to less restrictive reopening tears soon. what that means of for you. >> for your weekend plans in contra, costa and sonoma county specifically it's going to be popping on sunday and starting monday. california will not require people who are disabled or sick to present proof of their condition in order to get the covid vaccine. our system a local doctors are reacting to that tonight. we hav >> when prime time from the bay area's local news stations. you're watching kron 4 news at night. think it's about time. i think that the numbers are down very, very excited. i think it's going to be good for us all to get back to whatever the new normal is. >> now at 9 starting sunday. all bay area counties will be in the red tier the move allows for more indoor activities. things like indoor dining in contra, costa and sonoma counties. t

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