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into the office because of the pandemic. now i can do it, visit them. reporter: for brian lee and his wife, today s appointment has become a unique way of celebrating their wedding anniversary. actually it s our ten-year anniversary today, right. we re getting vaccinated today so it s kind of exciting get being back to normal life. reporter: but with every californian 16 or older now eligible for the vaccine, the looming question is whether we have enough supply to meet the new demand. we re seeing a lot of interest and there is the demand is high. luckily we have a little more vaccine now. reporter: but santa clara county vaccine officer dr. marty finstersheib said it s hard to predict supply. when the federal government supplied an unexpected 300,000 vaccine doses to the county. next week the county is expecting just over $70,000 vaccine dose from the state, but says that number could go up again. so, i think the bottom line is we have no control over th ....
from the virus? but not at the 95% efficacy that trials showed they would get with two doses given three weeks apart. i think one of the keys in this debate is that right now we still haven t done the best job at getting the doses we have right now to the people who need them. reporter: in a conversation with governor newsom earlier this week, dr. anthony fauci, who will serve as the biden administration s chief medical adviser, talked about how ramping up vaccinations combined with continuing all of our current safety measures can turn the tide quickly. and as we gradually get more and more people vaccinated, we re going to be looking at this thing in the rearview mirror. i can you know, i m very confident that if we do those things right, that will happen. reporter: dr. bibbins-domingo told us until 80% of the population is vaccinated, we ll have to continue masking, distancing, and hygiene. she says it will help reduce the surges at hospital especially as t ....
making santa proud the heroic young boy battling for his life but still fighting to help other kids early today starts right now good morning thanks for joining us. i m paul gehrke. i m frances rivera. at long last, another shot of critical covid relief is on the way. congress struck a deal late last night on a $900 billion stimulus package that will deliver crucial aid to families and businesses still reeling from the pandemic lawmakers are expected to vote on the legislation today nbc s chris pollone is on capitol hill with the latest. reporter: as you well know, democrats and republicans have been going back and forth on this covid relief bill for weeks now. it would appear that they had an agreement, and then something would scuttle it but now an agreement has been reached and set to be voted on today. take a look at what s inside, according to lawmakers first of all, important to most people, $600 in stimulus checks to people who qualify. unemployment, peop ....
professional pause captured a nation and you heard about the ghostly sound drifting across san francisco since early june some call it soothing. others say it s unsettling and even alien early today starts right now glad you re with us to end the week i m frances rivera and i m phillip mena. hurricane laura leaves a path of death and destruction on the gulf coast hundreds of people are still without power and thousands of louisiana residents are waking up with their lives upside down. in the town of west lake, people had to shelter in place after an oil refinery went up in flames plumes of smoke released hazardous chlorine gas and this is what lake charles looks like boats were tossed around, roofs were peelestorm-ravaged areas ts week our chris pallone has more in southwest louisiana, it was a day of taking stock and cleaning up. there s so much damage here, you re going, this is a disaster area you know, it s a literal disaster the recovery time from this is ....
this is definitely not change its name in the wake of sheltering in place. solidarity, that s what we do. protests across the country. the underground nightclub san reporter: in san franci management made clear it sergio quintana, nbc bay area understands how the name could francisco police just shut down, be considered offensive, and and the big concerns it raises news. we have breaking news out of about spreading the virus. southern california. it s removed the controversial parts of the balboa peninsula of chief wahoo alternate logo from but first, they re spreading newport beach flooded tonight the team s uniforms and most the message, but are people because of high tides. apparel at the end of the 2018 the parking lot at the beach was listening? the busy places health officials want you to avoid this weekend. covered with water and mud. a sailboat was also reported to season. an organization is stepping up to preserve the murals that have been capsized an ....