emma was hospitalized on a ventilator, but is slowly recovering. >> emma's likely going to have to learn to relearn to walk, relearn to speak, all of those things. >> reporter: even with the challenges ahead, emma's family wants americans to get a vaccine. >> they see this as just a, you know, a one in a million situation. they feel strongly that people should get vaccinated and not use this as an excuse or a reason for fear. >> reporter: the number of americans getting their first dose of the covid vac seep has been dropping for several days now. just to give you an example, david, on friday, the u.s. was averaging 3 pn.35 million shots day total and today we're averaging just over 3 million. david? >> all right, stephanie ramos with us tonight. steph, thank you. >>> and we do have one more important note on the virus tonight. overseas and the crisis unfolding right now in india. hospitals are overwhelmed, the highest daily death toll seen yet. reports patients are now being forced to share beds. and concern over a fast-moving variant. here's our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell

emma stone's is at her mom's house. and jared leto has no idea where his oscar is. but the rest of us can find oscar this sunday night. >> just as iconic as those moments are the dresses. the outfits. >> the fashion. cher from the '80s with that see-through situation. >> ooh. >> i can't wait. >> you showed halle berry's dress. but that dress was also iconic. she had all the floral in the right places. >> and the adrian brodie smooch that happened. >> i just want to say, you like me, y'all like me. you like me. >> we really like you. we do. >> will ganss, thank you. >>> all right, welcome back to "this happened", where we tell you what happened. and we are starting with a man who wanted to prove that his type one diabetes was not going to hold him back. so he decided to run coast-to-coast from disneyland in california to disney world in florida. disney is the parent company of abc. he is an ultra marathoner, and it took him 2,761 miles, 88 days to complete. he called it the mouse to mouse run. and why not, right? think about it. disney's slogan is if you can dream it

as you probably noticed there, emma stone is teaming up with another oscar-winning emma. that's emma thompson playing her arch rival. a former cruella, glenn close on the board as executive producer. the queen of mean "cruella" makes her grand debut in theaters on disney plus may 28th. >>> also some news on neil diamond. in 2019 the grammy winner announced his life and music would be turned into a broadway musical and this morning, we're happy to tell you the production has announced "diamond show" will make its world premiere in boston for a limited four-week engagement next june at the emerson colonial theater. "a beautiful noise" is the name of the play. it will tell the story of his life set to some of the greatest hits from his five-decade career. after the boston shows, the plan is to open right here on broadway and you know what, it's so good, so good, so good. yeah. >>> finally, we want you to meet a pocket-size inspiration who used her little voice for big change. as part of a class project on how to write a pervasive letter 7-year-old kamryn gardner wrote to old

kelly, emma, everybody. i love the world. i'm so happy. thank you. [ applause ] >> we're getting oscars ready here, back now with julia roberts' exuberant oscars acceptance speech, she was named best actress in 2001 for playing erin brockovich. 20 years later the real-life erin brockovich bringing justice to the small screen serving as an executive producer on the new abc news thursday night drama "rebel" starring katey sagal. so full circle. >> full circle. circle of life. >>> and this an oscars edition -- yes, it wouldn't be a saturday morning without "binge this" and janai norman is at the union station in l.a., home of this year's academy awards. janai, we turn it over to you. ♪ >> you guys it's time for "binge this," but first i need to say, when beyonce said i woke up like this it was on "flawless." it was a different album. i just needed to correct myself. if you need to catch up on major movies before the envelops are open tomorrow, we have got you covered. kelley carter, my girl with us, senior entertainment reporter for espn's

doctors right away if they feel headaches, abdominal or leg pain or have trouble breathing. 18-year-old emma burkey, for example, from clark county, nevada is fighting for her life tonight. >> she's been brought out of the coma. she's been taken off the ventilator. >> reporter: a family spokesperson says she had seizures, blood clots, and needed three brain surgeries after getting the johnson & johnson vaccine. doctors say it's not clear if the vaccine is responsible, and her family says they still want >> they're not happy with the johnson & johnson vaccine, which is understandable, but they do believe that people should get vaccinated. >> reporter: many worry it will now be harder to convince many americans, especially women, to put this vaccine into their arms. >> i feel safe taking the pfizer and moderna, but probably not the johnson & johnson. >> reporter: health officials today considered putting a safety warning on the shots specifically for women under 50, but decided against. they say any blood clots are treatable with the right medicines. >> let's goat to steve osunsami with us fro

unfortunately, emma is the one in a million here. last week regulators paused the use of the johnson & johnson vaccine pending an investigation of the six reported cases of possible side effects out of the nearly 7 million doses given. >> the risk of adverse effects from this vaccine is so small compared to many other medical interventions that we take for granted every day. >> reporter: according to a new poll, most americans say pausing the vaccine was the right call and one in five people say they're still unlikely to get a covid shot. that's a similar percentage to polls from back in january. >> we know the groups that are at the highest rates of vaccine hesitancy, whether that's political groups, age groups or minority groups, and we really need to target those individuals. >> reporter: this morning even burkey's family is urging americans to get vaccinated. >> they are 100% in favor of people getting vaccinated. in fact, both of them have been, and they see this as just a one in a million situation. >> reporter: the pause on th

. >> i said, no, dominic emma we are not doing this. he kept getting closer and closer to me. i was kind of against the wall. and i was -- he rubbed his groin against me, eventually, he put his hand on my pants. >> reporter: she says she broke free, locked herself in the bathroom and called a friend for a ride. she is one of four women who details allegations of sexual assault over a 16 year period against foppoli. none of the women filed police reports. the sheriff's department has opened an investigation into

getting the shot and this morning, the cdc says it's investigating a handful of new cases. 18-year-old emma burkey from clark county, nevada, is one of the six who struggled with blood clots after getting the vaccine. a family spokesperson says she's just now starting to recover. >> she's improving. her condition is improving day by day. it's going to be long. it's going to be slow and it's going to be incremental. >> reporter: she had several seizures days after her shot. in the hospital, they had to put her in a medically induced coma, and she needed three brain surgeries, but the doctors underlying that it's not clear if this was caused by the johnson & johnson vaccine. despite it all, her family says they still want americans to get vaccinated. the family understands that these blood clots are rare, just 6 cases out of nearly 7 million americans who have gotten this particular vaccine. >> keep in mind that's less than one in a million rate. smaller than your rate of your likelihood of actually getting hit by lightning. >> reporter: fewer americans are now rushing to get vaccinated. the

we have low 50s around san francisco, emma and also alameda and brentwood. most of us in the mid to upper 40s. 41 degrees at half moon bay. nothing is going to change no between now and 7:00. 50s to near 60 along the coast today. 65 to 71 at 11:00. 77 to 83, it is one of those days to leave their coat at school. remind them to bring it home. pretty good for your commute weatherwise. there is no small craft advisories today. not nearly as windy as it was yesterday. there are large amounts of pollen in the air. the uv index is high. even the grass pollen is high today. we are going to try to taper those the next couple days as we get deeper into a seabreeze. all right. that's a look at some of the temperatures. we want to take a look at more temperatures around the bay area. this is sponsored by visit california. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ deposit, plan and pay with easy tools from chase. simplicity feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. i was injured in a car crash. i had no idea how much my case was worth. i called the barnes firm. when a truck hit my so

according to the abc7 news vaccine tracker emma 23% of californians are vaccinated. we are lagging behind most of the country. we rank 40 thirst -- 41st among the states in terms of percentage of people vaccinated. we are a big state. we are the most populous. but that can't be the only reason our progress is what are we doing wrong, what are we doing right, and what can we do better? >> i wish i could give you this in three quick sentences. i think we are trying to play catch-up to what is happening in december or january. there were structural issues. there were supply-chain issues. we saw in equitable distribution all over the state. it got complicated. they had to shut down because there wasn't supply. once counties started to figure out how to run their own show, we heard about this plan this p blue shield. i heard from medical experts and county experts across the state who were saying, why do we have to answer this third- party? it is also causing some confusion. one thing i will praise california for, in the beginning, recognizing we have equitable distributi

. >> i said, no, dominic emma we are not doing this. he kept getting closer and closer to me. i was kind of against the wall. and i was -- he rubbed his groin against me, eventually, he put his hand on my pants. >> reporter: she says she broke free, locked herself in the bathroom and called a friend for a ride. she is one of four women who details allegations of sexual assault over a 16 year period against foppoli. none of the women filed police reports. the sheriff's department has opened an investigation into the claims. >> the victims will be treated with the utmost respect. they have been courageous and brave and coming forward. we want to make sure they feel comfortable telling their story, and we can provide them with the services they deserve. >> he does not belong in office. >> reporter: calls for foppoli's resignation are getting louder. tweets from state and local officials, and this letter, signed by eight mayors in sonoma county are all calling for the mayor's resignation. >> do you believe the mayor should resign? >> i mean, it makes sense. at this point, he has l

of peanuts and popcorn, a welcome change, i always love to hear from you, let me know what you think emma follow me on twitter and facebook at dan ashley on abc7. we still need hotdogs for ballpark. >> absolutely, 100%. that's going to do it for this edition of abc7 news. thanks for joining us, tonight. >>> for the entire abc news team, we appreciate your time, hope you have a great evening, hope you have a great evening, and that we see you tonight at i'm not sure if there's anything i can say to my family members to convince them to take the covid-19 vaccine. i'm not even sure if i'm convinced. hi darius, i think that people respond more to what we do than what we say. so after looking at all the data and the science about these vaccines, i got the vaccine. and i made sure my mom and dad got the vaccine. because these vaccines are safe. ♪ ♪ walter, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insurance and a whole lot more? so what are you waiting for? world's strongest man martins licis to help you break down boxes? arrrggh! what am i gonna do to you box? let me “break it do

the dog walker has recovered now from the shooting emma back on february 24th. los angeles police say one of the people arrested is a woman who said that she found the dogs and returned them to police after lady gaga offered a $500,000 reward. officials say they believe the motivation for the attack was the value of the dogs breed, rather than the celebrity owner. >>> still ahead, and nfl draft dream comes true. bay area native gets the call of a lifetime. he becomes the first round draft pick. >> how google is helping to keep formerly incarcerated people out of jail, the program now expanding in the bay someday, looking back on the pandemic, you'll want to be proud to say i did everything i could. i found the strength. i looked out for everyone. i did what i could to keep my family safe. i will say, i did my part. while is in the air, i did what i could to keep my family safe. please, protect yourself and others. wear a mask, keep your distance, and get vaccinated when it's your turn. santa clara county. stay strong. spread hope. >>> welcome back, everyone. the

that's out of 8 million doses. 18-year-old emma burkey is 1 of the 15. a week after the arm to needle she suffered seizures and this morning, after three surgeries, she's still in the hospital. >> there is good and gradual improvement, and the family's encouraged. she's still a deeply injured young woman, and she has a long way to go. >> reporter: her family still encouraging others to get vaccinated but advising continued conversations. >> we talk about it being one in a million but it's one-to-one to them. people should be careful and should ask questions and not be afraid to do that and make a determination in their own mind what vaccine they want to take. >> reporter: in the race against the variants, the advisory panel saying it is important to act quickly, citing an urgent need to vaccinate the country. >> we anticipate that the areas of lightest vaccine coverage now might be where the virus strikes next. >> reporter: 9 million of its single-dose shots could soon be in the arms of americans starting this morning. and the cdc says there are some uns