he seems to be the only person left who doesn't get it. right now at 5:00, nancy pelosi firing back at president trump who opposes removing the names of confederate generals from military bases. coming up in a live report new details on the president's proposed police refo plan. and the numbers are in, how much the protests may have cost our state. those numbers coming up. the first bay area county reopening hair salons, bars, gyms and much more. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. of course it is time to get started with this friday. let's take a look at the

forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. kari, what can we expect from this weather today? it's going to be much cooler and we'll see some sunshine. as we head outside in walnut creek, this is one of the spots where we'll see some significant cooling at least ten degrees lower than yesterday. as we start out this morning expect it to be in the 50s and then into the low 70s as we go into early this afternoon. checking out our microclimate forecast, in santa rosa 72 degrees. more on this in the forecast for the weekend coming up in a few minutes. marcus? >> thank you, kari. as protests in the bay area and across the nation continue president trump seems to be drawing new battle lines with his planned rally in tulsa, oklahoma. congress' call for police reform is picking up steam. tracie potts with the effort to restrict certain police tactics

may end up hitting a brick wall at the white house. tracie? >> reporter: in light of these protests after the death of george floyd this issue of police tactics and police reform is front and center on capitol hill. democrats and republicans are trying to figure out how do they come to the middle, and some republicans, some prominent ones, are lining up behind democrats on this. police reform picking up support from some republicans. senator rand paul introduced the breonna taylor bill which would ban no-knock warrants and house minority leader kevin mccarthy now says he supports banning chokeholds. >> the idea someone would have a chokehold when someone is handcuffed, there should be severe consequences. >> reporter: a senate panel led by republicans approved renaming military base that is honor confederate generals. >> these names have to go.

these names are white supremacists that said terrible things about our country. >> reporter: president trump has threatened to veto all pentagon spending including raises for troops and coronavirus research if the names are changed. >> he seems to be the only person left who doesn't get it. >> reporter: amid cries to defund police, president trump is calling for more money and says he's working on an executive order. >> it will encourage police departments nationwide to meet the most current professional standards for the use of force including tactics for de-escalation. >> reporter: he gave no spec capitol hill lawmakers are grappling with what to do with nearly a dozen confederate statues. >> i think the appropriate way to deal with this issue is to stick with tradition. >> reporter: democrats want them out. republicans suggest sending them back to states or moving them to less prominent locations.

more controversy as the president heads to west point tomorrow to deliver a commencement address. concerns about crowds and coronavirus but also about mixing the military and politics after the nation's top general apologized for walking to st. john's church in uniform after troops cleared out demonstrators so that could happen. coming up for you on the "today" show, breonna taylor's mother and family speak out about the new law and the lawsuit they have filed against police. you can watch the full interview following "today in the bay" at 7:00 on the "today" show. defense secretary mike esper is calling for a review of the national guard's role during the black lives matter protest. the review, he wants it back quickly, by the end of july. new details this morning on california's national guard

deployment. across the state 8,000 soldiers were activated and it cost the state nearly $25 million. more than two-thirds of the money spent was focused on los angeles county where 5,500 troops were deployed. and in the wake of protests san francisco mayor london breed is crafting changes for the police department that will alter the roles played by officers. breed wants police to stop responding to noncriminal calls. that means that officers would no longer be involved in issues like neighbor disputes, reports of homeless people or school discipline issues. instead, train unarmed professionals would respond to those calls to limit unnecessary police confrontation. we're seeing the model in a handful of other cities. breed expects to develop a plan over the next year. it's 5:05 right now. so you may call it baby steps when it comes to some of the reopenings for the bay area's top tourists spots. starting today many of them will

have a lot more access, but it doesn't mean visitors from around the world will be flocking to them just yet. i want to check in with "today in the bay's" jackie ward live at the golden gate bridge, that iconic bridge we all love and have a look at what's reopening today and the hits that keep coming to tourism. so many people love to visit that city by the bay, jackie. >> reporter: laura, it is pretty significant the impact this stay-at-home order has. we've all been following it for months, and it's estimated that this costs the tourism industry $72 billion. some of us are eager to get those tourists back in here. it will look different. we have a live picture from you from santa cruz this morning because that's one of the spots that's allowed to enter what's being called phase three. businesses are allowed to expand operations. however, the beaches there are still closed. santa cruz county is only one of a handful in the whole state advancing to this next phase. but not every business in santa cruz will be ready. some business owners told us

they are still rehiring their employees. they're also continuing to remind people that if they enter their business they need to wear a mask. caroline said she's a little worried about tourists coming back. >> there are a lot of people coming from out of town. even people from here going over the hill and stuff. >> reporter: the doors of pebble beach resorts will open, too. everything was closed there for the first time in its 100-plus-year history because of the pandemic. the lodge at pebble beach, the inn at spanish bay and the links will be back in business. santa cruz and monterey counties are the only two-counties in northern california that will be entering this phase three and south lake tahoe can welcome back visitors. from the golden gate bridge, jackie ward, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, jackie.

gyms and bars reopening today in solano county. the first county to do so in the bay area. also reopening there today hotels, racetracks and campgrounds. by the way, the county does offer free covid-19 testing to everyone regardless of symptoms. new conclusions this morning from researchers who conducted a mass coronavirus testing in the tiny marin town of bolias. ucsf tested all 1,600 residents in april to understand its spread, and no one was infected. now "the chronicle" reports they are citing the town's relative isolation and the residents adhering to shelter in place orders. in comparison san francisco's mission district showed a high rate of infection due to large part of its density. a drive-through food drive in south san francisco second harvest is hosting the event starting at 10:00 a.m. at mills

montessori school. more than 750 boxes of food will be handed out. happening today in the south bay the downtown san jose farmer's market is returning, reopening with a lot of distance related changes including more hand washing stations. it opens at 10:00 a.m. with the first hour reserved for seniors and people with health issues. so cooler temperatures today to go out and pick some fresh fruit, maybe fresh flowers as well. it's nice to see some of these things kind of getting back to normal. >> it is. and we're also going to have more normal weather for the bay area as we wake up this morning to this beautiful sun rise. get your camera ready. it looks like a painting this morning as we look over san jose and the sun coming up. as we look at our high temperatures, it's going to be once again closer to where we should be as we reach into the low 70s in the south bay. some mid-70s for antioch and

concord as well as napa. oakland today reaches 68 degrees and 63 today in san francisco. and we know a lot of people will be hitting the roads this weekend. how is it looking, mike, for people about to head out the door? >> roadways are clear right now. i do want to start out with something folks might have heard about, but it is now clear. the bay bridge toll plaza, that's the big news. the approach and the toll plaza itself is clear of all activity. the reason i qualified that is because there was a crash involving a pedestrian that was on the freeway before folks got to the 880 overcrossing. the left lanes have all cleared of activity and we're following the report. the map shows you no problems on arrival on those freeways. the mcarthur tunnel has a closure and that's really it for the bay area. back to you. 5:10 right now. outrage and frustration, still ahead at 5:25 on "today in the bay," the investigation now being launched after a new video

surfaces showing chicago cops lounging inside a congressman's office during the height of the protests. looks like we might have a bit of a bounceback on the stock market after a plunge yesterday. plus, maybe more stimulus cash as well. ♪ >> plus, the music industry making changes in response to nationwide protests. the country band taking action and a new approach for the grammy awards. 5:11 for you this morning. you're watching "today in the bay." look here, it's your very own all-in-one

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right now at 5:13 as we head out the door in the tri-valley starting out with a clear sun rise. we will see a few more clouds moving in today along with those cooler temperatures in dublin. only in the upper 60s for early in the afternoon. we'll talk about this. a nice weekend ahead in the forecast. looking at a smooth flow of traffic around the bay. no major crashes. there is a closure in the mcarthur tunnel in san francisco, the san mateo bridge shows a great flow. look at all those taillights westbound. we'll talk about the bigger picture coming up. good morning and a very happy friday to you. you saw wh markets on thursday. what do you even call it?

a plunge, more than a dip, crateering a freefall. the dow lost almost 7%. nasdaq down 5%. this just days after setting all-time records. as we have been talking about the market had forgotten that there was a pandemic hitting those record highs. americans are still dying. in fact, it's around an average of 800 to 900 americans every day. some are calling it a second wave. this is part of the original pandemic. either way we will get some points back on the open this morning. there's talk in stimulus, secretary mnuchin says he's open to that idea. cash in hand as families get through more and more months of what looks like what is going to be a very long pandemic.

slapping amazon with antitrust charges over the way it copies sellers products and sells them as their own under the label amazon basics. the concern is amazon has a unique window into what customers want through sales data. a new company that's renting out empty apartments for the day. you can use them as a work from home office or get away from your roommates during the pandemic. working on this week's show we were doing something in the archives and found one of the very first interviews with jack dorsey came on the show many, many, many years ago to explain his new startup he called twitter. here is jack describing the first time he realized politicians might use twitter. >> the greatest feeling that i've had is when obama was giving his state of the union and congressmen and women were

updating during his speech. >> like teenagers. >> i have never had -- yeah, i've never had that sense of accessibility into my government. that was so huge and so inspiring to me. >> we had so much fun. we'll show you the entire interview this sunday morning on "press: here" after "meet the press" coming up at 9:00 a.m. on sunday morning. marcus and laura, i don't want to spoil it for you but politicians did end up using twitter. >> take a look back at how he's grown up, too. such a wonderful philanthropist he's become. >> he really has. >> thanks, scott. >> very impressive. cool. starbucks is now banning employees from wearing clothing or accessories supporting the black lives matter movement. starbucks says the attire would violate company policy which

bans clothing or accessories highlighting any political, religious, or person issue. new for you this morning, johnson and johnson is changing the look of its band-aid products to be more reflective of all consumers. they plan to launch a wider change with racially diverse skin tone colors from beige to dark brown. johnson and johnson seeks to, quote, embrace the beauty of diverse skin. country band lady antebellum is leading the way. take a listen. ♪ drinking beer on a champagne night ♪ >> so the group announced it will drop the word antebellum from the name and go by lady a. the group said in a statement the change comes after realizing the word's association to slavery. >> meanwhile, the organization

behind the grammies will cease using the term urban to describe music of black origin in its awards. the recording academy announced that it will be renamed as best progressive r&b album. >> i like that country guy, that keith progressive. he's good. >> keith urban. >> at first i was like, what are you talking about? >> me, too. >> that joke. >> are they going to change country? >> there you go. >> i don't know. >> i think there's a song in that somewhere. a little rock and roll as well. we're rocking and rolling into this weekend, cooler temperatures across the bay area. >> i'm so excited because the

air conditioner was cranking yesterday and today i can just leave it off. here is a live look outside in san francisco as we get our natural air conditioning this morning. not a lot of fog, but let's check out our hiking forecast. a lot more people getting out and about. we're starting in the east bay with some of our hiking trails there at 7:00. a cool start to the day. those winds pick up and those temperatures start to drop once again. we look at our high temperatures, we're up to 75 degrees in concord as well as 75 in napa. palo alto and san jose reaching 72 degrees and san francisco will be in the low 60s. if you're planning to head to the beach today, make sure you're wearing layers. it stays in the 50s today with fog, mist and drizzle. more clouds moving in for the weekend as we also track the potential of some rain further to the north. for the sierra, the far north

bay, from just north of ukiah we could see some spotty showers as we go into the weekend. out of town going to the beach this week, going to monterey, call ahead and see what's open. our temperatures there will reach into the mid-60s. breezy and much cooler. next week we're back into the low 90s. it's going to warm up in the valleys. >> i don't like the 90s you're showing, kari. not your fault. thank you for reporting them. looking at the roadways where the green sensors dominate the maps. we'll take a look at the live sensors and will see there are no major problems as far as any jammed up traffic flow. out to the altamont where we have some slowing and there is a crash that will affect local traffic but not the altamont pass. we will fine those spots with

the early slowdown. not a problem over at the bay bridge. mcarthur tunnel still closed from paving work northbound. a live look outside and how things are shaping up as well and the rest of the bay. the golden gate bridge, moves very smoothly. look at the beautiful sun rise. back to you. 5:22 right now. unemployment frustrations growing. next on "today in the bay," the issues many californians who are still out of work are facing as they try to get state benefits. plus, looking to get away. we're going to tell you why you want to keep away from hawaii at least for now. police officers "

congressman )s office during the height of the p new details on the questionable coffee break in chicago. chicago's mayor is vowing to hold officers accountable after video surfaces showing police officers lounging in a congressman's office during the height of the protests. bobby rush says he received a call about two weeks ago saying his office had been broken into. he assumed it might be looters. it turns out the people inside were police officers. >> 75-year-old protester recently pushed to the ground by police in buffalo is recovering from brain injury.

video of that incident is sparking new calls for police reform. the attorney for martin gugino says that his client is now undergoing physical therapy. two officers have been suspended and charged with assault. president trump this week tweeted false allegations about gugino being a radical left-wing agitator. thousands of people across the bay area have taken to the streets in recent weeks over the death of george floyd, but some may be wondering what steps they need to take to protect themselves from covid-19. one expert suggests most people should consider getting tested unless they know they stayed at least 12 feet from others or wore masks. l.a. health leaders advising people if they're attending the protests to self-quarantine for two weeks after. some three months since the pandemic took over all of our lives and massive job cuts started some of the unemployed

are still not receiving benefits from the state. many people who filed as far back as march are still waiting for those payments to kick in. despite trying again and again. >> called me back multiple times. i called so many times. there are so many numbers that i have to call, it's ridiculous. >> they're still trying to deal with all of the backlog. they've been hiring people. has distributed more than $26 billion. >> well, forget the sun kissed weather and luscious trade winds or even the beautiful sandy beaches. a mantory two-week self-quarantine. it looks like that won't be changing anytime soon, they just extended that order through the

end of july. it was originally due to end this month. >> that can really hurt the tourism industry there. 5:27 right now. order up. who is ready to go out to eat? how about you, marcus. a live report in san francisco. the restaurants there that are gearing to open for outdoor dining today. >> we also want to tell you about a deadly end to the manhunt off the central coast, a gunman who shot a deputy in the head.

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they ask me every day when will you be open? >> the day many san franciscans have been waiting for is here. outdoor dining begins today. coming up for you what else is reopening on this friday in the bay area. speaking of opening, b.a.r.t. gearing up for a ribbon cutting that's been years in the making. live in san jose's very first b.a.r.t. station opening tomorrow. and it's friday. starting today tahoe, santa cruz welcoming visitors back and meteorologist kari hall is tracking your weekend forecast from the coast to the mountains. and a good friday morning. doesn't that sound nice? friday morning to you. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. friday morning and things are starting finally to reopen. restaurants, places to go.

what will we do with ourselves? the weather is cooperating as well, kari. >> it's going to be a wonderful weekend especially with the cooler air moving in. we'll have a cooldown for san francisco as well. right now we are starting out clear, but we will at times see the fog rolling by the coast. as we head inlanding out our temperature trend expect it to be in the upper 50s this morning and a comfortable 70 degrees at noon as most of us only reach into the mid-70s for today. mike, how is it looking for the commute? it's looking great. quickly to the maps where we'll see green dominating. getting over to the bay bridge not a major issue. you can travel north through the presidio and the bay bridge toll plaza with no backup. maybe closer to midday the crowd

may grow, typically a pattern as you get into the city and now, as laura said, more businesses open we'll track that. >> tracking that for sure. order up. san francisco allowing outdoor dining. that means brunch will start to be served in just a few hours. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from the city by the bay this morning. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. restaurants already have outdoor patios and can resume outdoor dining today here in san francisco. for the restaurants that don't have the outdoor patios that have to get special permission in advance so they could use something like a public space. take a look at this video. the owner will be installing plexiglas to separate customers and making sure employees are masked and using sanitizer on a

regular basis. you as a customer when you enter must wear your mask until you're seated. you must practice social distancing. you can't go inside except to use the restroom. you're limited to six people at a table unless you're from the same family. >> they can me every day when can we make a reservation? when can we dine at the restaurant? i think there will be a lot of people and it will be a great day. >> reporter: they are hoping to see the same kind of success restaurants have seen in sausali sausalito. one business has quadrupled compared to what it was doing when it was just doing takeout only. reporting live in sf, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. coming soon to contra costa county, haircuts.

giving hair salons the green light to reopen wednesday including indoor dining, bars, gyms and hotels. >> the manhunt is over, the gunman is dead, a situation a lot of people have been following. there is still that lingering question this morning following the tense drama that played out for two days on the central coast. authorities in paso robles shot and killed the 26-year-old transient who shot a deputy in the head, killed another transient and engaged in several gun battles while surrounded. three law enforcement officers suffered survivable injuries while zeroing in on the gunman in a riverbed. the san luis obispo sheriff is glad this is over. >> this is not a win, this is an end to something we wished never happened. >> the deputy ambush wednesday morning remains in serious condition. the begunman recently spent time in santa cruz, but they are not connecting him to the ambush

attacks in ben lomond and oakland. steven carrillo faces charges of murder in the death of gutzwiller. the fbi believes that carrillo is tied to the deadly ambush of federal officer patrick underwood in oakland two weeks ago. some big changes coming to the south bay. b.a.r.t. finally opening in san jose happening tomorrow morning. joining us to talk about it this morning "today in the bay's" kris sanchez. you have a look at what riders are saying about it. >> reporter: they're saying finally and it's about time for starters. if you follow b.a.r.t. there have been years and years of delays in the opening of this station here.

now the wait will be over starting tomor starting tomorrow the fencing has come down around these buildings. the train will leave the berryessa station and on to richmond. santa clara county voters approved funding for this 20 years ago and it was 12 years before vta broke ground. some say the system just needs more work. >> i take transit or i have to take lyft or uber to get here to make sure i'm on time going to work or other places. it happened a long time ago. >> i don't see the benefit of adding it. the system needs a repair not additional stations. >> reporter: on into santa clara

but, of course, that is many years away and a lot of rounds of funding discussions as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you. the west contra costa and oakland school districts each making new moves to dial down its relationships with police. on wednesday west board voted unanimously to redirect $1.5 million used to pay for school resource officers. that money will be used to fund programs for african-american students like counseling, justice and social emotional learning. >> it's not just about the ability of an officer on campus but about the services we need to give to the kids. >> removing police and redirecting $2.5 million.

addressing police use of force and special crowd control measures. sjpd has come under fire for how some handled protesters. the mayor says he now supports banning the use of rubber bullets on crowds. that meeting is virtual. it will start at 11:00 this morning. there are now nearly 17,000 confirmed cases of covid-19 in the bay area. alameda county remains the hot spot with 4,000 reported cases. santa clara county has more than 3,000 cases. >> tasting rooms, bars and pubs are not included. there is something good for you this morning, the music is not stopping for bay area deejays. that's right. they're continuing to spin those

virtually. now they are live streaming on zoom, youtube, even twitch. that isn't enough for them to make up the money they made while deejaying at nightclubs. so d.j. amen started the relief fund. they have donated more than $130,000 be given out to working deejays. >> we've sent relev to over 250 deejays so far. i've gotten videos of deejays crying saying thank you. people that hit me and said i will be able to get groceries for my kids this week. >> they're just trying to make ends meet. the money will be a small drop in the bucket of the they used to make. there's no estimate on when nightclubs and bars will reopen.

we talked to other deejays about the change they see coming. >> i don't think it will be back to how it used to be with clubs and stuff until probably another year or so. >> hope the music doesn't go quiet. i have a friend who is a deejay and he's having to try to re-invent himself, look into rentals when they do make a comeback. we wish them well. 5:41. kari, let's talk about the forecast. a little cooler. yes, much cooler today and i think a lot of people will be making plans to get outside. a look live right now from mt. diablo as we look over the east bay. it's going to be a nice one. if you plan on heading out today expect it to start out in the low 60s and reach into the low 70s in many spots as our binwin

pick up. a sunny day for the bay area. mike, you've been watching the commute. how is it looking right now? you see green and it's typical for a friday. light volume as well. contra costa county. top of the screen circled the area, approaching the carquinez bridge, reports of a grass fire on the shoulder. i have it on the monitor. not a major problem structures involved from what i understand. a live look at the bay bridge shows you the span itself. laura, there may be a little build coming to the toll plaza. right now it's not enough to turn on those metering lights. but we'll keep it on the incident report. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. could colin kaepernick be making a return. what we're learning about one team that is expressing interest.

apparent liply police refor will be one of them. ♪ plus, bay area native h.e.r. releasing a powerful new video along with new music with a strong message for change. you're watching "today in the bay." the fire sparked yest

right now at 5:45 as we head outside in cupertino we start out this morning temperatures in the upper 50s and then as we go through the rest of the morning some 70s in the forecast. it will be really nice. take time to enjoy some time outdoors today. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. firefighters are getting the upper hand on the wildfire burning in southern california. that fire sparked yesterday just before noon in lawson valley forcing people to evacuate. the fire grew over 100 acres and is about 20% contained. evacuation orders are now lifted. firefighters say so far no one is hurt and no buildings were damaged. across southern california today, a whole new world as a lot of businesses and entities start to reopen including in l.a. county reopening of gyms, museums, and recreation areas. film and production of

television shows can also resume. in neighboring riverside county they're taking a step further starting today bars can reopen along with restaurants and gyms. still some bar owners don't plan to reopen until next week at the earliest. >> we're going to take it slowly and carefully. >> the "l.a. times" reports it may be weeks before some directors say action, due in part to increased sanitation costs, longer shoots and higher budgeting demand. a new health officer in orange county is lifting the face covering requirement after public backlash. previously a health officer made wearing it in public a requirement throughout the county. and then three days ago the officer resigned after receiving threats from the public as more businesses reopened. the county now strongly recommends a face covering to slow the spread of the virus. now to decision 2020, california state senate throwing its weight behind governor newsom's vote by mail plan this

fall during the election. now senators have approved the measure guaranteeing each will receive a ballot in the mail. ballots post marked in time will count provided it's received within 20 days of the election instead of three days after. that measure moves to the state assembly. republicans are suing to block newsom's vote by mail order. it is 5:48 right now. washington is moving closer to passing a police reform bill. >> scott mcgrew, republicans and democrats found things to agree on. >> they really have. i think they can read the political wins. polls show an overwhelming number of americans support it as well. the president is speaking about it promising an executive order while speaking in dallas on thursday. >> we're working to executive order that will encourage police departments nationwide to meet the most current professional standards for the use of force including tactics for de-escalation.

>> in some cases presidential executive orders are as strong as laws, but in this case he's indicating it's more of an ask or a resolution or support for change. on capitol hill, though, republicans and democrats say they can work together to create new laws to enforce change. >> in the democrats bill there are things similar we can address, that we can work together on. >> other news, the president says part of the republican national convention will move to florida, in particular his nomination acceptance speech because the original host state of north carolina will not allow large crowds in the midst of a pandemic. next week president trump travels to oklahoma for a rally. this saturday he delivers the commencement speech at west point and sunday is his birthday. it was two years ago exactly the president met with north korea's

dictator kim for the first time and north korea marked the anniversary today by saying it intends to expand its nuclear weapons program. we're watching what's happening in washington. you can follow me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> scott, thank you. 5:50 for you that morning. seattle seahawks head coach pete carroll says that at least one nfl team may be kicking the tires around the idea of giving colin kaepernick a shot at returning. so the reason the team, he won't see which, called him this week to express interest. he says that hasn't happened of about. carroll was the last nfl coach to agree to interview kap for a job and that took place in 2017. carroll says he likes the situation as it is. the nfl is committing $250 million new dollars to a fund it first established when kaepernick was inspiring other nfl players to protest. the inspire change fund combats

racism and injustices faced by african-americans. it comes after a recent video released by black nfl players demanding action from the league. ro tre a vallejo native h.e.r. is debuting an emotional new song called "i can't breathe." take a listen. ♪ i can't breathe you're taking my life from me ♪ ♪ i can't breathe will anyone fight for me ♪ >> during her interview with iheart radio she says the song came from a conversation about what is happening across the country and the change she says we need to see. >> i love it when i hear people make songs like that, and she at her young age is an amazing writer. she really is as well as singer.

>> her being honored as well coming to the forefront, so many more people know her name. a great message. >> certainly a name we've all heard before, h.e.r. all right. 5:52 for you this morning. let's get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those temperatures and, kari, this forecast is one th that -- >> we're seeing things reopening and the weather is cooperating so let's make some weekend plans and start out in concord this make it to work this morning. we'll be in the upper 50s and as we go through today it stays cooler so you may want to take lunch outside, enjoy the sunshine and the cooler weather as you can leave the air conditioning off today as we see our high temperatures even in the inland areas only reaching into the low to mid-70s. we will see more clouds moving in and the fog along the

coastline will remain, but if you're planning to travel, heads-up for the sierra there may be some scattered showers coming down. also along the coastline looks like that fog remains and it may be misting and drizzling along with much cooler temperatures. we'll even be tracking a slight chance of rain especially farther to the north. as we check out our forecast for santa cruz make sure you call ahead to see what's open and what's not because we will still have some beautiful weather there and we're seeing those temperatures that will reach into the 70s. if you do plan to go to the sierras, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. that's a live look at lake tahoe. it's going to be cool tomorrow but then warming up by sunday. here we're looking at a slight warm-up with temperatures in the mid-70s, a breezy wind tomorrow with highs reaching into the mid-70s as well, but then you see the temperatures heat up by sunday with mid-80s in the inland areas and then we're back to the low 90s.

our break from this very warm weather doesn't really last that long. so enjoy it. mike, you've been watching the commute, and so far it looks like it's still friday light and now standard, we should say. it's been lighter for months but, you're right, traffic coming back and compared to monday through thursday, it's lighter. we typically have the slowdown kicking in. it's now 5:54 and we have light traffic once again. the map will show you the sensors are still a little bit slow but not as slow as they were, again, about five or ten minutes ago. north 101 through san jose recovering to the green sensors. the rest of the bay moves very smoothly throughout, marcus, even the approach to the bay bridge. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you despite travel restrictions being eased tourism is still at a halt in paris. before the pandemic the city of lights saw an estimated 50 million visitors per year.

now it's close to none. but with some of the city's most popular sites empty, they don't have to deal with all those crowds. 5:54 right now. a lot more ahead on "today in the bay" on this friday morning. including, listen to this, the entire town of bolinas testing negative for the coronavirus. why researchers say the small north bay town is faring well during the pandemic. you're watching "today in the bay."

5:57 for you this morning. and new conclusions this morning from researchers who conducted mass coronavirus testing in the tiny marin town of bolinas. you may remember they tested all 1,600 residents in april to understand the virus' spread and no one was infected. they are citing the comparisons they show a high rate of infection due in large part to its density. a warning for parents this morning because of the pandemic. so many more kids are jumping online using social media, even when parents don't know what they're really on. according to "the wall street

journal" because of the lack of social interaction children are using social media more to. experts say too much screen time can be harmful. make sure your child is being safe online using technology alongside your kids to try to monitor their screen time. happening today a drive-through food giveaway in south san francisco. second harvest is hosting the event starting at 10:00 a.m. at mills montessori school. more than 750 boxes of food will be handed out. happening today in the south bay the downtown san jose farmers market is returning. reopening with a lot of distance related changes including more hand washing stations. it'll open at 10:00 a.m. with the first hour seniors and people with health issues. he seems to be the only person left who doesn't get it. >> it's 6:00 and the headlines for you right now, house speaker nancy pelosi fires back at

president trump. those words for a president who opposes removing the names of confederate generals from military bases. coming up in a live report new details on trump's proposed police reform plan. plus, back home. san francisco mayor london breed lays out her plans for police reform. what she says officers should and should not respond to. >> and looking for weekend getaway. >> yes, we're looking for a little bit of a getaway that would be nice. >> you don't have to go very far because the weather here will be nice for you if you want to get out. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect this weekend. kari, it will be something nice for most of us. yes, we are enjoying some cooler weather as we start out this morning, beautiful sunrise. a live look outside in the south bay as we still