right now at 4:30, an alleged shoplifter is dead after a confrontation with a grocery store worker. we'll tell you what investigators say happen. we're seeing an increase in spread as more people, as the economy opens up and more people are out and about. wear a mask. growing covid concerns as cases spike across the state. some bay area businesses are rethinking their reopening plans. it's all coming up as "today in the bay" starts right now.

and a very good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike keeping an eye on our commute for us and start with kerry hall with a look at the forecast. in the studio when you know it's humid or hot outside it's warmer in here and i'm already hot. >> well, it's going to be another really warm day. we're going to see more weather like we had yesterday and a few spots it will be a couple degrees but not by much. as we check out san jose and what we're headed for this morning. we're starting out for some upper 50s and at noon already at 80 degrees which is our normal high temperature and we're going above that as we check out all the microclimates in the high temperatures. expected to reach 87 in the south bay and low to mid 90s in the inland east bay as well as the north bay. we'll talk about what's ahead with a cooler and windy weekend ahead. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, you have been watching the

roads. how is it looking right now? >> pretty calm right now. overnight road work going on and that is causing the slower drive here in the east bay. let's take a look and show you overall green sensors. north 880 getting through hayward is where we have the slowing approaching whipple. a construction project which may be in it final stages or transitioning to the last bit of work there . and that looks like what is going on. the rest of the approach is all right. one more issue for oakland and one for san francisco coming up, marcus. back to you. >> thanks, mike. a confrontation at a grocery store ends with a man dead. this happens at the lucky's in antioch. this is not too far from putnam boulevard. investigators are telling us late last night a worker at the grocery store started stealing meat and at some point the man

stopped breathing. the police tried to perform cpr but they could not revive him. that employee was taken to the p hospital. now to the coronavirus pandemic. we're waiting for new numbers after yesterday the nation recorded the highest number. there are now nearly 3 million cases in the u.s. and nearly 122,000 deaths. this is of covid cases to date. california also recorded the most cases yesterday. more than 7,000 beating the record set just the day before. there are now more than 190,000 confirmed cases in the golden state. also recently reopened bay area restaurants are now closed again. this is after staff members tested positive for covid-19. in benicia, three restaurants recently closed their doors allowing customers and letting them know they shut down for several days just to be safe. the marine county the buckeye roadhouse shared that same story and some wondering if we

reopened too soon. dr. matt willis is hopeful people will take precautions and restrictions won't be necessary. >> the health care capacity to manage that influx of cases, that would be the trigger for us to certainly stop moving forward and anything we planned to move forward and, in fact, begin to reclose things that might have already been reopened. >> restaurant owners who close for the second time say they rir ready to get back to work but that safety comes first. now to washington where the trump administration is pulling funding for testing. want to check in with "today in the bay" tracie potts who has more. >> the u.s. hit a new record overnight. more than 45,000 people were diagnosed with coronavirus wednesday. the highest daily total since the pandemic began. >> this is shocking. >> reporter: 23 states have seen an increase in the last two weeks. >> we're not even testing all the individuals who have the infection.

>> reporter: the south and western u.s. where states started to reopen early are taking the biggest hits. there are record cases and hospitalizations in florida, arizona and texas. houston could run out of icu beds in two weeks. the state's governor calls it a massive outbreak. he's urging people to stay inside. >> there's never a reason for you to have to leave your home unless you do need to go out. >> reporter: florida and michigan are seeing a rise in new cases among young adults. >> the kinds of people that you see go out go out to a bar and go out a crowd and don't wear a mask. >> reporter: new york, new jersey and connecticut once led the nation are now on the decline. they're requiring visitors from the latest hot spots to quarantine for two weeks. it's part of a worldwide spike. >> we expect to reach a total of 2 million cases within the next week. >> reporter: the u.s. could reach 150,000 deaths in the next month. tracie potts, nbc news.

as this story develops by the hour, you'll want to visit our website for the very latest including a county-by-county breakdown of cases. just go to nbcbayarea.com and click on bay area covid-19 cases towards the top of the page. video of a san jose woman has gone viral for coughing on a baby. we now know that she is an oak grove district employee. oak grove says we're aware of the incident and are cooperating with authorities. that woman accused her of not following social distancing rules. this is at a yogurt shop and vented her anger out on the child. this was all caught on camera as you see right there. no word if any charges were filed against that woman. two police officers are being called heroes this morning because of saving a baby's life. it all happened on father's day. both were responding to a call after an 11-month-old became unresponsive at a home.

they say the baby wasn't choking on anything and no one knew why he had stopped breathing. but that's when their training kicked in and they started doing cpr. >> baby was just laying right there and crying on the pavement. people trying and just took over the scene. >> i didn't have too much time to think. what i was thinking about was trying to get all my right equipment, which was the cpr mask. >> and they did it. the baby started to cry and a huge sigh of relief for everyone on the scene. the officers recently visited that little boy in the hospital and say he's in stable condition. we love that story. 4:37 right now. was it worth the gamble? still ahead on "today in the bay" the california casinos being linked to an outbreak of new covid-19 cases. plus, no more pain at the pump. we'll talk about that big drop at gas prices across the country and even right here in the bay area. we know that doesn't happen too often. we'll talk about it when we come

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right now at 4:40 as we start out this morning, we are in the upper 50s to lower 60s on what we will know will be another very warm day for those inland areas. we'll take a look ahead to a cooler weekend in the forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. cooler is nicer for me, my opinion. oakland, my opinion, looks very smooth right now from the coliseum northbound with the

taillights and that is coming out of hayward where the traffic is looking like it is clearing up right now. do have a couple notes as you head into san francisco either from the east bay or the northb, >> here are today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open up just a little lower following yesterday's major selloff. the market suffering the worst day in two weeks. those declines being triggered in part by a recent resurgence in covid-19. they're dampening hopes for a smooth economic recovery. the latest data on the number of americans filing for unemployment. another 1.3 million first-time claims for jobless benefits. those claims stayed above 13 million for three straight weeks. drivers are likely to pay the cheapest prices for gas in four years. nationwide prices are likely to

average around $2.25 a gallon a 15% decline from last summer. americans will take more than 700 million trips down about 14% from about a year ago. the overwhelming majority of those trips as people take a wait and see approach and book more weekend get aways than actual summer vacation. americans are not feeling as patriotic. people will spend less money as the country slowly reopens. about 40% plan on shopping over the holiday but three quarters say they will not travel. only 25% say they're keeping their summer plans while two-thirds think local governments should not use taxpayer dollars for firework shows. now over to kari hall. >> thank you, frank. >> letser head over to concord as you get ready to make plans for the day, get out early before these temperatures warm up. we'll talk more about some hot weather for the next couple days

and then a cool down in the forecast coming up. and a lot of those folks doing the smart thing. working overnight. that is the shift on the roads. talking about transition points right now. i see those sensors changing. i'll bring you the latest in san francisco.

and a good thursday morning. nice and clear down in san jose. look at that live look for you as we get started with this thursday. 4:45 for you this morning. and it is friday eve.

friday junior. any time you say that, it makes you want to just dance a little bit. we're all here. >> we sure are. we'll be here tomorrow, too. and the next day, we won't be. >> we all need a day to rest. >> and then the weather will also be a little bit cooler. >> you think? it's going to be nicer this weekend? >> yeah. absolutely. we'll see our temperatures coming down out of these 90s that we've seen for some of our warmest spots as we take a look at the fog that is over san francisco right now. we are going to continue to see the fog over the city and near the coast and that's been keeping it really cool there. in fact, if you're in the inland areas, you want to head out for a run, get it in this early morning because we'll see in martinez temperatures in the low 60s. very comfortable for the start of the day but then when we

start to warm up, all bets are off and it won't be as comfortable to go out for a jog. as we look at our temperature trend as we head towards noon in concord at 12:00 we're at 87 degrees and we see for the north bay napa is at 77 with san francisco in the upper 60s today. in the south bay at 3:00, we're at 789 degrees and some of us will reach back into the 90s and then we start to cool off as the winds pick up heading into the evening. so, it's either early morning or late in the day if you have some outdooric a ti iactivities. as we look at what is going on here. high pressure to the west of us and hot weather and that is getting ready to move out of here as we see an approaching storm system to the north and bring in milder weather and some high winds gusting up on sunday as that storm system approaches to the north and for us it's going to create quite a bit of pressure gradient which makes the air flow rapidly across the bay area. so, look at the change in our

temperatures. we're in the low 90s today. saturday it starts to come down. on sunday is when we'll have the high winds that could reach at 25 to 35 miles per hour and then into next week, we're starting out with some more seasonable weather but it will start to warm up. towards the end, we're looking at a high of about 90 degrees by next wednesday. we'll keep an eye on that. let's head over to mike for a look at the commute. >> all right, kari, not a whole lot of commuting going on but overnight road work that should slow you down. you should slow down if you see a cone zone. one issue as we look at the map. i circled the berkeley curve and the bay bridge from the berkeley bridge and fixing a flat tire which might be sticking out and around the curve and the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive coming across the bay and find more slowing and the construction project closing and the mcarthur tunnel and sounds

like it is still going on and we saw slower sensors and have started to move better now and that doesn't mean the tunnel is clear. we do have a smoother ride through hayward for the earlier traffic break and i believe those crews have cleared and the rest of the bay very easy drive. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much. democratic national convention in milwaukee will be a slim down and mostly virtual affair. joe biden is still scheduled to accept the party nomination. the event in august will move from a large arena. delegates will be able to cast their votes, including on the presidential nominee remotely. >> it will be up to california voters on whether to reinstate reaffirmative action. voters banned the practice back in 1996, but yesterday the state lawmakers they voted to take the issue back to californians. if approved, it will allow governments and public colleges, as well as universities to

consider race in their hiring and missions decision. now to continuing coverage this morning of the covid-19 praoutbrepr outbreak that has been happening at prisons. governor newsom hopes to speed up release of several thousand inmates. several courts are reviewing about 3,500 prisoner cases to see if they're eligible to get out early. 456 inmates at san quentin have tested positive for coronavirus. one of several outbreaks at state facilities. governor newsom hopes to begin the releases by wednesday. in san diego county health officials are working with tribal casinos to trace several covid cases. four infected customers have visited the facility. health officials say so far no confirmed outbreaks linked to casinos. coming up next on "today in the bay" nbc bay area responds. dancers pay thousands of dollars to take the stage, but

the pandemic meant no performances and no refunds. i'm chris chmura. nbc bay area responds. happening now, more confederate statues brought down. two more from wilmington, north carolina. overnight crews removed the statue george davis who served as attorney general for the confederate states. both stood in downtown wilmington since the early 1900s. no word yet on when they will take down the sign and platforms. we'll see you after the break.

welcome back, everyone. nbc bay area responds to an

alameda dance studio that said it canceled competition and left dancers leaving a little flat footed. >> they asked chris chmura and his team to help. >> reporter: in march dancers from castro valley were set to perform at a competition in hayward and they paid more than $22,000 to enter then the pandemic hit. the organizers shifted to a virtual competition, instead. a video conference is a poor substitute for an in-person event. the dance studio requested a refund. the organizer refund. we called and e-mailed the organizer and didn't respond to us. a couple days later the studio told us the family got a full 22,564.70 refund. the studio said it reached an agreement with the organizer but they couldn't talk about it. we often hear that when a company asks a viewer to sign a

confidentiality. look at the restrictions on what you can and can't say and also consider how much is your silence worth? more than a refund maybe? back to you. >> thanks, chris. you know what, just about everyone is looking forward to the nfl season if it happens. right now it is on as scheduled and last night the 2019 executive of the year 49ers john lynch spoke about if the team can actually get back to the super bowl. >> a team that i think is very well equipped to compete for championships. now it's incumbent upon us to find a way to be better than we were last year which is pretty good. >> the team is ready for training camp to start. 49er players making big moves in their off-field lives. eric armstead got married to his now wife mindy in santa barbara over the weekend and trent taylor proposed to his fiancee sarah.

george kittle and very nice. they're not letting the whole shelter-in-place. >> you saw what they had on. they kept it simple. the only thing the bling is the ring. >> i'm kind of at that point, too. simple. >> all you need is love. that's all. we can party next year. >> we probably will. >> we will. >> we'll party any time. >> we deserve it. >> that's good. that's a good attitude. we can party next year. 4:56 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay" order up. a live report on the bay area cities that are soon going to be easing those restrictions that we've been seeing on outdoor dining. plus, the east bay school that now plans to make some big changes when it comes officers in classrooms. and we're going to talk about the south bay college where students are also pushing for police reform. we'll talk about it all and much more here on "today in the bay."

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right now at 5:00, expanding outdoor dining. coming up a live report of the bay kraria cities closing down more streets to give shops more room. plus oakland unified votes to end its police department. this morning that movement is growing and take a look at the bay area university now facing pressure to do the same. sweaters on the coast and tank tops inland.

what is going to be the weather again today but relief is certainly on the way and so is kari hall's forecast. very goodern moi morning to. i'm laura garcia. >> mike is keeping an eye on the commute for us and first we want to start out with kari hall because another hot one out here and i feel envious of those who live on the coast because they'll face cooler temperatures. >> yeah, but the people on the coast are a little bit envious of those who live inland because they want some sunshine and some warmer weather. so, it's kind of a mixed bag here. we had a wide range in temperatures and we're starting out with a live look outside in walnut creek with clear start to the day. we're in the upper 50s here to start and then we'll start to see it warming up. here's a look at all of our microclimate high temperature s as we reach into the upper 50s in half moon bay and 96 degrees

in clear lake and today antioch reaches 94 degrees. so, still hot for a while at these spots. we'll talk about what is ahead in the weekend as the temperatures come back down and that is coming up in a few minutes and mike hopefully those speeds are staying steady. >> they are supposed to stay according to the speed limit and traffic is light and folks out there might be tempted. chp continues to work 24/7 and there we're watching out for everyone's safety. everyone for your note catunnel. i think it's done. you see slowing for the sensors and no problem towards the bay bridge. an incident coming across from the north bay and we'll talk about that coming up. back to laura. >> thank you so much, mike. want to get you caught up on the pandemic here at home. across the bay area, excuse me, there are now more than