and when we expect relief in the weather department to come. plus -- >> we are one day closer to the day we put this pandemic in the past. >> it's time for this administration to take this seriously. >> many say the trump administration can see the future without covid-19 even though we're seeing new cases surge. next a live report on the multiple issues facing the white house this morning. and the man accused in a two decade reign of terror with crimes extending into the bay area set to plea today. the third hour of "today in the bay" starts right now. third hour? yep, we're up and on the air at 4:30 in the morning. we love when you join us. thanks so much. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington.

meteorologist kari hall with that beautiful sun rise behind you. >> bright sun rise in san francisco this morning as we get a look at the bay bridge. not so much fog as we start out on this monday morning. as we head to the north bay a lot of red here as we get ready for the red flag warning once again, high winds picking up with low humidity along with gusty winds. i'll talk more about this and what it means, that red flag warning coming up. any new issues coming up for drivers? >> unexpected at the bay bridge. take a look today. now we have metering lights turned on at 5:54. there was a quick build. no problems on the approach or the span. back to you.

>> we heard kari just mention this, happening right now hot and windy, dry conditions. "today in the bay's" jackie ward is live for us. what are firefighters telling everyone to do? >> reporter: it's the dry conditions you were talking about with the weather and the use of fireworks that can make a deadly combination this time of year, of course, with the july 4th holiday coming up. that's why a lot of parks are closed because of the red flag warning. we have a list to share with you, just a few of them. natalie coffin green park in ross, leo cronin in langunitas and mount vision road in inverness. marin county fire officials warn

fire could spread quickly which is why we should all use extreme caution. no structures were threatened. a fire broke out. thankfully no evacuations were needed. firefight wrers abers were able the progression. illegal fireworks, two and a half acres burned early sunday morning near howard elementary school and 580. it took more than 50 firefighters to put it out. no one was hurt and no structures burned. all of those reasons including the red flag warning is the reason a lot of fire departments have staffed up their departments to make sure they can be fully prepared. that red flag warning is in effect until 8:00 tonight. jackie ward, "today in the bay."

thank you very much, jackie. now back to washington, d.c., this morning where tracie potts joins us live. tracie, a lot of things to discuss on capitol hill this morning. including the surge in covid cases we're seeing across the country plus a possible rise in tensions in russia. tell us all about it. >> reporter: right, laura. we'll talk about both of those because they're both big stories in d.c. today. covid-19 because even though the u.s. is a fraction of the world's population we now have, as of this morning, a quarter of the world's cases and the numbers are greg. are growing. the u.s. has 2.5 million cases of coronavirus with new records in florida, south carolina, nevada. >> we are one day closer to the day we put this pandemic in the past. >> reporter: vice president pence hit hot spots this week. governors are at odds over how

to handle it. >> i'm now afraid of the spread coming from other states. >> we can't be putting these restrictions on each other across the country. >> reporter: the trump administration facing tough questions whether it's safe to reopen and why there's been no second stimulus to help americans without jobs. >> it's time for this administration to take this seriously. >> reporter: and russia. president trump denying a "new york times" report that he knew back in marcia sha put a bounty on u.s. troops. >> the president is going out of his way to say he hasn't heard anything about it. >> reporter: russia denies they paid anyone to hunt down and kill american soldiers. now president trump was credible. that's why it didn't get to him, it never landed on his desk, he says, despite "the new york times" reporting and we've

learned that congress is getting an update. some lawmakers are getting an update about what the government knows. that will happen today. back to you. >> all right, we'll be listening for that, tracie potts live from washington, thanks so much. new overnight four gunmen are dead after an attack on the pakistani stock exchange that killed at least two people. it happened early this morning in the capital city of karachi. police say the attackers used grenades and heavy firearms and security forces quickly responded. security forces are still looking for additional attackers. so far no one has claimed responsibility. the bay area has nearly 23,000 coronavirus cases and 568 people have died. over the past twoported. worldwide more than 10 million cases and half a million people have died.

another case of someone going too far. security video showing this woman standing at a bar purposely coughing on one of the bartenders. this happened at st. james gate in belmont and just after bartenders told that woman to follow those social distancing rules. management at first held off releasing the video but decided other businesses deserve fair warning about any customer who might do this. >> we want people to come here and sit down and have an opportunity. no one wants to be locked up again. >> police came by yesterday although so far the bartender has decided not to press charges. police say a woman coughed on a toddler in a stroller. oak grove school district identified the woman as one of their employees and says that investigation is ongoing.

>> the accused golden state killer is set to enter a guilty plea. prosecutors have used dna evidence to tie 74-year-old joseph deangelo to 12 murders, at least 45 rapes and more than 120 burglaries. the crimes happened across california in the 1970s and '80s and include up to a dozen attacks in three bay area counselees. b.a.r.t.'s civic center station will be the latest to accept only those clipper cards as payment partly to create a more contactless riding experience during the pandemic. b.a.r.t. has been phasing out the paper tickets since last year. firefighters in the north bay right now are on high alert.

strong winds and dry conditions potentially creating a dangerous mix and a red flag warning to talk about as well, kari. it was so windy yesterday especially during the evening and the winds have since subsided but will pick up again today. that's the reason it will continue. for the north bay, all of these areas shaded in red, this is where the winds above 1,000 feet may gust over 50 miles an hour today. you have that along with hot temperatures, very low humidity and those high winds and we'll continue to seep t the red flag warnings continue. most of our wind speeds will be between 55 and 35 miles per hour. then some of the high gusts will continue as we go into today. we start to see the winds calming down a bit and will see

much better fire conditions for the rest of the week. mike, any issues that are starting to come up now? no, in fact, we're seeing better flow. look at the live camera. i was concerned about that burst of traffic after the earlier crash released around blossom hill but it's held steady and what you see there is what you see for the area i've marked on the map with an arrow. no problem for silicon valley. the bigger view at the bay shows no real problems anywhere. mild through livermore and to sunol. a live look shows you despite that nice green flow around the bay, metering lights were turned on before 6:00 a.m. it is 6:10. coming up next on "today in the bay" starting this week airlines will start to fill their planes. the impact for you and your family and what you need to know

if you are heading out to prepare. facebook finally taking some action after more than a week of advertiser boycotts really hit facebook stock hard. out to the futures market. got a drubbing on friday. it looks like a positive open this morning. ♪ and you know the music. that means it's time for our tribute to the class of 2020. take a look here. you can see we're highlighting some of the graduates of 2020 who made it through the school year but without that official ceremony because of the pandemic. our great grads segment where we want to say congratulations to these elementary school students who made it into middle school. congratulations to them. if you want to see one of your graduates on "today in the bay," send us a candid shot.

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right now at 6:14 a live look outside in the south as we start day as we look at our

temperature going from the low 60s at 8:00 to the low 80s. we'll talk about a cooldown in our forecast and the high fire danger that continues coming up. and a live look at the toll plaza, a backup here. that might cause alarm but there's no reason for it. metering lights were turned on before 6:00. you see movement and no problem on the approach. we'll piece together your approach coming up. and good morning. a very happy monday to you in a little less than two hours. it is called the badger and it's from a company called nikola. a closer look at it, a traditional pickup truck more than tesla's cyber truck for sure. now reservations are as low as $250 and they're refundable and that is important because we haven't seen the prototype in real life.

nikola has done very well on the stock market. nikola tesla, the inventor, both names have been accounted for. stock markets look to open to the positive today despite all the evidence we have seen that americans badly botched controlling the coronavirus. health secretary czar warning we are on the edge of completely out of control pandemic. notice facebook's price there. facebook moving lower. that has the ceo's attention. >> the 2020 elections were already shaping up to be incredibly heated and that was before we all faced the additional complexities of a global pandemic and protests for racial justice across the country. >> mark zuckerberg stepping in with new rules to control false

and violent posts on his social network. this comes after company after company said no more ads on social networks for the time being in general. we used to add company logos to the boycott to show them to you. but there have been so many we ran out of room and got rid of them. the latest are levi's, starbucks, coca-colcoca-cola, u. this has gotten mark zuckerberg's attention and he promises more changes. >> you put a fire under them and you will see change. >> thank you very much, scott. 6:17 right now. new this morning american and united airlines are warning travelers are going back to full flights despite the surge in covid cases. american airlines will have passengers declare if they are

free ofsymptoms. all airlines do req mask. so something good for you that morning, if you are a fan of x-men -- >> stars of the original x-men, more of an excuse me. >> i hope it's okay if i joined. >> x-men origins. >> surprised everyone during a 20-year reunion. this happened on saturday night during a global benefit. reynolds first debuted in the wolverine movie in 2009 but in this video other x-men alum soon joined him from what, ten films in. so a lot of movies there with a lot of actors.

>> yeah, ten olds. >> ryan reynolds? >> okay, maybe that didn't work out. >> he can crash our party anytime. >> technical difficulties. that's what we'll say. >> that's what it was. >> meteorologist kari hall is storm's sister. i don't know what we're going to call her. >> maybe i'll be lightning. i don't know. we'll have to make up a name. a live view on this monday morning as we're getting up and getting ready for a really nice day. we are watching out for some of our hills as we take a live look looking toward dublin. we know the vegetation is so dry and that's the reason we are going to still have a high fire danger for today. the winds will be a little bit higher for all these areas in

red, a red flag warning that will go into effect and continue until 8:00 this evening as our winds could gust up to 50 miles per hour. it's going to be very warm and dry in some spots. we're up to 90 in concord and antioch. livermore up to 86 for a high temperature today and also 86 degrees in morgan hill. san jose will reach the low 80s and san francisco will be in the low 70s. >> to the north of us giving us the high winds and then the rest of the week we'll look at milder weather a little bit more of an ocean breeze but then by the weekend just in time for the fourth of july there's a lot of people who may be firing off those fireworks will have to watch out for fire danger.

some mid-70s here but then warming up as it will definitely feel like summer going into the holiday week. san francisco coastal areas will stay much cooler. mike, you're keeping an eye on the morning commute. any new issues popping up? first the plaza. i've been talking about this. it seems like a big deal but it's not. the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights turned on since the pandemic and the quarantine. i don't know why, though. they were turned on just before 6:00. you see the lanes are moving well as far as for the metering lights being on. maybe someone turned him on earlier because they see something happening on the east shore freeway that never develops into a problem. whatever the case, not a big deal.

the arrows point out the other two slower spots that come in through concord and vallejo, typical areas that we would see slowing in the 5:00 area. if there was any real big volume of traffic the rest of the bay, well, there's the altamont pass and slowing for 84, heading over to 680 out of livermore. the rest of the bay speeds are great. back to you. >> sounds great. thank you very much, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay" we're following a historic vote in the deep south. the big change coming to one flag that is sparking a lot of reaction this morning. 6:22. you're watching "today in the bay."

6:24 right now. happening today the four minneapolis police officers charged in the death of george floyd will appear in court today. derek chauvin, the officer seen in the video with his knee on floyd's neck is facing second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. he'll appear on video. the other three are expected to be in court. floyd's death, of course, has sparked protests around the country and calls for developing for you this morning with a standing ovation mississippi lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a bill to change the state flag containing the confederate emblem. shortly after yesterday's vote workers at the state capitol in jackson took the flag down for the day, but not everyone supports that move. >> i always thought that

mississippi needed to have a heart and soul and today we did. >> i love this flag. i believe it's a good representation to the state of mississippi, whether you like it or not. >> that bill calls for the current flag to be retired within 15 days and a new redesign approved by voters. 6:26 this morning. and new for you. we're learning working from home is becoming a new normal for a lot of people, and data is showing nearly a third of students don't have the tools to keep up with their studies. >> that's right. it's very concerning. about 16 million students don't have basic internet services, computers, or any device that they really need to attend these online classes. and it's not just students. >> nearly 400,000 teachers in the country, about 10% of our teachers in public schools across the country, do not have adequate devices and connectivity to teach correctly. so it's not just the students.

>> coming up on the "today" show how much it will cost to get the students and teachers help and if the federal government will step in. 6:26 for you that morning, getting a look at the forecast for you today. it's going to be a hot one out there with fire danger. parts of the north bay we will see a fire danger for us as the winds pick up today gusting at 25 to 35 miles per hour. we'll talk more about this in the forecast plus -- >> reporter: the state is recommending some bars to shut down in some places because of covid-19. the two bay area counties expected to heed that advice. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:30, fire danger. parts of the north bay under a red flag warning, but the danger looms across the bay s. her forecast just moments away. plus, covid crisis, the governor now ordering many bars to shut down again as cases spike. next we'll tell you about the reopenings in the bay area now delayed. and helping families fight the virus, coming up the added tool one school district is giving to thousands of families. "today in the bay" continues right now. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia.

hope everyone had a great weekend. we're starting out with a red flag warning. how concerned should we be? >> this is for the north bay where we see upper elevations getting high winds again today. we have the areas shaded in red included in the red flag warning and it goes into effect, continues until 8:00 this evening when we will have some of the high winds gusting today. as we look at our current wind speeds mostly at about 15 to 25 miles per hour coming through the delta and the north bay we'll see the high winds continue to increase again today with the hot temperatures and some of the valleys. we'll talk more about this and what's ahead in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking right now? it's looking pretty good. you notice the movement, there's good movement in the lanes.

that's a good sign. no major delays as we look at your travel times getting out of the area or into the area to the bay bridge. overall the map only shows slowing out of the altamont pass. your usual suspects. 6:32 right now. shut down again. governor newsome ordering bar owners to shut their doors to prevent the spread of covid-19. he's also recommending the same for bars in santa clara counties and contra costa counties. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from walnut creek this morning. it'll be interesting to see if the counties comply. most likely, i assume they will. >> reporter: that's our understanding as well. bars were supposed to open up in walnut creek this week, laura. as i mentioned our understanding is the county will heed the

governor's advice. santa clara county hasn't announced a reopening date yet for its bars but public health leaders say they will wait, too. as covid-19 cases have spiked throughout the state, the governor has ordered bars from los angeles to kern county to shut down. they've increased 42% and the number of cases has already increased and not just because of increased testing. a sign of increased spread and that's why county supervisors are expected to honor them and keep the bars closed. they are often crowded as you're well aware. most are indoors. after drinking people are more likely to lose their inhibitions and take off their masks. >> when you're in noise, you're shouting and screaming and the virus travels on the droplets but in a shouted, screaming or

even singing you can give the droplets superpowers so they can fly further. in san francisco businesses like hair salons, barber shops, museums and the zoo were supposed to be open today but on friday the mayor there delayed the reopening after the city recorded 103 new cases the day before. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you for the latest there. now despite a spike in cases, marin county is moving forward with easing more restrictions today. indoor dining, hair salons and barber shops will be allowed to reopen. campgrounds and picnic areas were also given the green light. however, the county did hit pause on hotels and short-term rentals, gyms, skin care services and tattoo parlors. right now there's no word on when they'll be able to reopen. happening today san francisco schools are trying to help families during the

pandemic by giving away free thermometers. the school district will hand out nearly 9,000 of those during an event at lincoln high school beginning at 11:00 this morning. now this will help the families monitor themselves for possible fevers. the thermometers were donated to the district by san francisco based public health company. developing in the south bay someone was found shot near a homeless encampment. chp found a person shot the pedestrian had been shot in the face. so far no idea where the gunfire came from. july 4th less than a week away. now you may have seen the stands already. fireworks sales are an important fund-raising sale for schools,

charities, even sports. some people we actually spoke with say that fireworks are really an easy way for the families stuck at home to let off some steam. >> it's such a small thing we can do and really we vote with our dollars and invest in our community and that feels good, that feels good. it's definitely a bonus to everything else. but knowing that, we do spend more. >> the fire officials are warning people to be careful with the fireworks even if they are considered safe and sane. fire danger is high, of course, across the bay area. new for you that morning alameda county firefighters now believe a candle may have sparked a fire that damaged two rooms in a home last night in san leandro. they posted these photos interest cumberland avenue near farnsworth street. all the people inside made it out safely but, sadly, one of the family's dogs did not survive. today the national parks service is reopening muir woods,

the popular hiking spot will let visitors back in starting at 9:00 this morning. now face coverings are not required but certainly encouraged. hikers need to keep their social distance. park tours are canceled. you will still need a reservation to park and the parking lot will be caps to represent reduce crowds. so head out early if that's where you're planning on going today. pretty nice temperatures across the bay area. we are going to have still some warm temperatures for the inland areas. if you're in muir woods, a comfortable day. we're not going to see too much of a warm-up today, we're going from 60s to the low 80s which is a little bit above normal. compared to the weather we've had recently not bad at all. we see a spread upper 60s to the

coast, low 70s inland, in san francisco, i should say. upper 70s for oakland today and even up to 90 degrees in the inland east bay and north bay. we're keeping an eye because of the fire danger and i'll talk more about that coming up. mike, what's happening right now for the commute? well, it's almost as mild as i thought it was going to be. remember, we have fourth of july observance on friday. some folks shifted around their vacation days. we do see light volume. a couple of sloewings. out of vallejo for 37. the bay bridge looks like it's slowing. as we zoom in the bay bridge. that's where we see slowing for the nimitz, a little unusual there as well. the live look will show you past the coliseum those headlights coming toward us are southbound and there may be something going

on that is holding up traffic. coming up, we'll talk about the confusion at the b.e.t. awards last night. why a tribute to former san francisco mayor willie brown is raising a the lot of eyebrows. vice president pence publicly calling for people to wear masks. that's a big move for the administration. let's take you out to wall street where we have positive movement on the dow. a little bit more than 100 points after a drubbing on friday. plus, those dry weather conditions kari has been talking about all morning combined with fireworks for the holiday weekend have fire officials concerned. up next we'll tell you what they're saying. you're watching "today in the bay." businesses are starting to bounce back.

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right now at 6:41 let's head to mountain view to see our morning temperature trend. it starts out with some upper 50s and we make it into the upper 70s by early in the afternoon, make some time to enjoy time outside but it will be windy and those high winds will cause a high fire danger in the north bay. more on that coming up in a few minutes. >> i think one or two pieces of equipment that were there that's gone. down to usual suspects right here for vallejo and concord. we'll talk about more slowing coming up.

>> we heard kari mention fire danger. it is hot, windy, and dry conditions prompting the season's first red flag warning in the north bay. those warnings cover parts of sonoma and marin counties. "today in the bay's" jackie ward is live for us in mill valley to talk to us about what firefighters are saying we need to do to stay safe. jackie? >> reporter: marcus, those weather conditions alone have firefighters on guard. you add that plus the combination of potential fireworks with the upcoming july 4th weekend and it could be a deadly combination. that's why the red flag warning is in effect through 8:00 tonight and there's a bunch of closures, parks and recreation areas that are blocked off from the public. a list you. the sky oaks watershed on mt. tam, natalie coffin green park in ross, leo cronin parking lot in langunitas and mount vision road in inverness. marin county fire officials warn

that fire could spread quickly which is why we should all use extreme caution. there were several small fires including this one that burned about 30 acres on the altamont pass near livermore. no structures were threatened there. in lake port about 100 miles north of san francisco, a fire broke out there as well. thankfully no evacuations were needed and firefighters were able to stop its progression quickly. this brush fire was ignited because of illegal fireworks. two and a half acres burned early sunday morning near howard elementary school. it took more than 50 firefighters to put it out no one was hurt and no structures were burned there either. all of those fires over the weekend plus the continuation of dry weather has fire departments across the north bay staffing up their fire stations to make sure they're ready for anything. that red flag warning is in effect until 8:00 tonight. live in mill valley, jackie ward, "today in the bay."

>> people have to be extremely careful. those small fires can turn into large, deadly fires. thank you, jackie. 6:44 for you this morning and we are not even in fire season and we're already seeing those problems. if you download our nbc bay area app, we'll let about the weather conditions in your area and immediately let you know when a fire breaks out. don't forget, this is free. it's 6:45 right now. one southern california restaurant has had it with customers just refusing to wear their facemasks. they're completely shutting down. hugo's tacos has two locations in l.a. county. both are now closed after dealing with harassment from customers. the owner says some customers are just out of control. listen to what one person did. >> customers get upset staff me them to wear a mask. he got a cup of water, threw it on my employee, which is unsafe

and rude, and it's really sad to see grown-up people doing childish things like that. >> the owner says he's going to lose thousands of dollars but says it's just not worth the trouble. 6:45 right now. president trump will meet with his defense secretary today to discuss pulling thousands of u.s. troops out of germany. >> scott mcgrew, many in the pentagon are against this idea. yeah, and many in germany are against it as well. we don't know exactly what russia thinks about it but we rather suspect they are for it. defense secretary mark esper will meet with the president today to discuss the president's plan to remove several thousand troops from germany. the president says it's retribution for germany not paying its fair share to nato. germany does not reach its promised 2% of gdp on defense spending but doesn't itself.

president trump also downplaying a report that was in "the new york times," later confirmed by "the washington post" that russian intelligence was paying the taliban a bounty to kill coalition forces including u.s. forces. the president says he was never briefed on that because those reports are unfounded but already congress is talking about an investigation into that. vice president pence was in hard hit texas over the weekend where he not only wore a mask. he urged people to do the same as america deals with infection numbers far higher than our worst days under shelter. >> as we think about the challenges, the loss of more than 125,000 of our countrymen, the grief of those families, we think of those still struggling with this disease today. >> the vice president's speech at a church where a large choir

sang. choirs have been linked to several severe outbreaks. masks, indeed, are a turnaround for the trump administration, also significant turnaround for pence specifically who was the only person reportedly in the whole building not to wear a mask during a visit to the may joe clinic despite being asked to. and we're just seeing a much more serious tone coming out of the trump administration. the health secretary on "meet the press" sunday said the united states is on the cusp of losing control over the pandemic. he says the next week or two will decide whether or not this just goes completely out of control. we're watching everything that's happening in washington. of course you can follow me on twitter where i tweet about it. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> all right, scott, thank you. two bay area legends with m b.e.t. during their awards show. so that show honors famous people who died within the past year. they showed this picture here, former mayor willie brown. well, they meant to show oakland

raiders hall of famer willie brown, same name, but he died last october. that mistake was quickly fixed for the replays of the show. while we miss the raiders legend, at 86 we are happy to report that former mayor willie brown, the mayor, is alive and well. >> very much so. here's something else good this morning that has the beehive buzzing. beyonce plans to drop a feature film in about a month. >> you are the king. >> so over the weekend she released a trailer for black is king, a visual album she calls a labor of love inspired by last year's disney hit film "the lie yong king. "she says the recent events really made this a more personal and relevant album. it was premiere on disney plus july 31st.

man, i remember when "thriller" was a big deal, six minutes. this is a lot bigger. >> yeah. i'm sure a lot of people if they don't already have it will sign up for it. a lot of people love the queen. we'll see how that goes. >> all right. queen of the sunshine. that's kari hall. are we going to see a lot of it today? we are. it's going to still be very warm for some spots around the bay area. let's take a look at our sunrise this morning. my favorite part of the day as we get a look at our view from mission peak looking over parts of the east bay. now we're going to see the sunshine continuing, but we are also going to see our temperatures warming up. let's go hour by hour as we look at where we'll be at noontime today, if you're thinking of taking the lunch outside, looking at parts of the east bay, we're in the low 80s. but for san francisco we're at 73 degrees.

half moon bay at 68 and 8 in santa rosa. now some of us will continue to heat up today and some spots reaching the low 90s. for the east bay as well as parts of the north bay, in the south bay we're in the low to mid-80s and it's going to be a nice breeze picking up but the high winds will get pretty high for parts of the north bay causing a problem of that high fire danger. now today will be the last day of that red flag warning. before we start to see our winds subside and cooler air, then that warm starts to rebuild just in time for the weekend and we know this upcoming weekend is the holiday fourth of july and the dry weather continues so that means no fireworks for us as we are going to have a high fire danger once again.g at tem week we're in the mid-80s for the inland areas. you notice that cooldown we'll be working towards as we head to the end of the week and look at thursday, only 75 degrees inland. back in the 80s, slightly above normal for the end of the week

into the weekend. san francisco in the low 70s today but mostly 60s throughout the rest of the forecast. mike gives us a look at what's happening for the morning commute across the bay area. kari, what's happening is it's gently building in some spots and lightening up in others. the shift is going on already as we take a look out there. we'll see the bay bridge toll plaza. they have the metering lights on. they were turned on early there but traffic is moving well in the middle lanes and, of course, the car-pool has a big advantage. as we look at the time getting there we see a little build in the east shore freeway that indicates a little flowing through berkeley is what i see and also for 580. a little slowing out of san leandro. no major problems on the maps as we do look around the bay. we see just mild slowing out of the altamont pass and also in san leandro on the right, a little more slowing down to hayward. the shift coming out of the altamont will lighten up and will move over to castro valley and hayward. in the middle a live look at

dublin and 580 indicates why there are green sensors there. very light traffic. some folks may be shifting their schedule because there is a holiday observed on friday by a lot of companies. back to you. >> that's right, fourth of july. thanks, mike. happening now for you a frantic rescue effort under way in central china to save people trapped by widespread flooding. but their efforts are being delayed because of those major roads. they're actually cut off from the floodwater. it submerged a mile long section of a main road through the town trapping residents living on the higher floors. the torrential rains started saturday and 12 inches fell in 20 hours. coming up next on "today in the bay" we're going to have a look at today's top stories including scaling back reopening in california as covid cases spike. despite that some counties are moving forward. next, what is opening and where today. and the man accused in two

decade reign of terror with crimes extending into the bay area set to enter a plea today. the unprecedented hearing planned for today. it's 6:53. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back. it is 6:56. here is a look at the top stories we're covering for you on "today in the bay." >> governor newsom now ordering bars in parts of southern and

central california to close to prevent the spread of covid-19. in contra costa county bars were supposed to reopen on wednesday, but that now seems to be on hold and in santa clara county not yet announcing a reopening date but public health leaders say they will wait as well. now in san francisco businesses like hair salons, barber shops, museums and the zoo were supposed to open today. but that has been delayed and despite the spike in cases marin county is moving forward with easing restrictions including indoor dining, hair salons and shops. 568 people have died. more than 500 new cases have been reported. the accused golden state killer is expected to enter a guilty plea in an unprecedented venue. prosecutors have used dna evidence to tie 74-year-old

joseph deangelo to 12 murders. at least 45 rapes, and more than 120 burglaries. the crimes happened across california in the 1970s and '80s and included up to a dozen attacks in three bay area counties. deangelo will appear today inside a sacramento state university ballroom to accommodate the 150 victims and relatives expected to attend. beginning today b.a.r.t.'s civic center station will be the latest station to accept only clipper cards as a form of payment. this is in part to create more contactless riding experience do you remember the pandemic, but b.a.r.t. has been phasing out the paper tickets since last year. after months of lower gas prices because of the pandemic, those prices are creeping back f gas went up 6 cents over the weeks. still, 51 cents below the price last year. this morning firefighters in the north bay are on high alert.

a live look at san rafael in marin county. strong winds and dry conditions potentially creating a very dangerous situation. right now we want to get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect to be high temperatures and fire danger. yeah, that's for the north bay today for elevations above 1,000 feet. so our north bay mountains will have the high fire danger today. elsewhere we're looking at some temperatures in the mid-80s. still a gusty day. we will cool off as we head to the end of the week. you can get alerts if you have the nbc bay area app. you'll also get any information as it comes out if there is a fire that breaks out, you want to make sure you have this so you can know as soon as it happens. mike, also looking at the commute, how is it looking right now? a quick look out there at the richmond/san rafael bridge a backup forming over the last few

minutes. more slowing over to the north bay and then, of course, the san mateo bridge by contrast is very clear, guys. all right, thank you very much, mike. that's going to do it for us this morning. the "today" show, of course, is up next. >> a live look at good morning good morning. dire warning. >> the window is closing. we have to act. >> the nation's health secretary with a new plea as coronavirus spikes in the u.s. 33 states with cases rising this morning. more and more hospitals overwhelmed. bars, beaches, and restaurants ordered closed once again. and the white house finds new urgency on social distancing. >> wear a mask. wherever it's indicated. >> we're live in the hot zones. target u.s. troops? did vladimir putin pay the taliban to target and kill american soldiers in afghanistan and did it work? just ahead, the new reports of