right now at 4:30, a wild night. san jose city leaders in a marathon discussion over giving the mayor more powers. next, we'll show you just how heated things got. plus, happening today governor newsom expected to announce sweeping holiday weekend rules as covid-19 cases spike. we'll have a live report for you next on the week warning going out to the bay area. and speaking of the holiday weekend, we start a slight warming trend today that will only heat things up more for the fourth of july. kari hall is tracking the rising temperatures. "today in the bay" starts right

now. and a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute this morning. first we'll start out with meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast for us. how is it looking for us today, kari? it's going to be a nice day for the bay area. as we check out pleasant hill and our temperature trend for the morning as we get this wednesday started, it's going to be in the mid to upper 50s and then at 11:00 we're at 76 degrees, a really nice morning for us with a clear sunrise. we look at our high temperatures, slightly lower in a few spots with oakland today reaching 73 degrees. for san jose expect a high of 80. very comfortable. we're still reaching 91 in ukiah while san francisco will be in the mid-60s. wide range in temperatures today and throughout the next several days. we'll talk about that and a little bit warmer for the inland areas is coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the

early morning commute? as you would expect and hope, things are moving very smoothly. take you out to the maps and show you overall green sensors. no full freeway closures but the crews are out there so do mind that. bottom of the screen our traditional slowing that shows up for 87 and altamont. it's starting to build the last couple of minutes. back to you. while were you sleeping san jose councilmembers went late into the night in a heated virtual debate over the mayor's powers. now they adjourned without reaching a decision. that means later this morning they'll reconvene to take up the issue. that debate centers around a plan for voters to decide the so-called strong mayor proposal. it would give the mayor more power including hiring and firing administrators which is currently the city manager's role. a lot of passionate citizens made voices and concerns heard. >> and you have an opportunity here to change the trajectory of our city. san jose has always been an afterthought to san francisco in

the bay area, and i'm sick and tirpd of it. >> the measure would realign the mayoral election with the presidential election in the process giving sam liccardo an extra two years in his term. we'll have a full report at 5:00. it's 4:33. people across the state are wondering what kind of new shelter at home restrictions governor newsom may announce in just hours especially ahead of the fourth of july weekend. in the meantime we're learning that some independence day celebrations will go on as planned. bob redell joins us live from dublin. bob, a lot of areas have already scaled back a lot of their reopenings. >> reporter: correct, laura. a number of counties in the bay area have paused the next phase. in alameda county they are telling indoor diners, salons, barber shops to hold off for the time being. today gyms and bars were supposed to open in contra costa

county. those have been delayed. marin and san francisco counties have also scaled back their reopenings in the wake of new sobering numbers of covid-19, new cases are shooting higher, have shot higher the past two weeks. hospitalizations are up statewide. more than 40%. governor newsom is announcing new restrictions later today. he believes people everywhere are becoming too complacent. >> all of a sudden here comes uncle bob two hours late, gives everyone a hug. hey, uncle bob, where's the mask? i don't believe in it. the whole thing starts to take shape. >> reporter: while most cities have canceled their fourth of july fireworks because of covid-19, the city of gilroy is still planning on a small show at gilroy high this weekend, the sales for safe and sane fireworks will begin in the city. the mayor didn't want to choke off fund-raising for community organizations who have been

through so much from the pandemic to the gilroy garlic festival mass shooting last year. here in dublin the city says the fireworks will only be allowed in neighborhoods with single family homes. this is a new thing. that means people will not be allowed to shoot off fireworks at apartment complexes, parks or schools. reporting live in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." all right, bob, thank you. as covid-19 cases climb nationwide, the lines are getting longer at testing sites like this one you see right here in dallas. the positivity rate is rapidly rising in texas as tens of thousands of people are getting checked. the rate is currently 14%. now that's more than double the rate here in california but we're seeing those lines here for people getting tested to start to grow as well as the bay area reopens. "today in the bay" shows us what's behind the sudden desire to get tested and why it's a good thing. >> reporter: cars line up at cal state east bay. drivers are waiting for covid-19

tests. >> it was busy all day. >> reporter: hayward firefighter nichols said so many people showed up they had to close the line to complete testing by 4:00. demand has doubled since last week. >> people need notes to get back to work. that's one reason. with more people doing gatherings and things like that, that would make more people uneasy, maybe feeling like they've been exposed to covid. >> reporter: in san jose people stood in long lines at silver creek high school for a test. >> we need to know who he is, where they have it and where they picked it up. >> reporter: dr. ann lu says knowledge is power for public health officers. the increase and testing of people with and without symptoms will help them make better decisions about reopening. >> if we know a lot of transmissions are linked to a specific activity it gives us a reason to introduce ways to make that activity safer. >> reporter: dr. lu says while experts get a better picture of

where the coronavirus is and how people are getting it, keeping your distance, covering your face and washing your hands are the best way to control the spread. jean elle, "today in the bay." new details this morning, the deadline is now over for undocumented immigrants to apply for relief assistance in california. "the mercury news" reports this morning more than 150,000 immigrants applied for state-funded disaster relief. the state plans on giving out $125 million for people who were unable to receive aid during the pandemic due to their immigration status. so far the state approved over 30,000 applications in the bay area. the program provides undocumented immigrants $500 in payments. new for you this morning, today is supposed to mark a new day for pg&e. the utility expects to re-emerge from bankruptcy. ahead of that, governor newsom yesterday signed a bill meant to safeguard california if pg&e

fails in that effort or falls short of reforming its operations as required by law. peninsula state senator hill authorized the measure which the senate approved on monday. it's meant to hold the utility more accountable going forward. coming up next on "today in the bay," a wild chase spans multiple cities and ends with a car in the pacific ocean. the bold move the man behind the wheel pulled to try to get away. plus, it's frozen drinks, the favorite day of the year. the pandemic threatens free slurpees at 7-eleven. what the retailer is doing to make sure that doesn't happen for its most loyal customers.

right now at 4:40 we have temperatures anywhere from the low 60s in concord where it's a little bit more windy to some low 50s in parts of the north bay. we're going to see our temperatures across the board a bit cooler today. we'll talk about that and a hotter weekend coming up. and i was worried about a hot spot in livermore just off 580 as we look at dublin, see traffic coming in and out of livermore. the little spot fire was taken care of at livermore avenue. no more problems there. that's a look at the tri-valley. a look at business with seema. good morning.

i'm seema mody at cnbc headquarters. today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open slightly lower this morning after stocks rallied yesterday to close out the month and the second quarter. snapping back from the historic sell-off that was triggered by the covid-19 pandemic. the dow rising nearly 18, its best performance since 1987. the s&p 500 rising about 20%, its best quarter since 1998. and the nasdaq soaring 30%, the most since 1999. it's worth noting the dow also had its worst first half to a year since the financial crisis and is still down 10% year to date. in focus today a report on hiring in the private sector is expected to show an increase last month as people who had been laid off or furloughed started returning to work. google is delaying the reopening of u.s. offices by about two months to september because, of course, of the surge of the virus. they would reopen buildings at 10% in early july and scale it

up to 30% in september if conditions allowed. google has been 100,000 employees in north america. 7-eleven canceling the free slurpee day. members of the loyalty program will get a coupon added to their account today. 7-eleven says the offer is good throughout july allowing customers to treat themselves when it's convenient for them while helping everyone practice social distancing. back to you. thank you, seema. we don't all have to crowd into 7-eleven. let's check out the temperature trend. we're going to see it warming up today but not as warm as it has been. it's going to be a nice one. we'll look at this and the rest of the micro climates up next. and we'll take a look at the south bay where i spotted flashing lights. not exactly sure what's going on. we'll talk about the traffic and what else we find out again for san jose. - [narrator] did you just reward yourself

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of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? grubhub's gonna reward you for that with a $5 off perk. (doorbell rings) - [crowd] grubhub! (fireworks exploding) and here we go on this hump day wednesday. 4:46 for you right now. taking a live look out at the bay bridge, cars moving along the road right now getting started with the day, and so are we. dark and early for you this morning. mike will look at the commute but not just yet. we want to get a look at the forecast first. when i walked out the door today, it was a little bit cooler which i welcome that. yes, and we are going to

have a cooler afternoon for parts of the bay area. let's get a live look outside right now in san francisco. we can see a little bit of fog in the distance as you look there over towards the horizon, and we're going to see some warmer weather for still some of our inland areas. so why not make some time, get outside on the back patio and grill with the family. if you're planning to do that in san ramone today we'll see a warm afternoon but right around dinner time it will start to cool off and we'll drop down to the mid-70s. we'll see temperatures in san jose come down seven degrees with a high of 80 degrees. we'll have a breezy wind that will help us out in the inland east bay. we're still looking at upper 80s here but then for the coastal areas mostly some 60s this afternoon. as we go through the next couple of days, we will be on a cooling

trend for tomorrow as well as friday a stronger ocean breeze but then in time for the holiday weekend a big surge in temperatures as we start to see that high pressure and hot weather coming in from the desert southwest moving into the bay area. we are going to have a hot weekend. we're looking at inland temperatures in the mid-80s today. lower 80s tomorrow and still pretty nice on friday. but then look at the changes we have for the fourth of july. if you like the warmer weather, a chance to get in the pool. you'll have that in the valleys as our highs reach up to 90 degrees. mike, you've been watching the commute. anything popping up early this morning? one thing in the south bay. i want to give you a look at the bigger congestion spots, the potential at least. on the maps no problem getting through contra costa county to the bay bridge, a little blip that should clear. metering lights have been getting turned on before 6:00 the last couple of days. the rest of the bay does look

smooth. the slowing on 87 cleared. slower moving vehicles this morning. i circled 101 at 680 and 280. you see on the right side you might catch a peek at the flashing lights over there. they may have just cleared. the southbound direction remaining moving but there was activity on the shoulder. nothing showed up from chp. i think it's all gone. i'll let you know if there are any problems. back to you. hey, mike, take a look at this one. it was all caught on camera. a wild end to go a carjacking spree. it started in san francisco but ended in the pacific ocean. police say yesterday a man carjacked someone at gunpoint on vermont street. he drove down the peninsula and crashed near foothill expressway in los altos. the man allegedly stole another car and led police on a high-speed chase into santa cruz. that car went over the cliff, into the water. they ended up catching the guy. the driver is under arrest.

no word if he was injured. >> all you can say is wow to that one. 4:49 this morning and only on nbc bay area allegations of racism within redwood city firet the department claiming one of its black firefighters has been harassed, ostracized and sent sexually explicit pictures. joseph echema believes he's being targeted because of his race. now for the past several years he claims that he has been the recipient of racial jokes and offensive we reached out to leaders and got a response from the city manager who says, in part, we cannot comment on the case in litigation. we are also committed to learning from one another as we work to strengthen the city's commitment to diversity and

inclusion within all city departments, end quote. new for you this morning the oakland city council going back to the drawing board on budget cuts over an overwhelming demand to defund the police. last week councilmembers approved the budget which included a $20 million paycut to opd. at last night's meeting community members demanded they revisit the budget and cut more from the department. several people said the budget needs to be cut in half. that's nearly $150 million. city council says they'll reconsider the budget by july 21st. san francisco appears to be launching a new youth movement, at least at the ballot box. supervisors yesterday approved a ballot measure to lower the city's voting age to 16. san francisco's youth commission is organizing that effort. voters over 18 will now have to approve the measure this fall. well, a simple request turned into a six-figure payday.

a big one for a starbucks barista. why her refusal of service to a customer is turning into a viral show of support. first, happening now, a unanimous vote to remove a controversial statue in boston. the boston art commission voted tuesday night to remove the emancipation group. that statue depicting president abraham lincoln and a freed black man on his knees. that statue has stood in park square sin square. the removal garnered 12,000 signatures. 4:52. more right after the break.

welcome back. 4:54 for you this morning.

new for you there could be a new cleaning rule for hotels and offices in the city to prevent the spread of covid-19. last night sf board of supervisors committee approved an emergency ordinance. the new rules require hotels and office buildings to regularly clean and disinfect common areas. also guest rooms would have to be sanitized every 24 hours. but guests could request to have rooms not be cleaned daily. the hotel industry is fighting the ordinance saying the constant cleaning would come with a huge price tag and it would endanger the health of the workers as well as guests. the ordinance still needs to be voted on by the full board. well, the first only adults casino and hotel is nearly done in las vegas. it's expected to open in october. the circa resort and casino is the first to be built in downtown las vegas in decades. it has nearly 800 rooms and a massive pool with a giant outdoor tv. again, no teens or kids allowed. you have to be 21 to enter.

listen to this, a southern california barista is receiving an overwhelming amount of support. this is after he denied service to a customer who refused to wear a facemask. >> that's right. so last month a woman posted a picture of gutierrez shaming him for not serving her. people said he did the right thing. a go fund me page for gutierrez reached over $100,000 in donations. gutierrez says he plans to donate some of the money to charity and use it to pursue his dream of becoming a dancer. >> wow. >> good for him. coming up next on "today in the bay," the decision the u.s. senate just made to help small businesses across the nation deal with a shutdown that's certainly been costing them millions of dollars. plus, your morning commute may get more expensive today. we'll talk about the toll hike going into effect and how b.a.r.t. is making it easier for

you to avoid crowded trains during the pandemic.

right now at 5:00, a last-minute reprieve. the federal government's paycheck protection program extended overnight. a live report from capitol hill on the billions of dollars still available to small business owners. plus, holiday weekend restrictions likely coming later today from governor newsom as covid cases surge across the bay area. up next we'll talk about that

south bay senior facility. that's the new hot spot. and it'll cost you more starting today to cross america's iconic golden gate bridge. a live report on the impact to your wallet straight ahead. "today in the bay" continues right now. it's quiet out there at the golden gate. i guess it's still early. hitting 5:00 right now. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute for us, letting us know if anything affects that commute this morning. first, we start out with meteorologist kari hall taking a look at those temperatures today. it looks a little bit cooler than yesterday, at least it felt that way when i walked out the door this morning. yeah, it's going to be cooler this afternoon. as we look outside in walnut creek, getting ready for another really nice sun rise arise and temperatures in the 50s across the bay area. mid-50s here through about 7:00

and then it'll start to gradually warm up. it won't be as sharp an increase. at 11:00, mid-70s. we'll reach into the upper 80s here. only reaching 80 degrees in san jose with observing reaching into the low 70s. napa today 82 degrees while san francisco will be in the mid-70s. we'll take a look ahead to a warmer holiday weekend forecast. mike, any issues coming up for the morning commute? kari, i was worried, i heard a report of something going on in palo alto near our camera. let's take a look on the northbound side, taillights going away from us. you see the red light there, that is not a problem. that's scheduled work and the disabled vehicle looks like it's cleared at willow. the map has it circled there but it's gone, as i said. the traffic flowing smoothly all around the bay. that's great stuff. we'll check in a couple of minutes. back to laura. all right, thank you very much. new developments to tell you about this morning for struggling small businesses. hours before