for the coronavirus. up next, the program suddenly on hold for one east bay high school district and how the district is responding. plus, new push back in a push to place black lives matter signs inside every san francisco police station. the dprup ngroup now calling th message political and the message from one police commissioner. friday eve, which means we're already tracking that weekend forecast for you. weather and traffic up next. "today in the bay" starts right now. good morning to you on this

thursday. thanks so much for starting your morning with us. >> good morning. >> couldn't wait to get started. >> we can't wait to get this great day started. right, team? >> right. >> that's right. >> indeed. >> and kari has a look at that forecast. the indeed. let's get to it. >> well, kari's at home, but i'm here. hey, laura, i'm just kidding. let's talk about the fog right now rolling in around the coastline. san francisco some fog, yet again. look how beautiful this shot is. we can't expect to see that lingering around for our first half of the morning. look at the temperatures. cool and comfortable. 53 in half moon bay and 57 in san francisco and advancing this to about 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 a.m. and not until 11:00 we see it backing off. comfortably in the 70s. tracking the air quality advisory because of nearby smoke from a nearby tffic alert to

start off with. folks traveling across the san mateo bridge, heads up. blocked by a noninjury crash from what i understand and a truck that can't get past that crash. you have two exits before you get to 101 getting off of 92. the dumbarton bridge completely stay away from the area and using of the exit before or after the transition west 92 to southbound 101 for the time being, that's it for the bay right now, marcus. back to you. >> thanks, mike. an update for america's road to recovery as coronavirus numbers shift higher the white house shifts its strategy while unemployment benefits closer to drying up. here's tracie potts with what we feed to know. >> announced the other day -- >> reporter: the head of the cdc warns that we could be looking at 200,000 coronavirus deaths

during flu season as the u.s. now tops 3.5 million cases. >> i think the two pathogens hitting us at the same time do have the potential to stress our health system. >> reporter: president trump saying it's okay the cdc will no longer control tracking the numbers. >> we're all on the same time, including dr. fauci. i have a very good relationship with dr. fauci. >> reporter: the nation's top infectious disease expert called it bizarre. >> i cannot figure out in my wildest dreams why they would want to do that. >> reporter: he is responding suggesting fauci facts can't be trustedp. >> i can't explain peter novarro. >> reporter: dividing over a bonus that ends in two weeks. >> a bonus that made it more attractive for many people to stay home rather than g work. >> why would you give the big

tax breaks to the high end and begrudge working families $600. >> reporter: but they agree, schools need more money to reopen. tracie potts, nbc news. in eastern contra costa county were told three students have tested positive for covid-19. the district sent out a letter indicating the three students were engaged in approved workout activities and became infected outside of their pods or workout groups. freedom, liberty and heritage all in the area around brentwood. parents have been told anyone who has come in contact has been notified. right now sports practice is on hold. bob redell is at district headquarters and will join us with a live report in our 5:00 hour. steve glazer is holding a virtual town hall on reopening

schools. it comes at 10:00 a.m. as more bay area districts are nailing down plans. students in san jose and pleasanton all started with distance learning and reevaluating when cases go down. starting today, rite aid opens up for a new drive-through testing site. two in antioch and one in vallejo and another in napa. so the self-swab tests are monitored by farmepharmacists a everyone 18 and older are allowed and should register online. a large outbreak at the fremont facility. a look at that plant live this morning. citing an internal data leak showing more than 130 tesla employees have tested positive and 10 exposed to the virus.

some accused the automaker of punishing workers and voiced concerns about getting infected and also the alameda county health department. the deaths of two more inmates at san quentin brings the total to 12. this is tied to a massive outbreak at the prison. two latest deaths just yesterday. one of those persons on death row. death row inmate. the other has not been identified. in total, the prison has had more than 2,000 confirmed cases, including 1,200 that are now active. we have new details this morning. the city of vallejo is asking outside agencies to investigate the destruction of evidence in a controversial police shooting. on june 2nd, a vallejo police officer shot and killed sean monterossa. the officer fired from a police

truck through the windshield which they since repaired and put back into service. the evidence has been destroyed. they're calling for the da or fbi to investigate. the attorney general's office declined one request to look at that case. san francisco police will soon display support for black lives matter in every station and substation. the police commission approved last night and it requires the department to put up a large black lives matter signs in each station within the next 30 days and a move that blawill help members of the community feel safe. >> opens up an opportunity for someone who looks like me to feel like perhaps they're going to be understood, not prejudged. >> the san francisco police officers association opposes the idea. a law firm representing the organization says in part that while the commission supports the notion that all black and

brown lives matter, it is concerned about the enforcement or the endorsement of a specific political organization inside district stations. 4:37 right now. decision 2020. and the presidential race. still ahead on "today in the bay." a major shakeup in president trump's campaign speech. th face masks required. the big box stores issuing that mandate. 4:38 for you this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

good morning. we're off to a cool 50s when it comes to the temperatures and, of course, that fog around the coastline. you can expect to see another day of sunshine throughout the d bay area. 70s through 12:00 and 80s for san jose and i'll talk about that and the air quality advisory coming up in a few minutes. mike? good news the air traffic alert canceled and west 92 across the san mateo bridge. you can, once again, adopt the bridge and transition to southbound 101 off of west 92. we'll show you that area just to clarify coming up in your next report. here are today's top business head open up lower this morning. 200 points on policy good news on covid-19 vaccine. the nasdaq, however,

underperforming brought down by weakness and shares such as amazon, netflix, alphabet and shifted to sectors more sensitive to the reopening of the economy. the reports of people sfiling for unemployment. morgan stanley and netflix. the latest retailers to require to wear face coverings. join walmart which announced a similar policy yesterday. two-thirds of walmart and sam's club stores are in areas where there is already some sort of government mandate. remind shoppers of their new policy. a top white house official said the trump administration could announce restrictions on tiktok within weeks. potential national security risks related to the popular social video app. specifically it relates to the gathering of data on americans. tiktok denied it is a security

risk and distance itself from the chinese version of the app. appointed a disney ceo and pulled out after it adopted a new national security law. >> thanks, frank. we're seeing the cloud cover for the first half of our morning, yet again. almost like we'll see a repeat of wednesday and little hotter today. i'll give you your full forecast coming up in just a few minutes. thankfully we don't have to repeat the notice about the alert on the peninsula that has cleared 101 and now accessible off the san mateo bridge. what other disturbance we saw for san mateo coming up. dear california...

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good morning to you. taking a live look out on san francisco this morning. getting started with our day. 4:46 this morning. starts early and, of course, carl, the fog making an appearance again in san francisco. not all uncommon, but, yeah rsh he's back. so are we here on "today in the bay." >> i have to apologize. vianey is in for kari. hard to see when i'm in this little world. >> i know. i can't see sometimes. some of your reactions and i'm like, oh, i totally get it. it's okay, laura. don't worry about it, girl. >> welcome.

i'm glad you're here. what's the day going to bring for us? >> thank you, i appreciate it. well, you know, we'll see kind of a little more of a seasonal pattern, yet againagain. that marine layer throughout the coastline and look at the view of san francisco and little view of walnut creek and we have the cloud cover there and we are going to be noticing the temperatures, as well, heading into the afternoon. so, let's talk about the timing of the fog, how long it will stick around and push this timeline all the way to about 11:00. starts to back off a little bit off the santa cruz area and san francisco still expected to see some areas and our temperatures start to warm up. high of 86 degrees in san jose and 87 in concord and san francisco in the 60s and then we are talking about those hazy skies because we've got a fire burning near fresno county. they have issued an air quality advisory. just be mindful that yesterday

people were talking about that orange glow in the sky and very possible today which is why the air quality advisory in place and santa clara county dealing with moderate quality. over the next seven days not out of the question to see seasonable patterns with the morning low clouds and morning night clouds. so, keep that in mind as we head into the weekend. we'll warm up by just a few degrees to about mid 90s by saturday and sunday and then san francisco we woke up to fog and likely going to wake up to that fog yet again tomorrow. mike? >> all right, vianey. the fog was not the problem for the san mateo bridge but the fog that blocked the connector to southbound 101. we look at the map and happy to report all lanes are cleared and west into san mateo is fine and connector reopen and the traffi there. what i did notice counter commute eastbound over the last ten minutes starting to clear up

now. either a slow sensor read or slower vehicles going through the area and light traffic there. the rest of the bay flows very smoothly and take a live look and see how things are at the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> yeah, pretty quiet out there, thanks so much, mike. 4:49 right now. covid-19 cases continue to surge in l.a. county which just surpassed 143,000 confirmed cases. the county accounts for more than half of the state's deaths. health leaders fear hospital icu units may soon be overwhelmed triggering more closures. in the next year rose parade is canceled. new year's day is more than five minutes away, the first time in 75 years since world war ii the parade has been canceled. well, defy governor newsom's order to shut down churches and run for governor himself in 2022. pastor greg farrington said it

is time for congregations to return to mass. he hasn't explained much more about his gubernatorial campaign but tired of political correctness and ordered all churches to stop in-person services and already three churches are suing over that ban. now to a quick follow up from southern california for you. firefighters there are struggling to contain several fires onboard the "ussbonhomme richard." naval leaders say pockets of the fire just keep flaring up. it started on sunday morning during some renovation work that they were doing. still not clear if they can even save that ship. decision 2020 and a shakeup in the trump campaign. the president announcing his campaign manager is now being reassigned. he actually considered one of the key election. currently, deputy campaign manager bill stevens will take

over. this comes as new polls show president trump is falling behind joe biden. the nbc news/"wall street journal" shows he has an 11-point lead. meanwhile kanye west unconventional presidential bid is showing you signs of life. oklahoma officials saying he will appear on the november general election balt and the group called kanye 2020. 4:51 right now. coming up next on "today in the from the 49ers and the giants. all meant to keep you safe. plus -- >> left field. and that baby is gone! >> no fans, no problem. what the a's are considering

this season and how some well-known celebrities could factor in. first, happening now, u.s. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is back home and recovering. the 87-year-old had gone to the hospital on monday evening after experiencing fever and chills. she then had a procedure at john hopkins university hospital to clean out the bile duct stint doctors inserted last august. ginsburg was treated last summer for a cancerous tumor. more for you after the break.

welcome back, everyone.

4:54. depending on what you ask just what the doctor ordered or nascar fans seeing their favorite stars race in person. the race in bristol, tennessee, an enormous health risk. 30,000 seats available and two-thirds of the total tickets sold. one-eighth of the track's total capacity. fans without masks watched chase elliot win. some pointed out confederate flags could be seen inside and outside of that venue and nascar will have to do more if it's serious about enforcing the new ban. from nascar to nfl the niners and giants are teaming up to get the word out about wearing masks. launching a new public awareness campaign today and plan to distribute 200,000 cloth masks. eventually they hope to produce more than double that amount. the a's are already trying to make something good out of the tricky situation this

upcoming baseball season with, of course, no fans in the stands. >> i know. exactly. what are they going to do? jazz things up a little bit. they reportedly may use celebrity's voices. introducing iactually the a's players. how do you make an empty stadium come alive? the a's tinkering with a lot of possibilities here that include piping in the patented drumming usually echoing through the bleachers and because the normal pa announcer does not want to risk his health this year, they thought about asking bay area celebrities to record player walk up announcement and maybe even tom hanks who once worked for the a's as a team vendor. >> really. interesting. >> fun facts. >> the more you know when you watch "today in the bay." >> you could be singing the national anthem. >> whatever they need to do. let's make it work. i'm here. >> hit the high notes. all right. 4:56 for you and preparing for

the worst-case scenario. next here on "today in the bay" what we're seeing with the back-up plan if bay area hospitals run out of room for coronavirus patients. that's right. they have to be ready. plus, hack attack. some high-profile twitter accounts taking over. what the hackers are demanding this morning. it's 4:57. we'll be right back. we're all doing our part by staying at home.

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for impact. bay area hospitals are filling up. an update on their contingency plans and the alarm bell doctors and nurses are ringing loudly. plus -- >> we're all on the same team, including dr. fauci. >> president trump insists the coronavirus task force is working together despite mixed messages from health experts and the white house. the latest warning from americans from the cdc. and a tough day for twitter. accounts of high-profile like elon musk all hacked. what the company is trying to do to fix it. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a very good thursday morning to you, thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on our commute and vianey looking at the forecast. nice and cool as i stepped out of the car.

>> and, you know, it is going to be cool for the first half of our day which is good to see, especially for this time of year. pretty seasonable along here along with that fog we're welcoming it. let's look at the current temperatures right now. we're in the 50s and look at the fog around half moon bay, san francisco, santa cruz. so, really, even making its way into concord and oakland, as well. in through the interior valley. let's talk how long the fog will linger for and what we can expect later this afternoon. here's a look at your temperature trend in concord. 8:00, 9:00 a.m. notice we go from clouds and sun to sunshine and plenty of sunshine this afternoon and first let's check in with mike. >> all right. hey, vianey a bigger shot of the bay where traffic is flowing very nicely and in the green zone an alert from the san mateo area cleared after the crash cleared getting off the san mateo bridge. an issue in the north bay.