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vaccine. scientists at one university say they're making strides. for the first time we're hearing from people involved in the trial. >> we're not going to let new york, chicago, philadelphia, detroit and baltimore and all of these -- oakland is a mess. we're not going to let this happen in our country. >> you hear it right there president trump calling out oakland saying that he is considering sending federal agents to the east bay. pushback from the governor, the oakland mayor, and oakland police. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good tuesday morning to you. waking up with us right here on "today in the bay," we thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll get to that morning commute with mike in just a moment. first, let's talk about the sun's arrival over the bay area. we've had some cloud cover lately. what are we in for today, kari? yeah, you can barely see the sunrise this morning.
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a look at san jose and we've had a thick layer of clouds moving into parts of the bay area but that's going to help keep it cooler today as we check out concord and our temperature trend. upper 50s, clouds through at least 10:00 and then we'll see our temperatures slowly warming up as we head into the low 80s today. i think we'll take it. we'll talk more about this and what's ahead for the rest of the week coming up in a few minimum. mike, how is it looking for the commute? we're looking at the bottom of my map, the south bay. the area of north 101 that's circled heading north where there's still slowing but it's easing up. it's only 6:01. this is a lighter drive. the pattern and volume right now, still looking for the bay bridge as the build there happens. it's not at the toll plaza. no metering lights yet. back to you. breaking news this morning. we were telling you about it, that overnight fire leaving a family pet, two of them
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actually, destroying cars, boats, and a whole lot of memori memories. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in oakland. bob, i know that one family is losing a lot in that fire. >> reporter: well, the man and his girlfriend, the man admits he accidentally started the fire just after 2:00. you can see the wreckage downhill, looking down on the property where the fire burned. you can see there's some boats, cars, also what we believe was a trailer where this man's girlfriend lived. they're okay but the two dogs did not survive. take a look at the video. the fire did quickly get out of control when he attempted to fill his generator overnight. there was an accidental spill. burned cars, boats, as i mentioned. the man says he and his girlfriend lost a lot including her two dogs, family pictures and memorabilia from her father who was the fire chief out here at one point. we're in unincorporated oakley right by the dutch slew which is
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just on the other side of this property not far from the beach to bethel island. the fire protection district had a number of challenges putting out this fire. one was getting that water. there's no fire hydrants. they had to run about 500 feet of hose from water tenders pumping in water and the other was keeping this from spreading to nearby homes and a lot of dry brush in the fields out there. the firefighters did succeed in keeping this contained to just this man's property. >> i didn't mean to -- i was putting gas in my generator like i normally do all the time. i spilled some. i thought i cleaned it up. then when i started it, it sparked and, boom. i feel bad. my dogs -- my girl's dogs, i don't know if they got out. >> reporter: and the east contra costa fire protection district was busy with another fire, this one started just after 2:00 yesterday afternoon, about 12 hours before this one.
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this is a 75-acre wind-driven brush fire in nearby knightsen. the district says they keep getting lucky because they had the fire yesterday, two tonight, the one i'm at and a different one. they keep getting lucky because they're limited on resources because of a lack of plumbing. only three engines available. they had to call for extra help. they're lucky because there was minimal damage and no loss of life. no people were hurt or killed. reporting live in unincorporated oakley, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks so much, bob. 6:04 right now. a live look at capitol hill where lawmakers are trying to smooth out america's road to recovery and the faltering economy. the trump administration and democrats sit down for the first time to find a compromise on how much to spend and just what to fix first. this comes as the u.s. has lost over 22 million jobs during the pandemic and only restored about one-third of them the past two months. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live from
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washington this morning to explain what's happening today. tracie? >> reporter: laura, today lawmakers are expected to talk about how to put money in the pockets of those people who had lost jobs, the extra unemployment insurance that congress approved runs out next week. for the first time today democrats and the treasury secretary sit down to talk about that and the number of other things that could end up in the trillion dollar stimulus republicans are expected to pitch this week. democrats and republicans have some really different ideas on what the country needs. >> we're going to make sure we don't pay people more money to stay home than go to work. >> it doesn't make any sense when so many people don't have a payroll right now. >> reporter: president trump has said he may veto the second round of funding if it does not include a payroll tax cut.
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democrats, as you heard, said they don't think that's necessary. not enough people on payroll right now. instead republicans are looking at a business tax cut for businesses that have had to shut down because of the virus. back to you. >> very concerning. tracie potts live from washington, thanks so much. 6:06 for you that morning and the president now seems to believe federal authorities should be sent to oakland. this comes as critics slammed the white house decision to send unmarked federal agents to portland, oregon, during its recent protest. city leaders there say that only will inflame the situation. the president says he won't tolerate it adding oakland to the list of cities having civil unrest following the killing of george floyd. >> we're not going to let new york, chicago, detroit and baltimore and all of these -- oakland is a mess. >> governor newsom has already responded saying that the state
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would reject it. it's also rejecting the idea, the oakland police department. oakland mayor libby schaaf tweeted out this. she says we are not experiencing any civil unrest right now, but i can think of nothing more likely to incite it than the presence of trump-ordered military troops into oakland. happening today san francisco leaders vote on a possible ballot measure to reshape the police department staffing every two years. sfpd staffing levels have been static for really the better part of three decades. the measure calls for police commissioners to review the numbers regularly and adjust as needed. it already seems to be headed for the ballot with the majority of supervisors voting for it. turning back to our pandemic coverage two sobering new benchmarks for the bay area which has now surpassed 40,000 confirmed cases of the virus. also there are now exactly 700
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bay area deaths tied to coronavirus. >> the bay area added more than 1,000 new cases yesterday. 347 of them in santa clara county, the highest single day total there so far. a new vaccine trial conducted by oxford university is making headlines. for the first time we're hearing this morning from someone who is a part of that trial. researchers say that vaccine induced a strong immune response to the virus. it did so in two ways. one with the production of both covid antibodies and t cells. one family talks about being the first to do it. >> any one of us would have done, we stood up and said yes so we could get back to normal really. >> the next step is a much larger trial where 10,000 people will be involved. that test is still under way.
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if you still want to get tested there are pop-up sites that will operate until friday. two in san jose. the first is at the service center auditorium on berger drive. the other is a san jose high school cafeteria. a third testing center opens in gilroy at the south county annex. all testing is free. no appointment or insurance is needed. fresh hair or fresh air and fresh new cuts, salon owners are gearing up to move the operations outdoors. after the governor issued new reopening guidelines. newsom announced salons and barber shops can now cut and style hair outside, but stylists won't be able to do shampooing, coloring or chemical relaxing due to waste disposal concerns. nail salons and massage parlors can resume those operations outdoors as well. >> wow, the parking lot pedicure
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could be on the list. let's see if the weather will cooperate as well, kari. yes, it's going to be nice today as you get some fresh breezes coming in, and we need that with all the wildfires we have burning nearby. that's the reason we have this hazy sunrise as we look to antioch this morning. you can see the sun making it through the hazy conditions. but the good thing is that it really hasn't affected our air quality because that smoke is higher in the atmosphere. so if you're going out for a run, feels comfortable and the air quality is pretty good with our temperatures that will start out in the low 60s and it will be nice throughout the morning. we'll talk more about that and also one other thing i'm watching in the forecast. mike, what are you watching for the commute? well, one of your typical spots i have my eye on the bay bridge toll plaza. the last four minutes we've seen brake tapping starting and in the middle lanes that backup is forming. 6:10 on a typical schedule.
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the approach, no problem. we'll talk about the fire and the closure in oakland coming up. not a big deal for livermore in toward sunol. the south bay is back at speeds. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. the case against four police officers charged in the george floyd case takes a step forward today. coming up at 6:25 the arguments the judge is expected to hear ahead of a meeting that could reshape the department. business news this morning full of coronavirus news. none of it is good. some good news coming out of wall street. out to the futures market, you know the stock market has been roaring ahead even as we have been falling behind. plus, prime day not ready for prime time. why amazon is pushing back its annual shopping frenzy.
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good tuesday morning. right now at 6:14 let's head over to foster city and see how our morning shapes up. if you're going out for a walk expect it to be cloudy and temperatures in the low 60s as we go throughout much of the morning. it's comfortable. a look at our microclimates coming up. scott mcgrew will appreciate our two factor authentication.
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slow getting into san francisco means more traffic slowing. the backup you see on the live camera and that combined will mean the metering lights will turn on any minute now so we'll track the changes over here. and i always like it on a tuesday, the news in business tends to be bad. it's all coronavirus. as we had predicted united airlines says it will cut jobs at sfo. united is one of the largest employers in san mateo county. it's warned california it intends to cut more than 6,000 jobs just from sfo alone. that could come as soon as october 1st. now not only does united employ pilots and baggage handlers and gate agents at sfo it has a huge maintenance facility there as well. the airline will cut 36,000 jobs total including that roughly 6,000 at sfo.
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linkedin is cutting jobs, a mountain view-based company, says 6%. at that would be roughly 1,000 jobs worldwide. national hotel chains are teaming up to say you must wear a mask when you are in common areas regardless of what is required by local government. those hotels include hilton, hyatt, windham, and marriott. while you were sleeping the european union put together a stimulus package for its member countries. that pleased wall street. that oxford vaccine study has investors in a good mood as well. we're looking for a strong open and getting word christopher nolan's new movie "tenet" has been delayed at least until late fall. the third time it's been delayed. now single movie doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things but there are two interesting takeaways. this may be released to europe
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before america which will be very unusual. america is clearly not ready to go back to the movies. we were talking about this before this idea of indefinitely, instead of setting a date, now they're not quite ready to do that and that may make sense. as we see the data come in and we see we're worse off now than we were back during shelter at home indefinitely may be the best way to handle calendar instead of shooting for a specific date. >> for good reason. >> it seems to be the trend. >> thanks, scott. new this morning amazon shoppers, amazon day is officially indefinitely delaying saying it will hold the event later than usual due to the pandemic. a new date hasn't been set. despite the pandemic downturn, jeff bezos' wealth is increasing. are we surprised here? it's big, though.
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according to bloomberg he's worth $172 billion. that is a new all-time high for individual wealth. that stock has just surged. so many people use amazon. >> it's become the way people get anything right now. i have some neighbors whose boxes pile up every day, literally every day. >> really? >> yeah. >> maybe they're ordering boxes. maybe they're buying boxes. >> if that's the case -- if you need some, let me know. i'll ask. let's get a look at the forecast, kari. starting out to be a beautiful day like the sunrise behind you. you just pick the best one. >> this is walnut creek. you can see the sun trying to make its way through the clouds that we're starting out with on this tuesday morning but we know the clouds also part of that marine layer coming in from the coast and keeping the bay area cool. as we look at our temperature trend it will be 58 degrees as
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you step out the door and still mostly cloudy but we will see it gradually clearing out. a slow rise this our temperatures that's going to only reach into the low 80s in some parts of the inland east bay. for the south bay up to 78 degrees. palo alto reaching 77 degrees. san francisco cool and foggy. you're going to stay in the low 60s here. heating all the way up to 95 as we don't get that ocean breeze in ukiah or clear lake today. and what's going on here if you've been in the sierra or have friends and family there they've had the storms bubbling up during the past couple of afternoons. we're still looking at the surge of monsoonal moisture coming in causing those storms to develop and what could happen is due to an area of low pressure just off our coast. it could draw in some of that monsoonal moisture. and, kari, a couple of storms across the central valley and possibly into the north bay. the chance of that happening still very slight but it's something i'll be watching over
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the past -- over the next couple of days and we've seen it happening in the sierra recently. so as we look at our weather pattern overall it's looking pretty quiet here with highs reaching into the low 80s in the inland areas. it will slowly start to heat up as we head to the end of the week. in san francisco fog and drizzle each morning. a little bit of sunshine during the afternoon. mike, how is it looking right now? an update on the commute? it's looking slower in oakland and it's looking better in san francisco. that's the way the bay bridge thing works out. let's look at the map -- or at the live camera, sorry. we'll look at the map, whatever i have. i apologize. the backup filling in all the lanes over here. the backup builds in oakland as the metering lights turn on. so as we look at the map here is how it plays out. more backups in oakland lessens the load on the span and then the other marker on the right means san francisco will start to ease up from treasure island in towards the skyway.
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you see why they turned the metering lights on. getting in through oakland is fine as far as the freeways go but on oakland streets watching mlk boulevard or mlk way is closed between 29th and 35th. a structure fire in the area. freeways are not affected. the rest of the freeways are looking great. back to you. thanks so much, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay" nbc bay area respsponds. > reporter:r: if your kidids actualally go to their classssr wewe have somome advicee for ho make suree they're safe.. alalso, how youou canan helelp need. i'm chris chmura. we're supporting our schools next. but first, we're always on social media. take a look at kari hall giving us a fashion show. this is yesterday morning. take a look behind-the-scenes, the green screen set up from home. that's how we're working. follow kari and facebook, twitter and instagram for her weather updates. you don't want to miss those and
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officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. well, tonight a public hearing will be held on the future of the nminneapolis police department. this week and always we are supporting our schools. in addition to a backpack drive we're gathering expert advice for back to school during a pandemic. >> we turn to consumer investigator chris chmura. he has some nontraditional school supplies you may want to keep on hand. >> reporter: parents are asking how to keep their kids safe from covid-19 when they return to the classroom. parents should definitely send their kids to school with a mask and potentially disinfectant for their lockers and desks. >> if possible that might be a very good thing to have in the backpack. lysol wipes or something to clean the desk surface. that would be fine with me. >> reporter: i'll be back at 6:00 tonight with more answers from dr. green. we have three important hygiene
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lessons to start teaching now plus one extra item for the backpack. speaking of backpacks, nbc bay area have partnered with family giving tree to provide backpacks and school supplies to thousands of bay area students who might not otherwise get that. if you would like to contribute head to nbcbayarea.com/schools. i'll be back here tonight at 6:00. see you then. >> thank you, chris. coming up next for you, an east bay nursing home struggling to contain a major outbreak. the growing number of deaths as dozens become infected. plus, could california actually surpass a prime u.s. covid-19 hot spot? breaking down all the numbers this morning. you're watching "today in the bay." you are ththirsty and d we knowt you u want a colold drink.
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at 6:30 cracking down to try to stop the spread. the north bay county considering strict penalties for businesses not doing their part to stop covid-19. plus, a national reckoning and signs of change. what new numbers are revealing about the state of race in america. a cool start for your tuesday morning. kari will let us know how high those temps will go and when. you're watching "today in the bay." and a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for getting
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upper. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute for us this morning, but we want to talk about what we can expect outside today with that weather. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking it down. you can see a foggy start in san francisco. yeah, it's a gray sky july as we take a live look outside in san francisco. it's misting, it's drizzling. this is going to last a little while longer. but this is all the way transporting that cool air into the east bay valleys, and so that's going to help cool us off today as we look at our temperature trend we're going to start out with the fog this morning. that will gradually clear off for most of us as our temperatures today in some of our warmer spots during the middle of the afternoon reach the low 80s. we'll talk more about this and what's ahead in the forecast and, mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? it's looking pretty good. the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights were turned on
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at 6:08 according to the log there. that's about ten minutes earlier than we see on a tuesday. there we go. lanes are moving but they are filled in all the way back. as this follow builds here we're looking at the san francisco side of the map on the bridge and that starts to ease up as we talked about. the holdup on the toll plaza means easier flow on the span. there's more slowing now into berkeley out of richmond and west 80. we're watching that volume. the rest of the bay shows a nice smooth, steady flow through the tri-valley. that's about it. back to you. >> thanks, mike. ro as new coronavirus cases surge, they're going to new lengths to make sure local businesses do not ignore safety codes. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live for us in marin where the county is stepping up that enforcement as well as fines, cierra. >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. those fine implementations do start today. marin county will impose fines for businesses not doing their
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part to slow the spread of covid-19 and those fines could cost businesses a pretty penny. the county board of supervisors recently passed an ordinance that would allow the enforcement of fines ranging from $25 to $10,000 for restaurants not following health rules. a new task force will partner with police to locate businesses found not complying with county rules and an email tip line so neighbors can report businesses they see not following rules. and it isn't just marin that will be issuing fines for businesses not following rules. last week leaders authorized citations for businesses found in repeat violation of state orders as well as individuals found to not be following those rules. businesses there can receive several warnings before they're actually hit with a $200 to $5,000 fine. and this week leaders in sonoma will discuss how to enforce rules there in their county. according to "the press
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democrat" those leaders in sonoma will work through whether or not it will be law enforcement or civil services to enforce the rules and what the penalty could be for those businesses or individuals found not complying with state and county rules. so across the bay area many counties stepping up to do what they can to help businesses and individuals who are in need of following those rules. we're live in marin county. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much. 6:33 right now. california may soon surpass new york in confirmed cases. right now the golden state has more than 398,000 infections. new york, meanwhile, reported 412,000 as cases in hot spots level off. california does have four times the population and, therefore, a much lower rate of infections. 28 states now require everyone to wear masks to help
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curb the spread of the coronavirus. the latest, arkansas. you can see right here the states in red where the mandate to wear those masks, in yellow, no mandate. a bay area skilled nursing facility is the latest working to really try to contain a covid-19 outbreak there. state records show 12 people have died at manor care health services in walnut creek. between staff and residents there have been 130 positive cases. and as of sunday 92 residents have been infected. in the meantime people who work in restaurants across the street say so many cases close by is concerning. >> knowing a facility has the virus makes me nervous and makes me more cautious of what i touch or what i do. >> a group called california advocates for nursing home reforms say there needs to be aggressive testing at nursing
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homes to identify and isolate cases faster. >> happening today workers at santa rosa memorial hospital enter the second day of a five-day strike. they've been working without a contract for more than a year. the hospital says temporary workers are covering all shifts but appointments are being rescheduled. in the south bay this morning workers will picket today outside of san jose's two largest hospitals. they are protesting benefit changes. san francisco is looking into putting its empty storefronts into use. the "san francisco examiner" reporting supervisors want to allow nonprofits to use them for covid-19 recovery activities. services could include help with employment, food distribution and testing. nonprofits would have it to apply for a special permit to start the operations. supervisors will vote on that plan next week. well, happening today in the east bay, two protests calling
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for safety to be at the top of the list when it comes to back-to-school plans. a group of parents within the pleasanton unified school district are calling for full distance learning as an option this fall and really beyond. and in hayward today csu east bay employees will deliver a petition to keep workers at home as the virus rages. csu leaders say it's likely students will remain off campus well into the spring. there's an additional help available for parents in santa clara county to help with distance learning. the county has created inclusion collaborative, a resource for parents that includes a hotline called warm line available eight hours a day to help answer any questions. next month the county will launch a support network for parents so that they can actually come together and share some great ideas. i'm sure a lot of parents have them, too. happening today oakland leaders may sign off on a ballot
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measure to give the police commission more autonomy. that would allow the independent inspector general to oversee the commission, not the city administrator. "the east bay times" reports opponents including mayor libby schaaf, say the city would lose all influence over the department. councilmembers initially approved the ballot measure last month. it then went to the police department for rehe view. all new this morning a new poll that is showing a deepening divide when it comes to racial issues and a national reckoning. according to a poll, 56% of voters believe american society is racist. it's a number unchanged since a similar study in 1988. just 26% say race relations are good right now. that is down from 7 in 10 who said the same during former president obama's first term. however, there are signs of change. 57% support the george floyd protests.
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52% oppose them. two years ago 63% opposed the move. happening today the long road to new funding for caltrain faces another possible roadblock. santa clara county supervisors vote on whether or not to approve a three-county sales tax measure to boost cal train's budge. voters will decide the measure this fall. the agency says it's running out of time to stay solvent. last week supervisors declined to even vote on a plan but then later agreed to do so provided each county has its say on the tax revenues. that request has since come under fire from peninsula leaders. all right. 6:38 for you this morning. a good look at the forecast for us, kari. hey, good morning. it is 6:38. as we take a look at our cloudy start to the morning in the
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south bay we're seeing this atros mu across the bay area. we have to wait a couple more hours for the clouds to clear out. we're going to go from the low 60s here to about 80 at 2:00. normally we're up to about 82 degrees. so we're going to be cooler than normal for today. a look at our microclimates. we'll talk about what's ahead in the forecast. mike, how is it looking for the commute? it's looking good especially for a tuesday. we have had that lighter volume for months. looking to the maps and we're looking at some slower spots. the tri-valley slowing for 84. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. more slowing on the observing side of the toll plaza. above that we have slowing for west 80. so this is how things migrate there. the backups out of richmond and more traffic heading over to the
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richmond bridge where we do see more cars. no problems but that is the traffic pattern. coming up on "today in the bay," president trump is facing declining poll numbers, and he's changing his strategy. >> reporter: overnight fire in the east bay destroys a home and kills two family pets. you'll hear from the man who admitted to accidentally starting this fire. you're watching "today in the bay."
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right now at 6:42 let's check out our high temperatures for today. it's going to be a little bit cooler than normal thanks to a lot of fog at the coast and an ocean breeze picking up today. we'll talk more about this and one thing i'm watching in the forecast that's coming up in a few minutes. and just one of the things i'm watching, of course, the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights were turned on earlier today. things have been manageable. we'll show you how things are shaping up. there is an issue for a major roadway in oakland. breaking news for you out of east contra costa county. a busy 12-plus hours for firefighters. the latest in an overnight fire that destroyed cars and boats. "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us in oakley with a new video. we're hearing from the person who says he accidentally started that fire. >> reporter: correct, marcus. the man who lives here on the
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property behind me accidentally started the fire early this morning just after 2:00 when he was trying to put gasoline into his generator. if you're not familiar with this area we're in unincorporated oakley right by the slew and the bridge that goes over to bethel island, in the far eastern part of contra costa county. you can see that fire quickly got out of control. it burned cars, boats, the man's home where he lives with his girlfriend. he says he and his girlfriend lost a lot including her two dogs, family pictures and memorabilia from her father who coincidentally was the fire chief out here at one point. the east contra costa district had a couple challenges, one was getting water. no fire hydrants. they had to run about 500 feet of hose from water tenders pumping in water from the nearby slew and the other was keeping the fire from spreading to other homes and the dry brush. a lot of field behind this area. firefighters did succeed in keeping the fire contained to just this man's property.
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>> i didn't mean to -- i was putting gas in my generator, like i normally do all the time. i spilled some. i thought i picked it up and cleaned it up. when i started it, it sparked and, boom. so, yeah, i feel bad. i mean, my dogs were inside. i don't know if they got out. >> reporter: about 12 hours before this fire the east contra costa fire protection district had this on their hands. this is a 75-acre wind-driven brush fire in nearby knightsen. the district tells us that they were lucky given what happened over the past 12 to 18 hours given the fact they only had three engines available due to a lack of funding. and yet inspite of the lack of resources they were able to put out the fires, minimal damage, and no one was hurt or killed. reporting live in oakley, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> good to hear no one was hurt or killed. thank you so much, bob. new for you tense moments in the east bay after a bomb squad
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was called to dispose of a homemade explosive. this happened on apollo court in antioch. an employee of a business called police on a former employee who was recently fired. they say that former employee actually possibly put an explosive device in front of the store. police arrested the suspect as he was trying to drive away from the scene. walnut creek bomb squad was called and recovered the homemade device. no one was hurt. a northern california restaurant is in hot water after placing signs around its businesses discouraging people from wearing masks. the signs at the apple bistro in placerville say things like no social conditioning, no oxygen deprivation mask, not required here. this may not be for you. some customers even say they were refused service because they wore a mask. el dorado county health leaders plan to issue a warning. if a second visit is required
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the restaurant could have its license suspended. 6:46 right now. moving on to decision 2020 and who will be joe biden's running mate. he was asked that again last night on msnbc's brand-new prime time show "the reid out" with joy reid. >> are you committed to naming a black woman as your vice presidential running mate? >> i am not committed to naming anyone but the people i've named and among them there are four black women. so that decision is under way right now. >> biden says we'll find out who the vp pick is next month. a turnaround for the president. he now says wearing a mask is patriotic. >> just weeks ago, scott mcgrew, he was doubting whether the masks even work. >> right. so this is definitely a turnaround and a welcome one as well. scientists, of course, say wearing a mask protects other americans in that you should wear one.
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the president finally seems to be onboard with this tweeting out a picture of himself saying many people say it is patriotic to wear a facemask when you can't socially distance. there is nobody more patriotic than me, your favorite president. the president also says he will resume those coronavirus briefings to bring more good news about vaccines and therapeutics to the american people. you'll recall members of his own party asked him to stop doing these briefings after they turned into battles with the press and the president's bizarre statements about bleach, among other things. now we can't say it's cause and effect but the president is definitely changing his strategy at the same time polls show him way behind joe biden and not just in votes but in a level of trust as to who can handle the pandemic best. nbc news, abc news, "wall street journal," quinnipiac, fox news, they all indicate americans are
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dissatisfied with the way the president is handling the coronavirus threat. the president is threatening to accepted mo send more federal officers to cities specifically run by democrats. >> we have to do something, that i can tell you, because we're not going to let new york and chicago and philadelphia, detroit and baltimore and all of these -- oakland is a mess -- we're not going to let this happen in our country. all run by liberal democrats. >> now these are scenes out of portland. libby schaaf of oakland says oakland does not need any help and it's certainly not a mess. the mayor of chicago says the same. in portland news agency report unidentified federal agents are picking people up off the street and putting them into rental vans. the city and the aclu have sued to stop that. we're watching what's happening in washington particularly the negotiations on a new stimulus package. we'll be tweeting about it. you can follow me on
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twitter @scottmcgrew. >> all right, scott, thank you. two bay area cities are trying to increase protections for renters to help them make it in the bay. first on the peninsula the east palo alto city council will vote today on extending the eviction moratorium and raising local minimum wage. and the east bay oakland city council wants to strengthen the rights for tenants. they will vote on limiting rent increases and prohibiting unlawful evictions from landlords. all right. just holler for something good and we have you covered. really sometimes you just have to let it out. iceland is giving you a way to do that. >> a group called visit iceland has a new campaign called looks like you need to let it out. the country is asking people all over the world to send them their screams of frustration. the screams will be played from one of seven speakers set up around the country. we hear at "today in the bay" decided to participate.
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>> okay. you have to check out mike inouye. watch until the end. >> sounds like he had the pipes there for a while. hopefully he felt better, too. visit iceland says it can be therapeutic and is good for your mental health which i guess it's good to get that out. i don't know it i want to go to a country where they're playing it over loudspeakers. >> what's going on? what's going on? >> i went to the website, i left it on and forgot. so every once in a while you hear from the computer somebody else screaming. what is that coming from? maybe a prank, laura.
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>> meditation. >> you remember a couple weeks ago we had that story where you scream on the inside -- i think that's what laura and i are doing right now. we keep it lady like, right, laura? >> exactly. all right. let's get to the forecast as we take a live look outside in cupertino. we are seeing the low clouds really blocking our view of the s sunrise over the south bay. we're going above that. you can see what it looks like, a gorgeous start to our tuesday morning. and those clouds will keep it a little bit cooler. ke keep our temperatures down. we're looking at our trends reaching into the mid-70s here. as we look at our high temperatures anywhere from the low 60s near the coast to the low 80s for the inland east bay as well as the south county. san jose reaching 78 degrees. then check out how hot it's still going to be in ukiah and clear lake reaching into the mid-90s. unfortunately, that ocean breeze
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doesn't reach you here. as we look at what's happening over the sierra each and every afternoon from the past couple of days we have storms firing up producing a lot of lightning, too. and now we have the weather setup where there's a weak area of low pressure just off our coast, and with that spinning it's drawing in some of that monsoonal moisture and some of the storms have been firing up over the sierra and every now and then we get storms that travel from the sierra all the way across the central valley and into parts of the bay area. so we're watching out for a slight chance of that rain, but it looks like it stays well to the north of us as we go into the next couple of days. other than that, our weather pattern is pretty quiet here. we're enjoying this weather. it's actually where we should be for this time of year reaching into the low 80s in the inland areas. but it will start to warm up toward the end of the forecast once we see the ocean breeze not as strong but we're looking at still some cool air in san francisco. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? it's looking good but not
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great for some spots like part of the east shore freeway. we'll show you where it ends up at the bay bridge and the toll plaza and metering lights have been on since 6:08. the lanes are full but we still see movement and that's great. 6:53, a good sign for folks heading into san francisco. the map shows you the bottom arrow, that's the toll plaza. the arrow coming down west 80 was really slow heading down to golden gate field for about 20 minutes. now there's nothing on the chp report but that pattern starting to lighten up at the golden gate field area and rippling back. looks like there might have been something going on. mlk between 29th and 34th in oakland is blocked off for a structure fire and we're just tracking that. the rest of the roadways are fine. the rest of the bay we just have that starting up. >> thank you. happening now for you, european union leaders reach a deal on unprecedented $2 trillion budge and coronavirus recovery fund.
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the eu is confronting the biggest recession in its history so it will spend $80 billion on loans and grants to the hardest hit nations. more than 135,000 european union citizens have died so far. coming up next on "today in the bay" a look at our top stories including a make-or-break moment in a plan to reshape san francisco's police department. plus, we will tell you about a new crackdown in the north bay. this one on businesses that ignore rules helping to slow down the spread of the virus. we'll have details on the plan and the steep fines. you're watching "today in the bay."
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6:58. welcome back. here is a look at our top stories. a live look for you in marin county. and if you aren't following those health rules you could now pay a steep price. a new task force is collaborating with law enforcement to identify businesses that violate health and safety codes. the county set up an email tip line so that neighbors can report anyone not following those rules. there are new fines as well. $25 to $10,000 depending on the infraction. happening today san francisco leaders vote on a possible ballot measure to reshape the police department.
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all of the staffing, every two years. sfpd's staffing levels have been static for the better part of three decades. the measure calls for police commissioners to review the numbers regularly and adjust as needed. it already seems to be headed for the ballot with a majority of supervisors supporting it. let's get a look at the forecast for you before you head out the door this morning. we are starting out this morning we've seen the clouds and the fog rolling by. want to make sure you're following me on social media. i'm about to get a cup of coffee and head on facebook live. i'm @meteorologistkari hall. join in on the chat. mike, how is it looking for the commute right now? the bay bridge toll plaza is seeing more cars and backups because of a crash cleared in albany. the slowing in san jose never got worse. it actually is holding steady and getting lighter. this is not far from the studio. marcus, that report is for you.
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>> thanks, mike. that's going to do it for us. >> we'll see you back here tomorrow morning. the "today" show is next. have a good one. . good morning. hot spot. >> the outbreaks are serious. >> cases of the coronavirus climbing from coast to coast. los angeles on the brink of declaring another emergency. classroom battle. teachers in florida sue over plans to reopen in the coming weeks saying it would put them and millions of students at risk. > we alreadady have a t teac shortage and this is going to make it worse. >> just ahead, a live interview
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