fear after tsunami. the latest on the aftershocks as s&p 500, but if it were, that well. would force fund managers to buy plus -- >> ripping down the city, tesla stock if their mutual looting it -- funds were involved in the s&p >> first portland and now 500. oakland. next, a live report from capitol so, marcus and laura, that would hill on what the president may increase the demand for tesla say today about sending federal stocks and drive the price up. agents to cities across america. prices are to the point elon and all new this morning the musk gets his second bonus. number of bay area coronavirus infections now considered to be much greater than previously thought. a live report is coming up on it's a good day to be elon musk. the new eye opening numbers. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> he's a character. let's see how he spends it. and a very good wednesday >> thanks, scott. morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. getting started with this hump muni is bringing back day wednesday, mike will take a look at the commute for you. first let's start offolist kari several lines including the 745 look at the forecast union street line and the 48 kari, lrod again this morning. how is it feeling out there for line. the passengers need to wear face coverings and board from the back. us? it feels pretty nice though it's been humid. home depot shoppers need to and as we take a live look outside in the tri-valley we're wear a mask, the latest retailer

checking out dublin. it's a cloudy start to the day to require masks in all stores. but it won't be like this for long. we'll see it clearing out over how about wearing masks when you the next couple of hours and in go through the drive-through? it's a hot topic these days of pleasanton expect by 9:00 times what workers have been posting of sunshine and more clearing the company does not require it throughout the rest of the day. our temperatures stay nice. unless local jurisdictions do. we're reaching into the mid-70s by noon. starbucks does post signs, a high temperature in livermore however, encouraging customers reaching 83. 73 will be the high in oakland to wear their masks. so, look, trending for you with some mid-60s for the this morning, have you ever coastal areas and san jose in heard alexa say to you, i'm sorry, i didn't catch that? the upper 70s. slightly cooler than normal weather in the forecast. >> maybe a few times. mike, how is it looking right some people using smart home now for the commute? well, the bay bridge is often a topic and it's looking devices get that answer more than others. great. we check out our maps, the the website greer hungry asks eastern side, the oakland side 3,000 poem how well voice of the toll plaza, not backed assistants understand them to up. the issue is on the west side find out which regions have the where i've circled in san most trouble. the accents most likely to be francisco. northbound 101 still has that on misunderstood include maine, the grid. the closure from overnight. alaska, northwestern, new finishing up at that barrier where judging by those sensors mexico, and chicago. on the south and northbound california's san fernando valley sides i think they're reopening came in at 36. lanes right now. it's about an hour delay.

san francisco, 34. amid the loneliness of the you may have to use bay shore pandemic, many users are boulevard for the next few admitting that they are actually minutes in san francisco. attracted to alexa's voice. slowing in the south bay, but it's because of a crash on 85. we'll talk about that coming up, my kids get on alexa and they found that they can make it laura. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. speak pikachu language. 6:01. breaking overnight alaska is still experiencing aftershocks that's not obnoxious at all. >> the nor you know. following a 7.8 earthquake centered near the aleutian islands about 500 miles from anchorage. i had no idea. it struck a little after 11:00 >> i know what i'm doing after at night triggering a tsunami the show. >> you don't have to ask alexa warning for parts of alaska for the forecast because we have which prompted evacuations. the best out there, you can see people gathered at meteorologist kari hall, keeping this high school in kodiak us up to date. you don't even have to open your following evacuation orders. mouth. just listen. kari, take it away. those tsunami warnings are now i wanted to give you an canceled. we're still waiting to learn if update on what's happening with the earthquakes that happened there's been any injury. earlier this morning. an hour later a 5.4 quake struck we had the 7.8 that happened off near vancouver island, about 1,000 miles away. it's not clear if they are late. earlier this morning, it triggered a tsunami warning but then has since expired as we did this one out of texas where not see a big wave. the white house is ordering and then we had another one that closure of the chinese consulate

in houston amidst escalating was off a nearby plate during tensions with china. fire crews were called to the building after reports of smoke our 4:30 newscast. it was a 5.4. billowing from inside. so that one has actually been they've been given until friday downgraded since the initial to clear out. china is promising to retaliate. report that we had this morning. but then when that tsunami developing on capitol hill, warning went up, you may be president trump is set to announce a new federal wondering, okay, what exactly is anti-crime initiative aimed at a tsunami? well, we have that major combatting violence amidst earthquake that happened ongoing protests. underwater and they had to seek some taking a destructive turn higher ground because once that and includes the possibility of sending federal officers into earthquake occurs under water it cities like oakland. can force that water to travel "today in the bay's" tracie upwards and can race outward at potts joins us live this morning with more on what is being about 400 miles per hour. called operation legend. so this is a surge due to the displaced land under tracie? water and so this powerful wave >> reporter: laura, good morning. the national lawyers guild says can travel hundreds of miles. they do not want the federal and then as it nears the coast, officers in oakland denouncing that wave starts to rise up and this effort that is supposed to can cause flooding. be targeting violent crime, not and so, thankfully, we did not necessarily protesters or see that happen this morning. demonstrations like we've seen we have that same risk in the bay area along our coastline. in portland where the federal government sent in unnamed it's something we'll be watching federal troops this is supposed for today as we see the

to be a sustained, systemic and potential of more earthquakes further off the coast. coordinated effort of all so i'll keep an eye on that. federal agencies to fight the we're looking at nice quiet sudden surge in violent crime, weather today. inland areas reaching into the the trump administration calls low to mid-80s while some upper it, named for a 4-year-old shot 50s at the coast where it stays and killed in a kansas city apartment in june. cool and foggy. no change in our weather pattern over the next few days. >> we don't need federal agents although we've had a surge of monsoonal moisture that's made it feel more sticky, i think without any insignia taking we'll have to deal with that today and tomorrow and then some people off the streets and drier air moving in. holding them, i think, unlawfully. >> by any objective standard the our temperature starts to heat up. low to mid-80s for our valleys. violence, chaos and anarchy in by the end of the weekend up to portland is unacceptable. about 90 degrees. yet democrats continue to put no real extreme heat here. politics above peace while this mike, how is it looking for president seeks to restore law commuters? good, good, good. and order. the toll plaza is seeing a backup starting to build over >> reporter: the concern here is the last ten minutes. the middle lanes right on that officers who go in, federal pattern and we have no metering agents who go ino lights just yet. in fact, got a little worse for federal crime will also get a few minutes, holding steady. involved with these a smooth drive, good news 101 demonstrations. city mayors in six large cities, alemany project cleared from the new york, chicago, and several san francisco side. the rest of the bay shows a others, are urging the federal smooth, smooth drive. back to you.

government to pull out of portland and stay out of their thanks so much, mike. cities, too. back to you. 6:21. up next on "today in the bay," >> tracie potts in washington, nbc bay area responds. thank you. >> reporter: we have help for some eye-popping new numbers making the most out of a living room or family room that's got for you in the bay area's road to become a classroom. to recovery saw just how and we'll show you how you can help students in need. widespread the coronavirus was i'm chris chmura. even in the early days of the we're supporting our schools next. pandemic. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live for us in san but first we're always on francisco to explain the bay social media. check this out. area's cases in the early few this up close look at the cardboard cutouts for fans at days, about ten times higher than we first thought, cierra. a's arena in oakland. anthony flores took this video. >> reporter: yes, good morning, look close. you can see one of them eating a marcus. the cdc releasing results from a hot dog there on the right. is it good? tell us. study using information from be sure to follow nbc bay area antibody blood tests they did at on facebook, twitter and the beginning of the pandemic instagram. and those results are showing we're always sharing some great that the initial testing didn't videos for you. give us a f just how much more ahead for you this morning on "today in the bay." it is 6:22. bad the virus was. now take a look and we'll break down those results. according to the "san francisco chronicle" the cdc conducteded antibody testing in ten major u.s. regions including the bay area in march, april and may.

those samples revealed the original estimate of 7,000 cases at the end of april, closer to actually 65,000 cases. the report claims covid testing done at the beginning of the pandemic did not do an accurate job of identifying many positive cases but they say -- the researchers say aggressive shelter in place orders here in the bay area may have helped slow the spread of the virus. >> the number of cases are ten times higher than we thought they were. that number being much higher means the death rate is a lot lower. >> reporter: so something else this report shows us, the researchers found that the individuals who may have been asymptomatic in the early months of the pandemic or were feeling ill and did not seek medical care may have really contributed to the spread of the virus. you're not feeling well and you're going out into your community, it's going to continue to spread that way. so some big news coming out of the cdc and how it impacted the numbers here in the bay area.

we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." thanks so much, cierra. meantime, there's a new testing site opening up in the east bay today to tell you about. the city health urgent care site is located in alameda's research park. 500 people can be tested every day. appointments are encouraged but they're not necessary. bay area nurses are mourning the death of one of their own who they say died from covid-19. dozens gathering at observiakla summit center to mourn the death of janine paiste-ponder. the nurses union says she died on july 17th. it's not clear how she got sick but her co-workers say they are putting their own health and safety at risk while treating patients. >> we need to be forceful about what we need to protect us and our patients. >> summit health says when nurses are caring for suspected

or known covid-19 positive patients staff are supplied with new n95 masks along with other appropriate ppe. east palo alto is providing extra protections for renters who are just trying to make it in the bay. the city council voted to extend the temporary moratorium on evictions for another two welcome back. months. it's 6:25. all this week nbc bay area is the ordinance covers tenants who supporting our schools. governor newsom says most couldn't pay rent because of the covid-19 pandemic. california students should start renters are protected from being the school year, expect to at evicted until september 30th. least, to start the school year in these trying times the from home. that's a challenge for a lot of families. sports fans may call this the equivalent of comfort food. >> a look at a few steps you can baseball is back whether fans take. >> reporter: good wednesday are allowed in the stands or morning. teachers and parents agree it's not. and last night at oracle the not easy turning the dining room giants and the a's played for the second of two warm-up games. or living room into a classroom. and some fans still came to the park to try to sneak a peek, you a union city teacher and the mom of a first grader has to do can see right there, through the both. as she prepares lesson plans for covered black gate or even snag the fall, she says she's using what she learned teaching a hit in mccovey cove.

>> baseball is our favorite remotely in the spring. top priorities keeping parents sport. involved, planning routine. being out here and kind of participating in the game in the cove is therapy for us. >> we have a schedule, a if it's not therapy for us, it's calendar. for my younger son he's in first therapy for our wives to get us out of the house. grade. we broke down his day with time >> whatever works for you. and we should tell you that the frames. and he checked off whatever activity he was able to do new giants coach is back out on independently. >> reporter: parents shouldn't the first base starting in the expect students to spend the entire day in a videoconference seventh inning. with their teacher, so fill the her history making role is off line time with reading and creating big buzz coast to homework. coast. the giants won, 4-2. no matter whether kids are going to school in person or online, they need supplies that many doe, a deer, a female deer. families can't afford. we've once again partnered with family giving tree to donate this was captured by a nest more than 3,000 backpacks. you can help. you can virtually build a camera and posted to their backpack and donate it online. facebook page. or just make a contribution by the family going about its logging on to nbcbayarea.com/schools. business, enjoying the scenery. i'll be here with more back-to-school stories all >> that's cute. weeklong. see you tomorrow. they just fall in line. and great weather.

thanks so much, chris. >> oh, dear, kari. tell us about the cloud cover. forget about what you've heard about masks. what researchers say they really hopefully you'll see some deer on the way to work this morning. protect. plus, we haven't said these words in a while. let's head to foster city. we're going to start out with reopening today. our temperatures in the upper oh, yes. 50s this morning. something wonderful for golden and it's going to be a really gate park lovers. the favorite destination reopening today. nice day so make plans to get that's coming up next for you outside, enjoy some fresh air as here on "today in the bay." 6:27. we are also going to get some sunshine. hi. we're glad you came in. some of us up to 85 degrees today in antioch. and in oakland today 73. 78 in san jose. mike, how is it looking right now? better news for the south bay. we had a crash. the map shows that's cloer and so are the speed sensors. north 101 where we often see slowing but that is not there right now. the rest of the bay shows a

great drive and still watching that project for 101 alemany in the northbound side. back to you. >> thanks, mike. put those masks on. coming up, we'll tell you the next big retailer that's going to start requiring those coverings today plus why some starbucks workers say the company needs to do more to protect them. you heard marcus and laura tell you about the rising tensions with china and the closure of a consulate. that should affect the stock market but, you know what, the stock market don't care. and have you heard alexa say, sorry, i didn't understand what's on your mind? that. can you help keep these guys protected online? it's a common problem for many. we'll tell you why next. easy. connect to the xfi gateway. you're watching "today in the bay." this cheeseburger is the best! what about wireless data options for the family? that can keep up with my gaming? let's hook you up with the fastest internet from xfinity. we're putting healthy that can keep up practices in place. come visit a store today. stop in or book an appointment online at a time that works for you.

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new overnight oakland city leaders rejecting millions in cuts to the police department. a live report on who was the decide vote. ro a first for downtown san jose, a street closure allowing restaurants to serve outside. why everyone agrees the closure is a big deal. and the sunshine just right but not necessarily the story on the coast. it's about to get bester baby! "today in the bay" continues right now. ♪ menutaur! make it a double, yeah! and a wonderful wednesday it is and thanks so much for starting nice mane! your morning with us. try my $5.99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo i'm marcus washington. and make it a double for a buck more. >> and i'm laura garcia. order now with no contact delivery. we'll get to that morning commute with mike. het's check the forecast with kari hall. let's head to mountain view as we check out how the weather shapes up. we'll see it clearing out. it's going to be so comfortable

as we go late morning into the afternoon. mostly some 70s. there will be some of us reaching into the low 80s as well as further to the north. napa reaches 79. also some upper 70s for the south bay. more what's ahead in the forecast. mike, what's the issue for drivers heading to work? >> a peek of the bay bridge toll plaza. we're taking a look out of our window in walnut creek at the middle lanes are back to the 6:13. overcrossing. let's check out how our morning the metering lights are not registered on. will shape up. very much like yesterday with clouds to start, clearing out and a gradual warm-up in our the map shows a smooth drive. temperature trend. nice days ahead. i think it's just the we'll talk about it in our forecast coming up. and we are looking at that congestion. no problems there. construction project still working on north 101. a pretty smooth drive. on the grid it says still closed as you approach that alemany project on the northbound side. thanks, mike. a little build for the incline new for you that morning the on the bay bridge. city of oakland pushes back to we'll check out the toll plaza coming up. defund its police department.

and good morning to you and bob redell is live this morning. a very happy wednesday. as you know the stock market had major cuts to the police department. been on a tear for quite some time, but, marcus and laura just showed you that video of the >> reporter: they made a decision to cut by $14.3 chinese burning documents in their houston consulate after we said we would close the million. the council could have made consulate down. that tension with china at another cut but they said no. perhaps an all-time high. a vote was split evenly with you think the stock market would mayor libby schaaf breaking the be bothered by that. we go out to the futures market tie with her no vote. this morning and we see it's not really the case. nothing can bother the stock moved that to community market, not tensions with china, not washington unable to get a responders of oakland known as m.a.c.r.o. stimulus bill through or for ma that was voted down. matter the pandemic. the dow gained 159 points on tuesday. more money out of tech, a trend we've been seeing lately. they helped things like it went back into other companies. education and housing. you see tesla on the board. i'll get to tesla in a minute. after george floyd was killed by the chinese firm that makes the a police officer in minneapolis this past may. video app tiktok is offering to vandals attacked mayor schaaf's

hire thousands of people in home in oakland and spray silicon valley while at the same time there's a danger we will ban tiktok. already the house has said it has passed a bill that would ban painted. messages like take responsibility and wake up, it on government phones. president trump says he is libby. the mayor's office condemned this attack. considering a nationwide ban. many of her neighbors have black concern the chinese company is collecting data about americans. lives matter signs posted on them. now bite dance, the parent many think they're outsiders trying to exploit the black lives matter movement. company of tiktok says it would hire 100,000 employees, which is more details about b.a.r.t. unrealistic considering google leaders pledging to move $2 million from b.a.r.t.'s police has 100,000 employees. twitter says it's closed a budget. number of accounts that spread "the chronicle" reporting it will go to unarmed ambassadors conspiracy theories attributed to a strange and probably made-up person q-anon who spread this is through the hiring of odd ideas. five new police officers and fare inspectors. a big day for south bay restaurants on the road to recovery. if tesla can make it fou te road closure all in the name of

food. restaurants are getting a big break as they try to get back on their feet during this crisis. kris sanchez joins us live this morning to explain how this could be a bit of a game changer for them. kris? >> reporter: we know restaurants have been asking for more space to serve people outside. but the reason this could be different from the other closures we've seen in other bay area communities is because this could become a permanent situation. the area we're talking about in san pedro square in downtown san jose. it will be closed until at least september. and you should be able to find all san pedro square restaurants serving outside there. just a few hours they will move large trees at other end of the street to provide a barricade between traffic and diners eating outside. you might remember a similar scene during super bowl 50 if you enjoyed those festivities.

now the city will use about $200,000 in city and county funding and about $600,000 in federal money from the c.a.r.e.s. act. it is no secret and no surprise restaurant owners have been struggling to survive on takeout alone up until this point. according to the national restaurant association the pandemic could cost the industry nationwide up to $240 billion. but, at the same time, an analysis of 30 million chase bank credit and debit cards shows that higher restaurant spending predicted a rise in covid cases. higher grocery spending predicted a slower spread. so adding more tables outside is something that the downtown restaurant association, the downtown association has been asking for. we'll have to wait and see if diners have the appetite to go out and about as those covid cases are surging here in our nine bay area counties and statewide. laura? >> that's right. they sure are, kris.

in fact, the bay area itself added close to 1,000 additional covid cases just yesterday. santa clara county and contra costa counties added up the most. sadly more than 700 people in the bay area have died. laura, there's mounting evidence that wearing a mask does not just protect the people around you but it also protects you as well. so ucsf doctors found that masks prevent a person from inhaling large amounts of coronavirus if they are exposed. doctors say the data is from several recent and old studies. the team locked at outbreaks at processing facilities, places that require masks. it showed the virus still spread but most of those workers never had symptoms. >> if you are wearing a mask, you get in less of a viral dose, you are unlikely to get the infection. if you do get the infection you are more likely to get asymptomatic infection, having no symptoms or not getting sick. >> the ucsf findings will be

published in a medical journal next week. and happening today for you, the famous japanese tea garden in san francisco's golden gate park is reopening. it's been closed since march and now it has new safety rules. those masks are required and guests will be limited to 100 people. bathrooms and other areas including the bridges will remain closed. also you are advised to purchase those tickets in advance. the beautiful pictures there, kari. the question is what is it going to be like there today? i would imagine cooler today. yes, you do need a jacket but i love the place. it's one of my favorites to take visitors when i had them coming in from out of town. the weather will be cool today so you will need a jacket as we start out with low 60s. there will be some peeks of sunshine as we reach up to 65 degrees. as we look at our microclimates and temperature trends today, cool and foggy near the coast.

for the inland areas that clearing happens by late morning. here we are in the middle of the day at 3:00 and we see a temperature in concord of about 81 degrees. and for the north bay napa at 74. in the south bay we're going to see some upper 70s. we'll talk more about what's ahead in the forecast coming up. mike, what's the update for the commute? well, kari, we saw the build at the bay bridge toll plaza and four minutes ago the metering lights were turned on. as we take a look now we see more cars waiting in line and that will be the case. a slow build, gradual for these lanes. you see it at the bottom of the screen. the map shows you no problems for the maze or the east shore freeway. a couple of incidents for the contra costa county area but they have all cleared from the freeway. freeways are moving smoothly. a little slowing for highway 4 through pittsburg into concord. altamont pass is a little slow as well. 84 no problem in livermore in towards sunol and the rest of the bay shows a nice drive. the south bay holding steady but

the volume builds for 101 and san jose. not enough to cause any slowing. back to you. thanks so much, mike. federal agents patrolling the streets of oakland like portland. up next, what the president is expected to say about it today. meanwhile, the president with a huge change in attitude says coronavirus is going to get worse. no change in attitude on wall street. out to the big board where even historic new tensions with the chinese can't keep the dow from rising at least a little. >> reporter: and the cdc releasing findings on antibody testing. what it means for folks in the bay area. that coming up after the break. you are thirsty and we know that you want a cold drink.

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right now at 6:42 let's get a live view this morning as the sun rises. we're checking out mt. diablo this morning. it's going to be a beautiful day for spending more time outside with some slightly cooler than normal weather. we'll talk more about this in the forecast coming up. metering lights have been on for about ten minutes. if you have the opportunity to choose, san jose, there is a volume build. it's not a steady flow. a smooth flow of traffic with mild slowing between 680 and oakland road.

the top stories for you this morning some eye popping bay area numbers. just how widespread the coronavirus was even in the early days of the pandemic. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live. i know many of these numbers in early weeks of the coronavirus. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. those results came from a study that used antibody blood tests done at the beginning of the pandemic and those results showed that the initial covid testing may not have been as accurate as we initially thought. take a look at your screen. we will break down the results from the study. the cdc conduct ed back in marc, april and may. the original estimate of 7,000 covid cases at the end of april was closer to 65,000 cases.

covid testing done at the beginning of the pandemic did not do an accurate job of identifying many positive cases but aggressive shelter in place orders may have helped slow the spread of the virus. the number of cases are ten times higher than we thought they were. that number being much higher means the death rate is a lot lower. > >> reporter: at the beginning of the pandemic many asymptomatic and did not seek medical care really played into the spread of the virus. big news coming from the cdc impacting the bay area. live in san francisco, cierra johnson live for "today in the bay." thanks so much, cierra. 6:44. developing this morning president trump is set to announce a new federal anti-crime initiative.

some taking a destructive turn as well. the plan includes sending the possibility of federal officers into cities like oakland. the white house says operation legend would focus on violent crime. some cities say they're concerned about the impact this would have on protests. >> we don't need federal agents without any insignia taking people off the street and holding them, i think, unlawfully. >> by any objective standard the violence, chaos and anarchy in portland is unacceptable. yet democrats continue to put politics above peace while this president seeks to restore law and order. >> the mayors of six u.s. cities including oakland's libby schaaf have now come out against the president's plan. president trump once again conducting those coronavirus daily briefings. >> scott mcgrew, this time he's doing it alone. doing it alone. good morning to you. no fauci, no birx, not even the vice president of the united

states, mike pence, ostensibly, remember, is in charge of the nation's fight against the pandemic. instead it was just the president who appeared at tuesday's resumption of the coronavirus briefings. the president did say dr. birx was backstage if needed after reporters asked about her. dr. fauci says he was not invited. there was no actual news, nothing new except for this statement which is not insignificant. >> it will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better, something i don't like saying about things, but that's t it is. it's what we have. you look over the world, it's all over the world. >> for the president to acknowledge things are getting worse is extremely significant. remember, he has dismissed the coronavirus in the past saying it was not as big a deal as people were making and that it would magically disappear, a miracle in his words, he says.

this is a major step forward. he says people should be wearing masks. >> america's youth will act responsibly and we're asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask. get a mask whether you like the mask or not. they have an impact and will have an impact and we need everything we can get. >> the white house has consistently said that the president was consistent about his call for masks throughout the pandemic. that is simply just not the case. we're in the sure how often these new briefings will take place. we do expect one around noon our time today. and we don't know if we'll see the return of experts that we saw in the past. those past briefings would go on for more than an hour sometimes, and sometimes get pretty off topic. now you see the vice president there. it's been 36 days since the vice president wrote an op-ed in "the wall street journal" titled "there isn't a coronavirus

second wave." in those 36 days since he made the claim testing data shows 1,833,796 americans have been infected since then. and in those 36 days since he made that claim 23,764 americans have died. 993 of them yesterday. we're watching what happens in washington. you can follow me on twitter as i write about it. you'll find me ther there @scottmcgrew. thank you, scott. the pandemic has hit the airline industry's bottom line especially hard. passengers are slowly returning to travel but a spike in cases in multiple states really stalling airlines' recovery efforts. experts say even though people are hopping onboard those planes, i don't feel good about it. some are paying more money for those extra seats and extra leg room out of fear. delta ceo revealing what the company is doing to keep everyone onboard safe. >> there are passengers who can and will pay more to have that

empty middle seat or extra leg room for a little bit more physical distancing on the plane. >> hear what else he says the company is doing in an exclusive interview on the "today" show right after "today in the bay" coming up for you at 7:00. all right. everybody has been so excited to see some sports come back into view, but no nhl -- no nfl, i should say, preseason action for folks to enjoy just yet. players and owners agreed to scrap the preseason, cutting it from four games to two, but the players union pushed back concerned about coronavirus spread. slowly getting our sports back but what about "friends"? a lot of fans are looking for some hope during the pandemic. don't you worry. we have you covered. ♪ no one told you life was going to be this way ♪ >> david schwimmer says the upcoming reunion could start

filming as soon as next month. he says the cast plans to wait another week or two to make a final decision. a lot of people anxiously awaiting that. >> i want to see how they've evolved. >> in the meantime you're always among friends here. >> friends with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall. all right. it looks pretty good for us this morning. we are starting out with a cloudy sky across the bay area. mist and drizzle. san francisco has been breezy and at times a few of those droplets hit your face. as we head inland it is still mostly cloudy as we check out walnut creek. this will start to clear out by 9:00 to 10:00 this morning. low 60s to the mid-70s.

temperatures warming up will be slow to happen. that's also what's going to keep our highs slightly cooler than normal for it time of year looking at a high of 78 in san jose and in palo alto. in oakland expect a high of 73. san francisco will stay at about 65 degrees. you've probably been feeling humidity. monsoonal moisture is pulling that into the bay area. storms over parts of the sierra. drier air moving in and we'll start to see also our temperatures heating up. this is the way it goes. we're in the low 80s for the next few days. for many of our warmest spots in the inland valleys, check out the end of the weekend. although we won't see any extreme heat you're going to feel the difference if you're making outdoor plans. we have our gray sky july.

mike, are you seeing any changes for the commute? >> yes, the bay bridge sees more cars. that's not a surprise. it was holding up really nicely for folks at 6:34. metering lights are on and all lanes are filling. only back to the mid parking lot area. there's a tough drive there if you have a small car and can't socially distance. north 101 shows a consistent but slow build from 680 north to alum rock. back to you. thanks, mike. happening now secretary of state mike pompeo is in copenhagen, denmark, on a european

diplomatic trip where he's talking about china and the arctic. we'll have to wait to see what he has to say about that breaking news, the sudden shutdown of the chinese consulate in houston. and coming up next a quick look at the top stories we're following for you on this wednesday morning. including breaking news in alaska rocked by an earthquake. where it sent a lot of people running to higher ground. plus, drivers angry at uber and lyft. the debate over personal protective gear. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪ menutaur

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welcome back. 6:56. here is a look at the top stories we're following for you this morning. breaking overnight alaska still experiencing aftershocks following a 7.8 earthquake centered near the islands about 500 miles from anchorage. it struck a little after 11:00 p.m. and briefly triggered a tsunami warning for parts of alaska which prompted evacuations. you can see right there people gathering at a high school. still no reports of damage or injuries. later at about 4:30 this morning a 5.4 quake struck near vancouver island. 11,000 miles away. it's not yet clear if those quakes are linked. new this morning oakland

leaders have rejected a plan for more cuts to the police department. councilmembers are already voting to cut over $14 million. last night they considered cutting another $11 million, but the vote was evenly split and mayor libby schaaf cast the deciding no vote. happening today in california's likely to surpass new york as the state with the most confirmed coronavirus cases and, if possible, some time this week mayor eric garcetti, well, he may issue a second stay-at-home order shutting down all but essential businesses. l.a. would also become the first large city to roll back reopenings. countywide more than 2,200 patients are now hospitalized near their recent record high. more than half of yesterday's new cases were people under the age of 41 years old. happening today lyft drivers plan to hand out ppe to colleagues outside company headquarters in west oakland. organizers say the company is selling the gear to employees

instead of handing it out for free. last week lyft stated it would not profit from any ppe sales. also happening today mario woods supporters will gather in san francisco to mark his birthday. he died five years ago in a police shooting in the bayview. police say he was armed with a knife and had stabbed someone a short time earlier. no charges were ever filed against officers. you may recall the same shooting later prompted then 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick to start taking a knee before the national anthem. things will look a little different in downtown san jose starting today. here is a live look for you right now. san pedro street between santa clara and st. john's streets will be closed to traffic to make more room for outdoor dining. restaurants will be allowed to set up tables including those in the popular san pedro market. the street will remain shut down until at least september. well, the nice thing about the bay area is the weather cooperates for outdoor dining,

kari. absolutely. it will be really nice today. we'll see it clearing up and our temperatures about where we should see them in the mid-80s. slightly cooler by the end of the week and heating up this weekend. how is the commute rolling, mike? it's rolling well except for at the bay bridge where it's slow. coming just next to the hov lanes. take a look out to the san mateo bridge despite a bigger volume of traffic through hayward. san bridge handling it nicely away from us to the peninsula. i'm eager to see the changes for san pedro square and outdoor dining would go nicely with the whole environment in san jose. yes, businesses really need the help, too. you have to play it safe. everybody keep healthy out there. thanks so much for joining us this morning. the "today" show is up next. a live lock at san pedro square in downtown san jose. if you can, get out and enjoy

some time outside. don't forget those masks and social distancing. see you back here tomorrow morning. good morning crisis mode. >> it will probably unfortunately get worse before good morning. crisis mode. >> it will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better. >> president trump delivers a sobering warning on the coronavirus as cases continue to skyrocket. deaths and hospitalizations on the rise. >> it is a catastrophe. it's a disaster. >> this morning why the cdc says the true scope of the outbreak could actually be ten times higher than what's being reported. breaking news. burning questions. a strange fire erupts at the chinese consulate in houston, texas, as tensions rise between the u.s. and china. this after the state department