and we're also staying on top of breaking news in san dearand with summer here,these energy bills are rising. francisco. a live report from the chinese consulate in the fbi search for together, we can save energy and money... a fugitive scientist. by taking steps to stay cool while using less. keep safe and keep it golden. right now at 4:30, breaking news for you. the fbi says the chinese consulate in san francisco is hiding a scientist. next, a live report on why she is here and why the federal agents are after her. plus -- >> we're seeing that we're on the edge. >> treatment for coronavirus in short supply. more patients are admitted. next, what's standing in the way of getting more? and here we go on this thursday. already looking ahead towards the weekend forecast. kari is tracking that and mike has a look at that commute for

you. much more ahead for you. you are watching "today in the bay." and a good thursday morning. getting closer ask closnd closee weekend. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. all right, mike, we'll have that commute in just a moment. first, let's get a look at that commute with kari. >> our live view over the south bay we'll see our temperatures this morning very much comfortable and where we started the week. we've seen these days every day this week with our temperatures in the upper 50s, more clouds rolling in to start but it will clear out for a nice day. we'll talk more about this coming up. mike, how is it looking for the early morning commute? right now at 5:00, wanted >> pretty good. a couple smaller incidents that will show up on the map. fugitive. the chinese consulate is i'll show you the speed sensors harboring a scientist. all over the bay and zooming next, what we're learning into the south bay, we'll talk overnight about that person and about the other incidents if local ties. they're still around in a couple plus -- >> we cannot allow there to be a minutes.

cliff in unemployment insurance. your northbound ramp reports of >> still on the 20 yard line. a road side fire and big rig is pulled over and i think the where have the republicans been? people have pulled over to help >> the clock is ticking in with the brush fire. washington to extend unemployment benefits set to sounds like everything is expire tomorrow. relatively small but i'll follow next a live report on why the delay. that. wants to get to the breaking news this morning because a start the clock. former college researcher who lied about connections to the one year to go before the chinese military is seeking rescheduled summer olympic games in tokyo. refuge in san francisco. coming up how one bay area this comes as tensions rise between the u.s. and china tied athlete is spending his time to the coronavirus. preparing. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good thursday morning "today in the bay" cierra to you. thanks so much for joining us. johnson is live. i'm laura garcia. how did officials learn about this possible connection? >> i'm marcus washington getting >> yes, good morning, marcus. started with this thursday for so, last fall received a you. mike keeping his eyes on that nonimmigrant visa to work as a commute and meteorologist kari researcher at uc davis but last hall tracking the weather. month some pictures of her something to smile about today. wearing a chinese uniform on the >> still be a very nice day. make some time to get outside internet and that's when the and starting out with a cloudy sky, but we also know that helps investigation began. cool us off and keep the according to the fbi she never

temperatures from rising too quickly during the morning. we'll see the upper 50s this served in the military and not a morning turning into some mid 70s as the skies clear and 86 in member of the communist and here in san francisco where she is livermore and we do stay cool during the coast and we'll talk believed to still be staying. this new comes as the u.s. more about this coming up and, mike, how is it looking for the commute? announced the closure of the >> looking great, kari. chinese consulate in houston and green sensors around the bay and even on the far right at the stealing research and altamont pass. no problems there as you get to intellectual property related to covid research. reports of workers burning the bay bridge. looking away from the bay bridge papers in the building's south and the 101 alemany courtyard began to surface. project closing the southbound firefighters were not permitted side on the property. take a listen to what u.s. secretary of state has to say about that consulate's closure. >> we'll take actions that protect the american people and our security and our national security and also protect our economy and jobs. >> the chinese government has condemned the closure of that consulate in houston intel that

she's staying at the consulate in san francisco and investigating another chinese citizen related to visa fraud. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you. new shortages are being reported for one of the most widely used coronavirus treatments. some san francisco hospitals say that they are running low on supplies of remdesivir. stanford held said they had no problems with supply. certainly not everywhere. but one ucsf infectious disease specialist says some facilities are running out. >> we'll have to decide on an ethical basis if five people or ten people come in at the same time, who are you going to give the last course of drugs for? >> some of the problem has to do with the recent spike of hospitalizations and hospitals are forced to rely on the department of health and human

services for restocking after a deal made with the drugmaker gilead. >> tough decision there. happening today, sonoma county leaders will enforce how to investigate public health rules. law enforcement and civil authorities should play in all of this and really how to make sure people follow those regulations. the press democrat reporting this morning that options may include issuing civil violations rather than misdemeanor citations. one east bay city making history with its new top cop. the first woman to head the richmond police department in its 110-year history and the first woman of color. appointed interim chief and the chief before left. this is a controversy ten months ago. she was hired 22 years ago and worked her way up through the ranks and said her past wasn't an easy one. >> i was a teenage mom. i am local girl. i actually still live here in

the city of richmond and it's important for methese things be see, i want the young people in my community to see that i came from where you are. >> bisa french will be sworn in august 1st. happening today for you, police reform will be the hot topic for san francisco's commonwealth club. so, it's hosting a virtual event featuring city public defenders jason bodene and massachusetts congresswoman presley. together the two will talk about how recent events like george floyd's killing can actually pave the way for national monument reckoning both here and the u.s. and across the globe. to watch that stream, you can register within one hour of that event, which is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. for those just trying to make it in the bay, trouble may be looming. new this morning, a report revealed a whopping 43%, 43,000

households in santa clara county might face eviction in the next few month. those are some new numbers that are just in from working partnership usa and law foundation of silicon valley. this comes as the eviction moratorium is set to expire at the end of the month. impacted our minority household that did not receive un unemployment benefits during the pandemic. the counties board of supervisors made that decision this week. richmond expanded and ban on rent increases this week. new for you this morning, muni will likely get an $89 million upgrade to its arrival time system. according to "the examiner" mayor breed introduced that plan this month. that money will revamp the technology used to plan those trips and show arrival time at

bus stops something that many muni regulars know is not accurate. installing up to 800 new solar powered muni signs across the city. coming up for you, it is 4:37 and testing troubles. still ahead for you right here on "today in the bay." we'll talk about that big dilemma los angeles is facing this morning as it deals with a surge in covid-19 cases. back to school spending hit a snag. the growing number of parents saying their budgets are too tight this year. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 4:40 as we check out our current temperatures expect us to start out at 60 degrees in san jose and 61 in oakland and some upper 50s for much of the north bay. as we go into today, another nice one and we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. we'll take you out to the altamont pass where we have the first signs of the commute and slowing and disabled vehicle there. looks like that should be cleared off of the 205 and then just started the build 580 flowing in towards the greenville area and little more slowing just popped up the last 90 seconds out of livermore for highway 84. good morning. i'm dominic here at cnbc headquarters. here are the top business headlines. wall street is set to open higher as the several earnings reports of microsoft, tesla,

chipotle and others. headlines about potential covid-19 vaccines and reports that republicans are considering an extension of expanded unemployment benefits through the end of the year, but at a lower dollar amount per week. the dow closing above the 27,000 mark for the first time in six weeks while the s&p 500 ran its winning streak to four straight days. in focus for traders and investors today, data on how many americans are filing for unemployment and the number of those that are still collecting ongoing benefits. a new report finds that a majority of parents say covid-19 has affected their spending. the survey from wallet hub shows 71% say they've changed their attitude towards back to school shopping. parents of college students say their number one concern for their kids is the job market followed by the amount of debt they incur. here's one for all the parents out there. amazon is introducing boxes with

a built-in play factor. starting this week, the company will deliver boxes in more environmentally friendly and eco boxes that can be turned into things like a rocket or a robot costume and even a mini golf windmill. all part of amazon's call to recycle and reduce waste. a bar code will direct consumers to how to make those creations. i don't know about you guys, but my kids love playing with the box more than the toys and with that i'll send things over to meteorologist kari hall. >> i just sat my 3-year-old daughter in a box the other day and gave her some markers and let her go to town. i love that idea. let's check out our temperature trend as you get out the door in pleasant hill. a nice day starting out with some clouds but a lot of sunshine throughout the afternoon. we'll talk about what is happening in the tropics coming up next. all right. we are looking at that truck

that got cleared from the altamont pass. we'll show you what is going on on both sides of the bay bridge, coming up.

here we go on this thursday morning taking a live look at the bay bridge. cars go, lights are shining and we are shining, as well, as we're inching closer to the weekend. that shouldn't be the only reason we're shining. but we're all together

virtually. >> but it helps. >> it does. >> hey, you know what, excuse me. the weather has been so nice lately. and, kari, i'm just enjoying it and i'm hoping for a repeat today. >> you will get it. i'm going to grant your wish. we're going to see more of this nice weather. part of that has been because we've seen the low clouds and fog over san francisco. that's been keeping it cooler for much of the bay area along with the strong ocean breeze transporting that cooler air to the inland valleys. so, let's take a look at our highs for today. it's going to be just a touch warmer this afternoon. we've been seeing some upper 70s through the south bay and we're making it up to 82 today. heading over to livermore 86 degrees and expect it to be a touch warmer with napa reaching 83 degrees but still very seasonable weather as we

continue on with near normal temperatures. let's track what is going on in the tropics and i have three systems i'm watching right now. the first one is the first major hurricane of the pacific looking at hurricane douglas right now. this is dpoeg to begoing to be concern and right now it has wind speeds of 120 miles per hour. this will continue on a westward track and may move into some of our major cities there, at least as a category 1 or a tropical storm. that a concern for the weekend and now for the golf, we have a tropical depression number eight that has formed there and this will also make a westward track. southern may become a tropical storm and then as we he in the atlantic, we're tracking another tropical system gonzalo and may

continue to strengthen as it move towards the dominican republic and just south of cuba over the next several days. as we bring it back home, we're in for more quiet weather. temperatures right where they should be reaching into the low 80s. even slightly cooler tomorrow in some spots. but then it does heat up for the weekend as we reach up to 90 degrees for the inland areas and looks very warm as we go into early next week. now, mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> looking good, kari. the earlier incident in the altamont pass cleared around the break and we have a smooth flow of traffic once you get through the altamont and trivalley and east bay which shows the bigger map and the peninsula no problem. a smooth drive except for southbound 101. we're going tth alemany project time the project has been closed since overnight and will remain closed potentially until 5:00 and closed until almost 6:00.

heading south this time past 280. we're looking over towards westbound 24. some slowing there coming towards the merge with highway 13 but the reportedly cleared and all contra costa or through the bay bridge toll plaza, laura. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. moving on to decision 2020 and all new this morning, the biden campaign is releasing a new face-to-face conversation with former president barack obama. >> he ran by deliberately dividing people from the moment he came down that escalator. and i think people are now going, i don't want my kid growing up that way. >> i've seen you with families that have gone through tragedies and the thing i've confidence in, joe, is your heart and your character.

>> this is the first time the two have sat down together since the pandemic began, social distancing followed, of course. the entire conversation streamed today on biden and obama's social media platforms. governor newsom is buying more masks for the state. made another deal with the chinese manufacturer to get more ppe. newsom spent $315 million on this new deal. back in april he made that $1 billion deal to get masks, but that kept hitting a few snags. newsom says the state will start that bidding process to try to get those masks at a cheaper price. he also says that he needs to be more aggressive to make sure those masks are actually going to essential workers. some good news for los angeles. l.a. mayor eric garsetti will not issue a full stay-at-home order but l.a. is spending $2 billion a day on coronavirus testing. garcetti is asking congress to approve federal relief for

cities like l.a., which has not seen any reimbursement for testing and about a shutdown over the weekend he says thanks to infection rates holding steady nonessential businesses will stay open. also deaths at l.a. senior facilities are down. >> and the current rate is now 80% down from where it was at its peak. thank you to everybody who has been a part of that work. >> as for testing funding, garcetti believes $250 million should go to u.s. cities. he recommends congress not go on vacation until a new stimulus is approved. well, it is time to play ball. next on "today in the bay" the big changes expected as the giants take on the giants in the season opener. happening now for you, we're learning more about that massive hack that happened last week. you remember that one? well, twitter now says in addition to 130 accounts like former president barack obama, former vice president joe biden

and bill gates being compromised, hackers also accessed 36 direct messaging inboxes. now direct messaging pretty much like phone calls text messaging and it is considered to be private. the fbi continues to investigate that hack. we'll have much more for you right after the break. 4:53. dear california...

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4:55 for you this morning and many people have been calling for this for months, but new calls this morning for justice from nba players. they're really hoping that kentucky's attorney general takes action in the police shooting of breonna taylor. >> the camera in position to arrest the cops that are responsible for killing breonna taylor and still have not done that. he's in the position to

potentially do that. and we want to continue to uplift people like breonna taylor and haven't received the justice they are due. >> that is portland talking in orlando this week where the exhibition games are going on. the league is showing support by painting those words on the game courts. this is being used during the season, courts being used as the season resumes. regular season games resume one week from today. well, here's two words baseball fans thought they really wouldn't even hear this year. it's opening day. and it's finally or fans. something to celebrate certainly this morning. the long, long, long wait is over and the season, well, it's going to be a short one. two games on the schedule today. but giants fans know all about the late one. tonight in los angeles where the giants take on the rivals.

in the meantime dr. anthony fauci set to throw out the first pitch when the washington nationals take on the new york yankees tonight. well, workingworking on.