it's very serious and it's very real. right now at 4:30, top white house health leader dr. deborah birx raising the red flag this morning in an exclusive interview. meanwhile, santa clara county leaders are questioning her recent comments about the surge in cases. a live report straight ahead for you. reaction to the new cdc guidelines for kids returning to the classroom. why some local leaders are not taking any chances. and tgif, oh, yes, we have your weekend weather breakdown straight ahead for you. it is friday and "today in the bay" starts right now. and a good morning to you on

this friday. thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. how many times have we said friday and we're like 30 seconds into the show? >> friday, friday, maybe six. >> good morning to you. i'm laura garcia. we'll get to that morning commute -- friday morning commute with mike. but first the friday morning forecast with kari. happy friday! we are going to see more sunshine as we go into the afternoon but we're starting out with some drizzle here and some cooler temperatures and this is part of the reason why, a thicker layer of fog along the coast and here in the city that's going to transport some of the cooler air inland. we're coming down a few degrees from yesterday with the south bay reaching 78 degrees. 78 in palo alto. 68 in oakland. for napa look for a high of 81 degrees. we'll talk more about the weekend forecast coming up.kari road work which is good news for those doing the work. they'll be on to their weekend

very soon. when you come across the cone zone, be careful. i'm concerned about fremont, southbound 880. a construction zone around thornton and that is where a crash is reported. i think there may be a caltrans vehicle involved. we have a few scattered along the nimitz. more on that coming up. on the watch list the recent surge in coronavirus cases is putting a spotlight on the city of san jose. but santa clara county health leaders say the attention is misguided. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us now. dr. birx will be talking about this this morning on the "today" show. >> reporter: yes. she's talking on the east coast so we'll have access to some of that sound later on this morning. she could offer some clarification as to why san jose is now at the top of the watch list even though local leaders say they didn't have any idea about that. the city is one of 12 that the white house coronavirus task force is now tracking following

an uptick in cases. lumping the bay area's most p populous city with phoenix and miami. in an audio clip obtained by the journalist nonprofit group center for public integrity dr. birx said local officials should be ready to react aggressively to stop the spread of covid-19. here is what dr. birx had to say this morning earlier on the "today" show. >> texas, california, arizona and florida. those major metros and throughout their counties. i just want to make it clear to the american public what we have right now are essentially three new york major states. and so we're really having to respond as an american people. >> reporter: in a statement from the county of santa clara which is leading the response, they say we are concerned about increases in cases nationally and believe that this highlights the need for a coordinated national approach to address the

pandemic, something the president has failed to put into effect. despite this concern, again, local leaders say they weren't part of the conversation that happened just yesterday, but dr. birx speaking on the east coast so the "today" version on the east coast that's already aired. we will hear more and will bring that to you at 5:30. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> we'll look forward to that. thanks so much, kris. in the meantime cdc leaders will talk later today about new guidelines emphasizing schools reopening during this pandemic. among those recommendations announced yesterday in-person instruction should include social distancing, wearing masks, and keeping the same groups of students and teachers together. also using other areas of the campus for classrooms like gyms or outdoor spaces. the guidelines suggest transmission for children is low, but many administrators in the bay area say it is simply not enough.

>> i'm not willing to take that responsibility. i'm not going to be cavalier about it not only for the protection of our students but protection of our staff. >> state and local districts are making the final decision on in-person learning. new details this morning, sonoma county leaders considering hefty fines and even jail time for covid-19 rule breakers. "the press democrat" reporting supervisors yesterday showed strong support for fines up to $1,000 and six months of jail time. the final vote expected august 6th. the bay area added more than 1,000 new cases yesterday. here's a look county by county. at least 729 people b we learned a sheriff's deputy also died after a battle with covid-19. deputy sheriff oscar rocha

passed away last night. the sheriff's department saying on twitter in part he put up a courageous fight to the end and will never be forgotten. next tuesday marks one year since the deadly rampage of the gilroy garlic festival, but the spirit of the festival will still live on this year in a virtual setting. there was a virtual kickoff on facebook. the next three days it will be all things garlic. online with events celebrating one of the world's most popular. a small memorial will be held. that event will also be live streamed. the family of a little boy in the east bay desperately needs your help. he's fighting cancer, and they need some help covering all those medical costs. tomorrow a local restaurant will hold a fund-raiser to support jameson he eveverson.

he goes by jammers. he was diagnosed with an extremely rare type of brain cancer. his parents say he's undergoing chemotherapy at stanford for the tumors in his brain and on his spine that number over 100. >> if i can do anything i would rather it be happening to me. i feel helpless as a parent. you do what you can. you have to leave it to the doctors. >> we try to stay focusefocused. you hear cancer, especially in a 3-year-old, we're trying to keep the positive in personality and stuff like that. >> let's keep the positive vibes going. the fund-raiser is all day tomorrow at o'sullivan's sports bar on thornton avenue in newark. it will feature a menu with items like jammer smashed

nachos. help them out. >> sounds good, too. 4:37 right now. we want to go back to our pandemic coverage. san francisco's ferry building is now fully reopened again. i know it's confusing. all the malls were closed. now the building operators are saying it is no longer a mall but a transport terminal. all those shops reopened yesterday. less than one month into its new fiscal year b.a.r.t. is behind on a lot of revenue leading to a pretty dire situation. b.a.r.t. is taking a huge hit from lower ridership and is still nowhere near projections for riders even coming back. now the agency expects to receive even less money than it anticipated meaning b.a.r.t. will have to scramble to make up the deficit through loans or even reducing service. >> google is expanding its effort to hem more people make

it in the bay. google will invest in an additional $50 million to the housing trust in silicon valley. last year google pledged $1 billion to create affordable housing. google says the money will help lead to 4,000 homes over the next ten years. the first housing project will start in san jose and newark. well, a final good-bye. what we're learning about plans to honor the life and legacy of congressman john lewis. plus, an unusual pandemic problem continues. can you spare a dime? how about a nickel or a quarter? the plea being made this morning amidst the coin shortage. we'll be right back.

right now at 4:41 we start out with some clouds this morning. we'll see our temperatures in the upper 50s. it is quickly clearing out for a beautiful day. some low 70s by late morning. we'll head over to mountain view coming up in a couple of minutes. and i talked about the nimitz where we have three crashes, well, right near the nimitz. the first one we talked about is at thornton southbound in a construction zone, so out of the available traffic lanes the other one at the top of the screen just before -- or just after you get off the freeway and a third right there at davis, again, the northbound side traffic slowing smoothly.

we'll check out more on the freeway coming up. good friday morning. i'm dominic chu at cnbc global headquarters. here are today's business headlines. wall street is set to open lower. investors are keeping track on rising tensions between the u.s. and china. stocks fell yesterday with microsoft and apple leading the broader market lower as there was disappointing economic news. the number of people filing for unemployment benefits was higher last week and marks the 18th straight week in which jobless claims totalled more than 1 million. in focus for traders today data on new home sales and earnings reports from american express and verizon. iphone fans may have to wait at least another month before they get to see the new version of the smartphone. a tech blog is reporting that apple is delaying its annual fall event until the second half of october.

remember, that normally happens in the early part of september. the company is being forced to push back the event for the 5g compatible iphone 12 because of production delays caused by the virus pandemic. apple is expected to announce four new iphones with the 5g model available later on in november. and can you spare a dime? how about a nickel or a quarter? even just a few pennies? the u.s. mint is asking americans to please use more change. businesses nationwide have posted signs asking for exact change because there is a coin shortage being caused by the virus pandemic. the mint says they are working toward resupplying but social distancing measures have put a damper on spending and people pay more with credit cards or their smart phones than with physical money. the mint says the pace of circulation is so slow right now that sufficient quantities of coins are not readily available where they are needed.

i'm not sure about you folks out there but i use venmo, paypal, apple pay a heck of a lot more these days. meteorologist, kari hall, i'm not sure about you. i have, too, but i think i'm going to go into the restaurant this weekend with a big old jar of change and see if they'll take that. let's head over to mountain view with a look at our temperature trend. we are going to see a very nice day, a lot of sunshine by this afternoon and much more comfortable air. we'll talk about what's happening in the tropics up next. something like this, kari? i have my change jar right here as well. we're looking over here to see if there's any change on the freeways. no. we don't have construction either. we'll check out the general area coming up.

and a good morning to you on this friday. taking a live look out in san jose this morning as we get started. dark and early for you. 4:48 for you. and we have a lot to tell you about this morning. the team is all here getting ready for the weekend, of course. >> just a little bit. i'm going to go into the other room for the weekend. what about you? >> i'll just leave work and go home. but you guys are already home. >> i guess so. there we go. but i think it's going to warm up this weekend, right, kari? yes, it's going to be warm. i'll be in the backyard watching

the kids play in the little pool, so we are going to have the kind of weather we want to try to cool down. as we get a look at our live start this morning in dublin, we're watching the cars rolling down 580, people heading to work early this morning. we are going to have a beautiful day, so maybe take that lunch outside as our temperatures will be a bit cooler for this afternoon. once again there will be a warm-up for the week. as we look at antioch today we're reaching 86 degrees. oakland will reach 68. we can see some low 60s for san francisco. then you head up to clear lake and it's 93 degrees again today. so we're back in the 90s. i'm also tracking the tropics, and this is something that will be making headlines over the weekend. check this out. we have a category 4 hurricane out in the pacific. this is hurricane douglas, and this will continue to move off to the west over to hawaii. a big concern for our friends and family there even though this will continue to weaken, it's going to cause high waves an of rain in south

texas today, just south of corpus christi. we'll see this moving in as the tropical storm the next few days. further out in the atlantic we have tropical storm gonzalo that is expected to strengthen as it moves to the caribbean islands and just to the south, the dominican republic and haiti going into the weekend. we're looking at some mid-80s for today in some of our warmest spots. we'll be in the 90s for the weeke weekend. next week it's looking warm. we're not going to see a major cooldown but in san francisco we're not going to see a change here going into the week. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? overall the speeds are great. out of the altamont very slow. getting into fremont looking southbound on the maps we see that the south bay and the peninsula are great. again, that crash we led off with still there in the construction zone may involve a caltrans truck.

no injuries. that's 84 as it jogs over from the dumbarton bridge and to the city street there. we're looking at the rest of the approach, a crash around davis has cleared. we still have the closure southbound 101 at the alemany project. keep that in mind. and crews clearing from the northbound side. you'll see the cones and the flashing lights. back to you. thank you very much, mike. well, new video to show you this morning of a small but very strong protest that happened in southern california in beverly hills tied to racial injustice. a dozen activists were arrested after blocking busy santa monica boulevard. one person is facing charges for assault on a police officer. developing on capitol hill, ember alexandria ocasio-cortez confronted a colleague who had mixed words for her, insults laced with profanities. that happened in front of a journalist and included a lot of

harsh words not fit for television. the congressman lashed out after she said poverty drives crime. >> i walked back out, and there were reporters in front of the capitol. the representative called me, and i quote [ bleep ]. these are the words that representative levied against a congresswoman. >> i rise to apologize for the conversation i had with my colleague from new york. that does not mean we should be disrespectful. >> you also heard pologize there.ocasio-cortez called that excuse not an apology. our first looks at plans to honor congressman john lewis who died a week ago am services will be held over six days and across

three states. his body will lie in state at the alabama capitol, georgia capitol and the nation's capitol in washington, d.c. on wednesday his funeral service will be held at ebenezer church once led by the reverend martin luther king job job. thomas will be the fourth ceo in its 43-year history. thomas worked as an investment banker at barclays capital and also served as a senior economic policy adviser to senator dianne feinstein. mayor sam liccardo issued this statement. our valley needs someone with ahmad's extensive experience in the private and public sectors, his collaborative spirit and his creative intellect. thomas will start his new role on august 10th.

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nfl training camps are officially under way. much of it still has to happen before you'll actually see any of the players actually playing. rookies were supposed to report three days ago. next week veterans are supposed to arrive. nfl owners and players still haven't reached a deal on some thorny issues including who is taking the hit on projected revenue loss. trending for you at midnight taylor swift dropped a brand-new album called "folklore." ♪ >> she also dropped a brand-new video of the first single on the

album called "cardigan." well, j.lo. revealing more about how she got her iconic nickname. it started while dating rapper sean combs. when she was cutting her first album rapper heavy d would come to the studio and call her jenny-lo. >> i remember hearing about that. next here on "today in the bay" our washington insider breaks down the new federal relief bill and who may be in for another stimulus check. plus, the boys of summer are back. the oakland a's open their season at home. but lawmakers on,

at this hour, say they have a plan to save unemployment benefits. what )s in it for you? there's no answer. i don't have an option. americans on the brink of losing it all. the lawmakers on capitol hill this hour say they have a plan to save unemployment benefits. what's in it for you? a live report is next. the showdown in houston. today is the deadline for china to clear out its consulate. the latest on the developing story coming up. and batter up. the a's and the coliseum getting ready to start baseball season. "today in the bay" continues right now. nice to see the guys on the field. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington.