upping the ante up next, thomas will start his new role on august 10th. sonoma county leaders are considering some hefty foins for right now at 6:00, americans those breaking covid-19 rules. on the brink of losing it all. that's not all. we have the new details coming up next. >> it means i'm homeless. plus, live pictures from there's no answer. i don't have an option. >> lawmakers this hour say they santa cruz county. have a plan to save unemployment it is a make-or-break week. benefits. the looming closures. what's in it for you? a live report next. 6:27. you're watching "today in the bay." serious and it's plus, all new this morning millions of dollars in san francisco's presidio poised to lose this year and what it means for the people who live there. and batter up. the a's and the coliseum getting ready to start baseball season. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good friday morning to you. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. the sun is coming up over the bay area gradually. we'll get to that morning commute. let's check in with kari right now. she has a look at our forecast.

yes, you do need those sunglasses. most of us for the inland areas are starting out clear. let's check out martinez and our temperature trend looks beautiful. we are going to have a really nice day with some low 60s to start. clearing out with our sunshine continuing into the afternoon. some upper 70s for 2:00. now you will notice a little bit cooler today compared to yesterday. it's going to heat up again this weekend. we'll talk more about what's ahead in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for this friday morning drive? >> we'll zoom in to san jose where we've been watching just a little bit of slowing for north 101 at 680. our live camera shows you the headlights and starting to thin out quickly here. short-lived as we look at the map. a short section from where the camera is up past the arrow. we've gotten some yellow and back to green. should be back at speed. the same thing for the bay bridge toll plaza, no backups. back to you. a live look at c ticking.

added unemployment benefits are running out as the eviction protections as well. republicans now say that they have a plan. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live for us with the details and what things look like. tracie? >> reporter: marcus, good morning. what things look like we know when this is going to happen. the republican plan will be unveiled some time next week. of course the dead line for that unemployment is running out next week, too. we know how they're going to break it up into parts. and we're getting a good idea now of the details, what republicans are pitching to try to big america over 4 million coronavirus cases, 1,000 deaths a day, and unemployment running out. >> it means i'm homeless. there's no answer. i don't have an option. >> reporter: as lines grow at test sites and unemployment centers, republicans say their

trillion dollar fix rolls out next week. >> our proposal will focus on three things -- kids, jobs, and health care. >> it will put the people of america and those suffering the most as our number one priority. >> reporter: the plan will include direct payments to americans, a second round of business loans, help for hospitals and health care workers, a limit on medicare premiums, liability protection, and temporary unemployment. >> if you were making $300, you're not going to get $600 this time. >> we want to shore up the middle class and main street. >> we want to deal with the eviction moratorium is expiring in a few days. >> reporter: the cdc holds a briefing on reopening schools. >> families should be empowered to make the decision that is right for their own circumstance. >> reporter: check lists and questions to figure that out.

now republicans want to roll out new this morning an abc poll showing 55% of americans, just over half, do not feel comfortable sending their kids back to class. marcus? >> tracie potts in washington for us, thank you. chinese workers living in a compound near the consulate in houston will be evicted today. when video surfaced showing workers burning papers in the building's court yard. in response china is ordering the u.s. shut down the consulate in chengdu. thefy foy says a former college researcher who lied about her connections to the military is seeking refuge at the chinese consulate in san francisco. now back to our pandemic

coverage across california. now 433,000 confirmed cases and more than 8,000 deaths. with signs of financial trouble everywhere, the presidio in san francisco could lose up to $30 million this year. they have laid off staff and cut programs like a downtown shuttle. more than 1,000 people live in presidio military housing and many are facing hardships. the park is deferring some rental payments. a mediator to help renters make it in the bay. san jose has a new program to resolve rental disputes when it comes to evictions and that eviction moratorium ending next month. so the housing department says that it received hundreds of calls already to being a neutral party between tenant and landlord disagreements. the moratorium ends, tenants have until next august to pay all of their rent back that they missed in full.

the a's begin with a home opener. bob redell to talk about it. when it comes to baseball, bob, the battle of northern california and southern california just like we saw the giants and dodgers last night. >> reporter: yes, you have the giants versus the los angeles dodgers. their series started last night. the oakland a's versus the angels. that would be the home opener for the oakland a's. unfortunately for fans they will not be allowed inside the coliseum. the stands will be empty because of the pandemic. the only exception, cardboard cutouts of fans who sent in a photo. first pitch at 7:10. you can watch on nbc sports california. this was the scene last night at dodgers stadium where players and coaches knelt along the baseline together in a show of

support for the black lives matters movement. the dodgers did cream the giants, 8-1. across the street from oracle park, giants fans watched the game at momo's where there was not an empty table on the patio. they set up tvs outside so fans could enjoy the game. earlier this week the owner told us that reservations filled up fast. the nationals home opener in washington, d.c., had dr. anthony fauci throwing out the first pitch. i think the word throw is generous. the infectious disease specialist has now gone viral with this video of his attempted throw from the mound. as we said earlier he's a huge baseball fan but the mechanics and sport of baseball is not his specialty. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> yeah, a little more than

outside there. thanks a lot, bob. meantime let's see the baseball forecast for today. meteorologist kari hall. batter up! we're just so excited to see sports coming back. as we check out our forecast for the a's, it starts at 7:10 this evening. they're going to have some great weather. how about grilling out in the backyard. we'll see temperatures in the mid-70s. a comfortable day with a light wind and cooling off as you enjoy dinner outside. get ready for that game. we'll see the temperatures dropping back into the upper 60s. we'll see some mid-80s for antioch today. 81 in napa. san francisco in the low 60s. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up. how is it looking for drivers, mike? look at the map, nothing but green showing up as far as the big view goes. we'll see slowing. a crash 237 that just showed up.

should be over on the shoulder. i'll double-check once chp arrives. a live look shows you how light the traffic flow is at the toll plaza itself. minor slowing as folks narrow to the incline. clouds just above the deck. back to you. >> thank you, mike. suddenly taking flight. alaska airlines is adding new service at one bay area airport despite the huge decline in travel. we'll tell you where. plus -- continuing rising tensions with china drives the stock market lower. more movies have been put off until next summer. ♪ you'll always be my baby >> and trending for you this morning, flashback friday.

mariah carey is taking us back to the '90s. we'll take you to that in just a bit.

you spoke. we listened. tiny tacos are back for good! grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. get 'em now with no contact delivery. right now at 6:12 let's head to san jose as we see a clear sun rise. it will be a nice one. if you plan on going to the

farmers market you may be comfortable with long sleeves. we'll get a look at our microclimates and talk about what's happening in the tropics coming up. the rest of the bay is looking really good. a little volume increase. we do see a steady flow in the hov lanes. good morning. very happy friday. some of the biggest names in tech were due to fly out to washington, d.c., over the weekend to prepare for a huge testimony on monday. the ceos of amazon, facebook, google, apple are scheduled to speak before a house committee together. never been done before. now cnbc is reporting that spectacle may be delayed because the house plans to honor the late john lewis on monday. his body will be lying in state with a ceremony scheduled within

a few hours of that high-tech showdown. the leaders are supposed to talk to the house judiciary committee and the antitrust subcommittee. it will be one of the most significant moments in washington for high tech ever. now high tech ceos have testified before often to unprepared lawmakers. mark zuckerberg had to explain how facebook made money to chuck grassley and testimony of tim cook to the senate in 2013 was memorable for how senators fawned over a ceo who was supposed to be there to face tough allegations how and why the company didn't pay all of its taxes. stocks expected to move lower. talking about the chinese demand, tit for tat for what we did to them in houston. president trump says he does not care about the china trade deal as much as he used to. checkers laying off --

double-checking that you don't have background issues if you sign up to be a ride share driver. fewer people are signing up to do that. there's less work for the bay area checkers. more blockbusters delayed including "mulan" and the next version of "top gun." "maverick" will be delayed until next summer partially because of the pandemic and tom cruise has other commitments. i saw "top gun" in the drive-in movie theater. it was so inspiring. the only reason i didn't join the navy was because i was too young to join the navy. that's how long ago top gun came out. >> wow. and then you changed your mind and decided to be a business and tech reporter. >> that, too. >> our own maverick when it comes to business and tech.

>> thanks, scott. 6:15 for you this morning. and news for you, despite all the sharp decline in travel, alaska airlines adding new daily flights. seattle-based carrier announcing new routes to spokane, oregon and mizzoula, montana. alaska will start adding those new routes this september. are you working out? 59% of americans say they doan plan on renewing their gym membership. top reason? 56% of those surveyed say the pandemic helped them find more affordable ways to get exercise. mike tyson is not canceling his gym membership anytime soon. he doesn't need to because he is actually training. the former heavyweight champ says he is locked and loaded for a comeback. the 54-year-old tyson is set to

take on roy jones jr. in an eight-round exhibition on september 12th in carson, california. tyson says, he told espn he's doing this because, well, he can. when you move like that i guess you can. it is friday. a flashback moment. >> mariah carey giving us a look at a warm-up from 30 years ago. at first i thought that was someone whistling. this is carey with her backup singers, celebrating three decades of hit making this year on social media. she plans to post some new videos every friday.the are som. >> you told our secret that's how we warm up when we were all

together before. >> that's right. this early in the morning i'm a little octave lower. >> mike and i will take the high note for you. >> we've got it, marcus. look at the sunrise behind you, kari. we know we've had some issues with some wildfires nearby and smoke so that's what's causing this colorful sunrise this morning. we're going to get some fresh changes and wind from the west moving west to east will give us a cooldown. we're reaching into the mid-80s today in concord. napa up to 81 degrees. oakland stays in the 60s and some lower 60s in san francisco. in the south bay expect highs in the upper 70s.

we're going to see headlines p hurricane, category 4. this is douglas. it's a big concern because it will be helding to the hawaiian islands. it will encounter cooler water and may move into parts of hawaii as possibly a category 1 hurricane and weakening to a tropical storm. and then as we look at the gulf of mexico we have a strengthening tropical storm hannah that will continue to move in south of corpus christi for tomorrow as well as saturday and then continue to weaken but bringing a lot of caribbean we have storm gonzalo moving over to the west over the next couple of days. and so this is a concern for those southern caribbean islands. and then moving possibly into the gulf as we go into next week. we'll be watching that as well.

as we look at our forecast here it's going to be nice and mild today for the inland areas. it will heat up for the weekend into the low 90s. not much of a cooldown. san francisco stays mild. any issues, mike, for drivers heading out? >> kari, we're looking at a couple crashes in the south bay. they're both off the main road, they're on the shoulder, a distraction. a little slowing but as you come off the split there with the lanes off 880. over here, 87 as well, a crash off the freeway on the shoulder as well. no problems. the arrow shows where we typically show slowing in san jose but not right now. an easy drive for 84 through sunol out of livermore, over to the bay bridge. a tiny bit of slowing and no problem at the bay bridge just slowing. back to you.

thank you, mike. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- >> reporter: students around the bay area need your help with basic school supplies. i'm chris chmura. we'll show you how to support our schools and get a free meal, too. next. first, check out these photos kris sanchez posted on social media of her daughters. the bottom is her youngest one's birthday party. it was all about the olympics. kris always has fun at her house. party at kris' house. we'll be right back.

welcome back. 6:24 this morning. new details president trump's former lawyer michael cohen is expected to be re-released from prison today. the judge ordered cohen's re-release saying the government leaders retaliated against him by sending him back to prison. they did so after learning that he was planning to release a book critical of president trump. developing new overnight, video shows federal law enforcement and protesters squaring off during this new round of demonstrations in portland. we're now learning the justice department's independent watchdog agency will investigate use of force by federal law enforcement

a rally supporting those protesters in portland is scheduled for later today in lafayette. more americans seem to be onboard wearing those masks, but it's not clear everyone is there. three in four americans now favor wearing masks to stop the spread of covid-19. that includes 89% of democrats and 58% of republicans. and this week nbc bay area, well, we are supporting our schools. consumer investigator chris chmura is here to show us how. >> reporter: good morning. our annual supporting our schools drive is in the final stretch. we still need your help, though, to make a big difference. we're gathering backpacks to support schools like this one. dorsa elementary in san jose. more than half of its 360 students come from low-income families.

the principal garcia says every donation can help students like hers get off to a great start. >> all of our families do the very best but it is such a gift when we can partner with organizations, with volunteers, with anyone that's willing to lend a little bit. >> reporter: later today from 11:00 a.m. we'll be taking donations in person from mountain view. in-person donors can get a free slice of pizza. if you can't make it there head to nbcbayarea.com/schools. you can build a virtual backpack stuffed with supplies for different grades and donate it to make it a reality. i hope to see you later perhaps in mountain view. >> that's a possibility. thanks so much, chris. now to something good in the south bay where despite travel restrictions you can still travel back in time. tomorrow the japanese-american museum of san jose holds the next installment of its virtual

event series called hidden histories. authors and historians will explore free live stream.

very real. >> right now at 6:30, top white house health leader dr. deborah birx raising the red flag this morning in an exclusive interview. santa clara county leaders are questioning her reseven comments about the surge in cases. a live report straight ahead for you. plus, a little boy's fight against cancer during this pandemic. coming up how you can help in the east bay.

and it is finally here. we say it all the time, tgif, oh, yes, it is friday. we have that weekend weather breakdown for you straight ahead. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good morning to you on this friday. thanks so much for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. and i'm laura garcia. if i could have a dollar for every time you said friday thisd have a lot of money. >> there you go. we need it in times like this. let's check in with kari. we'll get paid in some sunshine? yes, but we're seeing the fog right now in san francisco. you can see the sun in walnut creek but then our coastal areas will be socked in with this over the next few hours. and also some drizzle coming down, too. that's also helping to keep us cool as we see the ocean air transported to the inland areas. we're staying in the 70s in the south bay. some low 80s for the tri-valley

and mid-80s for eastern contra costa county with upper 70s in santa rosa today. we'll talk about the weekend coming up. mike, any issues for drivers right now? the bay bridge toll plaza, i was watching the car start to slow down to the toll plaza. let's take a live look. getting a little more crowded for the middle lanes but no metering lights. it only lasted five minutes. clear. the map shows you no problems. we're following the crash on 237 into san jose. it's over on the shoulder. i'll explain more coming up, marcus. >> looking forward to it. we want to begin our team coverage and the battle to slow the spread of the coronavirus. let's start with kris sanchez with an all new exclusive interview with top white house health leader dr. deborah birx. kris, this comes after her recent comments about san jose being one of those 12 cities under very close watch. >> reporter: right. so if you live in the city of san jose you might be thinking i thought things were starting to turn around.

dr. birx says cities seeing small surges need to respond big in order to prevent a more widespread search. dr. birx explaining much of the spread among young people is asymptomatic and thus testing and hospitalization data may not show how much the virus is actually spreading. san jose is now one of 12 cities the white house coronavirus task force is tracking. dr. birx said this morning that subtle changes require big action from local leaders. >> until you can see that explosion it's hard for people to understand how deeply you have to clamp down. and that's why we called out the next set of cities where we see early warning signs because if you make changes now you won't become a phoenix. >> reporter: despite this concern santa clara county leaders and city leaders of san jose say that they were not consulted nor notified nor involved in the conversation.

the county says in part we are concerned about the increase 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. dr. birx also talked about a national coordinated approach as well now that the nation is dealing with what she calls three new yorks, meaning california, texas and florida are all seeing surges right now. she reminds us to wear our mask and keep our social distance and to even wear a mask at home if we live with poem who might have co-morbidity factors as well. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> interesting to note there. thanks so much, kris. the latest look at bay area counties on the state's watch list. these are the counties in red currently on the list. the county in green, santa cruz county has been on the list for less than three days. san mateo county in yellow there is not on the state's watch list.

"today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us live in mill vertebr millbrae and why this is critical for people in the county. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning. here in san mateo county they are not on the list yet but the county health officials are saying they're seeing an uptick in the number of cases. they're saying those cases are contributing to a lot of the frontline workers that don't have the opportunity to work from home and are hoping to slow the spread. here is a live look at santa cruz as health leaders are seeing a significant surge over the last two weeks. the county is now on the state's watch list and per state orders if a county remains on the list for more than three days and cases continue to rise officials will force the county to roll back the reopening. the gyms, salons, barber shops and places of worship will be forced to close. we've seen beaches in santa cruz

packed with visitors. the hope now residents heed the state's warning and work to reduce the number of covid cases. >> over two-thirpds of our case have is been in the last two weeks. this is a dramatic change. >> reporter: we will be following the updates coming out of santa cruz from over the weekend. it is important to note here in san mateo county this is the only county in the bay area where all of their businesses are open. they hope things stay that way and their numbers do not increase. we're live in millbrae, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." new details for you this morning, sonoma county leaders are considering hefty fines, 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 in jail. the final vote is expected august 6th.

the family of a little boy in the east bay desperately needs your help. they have some really mounting medical expenses. tomorrow a local restaurant will hold a big fund-raiser to support jameson everson. the 3-year-old boy who goes by jammer was just diagnosed with an extremely rare type of brain cancer. his parents say he's now undergoing chemotherapy at stanford for the more than 100 rumors on his brain and spine. >> if i can do anything, i'd rather it be happening to me. i feel helpless as a parent. you do what you can but you have to leave it to all good doctors over there. >> we try to stay focused. it's hard as you brain wanders when you hear cancer, especially for a 3-year-old.

we're trying to keep positive. he's doing so we're glad he's doing well. we need to help this family. the fund-raiser all day tomorrow is at o'sullivan's sports bar on thornton avenue in newark. it will feature a menu with items like jammer's strong boy burger and jammer's smashed nachos. a little something fun for everybody to help raise money for the family in need. >> i love seeing that. >> i'll do that for him. >> perfect. and probably perfect for eating outside, too. yeah, we're going to have some great weather. still a wide range in temperatures depending on where you are. you'll notice it will be cooler today. we're starting out with sunshine this morning. we've seep clouds each and every morning this week. as we look at our temperature

trend though we are not seeing the cloud cover we are going to see the temperatures held down by a strong ocean breeze that will continue looking at upper . 81 in napa and in san francisco we're staying in the low 60s as that fog lingers there today. we'll get a look ahead to the weekend forecast coming up. mike, how is it loo mering ligh the bay bridge just yet. we will look at the maps overall. a smooth flow of traffic, minor bits of slowing here and there. i want to focus in the south bay. i told you about this crash in san jose, the top of your screen, west 237. two cars involved in a minor one slipped down to the roadside. that will be a distraction as they try to pull it back on the roadway. 101 where we typically see slowing. you see these cars. i will show that you bay bridge toll plaza coming up in my next report.

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right now at 6:42 as we make weekend plans let's head outside in walnut creek, starting out with some sunshine but a breezy wind and our temperatures today will be kept down as it will feel a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. a look ahead to a warmer weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. and we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza with no backup and no problems. a little slowing once you get to the toll gates. we'll talk about what else we see for the bigger commute, your usual suspects coming up. developing on capitol hill, new york house member alexandria ocasio-cortez confronts a republican colleague about his pro-fan lafanity laced insults t of journalists including harsh words not fit for television. congressman ted yoho lashed out at her after she said poverty drives crime. here's the congresswoman last night.

>> i walk back out, and there were reporters in the front of the capitol. and in front of reporters representative yoho called me, and i quote, [ bleep ]. these a t that representative yoho levied against a congresswoman. >> i rise to apologize for the abrupt manner of the conversation i had with my colleague from new york. it is true that we disagree but that does not mean we should be disrespectful. >> you also heard yoho's apology there, they called that an excuse and not an apology. john lewis died one week ago. services will be held over six days across three states. on wednesday his funeral service will be held at atlanta's historic ebenezer baptist church once led by the reverend martin luther king jr. also, a virginia high school

named after general robert e. lee will now be renamed to honor john lewis. the fairfax county school board approved that change yesterday. lewis was a lifelong leader in the civil rights movement who served in congress for more than 30 years. 6:44 for you this morning. the second time president trump changing plans for the republican national convention. >> that's right. scott mcgrew joins us now. spiking coronavirus cases is to blame. yes, good morning. coronavirus playing havoc with everything that's going on with washington and elsewhere. you remember originally the convention was supposed to be conducted in north carolina. the governor there said that would not be possible. president trump moved the speech to florida. now we understand florida is not going to be possible either. here's the president. >> the people elected me to help and to protect. so i told my team it's time to

cancel the jacksonville, florida, component of the gop convention. >> it's not clear at this point if the president will make his acceptance speech but it may be online as scheduled for august 27th. and the senate is still working on a coronavirus bill, but it's fallen behind. we do know it will not include a payroll tax cut, som the president hadnted. businesses want the immunity clause to protect them against the lawsuit if they get infected at their establishment. it seems like they will get one. as for the next extra payment in unemployment benefits the secretary of treasury says for most people $600 is way too much. >> this is intended to be wage replacement. so we're focused on the percentage which is about 70%. nobody is going to get more than $600. again, if you were making $300,

you're not going to get $600 this time. and that's fair. people understand that. >> marcus, i appreciate you helping out. having trouble with our work from home signal this morning. we will be watching that. but, again, the republicans way behind in their schedule as far as getting that stimulus bill passed. the democrats passed one quite some time ago. it's much bigger than what is coming out of the senate. you can follow me on twitter. that's @scottmcgrew. >> 6:47. washington will go by this, washington football team. that's it. the team bowing, a lot of

criticism there. a lot of criticism from sponsors. well, from football to baseball, the a's begin their shortened season tonight with their home opener. between northern california and southern california. >> reporter: yes, san francisco and oakland. the series last night, san francisco giants taking on the los angeles dodgers. tonight the oakland a's will start their series against the angels which will be, by the way, the home opener for the a's. unfortunately for fans we will not be allowed inside the oakland coliseum tonight just like monday's spring training game. the stands will be empty because of the pandemic. there will be cardboard cutouts of fans who send in a photo to be placed in respective seats.

first patch at 7:10. this was the scene where players and coaches knelt along the baseline together in a show of support for the black lives matters movement. giants fans watched the game at momo's where there wasn't an empty table. they set up tvs outside so fans could enjoy the game. the owner said reservations filled up fast. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> love the baseball facts. thank you very much, bob. we're certainly a team on and off the air and today we are celebrating marcus washington's third year at nbc bay area with a little step back in time. look at marcus there.

a lot of us realized just how tall he was. we had to bring out the boxes. cue the cake. >> look at this. >> all right. we brought you a cake. social distance of course. >> it has a little mask on it. >> you know me so well. thank you all. >> we probably normally would be having a big pot luck or something together as we used to all the time with our "today in the bay" team, both in front of the camera and behind. our production crew wanted to celebrate you today. >> thank you for the three years, too. thank you all so much for that. the past three years have been

amazing. i can't wait for the next 25 more. you are going somewhere right now because it's kari's turn to give us a look at the forecast. >> happy anniversary, marcus. some great weather for you today in san jose, all clear and sunshine for the start of the friday morning. we are excited about the return of baseball. we'll be watching the a's today though we can't go to the coliseum we will have some beautiful weather for the evening. more clouds move in. as we see how the day shapes up for us we're still seeing the fog near the coast. the ocean air transported inland and so lunch time temperatures for the east bay will stay in the 70s. only reach the low 80s in many of these spots. concord at 3:00, we're at 80 degrees. and then as that ocean breeze continues the fog rolls back in. we'll all cool off.

you may even need a jacket if you're going out for an evening walk right around sunset. it's my favorite time to go out there. as we also look at our hour-by-hour forecast we've had friends and family over the sierra dealing with some storms firing up each day so that will continue for the weekend if you're heading in that direction. just a heads-up there will be a chance of not only lightning but at times heavy rain has been quickly passing by for those afternoon hours. then mostly clear for the rest of the day. as we look at our inland forecast for the bay area we're in the mid-80s today and then low 90s. a warmer week continuing to crank up just a little bit more for sunday. not much of a cooldown next week. still no changes here in san francisco. that fog will continue. as we head over to you, mike, any issues for drivers? no, you will have to deal with it's smooth driving. we appreciate that and you. looking out to the roadways, a smooth drive.

a minor crash. 237 at the bottom of your screen. westbound out of san jose and heading to sunnyvale. we've been tracking that one. there may be a new issue on 880 as you travel past the san mateo bridge. no slowing for the altamont. i'll let you know if there's an issue. a stall reported so i will also follow that one. the bay bridge toll plaza, how very light the traffic is right now. no metering lights, just a little bit of slowing up the incline. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you, movie theaters in beijing start to gradually reopen today. they've been closed for the past six months. hollywood is actually cheering us on as well. many of them believe china may become the world's largest box office audience surpassing the u.s. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories including what gilroy is doing celebrating all things garlic as they try to move on from the shooting that happened there last year.

and also taking a live look at santa cruz this morning where it's a really critical weekend. why businesses there may be days from new closures and the bay area county nervously watching its own infection rates. a lot more ahead as you watch "today in the bay."

welcome back. a quick look at the top stories we're following for you on this friday morning. a live look in santa cruz. this is where the county has been added to the state's wats r the last two weeks. if cases continue to rise for more than three days openings will be rolled back. that means gyms, salons, places of worship all have to close as soon as monday. as for now san mateo county is the only county not on the watch list. health leaders there fear that it could change soon. across california 433,000 confirmed cases and over 8,000 deaths due to covid-19. a senior alameda county sheriff's deputy lost his battle. deputy sheriff oscar rocha passed away last night. they said on twitter he put up a courageous fight to the end and will never be forgotten.

san francisco's ferry building is reopened again. now the building operators are reportedly saying it is no longer considered a mall but a transport terminal so they can reopen. they reopened yesterday. san jose has a new program to resolve eviction disputes. the housing department has received thousands of calls. that moratorium ends, they have until next august to pay back in full all missed rent. next tuesday mosharks one y of the deadly killing rampage at the gilroy garlic festival. the spirit will still live on in a virtual setting. happening today organizers hold a virtual kickoff on facebook. for the next three days all things garlic online with events celebrating one of the world's

most popular seasonings. a small memorial will be held. that event will also be live streamed. taking a look outside, a last look outside for us. meteorologist kari hall tracking those temperatures and looking nice for us, kari. >> temperatures reaching into the mid-80s. for san francisco expect some 60s from today into the weekend. a little bit warmer with more sunshine by sunday. how is the commute rolling, mike? kari, a live look out there shows you north 101 jamming up right here on our camera at the 680/280 overcrossing. just north we do have a crash which is, unfortunately, in the middle of the roadway. it should clear soon. southbound 880, this crash is blocking the slow lane. a distraction south of the san mateo bridge. you're okay heading through hayward. the bay bridge is not the problem.

it's the golden gate bridge where we have the stall reported. better news from the north bay. all right. always good news around here with marcus washington on the team. we're celebrating today because it's three years on "today in the bay." >> three years. >> three years of getting up in the middle of the night. >> yeah, i know. couldn't do it with a better team. love you guys. you make it worth it. >> we love you, too. enjoy your cake. enjoy this shot from santa cruz. start yours off having a great time. thank you for starting your morning with us. good morning milestone. the u.s. surge good morning milestone. the u.s. surges past 4 million coronavirus cases with no sign of slowing deaths reaching their highest level in weeks the administration pleading with americans to put on a mask >> these are our instruments of freedom. because they will give us the sr

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