tv Today in the Bay NBC July 27, 2020 5:00am-6:00am PDT
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a ver tyou. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. kari, how is it feeling out there? it's going to feel nice and we'll have a slightly warmer day for some of our inland areas. you want to enjoy the early hours as we check out pleasant hill. our morning start will be at about 60 degrees, a few clouds, skies quickly clearing and some upper 70s by early in the afternoon. mike, how is it looking for the commute right now? overall it's looking good. overall green around the bay. a crash here in the dublin area off 580. so that's the local drive, not the freeway. another issue in antioch just off the antioch bridge, westbound highway 4 off 160. there is a crash there with no slowing. laura, we're staying in the area
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because you have breaking news. it is breaking right now, mike. a woman shot dead overnight, a man hurt outside of a 7-eleven in antioch. it's the city's third homicide in the past three weeks. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the scene with the very latest for us. bob, what do you know? >> reporter: good morning, laura. in front of the 7-eleven here on buchanan in antioch. police tell us that a little bit after 12:30 this morning someone walked up to the man and woman, fired several shots at them. the man in the driver's seat was hit a number of times, has been taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the woman was shot and killed while she sat in the passenger seat. she's deceased and remains there until the coroner arrives. she is the sixth to be murdered.
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there is a large police presence out here. you have officers, homicide detectives out here. a number of evidence markers. i'm not sure if they indicate bullet casings or other bits of evidence. police do not know why the couple was targeted, as far as the motive, and they have not released a suspect description. it's also not clear what, if anything, the surveillance cameras inside the eleven might have captured. breaking for you that morning the world's biggest covid vaccine study is beginning, a u.s. trial that will include 30,000 people to see if the shots really work. californians will help. researchers from uc san diego will take part in this. this is developed by moderna. ucsd is one of three sites in
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the region. now to capitol hill. washington begins its final farewell today for civil rights icon, congressman john lewis. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live with us this morning to tell us more on what we can expect. trac tracie? >> reporter: hi, marcus. good morning, everyone. this six days of memorials honoring congressman lewis started over the weekend in alabama where he was born, where he was a freedom rider, where he was a student leader in the civil rights movement. and there was one very special moment this week where john lewis' life of advocacy and engagement were his john lewis, congressman, civil rights icon, crossing over the edmond pettus bridge one last time.
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>> we're marching today to dramatize to the nation, dramatize to the world. >> reporter: 55 years after he first crossed this bridge on what became known as bloody sunday. >> they beat him with billy clubs, fracturing his skull. but john was termed to fight for equality and justice. >> reporter: today his body arrives in washington to lie in state at the u.s. capitol where lewis served for 33 years as georgia's congressman. >> john's life is about that, one country, one destiny, more perfect union. >> reporter: his family joins colleagues for a ceremony here. then the casket will be moved outside to the east capitol steps for socially distanced public viewing today and tomorrow. lawmakers want to honor his memory with action. >> we need to pass the voting rights act, and we need to make sure that all americans are eligible to vote, can vote in
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100 days. >> reporter: a vote john lewis died fighting for. tracie potts nbc news. coming up for you on the "today" show martin luther king jr.'s son reflects on the legacy of the congressman. that is at 7:00 for you right after "today in the bay." also happening on capitol hill today republicans are expected to introduce the economic stimulus bill which includes another $1,200 to americans. but it doesn't have the $600 weekly boost to unemployment benefits that just expired. instead republicans propose capping payments to 70% of a worker's income. speaker nancy pelosi says that's complicated and she supports the $600 payments. governor newsom also supports the extra payments saying it could go a long way for californians. here is an update on the pandemic here in california. the state with more than 453,000 confirmed cases of covid-19.
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8,400 people have died. and another inmate in san quentin has also died from what appears to be covid-19 complications. 18 inmates have died. members of the alameda county sheriff's office are mourning the death of a second worker from coronavirus. they posted condolences over the weekend for the family of a 61-year-old sheriff he's technician named valerie leon. a senior deputy died from the virus last thursday. now to our special coverage of gilroy strong one year later. tomorrow marks one year since that gunman opened fire at the gilroy garlic festival killing three people and wounding many more. some people traumatized by the violence are finding help through horses. dream power horsemanship is a nonprofit in gilroy that offers therapy. therapists started a group for teenagers who attended the
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festival. organizers say the location alone has helped survivors. >> a lot of people didn't want to go outdoors after the shooting, so they didn't want to be out in an open space. but coming to the ranch where the horses are there, where we meet, it's a very peaceful, kind of secluded setting. people express they feel safe. >> working with the horses really helps the victims regain confidence and trust. stay with us for our special coverage of the gilroy strong one year later. we have a series of stories and live interviews remembering the victims and honoring the heroes. you can find some of them right now on nbcbayarea.com. just search gilroy strong. it is 5:07. berkeley reports councilmembers on friday officially signed off on the changes which include expanding the types of incidents reporting in limiting the use of
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tear gas. early this month councilmembers approved sweeping changes to the department that will eventually include handing traffic enforcement off to unarmed civil officers. happening today bay area unions will demand defunding for the san francisco police department. members will gather for a rally at 10:00 a.m. outside of the uspo -- sfpo office, i should say. over the bridge in the east bay activists are organizing the caravan to defunneled the hayward police department. it starts at 6:00 p.m. at the hayward plunge on mission boulevard. muni leaders are expanded service resumes four weeks from now starting august 22nd. light rail lines will start running and more bus service available. underground trains will only be multicar to relieve stress and encourage social distancing.
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the j and k lines will only run on city streets and the l and k will only run to and from west portal. >> if you take b.a.r.t., listen up. happening today the glenn park b.a.r.t. station becomes the latest station to stop selling those paper tickets. that means that clipper card only, the 13th station to do so. only nine stations, mostly in contra costa county, still have paper tickets. let's get a look at the forecast. a lot of people walking to b.a.r.t. today, kari. what will the weather give them today? our typical pattern, a jacket in the morning and short sleeves in the afternoon. a few clouds to start this morning in san jose. a nice temperature trend that will keep us comfortable throughout the morning. you can see it warming up by early in the afternoon. we'll be at 82 degrees at 1:00. a look at all of our microclimates with some 90s in the forecast for some of our inland areas. we'll stay in the 50s and 60s
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right along the coastline. mike, what's the issue for drivers heading out the door? right now the issues have mostly cleared. an issue in fremont there's still a crash. you see green sensors everywhere except the altamont. 84 through livermore and to sunol. south 880 i'm concerned of the crash and tow truck arriving will be a distraction. no slowing on our sensors as you head south past the dumbarton bridge. the bay bridge is clear. thanks so much, mike. 5:10. a new low for u.s. and china ties. still ahead on "today in the bay" at 5:25, the all new steps being taken amidst growing tension. back to work for wall street and a tech ceo meeting delayed coming up. plus, exploring the world of dating during the pandemic.
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a wide range in temperatures across the bay area coming up in a few minutes. and we're looking at the range of cars traveling across the bay. there was a burst of traffic a few minutes ago. a live look out there. the toll plaza still pretty busy but able to manage. no delays through the area. we'll see where traffic is building coming up. well, good morning. very happy monday to you as well. laura was telling you about the gop stimulus plan. now that plan is going to need to hurry because so many of the benefits and the eviction protection run out so quickly. we will be talking more about that as we talk politics in the back half of the hour. wall street would like toe bene consumer demand remains strong even as the today after an overall losing week last week. santa clara's intel pulled the dow lower as that stock tumbled. the chip maker said it would
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delay making some chips. in fact, we'll hear from a lot of different companies in the next week or so. it is what we call earnings season, that time when companies legally have to show their financial books to investors to see how they did. now we care about this because looking back at the second quarter will tell us a lot about how companies did during the shutdown. the fed meets this week starting tomorrow. not a lot the fed can do at this point other than reassure the markets and keep credit flowing. and those are pretty big things. the kind of things that keep you in your job and the economy alive. the big hearing in washington that would put four tech ceos testifying has been delayed until wednesday. that history making event was supposed to happen today but was delayed as washington and the capitol continue their observances of john lewis. i know we already showed you this video of his last trip over
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the edmund pettus bridge in selma, but, marcus and laura, it was so extraordinary i wanted to show it again. >> they had the rose petals for him as well. i mean, truly a well-deserved home sending. so many people coming from different states i saw just to be there at that moment. beautiful. >> extraordinary. >> a really lovely tribute. well deserved. what a life. thank you very much, scott. well, it's 5:16. new this morning, more people trying to escape the pandemic are finding peace on the water. and that's been grit news for the boating industry. a recent survey shows more than 70% of boat dealers are either completely out of boats or have low inventory. marinas and boat repair shops swamps by the list of interest. >> i guess people like to go biking and boating during the pandemic. here is something good for you when it comes to finding love during the pandemic.
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i was just talking to a friend about this last night. they say there are a lot of ways to find that special someone. >> that's right. so one brooklyn woman just went to a park, set up a table with a sign saying, do you miss dating? i do. guess what, she had more than 30 dates that day following social distancing rules, of course. >> what was it like to go on dates masked? >> there was a moment with everyone where we just held ourselves in agreement that we were going to look each other in the eyes and it was, wow, our eyes are what we have right now. >> she says not everyone has stopped to chat was looking for a date but it was fun to meet new people and talk with some others about her cat. the "today" s showing a few unique ways to find love the time of coronavirus. it's after "today in the bay" at 7:00 a.m.
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trending this morning a backyard surprise. a virginia woman caught this video of a large black bear that decided to take a nap inside her backyard kiddie pool. she says her home is in a remote location near the george washington national forest in virginia. it's not the first time she's spotted a wild animal making themselves at home. they need a little dip there. >> hey, this pool is too small. the bear looks like it's having a good -- look at it. ah. >> you're right. >> just what i needed. >> i was thinking too small but now just right. >> cute and cuddly bear. >> exactly. there it is a lot warmer there than here. i would imagine that felt like a great way to cool off, kari. yeah, i have a kiddy pool in the backyard. i would be definitely surprised to see something like that.
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and we would probably have to throw the thing away, right? let's check out where we are now, nice and cool to start our monday morning. we've seen the fog near the coast and that will continue before our inland areas. we're looking at a clear sky, temperatures in the upper 50s. we head over to the tri-valley to check out pleasanton. as we start out this morning, more clouds. as we go into late morning, all of that quickly clears out. we're going from the upper 50s to 80 degrees at noon. we know those temperatures are going to heat up fast for the valley. let's get a look at our microclimates as we see the coastal fall continuing. we're staying in the 60s for san francisco and half moon bay and then across the bay we're in the low 70s at lunch time. you may want to take that lunch outside again this afternoon as we go into the rest of the day, it will heat up fast for the inland east bay and the north bay and in the south county we're in the upper 80s today. and then as we go into tonight that fog starts to roll back in.
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we'll do it all over again tomorrow as we are going to see a wide range in temperatures. now as we go through the week, no major changes here. you can see the seven-day forecast with pretty much our weather on repeat. a couple storm systems rolling to the north but that will not have much of an influence on our weather. we're looking at the heat building to the end of the week. so as we look at our seven-day forecast we have some low 90s today. we're coming down a couple of degrees for the rest of the week, and then check out the weekend forecast. make some plans to get out that kiddie pool and try to cool off. we're looking at mid-90s in the valleys. mike, how is it looking now for the commute? we're just changing the name from kiddie pool to cub pool, our cubby pool. we'll see how that goes. everything is moving nicely. the bay bridge toll plaza, a little bit of slowing. just a peek of the yellow by the toll plaza. i'm concerned about the north bay, westbound 80 and approaching highway 12. a disabled vehicle there and
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vehicles reportedly are swerving around. that's why they called chp to tell them about a disabled vehicle. we'll track that. so far no major issues. the crash in fremont south 80 over at stevenson. back to you. >> all right, thanks so much. up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: she's on the front lines but is unable to get a perk for first responders that could save her hundreds of dollars. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. first, check out this photo. it was taken by a local photographer. that's pretty cool. look how cool that is. be sure to follow us on facebook, instagram, twitter. you can get another look at it.
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developing for you the u.s. consulate in chengdu, china, is closed and shuttered. china ordered it closed in retaliation for the u.s. order to shut down the chinese consulate in houston last week. the closings mark a significant escalation in the tension between the two countries over the range of issues including trade, technology, security, and human rights. hollywood legend olivia de havilland has died at the age of
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104. she is the last surviving member of the "gone with the wind" cast. she died peacefully at her home in paris. with 49 films spanning six decades de haf kentucky will announce additional steps to slow the surge of coronavirus. this comes after the governor's meeting with white house coronavirus task force leader dr. deborah birx. birx says states like kentucky need to take drastic measures to slow the spread including closing all bars. the state with a second highest number of cases. california surpassed new york in case count last week. as cases surge, john hopkins university including california are in need of medical staffing reinforcements. a response to a south bay nurse who had trouble taking advantage of a cellular service perk for first responders. that's right. so she asked consumer
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investigator chris chmura and his team for help. >> reporter: good morning. diana looked to take advantage of this deal for first responders advertised on the verizon website. it says giving more to those who give the most with packages now as low as $30 per month. diana said she enrolled in early may and provided proof she's a nurse. by mid-july she had seen no discount at all. she then wrote us and said this. verizon executive customer service just explained the offer in a way that the others couldn't or didn't. so i'm seeing a $17 a month discount. thank you for facilitating the issue for me, smiley diana. that will save diana $612 over the next three years. we asked verizon for a statement but didn't receive one. right now there are lots of offers out there for first responders and essential workers. at a time when every penny
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counts we encourage to you seek out the penny savers, be smart and read the rules. look for strings atapped like add-ons, fees and service changes. keep the paperwork in case your deal is a dud. happening today, the "today" show's al roker chats with our very own rajmathai. roker is talking about his new book about his 40-year career and the life lessons that he has learned. tickets are available at the th club's website. check it out. >> that will be a good conversation. 5:27 this morning. next here on "today in the bay," we're going to talk about the crackdown on social gatherings fueling the spread of coronavirus to encourage news on the vaccine front. we're still covering it all for you. plus, we're continuing to follow breaking news.
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really work. and the beg for violence and vandalism to stop after weekend protests. "today in the bay" continues right now. starting the day out right. >> first let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. how are we doing, kari? we're doing very well. we've enjoyed nice weather over the week. that continues today as we take a live look outside. temperatures going from the upper 50s to upper 70s by lunch time. a look at our microclimates and the rest of the week ahead. mike, what's going on out there for drivers heading out? kari, we have a new crash on the nimitz as well. the first one in fremont off the roadways the southbound side of stevenson. no slowing there. we're looking at south of the
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coliseum on the map, south 880 and you see the coliseum a little red dot on the map. a crash reported as a hit-and-run. make sure they report a crash to chp. no slowing and no problems in contra costa county. back to you. 5:32 right now. breaking news overnight. a deadly shooting in eastern contra costa county. police tell us a man and woman were shot inside a car in buchanan near summersville road. the female passenger died at the scene. the driver was shot several times and suffered life threatening injuries. so far no arrests. bob redell is there. breaking news this morning, the largest covid-19 vaccine trial is launching in the united states. now this will include 30,000
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people. californians will be a part of that. researchers from uc san diego will take part in the trial based on a vaccine prototype developed by the pharmaceutical company moderna. one of the three participating trial sites in the region and expect to enroll about 500 people. and more people are letting their guards down. cases continue to spike with people, more of them, reckless, risking their health, gathering with family and friends. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live with a new warning about the potential impact from even the smaller gatherings. >> reporter: they're even allowed in many counties. the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and the world health organization described it like this just this morning. they say this sixth time a global health emergency has been declared under international health regulations. it is easily the most severe. the most severe and we're six months in.
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people getting reckless, though, this weekend, gathering socially, maybe saw people gathering in your community or in your social feeds, but it's gatherings like these that have some health leaders blaming that on covid clusters. data from community health center shows 40% of total cases in alameda county are now related to parties and social gatherings and traveling. 65% of cases are among 18 to 50-year-olds. make merritt in oakland there was a crackdown on people not wearing masks and not keeping social distance this weekend. some people were handed masks and a warning but oakland police were also finding people from $250 to $1,000 for repeat violations. one family found out the hard way after almost all the guests at a small swim party ended up infected with covid-19. >> we had two people over to come and swim, and we had this person over to come and swim. we had dinner with these people. oh, okay, let's add these all
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together and put them together in one room. we've been around each other already. where's the harm? >> reporter: well, they found that out the hard way. more coming up on the "today" show. five of our bay area counties do allow some sort of social gathering, social bubble of up to a dozen people. even though they are allowed right now they are discouraged because of the upswing in cases. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> follow that warning. kris, thank you. so santa cruz county, it is officially on the state's watch list. more restrictions are likely. meanwhile here in the bay area eight-counties are also on the governor's watch list, all but one, the one you see here, san mateo county. any county on the watch list for three or more days, well, they must enroll or roll back the openings including closing the gyms, churches, indoor malls, hair and nail salons. a follow-up, cleanup will continue in oakland's superior
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courthouse where protesters on saturday night smashed windows, spray painted and set fire to one of the entrances. protesters targeted the federal courthouse. the night ended in chaos after starting as a rally to support the protest in portland. some residents believe activists are going too far. >> what goes through my mind it will backfire on peaceful people. and the city of oakland. like i said, trump could play this all the way up until november 3rd. >> mayor libby schaaf issued a celebrate passionate protestsbun they attend after dark they may be providing cover for agitators who are more intent on stoking unrest than advancing racial justice. developing right now in portland, another chaotic night where protesters clashed with federal officers and someone was even shot. now that shooting happened near the epicenter of the protest. authorities detained two people.
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the victims survived. it's not yet clear how or even if the shooting was tied to the protests. meanwhile in austin, texas, authorities there say that a driver who shot and killed an armed black lives matter protester saturday night is cooperating with investigators. they say that man who died was carrying a rifle and the driver called police shortly after firing and taking off telling police that someone pointed a gun at him. gilroy strong, the phrase showing the resilience of a community struck by the tragedy at last year's gilroy garlic festival. last year's shooting happened at christmas hill park which was packed with people enjoying the last day of the annual festival. a gunman killed three people and wounded 17 others. nearly a year later the community last night held a moment of silence. the group leadership gilroy put on a small festival to show the community that in the wake of this tragedy they are gilroy
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strong. >> for the community and the family of the victim. the event included an aztec group including a memorial dance. organizers also raised money for nonprofits to help out at the festival. even though there's no in-person festival this year things are full steam ahead for 2021. we spoke with the president of the gilroy garlic festival association, tom cline. of course many in the community really hoped this year's festival will be that big part of the healing process. but cline reaffirming the cancellation is just a small hiccup. >> i think that process is looking forward to 2021 and using our resources to just focus on that and to get to that part and being able to sup150 c celebration of garlic again. that's what everyone is really looking forward to. i think the healing process is part of that. >> cline added the community,
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businesses, and all the charities that benefit from the festival are ready for its return. and we will have extensive coverage from the gilroy over the next few days. at 5:00 the mother of keyla salazar speaks to our dalian trujillo. at 6:00, raj mathai with a sitdown with gilroy's mayor. teams will begin demolition on the massive pier 45 shed that went up in flames in may. of cr destroyed. port leaders tell "the examiner" this week's demolition will help investigators access the site. the shed will eventually need to be rebuilt. happening now for you hurricane douglas passing through the hawaiian islands as a category 1 storm. make no mistake about it, it is still packing high winds, heavy rain as the storm continues to surge. meantime, in texas, corpus christi and those surrounding
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areas are cleng aning up today after hanna moved through over the weekend. there was widespread flooding and thousands of people there possibly still without power this morning, kari. just definitely an eventful weekend with those storms. yeah, we've been watching a very busy tropics for both the atlantic and the pacific. as we get fore look at that storm as it continues to move north of kauai it's producing heavy rain bands and high winds as well as that storm surge. and then as we head over to south texas and parts of northern mexico we are seeing very heavy rain moving through as hanna continues to weaken over the high terrain and the mountains they have there. as we look at our temperatures here in the bay area, some low 90s inland. 60s along the coast. we still have our microclimates in full effect. mike, what's the update on the morning commute? it's starting to build and it's right on schedule. about 5:30 we see more activity.
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we didn't see a reason for this one, eastbound 24 slowing from highway 13 over toward the caldecott. no problem, the caldecott, no construction in the grid and no incidents in the area. we often see that blip show up and it's moving. we see this blip i've circled there, that one we know as we take a live look is the volume of traffic that builds about 5:35. a live look shows you the traffic building here right by our camera north of 680. lighting will improve and so will the speeds. back to you. thank you very much, mike. 5:41 right now. all new video to show you. a hit-and-run driver slamming into parked cars in the south bay. still ahead on "today in the bay," the damage done and the search for the suspect under way. plus, 99 days. there are 99 days until the presidential election. plus, baseball is back in san francisco. we're going to tell you what's expected as the giants prepare
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and, kari, we have a view of the dumbarton bridge t in palo alto. we've rotated over there. a nice drive as the sun is coming up. no problems. the headlights are going west in towards the peninsula over in east palo alto. laura, that's an unusual look. glad we could get it today. take a look at this, new video showing the moment a south bay hit-and-run driver plowed into parked cars. it happened just before midnight on south capital avenue and belfast avenue. all in san jose. witnesses say at least four cars were damaged. police say the driver informs a stolen car, and after the crash several people jumped out and ran off. it's unclear if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. luckily no one was hurt. this is new video for you. a close call for people who live in one southern california enabled. firefighters held the line as they battled the brush fire that grew to more than 60 acres yesterday afternoon. it burned near the bright water
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neighborhood in huntington beach. flames got within about 100 yards from those homes. the cause is yet unknown. it's back to work for lawmakers after they had an extended break due to the coronavirus outbreak. the ledggislature closed. they have have eviction protection and workers compensation for infected people to work through. a new outbreak among first responders in southern california. the newport fire chief says that 10 firefighters and 11 lifeguards haveommunity spread t while on duty. this is in orange county. more than 33,000 cases and hospitalizations and that number is going up. 99 days until the
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presidential election. >> those polls show that joe biden would likely win. yes, but then again, polls showed hillary clinton would be president right now. i suppose we'll have to wait until november 3rd to find out. it's entoirely possible we will not know who the president is on november 3rd because of mail-in ballots. polls do show biden far ahead. "the wall street journal" analysis says it is the most lopsided election since 1996. that would have been clinton versus dole. clinton led dole at about the same rate. of course clinton won easily. age was a big question in that election. bob dole was 73. had he won he would have been the oldest president ever elected to office.
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here is tape. >> if you have each, i have some age and some experience, some intelligence. that adds up to wisdom. >> i bring this up because bob dole in the video 73 years old. president trump is 74 right now. joe biden is 77, the same age at which ronald reagan was at at the end of his two-term presidency. president trump says he is too busy to throw out the first pitch at a yankees game in august. this is video of him in game five of the world series. back in the day when people were able to go to baseball games. the president says he will reschedule. criticizing former president barack obama for golfing, shouldn't do it during a pandemic, the message said.
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president trump went golfing, the white house distribute this had picture of the president and former quarterback b favre out on the links. the president travels to north carolina today to visit a lab involved in the hunt for a vaccine. we'll post about that on twitter. scott, thanks. the giants will play their home opener tomorrow. there will only be cardboard cutouts and the giants will face off against the san diego padres at 7:00. today's matinee between the angels and the a's. in the meantime, marcus, win or go home for the earthquakes. they play real salt lake to start the knockout round this is round 16 of 16, i should say.
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they tied one during the group stage. something good for you that morning or in this case just trying to make it something special. comic-con only happening online this year. >> it didn't start the die hard fans from embracing it in person anyway. >> an enthusiastic group showed up where it is normally held, even though the event is virtual this year. they wanted to show their love for it in person. some traveled from as far away as detroit. this year included panelists and workshops just like in past years. >> always a passion. take a look at this. trending for you this morning, taylor swift's new album folklore surpassed 1.3 million
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global sales within 24 hours of its debut. it is topping spotify with nearly 80 million streams, a record for any female artist and the album has streamed over 36 million times, a new high for a top album. >> that is amazing. >> she is always breaking records. >> a lot of people were diving into the songs to see what they really meant and in the order they were. it's interesting the read. >> hmm, homework. money, too. >> more money. kari, you have a cool video, too? yeah, i have a video of someone showing a video of a moon and then they just happened to catch a shooting star so you can see that meteor streak by just in the background and so we
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are entering -- there you see it. we are just entering into a meteor shower. over the next couple of days this will peak. if you were sitting there watching, you may see a meteor streak across the sky about every two and a half minutes if you're looking in the right direction. it's really cool to see that happening with a clear sky. we're seeing a clear sky this morning as we get our live view in lafayette looking over to mt. diablo as the sun comes up. a beautiful sun rise. as we embark on another beautiful day across the bay area. we'll see our temperatures in brentwood as you head out early this morning in the low 60s and we'll see it trending into the upper 70s by 11:00 and then low 80s at noon. if you're making plans to get outside, the south county and the north bay as we reach into the upper 90s in ukiah today. some 60s along the coast. and this weather pattern keeps
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our microclimates. as we go into the end of the week more breezy, it's a couple storm systems to the north but a hot weekend. our warmest areas in the low 90s today. it heats up quickly for saturday and sunday as we reach into the 90s. mike, any issues popping up out there for the commute? it's looking pretty good. one second to get a shoutout. i wasn't sure if we would say the full thing but we have the okay that came to us from family member ben over in our control room and also his wife christie. together they have that cool shot of the meteor. these lights are much more quickly. the slowdown lasted about 20 minutes and is easing up a bit
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as you travel north on 101 towards the exit there and the rest of the bay shows a smooth fly, mild out of the altamont. lheck on that with a live cam. >> thanks, mike. happening now health workers in india are ramping up testing amid a surge in new coronavirus cases. india's prime minister is launching three new facilities including one in mumbai. each is capable of analyzing as many as 10,000 tests per day. india has the world's third largest caseload after the united states and brazil. there's much more ahead on "today in the bay" this monday morning including another san francisco b.a.r.t. station saying good-bye to the paper tickets. up next we will talk about the stations that are still holding out. plus, is oprah closing the book on "o magazine"? all new details this morning. awesome internet.
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welcome back, everyone. muni leaders are reportedly promising some key changes when expanded service actually starts about four weeks from now. starting august 22nd light rail lines will start running again and more bus service will be available. mta tells "the examiner" underground trains will release stress off the system and encourage social distancing.
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the j and k lines will only run on city streets and the l and k will only run to and from west portal. happening today the glenn b.a.r.t. station is the latest to stop selling the paper tickets. that means those clipper cards only. now it's the 13th station to do so. only nine stations, mostly in contra costa county, still have the paper tickets, but all will eventually move to the clipper cards. happening today -- sorry. >> go ahead, laura. sorry about that. >> happening today the "today" show's al roker is chatting with our own raj mathai. it's going to be a virtual conversation for the commonwealth club. roker will talk about his new book, his long career and the life lessons that he has learned. tickets are available on the commonwealth club's website. your turn now. >> thanks, laura. look at this for you this morning, the "o magazine" now going fully digital.
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it published its first issue two decades ago. the business and fashion reports of the magazine will stop printing at the end of the year. oprah winfrey says she's happy to have served readers for more than 20 years and is excited for the next steps for the magazine as it evolves. as of this year "o magazine" reached an audience of 10 million readers. she has been the covergirl on all of those magazines. >> yeah, exactly. right now at 6:00 some breaking news we're covering for you from overnight. a woman is killed and a man injured. it all happened outside a 7-eleven in contra costa county. a live report on what investigators are telling us happened. plus, happening today republicans unveiled plans for another round of stimulus with more cash for americans. but unemployed americans will get less money. what's in and what's out coming up next. and honoring a hero. the late congressman john lewis lying in state at the u.s.
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capitol. it will be unlike anything we've seen before. we'll have a live report ahead. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. a very nice tribute to him over the weekend. good morning to you. it's monday. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. mike has a look at the commute coming up. first let's start out with the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that and feeling good starting out. it's a nice start to this monday morning in dublin. we are all clear here but we've seen the fog along the coast and over san francisco right now. 74 in oakland. we have some low 80s for the south bay and up to 93 today
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