francisco. schools starts in the city in less than two weeks as districts and teachers came to an agreement. students will have two hours of daily live interaction with their teachers. also required, teachers will be available to speak to students during the normal seven-hour school day. the district will give students a one-time $400 stipend to prepare for this upcoming semester at home. >> we look the at the upcoming school year. jessica aguirre had honest discussions with teachers and leaders. watch it at nbcbayarea.com. much more ahead on "today in the bay," coming up, what are good morning. it's saturday, august 8th. the odds? you're taking a live look dr. fauci with an update on the search for a vaccine and the outside at golden gate bridge. look at all that fog. chances of it being highly effective. also open for business and it's pretty understandable. not trying to hide it. thank you for joining us. the reason this south bay salon i'm cierra johnson. is breaking the rules and doing hair indoors. vianey arana joins us with your well many people have such a misunderstanding microclimate forecast. will that fog stay around or will we have a good weekend for

folks to enjoy? >> you know, we'll probably keep a lot of that fog especially around the golden gate bridge. that's where we see the most cloud cover right now. for the first half, we'll keep it around and then we'll get partial clearing for the coast and it will get warm in san francisco today. upper 60s, low 70s, believe it or not. walnut creek 61 degrees. in through san francisco you can see right now it's at about 56 degrees. temperatures will be above normal. we have high pressure that will keep us warm in through inland areas as well. let's take a look at the fog further inland. we've got a couple spots near half moon bay. santa cruz waking up to that fog. let's quickly check out the temperature trend because this as to how a reverse mortgage works. is a sneak of what we're people think that the bank takes your home, but that is not true. tracking for this afternoon. that's absolutely 100% wrong. notice the temperatures. normal high around 82, 85. the home is ours. we can sell it if we want to at any time. today we'll be in the upper 80s for the south bay and interior i like the flexibility of not having a payment, valleys. definitely expect to feel a little bit warmer. but i can make the payment if i want to.

i'll tell you how warm coming up you're responsible for keeping up your property taxes and in my full forecast. taking matters into his own you're responsible for paying your insurance on the property. hands. president trump says if for us, it was a security blanket. lawmakers can't reach a deal on a new covid relief bill, he'll the value of our house, was to fund our long-term health care. do it himself. he says executive orders will for years, reverse mortgage funding has been defer the payroll tax and extend helping customers like these use the equity unemployment benefits to the end from their homes to finance their lives. of the year. this comes as top lawmakers are deadlocked on a new covid relief they know the importance of having financial security. bill. >> it would be nice to be able make an appointment so they can tell you how it works. to do it with the democrats. they're just interested in one it's a good thing. thing and that's protecting access your equity. people that have not done a good stay in your home. job in managing cities and have peace of mind. states and nothing to do with covid, nothing to do with or little to do. >> house speaker nancy pelosi says she's trying to compromise with the republicans. she offered to come down a trillion dollars if the republicans would come up a trillion to meet at 2 million f for the relief bill. more than 10,000 californians have died from covid-19.

only new york and new jersey have had more deaths than this is a live look at california. in the last 36 hours, there were downtown san jose. a beautiful shot. 8,400 new infections in the sun shining off the buildings as state. folks wake up on this beautiful the computer glitch is fixed morning. lose your license or your but impact continues. livelihood. the owner of a south bay hair salon is defying county orders and keeping his salon open. what's next? we visited the salon to find out why he decided to break the >> we expect that over the next rules. >> it's not even the fact of, 24 to 48 hours that the backlog like, us just being open to fight back. i want it to be known that we're struggling out here. i have to pay rent. between 250,000 and 300,000 >> the co-owner of the salon in records will be resolved. >> reporter: california's health and human services director says santa clara and saratoga keeping a technical glitch created a businesses open despite specific massive backlog of logging orders from the county to shut down. >> i would rather get in trouble. covid-19 test results is fixed i would rather them arrest me. but hundreds of thousands of >> reporter: he says he can't follow the county's closure missed test results is a glitch order because he has bills to in the data. pay. >> the consequence at this time would be bigger for me to lose >> it took a lot of people by my business by me filing for surprise. >> reporter: the doctor says until the data is entered, bankruptcy. it means losing both my health officials won't know if covid-19 cases are going up or businesses that my family worked

so hard to build. down. but he says hospital use >> reporter: santa clara county indicates cases are not rising. is 1 of 30 counties on the watch >> the number of list and the only way to stay hospitalizations and icu beds open in those counties is if used seems to be leveling off they work outside. and stabilizing. that's not the service that >> reporter: bay area counties lindsey bennett wants to pay eager to get off the state watch for. >> you're paying full price and list will be interested in the new case count when the missing unsanitary space. test results are added to state >> reporter: brandon says they totals. a drop in new cases will move can't shampoo hair outside or counties a step closer to provide chemical services like reopening some businesses. coloring. that's a deal breaker. as the state works to restore an >> that's what pays my rent. accurate count, experts say they if i'm not able to do color, will have to restore public cutting is not that valuable confidence. >> i think probably the biggest here. >> as a paying customer, i think what i expect when i come into a consequence of the error in the hair salon is i get the royal reporting was in the public treatment. i get my hair washed and blow trust and community trust. >> reporter: in the meantime, the message to wear a mask and dried or whatever, styled at the keep your distance remains and end. >> brandon has owed more than state officials say they hope to avoid future glitches by crea $50,000 in rent for his salons and bills keep piling up. creating an updated system. he hopes the state and county >> we are accelerating the don't enforce the closure orders development of a new laboratory reporting system for covid-19. and that celebrity hairstylists

speak up about keeping the once the u.s. epicenter of industry open. >> i'm surviving every day. the pandemic, new york is leading the way in getting kids back into class. new york schools can now reopen we have much more ahead on statewide for in-person classes. "today in the bay." thinking about dining out? schools can offer hybrid models. bring your mask. some days will include in-person the rules some of the local restaurants want to make sure instruction and other days will you know about. be remote learning. if you live in interior it's up to each district to decide. valleys, you may need to kick up in oakland, school starts on your ac today. monday. no classrooms. we're tracking warm 90s and also it's all virtual. the district and teachers union sunshine but there's a change have yet to agree on how many coming. i'll talk more about that coming up in just a few minutes. hours of live instruction there should be. many teachers are worried they'll spend more time fixing those technical issues than actually teaching. and that's not their only concern. >> i'm really concerned about attendance because i'm worried that a lot of my incoming freshmen either don't know about, you know, where to meet me, how to access my google classroom, or the kids don't have the technology to do so.

>> the district says attendance

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highly effective vaccine are slim. right now scientists are aiming for one that's 75% effective. there are several vaccines currently being tested. scientists expect to know if one of those vaccines is safe by the end of the year. masking while you eat. restaurants are slowly opening but some people are still confused about when exactly to wear a mask. the golden gate restaurant association in san francisco posted these signs to clear up the confusion. visitors must wear face covering when waited to be seated or picking up an order and masks are required if you're not eating or drinking, when you're walking to the restroom and when staff comes to the table. the new rules went into effect july 1st but many didn't get the message. >> there's been so many questions from patrons what's required from our workers who are scared to approach a table. >> in a nutshell, if you're not actively eating or drinking, your mask should be on. the south bay could become the latest spot in the bay area to fine people for not wearing a

mask. the santa kwlclara board of supervisors will vote on an ordinance on tuesday. you can see the mask fine counties here in red. how much will it cost you? in marin and napa counties the fines range from 25 to 500. if santa clara passes its ordinance, the fine could cost up to $500. this weekend was supposed to look and sound different at golden gate park. outside lands was supposed to begin yesterday but now a virtual event is in the works for august 28th and august 29th. it will highlight past performances and premiere never seen before footage. they call it inside lands. it will stream for free on twitch. as we head into the weekend, be warned a popular getaway spot

is closed because too many people are visiting big sur. there's an an overwhelming number of visitors causing damage around the south coast ridge. south coast ridge road is closed. the forest service says this will preserve the region. time now for check in with vianey arana for your microclimate forecast. i've always wanted to check out big sur. i'm thinking this would have been a good weekend if the roads hadn't been closed. >> it would have been a good weekend. a lot of sunshine and warmer temperatures. i mean, a lot of people could probably still head out on a good hike. that might be a great option. it's a great way to keep your social distancing and got to wear a mask. woodside we do have that fog rolling through. you can see it on our weather underground cameras and you can definitely see it in san francisco. haze valley. low clouds hanging out there. look at how beautiful that sunrise.

you can see it just over the buildings. that pink and orange glow there. we'll see that today heading into the afternoon. mild overall. 59 degrees in san jose. 60 degrees in san francisco. 57 in livermore. 63 in palo alto. what are we tracking when it comes to low clouds? when will it back off? we see areas in santa rosa and santa cruz and hayward and concord where you notice that cloud cover. we'll get partial clearing by the afternoon and once that clearing makes its way inland, we'll get so much sunshine that i have a feeling a lot of people will take advantage. before you do that, i want to give you an update on the air quality. it's based on the air quality index. anything less than 50 is considered good when it comes to particulate matter in the air. areas like the peninsula and the east bay will be moderate when it comes to air quality which means if you suffer from any sort of sensitivity or breathing

issues or anything like that, you definitely want to limit the outdoor activity. not to mention, inland areas will be hotter today in the 90s so something to keep in mind with outdoor exercise. north bay and south bay will be good when it comes to their quality. you should be okay on that front. microclimate highs for this afternoon, it will be warmer than yesterday and the day before that. not only that, it's actually a couple degrees warmer for this time of year so seasonal in san jose. let's take a look at how the east bay is doing. pleasant to 93. livermore, 94. not quite the triple digit heat for the east bay even though we head into the second week of august. still warm. oakland, 78 degrees. hayward, 81. san mateo in the 70s. as i mentioned for san francisco, we're going to get clearing for the afternoon and then it's going to be pretty warm there. upper 60s, maybe even low 70s

for the embarcadero. such a great day in san francisco. i look forward to seeing viewer photos. check out clear lake. upper 90s. so near triple digit heat. if there was an area that would hit triple digit it would be ukiah. high pressure is keeping us dry and warm. by wednesday just above you get that big l in red. that's a low pressure system passing to our north. when that makes its way through, we'll get a cooldown heading into tuesday and wednesday. very gradual cooling back down into the 80s for inland areas. we've got a couple more days of the 90s. what doesn't change is the sunshine. so it will be a little bit of a relief from the heat in the interior valleys and then we'll cool down in san francisco from upper 60s, low 70s, back down to mid 60s with the return of more cloud cover as well. expect to see that marine layer

back again tonight and into the start of sunday morning. believe it or not, tomorrow is actually going to be warmer than today. it's going to be one of those really nice and hot weekends for inland areas ahead. over to you. still ahead on "today in the bay," she's been an underground online teacher for years. we talk to a bay area woman working with a religious minority group in iran banned from getting an education. the advice she has for parents trying to navigate learning from home.

as cases rise, the need for ppe continues. >> and breaking down transportation barriers. how to get drivers to move up in the company monday up in the c, all this week we look into challenges many parents across the bay area are facing including distance learning. this morning the story of one woman forced into remote learning by different circumstances. garvin thomas has more on her story. >> a member of a religion whose practitioners in her home country of iran are denied many civil rights including access to

higher education. they get around that ban with an underground university run on distance learning. from the richmond home, the distance is more than 7,000 miles. this day's architecture class runs smoothly, in part, because she's been teaching this way for a while. >> now for six years. >> reporter: she was first a student learning remotely in iran before coming to the bay area, getting her degree at uc berkeley and signing on to teach at the school. the homes are raided in iran with severe consequences. >> professors have been in jail

for, like, two years, four years, five years, so that's really putting your lives on the line. >> reporter: so secret distance learning is how they survive and how she finds herself in a position to share her expertise with those of us dealing with remote instruction due to a much different crisis. >> we have all of this experience. we have the tools and software and platforms. >> reporter: as for teaching, she stresses that the traditional lecture often boring in person is disastrous online. there has to be more give and take. >> i design my courses in a way that every 10, 15 minutes i ask a question and i start a conversation. i sometimes propose a scenario about the topic at hand and then we have to consult about it. we have to discuss the topic. have a conversation back and forth. i give them extra credit for active participation in the

class. >> but more than any tips, she offers a message to those of us embarking on this new style of education. fight through the challenges to make learning happen. it's something so important there are people on the other side of the world who are risking their freedom for it. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> important to keep in mind. we have much more for you on "today in the bay." coming up, caught in the cross fire. a dramatic shootout in alameda. the chaos in the middle of the day as people dined outdoors. we're learning what went wrong with the state's covid case count. how the glitch happened and when the problem will be fixed. (upbeat music)

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vianey arana joins us with your microclimate forecast and all this morning she's been talking about how beautiful it's going to be this weekend. >> it is. it's going to be a great weekend to head outdoors. maybe enjoy the sunshine. you know, of course, we are going to be seeing those hotter inland temperatures so we may have to limit outdoor activity at times because of the heat. 59 degrees in san jose right now. this is probably the coolest it's going to be compared to how much warmer we're going to get through the afternoon. might be a good time to sort of head out and explore. we have patchy fog around the coastline. we saw it around the golden gate bridge. we'll continue to see that through 11:00 a.m. and then we'll get partial clearing through there to mostly sunny for inland areas. look at the temperatures in san francisco. it's going to be pretty warm. 69 for san francisco around this time of year is actually considered kind of warm. above normal to where we're supposed to be. santa rosa, 88. napa, 84. clear lake will be one of those

areas where it's going to be nearing the triple digit mark but everywhere else we'll remain in the upper 80s, low 90s. check out concord, 93. san jose, 88. santa cruz, 72 degrees. now, remember that air quality for the peninsula and the east bay is considered moderate for today so if you suffer from any sort of respiratory illness or anything, limit outdoor activity. we'll have a look at your seven-day forecast in just a couple minutes. marathon talks between democrats and republicans have gotten nowhere. caught in the middle are millions of americans. president trump said he'll take matters into his own hands and bypass congress. this could help his re-election bid and more immediately help struggling americans. >> reporter: speaking at his private golf club in new jersey, president trump blasted democrats for failing to strike a deal. >> if democrats continue to hold this critical relief hostage, i will act under my authority as

president to get americans the relief they need. >> reporter: president trump said he would issue a sweeping executive order extending enhanced unemployment benefits and eviction protections. the president also promises to defer student loans, defer payroll taxes and order insurance companies to include pre-existing medical conditions already allowed under obamacare. on capitol hill, chuck schumer and nancy pelosi walked away from negotiations disappointed. >> i offered to them we'll take down a trillion if you add a trillion in. they said absolutely not. >> reporter: the president's negotiators balked at the democrat plan for $600 enhanced unemployment plans a items. >> they a $2 trillion blank

check. >> reporter: they remain sharply divided. the house came up with this ten weeks ago. the senate came back and said we're trying to work it through. we'll offer you this or that. >> reporter: there is still hope that a second stimulation package will be passed in some form by next week. another sobering benchmark. more than 10,000 californians have now died from covid-19. only new york and new jersey have more deaths than california. and in the last 36 hours, the state reporting 8,400 new infections. >> health leaders revealed why the state was reporting wrong numbers in covid-19 cases and what it is doing to fix it. the glitch is holding up as many as 300,000 health records. not all of those are necessarily covid related since all lab results in the state are processed through a system called cal ready.

a doctor says the problems started on july 25th and a few days later one of the largest labs stopped reporting to the state for five days. as soon as health leaders fixed the problem, the state started getting results again. the doctor says bottom line the system failed californians. >> we apologize. you deserve better. the governor demands better of us and we are committed to doing better. the governor has directed a full investigation of what happened. we will hold people accountable. >> the doctor says it will take a few days to clear the backlog. once that happens, health workers will unfreeze the watch list giving bay area counties hope of getting into compliance soon and reopening shutdown busine businesses. unfair and ineffective is what they are calling the governor's watch list. adding a county to the list and

forcing businesses to operate outdoors is a mistake. his issue is with the methodology. >> we do a lot of effort to try to understand what the numbers mean. this process doesn't allow for any of that nuance. it's just you're on the watch list. these things have to close. >> the doctor questions if closing gyms, salons and restaurants well stop the spread saying the bigger problem may be private gatherings where people are not taking proper precautions. a woman in her 60s is beaten and sexually assaulted. san mateo police are looking for wednesday. they believe the suspect is homeless and may he was wearing a red shirt that said lifeguard on it. they found a bicycle they believe belongs to the suspect. a shootout has people in shock and police trying to figure out what happened. it took place in alameda at park

street and santa clara avenue during lumnchtime on friday and one witness says it's a miracle no one was killed. we talked to that witness who was having lunch with a friend as the shooting happened. >> all of a sudden there's this guy next to me with this automatic weapon. the guys are coming out of the shoe store and he's shooting at them. then another guy came out with a handgun and started shooting at the guy with the bigger gun and they all just went running down the street. >> that witness was hit on her ankle with shrapnel. police are looking at surveillance video and they have no suspects. more details about the big backup on i-80 yesterday. our sky ranger was overhead. a crash involving a chp motorcycle officer on southbound

880 near marina boulevard exit. the officer was rushed to the hospital. we've learned he is expected to be okay. it's not clear what caused the crash but it did lead to a big backup on southbound 880 all of the way back to oakland. oprah winfrey is once again calling for action for breona taylor with billboards. she put up 26 billboards across louisville. she was 26 when she was killed. the billboard demand the officers involved be charged and arrested. she died after officers shot and killed her. still to come on "today in the bay," the as and astros play an extra inning thriller at the coliseum. we'll show you how it ends. sports is next.

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title, they have to go through the houston astros. last night was the first matchup of the year. former joints manager dusty manger leading the astros. the game went to the 13th inning. as down 2-1. austin allen ties it up with rbi single. the as have won seven in a row. they beat astros 3-2. the giants taking on dodgers at dodger stadium. giants have been struggling lately. tonight was no different. fourth inning a home run to right field. the dodgers 7-2 to win. the giants have lost five of their last six. it's set to be a great weekend of golf in san francisco. all of the big names making the cut including tiger woods. let's go to round two of the pga championship. people around the country are getting a chance to see all of the scenic views. we mentioned tiger not the best of days. he had a rough day with the ght shots behind the leader. here's your leader.

lee is eight under par for the tournament. he's never won a pga tournament. coming up on "today in the bay," a car caravan. the reason for this parade of cars in the peninsula. we are going to be seeing a really great warmup. 90s expected in the forecast. but then we have a cooldown on the way. i'll talk about the timing of that and our forecast coming up after the break. stay with us. businesses are starting to bounce back.

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i hope you're enjoying a nice cup of coffee or tea. whatever your preference is. you may need to make it iced by this afternoon if you live in inland areas because temperatures will feel warm. we're talking 90s in today's forecast. that's going to be paired with sunshine and that's always a good combination when it comes to a weekend summer in the bay area. walnut creek, temperature 61

degrees. you can see sunshine coming through there. we've got a pretty fantastic start for inland areas. of course we're seeing that fog and it wouldn't be summer in san francisco without that fog and, of course, we're in august. 57 degrees. as you know the clouds are typically a lot slower to clear for the coastline. we'll get partial clearing into the afternoon for san francisco. eventually we'll go from 50s all of the way up to 60s and low 70s in today's forecast. it will be warmer today. san jose, wind speeds are calm at 8 miles an hour. let's looktemperature change. no major changes right now when it comes to the temperatures. i want to show you where that fog lies right now in santa cruz. a couple areas through livermore seeing cloud cover. once that clears out, here's a look at what you can expect when it comes to sunshine. any time i talk about daytime highs and enjoying outdoors, i want to make sure i give you an update on how the air quality is

doing. this definitely might impact you depending on where you live. we're talking about moderate air quality. this is based on a measure of an air quality index, which sort of measures the matter in the air. when it's above 50, it goes into moderate which means it could be sensitive if you are part of one of those groups that suffers from respiratory illness and this signals to me you need to limit your outdoor activity when it comes to, you know, the peninsula and the east bay. south bay and north bay doing good there. limit your outdoor activity because look at how hot these temperatures will be through the afternoon. we typically 3. san jose, 88 de. east san jose, 90 degrees. 92 in danville.

along the peninsula, 70 degrees for san mateo. san francisco, 70s today. we'll get a breeze. we have westerly winds right now at about 15 miles per hour. and then up through north bay santa rosa, 88. high pressure to the west keeping us warm and hot. when we see dry conditions paired with hot temperatures, i always have to bring up the fact that we will be seeing elevated fire danger. thankfully we won't see gusty conditions this weekend. that will help keep that at bay. be mindful of that. as we head in toward tuesday and wednesday, we'll notice a cooldown in the forecast. a system approaching. that's going to bring us back down into upper 80s. less 90s in the area and san francisco will go back down to more seasonal mid 60s and we'll keep that fog in through tonight and into tomorrow. dog walking forecast for the coast, it's going to be sunnier today. i normally say you're fine. it will be cool all day long. today by 1:00 we could see 70s in some areas so definitely take

a bowl to go and for sure take a bowl to go for your pop up if y live in inland areas. still ahead, when we send our kids back to an actual classroom, how safe will be the air be inside? we investigate next. hi. we're glad you came in.

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when your child returns to the classroom, will the air inside be safe? many schools are poorly

ventilated and the lack of airflow could increase covid-19 risks. >> reporter: teaching children outdoors is not always going to be an option and indoors poor ventilation in classrooms is something we told you about in december. researchers say with covid-19 this invisible problem can no longer remain unseen. eric park said he started caring about the air inside his son's classroom before the pandemic. in 2018, he said the campfire filled schools with smoke and debris. >> kids were complaining about nausea and vomiting. i went in with an air pollution meter and checked the numbers at the school and saw that it was really bad. >> how bad? he worked as a robotics engineers for nasa for 11 years and says air pollution levels in classrooms were five to ten times higher than inside his home. >> i sent an email to the superintendent and says the

numbers are too high. they said it's a known issue. >> reporter: scientists have documented underventilation in classrooms for years. park says schools have kept the issue on the back burner. >> it's an invisible issue. >> reporter: covid-19, ventilation is now at the forefront. in july the world health organization said the virus can spread through respiratory droplets and aerosols. >> ventilation reduces indoor contamina contaminants. >> reporter: before the pandemic, she worked with scientists and visited more than 100 classrooms across california including the bay area. they found 85% of clas heating d ac units known as hvacs were underventilated meaning not enough outside air was coming in. most of the systems weren't maintained or set up properly. >> we wouldn't say it's acceptable to send kids back to classrooms that are not disinfected on a daily basis so

why do we think it's acceptable to send kids back to classrooms that are not ventilated. >> reporter: many hvac systems were funded by prop 39. a ballot measure approved by california voters in 2012 allocating nearly $2 billion to k through 12 schools for energy efficient projects. nbc bay area requested an interview with the commission numerous times, but they declined saying good indoor air quality should be a given for every student. the california energy commission collaborate rates to provide the necessary training and tools to the division of the state architect so their inspectors can oversee school's compliance with energy code. nbc bay area has learned there is no california statute that focuses on classroom ventilation safety. the state requires buildings to submit ventilation tests but schools aren't part of that requirement. california's division of state architect, which provides construction oversight for

schools, also declined our multiple requests for an interview but said in an email, facility maintenance is up to the school districts. >> districts have different capacities. some districts underfunded have limited staff. >> reporter: nancy is the superintendent of the san mateo county office of education which oversees the schools that park's son goes to. she says moving forward it may become a priority. a question parents may have now is why haven't schools addressed this more effectively earlier? >> we did address -- create an extensive pandemic plan about ten years ago. without having that direct understanding of all of the complex impacts of the kind of pandemic we're experiencing right now, i think you don't even know in advance what to prepare for.

>> reporter: park said schools and state leaders shouldn't have waited for this pandemic to think about making air quality a priority. >> it's not just when there's a fire issue. it's an every day issue. >> reporter: and for him a family issue. not only is his son a student, his wife is an eighth grade teacher. >> it doesn't feel safe. >> reporter: assembly members have introduced a bill that will require schools to submit hvac test rules befoesults before re funds from utility companies. flags, balloons, signs, all part of a car caravan with an important message. directions were different for each car and so were the languages but the message was the same. be counted in the 2020 census. south san francisco organized the event but the message applies everywhere. if you still need to fill out

your census form, log on to 2020census.gov and you will not be asked about your immigration status. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- >> dream come true, you know. an experience of a lifetime for sure. >> the bay area barb eer who scored a job inside the nba bubble.

one thing we know in these past few months, a haircut has been challenging but the nba ha them. the league is playing inside the so-called bubble in orlando and while the warrior season is over, there's one man in the bubble proudly representing the bay area. >> i imagine you're getting some good tips out there. >> it's crazy. it's pretty crazy. >> cedrick is from east palo alto and one of six barbers hand selected to give fades and

blends to the best inside the nba bubble. >> it's suryerealsurreal. >> he talked to us at just one of two restaurants he can eat at. you're the only representative from the bay area in the bubble. >> just that alone is mind-boggling. >> reporter: he started his journey cutting hair in his grandma's front yard when he was 15. last fall he moved to l.a. and became a barber for the lakers. now he's an official nba barber for the summer. >> they will call me whenever they're in the bay area. >> he's working 13-hour days six days a week and loving it. just one of two at the hotel where a group of teams are staying, barbering for players like troy brown jr. of the

wizards. >> get more into the industry as far as actors, artists. >> he can't talk about specific players yet but he just made the cut to stay on at least another month when playoffs begin and like the players in his chair, his goal is to go all the way. >> whatever it is. san jose got a new group of firefighters yesterday. the city honored a new academy of 20 firefighters during a graduation ceremony. the new recruits sat six feet apart as they heard from city leaders including the mayor. it was streamed live on youtube for family and friends. the firefighters just completed nearly five months of training. congratulations and thanks in advance for your work. time now for our clear the

sheltering sheme ing shsegment. she's very friendly, gentle and loves to cuddle and would be a dog with experience where she's the only pet in the house. she's runs a cause. all this month nbc bay area and our partners are working to clear the shelters but with covid shelters have been forced to look at new you can find a list of those participating shelters by going to nbcbayarea.com and clicking on the clear the shelters tab on the top of the homepage. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. due to the stanley cup playoffs, no 5:00 or 6:00 newscast. we'll have a 4:30 pregame newscast. stay up with us all day online. have a great saturday. .

narrator: when you see this symbol you know you're watching television that is educational and informational. the more you know on nbc. dylan: welcome to "earth odyssey". i'm dylan dreyer, get ready to travel around the world. today, we discover the rugged beauty and wonder that make up the lost worlds of india. we'll head to the waterfalls. but don't look downthe biggest . and later, if these aren't monkeys, then what are they? all of this and more coming up on "earth odyssey". [music]