growing number of travelers now taking vacations and the steps you need to take before you fly. third hour of "today in the bay" continues now. good morning to you on this friday. thank you for making this part of your morning. i'm whereby. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll have a check of your weekend forecast in moments. >> when it comes to the last time you could say this right here it's showtime for some south bay movie theaters. a short time from now, actually opening for the first time in a year. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live at one campbell theater, and kris, they told you yet when the first showing will happen? >> reporter: the popcorn machine isn't going just yet but what the experience looks like when you finally can come to the movies. when you book your tickets online at this particular movie theater in campbell, the seat is going to be blocked off and this

seat blocked off, the row in nt from of you, the row behind you, so you are forced to enjoy it w like a hospital it will be so clean. this is a family owned business and and they have five locations in the bay area and two also in santa cruz. they had to shut down during the pandemic and survivors for customers with takeaway concessions and they're thrilled to welcome the customers back. >> we can't wait. we absolutely can't wait. this is the moment that we've been waiting for and to welcome our wonderful customers back is quite an event that we've been preparing for.

>> reporter: they're going to phase in those reopenings this particular cinema in campbell will open in about two weeks. amc theaters are opening five locations in santa clara county and san francisco including one in sun why i veil with dine-in facilities. five bay area counies are in the red tier. changes in requirements including incorporating vaccination rates into that decision. the governor is pushing to reopen schools, ball parks and settling a lawsuit regarding indoor dining. five bay area counties are in the red, one moving to the orange tier next week. one thing is not going to change is the mask requirement despite what texas and some other states have done. this is not the time to do away with mask mandates. you have to wear your mask any time indoor or anywhere else and any time if you can't keep a six-foot social distance. it will be worth it to wear the

mask if you can get back a couple of your freedoms and enjoy maybe a little bit of movie popcorn as well. in campbell, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> baby steps, nice and comfy you look there, too, kris, thank you. 6:02. live look at capitol hill, a long night for lawmakers is finally hour. an hours long filibuster ended one prompted by a republican wisconsin senator who pushed for the entire 628-page covid relief bill to be read aloud. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is following it all for us, this comes as the february job numbers show only a slight decline in the unemployment rate. >> right, barely a change at 6:32 but 600,000 jobs created in the first full month of the biden administration a lot more than the economists predicted. he'll be speaking about it later today after getting an update on the economy and sitting down at a roundtable focused on passing

his american rescue plan. that's what lawmakers are going to be debating this morning with the government reporting 18 million people on unemployment right now. they will be looking at whether or not to issue 1,400 checks and the income requirements. debate on this plan starts this morning after the clerk read all 628 pages of that bill. >> the vast majority of this has nothing to do with covid relief. >> state and local governments need assistance now to keep cops on the beat, to keep teachers, you know, to keep firefighters employed. >> here's what's happening this afternoon, after three hours of debate, not 20 as they originally planned, lawmakers are going to start amendments, changes that each side to cut down the debate time from the 20 hours

allowed to just a few, so that they can get started on those amendments this afternoon. marcus? laura? >> i'll take it from here, thanks so much, tracie, a lot going on in washington. let's take a breath of fresh air, live look outside sfo. with covid cases across the bay area trending down, and more people becoming vaccinated, more people also starting to think about maybe taking that next vacation. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us live at sfo this morning looking at some of the changes that travelers can expect before they even get a chance to take that flight perhaps this summer, cierra. i know we're dreaming about getting away, right? >> reporter: yes, good morning, laura. i know i already have a running list on my phone of all of the places i want to go, all the friends i want to see and catch up with, and some of those airlines are already aware that we have that in mind and they're taking steps to make sure when folks are able to travel safely, they're prepared. so take a listen to this. some airlines like southwest

actually added an additional 70 flights since april, delta, american and united airlines appear to be doing the same, adding those additional flights to, routes rather to accommodate additional travelers. tsa even unveiling new security features, a new biometric facial recognition station has been installed at the airport in detroit. the pilot round of this testing will be limited and optional to delta sky mile customers looking to streamline their travel from curb to gate. so the question we pose to a local infectious disease expert is, is traveling right now since the numbers are trending down, is it a good idea? take a listen. >> i think the plans for summer or late summer, mid summer travel are probably okay right now, given the trajectory where we think things are going. >> so just how many people have taken to the friendly skies? well, take a listen to this,

around 1.1 million people have passed through a tsa checkpoint this year to this date. in 2020 to date, this exact date, it was closer to 1.8 million. a couple hundred thousand people more. keep in mind this was approaching the start of the shelter in place order in states across the country. in a true comparison where things typically are is taking a look at 2019. by this date, two years ago, 2.1 million people had passed through tsa checkpoints, so you can see numbers still a little lower, but those infectious disease experts are pretty optimistic that it will be safe to travel over the summer, keeping in mind that that vaccine rollout continues as planned, that doctor that we spoke wit there could be chance of the variant of the covid in some of the international destinations so keep that in mind. he's saying as long as things continue to progress as they are, the numbers go down, the vaccine rollout continues, we should be safe. we're live at sfo, cierra

johnson for "today in the bay." >> it would be nice to get away. thanks so much, cierra. happening today, parents and students on the peninsula will demand high schools reopen, more school starting in mid-april. a protest is planned outside los altos high school at 1:00 p.m. for a lot of school districts, full time in-class learning still a long way off. san ramon valley school district leaders are -- on site learning this school year. right now classes are open again but students are working on a hybrid model. remote learning will be available next fall for anyone not ready to return. when it comes to making it in the bay, the pandemic is really changing patterns for many people including more moving out than actually coming in. the latest proof, a new study by uc's california policy lab. researchers are confirming more

people are leaving the bay area for other locations but remaining in state. the number of people leaving san francisco from last march through december increased nearly seven-fold, compared to the same period in 2019. but two-thirds of them actually stayed within the 11 surrounding counties. 20% of them actually moved to other states. hey, let's take a live look outside this morning. wow, friday morning, isn't that beautiful? a live look in san francisco there on your left, and san jose as the sunrise is starting over the bay. clear for now. you can see as well, so cool start, meteorologist kari hall timing out rain that maybe could impact your plans, but not until later, kari? >> yes, the rain comes in later on tonight, and we're starting out chilly with the clear skies. take a look at our temperatures now in the north bay, mainly in the 30s, and we're seeing some upper 30s as you head over toward the tri-valley, but most

other areas around the bay in the low 40s. so if you're getting up, heading out for a run, spots like brentwood, expect the temperature to be at 41 degrees at 7:00, and it gets milder as we go through the day, but it won't be all clear and sunny, but still pretty mild in our standards of what we've seen recently, reaching into the upper 60s for the east bay and south bays and for the north bay, reaching up to about 60 degrees. we'll talk about that rain as it comes in, the time lines coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now for the morning commute? >> kari, i had a look at our palo alto camera. i was looking for any signs of a fire on highway 10 i off the four seasons across ikea. the map shows you there was a report of a roadside fire, i think an overnight warming fire and doesn't appear to be an issue as far as any structures nearby and in fact the freeway and the roadway is open in the

area. we have a new crash reported 101 down near mckee off to the shoulder we'll track it and slowing out of the altamont pass. slow for the bay bridge but no metering lights. back to you, laura. >> thanks, mike. coming up next, making a push to get employees vaccinated. the growing list of companies now offering up incentives for those who are rolling up their sleeves. plus -- >> it comes when you try out something new and you learn from that. >> advice from a former first lady, the message michelle obama is sharing with teens across america this morning, and the one thing she says she hated being asked as a young girl. mortgage rates are on their way up, and are likely to go much higher. let's take you out to the futures, the stock market expected to go a bit higher this morning as well, and then let's take you to space this morning, where there is a space walk, we

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right now at 6:14 we're making plans for the weekend, if you're going to tahoe, expect temperatures today in the upper 40s, good travel conditions, light snow coming down, three to five inches and clear for sunday for your drive back to the bay area. we'll talk about what's going on request some rain moving in, coming up in a few minutes. >> this is i-80 from oakland to san francisco with the headlights, smooth, easy drive. this is the reason there's no need for metering lights just yet. we'll see how things are shaping up and i'll show you more traffic because it's out there for sure. good morning, it's jobs friday. we have the latest numbers from the labor department showing 379,000 jobs added to the american economy in february, that's better than we figured. the unemployment rate dropped 0.1%, 6.2% now. as i have said for many, many years that kind of move means

very little 0.1%. the trends are more instructive. this is not happening in a vacuum, in washington, you have senators very close to casting a vote on new stimulus checks and extension of unemployment benefits. a new study conducted by researchers at cal berkeley and brandeis university finds when a big organization like an amazon or a target hikes pay, it causes other businesses in town to hike pay, too. so for instance, the lunch place down the street from the amazon warehouse increases its wages and to some degree that's to be expected. the important part of this study is that the wage hikes did not seem to affect employment. businesses didn't cut jobs with the increased pay. this runs counter to a congressional budget office study which said increases wages cost american jobs. mortgage rates continue to tick upwards now above 3% for a 30-year fixed, its first time this has happened since july.

we talked last week about how rising bond yields would have an effect on mortgage rates, and here we are. so marcus and laura, if you are the spouse in whatever family we need to do it now before they go up and the other person said we can wait, you should wake that person up so that i can say, you were wrong. you shouldn't have waited. >> i was right. >> roll that back on the dvr. >> she was right. how about she was right? >> oh, we all know that's what it's going to be. i thought in this day and age i shouldn't assign genders, but yes, she's right. >> scott, before you go, i want to talk about something else. i know it's been a hot topic this week, the small section of dr. seuss books no longer published deemed insensitive or racist imagery in this em. not surprising here but it seems like the books are flying off the store shelves. >> amazon and barnes and noble say dr. seuss are a large part of the best seller list "the cat

in the hat" "green eggs and han. neither of these are the titles discontinued. the books discontinued are things like "if i ran the zoo" and others, and to be clear the seuss foundation made that decision to discontinue. ebay will block the sales of books on the list that are no longer being published. >> that's interesting. people trying to make some money off of it as well. you know, it's a good lesson for parents as well when you're reading a book with a child, know what they're reading and then talk to them about it as well. good advice. thanks. 6:18. this morning, many companies say they plan to reward their employees for getting the covid vaccine. among them, target, instacart, mcdonald's, trader joe's and wells fargo. some include paid time off, one-time payments and free rides to and from vaccination sites.

trending this morning, former first lady michelle obama is opening up about growing up. >> during an instagram interview with dwayne johnson's daughter zaya wade, obama shared some advice for teenagers about personal growth. >> all young people are trying on different versions, different voices, they are learning more about their intellect, learning more about what they love, what they're good at, what they like. this is the period of exploration. right? >> yes. >> well, obama also shared that when she was a teenager, adults asked her the age-old question what have she wanted to be when she grew up. she hated it. she said because a 13-year-old's job isn't to have all the answers but instead to give themselves the space to figure things out. also trending, you may want to add this to your weekend plans, "coming to america" drops on amazon prime and you can expect to get a lot of laughs out of this new film.

>> i just discovered i may have a son here in this land. >> the king pays no child support. >> no child support for 30 years and you came back? you is a dummy! [ laught >> many of the original actors from the first film are returning as well. it should be a lot of fun, including, of course, eddie murphy and arsenio hall. what a duo. they still got it. >> i can not wait. i wonder if the payments and back child support in zamunda currency or what. >> yeah. probably in bitcoin now. >> see? there you go. let's get a look at the forecast for you on this fantastic friday and a birthday friday. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that. >> yes, happy birth day, laura. it's going to be a movie night we have rain coming in that makes it better. let's check out our live view in

san francisco, starting out our friday morning and it's all clear. beach day looks pretty good, too, but you might want to take a jacket or a blanket, stay warm. it's going to be breezy, temperatures in pacifica reaching up to about 58 degrees during the middle of the day. low to mid-60s for inland areas and reaching 64 today in oakland, and in palo alto. 67 will be the high in morgan hill. we'll see that livermore and clearlake reaching 60 degrees but we'll also see some clouds in parts of the north bay, a little bit sooner than the rest of the bay area, as this cold front moves in, we'll see it quickly passing by as we go into tonight, and once again, that's that rain i was talking about, so let's time it out. for most of the day, once again, sunshine, but we will start to see some clouds moving in, and then right here at 9:00, we're seeing the showers approaching santa rosa, moving closer to napa, moving in to san francisco, around midnight, and then later on, we'll see the rain quickly sweeping through, and clearing out before sunrise tomorrow morning.

we can make plans to get outside once again. it will be slightly cooler and breezy and that's the kind of weather we'll see throughout the weekend, another storm system is right behind that and will bring us some off and on showers from monday through wednesday, and it looks like with this first wave of rain, we get about 0.1 to 0.25 of an inch of rain but in all we could see over 1.25 inches of rain in coastal areas and north bay it looks like it will be a good soaker but of course we need a lot more, because take a look at the rainfall deficit for santa rosa. we need over 18 inches of rain to catch up to normal, and those deficits are pretty high for other parts of the bay area, so hopefully we'll see some more rain down the line. all right, mike, how is it looking, driving down the road to work? >> right now, it's dry, kari, as we point out. the changes are coming ahead and so that will be the issue when i'll be watching "coming to america." as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza if you're coming here, you are met with a few there. i did show you some traffic.

compared to the bay bridge let's look at the san mateo bridge span westbound with the tail lights, also going over to the we peninsula side. traffic in the commute direction is fine. map shows you green sensors on the bay. small incident 101 on the shoulder at mckee. >> you botched your tax return and now the irs plans to audit you. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. before you belly ache let us do some myth busting for you. that's next. plus a mystery behind a mirror. the shocking discovery one new york city woman found behind this wall and the video that has so many people talking this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

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calls them are done by mail. >> we send millions of them every year. the general rule on all letters and notices we send is to respond. >> reporter: myth three, an irs auditor will scrutinize every penny you ever made. even that su were a teenager. reality, the irs says generally it can include returns filed within the last three years in an audit. >> most of the time there's no reason for concern. >> reporter: myth four, every audit target will have to cough up reals of documents. reality? you might get a single letter that corrects your math to match the irs' figures. that's it. >> a lot result in no change. others need more substantiation. >> reporter: myth five an audit means you're pay uncle sam more. reality? some tax refunds actually grow after an irs audit. in 2019, there were 26,000 that resulted in bigger refunds. so that dreaded examination letter from the irs might not be so scary after all.

>> don't ignore it. just give them the information they need and like you said, it could result in a bigger refund in your favor. >> let's hope so. up next, one of south bay's largest school districts takes a crucial step, this is bringing everyone back for in-person learning. and the nfl making history this morning, the key role now going to a woman for the very first time.

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right now at 6:30, second doses in doubt. the growing number of vaccine appointments santa clara county is now being forced to cancel due toe a shortage. a live report on calls expected to be made in just a matter of hours, as "today in the bay" continues right now. good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. want to check in with thom jensen this morning, he's got more on the big concern right now that not a lot of people are getting these vaccinations. thom? >> reporter: good morning. right now we only know that santa clara county health officials were told they would not be getting a certain number of vaccine doses from moderna earmarked for second doses so the plan for now is to cancel and reschedule first dose appointments that have already been made and then try to get

those doses as they come in, into the arms of people who need second doses, reschedule the first doses, this comes of course as sutter health announced on tuesday that it has to reschedule more than 90,000 appointments because of shortages. san jose assemblymember toldbc bay area last night the county is working to definitive vaccine numbers from the white house directly so it can make and keep appointments. >> the timeliness has more to do, in my understanding, with how late in the process we get information from the federal government as to vaccines coming to our state. the counties understandably frustrated. i think the counties are doing a good job. >> reporter: they're also hoping white house efforts to ramp up manufacturing will alleviate future vaccine shortages. stanford health care and santa clara county are making plans to get those shots into the arms of people faster and later on this

morning, they're going to announce details on a new mass vaccination site that will open at east ridge mall. we're live in san jose, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks so much, thom. some hopeful news this morning as well for parents in the south bay's largest school district, awaiting the return of in-class learning. san jose unified leaders say vaccine appointments are secured for 100% of its workforce. that's about 4,000 people. district leaders say it ensures classrooms will be staffed when all students return to in-person learning, starting april 21st. san jose is the latest bay area city taking new steps to stop anti-asian violence. police are rolling out a new program where multiling well officers will go door to door in areas where asian-americans could become targeted. community leaders say they're grateful but this is not a new problem for them. officers say the new foot patrol also be a good first step in creating change and hopefully boosting safety. you can help out as well. nbc bay area, telemundo 48 and

parent company comcast partnered with bay area based asian-pacific fund and it will provide grants to organizations working to stop attacks against the asian and asian-american community. if you want to help out, donate we put a link on our website at nbcbayarea.com. new this morning, a "today" show exclusive, one black woman breaking through a glass ceiling in the nfl. maya chaka will become the first black woman to join the ranks of officials at football's highest level. she's been training with the nfl since 2014. she's reason refing college games. she's also the second nfl woman owe sishl after sarah thomas, and breaking more ground last month when she became the first female ref to work a super bowl game. maya spoke to the "today" show about what she wants young people to know. >> obviously i never played a

game of football but i've loved it for so much, for so many years. i want them to know if you have a passion for something and if you have a drive for something don't let it hold you back because you think they might give you a limitation. >> you can watch the full interview and hear more about her story coming up on the "today" show, right after "today in the bay." a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, a little hazy out there this morning to start the day but it's going to shape up to be a nice one, pretty sure about it. meteorologist kari hall is timing out our forecast. i've been listening to you all morning and i'm happy and the sun is starting to come up. it's going to be a beautiful day. >> yes, take a look at this beautiful sunrise that we have over the tri-valley right now. maybe a little distracting as you're heading to work, but make sure you have the sunglasses and ready to get this friday going. temperatures starting out chilly in parts of the tri-valley, dublin 39 degrees in the next hour, and a nice warmup as we go into today, but there will be a few more clouds in the mix, as

our high temperatures reach once again into the upper 60s for parts of the east bay, and the south bay. lower 60s in the north bay, and the rain arrives tonight, so we'll talk more about how much rain we'll see, that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, any problems right now for the morning commute? >> kari, it's friday. very little traffic and to answer your question, very few problems, but let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza camera, because they did turn the metering lights on, 6:29, so seven minutes ago and the middle lanes are filling in coming off the maze. the berkeley curve no problem. 880 overcrossing no problem. light traffic but as we look at the map the backup will form with the metering lights back. the slowing on the san francisco side the decline likely why they turned the metering lights on. they want to keep everything moving smoothly in case there's an issue. the altamont pass sees a little more traffic as the issue cleared from tracy off of 205 and a roadside fire 101 near mckee and that's what is marked at the bottom of the screen, a warming fire, no injuries, no structures.

back to you. >> thanks, mike. this next story weird, cool or crazy. new video unveiling a new york mystery. look what she's doing. removing the mirror in her bathroom, only to find an entire apartment on the other side. >> wow. >> she posted this on tiktok, quickly getting a lot of attention. you can see the hidden apartment in disrepair. millions of viewers have watched and some are saying it reminds them of a horror film. ooh. >> wow, that's a lot of extra square footage. happening just in time for the weekend, marcus, more movie theaters are starting to reopen. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live for us this morning. kris? >> when is the last time we were able to do this, sit our bottoms in a movie theater seat instead of watching movies on our phone or computers and at home? i'm going to show you which theaters are reopening now and which theaters reopening soon and how you can expect this experience to be different from

the one before. and in washington this morning, a bit of name calling back and forth between the white house and the governor of texas. we'll bring you the latest. you're watching "today in the bay." when you've got a business, you don't want to worry about slow internet or confusing cybersecurity. so get comcast business internet on the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses, and add the advanced security of comcast business securityedge. it's the speed you need with threat protection, plus 24/7 support. get fast internet and advanced security—made simple. and bounce forward— with comcast business. get started with a great offer, and ask how you can add comcast business securityedge. plus, for a limited time, ask how to get a $500 prepaid card when you upgrade. call today.

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warms up. we'll talk about some incoming rain in the forecast, coming up. and incoming traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights were turned on at 6:29 but already less than, just about ten minutes later, we're seeing traffic smooth out once again. we'll show you the bigger view, coming up. >> thanks, mike. it's 6:41 right now. san jose police investigating a shooting that left one man with non-life-threatening injuries. it happened about 10:00 last night on alum rock avenue west of 680. police are not revealing any more information. they're still looking for the shooter. follow-up on the damage from the czu fire in cruz county. flames destroyed a large segment of the park. now it won't reopen for at least a year. "sf gate" reports recently they got a tour and they say they saw some still smoldering debris, which scientists call completely normal, after a wildfire that size, but in this case, it's not helping that we've had such an unusually dry winter.

the fire is still considered fully contained. texas' governor speaking out after president biden accuses him of neanderthal thinking. >> scott mcgrew, governor greg abbott is accusing the biden administration of allowing the spread of covid-19. >> good morning. earlier this week the governor of texas dropped the state's mandate for masks in texas. you might suspect that would cause the spread of covid, and that's when the president sunk to name calling. the governor says covid is going to spread because the biden administration is allowing undocumented immigrants to do so. >> my point is this. the biden administration has been releasing immigrants in south texas that have been exposing texans to covid, some of those people have been put on buses, taking covid to other states in the united states. >>een a change in immigration policy in the last

few days. the united states will no longer hold families with children for longer than 72 hours. going back to some policies the critics labeled catch and release. what to do with families has bedevilled several administrations. the obama white house built family shelters and required families to stay in them until they could see an immigration judge. the court said that practice had to stop and had the beginning of what some call catch and release. trusting the families to come back to court at the appointed time was the idea and statistically most of them do. the trump administration separated children because the courts allow the u.s. to hold adult immigrants as long as they want. the biden white house is reversing that. capitol police are asking the national guard to stay on longer as they worry about fresh attacks. yesterday according to some trump supporters, former president trump was to be reinstalled as president of the united states but he was not.

but the fbi and the justice department did say they made an arrest in the violence of january 6th, a former trump campaign worker who worked as a mid-level political appointee in the state department. a number of police officers were hurt in the attack, one died, beaten with fists, riot shields, a hockey stick and at least one case of blue lives matter flag. more than 300 people have been charged in the capitol attack. california congressman eric swalwell filed a civil suit against donald trump, donald trump jr., rudy giuliani and others claiming they violated people's civil rights when they allegedly inspired trump supporters to attack the capitol. this is very similar to an earlier suit filed by civil rights groups. as i said then, i'll say it now, it's nearly impossible to sue a former president for an action he took while president. we're watching everything that's happening in washington and we're talking about it on twitter. you can find me @scottmcgrew. >> thanks so much, scott. 6:44 right now. taking a live look at san

jose this friday morning, what a beautiful sunrise. rain is actually in the forecast, but not until later, and we've dry. what about going to a movie? remember actually going to a theater, getting some popcorn? today you finally can. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live for us this morning and kris, how much butter do you like an your popcorn? >> reporter: i like a little bit of light butter, but the interesting thing is here you can also have a glass of wine with your popcorn at this particular movie theater. that's not the only thing that's different the next time you go to the movie theater. right now we have the whole place to ourselves, but when you go, you probably are going to have to book your tickets online, you have two seats to your left, two seats to your right, a whole row in front of you and a whole row behind you, as theaters try to make sure we observe that social distance. we are here at the cinelux plaza cafe and movie theater in campbell this morning and they are rushing to retrain their workers for the new sanitation

protocols, and distancing requirements, phasing in their reopenings at their five bay area locations over the next couple of weeks. now, this theater had just remodeled popcorn and other snacks to enjoy at home. >> we can't wait. we absolutely can't wait. this is the moment that we've been waiting for and to welcome our wonderful customers back is quite an event that we've been preparing for. >> reporter: that's a family business but also the big amc theater chain opening five locations in santa clara county and san francisco including one in sunnyvale that has dine-in facilities. five bay area counties are in the red tier. at least one of them will be entering the orange tier, we believe next week. entering these less restrictive tiers could come easier if the

state follows through with some changes to the requirements, incorporating vaccination rates. the governor is pushing to reopen schools, ball parks and settling a lawsuit regarding indoor dining. the one thing that won't change is the mask requirement. the governor says he's not going to drop the mask requirements, as texas and other states have done because it's not the right timing. you will have to wear your mask while you are indoors and outside if you can't keep six foot social distance. if you're in a movie theater and have a snack you can take it off to have popcorn and we hope you savor every little kernel. in campbell, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> just sitting in the chairs again. you get so relaxed you almost want to take a nap. i understand you're getting comfy there. >> yes. i may have almost fallen asleep a minute ago. i'll tell you the truth. >> well deserved, well deserved. it's friday, after all. thanks so much, kris.

you know what? it's not only friday, it's a birthday, today is laura's birthday and we take birthdays serious around here and we couldn't keep the love for ourselves so take a look. >> hi, laurie, it's your little sister lisa from southern california. happy birthday. hopefully i'll get to see you fairly soon. i hope you have a great day. >> hello, laurie, happy birthday from sunny florida. i wish you all the best this year. i hope you have a year full of health, prosperity and much happiness. i love you. your brother michael. here's a toast to you. >> hi, mommy, i hope this birthday is the best forever. >> hello, mommy. you're the best in the entire world. happy birthday. >> hi, mommy. i love you so much and i hope you have the best birthday ever. >> happy birthday, laura! >> we hope you have an awesome day. >> we love you. >> happy birthday, laura. you're the best stepmom ever.

thank you for everything you do for us. >> happy birthday, laura. hope you really enjoy your special day and that maybe, just maybe you get to go to tahoe. >> my buddy, frank. >> happy birthday, laurie. enjoy the day, love your dad. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> this is crazy. now my kids are coming. ♪ happy birthday dear mommy ♪ >> it's a cake? that's a lot of candles, goodness gracious. hi babies. everybody's in their jammies. oh, come in here, too. i never show anyone my fiance, this is my little secret love. you know what, this is the reason why i smile and i'm so happy and where my energy comes from. thank you guys. oh my gosh, it's amazing. mommy's got a lot of candles huh? being 29 again, i tell you. >> that's it. >> thank you. thank you so much. what an amazing -- i'm going to

catch my hair on fire. whoa! i did it! [ cheers and applause ] >> whoa, yeah clam >> the smoke alarm is going to go off though. [ laughter ] that was a great surprise. thank you. >> kids, move your hands like that, help mom with the smoke. >> i know, no kidding. wow. wow. >> we just wanted to say -- >> you know what? come over here, you guys. so coming up next is kari with weather. come on, get in there, can you toss and say kari, what's the forecast? >> what's the forecast? >> hey kids. happy birth day, laura. thank you so much for being a part of that, kids, and bringing me to, you know, do the weather. all right, hopefully you all have a great weekend. we'll make sure the weather is really nice and we're starting out with some sunshine for laura's birthday. here is a live look outside in san francisco. looks like some plans to get out there and enjoy all of the nice

weather, before this rain comes in. this is not until later on tonight. we can see it moving farther to the north and approaching the north bay as we head into 9:00/10:00 tonight and looking at the this quickly passing on by, so we can get out and enjoy the rest of the weekend. so we are going to see some cooler temperatures once this moves in, and for tomorrow, it's also going to be breezy, but the sunshine does return, before the next round of rain comes in, which is set to arrive on monday. so looking at the highs that will reach into the upper 50s, we will also see this one moving a little bit more slowly, so this first round of rain comes in, brings the south bay about 0.1 of an inch of rain but looks higher in the north bay, about 0.3 of an inch of rain and the next system coming next week in all, we could see over an inch of rain which is really good and much needed at this point. as we go through the forecast, expect those temperatures to cool off, no more upper 60s. how about some mid-50s next week? that's going to feel more like

winter for the bay area something that we haven't seen much of and it does dry out as we head toward next thursday. so we'll be watching out for next week, and the details. let's head over to you, mike. how is it looking right now for the commute? >> you know, it's looking a lot lighter at the bay bridge toll plaza, kari. i think maybe all the people in the birthday video for laura, happy birthday, laura, they were rushing through the toll plaza they get to their positions and we have no backup. metering lights are still on a little slow at the toll plaza and a little slowing on the decline, nothing big deal there, speeding the metering lights up now i imagine. looking ahead the shoreline on-ramp to northbound and southbound 101 shut down before 9:00 a.m. tonight and not reopen until 9:00 p.m. saturday. the alternates to get on to 101 moffiff and linkspur. the pope landed in baghdad,

iraq's first papal visit and hoping to urge the number of dwindling christians to stay put and help rebuild the country. he's expected to meet with iraqi leaders and shiite welcoming u look at top stories we're following this morning, including a live report on the new supply issue that may put your vaccine appointment on hold if you live in the south bay. we'll tell you all about it. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we're following for you thisr vaccine. >> thom jensen is outside of santa clara county health department. what are they saying about the possible cancellations, thom? >> reporter: marcus, good morning. we know that the county has been notified that they will not be getting a certain number of moderna vaccines that were earmarked for second dose shots, so the plan for now is to cancel and reschedule a number of first dose vaccination appointments that have already been made and try to get the second doses into people as soon as the vaccines come in. this comes just after sutter health on tuesday announced that it was going to come up more than 90,000 vaccine dosages

short with plans of about 30,000 doses coming in over the next two weeks. >> thank you, thom. it is 6:56 right now. we've got hopeful news this morning for parents in the south bay's largest school districts still awaiting the return of in-class learning. san jose unified leader says vaccine appointments are secured for 100% of its workforce, about 4,000 people. district leaders say it ensures classrooms will be staffed when aller students return to in-person learning starting april 21st. the pandemic is changing patterns for people including more people moving out than in. a new study by uc's california policy lab, researchers are further confirming more people are leaving the bay area for other locations, but remaining in state. the number of people leaving san francisco last month or last march through december increased nearly seven-fold compared to the same time in 2019, but

two-thirds of them stayed within the 11 surrounding counties. 20% of them moved to other states. before we check weather and traffic, i want to tell you we are getting word of a two-alarm fire in downtown san jose right now. it's a structure fire burning just west of st. john's street at al maden. one person has been taken to the hospital so far. we don't know their condition. we'll bring you the latest in our 7:25 update that happens during the "today" show. right now, it's friday morning. kari has a look at the forecast for us. >> and it's nice and sunny as we're starting out, our temperatures warm back up into the upper 60s. rain quickly rolls through the bay area late tonight and it will be slightly cooler tomorrow, with highs in the low 60s. we'll get more sunshine on sunday, before that rain returns in the forecast early next week. really good to see maybe another soaker here in the forecast for next week and of course we'll have more updates and details on that as we get a little bit closer. mike, how is it looking for the commute to work this

morning? >> it's looking like the bay bridge confirms it's friday. the metering lights are on but the traffic continues to lighten as we look out here and great drive, another live look outside shows you fremont, the nimitz freeway and moving smoothly as well, a little volume build for the headlights heading south past tesla and into the south bay without a problem. it's friday, march 5th, that's cinco de marcho, otherwise known as the birthday for garcia. >> yes, i've been celebrating all week and thank you to our producers, our production team, my fiance, keon, my kids, everything you did to put together the amazing video for me. hopefully next year we'll be able to cut a cake together, team. >> we're hoping. >> save it! [ laughter ] well again from all of us, laur

>> thank you for making me happy >> we love you so much and glad we can make you smile. we should have rented out a movie theater for laura's birthday. kris can hold it down for us until then. look, thank you all for joining us this morning, and again, happy birthday for laura and you all have a great weekend. "today" show is next. good good morning. breaking news. history in the making. ♪♪ pope francis touching down in baghdad this morning. the first pope ever to visit iraq at a time of heightened violence and tension there. just ahead, his mission and the new inside details just surfacing about those u.s. air strikes in syria last week. why one attack was called off at the last minute by the president himself. on the record. two women claiming they were harassed by new york governor andrew cuomo telling their stories on camera for the first time.

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