right now at 4:30, new overnight a peninsula deputy involved in a deadly crash. the string of events that led up to it all. plus rolling back restrictions. the bay area counties set to ease covid rules starting today. we're going to break down what you'll finally be able to do again. plus -- >> the more people who get vaccinated, the less chance of those variants to spread within the community. >> have you received that covid-19 vaccine? doctors weighing in on just how long the protection will last as "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington.

mike's keeping an eye on the commute, but first, let's get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. kari? >> hey, we've enjoyed some great weather over the past few days. it does continue today, as we start out with our usual clouds that we are seeing over walnut creek, the temperature is at 47 degrees and going through the morning, cool start and a warm afternoon, as we reach into the upper 60s and low 70s for our inland areas and some mid-50s for half moon bay, san francisco will reach 60 degrees and 67 in napa. going into the forecast, more weather like this, but then a weekend warmup just slightly. we'll talk more about that and i'll let you know if there's any chance of rain in the forecast coming up. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? >> kari, the commute is looking pretty good overall. we have breaking news on that peninsula. we'll look at your maps and the speed sensors show you green everywhere you want to see green except for north 101 still shows slowing heading up through

burlingame toward sfo. two lanes are blocked by police activity from a crash and for more on that, we'll hand it off to laura. >> that's right, that's new overnight, mike, an unexpected development in a traffic stop leads to a deadly accident. coincidentally involving a deputy, shut down highway 101 all night. it happened during what the chp says was a dui stop around 11:00 p.m. just before near the southbound millbrae off-ramp. they say for some reason, the driver took off, running, and crossed lanes. that's precisely when the san mateo county deputy happened to be traveling northbound for an unrelated reason. that cruiser struck the suspect who died at the scene and the investigation has been ongoing ever since. new this morning, in oakland, 14 people are without a home, this is after it went up in flames. the three-alarm fire started around 10:00 last night along

20th street and lake merritt. this is video from oakland fire department. those flames are so intense, first responders had to pull out. three residences were damaged. neighbors are told squatters may have been living inside. the cause is still under investigation. and save the date. june 15th, that is when governor newsom says california can fully reopen. the announcement that's driven by science or is it by politics? and how safe will it be to reopen? "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd takes a look. >> reporter: we've been living under covid restrictions for so long, the governor's announcement shocked a lot of people. i talked to a lot of members here at this gym and they're wondering what will back to normal really look like? for joseph padea lifting covid restrictions in june means reconnecting with family and friends. >> for me going back to normal without a mask or hugging

everybody and saying hi to friends. >> reporter: for san ramon's 24 hour fitness general manager michael cones, more changes along the way. >> all members coming back and full access to not only our pool area which is what we call the wet area, but we have a basketball court available for our members. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom telling californians two things have to happen first before restrictions can be lifted. one, there has to be sufficient vaccine supply in the state, and two, there needs to be a low hospitalization rate. >> we can confidently say by june 15th that we can start to open up as business as usual. >> reporter: the governor making it a point to stress that mask wearing will continue to be required. the colored tier system will be eliminated, businesses like restaurants, gyms and movie theaters can fully reopen. the owner of oakland's grand lake theater is looking forward to it. his doors had been shut since

the start of the pandemic. >> i do not want to reopen until i know that all of my staff members have the ability to get vaccinated, and most of my customers as well. it's all about safety. >> reporter: staying safe according to stanford dr. yvonne maldonado means stay vigilant. >> if we have enough vaccine by june to get everyone in the country who wants to be vaccinated are dose and our rates in the bay area are high it could be likely we'll have very little virus in the bay area by june. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." happening today more businesses are set to reopen this morning after a tier change nor some, some bay area counties. contra costa, napa, sonoma counties moving into the orange tier yesterday. solano is now the only county in the bay area to be in that red tier. starting today, winery tasting rooms and bowling alleys can open at 25% capacity.

indoor dining, movie theaters and places of worship can increase their capacity to 50%. san francisco today launches a new vaccination clinic in an underserved area hit hard by covid. it's opening over on norton street off of mission in the excelsior district. the non-profit latina task force will assist with a larger goal of making sure heavily impacted areas have equitable access. new this morning, doctors now warning of potential side effects after getting the covid vaccine and a new study from the american academy of dermatology, more than 400 people reported having a temporary rash on their arms or toes after getting the pfizer moderna vaccines. the study says the rash will last for about a week and is non-life-threatening. and it's a thought that pretty much everyone has had at this point, how long will the covid-19 vaccine protect you? pfizer and moderna say the vaccines will be effective shielding the coronavirus for at least six months although it is

important to note the studies are still ongoing. an infectious disease expert with uc san diego says it's too early to determine an exact time frame. >> we just don't have enough time to figure out how long these immune responses last to these vaccines. >> you might be wondering about the new variants popping up. dr. smith says the more people who get vaccinated, the less likely it is for those variants to spread. it's 4:37, coming up on "today" savannah, craig, shanel, dylan get their vaccines on air. anyone over the age of 16 in new york qualifies. to help you plan your appointment, watch it happen at 7:00 a.m., "today" right after "today in the bay." new details and late night developments for the embattled san francisco school board. as expected it unanimously reversed the controversial

decision to rename 44 schools board members say were linked to racism or owe operation. the decision sparked outrage and eventually a lawsuit. the board voted on a finalized plan to reopening schools, all campuses five days a week beginning when schools resume in august. now to a hate-filled interruption to a san jose church's easter services. grace baptist church leaders are speaking out against what they are calling a hurtful online attack during a zoom service. "today in the bay's" jean elle talked with a church member who heard and saw it all. >> what i try to [ bleep ] this ain't a [ bleep ] -- >> reporter: the easter sunday service took a racest and vulgar term on the zoom link. >> putting together some evil sentences about hating people in various ethnic groups. >> reporter: 74-year-old barbara taft says she heard and saw it all. >> turning his back to the camera and lowering his pants and mooning the camera.

>> reporter: eventually someone at the outdoor service silenced the hateful guest. reverend george oliver says it hurt. >> to have a flagrant display of white supremacy at the most progressive church in san jose is unconscionable. >> reporter: reverend oliver is in the process of filing a police report and calling on zoom to track down the offenders and to restrict their access. >> we did not invite that into our church. that platform allowed that to happen. >> reporter: in a statement, zoom says it takes disruptions seriously and where appropriate work closely with law enforcement authorities. there is a go fund me for grace ban list to help pay for security. the hate speech incident comes four months after a deadly stabbing inside the church, violence that erupted as the congregation worked to help the homeless. >> made me more sad than angry. >> reporter: taft says she's praying for the three boys to brought so much hate to a church where everyone is welcome. >> your actions and your words showed that you have no respect

for anyone and you also have no self-respect, and that's very sad. >> reporter: jean elle, "today in the bay." >> so true. california leaders are seeking solutions to deal with the crisis at the border. still ahead on "today in the bay," the all new migrant housing plan long beach is signing off on. plus, the key questions and concerns some lawmakers are raising about facebook's plan to create a new platform for kids. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪♪

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good wednesday morning. right now at 4:42, making plans to head out to the park today, check out our east bay forecast. we'll start out with low 50s and it will be nice and sunny again today. you can spend a lot of extra time outside. we'll talk about what's going on as we head into the weekend, that's coming up in a few minutes. and overall, light traffic, unfortunately we have one big incident on the peninsula, something going on since before midnight, northbound 101 still has three lanes blocked as you head up toward broadway. police activity a deadly crash, we're tracking this, right now let's check in with cnbc. >> good morning. i am dominic chu from cnbc global headquarters. wall street is set to open modestly higher today after stocks took a breather yesterday ending in the red. the dow and the s&p 500 pulling back from record highs while the nasdaq snapped a three-day

winning streak. traders say investors may be digesting recent good economic news, determining how much of that is already priced into the market right now, and then weighing it against potential risks like higher inflation. in focus for investors today, reports on the trade deficit and consumer credit as well. amazon's ceo jeff bezos says he supports a tax hike in the corporate taxes as part of the infrastructure plan. amazon, which has been widely criticized for paying little or no federal income tax did not endorse raising rates to a specific level, though. the president has proposed raising corporate taxes to 28% from currently 21% to help pay for the $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. last week president biden said amazon was one of several fortune 500 companies that took advantage of loopholes to avoid paying income taxes. and lawmakers have sent a letter to facebook ceo mark zuckerberg pressing him on plans to create a version of instagram for kids, expressing concerns

about the company's ability to protect the privacy and well-being of younger users. they cite previous failures with products like messenger kids. they want to know how facebook will handle private data and whether the company will pledge to not target kids with advertisements. those are the latest headlines from cnbc. laura, marcus, i will send things back over to you. >> yes, just thinking about that, kids on instagram. i don't know how much i like that. i don't have kids yet but they can wait. >> yes, i have a hard enough time keeping up with my own social media, and then i got to do the triplets' too? no thanks. >> three. thanks, dom. >> no. have you received your stimulus check? next on "today in the bay," when another round of relief is set to head into more bank accounts and mailboxes. we'll be right back.

a live look outside, beautiful bay bridge this morning, nice clear shot, as we start our wednesday morning, already halfway through our work week. we'll check in that morning commute with mike in a little bit. but let's check in with kari with a look at our forecast for today. it's been kind of mild but very nice. >> it has been very nice. we've been out in the backyard a lot more, going for our afternoon walks and it's been so comfortable. that weather continues today, we're starting out with most of our temperatures in the upper 40s across the bay area.

we're seeing a temperature now in concord at 47 degrees. it's 47 in morgan hill, and we're now at 50 degrees in oakland. so with this cool start, we're seeing our typical clouds rolling by. if you're planning to head out to the a's game today, that's a live look. we have an early afternoon game today and at first pitch, we'll be at about 58 degrees. making it into the low 60s but all clear sunshine, so if you're going to be out there at the coliseum, make sure you have on your hat and also maybe some sunblock because it's going to be mostly clear but the temperatures are going to be comfortable as we reach up to 63 degrees there. we'll see a high of 67 in martinez and san francisco reaching 60 degrees. 72 in morgan hill, a few spots will reach the low 70s in the inland valleys but most of us in the 60s for today. so as we go through the forecast, still no changes here, high pressure not budging. but at least now we do still have that ocean breeze that helps to keep our temperatures

cool. it's going to start to back off just a little bit, and still no rain in the forecast, so as we look ahead to the next two weeks, our rainfall outlook is of course below average, and we've had a below average rainfall season, so our rainfall deficit for spots like santa rosa now nearing 20 inches of rain. we've seen those rainfall deficits pretty large and our opportunity for getting any rain here is closing very quickly, after april and may, most likely we're not going to get any more rain. we are dry through this seven-day forecast. temperatures upper 60s but we'll boost it another ten degrees by the beginning of next week. mike, you were following some breaking news on the roads. how is that going? >> still got that on the peninsula, kari, the most severe backup growing over the last ten minutes, north 101. we had two lanes open. three lanes blocked, by a deadly crash, police activity over there near broadway, north 101,

just before sfo. there's much more slowing that started over the last ten minutes. over the last three minutes seeing things start to move a little bit better. we may have lanes starting to clear but no update on chp. over here looking at a smooth drive getting to the city from the east bay and from the north bay, so those two avenues are great and along the peninsula, 280 is a great alternate, very clear 101 still has that problem again into burlingame. new details in the crises at the southern border, another large southern california convention center getting the green light to temporary house unaccompanied migrant children. long beach leaders unanimously approving an emergency plan like the one recently adopted in san diego to allow up to 1,000 minors to receive food and temporary shelter at the long beach convention center in a federally-funded effort. the mayor of long beach believes most residents support this plan. >> we want to make sure regardless of whether it's girls or boys or age group that we're welcoming and supportive.

the city has a long history of welcoming refugees and immigrants. this is a very kind and compassionate place. >> young people under 18 will be brought in with the goal of reuniting them with their family. it could be up and running in a matter of days. >> hope they can reunite all those kids. president biden switching gears today from covid back to his jobs plan pushing lawmakers to get it done. what comes out of congress could look very different than what he's pitching. "today in the bay's" tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> reporter: president biden switching focus today, back to his jobs bill, infrastructure. defending a 28% tax on corporations to pay for it. >> here you have 51 or 52 corporations on the fortune 500, haven't paid a single penny in tax for three years? common, man, let's get real. >> we can figure a way to do, paid for arguably more modest

approach, i'd be open to it but not what i think they're peddling. >> reporter: the democrat in the middle, senator joe manchin predicts what comes out of congress will likely look a lot different than the president's plan. three bills, not one, with a lower interest rate and no democrat-only votes. >> it's more than just me. there's six or seven other democrats that feel very strongly about this. >> reporter: some argue child care belongs in this plan. >> if women don't have child care, parents don't have child care, they can't go to work, just as much as a worker can't go to work if they don't have a road. >> reporter: child care, roads, internet, housing and politicians deciding what's infrastructure, and what's not. tracie potts, nbc news. more stimulus checks are expected to arrive today, some social security and railroad retirement recipients are expected to receive direct deposits from the government. this applies to those who didn't

file a 2019 or 2020 tax return or did not use the irs' non-filers tool. payments could also appear on existing direct express cards. no mask, no problem. ahead on "today in the bay," the mendocino county cafe's controversial promotion attracting a lot of attention this morning. plus the key role a group of california women are playing in nasa's mission to mars. a new study highlighting the deadly consequences of covid inequity. hispanic immigrants between the aims of 20 and 54 are 11 times more likely to die of the virus than u.s. born men and women who were not hispanic. the study didn't identify the reason for the dispar i.t.s but based on other research, working age hispanics are more likely to work in the service or agricultural industry which expose them to a higher number of people. we'll be right back.

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a northern california cafe has some people steaming over its controversial promotion, the sf gate reporting the federal heads cafe in mendocino posted a sign offering 50% off per order if people throw away their mask in the trash. the cafe is receiving backlash from the discount. a mendocino county supervisor says the owner isn't doing anything illegal with that promotion. california women are playing a critical role in the current mission to mars, a group of san diego scientists playing key roles making it all possible. our sister station spoke to two women, elsa jean and meghan wu

are bringing us the amazing photos we see. >> every day i come into work and believe someone's paying me to do this for a living. >> now in the next two weeks, we're going to fly a helicopter on mars. >> go, ladies, go. scientists hope their work inspires young people to pursue a career in science. >> pretty cool there. okay, so are you planning a big move? well, if so, you are not alone. you've heard of many people leaving the bay area. >> next on "today in the bay," the new data showing where they're all going.

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we can confidently say by june 15th that we can start to open up as business as usual. >> now at 5:00, light at the end of the tunnel. governor newsom saying that california is on track to fully reopen by this summer. now this, as new findings reveal concerns about catching covid are dropping. a live report on breaking it all down and the expert warning that may make you think twice. as more bay area businesses are gearing up to fully reopen from a year of belt-tightening, now they're facing a new problem, but it could be beneficial to you if you're looking for work. plus -- >> what is safe and feasible that we shall te escalate. >> a show of force on the stand, the key takeaways from officer testimony in the trial of the person accused of murdering