to recycle. >> reporter: good morning guys, i'm inside a recycling facility that takes in more than 300 tons of recyclables a day. what doesn't get recycled, toasters, sire foam, plastic bags, a volleyball, garden hoses among the worst offenders, they gum up the recycle material and this year it's more important than ever to help the environment. 2020 saw a record number of deliveries and cardboard production because guess what? we were all stuck at home. so this morning i'm going to take you through the do's and don'ts of recycling and what you can do as a consumer to help protect the environment. more on "today." >> stay with nbc news all this week for more climate challenge in-depth coverage for you. here o about climate change solutions and each newour planet. right now at 6:00, just a matter of hours, closing arguments get under way in the derek chauvin murder trial. this morning, from coast to

coast, america is preparing for the closure of the trial that continues to cause anger and unrest. this hour we'll keep a close eye on minneapolis as it braces for what happens. coming up we'll break down the tiers in a live report straight ahead for you. and a make or break moment for johnson & johnson. this week is critical in getting the vaccine off life support. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues now. good morning to you on this monday. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we've got some breaking news overnight. all the way from mars. while you were sleeping, the ingenuity helicopter took its first flight on the red planet. we've got some images sent back to mission control. pretty cool. scott mcgrew is going to have much more coming up in about ten

minutes, just fascinating the history that is being made there. we'll bring you more in just a little bit. >> so cool there. first for you in about an hour, closing arguments are expected to begin in the derek chauvin murder trial. minneapolis police bracing for possible protests once the verdict is reached. other cities across the nation also bracing for possible fallout from the verdict. right now in minneapolis, windows boarded up, the national guard members there are posted on nearly every block starting wednesday. minneapolis public schools are pausing in-person learning. >> of course a verdict has to be unanimous even if one of the 12 jurors holdout as a hung jury and a mistrial. >> in the bay area, vaccinations are reopening and continuing to dominate the >> they go hand in hand as more people get morning. kris sanchez has the scoop on the vpen for you, but we start

out with pete suratos live in corte madera. marin county may be the first in the bay area to slide into the least restrictive yellow tier, a long time coming. >> reporter: that's right, laura. marin county could be moving into the yellow tier as early as tomorrow. that's of course because the county is meeting those two important requirements, that's of course the county is under two cases per 100,000 people and the positivity rate is below 2%. so as far as the changes we can expect, if the county moves into the yellow tier. for one, bars can open indoors at 25%. gyms can open up to 50%, and outdoor live events can also increase up to 67%. however, there won't be any changes to restaurants. they're going to remain at 50% capacity, which of course could be an issue if the state eventually makes changes to capacity limits. san francisco and san mateo counties are also getting closer to the yellow tier, but the

earliest they can expect to move into that tier would be may 4th. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you. now let's check in with kris sanchez, and kris, you got some much needed time off last week so when we all are here at "today in the bay" become full time appointment hunters there and you are back at it this week, because we've been looking for those appointments and i know you've been doing it some weeks in the past, what are you seeing now? >> reporter: i'll tell you what, it was worth waking up early on my days off to try to find an appointment. i managed to book one at levi's stadium. i'll be here wednesday to get my first shot and i'm excited about that and super excited because i won't be alone. there are lots of appointments now available, the county just on the weekends, if you need a weekday appointment. i looked at the county websites for that as well and there are appointments available for some of the other mass vaccination sites.

as you likely know by now, because we've been telling you for weeks, eligibility is open to anyone over the age of 16 for anyone who lives and works in santa clara county, that includes anyone who has already had covid and recovered. the cdc recommends a shot because it's not clear how long those natural antibodies are going to last and you can book inside santa clara county through sccfreevax.org. i'll put it up on my social pages. a large number of vaccines available at stanford health emeryville site, perhaps alameda but those were harder to find, none in santa clara county and you can book at the oakland coliseum. the best way is through the state website myturn.ca.gov. we found appointments for today, tomorrow, wednesday and thursday. the state is on track for most californians to be vaccinated by the middle of the summer, which is good news because people are slowly starting to gather and

travel in other parts of the country are seeing new infections. >> we're also seeing that the, a growing trend of young, healthy unvaccinated people, because they're not vaccinated yet, people are among some of the sickest. >> reporter: so one of the things that i ran into when i tried to book through the enter in your birthday, a slash in there and phone number dashes. i texted myself my phone number and copy it in because the keyboard didn't come up. it was a weird glitch. however, if you can jump on your computer or laptop, you'll have a really easy time that way. i did it and went right back to sleep because i was on vacation. >> yes, much needed vacation, good to have you back, kris. let's talk about the numbers for you. the cdc yesterday announcing more than half of all americans

have received one dose of the covid vaccine. that translates to almost 130 million people. here in california more than half of the state's population has been vaccinated. if you're looking for vaccine payments, we've got you covered. consumer investigator chris chmura has been vaccine hunting and has tips on where to look and the most strategic times to logon and look for those appointments as well, part of his how-to series, just head to our website, nbcbayarea.com. you can click on "how to get a vaccine appointment" right there in that trending bar. there could be more vaccinations available if johnson & johnson gets the green light to resume. let's check in with "today in the bay's" tracie potts this morning, live in washington. what are you hearing? >> well we're hearing that this decision could be made this week. does it mean it will be back in place to be used but it does

mean the cdc advisers are going to meet again on friday and dr. anthony fauci thinks at that point, they'll make a decision. >> i think by fre we'll get back on track. i don't think that will linger beyond that. i hope not. i don't think so. my estimate is that we will continue to use it in some form. i doubt very seriously if they just cancel it. >> reporter: you'll hear more about this and other vaccines today. the biden administration's making a big media push for people to sign up, today being the day that everyone 16 years old and older, over 16 nationwide eligible to sign up for the vaccines. they are going to be on local tv interviews today, snapchat, facebook, twitter, all the big social media out there pushing the idea that everyone should be

at least trying at this point to get their shots. also the white house confirming to us that they think by midweek we'll hit the next biden goal 200 million shots administered. >> tracie potts live from washington, thank you so much. it is 6:08 right now. switching gears and developing this morning, police are hoping a $40,000 reward can lead to an arrest in an east oakland fire that killed a father and toddler on saturday. six other people inside the homemade it out alive. firefighters say the father died trying to save his daughter. police believe it may be connected to a series of other fires and shootings starting with a deadly shooting at a liquor store on april 10th. now it's not clear why they believe thes police are investigating a shooting death of a 16-year-old at an antioch home saturday night. they say officers really had trouble getting to the victim due to a crowd that formed even

arresting two people they say interfered in that investigation. that home located on he victim scene. investigators say two people took off. neighbors who knew the boy were stunned. >> it's just really sad to see this happen here on our black and to their family and i'm sorry to see that happen. it's too much gun violence. way too much. >> police are still trying to identify the two attackers. anyone with information is urged to report that tip. 115 years ago yesterday most of san francisco crumbled to the ground, this is after the massive earthquake rattling the city. >> 1906 earthquake hit that day, followed by a massive fire. the great quake rumbled for approximately a minute. originally 700 people were estimated to have died in that quake, but experts say there were likely many more.

yesterday city leaders commemorated the day at laudis fountain in san francisco. mayor london breed by joined by former mayor willie brown and fire and police chiefs. mayor breed found similarities between the earthquake and the pandemic that we're finding ourselves in now. >> when i think about san francisco in the 1906 earthquake and how far we've come, just think about it. 250,000 people were homeless because of the earthquake and the fire. when i think about san francisco and our resilience, that's what we've been talking about this entire pandemic. >> a wreath was placed at laudis fountain, a moment of silence was held to remember those the . it was a happened in 1906. and really devastated the city, but we also know the rebirth of that city is such an amazing

thing. great, great to see. annual celebrations now and i think they've lost everyone that, i remember going out there and covering the story and there were people in their, they were babies when it happened, but they would tell the stories of their family. so big part of bay area history there. okay guys, we're just coming off a weekend, and i think everybody had a good one, i'm hoping. weather wise it's going to continue, the good weather this week, kari? >> yes. and you want to make sure that you're getting out there and enjoying it especially with kids headed back to school, excited to see more kids heading to school. mountain view as you drop them off in the 40s, it's going to be a cool start, jackets on but going into today a lot more comfortable, with some mid-60s and sunshine. take a look at our high temperatures for today, the 70s in the 80s. we'll talk about what's ahead coming up. mike, how is it looking for

the commute? >> maybe worse for folks in the tri-valley. the map shows you a big thumbs up where that crash has cleared from westbound 580 that's great. that sends more folks over toward the dublin interchange and cutting through 84 down toward sunol, that mean more congestion in the spots as recovery happens on the backup coming out of theality month pass. vasco is slow, add five minutes to your drive out of the brentwood discovery bay area. slow at the span and the bay bridge west 80. back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:13 right now. coming up, breaking news, a little far away from home. we're talking about what is happening on the mars rover, and history being made with helicopter liftoff. whether it's on mars or earth, what goes up must come down. we're starting the stock market morning at new records but as we take you out to the futures we'll look at a lot of red. we'll go over the numbers when "today in the bay" continues.

good monday morning. right now at 6:16, let's get you out the door for the morning commute in the east bay. checking out martinez, we'll start out with the clear sky, temperatures in the low 50s in the next hour, and we have a lot of sunshine today. it just won't be as hot as it was yesterday but the wind will

pick up as we go through this afternoon. we'll talk about some cooler air in the forecast and a distant chance of rain, coming up in a few minutes. kari, did you say east bay? you did. did i say it was clear at the bay bridge? yes, was. here is the backup starting to form now slow across the incline. they'll make you back up at the toll plaza starting now. the tri-valley shows a shift in the times and i'll show you that coming up. exciting news coming from mars this morning. >> that's right. scott mcgrew joins us now. nasa's mars helicopter threw for the first time making some history. >> that's absolutely right. first powered controlled flight on another planet ever in history. this would be 118 years after the first powered flight on earth. so it's the first powered flight on mars. mountain view's nasa ames helped develop the ingenuity helicopter. you see ature here of it on the shadow on

the left. flew about ten feet high for a minute. it's more proof of concept it could be done at all and jpl, they were very excited this morning. it actually worked. wall street starts the wee . dow and s&p 500 at jowel time highs. companies will open their books to investor this is week. alaska airlines tells the "san francisco business times" it's expanding routes in and out of santa rosa to bring more people from southern california into wine country, including new service between santa rosa and orange county. alaska lets you check a case of wine as baggage for free. we expect facebook will unveil some new products,g meth compete with clubhouse. clubhouse is an audio only meeting system, not unlike it was quite the rage for some time. apple also holding a virtual event tomorrow, where we may see new ipads and possibly something

called air tags as well. if you know what a tile is, it's the same thing, a small bit of plastic you attach to your car keys or other things you often misplace and you can set off a noise to find it. a shortage of gnomes, the slowdown in shipping because "the evergreen" getting stuck. it wasn't just that ship, it was all the ships behind it. apparently garden gnomes it is a crisis so collect them while you can. >> hmm. interesting. >> that looked like a little dwarf that was shown. >> thanks, scott. 6:19. trending a chance for to you win free burgers for a week and all you have to do is get inked up. southern california based farmer boys will give you the burgers

if you get a tattoo of the restaurant's name on your body and you can also get a free burger if you get a temporary tattoo so i guess if you don't want do it for the rest of your life, there you go. farmer boys is partnering with west hollywood tattoo parlor and las vegas rockin' ink tattoo, the promotion celebrates the burger chain's 40th anniversary. >> you find me a farmer boy that i can get to once a week and i'll do the tattoo. >> once a week for a year, not too bad and the temporary tattoo for one burger. kira, you were talking about a temporary tattoo. maybe there you go. >> i'd do that but like mike said i don't know where that restaurant is or how easy it is to get to it. >> central valley has one. >> oh, okay. all right, well, we'll see. let's get a look at our live view as we can see the marine layer, the fog is back, this is what's going to keep san francisco cooler today, even

though it's starting out nice and clear for the inland areas. if it's time to head out for your morning activities, going for a run, bike ride or the morning walk, let's get a look at our temperatures in santa clara, a few clouds overhead, we're in the upper 40s to start and we can see the trend we'll have today as we go into the low 60s at 10:00, we'll reach into the 70s again today. it's not going to be as warm as yesterday and the winds will start to pick up quite a bit. we are going to see some of these temperatures staying very nice and mild as we continue in the forecast, because we are going to have some very much cooling conditions headed our way, as we start to see a stronger ocean breeze picking up. here is a look at our highs for this afternoon, and then going into the low 80s for our warmest spots inland, but then heading into the weekend, we're watching out for a chance of rain because there will be an approach of the low pressure system that could get a boost in that humidity, and the moisture because it could bring in some tropical moisture. we're watching it, but we'll see

what happens. we do know it will be cooler as we head toward the weekend, and our temperatures will be in the 70s and even low 80s inland over the next few days. mike, you've been watching the commute. anything changing out there? >> well, right now it's great to get the farmer boys over in modesto. i checked, kari, so we can go a little bit later. look at the map for the commute right now though as you head across the bay bridge, we'll show you the live shot, i saw a little build happening, cars slowing toward the toll plaza. it's held off, a gradual build here and still slow across the span and as we look at the map, slowing toward treasure island and backup on the live camera. no problem for the maze or east shore freeway, contra costa county and the rest of the bay look great. slowing in san jose was short lived as we typically find over in the tri-valley, contra costa county and alameda county both affected by your drive jammed up on 35 minutes instead of 45 as the crash cleared at north livermore. also slowing at vasco road.

the tail end of that drive headed toward 580 out of brentwood, byron and discovery bay. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:22 and next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> their treadmill is dead, but the owner is still sweating over a refund. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds" next.

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danville family. >> the treadmill had them running in circles so they asked consumer investigator chris chmura and his team for some help. >> let me show you two pictures, shenny anthony paid best buy $1400 for this pro form treadmill. this is a look at the belt. after best buy's geek squad set it up for an extra 250 bucks, shenny noticed the belt wasn't perfectly aligned. you can see the gap right there. fast forward a few months. shenny says this happened right here. you can see the belt had shifted and folded over, turning this treadmill into a $1600 dust collector. cheney wanted a refund. that didn't happen until our team contacted proform and best buy, that is a $1656 win for shenny. neither company would send us an explanation. things get tricky sometimes when you've got a store and a setup crew and a manufacturer all involved in the same dispute. shenny described a fair amount

of finger pointing between the two companies but was not deterred at all and documented every instance with photos. fighting for yourself can be a marathon, but a good time like shenny's with photos, that starts from the moment you notice something is off, might just carry you to the finish line. if you have a consumer complaint you can't solve yourself, please let us know. go to nbcbayarea.com then click the "responds" option from the main menu or call us, 888-996-tips. 6:27. coming up next, bay area's sikh community mourning the mass shooting in indianapolis. >> we're here to remember everyone here. >> up next the sad and disturbing realization about violence against this community in america. you're watching "today in the bay."

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we'll get to the latest in minneapolis in five minutes but redell is live in contra costa county, and it's the largest district, welcoming back kids today. bob? >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, marcus and laura. the west contra costa unified school district reopening the campuses here at kensington elementary and all of its other campuses today for in-person instruction, first time since the pandemic began. in a welcome back video the superintendent outlines the safety measures in place for students. classroom size limited to 15 students, masks worn at all times. staff and students will be required to get a covid test on site. we don't know what percentage of students have chosen to return to in-person instruction versus remain in distance learning. the district says 51% of teachers and 83% of other staff have chosen to return to campus.

just south of here, oakland unified will resume in-person instruction today for pk through 6 and priority students in grades 7 through 12. 83% of oakland teachers plan to return to the classroom and last night, the oakland teachers union reached an agreement with the district to resume full in-person instruction coming and south here in san jose, the east side union high school district is back on campus today, with a maximum of a thousand students on campus at any given time. we don't know how many students plan on returning to in-person. students will be tested regularly, required to wear masks and maintain a social distance of six feet. reporting live in kensington, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. more things opening up there because more people are getting vaccinated. coming up in ten minutes, some good news in california's race to vaccinate everyone 16 and

older. we're going to talk about new appointments that are opening up right now in the bay area. 6:32 right now. the intense manhunt under way in texas for a gunman wanted for killing three people and the unfolding investigation into a motive this morning. it's called a case of domestic violence and he's also considered armed and dangerous. new details, gun opponents are pointing out even red flag laws are falling short preventing deadly shooting rampages, following last week's mass shooting indianapolis where eight people died at a fedex facility. the gunman purchased his weapons even after his mother warned police he was suicidal. at one point last year he was placed on a mental health hold and had a shotgun removed from his home but he later legally purchased two guns found at the scene. mourners including many from the city's sikh community gathered yesterday for a vigil.

four of the eight victims who died were sikh descendents. the bay area's sikh community is also remembering the victims in indianapolis. they gathered at a vigil in san jose as well as fremont. people want an end to the gun violence in the u.s. >> we do look up to them to make policy changes up at the federal level so these types of incidents don't happen again and again. >> sikh-american groups say they've been the target of hate crimes ever since 9/11. the nation on edge in preparation for a verdict in the derek chauvin trial. we've got video from friday following protests in oakland. windows were smashed at a target, a car dealership on broadway as well. demonstrators took to the streets, lighting fires, demanding justice for george floyd. along with recently killed

people including daunte wright in minnesota and adam toledo in chicago. most of friday night's protests were considered peaceful. starting in under an hour, attorneys on both sides will have one last chance to sway the jury in the derek chauvin murder trial, with a live look inside the courtroom this morning, where closing argument also get under way very shortly. the jury may start deliberations as soon as this afternoon. the former minneapolis police officer faces manslaughter and murder charges in the death of george floyd. "today in the bay's" jay gray live outside of the courtroom with a closer look at what's to come next. jay? >> reporter: good morning, marcus, good morning, laura. for the defense, they will have one last chance to convince this jury it wasn't derek chauvin's knee across his neck but outside factors like his heart or drug abuse that led to the death of george floyd while prosecutors no doubt will get back to that video that's been seen really around the world, and has been

at the center of their case. it's the last few minutes it's indisputable evidence that the former minneapolis police officer is guilty of murder. for 14 days, the jury heard from police officers, doctors, experts and those that were there. >> if you need a moment, take a minute. >> reporter: from george floyd's family but not -- >> i will invoke my fifth amendment privilege today. >> reporter: -- derek chauvin. they've seen charts, maps, graphs, animation and video and today all of that evidence and testimony comes down to the last word from prosecutors. >> the case has gone in as well as i could imagine for the state. >> reporter: and the defense. >> all he has to do is convince one juror, right, to have one juror doubt the prosecution's case, and we have a hung jury. >> reporter: after closing statements and instructions from judge peter cahill. >> it's up to the jury how long you deliberate, how long you need to come to a unanimous decision on any count.

>> reporter: the jury will be sequestered in a city that is in essence sequestered as well. businesses locked down, boarded up, security stepped up, so many here, including those closest to the case. >> i'm very anxious and wondering what's going to happen, what's going to be the outcome. >> reporter: on edge for what comes next. and security right now at an all-time high around the courthouse. we've got more than 3,000 national guard soldiers joining more than 1,500 police and federal agents on the ground here. laura, marcus? >> and jay, before you go, i know a lot of attention on the chauvin trial but also on the outside and really across the country, daunte wright, his death, killed by police officer ten miles from the courthouse where you are right now. >> reporter: yes. >> how is that playing into the situation there? >> reporter: no question that it is, marcus. we've in protests every night like you said about ten miles

from where we are right now and it's really ratcheted up what were high tensions across this area. it's added to the show of force on the ground here. it won't play a role in the trial, but the judge says it may play a role in how he announces the verdict, how he releases people from the courtroom and the courthouse. it will be interesting to see how that plays into what happens at the end of this case. >> a case everyone across the country really watching to see the outcome. jay, thank you. >> reporter: yes. we have more details, bay area authorities trying to figure out who targeted a defense witness in the derek chauvin trial and a warning, we're about to show you a graphic image of the bizarre vandal attack. police are trying to figure out who threw blood and a pig's head on the front porch of this santa rosa home. it was previously owned by a reti he testified in minneapolis as an expert witness.

coming on the "today" show we'll be on the story from the get-go. craig melvin will be live from minneapolis, starting at 7:00 right after "today in the bay," and later this morning, nbc news will bring you the closing arguments live in a special report. 6:38 and here we go. beautiful sunrise. i'm just loving these sunrises. i see why they're your favorite, kari, as we look out in san jose this morning and kari, if that's a sign of what's to come today, we welcome it. >> it's been nice to be able to wake up early and enjoy it. let's get those kids ready for school today. a lot more of them heading back and you may be up packing those lunches and getting jackets ready. write the names on the tags, that's something we haven't had to do in a long time as well as the face mask. my daughter just likes to throw hers around. i want to make sure she gets it back. temperatures in the upper 40s to start and some mid-60s as you go back to pick them up.

a lot of kids doing the half day as they go in person, but then later on today, we'll see those temperatures headed up to 80 degrees in napa, as well as martinez. we'll be up to 76 in san jose. san francisco 66 and san jose 83. cooler in some spots and the cooling trend continues as we go through the week. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking now for the commute? >> kari, some folks might be surprised by how much slowing we have, let's tell it by the numbers and show you where it is in the bay area. the slowest number at the bottom of your screen here is almost 20 minutes for the cut-through from 580 to 680 on highway 84 and slow on 580 as well an earlier crash west 580 at around north livermore, slowed things up and got to recover, the ripple, the backup still feeding toward the rest of the bay. also now we see traffic toward the astro valley y and slowing through hayward. that's the change for the tri-valley and the east bay.

there may be an issue a disabled vehicle on the dumbarton bridge, i don't think it's a major problem. san jose shows a little slowing for north 101, as you travel up but not a lot of problems, still just 20 minutes including the slowing right around oakland road and a live look at palo alto shows you 101 as well clear along the peninsula. back to you. >> thanks, mike. where are all my warrior fans? make some noise this morning as we get ready to get back to the basics there. fans actually able to go back into the stadium or the arena there to see them play live. we're going to talk about it and who is actually eligible to get inside. we're going to talk about details coming up. so many more people feel comfortable going to things like baseball games, once they are fully vaccinated and the good news is that this week, there are a lot of appointments available. we did some spot checking through some of our counties and our state website and tell you where you can get a shot if you've been hunting. and the president himself

now calling the situation on the border a crisis. let's take you out to the big board this morning, it started at new records, the dow and the s&p 500 but a little money coming off the table on this monday morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

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of sunshine today, and the nice weather we had over the weekend continues today, as we make it into the mid-70s by early in the afternoon. we'll talk about what's ahead as we look for some slight rain chances. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. kari, you mentioned commute but none seen here at the bay bridge toll plaza. no backup, but it's slow across the span a bit. look at these numbers, though, contra costa county, and alameda county, typical slow spots or even slower as there was an earlier crash, 580 is recovering. vasco is a little slower. we'll show you how the vicinity, the ripple effect plays out. >> sounds good. it's quarter to 7:00 right now. the white house has resisted calling the situation at the border a crisis. >> but over the weekend, the president did just that, scott mcgrew. >> yes he did. his press secretary has gone to great lengths to the past to avoid the word crisis but it's hard to avoid the conclusion

when you look at the pictures coming out of texas and arizona. i'm going to play a brief bit of audio. it's almost impossible to hear between the distance and the mask, but the point here is the president is using that word crisis. you'll need to take my word for it. the president speaking about the number of legal refugees allowed into the united states. the previous president had placed big limits on the number allowed in. russia has answered our new sanctions by sanctioning americans and america, including our secretary of state and our attorney general. now, when we sanction russia, we cut their people out of things like world banking. when they sanction us, it really doesn't mean that much at all. the late senate john mccain was sanctioned by russia in 2015 to which he replied "i guess this is off, my gazprom stock is lost

and my secret bank account in moscow is frozen." georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene distancing herself from what appear to be her own plan to create a political group called america first caucus. it describes itself as celebrating anglo-saxon traditions. it was too much for even house minority leader kevin mccarthy who called it white nationalism. former speaker of the house john boehner was on "meet the press" sunday morning decrying white nationalism and trumpism and the republican party and selling a new book. he's pretty frank about the chances he'd ever run for office again. >> would you ever run for office again? >> i'd rather set myself on fire than to run for office again. >> the only reason i ask that question because i expected an answer just like that. >> you're a [ bleep ]. you're a [ bleep ]. >> i assume i'm getting that as a compliment.

? didn't know they had bleeping on "meet the press." it's a first i think. we're talking about that on twitter, all kinds of things as well. you can find me there, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks so much, scott. 6:47. if you had a hard time booking a vaccine appointment we have good news. thousands of spots are available. >> kris sanchez is live at levi's stadium the mass vaccination site with good news. kris in >> reporter: good morning to you. it was such a nice sight to see, refreshing on that county website, and seeing that there were so many appointments available not only here at levi's stadium for next weekend but also for the weekdays leading up to that throughout the county at the different mass vaccination sites. as you well know by now probably eligibility is open to anyone over the age of 16. no previous health conditions required. if you work in santa clara county, you are also eligible to get a shot here and that

includes people who have had covid and recovered. the see it can recommends if you recovered from covid, you still get a vaccine after 90 days because they don't know how long the natural antibodies will last. book one through sccfreevax.org or vaxscc.gov.org. appointments available through stanford health at the emeryville site. you can book an appointment through the myturn.ca.gov appointments there for today, tomorrow, wednesday and thursday. the state is on track for most californians to be vaccinated by the middle of the summer, which is good. people are starting to mingle and travel and there are still cases popping up in other states. >> we're also seeing that the, a growing trend of young, healthy unvaccinated people, because

they're not vaccinated yet, people are among some of the sickest. >> reporter: some of the websites popped up virtually over night and a little glitchy if you want to describe it that way. they do require things like slashes and dashes, so if you're frustrated trying to book your appointmen phone you might try a computer and it might go a little smoothly for you there as well. by the way, i also checked with contra costa county, there are also appointments available at several different sites there. in santa clara, kris sanchez, "today in the bay" >> thanks. the warriors are in the middle of a road trip, but when they return home this week it will be a special homecoming because for the first time in more than a year, fans will be able to return friday night for the game against denver. they must be fully vaccinate or have proof of a negative covid test before they get in. so we absolutely love this next story, because love is really what this one's all about. and it starts here with the two

newest additions that arrived at the oakland zoo. aren't they cute? will two-little sheep. they decided this is the part that we love and it's personal to us here on "today in the bay". they named them claire and tony. the zoo is not telling us how they picked the names but here is where it gets interesting for us. so it so happens that our own fabulous producer, tony leong, he just got recently married to the love of his life, claire. they're both still glowing. isn't that cool? tony and claire, maybe this is where they got the inspiration, because these days, they're certainly inspiring to us. they had planned a big wedding but the pandemic changed so many things so the lovely couple eloped in big sur, just the two of them and officiant and a guess a photographer.

>> beautiful photos they have. >> can't stop love. >> tony and claire. let's get a look at the forecast for both tony and claire, nice weather today, right? >> yes, we're going to make sure the sun continues to shine. look at this beautiful view that we have over san jose as we wake up on this monday morning, ready to head out the door and get this day started. we have our start this morning at 50 degrees. we will head back into the 70s today, but it won't be as warm as yesterday and the breeze will be picking up. if you want to go for a hike in the east bay, we will see temperatures in the mid-50s over the next couple of hours but look at this afternoon, some upper 70s bring your bottle of water and the sunscreen and enjoy a dayout side, as our high temperatures reach into the low 80s. we'll see that in concord and north bay with santa rosa reaching 83 degrees, oakland 70 and san francisco the low clouds and fog to start but it will clear out today with some breezy

winds. it's been so dry and we've seen these storm systems passing to the north of the bay area. as we go toward the weekend, looks like we could see some changes. we are going to optimistically watch this area of low pressure that could possibly tap into some tropical moisture, and boost the rain chances that we could see here in the bay area for sunday, into monday. of course, i'll keep you up t date on that. we have a fairly quiet week ahead. more sunshine, cooler temperatures with a stronger ocean breeze. by thursday, it warms up just slightly but check out the weekend, it will not be the warm weather we had this weekend coming up. we only see the highs in the 60s. mike, heading out to work, any problems for the commute? >> you know, kari, actually approaching the bay bridge you can still stay at the speed limit which happens to be in the 60s as well. look at the live shot we have at the toll plaza, yes, this is 6:53 on our clock and no backup at the toll plaza to speak of. there's some slowing across the span so as we look at the

numbers, the travel times as you get past the toll plaza heading over toward the city, still about 16 minutes. that's not bad slowing on the span. the number on the bottom, that's the one that's a problem. dumbarton bridge, delayed about five minutes, say four or five minutes because of the slowing off of the decline getting in toward the peninsula side. some sort of crash there, minor crash blocking one lane, slowing in san jose typical there. no major concerns but still recovery and slowing off of vasco at the tail end toward 580 coming out of contra costa county. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, marin county today reopens most of its library for in-person for its first time since the pandemic started. visits are limited to 30 minutes and masks are required. curbside service will continue at all library locations. also today, sonoma county government offices are reopening with limited hours. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories, including one bay area county may be poised to enter the least restrictive yellow tier, meaning

businesses can serve more customers indoors. but not all the businesses. we're going to break it down in a live report, straight ahead.

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courtroom. police in the meantime are bracing for possible protests once a verdict is reached. right now in minneapolis windows are boarded up, national guard has been on standby on nearly every single block. nbc news will have live special report once closing arguments begin. 6:57, one bay area county may be poised to be the first in our region to move into the yellow tier, less restrictions as soon as tomorrow. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live in corte madera. this comes as great news for some businesses really hoping to return back to normal. >> reporter: that's right. marin county could be moving into the yellow tier as early as tomorrow. it's because it's meeting twoan under two cases per 100,000 people and the positivity rate is below 2%. here is a list of some of the changes we can expect to see with the yellow tier, not listed on there are restaurants, which is going to remain at 50%

capacity, which could be an issue if the state eventually makes changes to capacity limits. san francisco, san mateo counties are also getting closer to the yellow tier. we're getting closer to those metrics for the earliest the counties can move into the yellow tier would be may 4th. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> good information there, thank you. getting started, maybe you're starting, sticking around for a while. sunrise in san jose, beautiful start to the day, shining the light on what's going on a great week for us all. kari? >> and the clouds we could see rolling in that's our marine layer that keeps it cool. we'll notice a cooldown today with inland areas in the low 80s as opposed to the upper 80s we had yesterday and the cooling trend continues through the middle of the week. we'll watch the weekend for the rain chances. mike, what are you watching? >> the dumbarton bridge where the arrow is, unusually slow

down the decline, three vehicles over blocking your right lane and that is a distraction, plus blocking one lane so slower than the san mateo bridge right now. >> that does it for us this morning. >> that's right. the "today" show is starting up next. we're leaving with you a live look over levi's stadium this morning. what a sunrise. have a fantastic day. >> announcer: this is an nbc news special report. >> good morning. we're coming on the air to bring you our special coverage of cloing arguments in the murder trial of derek chauvin. the former minneapolis police officer accused of killing

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