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bay area county under a drought emergency. the help on the way from the governor's office and the new extreme measures another county is now taking. "today in the bay" continues right now. happy earth day. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. the danville police officer facing felony charges for a deadly shooting back in 2018. >> bob redell joins us. this is the same officer who is under investigation for a second deadly shooting that happened just this march, right? >> reporter: good morning to you. no charges have been filed in the shooting that took place in march but the contra costa district attorney's office announced it will be filing charges against danville police officer andrew hall for shooting and killing a man back in 2018. i want to warn you the video

you're about to see is very graphic. this is dash cam video showing hall firing several shots into the car that laudemer arboleda was driving as he moved past hall during a pursuit, again, back in 2018. back then the police chief said arboleda was driving towards hall and hall fired in self-defense. hall is now facing manslaughter charges in connection with that fatal shooting. >> these charges are felonies. and due to oflser hall's unreasonable force used during the 2018 shooting of mr. arboleda. >> if the officer had been charged earlier and removed from the streets, my latest client would not be dead. that was civ rights lawyer john burris.arbol and the32-year-old tyrell wilson who he referred to as his latest client.

he was shot and killed at an intersection this past march. edited body cam video was released showing hall confronting and shooting wilson. wilson, you can see in the video, is holding a knife. this is a confrontation that lasted just seconds. the contra costa county district attorney's office originally deemed deputy hall's use of force -- talking about 2018 now -- deemed that use of force as justified given the fact that he was defending himself from a lethal threat. the timing of their sudden reversal in deciding to file charges seems suspect and overtly political. now shifting to alameda. this was last night. mario gonzalez who died while in police custody. police say officers were called out to oak street for separate reports of a man under the influence and the suspect in a

possible theft. they say gonzalez suffered a medical emergency trying to restrain him. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. gonzalez's family said he had no medical issues and they want police to release the body cam video. reporting live here in danville, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, bob, for the details on that. supporters of police reform wonder if reform will be enough to lead washington. tracie potts joins us live this morning. we are seeing little signs of progress here. >> reporter: exactly. and that's more than we've seen before. some people in both parties are saying it's possible police reform could happen in a couple of weeks. the whi republicans for

police reforms privately and in next week's address to congress. >> he has every intention of using that as an opportunity to elevate this issue and talk about the importance of putting police reform measures in place. the bar for convicting officers is far too high. it needs to be changed. >> reporter: getting ten republican votes in the senate may hinge on one key issue -- legal immunity for police officers. democrats want to get rid of it. the senate's only black republicans offering this compromise. sue the department not the officer. >> i think we are on the verge of wrapping this up in the next week or two depending on how quickly. >> reporter: they are launching a pattern and practice investigation into the minneapolis police department after the death of george floyd will equal justice under

law. >> reporter: the investigation will look at policies, training, supervision, and whether police used excessive force against protesters. tracie potts, nbc news. happening today a man accused in the july 4th shooting death of a child in san francisco is scheduled to appear for an arraignment. authorities arrested him months after. investigators believe he's one of three people who shot at a group gathered at hunters point. a 6-year-old died. a 39-year-old man was injured. young happened to be harper's cousin. he faces murder and attempted murder charges. confirmed covid cases just surpassed 32 million with deaths now near $573,000. another 817 deaths were reported yesterday. but in california the covid situation is better than almost anywhere else in the continental u.s.

nationwide the rate is now at 135. hawaii the lowest anywhere, just under 40. california just behind hawaii ranking second overall. at the other end of the spectrum michigan's case rate is now about 12 times california. long-term changes in san francisco when it comes to eating out. ever since the pandemic took hold popular parklets have kept struggling businesses afloat. now city leaders are moving to make them permanent. but this is sparking some debate between retail stores and restaurants because those parklets take away critical spaces, those parking spaces. even when the restaurants are closed. some of those restaurants are closed all day on slow days. >> when all the stores are closed it is not doing anything for the community at large. >> monday and tuesday it's quiet. in fact, i'm closed on monday. >> san francisco supervisors already admit they will have to serve up a fair solution here.

and some new help for those trying to make it in the bay. and this may be some good news for people looking for housing in the tri-valley. dublin leaders approved 100% affordable housing projects including more than 300 apartments near west dublin's pleasanton b.a.r.t. station a. look at some of those renderings. councilmembers approved $10 million for the project. there's no timetable yet on the construction. pg&e is conducting aerial patrols of its gas transmission pipelines in contra costa and alameda counties. you may notice or hear low-flying helicopters. flights will be conducted in a. every day lasting until 4:00 p.m. wake up and get out there. today is earth day. to mark the event later this

morning south bay congressman ro kahanna will host an event on fossil fuels. greta thunberg is among those participating. a live stream of the event will start at 7:00 a.m. on the house oversight committee's youtube page. students across the state now issuing a call of action. climate change activists plan to gather virtually today to call for more green regulations. and it's part of california's climate action summit. the group plans to highlight what it calls victories. this includes governor newsom's recent announcement to eliminate new gas-powered vehicles statewide by the year 2035. when it comes to california drought conditions are once again becoming a top environmental priority. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live looking at how

current conditions may impact decisions this spring and even summer. >> reporter: good morning. it's clear we are well below where we should be in terms of rain this time of year. a patch of land here in mill valley. it looks pretty lush now. if things continue how they are, there's a chance this really could turn pretty brown and become a safety hazard. they are looking to enact a water restriction beginning next week. the water board approved these measures. beginning next saturday things like power washing homes, washing your cars and refilling pools will not be allowed. it will apply to 200,000 customers. those that do not want to comply could face a $250 fine. governor gavin newsom declared a drought emergency.

these declarations make it possible for those counties to access different forms of drought assistance. the governor and the state would be allowed to take quick action to stop some of the farmers from pulling water from the russian river. it is important to note we heard from contra costa county officials. they are urging folks to be smart with their water use some are holding earth day celebrations to talk about what they are doing in their communities beginning at around 11:00. mayor london breed will hold a conversation in front of the chase center. cindy chavez will be discussing what her community is doing to prepare for drought conditions as well as wildfire conditions and, again, out here things are

green. we've seen things quickly progress in years past. folks in marin county prepare for those water restrictions beginning next saturday. cierra johnson, "today in the bay." >> if we can do our part it will help. >> it's important we do our part. the drought conditions are not looking better as we go throughout the week. very extreme drought conditions not only in california but all across the region. take a look at nevada. if you travel to las vegas, try to go to lake meade, you can see how low it is. that's been top of mind with the exceptional drought there. we have 5% of our state in an exceptional drought and 94% of california is in a drought. it's not only us. we only have a little bit of rain in the forecast. mike, any, use right now for th

traffic slowing. we'll point these out with the big view starting up. green throughout the bay. we have the reopening of highway 84 from overnight road work. no delays, no problems. despite that, no delays out of antioch. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:13 right now. more changes are coming when it comes to theme parks in california. letting people through their doors. why looser restrictions are changing who is in and who is out. >> do you want a new way to live? well, the new options for you taco bell is set to debut for its customers.

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calling all californians. keep your vacation here and help our state get back to work. and please travel responsibly. welcome back. i'm bertha coombs from cnbc. wall street set for a slightly lower open this morning following yesterday's gains. stocks snapping a two-day losing streak as companies tied to the reopening of the economy that had slipped 300 points while the nasdaq and s&p 500 were up about 1%. right now the dow and s&p are less than 1% away from reclaiming their record highs. in focus today we're going to be

getting reports in a little bit on unemployment and housing and we've gotten some pretty good earnings so far from at&t, southwest and american airlines both posted losses and we'll hear from intel tonight. meantime, taco bell has started testing its own meat alternative giving vegetarian customers another option. the chain has been hesitant to add plant-based meat citing an array of vegetarian items like potatoes and beans which were already available as substitutes n. january taco bell announced it would test the beyond meat product. now it's testing its own plant-based option. it turns out the cravitarian taco is now only available at one location in the l.a. area as we have to travel a bit to get there and onl into other items like burritos for away

500,000 tree saplings on earth day for those customers who registered in advance. the offer is part of the home improvement chain's spring fest event which offer product kits that can be picked up curbside every thursday in april from 5:00 to 7:00. one more freebie next thursday. a lowe's butterfly kit to help families create their own butterfly garden. registration is now open for those free kits on lowes.com. of course you do need a garden. back over to you. >> i'm working on it. >> love all the birds and the hummingbirds. there you go, marcus. come on over anytime, but keep up distance. >> of course. california theme parks are now allowed to admit out-of-state visitors as long as they're fully vaccinated. disneyland is planning to welcome back in-state residents only when it reopens april 30th.

seaworld san diego has updated its website allowing out-of-state visitors. also out-of-state visitors can attend concerts in the golden state. they also need to be fully vaccinated. they are only allowed in limited capacity. >> this is trending this morning. actress regina king is slaying the cover of "vogue" greece with the first unretouched issue. really? "the daily mail" reports king decided to be on the cover to show readers that they really should be proud of their own skin. the magazine's editor in chief says the magazine is breaking stereotypes with the first unretouched may issue, in a magazine like "vogue." >> that's interesting they chose to do it in black and white, though. >> yeah. is that a good thing or a bad thing? >> well, i think -- it's unretouched, beautiful nonetheless.

>> every picture i take in my phone is retouched, so, boom, every day life. >> marcus has been doing it for years. >> oh, that old thing. literally. >> he's a trendsetter. always. >> let's get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that for us. and it's going to be a beautiful day with or without the filters as you make your way around the bay area. high temperatures are our live look in san francisco where it's going to stay mostly cloudy today and cool. only some upper 50s. once you move away from the coast we're looking at highs in the low 70s in antioch and morgan hill. it's going to be a beautiful day, but we've had too many of these and we are talking about drought at this point. and so a lot of scientists are raising the question of a mega

drought and what is it. a mega drought has to be a drought that lasts at least 20 years. as we look at our numbers, well, 17 of the last 21 years have been in a drought and we've only had four mega droughts in the last 1,200. the western drought has been pretty bad. of course in history it's led to some mass migrations. we're looking at this very carefully. some scientists say yes and some say no, even with the rain in the forecast this weekend, some light, scattered showers moving in on saturday. more widespread rain in the forecast on sunday. overall anywhere from a half to a quarter inch of rain. once it clears out by monday how the vegetation is faring after that rain moves through.

maybe a half inch for the north bay. the sierra will get possibly up to a foot of snow. heading over to you, mike, how is the commute rolling? >> i think great to see most of the map here. the early morning commute which is, as usual, pretty green out there. over on the shoulder no injuries. over here highway 4 i've circled this out of antioch and into bay point harbor. this vehicle is off the shoulder with a minor crash. the arrow shows you coming through concord where things will start to slow down probably just after 6:00. the drive for highway 4 cutting down to 680. the long way around the bend not cutting through 242. you still have about the same amount of time. no backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. thanks, mike.

5:22. nbc bay area responds next. >> reporter: there are dos and don'ts when you're getting rid of old electronics. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll show you how to recycle them next.

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well, welcome back, everyone. we're talking about the newest phone, the newest laptop, the most advanced whatever.

american families are certainly gobbling up electronics. >> chris chmura is going to show us how to cycle out the old electronics keeping the earth in mind. >> reporter: let's start with what not to do with old electronics because they're a mix of plastic, metal and chemicals, do not just toss them in the trash or recycle bin. >> or your toilet. some people throw all sorts of things in the toilet. >> yep. the waste water folks say it happens. here are some things you can do, give to a family member, friend, donate to a charity or sell online. clear off any leftover private data. if your electronics are too old to sell many stores will take them and recycle them for you. sometimes it's free but not always. some will take waste for free. your city or county. in santa clara county residents may drop off unwanted electronics. schedule online at hhw.org.

>> you can of your e-waste. >> reporter: in the city of san jose dial 311 to arrange pickup at your home under the city's junk pickup program. >> and they will pick it up. that easy and simple. and it's free. >> reporter: your local government have item by item lists online to help you make earth friendly decisions. 5:27. coming up, the top stories we're following today including finding a vaccine might be heavily dependent on where you live or work. next, kris sanchez is highlighting the easiest and some of the hardest counties to find the shot. her live report is coming up in less than five minutes. and easier to enjoy the splendor of yosemite. getting to the nature area a little less complicated.

right now at 5:30, could the race to vaccinate be slowing down? the big discrepancy when it comes to appointment the ripple effect now emerging from the derek chauvin guilty verdict. why some believe there may be new cracks in what is known as the thin blue wall of silence. and kids heading back to school in san francisco still

need to have the laptops handy. the reason they still need to zoom for in-person learning. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good thursday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. >> well, are you still looking for a vaccine? we found you can make an appointment and get a shot on the spot as early as today. in other counties the struggle is still pretty real. kris sanchez joins us live where you can actually find a spot to get a shot this morning. >> reporter: yeah, actually i was looking on the county website. as of just a few minutes ago yo0 here at emanuel baptist church, one that have vaccines available for today. so in theory you could drive up, park your car, make an appointment and walk right in. i wouldn't advise that. i would advise making an

appointment if you're up this morning and do remember it's easier on a computer than on your phone because of the slashes and dashes required there. they are available at emanuel baptist church. also fairgrounds expo hall, berger auditorium, levi's stadium, valley specialty center and gilroy high school. some do have vaccines available for people 16 and up. if you have kids looking to be vaccinated those will be your spots. the county did get more vaccines from the state and a boost of 100,000 doses from the federal government and in the next few weeks we'll start to transition to offering more vaccines at night which a lot of folks have been looking for because they can't make it during their working day. in san mateo county and san francisco folks are still really struggling to get more doses. they are available but in specific hard-hit zip codes. even as the federal government hit a major milestone with more

than 200 million doses in arms and 25% of the population vaccinated that struggle continues. speaking on the "today" show the cdc director talked about the next struggle. >> we have vaccine now within five miles of 90% of americans and now comes the hard work of working with our community core, trying to understand why people might be hesitant. is it the science they feel was rushed? we know 100,000 people were enrolled in the clinical trials for the vaccines. is it they haven't reached messaging from a trusted messenger? >> reporter: the cdc director talked about the j&j, the johnson & johnson vaccine, that has been paused because of the six incidents of clotting. there's an advisory people that will look at the data from that and then other data that will be presented on the benefit and

risk analysis. the risk of those serious complications happening in very, very few people and the benefit of having one more vaccine that is a single dose available. she says she's hoping for a quick decision and she's hoping that we will be able to resume using the johnson and johnson vaccine. if you need help, reach out to me. i've been trying to help people as i wait in my car waiting for my next live shot. >> and we will be checking back in with you. thanks so much. you can head to our website if you're still looking for a shot as well. nbcbayarea.com. click on how to get a vaccine appointment. it's up there in the trending bar. chris chmura has been vaccine hunting as well. he has info on where to look and the best time to do it. 5:34. among the many shock waves from the derek chauvin guilty verdict some now believe there may be

growing cracks in the so-called blue wall of silence among police officers. gabe gutierrez is looking deemer into the change of culture of policing. >> reporter: laura and marcus, good morning. we're outside a police precinct in minneapolis. it is still barricaded but across the country police departments are talking about the future of policing in the wake of the derek chauvin murder trial. we spoke with several departments about the blue wall of silence that some say crumbled during the trial where cop after cop after cop testified against one of their own. here was the reaction from the police chief in camden county, new jersey. >> the first thing i was able to do was breathe. i know it's something i hear from the floyd family. they feel like they can breathe again. but i believe the law enforcement community as well. we're public servants.

when we see what happened to mr. floyd, his murder, it hurt us all and made us all sick as well. we were hoping for the best outcome which was a guilty verdict, and that's exact w we got. >> reporter: there are renewed calls at the federal level. police reform legislation has passed the house but not the senate. still, there are questions about the culture of policing and morale, many of which report a very difficult time recruiting and retaining officers in the wake of last year's protests. back to you in the bay area. in columbus, ohio, protesters blocked traffic for several hours while staging a sit-in for makhia bryant. police shot and killed the 16-year-old girl during an already violent situation. the demonstrations come as police release new body cam video. i need to warn you the video we're about to show you is disturbing. officers responded to a report

of a girl threatening others with a knife. bryant pushes a girl to the ground. the officer fires killing her. the state is now investigating. now to a follow-up, san francisco parents are raising concerns over the school's lesson plans for children. they call it the zoom in a room. "the chronicle" is reporting parents are complaining that many of their kids, well, they're still not getting that one-on-one in-person attention from their teachers. parents say their kids are on their computers, talking to teachers via zoom. the lesson plan is up to the teacher and varies classroom to classroom. this comes as hundreds of teachers are on a medical exemption requiring san francisco unified to spend more than $40,000 a day for substitutes. happening now if you're planning on going to yosemite this summer you can start

booking your tickets. park rangers say starting next month anyone visiting the park will need to use a day use reservation to get in. it is valid for three days. the rangers say the new system will help control capacity levels to reduce the spread of covid-19. the system will be in effect through september '21. it is earth day. with the pandemic still looming and, like you, we are trying to spend a lot of time outdoors here on "today in the bay." we have taken moments to share our favorite outdoor pictures over the past year. laura, i think you're up first with your picture. >> well, yeah, i take pictures all the time. i think i have thousands on my phone. but the one that came up was the simplicity. during covid i went berry picking with the kids. it was a time you were looking for things to do, social distance, and it ended u what n. just the simplicity of simple

berries and the beauty with the sky behind us. we love our earth. mike? >> we've never picked a full box like that because they end up getting into our mouths. we didn't pick these poppies either. the kids know we can't do that. we took this just last weekend, skyline. a beautiful area. we took an open space walk, cold creek open space preserve. interesting not just this beautiful greenery there but also a lot of open space as they took out some of the trees, the dried trees, because they're reducing fuel in preparation for a dry possible fire weather as well. that's a beautiful shot out there in our local hills. and then, marcus, itches appreciating some of the local beauty. did you go to a volcano? >> i did. there. i went there back in february. this was after my dealing with

covid. i was able to get out and was one of the first times i was able to get out and go on a hike and it was so beautiful in this spot right here. this is actually a clip from a video that i took. it's just beautiful. do what we can to keep this. we don't want to lose any of that. kari, you always have beautiful shots. what do you have for us this morning? >> we've done a lot of hiking, too, but have been out and about in san francisco this is a picture i took about a month ago. you can see the dutch windmill and the tulip garden. it was amazing. we ended up having a beautiful day and we've been out enjoying nature as a lot of people have with all of this going on and looking for free things to do and something where you're socially distanced. that was nice to enjoy. we wanted to look for more

opportunities to take pictures like that. a look at our hiking forecast as we start out with that nice weather. some upper 40s and our temperatures warming up today. 60s in the afternoon. we're leading into what will be a nice weekend as our temperatures continue to warm up for the near term but we will be cooling off. enjoy this. our highs in oakland will reach 63 degrees. some upper 60s in martinez. and 70 today in morgan hill. we'll talk about the weekend rain in the forecast and some places you may be headed coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is the commute moving? >> well, we have your typical slowing starting in san jose. this has become the pattern the last couple of months. more traffic flow started in your commute but especially midday. north 101 from 680 up to oakland road. we do have a second crash coming down out of fremont also on 680 just around jackland.

on the shoulder, the same for mission. on the shoulder but note as you're coming out a little slowing for 84 and out of the altamont is typical. contra costa county will take you to a couple routes in through the area. getting down through walnut creek out of pittsburg we have three ways and they're all mild right now. back to you. it's 5:42. a second massive shelter in california ready to welcome unaccompanied migrant children detained at the border. we're going to look at the kind gesture local businesses are stepping up to do to help. >> okay. bear with me here. what do you think about drinking repurposed waste water? california's new filtering process that may have you doing just that. we'll talk about that and much more as we continue with "today in the bay." 5:42.

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good thursday morning. right now at 5:45 we have people heading out the door in fairfield, much of solano county starting out with some upper 40s and a mix of sun and clouds to start. then going into today sunglasses on. it will clear out and our

temperatures stay comfortable. we'll talk about some weekend rain chances in our forecast coming up. so far out of fairfield and across to the bay bridge, for example, benicia, carquinez bridge are fine. we do see the build out of contra costa county. more coming up. a follow-up on the recent arrest to what is now the kristin smart murder case. the primary suspect's father just had his bail lowered. 80-year-old reuben flores is being called an accessory to the crime and investigators say that his son -- he actually helped his son bury the body of kristin smart, which has never been found. smart was seen on the central coast. the pair were arrested. paul flores is being held without bail. authorities considered him a leading suspect for years. bail for reuben flores is now at $50,000.

as soon as today a new site will open in southern california for unaccompanied migrant children at the border. the city's convention center was approved as a shelter for up to 1,000 minors. children will start arriving at about 150 at a time where they'll receive beds, clothes, food. community members in southern california stepping up with donations including the owner of a popular restaurant. >> my immediate thought was how can we provide hot meals to these children? >> try to help them out. the facility will function a lot like the one already operating in similar capacity at the san diego convention center. some breaking news for you just in. another better than expected jobs report. first-time claims dropped to about 550,000 last week, that's a new low during the pandemic

and below what analysts expected. the second straight week new claims declined. continuing claims at about 3.6 million. an update on the state's stimulus checks being sent to californians. nearly 6 million people in the low-income category are eligible meaning they earned less than $30,000. people who filed their taxes before march 1st may have already received their payment. those started going out last week. people receiving the maximum $600 include people who have received an earned income tax credit last year. you have to file your taxes to qualify. the deadline is may 17th. >> you know the saying when you're hot, you're hot. a whole new level. talk about a wild one at the con seem. the a's shooting for their 11th straight win and they led, 7-4, on a seth brown two-run home run. but the drama just getting

started. in extra innings now the a's down to their last out with the bases loaded and, smack, loriano. they throw the ball away. a much-needed day off now and then they're going to head to baltimore. what a nice roll they've been on there. fun to watch. cher surprising one of her biggest fans who has alzheimer's. she said her favorite song was "i have you babe." >> you know what i told sonny when i first heard it? >> what? >> i said this is crap. >> her daughter, erica, set up the call with the singer saying it was her mom's dream to meet

her. you can see the mom. she has been flaunting her cher shirt that she had on. she said cher's songs are a form of medicine to help her mom calm down when she's frustrated or sad. the power of music. >> i love seeing that. 5:50. in los angeles engineers, scientists are working to prevent the city from running out of water and the effects from a mega drought. nbc got rare inside look at the aqueduct where billions of gallons of sewage is cleaned and released into local rivers. scientists hope they can recycle all of l.a.'s water and not just into streams but into homes and purified water. >> about a day ago what i flushed down my toilet has ended up with this. that is delicious. that is good! >> he department go, aah! that would have sealed the deal. you can watch the full report

coming up this morning on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." >> maybe add a little squeeze of lemon there as well. we continue with our climate in crisis series. today we've been talking about it is earth day. forecaster vianey arana is telling us how nasa captivating shots that they get keeping an eye on our changing climate of course from space. vianey? that's right. now we see the changes impacting us all around as scientists get more information about climate change. did you know the international space station is watching from above and gathering important information to keep our planet safe. located 250 miles above earth is a japanese experiment model otherwise known as gem. several cameras take everyday weather is reflecting what is h short link of

time. climate is how it behaves a lot of times over hundreds of years. the space station gathers this information. things like human-generated carbon dioxide emissions. according to scientists at nasa climate change presents humankind's greatest environmental challenge. which is why it's very important that we highlight these sorts of stories and of course you can find more just like this one in hot spots at nbcbayarea.com/climateincrisis and swaps you can do from home. now let's get a check how our weather forecast is doing for today with kari hall. good morning, kari. good morning. i love those animations. vianey our nasa ambassador.

really cool to get those stories from you. a live look outside with our live view in san jose. we are going to see a lot of clouds to start but clearing out today. and we've had all of this dry weather. i just got the update of the drought monitor and it's looking pretty bad for us. just a few minutes ago this came out saying that 96% of california is in a drought and you can see how expansive that is. we're not the only ones. it's all across the west. we've seen droughts across the north bay now starting to come down into parts of the east bay. the tri-valley, the delta now included in an extreme drought at this point and we've seen severe drought conditions for the rest of the bay area. one thing that will not help us out too much but is good to see, some rain in our forecast forecast. as we go into saturday, a few

spotty showers popping up. sunday, more widespread rain moving through that will linger into early on monday. then back to our dry weather. during that time we could see anywhere from a quarter to a half inch of rain for parts of the north bay. the possibility of a foot of snow which will help us out with our summer water storage that we have basically in the snow in the sierra. we'll talk more about that. heading over to you, mike, what are you watching for the commute? kari, we're watching what we expected. a typical pattern with more congestion starting to build. northbound 101 i'm taking a different camera than kari did. 101 northbound, more headlights coming through the area. good spacing still. we've come to expect this over the last couple of months. this pattern happening here. on the peninsula a traffic break registered southbound 101. the sensors show it's northbound

up to the sierra point. construction crews are clearing. that arrow shows you where that first slowing will show up on the maps. right now a little build, a couple minutes more from pittsburg to walnut creek if you take highway 4 and cut through concord. back to you. india now overwhelmed by a covid-19 pandemic. the country recorded the highest daily tally today. some 315,000 cases. health leaders are calling this full-blown crisis and most hospitals are full and running out of oxygen. new delhi's health minister says there's an icu bed shortage. india has suffered 16 million cases, more than 184,000 deaths. much more ahead on this thursday morning including trouble in tokyo. rising covid cases and a slovak seen rollout there making a lot of people in japan worry about the fast approaching olympic

games. up next what game organizers are saying. plus, we're in spring, right? spring? look at the heavy snow creating quite a mess in the midwest. up next, more of this into our newsroom including some serious multicar crashes. you're watching "today in the bay."

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you're watching "today in the bay." we're just over 90 days away from the summer olympics and only 1% of japan is vaccinated. covid cases are also spiking and they're now declaring a state of emergency. they're discussing it. local media reporting that japan's government is considering a state of emergency for tokyo and osaka. they may impose curfews and lockdowns to try to stop the virus from spreading. >> tokyo continues to be the best prepared olympic city ever. the information we got from the organizing committee. >> as of now the emergency period would be from april 29th to may 9th. the opening ceremony for the olympics is july 23rd.

you can watch had here on nbc bay area. nature threw a snow-covered curveball. take a look at this here. this is just a scary scene. it's heart stopping in wisconsin this is dash cam video. as you can see the deputy swerving. you can barely see the truck there and then it swerves. that's the deputy's dash cam you're seeing there. look at that. this is sad. this was an 80 car pileup. sadly one person died in that accident. we want to show you what happened there as we're talking about nature throwing a curveball with teams. in detroit the tigers, the crew there worked overnight to shovel the snow to make the field playable. look at th