now at 5:00 on the eve of his first 100 days a big test for president biden as he prepares to address congress. our team is live on capitol hill digging deeper into what he's expected to cover on key issues including the pandemic and gun control. right here, he asked me mommy, mommy, mommy, my papi passed away. my papi died? how can i say died? somebody killed him. >> now calls for justice after the death of an east bay man in police custody. the new body camera footage and why his family is saying it didn't have ty. asking you conserve. more bay area water districts take new action as drought conditions worsen. "today in the bay" continues now. it's wednesday morning, thanks so much for joining us. i'm marcus washington.

>> and i'm laura garcia. right now the countdown to president biden's first joint address to congress is on. we've got a live look at capitol hill. tonight the president is expected to highlight his achievements during his first 100 days in office and make a new push for action on job creation and assistance to struggling families. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live in washington with a little preview of what we can expect. good morning, tracie. >> hi laura, good morning. good morning, everyone. expect this to look different than we're used to with fewer people in the chamber and expect the got take a victory lap over the last 100 days and lay out what he wants the rest of this year to look like. the white house says in tonight's joint address to congress president biden will update the fight against

coronavirus. new cases are dropping and 37% of adults are now fully vaccinated. >> once you're fully vaccinated, you can go without a mask when you're outside and away from big crowds. >> reporter: also tonight, president biden will push police reform and new gun laws, focusing on his conversations with george floyd's family. he'll urge congress to pass his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan and outline a new american families plan including free preschool. tomorrow, he's hitting the road with others in the administration, the getting america back on track tour will push legislation on jobs and families. >> the president would like to see progress by memorial day and would like to sign it into law this summer. >> reporter: senator tim scott, the senate's only black republican, delivers tonight's response. >> bait and switch strikes me as the best way to describe the biden administration at least so far. >> reporter: bipartisanship working together, republicans say the president promised but failed to deliver.

things are going to look different because instead of having 1,600 people packed in the chamber, there will only be 200 people spread out. a lot of the members of congress have announced they'll have virtual guests for this address tonight. house speaker nancy pelosi says dr. kenneth tai is going to be one of her guests. he oversees a dozen community health clinics in the bay area shall the san francisco area. they got $11 million from the rescue plan to help with vaccines and congressman eric swalwell says his guest is going to be a nurse, michelle gutierrez-vaugh, a nurse at a fremont clinic benefiting from the american rescue plan. so oftentimes lawmakers with guests will highlight particular initiatives or legislation they think is valuable that they want people to know about. >> wow, i love the bay area

tie-ins. tracie potts, thanks so much. you can watch the address tonight here on nbc bay area. our coverage starts at 6:00. new video showing rising tensions between the u.s. and iran. this is hard to see nighttime video, shows an american warship firing warning shots monday night after iranian guard vessels came too close to a patrol in the persian gulf. the lights can be seen in the distance and apparent gunshot can be heard with the tracer round racing across the water. iran so far not acknowledging this incident. 5:04 and now to a story getting a lot of attention this morning. alameda police releasing body cam video of officers trying to restrain an oakland man who died in police custody. "today in the bay's" bob redell live outside of alameda police head quarters. the family believes the officers killed their loved one so what are they saying this morning? >> reporter: well, we asked,

speaking to the police chief here at alameda city police department, marcus, do you think excessive force was used when your officers tried to arrest mario gonzalez last week? chief says that while yes the video you're about to see is hard to watch it's too early to say whether excessive force was used. this body cam video you're about to see is disturbing. early last week alameda police responded to a local park for calls about a man under the influence and possibly involved in a theft. family say gonzalez was having a beer in the park when police tried to restrain him but in the video gonzalez appears to resist, in the nearly hour-long body cam video you can hear an officer asking gonzalez to stop resisting. one officer ends up on top of gonzalez with his knee on gonzalez's back where it remains for four minutes. gonzalez eventually loses consciousness. officers start life-saving procedures they call the fire department. gonzalez unfortunately died

later at the hospital. police say gonzalez was 26 years old, had a medical emergency. gonzalez's family spoke outside the police department yesterday, this is right before law enforcement made this video public. >> the police killed my brother in the same manner that they killed george floyd. >> i understand why people would draw that comparison and you know, of course it happened contemporaneous to the chauvin trial. i do see when i watch the video, i do see a conversation between two of the officers about trying to not put too much pressure or cues me, avoid pressure on mr. gonzalez's back. i believe there's been accusations that the officers put their knee on mr. gonzalez's neck and i didn't see that when i watched the video but again, i want the entire investigation to be borne out before we make those kinds of pronouncements. >> reporter: fmly say gonzalez who is from oakland was the father of a 4-year-old boy and the main caretaker of his

22-year-old brother, who has autism. now alameda city police chief says the city hired an independent law firm to conduct the internal investigation into what happened. they've also asked the alameda county sheriff's office to conduct its own investigation and parallel and a standard procedure, the district attorney's office is also investigating. the police department is waiting on autopsy results into the cause of death. the three officers involved are on paid administrative leave until this investigation is complete. reporting live here in alameda, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. developing in north carolina, a judge is expected to rule if body camera video of a controversial deputy shooting should be released. 42-year-old andrew brown, jr., died last week in elizabeth city, north carolina. deputies say he was trying to drive away. the fbi has now opened an investigation. last night, protesters once again gathered at one point, one person appeared to be taken into custody, but it just wasn't

clear why. happening today, here at home, protesters plan to push for san jose unified schools to sever ties with the city's police department. demonstrators say having armed officers on campus is intimidating, especially to students of color. the car caravan is expected to get under way at 4:00 p.m. near hester elementary school followed by a rally outside of the district office. we've reached out to san jose unified for a comment earlier this morning and haven't heard back just yet. turning to the pandemic, san francisco supervisors there are now promoting a new vaccination site within the city. this is on 50 broad street, the shots will be given out to people who are 18 years old and older, in lakeview, oceanview, merced and ingle heights neighborhoods. it starts at 10:00 a.m. a new mass vaccination site

at the san mateo event center. no walk-in appointments are available. the clinic is for first dose vaccinations only. it opens up at noon. expect california's mask rules to be changing soon. governor newsom says the state is reviewing the new cdc guidelines and will likely make the same things soon. this morning on the "today" show white house chief medical officer dr. anthony fauci will talk about the low risk if you're fully vaccinated. >> the cdc has come out and made these kinds of recommendations, making it much more flexible for people who are vaccinated to get out and enjoy the outdoors. as you showed on the chart thaw just put up on the screen, outdoors you can do virtually everything, except congregate in a massive way, for example, at a concert where there are tens of thousands of people, but anything short of that, if you are vaccinated, you really can be out there just enjoying the environment, which is really a big plus in motivating people to

get vaxated. get vaccinated. >> if you're going for a walk, run or bike ride no masks required and no masks needed for small outdoor gatherings. >> google's downtown west project in san jose, not everyone is fully on board. that reportedly includes the san jose sharks. the team opposes the plan according to "the merkley news" the city has some brokering to do when it comes to parking and transit in the area around the s.a.p. center. mayor sam liccardo is confident all sides will come together. new impact in the south bay from the climate in crisis. valley water district leaders last night recommended voluntary reduction levels to 25%. for the past four years, it's been at 20%. they also announced a new plan to pay homeowners more to install their drought-friendly

landscapes, from $1 per square foot to $2. >> if you have room for improvement, take that action now. this is the time to do it. don't wait until we're in the middle of this drought and who knows? we don't know how long the droughts are going to last. >> other agencies are also taking action, east bay mud this week declared a stage one drought asking customers to voluntarily reduce consumption by 10%. sonoma county has proclaimed a drought emergency requesting the governor seek a presidential disaster declaration for federal assistance. so when you get a chance to go out there and garden, maybe purchase some succulents instead. taking a live look outside, look at that. all lit up, this is a live look from fremont this morning, as we start our now wednesday morning, halfway through the work week already. kari has a look at our forecast. another nice one today? >> yes, another dry day. we've been talking about the drought and that declaration,

also the people just asking us to conserve, just a little bit more. take a look at what's not only happening across california, but all across the west. we are seeing some exceptional drought at this point, and as we bring it closer to the bay area, we do have extreme drought conditions that do include much of the north bay as well as the east bay. so we're watching out for that and no rain in the forecast, as we warm up these next couple of days, as we get once again closer look, we can see all of that red there, which is not good. we're going to talk about our winds picking up in the weekend forecast, coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on now for the commute? >> red on my map is not good either but looking at less of it. whatever red we had pretty much has cleared. let's look over in the east bay, coming out of contra costa county, in toward alameda county, west 80, ten minutes of slowing as a crew i believe cleared from overnight roadwork. rest of contra costa county drive is easy.

a little bit of red on 84. wher. red for niles cleared reopened for 84. no problems. there may be a new incident near downtown san jose but i think it's off the freeway. we'll double check coming up. a lot of talk around tesla's autopilot feature. coming up, elon musk will talk about the recent fiery crash of a tesla car that happened in texas. more pain coming to the pump, summertime gas shortage experts say is on the way and how a separate shortage may now factor into it. plus -- ♪ everybody ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ rock your body ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ >> ♪ back street's back, all right ♪ remember that song? even if you didn't like them, you remember that song, they played it all the time. one kic

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happy wednesday. it is 5:16. a live look in dublin, warmer temperatures are headed our way, reaching 82 in gilroy this

afternoon and petaluma will be in the upper 70s. open up the windows this morning, let the house cool down and then close the windows. temperatures warm up. we'll talk about more warm air in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> all right, kari. the volume building out of the altamont, smooth through dublin, a crash in san jose was not a crash, it was an unrelated traffic incident. 101 with a smooth drive. we should see a burst in traffic over the next 20 minutes. we'll track that and other stuff. let's check in with dom. >> good morning. i am dominic chu here at cnbc global headquarters. here are your top business headlines. wall street is set for a mostly lower open this morning, stocks ending flat yesterday ahead of several big earnings reports from the likes of microsoft and google's parent company, al 100-point loss to close higher, boosted by strong data on consumer confidence, which showed the highest reading since before the pandemic, and also some home sales readings as

well. in focus today, the federal reserve wraps up a two-day policy meeting this afternoon. the fed is not expected to take any action on rates but may defend their policy to let inflation run hot. we also get earnings from boeing, ford, facebook and apple amongst others. starbucks says u.s. sales recovered from the virus pandemic. sales at downtown city locations are lagging those in the suburbs as many people have yet to return to the office. starbucks expects larger order sizes to eventually drop off but the number of transactions to grow. the chain has been pushing mobile ordering and is increasing its to-go options. and facebook and instagram are working on tools to help creators make more money. these include online shops so creators can sell items directly on the platform and get a cut of those sales of products they promote. social media companies are trying to spur the creation of more content to keep users engaged on their sites.

twitter has also been testing new tools, including a super follow feature, giving people access to exclusive content for a fee. those are your been c morning business report headlines. marcus, if you don't mind, speaking of super follows, i would super follow you if you could keep singing those backstreet boys songs. ♪ when you want that love, da, da, da, da ♪ >> think marcus can do that, backstreet boys breaking barriers. a.j. mclean's new song celebrating the transgender identity. love song love features two trans gender models partying it up in a life size dollhouse tells others to love no matter what and love and respect each other. you can do a little backstreet boys.

♪ backstreet's back, all right ♪ >> can i just say i want it that way. i want it that way. ♪ i want it that way ♪ not tell me why ♪ dom, i was waiting for the background. where were you? ♪ tell me why ♪ tell me why ♪ >> i love it. look we'll go on the road, you, me, mike, and then we're going to get bob and scott, oh, yeah, we are ready to go. we'll be the older version. >> round them all up. >> thanks, dom. >> the senior tour. moving on for you this morning, 5:20 and trending, facebook mark zuckerberg is offering up an explanation for that photo that got him roasted. you may recall this photo take a look here when he was caught on

lot of sunscreen. the extra sunscreen was a failed attempt to disguise himself from paparazzi. it didn't. he looks like michael myers, is it the one with the mask? michael myers? make sure i get him right. i love horror movies. you could tell it's him, come on. >> it makes you look at him. he needs to put a wig on while surfing. >> don't get it wet. it might fall off. [ laughter ] kari? okay, here we are, let's talk about what's going on this morning with our temperatures. starting out not as cool as yesterday, but hey, you still need a jacket as you get ready to head out the door. we're going to see our temperatures in the upper 40s for a lot of spots. it's cooling down in morgan hill, once again we're back in the 30s but take a look at the difference we're seeing in santa rosa, where we're in the upper

40s right now, upper 40s as well in san francisco. as we get a look at our forecast, it's going to be warming up, as we go into today, and so our high temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. we still have some nice weather for heading out to the park, as well as what we're seeing right now, going on with high pressure continuing to keep it nice and warm. we will see some storm systems passing to the north of us, but it's not going to bring us any rain, just make those winds pick up. we've been watching these rainfall deficits growing as we get a look at santa rosa and the rainfall deficit right now at 21 inches, that's how much we need to catch up to normal. we're going to see still some of those really large rainfall deficits continue because we haven't had any rain and we don't have any in the forecast, as we get a look at what's going on, temperatures in the low 80s for the inland valleys and spots like gilroy as well as santa rosa, napa and into the weekend winds pick up, highs in the

upper 70s and san francisco sees highs in the mid-60s. mike, what's going on for the morning commute? >> kari, a standard flow of things, you know, folks are probably rushing around trying to leave the house perhaps now. on the roadways no major delays nothing really unexpected except for on the border here between santa clara county and santa cruz county getting down toward the santa cruz mountains, looking at a slower drive right now, let me get my maps going, highway 35, the wires came down last night, maybe some wind there, pg&e has to exercise that so between bear creek and summit and 17 we have an issue there. a quick look at the bay bridge no problems, a smooth, easy drive getting across the bay as we look at the rest of the traffic flow. there we go, a smooth drive, a little slowing expected for the tail lights getting over the incline in the next few minutes. no major issues right now. save your money. got too pay that toll. let's check in with chris. >> yet another family trip canceled because of covid-19, but mom bought travel insurance, so she's set, right?

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right now at 5:30, addressing congress. what we can expect to hear from joe biden tonight on capitol hill. also, the push he's expected to make for universal preschool as many parents watch and wait. going back to square one. organizers behind the recall effort of a north bay mayor now face a new issue. the critical error they made while filing paperwork all to oust the leader who is facing pressure to step aside. plus -- >> we're thrilled things are loosening up and heading in the right direction. >> businesses up and down the state are trying to bounce back as covid restrictions ease. the uptick in foot traffic some are seeing and the help on the way for those still struggling, as "today in the bay" continues right now. >> good wednesday morning. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. all eyes are on capitol hill

with president biden set to deliver this first joint address to congress. new presidents don't deliver a state of the union in their first year, but this will come pretty close as biden presents his policy priorities and outlines his vision for the country. the audience inside the house chamber will be severely limited due to distancing guidelines. republican senator tim scott is expected to give the republican response. the president will talk about topics including his american families plan. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live this morning, kris, a lot of parents paying attention to this one because he's making a push for free preschool. >> reporter: right and we know we've heard from families and parents saying they can't go back to normal at all economically even if the kids are not back in school, if they are not someplace safe while the parents go back to work. so let's talk about that free pre-k program, it would be free for all 3 and 4-year-olds,

talking about 5 million children free preschool could save families up to $13,000. er year and expanded child tax credit which could save famiies in taxes. there's help on the way through the american rescue plan which would provide $375 toward food purchase in those ten critical weeks in the summer, when children cannot access free and reduced lunches at school. this will impact 34 million low income children across the country. families that qualify for s.n.a.p. benefit will be automatically enrolled and get them through their debit cards. this is approved for both this summer and sumof 2022. the funds for the president's jobs and families plan is expected to come from a corporate tax hike and tax on the 1% wealthiest americans. in sunnyvale, kris sanchez,

"today in the bay." >> it would be so important, food and education for kids is essential. thanks so much, kris. watch the address tonight here on nbc bay area. our coverage will start at 6:00 unexpected new twist to oust the embattled north bay mayor. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live in san francisco this morning, a lot of people this morning are wondering what kind of setback are we talking about here? >> reporter: good morning, marcus. you said it was a twist. it is a twist indeed. it's really back to square one for the folks filing that recall paperwork for that embattled mayor. just a back story, at least six women accused dominic to pollie of sexual assault, those are accusations he denies and insists he has no plans to step down.

this week, organizers filed the paperwork to launch a recall but campaign leaders now say they made errors when filing that paperwork failing to accurately name his position. that means they have to refile, but that setback will likely only be a minor one. if you recall, that mayor said he would not step down but earth step back as his role as mayor. the vice mayor will be filling that role, so the saga there continues as folks work to reorganize with that recall unfortunately. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks, cierra. san francisco voters will likely have more to weigh on their ballot when it comes to this year's special election to recall governor newsom. the date for that election not clear. city leaders are planning to possibly add races for city attorney and assessor. long time city attorney dennis herrera announced plans to move into the public utilities

commission but the confirmation process will take some time. now to the pandemic. news of a breakthrough treatment for covid-19 victims coming in the form of a pill. pfizer says its new drug could be available by the end of this year. the experimental oral drug to treat covid-19 at the first sign of illness is being tested on healthy humans. this would be the second anti viral therapy for covid-19 joining remdesivir, which is given to those with extreme symptoms. >> if someone comes in, they have covid, they hadn't gotten vaccinated and they don't feel well, this would be given as an oral agent, keep them out of the hospital and prevent hopefully getting sick with covid. >> the new treatment is only in initial clinical trials. a live look at capitol hill, today congressmembers are going to look at the long-term effects of covid patients or the effects on those patients. the world health organization estimates one in ten covid

patients experiences persistently ill health 12 weeks after getting the virus. some of the symptoms they include shortness of breath, sleep disorder, fatigue and listen to this. some of those patients are actually dealing with those effects nine months after initially getting sick. >> the long hauler there is. later today hospital leaders from across the state will update the covid battle on the front lines. things are a far cry from the height of the surge in early january health workers are facing challenges. some 2,000 covid patients are currently hospitalized. fewer than 10% of the peak totals surpassing 22,000 in january. a northern california county is moving to the least restrictive tier, that's the yellow tier. talking about mendocino county just above sonoma. being in the yellow tier, the bars that don't serve food can open at 25% capacity. indoor gyms, wineries, tasting rooms, they can open at 50%

capacity and those outdoor live events are allowed at 67% capacity. marin and san francisco counties are likely to move into the yellow tier next week. if they keep their case rates below 2 per 100,000 people and positivity rates below 2%. >> they're moving in the right direction and san diego as well, a live look, businesses set to be bouncing back as the pandemic is tapering off. visitors are starting to return in popular tourist areas adding to the boom. >> people are feeling more relaxed inside and outside and everywhere they're going making people happy and now they want to come out and see color again and beauty. >> always great weather down there. the reasons for the rebound are two-fold with more people becoming fully vaccinated, cases are down also significantly from

the peak numbers, a tough go there for a while. starting today, small businesses across california can begin applying for the final round of stimulus relief from the state. those qualifying businesses can receive between 5,000 and $25,000 in grants part of $2 billion in new state money available. the businesses better act quickly. the deadline to apply is tuesday, may 4th. small businesses and non-profits that have been wait listed from previous rounds are now also under consideration. san franciscans on relert. police will gather in two neighborhoods with large asian-american populations. one meet something taking plais in the richmond district, the other in portola. each focus on new crime prevention strategies to express concern over recent attacks. leetders in san jose introducing a new ordinance to boost fines for illegal dumping.

amounts are staggered based on first, second or third strike. they start at $2,500. the plan to make it a $10,000 fine for any violation introduced to the city council's rules committee. happening now, lake ta show leaders are introducing a novel idea to help tackle the vexing problem. visitors and work from homers are flocking back, litter flugs and traffic issues popping up and conflicts with locals. some are being asked to behave themselves literally. they're rolling out the traveler responsibility pledge outlining proper conduct, picking up after yourself and keeping wildlife wheeled. fire safe and demonstrate mindful travel. shouldn't have to tell adults to act appropriately but oh well. a live look for you right now at

the bay bridge as you see traffic moving along right there. we'll get a look at the traffic coming up in a bit. i want to talk about the forecast today. it has been dry but beautiful conditions to look at, kari. >> absolutely. i want to go to tahoe. i wanted to show you that forecast as we are maybe making plans for the next few days. >> temperatures up to 62 today and warmer toward the end of the week with mid-70s in the forecast. we're working here locally and starting out with a clear sunrise, look at our high temperatures for today. gilroy reaching 82 degrees. 80 in dublin and petaluma reaching the upper 70s. we'll talk about a weekend cooldown, coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is the commute rolling? >> pretty nicely. a little slower through the south bay. pi live look at san jose, 101

off of 280 and 680 things are bunching up. right on schedule i circled that section of 101 coming through san jose. scare county at speed. shouldn't be a big deal right on schedule same thing for 84 and out of the olt month pass no surprises on this wednesday. we expect more slowing where the arrow is through concord. checking the travel times as a reference, right now they're all about even as you pick the three main routes. back to you >> thank you, mike. if you're planning a summer road trip, prepare to take a big hit at the gas pump. i filled up yesterday so i'll tell you like ouch. one industry trade group says that some of it will be from the shortage of tanker truck drivers. up to 25% of the tanker trucks are parked because there's no one available to drive them. bay area gas prices continue to climb. in san francisco the average for a gallon of unleaded is $4.10.

oakland and san jose a few cents cheaper than that. ouch to the wallets. flight plans! ing, the world's largest fire fighting plane may not be available when fire season arrives. next on "today in the bay," the battle crew members will likely be focused on instead. and the countdown to tokyo is on. the growing concerns about covid being a real issue. the rules now in place for athletes. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good wednesday morning. it is 5:45. look at the beautiful sunrise under way as we look in the south bay, san jose with some slightly milder temp tueraturest jacket weather. 49 degrees out the door and a quick warmup today. by late morning we're seeing temperatures headed mostly into the 60s and low 70s. we'll talk about all of our microclimates coming up in at forecast in a few minutes. >> i don't know if we'd say your drive is beautiful, kari but not having any surprises right now. there are builds throughout the bare including across the san mateo bridge. the bay bridge shows slowing across the span but no backup at the toll plaza. we'll show you where there is a

growing commute coming up. 5:46 right now. tesla's ceo elon musk doubling down on a dispute with investigators over a deadly crash in texas. investigators near houston believe the tesla was on autopilot with no one behind the wheel when it smashed into a tree, bursting into flames april 16th. two men tide. yesterday quarterly earnings call musk said the assertion is completely false. a sobering new warning if you think about flying again and living it up on board, listen up, the faa just filed nearly $65,000 in fines as part of its zero tolerance policy against disruptive travelers. three separate intoxicated persons disrupted flights and drank their own alcohol they brought on board. a massive covid outbreak

could be linked to a church in humboldt county. in the past two weeks the county reported more than 230 new cases. the church in eureka had safety protocols in place but some members still got covid. the investigation is still going on to pinpoint what caused that outbreak. as we move into fire season, the world's largest fire fighting plane might not be used to stop those flames. instead, it could be converted into a plane to fight the pandemic. so the company behind the super tanker seen in this video says it doesn't make enough money fighting wildfires in california and the pandemic has created a greater need for freight aircraft to deliver ppe, vaccines and other covid response tools. the global tanker dump up to 19,000 gallons of water or flame retardant in six seconds. child uhm munization campaigns are interrupted as health organizations have been focusing on getting the population vaccinated against covid. united nations children's fund

or unicef says it's impacted the campaign for measles and yellow fever. communities around the world are seeing the disparities without the routine campaigns. you can help, get the campaigns back on track. >> for every posting or sharing or referencing social media account, a unicef social media account using #vaccineswork, funders will give $1, up to $5 to promote life-saving vaccine work. >> to see the full story check out nbc lx, it's 11-15 over the air, channel 185 on xfinity cable or any time at your leisure on lx.com. 5:49, we are in the double digits now, 85 days until the summer 2020 olympics in tokyo. the athletes and the world optimistic about the start of the delayed games. >> but is tokyo japan, just declared a new state of

emergency to deal with the pandemic. here's keir simmons with more. >> reporter: hey marcus, laura. good morning to you. in the last few hours, olympic organizers announced more rules for the olympics with many japanese people deeply concerned about holding the games with a surge in coronavirus infections and new variants in japan. the organizers now appear to be basing their strategy on a lot of testing, so athletes will be tested every day, games, participants others who aren't athletes to be tested regularly and also are talking about controlling people's movements very carefully, restricting where they can go to eat, for example, and in addition to that, they say that they will not announce the numbers of spectators at the games until june, so that by then they hope they'll have a better picture of exactly how things are looking in japan. all of the effort today was to try to reassure the japanese people that these games can be held safely.

this perhaps one of the most challenging olympic games that has been held in history. guys? >> thanks so much, keir. remember, you can only watch the olympics right here on nbc bay area, the opening ceremony is coming up on july 23rd. trending this morning, veteran golfer reduced to tears telling his parents he's made it to the big leagues. >> how are you? >> all right. >> i made it. >> i love you! >> that's hard work. that's golfer michael wysacki going viral for his first ever pg&e tournament qualifying. the valspar championship in florida, he's 27 and he says that his parents have been by his side every step of the way. >> i live with my parents so they keep on supporting me, they've been helping me out since i was 8 years old. i've never once thought about finding a part-time job.

>> never given up on those dreams. visacki says qualifying this week is all the more special because he lives nearby in sarasota. >> wow, no doubt. his parents took him to all those practices. finding that interest for your child is so important and then sharing in the joy that's wonderful. let's check in with kari right now. a lot of people finding joy being outside, looking at the celestial beings in the sky. you've got more on that for us. >> yes, let's go out of this world tonight. we're calling all amateur astronomers out there, and what's happening tonight is there will be a rare sighting of this asteroid belt we're looking for particular asteroid, the varsavia and if you don't quite know what you're looking for, they're going to have a watch party at golden gate park tonight, start to gather with telescopes at 8:00 and they are looking at this asteroid that will be passing by right at

12:28 in the morning, so it's right between mars and jupiter. you see the asteroid belt and once again trying to get some more information on that asteroid. if you want to check out that, meet up at golden gate park and check it out online. let's head to the south bay, we should have some clear viewing for it, as we are going to reach into the low 80s for an afternoon high today. it's going to be a little bit warmer, and hopefully you won't have to turn on the air conditioning, even though we'll be reaching into the mid 80s in antioch today, 85 degrees. we still have the natural air conditioning in oakland with a high of 72, along the coastline some clouds and we'll only reach into the upper 50s in half moon bay but head over to redwood city, it will be 77 degrees there. san francisco anywhere from the 50s so we have some upper 50s in the outer sunset to 66 degrees in the mission district and north bay temperatures reaching up to 83 degrees in clearlake. we're going to have a warmup today as well as tomorrow.

high pressure still of those storms to the north of here, so no rain chances, but there will be at times some gusty winds especially this weekend as the storm systems get a little bit closer, moving across the pacific northwest. so here's a look at our seven-day forecast. our inland areas in spots like concord, where we will reach into the low 80s today and tomorrow. we'll see some upper 70s for the weekend, with some gusty winds, and still pretty dry as we go through the rest of the forecast, as we head into next week as well. san francisco will reach into the low 60s but some upper 60s by the end of the weekend. all right, mike, hopefully it's looking clear for the commute as well. >> it is but i was mesmerized by the animations on your map, i watched closely during kari's seven-day. maybe you'll get mesmerized by the speed sensors, moving smoothly. the circled area was clearing up on schedule and a couple miles per hour slower but watching

president the camera looks like things are normal plan down there but we'll keep our eyes closely on the section. typical drive for the tri-valley. saw slowing hayward into union city. alameda county slowing for vasco road and the build through concord just starting but not the bay bridge toll plaza. this looks great, the span you'll tap those brakes perhaps. back to you. happening now, seniors and those with disabilities can get a free ride to get their vaccines in santa clara county. the county along with the vta are providing that service. so a driver will pick up the residents and caregiver from their home, take them to their appointment, and then give them a ride back home. santa clara also offering free bus and light rail rides to other residents that need to get their vaccine appointments. we'll be right back. >> that's happening in the county. cracking down on crime as well, just ahead the new tool residents in one

popular san francisco district and why some are raising some privacy concerns. plus developing in san jose, the investigation surrounding a bizarre crime involving an arrow. we'll tell you about it. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now, san jose police are on the lookout for a person who shot his arrow into the back of a vta employee.

this happened yesterday at sierra grande way and south capitol avenue, just a few blocks from james lick high school and alum rock. investigators say the employee was hit while taking a walk during his break and is still in the hospital. >> wow, i hope they're okay. people living in san francisco's castro district pushing for new safety cameras. a group called the astro community benefit district wants to install cameras at crime hot spots in the castro and upper market. it would follow similar camera programs in other parts of the city. >> cameras show what happened. a camera program can show a little bit before what happened, it can show the incident and they c what happened. they hold accountable. >> not everyone agrees, especially those worried about privacy, supporters say strict policy also dictate how and when video gets released to police and the public.

right now at 6:00 -- >> the president would like to see progress by memorial day and would like to sign it into law this summer. >> bold proposals top president biden's first address to congress tonight. the plans he will outline as he faces a nation just ahead of his first 100 days in office. plus -- >> so chief, do you think that excessive force was used? >> it's way to early to make a pronouncement on that. >> the police chief speaking out after body camera was released of a man dying whooily in custody. what they're saying about the ongoing investigation as the victim's family pleads for justice. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. good wednesday morning to you. thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we start with the countdown to president biden's first joi