is it? >> the exclusive one on one sitdown with the president, coming up next. back home are vaccines piling up in the bay area in the bay area county that is doubling down on getting teens vaccinated. here we go again, extreme drought. i'm breaking down the drought monitor and growing concerns for our approaching wildpfeiffer sea season wildfire season. i'll show you the cameras used to track the fire as they spark. "today in the bay's" third hour continues right now. >> you've made it to friday. hello, everyone. thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. fresh off the heels of his address to a joint session of congress, president biden is sitting down for an exclusive one on one with the "today" show's craig melvin to talk about the first 100 days in office. in a conversation largely

focused on the pandemic, the president continues to be defiant to the situation at the southern border, that it is not a crisis. >> it is getting urgent action now. for example, a month ago we had thousands of young kids in custody in places they shouldn't be, and controlled by the border patrol. we have now cut that down dramatically. >> one of the biggest hot topics is push for congress to pass police reform following the death of george floyd. craig and the president talked about the topic as part of this morning's interview and craig asked a tough question following comments from the republican response. >> i watched the speech last night and the address and i watched the rebuttal from the junior senator of south carolina last night, tim scott. he said, among other things, america isn't racist.on't think

american people are racist, but i think after 400 years african-americans have been left in a position where so far behind the eight ball in terms of education and health, in terms of opportunity. >> the president also talked about the pandemic specifically where it comes to getting kids back into the classroom. the president said that based on cdc guidance, all schools across the u.s. should be able to reopen for five days in-person instruction come this fall. watch that full sit-down with the president on the "today" show, including what he has to say about immigration and the recent raid on rudy giuliani's apartment. that's coming up at 7:00, right here after "today in the bay." breaking news in israel, at least 44 people are dead in a stampede at a religious festival, about 150 people are injured. witnesses say it all began when a large number of people tried to exit the festival site through a narrow tunnel-like passage, the event honors a second century rabbi. tens of thousands of

ultraorthodox jews gather each year at mt. meron in northern israel. this was also the country's first large event since the end of covid restrictions. most of the people in israel are now vaccinated. the chp is searching for the gunman that shot the driver of this car, the driver then struck a big rig, this happened around 8:30 last night on east -- the victim was shot in the neck but kept driving, ended up crashing into the side of that truck. the driver believe it or not is expected to be okay. now to the pandemic as the state continues to vaccinate all californians. health leaders are seeing a slowdown in vaccine appointments and it's leaving many asking what is happening to the demand to get the shot. in southern california, health leaders say that the appointment for the first dose of the covid vaccine has dropped by half in l.a. county and right here in the bay area, we're seeing an excess supply in doses and that's prompting leaders to make a desperate plea. that's when we bring in "today

in the bay's" cierra johnson, live this morning and she is going to tell us how health officials are finding new ways to get people out to the vaccination sites. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. the goal is to make it more convenient for folks to get out and get vaccinated as well as to encourage some teens to get vaccinated as well. that's what santa clara county is doing. they're targeting the teens, having a press conference today at 11:00 to not only talk about getting teens vaccinated but to discuss the number of extra vaccines they have and to really encourage everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated. now the health leaders say people are simply not showing up for appointments and they've created a phone bank to help answer any questions people may have as a way to get people to get vaccinated, that press conference starts today at 11:00. we'll keep you updated with what the health leaders in santa clara county have to say, and there are some new sites for folks in both contra costa county and san mateo counties. more options now if you want to get vaccinated.

this comes as we've mentioned in part to an increase of supply and some people not coming to their scheduled appointments. starting in contra costa county, the pop-up clinic is located in richmond's iron triangle, that site they say they have enough to administer as many as 500 doses a day. the clinic is located in the parking lot of st. john missionary baptist church. so far they've seen a pretty low turnout. we were out there yesterday. one of our reporters only saw about 45 folks come through that day, and that site they're working to spread the word that they are in fact open and vaccinating. and if you live in the. peninsula a drive-through clinic does not require an appointment. the hope there, the convenience factor will lure people into getting a shot. that site is at the san mateo county event center. you need to live or work within san mateo county and when you arrive, you simply provide identification that shows your age. it is important to note that site is only offering moderna so this is just for adults 18 and

over. >> i'm inspired by the organization of this. and it was fun. it was like driving through a video game almost with the cones and everything. it was so easy. >> it's really important for us to make the vaccine available at a time and location that's convenient for everyone and removing the need to register in advance is certainly helpful. >> reporter: i was out there yesterday afternoon and had a chance to speak with preston merchant, that individual. he said they will be working to schedule the drive-through clinics in the next coming weeks but it is in fact super convenient, you don't have to get out of your car to get the shot or to wait so the moment we get that information of the times and the specific days we'll be sure to let you know. we're live, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks for always staying on that, cierra. pg&e is getting legal wiggle room when it comes to new power shutoff measures to boost fire safety. the utility must come up with these new measures later this year, all part of the federal case surrounding previous fires.

yesterday that judge issued a set of recommendations tied to the conditions that would trigger shutoffs, but he fell short of calling it a mandatory order. new this morning, this is being called the third driest season on record, and now state lawmakers are trying to take action here. they are actually proposing $3.5 billion in new spending to combat the drought that's more than the state spent during the entire five-year drought. meantime, dry california means wildfire worries and we're already seeing that, just yesterday in pittsburg, look at this. firefighters sprang into action to protect homes in the path of that fast-moving fire along kirker pass road. >> fuels are curing rapidly. it is dry as you can see today it's a little more windy than we're typically used to, so the threat is significant compared to where we were maybe years ago in the past. >> they say now is the time to clear all of that brush and tall grass near your home. meteorologist kari hall been

monitoring the conditions for us. kari, there are some fire cameras in that area just to watch and see what continues are >> yes, it's been alarming to see how fast the vegetation is drying out, now that we do have extreme drought conditions for the bay area and it includes all of us, all the way down to san jose for the south county, we are in a severe drought. with that, we need something to try to stay ahead of these fires and alert wildfire has a network of cameras, teaming up with pg&e and these maps, this map shows the 700 cameras that we have across california, and so basically the purpose of those cameras is to give us a view of what's happening on some of the mountain and remote areas, where a fire may spark, and then give us a heads up of what's going on there so we can move people out of the way and fight the fires before they spread rapidly. and of course it gives us a beautiful view of what's going on when there's not a fire going

on, this is a live view of the sun rising over sausalito, looking at wolfback ridge and it is once again a beautiful start to the day. as we bring it inland, headed toward walnut creek where we can see what's happening on mt. diablo. it's going to be cooler today as we get a few more clouds in the mix. our temperatures reach into the low 70s today for palo alto. mid-70s for san jose, antioch reaching 84 degrees but you compare that to the 58 you'll have today at half moon bay and some low 70s in santa rosa. so we'll get a look ahead to the weekend forecast, that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now as commuters head out for work? >> kari, i just got done, i was listening to you but i got done sending a tweet about two issues south santa clara county, let's look at the map, the trashes still active north 101 jammed up out of san martin, jamming up approaching tennant. the fast lane is blocked by the crash, someone weaving back and forth trying to get through the

backup caused by a crash north of east dun and second crash in san jose, not a lot of traffic because it is held up in morgan hill and rest of the bay a smooth drive. clear at the toll plaza. back to you. >> 6:09. coming up, if at first you don't succeed, nasa's plans for today one day after its mars helicopter failed to ever launch, and why there's no need to give up hope just yet. you remember ben lady gaga's dogs were kidnapped or snatched and her dog walker was shot. police made an arrest in that situation. we're going to look at the questions of did the suspects know who they were dognapping and what police are saying this morning. plus -- >> turns out americans are spending a lot but they're saving a lot, too. particularly on chicken of all things. we'll take a look at that. let's get you out to the ey coming off the table mostly in the red. you're watching "today in the bay."

happy friday. right now at 6:13 it's going to be a great day for heading out for a hike in the south bay. you won't have the sun just beating down on you but you want to wear sunscreen. we'll see the sun peeking out from behind the clouds. we start out at 8:00 with 71 de we'll top out at about 74 as we

get those winds picking up this afternoon. we'll talk about all of our microclimates and the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> looking at south county with this slower drive, still from church, san martin up to tennant. the crash at east dunne cleared. may be a fire crew blocking the fast lane, minor injuries the crash through morgan hill. a look outside shows you the bay bridge toll plaza, just wanted to show you the live look since we didn't get to last time it's clear there as you expect for this time on a friday. good morning and a very happy friday to you as well. yesterday we saw the latest gdp numbers showing super strong growth in the economy and i want to get back to that subject. first let's talk about some of the companies that are struggling. san francisco's twitter down 11% in pre-market trading after the company fell short of expectations in the amount of

money it's making and the number of people joining. actually both numbers were really quite solid, just less than expected. twitter's financial reports covered the first three months of the year and for two of those months, donald trump was not tweeting. politics also involved in a new challenge for ride share, labor secretary marty walsh told a reporter during an interview with reuters he thought most so-called gig workers like uber and lyft drivers should be classified as full time employees. uber and lyft under pressure on the markets as well this morning. so that's what's going down. what's going up? practically everything else. we're hiring nearly 1 million people a month, i mentioned gdp, and man, are we buying a lot of stuff from amazon. amazon not only had its best quarter ever, it's got more than 1 million employees, 1.2 million it's going to give most of them a raise. the average american household

with a prime membership spends $3,000 a year on amazon. no doubt some of that money is coming from government checks. the biden administration handing out a lot of money, we're going to talk about how much as we talk politics, but while republicans are against it in washington, americans of every political party are happily cashing those checks and saving some, spending some, mostly on what economists call durable goods so that's a lot of what's driving those gdp numbers. as one columnist put it in the "new york times" this morning, americans are enjoying their new pelotons and the big green eggs, the big expensive backyard grills. apparently we are also enjoying chicken. to paraphrase the past president a chicken in every big green egg so much so there's a looming chicken shortage. seems like every fast food restaurant has a chicken sandwich. americans still eating chicken wings and slowdowns in processing plants because of coronavirus as well, you know that. chicken, the most popular meat

for american families and fried chicken is the most popular way to serve it because of course it is. it's delicious. >> i mean who wants a poached chicken breast? blech, right? >> yes. no. we should but no. >> as i said before as long as it's seasoned well. >> that's true. i'm going to work on my seasoning before we are opened up to having backyard barbecue. i don't want to disappoint marcus. >> that will be nice to have those again. >> do it soon. ♪ those were the days ♪ thanks, scott. 6:17 and nasa preparing to get its mars helicopter off the ground again so yesterday was supposed to be the fourth flight for the history-making ingenuity but for some reason it never actually got off the ground. this is video from the previous flight, mission managers do say that the helicopter is safe and healthy. new details in that dognapping of lady gaga's two french bulldogs. five people are facing charges. police in l.a. announced the arrest yesterday and say four of the suspects are known gang

members. the dog walker was shot back in february, and seriously injured. the dogs were later returned. police do not believe the suspects knew who owned them. gaga so far has not commented on those arrests. so a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning, isn't it pretty? california still appears to be on track for a june 15th full reopening date. restaurants, theaters, stores, offices, sporting venues will all be open. in the big apple, reopening day also set, new york mayor bill de blasio says the city will fully reopen by july 1st. he said new yorkers are getting vaccinated in extraordinary numbers. that is too far away from our weekend to matter so kari, let's talk about what's happening now. >> yes, let's talk about what's going on as we take a live view of san francisco. we've seen the clouds moving by, and some spots we've seen the sun rising under those clouds, giving us a very colorful start

to the day. our seven-day forecast is coming up in the bottom of the screen as we talk about the drop-off forecast for school in san jose. we'll see some clouds this morning, and through the afternoon. it's going to be a little bit cooler, but at least we have a milder start, still jacket weather during the drop-off time at 51 degrees, and then we'll see a mix of sun and clouds, temperatures in the upper 60s as you pick them up from school and get ready for a great weekend. let's take a look at our high temperatures for today. napa will reach up to 74. you compare that to the 84 we will avery in clearlake and you're seeing on the map there's a wide range in temperatures here, because we have some cooling fog near the coast, half moon bay stays in the 50s. it will be clear in palo alto but still getting that breeze with some low 70s, and inland areas won't get much of that breeze so we're still looking at some mid 80s for antioch and some lower 80s for the south county, where that breeze doesn't really make it over the santa cruz mountains. so as we go through the forecast, high pressure still keeping it dry, storms rolling to the north of us, and they are

kicking up some winds, but just not bringing us any rain. going into next week, we may see just enough of a change in that pattern, after a big warmup to maybe see that high pressure moving out of the way, and we could see a little bit of that rain moving in by the end of next week, but we know up until that point it's going to be dry and our drought continues. looking at our seven-day forecast, our inland valleys in those spots like gilroy and livermore as well as santa rosa will reach into the upper 70s today. a little bit cooler tomorrow with some of the high winds picking up especially in the hills. going into next week, check out how warm it's going to be. we have some mid 80s for wednesday but at least it doesn't last long. san francisco will stay in the 60s over the next few days. the high temperatures there really don't change too much, going into the next seven days. mike, how is it looking heading to work this morning? >> a little bit better, kari. we had the two crashes south santa clara county coming out of san martin and morgan hill, was

a huge jam and the map shows you better reads for our speed sensors, that's orange instead of red. smooth now from church past san martin up to past east dunne. the first crash cleared. the second one minor injuries and there's a fire crew addressing some minor injuries at tennant, distraction has calmed down so folks are getting through that portion of 101. slowing once again as the build starts for more traffic coming off of 85 toward hellier, north 101 for the second crash in san jose, but cleared by the time you get past oakland road and up through palo alto. no backups at the toll plaza or anywhere else outside of the altamont pass. back to you. >> it's getting busier every day, isn't it? coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." a couple families have a couple hundred dollars to spend after calling us. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds" next. you want to see something beautiful? take a look at this. mike posted on instagram a new mural going up in downtown san

jose set to be unveiled today. to get more information on that, check out mike's instagram facebook page as well as twitter. we'll be right back. it's 6:21.

6:24 for you this morning. a $500 pa stress malfunction and an $80 dinner dilemma. >> that's a lot of money. those are two of the cases our consumer teams recently helped

to settle. consumer investigator chris chmura is here with the money that was hanging in the balance. good friday morning. let's start with a tote board together our teams at telemundo 48 responde and nbc bay area helps viewers like you get back more than $5.25 million since we started in 2016. we're adding to the total every day, one case at a time. here are those two at mel mun dough 48 responde, consumer investigator arlen fernandez helped the carrias family in san jose. they were upset over the mattress warranty. the box spring had broken on them, but they couldn't get their money back. well arlen put the case to bed and the carrias family got a $5 we responded to yolanda in san jose. here's what happened with her.

she said she picked a food delivery app because of its super bowl ad. her food arrived just fine but the company fumbled the fee, she ended up paying $79 more than expected. so she asked us to referee. we checked it out and yolanda got a $79 refund. perhaps we can help you, too, in english 888-996-tips. in spanish, 844-408-4848. have a great weekend. trending this morning, you can buy a lot of things online. how about a whole wedding? one new york woman mackenzie newcomb is selling her brooklyn wedding on tiktok. the pandemic halted her dream wedding in september, and she actually got married at a private ceremony instead. a lucky couple get all the fixings, the venue holds 80 people, outdoor garden and the food, flowers, photographer all paid for. the price for that preplanned wedding is just $15,000. just add spouse.

>> hmm. you know i think what that says is that you don't have to spend a lot of money for a wedding, she got wedding and they're happy. our producer toni did the same thing. >> yes. let's do it. >> don't spend all the money, save it. coming up next, breaking news in the south bay, take a look at this, this car plowed into a home, the pictures of the aftermath, but what happened before that, we'll show you pretty dramatic. up next the ongoing mystery surrounding the driver and the irony for the homeowners this morning. the first attempt to recall the windsor mayor was stopped due to a technical error. now round two is gathering momentum. that's next. 6:27.

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right now 6:30, it is friday. i don't have to tell you about that but we're already thinking about the weekend and that all-important forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking a slight cooldown that maybe will make your hike a little more comfortable. "today in the bay" continues right now. it is good to be with you on this friday morning. i'm kris sanchez, in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. that sunrise just beautiful. >> beautiful, right? >> ooh. okay, we'll have the forecast coming up for you in eight minutes but we first want to begin with breaking news this morning. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san jose, and bob,

the scene behind you says it all. that car crashed into that home that's now boarded up right now. >> reporter: yes, after a man or woman drove into the home and took off. the family was sleeping in the 1400 block of willow street in san jose. remarkably the family is okay. not sure of the condition of the driver who took off. the mother said to us off camera that this is devastating, given the fact that they had remodeled this home just 18 months ago. this happened around 12:45 this morning. a neighbor they describe it as a loud screech and sound of a large crash. the family as i mentioned was asleep inside the house, they awoke to find inside their front room, again, the driver was already gone. san jose police did search the area for the hit-and-run driver but as far as we know, they have yet to find this person. >> when i came out, i was expecting there to be somebody

like inside the vehicle or having been pulled out, i was surprised there was nobody in the vehicle. it doesn't look like it has airbags or anything so it's pretty nasty accident to walk away from. >> reporter: that was a neighbor. the crash did knock out power for at least a dozen homes in the area but it appears the electricity has since been restored. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. developing now for you, police are investigating a late night shooting in san jose happened along east brokaw road near zanker road. a man was found with life-threatening injuries inside a car, and at this point, police have not had any arrests. police are also investigating a deadly triple shooting in san francisco that happened yesterday about 5:00 in the evening on market street mere powell street b.a.r.t. station. one man in his 30s died there at the scene.

the other two victims have non-life-threatening injuries. san francisco police have not made an arrest so far. a cruel twist for a man trying to stop anti asian attacks in oakland's chinatown. he himself was a victim in downtown oakland. cierra johnson, police are praising what he did, it was very quick thinking. >> reporter: good morning. carl chan did something not a lot of folks do after their akz ta, grabbed his phone and took a picture of the alleged attacker, that photo helped police identify and arrest that suspect. now chan who was the president of oakland chinatown chamber of commerce says that attack happened last night on eighth and broadway. he says he was actually on the way to check on another crime victim when he said he was attacked. he was pushed to the ground, he said he was hit in the head multiple times and hurt and he says he snapped a picture of thatker and that led to thatt. that incident a scary reminder

of violence plaguing members of the aapi community. >> let them know it happened to me but i think i'm very fortunate. attacks against another senior or elderly lady or woman. i think i got lucky. i got hurt but i was able to quickly stand up, after being pushed down on the ground, got punched in the head, got a scrape on my knee, hands, but i was able to stand up and try to fight. >> reporter: police were able to locate that suspect and the situation right now we're working to learn what type of charges that individual is facing at this time. we're live, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you,day, ghost ship warehouse master tenant derick

almena will be in court today for a hearing. he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the 2016 fire that killed 36 people in oakland. he's now in home confinement and the court will determine how much he has to pay, not to mention court-ordered fines and other fees. a new details in the north bay windsor's brewing recall battle is apparently on again. earlier this week the group seeking to oust mayor dominic foppoli hit an unexpected snag when their petition was declared ineligible due to the wording. foppoli is refusing to step down despite recent sex assault allegations. "the press democrat" reports yesterday town election leaders looked over and refiled that paperwork, they gave it the green light. to our climate in crisis and concerns about water supply. state surveyors canceled their last sierra snow survey of the season. the reason, there isn't enough snow left on the ground. that water is being absorbed rather than feeding into the reservoirs, and san francisco public utility commission asking people for a voluntary 10%

reduction in their water use and it hoped to cut back to help keep the reservoirs and groundwater basin better stocked through the summer months. >> i cannot recall a time they canceled the snow survey because there wasn't enough snow. oh, my goodness. let's go to mike inouye first, we want to get a look at the traffic picture just in case you have to go to work this early friday morning. >> yes, exactly. if you don't, then celebrate. come on. let's go out to the roadways and we'll look at what we're not celebrating, slower drives here. the issue the couple of crashes we had in morgan hill and san martin looks like they've cleared from the roadwork, the excessive slowing calmed back to normal for south county. this is the jam you'll encounter, just after you split 101 and 85, coming up through the area. we are looking at a slow drive toward hellyer. i'm not clear on the update.

there's a slowing we see. rest of silicon valley looks smooth but slowing 101 around oakland road as well. there's a little build for the tri-valley here, 84 coming off of vallecitos down toward 680 and out of the altamont, kind of the pattern we typically see about 4:00/5:00 in the morning, monday through thursday. friday as we talk about even in this new renewed commute, still has a little slowing that builds up them. the rest of the bay, peninsula and north bay looking calm. the bay bridge. . toll plaza no problems. not as severe but concord highway 4 jamming up. there's the san mateo bridge a clear drive, no problem. >> thank you, mike. coming up next, what could reopen next week right here in the bay area as pandemic restrictions continue to loosen. >> speaking of reopening, look at this. so we found a northern california couple already at disneyland waiting for it to reopen in a matter of hours.

a report from them next and the return to magic. >> they are ready. plus -- >> it's day 101 for the biden presidency. we'll go over our strategy to how we're going to cover the president here on out. let's take you out to the big board. 137 is the number out there, the negative number as traders take a little money off the table. you're watching "today in the bay."

>> happy friday. it is 6:40. let's get you out the door and ready for your friday in the east bay, headed through dublin. we've seen temperatures in the low 50s, a few clouds overhead and we'll see a mix of sun and clouds today and cooler temperatures than yesterday as we reach into the 70s by this afternoon. a look at all of our microclimates and that weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. and one hangup for your friday, this is north 101, the crash at hellyer, minor injuries reported but this is considered a major for this section of san jose, slow just off the 880/85 split. friday at the bay bridge toll plaza not much of a commute. an easy drive, maze, east shore freeway but there is slowing in contra costa county. president biden settling into his 101st day as president this morning. >> scott mcgrew will keep fact checking the as we always have.

>> and we always will. we are changing some of the look as you see as we did with president trump at the end of his 100 days, but the idea is going to be the same, the same hard examination of what the president says and how that stacks up with the facts. we will of course continue to examine the president's policies and whether his words match his actions. we can tell already a lot of what we're going to talk about in the future is biden's plan to spend so much government money, aligning himself with economists who say spending will drive the economy and so far they're not wrong. we're getting staggeringly good numbers on employment growth and gdp but they are also staggering high numbers in spending. look at four presidents how much they propose to spend if their first 100 days as each deal with a recession. biden's often said his former boss barack obama settled for too little spending. economists would generally say

that's right. numbers for roosevelt trying to pull america out of a depression and from proposed just $67 billion in spending in the first 100 days. and before you think to yourself well that was 133, those numbers are adjusted to 2021 dollars. obviously he would go on to spend a lot more as part of the new deal. a lot of members of congress are touting all of that spending and telling their constituents how to get some of that money. they're doing that on twitter but these are all members of congress who actually voted against the relief bill but americans of all political stripes are open to and entitled to all that new spending. biden will start day 101 today and as i've said, the same fact checking will apply but so far, biden's not been quite as outspoken or frankly controversial as his predecessor. we're not saying he's boring but today's highlight is marking the anniversary of amtrak.

he used to take amtrak every weekend as a senator. he's keeping the donald trump tradition of leaving the white house every weekend, flying to delaware today. washington dealing with issues from the trump presidency as you know trump's lawyer rudy giuliani saw his house raided as the fbi looks into his dealings with ukraine specifically whether giuliani was helping ukrainians when he allegedly pushed for the firing of america's ambassador to ukraine. it's an issue that nbc's craig melvin will raise with president biden later this morning on "today." >> federal investigators searched the home and the office of rudy giuliani as part of an investigation into his time as president trump's attorney, his dealings with ukraine. were you aware of that raid before it happened? >> i give you my word, i was not. i made a pledge i would not interfere in any way, order or

try to stop any investigation the justice department had in the way. i learned about that last night when the rest of the world learned about it, my word. i had no idea this was under way. >> craig will have that exclusive interview with president biden coming up on the "today" show. in the meantime, we're talking about washington on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. a live look at san francisco, one week from today bars may finally open indoors. right now all bay area counties are in the orange tier except for solano, which is still in the red, struggling with vaccination rates. outdoor they can be two-thirds full. the magic returns a happy day for the happiest place on earth. >> diz kneeland is open for business. the theme park closed to the

public for more than 13 months because of the pandemic. mikhalo medina filed this about 45 minutes ago before he went inside. >> reporter: 400 days since fans were allowed here at disney land. today is the day and they're coming from all over the state including up north in northern california, kyle and melinda came from sacramento. you made the drive, you're here early this morning. tell me about your excitement. >> we're excited. we haven't been here since, what, march or january of last year? >> yes. >> so we cannot wait to get back into the parks. >> and feel the magic again. we're really excited. >> there's nothing like this place. >> i love your mickey mouse ears beautifully done with the sparkles this morning. there are a lot of protocols happening here at disney social assistancing, masks will be a requirement, plexiglass everywhere and you have to use your phone and foebl device app to get around the park and pay for things, all to reduce those

touch points. talk to us about what you think about the protocols that disney is taking. >> we think the protocols are just fine because the majority of the time we use the touchless pay, the mobile ordering anyway and it's pretty easy. so as far as protocols action , plexiglass we're not worried. walt disney world in march, we felt perfectly safe so we're fine with all of it. >> reporter: what's the big thing you're looking forward to once you get into the park this morning? >> probably riding peter pan, i'm excited about that one. >> reporter: you guys are hard core fans and certainly very excited to be here. thank you very much, for talking with us this morning, they came from northern california. they're not the only ones. tons of fans from across the state showed up this morning, they are certainly excited the doors open up here in a few hours. i'm mekhalo medina, back to you. >> she was dressed up and ready to go. big event. >> this might be the best time to go because of the limited

capacity. usually it's so packed i >> can't be now. hopefully the forecast is good for them. let's talk about what's going on up here. >> we're going to have a nice day, a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. here's a look at all of our microclimates, and the wide range in temperatures we'll see from the coast, where we'll have some upper 50s in half moon bay, bring a heavier jacket to the coast, but if you're in a spot like antioch, it's 84 degrees. don't expect that temperature here, as we head to the north bay, it will be in the mid-70s today for napa, santa rosa reaching 72. palo alto up to 70 degrees. seven-day forecast is already up in the bottom of the screen as we make some weekend plans, maybe you're going to tahoe, it will be in the low 70s for today, pretty warm, but it will cool off as the weekend goes along and it's going to be windy there as the sunshine sticks around. we're also going to see a lot of sunshine in napa valley, beautiful weekend here, with some warmer temperatures reaching into the upper 70s

today, and then into the low to mid 80s by the rest of the weekend. morning starts in the low 50s, as we go into the other parts, other spots you may be headed out to, muir woods is a perfect place to hike with highs in the low 60s. there will be clouds and fog and the cooler temperatures remaining there. so we are still looking at this high pressure across the region, blocking all of those storms, we've seen it happen time and time again. we're going to heat up next week, but then take a look at what happens after that warmup by next wednesday. thursday we'll be watching a storm approach and the high pressure is going to move down just a little bit. we're hoping this could move in by next weekend. as we've seen with all of the previous storms, a lot of those storms miss us to the north, and just bring us some gusty winds. we'll be keeping an eye on that. meantime once again, we are dry as we go into the weekend, our temperatures will be cooling off a few more degrees tomorrow. that shows all the gusty winds we'll see in our inland areas in

our spots like napa, heading over toward the tri-valley, down to the south county, and then going into next week, this is what i was talking about, the warmup in the mid 80s, but then it does start to cool off on thursday. san francisco will reach into the 60s, no major changes here. we have a lot of highs in the 60s in the forecast, just a touch warmer by sunday into next week. mike, anything happening on the roads right now? >> yes, but on the positive, i think as we take a look at 101 in san jose, this might not be a positive, but it's a result of a clearing crash, camera will show more traffic, starting to build a bit, at speed north of the 280/068 interchange with north 101. the map shows you the arrow at the top of your screen, again traffic recovered because traffic build because the crash is recovering quickly out of hellyer, no more slowing at the skeent. santa clara county light friday traffic. had extra slowing 84 come through the bottom portion of

livermore. looks like it's soring itself back out to normal. we normally have slowing through concord and friday we're seeing the pattern, it is building. look at the travel times now, as you cut through concord, and take three routes between pittsburgh and walnut creek and portion of contra costa county is still slow, not quite as bad as monday through thursday but still slow and we'll show you the bay bridge coming up. back to you. >> thanks, mike. the future is here for the 49ers. >> just in case you missed the draft, they got their quarterback of the future, the guy that they hope will hold things down for a decade or longer in last night's first round. >> the san francisco 49ers select trey lance, quarterback, north dakota state. >> trey lance was the third of three quarterbacks picked right at the top of the draft. he's a young one, not even 21 yet. he only played 17 games at north dakota state in part because of the pandemic but he tells nbc

sports podcast crew that he is up for the challenge in the nfl. >> i know for a fact there's no better spot for me and i'm right where i'm supposed to be so i'm excited to learn from coach shanahan and the quarterbacks in the room, get there to learn as much as i can, as fast as i can. >> one of the quarterbacks in the room is still that the point, jimmy g., says he wants to learn from him. jimmy g. is still a 49er as of this morning. catch the full interview on the "49ers talk podcast" which dropped this morning, available wherever you get your podcast. a bare area dream come true last night. the pittsburgh steelers selected najee harris the first running back off the board. he grew up in the east bay and maybe you didn't know this, or heard about t he was homeless at a time and last night he organized a viewing party for the homeless youth at the richmond shelter where he once lived. harris later starred at antioch high school before playing college ball at alabama. >> you don't have to pay it

forward but it is nice when you do. >> absolutely. love when you do. happening now, a new at-home covid test available in the bay area. that test is called binax now and users get results within 15 minutes. you have to stick the long swab up your nose with the home test, but it's going to cost you $25 and you get two of those tests. coming up next -- thanks for the dramatic interpretation, marcus. a quick look at our top stories coming up next. the race to vaccinate continues. it's slowed to a jog across the bay area, with the growing surplus of doses, one bay area county is now doubling its efforts to get teens vaccinated and we'll show you where you can do that because they have to get one particular kind of vaccine. you're watching "today in the bay."

6:56. your top stories now on "today in the bay," include breaking news in san jose, where a car plowed into a home overnight, while a family was sleeping and now police are searching for the driver. this morning, the home is boarded up, but the house looked this way earlier. it's on willow street near meridian avenue in willow glen neighborhood of san jose. the garage sustained the worst of it and the car was empty by the time they looked at the damage. also the owners say they just finished their remodel about a year ago. on the vaccine front, bay area counties are dealing with an excess of supply. >> but some are trying to come

one new ways to get people out to the vaccination sites. "today in the bay" cierra johnson is live in san francisco. the focus seems to be turning more to younger people. >> reporter: [ muted ] -- >> we're having a hard time hearing cierra this morning. there are a lot of walk-up vaccination locations. and san mateo county has one of them. we are posting all of that at nbcbayarea.com. in san jose james lick high school tomorrow is vaccinating teenagers and you can get freebies including a boba. check my twitter feed. breaking news out of israel, this is terrible. 44 people are dead after a stampede at a religious festival there. about 150 other people are injured. this is all in the video what it hooked like, witnesses say this all started when a large number of people tried to exit the festival site through a narrow

tunnel-like passage. tens of thousands of ultraorthodox jewish people gathered for the year for the event and the same event each year in northern israel. developing right now, chp looking for a gunman who shot another driver on highway 4, then struck a big rig. it happened at 8:30 last night on eastbound, near railroad avenue exit in pittsburg. the victim was shot in the neck, but kept driving only to crash into the side of that truck as you saw there. the driver is expected to be okay. happening today in the south bay, santa clara county health leaders will address new surplus of covid vaccines, and urge younger people to get vaccinated. we were just talking about that earlier. part of the problem here is more people are skipping their appointments. a new phone bank is also being set up to answer any questions. new this morning, this is being called the third driest season on record, and now state lawmakers are trying to take action, they're proposing $3.5

billion in new spending to combat the drought, more than the state spent during the entire five-year drought. that money will come from the state's surplus. of course keep all that in mind as you know we're still trying to enjoy the weekend. kari? >> yes, we are going to see some sunshine. a little bit cooler for our inland spots today for morgan hill as well as livermore, heading up toward parts of the north bay, ukiah reaching into the upper 70s today. we'll see some low 60s rather some low 70s tomorrow, as the winds pick up, and we'll continue to see some sunshine, dry weather, and also a warmup for early next week. let's check out san francisco. this is where we see most steady temperatures, on the cool side today and tomorrow and for next week, we have some upper 60s in the forecast with a mostly sunny sky. what's happening on the roads, mike? >> quick look at richmond bridge the buildup is happening here

this portion of contra costa county and highway 4 through concord. the bay bridge we'll be quiet and show you the light friday drive there. >> all right, that will do it for us. hope you have a great weekend, folks. >> see you back here. have a good one. good morning "today" exclusive. as president biden hits the road today to sell his sweeping plans to sell the nation's economy and infrastructure, he goes one-on-one with craig and defends those massive spending proposals. >> these are things that only government can really do. >> and sends a new message on the border crisis. >> don't send your kids. that's the message. >> do not send your kids, period. >> plus, what the president reveals about the push to reopen all schools in the fall. ready to roll? >> we can see that light at the end of the tunnel. >> plans under way to fully