>> good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. first as soon as today, cdc leaders they will approve pfizer's covid vaccine for children over the age of 12 and as we mentioned, this comes as more bay area students start to return to the classroom. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live at levi's vaccination site with more. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus and laura. no vaccines for 12 to 15-year-olds at levi's stadium yet as santa clara county and other bay area counties wait for that full authorization to be complete. here's what we're watching for today. the cdc vaccine advisory committee meets to discuss safety, immune response and effectiveness in those kids 12 to 15. california's also part of the western state scientific safety review, which is also meeting today to make its recommendations. we expect that could happen

today or tomorrow. starting tomorrow, you can make an appointment for your child through the state website, that is myturn.ca.gov. here is the statement from santa clara county which says they'll make vaccines available to 12 to 15-year-olds at all fixed location mass vaccination sites and all general community-based mobile sites. the county says it's also working with pediatricians throughout the county to assure they are prepared to vaccinate their patients. i know a lot of parents were hoping for that. in contra costa county, health leaders are taking the covid vaccine to a handful of school sites to meet children and teens where they are at middle schools and high schools. they say they will be ready for that younger age group, too, by may 18th. we have similar statements from other counties, san francisco leaders say they are working on a plan for weeks. they will work with san francisco unified as well and they will host a town hall tonight for parents who have questions. marin says they will be ready to vaccinate at least half of the 1400 kids in that age group in

their county within a week of authorization. levi's stadium has been hosting youth events for kids 16 and up this week to get them vaccinated before the next group of kids are in line. families told us they want to be safe for the summer and for the next school year. >> it's safe are for my siblings so i feel like that's better for them and safer for all of us. >> they've been locked up for a year. this is her ticket to seeing her friends again. >> reporter: so both the cdc and the western states safety review happens, we'll expect to find out today roar tomorrow, we'll make sure you know that as well. the fda says as soon as that happens, the pfizer vaccine will be available for those younger "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks so much, kris. as of this morning, more than one-third of the u.s. is fully vaccinated, in california the number is now more than 45%.

more than 32 million doses have been administered statewide, with the bay area just under 8 million. since the start of the pandemic, the u.s. has confirmed nearly 33 million infections, with deaths approaching 587,000. new details this morning on governor newsom's plan to boost money for schools. later today in monterey county he'll announce what he's calling a "unprecedented level of funding. san francisco school leaders are learning more about return to campus for seniors that happens friday through the start of next month when graduation ceremonies take place. critics argue the deal is a way for the district to get just under that deadline to qualify for the state's reopening funds. new overnight a deadly new escalation of tensions in the middle east between israel and hamas. at least 40 people are dead from what's being described as the most intensive aerial assault in seven years. israel's prime minister vowing to expand the offensive while

gaza militants unleashed a fierce late night barrage of rockets. the exchange set off air raid sirens and explosions throughout tel aviv. meanwhile the outrage overnight spilled over to israel's arab population. angry protesters clashed with israeli police which led to 21 arrests. closer to home, protesters held rallies in new york and washington, d.c., organizers called it an emergency rally for palestinians. a live look at gaza city. people remain on edge there and in israel this morning. we're keeping a very close eye on this situation and we'll bring you new developments as soon as they come into us. 6:04. back here in the united states, a live look at capitol hill. happening today, house republicans will vote on whether to remove representative liz cheney from gop leadership. the wyoming congresswoman has

come under fire from within her own party for saying the presidential election is over and president trump lost. last night she addressed the house saying she would not sit back and remain quiet while some republicans attempt to undermine our democracy. cheney also reaffirmed the election was not stolen. >> we must speak the truth. our election was not stolen and america has not failed. >> scott mcgrew is tracking the infighting happening in the republican party. he'll have more in about 30 minutes. the clock now officially ticking for oakland leaders if they want to keep the a's from skipping town. major league baseball giving the blessing for the a's to start looking for another home if oakland doesn't play ball and plans for a new stadium in howard terminal. one a's insider says there's a reason the league timed this

announcement for this week.e ci approving the environmental impact report which needs to be done to move ahead in the process. >> the a's proposal is a billion-dollar privately financed ball park near jack london square. team executives said the current coliseum site won't do. the a's say if councilmembers do not sign off on a proposal this summer they may become the final oakland pro sport team to move on. a follow-up this morning, some 2 million water customers in the south bay should prepare to dig deeper to pay water bills. leaders of the valley water district approved a plan to raise rates nearly $5 a month to cover costs for a massive reservoir expansion project. the rate hike amounts to a 9% increase. it takes effect in july. it will fund a $2.5 billion expansion of the pacheco reservoir allowing it to store water in the event of drought. it gets a head start thanks to nearly half a billion dollars

in federal grant money. one big opponent is san jose mayor liccardo tweeting "rate payers deserve better." he agrees with environmentalists that the expansion will not increase water supply. news no one wants to hear as the fire season moves in, the cdc says wildfire smoke can make you more prone to covid-19. the smoke can irritate your lungs causing inflammation that can weaken your immune system. research also suggests the smoke can worsen covid symptoms and outcomes. now to a live look outside, let's go to tiburon. always a nice view there. this is the lifford house owned by the national audubon society, talking about the birds out this morning. a little hazy out there this morning but a cool start to our day. kari hall has been tracking the forecast. nice vista there and the sunrise behind you, kari. >> it is. yes, beautiful, and it's so nice to see that coastal fog

returning. that's what's happening to cool us off here, a little bit more of a wind blowing in from the ocean, but we are all still clear in the south bay as we get our wednesday started. now here's what i'm watching. we are going to have our natural air conditioning coming back but also breezy winds at times. this weekend, we'll be watching out for a chance of some storms. yes, saturday we could see a lot of changes here so make sure you keep checking in. i'll have another update in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now the commute? >> kari, we got good news out of the north bay, the benicia bridge that little brush fire just before you get to the bridge, looks like smoke has been clearing up. a lot of slowing much better out of the north bay. more folks headed into concord. highway 4 shows a build as well, same thing for west 80 through san pablo and richmond. 880 a crash on the shoulder, no major injuries and the crash cleared through hayward. southbound 101, the first

slowing cleared, the second slowing kicking in, in about 20 minutes, 680 toward 880. i'll show you the bay bridge coming up next. back to you. >> thanks so much. first ketchup, now sauces. next on "today in the bay," the all new shortage that could have an impact on the way you eat your next meal. the pandemic having a lot of effect on prices as well, inflation definitely the word of the day. let's take you out to the futures. wall street looking at the latest inflation numbers showing everything to the red. i might be talking to you this morning, the clock is ticking for one californian to come forward with a multimillion-dollar winning lottery ticket. so the key deadline they face and where all that money will go once time runs out. if it's you, you better turn it in. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good wednesday morning. at 6:11, hook at our high at half moon bay, 58 degrees. oakland up to 71, but 92 today in ukiah, so we are going to see wide-ranging temperatures continue and watching a chance of some weekend rain? we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes.

the numbers going up as well the number of minutes it takes to get to the east bay. here is the bay bridge with the backup, middle lane's the worst but all starting to build and in contra costa county travel times also longer, cutting through pittsburg, concord, bay point, walnut creek, not in that order. things are looking slower right on schedule. well, good morning, and a very happy wednesday to you as well. the word of the day this wednesday is inflation. we are paying higher prices for all kinds of things, and that is a problem. it means less money in our pocket and also because of the threat inflation may cause the federal reserve to raise interest rates, generally speaking, americans like low interest rates. we're about 15 minutes from a key measure on inflation, the

consumer price index. now, there's no doubt we're all paying lots more for gasoline. here in california, well above $4 a gallon but the rest of the nation is seeing spikes, too, made worse by the shutdown of that pipeline. economists can set aside gas and the cost of food, both of which tend to be stable or less stable, rather, and determine what they call core inflation. the worry is core inflation will be high. to be fair, prices were artificially low a year ago when we were smack in the middle of the pandemic. wall street very concerned the dow took its biggest dip in months on tuesday, and is headed lower this morning. again, worries the fed may end its low interest rate policy top of mind for investors. i talk occasionally about masayoshi son who spent billions in the bay investing in startups. masayoshi son who spent billions in the bay investing in startups. i talk about how badly his investments went. his funds once put a third of a billion dollars in a dog walking app and didn't work out but this morning, softbank is reporting its other investments paid off, making $46 billion for the year,

the most profit of any japanese company in the history of business. marcus and laura a scientific report published in the "royal society of science" -- you might not have gotten your copy in the mail yet, but marine scientists figured out how to get seabirds from not getting caught in fishing nets. put googly eyes on the buoys that hold the nets. like oceanbound scarecrow. we have a picture. i bring this up because we have so many problems in the world and we can solve one of the problems with big googly eyes makes me so happy. i think it's good advice. if you have a friend that comes to you with a problem and they talk to you about it, you say have you tried big googly eyes? that might be one possible solution. >> if it were only that simple, right? >> i was thinking the exact same thing. >> put googly eyes on this. this is concerning my friends, new this morning at least for me, i love the sauce.

we talked about the ketchup shortage but now there's a sauce shortage talking about the chick-fil-a sauce they'll limit the number of free sauces you can receive when you place your order. i know, gasp, right, marcus? one per entre, two per meal and three if you order 30 nuggets. will that cover to nuggets? >> i don't think so. >> the supply chain disruption is leading to the shortage. chick-fil-a is working to resolve this issue >> say it isn't so. new for you this morning, instagram adding a dedicated space for pronouns to use in a profile. it's optional so you don't have to add anything if you don't want to and remove or change them at any time. that feature is in addition for gender diverse users and those exploring their gender identity. trending this morning a missing multimillion-dollar lottery ticket is causing a stir in southern california. >> yes, because time is running out for the owner of the ticket

to come forward. get this, it is worth $26 million. sold in at gas station in november close to lo angeles. the owner has until tomorrow to claim the prize. if it doesn't happen most of the money ends up going to california public schools. can you imagine scrambling to find that ticket? >> i know. >> i didn't look at the date. tomorrow? >> right. >> are l you be at work tomorrow? have look at kari. >> not the winning ticket, kari? >> nope, nope. so it's time to head to work. let's get a look at that head-to-work forecast if you're in fremont, headed to the warm springs station, yes, we do have a cool start to our morning, and it's going to gradually warm up today. we're still going to have some warmer temperatures, but it's going to come down a little bit, compared to what we've had the.

you'll see mid-70s around lunch time. heading to the south bay we'll step out the door to some cool air this morning, but look at where we're headed, reaching up to 86 degrees in morgan hill, and 85 in los gatos. the seven-day forecast is already up at the bottom of the screen, as we get a look at vallejo reaching 74, that will be nice but still 90 in antioch today. you can see that our temperatures are all over the place, now that we're starting to get those cooler ocean breezes coming in, doesn't quite make it over to palo alto so we're up to 80 today. san francisco keeps it cooler, with some low to mid-60s and we're at 70 in mill valley but 92 in ukiah. so we will have those microclimates in full effect with a lot of our valleys no the getting that ocean breeze. let's talk about that weekend rain chance because the models keep picking up on a chance that we could at least see some scattered showers. sounds great, right? here's the problem. there is the possibility that that rain could evaporate before

it hits the ground, and if that happens, we may be left with some thunderstorms, some lightning, and not a lot of rain, which could increase our fire danger on saturday. so we're watching this system very closely, because it will bring in a lot of changes. it doesn't look like we'll see much rain in the north bay, but there may be up to a tenth of an inch of rain for saturday into early sunday morning, for spots like livermore, and fremont, and maybe a little bit higher for the santa cruz mountains. i am so hoping we can at least squeeze some rain drops out of this system and we don't get the lightning to go along with it. we'll be watching saturday, ahead of that we'll have gusty winds as our temperatures cool off and we'll keep it nice and cool into early next week. san francisco staying in the 60s, but those gusty winds kicking up on friday, and once again watching saturday. mike, what's going on right now the commute? >> kari, the slowing we had at the benicia bridge cleared as the fire and the smoke cleared. it was a small brush fire but

the bay bridge has not cleared obviously. the pattern is it builds and 6:19, all lanes very slow getting to the span itself. on the span the incline looking a little better, the backup they created. the map shows you the same thing for the sensors, starting more build at the toll plaza, clearing on the span. not a major problem this morning in richmond but it's building for west 80. highway 4 really slowing down antioch, pittsburg, bay point, concord toward 242. there is a crash on the shoulder 880 through hayward arounds request a" street a second for the morning and look at the rest of the bay slowing in highway 84, typical there, that crash that's off of vasco road, traffic still flowing out of the altamont pass. back to you. >> thanks so much. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> did you lose your job or have your hours cut? you might be eligible for federal help with your health insurance. i'm consumer investigator chris

chmura. i'll explain how and why you need to act fast, next. our team always on social media, so this was on facebook. mike inouye debating where the california roll got its name. if you want to weigh in on that sushi debate, see the facts mike posted, follow him on facebook instagram and twitter. much more ahead for you on "today in the bay."

if you lost your job you probably received a notice about cobra which extends your health insurance at your expense. >> i'm sure you know it's not cheap but consumer investigator chris chmura shows us how to get a little bit of help with the bill from the feds. >> good morning, a little known part of the american rescue plan gives uncle sam the power to pay full kobe bra premiums from april through september 30th if you're eligible. generally here's who might qualify. if you worked, if your job ended involuntarily or hours cut and if you had health insurance through work. health plans and insurers are required to notify anyone by may 31st and you have 60 days to opt in to premium assistance. you can also get the ball rolling yourself, the kaiser family foundation told our "response" team you just fill out the labor department form and send it to your health plan or employer. >> i think it would be important

for people to fill out this form and send it in and keep copies so that it's all date stamped d hopefully that will accelerate the process. >> one caveat the labor department says you are not eligible if you get a new job that provides health insurance. if you're able to join your spouse's plan or if you are eligible for medicare. if you think you do qualify for cobra help we've posted the form for you, go to nbcbayarea.com, then click the "responds" option from the main menu. the shift by carmakers to green technology is intensifying. by the end of the deindicate, toyota hopes to be selling 8 million electric vehicles per year, including hybrids, about 80% of its annual sales. other major carmakers are speeding up making the switch. honda plans to sell electric and fuel celled vehicles by 2040. nissan is following a similar road map.

a hefty lawsuit hitting the court system in san francisco. federal class action claims hefty recycling bags are actually not recyclable. it claims the material is actually incinerated at recycling plants and releases large quantities of greenhouse gases and emissions. goes on to say the bags commonly end up in landfills. reynolds produces hefty bags and has not responded to the lawsuit. the key decision on capitol hit made by republicans and all new push to help those unemployed in the south bay. it's all coming up next on "today in the bay." the benefits many will be able to get and the key changes expected if they return to work. plus two officers killed in the line of duty, one here in the bay area. the grief and sadness one community is expressing this morning. and today we honor an actor, director and producer as part of our asian-american and pacific islander heritage month. daniel wu was born in berkeley and raised in orinda.

he's been a part of dozens of films including 2018's "tomb raider" and 2007 named best new director at the hong kong film awards. in february he along with daniel day kim offered a $25,000 reward to find the perpetrators in an series of attacks against elderly asian-americans in the bay why are. we salute you daniel wu. you're watching "today in the bay." we'll be right back. it's beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. - or the beast. - the beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. has failed. the beast, john cox, learn about california's nicest, smartest beast at johncox.com

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right now at 6:30, entering the yellow tier. this morning, more people in the bay area waking up to fewer restrictions we're live with what you need to know before you start your day. plus -- >> i've been waiting here for 45 minutes just to get gas! >> declaring a state of emergency, the states issuing calls for help following that pipeline hack attack out east. will the crisis spill over all the way here to california? sticker shock at the pump likely ahead of a memorial day weekend. >> breaking bit of news out of washington, liz cheney is thrown out of leadership with the republican party after saying donald trump did not win the election. we'll have the latest coming up. "today in the bay" continues right now.

>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us on this wednesday. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. happening today the cdc expected to debate the framework and likely approve covid vaccination guidelines for children ages 12 and up and advisory committee is focusing on rolling out the pfizer vaccine for kids ages 12 to 15. fda regulators approved emergency use authorization earlier this week. another bay area county moved into the yellow tier, the reopening of covid-19, so this is the second county to do so. "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us in downtown menlo park with what this means if you live on the peninsula. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. san mateo county today moving out of the orange tier of reopening and joins san francisco county as the only two bay area counties now in the yellow tier of reopening, less restrictive tier. look at your tv screen, this means now that bars here can open indoors at 25% capacity,

gyms, restaurants can increase to 50% capacity. wineries and tasting rooms can reopen at 50% capacity. outdoor live events can resume at 67% capacity. yellow is the state's least restrictive covid tier and it means the county covid case rate has fallen to minimal levels. county needs to have three things in order to move into yellow, a positivity rate of less than 2%, its case rate must be less than two cases per 100,000 people and must meet the so-called equity metric, the county's positivity rate and the most disadvantaged neighborhoods is not significantly higher than in other neighborhoods. >> people have done an incredible job wearing their damned mask. >> it's nice to have the option to go inside, when this weather is starting to creep up, get pretty hot so it's very encouraging. >> reporter: as you can see,

santa clara county met the three criteria i mentioned earlier and should be moving into the yellow tier soon. sonoma county was hoping to move to yellow but can't because the case rate remains high. most bay area counties remain in orange except for solano which is red and san mateo which joins san francisco today in yellow. reporting live in menlo park, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> the big question a lot of people are saying, herd immunity and with more reopenings, more people getting vaccinated, what are experts saying about the bay area reaching herd immunity? >> reporter: we spoke with ucsf's epidemiologist dr. george riter ford. he says the bay area's low transmission rates and high vaccination rates make it the first region in california to reach herd immunity but doesn't mean that covid would disappear all together, while herd immunity does not eliminate covid concerns, it does reduce the likelihood of a mass outbreak and the need for social

disruptions like the shutdowns that we've been living through, so you can expect masks and social distancing to still be around. marcus? >> a lot of people hoping to move forward. we don't want to move backward. thanks, bob. 6:33 and new details this morning, san jose hospitality workers laid off during the pandemic are one step closer to getting their jobs back. the city just passed an ordinance to supplement the state law aimed at rehiring 700,000 employees. it will give them the right to reemployment if their jobs become available again. in addition, it gives those workers extra protections when they return, such as taking time off to care for a sick family member. a follow-up, too, for you this morning out of san francisco. grocery store worker also continue to receive hazard pay for five weeks. supervisors voted to extend the emergency ordinance until june 15th when governor newsom is expected to fully reopen california businesses. $5 an hour pandemic pay increase extension was set to expire in seven days.

developing right now, another california police department mourning a fallen hero. another california police department mourning a fallen hero. officers in stockton last night held a procession for jimmy ng, who died and shot during a domestic disturbance call. a fellow officer shot and killed the gunman. n g was a five-year veteran of the force. he leaves behind a wife and three children. a shooting happened on monday when detective luca benedetti died in san luis obispo, serving a search irnt with a on a man who also ended up dead at scene. he was born in san francisco to italian immigrant parents and spent his youth in san bruno. his police chief is heartbroke. >> i considered him a personal friend. he was a dedicated officer, a talented detective, and most importantly a loving husband and father.

>> benedetti is survived by his wife and two young daughters. his wife's immediate family is also from the bay area. now we want to talk about the gas prices this morning. four states on the east coast now declaring emergencies due to the sudden gas shortage. people in virginia, north carolina, georgia and florida all dealing with those long lines at the pump, so the experts say that the gas shortage could spread to the southeast. experts anticipate even more fuel shortages today. this is because major pipeline was shut down after that cyber attack. it will take a few days to get that pipeline running again. a live look for you this morning at the bay bridge and as you can see right there, a lot of cars on the roads. so the gas shortage coming as families preparing to travel for the memorial day holiday weekend. aaa says more than 37 million people are traveling for the holiday weekend, a 60% increase from last year. gas prices across the bay area, aaa says in san jose, the average price for a gallon of

gas $4.15 a gallon. now, over in oakland, it's $4.17. you'll pay the most in san francisco, no surprise, where it's $4.22 a gallon. new this morning, cooling off in concord is about to get a lot easier. six flags hurricane harbor is expected to reopen to passholders ten days from now, saturday may 22nd. like other state themed parks it will use a reservation system and operate at reduced attendance levels and covid-19 protocols of course will be in place. you've got to wear a mask but you can take them off when you hit the water. you might need a place to cool off, especially when it gets to warm out there but you know what, cools things off, all that fog. can't even make out the golden gate bridge in this photo, with a live look i should say this morning, carl the fog completely covering it all there. other parts of the bay area it's

already burned off a little bit. check in with kari with a look at our sunrise behind her, too. >> yes, we're waking up to sunshine in the south bay, so as you're getting ready to head out the door, we are going to have a nice cool start with mostly sunny sky and as you're packing the backpack, getting the kids ready for school in palo alto drop-off time is 52 degrees. feeling comfortable 67 at pickup time. a wide range of temperatures across the bay area. the fog is back, mid-60s in san francisco. 71 for a high in oakland. 89 in livermore, so you can see those inland valleys really don't get much relief today but there is some in the forecast, so we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, any problems right now for the morning commute? >> we are looking at a slower drive, a build on the roadways so we'llthey're typical. toward the south bay san jose traffic flows a bit slower as we

travel up through san jose, a little slowing for the tri-valley as well as we look toward 880 and 84 and the altamont pass maintains a nice smooth drive and so does the dublin interchange. toward the bay bridge not a problem. we have slowing here for concord, that's the issue highway 4 really jams up through pittsburg and bay point toward concord and 242. look at the bay bridge shows you traffic flows pretty slowly at the span but it is flowing and that's better than sometimes where we see the full stops so there you go. back to you. >> thanks, mike. too little too late. coming up next on "today in the bay," the backlash governor newsom is receiving from his new plan to end california's homeless crisis and what the new tax plan one of his opponents is set to lay out later today. i'm kris sanchez. fighting hate crime is very complicated, but one bay area police chief is drawing on his own immigrant experience to reach out to the aapi community and encourage his officers to do the same.

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good morning. antioch you still want to get outside early. we'll see temperatures at 7:00 in the upper 50s and going up each hour. by noon, i'd say just stay inside and find some air conditioning. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates and talk about a weekend rain chance coming up in a few minutes. definitely cooler here, right now, look at this little haze, maybe a little fog. san mateo bridge operates smoothly. the right side westbound your commute builds, slowing out of hayward, trying to get down there off of the castro valley y. 6:43 right now. police are investigating a deadly crash in north san jose, the intersection of trimble and zanker road is back open this morning after being closed for a motorcycle crash last night. police have not identified the victim. happening today, governor newsom continues his recovery tour with a stop in monterey to talk about what his office calls a major investment in public

schools. this comes on the heels of his announcement yesterday to spend $12 billion to address homelessness. that announcement facing backlash from john cox saying the plan will take too long. cox is trying to unseat the governor during a likely recall election. another political challenger, former san diego governor kevin faulkner plans to bring his recall campaign to the bay area later today, plans to talk about the tax plan at an event at emeryville marina park. new details from u.s. immigration authorities on the wave of undocumented immigrants trying to enter from the mexico border. a total number of unaccompanied children was down about 10% in april from the all-time high a month earlier. at the same time, border patrol agents encountered more adults trying to cross the border without family members. overall, attempted border crossings exceeded 170,000 in april, the highest monthly total since the year 2000.

it's 6:44 right now. president biden will meet with republican leadership today, trying to get his infrastructure bill passed. >> meanwhile, skpt ask the, the scott mcgrew, the future of the republican party really hangs in the balance. >> i'll start with the infrastructure bill. president biden will meet with senators at the white house today trying to chart a path forward on that very expensive infrastructure bill. you recall last friday's jobs numbers showed the economy not recovering as quickly as we hoped. president biden says that's evidence we need more spending. one of the key people he has to convince is senate minority leader mitch mcconnell who said he's "100% focused on stopping whatever biden wants to do." mcconnell and biden used to be pretty good negotiators back in the old days of washington, but washington is a very different place now. the biggest evidence of that, the republican party has just removed republican liz cheney

from her leadership position, because she sa now mitch mcconnell andction and his counterpart in the house kevin mccarthy said the exact same thing after the election, trump lost, there was no evidence of widespread fraud. before she was ousted, cheney gave an impassioned speech on the house floor defending truth and democracy, and america. i'm going to play you a clip. it's long, and intentionally so. >> i am a conservative republican and the most conservative of conservative principles is reverence for the rule of law. the electoral college has voted. more than 60 state and federal courts, including multiple judges the former president appointed have rejected his claims. the trump department of justice investigated the former president's claims of widespread fraud and found no evidence to support them.

the election is over. that is the rule of law. that is our constitutional process. >> i mentioned the men who led the charge against her for saying donald trump lost had said the very same thing. here's kevin mccarthy on january 6th. >> what we saw last week was not the american way, neither is the continued rhetoric that joe biden is not the legitimate president. let's be clear. joe biden will be sworn in as president of the united states in one week because he won the election. >> in other words exactly wh twitter. i'd like to hear your comments. you can find me on twitter, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thank you, scott. 6:47 right now. we're celebrating

asian-american heritage month but it comes as the aapi community is surging, stopping it is getting complicated, calls on rethinking officers sponts to targeted attacks. one police chief is drawing on that. kris sanchez? >> reporter: the crimes against asian elders hits very close to home for one bay area police chief, not only as a peace officer but also as a first generation chinese-american. mountain view police chief chris chung in his chips outfits with born to chinese parents three weeks after they arrived in the bay area. his grandparents lived with him growing up and he recalled them telling him not to make a fuss. >> i heard a lot of the years. it was a sense don't rock the boat, don't be a trouble to others. if something happens to you, just put your head down and kind

of plow forward. >> reporter: but it's hard to plow forward with attacks on . asian and pacific islanders increasing in frequency and brutality. nationals crimes against the aapi community surged by 169% between early 2021 and 2021 with more than 6,600 incidents reported nationally between march 19th and march 31st alone. 13% of those were physical. a pew research survey found a third of aapi people fear being attacked. chief chung says that for people in immigrant communities to speak out about attacks like these, agencies need to have people who can speak with them in their language and all officers have to build trust before they need it. that means going to events like the mountain view art and wine festival, cops that care events with kids, showing their humanity on calls for service, and most recently going to rallies to stop aapi hate. >> once that relationship is built and relationships and

trust is key, then if something happens down the road, we want to be the first phone call that someone makes and maybe they're not calling 911, maybe they call an officer they met at a special event because they have that certain level of trust. >> reporter: the chief says that is true for the community at large among neighbors. he encourages anybody who sees something to say something. he says often it takes just one person to defuse a situation and keep it from escalating. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> that's right, we all have to be neighborly here. thanks, kris. switching gears a little bit here former 49er colin kaepernick continuing his fight for social justice. the 33-year-old announcing on instagram that his publishing company is releasing several essays on policing and the prison system. the first title "abolition for

the people" and contains 30 essays from different contributors with kaepernick himself serve as the editor. the book is set to be released in october. a sneak peek at the first week of the nfl season. tonight the league unveils its entire 2021 schedule, but some of the big games are now being dangled for fans ahead of time, including week one's just announcing prime time games on nbc, so the opener features the pride of san mateo, tom brady and tampa bay buccaneers, they will host the dallas cowboys on thursday, september 9th, that is sunday night on nbc, it will be the chicago bears visiting l.a. rams, the nfl says the 49ers will open in detroit sunday morning. go niners. all right. already looking forward to some football but we're in baseball weather at least right now, and the boys of summer they're going to feel the cooldown today?

>> yes, so we're going to have a cooldown in san francisco, but not so much for the inland valleys. we're going to see a wide range in temperatures as we start out with the fog this morning, let's take a live look out in tiburon this morning. such a beautiful view as we've been checking out the fog rolling by here and a little bit of a breeze, so that's going to carry that across the bay. so as we head to the south bay, with a look at our high temperatures this afternoon, after that nice start, we're all clear here in the south bay, so it's going to be much warmer, reaching 83 degrees in downtown san jose and morgan hill, looking at a high of 86 degrees. for the east bay and inland parts like antioch will reach 90 degrees today but much cooler for oakland as we top out at 71 degrees. highs in the upper 50s near the coast and palo alto reaching 80 degrees. san francisco in the 60s and north bay temperatures reaching 8 in snow2 in sonoma.

we'll cool down this weekend as a storm system moves in and may bring some rain. that sounds amazing at this point. but the only problem is that not all computer models are on board, and there's the possibility that some of that rain may evaporate before it gets here, leaving us possibly with some lightning that would not be good news, but we have the possibility of getting about 0.1 of an inch of rain at least for areas south of the golden gate bridge, so we'll be watching that. mike, what are you watching right now for the morning commute? >> i'm looking at the south portion of this map here, as we look at the speed sensors in san jose, that second burst is now kicking in for north 101, pretty sipical there. hayward southbound coming off of 238 a little build through hayward and union city, starting to clear over didakoto. couple crashes in san pablo may affect your drive. one is on the shoulder, the other one at the off-ramp. and the bay bridge toll plaza the backup is there. contra costa county slowing

through concord, pretty typical with the build kicking in, same thing out of congress congress county across that richmond bridge. send it right back over to you. >> thanks, mike. pope francis delighted to resume his weekly general audience with members of the public today. he's been delivering them virtually because of the pandemic restrictions for the past six months. the limited number of visitors had their temperatures checked. pope francis has been fully vaccinated for months now. coming up next a quick look at our top stories, including nearing the final hurdle to expand covid vaccinations to children 12 and over. we're following today's big meeting and the likely time line for parents to pay attention to. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back, a quick look at top stories we're following for you this morning. >> the cdc today is expected to debate the framework and likely approve covid vaccination guidelines for children 12 and up and advisory committee is

focusing on rolling out the pfizer vaccine children ages 12 to regulators use authorizat earlier this week. a live look at levi's stadium in santa clara, one of the many vaccination sites around the bay area gearing up to expand distribution. in addition to the cdc, science and safety leaders in the western states are meeting to make recommendations for 12 to 15-year-olds. starting tomorrow, statewide appointments will be available for that age group. you can make your appointments by going to myturn.ca.gov. and a live look in menlo park this morning waking up in the yellow covid tier. san mateo is the second bay area county to move into the least restrictive tier. san francisco was the first. yellow, bars can open indoors at 25% capacity. gyms can increase to 50% capacity, as can wineries and tasting rooms. outdoor live events can resume at 67% capacity, and restaurants can expand indoor seating to

50%. a follow-up this morning, some 2 million water customers in the south bay should prepare to dig deeper to pay water bills. leaders of the valley water district approved a plan to raise rates nearly $5 a month. it covers costs for massive reservoir expansion project. the rate hike aments to a 9% increase taking effect in july, fund a $2.5 billion expansion of the pacheco reservoir allowing the agency to store more water in the event of droughts. the project gets a head start thanks to nearly half a billion dollars in federal grant money. a live look outside as we get started with this wednesday, a beautiful look in san jose. the sun is rising. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking temperatures for us today and a cooler start. >> yes, the cooler start but warming up today and we'll be watching the weekend. mike, what's happening on the roads? >> slow in typical spots. the bay bridge toll plaza is

slow and concord jammed for highway 4. >> thanks for joining us this morning. >> and we'll be back here tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. taking a live look, awe beautiful shot there. carl the fog sticking around. the "today" show is next. . purged. >> we have seen the danger. >> purge liz cheney from leadership in a matter of hours, the congresswoman taking her colleagues to task overnight for embracing trump's election lies. >> remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar. >> this morning, we are li washington with what's at stake with the republican party at a watershed moment. pain at the pump.