we have live team coverage of where your kids can get those appointments starting today in the bay area. plus -- >> i think i'll wear it a little bit longer until i feel comfortable. >> to mask or not to mask. california's mandate may be going away. governor gavin newsom's time line for when and where you can ditch that mask. and overnight the death toll is rising from the wave of violence in the middle east. the impact on flights in and out of the bay area and as hundreds take to the streets for rallies calling for peace. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues now. it's thursday morning and a good morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. first, ready to go. this morning bay area clinics can start vaccinating kids as young as 12 years old. this comes as governor newsom is looking to change mask mandates in june. >> as all of this unfolds we

have live team coverage this morning. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in sunnyvale with more on where those teens can start getting the shots today. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus and laura. this might be a tough choice for families. a recent survey found that only 19% of parents say they would definitely not vaccinate even if schools require it. that means about 80% of parents are either ready right now or will be ready very soon to vaccinate their kids. cvs, walgreens, rite aid say they will be ready. the first appointment we could find is for monday. i was a bit surprised how fast santa clara county made those appointments available yesterday. same day yesterday that the cdc gave the green light to the pfizer vaccine. santa clara will vaccinate at mass vaccinate sites, mobile sites, and the county is working with pediatricians to get them ready to vaccinate their

patients in the doctor's office which might make parents feel a little bit better. contra costa county tells me they're booking appointments for kids 12 and up at all county sites. parents can also walk up. additionally on may 18th they're going to offer the pfizer vaccine at a handful of school sites. marin set the goal of vaccinating at least half of the 14,000 kids in the age group in their county within the next week. that's a lofty goal. in napa county, st. helena hospital will begin vaccinations as well. san francisco will have appointments starting at 8:00 this morning and the city's health department held a virtual town hall meeting for parents who had questioned the doctors on the panel, parents themselves. >> want to clarify the emergency use authorization does involve careful attention to safety. it does not mean there were corners cut or we didn't look at

things. >> it is a way for them to ant decrease cases in schools even further. >> reporter: parents can also book appointments for their children 12 and up through myturn.ca.gov starting this morning. if you have questions, you can reach out to your own pediatrician or your family doctor and perhaps they can help you decide what's best for your family. in sunnyvale, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, kris. we want to keep this conversation going. cierra johnson is picking up the coverage. you're talking about governor newsom and the mandate plans. we'll see some changes with those masks. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. exactly. it's been more than a year since grabbing your mask and heading out the door getting out of the car has become second nature, but governor newsom says next month we could

he announced june 15th could be the day the economy here in california reopens and later said the mask mandates could be lifted that day. the governor walking back to modify the state to explain that only outdoor mask mandates may be lifted. the governor offered the clarification we will have some mask guidelines and mandates but is hoping sooner or later that will be lifted as well. dr. anthony fauci suggests it may be time to relax some of the indoor mask mandates as more folks here and around the country get vaccinated. locally they are hoping local leaders decide to make restriction changes based on metrics like we've been doing since the beginning of the pandemic. >> you couldtill recommend it but a mandate context of a public health emergency.

what are those metrics? >> reporter: potentially loosening mask rules comes as the governor faces pressure in a recall push. according to a new poll by governmental studies at uc berkeley 36% of respondents support recalling newsom and 52% approve of his performance. that rating of approval down from 64%. as we inch closer to that date of june 15th we'll, of course, stay in close contact to see if there are any announcements of loosening of restrictions. laura? >> cierra, it has a lot of people already talking about it this morning. i even posted on my twitter page. i want to know what you think about governor newsom's announcement. will you feel comfortable without a mask in june or not?

it's already to see 116 i put the option can't wait to ditch your mask or maybe masks are a way of life. thanks again, cierra. california seeing cases of covid in people who have been vaccinated. more than 3,600 cases reported since january. of those some 150,000 were hospitalized and at least 20 died. they don't know if covid-19 was the case of people dying. the percentage of people getting sick after getting fully vaccinated is very small. turning to the violence in the middle east, here are live pictures of gaza city where the conflict continues to rage on.

new video of explosions that lit up the night sky in northern gaza. earlier gaza's hamas rulers bombarded towns with rockets. they say 65 people including a number of commanders have been killed since the clashes started. the death toll in israel has been put at seven. rallies supported both sides in the bay area. a rally drew dozens in san jose a live look at sfo this morning where a flight to israeli suspended. united airlines, delta and american airlines have all temporarily suspended flights after tel aviv's airport came under rocket attack. passengers have been given travel vouchers instead. the fallout over the

colonial pipeline cyber attacks continue. the biden administration now taking steps aimed at making sure this does not happen again. the president signed that executive order strengthening forces. they were shut down for five days but will take several days for the supply chain to return to normal. gas buddy says 74% of the stations are without fuel. gas prices are skyrocketing but is unrelated to the shutdown. it's because we are returning to normal post-pandemic and more people are hitting the roads on a daily basis. so this is something we all know very well. it is expensive to make it in the bay, but according to new data the perspective of what it means to be rich is going down. an average person living in the bay area needs a net worth of nearly $4 million to be

considered wealthy. down from $4.4 million. the net worth to be financially happy came down this year. the average is $1.8 million as opposed to $2.8 million in 2020. a lot of zeros. all right. a live look for you that morning in walnut creek, the sun coming up, looking nice and beautiful. i want to grab a cup of coffee, even though i don't drink coffee, and watch the sun rise. maybe i'll just drink my tea instead. >> you're like the coffee commercial. >> the best part of waking up in today in the bay. kari, looking like it's going to be beautiful again today. yeah, whatever the gets you going. i think in san francisco it's probably coffee because they cannot see the sunrise right now. low clouds and fog. that's helping to keep us all clear and cool as we are going

to head into today. much more of a breeze. we'll see temperatures in pleasant hill as you get ready to head out for work in the low 50s. another really nice day. in fact, it will be cooler this afternoon. we'll get a look at our microclimates coming up. how is that commute heading in to work this morning? >> better news for the south bay. i think the big picture of the bay commute is not really a surprise. we had a lot of slowing, more than we usually do at 101 up to mckee. nothing reported for chp and it did clear up. maybe a crew was moving out of the area. in concord still slow slow. antioch in through pittsburg and bay point slower than you would like or expect.right now the ba have the build as well, marcus. that's right on schedule.

thank you, mike. it's 6:10 right now. are you still unsure if you want to get that covid-19 vaccine? what if you could win $1 million or free college tuition? still ahead on "today in the bay," the incentives one state is offering in order to try to get those vaccination rates up. elon musk dealing another blow to bitcoin this morning. i'll tell you what it is. we've had three down days in a row. that looks promising. plus -- ♪ who needs a heart when a heart can be broken ♪ >> yeah, what's love got to do with it when you can get an honor like this. the stars making the cut for the music hall of fame. yes, queen tina made the list.

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francisco. we'll talk about our climate in crisis coming up in a few minutes. yeah, climate in crisis, those are big updates. the san mateo bridge, no surprise we're picking up the volume. one car on the right side. flashing lights on the right shoulder. we're tracking the build, the slowing. good morning. happy thursday morning to you. tesla will no longer accept bitcoin as payment. we've talked in the past about how using bitcoin to buy a car could be a huge financial mistake. elon musk says it's not finances but energy that's driving his decision. bitcoin is created or mined using powerful computers that solve difficult mathematical problems. most people agree it takes a huge amount of electrical power in many cases generated by

fossil fuels which is the opposite of what tesla is trying to do to help the world and the environment. this is the second time musk has disappointed the cryptocurrency crowd. a character played by musk called dogecoin a hustle. wall street on a three-day losing streak. we may be able to break it this morning. futures are up. word of the day was inflation as we got the cpi. today we get the ppi, the producer price index. we're not expecting happy news. it would appear the higher prices are a hangover from covid. harder to get raw materials so that's driving prices up. that should go away eventually. the other challenge is the startlingly small number of jobs created last month.

president biden met on his infrastructure bill. biden says that will create more jobs. and out of a job, "the wall street journal" reports apple has parted ways with antonio garcia martinez after a number of apple employees complained about his hiring. he had written a book a number of years ago about his time at facebook and in that book called "chaos monkeys" he had several passages demeaning to women like this one. most women in the bay area are soft and weak, cosseted and naive despite their claims of worldliness and generally full of nonsense. he didn't use the word nonsense. i looked around on my bookshelf to see if i could find it. i could not. i looked back at the reviews of the book. this would have been 2016. "new york times" review of books, that kind of thing, it's astounding they weren't pointing that out back then. would revied

never mention it. >> wow. maybe they didn't read the whole thing. >> thanks, scott. >> thank you, scott. 6:17. wnba fans get ready. live games on amazon prime in your future. both agreed on a deal for exclusive rights to show the games starting this memorial day. after securing nfl thursday night football and premier league. new this morning conor mcgregor topping the list of the highest paid athletes. the 32-year-old reportedly worth $180 million. two of soccer's biggest stars, lionel messi and ronaldo topping the list and lebron james coming in at number five making over $96 million a year. trending this morning, the rock

'n' roll hall of fame welcoming the most diverse class ever. >> 12 artists made the cut. among them the all-female band, the go-goes, jay-z and legendary tina turner. ♪ what's love got to do got to do with it ♪ >> classic song there, right? carole king making the list along with the fu fighters. congratulations to them all. well deserved, too. >> so '80s. >> going to do my hair like that again. >> i could see that. just don't roll the window down on the commute. >> that's how you get the hair like that. take you out there and see how -- well, kari does the hair forecast, i'll do the traffic report. the wind breezing through. the toll plaza does not have that breeze. the backup forming in the middle lanes. it's slowly building.

ooking great except the slow drive, of course, kicked in from antioch through pittsburg bay point and into concord. just under a half hour, take highway 4. looking at the rest of the bay and a smooth drive for most of the spots. nothing too unusual. the south bay looks really good. we have seen some slowing there and we do have that car still over on the right shoulder but someone has arrived to help. that will be more distracting going over the water. our forecast, of course, and climate in crisis, what's under the water. right. so we have a lot going on here. let's look at our south bay high temperatures for today. a little bit cooler. much more of the fog as you showed on that shot looking at the bridge. the seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. check it out as we head over to the east bay with a look at today's high temperatures and

we'll be anywhere from 84 in antioch. 74 in fremont and 70 in vallejo. to the coast some upper 50s in some areas. that fog lingers in daly city. more sunshine in palo alto. we'll top out at about 74 there. san francisco, 53 in the marina and we'll see the highs in the 70s and 80s for much of the north bay, but up to 90 degrees today in ukiah. as we go into the weekend we're going to see some spotty rain. it's not the rain weep needed and not what we hoped for. we'll see less and very few of us getting in on the chance. we'll also have to watch out for the possibility there could be some thunderstorms which, of course, will be bad news. models right now really not agreeing. we'll see temperatures continuing in the 70s for the inland areas. at least it stays cool. san francisco also keeping it cool with highs in the 60s with breezy winds at times.

now as we turn to our climate in crisis, our climate is really showing those signals that things are changing. and we are looking at what's happening just below the surface of the ocean with a look at what's referred to as the rain forest of the sea. it's our coral reefs. they provide food and shelter to about 25% of marine life and known for their bright color and interesting shape. that color is fading. we're seeing that happening at an alarming rate. it's called bleaching. it's happening looking at the before and after picture, you can see the bright and beautiful colors of the fish and the bleaching that has occurred. we're thinking some of the main causes would be ocean acidification as the ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide and harmful chemicals like oxybenzone that is in sunscreen

as well as the warm temperatures and some scientists believe if we don't do something about the greenhouse gases within the next few years, all of this coral reef could stop by the year 2100. find this story on nbcbayarea.com. marcus and laura? >> we always look forward to them. check it out. up next nbc bay area responds. >> his concert tickets vanished. i'm chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next.

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>> reporter: good morning. so far this year we have received 829 complaints, and we have helped people get back a total of $385,234. let's pull up two recent cases. shanshan wrote us about a dispute with her family's pool membership and whether eight unused lessons were refundable. we talked with the company and shanshan. they compromised on six lessons which put $87 back in her pocket. charles told us about a problem with concert tickets. he spent $265 on them and expected digital delivery. but after the show was postponed and rescheduled, the tickets disappeared from his contract. charles' $265 tickets reappeared. the live music business is

rebounding from covid-19 and scheduling shows, so right now we're looking into what that means for fans like charles and you. cancellations, postponements, swaps, refunds and how scalpers figure into the mix. if you have a concert ticket story to share, please let us know. go to nbcbayarea.com and click the responds option from the main menu or call us 888-996-tips. vaccine hesitancy keeping millions from getting protected from covid-19. now ohio's governor is trying to entice young people, free college and $1 million. people under the age of 18 eligible will be entered into a drawing for a chance at winning a full four-year scholarship. if you're 18 and older you'll get a chance at winning a million dollars. how is that for incentive? >> i love it.

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do you want your teenager to get one? what you need to know before you book that opponent. the water rate increase residents could soon see and the rally planned today. plus, a stunning development, an 11-year-old arrested for this robbery and attack on an elderly asian man. a live report on what else we've learned about the young boy as "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good thursday morning. thanks for making us a part of you morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we begin with breaking news happening right now. firefighters on the scene fighting a church fire in concord. i want to show you the smoke there from a distance from our live walnut creek camera. this is happening at the christ community church of the nazarene on asbury drive from the concord police department. we don't have a lot of

information about it at the time except this is a two-alarm fire. we have a crew on the way to the scene. of course we'll bring you the latest information as soon as we get it. also breaking, a 12-year-old girl killed in an apparent shooting in antioch. police confirmed it happened about 7:00 last night at a home along oakhaven way. this is video from the scene from the citizen app. officers say the victim was found with a gunshot wound in an upstairs bedroom. sadly, she died at the scene the police are working to identify a suspect and what possibly could have led up to the shooting. no arrest have is been made. >> police arrested two people in the mugging of an 80-year-old asian man. bob redell joins us live. both of the young suspects including the 11-year-old boy, just 11 years old. >> reporter: one of the

suspects, an old boy, a 17-year-old boy, police say they are suspects in other crimes as well. police arrested the young boys in connection with the mugging of an 80-year-old asian man. you could see them struggle. a third person walks over but doesn't intervene. instead you can hear hill laughing as he walks back to the getaway car. they believe the one laughing wearing the colorful jacket is the 11-year-old boy. police said he was driving a vehicle that had been carjacked monday, two days after the robbery. police say the group is suspected of a second strong arm robbery that took place this weekend but even with so many possible charges they say it's unlikely the 11-year-old will be sent to juvenile hall.

>> there have been a number of attacks he's associated with apparently. at the same time the system of juvenile justice is set up for rehabilitation not punishment. >> reporter: the alleged crooks made off with the 80-year-old's fitbit. he did not suffer any serious injuries. police have not said whether they are pursuing hate crime attacks. no word yet on that third person seen in the video. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> you can help in the efforts to stop the hate. we've partnered together. we want to continue that. the money will provide grants to organizations working to stop attacks against the asian-american community. 2 million more people here in

california are now eligible for the vaccine. the cdc granted emergency use authorization for anyone 12 to 15 years old. santa clara and contra costa. they plan to vaccinate half of its children within a week. in napa county stmt helena will begin as well. parents can book those appointments through the state website. and for more details now the vaccines are slightly up again across the country with more than 2 million shots. that's the first time we've gone above 2 million shots. the struggle continues to get blacks and latinos vaccinated.

one-third of blacks and latinos have gotten their first shot in comparison with more than 50% of asian and white americans. happening today in santa clara county. the water rate hike, averaging about $4 monthly was approved earlier this week. the money will go to expanding the reservoir. protesters are calling for people to speak out at the meeting on those rate hikes. we could use the rain. a little cooldown this weekend, kari? >> we will see some cooler temperatures and then as we take a look at our forecast in muir woods keeping the highs for saturday and sunday if you're going there. l.a. more sunshine. temperatures warmest on saturday reaching 75 and a bit of a

cooldown on sunday. temperatures in spots like tahoe cooling off as well. and we will be watching out for a chance of thunderstorms by sunday. mike, how is it looking heading to work this morning? kari, it's looking really good right now. your typical pattern, no surprises so far. i've been scanning the report for anything unusual going on. we haven't seen a lot of problems. you have a new crash that might be going on north 87 right around there. chp will arrive. no real slowing there. highway 4 really shows slowing up through contra costa county. antioch, pittsburg and bay point showing the slower drive. here is how the speeds break down. over a half hour. the two main freeway routes. we have that local cut-through folks use. a live look at the bay bridge. i guess if you're hov, if you car-pool that's a good way to get through. back to you.

>> grab a friend and get on the road. or sit back and relax this afternoon right here on nbc bay area. oprah is a guest on the "ellen" show. ellen announcing the upcoming 19th season will be her last. >> the past 18 years you have to know has changed my life. you all have changed my life. and i am forever grateful to all of you for watching, for laughing, for dancing, sometimes crying. this show has been the greatest experience of my life. and i owe it all to you. >> ellen recorded the show yesterday. it will air today. as ellen tells savannah guthrie in an exclusive one-on-one interview on the "today" show that's not the reason she's quitting. >> if it was why i was quitting i would have not come back this year. i really did think about not

coming back because it did -- it was devastating. >> you can watch the full interview on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." 6:38. next here on "today in the bay," the talks under way between las vegas and oakland and the a's. could the team soon move? what we're learning about that this morning. president biden will speak about the pipeline this morning. a big divide in the republican party. let's take you out to the markets. more bad news on inflation, but we're seeing up arrows on the dow. you're watching "today in the bay."

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at 6:41 the return of the fog helping to cool off the rest of the bay. the drought monitor update is coming up in a few minutes. you see a little of that over here, the view of the san mateo bridge. the flashing lights are my concerned. some help in the service area on the right more a distraction than a problem. we'll show you where the backup is forming at the toll plaza as well coming up. thank you very much. continuing coverage of our breaking news this morning. take a look at the live pictures. firefighters right now fighting a church fire. it is in concord. you can see the smoke.

it's just a few blocks away from the concord police department. in fact, the concord police department tweeting out just a moment ago that the areas of asbury drive are shut down. they're advising people to use alternate routes and to stay out of the area. it's a two-alarm fire. we have a crew on the way, and we'll bring you the latest information as soon as we get more. it is 6:43. president biden will speak about the colonial pipeline. >> probably not the most dramatic thing happening in washington. >> no, it's not. it's astounding when half the country has been cut off from most of its fuel supply. that's almost a footnote in what's happening in washington. we do expect good first. the pipeline was shut down to protect it from the cyber attract.

the real drama is with liz cheney and the clear divide in washington between traditional republicans, the party of reagan and bush and, yeah, two cheneys, and the part of the party that follows donald trump. cheney was fired from her leadership position in the republican party for saying trump lied when he says he won the presidential election and that he's responsible for inciting the attack on the capitol. coming up at 7:00 a.m. our savannah guthrie will have an exclusive one-on-one with congresswoman cheney. here is a preview. >> for reasons i don't understand leaders in my party have decided to embrace the former president who launched that attack. and i think you've watched over the course of the last several months the former president get more aggressive, more vocal, pushing the lie. i think that's a really important thing for people to understand. this isn't about looking

backwards. this is the real-time damage he's doing, that he continues to do. >> even as cheney says the former president was responsible for inciting the attack, people are playing it down. some say if you look at the video of them carefully walking between the velvet ropes it reminded him, quote, of a normal tourist visit. republican leadership may have accidentally promoted cheney from third most powerful to one of the most powerful voices representing traditional republicans. either way what she did pointing out trump's lies and holding him accountable for his action that is day of the attack are no different than what the two men above her in the party said themselves. take a look. >> they're trying to hunt down the speaker of the house. they chanted about murder.

they were fed wild falsehoods by the most powerful man on earth. >> a former president who provoked a violent attack on this capitol in an effort to steal the election has resumed his aggressive efforts to convince americans the election was stolen from him. >> the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. >> millions of americans have been misled by the former president. >> president trump is practically and morally responsible. >> joe biden will be sworn in as president of the united states in one week because he won the election. >> i want to congratulate president-elect joe biden. >> the election is over. that is the rule of law. that is our constitutional process. >> three people saying the same thing, one lost her job. i'll post that video to twitter and facebook.

i'm @scottmcgrew. >> we'll look for that. very powerful. 6:46. the state continues to inch closer to prepandemic life. many counties are transitioning to that least restrictive yellow tier. governor newsom has announced an end date for most mask-related mandates. cierra? >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. we've all made a habit to grab our mask before we head out the door or keep our masks in our car. governor newsom says things could change in terms of mask potentially. june 15th was the day the state's economy would reopen. he also said that's the day mask mandates could be lifted. he is walking that back saying only outdoor mask mandates could be lifted ted. he said indoor activities will

have to see the guidelines and mandates but is hoping those will be lifted. dr. anthony fauci suggested it may be time to relax some of the mask mandates as more people get vaccinated. they hope to base them on metrics like we've been doing most of the pandemic. >> you want to lift an indoor mask mandate. a mandate is in the context of a health emergency. >> reporter: this announcement comes about loosening mask mandates in that ongoing recall push. 36% of respondents support that recall. 52% approve of his performance. that is down from 630%. we'll continue to keep an eye on what the governor is saying

regarding masks wearing both indoor as well as outdoor. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> i was curious to see if masks would be a way of life for people. i put a poll out on social media. 182 of you say you're probably going to ease into it, the majority, i should say. about 18% say masks are a way of life. oakland lost the raiders to las vegas and now the a's may be considering the same thing. the city's mayor says they've been in talks with the mlb. the news comes after it was reported this week the league gave its blessing for the a's to start looking for another home. the billion-dollar privately financed ballpark would go up near jack london square. a live look out at the current home of the coliseum.

you see it right there. the ballpark out there. karl the fog you could see in the live shot. >> we could see it and it's been helping to cool us off but not bringing any rain. that's been the problem all this season. the drought monitor does remain unchanged when we had the big update. and we're seeing that continue for now. we need to conserve water. we have to make it through the dry summer months. we won't see too many changes from here on out as we go into our dry summer months. the seven-day forecast as we look at where we're headed for today. we do have more of that ocean breeze cooling down our temperatures. we're staying in the 60s in san francisco and observing, some mid-70s for palo alto and 80 in

livermore. it will be hot but santa rosa will reach into the low 70s. as we go through the forecast we've been watching a couple of changes here with the possibility of isolated showers. possibly a few thunderstorms. and it looks like the change of where that system will track across the bay area basically putting us on the low end or very slight chance of even getting any rain. we're watching out for those thunderstorms as well. at least our temperatures will be cooling off. some breezy winds. san francisco will stay in the 60s and the gusty winds kicking up at times. mike, you've been watching the roads. >> we have your slowdown on the east shore freeway. coming down through pittsburg and bay point and really jamming

up. we showed you the fire and the smoke over near the concord police station. avoid asbury drive, a short drive by the church which may be involved here. over on the shoulder the right side we still have the activity on the san mateo bridge. traffic moves smoothly. only the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza and forming on the richmond side of the bridge there as well, marcus. back to you. if you're looking for a vaccine appointment, sfo has opened to the public. today is the last day it's offering the dose of the pfizer vaccine. the clinic was created for airport workers and family members. appointments are needed. up next, a look at our top stories including two breaking news stories in contra costa county. the investigation under way after a 12-year-old girl is found dead.

plus, right now, a very active scene in concord where a church is on fire. we're going through this brand-new video just coming in from the scene. in two minutes what investigators are telling us as this story quickly unfolds. we're also going to tell you areas you need to avoid. you're watching "today in the bay."

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concord police are telling people to avoid the area of asbury drive near clayton road. it's all shut down in the area, so avoid it. more breaking news this morning. this from contra costa county, a 12-year-old girl killed in antioch. this happened last night at a home along oakhaven way near black diamond mines regional preserve. this is video from the scene of the area, from the citizens app. the officers say the victim was found with a gunshot wound inside the home. an investigation is under way right now what happened here. well, now to the possibility of vaccinating your children. it actually starts in just a few hours. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez has been following this for weeks now and it seems like it's taken forever to get here. we are at the moment this is a tough call for a lot of those families. >> reporter: right. families will have to decide for themselves but it does appear a lot of them are ready to move forward and so are bay area

counties. you can book an appointment for your kid 12 and up but in a lot of our bay area counties there's no need to wait. santa clara county's appointment site started offering appointments within hours. santa clara county will vaccinate kids 12 and up at community based mobile sites and are working with pediatricians to get vaccinations into those offices as well. contra costa county tells me they're booking appointments for kids 12 and up right now but in coco county can you walk up to the sites there. on may 18th they will offer pfizer vaccines at a handful of sites. marin county set the goal of vaccinating at least half of the 14,000 kids in the age group within the next week. napa county is offering vaccines at st. helena hospital. appointments will start at 8:00 this morning as well. kids can get their vaccination at pharmacies like cvs, walgreens and rite aid. the first appointment was for

monday, so you might have to wait a day or two. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." 6:58. taking a live look outside and you can't tell what that is, karl the fog sticking around, making it cooler for the start this morning. how is it going to shape up for the rest of the day, kari? >> yeah, we're seeing some sunshine for the inland areas but it will be cooler only reaching into the low 80s and watching out for that cool continuing into the weekend as well as a slight rain chance. mike, what's happening out on the roads? the problem in concord, we talked about the fire there. not far from the concord police station. avoid asbury drive not far from monument and clayton. you will be seeing the smoke adding to your drive time, folks are slowing, really building through concord. in fact the smoke billowing up you can see from our cameras in walnut creek this morning. it is the christ community church of the nazarene on asbury

drive burning right now. a two-alarm fire. stay with nbc bay area. we'll have a local news cut-in at 7:25 and will update anything we know about this fire and other news. the "today" show is up next. thanks for joining us. good morning, fall out on capitol hill reaction pours in after house republicans boot liz cheney from leadership for taking on former president trump and his false claims about the election. >> someone has something to say they should feel okay to say it. >> the big lie is spreading like a cancer among republicans. >> the congresswoman sitting down with savannah for an exclusive interview moments after the vote >> a lot of people frame this as a battle for the soul of the republican party >> look, this is the i think opening salvo in that battle. >> t