right now at 5:00, the cdc says you can take off that mask only if you're fully vaccinated. there's confusion what happens in california at businesses. we'll break it down. back in the classroom, bay area schools welcoming back students right before the summer break. plus he says he's deeply sorry. the reason the san francisco police chief is apologizing for an officer-involved shooting in response from the victim's attorney, as "today in the bay" continues right now.you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. nd i'm marcus washington. isco will once again walk the halls just ahead of the early june graduation. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live in san francisco with how the district reached

that decision and she's going to also explain to us what other school districts could soon face dealing with a lawsuit for not reopening those schools. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. i know when i think back to my school experience the senior year, every moment was so important, think being this could be my last homecoming or my last track meet. the graduating class of 2021 and san francisco unified gets another chance to spend some time inside of their school building and that begins today. that move was made official by the teachers union and the school district over the weekend. the deal allows the district's oldest students to return to the classroom today, in all about 500 high school seniors are expected to return to the classroom but this return won't be like what we saw with some of the younger students. these students won't be taught in the traditional sense. they'll receive assistance from teachers on completing the final projects or online learning and the return won't be consistent. it's likely the students to

return will only do so three days between today and the last day of instruction on june 2nd. the district could gain millions from funding for having the students return by the may 15th deadline. and while some students or parents and students weigh whether it's even worth sending their seniors back into the building, fremont unified school district says they have no plans for this-person learning but rather resume in the fall. that is not sitting well with parents and "the mercury news" fremont parents for reopening filed in superior court last week claiming the students are suffering academically as well as socially. the district has told "the mercury news" they have not seen that lawsuit. while some students and parents are gerting up against the school district, some are walking the halls for the last threw times in their high school experience. we're live in san francisco,

cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> a lot of memories for those kids, no doubt. thanks, cierra. palo alto school district is offering covid-19 vaccines to students. appointments start this sunday at palo alto high school. all are already filled up. the district is partnering with satisfy way pharmacy to provide shots. more vaccine events are in the works at other district campuses. each vaccine clin lick offer about a thousand shots. many of us will never forget the day last year when our nation ground to a halt because of the pandemic. today, it could be another memorable day, the first day since the cdc ended mask mandates for fully vaccinated people. >> "today in the bay's" chris pollone is live in washington with more. chris? >> yes, marcus, laura, good morning to you. the nation will soon start looking a lot different as fully vaccinated people ditch their masks, this new cdc guideline happening as the white house continues to push americans to roll up their sleeves and get

the shot. a turning point in the covid-19 pandemic. >> we have all longed for this moment. >> reporter: new rules for 117 million vaccinated americans. >> anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing. >> reporter: president biden called it a great day and urged the 130 million people not yet vaccinated to do so. >> the rule is very simple. get vaccinated or wear a mask until you do. >> reporter: the cdc says masks will still be required in health care settings on planes and trains and businesses. >> it's exciting to get back to normality. >> reporter: the cdc has under pressure as the number of inoculated people continues to grow. >> the american people just lost patience with us. >> reporter: now health experts

say the science is compelling. >> they're having a number of papers that have have come out shown the extraordinary real world ef cass i-of the vaccine at every level, every age and circumstance. >> reporter: some states immediately ended their mask and social distancing rules after the cdc announcement. others are expected to follow suit in the coming days. chris pollone, nbc news, washington. new video this morning of a new wave of missile strikes in the middle east. [ explosions ] >> you hear and see it there, the explosions rocked zpa gaza city as israel kept up with the relentless bombing campaign with the tanks and troops amassed at the border. hamas also continues to fire back into israel. so far there are no signs of letting up. here is a satellite view of the damage in gaza, the past few days have called for the most intense fighting israel has ever had to deal with, with hamas.

more than 100 people have died so far. san francisco's chief of police doing some damage control, after officers mistakenly shot and injured a car burglary suspect. during that virtual town hall last night, chief bill scott apologized saying the officer did not intend for that gun to fire. he released surveillance video showing 23-year-old xavier pittman getting shot in the wrist while plain clothed officers moved in with guns drawn. >> the shooting of mr. pittman should not have happened and i want to say to pittman and his family and friends i'm sorry. >> pittman's attorney welcomes the honesty of admitting that mistake but not ruling out taking legal action to receive compensation for his client. the state's new attorney general says he plans to take a fresh look at a case involving an unarmed man killed by vallejo police officer. rob banta says office will

conduct an independent investigation involving sustain montarosa. an officer mistook the hammer for a gun. the solano county d.a. recused herself citing public arrest and distrust, a decision the attorney general is criticizing. the d.a. says the a.g. is playing politics. monterrosa's family say they feel about the new develop. . b.a.r.t. is organizing a film screening tied to its not one more girl initiative, meant to shed light on sexual are harassment targeting young women on public transportation. today the documentary is called "together we ride." the event includes a virtual watch party. check out our digital series on b.a.r.t. called "derailed." earlier we rolled out the second season, you can find it on our

app, youtube channel, apple tv and nbcbayarea.com/derailed. >> find it just about anywhere. happening tomorrow muni brings back the historic street cars and that's not it. all subway stations are back in action for the first time since they were closed last august so the plan was to shut down service for just three days, but we know how that went out. also happening tomorrow, new bus routes are debuting as well as upgraded wifi service. so certainly something to enjoy. and also hopefully a nice forecast that we can enjoy as well, rob? >> starting to see dooler cooler temperatures and a sneak preview of this weekend what's happening outside. watch out on your commutes through the altamont pass, or the carquinez strait this morning as we are seeing winds in addition to low clouds and the ocean air conditioning as we like to say. highs today in the 50s around the coast, 60s san francisco, 66 degrees in oakland, and low 70s,

a little bit later on today around the south bay and san jose. now to see what's happening with your morning commute, here's mike. >> maybe you'll get a push along if the wind is at your back. that would be great. may the wind be at your back. the roadways are at speed, green sensors all around and the wind on the road weather index in the discovery bay area but as rob said, watch for the typical usual suspects. bay bridge not a problem and 84 reopened as you cut through alvarado niles. slowing out of theality month, no surprises, no problems. the rest of the bay looks good. palo alto, crews there in senate but a live look palo alto looks fine. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 5:09. coming up, despite the pandemic economic woes, no restaurants are opening at one of the most popular shopping and dining destinations. what's new at santana row next.

the only thing better working from home is working from a better home. how some people are doing that, when "today in the bay" continues.

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ask your doctor about jardiance. good morning to you, dublin. it's 5:12, waking up to low clouds, cool temperatures in the low 50s. highs today approaching the low 70s around the tri-valley. and that tri-valley is moving smoothly, it's good because it's one of the early signs for any problems for the commute. another live look outside crossing the bay, the san mateo

bridge tail lights move smoothly. i thought i saw a crew mid span. everything is moving nicely, folks change lanes. i'll keep on eye on all of your commute coming up. >> good morning to you. very happy friday to you as well. friday, with the cdc saying people vaccinated can get back to whatever they want to do and whatever they were doing before the pandemic. we're no doubt going to see a lot of people taking a well-earned vacation. airbnb says in its latest financial report it's already seen a lot of people rent places, but interestingly, a large percentage of those rentals have been for a month or more, which would seem to indicate people are working from home in new places. if you got to be at home, why not move into that home temporarily, somewhere you've always wanted to right? well, airbnb is all not immune to that same behavior. it tells investors it has way too much bay area office space and wants to get rid of a lot of

it. just like its customers are working from fun, new places or at least from home, so, too, are airbnb employees. now while we're talking about company's earnings, i thought it was kind of interesting, doordash says its sales tripled, which you would expect during the pandemic, but it continues to lose money. it didn't make a profit in recent months so as many people ordered in, it wasn't making profits and the end of the pandemic is coming. cooler heads have prevailed on wall street, i gave you that warning earlier this week and inflation numbers would be tough and they were, and we saw lots of losses on the markets. now an uptick on thursday as you see and even if the markets move higher today we'll probably still see losses for the week. now the big question is, is this inflationary period permanent? and most economists that i have talked to say no. best example of that is used cars. prices are way up on used cars,

because people are getting back on the road, there's a shortage of new cars because of the whole chip problem as well. that spike in used car prices is not permanent. used cars won't be expensive forever. the same goes for ketchup and paper towels as well. marcus and laura, i assume you're familiar with the story of the guy who inpented post-it notes from 3m. the story the way i heard it, he was at a church choir practice, his book marks kept slipping out so he invented a sticky bookmark that wouldn't damage the pages. that story is only half true. the fellow on the right there, art frye, is the gm scientist or 39m scientist rather who sang in the choir. it was his co-worker on the left, spencer silver who invented the glue that post-its use. he was looking for something far more sticky and failed but of course the failure turned out to be a huge success. mr. silver there on the left passed away the other day and i thought it would be proper to recognize him and also i think the story actually gets better,

now that i know there was actually teamwork behind the story. i assume you've heard that story, didn't realize it was two different people, one who came up with the invention, the other who figured out how to use it. >> and we use it all the time. >> all the time. >> i have a few at my desk right now. >> scattered around here. i hope they shared in the profits as well. thanks, scott. >> oh, yes. a new low-cost airline flying in and out of the bay area. avelo airlines is offering flights from charles m. schulz sonoma county to burbank in southern california. tickets start at $19, but of course you know, the fees, you want to take a bag, you want a seat belt -- no, i'm just kidding on that part -- it all adds up, though. >> the seats look comfortable, too. as covid restrictions ease and more things reopen, san jose's flashy santa no row welcoming new shops and restaurants and long lines, too.

nike there, hot eight yoga and several new restaurants offering sushi, roman and dumples as well opening in the coming weeks according to "the mercury news." owners say more new shops are down the pipeline for us. they say businesses are shedding coronavirus fears and looking forward to the future. looks like we can meet for lunch then soon, my friend. trending this morning, the mystery surrounding an unclaimed $26 million lottery ticket is deepening. >> a lot of people -- we were talking about it in the newsroom. yesterday was the deadline to turn it in which never happened. the ticket was purchased at a gas station in los angeles suburb last november. the woman told workers she put the ticket in her pocket but then washed her pants, destroying the ticket. lottery officials say the claim will be investigated but if the woman does not have the ticket or photograph evidence, she's going to be out of luck.

most of the money will likely go to california public schools so going to a great place but i'm sure she wishes it was going into her bank account. i know she does. >> i think it went to the lint trap. >> what's the moral of the story? >> take a picture. >> don't wash your pants? >> don't wash your pants. >> they say you can put them in the freezer and it does just as well. i haven't tried it, but. >> hmm. ooh. hmm. >> hmm. we could get a washing for the bay area, some rain but i don't think that's in the forecast, rob. >> probably not from these clouds but by the weekend we may see a chance of a few scattered showers making a return appearance. we'll talk about that in a second. outside, we have low clouds. san jose being lit by the city lights in the distance. 55 degrees right now and a similar view to walnut creek this morning, a sign south wind at 15, the embarcadero effect the low clouds and fog spilling across the bay into inland contra costa county and san francisco. 49 degrees and with that sea breeze being an all-day event

we'll see cooler temperatures here, as we wrap up your work week. numbers only near 60 today in san francisco, probably feel cooler than that with the all day wind. 50s half moon bay, 72 in san jose. mid-70s inland around the tri-valley and over towards concord and fairfield, low 70s, around santa rosa and napa. so a very interesting forecast. next 24 hours you got the drizzle and mist for the morning, high clouds passing by for the afternoon. tomorrow morning may start similarly. we have the low clouds and drizzle around half moon bay and the coast. watch what happens later in the day. showers kind of firing up over the sierra, drifting to the southwest by tomorrow night, and some of that may hold together for a chance of seeing a few showers. i bet you didn't think you'd see that in your weekend forecast. watch out headed up to lake tahoe, bigger impact to our north and east and as the system scoots out to the southeast of us, for the end of the weekend, we'll continue to see cooler than average temperatures, setting up across the seven-day forecast. so for this morning, misty

skies, low clouds. maybe an isolated shower for tomorrow evening. you want your nbc bay area weather app for that. clearing skies and cool temperatures into next week. highs inland only in the low 70cal friday, but let's show people, reassure folks as we get out onto the road weis. the big view of the bay green sensors including highway 84, sunol into alvarado niles that reopened on schedule and little blips 84 coming toward ruby hill and out of the altamont pass. getting through the area, 580, vasco road, all looking like great times. these are the minimums you'll see for the drives, same thing for highway 4 top of the screen. no delays antioch, pittsburg, bay point, concord. a live look shows you how things are shaping up across the bay. the bay bridge is moving smoothly but low clouds hover around, not a problem on this span. all this week i've been

sharing iconic on facebook about haggis. it looks delicious. tika origin and a dispute about where it was and what it was the process, i'll talk about that all week and we continue to celebrate asian-american and pacific islander heritage month, cover original on facebook and the rest of my social media. follow us. join us. >> you're making us hungry this morning, mike. thank you. it's 5:21 right now. coming up "today in the bay" it's graduation weekend, how they're making it covid safe for the second year in a row. stick around. you're watching "today in the bay."

well you don't see this every day. new video of a small plane making an emergency landing on a highway near chicago. a pilot and three other passengers were on board. not clear what went wrong but the plane touched down on the highway, hitting the center divide but missing cars. the good news here, no one on board was seriously hurt >> it goes without saying, children are spending a lot of time in front of screens during

the pandemic. >> some psychologists say kids may have a difficult time separating real life from screen time. >> there's no longer going to be as cut and it's all together. it is the life of a child. >> so where to start to fix the problem? coming up for you this morning psychologists offer tools and some tips on how parents can help their children make sense of it all, right after "today in the bay" at 7:00. another year of creative graduation ceremonies. cal state east bay will host a car-mencement ceremony, lasting through the weekend. i love that title. the same ceremony last year good and hopefully things will go back to normal next year. congratulations. this morning, our

asian-american and pacific islander heritage month focuses on helping young people in the bay area achieve their dreams. nbc involvement is awarding scholarships as part of the growing up asian in america contest. the this is my time theme focused on reflecting on struggling during the pandemic and tools that really could help being used to propel the community into a brighter future. ten winners were named including $1,000 top prize to tenth grader yanni zhang entitled "this is my family time. "piece was inspired not being able to celebrate holidays with china during the pandemic. >> my family decided to make dumplings together in the festival atmosphere during this special time. this is my family time. >> look how beaut scholarship i

grades k through 12 students. i love that. >> very talented. that young lady's got a future in the art world. congratulations to her. coming up next, it was a really wild night in the north bay. >> i heard the helicopter for about an hour and a half and it was going the whole time and i thought it was like a manhunt. >> it was a bear hunt instead, with a big, scared, trapped in the tree and look at the home in the backyard and look at the bear. coming up, the wild night, how it ended. is it really over? we'll tell you what police officers are telling neighbors, coming up for you next. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 5:30, if you're fully vaccinated, the cdc says you no long need to wear a mask in most cases. is california with the report? ahead on "today in the bay," we answer lingering questions. when i sit in the back seat it's a magical experience. >> a tesla owner sits in the back seat with no one behind the wheel. why he's willing to do it againe in the north bay, not a bird but a bear in the tree. ho and the new

warning from wildlife leaders on how to keep him away. a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we get to bob redell in pleasanton this morning. bay area counties and the state are not yet there with agreeing with the cdc assessment. >> reporter: right. it's not clear when they'll get there. nbc bay area checked in with a number of counties, alameda, where i'm at, contra costa and napa, they tell us they are still waiting for guidance from the state of california. the california department of public health wrote this, you could see it on your tv screen, the state is reviewing the new cdc guidance on masking requirements. administered and one of the lowest case rates in the country, california continues to encourage all eligible californians to get vaccinated as the state looks to fully

15th. until then californians are supposed to continue to wear masks indoors and follow the guide loons issued by their local health department. the cdc announced any american fully vaccinated, about 117 million people, no longer need to physically distance or wear a mask outdoors or indoors. this morning on the "today" show, the head of the cdc was asked do these new recommendations mean the pandemic is over? >> i am cautiously optimistic that we are seeing this great end point in sight but i think we really do have to be humble and say this virus, this pandemic has given us twists and turns so we can't get our eye off the ball and we do have to continue to monitor really carefully. >> reporter: even when mas mandates are lifted, could to w? the answer is yes. businesses like grocery stores can still require you could wear a mask when you're on their property. a local attorney pointed out

private parties like businesses are allowed to make their own rules. if you don't want to abide by them, that's fine, don't go onto their property. downtown pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. 5:32. people in san anselmo are told to secure their trash after a sighting that caught a lot of people off guard. a giant black bear decided to hang out in a tree in the backyard of a home a block away from downtown. everyone came out to see it. >> beautiful, but you could just, he was kind of positioned where i could see the back of him and then he moved own could you see his head. he's pretty large. >> the poor guy seemed really scared and he climbed down backwards from up higher, and then he settled in where he is now. >> this scared young bear was first seen about 4:00 yesterday afternoon. he eventually came down from the tree about 7:00 last night and ran away to freedom. there's a

>> bears are rare in that area but not unheard of. police are telling people to be on the lookout out of an abundance of indication. caution. happening today, dr. sara cody, santa clara county health officer and dozens of other officials from the world will dive deeper into the pandemic in a virtual conference, called international covid-19 conference lessons learned, covering vaccines to mental health to better prepare for the future. health leaders from india, china and 35 other countries are all taking part. as of today, also today, san francisco district attorney jason boudin is holding a virtual sumit to address the spike in crimes targeting asian-american and pacific islander. it is called prevention and protection, keeping our aapi community safe.

what constitutes a hate crime. and if law enforcement really has the tools to prosecute hate crime cases. that event is open to the public with limited availability. in freemont, a homeless man is in custody, accused of attacking two women in separate incidents. officers found the suspect, alexander lomax sexually assaulting a 67-year-old woman yesterday near irvington high school. police say earlier in the day, the same man assaulted a 57-year-old woman out for a walk near the auto mall parkway. >> obviously if anybody saw anything, if anybody has any information, please contact us and also for public safety purposes, this person is in custody and we're doing everything we can to make sure this person is held accountable for what they did. >> lomax faces several charges. fuel is starting to flow again from the crohnial

pipeline, as new questions emerge this morning about last week's hacker attack, namely, did the company pay out a hefty ransom. insiders tell nbc colonial pipeline paid $5 million in cryptocurrency to an eastern european cyber criminal group called dark side. colonial provides nearly half of all the fuel to southeastern region, including gas and jet fuel. the company not commenting right now, but one cyber security expert fears this could be a wave of the future. >> our critical infrastructures and other important business systems are no longer subject to the threat only of being spied on by others, but actually being attacked by others. >> the hackers held the company's business networks hostage with malware and encrypted data until the victim pays. gas prices in the south are only now starting to stabilize. the man inphamiless four letting back.esla doing the

>> it's very normal for me to sit in the back like that. >> 25-year-old haram sharma has been driving in oakland, seen last weekend and spotted a few days later on the bay bridge, always in the back seat with the tesla no one at the wheel. the chp found him and arrested him. right after getting out, he was back in the back seat of his tesla. >> reporter: are you concerned about going to jail if you keep doing this? >> i don't think you can go to jail, man. it's not really that serious because i'm not breaking like any laws. i'm not dangerously operating the car. >> the chp disafreeze. charges and the chp says if he keeps it up, he could spend a lot of time in jail.

>> i just want to review -- >> 5:37. all right. >> sergio interviewed him after he got out of jail and he said i don't think i could go to jail for this, right, that's what happened, right? [ laughter ] >> clearly. >> maybe he meant "again." >> all right. i don't know. he's a rebel there. it's 5:38 now and rob is in for kari this morning. nice to see you, rob. oh, that's a beautiful vista point behind you >> it is and time for that weekend weather outlook, as we're here on a friday for you and it's a good travel day today but we're going to see some changes as we get into the weekend. big sur as you see the coast there, low clouds, drizzle at times, trending cooler saturday and sunday but here's where the big change is, heading up to lake tahoe or yosemite this weekend, a big u-turn. 70s around the south shore and a chance we could see some thunder around the sierra saturday into sunday, maybe more so sunday, down towards yosemite.

so you could see 80s around yosemite valley today and big changes coming our way for the weekend, talking slight chances of thundershowers and as that activity starts to drift to the west late saturday evening into sunday morning, we might see a little taste of that closer to the bay area, too. check out the changes in your seven-day forecast. today the ocean air conditioning cooling us down. tomorrow we may begin to see a chance of isolated showers which will be certainly more widespread around the sierra. that could drift our way late saturday into early sunday and continue to see the cooler temperature, mild temperatures across the board there in your seven-day forecast. maybe some interesting weather headed our way this weekend, stay tuned to that forecast and of course your nbc bay area weather app for a look at the radar. to see how things are looking on our roads, send it over to mike. >> you got it, rob and i also have your text number so we'll get a hold you if i need to. in the roadway no, sir need to worry. speed sensors show green and so does the bay bridge toll plaza, why it's green at the toll plaza, it's so slight and the traffic flow on friday is

typical and there we go. the map shows thaw overall the approach to the bay bridge and through contra costa county, the earlier drive moving at speed and antioch through concord, for highway 4 and down toward the walnut creek interchange. no delays coming out of brentwood or discovery bay on vasco road to 580, mild slowing there for 84. the green sensors show light traffic flow breaking down travel times at the altamont pass. you're at speed past grant line build there and good drive. back to you. >> thanks so much. 5:40 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay" new help coming for californians. governor newsom set to lay out his plan for california's economy bounce back from the pandemic. what it could mean for you. plus new controversies at the capitol, one over masks, the other over the behavior of a certain member of congress. this morning we are focusing on the life and career of a

noted physician and professor, it's all part of our asian-american and pacific islander heritage month coverage. dr. abraham verghese teaches at stanford and best selling author and in 2015 awarded the national humanity its medal from president obama. we salute you dr. verghese.

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good morning to you from walnut creek this morning. you're seeing a taste of low clouds across the bay area. 49 degrees right now, climbing into the low 70s by early afternoon. >> rob you warned about wind across the benicia bridge and so did the chp overnight. chp and you talking about fog. let's check golden gate bridge, where chp says watch out for that, as it hangs around, low clouds. the deck is just fine over here. no slowing through the north bay. we'll talk about what's going on in another process, the traffic starts to build. friday light is not a surprise. there is that light fog here and the wind also the wind advisory for the altamont pass. unexpected surprise for mayor london proceed as she prepares san francisco's budgeet. the city has more money

available than expected, a lot of money nearly $160 million more than forecast. the comptroller's office cites better than anticipated tax revenues. in february the surplus was rejected. some of the added revenue is tied to a voter approved measure increasing property taxes on sales over $10 million. b.a.r.t. directors yesterday wrote down updated budget numbers. the situation is better than expected thanks to federal relief money and ridership hitting highs not seen in more than a year. b.a.r.t. plans to resume most service by the end of august. the edd experiencing a backlog in unresolved jobless claims. "the mercury news" found that as of last week, more than 1

million workers have filed claims, still awaiting payment and it also is about 25,000 more than the week before. according to the edd dashboard. california so far recovered less than half of all the jobs that have been wiped out since the pandemic took hold. governor newsom today delivers his final budget proposal to state lawmakers. among the expected highlights, he's expected to lay out his final plan to provide new state stimulus to most californians. the governor will also ask lawmakers to sign off on another $1.5 billion in funding for struggling small businesses and he's talking about offering free transitional kindergarten to all california families. the budget must be approved by the end of june. happening today, president daca recipients making sure the program remains front and center in his immigration reform plan. today he'll meet with six people who have all benefited from the program, all of whom were brought to the u.s. as undocumented children. daca came about through an executive order during the obama administration, which president trump unsuccessfully tried to halt. biden wants congress to

permanently approve the program. wash wash and all of america celebrating a major milestone in the fight against covid. >> scott mcgrew as everyone heard you saw it on nbc bay area, the cdc says vaccinated people do not need to wear those masks. >> amazing and as you've pointed out, marcus and laura, reminding folks you still need to wear them where local laws apply or rules apply but those hopefully should fade away fairly quickly. president biden thursday thanking americans for doing their patriotic duty and getting vaccinated. 55% of the eligible population has at least the first shot in. >> in less than four months we've gone from 5.5% to nearly 60% of the adults in america with at least one shot in their arm. we've gone from stagnation to an economy that's growing faster than it has in nearly 40 years. we've gone from an anemic job creation to a record for job

creation, for a new administration. all of this is a product of prompt action to roll out the vaccine and boost to our economy. >> we're going to enter a period where there will be a lot of confusing images about masks. for instance, first lady jill biden not wearing a mask, doesn't have to, says the cdc but the honor guard at the bottom of the airplane ramp there still is, because the military still requires masks. that's caused a new controversy in the house, because members of congress are still required to wear masks, because speaker nancy pelosi is still requiring it. some members say that's unnecessarily controlling because the cdc says vaccinated people don't have to wear them. but pelosi points out not everyone in congress is vaccinated, so the masks stay on. for instance, georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene has not been vaccinated. the cdc said the presence of

someone not vaccinated means the rest of the group had to wear masks. it said the person not vaccinated will have to wear that mask until further notice. mean while, greene's behavior around fellow congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez is causing concern. a number of persons witnessed greene yelling at ocasio-cortez as ocasio-cortez left the house chambers. greene was saying she was a socialist, among other accusations. speaker pelosi calling for an ethics investigation know it's not clear how greene could be punished further than she already has. >> this is beneath the drilling dignity of a person serving in the congress of the united states and cause for trauma and fear among members. >> now the irony here the silliness about calling ocasio-cortez a socialist, while she caucuses with the democrats, she ran as a democratic socialist. the people who voted for her and put her in office know she's a socialist. we're talking about it on twitter.

i'd love to hear your input, find me @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. with the kentucky derby, victory in limbo, medina spir lit be allowed to take part in tomorrow's second leg of the horse race's triple crown. ten horses are set to take to the field apreakness stakes at him leeco. the owners are awaiting a second drug test. right now it's the odds-on favorite. the race airs tomorrow on nbc bay area. coverage starting at 2:00 p.m. talk about a call of duty, as solano county deputy going above and beyond or in this case reaching into a tight spot to rescue a little trapped kitten. it was in the space between the bed of a truck and the cab, understandably very hard to reach but he with the help of tools the deputy got that kitten

out and back to its rightful owner. curious cats can wind up anywhere. i remember we used to of a pet adoption segment on "today in the bay" and they brought all these [ muted ] the set and everybody was trying to get them out. it was tough. maybe that's why we don't do those segments anymore. >> might be. i know rob's a dog lover out there. >> they give you, trouble. >> do we need to start early this morning? yep. >> you got some low clouds and misty skies. you want to bundle up this morning and again, you had numbers in the 50s around the bay area right now. you may run into some drizzle especially out on the coast. right now there's a look at the low cloud cover. 55 degrees currently in san jose and drizzle storm over downtown san francisco right now, 49 degrees, low clouds pushed in by the healthy sea breeze into livermore. you see the cloudy skies. out at the airport livermore winds are 5 miles per hour but

farther off to the east, you see the color code of orange and red. gusts over 25 miles per hour so the ocean air conditioning as we like to say kicking up a notch, bringing in low clouds through solano county and ensuring we'll see a cooler afternoon today. more sunshine later on, highs in the low 70s in san jose. near 60 in san francisco. mid-60s today in oakland from concord to walnut creek and livermore, highs in the mid-70s. tomorrow it could be more interesting forecast. it begins once again with the areas of low clouds and maybe drizzle along the coast but by late day we may begin to see showers moving away from the sierra and back towards the bay area. so that's the u-turn in the forecast. a chance of thunderstorms in the sierra and how that activity drifts off to the south andt a d to finish off the work week and the seven-day forecast mild with a chance of isolated showers especially the

north bay and seeing that. sierra watch out for thunderstorms. cool next week, good news right now keeping temperatures down. no signs of heat and fire danger reduced perhaps by the ocean air conditioning we see today. for another check of your friday commute, here's mike. >> rob, we'll take anything to reduce the fire danger. looking at a reduced commute it's friday so green sensors around. to the south bay headed in toward silicon valley, south 680 toward berryessa a crash there. bay bridge toll plaza typical friday light. back to you. if you take b.a.r.t. this weekend up might see delays. the transit service set to begin

between the south hayward and union city stations. the weekend is the first of scheduled work to take place through october. b.a.r.t. will offer free shuttle buses to passengers. you can expect to add 20 to 25 minutes to your trip. this morning, there's much more ahead on "today in the bay." at 6:00, including kids and their screen time. probably gone up during the pandemic. the worries experts are sharing with parents about a potentially tough transition ahead. plus a sign of the times, a new ban cal fire is set to put in place next week as drought and fire conditions ramp up. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

5:57. welcome back. it goes without saying, children are spending a lot of time in front of screens during this pandemic. >> some psychologists say the kids may have a difficult time separating real life from screen time. >> there's no longer going to be as cut and dry of an online and offline world. it's all together. it is the life of a child. >> so where to start to fix the problem? coming up at 7:00 on the "today" show, psychologists offer tools and some tips on how parents can help their children make sense of it all. this morning our asian-american and pacific

islander heritage month focuses on helping young people in the bay area achieve their dreams. nbc bay area's partnership with asian americans for community involvement is awarding scholarships as the growing up asian in america contest. the this is my time theme focused on reflecting on struggling during the pandemic and tools that really could help propel the community into a brighter future. ten winners were named including $1,000 top prize to tenth grader yanni zhong entitled "this is my family time" art submission. her piece was inspired by not being able to celebrate holidays with china during the pandemic. >> my family decided to make dumplings together in the festival atmosphere during this special time. this is my family time. >> so nice of her to share. it's beautiful work. and the scholarship is open to grades k through 12 for all the

other talented artists out there. >> are you a proud oakland resident in if so, stand up. tony is, one of our producers. if you are, there's a new way you can rep. your hometown. an apparel clothing line called oakland-ish, featuring an oak tree, damian lillard, and they want the brand to help people give back to the community. >> it is so create a sense of belonging for people and to communicate the message that when people feel like they belong, they contribute to their communities and help make the best decisions for them. >> the clothing brand has several stores, with unin downtown oakland. to see the full story and check out all that they have to offer, nbc lx has that for you on 11-15 on the air, and any time you want at lx.com. right now at 6:00, returning

to the classroom. in a few hours some high school students in one bay area district resume in-person learning but only for a limited amount of time. a live report on the controversial return plan that is leaving some parents upset. plus -- >> we needed to take this first step to say if you are vaccinated, individuals themselves are really safe to be able to take their mask off. >> a pandemic milestone, almost all mask mandates lifted for fully vaccinated americans. california leaders have yet to sign off but we're down to everything, breaking it down for you, the national reaction to that sudden reversal. drought worsens around the bay area, cal fire taking new action affecting three bay area counties, a closer look at fire dangers as the third hour of "today in the bay" continues now. >> good friday morning to you. thanks for making u