proven quality night sleep we've ever made. and now, save $1,000 on the new sleep number 360 special edition smart bed now $1799 plus, 0% interest for 36 months. ends monday good morning. it is sunday, may 16th, a live look outside, 7:00 on the dot. cloudy skies and some breeze there, you can see the american flag blowing as we look live in san jose. good morning all. thank you for starting your sunday with us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with a quick look at our microclimate forecast. >> hey, good morning. it is definitely another cloudy start today across the bay area. temperatures right now in the 50s, so pretty mild to start and the temperature trend this

afternoon is another morning to see colleague, by midday a little sunshine, by the afternoon temperatures in the upper 60s and also a couple of 70s for the interior valleys. right now in san jose it's about 54 degrees, topping out in the low 70s for today, and in through walnut creek, you can see the cloudy skies through there as well, upper 60s. now we will be seeing breezy winds yet again today, and another cool day ahead, but we're going to talk about how our allergy forecast is doing and how our air quality is doing as well because it's a great day for heading outdoors. full forecast in a few minutes. kira? >> we look forward to your full forecast in about 15, vianey, see you then, thanks so much. as tensions in the middle east continue to intensify, the united nations security council is meeting today to discuss the worst outbreak of israeli-span spinnian fighting in years. at least 33 palestinians were

killed overnight by israeli air strikes on the gaza strip making it the deadliest single attack since the fighting broke out one week ago. a rail bombed the home of the hamas chief, the islamist group unleashing barrages of bombs into israel, at least 188 palestinians, including 55 children, have been killed in gaza. the latest figures from its health ministry show. in israel, ten people have been killed, hundreds have been wounded on both sides. "today in the bay's" marian favro continues our coverage. >> reporter: the cell phone video shows journalists scrambling to grab equipment and documents before escaping their office. less than an hour later, a horrifying scene in gaza city, as the israeli military strikes a multistory building containing the gaza bureaus of the associated press, al jazeera and number of other international media outlets.

the president of the associated press gary pruitt says he's shocked and horrified by the attack. >> we narrowly escaped a huge loss of life. we had 12 journalists in that building. and those brave journalists not only got out but they were able to salvage much of our equipment because it's important that we continue to tell this story. >> reporter: before the attack, the owner of the building got a call from the israeli military warning they plan to strike his property. it appears everyone inside the building was able to get out in time. the israeli military says hamas was also using thisitary assets. they have not been very specific about what those assets were, but they insist this was a legitimate military target. according to "the times of israel" prime minister benjamin netanyahu is defending israel's military operation in gaza saying there is no more just or moral operation. he also noted the hostilities

began when hamas rebels fired at jerusalem. this air strike in gaza is prompting outcries around the world. including in san francisco, where thousands turned out today for what's being called a protest in support of palestine, opposing actions by israel. >> we're here to support palestinians in their registance against occupation, imperialism and oppression. >> reporter: and protesters fear more violence. this strike that demolished this 12-story building is just one of several that israel has carried out in the last 24 hours. now, nearly 40 kids are dead in gaza, with nearly 140 people killed in total. on the israeli side, nine people are dead. marianne favro, "nbc bay area news." now to southern california, where flames from a fast-moving fire is threatening homes.

mandatory evacuations are under way. the fire broke out just after 4:00 in the afternoon in palisades. it has burned 750 acres with no containment. you can see in this time lapse video from a wildfire camera just how fast the flames came over that ridge. the fire danger in the bay area is also high this morning. vianey is keeping a close eye on the winds and the possibility of lightning and will join us again in about 13 minutes. california has reached a major milestone in the fight against covid. the "l.a. times" is reporting just 50% of california khans have received a covid-19 shot, about 19.8 million people. as of today, more than 34 million doses have been distributed statewide, and here in the bay area, more than 8 million doses have been administered. this comes as the state is reviewing the cdc guidance to ease restrictions on wearing

masks. more help from the bay area is headed to india, where covid continues to ravage the country. a morgan hill dentist is getting ready to ship machines to india, those machines will help get oxygen to people. the dentist has collected more than 500 cpaps from the indian community in the south bay, they provide pressurized air to keep a patient's airways open. doctors plan to send them to pakistan, nepal and bangladesh with a little help from google. the oakland police department is restarting a special detail to deal with sideshows in the city. they've been tracking a group of about 150 cars that keep driving between hayward and oakland. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana tags along for one of the first weekends the special detail is back out in the streets. >> reporter: tires squealing, crowds cheering and sometimes fireworks or gun pops. for years the bay area has been home to these late-night or late

afternoon street scenes. tonight in oakland, nearly three dozen officers are fanning out across the city to stake out some of the most popular side show spots. for five months the oakland police department did not have funding for the hide show enforcement and had a huge increase in street stunts and even shootings. now they have funding again and this special detail will be in operation every weekend until the end of the year. lieutenant casey johnson says their first strategy is to keep drivers from even trying to take over a street or intersection. >> our plan is to come here first, get a foothold in this area and deter them from even come here. once they get in here and get a foothold it's hard for us to get them out. >> reporter: police officers are posted at several intersections across the city to keep an eye out for groups of cars that may try to take over. the police helicopter spots packs of drivers that move from one part of the city to another and backup officers ready to

respond to any incidents. looks like a well-coordinated approach. one resident said he and his neighbors are fed up with sideshows that take over the streets. >> it gets bad to where we're trapped into our homes or cannot come into our homes because there's a sideshow and they block everything off. we are held hostage by that. >> reporter: he's encouraged to see officers in his neighborhood but he's skeptical oakland police will follow through. he wants to see enforcement like i sees in other bay area cities. >> you know, they did it like san jose and towed their cars away, maybe it would be different but in oakland, they don't do anything to them. >> reporter: lieutenant johnson tells me they have several tow trucks on standby. >> when we do get vehicles we stop we will bring the vehicles here and have the vehicles impounded. >> reporter: we followed lieutenant johnson around this evening, they were able to baf off a group that tried stopping at high street and macarthur. the aim is to keep this up through the rest of the year. in oakland, sergio quintana,

"nbc bay area news." rallies were held yesterday in cities across the nation and the bay area to denounce anti asian hate and promote unity. in oakland, this rally drew politicians and a diverse group of community members. speakers included mayor libby schaaf you saw there, actor daniel wu, and the new california attorney general, who announced the formation of a racial justice bureau in the department of justice this past week. after the rally, people gathered to blow whistles. whistles are a new cool being used by community members in an effort to prevent attacks. it is 7:09. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we take you live to wash wash for our weekly interview with chuck todd who has a preview of this week's "meet the press." we'll talk about what the head of the cdc thinks about hesitancy of state health leaders here in california not adopting the cdc's new mask policy. plus, did you hear? no longer on the prowl, a tiger

cub missing for nearly a week in texas is now captured. how police ended up getting the big cat off the streets.

california hasn't signed on to the universal mask guidance, you had the head of the cdc on in an exclusive interview this morning. is there any imsight, should we all just jump on board? >> well that was the lion's share of our conversation, right, on one hand vaccinated people are glad to hear, how successful the vaccines work and that's the good news. i think the real question was the communication of this new

guidance, was it rushed? did they put it out before they had new guidance for schools and businesses and transportation and the question is why do that? why not wait until you know what the new guidance is? should it be in a reverse incentive essentially announced that hey, drop your mask mandate once you hit a certain percentage of vaccinated populations, so i think it's all of those questions and the communication or lack thereof with local and state officials before announcing what they did. now the local and state officials are the bad cops, you know, and there's a lot of people going hey, the cdc said this so i'm not going to listen to you guys. >> we've already had our fair share of bad cop conversations with our leadership here in california, you and i talk about it almost every week. >> yes. >> sticking with that sort of students and schools being

vaccinated, what about the concern parents like me have. i have my little bracelet i got vaccinated in this week. do you have a concern about modeling responsible mask wearing for our unvaccinated children. and the fear also that people who are taking another might not be vaccinated. >> i asked that specific question. it sounds like you have mixed vaccination household. you have not everybody is vaccinated in your household, not everybody is vaccinated in mine yet. they opened it up for one of my kids just a week ago, so we're still getting there and i asked her, and she basically said it's up to the family on what to do if you believe your kid should do that. so i think that's where there is some nervousness about how this guidance was rolled out, because again, it was sort of i would say she didn't have definitive answer on that. now, she did have a more definitive answer if you're

immunocompromised cancer patient and fully vaccinated, she did say you probably shouldn't take off the mask, that consult your physician, but seemed to be, give that guidance. so a bit more definitive on those with compromised immune systems. a mixed vaccinated household use your best judgment. >> pressure put on us as parents and concerned citizens. chuck, we look forward to seeing the interview. thanks for joining us this morning. we hope you just stick here and join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." he'll have that exclusive interview with dr. rochelle walensky the director of the cdc and also interviews with adam kinzinger of illinois about former president trump's hold on the republican party. it starts at 8:00 a.m. after this newscast. as we just discussed, every

stitt is reacting differently to the cdc's mask guidance. the states in orange are requiring masks indoors, that's the majority of the rest coast and new england. california, washington and nevada all still requiring masks indoors. much of the northeast also in orange but the states in blue or gray have lifted their mask mandates indoors for the fully vaccinated, much of the midwest, the south, though a few states lifted their mask guidance even before the cdc amended its guidance. and starbucks is now backtracking on its mask policies. after the cdc announcement, the company said yesterday masks will still be required. only to reverse course in 24 hours now making masks optional for fully vaccinated customers. the moment we hear from california on its mask guidance we'll let you know. our website is a great resource

for the latest coronavirus updates. nbcbayarea.com is where we have the very latest even when we're not on the air. okay, did you hear the missing tiger spotted in a houston neighborhood last week has finally been found. india is her name, she appears to be unharmed. the 9-month-old tiger cub is already 175 pounds. police say residential neighborhood is no place for such a potentially dangerous exotic animal. no charges have been filed yet against the owner, who handed the tiger over voluntarily. the owner is reportedly the wife of a man who was arrested after fleeing from police with the tiger last week. india is headed to an animal sanctuary. back here locally the alameda county fire department honored one of their colleagues. the crew drove to the home of retired castro valley fire chief bill pedroni to celebrate his 90th birthday.

he gets a little emotional there. we wish a happy belated birthday to the chief. >> time to check in with vianey arana with a look at our microclimate forecast. anyone celebrating a birthday you're hinting today is a good day to get outside and do it. >> it is if you enjoyed the may gray weather because it's cloudy so you can go outside without worrying about the heat, or too much sunshine, but you know, it's one of those days where i think a hike is in order. my favorite day is taking binx out because i don't worry about him overheating. the great shot over san francisco i know you might be thinking how is that may gray great? well it's cool and comfortable, below normal, below average for this time of year, and this is a live look in san jose, 54 degrees right now, temperatures will top out in the upper 60s/low 70s. the upper level low that dropped in yesterday that was bringing the threat of thunderstorms and

also a chance for lightning did make its way through mendocino county in the yuba city area, not so much through portions of the south bay and the east bay and we are seeing some drizzle around the coastline but that threat is going to continue to diminish as that system continues to track its way east. let's look at doppler radar and see where that storm currently lies. we also saw some sierra storms as well. could you see for the most part the radar has significantly calmed down and we also saw rain pushing through redding and lightning and thunderstorms through there. we will be seeing an increase in temperature just a little bit today but still again below normal, breezy and cool afternoon, 60s for the most part, a couple of low 70s for the interior valleys. san jose 71 degrees. fremont 70 degrees. mid-70s fairfield and concord, 60 degrees for san francisco, 56

for half moon bay and you're getting a little bit of the windchill factor especially around the coastline. thanks to the breeze you might notice some drizzle, if you were hanging out around the coast. as far as the allergy forecast, now if you do plan on going outside, don't forget to take that allergy medication especially if you're going to be in the interior valleys, for example concord, san jose, some of the mountaintop areas, we are seeing some pretty high pollen counts when it comes to tree and grasses out there. it's a little bit better around the coast but the hour-by-hour outlook just so show you and give you an idea, once that cloud cover sort of clears out, we're going to get a mix of sunshine, a little bit of cloud cover, so that will be heading into this afternoon as well. long range outlook now we dry out monday and tuesday, warm up a little bit. looking out ahead it looks like we have another cooldown on the way with cooler weather and another round of possible showers again. so we're going to monitor that closely, breezy winds remain

through tomorrow for san francisco and inland areas. it's going to remain cloudy for early tomorrow so when you keep hearing that may gray, that will be the reason why. temperatures will be in the 70s through the middle of the week, era, you and i use this probably every weekend for sure. we probably for other days but good one to step up your planet friendly makeup routine. part of my makeup routine prepping for a night out is using my favorite lipstick but as much as i love it, the packaging could be hurting our planet. most lipstick is made out of wax, pigment and oils. sometimes that oil comes from petroleum, which is a fossil fuel that releases greenhouse gases into our atmosphere. so not only is the actual lipstick contributing to a huge carbon footprint, so is the tube it comes in. a group that studies environmental impact of

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follow me and check out nbcbayarea.com/climatehacks. and a lot of companies offer free stuff in exchange for you bringing back those old lipstick tubes so definitely some of you favorite brands. >> i always to get one for free, that's not an advertisement. >> there you go. >> thanks so much. always with the great advice, girl. 7:23 right now. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up it's not a must win game but it is important, a victory today would make it easier for the warriors to clinch a playoff spot. sports is next.

good morning everyone. i'm anthony flores. the warriors taking on memphis this afternoon at the chase center. the winner locks up the ac for the play-in tournament and only has to win one more game next week to get into the playoffs. the loser falls to the ninth seed and has to win twice.

>> we're really looking at this as we have to win two out of our next three games. basically that starts tomorrow. in effect tomorrow say playoff game. >> for a lot of guys haven't been in this experience, the message is it is just basketball. it might feel more intense and more different burst of adrenalin, no matter how ugly or pretty it is, it's all about getting the win. the giants in pittsburgh to take on the pirates, bottom nine, the score was tied at 6-6 and jacob stallings crushing a two-run walk-off homer, the pirates rallied from four down to beat the giants 8-6. hit very high toward right field, piscotty is at the wall. . >> the twins beat the a's final 5-4. the quakes taking on portland, the timbers get on the

board less than five minutes into this one. jimmy gets it over j.t. portland adds another goal in the second half. the timbers blank the quakes 2-0. san jose has outscored in back-to-back matches. second leg of the triple crown, 146th running of the preakness stakes. medina in the field despite testing positive for a banned substance, had the lead but lost it down the stretch. rambauer wins going away. midnight bourbon was second and medina spirit finishes third. i'm anthony flores. have a great sunday. >> thanks, anthony. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, it is day seven of the constant attacks happening in the middle east. how people here in the bay area are showing their support in hopes of ending the violence.

good morning. it is sunday, may 16th, 7:29. cloudy skies and breezy conditions in san jose. we appreciate you starting with us and san jose or vianey's and my mothers joining us from a laptop in los angeles. vianey has a look at your microclimate forecast. >> they do, they send me screenshots of the newscast from the phone. it's super sweet. parents are the best. 54 degrees in san jose and as kira mentioned, definitely another cloudy start, that may gray feel is really in the air for sure. winds from the south-southeast at about 10 miles per hour so breezy in some spots, depending on where you are. the temperature trend this afternoon we're going to get some sunshine and we are going to be a few degrees warmer compared to yesterday but still below normal for this time of year so topping out in those low

60s for san francisco, walnut creek at about 54 degrees right now and check out the temperature trend, plenty of sunshine by the afternoon, full forecast in just a few minutes. kira? >> we'll see you then, thanks, girl. it is just 7:31 on the dot now, and new this morning, as tensions in the middle east continue to intensify, the united nations security council is meeting today to discuss the worst outbreak of israeli-palestinian fighting in years. at least 33 palestinians were killed overnight by israeli air strikes on the gaza strip making it the deadliest single attack since the fighting broke out one week ago. israel bombed the home of the hamas chief, the islamist group retaliated releasing 100 missiles into miss rail.

the latest figures from its health ministry show. in israel ten people have been killed, hundreds have been wounded on both sides. "today in the bay's" marian favro continues our coverage. >> reporter: the cell phone video shows journalists scrambling to grab equipment and documents before escaping their office. less than an hour later, a horrifying scene in gaza city, as the israeli military strikes a multistory building containing the gaza bureaus of the associated press, al jazeera and number of other international media outlets. the president of the associated press gary pruitt says he's shocked and horrified by the attack. >> we narrowly escaped a huge loss of life. we had 12 journalists in that building. and those brave journalists not only got out but they were able to salvage much of our equipment because it's important that we continue to tell this story.

>> reporter: before the attack, the owner of the building got a call from the israeli military warning they plan to strike his property. it appears everyone inside the building was able to get out in time. the israeli military says hamas was also using this building to house military assets. they have not been very specific about what those assets were, but they insist this was a legitimate military target. according to "the times of israel" prime minister benjamin netanyahu is defending israel's military operation in gaza saying there is no more just or moral operation. he also noted the hostilities began when hamas rebels fired at jerusalem. this air strike in gaza is prompting outcries around the

where thousands turned out today for what's being called a protest in support of palestine, opposing actions by israel. >> we're here to support palestinians in their registance against occupation, imperialism and oppression. >> reporter: and protesters fear more violence. this strike that demolished this 12-story building is just one of several that israel has carried out in the last 24 hours. now, nearly 40 kids are dead in gaza, with nearly 140 people killed in total. on the israeli side, nine people are dead. marianne favro, "nbc bay area news." now to los angeles, where the special enforcement bureau is searching for the personment issed of lighting a brush fire in palisades. flames from the fast-moving fire are threatening homes. mandatory evacuations are under way. the fire ignited just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. it has scorched 750 acres with no containment. happening today, palo alto

schools are offering covid vaccinations for students. appointments start at palo alto high school today. the first today are all booked. the district is partnering with safeway pharmacy to provide the shots. more vaccines are in the work at other campuses. each offer a thousand shots as the state is reviewing cdc guidance to ease restrictions on wearing masks. a special detail of the oakland police department is back on the streets to track sideshows. they've been tracking a group of about 150 cars that keep driving between hayward and oakland. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana tagged along and shows us. >> reporter: tires squealing, crowds cheering and sometimes fireworks or gun pops. for years the bay area has been home to these late-night or late afternoon street scenes. tonight in oakland, nearly three dozen officers are fanning out across the city to stake out some of the most popular side show spots. for five months the oakland

police department did not have funding for the hide show enforcement and had a huge increase in street stunts and even shootings. now they have funding again and this special detail will be in operation every weekend until the end of the year. lieutenant casey johnson says their first strategy is to keep drivers from even trying to take over a street or intersection. >> our plan is to come here first, get a foothold in this area and deter them from even come here. once they get in here and get a foothold it's hard for us to get them out. >> reporter: police officers are posted at several intersections across the city to keep an eye out for groups of cars that may try to take over. the police helicopter spots packs of drivers that move from one part of the city to another and backup officers ready to

respond to any incidents. looks like a well-coordinated approach. one resident said he and his neighbors are fed up with sideshows that take over the streets. >> it gets bad to where we're trapped into our homes or cannot come into our homes because there's a sideshow and they block everything off. we are held hostage by that. >> reporter: he's encouraged to see officers in his neighborhood but he's skeptical oakland police will follow through. he wants to see enforcement like he sees in other bay area cities. >> you know, they did it like san jose and towed their cars away, maybe it would be different but in oakland, they don't do anything to them. >> reporter: lieutenant johnson tells me they have several tow trucks on standby. >> when we do get vehicles we stop, we will bring the vehicles here and have the vehicles impounded. >> reporter: we followed lieutenant johnson around this evening, they were able to waive off a group that tried stopping at high street and macarthur. the aim is to keep this up through the rest of the year. in oakland, sergio quintana, "nbc bay area news." now to denouncing anti asian attacks and promoting unity. across the nation and right here in the bay area. people yesterday joined together united with that one goal. this rally in oakland drew

politicians and community members from all backgrounds. speakers included mayor libby schaaf, actor daniel wu and california attorney general, who announced the formation of a racial justice bureau in the department of justice. after the rally, people gathered and took out their whistles blowing them in a new effort to prevent attacks. monday is the new federal tax return deadline, tax day was pushed back by a month because of the pandemic. most delayed deadlines for state tax returns to may 17th. request your extension until october 15th. still to come on "today in the bay" at 7:38, the big basin devastated by the massive wildfires of late last year. coming up at 7:45, a new pledge from governor gavin newsom how

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good morning. i hope you'ring to well. it's a little cloudy. we have our plant of the day, this is a pepperomia pink lady. the reason they call it pink lady is because of the pink on the leaves. isn't she cute? our plant of the day if you have time to garden, it's going to be fantastic for that because it's not going to be too hot out there. temperatures in the 50s right now to start. that upper level low, that brought some thunderstorms and also some lightning to areas like mendocino county, yuba city and the sierra will continue to trek east which is great because that means the lightning risk is far less today compared to last night when we had some showers passing through. 54 degrees in walnut creek. temperatures slightly warmer today compared to yesterday but

still below normal. so take a look at doppler radar. you can see that system and that activity near the reno area has made its exit out of the reading area and dry conditions heading into monday and tuesday as well. by this afternoon, expect breezy and cool days ahead, areas of low clouds around the coastline linger longer compared to inland temperatures, so we'll get more clearing inland versus the coastline, and of course you might have seen some drizzle early this morning. 60s, a couple low to mid-70s for the interior valleys and allergy forecast. take that medication and if you go hiking, because we've got high grass and tree pollen counts especially for areas like concord, down through the south bay. if you live in oakland and san francisco, you're going to fare out better when it comes to the allergies. hour-by-hour outlook, drizzle at times around the coast, we saw that already with areas of low clouds, we're seeing that now.

comfortable temperatures though and eventually get some good clearing inland, but the long range outlook right now, let's look at how that is shaping out. we'll dry out monday and tuesday, warm up just a little bit, and then looking out ahead towards next weekend, there is a possibility for some more cooldowns when it comes to the temperatures but also maybe even some more showers and we certainly need it, because you know, the drought monitor gets released every thursday with the latest updated number and in terms of where we stand, and if you take a look at the red, up in the color scale up top, that is in the extreme category, when it comes to the drought monitor, so all the way from ukiah, fairfield, concord, hayward, livermore, san jose, morgan hill, even down through santa cruz the bay area is officially in the red when it comes to the drought monitor. any chance that we can possibly see of getting rain around here is a good thing for us. now, san francisco seven-day forecast 50s for tomorrow, mid-60s for the middle of the

week, notice the conditions remain pretty dry overall but as we head into friday and saturday for inland areas, we could see some showers to the north, that's what we're going to look out for. overall may gray for sure but beautiful. >> looks beautiful, thanks so much. it is 7:44, and still ahead on "today in the bay," why did a train derail causing a major hazmat situation for emergency crews? we'll be back in two minutes.

hazmat crews are still cleaning up from yesterday's train derailment in minnesota. dozens of cars turned near the state's southern pour der with iowa. two cars contained hydrochloric acid and leaked into the surrounding area. none of the train's crew was harmed. it's not clear what led to the

derailment. an unexpected windfall for big basin redwood state park in the santa cruz mountains badly damaged by last year's czu wildfire. governor newsom is pledging to pay the entire cost of restoring the park about $106 million in his revised budget. environmental groups and park advocates were expecting to fundraise for years to rebuild and reopen the park. it's california's oldest state park and home to redwood's thousands of years old. time for our weekly interview with larry gerston. a recent poll by monmouth university finds that 65% of republicans believe that joe biden won the presidency, only because of voter fraud. this despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud according to virtually every public official, national and state responsible for action tabulation. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us now. hi, larry. great to see you. what do we make of this data so

many months after the november election? >> i think what we make of it is that donald trump is probably the most important person in the republican party simply because of the fact that's refused to concede and pretty much scared the dickens out of other republicans who don't go along with him. the proof of the pudding is with what happened to liz cheney the number three person who actually had been much more conservative as traditional republicans are than her successor, elise stefanik, so yes, donald trump is in charge, and republicans beware. >> and as you just mentioned, cheney was ousted because she was really promoting the fact that donald trump is still talking about this "big lie." democrats call it the big lie. how do we interpret, though, the juxtaposition between the big lie and the post-election data that shows people still believe it? >> what you got to do, kira, is

watch the republicans. the second major party in the country and see what's happening. there's good news, there's bad news. the good news has to do with the republicans kind of getting all in order. one single message, they're all saying the same thing, the trump republicans are, who have really taken over the party, and that makes it easier for people to understand who they are, what they're about, makes it easier for the republicans to give their message in a clear, concise way. so in that sense, there's been a real benefit to the republicans, there's no question about that. >> okay, so i have to play devil's advocate here. you said there's good news and bad news. you only mentioned the good news. so what's the bad news? >> the bad news is as follows. yes, the trump republicans are in line, yes, they're all speaking the same message but losing people. they've had a hard time getting minorities to begin with, losing women, they're losing the suburbs and look at that survey right there. before the election, after the

election, the gallop pistol republicans are down five points. you don't expect the out party to be down after the other party wins the election. you expect them to come back. republicans are going in the opposite direction because going along with the trump lying, they're losing so many people along the way. the question is, how can you be competitive when you're now one-fourth of the population as far as the voters go? >> well, larry, unfortunately, we have to leave it there but we always appreciate your insight, fascinating stuff. we'll see you in a week from now. it is 7:50 and still ahead on "today in the bay," we have a quick look at our top stories, including awaiting a decision from the state. californians still confused about whether to remove the mask or keep it on. we're helping clear things up, next. plus i've got a look at your weather headlines and ick

glance at your seven-day forecast

welcome back at 7:53. the u.n. security council is meeting today to discuss the last week of israeli/palestinian violence. that is overnight video of

israeli air strikes on the gaza strip that killed at least 33 palestinians. israel bombed the home of retal unleashing a reported 100 missiles into israel. the latest figures from its health ministry show at least 188 palestinians including 55 children have been killed in gaza, and israel ten people have been killed. hundreds of people mostly women and children have been injured on both sides. and now to this map, every state is reacting differently to the cdc's mask guidance. take a look at this. the states in orange are still requiring masks indoors that includes california, washington and nevada, and much of the northeast as well. new england as well, and a little bit of the midwest there. the states you see in gray lifted their mask mandate indoors for the fully vaccinated, the majority of the midwest, the south. a few of the states we should mention did lift their mask guidance even before the cdc amended its guidance.

here in california, as of today more than 34 million doses have been distributed statewide. the state is reviewing the cdc guidance on build weather to ease restrictions on wearing masks indoors. the moment we hear it, we'll let you know. our website is a great resource for all of the latest covid information, go to nbcbayarea.com and that is updated even when we are not on the air. the nation's largest gas pipeline which was hit by a ransomware cyber attack is now back to normal operations. the colonial pipeline is delivering millions of gallons of fuel each hour. the pipeline stretches from texas to new jersey, and supplies about 45% of gasoline used on the east coast. the shutdown caused shortages at pumps, long lines in the southeast. the nation's energy secretary says about 200 stations are

returning to service every hour. things should be back to normal by tonight. remember, it's the new deadline to file your taxes. monday is the federal tax return deadline so tomorrow. tax day was pushed back by a month because of the pan emic. most states delayed deadline for state tax returns to may 17th. if you still need more time to file, you can request an extension for until october 15th. one last look at the weather before we go with our girl, vianey. >> let's look at some headlines. we're seeing the fog, the cloudy skies, a little breezy around the coast, maybe some drizzle. temperatures in the 40s and 50s and today it's going to be quite comfortable, we're going to be in the 60s, a couple of low to mid-70s, inland areas, and just looking out ahead the storms that impacted mendocino county, that continue to impact the

sierra and yuba city bringing lightning and shower activity will continue to move east out of the area, so let's take a look at how the next seven days are looking in the bay area for san francisco, so we'll keep the breezy conditions heading into not just monday but even into tuesday as well, temperatures will warm up just a bit into the mid-60s by tuesday, and wednesday, and then looking in through inland areas, overall we'll remain dry once we head into the start of the work week but there is a chance that we'll see some shower activity by next weekend, thanks to a system that's going to pass, likely to our north so we're monitoring that closely. the drought monitor revealed that pretty much all of the bay area is under an extreme drought, so keep an eye out for that changing temperature and also of course the chance for some shower activity out there but i hope you all enjoy your sunday, even though it is that may gray feel for today at least it's comfortable. so take advantage of that. kira, i'll send it over to you.

>> we're blessed to be waking up for a new day. we'll take the may gray. thanks for the forecast and thanksor for making us part of your morning. more news at 4:30, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day on nbcbayarea.com. "meet the press" is next. have a great sunday. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. sometimes they say, "it might work, it might not work." and so i ask myself the question, like, "why even get the vaccine, if it can also harm you?" for me, it's like taking a 50/50 chance. hi andrea. some say that the vaccine is harmful or that it might not work, but that's not true. millions of people have been vaccinated with no ill effects. and i can tell you that getting the vaccine is far safer than not getting it.

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