♪ deadly violence between hamas and israeli defense forces is the worst and deadliest it's been until years our richard engel is on the ground with the latest new consider wildfires spreading fast, forcing evacuations. mass confusion on the cdc mask mandates. weekday weather half a world away as the cycle battles an already hard hit area.

and a scathing report about billionaire bill gates details ahead as td starts right now. >> good morning, i'm phillip mena >> glad you're with us, i'm frances frp. we begin with breaking news, violence intensifying between israel and palestinians overnight. israeli defense forces say they conducted another round of strikes in the hamas tunnel system in the gaza strip these strikes come just after the deadliest day yet in the conflict here's nbc's richard engel >> reporter: israeli air strikes flattened three apartment billings in gaza city. there aren't rescue crews to speak of in gaza when the poorly ripped rescuers arrived they will to pull out those they could they found more than 40 dead, including health officials say, two dozen women and children according to muslim tradition they were buried almost

immediately. this funeral for 17 members of a single family. this girl is just 10 years old. >> there's a lot of people who died here. not only here, out there more in places like gaza and palestine died kids are dying, mothers cry for their kids who die kids are left because their parents died >> reporter: israel said it was attacking the hamas infrastructure which caused them to collapse and unintended casualties israel is destroying intelligence, tunnels and targeting the group's leader with the rockets, more than 3,000 are still flying hamas said these are revenge for the deaths of women and children in this area, south, this girl

showed their apartment that slipped that slipped through this is a heavy metal door air raid strikes 30 seconds to run to a reinforced room in her home a requirement. >> i was sent to shelter and i was like, please, please, nobody get hurt >> reporter: and rammed into a checkpoint in jerusalem, moderately injuring the four policemen, the attacker was shot dead in gaza many support the rocket steaks against israel for the same reason, a classic cycle of violence but now risk further escalation frances. philip >> richard, thank you. mandatory evacuations under way in los angeles as a dangerous wildfire spreads out of control investigators believe that the

flames were ignited on purpose guad, good morning >> reporter: phillip, the firefighters did get help with on and off rain but the real threat is vegetation making all of it much more flammable. this fast moving wildfire expanding in size, flames and smoke pushing closer to home less than 20 miles from downtown los angeles. from the sky, firefighters dropping water but the so-called palisades fire has burned nearly 1500 acres and there is zero containment. police say they believe it was started on purpose >> we believe that these, the fires, are intentionally set, and they are suspicious in nature >> reporter: an estimated 1,000 residents evacuated from multimillion-dollar homes. >> it was interesting to see the airplanes come in. >> reporter: with the state suffering its worst drought in

seven year, the governor expanding an emergency declaration just days ago. state fire authorities warning of a significant increase in wildfires, compared to this time last year which had the worst fires in history >> a lot of the vegetation that is out there is dry or dead. and no amount of moisture or rain is bringing the vegetation back >> reporter: meanwhile, multiple agencies are on the hunt for the arsonists, receiving tips from neighbors. >> we've got a lot of eyes >> reporter: a suspected arsonist on the run an ongoing drought is what may be facing the fire season. california hasn't entered its main fire season that begins through the summer and usually extends through all of the fall, the firefighters here do have a year to prepare for a year in which all of the conditions are expected to be dangerous >> thank you for that update president biden will speak this afternoon about the covid

response and state of vaccinations in the united meanwhile, the head of the cdc vaccinated americans to ditch masks nbc's tracie potts joins us with more tra tracie, it has nothing to do with politics. >> right, rochelle walensky saying it's nothing to do with politics as a result, the agency felt comfortable saying people who have been fully vaccinated two weeks out of that last shot can get rid of the masks both inside and outside. but it's caused confusion while the cdc says that's advice for individuals, but the governor admits that companies who serve customers might make different decisions. 20 states are keeping their mask

mandates for now and the cdc director complaining what explaining what this advice really mean. >> everybody after opening up towards -- after 16 months getting out of this pandemic will need to understand what they need to do locally. this was not permission to shed masks for everybody everywhere this is really science of driven, individual assessment of your risk. >> big name companies are telling their customers they no longer have to wear masks in the stores starbucks, walmart, trader joe's, costco. the walt disney resort saying in outdoor common areas masks are optional, but in other areas they will still be required. frances. >> all right that is changing by the day, tracie, good to have you back. cdc guidelines are causing

confusion across the country after the agency said that fully vaccinated americans don't need to wear masks. nbc's scott kohn is in san jose, california >> reporter: phillip, frances, here in san francisco, they've done well with vaccinations. 75% of the people have gotten at least one shot they feel they can do better with people, particular young people they've offered free food baskets, tours of the stadium. and private places like super duper burgers here in san francisco offering free fries with proof of vaccination. for the customers, early reviews are good >> it's not for -- it's more for community output, you know, all of us together, helping each other. giving service to each other you know, it's a great thing >> reporter: there's also

research suggesting that one of themost powerful incentives ma be the ability to go without a mask that's what they found at ucla where 63% of respondents say that would make it more likely for them to get the vaccination, including 63% of the public. back to you. new allegations of misconduct surfacing against bill gates as he grapples with his hi-profile divorce according to "the wall street journal" gates resigned from microsoft in 2020. members of the board hired a law firm to conduct a probe in late 2019 after the employee alleged in the letter that she had a sexual relationship with gates over the years a spokeswoman for gates said to the journal will was an affair over 20 years ago ended

amicably after stalls lawmakers will vote on a bill to set up a 9/11-style probe on the january 6th insurrection the commission will be made up of ten members, five democrats, and five republicans they'll investigate the circumstances of the attack as well as what led to it the group will have subpoena power and issue a report at the end of the probe a criminal case of sex trafficking into congressman matt gaetz is expected to plead guilty in a statement, joel greenberg said he will fully cooperate a judge will hold a hearing today. the congressman has not been charged with any crime and has repeatedly denied wrongdoing a powerful cyclone off the coast of southwestern india is being blamed for at least six deaths the massive storm which is brought down this home here, in

the coastline, with winds up to 87 miles an hour, brought heavy rain and flooding to the region. experts say cyclones have sense fied in the past several years due to warmer ocean temperature. >> let's see what's in store for us, let's turn to nbc meteorologist janessa webb with a look ahead good morning, janessa. >> hi, good morning. you know, we're dealing with storm? conditions across the deep south. it's really going to start to pick up, and we're going to transition into hurricane season in about 14 days so we're starting to keep our eye on that as well. you can see storms are starting to spark up across the plains, the southern plains, they're consistent into wednesday afternoon, national weather service now issuing the highest risk that's moderate for today for central texas to the dallas area where 12 million people will be impacted i think there is a very low risk of tornadoes but the damaging wind and large hail across this area are really going to be a very big issue all week longer we will continue

to talk about the excessive rain that's really going to be hitting this area. right now, it's a low risk in certain areas, but potentially eight inches of rainfall for the dallas area into oklahoma city we'll continue to deal with that afternoon. we'll be back in the 80s 83 for new orleans lower 90s, tampa we're letting go of the cold conditions now the heat is starting to build, we'll talk about that coming up. >> we're ready for it. waiting. >> yeah about what 1/2 nos i'd say. kobe bryant was posthumously inducted into the basketball hall of fame after a powerful speech from his widow vanessa bryant >> you did it, you're in the

hall of fame now you're a true champ. you're not just an mvp you're an all-time great i'm so proud of you. i love you forever and always kobe dean bryant >> kobe's oldest daughter nathalia put on the jacket that kobe would have worn spurs mvp kevin garnett also enenshrined. the hall announced champions chris bosh and ben wallace and bill russell is getting in as a coach just ahead, giving the go ahead for inrniol avteatnatrel but not for every country. >> and the mtv awards were very nice we'll tell you who else won big this year. alone.

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mean, she's amazing on the trail, she walks like a dog now. >> reporter: the pair attracted a lot of attention on the trail. >> i'd meet people who would immediately tell me, oh, my cat would never do that. it was never asking questions, oh, how do you do that it was my cat would never do that >> reporter: it sparked what partain thought would never happen on the trail. >> i looked at how can i help this cat have a better life. >> reporter: she started the tennessee adventure club since the start of the pandemic, she's trained 14 cats and counting >> i encourage people to train their cats themselves but i also offer training services. if people are like i'm stuck, i don't know to do with my cat

i say, give me a call. >> reporter:is a little different. >> you know, a lot of dogs, they really want to do anything to please their people. whereas a cat and goat, they're a little bit more transactional where it's kind of like what do you got for me sit. >> reporter: she uses treats to motivate them. she said the easiest step to training your cat is buying a harness that actually fits >> what i hear, the cat escaped out of the harness and they're afraid it's going to happen again. the good news is it's totally resolvable it's just they need the right harness and tightness for it to work >> reporter: she hopes people will start to the see their cat in a new light and there will be a few more felines in the forest this fall. >> that goes to show you that

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right now at 4:30, brand new work week getting under way. we're getting you ready for it with a live look at the bay bridge this morning. spring-like temperatures returning to the bay area this weekend. will they last? your monday forecast is seconds away. first we want to say good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. hope you had a great weekend. i am laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute but first we start out with meteorologist kari hall with a look at that forecast. kari? >> it was an amazing weekend with such nice cool