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new details ahead. and going from gourmet chef in restaurants to creating highly sought after marijuana edibles during the pandemic. the shift has hit the pan. "early today" starts right now glad to have you with us i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. that breaking news this morning, the u.n. courty council will be meeting today to address the deadly crisis in the middle east this comes as for the first time the white house says that president biden has expressed support for a cease-fire and a call with israeli prime minister bu we are joined by martin fletcher as a former middle east correspondent and tel aviv bureau chief for nbc news, you have covered many of these conflicts. what is different about this round of violence? >> reporter: phillip, i think it's just many times more intense than it was before this is the fifth round of violence between israel and hamas in gaza in about 15 years.

what is remarkable now, the intensity of the firing in both directions hamas has fired in the last eight days, 3300 rockets in eight days while the last round of fighting, 2014, it was only 4,500 in seven weeks you can imagine the intensity and israelis killed in the fighting israel has been bombing with astonishing intensity, targets they didn't attack before. those pictures we've been seeing of the tower buildings collapsing in gaza, those are targets israel's been having on their list saying they house civilians and they hide hamas installations. they've wanted to attack the buildings in the past. they didn't do it. this time they did they're talking the towers and

hamas fighters from place to place inside gaza. they're the target of huge israeli pounding the other thing that's different this time is the fighting inside israel between israeli jews and israeli arabs. that's new it's a success in a way for hamas and gaza which has called israeli forces inside israel this time for the first time they succeeded and the other thing one has to mention is prime minister netanyahu has been fighting to stay in power now for two years. this latest fighting is helping them tremendously. israelis always rally around their leader in time of war. phillip? >> contact always important but especially in a story like this. thanks for bringing that to us, martin. america is unmasks as new york gears up to lift mask restrictions and social distancing, the west coast is pumping the brakes california is keeping their mandates in place until june scenes like this playing out

across the country miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: california needs more time. the nation's most populus state refusing to lived the facemask mandate for the fully vaccinated for another month saying not enough residents are inoculated but across the country in new york where the vaccination rate is nearly the same, the state will begin implementing the cdc's new guidance wednesday. >> we have to reopen we have to reopen smart. >> reporter: with nearly every state expected to soon follow suit, target joined a growing list of popular retailers also no longer requiring facemasks for the fully vaccinated. >> you don't need to wear masks. >> that's not accurate. >> but local mandates still trump guidance from the cdc sure to lead to more confrontations and confusion across the nation. >> i think we've got to get some clarification from the cdc. >> reporter: it's not just city leaders raising concerns

unions representing grocery store employees say essential workers are fen at higher risk the nation's largest nurse's union argues the cdc guidelines are not based on science. >> you have people naturally inclined not to wear a mask that are now given free license to not wear a mask if they haven't been vaccinated >> reporter: but the cdc says if you're vaccinated you are protected. the agency also hinted new guidelines could be coming for schools, summer camps and travel frances. >> miguel, thank you. meanwhile, in ohio, vaccinations are on the rise after the state debuted its vaks a million program. the director of the state health department has been getting reports of more people showing up winners will be chosen at random. president biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan

will jolt the auto industry. he'll start paving the way today with a visit to a ford plant in michigan nbc's tracie potts joins us with more tracie, this is the corner stone of the president's proposal. >> reporter: right, frances. it is the single biggest transportation item in the president's infrastructure plan. 174 billion including incentives to get people to buy them. the overall plan, $2.3 trillion that republicans object to specifically what it includes and the price tag, but some in the party think there's room for compromise here. >> i met with some democratic colleagues we're not finding 2 trillion but i think we could find an 8 to $900 billion infrastructure package. >> i would not expect a bill to be on the floor before memorial day but our hope is we will have a better sense on the path forward and what the opportunity

is looking ahead >> reporter: last week the president met with the top four leaders, democrats and republicans from capitol hill. they all came out of the meeting saying it was a good meeting republicans really want to focus and target roads and bridges and not so much on some of the other things the president has included in this plan. >> all about prioritizing. thank you, tracy. a suspect expected of starting a wildfire has been arrested los angeles officials believe they caught the person who intentionally set the palisades fire crews reached over 20% containment. the only detail released about the arson suspect is they've been treated for smoke inhalation. two fires in new jersey. one in pemberton overnight it's already destroyed about 400 acres. residents asked to sarea as cre

egg harbor firefighters have made good progress there 75% contained and no longer threatening any homes. the exminnesota officer accused of killing duante wright was in court she said she grabbed her handgun instead of her taser by mistake. >> reporter: good morning, frances. this was a preliminary hearing, probable cause hearing the judge decided if there was reason to go forward to continue this case to trial neither prosecutors or defense disputed that. one important point the judge did make, it's in everyone's interest that the case be brought to justice feelings that

led to protests out there. the officer, kim potter, faces second degree manslaughter charge some in the community and duante wright's family are looking for upgraded charges to murder no indication that's going to happen we have a trial date of december 6th. the attorneys will file various motions but the process is moving forward so the wright family perhaps taking some comfort in that as they watch this process move forward through a trial of the officer charged with second degree manslaughter now we have a tentative trial date of december 6th back to you. >> all right thank you, ron, for the update. a $10 million settlement with the family of andre hill was approved by the columbus city council hill was shot by adam coy as he walked out of his home in his garage in ohio it's the highest amount paid b

coy was fired in december and indicted in february he pleaded not guilty to charges of a felony, felonious assault and reckless homicide. his next court date is june 2nd. the state is set for a supreme court showdown over abortion rights. a mississippi law would weaken roe v. wade. nearly 15 years the high court has says states cannot ban aboriton before a fetus is viable at 23 weeks two staunch defenders of roe are gone, anthony kennedy and ruth bader ginsberg the court will hear the case in the fall with a decision about a year from now. heavy rain caused flash flooding along the gulf coast on monday leaving many homesand vehicles under water video from lake charles, louisiana, show customers inside a flooded diner while some schools were forced to close

early.r a foot of rain just this morning, a reporter . let's see if there's a threat out there when it comes to tracking the weather. janes janessa webb, good morning. >> good morning. people driving through that water, turn around, don't drown. that's going to be the theme through thursday afternoon central texas to louisiana flash flood watches still in place. we're talking about accumulation up to 10 inches. right now we have torrential rain that is falling with 1 to 2 inches per hour across new orleans. in will be a big-time flood threat from baton rouge to these areas. these areas get flooded very quickly and that's going to continue into mississippi, alabama as well. severe wereathg

as the heat continues to build into the carolincarolinas. this afternoon, charlotte, a high of 80 on the brighter side, we have heat that's moving in. we'll talk about that coming up. >> okay. we'll be ready for it. thank you, janessa. a heartfelt surprise for one high school grad over the weekend. >> ladies and gentlemen, if we can't see the video, can you help me welcome out master sargeant, drew mackie. he is home >> so master sargeant drew mackie was deployed to the middle east but the u.s. air force helped him surprise his daughter grace before her high school graduation. big, long hugse those videos early video is back in 2

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creating things. >> reporter: like these lollipops. >> making the flavors, measuring everything out properly so that that way we're really paying attention to our dosing because that is our top priority. >> reporter: these aren't any ordinary suckers they'll be for medical marijuana patients. >> perfect is 11.6 grams. >> reporter: many see a high interest and former restaurant workers want to work in this growing industry. >> when this came, i came running. >> it was a looming opportunity they went from cooking on pots in the restaurant to making pot edibles. >> i think the pandemic has made a lot of people stop, slow down, think about what they want to do with their lives. >> i've seen a lot of cooks, cocktail servers and i think it's a quality of life issue and not working so much for as little. >> i've got a lot of friends that left the industry and we talk a lot about the improved

quality of life since we've left the restaurant industry. >> reporter: the four people came from the restaurant industry which is desperately trying to find workers right now. bill tiel with the greater kansas city restaurant association says while there is pressure to raise wages, it's not that easy. >> prices will go up and we have to charge customers more that's how supply and demand works. restaurants have got to make a profit or they won't stay in business. >> reporter: a business recipe some former restaurant workers say needs to change. >> give them better benefits give them better wages. >> reporter: these lives changed forever during the pandemic and they're not looking back. >> so this sort of camaraderie is -- feels really reinvigorating to a lot of us. >> i'm excited for what the future holds with it and for nub who comes into this industry that has a passion where they can utilize that >> thanks to nick sterling for

that report. it makes sense there's a shift in that industry demand is there. people want more than gummies and brownies. >> you want professionals, bakers to get your baked goods, get you all good and baked. >> make it fancy >> that's right. >> i'm frances rivera. >>

right now at 4:30, breaking news overnight, a bus full of people coming under a barrage of bullet its, injuring many. witnesses tell us people on board were celebrating a birthday. we're live on the scene with the latest on the investigation. "today in the bay" starts right now. good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get a check of your commute and forecast coming up in about six minutes. we begin with breaking news this morning happening not far from