a very good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we have word of a small grass fire overnight on mt. diablo, burning five acres mere southgate road and scenic

boulevard on the alamo side of the mount tains. firefighters stop the fire's progress. also overnight in southern california in santa barbara a fast-moving fire threatened homes and a television station. this shows the fire spreading up t.d. hill in santa barbara. it's a home base for keyt. it's there on the upper right of your screen that you see there. firefighters posted the video as well as flames that damaged one home but by the overnight hours, conditions improved and they managed to get the upper hand with all evacuations now lifted. the fire burned about 30 acres. so far authorities are not indicating if they know how that fire started. looking to the vaccine rollout, this morning it's already looking more and more like a booster rollout that we may all soon need maybe even sooner than we think. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in santa c look at what the experts amorning, k.

>> reporter: good morning to you, laura. folks around the bay area are showing up at their local pharmacies like this rite aid in santa clara rolling up their sleeves, getting their first doses, their second doses and now we have a better idea of when we might need that booster shot. front line workers got their first round of the authorized pfizer vaccines in january, and then they will need the first round of boosters if it becomes necessary. according to the heads of both pfizer and moderna, the boosters may be needed around september, though dr. anthony fauci says it could be later than that. >> likely there would be a need for a booster somewhere between 8 and 12 months but that remains to be seen. >> we know vaccine durability of the efficacy lasts at least six months and likely considerably more, but i think we will almost certainly require a booster sometime within a year or so.

>> reporter: you might be thinking, come on, i just got my second dose. i'm into the even fully vaccinated yet. it is an easier process because there won't be a bottleneck for booster shots, should we need them. three vaccines are available and the supply and distribution chains are more robust, and because we rolled up our sleeves at different times, we all won't be showing up at the same time for a booster shot. in santa clara county, 75% of people 16 years and up are now at least partially vaccinated. we are ahead of the nation right now, 60% of americans are partially vaccinated. the president's goal is 70% by the fourth of july. in santa clara, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> okay. we've got numbers here as well because at least half of adults in 19 states are fully vaccinated. the data was cited by "the mercury news" but did not include california, this comes as experts say the vaccination rates are slowing nationwide.

cdc data indicates 38% of the u.s. population is fully vaccinated. developing now, take a look at this video from boston's logan international airport, look at the many places where airline passengers were dealing with travel headaches this morning. major technical issue forced a delay of flights around the nation. the firm saver confirming it experienced outages impacting american and jetblue airlines. i want to show you video taken by a woman waiting at lax, she says that her travel plans will be put on hold for hours because of this snafu. many passengers taking to twitter to express frustrations. there will be some residual flight delays because of all of this delay. developing now, after two weeks of bloodshed a cease-fire has been called between israel and hamas. [ cheers and applause ]

>> palestinians of east jerusalem gathered overnight to celebrate as a cease-fire took effect. fire crackers lit up the sky, people waved palestinian and hamas flies, in gaza city cheers and whistles rang out as a cease-fire began today. israel and hamas accepted an egyptian proposal to end the violence. over nearly two weeks more than 200 palestinians have died, at least 13 israelis have been killed in the violence as well. last night president biden pledged to salvage the devastated gaza strip and the united nations urged renewed israeli/palestinian dialogue. >> my conversations with president netanyahu i commended him for bringing the hostilities to a close. >> egypt will send monitors to israel and gaza to oversee mean

says it's fixed and issue that blocked some people from sharing items about friends and family in gaza. the situation prompted a rally near facebook headquarters in menlo park. one showed us a screen grab of his account which was restricted. facebook issued a statement later saying in part "we know there have been several issues that have impacted people's ability to share on our apps, including a technical bug that affected stories around the world." the me too movement that swept through the entertainment industry is making its way to craft beer industry. a woman out of massachusetts asking on instagram from anyone experienced harassment, abuse or discrimination in the craft beer industry. in one week more than a thousand shared their stories. melissa myers owner of beer hop in uptown oakland and says it's not surprising. >> some of the stories are oh, this guy said you can't possibly

own the brewery you're female, all the way up to i was sexually assaulted by the owner. >> a number of beer owners and distributors throughout the state and the bay area for that matter were named in the post. the founder of modern times beer responded to the allegations of abuse against women at his company by apologizing and sitting down as ceo, stepping down i should say as ceo. police in santa rosa say a grandmother is in trouble after she was caught driving with a toddler in her lap while drunk and with a bottle of vodka in the vehicle. officers say that woman was driving erratically along hoen avenue near matanzas park. it happened yesterday after the woman picked up the child to babysit. officers say her blood alcohol content was four times the legal limit. she was arrested. the mountain lion captured

in san francisco this week is back in the wild this morning, he was released yesterday, somewhere in santa clara county, after getting checked out by vets at the oakland zoo. they gave him the nickname mr. handsome, due to his good health. fish and wildlife captured that big cat on wednesday night in vernal heights. the zoo's vet says it's likely he was looking for a mate. the cat already had a tracking collar from the uc santa cruz puma project. now he's got a microchip just in case the collar comes off. help is on the way for strugging trying to make it in the facebook, the fund will help fund projects in east pa low al tow, belle haven and north fair oaks. it supports secondary housing units attached to existing homes. the return to normal apparently going more slowly for b.a.r.t. and muni compared to

most of the nation's largest transit agencies. new data that was compiled by the site transit recovery shows b.a.r.t. ranked last returning to pre-pandemic service levels at 63%. among the largest 20 transit systems muni at the bottom end with a higher percentage. ridership in both cases was far lower than other agencies. b.a.r.t. and muni expanded the service further. 5:09 and it is friday, so you know what that means. well it's friday so you can have a weekend coming up. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the forecast. kari, how is the day shaping up for us? >> it's going to be another really nice day, and we've seen all of these days with cooler than normal temperatures, sunshine, and also some gusty winds, and that also continues today, so as we take a live look in san jose, you're stepping out the door to temperature of 50 degrees and we'll see it staying

cool for the next few hours, and then fairly mild for the middle of the day, as we check out our temperatures across all of our microclimates that's going to be 70s for later today. we'll talk about the weekend coming up. mike, how is it looking for the commute to work? >> well, kari, as marcus eloquently said, it's friday so folks do like to as you know pack up right on time or maybe a little early to get out of there. we look at your map at 84, the construction crew there was able to get out and clear the roadway before 5:00 and so that's great news if you're headed for alvarado niles and rest of the bay great drive. tracking 101 at old middlefield road, watch out and roadside fire, a tent and a bush and a tree i believe, south 101 over at story road. we have no problem now that the earlier disabled vehicle cleared from the bay bridge, but then we had a motorcycle reportedly someone standing on the shoulder of mechanical issues, just a

concern, laura. we'll watch out for that. we'll check with you. 5:10. southwest bringing back the booze. coming up, when you'll be able to consume alcohol on some flights. unfortunately, seems like there's a shortage of just about everything else, we'll go over the long list, coming up in business news. all over the world, people are in some kind of mental psychological emotional pain. >> an emotional conversation on how mental health and privacy go hand in hand, its message oprah shares this morning with hoda on her newical health documentary series and the backlash from her candid interview with her candid interview with prince harry and meghan markle.

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implgts right now at 5:13, oakland chilly start to the day and probably light jacket weather throughout much of the morning into early in the afternoon. we're going to have a warmup going into the weekend. we'll talk about that and where we could see some rain, coming up in a few minutes. looking at the bay bridge, where i still have that report of a disabled motorcycle with the rider standing over on the shoulder there, as you pass through the treasure island tunnel, what it looks like from the latest report. slowing getting into san francisco and may be able to get over there now. we'll get the update from chp.

i'll get that over to you. good morning, very happy friday to you as well. as you plan your weekend or perhaps you're looking forward to your summer vacation, know that spring and summer of 2021 are going to be the season of shortages. restaurants are complaining they can't get their hands on enough meat and other menu items. the "wall street journal" says prices on pepperoni are up 60% over the past five weeks. you may see unusual things on your favorite restaurant's menu and that's because the restaurant owner answer chefs are running short of what they used to offer and are trying to think creatively about the things they can get their hands on and serve those, whatever their buyers can find. earlier this week talking about lumber and the shortage there, led to higher lumber prices. the high prices encourage saw mills to double their efforts in supply and that brings the price

down, the solution to high prices is high prices. one of the biggest shortages is car rentals not just in popular vacation spots but everywhere because car rental companies are moving their cars from less popular locations to more desirable areas to try to even up with demand. shortages of new cars as well as car manufacturers shut down production because there's a shortage of computer chips. the white house says it will not grant car makers requests to be put in the front of the line for new chips. now the one thing you can probably find lots of for super cheap is hand sanitizer, some stores offering a buy one get three deal. a lot of companies ramped up to meet demand. demand has fallen, they can barely give the stuff away and i think that's a good indication, laura and marcus, that all shortages turn into oversupply eventually, so eventually there

will be way too much pepperoni in the world. weekend plans. >> and you remember the toilet paper craze? >> oh yeah. now there's way too much. >> you still have stashes of it, scott? >> yep. >> thanks, scott. just in time for summer travel, southwest bringing back booze to its flight so the first flight to see that return of alcoholic beverages will be from hawaii and here on the mainland at the end of june and in july, southwest will start selling beer, red and white wine, vodka and whiskey on all of its flights except for the shortest ones, the ones under 250 miles, and if you're not a drinker, fr 24th. okay, so you've got to see this shot one pro golfer took.

watch sebastian munoz's tee shot on the 18th. badly off course, way left, heading for the spectator grand stands but a funny thing happened as the ball was headed to the grand stand, it landed in a mounted trash bag, a hole in one but certainly not the hole in one he was looking for there. i'd be happy if i had that. it's hard when it goes in the drink. >> here we go, friday morning. >> all right, good day to get out there maybe and golf a little bit? let's check in with kari, hitting the links today, huh? >> yes. absolutely. i mean, it's been perfect weather although the wind has been so gusty, it adds a little bit more of a curve to the we'll still have the same conditions today and as we take a look at what we're starting with, temperatures are very chilly in parts of the north bay. check out napa, we are 36

degrees right now. but then you compare that to oakland where it's 53 so we're already seeing a wide range in temperatures as you get ready to step out on this friday, and those winds have been the other story. this shows the wind speeds and the forecast in miles per hour. here we are taking the time line through 10:30 this morning and becoming gusty near the coast. a lot of us in the inland areas feeling a breeze at about 15 to 20 miles per hour. notice the afternoon how strong the winds will be in san mateo, half moon bay, san francisco, even in santa rosa, it's going to be gusty again today. so it's still going to be another one of those windy days, where at times the gusts really start to pick up as our temperatures reach into the upper 60s. so here's what's going on, we have a storm system just to the east of us, bringing some rain over to the sierra and we've seen the thunderstorms bubbling up there as well, some of the clouds moving into the bay area, and if you will be traveling to the sierra, heads up if there

will be some rain, even some thunderstorm chances and some snow in the upper elevations, but we've also seen a little bit of activity into the north bay. into this afternoon and evening watching out for a stray shower or thunderstorm possible in parts of the north bay later on today. heads up about that. most of the day will be dry and most of us won't see any of that rain but a lot of changes here in the forecast. we'll be warming up as we go into next week. mike, you've been watching the roads. how is it looking right now? >> kari, one roadway, i-80 across the bay is the concern right now. we had the earlier crash that cleared and there's still a report of a motorcycle rider standing on the right shoulder with his or her motorcycle there, and there was quite a bit of distraction as you'd imagine coming out of the treasure there, cause me to hit the brakes. the rest of the bay diablo fire

and the drive over the san mateo bridge looks fine, an easy drive. we'll continue to watch that and continuing coverage. asian-american pacific islander heritage month. i identify as japanese and a linguist, i graduated with that degree. linguistic diversity within the big mass of nations and languages we cluster together as the ethnic group asian and why it's important to know the information about that linguistic diversity. i'll continue to post on aapi and native hawaiian heritage as i do this month because that's part of who i am, guys, i can't stop being asian-american i guess at the end of this month so i'll keep posting on whatever's in my life. >> 24/7. >> we love who you are. you're perfect in our eyes. thanks, mike. 5:21 right now.

coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> two frustrating complaints, $2,000 on the line and one invitation for to you join us over the weekend. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds" next.

one viewer's television broke, another couldn't get a concert refund. >> our team stepped up to help move things forward and consumer investigator chris chmura is here to show us more.

>> good friday morning. the two success stories are from our responde team at telemundo 48 and "nbc bay area responds." cristina in vallejo said her tv is not working. the store sent techs to check out the problem but never came back so the set sat. consumer investigator arlen fernandez stepped in, the store swapped cristina's tv for a new one a $1,620 win. in sponds janin in benicia had tickets to a concert that didn't happen. she gave the ticket seller proof but didn't get a refund. we helped her get $319 back. there is so much more to janin's story. lots of people are hitting a brick wall with concert tickets. we'll dive into that sunday night. the shows are off but why aren't fans being repaid? what does state law say or not

say and what can you do to get your money back? we'll aim to answer all those questions this sunday night right after the billboard music awards. please join us. i'll see you then. oprah and prince harry teaming up to shine a spotlight on mental health. >> the words mental health, crazy. >> lost it. can't keep it together. it's that sigma of being labeled the other. >> the pair working on a docu series called "the me you can't see" on apple tv. prince harry shares how his mother's death affected him. this morning on the "today" show, hoda kotb talks to oprah about our prime tame interview with harry and meghan markle and some of the criticism that followed. >> people have to speak out and prince harry has been speaking out. with his speaking out, oprah, he's gotten some criticism, i don't know whether it's for speaking out too much. he asked for privacy, and now

people feel lik him everywhere. what are the not understanding about what's going on? >> you know, i asked for privacy and i'm talking all the time. so i think being able to have a life that you are not intruded upon by photographers or people flying overhead or invading your life. >> you can watch the entire interview coming up on the "today" show. also coming up next on "today in the bay," we're going to cover some top stories including covid restrictions that are easing across the board as a lot of people in california are getting vaccinated now. why some bay area businesses say they're not ready to play ball just yet with some of the loosening rules.

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pittsburg. the stoneman apartment complex not far from highway 4:00 happened around 9:20 last night. the pittsburg police -- >> we are having trouble with bob's mike there but it happened at the stone apartment complex on loveridge road not far from highway 4. pittsburg police and sheriff's office team are on location processing the scene. they're awaiting the coroner to arrive there. according to an officer on the scene the person shot was found laying down near a top set of stairs, not moving, with a gun in their hand. police flew in a drone to confirm the person was no longer a threat and it was safe for paramedics to move in. the district attorney's office sent out an investigator, which is normal, of course, when there is an officer involved in a shooting. again they don't know what led

up to this but police indicated they'd release more information in the coming hours. you saw our own bob redell there as well gathering more information. we'll check in with him a little later in this newscast. new overnight a big scare in the city of santa barbara as a fast-moving fire threatens homes and a television station. the fire is spreading up t.p. hill in that area in santa barbara the home base of keyt. you can see it there in the upper right side of your screen. firefighters posted this video as well but by overnight hours, conditions improved and firefighters got the upper hand with all evacuations lifted. the fire burned about 30 acres. so far authorities are not indicating if they know how the fire started. san francisco bracing for a big friday night. the warriors host a winner-take-all game boosting the attendance to ,500, all of this ahead of a busy weekend as

well. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live at the chase center with what to expect thanks to so many fewer restrictions in effect city wide. people can get out and about, cierra. >> reporter: good morning, laura. yes, it is a very exciting time, a busy weekend in terms of sports and people just wanting to be potential. tonight at 6:00, the warriors take off at 6:45 a little down the road the giants take on the dodgers. if you're in the area there will be extra traffic. if you can't make it to the game, there are some options, you can go to local bars and restaurants and there have been more restrictions lifted so that experience will be a little different than it has been in the last couple of weeks. now some of those restrictions that are lifted include outdoor ticketing and seated performances are allowed. groups of up to eight people are allowed to be served at bar counters without tables or seats. indoor places of worship create sections for fully vaccinated folks without having to use the social distancing requirement and for the kids, when you go

back to school on monday for the afterschool programs, cohort size limitations have been completely lifted for those youth programs, so as the fans head out and venture to the bars or get a drink before the game, restaurant owners say they're excited for the crowds but they say they've been preparing for this big day. we'll see who shows up and try to keep everybody spaced and happy. >> reporter: this is a big step for those bars as you could imagine. if you're out, there is a little more congestion but we're moving forward, another step to normalcy. we're live in san francisco in front of the chase center, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> yes, a little bit of normalcy like you said and i think it's making people feel good, too, so it's nice. thanks so much, cierra. for now, workers will have to keep wearing those masks in california. cal osha yesterday postponed a decision on relaxing masks and

distancing rules for anyone working with othe workers can remove their mask when they're eating or drinking but have stay distanced. the push to get everyone vaccinated continues in san francisco today. city health leaders will host the first of six family day vaccination event over the next two months, giving out free snacks and raffle prizes as well. you have a chance to win pre-loaded clipper cards, free admission to the san francisco zoo and free rides on the ferris wheel at golden gate park among other things. it starts on market an rankin street and tomorrow in the mission. if you've not received your first shot you can plan it. if you can't head out head to nbcbayarea.com to find a vaccination site near you. the number of people in san francisco county hospitalized with covid is a fraction of what we saw during the winter months. so on january 17th, 247 people in sf hospitals had the virus.

now look at it. on may 20th just 28. it's a similar story there on the state level, january 17th, more than 22,000 people were hospitalized with the virus, now just over 1,600. in contra costa county, investigators are looking for a man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting of a 12-year-old girl in antioch. they're looking for a man identified as michael dwayne fritz. police warn he should be considered armed and dangerous. the shooting happened may 12th at a home on oak haven way near the black diamond mines regional preserve. 12-year-old khaliah davis died. so far police are not saying anything about a motive. contra costa firefighters are talking about what they have right here at this situation, it destroyed a home and numerous cars wednesday in martinez. they say three teenagers were playing stick ball with a tennis

ball and they had set it on fire, the ball hit dry brush and the flames got out of hand. for a time, a dozen more homes were threatened. the teenagers will likely face charges. apple ceo tim cook is expected to testify in an oakland courtroom this morning in a trial involving the popular video game fortnite. the anti trust lawsuit was filed last year by epic games. the company behind it. it claims apple's app store is an illegal monopoly that takes too much of its earnings. the company takes a commission of up to 30% from purchases made on its online store. it amounts to billions of dollars every year for apple. seems not everyone is on board just yet with the plan to get riders to their trains once the san jose b.a.r.t. extension is complete. the vta this week posted the first renderings of the plan 28th street underground station. critics point out rider have to go 100 feet underground to reach the platform.

vta says constructing shallower stations would create street disruptions for years during the build-out. here we go, friday morning, heading into the weekend. of course a lot of you probably have plans and of course meteorologist kari hall is here to help you through it. how are the temperatures looking for us this weekend? >> it's going to be great, no matter where you're going or what you're planning to do. let's talk about what's going on statewide and even across the region, if you're planning to head to vegas tomorrow, it's going to be in the low 70s so that's pretty nice, even palm springs is going to be comfortable with some low 80s there. san diego reaching 66 degrees and l.a. reaching 69. for santa rosa expect low 70s and mt. shasta 64 degrees. we'll also be watching sonoma valley with our highs in the mid-70s, could it be even more perfect? it's going to continue to be breezy at times, and by sunday, we're looking at high temperatures that will reach into the upper 70s. all right, so let's head to

another destination as we are going to see those temperatures in big sur reaching into the low to mid-60s and a great day for a drive along pacific coast highway, and it looks like the fog stays well off the coast, and we are going to see for shasta trinity national forest highs reaching into the mid-70s for today, a little bit warmer as the weekend goes along. so by sunday, we'll see those highs reaching into the low 80s. as we also are going to see some sunshine in spots like paso robles our temperatures are warming up, upper 60s for friday, saturday reaching 72 degrees and on sunday, we'll see some upper 70s. really good weather all around and we'll continue with some breezy winds at times and more sunshine, and a little bit cooler than normal, so we're watching all of that. we'll talk about what we can expect in the bay area today and update on the drought coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute to work? >> it's looking better on the

bay bridge, and those are critical combination there as folks get ready to head out the door. we're moving you across the span as we look at a better pace now, looks like the disabled motorcycle has finally been cleared from just past treasure island on the upper deck at that point of the bridge. looking at a slower drive developing toward the bay bridge toll plaza on pace as well, nothing dramatic. over here, slowing for 84 as well as 580 coming out of the altamont. chp said it was gusty but no problems reported in the last couple of hours and just in the last few minutes, laura, right on schedule, 101 slowing even on a friday at that portion of san jose. back to you. >> right on schedule. thanks, mike. 5:40 right now. a missing hiker finally found after being lost for nearly a week in southern california. coming up, we've got details on the dramatic rescue. in washington this morning, more fighting over the way we're going to secure our capitol. i'll bring you the latest.

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good friday morning. it is 5:43 and as we get a live look outside at dublin, we're starting out with a beautiful sunrise and leading into a really nice day and weekend, too. we're going to see our temperatures starting out cool with some upper 40s and then head into the mid-60s as we go into later today. we'll talk more about this as well as our drought update, coming up in a few minutes. >> there's a little bit of slowing sticking around near fremont from westbound bay bridge but over at the westbound toll plaza, traffic is just building just a bit, no problems out of the maze or the east shore freeway. where other slowing sensors are showing up. >> sounds good. 5:44 right now. president biden well comes the president of south korea to the white house today. >> scott mcgrew, we're expecting the south korean president moon

to have a big ask. >> yes, is he going to ask for vaccines, marcus and laura. we have more vaccines than we have people who want to take them and it's the opposite in south korea. the "new york times" reports moon will ask for a swap. we will give him some of our supply now, korea will give us vaccines it ordered but are still waiting for later. korea of course incredibly strategically important to the united states and a major part of the world economy. no doubt the two presidents will have a long talk what to do about north korea. it would appear dictator kim jong-un has no intention of giving up his nuclear weapons. u.s. intelligence says the number of weapons has increased over the last few years tess despite promises to shut it down. the battle over security at the capitol in washington continues. thursday the senate majority leader chuck schumer said a vote

on a bipartisan independent panel would be introduced in the senate despite it looks look it would nots. schumer said he wants people on historical record as to how they're going ovote. the independent commission would be modeled on the 9/11 commission and not made up of lawmakers but independent experts and things like law enforcement and terrorism appointed by both parties. how contentious is capitol security? a house bill to give more money to capitol police barely passed. it would also harden doors and windows and create a quick reaction force. republicans who voted no said it was too much money. left wing democrats put themselves in the defund the police camp also voted no, said the exact same thing. it was too much money for police. we're learning more about the president's test drive the other day, the ceo of ford says his team had no idea the president would drive the truck. they thought he was kidding when he asked. everyone laughed politely, he

said, then realized he was serious. one of the stranger fact checks we've ever had to do, the head of ford also had to react to right-wing media which claims the president didn't really drive the truck claiming there were two steering wheels. a secret service agent had his hand on the dash, not the other steering wheel which there wasn't one. the ford f-150 has a big battery but one steering wheel. the president's dad was a ford dealer and owned a '67 corvette for years. >> i didn't get a chance to flash it into second. i was afraid i'd go through those guys. [ laughs ] >> to be honest with you, i had to google what flat shifting was. we're talking about what's happening in washington on twitter, follow me there, i'm @scottmcgrew. following an exhausting

search in southern california a hiker was found alive, he had been missing for five days. george knoll was found wednesday by helicopter in a remote part of the angeles national forest, he was waving at them to pick him up. the search started last saturday when he didn't return from a day hike in an area of the san gabriel mountains. he's now recovering at home, most likely very thankful. >> glad he's okay. as cierra has been reporting tonight will be a busy one at chase center because it comes down to this one do or die game for the warriors. the dubs host the memphis grizzlies in the final play-in game fort first round of the playoffs. the warriors lost a hard-fought battle on wednesday against the lakers by three points but one thing is for certain, steph curry has been in this situation before. >> they're going to come in with the same desperation we're going to have and you know, biggest game of the year. >> here's the deal. if the warriors win, they fate

top seeded utah as the eighth seed in the west and if they lose, time to start think being the draft picks and next season. attendance will be boosted to 7,500 for tonight's game. the giants open a big seriee series on a big-time roll. they just scored the most runs for any team in the season. i saw this in the barbershop yesterday. 19 home runs! this is against the cincinnati reds, including the ending glam by steven duggar and the win gave them a four-game sweep of the reds and the best record in baseball. how about that? the dodgers are also coming off of a four-game sweep of arizona. happening tomorrow, one of the east bay's most popular spots for kids of all ages is finally reopening. concord's hurricane harbor tomorrow will open for pass holders. next weekend when meme reel day

arrives it will reopen for everyone. new guidelines include masks for everyone over 2 unless you're on a ride or in a pool. also opening tomorrow, california's great america, the santa clara amusement park will let people back in for the first time since the pandemic started, it, too, has numerous covid safety measures in place if you're going you're asked to check the website for updated requirements they have there but some fun kicking off for a lot of kids, which is fun. try not to scream on the roller coaster. i know you love those, marcus. >> just open your mouth. >> no, keep it closed. let's get a look at our forecast for this weekend, memorial next weekend. what are we in store for today? i heard there was a winter storm in the truckee area yesterday. >> yes, they had some snow coming down as well as some thunderstorms in other parts of the sierra. that was great to see but that's also what kicked off these winds that we've had around the bay

area, winds coming off of that storm even a few nearby thunderstorms and we've seen some winds at times at about 30 to 45 miles per hour, so it's really been knocking things around, and it's been great to see some rain somewhere, because we know that our drought continues to expand. we are seeing now exceptional drought conditions in parts of the bay area. look at the top of the screen, that's the worst it can get. we've had so little rain especially in parts of the north bay, in the east bay we've seen the reservoir levels going way down and that's going to also affect many of our industries here, especially the wine as well as a lot of our agriculture, so we're continuing to monitor for that. though you're trying to get out the door for work let's get you ready in the east bay, pleasant hill temperatures in the upper 40s, grab a jacket for the start of the day. it's going to be another really nice, comfortable late morning into the afternoon. lunch outside today, it will be 70 degrees.

eventually reaching into the low 70s for spots like livermore and antioch. martinez reaching 70 degrees and some upper 60s for oakland, as well as palo alto and in san jose. as we go through this forecast, we are going to see some changes. it's going to warm up. we've had nice cool weather while san francisco will continue to see highs remaining in the 60s and that fog may come back after a couple of more days. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? >> kari, typical of a friday, we have a shorter-lived backup so as we look at the map, circled 101 northbound and moving basically at speed again, once you pass mckee so little slowing, often around until 6:00 on friday and the next burst about 6:40 we'll watch for that on pace in the altamont pass. no major problems, crash at grant line road is on the shoulder, at speed vasco road to 580. bay bridge no major issues and smooth drive coming through san

rafael, look how light that is, back to you. >> looking good, too. happening now, increasing calls to japan to cancel the upcoming summer olympic games. the international olympic committee and tokyo olympic organizers are prepared to speak soon, after wrapping up a three-day meeting. everything appears to still be a go. the ioc president now saying that 80% of the olympic village will be vaccinated or book for vaccinations ahead of the games as a state of emergency has been imposed on much of japan. the games start july 23rd and you can watch them right here on nbc bay area. there's more ahead on "today in the bay" at 6:00, including get those telescopes ready. we're going to talk about your rare chance to see a super blood moon eclipse here in the bay area, and also rolling out some all-new perks, the incentives that may convince holdouts to finally get that covid vaccination. plus -- >> we're just, we just need extra hands right now.

>> yes, where are all the workers? the new way businesses are serving up their customers as they really struggle to re-hire workers. you're watching "today in the bay."

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crisis. wildfires and climate change are wreaking havoc on california's wine industry. last year, smoke from all the wildfires led to some growers to have to toss out their entire grape crop. others harvested but their 2020 wine could have an ashy taste when it's released. many city the industry is headed for very hard times if things don't change. >> i do worry about losing individual players, grape growers that can't -- go bankrupt because they can't do this anymore, wineries, losing wineries that get economically impacted or people going this is not worth it anymore. >> very tough for our state. to see more of the story and others like it, check out lx, 11-15 over the air, channel 158 on xfinity cable or any time at your leisure on lx.com. new video after a dead whale washes ashore in southern california at a beach in orange

county wednesday. biologists spent the day measuring, photographing and taking samples to find out more about the marine mammal's history. a closer look at the bay area, we have seen whales wash ashore across our region including in the san francisco bay. the investigative unit have been tracking this for some time. find more about what bigad shaban found by visiting nbcbayarea.com and clicking on our investigations area. i want you to get your telescopes ready for the first time in two and a half years, you have a chance to see what's known as a superblood moon eclipse. you have to wake up early. the eclipse will take place when the moon passes into the earth's shadow early wednesday morning, will look larger and brighter and the tides becoming higher and stronger. the reason it's the reddish color, the sunlight is refracting through our atmosphere and leaking through the edges of the planet onto the moon. pretty cool, huh? the partial eclipse begins at

2:45 in the morning before "today in the bay," the total eclipse is expected to happen around 6:19 with everything wrapping up by 5:53 a.m. several states are getting creative and offering incentives to try to convince hesitant americans to get that covid-19 vaccine. the rewards include free food, gift cards, even marijuana. maryland's governor is announcing a $2 million vaccine cash promotion that lasts until june 3rd. all vaccinated residents in the state age 18 or older are automatically entered into a daily lottery. new york also announcing a similar program which allows those who get vaccinated, receive a $20 lottery ticket for a chance to win $5 million. like i said, i just got the shot and a sticker. more and more businesses are actually coming up with new ways to serve customers as they're struggling to hire workers. >> check out this one solution on the jersey shore restaurant.

those meals delivered by a robot. take this? a new high-tech helper being city. the restaurant owner is gearing up for a busy summer and he was forced to think outside of the box because of the current hiring situation. now at 6:00, fire danger, more haunting images of flames coming closer to homes, this is in santa barbara, even close to a tv station as california thrust into the early fire season. the progress on the front lines at this hour, all this while a small fire breaking out right here in the bay area overnight as dry conditions across the state keep firefighters on high alert. plus -- >> i really don't think it's accurate to say we will need boothsers "x" number of months from now.need to know about get vaccine booster shot in the coming months.

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