rental assistance program, can include three months of future rent. vulnerable tenants get priority, including those homeless before or families with low income. applications can be submitted starting this friday. right now at 6:00, pushing for change, one year after george floyd's death. >> i will stand and be the voice for him. >> a live report from capitol hill on how his family is honoring him and a message on social justice they'll deliver to the president in a matter of hoursz. and a live look at sfo this tuesday morning. americans are being told not to travel to japan, with less than two months until the olympics. what one bay area coach is saying about traveling there. up for a final vote. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues now.

and a good tuesday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia ago -- i was going to say one year ago. it's really a day that sparked protests for social justice worldwide and of course right here in the bay area. for millions the final minutes of floyd's life reflected decades of police brutality. >> and that former police officer derek chauvin was convicted of murder last month. chauvin pressed his knee into floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. he is still awaiting sentencing. despite growing calls for police reform the anniversary of floyd's murder has come without lawmakers on capitol hill coming to a deal to pass legislation. we bring in tracie potts with more on how things stand. tracie? >> hi, marcus and laura. things are moving slowly in washington in terms of trying to get the george floyd justice in

policing act done. today the floyd family comes to washington to pressure lawmakers to act. after rallying in minneapolis -- >> i will stand and be the voice for him. >> reporter: george floyd's family is back in washington today, meeting at the capitol with lawmakers and the white house with president biden. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: pushing for the george floyd justice in policing act to become law. >> we've all seen the knee of justice on the neck of black americans. now is an opportunity to make real progress. >> reporter: the reform bill stuck in the senate. the white house and key senators are negotiating. >> we hope the active movement will move the legislation. >> reporter: lawmakers are potential. >> i think we can see the end of the tunnel. >> everybody wants to get something really meaningful done. >> reporter: the floyd act would

ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants, prohibit racial profiling, create funding for community policing, collect more data about police encounters and end qualified immunity for law enforcement. so we are waiting to see what develops here in washington, but around the country, there is change happening. more than 3,000 different pieces of legislation that have been introduced in states but 30 states already taking action. >> tracie, i understand some police departments themselves are already enacting their own reforms. >> right. in addition to local governments, you're seeing police departments make changes in their rules and regulations, starting in minneapolis, where now when officers unholster their weapon they have to

document and justify that. >> we've seen a lot of change. >> wow, all the details. >> thanks, tracie. still ahead for you this morning on "today in the bay," at 6:30, diving deep near the bay area's protest that followed the george floyd death and breaking down some of the events planned today in his honor. also make sure you join us tonight for our 14th episode of our ongoing series, race in america the conversation, taking a look at all of the changes that have happened since floyd's murder. police reform and racial trauma on mental health. jessica aguirre and myself will be hosting again tonight at 7:00. happening today, a vote that could forever change the face of downtown san jose. san jose city council will decide whether to green light google's massive downtown west development. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live in downtown san jose with a look at where that plan stands. you and i have been working here for decades and tried to see this plan roll out.

it will be interesting to see where it goes. >> this will kind of change the way that we have seen development. part is where the old station used to be on park avenue in downtown san jose. this is something in the works for years and it is a massive development, 80 acres so today the city ounl could decide the future of the massive downtown campus in the area of diridon station and the s.a.p. center where the sharks play. it is a workplace for up to 25,000 employees first and foremost but also has 4,000 units and home including affordable housing. this time the process could go a little faster than would you expect in a development this size, because just last week governor gavin newsom joined san jose mayor sam liccardo and other elected owe fishes to sign legislation that would speed up housing construction by cutting through some of the red tape,

easing density rules, making permits easier to get, and also easing some of the state's environmental review process. this is a big deal and lots of different folks in the community are talking about it, and we will cover all of the angles for you tonight on nbc bay area, the meeting is this afternoon. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> the area changed since kntv used to be on park avenue. thanks, kris. >> 6:06 this morning. for those in the bay area, new proof that the bay area not benefiting like other regions when it comes to the pandemic related to real estate boom. some of you would agree and argue that the bay area was booming already but the new zillow report finds that a jump in year over year median prices right here are the lowest anywhere. let's look at san jose. metro area saw a 6% appreciation year over year. san francisco which includes four other counties with a 7%.

the number may sound great but other cities are higher, looking at austin, texas, climbing 25%. the median there though still only about one-third of the bay area and nationally prices went up about 12%. >> happening today, santa clara county supervisors expected to decide whether to adopt a new law that would give courts the power to order treatment for people suffering from severe mental ill patience. the proposal is called laura's law. if the county opts into the assisted outpatient treatment program, judges would have the power to force someone into mental health treatment. some disagree about whether the program is a tool to help those in need or a violation of civil rights. so far, 21 of california's 58 counties have opted in to that program. a new warning this morning from the state department about two months until olympic games in tokyo. so thel to japan following

a surge covid-19 cases. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live for us at sfo, this is a reaction from an olympic coach and what the olympic committee is saying. what are they saying this morning, cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. we're inching closer to those olympic games in japan officials saying there is a spike in those covid cases as well as covid deaths. this coming as the japanese government is beginning to vaccinate some of the health care workers and those 65. we want to paint a picture of how serious the situation is there in japan. look at your screen, the cases as they stand right now in japan, according to nbc news tally, the country has had over 36,000 covid-19 cases and 779 deaths in the last seven days and nearly 716,000 cases overall. now it is important to note that fans coming from abroad were

banned from attending the tokyo games months ago but athletes, teams and officials are still allowed to travel. most metro areas in japan are under a state of emergency because of those rising cases and back here in the bay a few athletes we spoke to said they feel safe as they prepare to head to the games. >> we understand that it's going to be challenging, and different than any olympics. we're going to be isolated because we have the olympic village, which is where we'll be staying at, the one bubble. within that team usa has its own little bubble and within that we're going to have our own fencing group, own little bubble. >> reporter: the committee that oversees team usa saying "we feel confident the current mitigation practices in place for our athletes and staff, coupled with the testing before travel, on arrival injapan, and during games time will allow for safe participation of team usa this summer."

the u.s. department is saying flat out do not travel to japan, japan's chief cabinet secretary announced at the weekly address the guidelines do not apply to essential travel and the warning is not related to participation of the u.s. olympic team. so a lot of moving parts right now. we see cases going up in japan but they are able to vaccinate some folks, the story we'll continue to follow closely as we inch closer and as we know, we have so many bay area athletes heading to japan. we're live at sfo, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> we sure do. thanks so much, cierra. 6:10. we're keeping tabs on the staggering new statistics this morning as california and the bay area are now facing a year-round fire threat. this is new video from southern california, in fact where a brush fire raged yesterday near the santa ana river. this morning a better glimpse at just how dire this overall fire threat is to us. listen to this tally. in may of last year, cal fire

reported just over 900 fires. fast forward now to this may, and so far there have been 1,500 fires across the golden state, burning more than 3,500 acres. it is very concerning of how dry it is out there, and of course, the climate and conditions changing as well. but really in these afternoons we've been having nice temperatures around here but i'm sure the temperatures are eventually going to ramp back up, kari. >> yes, we're going to see that for the holiday weekend. so we're starting out with some cool conditions this morning. we've seen the coastal fog and also some clouds starting to work its way inland but it will be clearing out and those temperatures heading right back up to about 80 degrees. for the weekend, we've been talking about the warmer air headed our way and going to feel more like summer as we unofficially welcome in summer and see some showers developing over the sierra. out the door in oakland, temperatures will be in the mid-50s and looking at some

mid-60s for the middle of the day. we'll take a look at all of our microclimates and talk about ways we can save water, coming up in a few minutes. mike, what is the update now on the breaking news? >> kari, the update is no update as far as chp goes but the live camera in palo alto and university looks north, we see the backup building. we look at the camera, we see now your slowing and jamming up just shy of the overcrossing, that's basically marsh, marsh up to woodside is the stretch. we still are under a mile of backup but it is jammed up, one lane at most is clear as the tow trucks arrive on scene. hopefully right now. 109 state route number for university avenue toward the dumbarton bridge, bay, middle field can get you by, major tur fas streets and 280 clear. 238 slow off of 580, earlier crash on the shoulder there, not a major concern. back to you. >> thank you, mike. nbc bay area are changing things up in the late afternoon. we are adding another newscast

to give you more of the local news you want. take a look at the line-up and help you plan your kay. 5:00 p.m. news stays in its spot after "ellen" followed by two half-hour nbc bay area newscasts at 5:30 and 6:30. "nightly news" at 6:30, and 7:00 p.m. "nbc bay area news tonight" a brand new program, followed by "access hollywood" at 7:30. starts on june 7, just two weeks away. it is 6:13 in the morning. jeff bezos bumped, come up next on "today in the bay," the executive taking the title of the world's richest person. as folks get back to work or get ready to get back to work, they're definitely getting ready to look better, so get yourself together. looks like the markets have themselves together, taking you out to the futures.

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right now at 6:16, as we get ready for the day, it's going to be just a touch cooler in some spots, reaching into the low 80s for the inland east bay and north bay. we still have some mid-50s near the immediate coast. we'll talk about our range in temperatures and ways we can conserve water in our climate in crisis, coming up in a few minutes. >> and the peninsula is jammed right now and the stretch between palo alto and redwood city, there you see north 101 stacking up the last few minutes, has not been good for this stretch. folks are exiting here at marsh and willow as well. look at the bay bridge toll plaza where the backup is starting to form here. the issue on the peninsula there's a crash issue here, it's the bay bridge. scott? >> well good morning, mike. good morning, everyone. happy tuesday to you as well. data just in, moments ago, showed the biggest jump in home prices in 15 years. case-shiller, which has data

that i use often because i really trust it shows home prices nationwide were up 13% from last year. we often talks about how home prices and high home prices make it hard to make it here in the bay and that is so, so very true but they're the single largest contributor to middle class wealth in the bay area. the federal government says it's going to make it easier for government workers to have a more flexible workplace including work from home, most government workers are already working from home, but it's really significant, because governments tend to be the most slow-acting and conservative sort of offices so that washington is recognizing work from home is very significant. we've had a cycle when it comes to work from home, in the office of course at first, but then by the late '90s/early 2000s, silicon valley started to experiment with more flexible work spaces.

it was marissa meyer at yahoo! 2013 who really put an end to that first trend telling yahoo! employees they had to come back to its office. she got a lot of grief about that. she said at the time work from home didn't allow for creative collaboration. florida passed a law to punish facebook or twitter if they removed posts or suspended the accounts of people running for office. the new law almost certainly runs afoul of the first amendment prohibiting governments to tell private citizens of companies what they can or cannot say and there are federal laws that protect websites that would supersede florida law anyway. the florida governor calls it "a "blow against the silicon valley elites." i thought this was telling. target and other large retailers are going over their books with analysts and reporters, many showing a big jump in sales of

makeup, tooth whitening toothpaste and of all things, deodorant. the "wall street journal" was the first to notice the trend, also swimsuits and sunscreen are also way up. everyone is buying a bigger swimsuit as they get ready to go on vacation. we were talking earlier. deodorant i hope you were buying the whole time. teeth whitening. >> looking at the list, it kind of sounds like someone preparing to go on a trip, maybe a day trip to an island somewhere. deodorant, bathing suit, teeth whitening, boom. >> looking their best. looking their best. >> all right, boys. no bikinis this morning. uh-uh, it's a morning show, keep it clean. 6:20. new this morning, the richest person in the world. the title belongs to french executive bernard arnault makes

his money in high-end fashion, louis i haveton the ceo and worth $186 billion. tesla's ceo elon musk takes the third top spot. also trending a whole new take on willy wonka and the chocolate factory. timothy chalamet will play him in "wonka." the prequel will explore wonka's upbringing. 6:21, look at the commute for you this morning. mike, we've been having some issues on the roads. >> we still have this and you know, unfortunately i'm getting more detail and it sounds like the injuries may be pretty well may be pretty serious over here on the peninsula. we'll save the categorization to the hospital and looking aat the map, i got word someone transported to stanford hospital and get treatment.

the roadway is backing up, before you get to marsh, our operations center has a move the camera showing the building backup north of university avenue, again middlefield, el camino, bay road gets you by the crash, 280 is clear. no major problems. the backup is forming in concord and the bay bridge, kari, back over to you. >> yes, we've been talking about the very dry conditions and the drought, now at the highest level for parts of the bay area where we see the dark red, that is exceptional drought so extremely dry, and we do continue to monitor that. we'll get another update on this thursday. as we get ready to head out this morning, we're seeing the clouds rolling by and our temperatures today heading toward 80 degrees in brentwood. san francisco will reach 62 and 79 with a breezy wind in santa rosa today. so as we go through this forecast, we're watching all the rain staying to the north of us, but then by the weekend, if you'll be traveling, that shower, the showers continue for the pacific northwest and there

will be a chance of some rain over the sierra. as we go through the seven-day forecast our temperatures remain steady for the next few days, but then it starts to heat up and by early next week we're talking about highs in the 90s, yes, that's memorial day and it's going to be a hot one for the inland areas while san francisco will be in the upper 60s. marcus, laura? >> thanks so much, kari. 6:23. coming up next on "today in the bay," >> who goes in a go bag? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll help you pack one step by step next.

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start with a paper street map to evacuate. cell phone gps might not be available during a fire or after an earthquake. you might want to have a predetermined meeting point for family, with printed directions to get there. pack medicine, at least a few days supply. ask your doctor or pharmacist for an early refill. include clothing and shoes. you want cell phone chargers, too, wall charger, car charger out, cash might be handy. credit card readers and atms might not be available. remember your pets. conrad has a go bag of his own including food, water, his leash, medicine, treats and toys. >> 6:27. next a bay area religious leader robbed in the middle of the day. the message he delivered this his congregation after having a viable keepsake ripped away. plus san francisco schools facing all new pressure from state lawmakers. the millions of dollars of funding now on the line.

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to reach 50 million low-income americans with the tools and resources they need to be ready for anything. i hope you're ready. 'cause we are. right now at 6:30, the moment that sparked protests and change. today marking one year since george floyd was murdered by police on the streets of minneapolis. how the nation and bay area are honoring his life and legacy. plus a pandemic plummet, covid cases keep dropping across the bay area but does that mean

that we could soon see zero cases at some point? why doctors say you can expect to see the virusaround. and drought dilemma. one county looks to take water restrictions to a new level. why there's talk the worsening drought may impact the bay area housing crisis. we'll explain it and how it affects you. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> and good tuesday morning. we like to call it terrific tuesday around here, at least i do. i'm marcus washington. >> you sure do, i'm laura garcia. let's get started with a look at our forecast for this tuesday morning. here's meteorologist kari hall. pretty terrific? >> good morning. i want to get you ready for work in the east bay, as we get a look at our forecast for fremont and even though we've seen a few clouds passing by, our temperatures are milder, in the mid-50s and it's going to warm up very slowly today and actually be a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday so here's

a look at our microclimates, high temperatures today reaching into the upper 70s for the north bay. low 80s for the inland east bay and south county and mid-70s for san jose. we'll talk more about our temperatures going up and down in a few minutes. mike, how is it look fog are the commute? >> folks on 101 will be delayed. while that is a hassle a live look a problem because it is an injury crash blocking all but one of your northbound lanes at woodside road or just high of there and you see folks exiting off at marsh and willow, sending more folks to el camino or 280. the backup extends from university where our camera is up past the scene. there's 280, completely clear as your alternate and a live look at the bay bridge shows you the backup which has been form willing slowly gradually, this is not bad for a tuesday, but remember this tends to happen toward the end of may as well. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:32 right now. george floyd's death will forever be marked as a dark day

in american history. he repeated the cries "i can't breathe." it became the battlecry of missed calls for police reform. former police officer derek chauvin awaiting sentencing for floyd's murder and many are taking time to reflect on the impact of floyd's death and the changes taking shape. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san jose with a look at how floyd is being remembered and what his family is now saying one year later. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. we're here in front of san jose city hall is one of the many places people gathered to voice frustrations about police bruteality and call for change after george floyd was murdered by that minneapolis police officer. a year ago the police department responded and today answering questions what that response was to protesters who were largely peaceful. the city face ace lawsuit. today the family of george floyd

will visit the white house in hopes of continuing that push for police reform with a bill that bears floyd's name. they will meet with president biden and congressional leaders as well. speaking on the "today" show, floyd's cousin said they hope the family's loss can somehow make things better for others. >> our hearts are still broken because we'll never, we'll never have him again to be able to hug us or talk to us but we're optimistic that some things have changed as a result of his death. >> reporter: you can watch the full interview at 7:00 this morning on the "today" show. there are events happening today remembrance by the oakland naacp at youth uprising on macarthur boulevard and oakland, calls for anti police terror project to defund the police and reinvest in community services and in los altos, a plan to rally and march and call for change.

there are other events planned in minneapolis, george floyd's hometown, where he died, pinned beneath derek chauvin's knee. >> a memory we all remember, image we remember, thank you, kris. join us tonight for our 14th episode of our ongoing series "race in america: the conversation." we'll look at the changes that happened since george floyd's death, police reform, racial trauma and mental health. jessica aguirre and myself are joined by the oakland police chief, b.a.r.t. president simon and dr. ray and psychologist melissa barnes. that's tonight at 7:00. developing right now a robbery at gunpoint sadly can happen to anyone. the bishop of oakland living proof of that. he was robbed of his wallet filled with cash outside of the

paramount theater on saturday afternoon. >> he saw my bishop's ring and says "give me that ring." i was afraid. i'd rather have my life so i gave him the ring. the ring with which i was consecrated by the archbishop when i was made a bishop. >> the bishop was not harmed but is speaking out to raise awareness about gun violence. new progress in the covid bay area map. all but two bay area counties are now over 60% fully vaccinated. marin 73%. napa and solano counties are the lowest. with case rates disappearing, more events like festivals, sporting events, graduations, even proms are resuming with some precaution. one ucsf infectious disease expert says a summer normalcy

will still likely lead to covid cases. >> there could still be pockets of people truly decide not to get vaccinated, a whole community for example, where we see measles. >> long-term she says covid-19 will be controlled but like many other viruses, it won't be eradicated. it's unclear what the official announcement will include but breed announced a $28 million building back stronger program to help local businesses try to rehire workers. also new, san francisco schools now under the gun from state lawmakers. you may recall the district recently allowed only seniors back to high school campuses ahead of next week's graduation. "the chronicle" is reporting leading bay area democratic

leaders have signed a letter calling this a poor attempt to get in under the deadline for that $12 million in state pandemic funding. assemblyman phil ting says the district cared more about money than getting children back in the classroom. his opinion. the district said it was intentional to stagger returns in response to staffing levels. the final decision on the money is in the hands of state auditors. new federally funded programs in the south bay helping those struggling to make it in the bay. those struggles most. a new $60 million program is in place for those who have gotten behind on their rent. part of a $500 million pie for bay area cities and counties and comes toward the end of the eviction moratorium slated for

june 30th. new ripple effects from our climate in crisis in the bay area drought. marin municipal water leaders are considering banning new water service hookups to homes. the idea was proposed in last week's response to the drought declaration. some argue it would hurt development. board members will reportedly consider an official proposal next week. but that could be really huge news. tax revenue dollars, no new homes. kari, it's not just california dealing with these dangerous drought conditions as well. it's expanding. >> we've seen the drought conditions all across the region anywhere from the rockies westward and notice how much of it is the highest level, the exceptional drought where we see the darker red and so we are expecting a terrible wildfire season, as we're already drier than where we were last time this year, and we've also seen more fires already breaking out, and so we've also had a high

amount of free mortality due to the trout conditions across the region which could add more fuel to the fires when they do get going. there's going to be a lot of dry brush and the potential of a lot of dead trees that could make those fires burn hotter. so of course we've got to be really careful, we'll be keeping an eye on those conditions. mike, what are you seeing right now watching the commute? >> kari, i was watching the chp as it updated just seconds ago as you're talking, we got the update as we look at the live camera in palo alto, all lanes of northbound 101 have been cleared. the backup from university where our camera is up to woodside ride will start folks pushing toward san mateo. the map shows you the backup. a lot of traffic here pushing north, about a mile's worth of backup here, so that will bring considerable traffic through redwood city, past 92 in towards san francisco. it will disperse a bit there. the rest of the bay smoothly flowing. backup at the bay bridge and

castro valley 238 a crash cleared onto the shoulder. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:40. this morning a case that gained international attention is back in the spotlight. coming up next on "today in the bay," the way kristin smart's family remembering her 25 years after her disappearance. president biden asked congress to finish police reform by may 25th, which is today. they didn't. we'll look into that. look at the big board this morning, the dow industrials are up better than 100 points. another city could be trying to lure the a's out of oakland. the visit that team will be making to portland. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:43, a look at the bay with today's high temperatures in san francisco, we'll see some patchy fog, temperatures in the low 60s, some upper 70s in santa rosa and brentwood today headed toward 80 degrees. we'll talk about changes ahead in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. breaking news on the peninsula, all lanes of northbound 101 cleared but the backup in palo alto takes a few minutes to push up in through redwood city and the rest of san mateo county, north 101 restored but southbound 101 never slow, that commute down toward silicon valley is clear. family members today marking 25 years since the disappearance

of kristin smart. she was last seen at school when she attended cal polysan luis obispo. recently a long time person of interest was arrested and charged with her death. her body has still not been found but the family recently visited san luis obispo could meet with law enforcement officers and thank them for their efforts. president biden will meet with the family of george floyd today this as his police reform efforts hit some delays, scott. >> yes, the president said laura he wanted police reform done by today, it has not been. that of course is congress' responsibility. one hangup is the question of whether individual police officers could be sued if they use unreasonable force, or determined to have behaved unprofessionally. many centrists say keep the current law which protects the officers. others to the left of the president want to get rid of it, but it's not clear the overall

law can pass without some kind of immunity for officers. some immunity called qualified immunity for actions taken while doing a job are not limited to police officers. the president has limited immunity as does the military. the family of a soldier who is sue the military even if the actions or orders that led up to the death were wrong or incompetent. president biden condemned the jailing of a journalist in belarus. roman protasovic appeared in the video saying he had been treated well, most experts in the white house think it's a forced statement. it appears he has been beaten. he also uses russian, which is not his native language. secretary of state blinken's visit to israel, it said

progress has to be made to help palestinians who are living under miserable economic conditions and innocent lives on all sides he said should be protected. we're watching what's happening in washington, we'll update you today. the president meeting with george floyd's family, we'll tweet about it, find me there @scottmcgrew. >> thanks so much, scott. 6:47 right now. when it comes to home base for the oakland a's, the big question these days is where. it turns out another city is stepping up to the plate for its shot at landing the team if oakland stadium deal falls apart. so how does the portland a's sound? >> doesn't sound good to me at all. we'll get to that in a bit. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live this morning looking deeper at the latest pitch. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. it's no secret the oakland a's are considering a move to las vegas, if they can't get the new stadium built in oakland to replace the coliseum where

they've been playing since 1968, as you were just reporting. now the team is also considering a move to portland, oregon. the "oregonian" newspaper reports a's executives will travel to portland to conduct a fact-finding visit next month and explore the possibility of building a new stadium there as you can see in the renderings, a stadium located in portland instead of las vegas or oakland. the team would like to build a waterfront stadium at the howard terminal in oakland but the deal slowed to a crawl. as a result major league baseball essentially cleared the a's to begin actively shopping other locations outside oakland. this week the team is visiting las vegas, the "oregonian" questions whether the interest in portland is a bluff on behalf of the a's in order to pressure the city of oakland to speed up the howard terminal deal. oakland leaders insist the plan is still in play with a project review scheduled for july. reporting live, bob redell,

"today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. here we go, tuesday morning, 6:48 right now. we want to look at the forecast for you today. meteorologist kari hall is taking a look at that. how is it starting out for us today? >> it's starting out really nice. i want to take you above the clouds as we go in san francisco with a look at what the golden gate bridge usually is visible here but we can see the fog has rolled in, and we'll see that throughout much of the day in the city. so that's what's keeping it cool, high temperatures in half moon bay and san francisco. upper 50s to low 60s today, but it doesn't make it inland so we're going to at least keep the cool breeze for oakland reaching 68 degrees, warmer in martinez, reaching 79 degrees. morgan hill today headed toward 80 degrees, while san jose will be in the mid-70s. not bad at all. check out the seven-day forecast. it's already up at the bottom of the screen as we talk about some minor changes in our forecast over the next few days.

i know a lot of people will be traveling going into the next week, so heads up that there will be some showers just to the north of us over the pacific northwest, off and on, as well as the sierra, especially on sunday, we will see those rain chances going up there, while the bay area will be warming up. let's talk about a reason to set your clock early tomorrow morning. it's going to be, wow, there we go again with the forecast and looking at clear conditions for the viewing of the supermoon. early tomorrow morning our super blood flower moon eclipse. the reason why we're going to see that happening tomorrow morning is because of the supermoon, it's closer, it also will have a red hue and happening in the springtime when we see flowers bloom so long that's the reason why it's called the super blood flower moon, starts at 2:45 and peaks before "today in the bay" so set your clocks early. i posted this video on social media, check me

out @karihallweather. mike, what is a look at the morning commute? >> north 101 is improving as far as speeds go, jammed up palo alto toward redwood city. there we go, things starten to loosen up between university and marsh. you look at the map the north topside of the sensors are already clearing from red up toward orange and clearing up in through redwood city and woodside road. there areningries in a crash, slowing right in the area you expect for san jose north 101, a little slowing for 238 coming off the castro valley y from an earlier crash, smoothed out. highway 4 jammed up through concord. crash at the bay bridge toll plaza reported but we don't see anything major, we just see the lanes starting to fill, marcus. it's not been a heavy commute over here. back to you. >> thanks action mike. happening now, we may be one step closer to a second covid

vaccine for children over the age of 12. moderna says its vaccine was 100% effective in adolescents aged 12 to 17. the latest study involved more than 3,700 children but moderna plans to submit its data to the fda in early june, for that same approval pfizer received earlier this month. coming up next on "today in the bay," a quick look at our top stories, including up for a final vote. the decision set to be made today that could forever change the landscape of the bay area's biggest city. plus, the growing number of fires already being reported across the state, ahead of fire season. we're breaking down the alarming differences compared this time last year. you're watching "today in the bay."

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you this morning. >> today marks one year since the death of george floyd in minneapolis. the killing touched off a firestorm of protests and change. president bide listen meet with floyd's family at the white house today. he hoped to have a deal on police reform passed in congress by now but the two parties are still negotiating and there are several memorial events happening in george floyd's name today including a remembrance by the oakland naacp at youth uprising, also in oakland, a group called the anti police terror project will sound the call to further defund the police department and reinvest within community services. and in los altos a plan to rally and march and call for change. the "today" show picks up our coverage and they will have teams in minneapolis and in d.c. and they are actually speaking with george floyd's cousins about optimism they share for change moving forward. happening today a vote that could forever change the face of

downtown san jose. councilmember also decide the fate of google's massive downtown west development. let's go live to "today in the bay's" kris sanchez in that area right now. really facing a seismic shift, kris. >> reporter: laura, when we say massive, we mean massive, it is 80 acres and years in the making. so the downtown campus there is going to be in the area of diridon station, also the s.a.p. center where the sharks play and would be a workplace for 25,000 employees, but there's also housing attached to it, 4,000 homes including some affordable housing units. sop if the council votes to allow it, google could break ground as recally as next year and governor gavin newsom joined mayor liccardo and other officials to sign up legislation to speed housing construction by cutting through red tape, speeding up permitting, easing density rules and the state's environmental review process. lots of eyes on the project, people who already live near the

area in san jose and people who are looking to buy in the area as well as other employers so we'll make sure we cover all the angles for you coming up tonight on nbc bay area news. in san jose, cierra johnson, ed it in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." a new warning from the state department urging americans mott to travel to japan following a surge in covid cases. fans coming from abroad were banned from the tokyo games months ago but athletes, teams and efis officials are still al to travel. staggering new statisticing as california and the bay area face a year-round fire threat. we've got new video from southern california, a brush fire raged yesterday near the santa ana river. this morning we're getting a better glimpse of just how dire this overall fire threat is. listen to this tally. in may of last year, cal fire

reported just over 900 fires. that's a lot in itself. fast forward to this may, so far 1,500 fires across the golden state, burning more than 3,500 acres. very concerning. dry conditions, hot, well, they kind of continue at least for the moment right now although these days have been mild lately, kari. >> it's been fairly mild and we're going to see another one of those days today. temperatures in the upper 70s for the inland areas, we are going to see some slight warming going closer to the weekend, but next week on memorial day, when it will feel like summer's highs for the valleys, hitting 90 degrees. mike, you've been watching that breaking news. what's the update? >> great recovery for north 101, lighter traffic as we approach the end of may overall but looking at north 101 nearly at speed as you approach palo alto out of mountain view. the bay bridge toll plaza there was a crash in middle lanes but it may have cleared just past the toll plaza.

>> all right, thank you and thank you for joining us. that's going to do it for us on this terrific tuesday morning. >> we want to leave you a live look, look at this beautiful shot from dublin this morning. make it a great day and we'll see you all back here tomorrow morning. the "today" show is coming up next. good morning marking the moment today's anniversary of george floyd's murder one year later. remembrances and demonstrations being held from coast to coast his family heading to the white house to meet with president biden with a message that more progress is needed. >> got our hopes up on several occasions, about what they were going to do, and we have yet to see anything happen. >> 12 months later, the ongoing push for social justice and police reform. we're live in washington and minneapolis. breaking overnight, calling for peace.