lowe's. home to any budget. home to any possibility. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> my friend lost his life because of a gun, because of a person's mental health. >> right now at 5:00, heartbreak and grief in the face of unforgettable terror. overnight an emotional community gathering as family and friends of the nine san jose rail yard shooting victims came together to reflect on the lives lost. >> families of the victims trying to embrace their new reality. their loved ones will never come home. ahead more on what we're learning about the men who died and why they won't be forgotten. also the erie new video showing the gunman walking between buildings during the rampage. what we're learning this morning about a possible motive in this

attack as "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning to you, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. the healing is only starting and the vigils can be a powerful way for those grieving to realize they are not alone. kris sanchez is live outside san jose city hall. this is where a growing tribute for those victims is growing. we can see it behind you there, kris. >> reporter: hi there, marcus. there were so many people packed here in front of san jose city hall last night trying to make sure that the families knew that they were not alone. these families have lost so much. these men were sons, they were brothers, they were fathers, they were grandpas, and yet their families were generous enough to share some of their stories with us. these are the vta nine. some of them were at the beginning of their careers and some nearing retirement, driving buses, operating light rail trains, repairing the

overheadlines. many families talking about how much their loved ones loved their jobs but all of them spoke of how much they loved their families. paul megia, his family was here. his wife said he was full of life, jokes and energy. this is his father, his son and his wife. >> he's a good father and a good son and my best friend. we love you. >> i won't know how to do all these activities like snowboarding, wakeboarding, i won't know how to do all this without him. >> god took my best friend and husband too soon and i'm wishing i could give him a hug one last time and tell him how much i love him. >> reporter: now, that family said something that other families also echoed, that they never thought they would find themselves in this situation

trying to talk about their loved one in a public setting, at a public vigil and memorial. other families spoke of not knowing how to process what happened on wednesday. we'll share more of those family stories through the morning. if you are moved to help these families heal and move forward, we have a link to resources at nbcbayarea.com. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> all right, kris, thank you. we spoke with the father of jose hernandez as well. he says he's still in shock but wanted to talk about his son whose life ended much too soon. >> what i'm going to miss the most is i know i'm not going to hear the sound of his motorcycle or the sound of his car when he was stopping by. >> the 35-year-old worked for vta since 2012. jose's father says he had many friends and was always quick to lend a hand to those in need. >> away from the large memorial at city hall, friends and former

classmates of the shooting victim adrian balleza held a smaller get-together at yerba buena high school. the recurring thing from friends and teachers alike said adrian always seemed to be smiling or was making everyone around him smile. >> i knew exactly who he was. i knew his first and last name which after 19 years of teaching, 150 kids every year, it's hard to remember faces and names, but he was unforgettable. >> that was his former teacher. now, the laughs and fond memories helping them deal with this pain but they say it does not mask the shock that adrian is gone. 40-year-old michael rudometkin was a childhood friend of city council member raul morales. he was a graduate of mission college's apprenticeship program. 63-year-old abdolvahab alaghmandan was a vta

employee nearly 20 years. he was a substation maintainer. 63-year-old lars lane worked for the vta since 2001 as an electromechanic and overheadline worker. 49-year-old alex fritch died at the hospital. he was a substation maintainer. now chilling new video showing the gunman that was walking methodically between the two buildings where he gunned down those co-workers. investigators are still at the rail yard collecting evidence. nbc bay area learned that he was going to be subjected to a disciplinary hearing scheduled for the day of the attack. >> bob redell is live outside of the scene of that shooting in san jose. bob, do we know why that hearing was scheduled? >> reporter: well, law enforcement sources tell our investigative unit, marcus and laura, that the vta employee who shot and killed nine of his co-workers at the facility behind me was under investigation for allegedly making racist remarks to his

co-workers and that on wednesday, the day of the shooting, he was scheduled to attend what's known as a skely hearing, which could have led to discipline or another determination. in recent weeks the suspect bragged about having guns and explosives. the sheriff's office describes him as, quote, a highly disgruntled vta employee for many years. yesterday law enforcement released this new surveillance video from the vta maintenance yard that shows the suspect with a black duffel bag. you can see him in the top portion of your screen there, walking from one building where he had just shot some of his co-workers and walking to a second building where he would shoot more. sources tell our investigative unit that evidence collected so far indicate that the gunman moved methodically going from room to room shooting at close range more than three dozen times. >> i don't think he was specifically targeting. there was someone there that was not an employee, and he said to him "i'm not going to shoot you" and then he shot others.

i don't know if he was going for specific people or just shooting who was there that are employees. >> reporter: investigators recovered three semiautomatic handguns plus 32 extra clips with additional ammunition. at the suspect's home about eight miles south of here, investigators removed at least nine gas cans that the suspect might have used to set his house on fire. the fbi says that the fire destroyed a lot of evidence, possibly including cell phones and hard drives that could have helped in their investigation. reporting live here in downtown san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a lot of people stepping in to do what they can. all right, bob, thank you. for the first time vta employees were allowed back to the yard to get their belongings and their cars. one man told us that one victim saved his life. he was in building b at the vta yard wednesday when his phone rang.

he said it was his co-workers calling him to tell him to get everyone out because there was a shooter in the other building. minutes later taptejdeep was killed. >> it's definitely tough. he saved our life. i'm sure he was calling others. >> he said singh called and that saved several employees. >> what a hero there. if you'd like to help the victims' families, you can donate to a fund that's been set up by the south bay labor council. if you'd like to know more about the nine men lost, we posted more information about them. it's all on our website. our team will continue to update the gallery as well. just head to nbcbayarea.com. mike, vta light rail service still being impacted as well this morning. >> yeah, and honestly that's just a technicality because you showed those nine names, faces. those are the big concern there. we're looking at of course there

is the issue still for vta. they have cancelled light rail service understandably indefinitely until we get further notice. they're going to have a bus bridge in place to cover that route. we're looking at the number 408-321-2300 to get any questions answered. there are no other delays reported for the other transit agencies. roadways are moving pretty smoothly right now. a nice easy flow of traffic even toward the benicia bridge. the earlier crash did clear. no more delays through contra costa county and just your typical early friday morning traffic. back over to you, kari. >> and we are starting out with nice, cool weather across the bay area, some fog near the coast. that's what's helped to keep it cool so we continue on with pleasant weather for today and tomorrow. but then on sunday, our temperatures start to heat up as we lead into the holiday. if you're about to step out the door in oakland, expect our morning start with some clouds in the mid-50s and then we'll

see it slowly warming up today with a nice breeze and peaks of sunshine. we're headed for a high of 66 in oakland and mid-70s in the south bay and north bay. laura. thanks so much, kari. 5:09 right now. you can now win some big money if you get vaccinated. coming up, the new multimillion dollar incentive governor newsom is promise if you get the shot or if you've already been vaccinated. plus if your summer plans involve inviting all your friends over to this airbnb, let me be the party pooper and tell you the party is over. we'll tell you about the rules you must consider before making that next booking.

right now at 5:12 as we get started on our holiday weekend, whether you're going for a hike or just stepping out for a few minutes for some fresh air, we're going to see you are temperatures in the north bay starting out at 52 degrees and reaching into the upper 70s for this afternoon. just a mix of sun and clouds but we are getting ready for high heat. more on that and the forecast coming up in a few minutes. well, i am looking at reports of a car fire, getting more confirmation and we'll check on where that is exactly but it looks like somewhere in the tri-valley. meanwhile a live look outside shows you traffic flowing west. 580 coming in out of the altamont pass. traffic flows smoothly in the eastbound direction.

but traffic may be right now we've got some work to do with bertha. that's right, good morning. i'm bertha coombs from cnbc. wall street is set to open higher this morning. we've got futures pointing to the dow opening up about 150 points or so. we've got some data coming this morning, though, as well. yesterday we saw the dow up about 140 points, the s&p was up fractionally and the nasdaq was flat on the day. for the week and for the month both the dow and the s&p higher, the nasdaq down for the month of may as we close out the first half of the year. we've got some data coming this morning. we'll be looking at consumer prices and spending. also we'll be spending at manufacturing data as well as consumer sentiment. i'll having trouble with my prompter but let's talk about airbnb. airbnb is going to extend that ban that they did last summer on

having big parties at people's homes. if you rent one, at least through the end of this summer, they are basically trying to avoid getting these large gatherings that make people more susceptible to covid. certainly there's some owners who don't like the thought of big parties either. there's going to be a lot of demand this summer as more people are getting vaccinated and more people want to travel, so you're likely also going to pay more to travel anywhere this summer because of that high demand. they also are going to make it so that if you do not have a good rating or if you don't have any long history, you will not be able to do a one-day rental for the fourth of july weekend. i know you don't have an issue because have great ratings and you are not destructive, but if you're going to have a big party, do it at home. back over to you.

>> we just have book club parties. >> yeah. yeah, they're really boring. >> yeah, a book club party which is more like wine and cheese. that's what my friends -- >> yeah, wine and cheese and a little hennessey on the side for me. >> yeah, for marcus. we do like to hang out, it's fun. you can come any time to our parties. >> always invited, bertha. thanks. another promising sign when it comes to the bay area recovery. salesforce ceo marc benioff says san francisco's largest convention will return to an in-person format this year. dream force is returning to the musconi center. vaccinations are mandatory here.

limits could change with health restrictions loosening. california hoping cold, hard cash will entice more people to get vaccinated. if you've already gotten vaccinated, i'll feel your pain with this next story. governor newsom announcing a new incentive aimed at getting people to roll up their sleeves. the next 2 million californians to get their shots will get $50 gift cards. then on the first two fridays in june, ten people will be picked to split, get this, $15 million jackpot. 30 others will each win $50,000. >> these are an opportunity to say thank you to those not only seeking to get vaccinated as we move forward, but also those that have been vaccinated. >> i bet if you're fully vaccinated, you're like, damn, i could have waited. any californian who has at least started the vaccination process by the drawing date is entered to win. now, if the winner is underage,

that money will be put into a savings account until they turn 18. >> interesting. happening today, the mass vaccination site at san francisco's moscone center closes. it will shut down a remaining second dose appointments. more than 300,000 doses have been administered there over the past three months. >> i'm still thinking about that incentive. >> me too. >> i'm like wait a minute, i could have waited. >> where's the money, i got a shot. >> should have waited. >> oh, no. note to self, next time. >> then if you want to get your kids vaccinated, they'll be excited but they're like, no, no, that goes into a savings account. >> mom! look, no matter what you say, the forecast for you, it's free. it's costing you nothing. and sometimes the return is great, right, kari? >> yes, absolutely.

and we are going to see some nice weather heading into the start of our holiday weekend. that's the key. let's get a look at our beautiful sunrise. we're less than 30 minutes from seeing the sun coming over the hills of the south bay and we are going to have another beautiful one for any more time outside. let's head out to the park in milpitas today. we'll see temperatures in the mid-50s. there will be some clouds in the mix but that also slows down the warming we'll see for today. the seven-day forecast is already up. yeah, take a look at that before you make some weekend plans. we are going to reach into the upper 70s. a few spots in the north bay will be in the low 80s today, but some mid-60s for oakland and some low 60s for san francisco. as we go through the forecast, we are looking at a chance of some pop-up showers and thunderstorms in the sierra. here in the bay area remaining quiet, but our temperatures will really start to ramp up on sunday as this high pressure gets closer and those temperatures will actually peak

on memorial day before that high pressure moves on. so let me show you a few spots where you may be headed. napa, we go from 79 degrees on saturday to 90 on sunday and 95 degrees on memorial day. san francisco, the warming is a lot milder, so we'll reach into the mid-70s on memorial day. while santa cruz will have a heat up with temperatures in the low 80s there. for our inland temperatures as we go into the next several days, pool weather on sunday and monday. tuesday, a lot more people heading back to work. we'll still have some low 90s and it will bring it back to the mid-80s by the end of next week. san francisco will go from the low 60s to the mid-70s on memorial day. , i know a lot of people willeling for the first time this weekend. >> exactly. a lot more folks hitting the roadways. we've seen that in the morning and evening commutes as well, the volume increasing. right now things are pretty

calm. there is a crash south 101 at whipple. it may be in the slow lane, at least for the next few minutes. over here a big concern, car fire on highway 84. it's eastbound as far as the direction goes but one lane in each direction at times through that area. dry grass on either side so watch out. that will slow you down getting into or out of livermore. you might have to continue over toward the dublin interchange for that commute into livermore if they have blocked the off-ramp. i want to let you know, folks, today is the final friday of the asian-american pacific islander heritage month so we're going to continue with our coverage over on the social media side here. i wanted to get you to my facebook post as we're looking at -- yep, there you go on the facebook post we're talking about do you think they all look alike? we're talking about the asian written languages. granted there might be a lot of similarities amongst a lot of them. you see them here, a number of them. there are pretty specific ways to identify them. i've got some of those listed

out, some fun information as well. i continue my posts on facebook as part of asian-american and pacific islander heritage cours continuing after the month. i've been loving these conversations we've been having online. people asking questions, people have been giving me answers. so we're going to continue that. back over to you. >> keep the conversation going, i love it, mike. thanks so much. coming up next on "today in the bay" nbc bay area responds. >> an $800 win for one airline passenger plus a lesson for many other travelers. i'm consumer investigator chris kumara, nbc bay responds, next.

our consumer team has racked up thousands of dollars for viewers this month. >> consumer investigator chris chmura is here with one case that inspired us to create a new how-to video that applies to a lot of people. >> good morning. it has been a busy month for us. we've helped viewers get back more than $33,000. we still have a few days to go to add to that total. this month's tally includes $854 for butch. he wrote in because he had $854 in airline credit that expired during the pandemic. well, he didn't think that was fair because leisure travel was so restricted. so he contacted us. we contacted the airline and butch said he then got his $854 credit. a lot of people who cancelled flights during the pandemic got airline credit instead of cash back.

fair warning, some of those credits are only good for one year, which means they are expiring now. but you don't have to forfeit them. so we made a video with steps to protect an airline credit. we show you how to use a simple strategy to park your money and redeem it later. you'll find it alongside all of our other how-to videos on our website, streaming platforms and youtube page. just look for the how to playlist of the have a safe holiday weekend. developing right now on the peninsula, the search for multiple gunmen after a deadly shooting in daly city. this happened on mission street yesterday afternoon. police say that someone fired shots into a gray sedan which then smashed into a parked car. the driver died at the scene. the passenger in the car is expected to be okay. police say that the gunman took off in two separate cars. a tragic situation linked to a prominent bay area author, michael lewis. his daughter is one of two recent berkeley high school graduates killed in a car crash

near tahoe. dixie lewis and ross schultz died when their car veernoon. investigators do not believe drugs or alcohol were factors. the two were dating. dixie is the daughter of best-selling author michael lewis who's known for books like "moneyball" and tabitha shore. 5:27 this morning. coming up next, more coverage of the aftermath of the vta rail yard mass shooting. new information we're learning about the gunman and his fallout with vta. plus -- >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in downtown san jose where hundreds of people turned out to try to offer their support and comfort to the family of the vta nine. what we know about them, the stories that they shared, coming up.

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>> he was a good father and a good son and my best friend. i love him. >> right now at 5:30, overwhelming grief. thousands come together to remember the nine lives lost in the vta rail yard mass shooting. >> and that's who he was. he lived his whole life helping others, whoever he met. >> overcome with sorrow,

families reflecting on their loved ones. and new video of the gunman roaming the rail yard during the shooting. the new clues shedding more light into a possible motive as "today in the bay" continues right now. we know it's been such a long week for so many of you. thanks so much for waking up early with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. one of the first attempts of healing here in the bay area, some 2,000 people gathered at san jose city hall plaza for a vigil to remember the vta employees whose lives were cut short. it was an emotional evening for many people. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live out there with what was a difficult night for the community. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. the flags are here at half staff this morning in memory of these victims who died so senselessly on wednesday. so many people showed up here at city hall plaza to show their

support and to offer the family whoever comfort is possible in this really difficult moment. so now there are flowers and candles surrounding the vta nine who spent years working to keep the public transportation here in this county going. you may have ridden on their buses or their light rail trains years ago or been on the ones that they worked to keep running smoothly. many of the families talked about how much their loved ones loved their jobs, but all of them spoke of how much they loved their families. the men were sons and brothers, husbands and fathers. >> almost every time i talked to my dad he's always say who's my favorite little girl, and i'd always respond, i'm your only little girl. >> reporter: she went on to say that he was the funniest man and she was going to miss him forever. the other families also spoke of not knowing how to process what happened on wednesday. we'll share more of the families' stories through the morning.

but if you have been moved to help, you can reach out via our website, nbcbayarea.com and we have vta resources for you. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, kris. >> now, the youngest victim of the rail yard mass shooting, 29-year-old adrian balleza. last night his family and friends had a smaller get-together in front of his alma mater, yerba buena high school. there's sadness and some anger as they try to piece together why someone who knew him would take his life. >> 40-year-old michael rudometkin was a childhood friend of city council member raul perales. he was a graduate of mission college's apprenticeship program. 63-year-old abdolvahab alaghmandan worked as a substation maintainer. 63-year-old lars lane worked for the vta since 2001 as an

electromechanic and overheadline worker. 49-year-old alex fritch died at the hospital late wednesday night. he was a substation maintainer. 39-year-old jose hernandez iii worked for the vta since 2012. his father said jose had many friends and was always quick to lend a hand to those in need. just way too much loss. >> now to that investigation where law enforcement says that the suspect was a highly disgruntled vta employee for many years. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live outside of the facility where this attack happened. he was going to be subjected to a disciplinary hearing we understand. it was actually scheduled for the day of this horrible rampage. >> reporter: correct, laura and making racist remarks to his co-workers. on wednesday, the day of the shooting, he was scheduled to attend what's known as a skelly

hearing that could have led to possible discipline or even termination from his job here at the vta. this is all according to law enforcement sources who told this to our investigative unit. yesterday the santa clara county sheriff's office, if you want to look at your tv screen, they released new video from the maintenance yard that shows the suspect with a black duffel bag in the top portion of the screen walking from one building where he had just shot some of his co-workers to a second building where he would shoot more. sources tell our investigative unit that evidence collected so far indicates that the gunman moved methodically going from room to room, shooting at close range more than three dozen times. investigators recovered three semiautomatic handguns, plus 32 extra clips with additional ammunition. sources also tell us that in recent weeks the suspect bragged about having g explosives. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, before you go, just what you said right there, it's no

surprise that the department of homeland security actually had interest in the gunman prior to wednesday's shooting. >> reporter: correct, marcus. "the wall street journal" reports that the department of homeland security had flagged this suspect back in 2016 when he returned from a trip to the philippines. custom agents found on him several books about terrorism as well as a black memo book filled with notes about how he hated the vta. marcus. >> all right, bob redell live for us this morning. bob, thank you. well, mental health experts say you don't have to be directly involved in a mass shooting to be emotionally impacted. at last night's city hall a community vigil for the vta victims, several people encouraged people to seek out emotional support and ask for help if they need it. san jose state adjunct professor of psychology says violence can impact every member of the south bay community and beyond. >> the biggest piece here that

is our sense of personal safety and community safety have been altered by this tragedy. >> santa clara county mental health workers in the meantime say they are now hearing from people who survived or responded to the gilroy garlic festival shooting. for them wednesday's rampage suddenly triggering some difficult emotions. >> if you would like to help the victims' families, you can donate to a fund being set up by the south bay labor council. if you'd like to know more about the nine men lost, their lives taken too soon, we've posted about them on our website. our team will continue to update this gallery. just go to nbcbayarea.com. right now, mike, we still want to talk about the vta light rail service that. has still been impacted by all of what happened on wednesday. >> absolutely. now it's just a technicality compared to the concern that we have for the people who are survivors of this tragedy over there at vta.

we'll look at the impact as we look at the grid. we're talking about light rail service. that's still cancelled, but vta continues to provide service using buses to bridge that gap. call that number if you have any questions. the rest of the bay, south bay included, move very smoothly except for the tri-valley. this is the concern, kari. we have a car fire in the dry hills here just heading towards livermore, eastbound 84 is closed at little valley road. that will mean folks are backing up heading out of livermore and pleasanton getting over toward 680 as well. your alternate would be sunol boulevard or the dublin interchange. we're tracking that and again the car fire in those dry hills, kari. >> i hope they can put that out soon, mike. that's really going to be a concern as we head into the holiday weekend as well as a lot of people hitting the road. you just want to be careful out there. if you're going to sfo, here's a view this morning of some patchy fog and we're going to see our

temperatures across the state heading into the mid-70s for l.a. in san diego we're going to reach 68 degrees. 102 in palm springs. lake tahoe mid to upper 70s and mt. shasta in the low to mid-80s. if you're traveling beyond that spot, just a big heads up that parts of the midwest and east coast are expecting very cool temperatures and some off-and-on showers. but as of right now no flight delays. across the country everything looks to be on track, especially here across the region. so the flights are looking good at this point. if you will be maybe driving or flying to l.a., expect temperatures in the low 70s for today and tomorrow. really nice holiday weekend ahead. and if you're going farther to the north, maybe enjoying some more outdoor time, expect temperatures to heat up. shasta trinity national forest reaching 103 on sunday. we'll talk about the high heat and fire danger in the bay area coming up in a few minutes,

laura and marcus. >> all right, sounds good. we'll check back with you, kari. new stanford research shows just how long some covid patients continue to suffer from ongoing symptoms. sometimes they're referred to as long haulers, meaning people still experiencing covid symptoms months after getting sick. researchers found more than 70% of hospitalized covid patients reported lingering symptoms. they include depression, shortness of breath, fatigue, brain fog, and the continued loss of taste and smell. most of the patients studied initially had moderate to severe covid cases. >> i know i'm not alone in this one. do you finding yourself slipping more often when it comes to following the covid safety measures? maybe forgetting your mask in the car or the house? if so, you're not alone. fewer than half of americans have maintained proper social distancing over the past week. mask wearing outdoors is down 13 percentage points over the past two weeks and now at they do no trust complete strangers to be

honest about their vaccination status. so much fallout from the vta rail yard mass shooting. even questions about how soon the facility may reopen. we'll have an update on that part of the story for you next. plus a divide growing in congress over president biden's massive infrastructure plan. the gop has its own solution. we'll tell you about their counteroffer. >> reporter: and i'm cierra johnson at sfo. coming up we'll break down just how many folks plan to travel this memorial day weekend. and we are focusing on a san francisco based civil rights lawyer as part of our asian-american pacific islander heritage month coverage. he was instrumental korematsu's

conviction vacated. this is after he refused to enter into a japanese internment camp in world war ii. for his work in 2003, he was awarred the thurgood marshall award from the american bar association. he's also a member of the california attorney general's asian-pacific advisory council. we salute you.

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good friday morning. it is 5:44. let's head outside in wanut creek as we get ready for the sun to rise and temperatures starting out in the mid-50s right now. we'll see a few clouds here and there, but overall a really nice day. we're keeping those temperatures on the cool side. a weekend head-up is headed our way. we'll talk about that and our fire danger in a few minutes. >> talk about fire, kari, we have a car fire. this is cutting off folks who usually avoid the dublin interchange. we're talking about highway 84. you'll have to use the dublin interchange. you can map that by joining waze. they may be reopening 84 eastbound in just a couple of minutes but look at the slowing getting out of livermore and over towards sunol. we'll track the changes here and the changes you'll have to make. >> thank you for sticking with us this morning. here's the latest rail yard mas shooting. a source now telling nbc bay area that the gunman was set to

have a disciplinary hearing the day he opened fire killing nine co-workers before taking his own life. authorities so far not speculating about a motive. the rail yard has been closed with the light rail service suspended ever since wednesday morning's rampage. there's still no timetable of when that's to reopen. hundreds of people gathered for a vigil last night at san jose city hall. this is to remember the friends and loved ones they lost. the u.s. senate still in a holding pattern on a planned procedural vote for a possible 9/11-style commission to investigate the capitol siege. if and when a vote does happen, the yes votes are not expected to be there. gop senators may also deploy a filibuster. yesterday the mother of a d.c. police officer who died one day after the siege came to ask lawmakers to support it. gladys sicknick says she wants answers and can no longer remain silent. >> this is why i'm here today. usually i'm staying in the

background and i just couldn't stay quiet anymore. >> her son's cause of death was later determined to be natural causes. brian sicknick suffered two strokes after fighting the insurrectionists for several hours. leaders on both sides of the aisle meantime are admitting to the broad divide when it comes to president biden's $1.7 trillion infrastructure plan. senate republicans yesterday submitted their own pared down counteroffer. it comes in at under $1 trillion. it also loses some of the president's key elements, including spending to fight climate change. the gop measure is focused on core infrastructure, including bridges, roads, transit systems and water storage. 5:47. a big holiday weekend is officially upon us. many californians have travel plans with it being the first holiday since the vaccine rollout. here's a live look at sfo and the bay bridge this morning. you can expect both of those spots to be very busy today.

sierra -- cierra johnson is live with what travelers should anticipate. >> reporter: good morning and happy friday. we are officially approaching that long memorial day weekend. things here at sfo are relatively quiet. those crowds are coming in spurts. right now there's only a few airlines that have flights leaving. but this situation can change in just a matter of hours. that's because all three major airports here in the bay area are expecting some big crowds. let's start with what the folks here at sfo are expecting to see this long holiday weekend. officials say right now they're still 50% below pre-pandemic passenger levels but are expecting an uptick in travel. just last week this airport saw a high of 31,000 passengers in just one day and they're saying they could see as many as 38,000 passengers on a peak day coming soon. today is also expected to be the busiest day of holiday travel.

this weekend at oakland airport with more than 30,000 passengers expected to pass through and more than 130,000 for the entire long weekend. those with destinations that require proof of a negative covid test, airport officials say that free testing is available there on site at the oakland airport. heading down south, san jose is much of the same story. an increase in the number of travelers for this holiday weekend. it's the unofficial start of summer and it's expected to bring more than 58,000 passengers through this airport compared to just 8,700 this time last year. and in addition to more travelers, airports like oakland are continuing to reopen some of those closed shops andyour favor airport is opening. we did have a chance to speak with some folks right before i was live this morning. they said they're excited about traveling, but they said they still want to remain vigilant. we are still in the middle of a pandemic.

a couple i spoke with from santa barbara say they will continue to wear their masks throughout the airport and on the flight and they'll practice that hand washing. you'll hear more from them later this morning. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> wear your mask, wash your hands. a lot of people say vaxxed up, wheels up. they're ready to fly. if you're not going to fly but drive instead, more details for you to get ready to fuel up before you hit the road. according to the latest aaa numbers one gallon of regular unleaded is averaging $4.33. this is in san francisco. that's up 23 cents over one month ago. in san jose and oakland you're averaging about seven or eight cents less per gallon. police are beefing up patrols for memorial day weekend. oakland police will be looking for drivers suspected of d of a or drugs. if you're caught driving compared and charged with a first-time dui, you could face

over $13,000 in fines as well as a suspended license. >> an important reminders from cal fire ahead of the three-day weekend. conditions across the state will lead to higher fire danger. they're tweeting, reminding everyone to be extra cautious enjoying the outdoors. something to keep in mind as you make plans to do a memorial day barbecue. you know what, if you're doing that, hopefully the forecast lines up with all of that fun outside. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that and what we can expect. hopefully the forecast is participating. >> yes, but it's going to be hot and we've been talking about the fire danger. that was the big story coming out of yesterday's update of the drought monitor, that the drought is expanding. no sprinklers -- or sparklers, no fireworks. don't even do the charcoal. you have to make sure that you dispose of them properly if you are going to be grilling this weekend because it just takes a small spark to cause a fire to

spread very quickly. we've had extremely dry vegetation and now we're going to be dealing with some heat. so look at these areas shaded in red. that's under an excessive heat watch. it includes solano county over towards the sacramento and san joaquin valleys. we're also going to see in those spots temperatures reaching 105 to 108. yes, it's going to be unbearably hot in a lot of those areas. here in the bay area we're also going to be heating up. so here's what's going on. high pressure building. it's changing our wind direction and also compressing that air, making it warm up as it comes down toward the ground and we are also going to see at times some gusty winds. we could also see some showers developing over the sierra and that's going to kick up some high winds moving through the valley and into the bay area. we do have a couple of more days of the mild temperatures and ocean breeze that's bringing in higher humidity, that westerly wind and our temperatures today staying in the low 60s.

as we go into the next couple of days, you can see the temperatures that will be heating up. so i wanted to show you a spot like concord. very nice for today and tomorrow, but then on sunday we reach into the low 90s and then some mid-90s on memorial day. thankfully that hot weather doesn't last that long. we'll go back to more seasonal weather for the middle of next week. here's what to expect once again. some low 80s today and then 90 degrees on sunday reaching 97 degrees on memorial day for many spots inland. and then we'll see some sunshine and also some of the cooler temperatures moving in by next wednesday and thursday. san francisco will also warm up just a little bit, though. still staying comfortable with highs in the low 60s today but then we'll see some low to mid-70s for the start of next week. so really watching that fire danger, mike. what are you watching right now for the morning commute? >> kari, we had that car fire over there in sunol just off of 680 for highway 84 in the dry

area with the brush there. fortunately it cleared. no injuries and no spreading from what i understand. and in fact the slowing has cleared up very quickly. so a little slow as you cut down from 680 -- or from 580 over to 680, cutting that corner of the dublin interchange but that will recover quickly. a little slowing over here on the nimitz heading down through union city and that's pretty typical all week over there. no other problems throughout the area, a very smooth drive as we look at the south bay and peninsula. no slowing through concord or bay point just yet. antioch a smooth drive. friday sees a lighter commute of course. as we look outside, we see live shots of the golden gate bridge. the drive is a smooth drive but there's low clouds hovering around. no problem for visibility. that's a great shot here. we'll get more traffic because it is a holiday weekend so folks will visit spots like the golden gate bridge and also west 92, like the taillights here heading over towards the coast. 92 goes through the hills over toward half moon bay. back over to you.

>> thanks, mike. well, some new help at hand for people in san francisco struggling to make it in the bay. applications open today for millions of dollars in rent relief. the city is providing $90 million for new emergency rental assistance program. it can provide up to six months of rental assistance, including three months of future rent. and the city's most vulnerable tenants will get priority, including those who have been homeless before or families with extremely low income. hey a's fans, did you harry the coliseum opens at full capacity just about a month from now. the first fully reopen game takes place june 29th. mark that on your calendars. the a's have opened a four-game series against the angels at the coliseum. there's a little controversy behind this one. did you hear? last night the angels star ohtani was supposed to pitch but the team bus got caught up in bay bridge traffic of all things. so he and the other players, they had to jump on b.a.r.t.

the team says b.a.r.t. was delayed. but b.a.r.t. is angels never really showed up. the a's chris bassett pitched a 5-0 shutout. the giants are also taking on their so cal rivals at dodgers stadium. things looked pretty good when donovan solano hit a two-run home run. love that smack of the bat. the lead didn't last too long. the giants fell to the dodgers 4-3. good thing there's a lot more games. >> absolutely. i love b.a.r.t.'s response. hey, don't blame me. happening now for you, russian hackers launching another major cyberattack. microsoft says that that group hacked a u.s. aid agency's email systems. they sent phishing emails designed to trick people to handing over sensitive information or downloading

harmful software. this was to 3,000 accounts. this just weeks after another russian group hacked an east coast pipeline causing that gas shortage. there's a lot more ahead on "today in the bay" at 6:00 including this outpouring of love and support that we've been seeing throughout the bay area for the lives cut short in the vta rail yard mass shooting. coming up, the powerful memorial that's really uniting this community. plus grieving families feeling the pain over losing their loved ones. how you can help them. we'll talk about it when we come back. you're watching "today in the bay."

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♪ amazing grace ♪ >> my friend lost his life because of a gun because of a person's mental health. >> right now at 6:00, heartbreak and grief in the face of unforgettable terror. overnight an emotional community gathering as family and friends of the nine san jose rail yard shooting victims came together to reflect on the lives lost. >> families of the victims trying to embrace their new reality, never seeing their loved ones again. ahead new stories we're learning about the men who died and why they will not be forgotten.