good morning. it is saturday, may 29th. 7:00 on the dot, as we take a live look outside at sfo. clouds and fog, barely any visibility ahead of this final weekend of may and the unofficial start to summer. happy memorial day weekend. thank you so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. we were expecting vianey to be back in studio this weekend, but instead, we have a different treat. meteorologist rob mayeda joins us with a look at your microclimate forecast. hey, rob. >> happy to be filling in. speaking of this weekend, it's a common theme in all the camera views around the bay area.

a lot of low clouds, misty skies, seeing a little bit of that in tiburon right now at 53 degrees. there's more of that mist and low clouds around san francisco. 50 and low clouds into san jose, 55 degrees. final stop takes us to the tri-valley, where you can see the low clouds have moved inland even towards livermore. a good, strong sea breeze out there this morning and during the day will keep our temperatures in the low-60s, san francisco. mid-60s oakland. mid-70s today in san jose. but watch where temperatures are headed. memorial day, monday, 90s to 100-degree temperatures become possible. we'll take a closer look at the heat just around the corner this holiday weekend coming up in just a few minutes. >> wow! i cannot believe those temperatures. all right, rob, see you in about 15 minutes. thanks so much. >> a devastating week continues here in the bay area, as more stories of heroism and braver remerging about the victims of wednesday's shooting massacre at the vta rail yard. including this story about one of the victims, paul megia.

at a vigil for him last night, we heard from his wife, his mother, his children, and one of his coworkers who said paul megia saved her life on wednesday. "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd takes us to a vigil in the town of mountainhouse just outside of tracy. >> reporter: paul megia lived in this mountainhouse community. family and friends gathered to honor him. one of his coworkers came and she told a gut-wrench historic of how he saved her life. >> he just got there and he opened my door, told me to go in, lock the door, please don't let anybody in. >> reporter: cecelia crowder came to paul megia's memorial to tell his family and friends why he was a hero. >> it was no more than three or four minutes when i heard gunshots coming in, while at us. and i'm really sorry.

>> reporter: about 100 people standing in front of mountainhouse's city hall to pay tribute to paul. the gathering was personal, because it took place in his hometown. his wife, nicole, talked about how he loved his children. >> we had an inside joke that we were the weekend warriors. i promise you, paul, the kids and i will live on through your legacy for the love of the outdoors. we love you so much. >> reporter: his mother and children talked about the man they will miss. >> i'm going to miss my son. he's my only son. i don't know, i -- i don't know if i can handle it, for the rest of my life. >> i miss him very much. i'm sad, my eporter: this celebf life was more megia, but it was also for all of the victims.

>> my family's lives have changed forever. >> another person dealing with the loss is alex frisch's wife, tara. she shared with us what she went through when she knew he wasn't going to survive the shooting. >> i'm sad. i love you. i don't want you to go, but i know you have to. it's okay. we'll be okay. and his heart stopped. >> lawrence lane is also being remembered by his wife of more than 20 years tonight. she says he was a loving father and grandfather who will not be able to celebrate his 64th birthday on saturday. vicky lane says she knows what it's like getting news you don't want to hear. >> just not knowing if he was safe or if he was dead was just the hardest -- the hardest weight you could ever possibly imagine. i feel for all the families along with me. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news.

>> 40-year-old michael rudametkin was a friend of raul parales. he worked with the vta since 2013 and was a graduate of the apprenticeship program. 63-year-old abdolvahas been alaghmandan worked as a substation maintainer. 35-year-old jose hernandez iii worked for the vta since 2012. his father tells us jose had many friends and was always quick to lend a hand to those in need. and the youngest victim, 29-year-old adrian balleza. his friends and family held a smaller get-together in front of his alma mater, san jose's your bah buena high school. 34-year-old timothy romo was a mentor at the college and worked more than 20 years ago. and 26-year-old ep singh

warned several people gunned down. memorial is growing outside of city hall. it has become a powerful tribute to all nine men. flowers, candles, and pictures you can see here. hundreds of people gathered for a vigil and dozens and dozens of others have come to pay their respects. among the visitors we found yesterday, a vta coworker named thai. he shared with us stories about each of those nine men. here's just one. >> lars, that man showed up and took care of business. that guy was the backbone of the vta. you're looking at the cream of the crop right here. >> he spent about 20 minutes tending to the memorial, fixing the flowers, photographs, telling us they would have done the same. investigators are still trying to piece together clues about the gunman and find evidence

from two crime scenes. the vta rail yard and his home. investigators spent three days at the suspect's home and "today in the bay's" jean elle shows us the evidence they uncovered. >> the shooter's home boarded up with piles of debris in the front yard and fire damage on the house. the fire investigators say he started before he left for the vta rail yard wednesday morning. >> a pot was placed on the stove in the kitchen of the residence. investigators have determined that there was ammunition in that pot as well as accelerants around the pot. so currently, we believe that that pot overheated, causing that ammunition to discharge. >> reporter: inside the home, investigators found multiple cans of gasoline, suspected molotov cocktails, more than 20,000 rounds of various ammunition, and 12 firearms. search crews believe were deliberately placed around the home. >> to access them in a time of emergency, if he was to be contacted by someone else or law enforcement, he would have access to those weapons at

various areas of the house. >> i never saw him once in my life. >> reporter: neighbor john sayjack says the shooter took care of himself. >> when he came back, the dog liked her better than him and he got extremely angry about it all and wouldn't talk to her anymore. >> reporter: while the home was burning, investigators say the shooter was carrying out his assault at the vta rail yard, killing nine coworkers. a survivor says he believes that people were targeted. >> he killed them all. he -- who he wanted, he made sure they were dead. >> reporter: at the rail yard, investigators found three semiautomatic handguns and 32 magazines. the search for a motive continues, but vta says the shooter was a highly disgruntled employee for many years. his father spoke to the "san jose mercury news," saying his son was bipolar, but the violence was unexpected. he apologized to the victim's families, telling the newspaper, i don't think anything i could

say could ease their grief. i'm really, really very sorry about that. >> that was jean elle reporting for us this morning. and this morning, the union, atu local 265 as well as leaders within the vta are disputing what we reported thursday night, that the gunman faced a preliminary disciplinary hearing known as a skelly hearing, the day of that shooting. union president john courtney released a statement saying, quote, i wish to make this crystal clear. that the atu local 265 officials who were at the site of this unfathomable tragedy were not, repeat, not there to attend any disciplinary nor skelly-rights hearings or to respond to any job scythe or racial-oriented complaints. courtney went on to say that he was at the vta building wednesday to check on working conditions of the site. >> if you would like to help th south bay labor council. the money will go exclusively to the victims' families. you can learn more about the

nine men lost on our website. we've also posted other ways to donate to their individual families and we have the latest updates on the investigation. go to nbcbayarea.com/vtayardshooting. in other news now, firefighters are on alert this memorial day weekend. this is a live look across our bay area cameras. you can see sunshine and fog. and as meteorologist rob mayeda told us, temperatures are about to heat up. fire crews are worried about the heat, the wind, the bone-dry conditions. they're asking everyone to be extra careful if barbecuing this weekend. >> not to leave your barbecue unattended. let's just say if you have strong winds, winds could come through, tip your barbecue pit over. >> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a major development in the scott peterson case. the reason the district attorney's office now says the death penalty is off the table.

welcome back at 7:12 on your saturday morning. a live look outside over san jose. cloudy skies. it doesn't look like it's going to be a very warm memorial day weekend. the unofficial start to summer, but meteorologist rob mayeda will detail a warm-up as we head into monday. he'll be along in about five minutes. prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty for convicted killer scott peterson. the stanislaus county district attorney's office said it would drop efforts to restore the death penalty, which was thrown out last year by the state supreme court. the california justices ruled the death sentence couldn't stand because potential jurors were excluded after saying they disagreed with the death penalty. peterson, you may recall, was convicted of murdering his wife and their unborn son in 2005. a live look now at the nation's capitol where this morning the vote is official. senate republicans blocked

efforts to an independent commission to investigate the attack on the capitol. in the senate, only 45 republicans voted "yes." six republicans voted with democrats. but the gop used their filibuster powers. republicans argue there already are enough investigations into the capitol insurrection. democrats say it's pure politics. senator chuck schumer says he still reserves the right to bring it up for a vote again in the future. and we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, saying good-bye to booze while you fly. the reason southwest is changing its plan to bring alcohol back onboard. and we're waking up to lots of low clouds, drizzle in a few spots, but the ocean air-conditioning we have around the bay area today is about to go away. we talk about a heat advisory for the holiday weekend when we come right back. all right. we'll see you then, rob. it is time now for our "clear the shelters" segment featuring our friends from pets in need. we want to re-introduce

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southwest airlines is changing its tune and will wait before serving alcohol again on its flights. the airline was planning to resume selling alcohol next month on hawaiian flights and in july on other flights. but the airline announced it will not bring back the service because of several recent passenger disruptions. just this week, you may have heard a passenger punched a flight attendant in the face on a flight from sacramento to san diego. that flight attendant lost two teeth. that passenger was arrested. ready to reopen and get kids back in the classroom. bay area health leaders say they support the state's decision to reopen all schools for full-time in-person instruction this fall. they say the science is now clear. the risk of children spreading the disease is very low, even with reduced spacing between desks. they also say following case rates risk the reduce even more.

in the north bay, health leaders say just over 30% of 12 to 15-year-olds in sonoma county have received their first covid vaccine. according to the press democrat, the state set the goal to try to get 70% of students in california vaccinated in order for schools to fully reopen in the fall. the superintendent of sonoma county schools says students will return to in-person learning, but if covid surges once again, restrictions will go back into place. right now, about 87% of the county's school staff are fully vaccinated. happening today, parts of the big basin in redwood state park will reopen just in time for the memorial day. guests can now visit the rancho delos nature and history center. the rest of the park will remain closed. you may remember, big basin burned last year. the fire scorched more than 90% of the park and destroyed about 100 structures. the state park is opening at

10:00 a.m. covid-19 guidelines will be in place. perfect time to check in with meteorologist rob mayeda and a look at our memorial day weekend microclimate forecast. hey, there, rob. >> this morning, a lot of low clouds, cool temperatures. it's hard to think that we'll be seeing temperatures close to records by monday. but right now, got a lot of fog, which is helping out the coast in terms of fire danger, including big basin park, at least for today. but watch these humidity numbers, as we fast forward to tomorrow. you can see how things start to dry out. the heat will start to pick up a little bit by sunday, then kick in big-time by monday. are right now in san jose, lots of low clouds, 55 degrees, southeast wind at 7 miles per hour. a cool afternoon today. we'll see temperatures in the low 60s, over towards livermore. low clouds inland, all the way up to the altamont pass. 54 degrees currently there. and you look closely here, the trees moving around pretty good. walnut creek at 53 degrees and a south wind at 13 miles per hour. so for now, the ocean air-conditioning is winning the battle. obviously, with the low clouds

inland towards livermore and walnut creek, that will ensure that today's temperatures stay pretty comfortable, along with drizzle at times along the coast. a mild start to the weekend, you get the sunshine inland during the day, not much sunshine for areas away from santa cruz today. but as we head towards sunday and monday, even the coast will begin to see those temperatures climb on up. 74 in the forecast today for san jose. 62, san francisco. warmest spot, santa rosa, mid-80s. fairfield also into the 80s. 81 in concord and 78 in livermore. let's fast forward now to your high temperatures sunday. 90s inland for the tri-valley. 70s and 80s bayside. check out these temperatures for memorial day, monday. and just like that, 90s to 100-degree temperatures inland. 80 in downtown san francisco. and oakland could get close to 90 degrees. with these temperatures in place memorial day monday, there's your heat advisory for the north bay valleys, the east bay valleys, and i think you may see that extended around the rest of the bay area. we'll have updates on this

coming up on the evening news. but needless to say, a taste of summer kicking in as we head into monday and tuesday. seven-day forecast shows these are san francisco temperatures. low 70s possible tomorrow. 80s on monday. another day of 70s on tuesday. but the good thing about this particular heat spell, it doesn't look like it's going to last too long. monday and tuesday, the hottest of the days, even for inland areas. we'll probably break records on memorial day, monday. cooling just slightly tuesday, and the second half of the week, we begin to see those temperatures drop into the low 80s. 60s and 70s today, some 90s tomorrow, upper 90s to near 100 degrees in time for memorial day. >> oh, my gosh. thanks for the warning, rob. we want to let you know that nbc bay area is switching things upo give you more you want. and "nightly news with lester holt" is moving to a new time. it all starts june 7th. the 5:00 p.m. news monday through friday will stay in the same spot right after "ellen,"

and that will be followed by two half-hour nbc bay area newscasts at 5:30 and at 6:00. "nightly news with lester holt" will now begin at 6:30. he's usually on at 5:30. and then we hope you stick with us and join us for a brand-new program at 7:00. nbc bay area news tonight. it will be followed by "access hollywood" at 7:30. all of this stars on june 7th, just a little more than a week away. and we have much more news ahead for you on "today in the bay." we hope you stick with us.

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the past few days have been excruciating for so many people after yet another shooting in america. wednesday's shooting rampage at the vta has left us heartbroken, furious, and frustrated that we once again asking ourselves why. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas shares his thoughts. >> as journalists, it is our job to use our words to explain the

events shaping our world. but for an event like this, those words fail. not because describing what happened in san jose as horrific, devastating, and tragic isn't accurate. it's that we have no words to describe why it happens. there may be details about workplace strife or personal turmoil that emerge in this case. and those may explain the anger the shooter lived with. but why did he, why have so many others in this country before him felt their anger justified taking other people's lives? that is the "why" for which we have no records. of course, there will be much debate in the coming days about issues of mental health and access to firearms. dealing with one or both may, indeed, stop some future mass shootings, but we must also face whatever is going on in our culture that convinces a

depressingly consistent stream of people that mass murder is not only an option, it's one worth carrying out. it's a difficult committee that we all, not just journalists, need to find the words to answer. there are now nine more families who deserve them. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> and we do have much more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, the shocking new evidence investigators found inside the vta gunman's home. plus, one widow of one of the nine shooting victims tells us about his last moments in the hospital. the heartbreaking thing she told him just before he took his last breath.

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expect for this memorial day weekend, the unofficial start to summer has some heat at the end of it. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana will be back in studio, we expect her next week, but this week, a treat of a different kind. meteorologist rob mayeda joins us with a peak at your microclimate forecast and it's nice to see you in studio as opposed to at home with your twins running around in the background. >> that's true. they're waking up right now. >> wondering where you are. >> that's true. good to see you, kira. this morning, comfortable temperatures, low clouds out through the tri-valley, 54 degrees. similar view in san jose, low clouds, and san francisco, low clouds there, too, as you have misty skies and drills out near the coast. a pretty good sea breeze this morning as noticed by the wind speeds in walnut creek and fairfield and concord. that means the ocean air-conditioning will be around for at least one more day. 74 in san jose. 62 in san francisco.

80s inland for the tri-valley and out towards concord. look at the heat advisory setting up for memorial day monday, 90s to 100 degree temperatures inland. a closer look at the heat coming our way in about ten minutes. >> thanks so much, rob. a traumatic week continues here in the bay area and the beginnings of healing are just emerging. more stories of heroism and braver about the victims of wednesday's shooting massacre at the vta rail yard, including this story, about one of the victims, paul megia. at a vigil for him last night, we heard from his widow, his mother, his children and one of his coworkers who said he saved her life on wednesday. "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd takes us to his vigil in mountainhouse just outside of tracy. >> paul megia lives in this mountainhouse community. family and friends gathered to honor him. one of his coworkers came and

she told a gut-wrench historic after how he saved her life. >> he got there and he opened my door, told me to go in, lock the door, please don't let anybody in. >> cecelia crowder came to paul megia's memorial to tell his family and friends why he is a hero. >> it was no more than three or four minutes, we heard all the gunshots coming in, while the shooter came into our office, shooting it up and i'm really sorry. >> reporter: about 100 people standing in front of mountainhouse's city hall to pay tribute to paul. the gathering was personal, because it took place in his hometown. his wife, nicole, talked about how he loved his children. >> we had our inside joke that we were the weekend warriors. i promise you, paul, the kids and i will live on through your legacy for the love of the

outdoors. we love you so much. >> reporter: his mother and children talked about the man they will miss. >> i'm going to miss my son. he's my only son. i don't know -- i don't know if i can handle it for the rest of my life. >> i miss him very much and i'm sad he won't make it for my brother's graduation and my birthday. >> this celebration of life was for megia, but it was also for all of the victims. >> nine families lives have changed forever. >> reporter: another person dealing with the loss is alex fritch's wife, terra. she shared with us what she went through when she knew he wasn't going to survive the shooting. >> i just said, i love you, i don't want you to go, but i know you have to. and it's okay. we'll be okay.

and his heart stopped. >> reporter: lars lane is also being remembered by his wife of more than 20 years tonight. she says he was a loving father and grandfather who will not be able to celebrate his 64th birthday on saturday. vicky lane says she knows what it's like getting news you don't want to hear. >> just not knowing if he was safe or if he was dead was just the hardest -- the hardest wait you could ever possibly imagine. i feel for all the families along with me. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. and at 7:34 this morning, we have a live look for you at the memorial outside of san jose city hall. you can see people starting their mornings there, paying their respects. flowers, candles, pictures for all nine victims. hundreds of people gathered here for a vigil for the victims thursday night. and as you can see, the visitors just keep coming to pay their respects. among the visitors we found here friday, a vta coworker.

he could tell us only his name was ty and he shared with us stories about all of the nine victims. here is one about 63-year-old lars lane who as cheryl told us, would have turned 64 today. >> lars, that guy would show up and take care of business. he was the backbone of the vta. you're looking at the cream of the crop here. >> he spent about 20 minutes tending to the memorial, fixing the flowers, fixing the candles and the photos telling us those men would have done the same. and investigators are still working to piece together clues about the gunman and gather evidence from the two crime scenes. the vta rail yard and his home. they've spent the last three days doing just that. today in the bay's jean elle shows us. >> the shooter's home, boarded up with piles of debris in the front yard and fire damage on the house. a fire investigator says he started before he left for the vta rail yard wednesday morning.

>> a pot was placed on the stove in the kitchen of the residence. investigators have determined that there was ammunition in that pot, as well as accelerants around the pot. so, currently, we believe that that pot overheated, causing that ammunition to discharge. >> inside the home, investigators found multiple cans of gasoline, suspected molotov cocktails, more than 20,000 rounds of various ammunition, and 12 firearms search crews believe were deliberate placed around the home. >> to access them in a time of emergency. if he was to be contacted by someone else or law enforcement, he would have access to those weapons at various areas of the house. >> i never saw him once in my life. >> reporter: neighbor john sayjack says the shooter kept to himself, but a former neighbor had a run-in with him after she took care of his dog. >> when he came back, the dog liked her better than him and he got extremely angry about it all and wouldn't talk to her anymore. >> reporter: wile the home was burning, investigators say the shooter was carrying out his assault at the vta rail yard,

killing nine coworkers. a survivor says he believes people were targeted. >> he killed them all. who he wanted, he made sure they were dead. >> reporter: at the rail yard, investigators found three semi-automatic handguns and 32 magazines. the search for a motive continues, but vta says the shooter was a highly disgruntled employee for many years. his father spoke to the "san jose mercury news," saying his son was bipolar, but the violence was unexpected. he apologized to the victims' families, telling the newspaper, i don't think anything i could say could ease their grief. i'm really, really very sorry about that. >> that was jean elle reporting for us. and as the investigation continues, vta light rail service is still suspended. vta buses do continue to keep running throughout the south bay. many drivers, somehow working through their grief. several bus drivers and vta employees here you see here stop

at that memorial outside of san jose city hall for their colleagues. bus bridges aren't doing a great job filling the gaps and other bay area agencies like samtrans are helping with vta service routes. if you would like to help the victims, you can donate to their families in a fund that's been set up by the south bay labor council. the money will go exclusively to those victims' families. you can learn more about those nine men lost on our website. and we have those ways to donate to their families. also, the very latest on the investigation. that's all at nbcbayarea.com/vta yard shooting. in other news now, a developing story out of san francisco's chinatown. a police officer was assaulted and injured and her suspect -- the suspected attacker is under arrest. a witness captured the arrest just before 7:00 last night and posted this video on twitter. it happened at the intersection of kearny and commercial near

portsmouth square in chinatown. police say the officer confronted a man after he was making threats at people. and that's when he attacked her. the officer. she was transported to the hospital. we're told her injuries are not life-threatening. and firefighters remain on alert this memorial day weekend pap live look outside as the sun is shining through the haze. temperatures are about to heat up for this memorial day weekend. and that means fire crews are worried about the heat, the wind, and the bone-dry conditions. they're asking everyone to be careful this weekend, especially if barbecuing. >> not to leave your barbecue unattended. let's just say if you have strong winds, winds could come through, tip your barbecue pit over. still to come on "today in the bay," is orange on the horizon? we'll tell you what health leaders say needs to happen for the last bay area county to move from the red to the orange.

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solano county health leaders are hoping to move to the orange tier as soon as next week. it's the very last county in the bay area still in the red tier. health leaders say if case numbers hold steady, solano could go orange as soon as wednesday. that's great news for businesses, which would finally be allowed to open at a greater capacity before the state tosses the tier system out completely on june 15th. vaccines, of course, are playing a key role in keeping numbers low. about two-thirds of people ages 16 and up have received at least one shot. but you can see on this map that vaccination rates vary from city to city. in rio vis, 58% of people have received at least one dose. but that number is about 20% their efforts, those, especially in those hard-to-reach communities by offering rides to vaccination sites and by partnering with school districts to vaccinate eligible students.

they're also sending teams to people who are homeless or homebound. just shy of 7:43, we have much more ahead on "today in the bay". the unofficial start to summer is beginning this weekend. we'll tell you about the massive travel surge that could impact your memorial day. and the unofficial start to summer right now, feeling pretty mild in livermore, low clouds and 54 degrees. but the end of the holiday weekend has hundred-degree temperatures at parts of the bay area. a closer look when we come back.

and at 7:45, off to a comfortably cool start around the bay area. low clouds to wake up to in san jose. 55 degrees and plenty of low clouds around the golden gate bridge, also in the 50s right now. good supply of that marine air inland across the north bay. tiburon, 53, and into walnut creek, a few breaks in those low clouds now. but notice the wind speed out of the south at 13 miles per hour, 53, a good strong push of that

marine air all the way into solano county, through the altamont pass this morning, means the three-day holiday weekend starts off with some mild temperatures today. again, kind of like what we saw yesterday. lower 70s around the santa clara valley, closer to 80 as we get into san martin and morgan hill. upper 70s for livermore. 62 in san francisco and mainly 70s up towards the north bay around napa. you'll see 76 and 84 in san jose. some holiday forecasts for you, if you're moving around the state, down towards big sur, closer to 80 degrees tomorrow, but check out these temperatures from the southern sierra around yosemite, you'll see 90-degree temperatures sunday into monday, and even lake tahoe will start to see those temperatures start to climb on up. close to 80 on monday, slight chance of some afternoon showers. watch out for that. the morning will be calm, but the heating of the day, you may see a few of those isolated showers popping on up. also on the climb will be those temperatures around the bay area on sunday. the heat advisory does not take

effect until monday. that said, we'll see a chance of 90s inland tomorrow, 70s and 80s bayside for tomorrow's forecast, but look where things are headed for memorial day monday. now you're talking 80s and 90s bayside. even downtown san francisco, oakland near 90 degrees. mid-90s in san jose. upper 90s to 100-degree temperatures essentially for areas east of 680 out towards alamo, walnut creek, and concord, above 100 degrees. 100 in livermore, and 80s in the forecast in santa cruz. keep in mind, the heat advisory for now if you have your favorite weather app is telling you the north and east bay valleys. but odds are, you may find that heat advisory extended for the rest of the bay area. we'll be watching as we get closer to monday's forecast. could be breaking records for memorial day, monday. but it does appear to be mostly a two-day heat event as we head into monday and tuesday. san francisco, those temperatures are really quite hot for downtown on monday. cooling into the 70s by tuesday

and the valley temperatures starting to drop off, noticeably by wednesday and thursday. so we do this 20 to 30-degree jump in temperatures for the end of the holiday weekend and back into the 80s as you head towards the middle part of the week. as you can see here, big shift in those temperatures, close to 100 degrees in some spots by the end of the holiday weekend, just like that. >> wow, just like that. by the way, my favorite weather app is the nbc bay area app, of course. thanks, friend. we'll see you again soon. it's 7:48. still ahead on "today in the bay," gas prices are at an all-time high as thousands of americans hit the road for the busiest holiday weekend in more than a year.

welcome back at 7:51. a live look at cloudy skies over sfo this morning, where the memorial day weekend travel rush began yesterday. half of all american adults are now fully vaccinated. so americans are headed out for this biggest travel holiday in the last year. nbc's tom costello shows us this despite the new surge in gas prices. >> america's long-awaited escape is finally underway. from clogged roadways to packed beaches and cool mountain getaways. with half the population receiving one dose, nearly 40 million americans are expected to travel this holiday weekend. >> we're just looking forward to a little bit of normalcy again. >> it was a long time coming and it is about time. and it's a perfect time of year to start anew.

>> reporter: aaa says an estimated 34 million are on the road alone, even with the national average at the pump of more than a dollar from a year ago when the economy tanked. airports are now breaking post-pandemic passenger records. nearly 2 million pass through tsa checkpoints on thursday alone. nbc's blayne alexander is at the nation's busiest airport. >> reporter: here in atlanta, airport officials expect to see 1.5 million people travel through this holiday weekend. that's the busiest it's been since december of 2019. >> reporter: and at the nation's premiere weekend auto race, spectators will be back in the stands. nbc's tom llamas is in indianapolis. >> reporter: here at the indy 500, they're expecting more than 130,000 fans on race day, which is sunday. it's going to be the largest sporting event anywhere on the planet since the onset of the pandemic. organizers feel they can keep the event safe, but they want to make sure fans follow the rules. >> reporter: but with most international travel still offlimits, the summer's hottest ticket may be the great outdoors. the national parks already

seeing record-breaking numbers. >> we know that many of the most popular national parks, both campgrounds and lodging in and around parks are fully booked, nearly fully booked through labor day weekend. >> reporter: at colorado's cherry creek state park, campers and rvs have been showing up all day. >> it's going to be a brand-new role, i think. i think it's a new start and might as well just get out and have fun. >> it feels good to get out and feel regular again. >> reporter: tonight, from coast-to-coast, the great american relapse is underway. >> that was tom costello reporting for us. according to the latest aaa numbers, one gallon of regular unleaded is now $4.33 in san francisco. that's up 32 cents from just a month ago. in san jose and oakland, the average is about 7 or 8 cents less per gallon. that's still not that much less. wow. at 7:53, up next, a quick look at the top stories we're covering, including the heroic actions by one of the shooting

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and free premium delivery when you add a base. ends monday welcome back. before we get to our top stories, here's what you can expect tomorrow on "sunday today" with willie geist. good morning, willie. >> hello, kira. good to see you on this memorial day weekend. tomorrow morning on "sunday today," i get together with comedy superstar kevin hart to talk about his very busy last year, including a new baby, a stand-up special, and his turn to the dramatic in a new netflix movie called "fatherhood." >> i love being a black father on screen in a positive light. to have some type of positivity behind it and be a part of kind of changing the stereotype. >> kevin also talks about working with one of the film's producers, a hollywood new com named barack obama. kevin hart, plus the latest news and another life well lived tomorrow on "sunday today."

we'll see you then. >> all right. thanks, willie. here's a quick look at the stories we're following, including people within the vta family sharing their stories of love, loss, and braver as they honor the nine men killed in this wednesday's mass shooting at the san jose vta rail yard. last night, paul megia's family held a memorial in his hometown of mountainhouse. hundreds of people gathered, including that woman, cecelia crowder. a coworker who told this gut-wrench historic about how paul saved her life before ultimately losing his. >> we heard the gunshots coming in, while the shooter came into our office, shooting it up. and i'm really sorry. >> last night's memorial also honored paul's colleagues, the other eight men killed in the

massacre. you can learn more about the nine men lost on our website. we've also posted ways to donate to their families. go to nbcbayarea.com/vtayardshooting. before we go, one quick last look at the weather with rob on this memorial day weekend. hey, rob. >> hey, there. mild temperatures at least for your saturday plans around the bay area. mostly 60s and 70s inland, but tomorrow, we begin to see the temperatures on the rise out towards the tri-valley, east bay valleys, towards the 90s, and memorial day monday, clearly hot. 90s in san jose, 80s in san francisco, near 90 in oakland. temperatures warming up through memorial day, monday, and cooling towards the middle part of the week. >> a cool day today. perfect day to go out, go to city hall and honor those nine victims. we have one last look for you at that vigil outside of san jose city hall. it continues to grow every day. we will keep you posted on any

developments on more vigils, funerals as the bay area mourns together for those nine men lives lost. go to nbcbayarea.com for the very latest. we'll be back tonight with the latest news and we hope to see you here tomorrow morning.

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