right now at 5:00, family members in the entire bay area remember the nine lives lost last week, now as the healing continues, there is a push to make sure it doesn't happen again. plus a deadline looming for south bay businesses, the fines they could face if they don't get the covid status of their employees. has your boss asked? "today in the bay" continues right now. and we thank you for joining us on this monday morning, though you may not have to be up early for work. i'm kris sanchez. >> and i'm cierra johnson. marcus and laura are off this morning and before we get to anything else, we want to start to honor those brave souls who lost their lives defending our country. >> we appreciate their service

and thank you famiies for your sacrifice as well. we get to meteorologist vianey arana who is looking at a forecast that's very hot this morning. >> it is hot and quick to warm. it's 5:00 a.m. and 59 degrees in walnut creek so this gives you an idea. wind speeds are calm, overall noticing the icons, a lot of sunshine. by 9:00 a.m. we'll be in the 70s. by 11:00 a.m. bumping into the upper 80s, not as hot as we get. we expect to get triple digits hotter. san jose topping out in the 90s today. 58 degrees right now but in through the interior valleys we talk about near record heat in the triple digits for the valleys. so anywhere from 98 plus to 101, 103, maybe even hotter. i'll talk in more cierra? >> sounds good. enjoy that cooler weather while you can, as soon as the sun comes up, the temperature and that heat advisory is about to go into effect for most of

the bay area. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from dublin. bob, this is another reminder of that fire danger we face. >> you are correct, cierra. we're already in a drought of the hills behind me here in the tri-valley, which the sun comes up you'll remember they are very brown and the fuels are a level of dryness that we normally see in august, not now in may. this wildfire danger will increase as parts of the bay area as vianey were saying are expected to hit triple digits later today. the national weather service issued a heat advisory from noon until 9:00 tonight for the north bay mountains and valleys, the east bay interior valleys, diab because of the temps forecast in the high 90s to 101 degrees. there is this fire 680 yesterday afternoon firefighters knocked down before it spread into a major wildfire.

they had to be prepared because of the wildfire season over the last several years. one man lived in walnut creek the contra costa county fire protection district designated a "high fire hazard area" because of vegetation can easily explode into uncontrollable wind-swept flames. >> it's in your minds because we dealt with it heavily the last few years. thankfully it seems we're safe. as we drove into lafayette i thought is that smoke i smell? it was just a barbecue. it was on her minds. >> be aware of the vegetation in the county is dry. if you are out out in it, be cautious. >> reporter: the fire department warning us to avoid heat exhaustion or stroke especially if you're a memorial day barbecue and outside. stay cool and hydrated and be aware if you feel faint or sweat excessively. reporting live in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." we are tracking a fire in monterey county, not what we want to hear.

firefighters batting the so-called sergeant's fire which burned 250 acres. at last check it was just 10% contained. this is burning north east of bradley, which is just north of paso robles in southern monterey county. we'll keep you updated as we get more information. turning to the memorial day weekend and america is bouncing back, that was evident over the holiday weekend with beaches packed and businesses booming, travel experts say this could be the busiest travel day in more than a year. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington, d.c., with a look at how america is looking past the pandemic. >> cierra and kris, good morning. good morning, everyone. we saw oveple wanting to get out and about and doing that we could see more of it at airports today as americans head back home.

despite a washout in the northeast, beaches across america were packed this weekend. >> everybody is so excited to be out. >> reporter: myrtle beach brought in extra protection. >> i'm glad we're almost back normal. >> holding up all four, helio castroneves. >> reporter: in indianapolis the largest gathering in over a year, the indy 500 with 135,000 people and covid vaccines on site. in washington, thousands of motorcycles roared through the nation's capital, rolling thunder is back. >> feels good. >> reporter: crowds packed national parks and movie theaters as president biden reminded the country why we commemorate memorial day. >> we only have one truly sacred obligation, and that's to equip those we send into harm's way with all they need.

>> reporter: flags at arlington and other veteran cemeteries honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. >> we remember you and we want to celebrate you and we want to thank you more importantly. >> reporter: today, 5 million passengers who pass through airport security since thursday head home, officials say it could be the busiest travel day in over a year. tracie potts, nbc news. a live look in los angeles where people are among those helping to set new travel highs this year. last friday lax had nearly 80,000 people pass through airport security and a peak that adds to the may average for lax already above 60,000. it is only half the volume compared to the same period during 2019 the year before any of us heard of covid-19. here just some of the bay area events honoring military members who made the sacrifice. marin county veterans online

memorial day ceremony a wreath laying livestreamed from veterans memorial auditorium getting started at 10:00 this morning and los gatos memorial park will hold a ceremony an event that gets under way at 10:30 this morning. watch the "today" show at 7:00 this morning, right after "today in the bay" for a look at memorial day remembrances happening today in the nation's capital. now to an emotional memorial honoring the nine vta workers who police say were killed by their co-worker and took on a political tone as friends and family of the victims spoke out against rising gun violence and mass shootings. they also shared memories and well wishes for each other as they deal with the tragedy many called on elected leaders to do something about mental health and gun violence as the event was held at this park in union city. for nearly two hours, family members shared emotional memories of the nine men who police say were killed at the hands of te cousin adrian balle

about leadership. >> i will figure out to honor my brother to help out as many people as i can. >> it's not just gun violence that needs to end and be addressed at the national, local and state level. it's mental health. >> more details, vta light rail service is canceled until further notice. you need to find another way to get to work this week. the vta encourages people to use the regular vta bus services, due to higher demand, commuters are suggested to allow more time to complete trips. the vta bus system will operate on a holiday schedule for memorial day. learn more about the nine men killed in the shooting by going to our website and we posted ways to donate to their families and latest updates on the investigation, just go to

nbcbayarea.com/vtayardshootings. as the grieving continues in san jose, people in florida are also now in mourning for a different reason. two people were killed and more than 20 people were injured in an early sunday morning shooting outside a northwest miami-dade banquet hall in florida. miami-dade police believe this was a targeted attack, saying that three people got out of an suv and began shooting into a crowd. the mother of one of the victims said one of her sons was there for an album release for an up-and-coming rap artist. >> he called it frantic, telling us he had been shot and hurts. i want him to know stay with us. >> the suspects fled after the shooting. investigators are working to find them. there have been more than 230 mass shootings in the united states since the start of 2021. turning now to the pandemic, and the progress we are making, more than half of the total u.s. population has gotten at least one dose of covid-19 vaccines

according to cdc data. in california 17 million people are fully vaccinated. the state has given out more than 38 million doses. and employers across santa clara county face a deadline of tomorrow to comply with the new requirement to obtain records of the covid status of their workforce. the county issued the rule about two weeks ago, immediately raised questions about privacy and enforcement, but come tomorrow if a company does not have the records on file, it can face fines of $5,000 each day. the county stresses the mandate is not a requirement for anyone to get vaccinated and it does not require businesses to disclose the information of other people or agencies. also, workers can choose not to answer. turning back to our forecast, a live look outsidealr but we know that there is fire danger looming, now we also kno

issued for today. vianey arana tracking it all for us. >> good morning. that's right. wheneve there is a spare the air alert typically means high pressure a warm air mass that sits over the region and sort of traps any sort of debris or gunk that's in the air at a closer level to the surface which makes the air quality pretty poor. that's why they issue spare the air alerts. today's microclimate highs just how warm will it get? to the south bay in the mid-90s, upper 90s for morgan hill. san jose expect a high of 94 degrees and interior valleys the east bay where temperatures will heat up, triple digits for walnut creek, 102, dn veil 100 degrees. concord 103, a heat advisory goes into effect starting at 11:00 a.m. keep that in mind. let's look at your traffic conditions. it is memorial day so typically we see our friday light commute on your monday. san jose the south bay i just

saw this accident pop up as i was making my way over here. i have to check the chp tracker reports for that but there is this accident along westbound 580 right after denmark drive, the number three lane is blocked. so far no major delays. nbc bay area is changing things up on the weekdays and late afternoon adding another newscast to give you more local news you want. "nightly news" moves to a new time period, all of this starts june 7th, we're counting down to the new line-up. 5:00 p.m. news monday through friday will stay the same, right after "ellen." after that, followed by two half-hour nbc bay area newscasts at 5:30 and 6:00 and "nightly news" at 6:30 and brand new program at 7:00, nbc bay area news tonight followed by "access hollywood" at 7:30. it's happening in two weeks.

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i there, it is 5:15 and we're under a microclimate weather alert, near record highs today, a heat advisory in effect starting at 11:00 a.m. we'll talk about the conditions and how long we're going to stay in the sort of dry hot weather pattern in the bay area, and is there a cooldown in sight? let's get a look at your traffic westbound 580 toward the rich month bridge only eight minutes. no major traffic delays. chp reporting a couple of overnight fender benders. aside from that a smooth commute for your memorial day monday. just as you prepare to fire up the grill the cost of beef and pork on the rise. meat prices have gone up 20% in recent weeks because of pandemic related issues and transportation costs. overall food costs have risen

2.5% in the last year alone and you probably notice that paper products like paper products but also aluminum foil cost more. kroger is offering up the chance for to you win $1 million or free groceries for a year. get the covid-19 vaccine at one of its locations. the company is launching its community immunity campaign in collaboration with president biden's administration. the sweepstakes will return for five months beginning on thursday. there will be five $1 million cash prizes and 50 free grocery recipients. a concert for the sake of science in paris. >> 5,000 music fans crowded together this weekend for an indoor rock concert which was also covid-19 experiment, this might be giving you anxiety seeing that crowd right now. the concert goers had to wear masks and take covid tests

before and after the event. the paris hospital authority devised the test to assess how concerts it resume as france gradually ends their coronavirus restrictions. as people lined up for the event, people carried the test kits they will use next week. the results of the experiment will be out by the end of june and clearly we're all watching to see how this plays out because the pandemic was for everybody. >> all for the sake of science. >> i'm not ready to go to a concert just yet. >> looks fun but eh. >> i'll watch it from the couch. >> i have been partying with my plants and i am going to keep it at home a little bit longer. but i am happy to be back in the studio with you ladies. it's my first day officially back the studio on a hot day where we have a microclimate weather alert. current temperatures as you head out the door, 56 degrees in ost 70 degrees and it's not even 5:30 in the morning yet.

68 degrees right now. there is a heat advisory that is going to go into effect starting at 11:00 a.m., remaining in place through 8:00 p.m. on tuesday so for the valleys, 90s, triple digits. if you're bayside, people like to head to the beach normally to get away from the heat, even around the coastline upper 70s, a couple of 80s. we'll monitor that because the winds did diminish overnight and into the afternoon hours. how hot will we get? 90s for the south bay. morgan hill 98 degrees and triple digits rolling in, walnut creek 102, concord 103. antioch 103. 85 san mateo. headed into the city, upper 70s/low 80s. above average for this time of year. the north bay 103 for ukiah, 101 for santa rosa. so just how close are we going to get to the record highs? great question. santa rosa, concord, getting close. santa rosa might beat an old record set back in 2001 of 100 degrees. concord 103. a little ways way for san

francisco so the old record was set back in 2001 at 90 degrees. we top out in upper 70s. san jose inching near the 101 mark at 94 degrees. how much longer is this heat going to last? the concern headed into tonight and tuesday because of this high pressure is going to be the uptick in the winds for tomorrow. that's always an area for concern. we get the three factors roll in, the humidity, the heat and the wind, that raises fire concern danger. we're in serious drought. tuesday 90s in the forecast into wednesday and thursday, we get some relief from the heat especially for inland areas and hopefully we see the diminishing winds help out. san francisco windy conditions. it will feel like summer. 70s in the forecast and we start to dip back down into the 60s. let's get a look at traffic conditions. we have a wide picture here and i did check on that accident down in the south bay in san jose, looks like it's a fender bender along 280 but that has moved over to the right-hand shoulder so no serious delays

through there. i want to show you tri-valley drive times, westbound 580 grant line road to 680, typically that i spot that gets busy around 5:30. hopefully not today because it is memorial day, a lot of people are off. about 17 minutes. southbound 068 from 58 to to vargas road only 11 minutes and westbound 84 from vallecitos road to 680 only 8 minutes. back to you. >> all right. bounced out, next on "today in the bay," the nba fan arrested for throwing something at a star player and what one former warrior is saying about the incident. first our team always on social media, look at marcus there, taking the memorial day weekend off to visit his family for the first time in two years. darn you pandemic. he is visiting family in memphis. follow him on facebook, twitter and instagram and let us know how you're spending your long memorial day weekend.

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it is 5:24 now and one unique veteran's group is getting a lot of attention along with charitable donation, the wing man foe dags nas set up by three active military members who experienced the loss of cam rads. the military focuses on next of kin travel to hospital or a funeral, leaving out extended

families or non-spouses. the wing man foundation seeks to bridge that gap. >> amplifying the voice and understanding that the government wasn't able to provide the same type of support that we thought the families needed we brought the ring man foundation into existence and take care of the families and remember the heroes. >> check out the full story and others like it, head to nbc lx, 11-15 over the air, channel 185 on xfinity cable or catch any time at lx.com. naomi osaka is responding after being fined $15,000 for refusing to speak with reporters. she says she's protecting her mental health, this comes after she won the first round of the french open, osaka gave a brief on court interview but refused to take part in a mandatory post match news conference. the four-time grand slam champion announced her decision on twitter and satisfieded "athletes are often asked

questions that bring doubt into our minds and i'm just not going to subject myself to people that doubt me." now to some bad behavior. >> this is on display at an nba game a boston celtics fan threw a bottle. the fan was arrested and could be banned from boston's arena for life. some of the nets players including former warriors star kevin durant spoke after the game. >> have some respect for game and human beings and yourself. your mother wouldn't be proud of you throwing water bottles at basketball players. >> that's what i say, think of your mom. it follows three other incidents in three other arenas last week alone. next, top stories we're following today including a dramatic overnight walkout in the texas capital, the ongoing debate over a controversial restrictive voting bill. more family members of the nine men killed in last week's

mass shooting at a vta rail yard are speaking publicly and we learn new details about the gunman as well. we'll be right back.

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we drove into lafayette today i thought is that smoke i smell? it was just a barbecue but yeah, it's on our minds. >> right now at 5:30, high fire danger across the bay area. dangerous conditions of firefighters and regular neighbors on edge, the

precautions could you take to keep everyone safe. and it's the first big holiday weekend since the vaccine rollout. millions of americans hitting the roads or taking to the skies. complete coverage on this travel this memorial day.the bay" cont now. >> good morning memorial day, i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm cierra johnson. both marcus and laura are off this morning. we honor the brave souls who lost their lives defending our country. right now here is a live look at arlington national cemetery. you can see this is where a lot of ceremony also take place today, just want to thank folks for their service as well as their families. >> we check in with our forecast because we may be off for this long vianey plans are indoor fans. >> if you are outside, limit the amount of time thaw spend outside in addition to looking for shade. look at the forecast. things warm up quickly.

if you had plans to be out and about early in the morning running errands, get that out of the way soon. 11:00 a.m. in san jose, 72 degrees and going to warm up into the 80s by noon. right around lunch hour we start to see the bump in the temperatures, areas like livermore triple digits expected for today, about 57 degrees, not worried about any clouds. clear skies by 9:00 a.m. already in the 70s and we are expected to hit near record highs which is why there is a heat advisory that goes into effect starting at 11:00 a.m., and also a heat warning into areas like sacramento, we continue to monitor that and we'll send hinges over to bob redell. >> the heat advisory until 9:00 tonight because of the temps expected to be in the high 90s up to 105 been we're over dublin, the tri-valley, where the heat advisory is in effect as in parts of the north bay because the temperatures are

high and with that comes concerns of the wildfires, we're already in a drought. the hills are brown. you saw that mind me and the fuels up to a level of dryness we normally see in august, not in may. this was along 680 yesterday afternoon which fortunately firefighters were able to knock down before it spread into a major wildfire. no word on the cause. >> there are a lot of different scenarios that can occur so we're asking everyone to be aware and use caution. >> and the fire department's also warning us as people to be careful out there when we're in the heat especially if you're off barbecuing this memorial day, be aware of the possibility of heat exhaustion for stroke hydrated and faint, and start sweating excessively and if it gets worse call 911. reporting live in dublin, bob

redell, "today in the bay." >> good advice there. get the nbc bay area app to track the forecast and temperatures in your area on the go, free for your phone and android devices. returning to our coverage of the vta rail yard mass shooting and the people being mourned still across the bay area. relatives are sharing more stories about life talking about how hard to make sense of his passing. michael rudometkin was one of the nine who died in san jose. michael rudometkin's cousin and family members are experiencing a roller coaster of emotions. he also says michael got along with everyone. >> always good times with mike. if you were having a hard time, could you call mike, he would make his way down from wherever he was at, cupertino, santa cruz. >> michael rudometkin graduated from evergreen college and a big

fan of local sports teams including the giants, 49ers and the san jose sharks. more details on something our cameras captured over the weekend a delivery driver left a package at the gunman's home in san jose. not survive that atta he turned the gun on himself. in the video you see the package delivery. the driver was not sure what to do but ultimately left it there at the home. the package is benign and not relevant to the investigation. as the grieving continues in san jose, people in florida are mourning as well. two people were killed and more than 20 injured during an early morning sunday shooting outside of a northwest miami-dade banquet hall in florida. police believe it was a targeted attack. police say three people got out of an suv and began shooting into a crowd outside of a banquet hall. the suspects fled and investigators are working to find those suspects. new overnight,

texas democrats staged a dramatic walk-out to block a restrictive voting bill this prevented a vote from being held on texas senate bill 7 also known as the election integrity protection act. the fight is far from over. some of those proposed changes end drive-through and 24-hour voting, adds proof of identity requirements for absentee voting and makes it easier for a judge to overturn election results even without proof that fraud affected the outcome. members of the texas naacp say the bill would have disproportionately affected people of color. >> what is at stake is there an attempt to make this into an apartheid state to make sure that a small minority of conservative extreme white citizens can dominate our government. >> the bill passed the senate early yesterday morning and came up in the state house for final approval. texas governor greg abbott

announced he would order lawmakers back to the capitol for a special session but it's unclear when that will happen. memorial day weekend is under way and we see a huge uptick in travelers compared to last year. for those hitting the roads you're probably seeing sticker shock when it comes to gas prices. "today in the bay" pete joins us with live details. what are you seeing? >> reporter: good morning to you, cierra. sticker shock when it comes to high gas prices. what we see across the country and especially right here in the bay area but it's not stopping people from traveling this memorial day weekend. let's look at projected numbered by aaa. they expect more than 37 million people to travel this holiday weekend, a 60% increase from last year when of course we were still in the midst of the pandemic. more than 2.5 million people are expected to travel by air but a big chunk of the 37 million, roughly 35 million will be traveling on the road and that's

where they see those high gas prices as we mentioned, the national lounge is around $3 a gallon but in san francisco, oakland and san jose roughly around four bucks a gallon. travel numbers represent an increase from 2020 of course but still 13% fewer travelers than 2019. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> all right, we were just talking about that in the newsroom, those really high prices, thanks, pete. okay, it is 5:37 now and we want to take a live look at arlington national cemetery, where the sun is up and where president joe biden is set to visit this memorial day. he will participate in the traditional wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier. this is mr. biden laying a wreath in new castle, delaware, last memorial day. the first lady vice president kamala harris and the second gentleman will accompany president biden to virginia to are this year's ceremony. the president is also set to deliver remarks on the national memorial day of service.

lots of memorial day event are planned for around the bay area today, many were canceled because of the pandemic. today people will gather at 10:00 a.m. in walnut creek for the city's annual memorial day commemoration which happens at civic park near the gazebo. at 11:00 a.m. the "uss hornet" wreath toss, one of several events on board the aircraft carrier. maybe you noticed or heard memorial day week in fly-overs conducted yesterday in skies above the bay area. here are photos from the 20 planes that make up the memorial squad ron usa. pilots took part in flyovers across the bay area and sacramento including above the "uss hornet" in alame da. veteransrsan enjoy some of california's state parks.

some locations are angel island, half moon bay, mt. diablo and tamales bay. to get in free you just have to show your valid military i.d. or proof of honorable discharge. 134 of the state's 280 state parks are participating in this program this memorial day. nice perk. the climate in crisis also hitting home in the bay area, that includes fulsome lake in the sierra nevada foothills, heading to the east of us. water levels are surprising visitors over the holiday weekend. the lake's surface is sitting at 70 feet below where it normally is during an average year of wet weather. it's usually about 460 feet deep and means boat launch ramps in all but one area are now closed. that is tough to see. >> it is tough. we turn our attention to a live look downtown at san jose

the sun starting to peek over there and as temperatures continue to rise there is a spare the air alert issued. "today in the bay's" vianey arana is tracking what we can expect today. >> because of the heat and also of course the fire danger concerns any time that we see temperatures above the triple digits, right now we've got decent humidity so we're doing okay when it comes to that. that elevates the heat, so about 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. when the advisory is in effect. 90s and triple digits for the 8 of 90s possible. records compared to today's highs. santa rosa expected to beat an old record in 2001 of 100 degrees. 103 for concord, 105 was set in 2001 and look at san francisco, so san francisco gets warm above normal but the old record high

was 90 so even though it's not nearing the record it's hot out there. oaklandle 7 degrees, old record was 90 and san jose staying in the upper 90s. we're also monitoring the wind concerns because right now wind speeds are calm but as we head towards this afternoon we are expecting to see the winds begin to pick up into tuesday as well. once the winds pick up what happens is this high humidity we get with the nice recovery overnight starts to dry us out. when we see humidity fall below the 0% park pair that up with dry conditions that increases our concern when it comes to the fire dang sore i'm going to be reviewing that and the time line over the next seven days of what you can expect but for now look at traffic. this looks good. green on the traffic map means there is no slowdowns, chp tracker reports any fender benders cleared out out of the south bay. one along 880 cleared out nicely. let's look at your bridge drive times, smooth commute westbound 580 toward the richmond bridge seven minutes, westbound 92

toward the san mateo bridge only 12 minutes, contra costa county as well looking good from pittsburg to walnut creek, 19 minutes. slower from pittsburg to walnut creek, looking at about 23 minutes. it could be some construction area. back to you. >> sounds good. california is working to return to normal. still ahead on "today in the bay" a look at how crowds are returning and the push toward herd immunity. but first in our final day of our asian-american pacific islander month we shine the spotlight on someone you likely know if you live in san jose. the spotlight on a judo icon, yoshehro uchida, forced into an internment camp in world wore ii. he's been the judo coach at san jose state university in 1946, starting the position before he graduated. he became the first coach at the u.s. olympic judo team in 1964 and this past april turned 101 years old and received a proclamation from san jose mayor sam liccardo.

we salute you, along with all of our honorees this month. we'll be right back.

good morning. it is 5:45 and we are in for another hot day across the bay area. right now 58 degrees. quick to warm into the upper 90s for the south bay, triple digits, heat advisory in effect starting at 11:00 a.m., i'll take you through the timing of how long this heat is going to last and what to expect come up

in a few minutes with your full forecast. first the east bay drive times westbound 80, highway 4 to the bay bridge. westbound 580 from 238 to the bay bridge no major accidents to report. smooth commute north bay to the south bay. a full report in a few minutes. today marks the centennial of one of the worst acts of racial violence in the history of the united states. the tulsa massacre was rarely talked about. 100 years ago today up to 300 people died when a white mob described hundreds of black homes and businesses. no one was ever held accountable. barbara lee is among many traveling to oklahoma today to take part in a commemorative event and meet with some of the descendants of those who died. developing now investigators have recovered human remains from a tennessee plane crash site. seven people are presumed dead after that plane went down in

percy priest lake near nashville site. a controversial figure she appeared on national television programs touting her best selling book "way down diet." the ntsb is working with local rescue officials hoping for answers about what led to this tragic crash. a follow-up now new video of an attack on a san francisco police officer we have to tell you you might want to look away. the video is hard to watch. the sf police officer's association posted this video on twitter, sf pd says friday night an asian female officer confronted that man after he was making threats toward other people. you can see he then attacks her, bystanders jump in to help until backup arrived. all this happened just before 7:00 on friday night at the intersection of kearny and commercial, right near portsmouth square. the officer was taken to the hospital and we're told her injuries were not life-threatening.

>> the video is very difficult to watch. signs of normalcy more clear than ever across california, this memorial day weekend. check out the scenes along mission bay in san diego county, people everywhere and the sight of masks were far and few between. so many things getting back to normal, people have different opinions about big crowds. >> it is good to see people out doing things and interacting again and not being afraid to go places and do things. >> i feel at this point in the pandemic you need to be looking out for yourself and being aware of where you're going, what you're around, because you don't know who is vaccinated and who is not. >> lots of people believe the new incentives announced by governor newsom will push rates closer than ever toward herd immunity. bay area health leaders are nearly unanimous in their support for full time reopening of schools in the fall. the health officers for all nine bay area counties except solano issued a joint statement saying

the time for universal reopening schools is now here. santa cruz and monterey county leaders also signed into that agreement. so far school districts are not being required by the state to reopen in this fall although the state will fully reopen june 15th. speaking for the entire group, sonoma county's health leader says "students, parents, families, teachers and coaches deserve our gratitude for the considerable sacrifices they have made. it is time to move past the remote learning model and return to the full range of learning and support that our educational communities provide." before you book your next trip to hawaii, consider this, there are all sorts of ways to go and some are a lot more adventurous than others. case in point sir el dolermo will push off in his kayak from ft. baker and kayak from san francisco to hawaii by 2,400 nautical miles.

it w take him more than two months. he is originally from france and now lives in larkspur. his kayak is a 23-foot long shell made out of carbon fiber and it's self-riding, tough to capsize. that is some adventure. another idea happening today a bay area rowing team will try to accomplish the same feat, but latitude 35 four-man team leaves from the golden gate bridge using a 30-foot boat to row across the pacific to hawaii. they'll get no help or resupplies and the boat is always in motion with two men rogue in two-hour shifts. goal it to complete the journey in record time under 39 days. i think i'll just catch a flight. >> i'm with you. book the seat next to you. >> i get a little seasick. it's a long journey. the giants are getting ready to host the angels at animate in a in oracle park after a series

in l.a. against their biggest rivals in yesterday's finale against the dodgers. the giants jumped all over clayton kershaw, in the first inning dubon hit a two-run home run, the giants rolled to a 5-0 lead. pitcher kevin gausman through six innings of shutout baseball. in the end the dodgers staged a rally but come up short. giants win 5-4, taking three out of four games from the dodgers that would explain why our assignment manager is grumpy. >> four-seam fastball and walsh smokes one to right and it is gone. >> the angels are already in the bay area, they wrapped up a series with the a's yesterday, the early home run put the angels up quickly, the a's had to play catch up the rest of the way and couldn't pull off the comeback. the angels won it 4-2 >> it is going to be a warm one,

even in san francisco, with the temperatures getting a little steamy everywhere in the bay area. >> especially right now, because there's pretty good humidity, so it's going to feel a little bit more, you know, tropical out there but then it gets dry into the afternoon so we're going to take a look at the near record heat for the interior, talking triple digits, dry and sunny, there is a heat advisory that will go into effect starting at 11:00 a.m. and looking out ahead of some of your headlines the dry weather is expected to remain. depending on where you live you can plan out your afternoon. we're going to be in the 90s, 94 degrees in san jose. milpitas 91, cupertino 92. any outdoor earned you have to do, if you don't want to get too hot you want to get it out of the way early. east bay look at the triple digits through walnut creek. 102. khanville 100 degrees, antioch

105 and hayward upper 80s in the forecast. expect to see sort of above normal temps for the peninsula as well. san mateo 85 degrees and as cierra mentioned, visiting from out of town we'll be in the upper 70s and 80s but breezy. we have the southwest winds at 17 miles per hour, you need a light coat. usually you need a heavier coat, not tonight. north bay temperatures at 103 for ukiah, sonoma 98, novato 100 degrees. here is where it gets tricky. good humidity now but look at the temperature trend and the winds because this is a time stand right here. 2:00 the wind speed they pick up, getting breezier, 15, 20 miles per hour but into the afternoon we really start to see the winds pick up near the san francisco area san mateo through san jose, fremont, livermore, 20 plus-mile-per-hour winds. when the wind starts to kick up

we see a decrease in the humidity so even though right now we're above the 50s through 10:00 a.m. we remain good except fairfield, concord and this is where we start looking at the fire danger index. notice the time stamp, monday, 3:00 p.m., look what happens in fairfield, concord, livermore, we fall below the 20% and normally you see a decent amount of humidity above the 30% mark. once that starts to drop, pair that up with the heat and that brings a concern for fire danger. so long range outlook we have the high pressure, it's been keeping us hot since the weekend and going to stick around and linger through monday and tuesday and by the middle of the week, wednesday, thursday, we get some cooling in the middle of the week, the valleys cool down by as much as 20 plus degrees, back down into the 80s around the coastline we get a little cooler as well and for the first weekend of june, warming is going to make its return thanks to high pressure yet again. we see the return of that heat in the bay area, so let's look at the seven-day forecast for

inland temperatures. we cool down just a bit but the concern is going to be the wind heading into tonight and also on tuesday. the cooling comes into effect starting on wednesday, thursday and friday, we dip back down into the 80s and then as we head in toward san francisco back down into the 60s with the arrival of a couple of low clouds and the return of the marine layer headed into wednesday and thursday so san francisco is going to feel like summer but keep in mind it will get windier into this afternoon. overall we're going to cool off and notice by next saturday and sunday, things warm up, back again even in through san francisco. let's get a check of your traffic conditions. still doing good. chp traffic reports are pretty quiet. no slow spots. let's look at drive times, tri-valley westbound 580 grant line road to 680 17 minutes. southbound 680 to vargas road about 10 minutes and how are your bridges doing? westbound 580 towards the richmond bridge normally the metering lights would be on which now for the bay bridge,

not so much today, we have holiday light commute. westbound 80 toward the bay bridge 7 minutes and westbound 82 towards the san mateo bridge only 12 minutes, doing good out on the roads but of course it's going to be hot out there so i will have another update on just how hot with record highs coming up in a bit. happening now on the peninsula, police departments are joining forces to keep this july 4th holiday safe. east palo alto and machinelo park the joint task force the past month, as san mateo supervisors have approved stricter ordinances on illegal fireworks, possessing, storing, using or selling illegal fireworks comes with a $1,000 fine. and coming up, complete coverage of the roads and the skies as americans head out. fire danger on top of everyone's mind with our dry conditions and that hot weather

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right now at 6:00, a live look outside where the temperatures will be soaring this memorial day. we have issued a microclimate weather alert, because some parts of the bay area will see triple digits. complete coverage on the hot weather and the fire danger coming up. plus -- >> michael rudometkin called me. >> family members remembering the nine lives lost last week. now as the healing continues, there is a push to make sure it doesn't happen again. plus a deadline looming for south bay businesses, the fines that businesses could face if they don't get the covid status of their employees. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning to you. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm cierra johnson. marcus and laura are off. before we get to anything else we