right now firefighters gearing up for what may be a difficult firefighting season. the risk if california goes in underprepared. president biden's international trip is getting under way. a live report on his jam packed schedule and message to world leaders. "today in the bay" continues right now. and good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. the same area that burned last year in the santa cruz mountains may get an order to evacuate today. this time it's only participate of a drill as firefighters want people that live in the area to be as prepared as they can be for this upcoming fire season.

>> the own potential wildfire problems. the story at the summit atop of highway 17. kris? >> reporter: this drill does not involve any active wildfire so if you are in santa cruz county, san mateo county near the czu and you burn smoke that is not part of the drill and you should call your local fire agency or 911. cal fire and other responders will test their planning and their emergency operations which could include the reverse 911 system call going out to remote areas. other agencies around the bay area are also conducting some of the similar operations testing some of them are also using wildfire or control burns to simulate that fire.

be in tune to what's happening in your community. the danger in burn zones. at first glance it shows housing policies in what researchers call wild land urban interfaces in places like santa rosa, paradise and ventura will contribute to a growing fire danger. that report was just released in the last few minutes. we had a quick look at it. we're going to take a deeper dive and will bring you that at 6:00 this morning. in the santa cruz mountains, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." all right, kris, thank you. president biden this morning just getting started on his first overseas trip as commander in chief. video of him touching down as he prepared to meet with british prime minister boris johnson later today. we are expecting the pair to announce a new agreement to reopen trade and travel between the u.s. and the uk. our washington insider, tracie

potts, is live in washington this morning and this all comes ahead of the pivotal g7 summit. >> reporter: exactly. but some news coming out of the meeting today, we expect travel, of course, hindered during the covid pandemic. the president also planning to announce this week 500 doses of vaccines that the u.s. is purchasing to distribute worldwide with the pandemic being a key issue on this week's agenda. >> in preparation -- >> reporter: today's meeting between president biden and british prime minister boris johnson will focus on climate change, security, trade, democracy and travel. the two are expected to announce a new atlantic charter, an agreement that includes a task force to quickly reopen travel to and from the uk. tensions over northern ireland could come up. all of this ahead of the g7 summit tomorrow where president biden hopes to strengthen ties

with america's allies. >> we share the president's emphasis on open societies, open markets, liberal democratic values. >> reporter: they also share concerns about russia. >> we want a stable, predictable relationship. >> reporter: the one-on-one will take place at this 18th century swiss villa. administration officials expect it will be long and tense with no agreement. >> i'm not impressed with this statement nor his deeds. >> reporter: he will address cyber attacks, ukraine and nuclear capabilities.

leaders are trying to map out a road to recovery when the state fully reopens. they're holding a virtual town hall at 6:00 tonight and will focus on what the reopening means. go to the link on the marin county facebook page. the vaccine lottery, anyone who has received at least one shot is eligible to win $50,000. the last drawing had winners in three bay area counties. these days there are other incentives to get you vaccinated. marin county is offering $25 gift cards that you'll get after the first dose. >> we want to achieve a high rate of security and we're working in whatever way possible to try to reach out to those that may be hesitant and a financial incentive might be all

that it takes. >> we want to talk about that money, big money, because tomorrow 15 more people will win $50,000 and then on june 15th when the state fully reopens the prize jumps to $1.5 million. those winners will be notified by phone or email using the vaccine registry. there are still questions and a lot of people want to keep track of what's going on. you'll see what will happen in your county. click on june 15, what to know in the trending bar. it's 5:06. happening today friends and family will be among those gathering to remember a san jose boy found dead in the southern nevada desert. police say liam husted was killed by his mother, samantha rodriguez,a hiking area. they arrested her at a denver hotel on tuesday. she may be extradited in just a matter of days.

friends and neighbors described him as a vibrant boy who loved to swim. addressing homelessness by big city mayors. >> we will have to answer for what we did in this moment to end this crisis. and here is our opportunity. >> mayors from the state's largest cities including libby schaaf called on state lawmakers to commit $1 billion for four years to create transitional and permanent housing. state lawmakers are considering that plan. if you know someone setting off illegal fireworks, you get paid to report that person doing it. it's not just a few hundred dollars we're talking about here. we're talking about $2,500 for information leading to an arrest or even a citation. the mayor wants to crack down on

the july 4th celebrations and he took this video from his home last year. only one citation was issued. >> everybody knows who is doing it and we have to provide motivation for people to assist law enforcement. >> possessing, selling, storing or discharging fireworks is a misdemeanor punishable with up to six months in jail. the mayor is working on amending the fireworks ordinance giving more tools to make an arrest. to open or close? that is the question san francisco leaders are trying to tackle today traffic has been detoured when the pandemic took hold and spaces were closed off. more than half of it to stay

closed. it will lay out a possible trial program for the final decision is made. 5:09 now. it's nice to see the sunrise behind us all this morning. making way for a nice day. we'd better enjoy these temperatures this week, kari. we are going to have a warm-up as we go through the forecast. let me get you out the door in oakland. work, light jacket weather once again. it will start out mostly clear and we will see sunshine as our temperatures start to slowly warm up. this is where we're headed. concord reaching 75. we've been talking about a warm-up.

mike, how is it looking? >> i'll have more as the commute goes on. i think they're getting ready to clear but over here this is cleared and now the start for the build just a bit heading into sunol and cutting across. a couple of minor crashes in hayward. heading to the north bay a little slowing for 101. back to you. >> it's 5:10. you may want to be prepared to answer questions. the new guidelines leaving airlines in a tricky predicament. >> prepare for higher prices, too. inflation numbers and we don't expect any good news. >> and a southern california teenager who recently took to

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it is 5:13. on this thursday morning take a look at our microclimates and high temperatures for today. coming up a couple of degrees

from yesterday but still pretty nice with highs in the upper 60s in oakland, low 70s for the east bay as well as the north bay. we'll take a look at our weekend forecast and a big spike in temperatures coming up in a few minutes. >> yeah, no kidding. i'll let you take the bad news. the san mateo bridge, this is good news. taillights westbound. did you know there was that much traffic at 5:14? well, now you do. over to you. a very happy thursday to you. a super important day involving something super important to you even if you don't realize it. we get the consumer price index, the cpi, at 5:30 this morning, the monthly measure of inflation. last month it was really high. we think it will be high this month as well. there will be inflation and core inflation. core inflation sets aside the cost of food and fuel. and while all of us care about

food and fuel prices, they move all over the place and mu muddy the true numbers. you probably don't notice when you pay extra for paint. inflation is sneaky. the other thing we're facing as you well know are shortages, part of the cause of the price hikes. starbucks is running short of cups in some locations and those little green things that they plug the top with and, brace yourself, they are running short of cake pops. people go to baseball games but they never went normally but they do it because they can and logically that will fade over time.

tesla will sell its first plaid car. it will be live tonight at 7:00. the plaid car is the fastest production car ever. it's not plaid. the name comes from a joke in the movie space balls in which there are two speeds above light speed, ludicrous speed and then plaid. elon musk a big fan of "space ball." now we have the plaid. >> i loved that movie, too. remember the song ♪ space ball ♪ >> john candy, yeah. >> i've never seen it. >> what? >> we know what we're doing this afternoon. >> we do. >> far from it. >> i think a double feature. >> you guys go to it. >> back to you. all right. you may have to step on a scale before you step on your next flight. what? new faa safety regulations mean airlines have to come up with new methods to determine

passenger weight. some could be bumped from flights. some airlines may choose to use scales while others may rely on health surveys. they should get one of those carnival people that can guess your weight. >> somebody is going to be mad. >> a lot of people are going to be mad. >> a lot of people talking about this video we'll talk about. how a girl turned into a mama bear on a mama bear. >> she pushed the bear with her two cubs off a wall in her backyard. she was trying to save her little dog. it happened in a enabled on the edge of the angeles national forest. she went after them and said get out of my yard. well, now a national flashlight company is giving her an award

for her bravery. the event takes place tomorrow. >> i think it's a way to keep the story going. >> luckily the bear was on the wall. >> move along, move along. >> move it along. >> we'll show you some moving lights as well. i call them that. the arrow there, we call that the yellow arrow and it's going through what we call lost altoes hills. it's not on the grid anymore. a little bit of slowing and heading up to the benicia bridge. just cleared and the crew cleared a little before that and

maybe some lag and flashing lights in the area. the bay bridge where the traffic will build over the next hour. a live look and we see there's no fog and no traffic. kari, you get to do the sun rises most of the time. i thought i'd show one. >> oh, that looks nice. we are starting out this morning with a mostly clear sky. it is looking pretty good here. another day to enjoy more time outside. let's get a look at our south bay temperatures reaching into the low 70s in cupertino, downtown san jose reaching 72 degrees. we'll be up to the mid-70s for morgan hill and gilroy and the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen as we move over to the east bay. fremont a high of 70 degrees.

that's just perfect. redwood city in the upper 60s. downtown san francisco in the low 60s and our low 70s today, even some mid-70s as you head up to ukiah and still windy today. the reason we have the storm systems moving close by. but no rain expected for the most part. high pressure will build back across the bay area and temperatures will be heating up. that will be the main thing we talk about. the temperature trend in antioch. back to that really quickly as we are going to see our temperatures going from the mid-70s to the 80s and take a look at next week. yeah. we're going to have that up.

an early heads-up. we're in the mid-70s. mid-80s and then we start to see that trend going way up for the middle of next week. low 60s today and low 70s as the inland parts of the bay area will get some high heat. we're talking about bad greenhouse gases causing our planet to warm up at a faster pace than expected. we just hit a new record with carbon dioxide emissions and there's a sensor in hawaii that just peaked at 419 parts per million. the highest ever measured in its 63-year history. despite the pandemic and the global shutdown we were still putting out carbon dioxide.

so carbon dioxide acts as a blanket around the earth's atmosphere and traps the heat that would be mixing out and into the atmosphere. so we do need to take some drastic measures to reduce our carbon emissions and we posted some of that on our link. 5:22 this morning. and a threatened bird species just abandoned after parents were suddenly scared off never to return. a legal fight that led to hundreds of unhatched chicks. >> we thought it would be great to start a 7:00 newscast and we're doing it. >> it's under way. you know him, raj mathai. going behind the scenes of what it takes to put it all together. follow him and don't forget to tune in every night at 7:00 and don't forget to catch "nbc

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>> reporter: preventing a wildfire from destroying your home requires some small steps, get in the habit of taking a walk around your home, perhaps weekly. look for hazards like dead plants, weeds, or other debris. then check the rules. >> if you're in an area affected by wildfire more than likely you'll have a defensible space. >> reporter: the buffer you create like that dry vegetation we mentioned. that's one third of a football field of clear space around your home or to the end of your property line. for many people that buffer will include your entire yard. call your city or county, too. they might have additional rules. finally, consider making fire prevention a community priority.

your neighbor may need some help and you may be able to help them. illegal drone activity is being blamed for a big hit to a threatened bird species. the species is the elegant turn. each year they are at the wetlands in huntington beach. someone last month crashed a drone there and even though they're banned from flying over the preserve the nesting birds were scared off some 2,000 eggs were reportedly abandoned. those eggs, sadly, could not be saved. up next, the top stories including a mask when it comes to work. there's some new confusion as cal osha suddenly back tracks on its ruling. coming up the latest on that and the places you will need to mask up.

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right now at 5:30 mask confusion continues to grow as cal osha changes its tune on masks in the work place. what the decision means for you right before the state reopens in just five days. plus the action against the ruling that overturned the state's three decade old ban on assault waems. and a san francisco shopkeeper in the hospital after a violent attack. his daughter speaks out.

how his life will be changed forever and the rally of support from the community. "today in the bay" continues right now. thursday morning, we thank you so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> first we want to start out with cal osha and what's going on here. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. cal osha says it will now go along with the guidance put forth by the california department of health, public health, when it comes to mask guidance. the new rules will be if you are at work and you are vaccinated you can take the mask off regardless of the status of your co-workers. they were recommending people stay masked if anyone else in the room was unvaccinated. these were rules that did not line up with governor gavin newsom's plan next week.

after hours of public comment the board voted to rescind those rules in alignment but they can't officially adopt the rules until next week. ? spite of the rule change he's going to keep wearing the mask. >> we let them know that we still want to make everybody feel safe and welcome. we're going to have everybody wearing the mask. >> reporter: when the governor drops the mandate for vaccinated people next tuesday the state has said it will rely on the honor system to enforce the new rules that only vaccinated people can take off their masks. the safety board will meet again two days later, next thursday. the board must publish any new rules five business days before members can vote to adopt them. reporting live in downtown danville, bob redell, "today in the bay." a lot going on with that. a reminder on california's new

masking rules effective next tuesday. if you are fully vaccinated you will not need to wear the masks indoors in places like the grocery store, restaurants, even hair salons. but if you're not vaccinated you will be required to wear the masks in those situations. as bob was saying all on the honor system. now everyone will be required to wear those masks on public transit. this includes the airport and everyone will have to mask up. california fighting back after the legal decision that overturned a decades old assault weapons ban. a judge found the law unconstitutional leaving it in serious limbo. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live with details on the heavy hitters heading to the bay area to lay out the state's next steps. tell us about it, cierra. >> reporter: yes, good morning. that ruling calling an assault rifle ban unconstitutional overturned nearly three decades worth of law and this morning the governor will be here in the bay area to discuss the next steps as much of the bay area is

still healing. the governor is expected to speak at 10:00 this morning and will be joined by several leaders including attorney general and dr. andre campbell with zuckerberg san francisco hospital as well as the executive director of giffords law center to prevent gun violence. the state is expected to appeal which is referred to as fundamentally flawed and a report shows an ar-15 to a swiss army life writing, quote, the popular ar-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense and homeland defense equipment. california first banned assault rifles in 1989. it was in 2019 james miller. saying assault weapons and a dozen mass shootings this year

just a couple weeks ago as we all know. a gunman killed nine people at a vta rail yard before killing himself. this visit will be made available on line. we'll be streaming it on nbcbayarea.com as well as updating you throughout the day with what comes out of that meeting. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> a southern california lawmaker's push to ban gun shows recently cleared a major hurdle. "l.a. times" reports state senators pass the bill and is awaiting consideration by the assembly. the bill's author is an irvine senator who is seeking to end an event held at the orange county fair because so many fair grounds have recently ended their gun show events. it's not clear how big it will be statewide. a stabbing attack that may leave a san francisco man partially blind. this is the video showing a truck crashing into the franklin

market in russian hill last week. a short time later the 72-year-old store owner was arranging repairs when a man who asked to use the bathroom refused to leave. that's when his daughter says the man pushed the store keeper and pushed the weapon stabbing him in the eye. >> he was stabbed in his left eye and his arm repeatedly and his chest as well. >> police say officers arrested donovan catron monday. they recognized him from the stabbing. the district attorney's office is still trying to determine the charges. happening today a follow-up hearing in san francisco on the effort to boost protections for the asian-american pacific islander community. members of the city's human rights commission will update what's already being done. yesterday some said more has to be done and that starts with stopping the recent efforts to defund police. they believe that police budget

cuts will lead to fewer officers on the streets and more hate crimes. >> we have consistently been treated like crap. by the board of supervisors, by the city. we are 36%. when we mobilize, watch out. >> the group wants more minority officers to be hired specifically asian officers. that's so police can better communicate with asian communities. >> for people struggling to make it in the bay not to mention the rest of the state concern is growing. california's pandemic-related eviction moratorium is set to expire. advocates fear up to 2 million californians may be at risk of eviction once that ban expires. tenants from across the state plan to sound the call to extend the moratorium. in a virtual news conference later this morning. 5:37 this morning and we were just admiring the sunrise all around us this morning.

next weekend's weather or next week's weather is so hot. still nice, kari? yes. let's just enjoy this weekend. it will be nice to get out there and enjoy the outdoor activities with live music. the san mateo county fair, the last weekend for this we will see the temperatures tomorrow morning at 11:00 when it opens at 64 degrees. if you'll be out there late tomorrow evening it will be cooling off with a few clouds moving by, whether you're staying home or heading to tahoe expect it to reach up to 68 degrees tomorrow.

closer to home we'll see sonoma valley temperatures in the mid-70s, 81 degrees on saturday and sunday reaching into the upper 70s. so we're going to once again just savor the nice, mild weather before it heats up. i'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, what's going on now for the commute? we'll savor the traffic but this is an issue growing right now. look at that. coming off the bay bridge, down the skyway slowing down where you merge with folks coming down octavia, 101 south. reports say slowing, there may be a traffic break. reports of a pole in the middle of the roadway and now they have to get the vehicle and may ripple back to the bay bridge if they see slowing on the span they'll turn on the metering lights earlier. out of oakland and into san francisco, the rest of the bay shows a smooth, easy flow of traffic with no other exceptional build. that's good. back to you, marcus. moving you toward a common

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it is 5:42. as we get started this morning taking a look at fremont as you get ready to head out the door, we are starting out with jacket weather. temperatures in the low 50s. a few clouds here and there. >> i have to show you the slowing which continues to build off the bay bridge heading into san francisco. a crash after the debris in lanes. just off westbound 80. we'll show that you coming up. thank you very much. we've been tracking this developing story just outside of the bay area. a wildfire in yolo county burning. look at all the smoke captured by a pg&e camera burning north

of lake berryessa. it was said to be out of control. no structures have burned. let's get an update on it. this one fully contained after burning 900 acres. at least one home was destroyed there. breaking news this morning, the latest weekly jobless report is out and claims fell to the lowest numbers since the start of the pandemic. 376,000 people filed first-time claims. some 3.5 million more americans filed continues claims. in the meantime president biden is in england getting ready for the summit. >> biden says he wants to make sure our allies know we have their back. >> that's absolutely the key message. both of the g7 and then at nato where he will re-establish to defend our allies if they are attacked the same way they came to our defense after 9/11. biden spoke to american troops at raf base in cornwall.

he and the first lady spoke about their experiences as a military family and his plans for the next few days. >> kicking off my first overseas trip as president. i've been in and out of here many, many times. as president or chairman of the foreign relations committee, as vice chairman of the foreign relations committee, this is my first overseas trip as president of the united states. i'm heading to the g7 and then to the nato ministerial and then will meet with mr. putin to let him know what i want him to know. >> a signal from putin russian courts have ruled putin's political rival navalny is part of an extremist group. he's not but those who are classified as extremists cannot run for political office. the president has an ancestral

fondness for ireland. the british have left the european union, as you know, and that means the british will likely have to build some kind of checkpoint or border crossing between ireland and northern ireland. an update from the inspector general's office says when the police violently cleared lafayette park they didn't know president trump was planning a photo-op holding a bible. they were going to clear the park anyway. the violence came from bureau of prisons officers who showed up late and missed the briefing and then fired pepper rounds. this according to the ig's report. we're watching what mr. biden is doing in england. we will be reporting on it on twitter. you can follow me there. i'm @scottmcgrew. let me tell you what's happening today. if you're a soccer fan, you can meet some of the soccer players and receive a covid vaccination. that's the game plan. it's now called paypal park. a vaccination event gets under

way starting at 4:30 tonight. three popular players are there. and you can actually meet them and they're going to sign some autographs. how cool is that? if you know about soccer, he's appeared with the mexican national team 23 times. take a look at this new video, the latest proof that moms can really do it all. a foul ball yesterday ricochetted back towards the field. did you see that catch there? yep. the mom holding her new little baby. she handed the ball to what appears to be maybe her excited young other daughter sitting next to her. nice catch, mom. she's excited about it. that's exciting. it's nice just seeing people out and about.

great weather and we're finally getting to enjoy it next to each other. >> moving us forward. >> how are we looking today, kari? it's going to be another nice and cool day. the update of the drought monitor where we are still seeing more conditions worsening especially for the bay area where we see the spreading of the dark red color indicating the highest level of the drought now moving closer to the coastline. the updated drought status levels. let's once again take a look at the cooler weather that we've been feeling across the bay area for now as you look at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen you'll see those changes ahead. today we're in the low 70s, the mid-70s, from morgan hill as well as gilroy. for the east bay we're going to see more mid-70s. and cool for the peninsula.

we'll see upper 50s in san francisco, too, but will see a few more 60s from the mission district downtown reaching 63 degrees there. reaching 73 in sonoma and still a brisk wind picking up today. windy at the ballpark this evening. you will see those temperatures at first pitch in the low 60s dropping down to the upper 50s, maybe harder with those extra layers on but we are going to see still those breezy winds picking up today. the storm systems are passing to the north of us and we've seen it really causing some cooler than normal temperatures gusty winds and really close in far northern california not making it to the bay area. once those storm systems move out high pressure will be moving in and that's going to cause those temperatures to spike as we go into next week and, unfortunately, we may see really hot temperatures.

a plan to call the air conditioning repair person because we'll be in the mid-70s for the next few days and then we go into the upper 80s for the weekend in antioch and then some upper 90s even topping out at 102 degrees by next thursday there so, yeah, it's going to be really hot going from what we've been feeling some early springlike weather to the summer. still windy. tomorrow it starts to warm up. it doesn't look like we're going to see some significant warming in san francisco. so we go from the low 60s and then to about 70 degrees and hopefully we can have somewhere to go to find some relief from the inland valley heat. mike, what do you have going on

for traffic? this is into the city right here just around 101 and 80 where they murnlg right here. and we do have a live picture out there and looks like they may have just cleared this. this may have just happened in the last few seconds so that could be good news. we'll see this build probably a few minutes earlier than we expect. let's talk about this. we may see that at about 6:00 this morning adding a few more minutes and slow that last stretch and i'll double-check on that crash must have cleared getting off the skyway and southbound 101 heading to the

cesar chavez. that should be better news. no major problem. just a little bit of slowing you expect for san jose and the rest of silicon valley. the east bay a great drive as well. back over to you. >> i like when the map looks like that, mike. thanks. protected bike lanes on one of oakland's busiest streets may be going away and that has cyclists worried about safety. removing the gray circular barriers and replaced with bumpers. cyclists using the lanes has doubled since 2016. leaders say the lanes block visibility of cars. proof positive car break-ins are on the rise. our crew caught one happening right in front of them. the story they're sure to tell their friends. the first solar eclipse of the year took place.

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5:55 right now and happening today the wife of el chapo, one of the most powerful drug lords,

is expected to plead guilty to helping him run his mexican cartel. he was arrested in february. el chapo, guzman, was arrested by mexican authorities and extradited to the .s. in 2017 after twice escaping from mexican prisons. he is now serving a life sentence. you have to see this thing in mexico, it keeps on growing. it appeared in late may on a farm in central mexico but is bigger than a football field and is drawing a lot of crowds. the mexican government sent in soldiers to keep people away from the edge of the hole. it is 50 feet deep. some residents believe it is the result of groundwater or a water bottling plant in the area. tourists may be returning, the source of thieves. the car break-ins on the rise. now we have some dramatic video to prove it. our nbc bay area reporter was in

the city covering when she saw one firsthand. take a look at this video. a guy walks right up to the car, smashes in the window. he's walking back and forth. witnessed that whole thing. >> reached inside, opened the hatch and opened up the luggage and slammed it down and i walked over and started taking a picture. >> up nearly 60% compared to this time last year. during the same period in the neighborhood where that break-in took place, thefts are up 355%. >> introvert or extrovert, if you're an introvert you likely did better. >> introverts tend to focus on close relationships, have an easier time doing so when not

forced to socialize so much. they are likely to be unhappy during social distancing. >> i love people, as a matter of fact, and the coronavirus epidemic has been real hard for me and zoom is not doing the trick. >> all hope is not lost. tune in for tips on what you can learn from introverts. head to our platform 11-15 over the air. channel 185 on xfinity cable or anytime on lx.com. you may have to step on a scale before you step on your next flight. new safety regulations mean airlines have to come up with new methods to determine passenger weight. airlines have to submit their new weight calculation plans by saturday. some airlines may use scales and

others may rely on just health surveys. stargazers treated to a pretty cool sight. look at this. this was this morning if you were lucky enough. the partial solar eclipse could be seen if you live in the eastern part of north america on the east coast. this is video from new york which got some of the best views this is beautiful right here. the next ring-shaped solar eclipse will take place in october of 2023 and will be visible in central and south america as well as parts of the western u.s. >> very cool. right now at 6:00, getting ready for fire season. a large drill getting under way in an area that knows how devastating those wildfires can be. all new this morning what a report is revealing about california's readiness to respond. plus -- we had to do something. >> the threat of wildfires, all of that and more intensified by illegal fireworks. so what would you do if you saw

your neighbor setting off those fireworks? there is a new incentive one city is offering. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good morning to you on this thursday. thanks for joining us and making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. kari hamm received an update on our drought situation in california. still exceptionally dry here in the bay area, really throughout our state. yeah, and, unfortunately, those numbers are getting worse. a percentage of the state where we are seeing the dark shades of red which includes the highest level of drought, the exceptional level, and as it now expands to the coastal areas near marin and sonoma counties that was last week excluded from the exceptional drought. now we've seen it make it all the way to the coast over to parts of the sacramento valley on northward. so we are seeing this expanding and getting worse as we go th