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you can see a lot of people feeling the shaking. people are tweeting about it. we bring in meteorologist kari hall with more on why we actually felt this quake and let's look at the fault that it was on, kari. >> yes, so it was on the san andreas fault and we had about 300 people who woke up and told the usgs i felt that, and this shows you the intensity and where the concentration of the people who felt that earthquake was. so we are still watching this, as we do monitor even the minor quakes because they could be a foreshock to a larger event. we had quite a bit of shaking around the area, maybe feeling it in the south county this morning and hopefully we don't have any more activity, but of course we'll keep you up to date, and we'll have more on the forecast as well coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks so much, kari. so much anguish, so few answers for a father of a 7-year-old san jose boy whose

mother is accused of killing him. >> liam husted's father spoke about his son at a memorial service in san jose. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez has a look at the remembrance and the young life cut so short. this is so sad, kris. >> reporter: so sad, laura and marcus. good morning to you. that memorial was held for liam, at la colina park which his father said was his very favorite place to hang out. friends and family dpaerted to support nicholas husted who last saw his son headed to work not knowing mom would leave leaving a note saying she was going to find a home for her and their son. >> he was such a great boy. and he just want everybody to know that. he was amazing. >> reporter: liam's mother, samantha moreno rodriguez is in a denver jail awaiting

extradition to las vegas where liam's body was found on a hiking trail outside the city may 28th. samantha moreno rodriguez faces an open count, in nevada she can be tried for anything from second-degree murder to involuntary manslaughter, depending on what the evidence is that they can present. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you, kris. 5:03 this morning. president biden is in cornwall, england, preparing for an open session of the g7 summit later today. world leaders of the seven wealthiest democracies are expected to discuss topics ranging from bolstering an economy ravaged by covid-19 to fighting climate change. "today in the bay's" chris pollone is breaking down all of this for us this morning. chris? >> reporter: marcus, good morning to you. this is joe biden's first trip abroad as president, and early on, the white house's goals appear pretty apparent.

they're restoring some relationships with some of the nation's top allies, as well as trying to reassert the u.s.' role as a global leader. with the first in-person g7 summit in two years set to begin, president joe biden waste nothing time reaching out to world allies, meeting first on the summit's eve with british prime minister boris johnson. >> this is the first time we're meeting as president of the united states. >> everybody is thrilled to see you. >> reporter: the president announcing the u.s. will buy 500 million doses of covid-19 vaccine and donate it to 100 of the world's poorest countries. the other g7 nations said they'll match the donation. >> they don't include pressure for favors or potential concessions. we're doing this to save lives, to end this pandemic. that's it. period. >> reporter: over the next three days the g7 leaders are expected to discuss trade, cyber security

and climate change, topics expected to come up at next week's nato meeting as well. before the president returns home, he'll meet with russian president vladimir putin in switzerland, where he's expected to confront the russian leader over several issues. >> that includes human rights. that includes encouragement on the ukrainian border. that includes cyber attacks. >> reporter: some republicans are criticizing that upcoming summit saying putin doesn't deserve a meeting with the american president. >> only do we have consequences to the bad whafor will the bhad behavior stop. >> reporter: a first step on the world stage for the new american president. despite the conflicts to arise between the u.s. and russia during that summit meeting with vladimir putin, president biden said he wants to develop a stable and predictable relationship with the russian leader. live in washington, i'm chris pollone. marcus, back to you. >> always developing relationships, chris, thank you. new life this morning for california's high speed rail project, getting a $1 billion

shot in the arm. when the white house restoring grant money rescinded by the trump administration in 2019. the first segment is now under construction in the central valley. here is a statement from governor newsom saying "restoring nearly $929 million in grant funding back to california's high speed rail project will continue to spur job creation, advance the project and move the state one step closer to getting trains running in california as soon as possible." a statement from house speaker nancy pelosi reads this vote of confidence will keep this transformative project moving down the track, ensuring california can continue to lead the way forward in creating jobs, promoting commerce, protecting communities and our planet. b.a.r.t. directors are expressing high hopes about a continued rebound in ridership after approving a new billion-dollar budget for the coming fiscal year. the next budget includes an additional $100 in spending with nearly $400 million boost from federal relief money.

b.a.r.t. says over the last two months, ridership is close to 20% of the pre-pandemic levels. the agency projects those numbers to grow significantly during the coming months as more service resumes. california's launching a new assault on the overturning of the state's decade's old assault weapons ban. at a news conference in san francisco, governor newsom and state attorney general rob banta announcing an appeal. a week ago a federal judge overturned the law. at one point he compared an assault rifle to a swiss army knife leaving one mother outraged. >> it is insulting to read his decision what he calls the kind of weapon that killed my son akin to a pocket knife. pocket knives were not invented to kill as many people as possible. >> newsom and banta are asking for the ban to remain in place while the legal process plays out. people struggling to make it in the bay should get help paying their rent.

strait workers are streamline the process to deliver $2.6 billion in emergency rental assistance. nearly 200,000 applications requesting $543 million have been filed but only $40 million have been distributed. california got federal relief funds to establish the rental relief aid program. a statewide moratorium on eviction ends june 30th. governor gavin newsom is talking about a possible extension. today you could be the state's next big winner, if you've had a covid shot. anyone who has received at least one vaccine is now eligible to win $50,000. sounds good, right? the last drawing had winners in three bay area counties and now we're hearing from the vaccine lottery winner who just won $50,000. he says that it's been a tough year but that money really helps. >> it's nice to have this extra money come in. i basically lived off my savings for the past year and a half. >> you know what? tonight 15 more people will win

$50,000 and then on tuesday, that is when the state fully reopens. the prize jumps to $1.5 million. winners will be notified by phone or email using the contact information in the state's vaccine registry, so good luck out there. >> wouldn't that be nice? >> my kids filled out the form and i said make sure you write my number correctly on there. >> that's right. i wonder how that works. hmm. >> they'll never know. >> you know what? you'll send them to college anyway. it all comes back. let's get a look at the forecast for you. it's friday, kari, and you're bringing the sunshine. i like the dress. >> it is friday, yes. we're going to have some more great weather as people get ready to head out the door in oakland and we'll have a nice one again today. you do need a jacket, as you're stepping out once again, our mornings are what we've seen all week, low 50s for the start of the day, and then heading into the afternoon, nice warmup with our temperatures in the upper

60s here, but we'll see some upper 70s for the inland east bay, as well as parts of the north bay, and in morgan hill today, look for a high of 78 degrees. that's a little bit warmer than it's been all week and the warming trend continues over the next few days. we will talk mo before that in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> a lot of activity on the golden gate bridge as we come across out of san francisco, and heading north. the crew cleared, the cones cleared and then the zipper truck went across and moved that center guide. a smooth drive, we'll stick with the maps and show you there's no problem, a dab of slowing north toward the robin williams tunnel, the only thing showing up, antioch over here, walnut creek great. castro valley. i got to call out this, a disabled vehicle reported right here at the castro valley boulevard off-ramp but in the center divide so the off-ramp folks shifting over there and watch out for flashing lights. so far no problem. want to keep it that way and a typical construction for 84, laura. we know about that but it's a little bit late picking up there. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike.

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happy friday. it is 5:13. take a look at this start to our day, as we get a live look at san jose. we're going to start out this day with temperatures in the low 50s, and heading into the upper 60s/low 70s. not bad at all. we will be warming up. i want to make sure you're prepared for that and we'll talk about it, coming up in a few minutes. >> i just checked the reports, an update, we did clear the construction that was over in alvarado niles, good news. the other side of the bay, palo alto moves smoothly. the tail lights are headed north. camras at university headed up through san mateo county have your typical roadway construction going on. reminder the ongoing work to s to improve eventually the traffic flow. hov lanes that will be installed but to do that, they have to change basically every on and off-ramp, every merge and exit there, that's the reason why we have the nightly closures as well, just a note for those.

good morning, very happy friday to you as well. netflix has opened an online store where you can buy netflix related stuff. you'll find it at netflix.shop. so far about 90% of it is t-shirts but the idea could go far to buy fashion you see on actors, that kind of thing. netflix and browse or netflix and spend. speaking of spending, you saw the inflation numbers yesterday, very alarming as we look at the netflix video again. many economists say or hope it's temporary but even if it doesn't last long, it is tough on all of us. car rentals really tough. they can cost more than your air fare. though you can see air fare on there, too. my experience is it's much higher than just 10% but that's according to the consumer price index. hotels just a few weeks ago, many were empty. now we usually talk about house prices being unaffordable for so many, but for the 60% of you watching, and that's the percentage of our viewers who own their own home according to

our research department, for the 60% of you, you're making a lot of money off your house as the prices rise. looking nationwide, the fed estimates americans with homes are now $2 trillion richer than this time last year. the average american saw his or her home equity rise 20%. that works out to $33,000 a mortgage. you do the math in your head, wait, 20%, $33,000, that's a a house worth $150,000. that's a nationwide average. the point is while people are getting into affordable homes and that's an important need to help them do that, at the same time, a lot of hard-working families with homes are adding to their retirement or able to send a kid to college. tesla showed off its new plaid model s in fremont. the car was a year later than what elon musk promised. he himself was about 45 minutes late to his own presentation. the world's fastest production car is now ready for sale. something for all car owners to watch a group of republicans

and democrats in washington have reached a compromise on an infrastructure bill, one of the ways they may pay for it according to one of the participants, senator mitt romney, is by upping the gasoline tax and maybe even adding in an electric car tax of some kind. laura and marcus, the federal tax you pay at the gas pump pays for interstates, the cost of keeping roads running smoothly. electric car drivers use roads but in that sense they don't pay at all. >> never thought about that. >> good point. >> thanks, scott. speaking of electric cars a new report says california is not building charging stations fast enough. california energy commission says the state will need 250,000 charging stations by 2025. they need to build 123,000 more. governor newsom is looking to use some of the budget surplus to pay for more charging stations. trending this morning, the first lady and her fashion choice overseas during a trip with president biden, a jacket

with the word "love" on it. when asked about it, she said she simply is trying to bring love from america. for some people it's drudging up recent history when former first lady melania trump wore the infamous "i really don't care, do you? quogs coat on her visit to the southern border. in this case the bidens are hoping to deliver a message of uniyit i amidst the pandemic. >> love. love that. the next story is about a 7-year-old southern california boy who may be if not a star in the making, perhaps a future astronaut. >> that's because he and his father discovered two planets outside the solar system. 352 light years away. little miguel rubio and his dad are amateur scientists taking part in a nasa funded project called planet hunters. they're among the authors of a new study out this week detailing more about planets in a scientific astronomy publication. >> cool. >> i just play the game life with my kids. i'm failing.

>> technically they're only amateurs because no one has paid them. maybe they should pay them for discovering new planets. >> you should pay them. >> i love amateur astronomers. >> if he wins the vaccine lottery maybe. >> that's right. one person who loves space, i think she does, kari? >> we should name that planet after him, since he discovered it and the other one after his dad, that would be really cool. let's see what happens with that. let's bring it back here to earth as we get a live look in dublin. we're getting started on this friday morning with a clear sunrise and the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. it's 50 degrees right now. we do have another comfortable day ahead. slow rise in temperatures as we continue to see a mostly clear start to our day. yes, it's still going to be windy. we've had these gusty winds for at least the past week and as we go through our forecast into the afternoon, we're still looking at a very strong ocean breeze picking up with those winds at

about 25 to 35 miles per hour, and then calming down tonight. we're going to start to see a shift in the wind direction over the next few days and that's going to warm up our temperatures. so we're still enjoying the milder weather today. danville reaching 76 degrees. we'll see some low 70s in hayward, and mostly some mid to upper 70s for a lot of our inland areas, as we head toward the coast, once again, still pretty cool there, with some low 60s for half moon bay and some mid-70s for palo alto. a high of 65 downtown and north bay highs reach into the low to mid-70s here. we've seen these storm systems moving to the north of us. it's still raining across the pacific northwest, very unusual weather pattern for june but it's been keeping us cool here in the bay area. rain gets very close before this high pressure builds in, and that's going to ramp up our temperatures for next week. so here's the trend. we're going from the upper 70s today, still pretty breezy to some calmer winds tomorrow,

highs in the mid 80s. we'll continue on with more seasonable weather, slightly warmer temperatures into the start of next week and here we go with the heat, going to potentially see the possibility of a high fire danger as well so we're just wanting to make sure you're prepared for that, well in advance. we'll be talking more about that, mike, what are you watching for the commute? >> i'm watching that 98 and 100 at the end of that long forecast. we're going to watch the numbers and see if they change. in the south bay it will change, more traffic flowing. peninsula later in the commute and no problems right now. here is the change that we made, the sensors over here, i looked them up, 384 niles canyon, the cal trans grid said the crews cleared. i had conflicting information on the maps. cal trans reports the crews cleared there. the car was cleared here as well, maybe out of the center divide actually. the slowing may have been a traffic break 580 past castro

valley boulevard. 580 out of the altamont pass just 22 minutes. you're basically at speed the entire stretch from grant line road into the dublin interchange over here, highway 4 no slowing out of antioch through walnut creek, 680 and 242. east shore freeway richmond, berkeley and the bay bridge toll plaza with no backup. clear, easy drive. it's friday, we expect a lighter traffic flow. that's why you have me, i call out the unexpected. >> we love having you around. >> we rely on you. next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> two viewers asked for help finding their missing money. we helped reunite them with their cash. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds," next. just like you, our team is always on social media, and i gave a big congratulations to my friend and colleague, damon trujillo, celebrating 25 years at cntv, a fearless journalist

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right now at 5:30, digging deep into the gunman's history. new details released by the vta on the rail yard shooter's personal file as the bay area continues mourning the nine lives lost. plus an unusually high rate of one covid vaccine side feck specifically seen in teenager. the new warning from the cdc. the countdown is on, four days away from california's full reopening. some bay area businesses are getting a jumpstart. the businesses moving forward ahead of the reopening day. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. later today, governor newsom will clarify mask requirements as the head of the state's reopening and we will bring you

that update. in the meantime the weekend just about here and the last few days of the state's covid tier system. for months we've gotten used to it, the four colored tiers have guided californians through what's open and closed. taking a look back at the tier system developed by the state last august, puts each county in a category based on positive cases, and a percentage of positive cases. those categories range from minimal to widespread risk, as it stands now, there are still three bay area counties in the orange, moderate risk category, solano, sonoma and contra costa counties. on june 15th on tuesday, capacity and distancing restrictions will be lifted for most businesses and activities. >> ahead of tuesday night's reopening there are several events taking place throughout the bay area. both baseball teams are holding events, it's a movie night at oracle park including a movie, the height and in oakland the event is being renamed for the

mlb's first openly gay player, glenn burke. neither park requests negative test or proof of vaccination to enter the ball park but masks are required when you aren't eating and drinking. some new guidance from the cdc on wearing those masks when you travel. you no longer have to wear them at outdoor transit hubs, many waiting for buses, trolleys or riding on ferries, due to the lower risk of covid transmission outdoors, still required to be worn inside any mode of transportation regardless of the vaccination status. so what's going into all of this, as we look forward to june 15th when the state reopens and what's happening in your county? head over to nbcbayarea.com, we break down all the rules, big or small, and move you forward. just click on that link in the trending bar. more encouraging news when it comes to covid cases across the state. yesterday there were less than 900 new infections.

39 deaths were reported but sonoma county health leaders are worried about a rising number of cases. "the chronicle" is reporting on tuesday 76 new cases were reported there and the rate per 100,000 has more than doubled from last week. it went from three up to seven, which is actually higher than the threshold to remain in the orange tier. the county also recorded its first covid related death in two weeks. the patient was an unvaccinated senior. the cdc also says early data indicates a higher than expected number of cases of heart inflammation in young adults following their second dose of a covid vaccine. it reported more than half of total cases of myocarditis occurring in young people between 12 and 24 even though they accounted for less than 9% of the doses administered. the majority of cases occurred in men, following their second shot of either the pfizer vaccine or the moderna vaccine. most of the patients had a full

recovery from their symptoms. the cdc's vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to meet in one week to discuss the issue in more detail. more details on the gunman in the vta rail yard mass shooting. they are talking about his conduct at work with specific information from his personnel file. during the gunman's 20 years at vta there were four incidents resulting in discipline, all happened over the past two years. in july of 2019 he was sent home for two days without pay for insubordination. vta says that he refused to follow company policy signing out a two-way radio for his job and january of 2020, he and a co-worker got into a verbal altercation, the unnamed co-worker said they were scared of him, saying "if someone was to go postal, it would be him." but the case was eventually referred back to his department manager, after finding nothing in the gunman's history to support that claim. in october of 2020, he refused to attend a mandatory cpr class citing covid concerns.

the case was never resolved and one final incident last november, he inappropriately used the two-way radio, then left work without permission. authorities have not revealed a specific motive in the rampage. our investigative unit pored over more than it 00 pages of documents tied to the gunman's work history. it shows an angry and frustrated employee who often lashed out at management. one safety expert wonders why the vta did not take more concrete action sooner. >> in my opinion, based on the documents that they provided, the decisions they did make were woefully inadequate and allowed cassidy to literally continue in this manner. >> is this an issue that raises a red flag, in your mind? >> this is erratic behavior, and in this case rises to the level of anger and each instance that's not disciplined or received some type of serious counseling. >> the records show the gunman

received written counseling in 2008 for missing too many days of work and he took prescription drugs for depression in 2001 but when he was asked during a survey about his psychiatric disorders, he answered no. as we continue to report on the aftermath of that shooting, we also want to keep the focus on the victims and the family members. if you're interested in ways to help, you can find that information on our website, nbcbayarea.com/vtayardshooting. in east contra costa county, police are investigating a shooting that happened at a popular outdoor shopping mall. one person was shot last night at the streets of brentwood parking lot. a 21-year-old brentwood man was hit. he has non-life-threatening injuries. a gun was found at the scene, police don't have a motive in the case. police do not think this was a random act of violence. a surprising admission from supervisor aaron peskin.

he is seeking treatment for alcohol abuse. the supervisor is seeking counseling after complaints about behavior and treatment of people. experts say it's difficult for a public official to seek help. >> people say it's a weakness to say i need help and need someone to help me if they can't revolve it on their own. i think that stops people the most is fear of being judged. >> supervisor peskin has a history of making stinging comments about department heads. his staff says he'll provide an update on the situation next week. happening today, california's u.s. senator alex padilla will shine a spotlight on a growing problem tied to u.s. military bases in california. he's talking about the urgent need to clean up toxic chemicals in and around dozens of facilities. that includes travis air force base, edwards air force base, xanenburg space center and the

closed alameda naval station. he's spearheading new legislation to provide $10 million for cleanup costs. he'll hold a news conference later today. san francisco kids can take muni for free starting july 1st. this program started in 2013 for low income children. the program expanded to all youth in 2020 of april but it was cut due to the pandemic. now all kids will be able to ride muni for free without applying. they hope to make the program more affordable for families who rely on it. the program continues through june of 2022. here we go on this friday, looking at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the numbers as we head into the weekend. >> yes, we've got a great weekend ahead. let's kick it off with the san mateo county fair that will be going on. it starts today at 11:00, and if you plan to maybe just check it out tomorrow, all day long we're going to have some nice temperatures, and looking at

those highs starting out in the 60s and then reaching into the mid-70s for tomorrow afternoon. all right, what about hitting the road? maybe shasta trinity national forest is on your list. we'll see a chance of showers today but then warming up for the weekend, trending towards 90 by sunday. and another destination that a lot of people like to check out, we're going to see those temperatures warming up as the weekend goes along, and paso robles reaching into the upper 80s today. a little bit cooler tomorrow but then 92 degrees on sunday, as that sunshine continues. a little bit closer to home, muir woods will have comfortable weather throughout the weekend for the long hikes, expect some low 60s for a high today, upper 60s tomorrow, and then 65 degrees on sunday. if l.a. is on your list of things to do this weekend, we'll see some temperatures reaching into the mid-70s, really nice here with this warming up just a few degrees by the end of the weekend, but the real warming comes by the middle of next week

for all of us. i'm going to talk more about that in the forecast, that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking just getting to work this morning? >> since you're transitioning from l.a. we call this the 101 if folks are from down there over here we call it highway 101 and we call it a smooth drive. right at the bottom of the screen, i watched, there was a vehicle pulled over there for quite some time. it must have just cleared in the last couple of seconds, a smooth, easy drive. the map shows you the same thing for the speed sensors where our camera it s and oakland road typical slowing 540 right on schedule even for a friday. tri-valley we have a lighter volume of traffic, 84 not a big problem, just a little bit of slowing around vallecitos, typically happens, a little more traffic flowing. nice drive down off of the dublin interchange and castro valley boulevard, the on-ramp may be affected by the disabled vehicle which is directly across the freeway, still reported in the center divide there. tow truck should be on scene any second. longer drive through contra

costa county, highway 4 at speed so is the walnut creek interchange and a little slowing up the incline or down the decline for westbound 80, that's the bay bridge for everybody's reference. back to you. >> thanks, mike. recall efforts against governor newsom ramping up. coming up the massive price tag for the special election and who is going to have to pay for it. a mountain lion on the peninsula growling and chasing something in the darkness. next, details and the new video leaving some neighbors on alert.

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happy friday. the time is 5:43 and if it's about time for to you step out the door, sunglasses. you'll need them in antioch, as you're heading out for your morning commute, mid-50s for our temperatures to start out the day and we'll be warming up. it's still windy through the delta. we'll talk more about this and the weekend warmup in a few minutes. >> stick around a little bit longer. traffic here in the bay bridge is clear. i showed you just a tiny bit of slowing on the incline. it's not even a break, ease off on the accelerator a bit. we'll show you the bigger, longer drive coming up. this is a frightening sight for some people on the peninsula.

a mountain lion up close and personal. listen and look at this. wow, look at the video posted on nextdoor yesterday. the mountain lion was chasing a raccoon in a backyard on lomita avenue near cappuccino high school in millbrae. it happened less than three miles from where at least three neighbors spotted a big catwalking down the street. we get a better idea of how much the upcoming special election to recall governor newman reports, the tab at $215 million about half earlier high side estimates. the state not counties will likely have to pick up the tab here and it's possible the projected date for the election may be moved up. democrats are expected to waive a lengthy financial review allowing the election to be held sooner rather than later. its. it's quarter to 6:00. president biden is meeting with leaders of six other nations to talk about economic growth and defending democracy. >> he's getting a warm welcome.

>> good morning it's measurable. i'll get to that in a second. yesterday the president met with uk prime minister boris johnson. the two signed a new agreement recementing the special relationship we have with great britain and the prime minister had nothing but praise for his counterpart. >> there's so much that they want to do together with us, from security, nato, to climate change, and it's fantastic. it's a breath of fresh air. a lot of things they want to do together. >> a new poll by pew research shows huge approval from regular citizens of the world. in 12 countries measured, 75% of respondents said they were confident america will do the right thing. that is up from just 17% this time last year under a different president. 62% of the world polled have a favorable view of the united states, that's compared to 34% this time last year.

president biden will visit the queen tonight, but the real focus is on the upcoming meeting with putin. he's met him before, as vice president. some republican senators say the president should not meet with putin but every president has met with putin since he took power when clinton was president. president biden announcing yesterday the united states would buy a half billion doses of vaccines and give them to other countries to help fight covid, no strings attached, says biden. here at home, we have more vaccine doses than we need, not because we vaccinated everyone, but because so many americans are still resistant to getting a vaccine, which has been proven totally safe, but some who get their news from questionable sources still have doubts like this ohio woman testifying at the ohio capitol saying people are magnetic. she's gone viral, no pun intended. >> is it a combination of the protein which now we're finding has a metal attached to it. i'm sure you've seen the

pictures of people who have the shots and now magnetized, they can put a key and spoons and forks and they can stick, now we think there's a metal piece to that. >> i have a lot of magnetic friends, come to think of it. talk about it on twitter, find me there @scottmcgrew. >> huh. i'll have to try out that spoon thing. 5:48. hard to believe news this week from san francisco giants legendary announcer duane kuiper, he'll be dealing with a medical condition requiring chemotherapy. he recently spoke about it on nbc sports bay area's "giants talk." >> the important thing is to know that we're going forward to try to beat this. each day, i find that i start going, well, is my voice weaker now? can i do this? what's going on? so each day is a little bit of a different day, and each day i

get up thinking am i going to do the game today or not? >> that's got to be tough for him. he's done so many great games. "giants talk" is part of the pod network. the giants were rained out yesterday in washington. personally, i wish him the very best. he's a great guy. >> really want to, thank you. happening today, 16 schools play for a spot in the college baseball world series. stanford has to win the best of three series. they're ranked in the top ten nationally. want to say go cardinals. trending this morning, it seems our show not complete without a fan making a great grab in the stands at a baseball game. check out this effort by a young fan after a home run off the bat of reds star joey votto, diving catch. okay he catches it, right there, tumbling over the seats, oh, but no, he's just fine. i got it, i got it. the russian judge gives him a

10! >> i love how kids are just so resilient. their bodies are like rubber. look at this! >> he's like i'm sure i hurt but look, i've got the ball. i've got the ball. >> trying to make a catch of the guy trying to make the kid take the catch. >> we'll always remember that moment. >> big moment. >> that's cute. that's cute. 5:50. good day for some baseball out there, maybe some sport. the temperatures lately have been wonderful, and i have a feeling that we should be enjoying them. next week, a whole different story. >> yes, i'm saying just take in this weekend, and enjoy it, because next week, ooh, all right. we'll talk about that in a second. my shirt's matching the sunrise this morning, as we take a live look outside in san jose, it's going to be a beautiful day, get out there, take a nice long hike in the south bay, we're going to

see our temperature its star temperatures low 50s. we make it into the mid-70s today. it's going to be windy. we've had gusty winds for at least a week now and it will continue today, with east san jose reaching 75 degrees, gilroy a little bit warmer there, 79. we'll see those temperatures coming up a few more degrees with oakland today reaching 69, while vallejo reaches 73 and 75 in pleasanton. near the coast in the low 60s for daly city, half moon bay. san francisco a little bit warmer reaching 66 and the mission district and our north bay temperatures reaching into the mid-70s. up to 77 today in ukiah. as we go through this forecast, we've been enjoying some milder weather, all thanks to the storms that have been moving to the north of the bay area. the pacific northwest getting hit with rainstorm after rainstorm and once that clears out, high pressure is going to start to retreat back closer to the bay area, and that's when those highs will be warming up.

that's what we're getting ready for going into next week. i want to show you the ten-day forecast for gilroy to give you an idea how some of our inland valleys are heating up. we have upper 70s today, low 80s for the weekend, it's still going to be nice the start of next week and i'll move out of the way so you can see how hot it's going to be next week. it is just temporary. 96 degrees on wednesday, 93 on thursday, and then we can see temperatures coming down by next weekend. along with the hot temperatures, we will also of course have to watch out for the fire danger as we've seen some really hot and windy weather that will be the possibility in the forecast. we're still breezy today, highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s for the weekend and we can still enjoy a lot of time outside with the nice weather we've seen. next week is when we have to blast the ac and take it easy. as we look at san francisco, looks like there will be just enough of an ocean breeze to keep our coastal areas cool so san francisco at this point not expecting a big spike in

temperatures, just some low to mid-70s, which will be a little bit warmer for the city. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? >> looking great and i did have my selective hearing, ms. kari said to take it easy next week. over here an easy drive, a smooth flow of traffic and a little bit of slowing gradual, typical from 680 up to oakland road, right on schedule, should be clearing up over the next 15 and kicking in again about 45 minutes away. a smooth drive for the tri-valley and peninsula. contra costa county no slowing, antioch at speed for highway 4 westbound in through concord and down toward highway 24, that's the 680 drive to the walnut creek interchange, the bay bridge toll plaza it's smooth. the incline is a little slowing, golden gate bridge a smooth drive as well. the live look shows you great visibility, nice sunrise, clouds well clear of the span, good picture there and san mateo bridge we have a little traffic building here, typical of this time even on a friday.

back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, a huge development is going up, this is near union city's b.a.r.t. station. the city council approving a project the mixed use buildings will also include a grocery store. 146 of those units will be below market price and nearly three dozen buildings will be built. the first part of the construction demolishing old industrial buildings could happen as soon as this year. the project will take about four years to complete. we follow breaking news, a new round of south bay shaking overnight. coming up, we'll tell you how far away this quake was felt and its connection to a major fault line. millions of dollars headed to people who have their dreams of starting a family dashed. the monumental verdict against one bay area fertility clinic. you're watching "today in the bay."

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asymptomatic, they're not in any discomfort, and thankfully they're not going to a hospital, not on a ventilator, which really shows the importance of the vaccine. >> as you just heard, the passengers were asymptomatic, they are isolating. the cruise line is conducting contact tracing and you can hear more about that story this morning on the "today" show, that's right after "today in the bay." a federal jury in san francisco is awarding millions of dollars to people whose eggs and embryos were destroyed in 2018. pacific fertility clinic told its clients a chyro preservation tank helding thousands of eggs and embryos failed. a federal jury awarded $15 million to three women and one couple, the first time a jury awarded monetary damages in a case like this. one lead attorney says for some of these people it was their last chance of having a baby. >> today's verdict is just a tiny measure of justice. there is no way that the folks

can get their eggs and embryos back and that's heartbreaking. >> the attorney says the jury found chart industries that makes the chyrogenic tank 90% responsible. pacific facility center was 10% responsible. hundreds of additional lawsuits have been filed against the two companies. neither responded to our emails. pride is back on in san diego. the group behind the celebration just applied for a two-day block party permit for july 16th and 17th. they expect the city to grant it. the group hopes to hold a parade and expects to draw more than 100,000 people over the next couple of days. right now at 6:00. >> so that hill right there, he beat me up there. >> a father reminiscent of his 7-year-old boy, that was found dead in southern nevada desert. he's speaking out for the first time. we'll take a look at his emotional tribute as the boy's

mother stands accused of murder and the one question yet to be answered about this case. a billion-dollar promise, a potential pathway from san francisco to l.a., gets a big boost. the major funding announcement on a long overdue project. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues now. good morning to you on this friday, thanks so much for making ace part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we start with breaking news first at 6:00, did you feel it at least in the south bay? talking about an quarterback. >> 3.5 magnitude quake centered near watsonville south of gilroy, about 3:45 this morning. we want to look at all the people reporting that they felt it. from our tag board, just that shaking this morning. i want to bring in meteorologist kari hall right now more on who may have felt this quake and also look at the faults, kari. >> so this is on the san andreas fault and at this point up to 330 people who were shaken out of bed and reporting to the usgs like yeah, i felt that. here is a