>> reopening california, it's the day to so many of us have been waiting for, most statewide covid-19 restrictions are going away after more than a year of shutdowns, impacting our jobs, commute and our overall everyday life. the pandemic has caused havoc. snapshots from back in time show long lines at food banks, ongoing unemployment backlogs and restaurant shutdowns, but now, bolstered by high vaccination rates, bay area businesses, the arts and sports arenas will be back up and running, searching for support. >> they're going to come and hear fireworks. >> questions remain what the state will look like with fewer restrictions but we're here to sort it out for you. this morning our "today in the bay" team moves you forward with everything you need to know. and "today in the bay" continues on this day of the state reopening. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm cierra johnson. before we get to our special

coverage, we'll have a look at traffic but first a big warmup is headed our way this week. meteorologist kari hall is timing out when temperature also hit the triple digits. good morning, kari. >> reporter: good morning. we're talking about this starting to happen tomorrow, so enjoy today while we do have some milder weather, highs still reaching into the upper 80s and low 90s for our warmest spots but tomorrow, we will have heat advisories and excessive heat warnings. we'll talk more about this in the forecast coming up in a few minutes and also a look ahead to when it will cool off. back to you. >> all right. thanks, kari. today is the day and so many people have been waiting for this, our team moving you forward as the state fully reopens. >> here is what you need to know before you get out of the door, capacity limits and physical distancing requirements are going away, also california's mask mandates will be lifted for fully vaccinated people in most situations. however, a final vote on wearing masks in the workplace is set to happen on thursday, and this morning, we have live team

coverage, including the impact this is said to have on governor gavin newsom's recall as well as your commute. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson kris sanchez has a look at businesses struggling to survive. kris? >> reporter: starting today this table and every other table at this restaurant will be open to customers and for the first time in 15 months, when the servers show up, the customers are going to see their smiles. after more than a year, every order at bill's ka fee will feel like a special order, now that the state is tropg capacity restrictions, masking and social distancing rirlts. >> very excited to get back to normal and to bring people back together here, right? sunday mornings, families come after church. you see all the people gather together, get together and just it's anfeeling. >> reporter: that includes bringing back the staff thr fam chain of ten restaurants had to let half of their 300 employees

go, even with the federal ppp loan, calling them back is a relief. >> i want to get back to work, take care of their households. it was great to bring everybody back. >> reporter: at ufc sunnyvale the gym can welcome back more members at a time, bring back skills classes like striking and brazilian ju jit sue but keeping some of the pandemic changes like increased sanitation and the outdoor workouts that so many members embraced and it is really a new normal for osteo strong san jose which was opened 17 days before the shelter order went into effect. >> it's exciting, and scary, too, because it's feeling like do we just put our toe in or do we go all the way in? >> reporter: they're booking appointments every 15 minutes instead of every 30, allowing people to be closer together, but if people feel more comfortable with masks or they want to workout alone, they're making room for that, too. >> being able to operate without

fear is the goal and being able to just take it day by day and helping respect everyone. >> reporter: while the business owners that we talked with say they are looking forward to getting back to normal, they say if their customers aren't quite ready yet and want an accommodation, they're willing to work with that, too. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." if your summer plans include a trip to amusement park or concert, there are new rules. we checked in with great america, the park will be opening at full capacity and if you're not vaccinated, you'll be asked to wear a mask. at disney land, masks will not be required for fully vaccinated visitors. the park will stop taking people's temperatures at entrance and once again accept guests from around the country. universal studios will not require social distancing and vaccinated guests will not be required to wear masks. universal studios and nbc bay area are owned by comcast. as for upcoming concerts like

guns 'n roses at the s.a.p. center in late august, detail also come as we get closer to showtime. let's look back at how we got to this pivotal point. a year and a half ago, december 2019, the world health organization first learned about cases of viral pneumonia in wuhan china. the virus exploded spreading worldwide. in february 2019 the first covid-19 related death was reported here in the u.s. it happened right here in the bay area, san jose woman died. as cases and deaths increased in march of 2019, governor gavin newsom took action, issuing that stay-at-home order. you might recall everything but essential services were shut down. later in may, as progress was made and cases started to dip, governor newsom announced new guidelines allowing some counties to reopen more of their economies using that tier system and then signs of hope, on december 14th, california's very

first vaccine was given to a nurse in los angeles. >> and in the midst of all of this, the effort to recall governor newsom. let's bring in scott mcgrew. one of the criticisms against the governor was he was moving too slowly opening the state. >> right, and that was never actually on the recall petition, cierra. the effort started before coronavirus was a big threat, but you're absolutely right. today's opening up of the state does kind of take an arrow out of the quiver of those who would like him thrown out of office. the petition, which thousands of californians signed, criticized the governor for other reasons, too many homeless, high taxes, the governor's opposition to the death penalty among them, but when we look nationwide, one of the primary criticisms of governors in blue states is that they're too slow in opening up the economy. newsom spoke about how california fared compared to states who dropped their stay-at-home rules early, at an event in san francisco on

monday. >> california was the first state to move forward with the stay-at-home order. florida actually had worse economic outcome over the course of the last year than the state of california, so did texas, the economy in the state of california did not contract as much as those states and we had better health outcomes. >> during that jay at-home order newsom dining at the french laundry restaurant while the rest of us were told to eat outside. they may take the memory to the ballot box but the number shows a stretch. 60% of voters polled support the governor. californians trying to recall governors often, there have been more than 50 attempts in the state, one succeeded as you remember, gray davis. >> thanks, scott. let's take a live look outside for you, across the bay area roads. if you haven't noticed already, traffic is starting to pick up as the state reopens.

"today in the bay's" mike inouye continues our team coverage with a look at new data showcasing what some people say unwanted comeback. >> we've seen more traffic over the last few weeks especially focused here around the bay and that does indicate we believe more folks coming back to offices and back to jobs. right now it's very light, 5:08 and also a change, remember, schools, universities, colleges getting out, and so are the basic elementary and secondary schools so traffic shifts about this time of year anyway. let's look at the data and compare year to year about this time. we got the data from waze and i've been averaging, we get a lot of data through them. last week all the major metropolitan areas have surface street traffic down, waze measures miles driven in vehicles and they're still down 25, 37, 44%, the most drop still in san jose city streets. we also got our bridge toll

information from mtc, metropolitan transportation commission and talking about how the weekday traffic is averaging about 90% as comparable days in 2019 for the bay bridge. that's a great level for a number of tolls, but the carpool numbers are still down, 55% to 60%, so we have more vehicles but the vehicles are carrying one person instead of two or three people and that could indicate more traffic flow, more cars again, but not as many people, and as people come back to the office, that could then mean more vehicles total on the roadway, if everybody's driving or the majority of people are driving just themselves. so we'll see how this shakes out. we have the summer to develop before the schools come back in session and we expect much more traffic and volume. we'll watch for the changes, guys, back to you. >> all right, we're starting out this morning with a clear sky, you're getting ready to head out the door, nice and cool. today is the last day of the mild weather before it heats up

and as you head out for in concord, maybe a morning jog, exercise, we'll see temperatures here in the upper 50s over the next couple of hours and a slow warmup, as it will be another nice and sunny day, reaching the upper 70s at lunch time. by later today, we'll see highs reaching into the mid 80s around concord. antioch reaching 90 degrees, while napa will reach 85 for a high today, and some upper 70s in palo alto. tomorrow is when the heat builds. we'll talk more about that, coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. the warriors may be across the bay but plans to take shape to bring a new basketball team to the oakland arena. straight ahead for you at 5:25, the new proposal one local group is pushing. plus, talk about a cookie crisis, the reason millions of girl scout cookies are now stockpiled and how you can help unload the excess. but first, as the state reopens, we want to thank the nurses, doctors and first responders who helped us reach

this goal throughout the pandemic, the santa clara fire department helped with vaccine rollout in several different clinics. we'd luke to take a moment to honor their hard work and resilience. stay with us. we'll be right back, and thank you.

♪start spreading the news♪ ♪i'm leaving today♪ ♪i want to be a part of it♪ ♪new york, new york♪ ♪it's up to you♪ ♪new york, new york♪ ♪new york♪ [announcement on pa] introducing togo's new cheese steak melt,

featuring fresh artisan bread, layered with tender seasoned steak, sautéed mushrooms, roasted red peppers, and smothered with melty american cheese. the new cheese steak melt, now at togo's. [announcement on pa] how far would you go for a togo? right now at 5:13, let's get you out the door in oakland as you step out the door,

temperatures in the lower 50s and it's going to be a nice and sunny day. last day of the milder weather, before it heats up, at lunch time we're in the low 70s. we'll talk about that high heat ahead in the forecast, coming up in a few minutes. >> you showed b.a.r.t. there, no delays reported or any other mass transit. traffic no delays along the peninsula here in palo alto. i have a crash that popped up on the map in san jose, getting more detail and bring that to you coming up. >> good morning, very happy tuesday to you. both the nasdaq and the s&p 500 hit new records monday. i don't expect a ton of movement on the markets today unless something usually happens. you could see that lack of movement there. the fed starts its two-day meeting today, and it would be really strange for investors to make major moves before they know what the fed does. good news out of europe, president biden helped strike a deal between governments in the fight over airliners, airbuses made in europe and partially subsidized by european

governments. boeing is made here and generally speaking we don't subsidize our airline makers. airbus had an unfair advantage, the fight is 17 years long. back here at home it's entirely possible gas is going to get a lot more expensive, because they're still talking about indexing the federal gas tax to inflation in order to pay for an infrastructure bill. now to be clear, the white house hates this idea, because it would tax regular people. the president promised not to raise taxes on americans making less than $400,000. the gas tax proposal comes from a bipartisan group looking for compromise. speaking of taxes, the irs will open an online portal soon that will allow you to decide if you want the government sending you a child tax credit check each month, or if you want to save it up until tax time next year. surprising number of people don't realize they're going to get regular checks from the government starting next month.

any family with kids making under $170,000 total. some families may want the government to bank it so to speak and give it in kind of a big pile as a tax return in april. everybody's got their own way of figuring out their own taxes. you could either get as close as you can to getting the withdrawals and get nothing at the end, some people do it that way, some people like that big check in april. >> kind of like a gift. >> but it's your own money. >> all right, thanks, scott. luck be a lady tonight for the ten-state residents who stand to win $1.5 million in the final vax for the win lottery. any californian who had one covid vaccination is entered. there's more. governor newsom announced new prizes, six all-expense-paid dream vacations. winners will be announced in early july. this morning, there's an unusual and costly problem for girl scouts. the organization has 15 million boxes of unsold delicious

cookies that we all love and this is due to the pandemic. as covid continues into the spring, selling season, many of the troops were unable to sell in person so here is the way you can help. buy the cookies online through the hometown heroes program and those cookies will be donated to front line workers and of course i'm thinking what if i want a cookie that day but hey, going to the front line workers they deserve it, right, mike? >> absolutely. we have to do it for the scouts. >> yes. they work hard. folks, they're going to bring the cookies to you we can get onto the roadways for traffic for your work. got to earn the money to help out the scouts or the other small businesses. remember that as california reopens. this popped up on the map for san jose. it's the king street on-ramp, says 680 northbound. not a major traffic spot right now. very early but it did pop up on the grid so i talked about it, wanted to make sure we came through with that.

peninsula and the east bay looking great right now, 84 i don't know if there was a full closure overnight. i cleared that, the sensors are lit up a little mild slowing for vallecitos out of the t typical pattern. on the peninsula slowing south 101 toward 380, typical as well. let's get a live look at the bay bridge, oh, beautiful view, look at that from emeryville across the bay, no delays getting to or across that bay bridge. kari, i no he that climate and forecasts are different but the warmup, i don't know. we got the climate, we got the hot forecast. you got changes. >> yes, we've got a lot of changes here. we're going to talk about that. let's enjoy the refreshing breeze, we still keep today and the milder temperatures looking at our south bay highs will reach into the low 80s for san jose. still the upper 80s we've seen the past few days for the south county, seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. let's move over toward the east bay, antioch reaching 90 while oakland today will see a high of

78 degrees. we're going to keep it cool and also comfortable near the coast, daly city reaching 67. palo alto today heading up to 79 degrees. you're going to notice it's warmer today in san francisco, as we reach up to 73 downtown. ingelside reaching 67 degrees, and for the north bay, our high temperatures will reach 86 degrees in sonoma today. so tomorrow is when we start to see that heat ramping up. so we see these areas shaded in orange, that's where we will have heat vuzryes in effect for the south bay peninsula, parts of the north bay, as you make your way inland, some of the hotter valleys will be under an excessive heat warning. this is wednesday through friday, as high pressure continues to build across the region, coming in from the desert southwest and ramping up our temperatures, any time we do give some really hot weather and it lasts for several days, we also have to watch the fire danger. let me show you san jose's temperature trend. we are going to see those highs reaching into the mid-90s for

several days on end, even this weekend it's still going to be pretty hot. so we're going to have the fire danger, dangerous heat, temperatures peaking on thursday, still hot on friday and then as we go into the weekend, we'll see those highs in the 90s. the good thing is that we won't see a significant warmup for san francisco. we're going to stay in the 70s here as the coastal areas do stay milder. let's turn to our climate in crisis, as we've been watching warm temperatures, our focus is on that, as well as the nighttime temperatures. it's been increasing on average three degrees over the past 50 years in san jose and while it's very well-known that our world is warming, most people wouldn't realize that the most, the leading cause of death from weather related deaths is actually heat, and that inability to cool your body's core temperature during the nighttime hours when you're trying to rest is often the cause of hyperthermia, which is why nighttime temperatures are

so important here. it's very significant and historically people living in spots like san jose didn't need air conditioning but with more heat waves that's no longer the case. find more climate change stories like this in our climate in crisis tab on nbcbayarea.com. back to you. next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> he thought it would be a slam dunk. his tickets promised a full refund if a basketball game was canceled yet he couldn't get his cash back. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds" with a lesson for you, too, next. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community. but with my hiv treatment, there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor

and switched to fewer medicines with dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with just 2 medicines in 1 pill, dovato is as effective as a 3-drug regimen... to help you reach and stay undetectable. research shows people who take hiv treatment as prescribed and get to and stay undetectable can no longer transmit hiv through sex. don't take dovato if you're allergic to its ingredients or if you take dofetilide. taking dovato with dofetilide can cause serious or life-threatening side effects. hepatitis b can become harder to treat while on dovato. don't stop dovato without talking to your doctor, as your hepatitis b may worsen or become life-threatening. serious or life-threatening side effects can occur, including allergic reactions, lactic acid buildup, and liver problems. if you have a rash and other symptoms of an allergic reaction, stop dovato and get medical help right away. tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems, or if you are, may be, or plan to be pregnant. dovato may harm your unborn baby.

use effective birth control while on dovato. do not breastfeed while taking dovato. most common side effects are headache, nausea, diarrhea, trouble sleeping, tiredness, and anxiety. so much goes into who i am. hiv medicine is one part of it. ask your doctor about dovato-i did. ♪♪

5:24. a critical hearing of the future of the oakland a's planned new ball park at howard terminal. the a's and oakland's leaders ask alameda county supervisors to fund a new financing deal to support infrastructure needed for the new ball park. oakland mayor libby schaaf is endorsing it but if it falls through, it may doom that new stadium plan. today's meeting takes place at 2:00 p.m. meanwhile, over at the a's current home site, a new tenant may be headed to the arena next door. it's now mostly empty due to warriors leaving and the pandemic halting other events. but the oakland based african-american sports and entertainment group is talking about bringing in a wnba team so

that plan may also involve buying the city's share of the coliseum complex. there's a lot of hurdling to clear but the coliseum authority will discuss the lease and license agreement during its meeting friday. a bay area man has left frustrated, after he bought tickets with a friend and there was a refund guarantee. then the company told him that he missed the window for cash back. >> consumer investigator chris chmura has heard from many ticket holders in the same position. >> good morning. charles in sunnyville booked tickets to i awarriors game in march 2020. he paid the resale company vivid seats $229.48 for two tickets. the pandemic postponed his game, then in june of last year, it was officially canceled. his tickets say full refund, right over here, for events that are canceled.

vivid seats offered charles a 110% credit, which he had to use by the end of this month. well charles asked for his cash back instead. vivid seats said the window for that refund seven days after the cancellation notice had closed, and the credit was now his only option. so charles called our team to investigate. we contacted vivid seats. it then refunded charles in full $229.48. still waiting for a refund yourself? maybe we can give it the full court press, go to nbcbayarea.com then click the "responds" option from the main menu or call us 888-996-tips. a new doughnut effect noticed when it comes to making it in the bay and it ties to home values being higher everywhere except san francisco. "the chronicle" analyzed zillow data for 456 bay area neighborhoods. it shows home values during the neighborhoods.ed in just 55 of which are in the city.

economists blame it on people in dense urban areas looking for more open space and the same doughnut effect is happening in cities across the country as more people work from home. next our top stories and today it is all about california's full reopening. not everything will be fully reopened today, and for one industry, there's a big reason why. lots of lingering headaches for some business owners. where things stand with masks workplace. the rules you need to keep in mind when you return to the office.

people today... they could spend half their lives over 50. i could get used to this. so, it helps to have a friend in your corner. a friend like aarp. to help keep you exploring... keep you involved... we did it. yeah, we did it. and keep you connected. so, your happiness lives as long as you do.

that's why the younger you are, the more you need aarp. join today. if there was a button that would help you use less energy, tbreathe cleaner air,p. and even take on climate change... would you press it?

i'm very excited about this and i think this is a good thing for our recovery. >> this return to a lot that had been put on pause for the last year and a half. >> i'll still be careful because of the people that won't get vaxed. >> ready, set, reopen. covid-19 restrictions are ending today across california after more than a year of shutdowns, from long lines at stores, school shutdowns and the constant zoom meetings. the struggle has been real. now with vaccines, there's hope on the horizon, and a chance to rebuild. >> finally, be able to bring more people back to work. >> but don't toss out your masks just yet. there are still some things that will remain in your post covid life. this morning, live team coverage

as we break down what it means county by county to help you move forward. and a good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us this tuesday. i'm marcus washington. >> and i am cierra johnson. our coverage ahead, but first bay area bracing for a big warmup but today another mild day. let's get right to meteorologist kari hall. good morning, kari. >> good morning. it's the last day we can enjoy these temperatures that have been comfortably warm for a lot of our spots. tomorrow temperatures ramp up to the triple digits in a few spots and it will be warm even into the weekend. we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. this morning, california'sld while you may think all the covid restrictions go out the door, there are some things you'll need to keep in mind. >> to help you sort it out we have live team coverage to break it down. first let's start with scott mcgrew. what specifically is happening

today? >> the big headline which i think every single californian is talking about and we are, too, we get to ditch the masks, right, though that has a couple of asterisks next to it. it only counts if you're vaccinated so the rules say if you're not vaccinated or you decline to say whether or not you're vaccinated, you will still have to wear a mask. vaccinated you can go almost anywhere you want. unvaccinated, still wearing a mask indoors. look down here if you're on a bus, train, airplane, everybody masks, same for hospitals and schools. anywhere else that asks you to wear a mass action, add to that. while we say you don't have to wear a mask to a grocery store if you're vaccinated, a grocery store can ask. it is up to them. anywhere can be more restrict of it than the state rules, they can't be less retrikt strictive and private businesses can ask

if you've been vaccinated and yes they can ask for proof. you don't have to say one way or the other but refusing to say means you're wearing a mask and no hipaa is not relevant here. hipaa doesn't protect you in this case and unvaccinated includes children 2 to 12 not allowed to get vaccines. they'd still have to wear a mask indoors. the big question is whether people who didn't get vaccinated tell the truth about that fact and will they suspect the rules and wear that mask? >> thing we continue to follow. new data suggests some are already starting to turn the corner. foot traffic and retailers at restaurants here in california have seen a 100% increase since the start of the year according to analysts at zen reach. san jose has seen a 141% increase at restaurants and fran

a 90% increase. but in manyith an all new problem as they reopen. owners are having trouble hiring new employees. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live there for us this morning in san jose, one bar feeling the impact firsthand. sharon, it won't be reopening today? >> that's right. good morning, marcus. yes you can see they've done a beautiful remodel here at the botania arms in downtown san jose but they don't have enough employees just yet so they are hoping to do a soft reopen starting next week, with me is john conway owner at the potania arms. tell me what has the struggle been? you said recently you put out feelers trying to get people to fill those positions but not many responding. >> it's been a challenge. we shut down for 15 months today was supposed to be aately we do staff to reopen. a lot of people during the

shutdown moved out of town and the people that remain are working two and three jobs so finding people available is a challenge for us. what are you facing since pre-pandemic? >> the notification we put everything on social media, received seven resumes so far. i'm hiring them all. >> reporter: give some tips to people out there. my own daughter is 17 looking for a job in the east bay. what do you recommend, old school showing up in person or doing it online? >> i think in person is better but honestly it's a college aged kids dream for a summer job. you can find employment, walk into nigh restaurant or bar in the area and you're going to get hired. >> reporter: thank you so much. of course this is a problem throughout the bay area. yesterday last night one of our other crews met a martinez

restaurant owner who is experiencing the same problems, ppen because he doesn't have the staffing to do it. >> we need employees. bartenders i can't find them, servers, i can't find them. it's really difficult. >> reporter: so if you are looking for a job, they are definitely out there and i'm hearing they're paying a lot more for these positions, so go ahead and apply online or see the people, the bosses in person and probably you'll get a job very quickly. reporting live in downtown san jose, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay". >> they're paying more for the positions hopefully incentive to get some more jobs. thanks so much, sharon. >> absolutely. with the state reopening, maybe you're among many returning or about to return to work for the first time in a long time. but reopening plans are literally all over the place and

that's where "today in the bay's" pete suratos picks up the story. pete for some bay area companies that return time line seemed a little staggered. >> good morning to you, cierra. working remotely in the tech world has become the norm over the past 14 months and right now looks like there will be this hybrid version moving forward. we looked at some of the major tech companies in the area to see what they will be doing as a state officially reopens. when it comes to salesforce, half of the employees will continue to do remote work. over at google a hybrid model with three days in the office and two off site for some of the employees, so about 60% of staff will be in office just a few days a week. over at apple a hybrid model, some folks working three days, others working up to four to five days. we did speak with the executive director of the tech trade association sdof.city. she says a lot of tech companies are dotting this remote first

mentality. the number she gave us, only 10% of companies plan on going back to the 9:00 to 5:00 model. >> the majority of tech companies examined what a remote person's environment looks like for the employees long before the pandemic. we've heard from a number of companies they have testing this out in different offices around the world for a while now and it really just means that when employees come into the space, they don't necessarily have an office space or a desk with their name on it. it's more of a roaming model. >> reporter: thursday they voted vaccinated workers to go maskless and unvaccinated keep the masks on. mask requirements are still up to the workplace. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay."

>> thanks, pete. 5:38 for you this morning. here we go. meteorologist kari hall is keeping track of numbers. probably i'll get a walk in because the rest of the week later on i'll be in hibernation. >> this is your walk of the week. >> yes. we just really have to plan around the weather of course when you make those plans to get out for a walk, probably should be earlier in the day. even for parts of the inland east bay, where our highs today will be heading into the upper 80s, up to 90 in antioch. still comfortable in oakland today with a high of 78 and 69 in san francisco, but the heat advisories, excessive heat warnings all start tomorrow. we'll talk more about these temperatures and how much, how high it will get in your microclimate. mike, how is it looking heading to work this morning? >> you're talking high, i'm talking high street top of the screen northbound with the tail lights a stall in that direction, not visible on our camera view. as we look at the map it's probably somewhere between98 and the camera shot here.

watch for any but a disabled vehicle reported in that portion, heading toward the bay bridge. heading away from the city, south 101 actually speeds start to recover toward sfo and earlier construction zone which i thought cleared a while ago according to caltrans. sensors still slow and san jose the first burst we see at 5:30 these days starting earlier. back to you. mike, coming up on "today in the bay," mitch mcconnell talks about how he will once again block the nominations of supreme court justices. and returning to normal, you may still have questions about the state reopening and the impact on your health. straight ahead, we're speaking with an expert to get the answers moving you forward. first we'd like to take a moment to honor some of the front line heroes who helped get us here today, from the local nurses and doctors working at santa clara valley medical. we'd also like to thank firefighters from san jose who continue to help with that

vaccine rollout. it's been a tough year but we would not be here without all of you. thank you. we'll be right back.

good tuesday morning. it is 5:44, let's get you out the door, ready for the commute in the east bay, checking out pittsburg in the upper 50s already to start, and our warmup

still will be modest today, but tomorrow, it's when we are going to get those hot temperatures, we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. and look kari, golden gate bridge, you know this, the fog, we didn't have that to cool off things over here. it looks beautiful, but i see why you have the forecast. a smooth drive, more traffic coming from the north bay and 101 slowing down the peninsula. we'll show you where, coming up. president biden still hopes to get 70% of americans vaccinated by the fourth of july. >> scott mcgrew, places like here in california he's close. >> and in places like mississippi, he's nowhere close. good morning to you. it is remarkable how closely it breaks down to red and blue states. one thing that remains to be seen, will non-vaccinated people in places like california be restricted for so many of the things they feel pressure to get vaccinated, that this is what will do it, or will we sort of lose interest and then let the non-vaccinated do what they wish even if they're at risk.

vice president kamala harris pushing people to get vaccinated not for themselves but for others. >> it is an extension of love thy neighbor to say that, when we get vaccinated and make sure everyone we see or know gets vaccinated, it's not just about protecting ourselves, it's about protecting our family, and protecting our friends, and we are protecting those who we may never meet. president biden continues his tour of europe, he'll have a summit with putin tomorrow. reporters asking what he's planning, he said it would be silly to reveal his strategy before the meeting. he did have a productive meeting, what he called, with nato allies, pushing nato to pay more attention to china as i aglobal threat. the 29 other nations agreed, the first time nato has publicly addressed china in such an aggressive way. mitch mcconnell says he'll block any nomination made to the supreme court if it's too close to the next presidential

election. he has said and done that before, blocking the nomination of obama's choice merrick garland because the election was a year away. when trump nominated someone 46 days before the next presidential election, he let it through. mcconnell says for his part it's a matter of what party controls the white house, which controls the senate. if they're all the same, like they were at the end of the trump presidency, then fine, move ahead. right now a democratic president and democrat senate so the pressure is not on biden but justice stephen breyer to retire before the midterms when the democrats might loss their effective majority in the senate. we're paying attention to what's happening in washington and in europe, talking about it on twitter. find me there @scottmcgrew. uc schools will be requiring all students, staff and faculty to be vaccinated before returning this fall, this reverses the policy put in place in april. students can be exempt if they have medical origious

reasons. the school system expects to return to mostly in-person instruction at its campuses in the fall. done but not done. that's what you can call the budget california lawmakers just approved. this deal is more of a placeholder budget with agreements on a few things including $8 billion in rebates to taxpayers, free tk and kindergarten for 4 years old and nearly $4 million to address the drought. this budget tech tally approved has a lot more work involved before the deadline of june 30th, including how to spend the state's massive windfall. some expert advice to help in moving you forward during the next phase of the pandemic, as the state reopens, many of you have questions about what is safe, what is not. joining us live this morning, dr. harsha ramshandan. thank you for joining us early

this morning. >> thank you for having me here, marcus. >> i want to start out by talking about those masks. a lot of discussion around wearing masks. should we still be wearing those masks, from a medical perspective, and if so where? >> that's a great question. i'm getting a lot of confusion about the masks and our state case rates have been stable and in addition to that, the vaccination rates in california have been higher than other states so we can confidently say it's okay not to wear the mask in the places that have been recommended by the state officials. but definitely there are certain places where everybody vaccinated or unvaccinated have to wear a mask like public transportation, like the hospitals, health care settings and long-term care vaccination rates and they're high in some countiout, not sure about it.

what advice do you give to people holding out on getting the vaccine? >> i'm going to say look at the facts. we know since we started vaccinating back in like january of 2021, the case rates have gone down. the first group that were vaccinated was the long-term care facilities and the senior population and we have seen that the outbreaks in the nursing homes have gone down. there have been no outbreaks i can say in alameda county and the santa clara county in the last couple weeks. so that means the vaccines do work. the one thing that people have is a hesitancy to the vaccines because of unknown side effects. from that i want to say we learned a lot from previous experiences previous medical science and the facts and most of the vaccinations that we give, they have side effects. if they have any serious side effects, within six weeks of giving the vaccinations, and the vaccinations for covid-19 we have the data from almost close

to six months, and the good part is that the state officials, cdc are monitoring the side effects and because of that, we were able to find out with the rare side effects of a blood clot related to johnson & johnson, so there's nothing hidden right now and please take a look at the facts, look at the verified sources and get the vaccination. >> the great thing about it, there's more than one option to choose from. >> exactly. >> there you go. thank you, dr. ramchandini for getting up early and clearing up confusions a lot of people may have. >> thank you. also trending for you this morning, a lot of emotion when it comes to today's reopening. >> that's right. people are certainly tweeting a lot about june 15th, many are excited but some people still nervous about returning to normal and many plan to keep wearing their masks for now. wearing your mask or if you're outside for a walk you

don't have to wear the mask especially if you're vaccinated. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that. might want to do most of our walking earlier in the week. later in the week it's going to be hot out there. i shouldn't say kind of hot. very hot out there. >> very hot, yes. we're going to see a lot of changes here, we're going to enjoy today. it's going to be very much like the past few days, we've had with highs in san jose reaching 80 degrees. that's pretty nice. mid 80s for morgan hill, upper 80s for gilroy today. all right, seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. if you want to take a look, now we're going to see a high of 87 today in danville and oakland today reaching 78 degrees, we'll see some upper 70s for much of the peninsula from redwood city to san mateo, upper 60s for daly city and ingelside and 72 today in the mission district. our north bay temperatures will reach into the upper 70s, even up to some mid 80s for clearlake and napa today and then tomorrow

is when we start to really see our heat ramping up. i'm going to stop it here. 3:00 tomorrow afternoon, we're seeing some upper 90s in some spots in parts of the north bay, inland east bay some mid-90s, but thursday is the day when it gets the hottest, and we could see some triple-digit temperatures from concord to livermore, to morgan hill, as well as santa rosa. still dangerous heat. let me show you concord in our seven-day forecast here. so some low 90s for today, but then we could see it up to 107 heading to thursday pretty hot for the weekend. mike how is it looking for the morning commute? >> a light traffic flow. getting started kicking in typical for san jose. starts 5:30 instead of 5:30, different for soil convalley, slowing southbound 101 heading down toward 380 and down past sfo. same pattern as yesterday, just wanted to call out again the slowing out of san francisco and in towards 380.

we do have a traffic crew clearing from spencer at 101 and maybe a little slowing there and the bay bridge we're starting to see the brakes tapping, no surprises at the toll plaza. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, parents in the mt. diablo school district are launching a recall effort, petitions to remove all five board trustees now being circulated. many parents are angry that the board did not reopen schools fast enough, only in march did the district move to the hybrid learning model. recall organizers will have until september to get the required signatures for that november recall election. and shutdown for hours, southwest airlines returning to normal this morning after a massive tech issue caused flights to stay grounded. the impact it had on people here at home who just wanted to get away. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." developing in northern illinois, concerns about a potential environment nightmare following the chemical plant explosion in rockton. the blast forced evacuations and sent massive plumes of smoke skyward. eight still burning this morning and officials are concerned about using water to fight those flames. the plan is a little over 300 miles from a mississippi river tributary and has the potential to trigger dangerous runoff

downstream. newrlines is getting planes in the air, this is after a company-wide ground stop. the airline says there was a problem with its third party weather data provider, so it couldn't get accurate weather information, so couldn't operate those planes safely. more than 1,400 southwest airline flights across the country were impacted. san jose international confirms planes were stuck on the ground for about two hours last night. new this morning, new revelations about military weapons being lost or stolen from bases in california, including assault rivals and heavy machine guns. an ap investigation shows at least 111 guns disappeared or were recovered in the state between 2010 and 2019, those locations through army and marine bases and navy ships. one sailor said he stole a pistol from his ship's armory as protection against former gang associates. a follow-up, is growing amo

supporters for a specialized care unit to respond to mental health calls rather than police. it includes $7 million in funding and becomes available as soon as next month. the program is in the developmental stages but if approved it may be ready to roll out by the end of this year. nervous moments for homeowners in east san jose. flames erupted before noon yesterday burning 35 acres. it happened near silicon valley road and vascon ridge. crews attacked it by air and ground. no homes were damaged. pg&e says a mylar balloon got caught up in power lines. the climate in crisis hitting home in a new way for water customers in the north bay. the state water board have ordered water flows to be cut by more than half for the lower russian river to conserve water supplies like sonoma and lake mendocino. it means sonoma water contractors will have to cut back usage by 20%, that includes cities like santa rosa and

sonoma and water districts in marin. a cherished california landmark will soon be accessible to the public again after a long closure. after 13 years, pfeiffer falls trail in big sur will reopen friday. the 2008 basin complex fire took out the bridge hikers used to reach the falls. other fires and natural disasters delayed things. a new route was designed and created at a cost of $2 million. a new housing option will soon be on the way for those trying to make it in the bay. the fremont development will be developed on osgood road within walking distance of the new irvington b.a.r.t. station and open to 30% to 80% of the area's median income. right now at 6:00 --

reopening california, most statewide kft 19 restrictions are going away after more than a year of shutdowns impacting our jobs, commute and our overall everyday life. the pandemic has caused havoc. snapshots from back in time show long lines at food banks, ongoing unemployment backlogs and restaurant shutdowns and bolstered by high vaccination rates, bay area businesses, the arts and sports arenas will be back up and running, searching for support. >> they're going to come and hear fireworks. >> questions remain including what the state will look like with fewer restrictions, but we're here to sort it out for you. this morning our "today in the bay" team moves you forward with everything you need to know. and a good tuesday morning. thanks for joining us and making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm cierra johnson. before we get to our special

covera