some cities will see temperatures in the triple digits. >> that's right. as we look live in san francisco and san jose a spare the air alert is being issued at this hour fire crews remain on high alert. a drought report just released minutes ago, tracking the new dangerous outlook as the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. >> i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm cierra johnson. before we get to our live report, over to meteorologist kari hall breaking it down with this new drought report. we did just get that a few minutes ago a have been no changes for california we are just in with a third of our state in the highest level of the drought, and it's expansive across the

region as we've seen a lot of fires breaking out and critically low reservoir levels. we're still seeing that continue here today as we go deeper into our dry summer months. we are going to possibly see more dangerous heat wave as well as our depleting water resources. this coming along with near record high temperatures today as we are looking at a high in vacaville. the record is 103 and other records may be set today. we're definitely keeping an eye on that heat, cierra. we are here to help you through this extreme heat. a lot of warnings and tips to share with you this morning as we prepare it. there's a spare the air alert as well. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live at cal fire in morgan hill and, sharon, what do we need to know? >> reporter: here in morgan hill it's supposed to reach 100 degrees and firefighters throughout the bay area are and really we should all be on high

alert. in contra costa county the dry and hot weather conditions have firefighters especially concerned about fireworks with the fourth of july holiday coming up soon. >> the fireworks are exceptionally off the scale dangerous and the conditions we're in now. aside from the fact they're illegal. >> reporter: in san jose late yesterday afternoon several brushfires broke out along highway 280. fortunately no major injuries but a car was destroyed, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. and it is a spare the air day today, so try to get out early if you can on exercise so you don't suffer from heat exhaustion and try to limit your driving. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thank you. and be sure to download our nbc bay area app. you can get weather updates right on your phone and even tailor weather forecasts to your area. drop

president biden is home at the white house now after an eight-day overseas trip. marine one landed on the white house lawn last night. biden completed his first foreign trip as president including a high-stakes overseas summit with russian leader vladimir putin. "today in the bay's" susan mcginnis is live looking at what it all means for us for the u.s./russian relations going forward. good morning. >> reporter: both leaders did have positive things to say after the summit ended, but it was clear especially from their separate press conference that is tensions remain. president biden and russian president vladimir putin portraying optimism as they wrapped up talks in geneva. >> good, positive. >> translator: i think there was no hostilities. quite the contrary. >> reporter: the two leaders reaching agreement on some issues.

they'll return ambassadors and start talks and arms control. on the biggest issues dividing the two nations large gulfs remain. the president making clear election interference won't be tolerated and that critical u.s. infrastructure should be off limits to cyber attacks. >> i told president putin my agenda is not against russia or anyone else. it's for the american people. >> reporter: putin, as expected, shrugging off the accusations. >> translator: the majority of cyber attacks are made from the u.s. territory. >> reporter: president biden remaining optimistic despite having no significant policy achievements to point to. >> i did what i came to do. >> reporter: back in washington the president re-engaging on domestic issues with infrastructure front and center. >> our focus is on a bipartisan proposal that focuses on true infrastructure and doesn't raise taxes. >> reporter: as a new bipartisan proposal gained steam on capitol hill. susan mcginnis, nbc news, washington. developing now san francisco

police investigating another disturbing attack on an elderly member of the city's asian community. this time a 94-year-old woman is waking up in the hospital. new this morning a police source confirmed to nbc bay area this is a photo of the man believed to be responsible. daniel cauich is in jail this morning. he's said to have a long rap sheet including a 2016 homicide arrest. they say he stabbed 94-year-old anh taylor multiple times in front of her tenderloin apartment. a friend of the victim tells us following surgery she is stabilized and is expected to survive. and happening today antioch leaders will sign a resolution for past treatments of asian immigrants. councilmembers first confronted this dark side of the city's past in an era once called the driving out period. in the 1870s white residents of antioch burned down the city's chinatown. chinese immigrants were banned from walking on the streets after sunset.

last month councilmembers approved measures to make amends including this official apology happening later today. two legendary religious leaders came together with one message, love not hate. exclusi reverend jesse jackson and chinatown's reverend norman fong. we talked about a lot of things including the surge in anti-asian crimes and the opportunities the community has to make change. >> faith is love. we'll make america better. >> now reverend fong is the former executive director of chinatown community development center. reverend jackson here to commemorate the anniversary of vincent chen's murder. two white men beat chen to death in 1982. at that time asians were blamed for the struggling auto industry. jackson visited san francisco. he's back now.

this is after chen's death t.o. stand with the asian community. we invite you to continue with this conversation with us on saturday. this is for our next installment of "race in america the conversation." juneteenth, join jessica aguirre and me along with our guests. co-founders of san francisco black wall street. activist tony quintero this saturday at 9:00 p.m. you don't want to miss it. the city of richmond is slashing its police budget to invest more in nonpolice services. according to "the mercury news" councilmembers voted to cut police money by $3 million. it will go instead to creating a nonpolice crisis community response team adding funding to homeless services and youth programs and expanding its violence prevention office. seeking public input on long-term plans to improve rail service. that campaign is called link 21.

the goal is to better integrate b.a.r.t. and the capital corridor with oth plans for a s transbay tube. at 6:30 tonight residents in contra costa county are invited to take place in the virtual feedback session. turning back now to the extreme heat hitting the bay area, here is a live look outside in oakland , one of the place that is could see higher temperatures today. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring that. it could be the hottest day of the year so far. >> you need to make your plans around the heat. jogging and walking or whatever you have to do, some yard work. in martinez you want to start out early, even in the next hour. we're in the mid-60s. we're heading quickly to the upper 70s and then by late morning, early afternoon, all bets are off. you're going to need to just hang out somewhere and try to stay cool. we could see some more of these

highs reaching over 100 degrees by tomorrow. so we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now for the commute? >> i expect folks to be heading to the mall. movie theaters and malls are opening up as well. so maybe cooling there. the sun really hitting us. a hot day and we'll get that crowd on schedule. no problems on the approach for the east shore freeway. we do have a crash north 880 right around 10th coming downtown and partially blocking one lane. no showing the last few minutes there. we have seen slowing through san leandro as well as through san jose, your typical spots, the 101 and 8830 and the build will kick in over the next 20 minutes through san jose. back to you. >> thanks, mike. well, an intense debate as california and the rest of america reopens. can companies require you to be vaccinated? ahead on "today in the bay" at 6:25 the headline making court battle for one texas hospital.

and this morning we'll talk about people on both sides. looks like interest rates are going to go up. i have two good pieces of news about that. let's take you out to the futures this morning. lower on that interest rate news. and this bay area born star has won over hearts at the box office. now the rock is taking on a whole new title. we'll explain. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:12 we're under a microclimate weather alert due to extreme temperatures, morgan hill will reach 102 degrees and even hotter in pleasanton, 104. in san rafael a high of 88 degrees. it's going to be a hot one. we'll talk about ways to cool off your home. traffic let up in san leandro. many of them made it here. to the hayward side, a smooth drive. well, good morning. a very happy thursday to you. interest rate hikes are ahead. here are two good things.

number one, not until 2023 probably and fed interest rates are as close to zero as they can be. nothing like we saw in the 1970s or 1980s. higher interest rates tighten the money supply and that flights inflation. we know what a problem inflation is all of a sudden. up much more than the committee expected. inflation is very dangerous to an economy and is very dangerous to your family budget. raising rates, you slow down the economy. is the inflation we're seeing right now real or is it some kind of holdover from the pandemic? if it's just a temporary thing and you raise rates you could hurt the economy. if inflation is permanent and you don't raise rates you could hurt the economy. is it permanent?

is the economy running too hot? nobody knows. the latest numbers higher than we expected. you know who else does not have the answers? people with ph.d.s in economics. satya nadella is ceo and chairman of the board of microsoft. the third in history. bill gates and john thompson are on the right and now nadella. john thompson is and will continue to be a venture capitalist. marcus and cierra, i talked about this. i mention my podcast occasionally. i'm going to mention it again today because i did do an interview with john thompson about two years ago what it was like to be the chairman of the board at microsoft and we got into this, the highest ranking african-american in tech and his

thoughts surprising to me. i did tweet out a link to the interview on facebook as well. >> i'm going to definitely check that out. >> love to hear about the podcast. >> thank you, scott. let's talk about instagram. it really wants to embrace that community spirit. after you create an event you can add friends and family members by tapping the share icon and invite the group members option. you can ask followers to donate and pull together. instagram will not take a cut of that money raised. a good option there. trending this morning hayward born dwayne "the rock" johnson is named "people" magazine's number one reason to love america.

>> the actor celebrated in a tweet. he wrote in part, quote, i realize that things that matter most in life are things that are right in front of us. other things making people's list covid vaccines, which took the second place spot, dolly parton, the country's ability to pivot and the fourth of july rounded off the top five reasons to love america. here is something else. ♪♪ ♪ i just want to say thank you ♪ >> i could get behind this one this is a brand-new single released by diana ross called thank you, and it is the first song to be released from her all-new album written during lockdown. she recorded the album in her home studio.

the full album is expected in the fall. lockdown and the artists created, a splurge of movies and books. >> i like that song. it's a little bop. the club mix comes out. >> we could do a dance. >> looks like they're doing a dance without the commute. is that a stretch? i'm sorry. life in motion. that's good. a little more slowing, cleared the area. the next one for san jose and here off the castro valley y.

still here, the crash cleared, great stuff. the toll plaza, kari, an easy drive. also that sun kind of off the side of the screen. we know it's there. we know it's there. grab those sunglasses. we know it will be hot. be prepared for a hot day. keep the water bottle built up and stay hydrated. even if you don't feel thirsty, make sure you're setting your thermostat at home at least 78 degrees or higher especially if you're not going to be there. use the cooling centers. we put the whole list on nbcbayarea.com to make it easy and get some air conditioning.

it can get hot in cars pretty fast. check on the kids and elderly if they don't have air conditioning. kids can be outside. make sure you're taking care of any people out and about, provide some information or at least something to drink as we go through the hot temperatures. reaching over 100 degrees, up to 101. near the coast or in the low 70s. that's where we keep the more comfortable air. much of the north bay. as we go through the forecast we have to deal with this throughout the week. look at the relief we'll see in spots like livermore into early next week. some upper 70s in spots. in san francisco some milder

temperatures. upper 60s for the end of the weekend. now to our climate in crisis and ways we can cool off our home and be environmentally friendly and reducing your carbon foot print. your solar panel will generate more than double the amount of the affect electricity. compare to using fossil fuels and with more intense heat waves on the way and it's possible that we could see more power outages. it may be a good time to consider getting some solar power generators which can keep electricity flowing up to seven days. nbc bay area.com. cierra and marcus? a major reversal tied to

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good morning. in some cases the push to vaccinate is ending up in court as workers fight back against mandatory shots. one group of houston hospital workers recently had their suit dismissed by a judge.

117 workers have refused to take the covid vaccine though it's required. those workers are now appealing the judge's decision and they're talking this morning to "today's" kate snow. every public health organization, the cdc, the fda, say that it is safe and effective. you don't believe those organizations? >> i don't. i do not believe them at all. >> the nurses are hoping their case can eventually be heard by the u.s. supreme court. a major announcement from the u.s. education department. they say it extends to transgender students. an update is a reversal of the trump administration's policy rolling back obama-era guidance that directed schools to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms, changing rooms, and other school facilities that align with their gender identifies. new details this morning, spacex

ceo elon musk may be in hot water with texas law enforcement. spacex may be breaking the law by breaking county roads and closing off property. he says that's what his staff found and went to the local spacex sight last week. not allowed anyone to go through that area. he says spacex needs to alert the county before closing roads. spacex has not responded. talk about a leap of faith. jenna bush hager will jump out of a plane in honor of her late grandfather. the late former president george h.w. bush skydiving was a passion and taking part in the jump in celebration of what would have been his 97th birthday this month. their landing target will be the national museum of the united states army.

you can watch that on the "today" show after "today in the bay." >> that's really cool. >> i'll do it with you. >> i will hold you to that. you heard it here. next on "today in the bay," the top stories we're following and you are still feeling uncertain about when or even where you should wear those masks? a meeting that may finally clear up the question. >> reporter: and as temperatures hit triple digits across parts of the bay area and what the state is doing to make sure we're conserving energy. you're watching "today in the bay."

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control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. at 6:30 no relief in sight. a live look across the bay area and that extreme heat is heading our way. many will face those triple digit temperatures and it's set to strain the power grid and our team breaking it all down for you that morning as "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good thursday morning. thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm cierra johnson. live team coverage. pete suratos is tracking a looming flex alert. but first let's head over to meteorologist kari hall with that hot forecast. good morning, kari. good morning. we are going to see the heat advisory kicking in again today.

the excessive heat warning for inland areas reaching up to 108 degrees. dangerously hot in vacaville, livermore, reaching 107 and 108 degrees. so we're going to be very close in some other spots but there will be some areas that will be slightly cooler. as we head over to pete suratos live in concord that's one of those spots hitting 108 degrees today, pete. >> reporter: yes, indeed, kari. we are inland, as you mentioned, where the temperatures will hit triple digits. it will be a hot one. make sure you're hydrating. we are going to see that statewide flex alert in place. that will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. folks are advised to set the thermostat to 78 degrees or higher if health permits and to

turn off unnecessary lights and unplug any unused items. it's important to follow that during this flex alert. folks here in contra costa county are doing their best to adjust to this heat. >> for the most part i just drink water, go inside every now and then and keep the temperature right because i don't want to overheat and pass out. >> reporter: the purpose is to reduce the stress on the power grid but officials don't expect a repeat of last summer's rolling blackouts. officials say another flex warning could be issued as early as tomorrow so we'll have to wait and see. pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you. cooling centers will be available for people who need them. the locations will open at 1:00 p.m. and will stay open until 6:00 p.m. for any resident vulnerable to the heat. a map showing the library in cupertino, gilroy and milpitas.

for a full list head over to our website, nbcbayarea.com. as the heat continues, be sure to follow meteorologist kari hall on social media. she posts on the go forecast updates on facebook, twitter, as well as instagram. our other top stories this morning, in a few hours state safety leaders will hopefully have a final answer to a question workers have been asking for weeks. will they be allowed to take their masks off at work? everyone is still required to wear a mask in the hospital and on public transit including planes. cal osha vote comes as a relief to some restaurant workers who have had to wear face coverings every day for hours. >> we have, as you can see, it's very hot in here. >> if new rules are passed governor newsom says he'll sign an order allowing it to go into effect immediately. new reopening of california

and several other states comes with more than 175 million americans having now received at least one dose of the covid vaccine am rates are still low. concerns are growing about the spread of a delta variant. nbc's blayne alexander outside headquarters with more. >> reporter: marcus and cierra, good morning to you both. i'm here at the cdc talking about this delta variant, one officials have been talking about. it was discovered in india but cases are on the rise in the u.s. experts say it accounts for nearly 10% of all new key individual cases in the state and of course that is really undercoring this urgent effort to get more people vaccinated. i spoke with the surgeon general about this and said you are protected against the variant if you are vaccinated. if you are not, a possibly more transmissible virus and more severe cases.

at the same time we're watching people -- more and more states lifting restrictions across the country. peel getting back to some semblance of prepandemic activity. i talked to the surgeon general and what message he would send to americans. on the one hand we're seeing states loosening restrictions but on the other hand this dire warning about the delta variant. is it a confusing message? >> blayne, i think what you're hearing is a message for two different populations which is if you are vaccinated you are still in good shape. if you are unvaccinated there's still reason to be cautious, to wear a mask. >> reporter: vice president harris will travel here to georgia as part of the push to boost vaccination rates where they are among the lowest in the country. back to you. a follow-up this morning the san jose mother accused of killing her 7-year-old son in the southern nevada desert has a

first court hearing today. samantha rodriguez is scheduled to appear virtually from denver. her extradition is pending. poe lows say she killed her 7-year-old son liam husted and left his body on a hiking trail. authorities arrested rodriguez last week after she checked herself into a denver hotel. authorities have not yet identified two young drivers killed in a head-on crash. it happened yesterday on sellers avenue near delta road in knightsen. the chp says the drivers in each car, a 16-year-old boy and 19-year-old man, died. the only other person, a 15-year-old passenger in one of the cars, currently in critical condition. investigators believe the car carrying two people swerved across the double yellow line. a live look in oakland where councilmembers will discuss proposed changes to the mayor's budget. there's some disagreement on where the city resources should be directed when it comes to

preventing violent and serious crime. the council's special budget meeting gets under way at 10:30 this morning. new this morning transit leaders are locking in a start date for toll enforcement of the express lanes now under construction along 22 miles of 101 and san mateo county. the first phase of enforcement will cover the southern lane up to redwood city. that would happen by the end of the year. the costs have not been finalized but would be similar using congestion pricing with tolls paid through the fastrak transponders. one of san francisco's most popular and signature tourist spots reopens for the first time in 15 months talking about coit tower. tickets will be sold for elevator rides through its observation deck but masks will be required in the elevator. guided tours will be limited to six people at a time.

up to 1,500 people visited just yet. the good thing is you won't deal with those extreme temperatures. this weekend a little bit of a cooloff. >> a little bit of a cooldown in some spots. let's talk about some places where you may be headed. the first weekend without all of those restrictions. a lot of people will be enjoying stomach more time outside. it comes down to the upper 60s for a high by the end of the weekend. and if you'll be in sonoma, a nice weekend here, too. warm tomorrow. still hot, reaching 97. we'll see those temperatures in the mid to upper 80s for the rest of the weekend. 96 on saturday and 89 degrees on

sunday. if your weekend plans take you to south lake tahoe, mid-80s. we'll be watching all of this and tomorrow i will highlight some festivals going on this weekend. >> the bay bridge, you see this big backup forming. just after 6:20 and so this is what happens. very smooth drive on the approach. a little slowing and a little slowing right around university so westbound 80 has that build getting across to highway 37. we just passed the half hour mark pittsburg to walnut creek. >> get that cough done. thanks, mike. that's cleared up.

apple reportedly has a brand-new plan for one of a kind art sculpture in cupertino. those renderings show this new work titled mirage will include 400 glass columns mimicking a dune. it will come from 58 of the world's deserts in place by next summer. still much more ahead this morning on "today in the bay" including the potential new roadblock for california's high-speed rail project. why some believe that money could be better spent. and we are about to have a new federal holiday. the big board as well. that is surprisingly in the green despite bad news on interest rates. ♪♪ >> and that's cold play. you can catch the band on the "today" show coming up performing live as part of the

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under a microclimate weather alert. today antioch had reach 108 but you head to our coastal spots like half moon bay and for the most part it stays in the 60s. we will talk more about this and where we all cool off in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> don't worry, i'm okay. traffic getting a little more built in. traffic is building right now. new this morning violent crimes are up and so is the number of police officers killed in the line of duty. christopher wray said a total of 37 officers have been murdered in the first months of 2021 xward to 26 in all. wray revealed those stats at a house oversight committee meeting earlier this week. the national law enforcement memorial fund says 148 have died

in 2021 up from 144 this time last year. and president biden is about to sign a new law that will create a new holiday. and, scott mcgrew, juneteenth was already a law here. >> santa clara county was the first to recognize it and give county workers the day off. what a great job our artist did with this one in particular. states followed behind california, 47 celebrate. juneteenth will be signed into law. it commemorates the end of slavery celebrated on the 19th of june which this year is saturday. the federal government will give workers at the federal government the day off. cierra mentioned the president

will sign that into law. congress voted to elevate juneteenth. democrats and republicans together said, yes, let's do this. congress passing a bill that would designate a pulse national memorial in remembrance of the 49 people murdered by a gunman at the pulse nightclub in orlando. and more bipartisanship. more republicans joining an effort on a compromise bill. biden's plan would tax either the rich or corporations and this bipartisan bill doesn't which means they would have to find the money from somewhere and that committee is thinking about indexes the gas tax to inflation. put another way you would pay more for gas. president biden doesn't want and promised never to raise tax for people making less than

$400,000. bipartisans breaking out all over the place. joe manchin says he'll sign on to a compromise bill that republicans like to protect his voting rights. lots of people claimed their proposed law when they really mean to quash voting. this one doesn't. many republicans and democrats onboard even though the proposed law would strengthen voter i.d. requirements. both sides giving a little. i would like to say bipartisanship he can tends to the respect for police officers. one of the police officers badly hurt in the attack says georgia congressman andrew clyde refused to shake his hand as he returned to the capitol this week, the same congressman who compared this to regular tourists. defended the capitol medal because of wording on the proposal. texas says it will build some border wall on its own. texas taxpayers and even a fund-raiser will pay for it. the governor saying work will

continue even if the federal government doesn't want to keep building it. >> we believe in the rule of law. that rule of law and law and order. the president signing the juneteenth holiday into law the governor newsom will visit the east bay focusing his attention on small businesses. he plans to meet with owners and add new money to the state's relief program. his new budget calls for more than $1 billion in additional state grants. new details on california's troubled high-speed rail project. apparently not everyone on board just yet. according to "the chronicle" a new place holder budget approved this week. a new $4 billion and bond money to complete the central valley leg. it's not really clear how it will be included in the final budget.

it would create new delays and lead to more job cuts. opponents argue that money would be better spent on rail projects in higher density areas. turning back now to that dangerous heat, and it's not just the bay area dealing with some extreme temperatures. here's a live look in las vegas where it's already 91 degrees this morning. the projected high, 115 degrees. now the heat is threatening to shatter nearly 200 records nationally throughout the weekend and some 40 million americans already under some type of a heat advisory, watch or warning. and it is going to be hot here in the bay area, maybe the data, go to the movie theaters, the mall or somewhere where there's ac running. >> wherever you go to cool off is what's needed today with the heat advisories and excessive heat warnings in effect. we've been dealing with the exceptional drought for the bay area as well as across the

region. with those temperatures heating up you need to plan your day. in martinez you only have a couple hours of milder temperatures before it gets a little too hot for those outdoor activities. you need to stay hydrated. 96 degrees. as we get a look at our south bay highs, reaching 94 while gilroy will see a high of 103 degrees today. 108 in concord. 90 today in hayward. notice we'll see some 70s in daly city and san francisco. there will be some spots reaching into the 80s in the city. as we go through the forecast check out napa. we're in the triple digits today as we're going to see still a hot weekend but then going into next week we go from 102 to 78

degrees. >> we do have a few more days of really hot weather to get through and it's still going to be warm this weekend. some upper 60s heading that way. mike, what's going on now with the commute? membership only, i know. they have walk-in refrigerators, just a thought today. the build typical and the same thing for the nimitz. it's a gentle build. slowing through pittsburg and bay point kicking in. down to the walnut creek interchange and 680 moving very smoothly. the richmond bridge starts to

back up. richmond over to san rafael. >> thank you, mike. happening now one of the bay area's premiere restaurants says it will wait until the fall to reopen. it will open its restaurant and cafe this october. the michelin star restaurant will start accepting reservations. people can still enjoy the food by ordering from its market or ordering takeout. next, a quick look at mask on or mask off. plus, that heat is on. the request being made as temperatures set to soar across the bay area and how firefighters are preparing this hour. you're watching "today in the bay."

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answer on masks at the work place no matter what unvaccinated workers will have to wear their face coverings and everyone is still required to wear their mask in hospitals and public transit including planes. if new rules are passed governor newsom says he'll sign an order allowing it to go into effect immediately. president biden is home after an eight-day overseas trip. biden completed his first foreign trip as president including the high stakes overseas summit with russian leader vladimir putin. president biden called the tone of the talk positive. the san jose mother accused of killing her 7-year-old son in the southern nevada desert has his first court hearing today. samantha moreno rodriguez will appear virtually from denver. her extradition is pending. poe less say she killed her 7-year-old son liam husted and left his body on a hiking trail. no cause of death has been released. and that dangerous heat is

here all across the bay area. lots of us will face record-breaking temperatures today. >> we have live team coverage. let's go first to "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda live in morgan hill where fire danger is a concern there. sharon? >> reporter: absolutely. the cal fire captain just came out and you can see the firefighters are about to take off for a drill, and for the first time ever we're hearing they're going to be training with the national guard. that's because they're short on hand crews because inmates were released early due to covid. they usually did the hand crews job. now the national guard stepping in and will be training with them today. in contra costa county the dry and hot weather conditions have firefighters especially concerned about fireworks with the fourth of july holiday coming up and neighbors have complained about illegal fireworks going off nightly and are hoping people will stop the dangerous activities. in san jose late yesterday afternoon several brushfires broke out along 280. fortunately no major injuries

but a car was destroyed. the cause of the fire is still uninvestigation. and today is a spare the air day so, remember, limit your driving and try to get out early if you're planning to exercise. reporting live in morgan hill, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> reporter: pete suratos in concord with the details on the statewide flex alert in place due to the hot weather. it will be from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. the purpose is to reduce stress on the power grid. a look at some of the measures for that flex alert including unplugging unused items. state officials say we could see another one as early as tomorrow. now we'll send it over to kari for one last look at the weather. kari? it's going to be a very hot day with our temperatures reaching up to 106 degrees. a few spots reaching 108 and high heat tomorrow. going into the weekend we're still going to be warm with

highs in the valleys reaching into the 90s. but some big-tim relief headed our way for early next week. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? the bay bridge toll plaza tells the tale. it's backed up. at the top of the screen, that's cloer. so it's a smooth drive. and note that chp puts it in there and i pass it along as well. the giants play 12:45, midday game. late-morning traffic across the bay bridge into san francisco. of course a reminder though i jokingly complain about the heat, this is a health risk as well as a fire danger. so do consider both those very serious issues. make sure you keep that water with you as well as you head out on your drive. good advice that will do it for us this morning. we'll continue to monitor this heat as well throughout the bay area. take a look now you can see across the bay area san francisco but then look, phoenix, los angeles, las vegas, a lot of those places hitting

triple digits. we're seeing heat waves across the western part of the country. we'll have more on that coming up during our midday newscast at 11:00 and kari will keep you updated online and our update coming up during the "today" show. good morning good morning, breaking overnight, president biden returns to washington after his 8-day trip over seas and that historic summit with vladimir putin. >> i did what i came to do. >> the two leaders airing their differences while labeling the face-to-face positive. this morning the key takeaways and what's next in the still icy relationship between the u.s. and russia dangerous and record breaking, the extreme heat tightening its grip on the west and now expanding east. >> melt your face off kind of day. >> 40 million set to bake again today.