approaching 6:00 and as we start to return to normal, an all new problem is lingering. a live report on the worker woes several bay area restaurants are now facing. also the new perks one city is offering up as it looks to help small businesses rebound. plus -- >> i think if we're going to have an agreement in principle it will be this week. >> it could blow up as you know. >> in jeopardy, the struggles president biden's agenda is up against in a divided senate. what it could all mean for the future of policing and infrastructure in america. >> and the countdown to tokyo is on. this morning, there are now this is now one month until the summer olympics. the covid restrictions the fans will have to adhere to if they want it see the games in person. third hour of "today in the bay" begins now. good wednesday morning.

thank you for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. >> we begin with our road to recovery. a live look in san francisco. this is where transportation option will be back on deck for commuters starting today. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live in sausalito and this comes as there's a proposal to help new businesses in the city? >> yes. good morning, marcus and laura. the story this morning is all about bouncing back. i'm here in front of the sausalito ferry where the ferry will resume operation in a couple hours. this after it was kind of put on hiatus during covid-19. now when the pandemic hit, golden gate transit said that this ferry was operating at just 10% of its typical ridership. it was taken out of service to make some repairs and it is now back in service. operating with a limited schedule weekday only because of that decreased demand, but if you plan to take that ferry, that face masks are required.

while some aspects of life like this ferry coming back into frame and returning to that sense of normalcy, supervisors in san francisco proposing fees as a way to spur that road to recovery. the proposed program called the first year free program and it would operate on a pilot basis. if it's approved by the supervisors it would waive fees like business registration, permit application and licensing fees for some of the new establishments. the estimated cost to the city right now at $20 million. but you cannot have new businesses unless you have workers and across the bay area and the nation the businesses seeing a shortage of workers. get thisrs the national restaurant association has reported the eating and drinking industry, they shed 2.5 million jobs in 2020 but federal data shows there are 1.4 million job openings as of april.

businesses shelling out a lot of money to hopefully lure some of those prospective workers. >> at the end of the shift they're sitting down on our booths saying i can't do this anymore and we have people leaving. nobody applying, people leaving. let's focus on the function, what if we could have a server make more and work less. could we find that solution and would that bring in talent to come work for us? >> reporter: and it's that shortage of talent that business owners across the bay area are dealing with. some of the industry experts say that it's a multifaceted program for one a lot of folks left california and with it being the summertime kids are out of school which leads to child care issues for some of those potential workers. another issue a lot of folks still getting that extended

unemployment benefit so a lot of issues going into getting those workers, but some good news, some things are returning to normal like the sausalito ferry. that ferry departs a couple minutes after 8:00 and we will be here to see it off. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks. more details now, many restaurants in san francisco, they're really struggling to get back on their feet and they are getting more help now from the city. the board of supervisors just approving a resolution that caps commissions charged by food delivery companies. those fees charged by the delivery companies will now be capped at 15%. that includes companies like doordash, uber eats and grubhub. more money will go back to the restaurants. today santa clara county announcing the first winners of the free concert ticket giveaway. teaming up with the sap center to raffle off chances to see live music. if you've had your shot one of vaccination sites to

you're vaccinated. you'll get a ticket to drop into a raffle bin. ten people will win a pair of tickets to see either bad bunny, harry styles or ricky martin. the raffle will happen every wednesday through july 28th. 6:05. stay with us because coming up at 6:30, bob redell is taking an in-depth look at how the state and bay area is doing on the vaccine rollouts. we'll also have much more on what dr. fauci just said this morning about president joe biden's july 4th vaccine goal. not expected to be reached. a live look at capitol hill where president biden's agenda is in jeopardy. for now no debate on voting rights and while there's hope for a deal on police reform, infrastructure is still up in the air. there's a $1 trillion compromise on the table that fixes roads and bridges and reflects president's other priorities. the questioemains how to pay

for it. we know the name of a man who is tied to a killing this weekend. this is a shooting at lake merritt. so the alameda coroner's office says 22-year-old da'shawn rhoades lived in oakland and san francisco and city council members had a vigil at the lake to remember him and the seven other victims injured. they talked about reclaiming the streets from violence and reimagining policing. >> we are reclaiming our towns. we are expanding the definition of what it means to be safe. >> what could have prevented that shooting from happening at the lake was not only the response of the police, it was also what should have happened years ago for those people who were involved. >> both council members you heard from want the police budget to move away from enforcement. tomorrow the oakland city council members there could pass the city's $3.8 billion budget that will

dictate public services which includes public safety for the next two years. if you're trying to become a homeowner you know it can be expensive to make it in the bay. according to a new study by the mortgage website lending tree two bay area cities topped the list of the most houses valued over $1 million across all 50 big u.s. cities. number one san jose, more than 41% of the homes are valued at a million dollars or more. number two spot goes to san francisco with 36%. when you expand that search, the top four cities are in california. number three is los angeles and number four san diego. you see it there. the fifth spot going to new york city. san jose city council just extended the city's eviction moratorium that was set to expire at the end of the month. it's extended until august 31st. santa clara county also extended the eviction moratorium until september 30th. but it does not include the

major cities in the county. contra costa and l.a. are extending theirs until the end of september. 6:07. time to get a live look in oakland. yes, this is the spot to be this morning. i would say that about any city in the bay area because it is going to be nice across the bay area. meteorologist kari hall has been telling us about the temperatures and kari, it's going to be another nice one out there. >> yes. it's been great to have the cooler air. we've been starting out with clouds and what we're seeing right now as the sun tries to peek out from underneath the clouds in walnut creek so we're starting out with our marine layer that keeps the coastal areas cool and provides a breeze to the inland valleys. 60 degrees there will be a slow warmup in our temperatures, the skies starting to clear by 8:00 and we'll reach into the upper 70s for today for many spots in the east bay, south bay and north bay. this weekend we're talking about

90s. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, what's going on for the commute? >> a couple things going on for the trislooel, mostly green, silicon valley looks great. early slowing cleared up. in sunol, northbound 680 at vargas reports of a rollover crash there but the person is outside of the car calling for help and chp heading over there. there may be a second crash at mission or a duplicate report. we're checking on that. over here still a crew on the ruby hill side of highway 84. lane restrictions, mild slowing, just again watch for crews if they're out there. slowing here for highway 4 as well as for highway 37. the build is on earlier than we typically see that much slowing through concord on a wednesday. at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights and backups formed before 6:00. there you go. back to you. well it is international olympic day and that means we are 30 days away from the

world's best athletes going for gold right here on nbc bay area. the summer tokyo games begin in one month. we're all excited about that and covid safety rules are really something people are talking about for the upcoming games. >> they're trying to establish all those rules. organizers say the limited fans who will be permitted to attend, they won't be allowed to cheer, shout, or even speak loudly. masks will be mandatory. as we previously told you only locals will be allowed into those events and the venues will be capped at 50% capacity or maximum of 10,000 fans. japanese officials say if the pandemic worsens, spectators could be banned from the stands. the olympics start july 23rd here on nbc bay area. your couch is your safest place to watch. >> i agree. many of us feeling the pressures of the pandemic. coming up next on "today in the bay," the incentive being offered by one big company to

keep people at their devgsz from just getting too stressed out. >> price pressure as well. places have been up. there's an assurance that maybe they will go back down. check the futures. those are up as well after a huge rally yesterday. >> also ahead for you at 6:25, britney spears' battle. what is expected and what her followers are all hoping for today as the pop star comes face to face with her father in court in a legal fight over her conservatorship. stay with us. much more ahead for you. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good wednesday morning. a live look outside in san francisco, we're starting out in the beautiful clear sunrise with clouds moving by overhead. our temperatures headed towards the upper 60s and concord as well as some of our inland spots like napa reach the upper 70s. a look at all of our microclimates in the forecast coming up. >> chp concerned folks traveling north on 680 passing by 238 approaching vargas, this crash is going to block a couple lanes for a while. the counter commute a slow commute. the u.s. department of justice seized websites by the

iranian agency tied to the government. i a assume you don't visit press tv but you would see a warning from the fbi, the site taken over by the u.s. government. three dozen in all. the government says the sites were disseminating propaganda and false facts. the iranians say the seizure is a violation of free speech. the sites used u.s. owned demains. -- domains. nothing stopping iran from moving them to dot ir websites they control. brand new, billionaire warren buffet giving away $4 billion to charity and also stepping down from the gates foundation run by formerly married bill and melinda gates, didn't give a reason but been stepping down from several boards and was never really actively involved in the gates foundation. the nasdaq will open at a new record. the s&p 500 very close to an all-time high. i don't normally put bitcoin on the screen but bitcoin was trading near its yearly low at one point, dipping below 30,000.

that change column is great because bitcoin moves all the time. change since when. the market rally came as the head of the fed jay powell reassured congress that the inflation we're seeing is temporary, that the craziness that you see in say airline tickets or used cars won't last. >> used cars and trucks in particular, they're sort of a perfect storm of very strong demand and weak supply due to the reopening of the economy in various factors. we see airplane tickets and hotel prices and we see other things. >> powell speaks as you can tell in measured careful tones, no deejay will sample him, but what he's saying is really important because of the danger of inflation, if it's permanent, could really, really hurt the economy. he's saying it's not permanent. here's the thing, he doesn't know. it's a best educated guess, no

living person has been through the end of a pandemic. theoretically you could have lived through the 1918 pandemic and be at least 103 years old but the world has changed a lot since then as far as world trade et cetera. we just don't know. i can't emphasize enough how dangerous it's going to be if we're wrong. >> so true. yeah. i was thinking about that. all right. >> thank you. certainly the pandemic has been stressful on everyone and now one texas based company is hoping employees burn away some of that stress. bumble giving its employees the entire week off. the more than 700 people who work at the dating app will be off line this week. the company originally announced a free vacation week back in april. >> i like the sound of that. trending this morning a change of fortune for a florida woman who appears to have struck it rich. when she went to withdraw $20

from her bank account she claims to have found a balance sitting at nearly $1 billion. she was not able to reach a person to help her out so she went into the bank and told that bank used a large sum of money to freeze her account because it was flagged for possible fraud. also she didn't get the $20. >> oh, wow. >> all right. another thing trending this morning all new for you wine enthusiasts out there, if you like to drink wine this is your chance to make a careers out of this. >> the murphy good winery offered a job where you can pursue your passion in the wine industry. the winery received so many applications from its first posting that now they're creating a second position. they're offering $10,000 a month, live rent-free for a year and you enjoy a year of free

wine as well. what a treat for you wine lovers out there. we want to hear on what you think the best part of the job is. is it the salary, is it the free home that you would live in for a year or all that free wine? i posted the poll on my twitter page right now and checking in, let's see, is is 50% salary, 20% the free home to live in and the free wine. >> if you have enough of the wine you stop caring about the salary and place you're living. >> fall asleep wherever you fall asleep. >> all right. wine country, we're so lucky it's in our backyard. the weather has been cooperating for a trip really anywhere in the bay area. >> absolutely. we've also seen a wide range in temperatures so for that morning drive in spots like antioch it's going to start out nice and

mild. few clouds but then shaun sun shines the rest of the day. mid 60s in a couple hours and upper 70s by early in the afternoon. some changes head.a we're enjoying some nice, mild weather today. los gatos today will reach up to 72 degrees. 73 in gilroy today. upper 70s for morgan hill. the east bay a high of 78 in concord while oakland in the upper 60s and half moon bay looking at a high there of 64. 76 in redwood city. san francisco reaching into the upper 60s today. and our north bay temperatures will range from the upper 60s in mill valley to upper 80s in clearlake. our sunshine and ocean breeze continues here but there's a surge of monsoonal moisture across the desert southwest. what's happening for arizona and around the vegas area.

southern california getting in on some rain. we're watching out for the potential there could be some thunderstorms and lightning as they're starting out with temperatures around vegas at 90 degrees. that's going to be miserable. we're going to see changes here as we're looking at some warmer weather for the weekend as high pressure builds and we're going to get that going into saturday as well as sunday and into early next week. we will be heating up in spots like livermore going from the upper 70s and low 80ss to the low to mid 90s for the weekend. make sure you make those plans to try to stay cool. mike, what's going on right now for the morning commute? >> we have an alert for folks in the trv trivalley the problem for the commute northbound 680 mission north 238 looking up toward vargas past the vargas exit wheres the crash involves an overturned vehicle that is in the middle of the roadway. early reports did say someone was out of that vehicle and making the call to chp, which is

heading over there to take care of the business. they don't think they can clear it quickly. it's been there for a while and that's the reason they have issued the alert north 680 toward 84. 84 moves smoothly but slow past ruby hill. the overnight roadwork possibly there. no problems getting towards the bay bridge, easy drive, blowing through concord and highway 37 and the backup at the toll plaza there. the san mateo bridge picking up volume but no problem, flat section to the peninsula. back to you. >> thanks, mike. summer break for many students is under way but many parents are looking ahead for the fall school year. coming up next on "today in the bay," we're going to talk about the battle already brewing over kids wearing masks in california classrooms. >> the growing show the support for raiders star what he's getting after announcing he's gay and the record number of people now buying his gear. stay with us. we'll be right back.

welcome back. a pivotal day for britney spears and her battle to control her affairs. she's heading to court and may speak to the judge about trying to end the long-time legal arrangement of her court-ordered conservatorship. it's been 13 years since a judge ordered spears' father to take control of her financial and personal life. many believed it was due to some kind of mental health crisis but it was never confirmed. last year spears' attorney asked

the court for his role to be suspended. a debate over mandatory vaccinations is heating up in the health industry. in texas, now more than 150 workers at houston methodist hospital have resigned or been fired for refusing to get a covid-19 vaccine after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit challenging the vaccine requirement. in san diego county parents and students protesting the state's guidelines which require students k through 12 to wear masks indoors when they return. parents who are a part of a group called let them breathe say the restrictions are impacting their children's mental health. >> they need to breathe the fresh air. >> makes me feel like someone is trying to suffocate me. >> many doctors are urging the state to maintain its glooips since younger kids are not yet eligible to receive vaccines. last month the fda expanded the emergency authorization of the

pfizer covid vaccine for 12 and up. 17% of the youth under 17 are fully vaccinated here in california according to the state's department of health. it also is worth noting across the country about 1.5 million cases of covid-19 were reported in 11 to 17-year-olds over the last year. children off have mild cases but they can spread the illness to others who they encounter. raiders star carl nassib continues to make headlines after announcing he's gay. his jersey the top selling nfl jersey online. in the meantime the nfl is matching nassib's donation of $100,000 to the trevor project. that organization focuses on crisis in suicide prevemgs with lbgtq youth. dozens of other people have been tweeting support as well including president joe biden. if you want to watch fireworks safely and legally in san francisco, you'll have to act quickly. next on "today in the bay" the

key hot spots already filling up ahead of the fourth of july. >> i'm kris sanchez with what the president and one bay area mayor are doing to stem the violence of gun violence in our communities. it could mean more police officers and more social workers where you live. i'll tell you about that. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:30 taking action in just a few hours, president joe biden is set it lay out a new plan to try to curb gun violence in america. this coming on the heels of several mass shootings including the deadly vta rail yard incident here in the bay area. a live report breaking on the proposal is ahead. that was always an aspirational goal. it was never the goal line or end game. we wanted to and will go well beyond that as we get past the fourth of july. >> falling short on shots, the all new concern as the country is set to miss a key vaccination goal. also, we're breaking down the success story in the bay area. an olympic fever is in the air as the tokyo olympics one month away. how athletes are coming together across the world and here in the bay area as they look to bring home the gold. "today in the bay" continues right now.

good wednesday morning. thank you for making us part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. the gun control debate will get greater traction as president biden outlines his strategy to address a surge that's hitting close to home following the deadly vta mass shooting. at the same time sam lick cardo continuing his push to get guns off the street. >> "today in the bay" kris sanchez is joining us live with what we can expect to hear today. kris? >> good morning to you. so the bay area has seen a number of violent shootings in the last couple weeks and the biggest one was that vta shooting in which nine people died at the hands of coworker. they were remembered last night. >> as a city we will not be deterred. we stand strong for not only these nine community members that have gone too early but for all those that are remaining and

dealing with this trauma day in and day out. >> reporter: san jose mayor sim lick cardo's proposed gun reform plan was not up for a vote but includes requiring every gun owner to have liability insurance and pay into a fund to offset gun violence in the community and bans ghost guns and requires video of every gun sale and includes gun violence restraining orders for people deemed too dangerous to own them. gun rights advocates vow to take this to court. the plan president biden will presence around the noontime hour today will hold licensed weapons dealers accountable for breaking the law and provide funding for law enforcement support and community-based intervention. it would also allow cities facing rising gun violence to use $350 billion in federal funds from the american rescue plan. communities could use that to hire more police officers and social workers.

oakland police chief leronne armstrong was invited to attend the meeting and he will attend virtually from oakland. >> what could the president's plan look like for the bay area, for example. >> well, we know there's been an upsurge in gun violence not only in oakland but alameda county. community members say this is a public health emergency and want alameda county to dedicate $100 million to try to stop that gun violence so if the community of alameda county and oakland city could tap into that federal stream of money, that could make things a little bit easier to do some of the community interventions that the community members want, maybe hire more police officers as the police chief might like to. >> kris, thank you. 6:34, in california, hitting a vaccine milestone that most of the country has failed to achieve. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us outside of vaccination site in contra costa county.

bob, how are we doing here in the state is? we're an outlier if you look at the numbers from the cdc, over 70% of adults here in california have now received one dose of the covid vaccine. you'll recall that president biden set that 70% goal for the entire united states by july 4th, but the president announced yesterday that the united states will not meet that goal by independence day. here are the latest numbers from the cdc. you can see the united states right now, looking at people over the age of 18, 65%, just over, have received one dose of the covid vaccine. look at the state of california we're at over 73%. so that's roughly an 8% advantage. if you look at the nine counties in the bay area, i have them listed on your tv screen, you can see that alameda, ma republican, san mateo, over 80%.

health experts worried that those who have not gotten their shots and are worried for those people because of the delta variant which is much more aggressive and transmissible than the current strain. the delta expected to become the dominant strain in the united states within the next two to three weeks. dr. fauci on the "today" show. >> they have to start paying attention to it now because if they are unvaccinated they are at risk. those who are vaccinated can have a great fourth of july. you can just do all the things you want to do on the fourth of july if, in fact, you're vaccinated. >> reporter: the vaccines have proven effective against the current strains of covid. if you look at marin county the public health officer tells us among all their current covid cases, an overwhelming majority, 93% of the people who have

become infected, did not receive the vaccine. reporting live in san ramon, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. 6:36. in just a few hours we're expected to get an update on one of the hardest places to make it in the bay. the pandemic widen the racial and income inequality in silicon valley. the pain index will be presented at san jose state. researchers say we're experiencing four times more food insecurity and 200,000 households at risk of eviction. the dropout rate grew to 14% with a increase in latin x students and black are ticketed six times more often than whites for minor infractions and in the last year of social change, silicon valley management still overwhelmingly white. apple has 1 black board member. google only 2% of all employees are latina. and at facebook only 4% of

employees are black. cisco has only 5 black executives, that's out of 285 positions. here at home local fire departments cracking down on illegal fireworks as we get closer to fourth of july. sympathy is actually threatening to fine violators up to $1,000 if they're caught setting them off. that's just the first offense. the city stepping up enforcement in another way upgrading the online tools used to report illegal use. in contra costa county fire investigators made several arrests and they seized illegal fireworks in san pablo, pittsburgh and antioch over the past two weeks. in the meantime if you're hoping to watch the fireworks safely and legally this year on independence day, you better start making plans. >> san francisco mayor london breed said the show on the embarcadero will go on as planned and another option a free fireworks show along fisherman's wharf as well. many restaurants are booked so sorry about that and ifhe red

and white fleet, you should reserve your tickets now. one boat sold out. with the staffing shortage there are fewer vessels to choose from. halfway through the workweek for some. taking a live look outside, what lovely shot of san francisco this morning. mild temperatures continue this week. it's been nice, especially with how hot it's been in other parts of california. how are we looking today? >> looks pretty good today. once again we're seeing that strong ocean breeze, the morning clouds in parts of the bay area and seeing it clearing out for a little bit in san francisco. we're headed toward the upper 60s today and upper 70s from concord to napa as well. we'll talk about a weekend warmup in a few minutes. mike, any problem for the morning commute? >> one problem over in the trivalley as we get to the breaking news over here tri-valley for the green

comm is. now the alternate isis. there are a couple key stop signs that will bog you down and it's mild. you're probably not going to save time. you still have a couple lanes north 680 available through sunol toward the bay bridge where the backup is at the toll plaza filled in our shot there, our live camera shows the bull pen there extending back past the 880 overcross. back to you. >> thanks. talk about a big bovine problem. take a look at this video. this is near los angeles. a herd of about 20 cows escaped a slaughterhouse last night. they were then corralled in a cul-de-sac, both amusing and terrifying for the neighbors you can see right here this, three men trying to corral one of those cows. one man got trampled. one showing a police car herding

the cow, in the middle of the street. sad to say that one of those cows had to be put down. 6:40 this morning. water woes adding up across the state. coming up next here on "today in the bay," the bay area county now asking you to limit your water use. this is due to the drought. jobless californians with frozen benefits not the only ones saying show me the money. the california employment development department. the snag keeping the agency from improving some of its major bottlenecks. president biden expected to offer lots of money to fund the police. we'll take a look at that. you're watching "today in the bay." [♪♪♪] alright, guys, listen up. my momma... our grandpa...

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it is 6:43. time to get ready for work in the south bay. we're starting out with a cloudy sky and our temperatures mostly in the low 60s. it's going to be another nice day when the skies clear late morning. we'll head towards the mid 70s today. more in our microclimate forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> the alert for the tri-valley is getting a little better and reopened one more lane. overturned vehicle blocked the fast lane northbound 680 but the backup starts before mission north, just around freemont boulevard. we'll watch this as chp is on scene trying to take care of this crash. >> thanks so much. 6:44 right now. a settlement in the lawsuit tied to the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant, his

daughter and seven others has been reached. bryant's widow vanessa and relatives of the other victims sued the pilot in the helicopter crash nearly 18 months ago in southern california. it happened in dense fog. investigators blame pilot error. the details on the terms of the settlement were not released. it is a quarter to 7:00 right now. democrats tried and failed to get a bill to protect voting rights on to the senate floor. >> scott mcgrew, that vote could not have been more partisan. >> oh, no. 50/50, all the democrats voting yes, all the republicans voting no. this was not a vote to pass a bill. it was a vote to move the bill forward so they could talk further about it and debate it, but that's not going to happen. it sounds like a tie would be something that vice president kamala harris could break as president of the senate, but those special senate rules say you need 60 votes to move a vote forward, not 50 or 51. and republicans made sure they

blocked the debate. here is harris in a rare appearance in the senate. she usually appoints someone else to preside. >> on this vote the yeas are 50, nays are 50. three fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. >> the idea was to write a bill to expand federal protection for voting, make it easier to vote to counter all the efforts in states like texas that are making it harder to vote. there were compromises in it, including voter i.d., something republicans have wanted for a long time. here's the white house reaction. >> why would anyone want to make it more difficult to vote? why wouldn't we want to make it more accessible? what are they afraid of? >> president biden will talk about crime today, particularly inner city crime. the oakland police chief will attend virtually. crime is overall largely unchanged in america except

murder and it's particularly a problem in urban areas. we expect the president will talk about gun control as part of that and talk about funding the police, increasing the money sent to police departments and sheriff's offices, using the extra funds from the covid relief bill and it could be as much as $350 billion. that is a huge number. you could fund the entire budget of the san francisco police department with one tenth of 1% of that. speaking of police officers, a little confusion on capitol hill after some reporters said speaker pelosi would launch a new commission to look at the attack on officers and the capitol on january 6th. the speaker's office later clarified she's still considering it. this as we get new videos of the day of the attack as the fbi's investigation continues. last month republicans struck down an attempt to create a bipartisan independent body made up of non-politicians.

democrats can create their own investigative committee complete with subpoena power. whether they will do that or not is unclear. we're monitoring that and send something to twitter the moment we know. you can follow me on twitter. i'm @scott mcgrew. >> thanks. state lawmakers and staff will be required to masks inside the capitol despite loosened restrictions. the sacramento bee reports a memo went out saying that everyone must wear a face covering even if vaccinated. the agency awaiting critical funding many argue would improve the backlog of claims. the biden administration is promising $9 billion for u.s. employment departments to boost computer infrastructure. but in the months since the bill passed, our sacramento affiliate finds no money has been paid out. we begin this morning with our road to recovery. here's a live look in san francisco. this is where transportation

option will be back on deck for commuters starting today. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us live in sausalito. this comes as there's now a proposal to help new businesses in the city. >> good morning, marcus and laura. we're all about moving you forward and that road to recovery. i'm standing in front of the sausalito ferry where in about an hour and a half the ferry will depart for the first time in quite a while because of covid. when the pandemic hit folks said this ferry was running at 10% of what it typically carries. they took it out of service to make some repairs to the sausalito float. but now it is back in service but with limited schedules that includes just a weekday service only due to that decrease in demand and remember you need to wear a face mask when wearing that -- riding that ferry. if the ferry comes back online. many aspects of life are coming back online and supervisors in san francisco are proposing waiving fees for new businesses

as a way to spur that road to recovery. the proposed program is called the first year free program, and it would operate on a pilot basis. if it's approved by the supervisors it would waive fees like business registration, the permit application and licensing fees for new establishments in the city. the estimated cost to the city right now about $20 million. but you can't have a new business without employees and as we know there's a shortage both here and in the bay area and across the nation. so get this, the national restaurant association has reported the eating and drinking industry shed 2.5 million jobs back in 2020. federal data shows there's 1.4 million job openings both in the restaurant and the hotel sector. that as of april. so a lot of businesses doing what they can to lure in some of those prospective workers. industry workers believe -- industry experts believe it's a multifaceted program.

schools out so there could be a child care issue and folks are receiving the extended unemployment benefits. good news the ferry is returning, limited hours, you can check their website or our website for information on that. live in sausalito, cierra johnson, for "today in the bay." thank you. to our climate in crisis coverage. as the drought deepens sonoma joins a list of cities limiting water use. people must cut their water use by 20% beginning july 1st. the city says it won't be imposing fines and hopes that everyone will step up to do their part as well. let's get you a look at what we can expect from the forecast today. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that for us. >> well, at least we've had some cooler weather where we talk about our drought as well as the fire danger and today we're starting out with clouds, mist and drizzle near the coast and temperatures headed towards the upper 60s. across the bay to oakland, expect a high of 69 degrees, 79

in palo alto, san jose will reach 77 degrees and upper 70s for the inland east bay and some mid 70s for spots like santa rosa. we are going to have some mild temperatures for today, but it will heat up as we start to see our ocean breeze trending more toward an offshore wind by the weekend, saturday and sunday. high pressure will be moving in and that's going to heat up those temperatures so as we take a look at our forecast, we are going to see our inland valleys going from the 70s and 80s to the mid 90s while san francisco will have some modest warming, going from the upper 60s to the mid 70s. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? >> overall pretty good but we have the one big problem here in the tri-valley slowing before you get to mission north, north 680 jammed past vargas where you have one lane blocked. chp and crews working hard to get that cleared but one lane blocked. that's the problem. now southbound 880 we expect slowing through hayward out of san leandro.

one lane may be blocked adding to a build there. slow past the san mateo bridge, the bay bridge has the backup at the toll plaza. and slowing through concord at 40 minutes now, highway 4 is jammed up. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, san jose leaders are resuming a debate over moving the berryessa flea market. they could not reach an agreement last night and some fend vendors are vowing a hunger strike to force a deal to continue letting them sell there. developers are eyeing the 30 acre space for buildings, offices an retail shops. a look at you are top stories including short on shots. the vaccination goal that now appears to be out of reach and where we stand here in the bay area. you're watching "today in the bay."

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address a surge that has hit close to home following the deadly vta mass shootings and mayor liccardo continuing his push to get guns off the streets. let's check in with kris sanchez with more on that. >> hi there, laura. the president is going to propose a new stream of revenue that communities could use to send some of that gun violence. president biden wants to allow cities facing rising gun violence to use funds from the american rescue plan for what they see fit, that could mean hiring more police officers or social workers or expanding jobs and summer programs. it would crack down on licensed weapons dealers who break the law. oakland police chief armstrong was invited by the president and will join the meeting virtually. tomorrow community members will call on alameda county to spend $100 million to stop the violence there. federal funding could be a help with that. now in san jose the council is considering a 10-point gun reform plan that requires every

gun owner to have liability insurance and pay into a fund to offsets the impact of gun violence. the proposal bans ghost guns vi restraining orders for people deemed too dangerous to own the weapons. gun rights advocates say they will take all of this to court. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. now california is pushing towards three and four adults at least partially vaccinated and the white house announcing it would fall short of the july 4th deadline to have 70% vaccinated across the entire country. here in the bay area, ma republican leading the way with 88% receiving at least one dose. it comes amidst concern of the delta variant which the vaccine should protect you from. marine health leaders say mopping current cases 93% of infections involve unvaccinated people. san jose city council extending the city's e-vick shun moratorium until august 31st.

santa clara extended the e-vick shun moratorium until september 30th. contra costa and l.a. counties extended theirs. the fire threat, local fire departments cracking down on illegal fireworks as we get closer to the fourth of july. san jose is threatening to fine violators up to $1,000 for the first offense. want to check in with meteorologist kari hall. we know what dry conditions we have out there, at least the temperatures have been mild this week. >> yes. for a little while locker longer we'll enjoy temperatures in the 70s and 80s. it will be hot into the weekend. 90s on the way. what's happening with the commute, mike. >> nothing except the tri-valley, the problem 680 jammed approaching mission boulevard past vargas. one lane blocked by the overturned vehicle. no major injuries but an

unexpected slow drive from freemont into sunol. >> thank you for joining us. >> we'll see you back here tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. take a look at this. a shot of the iconic golden gate bridge. a little bit the fog lingering around. beautiful shot to start your wednesday morning. have a great one. the "today" show is next. a potent threat as the white house acknowledges it won't meet the president's july 4th vaccination goal. >> the reality, many younger americans have felt like covid-19 is not something that impacts them. >> just head how the variant is targeting the vulnerable, young children. our one-on-one live with dr. anthony fauci next. anthony fauci, next.