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offering that shows getting two different types of vaccines may help boost your immune response to covid. >> i'm kris sanchez at the airport. it is bustling this morning. you see sfo on your screen. it's busy as millions of americans take to the skies to make up for the time that we lost. if your travels are still ahead i have what you need to know. the third hour of "today in the bay" starts right now. good tuesday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. first to the story a lot of people still talking about this morning. did you feel it? that earthquake that struck around dinner time last night, it was a 3.9 magnitude quake striking at about 6:30 north of san leandro along the hayward fault. >> look at the shaking we got some pictures of felt across the area in san francisco to san jose. as far east as britainwood.
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experts say bigger quakeses are still to come. >> kari hall joining us now, felt by people across the bay area. we have reports from san francisco to san jose. talk about the fault line where it was centered. >> yeah. as you mentioned it's on the hayward fault so we are definitely watching that very closely as a lot of people across some of the most populated parts of the bay area are right on that fault. as we continue to monitor to see if there's going to be aftershocks or what else could follow that, hopefully it will stay quiet. we are looking at everything that happens on the hayward fault. the last major fault we had here was in 1868, a long time ago. that was a 6.8 magnitude earthquake, so as we are following the history of what's going on, we're also looking to see if it's possible that there could be another one in the near future the reason why
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we do need to be prepared. >> definitely so. thanks so much. moving on this morning, 6:01, south florida, really been slow going for search teams as they dig through the rubble of that collapsed condo tower. the building went down six days ago and at this point the remains of 11 people have been recovered. that means another 150 people are still unaccounted for. at this point the effort is still considered a rescue mission, not a recovery effort, meaning there's still hope people may be alive trapped in that rubble. experts believe it will take some time to determine exact cause of the collapse, but corrosion of some kind is so far the leading cause. turning to the pandemic and all new hope a new oxford study shows mixing vaccines can boost your immune response. researchers found a shot of pfizer's vaccine four weeks a better immune
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response. this data backs the decision made by some european countries to offer alternatives to astrazeneca for the second shot after the vaccine was linked to rare blood clots. sfo, americans are ready to travel. airports and airplanes have been packed and while the u.s. we're free to move about the cabin there are testing requirements if you're traveling internationally. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live from mineta san jose with more. it would be nice to get away, kris. >> we just did. in fact, i flew with my family to new york a couple weeks ago and every airport between min net sa san jose and new york was packed, every plane was fully booked, every seat taken. it is clear we are in a summer surge of travel. now for the tenth day this month tsa screened more than 2 million travelers yesterday. it was 2.2 million travelers screened on sunday. and that was the highest volume since the start of the pandemic up from just 633,000 people, the
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same weekend last year. so if you are taking flight this summer you should know that you still have to mask up in the airport and on planes unless you're actively eating or drinking and demand is driving prices up as many people are rebooking travel that they postponed through the pandemic. if you travel internationally, know that the cdc will require that you show a negative covid test or proof of recovery to get back into the country and depending on where you're going you may need a covid test there too. >> at point of check-in go through your passports as well as these papers to make sure you have the negative covid test. >> i was surprised that there was no need to test you enter the country but only to exit because i've heard discrepancies based on where you're going. >> reporter: so asward to getti the road packing our bags, airports and airlines are struggling to staff enough tsa workers, pilots and flight crews and even before the pandemic
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airlines were facing a pilot shortage as many were reaching that mandatory retirement age. american airlines canceled 400 flights. they say they may have to cancel up to 50 flights a day through the middle of july. >> before you go you mentioned there's a shortage of tsa agents as well and airport workers. is there anything being done to encourage people to apply for these jobs? >> yeah. so the tsa is offering thousand dollar bonuses for people who apply to be tsa agents and get hired. then dallas international airport did something interesting. sent out a memo to their concessionaires, don't poach each other's employees. try to find somebody else. if you're looking for a job there's certainly a lot of spots that are open. >> it will help travelers. >> pay for that summer travel. >> all the long lines. thanks so much, kris. new this morning, the state budget is now on governor gavin
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newsom's desk awaiting his final approval. he's expected to sign it before thursday. this comes after lawmakers approve over $262 billion operating budget. it includes $600 in new stimulus checks for millions of low-income californians who make less than $75,000 a year as well as child tax credits. also $1.5 billion in grants for small businesses struggling due to the pandemic. more homeless funding as well as fire prevention aid. last night newsom signed a deal extending eviction moratoriums set to expire tomorrow. today president biden hits the road to deal with roads that need repairing. now he's visiting a transit center in lacrosse, wisconsin, to push his infrastructure deal. it's far from a done deal. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live for us in washington this morning with more on that. tracie?
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>> hi marcus, good morning, everyone. we have a hint from what the president will say later today in his yahoo! news op-ed he said this is the largest investment the country has ever made in infrastructure, it will create jobs and strengthen the economy. we're talking about $1.2 trillion to fix roads and bridges, fix rail and road projects, transit and investing in electric vehicles, and a big one for a lot of people, extending high-speed internet to everyone. republicans want to know how will it be paid for? >> we need to get a score so we need to see whether the proposal is credibly paid for, but i think it's fair to say i would like to see us get there. >> there is pushback from americans who argue it doesn't address the climate crisis in
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addition to republicans who are against it, so 60 votes in the senate could be a battle. the white house has put out a pretty detailed explanation of noted that it could be really good for blue collar workers because 90% of the jobs created would go to people without college degrees. marcus? >> in that, traci, do they talk about when we can expect to see some type of action here? >> they don't, but based on the calendar, the fact that lawmakers are out on the july 4th break, they'll be back in just over a week and then start talking about debating this, we could -- we are expecting to see some votes at some point in july. keeping in mind that mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader, has not yet said publicly if he'll support it. that could sway votes in his party. >> this is one you will be following. can't wait to get that update. thank you so much, tracie. happening now, firefighters
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in big sur are making a lot of progress on stopping a wildfire that started last week. this is the so-called willow fire that is now 87% contained and burned more than 2800 acres in los padres national forest. overnight eviction orderers were lifted and firefighters expect to reach full containment next week. new details this morning, walnut creek police say so far they're not commenting on what witnesses say was a loud explosion and arrest soon afterapparently involving fireworks. it happened near broadway plaza and damaged the outside of a building. we're not showing the man arrested because it's not clear why he was detained. 6:09 on your tuesday morning. moving along our workweek now. kari has a look at our forecast and cloud cover out there in some parts. >> yeah. we know it's going to be a warmer day in the tri-valley so if you want to head out for a run, bike ride, morning activities, get that in early as
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our temperatures will start out in the upper 50s but heat up fast today going from the upper 50s at 7:00 to 83 degrees at 1:00. we'll be reaching into the upper 80s and low 90s in the tri-valley and we'll see some upper 90s in the far north bay. this will be the warmest day before we cool off. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now for the commute? >> in the last few minutes this scene here at the bay bridge toll plaza has filled in for all lanes specifically in the last nine minutes i've been watching this backup form. slowing across the bridge on the incline, but it's not too dramatic. the big slowdown for north 068. first i found some caltrans cameras i can't show on air the wall street is not good enough but down to one lane still even though caltrans crews are supposedly cleared from there for an hour. we now see more traffic coming in out of pittsburgh and bay point that will get congestion over there. you might want to consider
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taking 242 down toward walnut creek if that's your route on your morning commute. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive anywhere south of there. back to you. >> thank you very much. could it finally be payday after years of debate, ncaa taking a major step towards allowing college athletes to profit from their image and fame. still ahead on "today in the bay," 6:25, the key rule change that may be in place by the end of the week. payday on the peninsula, 4,000 new jobs there and then facebook worth a trillion. the markets, the s&p 500 expected to open higher that would set yet another record. ♪♪ >> plus, crank it up, what could be the hottest songs of the summer. oh, yes, we're going to reveal spotify's play list that will have you dancing at the beach,
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up in a few minutes. >> we're still looking at delay for bart riders out of dublin and pleasanton and the line tooz towards daly city. there's an issue on the tracks. also on the tracks can't corridor, a little delay for trains 522 out of jack london square. good morning. happy tuesday to you. a big but maybe temporary win for facebook in court on monday. a federal judge threw out a case against the social media giant brought by the federal trade commission and nearly two dozen states that said facebook was a monopoly. they were asking that some of facebook's deals like buying instagram be undone, basically a breakup of facebook. but the judge in the case said the governments had waited far too long to bring the case, didn't bring enough proof. shares in facebook spigds on the news. facebook's stock went up so much facebook is worth more than a trillion dollars for the first time ever. i said this is temporary. the accusations are still there.
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the judge said the plaintiffs could refile those charges, so just the first chapter. the overall stock market continues to set records both records on the nasdaq and the s&p 500. third day in a row for the s&p, in fact. chick-fil-a is the most loved food chain in the united states again. this according to the american consumer satisfaction index. chipotle comes in second. third place crowded with a tie between panera, kfc, arby's and others. dominos is the pizza people like the most and papa john's, pizza hut. as far as burgers go, wendy's was the best burger. tied with burger king, sonic and jack in the box. there's big news out of united, the airline buying a ton of new planes. in fact, it's the biggest order in their history. 4,000 new jobs as well in the
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bay area. united already one of the largest private employers in san mateo county. these new planes will have the -- all of them seat back entertainment and bigger overhead bins. if you get on board one of those planes with a bigger bin, put your suitle case in up and down like a book, it makes more room. i said a ton of new planes. i did the math, 200 boeing 737, 70 air bus, 25 million pounds of plane. in the interest of accuracy it's not a ton of new planes, it's 12,500 tons of new planes. maybe not for you guys, you're tall, i need somebody to help me put it up there. >> we're the ones that get bumped in the head. >> when they pull it down. wait, come on, man. >> not me. >> everyone but me never flown in an airplane before. what goes through my head. >> exactly. >> or on your head. thank scott. new this morning we've been talking about this jean shorts
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are back. according to the "wall street journal" the trend is making the comeback this summer for men. get this, one french designer is selling a pair for $850. and i want you to know that what you think about it, take a look at this. right there, that's me in the right. i have on jeans. yeah, jean shorts. i've had those for years now. i want you to weigh in on my twitter page. i have a poll there and i want you to weigh in. are you wearing those jeans, yes, no or you never stopped? >> you know be trends come back too. >> right. >> just because you're wearing them doesn't mean -- you know, different washes. >> acid wash. >> the holes and all that stuff. there you have it. >> nothing says summer like shorts or cooler full of beer.
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heineken has a modern twist. the company has made the beer outdoor transporter bot, a self-driving cooler with the logo, and it can hold up to 12 cans of beer, follow you around almost anywhere like a puppy. the only way to get one is to enter a contest heineken is holding on the 1st of july. spotify ready for you to rock out the summer or jam the summer, however you want to say it, dropping songs it predicting will be the summer of 2021. can you guess? look at the list. ♪♪ >> butter by bts one of the songs you could be hearing on the radio now and for the rest of the summer. right now it's taking the top spot for the fifth week in a row on the billboard top 100 list. other songs include good for you by olivia rodrigo and bad habits by ed sheeran and levitating by dua lipa. >> now you just need to head to the beach. >> marcus, you love levitating.
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>> that too. >> all right. if you're heading to the beach a lot of people head over 17, that gets busy there. this morning the morning commute, how is that looking? >> we would like to lev state over the bridge or beach traffic. we can't. it's not there. kari will talk about that forecast and the climate coming up. we're looking at green sensors which are great but the slowdown continuing for north 680. lanes are restricted. the camera that i caught a view of shows one lane north that will get congested. taking 242 will be a good avenue for you it avoid some of the backup. these travel times show you we're building up through contra costa county. over to you. >> yeah. we're starting out with the fog near the coast, but it's also been a little bit more shallow than we've seen the past few days and that doesn't make it into parts of the south bay like we've seen the past few
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mornings. so we have a bright sunshine and it's going to be a warmer day as we take a look at all of our microclimates and our high temperatures this afternoon. we'll reach up to 98 degrees in ukiah, but more of us in the lower 90s from the east bay down to the south county with san jose reaching 85 degrees. san francisco staying in the 60s and low 70s for today. it's been extreme to see the heat across the pacific northwest but there will be changes as high pressure moves towards the south and east we're going to see a surge of monsoonal moisture. head's up going to tahoe this weekend or parts of the sierra. there will be a chance that the monsoonal moisture could spark off thunderstorms. temperatures will be a little cooler over the next few days going from the low 90s to the 80s. it's going to be nice this fourth of july weekend. now for our climate in crisis we're going to talk about some of the animals that are threatened by hotter temperatures, sea level rise and wildfires.
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biologists are saying that 35% of plants and animals may extinct by e blue copper butter the sierra home and relies on the cold weather and 20 other endangered species of butterflies. also in the sky the wilson warbler is among the 72 highly threatened birds due to warming temperatures and destroyed habitats. and the pacific blob, warmer temperatures have endangered a 50% of saends freshwater life and one holiday dinner table staple is the dungeness crab that is endangered due to the ocean asidfication. find out more on nbcbayarea.com. click on climate in crisis. >> thanks. coming up next here on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> the child tax credit is arriving in family's bank accounts right now, but some
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>> on the surface immediate automatic payments of the child tax credit seem like a no-brainer, money, now. but here's the thing. the irs says payments today are actually an advance on your next tax return. so that means accepting a payment today might cut your refund if you're used to getting a refund around april 15th or increase the amount of tax you owe uncle sam if you're used to paying april 15th. >> so the bottom line is, it's going to depend on the situation for each family and their set of circumstances. >> some families might want to opt out. the irs has a tool to help families turn off the advanced payments. here's how it works. head to irs.gov. click get answers on the advanced child tax credit. then thick unenroll from advanced payments. you sign in to the portal and make your selection. if you're married and file jointly you will have to do this step twice that's because the irs says spouses have to individually unenroll. if you've already gotten a payment it's okay and you can
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unenroll from the rest. if you're unsure what to do consider talking with a tax professional. a follow-up now and a game changer in the works for the ncaa athletes that may take effect as soon as thursday. that's when the ncaa will likely allow them to begin profiting from their image and likeness in states which allow it. council members recommending that move following a recent security decision. it goes to the full board of directors for approval tomorrow. ten states including california have approved laws opening up such rights for athletes. 6:27. forcing people to leave their homes. next here on "today in the bay," the fast-moving fire burning out of control near mount shasta and the work under way to stop those flames. >> as the covid delta variant spreads around the world, how concerned should you be? bay area doctors are weighing in. we'll be right back.
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right now at 6:30, water woes as drought conditions worsen across the state. another bay area city set to take action. a live report revealing a new look at the dangers from space. it's still nerve wracking not knowing where people are coming from. >> spreading rapidly but what about here in the bay area. the concerns about covid-19's delta variant. also who doctors say should especially be concerned about
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it. >> surviving a shark attack and living to tell the tale. a san francisco man opening up for the first time about his terrifying encounter along the coast. "today in the bay" continues right now. good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first we have a live team coverage for you this morning. those dry conditions not going anywhere in the bay area. the drought is not getting any better heading into the holiday weekend. >> let's start out with meteorologist kari hall who has a look at the dwindling water supply that's happening in our local reservoirs. very concerning, kari. >> it's not just california. take a look at how widespread this extreme and exceptional drought is, all across the western states. some of the worst of that drought right here in the bay area. the highest level of the exceptional drought in the north bay but for our south bay reservoirs we're seeing some of our numbers continue to dwindle
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as far as the capacity of those reservoirs. right now only at 25% of capacity, especially for areas farther to the south. that's definitely a concern as we continue to go through these dry summer months. >> thanks, kari. >> want to bring in "today in the bay's" cierra johnson, she's live for us in santa rosa. she's taking a look at the new water restriction this is and beyond and how it could eventually hit our wallets. >> yes, good morning, marcus. kari mentioned how dry some of the western states are and santa rosa no exception to just how bad, how dire that situation is and because of that extended drought, there's a vote that's taking place later this afternoon that could impact how much water the folks here in the city of santa rosas use. when council meets for the meeting they will take a vote on reducing water use in the city by 20%. so to give you an idea of hows
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the city reached this point, at the end of april the governor declared a local drought for sonoma county and a week later the county declared a local drought emergency. by may the city's water supplier filed a petition with the state asking to reduce how much water could be released from lake sonoma and lake mendocino. as you can see this problem has been ongoing. it isn't just the bay area experiencing a drought. take a look at these image. these are new this morning. nasa has released pictures showing how widespread the problem is across the state between a below average snowpack and the persistence of the extreme heat you can see what scientists are calling bathroom rings, the white rings around some of those reservoirs in those pictures. many of those reservoirs as kari mentioned well below where they should be. as these conditions persist, several communities they've already taken steps to conserve that water.
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east bay has approved a 4% hike that will take place in july and another 4% hike will take place in july of 2022. santa clara water district has imposed a 15% water reduction because of how low the levels were in 2019. so back out here we'll continue to follow that decision coming out of the santa rosa city council impacting sonoma water here in santa rosa. we're live in santa rosa, cierra johnson, for "today in the bay." >> thank you. 6:34 right now. in south florida, families holding on to the slimmest of hopes after the condo tower collapsed six days ago. searchers are calling this a rescue mission, not a recovery effort, but the bodies of 11 victims found, 150 people are still unaccounted for. at a beach side vigil, families holding on to hope that their loved ones will be found safe.
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>> so we have people waiting and waiting and waiting for news that is excruciating. >> it will likely take some time to learn the cause of the collapse, but one expert voiced concerns about structural integrity as far back as 2018. are you feeling free without wearing your mask? the world health organization is giving new advice about that urging everyone to continue to wear a mask due to the increased concern about the delta variant. it's spreading throughout the world in places like russia, south africa, australia and israel, and spreading rapidly in california among unvaccinated people. this is accounting for 20% of new cases. >> if you're unvaccinated you are going to be confronting a virus that is better at its job than what you would have confronted a year ago. >> infectious disease experts still believe that there won't be a big surge in the bay area thanks to high vaccination rates. and here's a live look at l.a. and that's where the county now recommending everyone wear
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those masks once again. county department says regardless of your vaccination status, you should wear a mask in settings such as grocery or retail stores, theaters, family entertainment centers and work places when the vaccination status of others isn't known. now this is due to the rise in the delta cases there. 6:36. and this morning, we are hearing from the victim of a shark attack off the coast over the weekend. >> nemanja spasojevic is continuing to recover after his encounter with a great white at montara beach. this is a photo of him in the hospital following that attack. he says it happened as he was diving for crab at gray whale cove. he says he's grateful for the numerous people who came to his rescue. >> i could feel like kind of sharp mosquito bite like feeling, you know, and then slight push. as i rub my leg i could see the shark from here the nose and two
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eyes. >> imagine that. >> the swimmer says he headed to shore as close to the rocks as possible. he actually managed to get fisherman's attention who called 911. thanks to the quick response he didn't have to spend the night at the hospital. >> good to know. fire crews continue to battle a wildfire burning in northern california near the oregon border. the lava fire broke out thursday. this is near mount shasta. lightening is believed to be the cause of that fire. around 10,000 people have been evacuated. so far it's burned more than 1400 acres and is 20% contained. it is 6:37 on your tuesday morning. saying hello to the sun but the moon wants to stick around as we take a live look outside this morning. kari has a look at our forecast for today. at least it's pretty clear in that shot, kari. >> yeah. but not everyone is able to see a clear sky as we are waking up to sunshine in the south bay, we're still getting a pretty good layer of fog near the coast
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and that's going to create a wide range in temperatures while the south bay will be slightly warmer today from the upper 50s to some mid 70s by 1:00 and eventually reach up to 85 degrees in san jose today. 93 in livermore and look at how hot it's going to be for the far north bay reaching the upper 90s while san francisco will see a high of 70 there today. a little bit cooler the rest of the week and we'll talk about that in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> looking a little bit slower. might not expect this much backup for highway 4 and 242. the top number used to be betteren that the second number as folks made the cut around this map. there's a late pick-up, working on pavement, probably curing from overnight work and down a lane or two towards the bridge and that's causing a bull pen coming out of concord. folks saw that backup and now going down 242. willow pass through is a better cut through. everything else on your commute
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map looking standard. back to you. >> thank you very much. support for pop star brittney spears still pouring in after testimony she gave in her court jamie lynn spe through vi in concerned with her sister. last week spears told a wanted children, but the conservatorship does not allow her to do so. christina aguilera speaking out in support of her one-time mickey mouse club costar tweeting it is unacceptable that any woman or human wanting to be in control of their own destiny might not be allowed to live life as they wish. >> a lot of people standing with brittney now. 6:39. the song never gets old, ♪ take me out to the ball game ♪ >> what the coliseum is set to do for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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i'm kris sanchez. i'll spare you my singing voice. you don't want to hear it. i will show you what's happening at mineta san jose. it's the same thing happening at airports across the country as people get ready to get away. i'll tell you what you need to know so that your vacation starts smoothly. in washington a vote could come as soon as today on an action investigation into the capitol attack. the big board, 154 on the dow. the s&p and the nasdaq at new records again. you're watching "today in the bay."
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right now if you plan on going out and hitting the trails in the east bay, the earlier the better because our temperatures will be heating up quickly. at noon in the upper 70s and upper 80s at 4:00. a look at a cool down in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. it's too late to beat the backup coming toward us east bay 80. look on the left side they pulled a car out of the lanes. another disabled vehicle heading up towards university and that may be causing long-term slowing. the effect on the east shore freeway and possibly ripple out on your commute. happening now, one of governor newsom's leading recall opponents visiting the bay area. republican john cox making a stop in san jose, trading in the live bear for a pile of trash. so the "l.a. times" says that
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cox will have an eat-foot ball of garbage to symbolize how homeless policies are affecting neighbors. republicans are accusing democrats of steam rolling a bill passed yesterday that may move up the recall election by 30 days. it's now headed to governor newsom's desk. democrats believe newsom would benefit the sooner the election is held due to recent optimism over the state fully reopening. some republicans meantime are calling the move a power play. 6:44. president biden traveling to wisconsin today to sell his infrastructure plan. >> and to sell himself, scott mcgrew. >> he's popular in wisconsin, guys, but won the state in 2020 but he does have some progress polls show to make among farmers. farmers one of the largest recipients of government money and benefits really got a lot under donald trump. biden will talk to people in lacrosse, wisconsin, about how the infrastructure plan will benefit agriculture, wisconsin's biggest business. be there two plans, one
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republicans have agreed on mostly, another more liberal plan democrat want to pass afterwards. at one point biden seemed to say he wouldn't sign one without the other, something he's since backtracked on. >> what's the bottom line on infrastructure? >> the bottom line on infrastructure is exactly what we negotiated. >> now the president might, might back down on that second more liberal plan, once that can pass without republican help, has enraged the liberal parts of his party. remember to summon -- some in the democratic party believe biden is too centrist. meanwhile the house could vote as soon as today to create an investigative commission on the silent capital attacks run by a committee run by democrats. democrats did give republicans a chance to be part of a nonpartisan commission when they put that idea up for vote last month but republicans said no. speaker pelosi said at the time if the republicans don't agree
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to a nonpartisan commission made up of experts, not politicians, democrats would go forward with their own investigation with a committee with subpoena power and witnesses testifying under oath. now there is hope that that idea might bring relationships back to the table to approve a truly nonpartisan commission. in maricopa county, arizona, it will throw out the voting machines touched by the so-called cyber ninjas as part of their aud of it of the 2020 election. the county can't trust machines that have been out of their custody. the ninjas have been working to find proof that 2020 election was rigged in that county but even republican led leadership there dismiss their efforts. at one point the cyber ninjas were investigating paper ballots for remnants of bamboo, which they said would show that ballots were cast in asia. we'll be watching the president's trip to wisconsin. he is just leaving now. we'll be talking about it on twitter. you can find me there, @scott mcgrew. >> always learn more when you
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listen to scott. thanks. live look in san francisco where some people believe the quality of life in the city has declined during the pandemic. a new poll by the san francisco chamber of commerce asked hundreds of residents about the economic and social impact from the pandemic. the city beat poll found quality of life in the city has declined and 80% think crime has increased and nearly nine in ten say homelessness has worsened. now to a live look at sfo where americans seem to be ready to travel. want to get away? so do a lot of other people, not just on southwest airlines. >> summer travel surging putting pressure on airlines and airports and pushing passengers to be patient. kris sanchez is live at mineta san jose international airport and what you need to know if you're going to be traveling soon. >> take a look behind me and you can see how many people are here at the airport at this early hour. it's been like this all morning
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long. when i flew with my family a few weeks ago it was the busiest i've seen in a very long time. for the tenth day this month tsa screened more than 2 million travelers yesterday. 2.2 million travelers on sunday. the highest volume since the start of the pandemic and that's up from just 633,000 same weekend last year. if you are taking flight this summer you should know you have to mask up boarding and on a plane, eating or drinking and that demand is driving prices up as people rebook travel they postponed through the pandemic. if you travel internationally know that cdc will require you to show a negative covid test or proof of recovery to get back into the country and depending on where you're going you might need a covid test when you get there as well. no matter where you go you're going to have to be patient. airports and airlines are struggling to staff enough tsa workers, pilots, other flight crews even before the pandemic airlines were struggling with a pilot shortage as many of them were reaching mandatory retirement age.
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tsa is offering $1,000 hiring bonuses trying to get more people to apply, but, of course, that won't help you as you're taking off this summer. this weekend alone, american airlines had to cancel 400 flights and say they may have to cancel up to 50 flights a day through the middle of july because of those staffing shortages. just take a deep breath, be patient, so that you can get there wherever you're going and have a good time when you get there. at mineta san jose, kris sanchez, san jose. >> have a good time. all right. thanks, kris. just in time for summer the oakland coliseum reopens to full capacity. the a's tonight open a homestand against the texas rangers. this will be the first time since 2019 that coliseum is filled to 100% capacity or has the ability to anyway. this friday, a fireworks show will happen at the coliseum following the game against the red sox. a home run 60 years in the making. >> in 1961, then 10-year-old gen
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goldman from connecticut was denied her dream of being a bat girl for the new york yankees because she was a girl. finally her childhood dream came true. she was the honorary bat girl for the yankees series opener against the visiting l.a. angels last night after her family reached out to the organization with photos of the rejection letter that she received which she held on to over all those years. about time. >> yeah. it was. i love that. >> overdue. >> all right. we've been in baseball weather lately. warm in some parts in the country but comparatively mild here in the bay area. we're to the talking 116 degrees at least here. >> no. i mean that's been unreal to see that happening in portland the past few days. the hottest it's ever been while we've had the protection of the marine layer and the fog that we're seeing over san francisco to keep our temperatures cooler, but we're seeing much less of
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that making it inland and so cl temperatures start out in the upper 50s going to be a little bit hotter today compared to yesterday. take a look at these temperatures reaching 97 degrees in antioch today and some mid 80s for san jose. we're going to see low 80s in morgan hill as well as low 90s for morgan hill and low 80s for palo alto and 91 in napa. while ukiah will reach a high of 98 degrees. once again, talking about that pacific northwest heat, it's still going to be hot today reaching 96 in portland, that's just a few degrees lower than las vegas today and seattle reaching 88, but we are seeing the heat easing up after all of those days of the triple-digit temperatures. for us we're going to see more of our same weather pattern but a surge of monsoonal moisture and if you are going to tahoe this weekend there will be a chance of thunderstorms there. we'll have to watch that closely. no major changes here as we go into the fourth of july weekend, just a little bit cooler with highs in the mid 80s for the
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inland areas and some upper 60s for san francisco. mike, any problems now for the morning commute? >> yes. in fact, ben our controller, ben and ken, showing us left and right we have an issue, east bay 80 from the bay bridge. the overcross, the pedestrian path actually over there and we're looking at the problem. that's why everybody is funneling down and slowing here. it's a distraction for the westbound commute. look at the map, why things are slow on the east shore freeway away from the bay bridge and to the bay bridge, that's the big problem as you're heading through berkeley. everything else pretty good except for this drive continuing to build out of concord toward the benicia bridge. the pavement not cured and down a lane possibly two on 680 to the benicia bridge. back to you. happening now, berkeley's new proposed budget is out and it will include $2 million for regular homeless encampment cleanups, a small part of the $600 million budget for the
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fiscal year including millions for homeless services and programs. up next a look at our top stories including mixing and matching. the proof researchers are now offering that shows getting two different types of vaccines helps to boost your immune response to covid. plus, significant cuts ming to some water customers as a drought situation worsens. why the rest of the bay area will be closely watching what happens today in santa rosa.
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welcome back. a look at the top stories we're following. >> a hope in the fight against covid. an oxford study shows mixing vaccines can boost your immune response. researchers found a shot of pfizer's vaccine four weeks after an astrazeneca shot produced a better immune response than just receiving another dose of astrazeneca. to a story that people are still talking about this morning, that quake that struck around dinner time last night, a 3.9 quake struck about 3:30 p.m. north of san leandro along the hayward fault. video of the shaking we have, it was felt from san francisco to san jose and as far east as brinwood. police so far not commenting on what witnesses say was a loud explosion and arrest soon after apparently involving fireworks after 10:00 at night near
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broadway plaza. it damaged the outside of a building on mt. diablo boulevard. we're not showing the man arrested, but it's still not clear why he was detained. as drought conditions worsen across our state another bay area city set to take action. cierra johnson live in santa rosa taking a look at water restrictions in santa rosa. >> we've been telling you how dire this drought situation is here in the bay area and across the state and today at noon, city council here in santa rosa could vote to change how you're able to use your water in an attempt to reduce that water usage. when council members meet at noon they will take a vote on reducing water use in the city. at the end of april the governor declared a local drought for sonoma county and a week later the county declared a local drought emergency and by may the city's water supplier reached out to the state asking if
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they're able to reduce how much water is released from lake sonoma and lake mendocino. that's when council will take the vote and we will follow that vote, where things stand and update you both on air and online as that information becomes available. we're live in santa rosa, cierra johnson, for "today in the bay." >> we have to try to do our part. >> time to get a look at that forecast. we're talking about the dry conditions but temperature wise nice today. >> yeah. heating up in some spots, especially in the inland valleys in the low 90s. the hottest day of the week before our temperatures come down and it is looking nice for the fourth of july weekend with some low 80s for the inland areas. upper 60s in san francisco near the coast. how is it looking for the commute? >> two problem spots in the east bay. here's one, look at the flashing lights, both sides of the freeway, funneled down east bay 80 at ashby avenue. crash there, good news is that
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the person involved in the rollover i believe that person was out of their car making the initial phone call to chp so i believe they're okay. you're looking at a big jam. look at the map getting away from the bay bridge. it is just really jammed up off the berkeley curve heading up into berkeley. the opposite direction distracting, you can see the flashing lights at the center divide. folks are slowing in that direction. 680 improving, i believe they reopened the lane from the late night paving project. actually took a while longer for the pavement to cure. you can't drive on the pavement if you sink into it. >> yeah. don't really want to. >> i'm glad they kept the lanes close had. >> noticing traffic to pick up. >> even though it's the summertime looking at the slow drive through concord every day so we're seeing more traffic than we have over the past 12 months. summertime xwipd with the building traffic. >> seeing more of each other. >> thanks so much for joining us. that's going to do it for us.
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>> but want to leave you with this, the moon, still sticking around. i live in the bay area and i would stick around. look at this, another beautiful shot, it is the golden gate bridge. the fog still sticking around. see you back here at 7:25. good morning. unprecedented heat. tens of millions sweltering on both coasts under blistering temperatures. records being shattered across the pacific northwest. 116 in portland. 106 in seattle. so hot, the power cables are actually melting >> we're just coming to the water just to try to stay cool. >> oppressive heat and humidity blanketing the northeast, too. how will this impact your fourth of july plans? we have everything you need to know. hoping against hope. overnight, an emotional vigil
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