with president biden on his infrastructure plan and the key funding for the proposal includes that may help our state amid dangerous drought conditions. >> we live in a country with 4.6 million children who live in a home where a gun is loaded and unlocked. moving forward with gun reform, the new measure san jose leaders approved during a late night vote and the legal hurdles now expected. the east bay city that may be ready to scale back a popular program for businesses even as they deal with pandemic related losses. the third hour continues now. good wednesday morning. thanks for joining us and making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we get to sit next to each other once again. >> oh. >> which is a treat. >> how long we've waited. >> until you get sick of me.

>> that won't happen. >> we're not sick of the weather lately because it's been pleasant in the bay area. warm, cool, depends on where you are. let's check in with kari who has a look at that forecast. >> that's what we mean when we say microclimates because we've had all kinds of weather in a short distance across the bay area. cool and foggy near the coast and only reaching into the low 60s in half moon bay. not much sunshine there. all clear as you head to the east bay with oakland's temperature reaching 72 degrees and some temperatures mostly in the mid 80s for the east bay to north bay but still some 90s farther to the north. we'll talk more about what to expect in the holiday weekend coming up. >> thanks. we begin with details in the fight to fix america's infrastructure heating up. wildfires and record heat fueling the push to pass a compromise on capitol hill. "today in the bay's" look at

president biden's sit down with governor newsom and other western governors where fire danger already sky high. >> this morning we've got live team coverage. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez taking an in-depth look at how funding may help us here at home with our dangerous drought that we are in, but first check in with tracie potts who is live in washington with a look at what may keep this deal from actually even getting done. >> what's happening on the ground in california and across the west, good morning, everyone. today president biden is sitting down with western governors including california governor gavin newsom to talk about the fires and record heat and how that's linked to climate change and how his clean energy proposals in this infrastructure bill could have an impact on that. as we look into what could be another record fire season. now, the governors taking part are all from the western united states and this heat wave has

been forcing blackouts, damaging roads, power lines, killing crops, but again, linked to climate change and clean energy, part of this $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan. even though the president has backed off tying it to social issues, democrats haven't and that's part of the problem. >> we're going to invest in long-term care, in whole care, in child care. >> most americans would say that has nothing to do with infrastructure. >> and when i say part of the problem i mean part of the reason why they haven't been able to get this back on the president's desk yet. while he's on the road selling it, his team is behind the scenes on capitol hill scrambling to save it. republicans insist that infrastructure and social issues need to be separate. >> that's the thing we can agree on. then we'll have a debate and

vote over all the rest. >> reporter: but democrats don't want to deal with this without dealing with education, housing, child care, things they say are critical to american families. house speaker nancy pelosi saying that she will not bring one of these bills, infrastructure, up for a vote without dealing with the other. back to you. >> fight far from over. tracie potts in washington this morning. let's bring in "today in the bay's" kris sanchez now for a look at what the plan means for california and this dangerous drought that we are in. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. the plan on the table could mean more money for water storage projects like lexington reservoir behind me. there is a lot of money for other ideas as well. at 8:00 this morning governor gavin newsom and other western governors will be part of that panel that will discuss the need for infrastructure dollars for the drought. $5 billion are earmarked for the west in what could be the biggest federal investment in

history, but not much in time to help us through our current drought situation. take a look at how it's deepened between february and early june. the darker the color the worse it is. lack of rain was compounded with -- by sierra snowpack that melted early in the season and climate change. >> we've got to do our part in our country to get on clean energy so that we don't continue to exes asbait climate change. >> as we brace for a drought-fueled fire season, a big fire resource is shrinking. right now only 31 of 44 fire fighting crews known as hotshots are fully staffed because some hotshots are re tiring and resigning because of a lack of benefits and low wages including starting pay that is just $13.45 an hour. today the president will discuss strengthening that fire prevention and response to the

fire season as well. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. an update on an out-of-control fire that is burning near moun shasta and an apology from fire leaders. the fire management officer for shasta trinity national forest says crews left the scene of a fire last friday believing it was out, but it had reignited an hour later and it's grown to more than 13,000 acres. 8,000 people are under evacuation orders. no homes have been lost. the lava fire is now 20% contained. an update now on the deadly condo collapse in south florida. at this point the bodies of 12 victims have been found. 149 people remain unaccounted for. with two weather systems lurking off the coast, florida is asking the federal government for an additional search and rescue team. the surfside mayor says $2 million has been raised for victims and their families. financial help is already going out to those who need it.

president biden and the first lady will visit that site tomorrow. a little more than four weeks after the mass shooting at the vta rail yard in san jose, city council member are taking a new step to help reduce gun violence. last night they voted to establish a vet to be determined gun owner fee that would help cover the cost of gun-fire related emergency response and medical treatment. the pacific institute on research and evaluation says that gun violence costs the city of san jose $442 million every year. mayor sam liccardo says he knows that new rule won't stop mass shootings but believes the safety rules will save lives. >> we live in a country with 4.6 million children who live in a home where a gun is kept loaded and unlocked. there's much we can do to make ourselves shaffer -- safer. >> during our normal course of duty if we come across a firearm, we'll ask if

the owner has insurance and we are not going to go door to door inspecting guns to see if they have insurance. >> the council also approved requiring gun owners to purchase liability insurance and will be up for a final vote in september. san jose leaders getting tough on side shows at a whole new level. "the mercury news" reporting you can get in trouble for even promoting the idea on social media. council members approved the ordinance threatening punishment up to $1,000 and six months in jail for encouraging or promoting illegal street racing or side shows online. this is believed to be the first measure of its kind anywhere in the u.s. howard terminal or bust. the president of the a's organization is leaving little doubt where it stands when it comes to the new stadium. the a's are pushing for the howard terminal site in jack

london square. dave kaval put out a full page ad letting people know he wants the new ballpark to be built in jack london square. >> we're paying for everything. all we're asking is for some of the project tax revenue could go to reimburse us for the up front infrastructure. >> it's no secret cities like las vegas also vying for a major league team. oakland city council will decide on july 20th whether or not to support the projects. >> stay here. a live look for you downtown martinez this is where the turn to normal may include scaling back or even eliminating a popular program for businesses. happening today the city leaders will consider changes to the outdoor dining program launched during the pandemic one year ago. this allows the restaurants more access to the sidewalks and city streets at the mercy of delivery and parking spaces and leaders will hold a discussion tonight and perhaps decide on its future. 6:09 this morning. getting you started with the day. mike keeping his eye on the commute, but we want to start out with that forecast because, kari, some places hot, some nice

for us to hang out. what are we expecting throughout the bay area? >> still a wide range in temperatures from the coastal areas it's cool. out the door in the east bay in pleasant hill we are seeing a few clouds here and there but starting out in the low 60s and then we'll head into the upper 70s. you'll know that it's not going to be as warm as yesterday, especially as we take a look at some of the spots reaching into the mid 80s like antioch, napa 78 and 76 in san jose. we'll talk about what's head for the fourth of july weekend. what's going on for the commute? >> a calm commute right now. folks want to hear that, of course, and that's what we have. in freemont there is an issue, there's a crash, 880 north bay as someone exited the off ramp, those familiar with the area knows there's hilly roadside and comes up around a shopping area. somewhere around there they went off the road and down into the fence and i believe they went

into some of the street area. trying to find out if there's any injuries. doesn't sound like there's sup. the only slowing on the off ramp as you get up there head towards denny's and starbucks. slowing typical for concord and the island and the east shore freeway, a traffic break in berkeley cleared at university. a disabled vehicle. the bay bridge toll plaza sees a little more volume, some activity on the shoulder on the right side there and everything else at the toll plaza moving smoothly. back to you. >> thanks so much. 6:11. do you want to live a long time? coming up next on "today in the bay," the five beverages experts say you should be drinking all of the time. if you're going to live a long time you need more money. there are more millionaires all of a sudden. let's go out to the futures. these numbers are down, but we have set record after record on wall street. plus -- ♪♪

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good wednesday morning. it is 6:14. as you're heading out the door in the tri-valley it's all clear and we'll start out with some

upper 50s and lead into the upper 70s and low 80s today. we're going to put today's weather on repeat. we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. as we look at the build of the bay bridge toll plaza it will be slower getting through the tolls and for the metering lights. also slow getting to the caldecott tunnel. a crash there, getting more> go wednesday. lot of good numbers to talk to you about, mostly about the economy. we got the big jobs number or we're going to get it friday but a short time ago, adp handles private payrolls for many companies said payrolls rose by 629,000. more than expected. that is a hint of good news for the numbers we're going to get on friday. the conference board has released consumer confidence numbers for individual states and california consumers are confident indeed, up 8% in a month. nearly 60% since this time last

year when we were smack in a pandemic. as we've been reporting the governor is up for a recall vote and his party is pushing to have the vote earlier than later because of all the numbers that are going his way, both political polling and the state's economy. good news on wall street as well, the s&p 500 hit yet another record. now if you look carefully at the numbers you'll see it was up a point from the previous close, but do you know what they call something that's a point above an old record? they call it a new record. today is halftime for the year 2021. we were so eager to get 2021 started, it is half over. the end of the second financial quarter is today. the markets are up for the half year and historically, if you win the half year, you win the whole year. uber telling its bay area employees they can work from home half the time starting in the fall. that's office staff, of course. ub with work from car. silicon valley pioneer tom siebel says his employees will

be working from the office. he told the san francisco business journal, quote, all hands on deck at his artificial intel jen company. we'll end with one more set of numbers, a study of millionaires and said for the first time in five years there are more millionaires in north america than in the asia-pacific. there are 7 million millionaires in america, 10% more than this time last year. some got richer during the pandemic. there are 20 million millionaires worldwide. guys, the study measured millionaires but didn't count their primary residence as part of their wealth. if you look at bay area residents who have lived here 20, 30 years paid off that 30-year note, there are a bunch. >> sure. >> maybe not a zillion, i'm not going that high, but a lot of paper million arrows in the area. >> big time. >> yeah. >> thanks. new details, tesla's lowest priced model 3 has two top safety recommending days back in place this morning.

"consumer reports" and the insurance institute for highway safety pulled their recommending days in the spring after the carmaker switched from radar sensors to a camera-based technology for its braking and collision warning system. that prompted each group to pull the recommendations pending a review of the new technology. new this morning, new research suggests if you want to live a long time, there are five beverages you should drink every single day. listen up here if you want to live long. those new findings published on well and good. they looked at what people drink in places with the highest longevity. the number one on that list green tea. that's followed by black tea. black coffee. water, and red wine. things i like. now with that last one keep in mind experts say it's still important to only drink one alcoholic beverage per day. >> make it count. >> it is a good list. >> long life. this is trending this

morning, get your gumba because the sopranos are back. ♪♪ >> the iconic music ending the trailer there the new movie "the many saints of newark" is a prequel to the hbo series and tells the story of the rise of tony soprano and tells the son of the late james and the movie examines out in september. cool they're using his son, not only the resemblance but the off screen symbolism. >> yeah . here we go, i always love getting the forecast. meteorologist kari hall taking a look at that and the sunrise is one of your favorite parts of the day the sunrise looking behind you. a little fog there, but the sunrise looking good. >> yeah. >> it looks amazing here in

walnut creek as we look over toward mt. diablo. take a look at the fog rolling by and we've seen it really thick in san franciscop you can barely see anything there but let's head to the south bay where it's mostly clear and our temperatures all thanks to that fog will be cooler today as it brings in more of a westerly wind and our natural air conditioning. we're going to drop it a few degrees compared to yesterday. ten degrees lower in morgan hill and gilroy. we were in the mid-90s and we're glad to be out of the 90s in antioch and livermore. today headed toward the mid 80s. hayward reaching 73 degrees. and still no sunshine for spots like half moon bay and daly city. we'll reach up to 76 degrees in redwood city and some mid 60s in san francisco. at times the mist and drizzle early in the morning but none of that. take a look at temperatures in the north bay reaching 78 in mill valley, 81 in santa rosa and 95 again today in ukiah. we can see some spots getting

to the north we've been watching that really historic heat for the pacific northwest and at least temperatures are backing off for portland. upper 80s. that's still pretty warm, but at least it's not up to 116 degrees like we just saw a few days ago. as the drought persists we've been kind of checking in on our reservoirs across the state. we continue to see those water levels dropping. for our four largest reservoirs across the state we're at about a little more than half of the capacity and the historical average for this time of year. we're going to get that drought update tomorrow and we'll be watching our water levels. our temperatures here not too extreme. we're going to fall back into a normal weather pattern for our inland areas, highs in the 80s. hike how is it around the bay area. >> looking great if you're driving around the bay area, if you're driving across the bay bridge you have this backup. some of these folks might have held off. we'll talk about a couple spots

we have your traditional slowing here through berkeley and earlier traffic break and disabled vehicle has been cleared to the shoulder. highway 37 and the bay bridge westbound 80 same for westb 24, that's where there's a little extra slowing towards the caldecott tunnel. the issue there's a crash just before you get to the caldecott tunnel. it was in the lanes for a short period of time and there's a distraction outside the tunnel but affecting folks driving to it and once through the tunnel it's fine into the maze. toward that backup at the bay bridge, the rest of the bay's commute shows a great drive. crash in freemont north 880. if maury is closed exit at thornton as your alternate. back to you. >> thanks so much. 6:22. time for a payday. why a meeting may mean money in the bank as soon as tomorrow for some of the nation's top college athletes. searching for alien life. oh, yes. one expert weighs in on the possibility of life outside of the solar system and if we're

any closer to finding it. 6:22.

happening today ncaa directors are expected to approve a change to the rules allowing athletes to profit from their image ajd likeness and only changed for states that allow it. there are ten including california. it follows the recommendation made this week by the ncaa council in the wake of the

supreme court ruling favoring student athletes. the rule would take effect immediately. the report on ufo spotted by military planes is reigniting the question are we alone? the government says it can only explain one of 144 cases from 2004 to 2021. that one case was a large balloon. they're calling the others at this point unidentified ariel phenomenon. the flight characteristics are raising questions about alien light form and whether they exist. >> on earth, life is carbon based life. we know the key elements that go into carbon-based life and the type of -- what the ingredients we need to support that kind of life. we don't know in another environment whether life could take hold in another system. >> coming up on the "today" show, tom costello takes an in-depth look at what it would take to find life belond our

solar system. watch it at 7:00 a.m. after "today in the bay." for the first time ever researchers have detektsd a rare cosmic collision. the team measured the gravitational waves created after a black hole swallowed up a neutron star about 900 million light years from earth. this marks the first direct confirmation this type of event actually exists in the universe. >> always cool to see stuff like that. next here are the top stories we're following today including covid's delta variant spreading fasts. does it mean you have to go back to wearing masks. what the cdc director is saying. water woes, the city with more restrictions. have you been noticing a lot of traffic during your commute? the big impact from the pandemic on the number of people hitting the roads. that and much more, it's 6:27. you're watching "today in the bay."

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♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ - yes! ♪ ahhhhhhh ♪ ♪ dream until your dreams come true ♪ we have two-thirds of the adult population that is fully vaccinated and really quite protected from the variants that we have circulating here in the united states. right now at 6:30, causing more confusion, all new this morning, the director of the cdc opening up about the alarming surge in the covid delta variant and whether the mask mandates need to be reinstated. >> feeling pain at the pump, the rising cost of gas and the shortage as millions prepare to

hit the road for the fourth of july holiday weekend. "today in the bay" continues now. a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we begin this morning with that mask confusion that's going on. this morning major concerns about the spread of the covid delta variant. l.a. county telling people to mask up indoors even if vaccinated. >> "today in the bay's" san jose in san francisco. the head of the cdc trying to calm the nerves a lot of people out there. >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. that mask conversation is something we've been having since last spring to mask, not to mask, are you vaccinated, unvaccinated. the conversation is coming back into play because of exactly what you mentioned, it's that delta variant. now the world health organization has said that variant is highly contagious and more severe than some of those other variants. right now, world health

organization is saying that the covid-19 delta variant accounts for 20% of all new cases in the u.s., twice as many as just last week. so in response to the prevalence of this new variant and fear of continued spread, both the world health organization as well as l.a. county are reiterating the original recommendation of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of the virus. this was for everyone regardless of vaccination status. just this morning, the "today" show savannah guthrie sat down with dr. rochelle walensky to discuss not only the delta variant but the centers for disease control stance on wearing a mask. take a listen. >> those masking policies are not to protect the naiptsds they're to protect the unvaccinated. >> bottom line in all that context is quite helpful but the bottom line the cdc still says if you are vaccinated, you don't have to wear a mask? >> that's exactly right. what i would say in that context

fizz you're vaccinated you are safe from the variants that are circulating here in the united states. >> reporter: and while both the cdc and the world health organizations agree, we're learning new information about the possibility of long-lasting immunity created by the vaccines. according to a new study just published in the nature journal, pfizer and moderna vaccines created a long-lasting immunity that may protect people from covid-19 for years. researchers also concluded that those that have received either of those vaccines may not need a booster shot as long as those variants don't drastically evolve. all of this information we will continue to follow. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson, for "today in the bay." >> we'll continue to follow. thanks. 6:33. happening today a south bay mother accused of killing her young son in the southern nevada

desert is expected to appear in court after she was extradited to las vegas. authorities returned samantha moreno rodriguez from colorado yesterday where she was arrested earlier this month. she's accused in the death of her 7-year-old son liam husted whose body was found by hikers in a trail in las vegas in late may. investigators discovered a note from liam's dad explaining she and her son were leaving the bay area. detectives have not revealed how liam died. search crews in surfside are racing against time to find any survivors in the rubble. this is following the dead will condo collapse one week ago. the remains of 12 people have been found. another 149 still missing near that scene of the collapse, mourners continue to pay their respects. the brother of one of those missing holding on hope that people will be found. >> i'm truly grateful for

everything they're doing as a team, bringing forces from around the world. it's uniting the community and going through this with hundreds of family members all with their own stories makes me realize even though we may feel alone we're not alone. >> we are also learning more about warning signs at the building. new documents show further repairs were needed at the south tower, the one that collapsed. in an april letter the condo board president writing, quote, when you can visually see the concrete cracking that means the rebar holding it together is rusting and deteriorating beneath the surface. the board recommended repairs totalling more than $16 million. happening now in fresno county crews are racing to stop a fast-moving fire northeast of fresno. you can see all the smoke from the pg&e camera. about 14 miles northeast of shaver lake. firefighters say it's burning in a rural area with few homes.

it burned about 125 acres since last afternoon. the fire burned about 128 acres after it sparked yesterday afternoon. news this morning we're getting brand new look at how much the pandemic changed traffic across the country. a live look at los angeles and the bay bridge toll plaza. for the first time in nearly 30 years, l.a. did not have the worst traffic in the country. that title now belongs to the new york newark area according to new texas a&m report and shows that total number of hours drivers were delayed last year, the new york city area came out on top with nearly 500,000 hours. that's compared to l.a. with a little over 365,000 hours. san francisco came in eighth place with over 112,000 hours for delays for those drivers. just in time for the holiday weekend, a national gas shortage may be ino do with supply. instead, it surrounds the

possible shortage of tanker truck operators in some parts of the country. western states with issues include washington and oregon. industry watchers say these shortages are usually short term. >> we lost last summer and now it's this summer and things have reopened and seen demand for gasoline continue to soar. >> the full story later on the "today" show. more details, aa tells us san francisco averaging 4.43 for a gallon. oakland and san jose it's ten cents less per gallon. >> expensive. happening today, bay area air quality officials will hold a news conference warning about wildfire dangers this fourth of july. extreme heat conditions are adding to the danger fireworks could ignite dry brush. the drought conditions can deplete emergency response and cause toxic air quality. authorities have discovered at least 15,000 pounds of illegal fireworks ahead of the holiday.

to a follow-up story, santa rosa the latest city to impose a new water reduction mandate. city council voted last night to reduce usage by 20%. this is cracking down on water waste from leaky faucets, toilets, sprinklers and more and bans using potable water to wash sidewalk and driveways and requires you to put a shutoff nozzle on the garden hose. the mandate goes into effect immediately. several other cities and counties are taking action. you want to know how the drought restrictions are in your neighborhood head to our website to find out how water agency plan to move forward during the drought. it's all on nbcbayarea.com. click on water restrictions in that trending bar. we need to do our part. we know how dry it is across our state. taking a live look outside. look at the sunrise there over downtown san jose this morning. that looks like a hot shot, but i don't think it's that hot right now, kari.

>> we are starting out with some cooler temperatures for you this morning. it's going to be a little bit cooler for today and so as we're starting out at 60 degrees, it's still pretty comfortable. we'll see it slowly warming up today as we reach into the low 70s by lunch time. we're at 75 degrees and 76 degrees at 1:00. take a look at all those microclimates. san francisco reaching the upper 60, oakland 72, but we have 95 in ukiah and 86 in antioch. hopefully it is smooth sailing heading into work this morning. >> mostly. it is smooth but slow toward the caldecott tunnel. we love orinda but a crash, two mort cycles, both riders are standing up the shoulder, two

motorcycles. the tunnel both westbound are open. the slowdown through ornd because of the distraction. crews arriving on scene there. no major injuries report pd. slowing through concord. over a half hour from pittsburgh to walnut creek there. typical slowing for other east bay spots and south of there looking really good. >> thanks, mike. live look at san francisco where leaders have reached an agreement on a new city budget. the deal was hammered out last night after 30 hours of talks. $139 billion includes more than $1 billion for homelessness over the next two years and police add 135 new hires and equipment and maintains a new program providing $60 million to support the city's black community. the budget still needs approval from the board. the supreme court is declining to end the federal government's ban on evictions. the cdc imposed it to prevent evicted people from crowding

shelters and spreading covid. the department of housing and urban development says at the end of march about 6.5 million households were behind on their rent. governor newsom recently extended california's moratorium through the end of september. 6:41. the race to replace attorney general rob bonta in california assembly is entering a runoff. next on "today in the bay" why his household may have even more say in state politics. plus -- i'm kris sanchez at lexington reservoir. projects like these could get more funding if that big infrastructure bill that pipe is discussing. he we'll tell you how governor newsom might have a say in that as well. >> we'll talk about that bill and a familiar name headed to the border to complain about problems there. let's take you out to new york city this morning. dow industrials up 65 points. we got good news about jobs. and on high

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we'll take a look at the big range in temperatures across the bay area coming up in a few minuwhile, might get slower as traffic packs in off highway 24. i believe the crash approaching the caldecott is starting to relieve some traffic slow, but a couple miles of backup coming up. today president biden sits down with governor newsom and other western governors where fire danger and drought concerns are sky high. at stake the impact new federal dollars could have in addressing the problems caused by climate change. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live from los gatos with how the president's infrastructure plan may impact us right here at home. kris? >> hi, laura and marcus. we know that some of our reservoirs around the bay area are in need of repairs and certainly there is money in that infrastructure bill to address water storage issues like our reservoirs. now at 8:00 this morning is when governor gavin newsom is going to meet with that panel and talk

with the president about that need for infrastructure dollars for drought, wildfire and to combat climate change. $5 billion are earmarked at this point in the bill for the west that could be the biggest federal investment in history, but not much in time to get us through our current drought. look at the drought and how it deepened between just february and early june of this year. the darker of the color the worse it is and it is statewide. lack of rain compounded with a sierra snowpack that melted early in the season, also exacerbated by climate change. >> we've got to do our part in our country get on clean energy so that we don't continue to exacerbate climate change. >> reporter: now as we brace for a drought fueled fire season, a big fire resource is shrinking. only 31 of 44 wild land fire fighting crews known as hotshots

are fully staffed because they are retiring and resigning because of a lack of benefits and low wages including a starting pay of just $13 an hour. today, the president will discuss strengthening prevention and fire response here in the west and as we've heard through the morning from tracie potts, infrastructure taking on a bit of a different angle, including things like wages and human type infrastructure as well. in los gatos, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." 6:47. u.s. troops on the their way out of afghanistan on the president's orderers. >> scott mcgrew, some of the military worried afghanistan will fall apart without our help. >> yeah. it has in the past, right, as invaders left before. show you some video just in to our newsroom from bagram airfield. this was a major hub for 20 years. a parent served there to see a son or daughter serve there

recently. u.s. central command said it packed up more than 50% of the base. the rest is going fast and worry about what happens next. >> as we talked about it's something to be concerned and pay attention to and adjustments have to be made. as you lose districts because districts start representing key terrain as it relates to security of the people, security of the provincial capitals. >> the house has approved a system to speed up visas for afghans who helped u.s. troops get out of the country, helped them get out of the country, get them to america, if and when the government falls there. things are happening fast in kabul, but washington is behind. protecting people who helped us is important to america's credibility as many vietnamese families in the south bay and, indeed, all over the bay area can tell you. president biden was in wisconsin yesterday pushing that infrastructure plan that kris was talking about. a new wharton study shows the

new plan, agreed on between democrats and republicans, would stimulate the economy and lower the debt. mr. biden visited an ice cream parlor where he ordered cookies and cream. no rocky road, to symbolize infrastructure. no, biden said, i'm going to fix the rocky roads. former president donald trump is headed to the texas border today. he obviously cannot implement any policies, but he can speak out against current policy though if you look carefully, several of his border policies are still in effect. trump didn't solve the border problem during his four years, though to be fair neither did obama, bush, clinton, you can go on for some time. south dakota kristi noem who supports donald trumps sending south dakota national guard to texas to help on the border, but it's paid for by an out-of-state millionaire and trump donor, willis johnson. we are looking through records trying to figure out if a

private millionaire is ever been able to essentially direct military troops ever in the history of the united states. do you know? we're looking. talking about it on twitter. find me there @scott mcgrew. >> all right. thanks. new details this morning in and looks like mia bonta is headed to the runoff to perhaps fill the assembly seat vacated by her husband new state attorney general rob bonta. voters in alameda county cast their ballots and with about 40% of the ballots tallied, mia bonta has 37% of the vote. social justice attorney janani ramachandran has 21% and alameda vice mayor malia vella has 16%. if there's no simple majority the top two take part in a runoff. the attorney general is expected to release new data on hate crimes in a news conference today. police in the north bay warn people about a mountain lion. police in petaluma confirm a big

cat was seen in the area south of corona road east of highway 101. the brewing company isn't far from the area. it's not clear when the big cat was seen. it's not unheard of, mountain lion sightings in the north bay, a little less common. none have recently been captured on camera, unlike along the peninsula where there have been recent sightings in places like millbrae and san francisco. new video to show you this morning of another wild animal sight, a bear, a big one in a kitchen north of the bay area. making themselves right at home. >> yeah. >> thank you very much. >> take a look at it here. the big bear you see, this is a video shot in nevada city and they woke up 5:00 a.m. monday to the uninvited guest digging through the freezer and pantry looking for something to eat. this lasted about 20 minutes. >> going in the pantry. >> licked up more cheerios,

looked at us, walked this way, and decided to go out the screen door this way. which this is the screen door i opened up really quickly. >> the question is, with were they honey nut cheerios? so the couple say the bear was really chill and didn't do anything besides eat some of their food. the only damage was the torn screen door where the bear entered and left. one neighbor says the bear entered their home and did a similar thing to their kitchen eating their food and enjoying themselves. >> the thing is about bears, once they get into your house once, then they know that -- you have to do something about it. they know where to go and they're going to go back. >> just like kids. >> they keep coming back. >> they eat more than kids i would imagine. >> i have to feed you too? they like everything these days. >> all right. breakfast time for a lot of folks grabbing that cup of coffee on the go. weather wise what are we in store for today, kari? >> marcus, kids do eat as much as bears, let me tell you.

it's like crazy how much a kid can eat. we're starting out this morning breakfast time and seeing fog in san francisco once again. don't expect a whole lot of clearing here, but it is clearing for a lot of our inland areas. we can see some of the fog rolling near mt. diablo recently, it's starting to thin out. we're getting ready for a bright and sunny day. to the south bay, our temperatures will reach into the mid 70s for milpitas and some mid 80s for the south county. we'll bring it down ten degrees compared to yesterday in some of these spots like antioch reaching 86 and danville a high of 84 and 74 in freemont. we're going to see more of the same weather in daly city reaching 63 in palo alto, 74, 64 and our north bay temperatures from 78 the mill valley to 95 in ukiah. still hot up there with a heat advisory around clearlake. we're not seeing the intense heat that we saw the past couple

days in portland, but it's pretty warm there. 87 degrees. check out montana today reaching 103 degrees. we've seen the steady pump of monsoonal moisture across the region and that's been bringing in some scattered showers and thunderstorms, even lightening possible for the sierra. all of that staying away from the bay bridge but we've seen the return of the marine layer and that dense fog near the coast that's going to keep us in a nice steady weather pattern into the next several days with some 80s for the inland areas. that continues through the fourth of july weekend with some 60s near the coast and in san francisco. mike, anything happening out there on the roads right now? >> yeah. better things i think, at least we'll look at speed sensors. the bay bridge toll plaza holding steady and that's great. the backup is moving. this is looking better for the speedn the shoulder is less of a distraction. maybe the tow truck is taking

one of the motorcycles away. we're looking at slowing through concord and a crash on -- just off highway 4 not affecting your drive or your cut through. slowing from highway 37 down the east shore freeway typical builds through those areas including across the richmond bridge. showing a smooth dry, san jose showing a little more. back to you. >> all right. thanks so much, mike. 6:55. happening now, the tokyo olympics says mothers who are nursing will be allowed to have their children with them at the games. right now athletes' families are banned from accompanying them, but organizers made the change allowing children being nursed to be present. we're now just 24 days away until the summer olympics and watch them right here on nbc bay area. next, a quick look at the top stories we're following including the covid delta variant spreading fast. does this mean we have to go back to wearing those masks? what the cdc director is now saying. plus moving forward with gun reform. the new measure san jose leaders approved during a late night vote and the legal hurdles now expected. you're watching "today in the

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plus, for a limited time, ask how to get a $500 prepaid card when you upgrade. call today. welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at top stories on "today in the bay." >> to mask or not mask, the cdc coming out this morning saying it's not changing its guidelines. but it's also asking local health leaders to make the final call. l.a. county and the governor of illinois are leading the call to mask up indoors even if you're

vaccinated. that's because the covid delta variant accounts for 20% of all new cases in the u.s. twice as many as last week. a week after a gunman shot and killed nine people at the vta rail yard in san jose city council is taking steps in hopes to reduce gun violence. they voted to establish a yet to be determined gun owner fee that would help cover the cost of gunshot related police and ambulance response and medical treatment and approved requiring gun owners to purchase liability insurance. getting close to 7:00. check the forecast with kari. >> it's going to be a little bit cooler for a lot of our inland spots reaching into the low 80s. we'll see more of this weather heading into the weekend. fourth of july weekend is looking comfortable. >> better through orinda but slow because of the earlier crash at highway 24 in the shoulder. highway 4 at san marco westbound crash slowing you down through concord.

a bigger build through contra costa county. >> all right. that's going to do it for us. >> yeah. don't forget to join us tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. the "today" show is next. >> our midday show. >> you're going to be here. >> i'm close enough now. watch out. >> we'll see you for the cut-in. when will relief come? al's forecast straight ahead. mixed mask messages. the confusion after some communities and the world health organization say even the vaccinated should cover up. >> you should just bring your