lugo-romero. right now at 4:30 a potential fireworks fiasco for tonight's oakland a's game. the battle with bart that could leave some stranded. two shootings scenes in two hours, prompting one chief to double down on his request to city leaders, the tools he says he needs. added resources this fire season, the boost for funding first responders giving thanks for one commitment to one east bay city. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> very good friday morning to you. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington.

mike has a look at the commute coming up in a bit, but first a look at the forecast on this friday. >> it is friday and it's going to be a nice one. live view in dublin right now as we're seeing the clouds rolling by, temperatures in the upper 50s and we will see the clouds gradually clearing out by late morning, another day like yesterday, with our temperatures around the bay reaching 71, gilroy 80 and 83 in santa rosa. we'll talk about the weekend ahead coming up. how is the commute looking? >> if you commute this early there's light volume of traffic and one issue, sounds like a disabled vehicle south 280 at 87 perhaps an animal in the roadway. i'm getting details. if it matters to the commute i'll let you now. south bay your commute direction pushes north and west to counter the earlier incident. altamont pass a little slowing no problems through the north bay getting to the bay bridge or any of your other bridges. back to you. >> thank you very much.

vallejo's police chief needs a better arsenal to combat crime. >> this comes after two shootings. he wants to install dozens more criminals with cameras. >> reporter: right now, vallejo has 20 cameras like these around the city that capture the license plate numbers on cars, a tool some city officials say could help fight crime. >> with any detection division would depend on a lead from a vehicle description, license plate number. most of the crimes that are committed are done so inside a vehicle. >> reporter: police say a camera pointed in the right direction would help with leads in two shootings in vallejo, with one on sonoma boulevard near a temple leaving an 8-year-old child injured and a 30-year-old woman in the car in critical condition. about an hour before that shooting, a 32-year-old man was shot and killed on violet drive.

police don't know if the two are connected. >> in this case, you know, you have an 8-year-old girl, a 30-year-old woman, you have a 32-year-old man that lost his life and so those are the things that are important and we need to come together on and decide how we want to move forward. >> reporter: moving forward by installing cameras is something the city's police chief will have to convince city lawmakers to do. he wants to buy up to 80 cameras to put in high crime areas. they cost $2500 apiece per year, giving a price tag of about $200,000 annually to operate. city council member tina arriola is skeptical the cameras will help fight crime. >> show me the data and proof this is a better way to police a city than what we're doing right now. i think it's a lazy tool. >> reporter: to get these cameras vallejo's police chief

will have to get the approval of the city council, presented at the end of the month. in vallejo, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. one year after the july 4th shooting death of a boy in san francisco police are searching for one of the suspects. police made the arrest about six months after the death of jace young, who was shotn the bayvie. police say a second suspect identified as 18-year-old desean lump kin was never arrested. police are asking him to turn himself in. he should be considered armed and dangerous. berkeley firefighters will now be able to tap into new funding to boost wildfire prevention. that project approved this week includes nearly $13 million in voter approved funds for emergency preparedness. berkeley fire reports more than $5 million is going to the fire department for wildfire safety and will fund a larger training facility and new ambulances. berkeley is moving forward with closing one of its

vaccination sites after four months and 100,000 vaccinations later, golden gate field vaccination site is closing. health leaders saysite on san p. 67% in berkeley over the age of 12 are vaccinated and nearly 80% have received their first shot. it's a big battle upsetting oakland a's fans hoping to catch fireworks tonight. the team claims bart is making it difficult for fans to get home after the game. taking a live look at the coliseum where the a's will host the red sox, bart says it won't run trains after the fireworks show. more than 30,000 tickets have already been sold but the team says they made the decision to stop selling them due to the potential of fans not being able to get home. bart says it just doesn't have the staff to keep up. mark your calendar, fleet week returns to san francisco this year. a lot of people really missed it during the pandemic when it was in full force last year. mayor london breed announcing it

will start october 3rd by the end of that week you can expect the blue angels to be flying above us again. the exact schedule of the events still a work in progress take a look at that forecast for today what we need when we see the blue angels or fireworks for that matter clear skies. >> will we get that this weekend, kari? >> not so much. i mean the weather that we've seen is not going anywhere. we've started out with the low clouds and fog and drizzle stretching into the east bay. we're seeing this morning as you lead out the door in antioch, our temperatures have been cool as a result of all the clouds and fog so we're looking at some low 60s this morning and then headed towards the mid 70s by late morning into the afternoon. it's going to warm up fast in this spot but we're going to see a wide range in temperatures. take a look at what we're expecting across the bay area. 60s in half moon bay, oakland will reach into the low 70s and antioch reaching 93 degrees and

98 degrees in ukiah. just depends on where you are as far as what kind of weather ? >> nothing major but the golden gate bridge, you see the light san francisco, northbound j a l map. around the marin city off ramp a deer may be in the fast lanes. we'll look at the map offs the live shot, light traffic there but north of here in through ma republican city there may be an issue with a deer in the roadway near the exit. it may have run off or more serious than that. a little slowing there. i think because of a crew heading south past the sausalito exit, little activity in the south bay, 280 at 87 the only other incident. solo car crash no injuries. back to you. coming up on "today in the bay," the day set. we now know when governor newsom's recall election will be

held. what we know have your say. are you worried about look bridge toll plaza. mike keeping his eye on this one. what's the commute going to look like for the rest of the bay area throughout the morning. mike has you covered. we do with news and weather for you. much more ahead on "today in the bay" this friday, 4:38.

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. it is friday and right now at 4:40 as you're stepping out the door in the south bay, low 60s and a cloudy start. we're not going to see too many dmangsz our weather today or the weekend so enjoy. we'll talk more about that and what's ahead beyond that coming up in a few minutes. >> we'll focus on the screen, live look at san raphael southbound is your direction. all the way down to the golden gate bridge, let's see how our day shapes up business wise with bertha. >> good morning. i'm bertha coombs from cnbc. and the june jobs report is going to be what is driving the eastern time. it's expected to show a strong pick with

demand hike wages and offered incentives to lure americans back to the labor force. i actually saw a headline of a burger king in latrobe, pennsylvania, offering a $1500 signing bonus at a burger king. forecast calls for more than 700,000 jobs to have been added to payrolls in june with unemployment falling to 5.6%. investors are also going to be focused very carefully on the average hourly wages for any signs of a big move there. labor is one of business's biggest expenses, costs, and spikes in wages can often foreshadow broader inflation throughout the economy. ahead of that yesterday we saw the s&p rising and ending at a record high for the sixth straight day. apple is reportedly trying to do a flex work from home

program for store employees, work remotely some weeks like handling tech support and online sales and in the store other times. apple's pilot programs will last six months. participating employees would be paid the same but exinterest for internet and office equipment. meantime tiktok is rolling out an option to lets users create longer videos of up to three minutes. that's a lot of choreography. currently the videos are limited to 60 seconds. the longer option has been in testing mode since december for just a select few users. tiktok says it will be available to everyone over the coming weeks. tiktok's success has pushed other social media companies to have short video services of their own. instagram launching real, snapchat launching spotlight. so i don't know, guys, are you guys ready for doing those long dances? three minutes is a long time. >> 30 seconds i was cool with.

three minutes is a video. >> almost the entire broadcast. >> right. >> certainly a music video. >> give beyonce a run for her money. >> we're doing two and a half hours live this morning. >> i think we're good. >> thanks. coming up here on "today in the bay," a look at the forecast for you on this friday. kari, how is it looking out there? >> looks pretty good. we're stepping out the door to temperatures in the low 50s in the north bay. 62 in san jose. we're going to see not many up in a few minutes.cast coming a smooth flow of traffic through freemont, northbound away from us down to the clock i guess would be the southbound side. a better orientation on our maps coming up. plus, death mystery deepening, the strange set of circumstances after a college professor suddenly dies in yosemite. the plea to

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still looks good for us today. a lot of smoke has been drifting oss what we're expecting today across the bay area, mostly in the good range. if you're plank to get outside, going out for a hike, we're going to see still some clouds for the early hours still in the south bay, at 10:00 it's clear and sunny, temperatures nice and comfortable in the upper 60s and we've had some pretty pleasant weather lately and that continues today. with some upper 70s into the afternoon. seven-day forecast is already up at the bottom of the screen. let's get a look at where we're trending today. there's going to be a wide range in temperatures. if you're in ukiah like what cool air because it's been in the upper 90s all week long. that continues shouldn't say short drive, but a drive over to napa whereres will reach into the mid 70s today. martinez will see a high there

of 77 degrees and concord 83, livermore reaching into the in tonight, we're going to drop 50s, low 60s and then more of the same weather for tomorrow. not too many changes. wherever you're seeing the temperatures in the range of 80s to 90, that's what you'll see throughout the weekend. so we are seeing still a strong westerly wind and with the high pressure over the desert southwest that's not moving, it's still pumping in some monsoonal moisture across parts of the sierra that's firing up some thunderstorms even some lightning. we've seen that happen the past couple days and expect that if you'll be going there for today or tomorrow. looking at temperatures through the inland areas looking good here. i don't think it could get any better than this. the fourth of july weekend, although we would like to get rid of the fog keeping an eye o. mike, what are you watching right to drive from ukiah

to n the same. green sensors along the coast, watch out be low clouds in many of your spots but nothing unusual. getting over here through contra costa county you're at speeds with a longer drive. no slowing. talk about the altamont pass in a second. here the golden gate bridge southbound out of the bridge longer stretch of slowing starting to clear. i think those crews are starting to clear as well through marin county. speed sensors at the limit off 250 over to the dublin interchange. vasco at the minimum and highway 4 for the stretches we have here. back to you. >> thanks, mike. a mystery surrounding the death of a professor whose body was found last week in youngblom -- yosemite. they're hoping someone may hav

death. james youngblom taught his body found june 25th. anyone who may have grand canyon, you should call national park service investigators. opponents of governor newsom will gather for a recall rally. the group rescue california is putting on the event at mitchell park in palo alto starting at 6:30. californians will get their say whether to recall governor newsom from office. mark your calendar for september 14th, the date just announced by the secretary of state after the recall petition was certified. county election officials will have to send out mail-in ballots by august 16th. ucsf political scientist says as covid fades and life returns to normal support for thegrowing. >> the economy is coming back g

newsom with votes. take place sooner than respected. republicans leading from office it was a manipulative move. once you get the ballot in the mail you have to fill out two sections, the first you will be asked if governor newsom should be removed from office, a yes or no question. in the second part pick a replacement candidate. you can vote no of removing the governor from office but select a replacement candidate in case the governor is recalled. a mendocino cafe now closing. you may recall the cafe and the signs charging customers who wear face coverings a $5 fee. the chronicle reports the landlords asked the owner chris castleman to comply with the governor mandate and not post the signs. he refused.

the landlords claim they have faced harassment from the decision to close the cafe. coming up "today in the bay," south bay tradition taking new form this fourth of july. no praise but a of patriotism. how organizers are keeping the rose white and blue alive in san jose. the city of napa moving forward with plans to hold government buildings starting next week. they will be open for in person attendance on july 20th. the clerk's office says it's working with employees to ensure that health and safety measures are taken to prevent the spread of covid. more for you after the break. 4:53.

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this morning, america gains 50 new citizens just in time to celebrate the birth of our nation. alameda mayor ashcroft is expected to naturalize men and women on the deck of the "uss hornet." the carrier built in part by immigrants. the ceremony gets under way at 10:00 this morning. this fourth of july south bay tradition will be back, but might look different. >> yeah. the rose, white and blue parade is on for sunday, but instead of lining through san jose rose garden neighborhood as in years past, participants will set up for a festival at shasta avenue. >> what we've done is invited so many of the participants in the parade to be at the festival so we'll have some circus performers who would have been walking the parade route walking throughout the festival and artists and vendors, shopping, food trucks, lots of entertainment. >> the classic cars and low

riders that would usually drive the route will be parked as part of a car show. it's not the traditional parade that draws 40,000 spectators, things might look more traditional without social distancing and mask requirements. the festival from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. sunday and free it attend. happening today, nathan's famous hot dog eating contest will hold itsway weigh-in two days before the contest on sunday july 4th. it's been held on coney island brooklyn. it attracts tall front around the world. number one ranked san jose's own joey chestnut the favorite. he'll be trying for his 14th title, too early for that video. it would be 14th title in 15 years. go joey. >> we'll ask about that coming up when we check in with her. let's do it right now. no, she wants to talk about something else. >> yeah. let's talk about what's going on

in the atlantic. watching the weather here and beyond, now elsa upgraded to a hurricane and may be headed towards florida by early next week. we're watching all of the forecasts and we'll talk about our fourth of july forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> we'll hope that's not involved in our forecast. we're looking over here, this is involved in your commute or possibly could be, the san mateo bridge moves smoothly. good amount of traffic on the lanes. what else is building coming up. don't even think about it, santa clara county cracking down on anyone who wants to set off illegal fireworks. how your neighbors can make sure investigators know it was you that set them off.

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right now at 5:00, no pumping -- pumping the brakes if you think so. independence day weekend is going to be busy. experts say the travel is one for the record books as gas prices skyrocket. what you can expect if you're one of the millions hitting the roads. how have the last couple weeks been? >> bad. it's out of control. >> fireworks crackdown. the tool you can use if you spot your neighbors setting off illegal fireworks in the south bay this weekend. new this morning, hopeful news from j&j about its vaccines california. "today in the bay" continues right now. and it's friday morning. good morning to you. thanks so much for