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 as cases spike in california. "today in the bay" continues right now. and it's friday morning. good morning to you. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we will check in with mike and

see if folks are heading out of town for the holiday weekend, but what about the forecast if you're staying here. let's check in with kari. >> looks pretty good for us and we've enjoyed some nice weather especially for the inner bay and some of our inland valleyses. heading to work we are going to start out with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s in freemont and gradually clears out today. slow warmup in our temperatures, 71 degrees at noon, headed towards mid 70s. you can see the range in temperatures across the bay area so whatever you've experienced the past few days is what you'll see into the weekend. we'll talk more about that coming up a little bit later. laura and marcus. live look across the bay area and if you're lucky, you've already gotten a head start on your holiday travel plans. it may be one of the busiest travel weekends ever as people make their way to cancel the fourth of july plans from last year. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live to break down the bay area travel numbers and why you should plan to pay more

at the pump. >> yes, good morning, marcus. a lot of folks playing catch-up from the last fourth of july. we're still working but a lot of folks have hit the road. we're at the airport yesterday and folks were heading out, a lot of folks heading to hawaii and other destinations to see family but today we're really focusing on the road and how much you can expect to pay at the pump. we'll get to the gas prices in just a second but let's talk about how many people are expected to travel this holiday season. according to aaa 47.7 are traveling for the holiday and 43 million expected to take the roads. they're telling us travel between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. today is expected to be the worst time to be on the roads. the best time, still have a little time to get on the roads is before noon. let's talk about what everyone is talking about those gas prices. aaa says gas prices this weekend are expected to be the most

expensive since 2014. national average as it stands $3.12. little different from that california average, that's $4.28. the same in san francisco, oakland a little higher at 4:36 -- 4.36. the holiday weekend is already adding a little bit of insult to injury when it comes to already rising gas prices. take a listen. >> i should be investing in that electric car i guess. for now, gas prices are too high, you know, for us in california. especially here in the bay area, i think the bay area in san francisco has the highest in the whole country. >> reporter: and it is important to note that on top of the holiday and the rise in gas prices folks already paying a little more at the pump because july 1st, that gas tax increase, went into effect. right now california drivers are paying 51 cents in gas taxes.

lots to keep in mind. bring your pocketbook as you head to the gas tank before you get on the road. live in millbrae, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> hopefully people saved up from last year that way they have a little extra money to spend on the gas. thanks. san jose firefighters and police are on standby for the fourth of july weekend gets going. police are cracking down on illegal fireworks and the fines are steep up to $1,000. the city is already expanding liability. >> if you are hosting a gathering where illegal fireworks are being used you can be held liable for the fireworks fines. >> san jose firefighters say they're getting a lot of reports of illegal fireworks on the department's website. continuing coverage on the vaccines protecting america. johnson & johnson says its vaccines is effective against the delta variant, the one shot

vaccines also provides immunity that lasts eight months. health officials hope the news reassures the 11 million who have gottens the j&j vaccine. a live look at the white house as president biden prepares for a highly anticipated jobs report hoping for big numbers to help rally public support for his massive infrastructure plan. republicans, however, still skeptical and they're calling the report a make or break moment for the biden administration. "today in the bay's" alice barr following the political back and forth. >> reporter: president biden looking for some early fireworks from this morning's june jobs report, the latest weekly numbers show a sharp decline in first-time unemployment claims down to 364,000, a new pandemic era low. the white house hoping the monthly report will proves the president's economic strategy is working and bolster his argument for more government spending through a massive infrastructure bill. >> this is a generational investment to modernize our

infrastructure, creating millions of good-paying jobs. >> reporter: but republicans point to months of uneven job growth often falling below expectations. they argue pandemic related assistance programs are discouraging millions of americans from returning to work. >> as long as half the country is paying workers more to stay at home than to go back to work you're going to see a struggle there. workers' wages, jobs, i would say the president's report card is failing. >> reporter: president biden has offered this blunt critique. >> guess what? employers can't find workers. i said yeah, pay them more. >> reporter: today's report offering a critical mile-marker to assess progress on the road to recovery. many economists believe jobs will pick up as schools reopen. in washington, alice barr, nbc

news. two u.s. senior officials confirm to nbc news that the u.s. troops have now left bag ram air field that signal the end of the presence at afghanistan's largest air field. it was frequently used to launch air strikes against the taliban in the 20 year long war. president biden promised troops would be out of the country by september 11th and the base handed over to afghan defense ministry. a bombshell announcement by the city manager of vallejo, he is stepping down. the city council accepted his resignation last night during a closed session. he leaves city hall with a severance package of $577,000. his abrupt departure comes with the city embroiled in multiple controversies, that includes multiple whistleblower lawsuits alleging he fired various city hall workers and retaliated for his reporting alleged misdeeds. a live look in oakland, some

transit milestones to tell you about this morning. oakland leaders are celebrating a record amount of street paving for one fiscal year thanks partially to voter approved funding. to celebrate that bart meantime pushing up its return to full service and plans to relaunch limited late night trains two weeks from today. starting july 15th. last trains will run at 11:30 thursday through saturday night, two weeks after that the late night service moves to every day but sunday. bart plans to expand the service at the end of august. happening now, firefighters in the thick of it battling three wildfires north of the bay area. the largest is that fire we've been telling you about near mount shasta. evacuations are still in place for thousands. it's burned 20,000 acres since last week and in this case, lightning is the cause. it's approaching 30% containment. the tenant fire started this week in the clam matt national forest and burned nearly 10,000

acres about 5% contained. the salt fire near redding has burned over 4,000 acres with zero containment. very concerning. definitely the concern over the weekend as we quickly approach what could be still yet a dry weekend out there. meteorologist kari hall monitoring those temperatures for us. kari, how are things looking for us right now? >> well, we do have to be really careful this weekend and we're looking at those large fires to the north and to the south of the bay area and as of right now, the smoke may cause a brownish tint to the sky. our computer models showing some of that smoke moving in, but it is in the upper levels of the atmosphere and hasn't yet began to affect our air quality. near the surface it's looking pretty good as that smoke drifts away from much of our area towards the east. if there is a new fire that gets going closer to the bay area our air quality will be affected. but once again we are in with some westerly winds that's

pushing that smoke off towards the east. we'll be watching the air quality as well as our temperatures that will continue in the same pattern we've seen from the past few days. more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> mild as we expect light volume because we are just before the holiday weekend for many around the bay and around the bay you're looking at a pretty smooth drive. one incident that popped up over near the mazes west 580 on to 980. not the most heavily used portion of our commute and especially right now, but still a disabled vehicle reported there and there may be another disabled vehicle closer to that bay bridge berkeley curve. we'll let you know. there was an earlier incident here, westbound 80, through san pablo, no lanes blocked from what i understand. back to you. coming up, there's now one less place you can find oscar winner gwyneth paltrow's products. what we know about the shutdown right here on nbc bay area. a further look at that jobs number which is now 20 minutes

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these temperatures across the bay area, upper 90s to the north, antioch reaching 93 degrees. tired of the weather, may be a good weekend to take a road trip. we'll talk more about this and our fourth of july forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> pick the temperature you like. looking over here pick this roadway, 101, moving smoothly through palo alto. we have an incident on the peninsula. we'll let you know what's going on in daly city coming up. happy friday to you as well. we're going to get the big jobs report in about 15 minutes, showing how many jobs were created in the month of june as well as the unemployment rate. now the job creation numbers the most important. we are expecting good news, numbers in the area of 700,000, but the real spike as alice was talking about earlier should come in september as the kids go back to school because that solves one of the barriers to people returning to work which is child care.

we normal think of jobs numbers people getting back to work because new jobs were created, the economy is growing. the thing is, the jobs are out there already. it's that people aren't taking them. yet. a big victory for treasury secretary janet yellen, 130 countries have signed on to her plan for a global minimum tax. we don't know what tax is going to be yet, but the idea is american companies can't park their money in a low tax country to avoid american taxes. we've talked about apple work from home but how about apple stores work from home. they're going to give it a try, giving apple store is clerks a chance to do things like tech support from home a few days a week. they call it retail flex. here's pictures from an attorney representing a tesla owner who says his burst into flames couldn't get out at first because the electronic doors wouldn't let him. this happened in pennsylvania. the plaid that he was driving was less than a few days old,

the attorneys say. elon musk introduced the plaid 21 days ago at an event in freemont. tesla isn't commenting. we've seen tesla fires before. usually after crashes, not spontaneous as these attorneys are claiming. but it will be interesting to see if another plaid does the same thing. that would be a serious problem. >> concerning, very. >> very. >> thank you, scott. people in the bay area will have to go back to online shopping if they want goop products. gwyneth's paltrow shop the goop lab in san francisco closing its doors. according to the chronicle the shop is closing due to the pandemic and focus on online sales. no word on the compact closure date. looking for a sweet treat this fourth of july weekend, the milk bar has you covered. the new york city based bakery is making it easier for people in the bay area to receive those treats. the company is partnering with doordash so you can get the

products instead of having to order them off their website. the delivery is limited to the peninsula or customers can pick up the items at doordash kitchens in new york city. cookies for breakfast. love it. the latest space race isn't between countries but two billionaires. not us. >> astronaut 001, richard branson. >> so you heard it there, richard branson joining his virgin galactic space crew as astronaut 001. kind of cool. he plans to beat amazon ceo jeff bezos into space by nine days with a virgin galactic test flight on july 11th. bezos will head to space aboard the debut flight of the blue origin rocket. he will be joined by his brother, a female aerospace pioneer and a win wither of a $28 million charity auction.

>> just outbid by $50. >> so close. i would have contributed to that one even. >> help with the 50. >> all right. kari, let's get a look at the forecast. we're moving into an extended weekend for some folks, certainly dry out there. got to take it easy when it comes to the barbecues even. >> yes, we do. we've had a wide range in temperatures so if you're, you know, calling up a friend and it's been cool and foggy there and they are tired of it, invite them over for the weekend. a live look in dublin, we're going to see the cloudy skies sticking with us a little while longer and the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. we're getting ready for the a's game tonight and as we go through the forecast for this evening, we have some upper 60s there. nice and sunny but the clouds will be rolling in and possibly blocking the view of some of the fireworks for tonight. may not be that low for the east

bay but as we get a look at our temperatures across the bay area, morgan hill at 3:00 reaching into the mid 80s while san jose in the upper 70s and san mateo we're at about 69 degrees and 80 in novato, concord 83 degrees. fog keeping us cool near the coastline, mist and drizzle and settle in and provide a westerly wind for the bay area keeping some of us very comfortable into much of the weekend. no change in our weather pattern but the question is, will it be foggy for the fireworks. we're going hour by hour looking at our forecast and you can see the fog starting to roll down the peninsula and moving closer to some of those areas into parts of the south bay and east bay, but it's going to be foggy near the coast and at times misting and drizzling those very low clouds, may keep us from really seeing those fireworks in san francisco. i think an inland area would be a better bet.

our forecast for the next several days, not too many changes here. our inland valleys low to mid 80s, temperatures 50s, san francisco will have upper 60s as we go into the next several days into early next week. >> what are you seeing for the commute? >> also pretty settled. things will get more crowded but midday folks will make a getaway out of town. up through sunol, maybe 1:30, things start to slow out of the south bay. right now we're looking at 280, southbound, at westboro through daly city, a crash reported there. don't know about lanes. no slowing shows up there. and the surface streets you see all the green sense sensors an easy light drive. that's why on this friday we don't have the backup at the bay bridge and we may not have much if we have metering lights at all, friday before a three-day weekend for many businesses so we should see the light drive out of antioch.

same thing out of the altamont pass. we're still at speed basically for 580 off 205 towards the dublin interchange. the bay bridge looks like an easy drive. more midday traffic as well and the a's play tonight so some folks heading out of the city towards the east bay we'll have that versus the red sox. >> go to the game. >> let's go. all right. look, coming up on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> they have thousands of dollars stuck, but one call to us, frees up their money. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. >> our team is always on social media. a new world out there. kris sanchez, like so many of us, getting used to walking around without her mask. look at her great smile. does it feel strange to you? she wants to know. follow her on facebook, twitter, instagram, or reach out. you're watching "today in the bay."

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5:24. we're getting a look inside the homes damaged around the site of a fireworks explosion in los angeles. you can see right here, the damage left behind extensive with glass and debris everywhere. police allowing some people to go through their homes to get the essential belongings. yesterday police arrested a man accused of bringing 5,000 pounds of fireworks that led to that blast. that bomb squad tried to detonate less than ten pounds of the explosives inside of the

armored truck but the force of the blast destroyed the truck, damaged several cars and homes and left 17 hurt. investigators are working to figure out what went wrong. searchers are looking for survivors in the condo collapse. concerns about the segment still standing but now talk of demolishing it. rescue operations resumed when engineers determined the standing part of the complex is still structurally sound. the mayor of surfside says it will be slower going until seems can demolish it. 18 victims have been recovered and 140 are still missing. for some of our nbc bay area viewers it has been a lucrative start to the summer. >> it has. that's because they contacted our response team for help with their consumer problem. consumer investigator chris chmura is here with their payday. >> reporter: good morning. we want to spotlight two cases that together put more than $25,000 back where it belonged.

start with elsa in san francisco. she was getting nowhere getting a refund from a travel agent a year after the trip was canceled. our team stepped in, elsa got back her full $9,219. next, jean in san jose had trouble with an online financial company. it wouldn't let her withdraw her balance. so she contacted us. we got a response from the chief operating officer and she was able to claim her full balance. if you have a complaint go to nbcbayarea.com and click the response option from the main menu or call us, 888-996-tips. we have an invitation for you. we put together a 30 minute special for tomorrow night at 6:30, a half hour of problem solving, money-saving take it to the bank stories for you. join us then and have a great weekend. >> you too, chris. coming up the top stories we're following including a plea

from san francisco investigators one year after a 6-year-old was shot and killed on the fourth of july. why they say that this case only remains half solved. plus the problem illegal fireworks are already causing across the bay area ahead of the holiday weekend.

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two shooting scenes within two hours prompting one police chief to double down on his request to city leaders. the tools he says is needed to combat the violence. >> added resources. the boost in funding first responders are getting thanks a new commit mns from one east bay city. "today in the bay" continues right now. good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. time to get a look at that forecast you on this holiday weekend. meteorologist kari hall tracking those fourth of july numbers and are they blasting off? >> yeah. so we're looking pretty good here. the weather we've seen all week long will continue today, starting out with clouds, live look in oakland as we get ready for the a's game this weekend and we are going to see our temperatures headed for the low 70s, 80 in gilroy and some mid 80s for santa rosa on northward. we're going to talk about this wide range in temperatures and what you can expect for the

weekend that's coming up a little bit later. laura and marcus. >> thanks. a's fans everywhere may have to scramble if they want to enjoy tonight's postgame fireworks show. the team blaming bart for the headaches. >> those aren't the only fireworks to see over the weekend. kris sanchez is live at the bart station. what's the upshot with tonight's fireworks show, kris? >> reporter: you know, this was the first season where a's fans could take bart to san jose from the oakland coliseum and that was exciting tonight because the a's are hosting the show after their game with the red sox. the problem is that bart says they cannot run translate enough to get the fans after that game. fireworks, the a's stopped ticket sales at 30,000 rather than the sellout they were expect pg. bart says late night service is resuming but in two weeks and for now they just don't have that staff to keep the trains going that late.

fans should plan to be on the platforms by 10:10. quite a few bay area communities are bringing back big professional fireworks shows this one including the big one along the embarcadero, the biggest in the bay area. the concord pavilion hosting a drive-in event on sunday. cal america will set off fireworks at the end of the night. gilroy is hosting fireworks at the high school, morgan hill is lighting up the sky above the outdoor sports complex and the san jose giants are showing the movie "the sand lot" with a fireworks show to follow. now, these are professional events and you're encouraged to enjoy the fireworks that way, but you should not set off your own fireworks because that is illegal and in our drought conditions very dangerous and it could be very costly because if you're busted a lot of communities have upped their fines in the city of san jose first offense is $1,000. it goes up for every other by

$1,000. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> don't make any mistakes. thanks, kris. >> we've got your complete guide to all fourth of july events that are happening. it's on our website, head to nbcbayarea.com click on fourth of july events and it's up in our trending bar at the top of the home page. illegal fireworks are causing problems across the bay area. take a look at this new video from san francisco's neighborhood. fireworks going off under cars and around homes. neighbors tell us they saw several running away after the fireworks went off. no word if anyone was hurt. san francisco police haven't responded to our calls. a major portion of roads in the east bay hills is shutting down for part of the holiday weekend. authorities closing a five-mile stretch of grisly peak boulevard. only residents who show i.d. will be allowed in. firefighters closed road for

three years to prevent people from gathering and setting off fireworks. one year after the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy police are saying they're still searching for one of the suspects. police made one arrest about six months after the death of jace young, who was shot by a stray bullet in the bayview district. police say a second suspect identified as 18-year-old deshaune lumpkin was never arrested. police are asking him to turn himself in. if you see him police warn he could be considered armed and dangerous. shocking new numbers this morning on a big increase in homicides here in california. the final tally for last year saw the number of homicides jump 31% over 2019 the deadliest since 2007. it amounted to more than 2200 homicides statewide while african-americans make up only about 7% of the population they accounted 31% of total deaths. 45% of the victims were latino and 16% white.

now to a plea this morning from sleigh's police chief. he's asking for more cameras to crack down on crime. it comes following two recent shootings in a two-hour period wednesday night. an 8-year-old and young woman now recovering as a result of one of those incidents. vallejo has 20 cameras around the city to capture license plate numbers on cars. it's a tool police say could help fight crime. >> any detective division would depend on an investigative lead from a vehicle description, license plate number, most of the crimes that are commit ready done so inside a vehicle. >> vallejo's police chief is pushing for the city to buy up to 80 cameras in high crime areas. a proposal set to go before the city council at the end of the month. new details berkeley firefighters will now be able to tap into new funding to boost wildfire prevention. the new budget approved this week includes $13 million in

voter funds for emergency preparedness. more than 5 million is going to the fire department for safety and fund larger training facility and ambulances. they're moving forward with closing one of their vaccination sites after four months and 100,000 vaccinations later, vaccinations later, golden gate field vaccination site is closing. health leaders say operations will move to the west berkeley site on san pablo avenue. 67% in berkeley over the age of 12 are vaccinated and nearly 80% have received their first shot. a mendocino cafe that gained national attention for no mask rules is closing. you may recall the cafe with the signs posted charging commerce e who wore face coverings a $5 fee. "the chronicle" reports the landlords for the property changed and asked the owner to comply with government mandates and not post the sign. he refused. the landlords claimed they faced harassment from the decision

since that cafe has closed down. now the owner will serve his last lunch sunday. this morning america gains 50 new citizens just in time to celebrate the birth of our nation. alameda mayor is expected to naturalize those men and women on deck of the "uss hornet" a carrier built in part by immigrants. it gets under way at 10:00 this morning. fleet week is returning to san francisco this year. a lot of people 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 high in the skies again. the exact schedule of the events is still a work in progress. we'll keep tabs on that. right now, right here right now, weekend weather. >> oh, yes. it's the holiday weekend and it is time to have some fun. kari, will the weather play a role in that?

a good one anyway. >> we'll have all kinds of weather across our reej and plan to hit the road going to yosemite this weekend looks good for today but then by tomorrow, there may be fireworks of a different sort. some thunderstorms and we're going to see that chance tomorrow but it does look good for the fourth of july with our temperatures there reaching into the upper -- low 80s there. now take a look at what we're expecting near that wildfire so this may not be the best place to visit right now. shasta trinity national forest with the temperatures reaching into the triple digits and a lot of smoke drift big that area. then for the santa cruz beach boardwalk, maybe you'll see those temperatures in the low 70s for today and upper 60s throughout much of the weekend. there will be at times some patchy fog, so just watch out for those low clouds that will be rolling through. for san francisco, i know that people want to have a clear view

of the fireworks. at this point it doesn't look like it's going to happen. there will be fog rolling in and it's not really clearing out very much with temperatures in the low 60s. pleasant hill going to have event going on all day. it's going to be a fun day with the temperatures in the middle of the afternoon for the daytime events in the mid 80s. fireworks start late in the evening at 9:15. then it looks clear and temperatures at about 66 degrees and we're also going to have some fireworks for the south bay at california's great america and there it does look like the weather is going to cooperate as well. we'll be watching all of those events and, of course, we have the full wrap-up at nbcbayarea.com. we're looking at a smooth drive as we expect before the holiday weekend afternoon. midday, afternoon, early evening we're going to get more crowded as folks try to make their way to many of the spots that you outlined. right now getting over should be no problem except for the waking up thing. over towards the altamont pass, traffic starting to wake up, from green to yellow, a tad bit

look at that, 84 at speeds, so the rest of sunol out of freemont and pleasant hill. highway 37 slows the slow down. no problems for your commute and through the north bay and the bay bridge. the bay bridge backup not there yet. the toll plaza shows how light the traffic flow is. we expect this to build late morning toward the midday drive. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 5:40. coming up, death mystery deepening, the strange set of circumstances after a college professor suddenly dies in yosemite. the new plea to the public. america one step closer this morning to a promise two presidents made we would get out of afghanistan. plus, a south bay tradition making new form of fourth of july celebration no parade but a lot of patriotism. how organizers are keeping the rose white and blue alive in san jose.

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where oftentimes most days we'll talk about the first [ inaudible ] of slowing. we'll show how the rest of the bay is playing out for this morning's commute. the boy scouts of america reaching a settlement for compensating tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims. the bankrupt nonprofit faces hundreds of lawsuits and professional claims. the settlement amounts to $850 million, but plaintiffs attorneys are seeking more. the number of claims are said to be near 90,000, though it's likely it will be closer to 80,000 once all vetted. experts says the amount would provide about $10,000 per claimant everything else being equal. a mystery surrounding the death of a professor whose body was found last week at yosemite. authorities are still not indicating how he died but hoping someone may have seen him hours prior to his death. james youngblom who taught

biological science at stanislaus state was found june 25th. anyone who may have noticed him in the area around white wolf, or grand canyon, should call the national park service investigators. president biden's plan to get american troops out of afghanistan took a major step forward this week. scott mcgrew, the air base now in the hands of afghans themselves. >> hundreds of thousands of troops have either served at bag gram or pass through during the longest war in the history. the big thing will be helping afghanistans who helped us working at the base and translator, serving alongside u.s. troops, lines and lines of people frantically applying for visas. we're leaving with the hope that afghan government is friendly to us and friendly to these folks and that it will stay in power, but likely not.

anyone who has lived through the end of the vietnam war will see this as familiar and so many in the bay area really lived through this. pictures from bagram used as an air base by the soviets when they invaded and by us when we invaded, the pentagon says all american troops are gone from the base itself and it will be officially handed over to the afghan army tomorrow. the president and first lady spent the day in florida on thursday consoling families of victims in the collapse of that huge condo building. the president also said the federal government will pick up the cost of the rescue that's still underway. >> jill and i want you to know that we're with them and the country is with them. our message today is that we're here for you as one nation, as one nation. that's the message we communicated. >> a short time ago the june jobs report showing 850,000 jobs created in june, unemployment rate 5.9%, but that went up and

that's good news as we talk business in a half hour. the congressional budget office released the latest numbers on the budget deficit showing it at a second nearly all-time high. we'll talk about it on social media. find me there, i'm @scott mcgrew. >> thanks. happening today, opponents of governor newsom will gather for a recall rally. the group rescue california is putting on that event. it will take place at mitchell park in palo alto. it starts at 6:30 p.m. for the special election there's a date in place and experts say time is favoring the governor. mark your calendar for september 14th. that date announced by the secretary of state after the recall petition was certified. county election offices will have to send out mail-in ballots by august 16th. one ucsf political science professor says as covid fades and life returns to normal support for the effort is stalling out. >> the economy is coming back and every injection california

gets actually helps governor newsom with votes. >> sacramento this week approved speeding up the process, recalled supporters called that a manipulative move but say they are ready to mobilize. once you get that ballot in the mail, you have to fill out two sections. in the first part you will be asked if governor newsom should be removed from office. it's a yes or no question. in the second part you pick a replacement candidate. you can vote no to the question of removing the governor from office, but still select a replacement candidate in case the governor is recalled. 5:48. this fourth of july south bay tradition will be brought back, though might look a little different this year. >> the rose white and blue parade is on for sunday but instead of winding through san jose's rose garden neighborhood like it has done in the past with participants they'll set up along the alameda at shasta avenue. >> we've invited so many of the participants who were in the parade to actually be at the

festival, so we'll have some circus performers who would have been walking the parade route actually walking throughout the festival and artists and vendors, shopping, food trucks, lots of entertainment. >> now the classic cars, the low riders that usually drive the route will be parked as part of the car show. the festival is free going to run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ob sunday. >> don't be afraid of mimes walking around. >> we do that in the newsroom between broadcasts. >> i did a face mask the other day for like eight hours and my kids were like whoa, looked like a mime all day. >> look amazing now. >> the weird thing you were walking against the wind the entire time. >> exactly. >> we've got to get our routine down. not looking good. >> i don't know what you guys are doing. starting out with clouds, the sun rising, we can't see it this

morning because we've started out with our cooling clouds, out the door for work this morning, checking out san jose as we are at 60 degrees and we'll see a clearing out by about 9:00 and then the rest of the day is sunny as our temperatures warm up towards the upper 70s today. it just is going to be a beautiful day. as our temperatures warm up we'll reach into the upper 70s, breezy and sunny, might prefer cooler temperatures go out early in the morning. our microclimates there has been a wide range in temperatures if you've been stuck with the fog and drizzle for the past few days, maybe drive a few miles where you can get some sunshine and warmer air, we'll see some highs in the upper 70s in mountain view today, livermore reaching 84 today, and 74 at 3:00 in napa. ukiah is going to be sizzling in

the upper 90s there and novato at 80 degrees. most of us drop back to the 50s tonight and back into the 60s and 70s for the inner bay and mid 80s for much of the inland areas, except for the far north. taking a look at our overall weather pattern we've seen high pressure over the desert southwest. that's not moving as well as this low off the coast. that low is giving us a westerly wind pushing in the marine layer and the bay area cool and also helping to improve our air quality. keeping the smoke away from the bay area. as we go into next week looking at more of the same, highs for the fourth of july weekend reaching into the low 80s for many spots and then it just warms up slowly going towards the middle to end of next week. for san francisco, not seeing any changes here and not going to shake that fog. it's going to be in the mid 60s into the weekend as well as early next week and we've got

that full rundown of all the things that are going on around the bay area at nbcbayarea.com. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? >> it's all right. you talked about the fog in san francisco. i mean it's iconic. we'll talk about that in a second for folks who may be visiting the area or expecting friends who are coming in. look, we have the south bay, peninsula, moving smoothly. the crash here south 280 still reported on the chp grid. had no real updates and problems for the sensors. we'll focus over here on the east bay and tri-valley out of the altamont pass we have things a little more focused for the slowing just at the edge of the screen off 205 merge with 580 and easy drive, light traffic flow, highway 84 accounting down through pleasanton and sunol. same for the dublin interchange. contra costa county looking great. the travel times we've added on two minutes for the drive out of antioch all the way in towards 242 which is in concord and the bulk of your contra costa county

build will be there over the next hour vasco toward 580 and adding on one minute a little bit of slowing around ground line road and then clear through dublin and towards caster valley. the golden gate bridge, we talk about this spot, tell your friends from out of town they will have fog on the south side some times later in the day continuing to the north side. that's where they can get iconic shots visiting town for the holiday weekend. back to you. >> thanks, mike. the fastest woman in america may miss the olympics. a u.s. olympic source tells smbs news american track star shah carry richardson tested positive for marijuana following her win in the 100 meter race and has been suspended from the olympic team and is banned from competing in that race but may be possibly able to compete in other events. it's unclear if she will appeal the drug test results. richardson on thursday tweeted i am human.

much more ahead on "today in the bay" including a massive amount of illegal fireworks seized at california's border. a supreme court ruling impacting voting rights. what it means for those heading to the ballot box. the race under way to pass more relief to renters as many struggle to try to just make it in the bay. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." new this morning, nearly 80,000 pounds of illegal fireworks were seized during a two-month enforcement effort at the california nevada border to reduce the chance of injury, fire and property damage ahead of the fourth. the effort occurred throughout may and june. happening today nathan's famous hot dog eating contest will hold its weigh-in two days before it takes place on the fourth on brooklyn's coney island. joey chestnut a favorite to take it home. take it all in. he's trying for his 14th title in 15 years. >> and keeping it too. we don't need to see that. the post-pandemic [ inaudible ] for houses really along with low supply creating a spike not just in the bay area but really across the country. >> however not everyone is really reaping the benefits.

millions homeowners have entered forbearance and many struggling to pay rent as eviction protections start to expire. one expert from the harvard joint center for housing studies explains a race to get more relief measures passed. >> the challenge is that state and localities who are in the position of having to stand up those programs in a hurry are having trouble doing that and that's what led to the biden administration to extend the moratorium to give those places more time to stand up the programs and get that money out. >> you can check out the full story and others like it on our platform nbc lx, it's 11-15 over the air, 185 on xfinity cable or any time on lx.com. new details, voter rights groups slamming the supreme court ruling upholding arizona restrictive voting laws. the court released its decision on the last day of session. only voters, family members or caregivers may turn in ballots and votes cast in the wrong precinct are not counted.

a federal appeals court in san francisco ruled the restrictions violated the voting rights acts by disproportionately affecting minorities. the supreme court reversed the ruling. close to 6:00 right now, holiday travel rush, boy, it's already on. if you're planning to hit the road this fourth of july weekend expect delays. a live report on the growing number of travelers and the record spike you can expect at the pump. >>s also new, hope in the fight against covid's delta variant. the cases increase one manufacture says its vaccine is effective in preventing. third hour of "today in the bay" continues now. goods friday morning. thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. a holiday weekend forecast here's meteorologist kari hall. >> good morning. and whether people are hitting the road to head to work or heading out of town, let's get you a look at that forecast for

antioch, parts of the east bay starting out with clouds and quickly clearing out here in antioch. it's going to be a warm day. we're going from the upper 50s to the low 80s at lunch time and eventually reaching the low 90s. there will be a wide range in temperatures across the bay area as we'll see those temperatures in oakland reaching the low 70s. we'll see some low 80s for santa rosa today. and we'll talk about that fourth of july weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. laura and marcus. >> thanks, kari. >> the holiday travel rush is already on. live look at sfo and the bay bridge. looks quiet on the roads. it may turn out to be one of the busiest travel weekends ever as people are making up for plans last year. everybody wants to get out. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live to break down some of the bay area travel numbers and why you should plan to pay a little bit more at the gas pump. should have filled up last monday. >> that's exactly right. the ironic thing is i'm