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 sitting

here and my gas light came on and i'll be paying more. how much i can expect to pay in a little bit. as you mentioned a lot of folks making up for the holiday they missed last year we've been doing travel stories today and yesterday. i spoke to a woman last year was pretty miserable didn't spend time with family so making it up this year, same story for millions of folks across the nation. according to aaa they estimate 47.7 million americans will be traveling for the holiday and 43 million are expected to be driving. they also estimate travel between 4 and 5:00 this evening is expected to be the worst time on the roads and if you plan later you should probably leave before noon because that's when they say is the best time. now to how much you can expect to pay when you fill up. aaa says gas prices this weekend are expected to be the most expensive since 2014. so right now, the national average $3.12, but here in

california $4.28. that's how much you can expect to pay. also here in san francisco, oakland a little more at 4.36 and in san jose saving a penny compared to oakland at 4.35. for some of the drivers we spoke with this weekend, already adding insult to injury when it comes to those rising gas prices. >> i guess i should invest in that electric car. but for now, yeah, gas prices are too high for us in california. especially here in the bay area. i think the bay area san francisco has the highest in the whole country. >> reporter: and just to emphasize how much higher the gas prices are, you can expect to pay a little bit more because yesterday july 1st that new gas tax increase went into effect so drivers here in the state of california as well as some of the visitors can expect to be paying 51 cents a gallon in terms of that tax.

filling up, you probable should have done it and see a charge. i think i'll be able to manage, i'm not really going out of town. keeping it local this year. live in millbrae, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> that electric car sounding better and better. thanks, cierra. you get me, right. san jose firefighters and police are on standby this fourth of july weekend as it gets going. police are cracking down on illegal fireworks. the fines they are steep up to $1,000 and anyone buying or selling illegal fireworks may see a $5,000 fine plus jail time. and the city also expanding liability. >> if you are hosting a gathering where illegal fireworks are being used you can be held liable for the fireworks fines. >> firefighters say they're getting a lot of reports of illegal fireworks on the department's website. last year's fourth of july celebrations saw firework related injes and deaths soar.

18 were killed and 15,000 treated in ers. the u.s. consumer product and safety commission detailed the increases in a new report trying to get to the pandemic. continuing coverage on vaccines, protecting america. johnson & johnson says its single dose covid vaccine is effective against the delta variant. the one shot vaccine provides immunity that lasts at least eight months. health officials hopes the news reassures the 11 million who have received that johnson & johnson vaccine. >> the new information as los angeles is dealing with a spike in delta cases. a live look at the skyline. in fact, the county seeing an average of 300 new cases per day. covid hospitalizations are started to tick upwards as well. closer to the bay area lake county confirming two cases of the delta variant. statewide, covid cases up about 20% from june 15th. that's the same day the state fully reopened.

this shows that increase in the bay area and the state over the last two weeks. these figure comes from "the chronicle." two u.s. senior officials confirm to nbc news that all u.s. troops have left bagram air field signaling the end of the u.s. military's presence at afghanistan's largest air field. it frequently was used to launch air strikes against the taliban in the 20-year long war. president biden promised all troops would be out of the country by september 11th. the base will be hand over to the afghan defense ministry. a possible concern on the horizon for search teams sifting through the rubble at the site of the surfside condo collapse in florida. within the last hour, tropical storm elsa reached hurricane strength levels in the caribbean and right now, still too early to tell what kind of path it may take but people in florida are being told to keep it in the back of their minds and take proper precautions. happening now, firefighters in the thick of it battling three wildfires north of the bay area. the largest is the lava fire.

evacuations in place for thousands and burned 20,000 acres since last week. in this case lightening the cause approaching 30% containment. the tenant fire started in the national forest. it's burned nearly 10,000 acres and only about 6% contained. and the out-of-control fire north of redding has burned more than 4,000 acres. authorities there are now looking for a car that may have sparked this along interstate 5 on wednesday afternoon. let's take a peek outside breath of fresh air. 6:06 as we take a live look outside. yeah, that cloud cover has really been hanging on but nice because it makes things cooler, not so nice when trying to look at the fireworks on the 4th, kari. >> right. that's the main thing we've been talking about as well as the smoke from those wildfires burning across the region.

we were just talking about those three fires to the north as well as a couple of fires to our soft and east across parts of the sierra. as we look at the upper levels of the atmosphere this model, we're aware that smoke will travel based on the wind direction and we can see light shades of blue, a brown tint to the sky throughout the weekend as it clears out, but then when you take a look at the near surface smoke, that smoke is moving away from us. this will not affect our air quality. we are keeping an eye on that because if there is a new fire that sparks closer to us, well that could decrease our air quality and cause more smoke to come in. we have to be careful this weekend because of how dry it is. we'll talk more about that fog in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now for the commute? >> just like the air when you talked about the smoke moving but just shifting and not clearing out of the air we're all connected on the roadways as well. everybody is moving. green sensors around the bay, south bay, new incident, no problem for the longer drive for

contra costa county. over here 880, the alameda off ramp may have your lane blocked and it's the off ramp lane blocked by a disabled vehicle. getting into san jose no slowing shows up on the sensors. for the freeway, nice evening drive. live look for 101 shows north bay typical slowing we will have about a half hour from before this, never showed up. we're still holding steady with light traffic flow friday before a three-day weekend for a lot of businesses and so the getaway traffic as cierra talked about as early as noon some places will start slowing through sunol. 580 into the altamont pass, north towards the benicia and carquinez bridges. >> that shot so fuzzy i thought i should check my eyes. transit milestones to tell you about, oakland leaders celebrating a record amount of street paving. yeah. for one fiscal year. thanks partially to voter approve funding. appreciate it when driving on the streets.

bart is 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 at night thursday through saturday and two weeks after that, late night service moves to every day but sunday. bart planned to expand service at the end of august. too bad they couldn't do it earlier for the fans in oakland that want to see the fireworks. ride share customers beware. coming up next on "today in the bay" the reason your next uber and lyft rides could cost you more. why you could be waiting a little longer for your driver to arrive. more good news about the economy with the number of jobs added last month. we'll go over the numbers and take you out to the futures, as well. wall street pleased with what they see. > plus the racace t to spac very r rich men bothh on a a mi toto the final frorontier. who can g get thehere f first? we'll vidideo from one of t tho billioionaires thahat has e eve talkingg this morningng. stay w with us s so youou can ct

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good friday morning. 6:12. let's get a look at our forecast in pleasant hill as you're stepping out the door. we're seeing cloudy sky that's going to clear out around 9:00 to 10:00 and our temperatures warm up and we're looking at a pretty good day here. a look at our microclimates fort worth fourth of july weekend coming up in a few minutes.

>> no delays for transit and light traffic flow. we can see the bay bridge. we can't clearly see the sky. that's what we're worried about. kari is talking about the fireworks forecast. i'm forecasting a lighter drive. coming up. very happy friday to you as well. great news from the latest jobs report for june. we just got the numbers about 45 minutes ago. 850,000 jobs, far more than expected, unemployment rate goes up to 5.9%. now unemployment rate is tricky and you may be saying to yourself, well the numbers show the job picture getting better why is unemployment rising. the unemployment rate measures the percentage of people looking for a job who don't currently have one. the problem lately hasn't been the lack of jobs. i mean you look at any business you'll see the help wanted sign. it's the lack of people pursuing those jobs. all of a sudden more people have joined that pursuit and that's

caused the unemployment rate to go up. the real spike may come in september when kids go back to school solving one of the big est barriers to people returning to work which is child care. a big victory for treasury secretary janet yellen, 130 countries signed on to her plan for a global minimum tax. we don't actually know what the tax rate will be yet, but the idea is american companies can't park their money in a low tax country to avoid american taxes. we talked about apple work interest home, apple stores work from home. they're going to give that a try. giving apple store clerks a chance to do things like tech support from home a few days a week and call it retail flex. these are pictures from an attorney representing a tesla owner who says his brand new tesla glad burst into flames and he couldn't get out because the electric doors wouldn't let him. this happened in pennsylvania. the plaid was less than a few days old, the one that burned, attorneys say.

elon musk introduced the car 21 days ago at an event in freemont. tesla isn't commenting and we're going to keep an eye on that and see what happens to other plaid cars. in the meantime you will talk about billionaires in space, nothing from elon musk. he has the most advanced rocket of all. >> he would want to be in that number. >> i'm sure he would like to be. >> he's not. the latest space race isn't between countries but two billionaires. >> astronaut 001, richard branson. >> so you heard it there, richard branson joining his virgin galactic space crew as astronaut 001. 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 winner of a $28 million charity auction. you posted about this on twitter, scott. >> what i posted was that dennis tito would like everyone to remember he was the first billionaire in space bought a ticket on board the russian soyuz, probably 10, 15 years ago. >> a long time ago. >> long time ago. so, yeah, you know, bezos and -- they're competing for second and third. >> and then $28 million charity donation. >> that's right. >> thanks, scott. all right. thanks. it doesn't cost you that much for this, new this morning, tiktok rolling out a new option to allow its users to create longer videos to three minutes. they are limited to 60 seconds. the longer option tested since last december and with a select group of users. tiktok says they will be able to allow everyone over the coming weeks to record those three-minute videos. if you've recently tried to

book an you know or lyft chances are you've noticed a longer wait time or higher fee because there are fewer drivers on the road. the supply of drivers signing in to the app together down 40%. in the early months of the pandemic uber and lyft saw the number of riders fall by up to 80%. experts say drivers turn to other ways to make money and now they're slow to return. also with high gas prices a lot of drivers are making less profit. the bottom line, it might mean more business for taxi drivers. speaking of driving, how about this. trending this morning, what would it take to get you to ride your bike to work? amazon offering up to $350 a month to its office employees if they ditch their cars and ride their bikes to work. so the goal here is to find greener ways to commute. >> don't ride on the freeway. >> yeah. >> that would be the issue. it's going to take me -- >> always someone out there.

>> we've seen it. we've all seen it. would you do it? >> no. >> not at our hours. if you want me anchoring the news, no. >> i would try it one day. once i got here i would have to use the shower. >> it's in the middle of the night. >> you would have to use the shower, marcus. >> i know -- >> i'm scared of driving here enough in the middle of the night. i know why i'm out here. >> laura garcia. >> just a flash. >> if you live close enough, right kari? >> yeah. i mean biking to work in a dress at 3:00 in the morning for a woman is probably not a good idea. right. take a look at this beautiful shot that we have over walnut creek and very nice to see the sun rising, a little bit of fog drifting by around mt. diablo and clearing out through the rest of the morning. let's get a live look at san francisco, where it is all fogd

in and it's not going to change. so we're getting ready for our fireworks at the a's game and it's going to be pretty nice out there this evening. temperatures right now at the beginning of the game in the upper 60s and then cooling off as we go into the evening and yes, there will be some fog there as well. just may not be as low and dense as what we'll see along the coast and in san francisco. we're keeping an eye on our air quality because of the nearby fires that have been burning to the north and to the south of here. surface level, we're still doing good. let's keep it that way. we don't want any new fires sparking closer to the bay area as we go into the weekend. we are seeing higher humidity all thanks to that dense fog and the cooler temperatures, the mist and the drizzle we've seen in san francisco and half moon bay and then you head over towards santa rosa today the sky clearing and we're heading into the low 80s, but then look at antioch reaching 93 today and even hotter farther to the north

with ukiah reaching up to 98 degrees. morgan hill in the mid 80s. once again we've been keeping an eye on whether or not we're going to see fog in san francisco for the fireworks. let's go hour by hour as we are going to see that fog continuing to stick with us and drizzle at times. it doesn't look like it's going to be clearing out for the fireworks even going into sunday fight. so looking at our inland temperatures, it's going to be cooler all thanks to that westerly wind, that marine layer and the higher humidity and going into next week we're still looking at more of the same. san francisco, foggy, temperatures in the upper 60s, but there will be some peeks of sunshine at times. what's going on for commuters? >> we're looking at a nice easy drive but i did want to take a live look at the san mateo bridge eastbound off the peninsula. reports of a disabled vehicle along the high rise. the view shows a steady stream of traffic toward the hayward side approaching the toll plaza. same for the westbound commute. the map shows you where we've marked it near the high rise, no

slowing is sensors there. the toll plaza. things are starting to get more crowded there, but really the bay commute is great. starting at 580 out of the altamont pass look at that, just a little bit more slowing there and a tad bit just two changes for highway 84. not a big deal. typical before a three-day weekend. highway 37 more slowing, may be a disabled vehicle around the 29/37 interchange. i'll let you know if that is a problem for folks heading to the area. the bay bridge or the richmond bridge light traffic flow. the bay bridge toll plaza shows a light volume of traffic which we expect a little bit of slowing on the incline and that's about it. this will get crowded midday. back to you. >> next 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. >> plus our team is always on social media. a new world out there.

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6:24. for everyone trying to make it in the bay, new real estate numbers are starting to roll in and many numbers for napa county show sales slowing and the decline in the median price. the numbers in the napa valley register show the median in napa county dipped under $800 in may from $860,000 in may. most of the rest of the bay area saw home prices continue to climb in may with a region-wide median sitting at $1.2 million. for some of our bay area viewers they are getting a lucrative start to the summer. >> because they contacted our response team for help with their consumer problems. 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. pe pinged the company and got a response from the chief operating officer and she was able to claim her full balance. 15,98 $7. 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. new this morning, the boy scouts of america reaching a record settlement to compensate for tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims. the bankrupt nonprofit faces hundreds of lawsuits and potential claims.

the settlement amounts to $850 million but plaintiff attorneys are seeking more. the number of claims is said to be near 90,000. experts say the current proposed amount would provide about $10,000 per claimant. everything else being equal. 6:27. the top stories we're following today including the problems illegal fireworks already causing across the bay area ahead of the holiday weekend. i'll leave those fireworks to the professional. i'm kris sanchez, which communities are bringing those big professional fireworks shows back and i will show you how fireworks between the oakland a's and bart could impact your plans tonight. closing down. the northern california restaurant going out of business after making a controversial mask mandate. we'll be right back.

right now, a potential fireworks fiasco for the oakland a's game. the battle with bart that may leave fans stranded. >> in this case you have an 8-year-old girl, 30-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man that lost his life. those are the things that are important and we need to come together on and decide how we want to move forward. >> two shooting scenes within two hours prompting one police chief to double down on his request to city leaders. the additional tools he says he

needs to combat violence. date set for the special recall election. why experts believe time may favor the governor and the promise from his opponents. "today in the bay" continues now. a very good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first let's get you started with that fourth of july weekend forecast. here's meteorologist kari hall with a look at those numbers for us. >> yes, good morning. it's been so nice across the bay area, so as we get a live look outside in san jose we're starting out with the clouds that have kept our temperatures down. we're at 62 and clearing out within the next couple hours. sunshine the rest of the day as we head into the upper 70s here. but there will be a wide range in temperatures across the bay area. in spots like oakland expect a high of 71 degrees, 83 in santa rosa and gilroy reaching up to 80 degrees. we'll get a look at some of the things that will be going on

this weekend. it's coming up in a few minutes. marcus and laura. a's fans everywhere may have to scramble if they want to enjoy tonight's postgame fireworks show, blaming bart for the potential headache. >> those aren't the only fireworks over the holiday weekend. kris sanchez joins us live at san jose's berryessa bart station. there's an upshot with tonight's fireworks show. >> good morning to you. this is the first season the a's fans can take bart to the coliseum and it was exciting because the a's are hosting the fireworks show after the game with the red sox. the problem is bart is not running trains late enough to get those fans back home. bart says it doesn't have enough staffing to keep running after the game. a late night is resuming but not in time for the fourth of july festivities and as yet bart says they don't have the staff. fans should either plan to be on

the platform by 10:10 or buy a parking pass before they get there. because of the issue the a's stopped ticket sales at 30,000, though they were expecting a sold out crowd so the bad news if you don't already have a ticket you are out of luck there. the good news is, quite a few bay area communities are bringing back big professional fireworks shows this year including the big one along san francisco's embarcadero which is the biggest one. concord pavilion hosting a drive-in event on sunday. gilroy is hosting fireworks at the high school and morgan hill lighting up the sky above their outdoor sports complex there. on saturday the san jose giants are not playing ball but showing the sand lot and doing a fireworks show to follow. these are professional fireworks events a reminder setting up your own fireworks is not only illegal but dangerous given our very dry conditions and could be costly. a lot of community have upped

the fines so, for example, here in san jose a first offense for setting off illegal fireworks will cost you $1,000, the fines go up by $1,000 every time after and also strengthen their social host ordinance meaning if you were having a party and one of your guests sets off illegal fireworks you're responsible for that too and you'll be fined as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> you know what, illegal fireworks are causing problems across the bay area. take a look at this video, this is from san francisco's burnle heights neighborhood. fireworks were going off under cars and around homes. neighbors tell us they saw several people runaway after the fireworks went off. no word if anyone was hurt. at 6:34, a major portion of a road in the east bay hills shutting down for part of the holiday weekend. authorities are closing roughly a five-mile stretch of grisly peak boulevard on sunday. only residents who show their proper i.d. will be allowed in. firefighters have closed the road the past three years to try

to prevent people from gathering out the lookout sites up high and possibly setting off illegal fireworks. one year after the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy in san francisco police are searching for one of the suspects. police made one arrest about six months after the death of jace young 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 and if you see him, police warn he should be considered armed and dangerous. 6:35. now a plea this morning from vallejo's police chief asking for more cameras to help crack down on crime. >> it comes following two recent shootings in a two-hour period wednesday night. an 8-year-old and a young woman recovering as a result of one of those incidents. in the other, a man was killed. right now vallejo has 20 cameras like these around the city. they capture the license plate numbers on cars, a tool police say could help fight crime.

>> any division would depend on a lead from a vehicle description, from a license plate number, number. >> they are pushing for the city to buy 80 cameras in high crime area. the proposal set to go up. the final tally for last year saw the number of homicides jump 31% over 2019 making it the deadliest since 2007. it amounted to more than 2200 homicides statewide. while african-americans make up only 7% of the population, they accounted for 31% of the total deaths. 45% of those victims were latino and 16% were white. 6:36. happening today, opponents of governor newsom will gather for a recall rally. the group rescue california is putting on the event. for the special election there's now a date in place.

mark your calendar for september 14th. county election offices will have to send out mail-in ballots by august 16th. the date announced by the secretary of state after the recall petition was certified. one political science professor says its covid phase and life returns to normal support for the effort is stalling out. >> the economy is coming back and every injection california gets actually helps gavin newsom with votes. >> democratic lawmakers approved speeding up the process and recalled supporters called it a manipulative move but are ready to mobilize. berkeley moving forward with closing one of its vaccination sites after four months and 100,000 vaccinations later, the golden gate field site is closing. health leaders say operations will move to the west berkeley site on san pablo avenue. 67% in berkeley over 12 are vaccinated and nearly 80%

received their first shot. so far nearly 20 million across the state are fully vaccinated about 50% of the population across the country, 156 million people are fully vaccinated. a mend seen no cafe that gained attention for its no mask rule now closing. you may remember the cafe and the signs posted charging customers to wear face covers was a $5 fee. the landlords for the property chain asked the owner to comply with the government mandates and not post those signs and he refused. the landlords claim they have faced harassment after the owner's decision to close the cafe and he will serve his last lunch sunday. let's take a live look as we prepare for the weekend looking in san francisco this morning, that cloud cover has been hanging on all week. want to check in with kari who has a peek at our weekend forecast. a lot of people have an extended with weekend. >> yeah.

it's going to be wide range in temperatures so you can kind of pick what kind of weather you want to see. if you're going to yosemite this weekend, it's going to be in the low 80s for highs. pretty nice. but watch out for some of nature's fireworks. we could see some thunderstorms popping off tomorrow especially during the afternoon. it does look much better, clearer for the fourth of july with highs reaching into the low 80s. planning to head to the coast, santa cruz beach boardwalk is looking nice with a high of 73 today. upper 60s throughout the weekend. at times the fog and clouds will be lingering for a little while longer. we've been keeping an eye on the forecast for the san francisco fireworks and it looks pretty foggy. we're not going to see that clearing out. temperatures at about 60 degrees at the time of the start of the fireworks. looking at pleasant hill's forecast, we have events going on all day here it's going to be so nice too especially into the afternoon, highs in the mid 80s and then at the start of the fireworks will be in the mid

60s. we've got that whole lineup on nbcbayarea.com. >> i'm looking at moving folks around the bay, slowing a bit for highway 37 but the incident over theres just off the freeway. it's affecting the wilson avenue on ramp at most. highway 37 is okay. i cleared the incident just to clear the alarm. highway 4 just shows a little bit of slowing through concord around san marco, typical spot, but lighter traffic. this friday, this easy drive. two incidents, i think at most one incident disabled vehicle along the high rise, there's a shift change the person driving the truck to address this, a few more minutes to get ready. we'll track it. the rest of the bay no slowing and no problems. light traffic. back to you. >> we like to hear that. thanks. 6:40. much more head on "today in the bay" including the offseason

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right now at 6:43 on your friday morning our high temperatures today. you may want to take a drive across parts of the bay area to change up your weather. low 60s in half moon bay, foggy there. sunny and hot in ukiah reaching 98 and 84 in livermore. we'll get a look to our holiday weekend forecast in a few minutes. >> the temperatures are ahead but if you want to drive right now it's a great time. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. holiday drive. some slowing trying to head across the bay coming up. new fallout this morning following the abrupt release of bill cosby from prison. howard university disavowing comments made by its new dean of arts phyllis sa rashad. the university says a tweet lacks sensitivity towards survivors of assault. she played his tv wife and stood by cosby through dozens of

sexual assault allegations. he has denied any wrong doing. when cosby's conviction was overturned she tweeted out, quote, finally a terrible wrong is being righted, a miscarriage of justice is corrected and later deleted the tweet and apologized. brittney spears may be headed to capitol hill. the pop star is being invited to testify before congress about her battle to end her conservatorship. congressman matt gaetz says she has been, quote, miss treated by the legal system. earlier this week a california judge denied spears' termination request. just in the u.s. supreme court just minutes ago declining the wade into the contentious issue of whether businesses have the right to refuse service for same-sex wedding ceremonies. this despite state laws forbidding them from discriminating based on the sexual orientation. the court donald the question in the case of a colorado man said

baking a cake to celebrate a same-sex marriage would violate his right. the issue came back to an appeal by the owner of the flower shop. the court said this morning it would not take up the appeal leaving intact the state court ruling. it's 6:46. president biden's plan to get american troops out of afghanistan took a major step forward this week. bagram air base is in the hands of afghans themselves. >> hundreds of thousands have served or passed through there during the longest war in american history, 2001, to some date in the future, we're not out yet. the big thing will be helping afghans who helped us working at the base, working as translators, lines and lines of people applying for visas. we're leaving with the hope that afghan government friendly to us and to these folks will stay in

power, but perhaps not. anyone who lived through the end of the vietnam war will see that as very familiar. so many in the bay area really lived through it. pictures from bagram which has been used by an air base by the soviets when they invaded us and when we invaded. the pentagon says all american troops are gone as of this morning and the base 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 would pick up the cost of the rescue that's still under way. jill and i want you to know that we're with them and the country is with them. our message is we're here for you as one nation. that's the message we

communicated. we got the june jobs report 850,000 created in june, unemployment rate 5.9%. that is very, very solid news. also the deficit as well, the congressional budget office this morning, released the numbers of the budget deficit showing the u.s. government spending $3 trillion more than taking in now, smaller than last year. we're talking about all of those things on social media. find me on facebook and twitter, on twitter @scott mcgrew. >> 6:48. weeks after reopening its doors the california capital is experiencing an outbreak of seven new covid cases within the same assembly office. according to the sacramento betwo of the employees who tested positive were fully vaccinated and all reportedly wore mask while in the office. the 49ers among three nfl teams hit with fines for violating nfl rules on offseason practices, also known as otas. a source says that the 49ers

were hit with $100,000 fines. kyle shanahan was fined $50,000. it's not clear what led up to the fine but in jacksonville it was for excessive contact. with training camp set to start in days, today is the deadline for players to opt out of the upcoming season. a sacramento teacher on earth some real world knowledge in her hands as well for her students. >> you may recall we told you about donna, a teacher one of 28 american educators chosen to be part of nasa's astronomy program. it launched two teachers into the stratosphere using a telescope. she says everyone was filled with a lot of excitement during takeoff. >> we start taking off and i'm looking at the other educators and we're just like clapping and we're like yeah, we're doing it. finally going up after, you know, over a year waiting. >> i think i would be praying a

little bit too. crossing my fingers. but you know what, it was great. the flight went on ten hours. the teachers and nasa will create a new curriculum based on the program's findings which is so cool. then they can share that real life experience. >> when i was in space. >> but how do you think the kids feel the teacher goes what did you do this summer? i went to space. >> right. pretty cool. >> wow. that's a cool teacher indeed, right. >> yes. absolutely. and so cool that she gets to share that experience with all of us too. i would love to hear more of her story. a look at our live view of san jose. we're keeping an eye on our air quality because we have so many large fires burning across the state, but here at the surface level in the bay area, we are looking pretty good for our surface air quality but a lot of that smoke drifting farther up into the atmosphere. so we will be watching that throughout the weekend and since we do have good air quality why not head out for a hike today.

south bay, temperatures going from the upper 60s at 10:00 to the upper 70s today with a breezy wind and sunshine. and for all of our microclimates we are seeing some cooler temperatures near the coast, the inner bay staying in the 70s, low 80s for the inland valleys but the ocean breeze we're seeing is not making it farther to the north. ukiah and clearlake looking at mid to upper 90s leading into the fourth of july holiday. and i know we're watching through the fog as well to see if it's going to block our view of the fireworks in san francisco and here we are, 9:00, sunday night it's going to be foggy in san francisco. even reaching across the bay over toward oakland and hayward. we are going to see some clear conditions for the south bay. if you plan to watch the fireworks at california's great america well we're going to be in the mid 60s and all clear there. getting a look at all of our microclimates and our inland forecast with our seven-day forecast here, the weekend is looking perfect. i don't know if it gets better than this.

we are keeping the fog and the drizzle in san francisco, but that's also providing some much needed humidity and cooling for the rest of us. mike, what's happening now on the roads. >> looks like people are thinking about a great weekend if they just watched your forecast. if you're on the road you have an easy drive, seeing a nice flow of traffic with the green all around the bay. lighter flow of traffic. remember midday and afternoon, early afternoon, the getaway traffic will start before a three-day weekend like today. mild slowing here for highway 4 as well as highway 37. not a big surprise for where the slowing happens, just how light it is. zoom toward the bay bridge toll plaza no backup no problem on the incline the sensors slowing for the richmond bridge and live look at the toll plaza even though there's not a big backup from the richmond side. happening now, the fastest woman in america appears to be out of the olympics. american track star shah carry richardson is accepting a one

month suspension after testing positive for marijuana following her win in the 100 meter trials. she may be able to compete in another event like the relays if team usa allows her to. coming up on the "today" show richardson says she smoked marijuana as a way of coping with her mother's recent death. a look at the holiday travel rush is on. planning on hitting the road expect the delays. a live report on the growing number of travelers and the record spike you can expect at the gas pump. the holiday parade making a return in the south bay with a bit of a twist. we're back in just two minutes. you're watching "today in the bay."

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more. just to give you an idea of how many folks are traveling, 47.7 million americans are expected to travel for the holiday and 43 million plan to drive. if you plan to drive between 4:00 and 5:00 tonight that's expected to be the busiest time. your best time on the road any time before noon. hit the road, how much can you expect to pay? aaa says gas prices are expected to be the most expensive from 2014. nationally gas is about $3.12 but in california 4.28, same for san francisco and oakland, 4.36, a cent less in san jose at 4.35. it's important to keep in mind if you're hitting the roads probably should have got gas a couple days ago because prices are so high. important to mention they're a little higher you may notice because the gas tax increase went up yesterday so right now folks in the state of california paying 51 cents per fal lon because of that tack. if you're traveling keep it safe

this weekend. live in millbrae, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." some fireworks this weekend this is between the oakland a's and bart. >> kris sanchez joins us live with how you could be caught in the middle. >> if you are planning to take bart from san jose or anywhere to the oakland coliseum you're going to have to find another way to get there for the a's game and fireworks following tons. bart will not run trains late enough to get fans home after those fireworks. late night service is resuming but just not in time for the fourth of july festivities. bart says they don't have the staff to keep trains going that late. fans should either plan on being on the platform by 10:10 or plan on buying a parking pass before getting there because of the bart issue the a's stopped ticket sales at 30,000 although they were expecting a sellout crowd. other bay area communities are bringing back fireworks shows as

well. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." the fourth of july a south bay tradition will be back. the rose white and blue parade is on for sunday but instead of the parade, participants will set up a festival along the alameda at shasta avenue. classic cars, low riders that will usually drive through the route will be parked as part of the car show. >> a look at that forecast as we approach the weekend. friday morning. >> it looks like a great weekend for the fourth of july. temperatures will reach into the low 80s and still the fog inger in san francisco and along the coastline. >> bay bridge friday light three-day holiday for many people out of town or leaving midday. the timing is important leave by noon if you can going toward sierra, for example. the golden gate bridge will see more tourist traffic. be careful of pedestrians please. >> the earlier to better get on

the road. >> that holiday weekend if you want to know the events on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> that's right. as we leave you this morning with a beautiful live look outside. have a safe holiday weekend. the "today" show coming up next. have a great day. holiday getaway. tens of millions of americans heading off for the one of the busiest fourth of july weekends ever >> definitely feels weird coming back into the airport. >> airports and roads set to be papacked, but t both the w weatd covid cause for concern with the threat of storms in the east and cases of the delta variant now confirmed in all 50 states we have everything you need to know to plan your weekend. breaking overnight, winding down after nearly 20 years, the final u.s. troops leave afghanistan's bagram air base, one of the final steps towards the end of america's longest