>> kenny: welcome back to overtime presented by the all new volkswagen id4 suv. lightning and canadiens tied 2-2. now, our sap coaching insights. pat maroon tied the game in the third period and he has won back-to-back titles and the last player to win at least three in a row with multiple times was

pat litsenberger in the 1960s. than knox last overtime goal happened in canada in 1963 was elmer locke with the o.t. winner with the canadiens against boston. shea weber is in the box. for another 2:59. the quickest stanley cup overtime winning goal was 1970, bobby orr, 40 seconds in. lightning starts cirelli, kucherov, point and hedman. canadiens win the face-off. edmundson and throws the puck in on goal. for the lightning, if they score the next goal, they will win

their second consecutive stanley cup. there's kucherov off of the stick of point. played by cirelli. and now, it is brayden point. >> eddie: nice job by montreal so far here in this overtime. >> kenny: anthony cirelli down the right side. cirelli backhands in behind the goal, and edmundson is on it there, and he is clearing it down. 2:20 remaining on the shea weber double minor for highsticking ondrej palat. tied at 2-2 in overtime. now, cirelli sends the puck back to sergachev. fresh skaters on the ice for tampa bay. >> eddie: and a power play unit out there now. >> kenny: here come the lightning, and tyler johnson for yanni gourde. gourde back out for sergachev.

ondrej palat. tyler johnson and sergachev and maroon setting nup front. sergachev with the puck. defended by paul byron, and nearside to palat. sergachev. sergachev shoots, but it did not get through. chiarot and johnson coming together, and 1:45 left on the power play. and now, palat shoots, and price has it. >> eddie: good save by carey price. >> brian: the second power play unit, and not one power-play goal for the tampa bay lightning in these playoffs and this shot catches price up high. some traffic in front. you can see edmundson does not allow him to see it, but it is a good job by price to and get an important whistle. >> hedman, and hedman fires, and price with the save.

and the whistle. >> eddie: well, we talked about victor hedman opportunities in the power play tonight here in game four to shoot the puck. there is no hesitation here, and cirelli doesn't try to redirect it, but he moves out of the way. hedman is doing the right thing. >> kenny: hedman lost the puck, and taken by goodrow. and over to suzuki, and goodrow, and for suzuki, and back the other way to kucherov and too far for stamkos, and palat back for montreal. what an opportunity for the canadiens. shorthanded. now, it is hedman. hedman to the net, and cirelli had the shot, but he elected for the pass. and now, kucherov, but 40 seconds left on the power play for the lightning, and down low, and stamkos to point, and saved

by carey price. >> brian: maybe you could use your time-out here, and you have 33 seconds, and you tired guys on the ice, and you take the opportunity to get the guys a breather, and what a stop here. suzuki on vasilevskiy, and unbelievable stop there with the right pad. >> eddie: unbelievable opportunity and then point with a chance right in front of the net. >> brian: great goaltending on both end, and the save on suzuki from vasilevskiy, and thinking about the one-timer from stamkos, and how quickly price had to get to the post. now, tampa bay with the important time-out to give the top unit a real important rest to see if they can draw something up here with 33 seconds left on the power play. >> eddie: the assistant coach

jeff halpern. he is rallying the troops. there is suzuki pulling out the ipad wondering how in the heck vasilevskiy made that stop. a beautiful pass there from phillip danault. and they have won the last couple of face-offs on this side of the ice, and tampa has the quality look. 33 seconds remaining on the power play for the lightning. >> kenny: cirelli and danault. fired around by danault off of the stick of kucherov. kucherov back out, and now it is deep in the zone. weber will return in 20 seconds. overtime in montreal. tied 2-2, and here is kucherov. taken away by danault, and taken

down by edmundson. hedman is back to play the puck. stamkos and brayden point. penalty is over. the puck is coming out to right side for erik cernak, and now kucherov off of the skate of suzuki. canadiens back at full strength, and they kill off a double minor, and here comes suzuki turning wide on cernak, and waiting for the teammates off of the bench, and around behind for mcdonagh of the lightning, and barclay goodrow and brayden point into the montreal zone. looks to put a move on petry. back to the right side, and that is off of the stick of suzuki, and a play by goodrow, and the lightning are in the midst of a change, and goodrow taking it to the boards and now that is stripped by coleman. and now anderson for montreal

throws the puck ahead, and caufield is coming for the net. and caufield off of the stick, and anderson scores! >> eddie: the speed of anderson.

that creates this whole chance and then cole caufield does an amazing job of going to the front of the net and stopping and staying in front of the net. it makes whole play. because if he makes a fly-by o play never happens. there goes anderson, and he is going to go to the front of the net, and watch 22 in red, and he stops in front of the net, and he creates chance, and anderson creates the chance and rutta to the back of the net, and he finds it. and he gets the second of the game. the o.t.w.g.t. in montreal forces a game five on wednesday night. the missed opportunity with the 4:00 power play in overtime. it started in regulation, and

the reaction from the canadiens fans on the outside of the bell centre. and the canadiens live to fight another day. they'll get an opportunity to extend the series on wednesday, and the tampa bay lightning will have a chance to win a stanley cup at home at amalie arena. >> kenny: anderson's second overtime winner of these playoffs. >> eddie: anderson with the overtime winner, and ryan mcdonagh with a brilliant game in all three zones and the guy's name who we called out all night long arturri lehkonen was fabulous all night long. >> kenny: the canadiens force game five. josh anderson, the overtime

winner. for more post game winner, don't miss nhl overtime on nbcsn. we will see you right back here for game five of the stanley cup final wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on nbc. for eddie olczyk, and brian boucher and our entire crew, i'm kenny albert, so long from montreal. nbc sports thanks you for watching this presentation of the national hockey league.

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shopping carts inside from now on. thanks for joining us for this special primetime edition of nbc bay area news. we're on right now because of the stanley cup final. >> the biggest party in north america is happening right now in montreal. you might have just seen that game, the canadiens beat tampa bay in overtime. this is a live look now in montreal. such an amazing hockey city. you can see the thousands of fans filing out and celebrating now on the streets. tonight's win by montreal means there will be a game five wednesday night here on nbc bay area. tampa still leads the best of seven series three games to one. hours of illegal fireworks. it could be the same for the next couple of hours. a lot of people in the east bay asking where is the oakland police department? the chief says they were swamped with emergency calls. >> last night was one of the

most violent fourth of july holidays the department has ever experienced in years. seven shootings and a sideshow involving hundreds of cars. and many fear the sky will light up again tonight. police are diverted again to possible fireworks calls. >> reporter: i am hearing the occasional bang behind me, but as you can see, the sun is still setting and we won't fully see the illegal fireworks until it's pitch dark out. oakland fire crews, i'm hearing some of those bangs right now, police officers, even paramedics are running on little sleep tonight. they've had a very hectic 24 hours. talking about seven shootings, more than 60 fires. some sparked by illegal fireworks. if you're wondering why exactly oakland police were not able to get a full handle on those illegal fireworks, the chief says they were simply overwhelmed.

>> we're talking about 12 hours of non-stop chaos throughout the city. >> we're stretched thin with three major structure fires burning. >> reporter: a night for patriotism turned out to be a night of pandemonium for emergency crews. police responded to seven shootings, including one that killed a 48-year-old man in east oakland. police found a man beaten in the head and later died in the hospital. >> we didn't have ambulance available to help, you know, provide medical support. it was taking a lot of time to get there. and that even concerned our officers. >> reporter: and then there was a sideshow that crisscrossed into different neighborhoods. >> 300 vehicles and 200 spectators caused a dangerous threat to our officers by the use of firearms, as well as lasers pointed at the officers and objects being thrown at the officers, as well. >> reporter: one of the

spectators was run over by a car and may lose some of his limbs. >> this is one of the most violent fourth of julys i've ever seen when it comes to celebratory gunfire. >> reporter: a 16-year-old is recovering after one of those bullets ended up lodged in his head. the chief says opd had no choice but to put cracking down on illegal fireworks on the back burner. >> opd was unable to manage any fireworks related activity. and from my perspective, it was not appropriate for us to focus on fireworks while we were seeing -- experiencing a potential loss of life. >> fourth of july is typically the worst day. >> reporter: and back out here live, we're perched up're if the east oakland hills. we're hearing the occasional bang, but, again, not the level of illegal firework activity we were seeing around this time last night. as for oakland fire crews, they are stacked up throughout the week. that's the latest here in

oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> fingers crossed it will be quieter tonight. from the east bay to the south bay, let's go live to san jose, checking out the skyline where more fireworks are expected to go off here tonight, as well. firefighters are bracing for what they suspect will be another busy night caused by illegal fireworks. the san jose fire department says they responded to 20 fireworks related calls last night. san jose police have seized 550 pounds of illegal fireworks this year. no major fires to report last night, but a flood of calls kept crews busy, including several false alarms where residents mistook fireworks for fires. this morning, streets littered with debris from those illegal fireworks. but not everyone was bothered. >> it was a beautiful night last night, you know? i look around, there's fireworks everywhere. >> among the places we found fireworks remnants, clayton road and n san jose. that's close to the dry east

hillside. a fast-moving fire at a homeless camp happened earlier. when crews arooifd, the encampment was engulfed in flames. the wind was a major issue before firefighters were able to control it. thankfully, no injuries reported. the cause is under investigation. let's take a live look now in fremont and walnut creek. both sides of your screen there, it is a nice summer night and the winds are calm. let's bring in jeff ranieri. i know we have an increased fire danger heading our way. >> we do later on this week. right now, the fire danger is elevated, but we have that fog at the coastline moving into the bay, increasing the humidity and of course, also keeping our temperatures out of the 90s and 100s the past couple of days. look at how things change for us. this is the same fire danger rating scale. tomorrow we're 47, which is

considered moderate. thursday, it jumps up to 150, which is very high. we'll see that fire danger jump from this hot area of high pressure. that's going to increase the heat thursday into this weekend. i'll have a full look at that weather in about 15 minutes. >> that is heat is coming. download our free nbc bay area app. it's a great resource to have, for the most up-to-date weather forecast. you can even tailor the forecast for your area and your microclimate. punch in your zip code and you're all set. another sign that we are emerging from this pandemic. people are on the move. air travel and freeways. as this weekend winds down, people are flying and driving back into town. traffic is not much of a problem at this hour. you can see a live look here, flowing smoothly on the golden gate bridge. robert handa joins us now. >> reporter: with people weighing their concerns about

covid and air travel versus making up for lost time, it appears that catching up with friends and family is way ahead. francisco and lindsey rodriguez are heading home to san antonio after visiting family in the bay area. they were part of a post pandemic record at san jose international airport, where officials say 15,000 people word -- boarded planes on friday, even more on saturday. planes were packed. >> it was absolutely full, yeah. >> did that make you nervous at all? >> no, because everybody had their masks on all the time. >> we had postponed seeing my brother and sister in law for more than a year because of covid. so we had the tickets and it was just the right time. >> reporter: ernestoruiz, headed to mexico, agrees. >> i guess we're over it. it's been over a year since covid started. now we're over it. >> reporter: the tsa says

airports saw 2.2 million travelers on friday, the highest number since the pandemic began. but that doesn't mean everyone is convinced that covid is done with us. >> i know people are bored and frustrated, and so they're risking it. so for me, that's the concern. >> reporter: on the road, it's a similar story. even high gas prices didn't slow the getaway. nationwide, about 43 million cars were expected on the road this weekend. >> obviously, gas prices being higher lately has been frustrating. but it didn't play a major factor in me enjoying my weekend. >> reporter: the big numbers indicate a lot of people are over their reluctance to travel. and we still have one day of holiday travel remaining. in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. up next, where are the carts? tonight, why you have to carry your groceries from the store to your car if you shop at one

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another live look now in montreal. the canadiens stay alive with the dramatic overtime win. you might have seen the game here on nbc bay area a few minutes ago. tampa still leads three games to one, but forces a game five on wednesday night. big box stores cutting down on thieves. walgreens closed stores in san francisco, target cut hours. and now safeway is taking action. scott budman explainso carry yog up his car. he carried his groceries from the store because carts aren't allowed in the parking lot.

>> good to have a cart to begin with. >> reporter: an employee told us dozens of carts have been stolen recently. reports say as many as 160 in the past few weeks. now you can only use them inside, and large, attached poles prevent anyone from trying to take them through the doors. >> yeah, this store in particular has been hit hard. and it's been several weeks of zero carts. >> reporter: retail crime has long been a problem in san francisco. lately, retailers say it's getting worse. >> stuff i've seen happening, like the fights, the drug use, harassment, it's not good. >> reporter: target recently started closing six of its local stores at 6:00 instead of 10:00 because of theft issues. last year, walgreens closed 17 of its stores in the city, saying theft had become uncontrollable.

>> yes, it's very insecure to be walking, especially at walgreens. >> reporter: last week, target released a statement saying it plans to work with local law enforcement to improve store safety. we reached out today to t in san francisco, scott budman, a russia connected hacker gang claims it's locked a million computer devices and demanding $70 million in bitcoin to free them. the group previously hacked jbs. but this new hack targets dozens of companies. the swedish grocery chain had to close most of its 800 stores saturday because its registers are controlled by a software company that was among those hit by the ransom attack. joe biden says he's directing

full resources to investigate, and has promised retaliation if it's determined that russia was involved. it's another sign we are moving out of this pandemic. b.a.r.t. is bringing back full train schedule. b.a.r.t. shut down its late train service, and now the plan is to get back to normal at the end of this service. but today b.a.r.t. will bring back late trains on august 2. trains will run at 5:00 a.m. to midnight on weekdays and 6:00 a.m. to midnight on saturdays. b.a.r.t. is able to make this move because it stepped up its hiring and training processes. facemasks will still be required. this weekend is wrapping up. sfo is expected to see some 40 -- 40,000 travelers. ♪ san francisco, one of the best places in america ♪

♪♪ >> very catchy. the message still holds, masks are required at sfo and all u.s. airports and you need to wear masks on planes and terminals. in london, the british prime minister boris johnson announced plans to lift mask and social distancing rules. it was supposed to happen last month, but the fast spread of the delta variant forced the delay until july 19th. britain has recorded the highest covid death toll in western europe. it does have a strong vaccination program, with some 86% of uk adults getting at least their first dose. >> we will allow all businesses to reopen, including nightclubs. we will lift the limit on named visitors to care homes and on numbers of people attending concerts, theater, and sports events. >> some health experts say it's too early to lift these restrictions. but the prime minister says it's time to drop rules and let people make their own informed decisions. and here, health experts are warning we could see a small

bump in covid cases because the delta variant is now the dominant strain in california. >> i'm not vaccinated yet. >> reporter: but lillian says that might change, too. now that the delta variant is the most dominant covid strain in california. >> so that's kind of one of the things that will make me get it, just to make sure i'm safe. >> reporter: the california department of public health says the delta variant now accounts for more than 35% of new covid cases in the state. that's up from just 5% of california's cases in may. >> what is surprising to me, it's not only that it's the most common, but the rate of increase is really dizzying. and it's expected to be over 90% in a few months, if not a few weeks. >> reporter: experts say it's more than 50% more infectious than the original covid strain, and may cause more severe symptoms. >> that's not proven conclusively yet, but the fact

that it produces more virus and people produce virus for a longer period of time, not only makes it more transmissible, but potentially more deadly. >> reporter: even though the state lifted its mask mandate for vaccinated californians, if you want to get your nails done here, you'll have to have one on. >> we check everybody's vaccination card. so that's why we do that. that's better. >> reporter: other businesses say they fear a new mask mandate. this cafe owner says he's taken too much of a hit during the pandemic and worries what happen it is masks are mandatory again. >> i'm a little anxious. to be honest with you, we cannot take another knockout again. >> reporter: for doctors, the best advice hasn't changed. >> it's a good time to get vaccinated if you haven't,

because right now, things are still pretty quiet in the bay area. we don't know how long that quiet will last. >> reporter: in walnut creek, nbc bay area news. we do have big weather news. we're tracking tropical storm elsa. take a look, the storm swept over western cuba today, bringing with it strong winds and rain. it's also on track to hit the florida keys tomorrow, and then likely to the gulf coast by wednesday. people in florida, they've been through this before. stocking up on batteries, tarps, flashlights, bottled water and lumber. some are not letting the high prices for those materials keep them from getting what they need. >> there's going to be one. we're due for another one. so i lived through andrew down in ft. lauderdale. don't want to go through that again. >> well said. elsa is the first hurricane of the atlantic season and broke the record as the fastest moving storm on record. >> first one is the fastest

already. and this is just the beginning of hurricane season in the atlantic. >> anybody heading to florida the next couple of days, two to six inches of rainfall there. so some flooding concerns down there in florida. for us, dry and also hot at you microclimate weather. in san jose, maybe you're heading out to the grocery store or who knows? maybe some late dinner outside. temperatures have certainly cooled off from earlier today. pretty fast too, down to 64 degrees right now. a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest at 10. notice cloud cover does start to return later on tonight. and that's just because the fog is so thick at the coast. look at this fog storm of sorts, rolling through san francisco. you have that drizzle right now, cloudy everywhere. currently 57 degrees. hold on to the clouds and those 50s as you continue through tonight. of course, that's going to set us up with more fog as we roll through tomorrow.

tomorrow, if you are heading back to work, you can see as we head through tomorrow morning, driving through a little bit of this cloud cover if you're up early at 6:00, 7:00, 8:00. a little drizzle there for the coastline and across the bay towards hayward. some of the clouds even here for san jose and gilroy. in the afternoon, sunshine for everybody except for beach where is we expect that fog to linger. with the overcast, we'll start it off chilly here. 56 for the south bay. 57 in the peninsula. trivalley, mid 50s with similar temperatures over the east bay, san francisco and the north bay. typical start here for our july morning. then as we roll through the day, i don't see any big changes in the forecast. temperatures are going to stay pretty much the same as today. that will put us at 78 here in san jose. a little warmer away from the bay with 83 here in gilroy. some of the hottest weather as usual, out towards antioch. 81 at walnut creek.

oakland at 69. most of those 60s and seths from daley city through redwood city. san francisco, chilly. 59 in the marina. winds gusting to 20 miles per hour. north bay, 69 here in mill valley and up towards napa, 80. tomorrow, we'll all good. thursday, might get a little uncomfortable. we have this area of high pressure in the desert southwest pushing in that heat for us, with a decent increase in san francisco. we'll see some 70s here thursday, friday, saturday, and also on sunday. cools next monday, but here for the inland valleys, up to 99 on thursday. we'll stay locked into that heat through thursday, dropping off monday. and then through next week, we're looking at much cooler 80s. coming up, brentwood is the one spot where we could be at 103, maybe 104 degrees. >> happy fifth of july. >> yes, you too. >> we're here on a monday.

>> thanks, jeff. up next, a deadly fourth of july in the sports world. we'll tell you about the freak fireworks accident that killed a goaltender for the columbus blue jackets hockey team.

a tragic accident involving fireworks. a goaltender for the columbus blue jackets died last night. 24-year-old matiss kivlenieks was at a party at the home of his coach near detroit last night. police say he was in a hot tub when a mortar-style firework tilted unexpectedly and hit him in the chest, killing him. kivlenieks was an up and coming goaltender for the blue jackets organization. now to a hidden danger in our homes. every year more than 2,000 young children accidently swallow a button battery, which can be deadly. katie beck has more on what you can do to protect your family. >> reporter: like most 16-month-olds, reese was a ball of energy.

>> she was a spit fire. she made her presence known from the second that she could. >> reporter: tragically, in october of 2020, she got ahold of a small button battery from inside a remote control. her mother realized reese had swallowed it. the tiny toddler would undergo several procedures to repair the hole the battery had burned. >> it was a lot of waiting for inflammation to go down. it was a lot of praying. >> reporter: her fight to survive ended in december. >> i never knew of the dangers of button batteries. >> reporter: they're found in thermometers, remote controls, watches, even kid's toys and shoes. and in the first seven months of the pandemic, e.r. visits related to button batteries rose 93% among young children. if it is ingested, seek medical help immediately.

experts recommend giving honey to children. two teaspoons every ten minutes for children over a year old according to poison control. th it's lodged in the esophagus, creating a physical barrier between the tissue and the battery. >> reporter: they are now mandating screws for all products that use these batteries. >> i would still have reese and my family was robbed of those moments. >> reporter: now living a mission to honor her by preventing another family's pain. katie beck, nbc news. melissa colorado told you earlier, firefighters responded to dozens of fires they suspect were started by fireworks. but none bigger than this one. it started around 12:30 a.m. on the roof. witnesses said people were

lighting fireworks for hours and remnants could be seen around the area. this is what fire crews told us this morning. >> 50 firefighters were on scene. they're still putting water on the fire. >> as that fire was getting contained, another fire was raging at 42nd and telegraph. fireworks are suspected as the cause, but no official announcement. in total, the oakland fire department reported more than 250 calls for service yesterday. about 60 of those related to fires. a san jose lawmaker is trying to keep more animals from dying on bay area roadways by creating wild life tunnels. last year, we showed you this unusual partnership between a coyote and badger in the santa cruz mountains. both were using that tunnel, that allowed them to opportunity together without risking a highway crossing. now senator dave cortezy has

convinced other lawmakers to add $2 million to the state budget to build more undercrossings below highway 17. this time they would be big enough for deer and mountain lions to use. coming up next, not losing hope. crews sifting through rubble to find any signs of life at the sight of the condo collapse in florida. tonight, the new concern as the tropical storm heads towards florida.

right now on nbc bay area news, the date is set and top contenders aren't backing down. tonight, what voters think about the upcoming recall election. we'll break it down with our political analyst. a renewed push to get people vaccinated. what joe biden and top health leaders say is the greatest threat for people who don't have their shots. sifting through each more of that rubble. crews in florida are in a race against time to find survivors in that condo collapse, as a

tropical storm heads towards them. imploded the remainder of that condo complex near miami. today, the rescue crews were back at work. >> new video from the miami-dade fire rescue shows crews working in windy and rainy conditions as they shift through debris to look for survivors. here is the latest. >> reporter: at 10:30 a.m. sunday, the explosions rocked surfside. the remnants of champlain tower south crashing down in a delicate demolition. >> bringing the building down in a controlled manner was critical to expanding our scope of search. truly, we could not continue without bring thing building down. >> reporter: the decision made after concerns the tower was too unstable. especially with the potential arrival of tropical storm elsa, and dangerously high winds.

>> it was a very real potential that this storm would have knocked the building down in the wrong way on top of that pile which would have ended the search and rescue. >> reporter: crews careful to protect the progress. covering the existing pile with a massive rubber mat. >> so if any of the rubble from the existing building was demolished fell on that pile, we could quickly remove it and know exactly where our line was. >> reporter: the death toll rising yet again. 28 people dead, more than 110 others still missing. search and rescue back on the trial just hours after the blast. now safely able to access new areas. heavy equipment also speeding up work in clearing rubble. fema saying crews have now cleared 40% of the debris above ground. as for what or who, could still be buried beneath. >> from a survival standpoint, what do you tell folks still waiting? >> we just tell them that the

same thing that we believe, we believe it. we're still hoping for a miracle. but we understand it is -- every day that goes by makes it a lot more difficult to realize that miracle. >> as holiday travelers head back home, celebrations of summer freedom are sparking a renewed push to get more people vaccinated. four states are lagging behind, with mess than 40% of the people who live in those states have at least one dose of the vaccine. less than 40%. mississippi ranks last. as joe biden and the first lady promote vaccines as safe, free, and readily available, the white house is focusing on the progress made, rather than the nation falling short of its own goal of 70% of adults getting at least one shot by now. been vanquished. we all know powerful variants have emerged like the delta varnlts. >> that sprain spreads more easily.

and dr. fauci says those not vaccinated are at the greatest risk of dying. we're moving you forward as covid-19 restrictions continue to ease across the bay area. starting tomorrow, mask rules will change at san francisco city hall. face coverings will no longer be required for fully vaccinated visitors. the change puts the city in line with state guidance. however, masks are still mandatory for the unvaccinated. september 14 is the date voters can decide if governor newsom stays or goes. a recent poll shows one group of voters is looking forward to the recall, but it's not the group that backs the governor, not surprisingly. voters asked if they have a high, moderate or low interest in this recall election. that's what you see on the left. on the right, 36% of democrats said they have a high interest in this special election, with 75

recalling the governor. let's bring in larry gurston. what are you seeing, september 14, what are you seeing with these polls, sit surprising or business as usual? >> raj, that poll is very, very revealing. because we know in other polls, newsom is ahead. perhaps by as many as 15 points. but you have to match that with the enthusiasm factor. and in this case, we see -- excuse me -- republicans twice as likely to be willing to go out there and do something. which means both vote for recall, versus democrats. what that really boils down to then is somehow the democratic side really getting their act together. because if he's heading in the polls and democrats don't vote for him, it's not going to matter. >> larry, people are traveling and flying, restaurants are open, things are looking good in

terms of the business of california. that certainly helps the governor. >> it does. but what we have here is the classic low turnout election. when you don't have the president's office or the governor's office, people are saying -- or so many of them, well, yeah, i bother. there's just not that much to vote for. so that element along with all the others, makes everything so uncertain, really when you think about just how popular newsom is, you blend it with this enthusiasm gap, you have yourself a close race. soz the governor's team needs to tell the democrats, get out there. even if you think this is dull or boring, because those republicans have a lot of energy. is that right? >> that's right. and the other side already has that energy, as you said. they're going to vote, no matter what. there are a lot of people, not the majority, but that solid

minority really believes that the governor should go. you're going see a very high turnout rate for these people. that's where the real challenge is for the governor and staff to find some way to motivate the voters on their side to get out. >> larry, thanks for your perspective. again, september 14 is that recall election. thank you, larry. in other news, help for students looking to get their grades up after the disruptions of the pandemic year. a new california law, offers kids options. they include changing low grades to pass or no pass, or enrolling in a fifth year of high school. data shows there has been significant learning loss for in students in english, language arts and math. the san francisco unified school district released numbers in january showing low income and minority groups lost the most academic ground as schools shifted to full-time distance learning. don't bank on those lotteries to convince people to

get vaccinated. that's the findings of a new study. researchers at boston university looked at the vaccination rates in ohio before and after the state started using its lottery system. then they used cdc data to compare the rates to other states that didn't use lottery incentive programs. the conclusion -- the lottery program did not lead to more vaccinations. the study's authors say they hope the findings will lead to a shift in the way states try to address vaccine hesitancy. up next, how she may have been exposed to covid, next. and the first day on the job for the new ceo of amazon. why jeff bezos chose this day to let go of the reins.

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week. the surgery was a surprise to almost everyone, when the vatican announced it yesterday. it came just hours after he had addressed thousands in st. peters square. it was lined up to his traditional july break. kate middleton is self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus. the royal palace says kate is fully vaccinated and showing no symptoms but is self-isolating at home as a precaution. the contact took place last week. under current british rules, contacts of confirmed coronavirus cases must quarantine at home for ten days. rewind the clock back to 1994. jeff bezos started selling books out of his garage under the retail name of amazon.com. today, that site has grown into a $1.7 trillion industry. this morning, after 27 years at the help, jeff bezos stepped

down as ceo. nbc's morgan chesky has the latest on what that means for you. >> reporter: it's the second largest company on earth. worth $1.7 trillion, and today, they get a new ceo. after 27 years, jeff bezos officially handing the reins over to amazon web services chief executive andy jassy. >> on july 5th, andy jassy will become the ceo of amazon. we chose that date because it's a sentimental one for me. it's the date that amazon was incorporated in 1994. >> reporter: even though bezos will stay on as executive chairman, this represents a major milestone for the company. >> we've only had one leader. but in another sense, i don't know that you should expect a whole oh lot different. >> reporter: the company updating its leadership principles, adding strive to be the earth's best employer, and success in scale bring broad

responsibility. >> andy jassy, he's a very different person. he's very good at building things. >> reporter: bezos is retiring at the age of 57 as the world's richest man, worth nearly $200 billion, and is wasting no time entering a life that includes space exploration, climate activism and celebrity hobnobbing. on july 20th, he plans to launch into space in a capsule built which is his company, blue origin. a flight auctioned off for $28 million. he's also pledged $10 million towards climate focused initiatives. and he's capitalizing on oscar nods, announcing in may its plan to buy mgm. his instagram, highlighting deals with dwayne johnson, lizzo and katy perry.

but the company has faced some controversy, including criticism of treatment of warehouse workers and complaints from small business owners, along with scrutiny from congress over its competitive practices. this has been a significant period in his life. he steps down as ceo almost two years to the day his divorce was finalized. we'll hear a lot more from him in the future. up next, a new look, but not the same enthusiasm. the new jersey unveiled by the giants that has plenty of people grumbling. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. we're looking at heat later on this week. i'll show you the one bay area city getting up to 105. i'll detail that for you coming up.

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