these folks will do. the capsule will begin to descend down into earth and descend down and parachutes come out from the top. instead of landing in the water, they are going to land in west texas in the desert here, this massive desert behind me! there is a lot of space out here. there is a lot of sand. i asked them yesterday, do you have a bull's-eye a target you have to hit on landing? no, we have plenty of space out there and we can land wherever we want off of really right behind me. they have the range rovers or the trucks to roll out to immediately get those guys. one question i asked yesterday in talking to the inspector design engineer. what about re-entry heat? as you know when the space shuttle re-entered the atmosphere, it would heat up so much that those protective tiles underneath were meant to protect the crew and, as you know, there was a failure at one point and we lost a space shuttle because

of that. the difference here, though, the coming back down, i'm told about mach 1.6. contrast that to the space shuttle at mach 25. there is not nearly the level of heating. they didn't go nearly as far out of the atmosphere and into space as we saw with the shuttle. so you're not going to have nearly as much heating so they use a foam underneath the space capsule. they don't need the tiles, they say. they will parachute back down to earth and quickly be picked up by crews on the ground. >> we are 10:30 away from that 64-at all rocket heading into space. mr. costello, don't go far. i want to bring in kathy leaders who leads the nasa space flight program. th time this morning, kathy. kathy, did you think that, say, 20 years ago that we would be sitting here talking about four civilians heading into space?

>> absolutely. this is what we have been working for. i've been working different commercial activities for the last 25 years. and i'm going to tell you, we are rooting for this crew just like we were rooting for the crew last week because this is what we wanted to be working towards one day. and this is just amazing. >> also joining me this morning former nasa astronaut ron gearon. the rocket has been named new shepard a tribute to the first american into space, alan shepard. as you're sitting and watching what is going on through your mind? >> this is daunting. i hope space travel is as commonplace as air travel and this is the baby steps. i think a nod back to the

suborbital flight of the u.s. space program with alan shepard aboard. >> you were aboard space shuttle "discovery." what will it feel as they ascend and descend? >> it will be an exciting ride and accelerate three times the speed of sound as tom said in matter of minutes and a lot of g-force on them and feel three times as heavy as they do normally so they will be pushed back in their seat and feel like an elephant is sitting on their chest and they are going to watch the sky turn from blue to black and see the curvature of the earth and thinnest of the atmosphere and see our sun in a black sky. none of them have ever seen that before. they will see our sun as a star, as it truly is. and they are going to go from feeling like that elephant on their chest to weightless instantly when the engine kicks off and experiencing the freedom

of zero g. it will be spectacular. >> a live look at mission control, so to speak, as we approach the eight-minute mark, eight minutes until we watch this rocket head into space. mr. costello, i want to ask you about those windows specifically. because, yesterday, you actually got a look inside the training capsule and you were describing these windows as something like what you've never seen before. >> reporter: you know, it's almost like having an i max screen next to you because they are huge. six big windows inside this spay -- space capsule. it's like being strapped down in a dentist chair, more comfortable because nobody is drilling on you. you look out to your right and a massive window and you will see the earth drop away and then you'll see, as you start to head into space, the curvature of the earth and the blackness and the rich blue of earth.

all of that out your window. everybody gets their own window. six windows inside the capsule. this was part of the design. they wanted this to be very much about the experience for the individual who is going to is t anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing and that was a very important moment for jeff bezos and richard branson. they both said after that day it changed them. they both wanted to go to space. and instead of joining nasa, they essentially started their own space companies, built their own spaceships and they believe that there is great interest with the general public to do exactly that, to go to space and they are both reusing their technology, right? so branson comes back to space, back from space rather in the space plane, lands it, reuses it. the same thing here. blue origin is going to reuse the rocket and reuse the space capsule again and again and again and they insist there are so many multiple redid you

nottancies it's safe for a paying astronaut going through that is not like your two other guests. >> as we approach the chefrnds of 82-year-old wally funk. as we watch the civilian crew aboard that aircraft a short time ago, it was wally funk leading them up those stairs. she has been on an aircraft in her day. may -- we will get to mae in a moment. let's talk about the business angle of this for a moment. andrew is with me as well of cnbc. to tom's point, andrew, the thinking here is that roughly a decade from now, this will be a 10 billion dollar industry.

folks will be able to shell out a few hundred thousand dollars and experience what we are about to watch these four civilians experience now as well. that is the big bet. no? >> it is the big bet but, in many ways even a bigger bet than that. jeff bezos has spent about $6 billion of his own money on blue origin but the space race is going on between richard branson and elon musk and jeff bezos and all have a different approach. elon musk wants to get people to mars over the long-term so we can escape earth. jeff bezos believes that earth is the best place for humans and wants to build infrastructure effectively to get manufacturing and everything that happens on earth that he doesn't think needs to happen here out into space. and so there is the space tourism business. that is the next ten years. we will see what that business looks like. for jeff bezos, there is a bigger idea here which is to

really fundamentally change how we on earth interact with space over the long term. >> jeff bezos, the world's wealthiest man worth north of $200 billion at last check. sir richard branson is also a billionaire, albeit fewer billions that jeff bezos. tom, a lot has been made over the last few weeks of this rivalry between the two billionaire astronaut. one billionaire astronaut and one soon to be billionaire astronaut it would seem. what on do we make of that rivalry? is that we, the media, have created or is it legitimate on some level? >> reporter: yes and yes. i think that we in the media have probably made -- we have made a big deal out of the fact we have two billionaires who build their own spaceships andw gets to go first? let's be clear. bezos said he was going today july 20th and when that

announcement came out, branson said, we are going a week before or nine days before and may have caused a little bit of hard feelings in the bezos camp. keep in mind they put out, i don't know, a tweet that wasn't in great taste in which they essentially questioned whether branson and his passengers would really be astronauts because they are not going as high as bezos would go. i must say i think that a lot of spectators and informed people who watch this industry in and out every sim day really question whether somebody who peeks their head into space three minutes is an astronaut. not in any way qualified like your two guests or somebody who spans years training for a mission with nasa or spend six months on the space station. but, nonetheless it is about the experience, the human experience of being able to see earth in its totality and hopefully see

the earth without boundaries and borders and challenges and in the words of the former nasa administrator, you come back with much deeper appreciation for doing all we can to save this planet. >> we are under two minutes now away from new shepard ascending into space and traveling some 62 miles. the entire flight from touchdown to landing is expected to take roughly 11 minutes. tom, it would seem as if our vantage point has changed a bit. we are getting a closer look at the capsule, itself. what is happening in mission control right now, tom? >> reporter: this is literally going through the engineer checks you would expect if you were listening to a space nasa launch but not as complicated as a nasa launch but paying attention to detail and making sure the systems are go and fuel lines are positive and burning a

combination of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen and 110,000 pounds of thrust when they lift off from the desert floor in west texas and making sure it all looks good. 15 unmanned test flights so far and flawless. if something were to go wrong they fire the crew out away from the rocket and they will parachute back down to earth. on descent two parachutes in londoning. they believe the way you and i and everybody in the future will experience looking at the earth from 62 miles high. important now. we listen in to mission control and the final countdown to liftoff. >> let us do that right now. we are 15 seconds away from the scheduled liftoff of new shepard. jeff bezos, his younger brother

mark, wally funk, and oliver daemen. >> 6-5-4. command and start. 2-1. >> new shepard has cleared the tower on her way to space in our first human crew. go, jeff, go, mark, go, oliver, go, wally. you are going to space! oh, my goodness. listen to the roar of the engine.

we are about to pass through maximum dynamic measure. that is when the is at its maximum. max-q is confirmed. beautiful confirm on that be engine. liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as the propellant. it's not just clean in terms of a beautifully performing, but what comes out of it, it's steam, right? woo. to see -- to see -- to see the glow of the engine underneath the rocket just under our shoulders and to know that we have got a crew that is going to space. it just feels different, doesn't it, gary? >> it is totally different. >> we are watching history. the first unpiloted suborbital flight with all civilian crew.

two minutes in the air now. tom, at what point do we see the capsule start to separate from the rocket booster? >> reporter: i think that will occur about the six-minute mark, craig. i don't have the exact time line. i think we should make the point to the viewer who is watching that the female voice you hear is the voice of blue origin's mission control. this is not nasa. this is not a government entity that is providing us that kind of data straight from nasa. this is, of course, a private company providing us their narration and so we are very mindful of that. you'll get spectacular views and the engineering expertise as well from blue origin's own mission control. >> unreal. awaiting separation here. >> ron gearon is with me, a former nasa astronaut and f-16

fighter pilot. ron, what is happening right now inside that cabin. what are they feeling and seeing? >> they had the engine cut off so they are feeling like they are pushed back in the air with a elephant on their chest. the whole way up they saw that view out the window and probably marveling right now at the indescribable beauty of our planet and the thinness of the atmosphere and curvature of the earth and i hope they are having a wonderful time. >> ron, there are so few people who have seen that view, that view that you and other astronauts have enjoyed. can you describe it at all for us? >> yeah. i think what i experienced in space the first time i looked out the window was an indescribable feeling of gratitude. gratitude for the opportunity to see the planet from that vantage point and gratitude for the planet that we have been given. and i think in a way that i won't be able to fully explain,

being physically detached from the earth made me feel deeply independent and connected to everyone on it and i think i saw the true unity of our planet and species and those things we fight and equal over and think are so important blurred into incision into the face of that indescribable beauty. >> any moment, we are told that capsule is going to separate from the rocket booster. mr. costello, at what point will the civilian astronauts begin to experience that weightlessness? >> reporter: they will get it pretty darn quickly. i'm trying to listen in to mission control as well. she is our best source on exactly what is happening up there. as we mentioned earlier, we have been waiting for more details from blue origin. some that they hold close to the vest. so the best description of what is happening -- >> one-minute warning. one-minute warning.

>> i think -- >> let's try to listen in to blue origin. >> reporter: i think we are hearing them right now. >> let's try to listen in. >> so good. >> got it. >> got it? >> i can see it. >> yeah. >> oh, wow. take a moment. okay, get it. >> woo! >> oh, fantastic! it's dark up here! >> craig, we are hearing them floating inside the capsule and taking the photographs of each other. >> everybody in? >> we don't have the video of that just yet, tom, but what we can do is describe on the right

side of your screen, you are seeing that capsule, it has, as you can see there, detached from the rocket booster and precisely what is supposed to happen. in a few moments you'll see three parachutes as well bringing that capsule back to the ground. >> reporter: when i mentioned the six-minute mark, i meant to say that is at about the point they get back into their seats and i think where we are now. keep in mind, we probably get shots of the rocket coming back down and the space capsule separately parachuting down. >> that is what we are looking at on the right side of the screen, that rocket booster is descending. >> copy. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. you're looking at the rocket booster that will come back down and land on a pad down in west

texas separately and followed by the capsule which is followed by parachutes. a phenomenal look at the rocket. you heard a sonic boom as the rocket comes back down to earth. >> the sonic boom! >> my goodness. the booster has landed. the booster is on the ground, tom. >> the booster touched down. welcome back, new shepard. a beautiful rocket that provided a beautiful flight to space. >> bull's-eye right on the landing. >> stuck the landing. tom, that capsule, that capsule should follow here in roughly three minutes, correct?

>> reporter: that is exactly right. so -- and they will pull those chutes. as the capsule is coming back down, it will hit 3.7. >> you have a very happy crew up there. >> mach 3.7 as it initially comes back down and the chutes will come out and eventually slow to 16 miles per hour. as it comes within about 20 feet of earth, they will fire some retrorockets that will slow it even further as it has a very soft landing in the west texas sand. there is a lot of sand. there are the chutes. >> all three parachutes. tom, do stand by for me once again. we are joined now by space royalty. a former nasa astronaut is with me, the first woman of color in space in 1992, part of that

first crew after the "challenger" explosion in '86. the four civilians who are inside that capsule, may, about to touch down here on the third rock from the sun, what are they thinking right now and feeling right now? >> well, i can't tell you exactly, but if it was me, i would have a big smile on my face and probably wanting to do it all over again. i think what they have done is to see something that is an incredible view, and also to have an experience that, you know, we don't often after have in life. i was thinking about the excitement with this. it was because the rocket. you know, you get to see all of the things that go on, on the flight a short period of time and the adrenaline that goes with it. i think they are just excited. and wanting to tell the story when they get back. >> what a story they will have. a lifetime of stories. may, do stand by, as we watch jeff bezos, his younger brother mark, wally funk, the oldest

woman to ever go into space and oliver daemen, they are about to touch down in the west texas desert. >> and touchdown! welcome back, new shepard. first human crew. what a flight. >> welcome back to earth. congratulations to all of you. >> what a day. what a day! >> very happy group of people on this capsule. >> mission is complete. mission accomplished. and now we watch and wait.

>> amazing. absolutely amazing. >> copy first step. you have a calm crew here as well. let's do a status check. astronaut oliver. copy. astronaut demo. >> astronaut demo, i am unbelievably good! >> copy. bezos, best day ever! >> copy, everyone. go ahead and remain in your seats. crew member 7 is on their way. shortly, you will hear the --

>> my main mission was accomplished. >> that was only about five minutes. >> yep. >> we were listening to blue origin mission control. you can see mission control there. mr. costello, it would seem as if it went off without a hitch. >> reporter: yeah. i think we heard their excitement in their voices. i think i just heard wally funk say she had been floating for five minutes, which exceeded her expectations. obviously, a great experience. i got to think also about this 18-year-old dutch kid oliver who, two weeks ago, was between high school and college and, suddenly, he's on a rocket going to the edge of space. so what a game-changer this has

been for him. what they are going to do now is make sure that all safety protocols are followed. they off-load any gases and they are come in very quickly right m in trucks and these new astronauts from their spaceship. from their spaceship out towards the staging ground. >> we are replaying the moment, just a few moments ago, that rocket booster taking off. tom, the whole thing was actually a few seconds less than the 11 minutes we were expecting. go ahead, tom. >> reporter: i was going to say do you get a refund if you come down 10 minutes and 30 seconds instead of 11 minutes into the flight? i don't know. that is a pretty expensive ticket. listen. i do think it's also worth

making the point, the beauty of this system -- let's celebrate the engineering expertise here. the beauty of the system is, it is a reusable rocket. they are going to turn that rocket booster around an the space capsule also will be reused. >> we are watching those suvs pull up to the capsule here and presumably in a few moments, we are going to see four very happy, very excited folks. >> so quickly and started moving before it landed based on the prediction of landing. we used weather balloons that we launched throughout morning and that gives us a very good idea of -- within a thousand feet. what you're seeing that they are doing right now is kevin and crew member 7 is making sure everybody is okay and gives them a thumb's up. they are grounding the vehicle. when you go into space, you accumulate pretty significant

electric charge and that is why we prefer the astronauts not get out themselves and we ground the vehicle with static charge which can be quite strong. >> excellent. i think kevin, our crew member 7 has given the thumb's up for all of our astronauts that are on board there. again, jeff bbezos, mark bezos, wally funk, and oliver daemen. what an incredible day. you heard them on the audio, best day ever! i feel like this is our best day ever and we didn't even get to go up into space. i mean, what a day. congratulations to the entire blue team, our astronaut crew, and, of course, the friends and family of these incredible astronauts. they are just about to exit the capsule here. let's wait for that moment. there you see jeff in the window.

>> they are moving one of the main parachute lines to make sure it doesn't snag the hatch when it opens. >> there is jeff. thumb's up. you heard the cc is safe.

gary, the architect of new shepard, congratulations to you, man. >> congratulations. >> give me a hug. this is just -- oh! what a day! again, thank you, everybody, for joining us live for our first human flight of new shepard. our four astronauts went to space and back topping over 350,000 feet. well over 100 kilometers. they have come back down safely. we are just waiting here for egress. our crew is going to get out of the capsule and meet their families back here on the

ground. of course, their families that have provided so much support since they were little kids and dreamt of this to this day and this moment. >> are you ready? family, we ready? [ screaming ] woo! hey! woo woo!

>> oh, my gosh. >> oliver! congratulations. congratulations. >> oh, my gosh. that is great. >> congratulations. >> you got to get up there, sweetheart! oh, my god. it was so great! >> what a day again here. a successful launch and landing of the new shepard rocket and crew capsule with our first human flight crew there. jeff bezos, mark bezos, oliver daemen, and wally funk. >> and they are back on the ground and hugs and high five's all around there in west texas. former nasa astronaut mike is with me and he is a senior adviser for space programs at the intrepid sea air and space museum here in new york.

mike, you watched it all unfold as well with me here. what do you make of it? >> well, first off, thanks for having me. i'm thrilled to be here with you. and amazing what we just saw. i think that this is a great accomplishment for the team at blue origin, able to pull this off. they had 15 successful flights before this, three successful flights of tests of their escape system. now they got people on board and jeff bezos takes the first ride. i think it's pretty exciting. i think it opens up opportunities not only for people. i'm a professor at columbia. some of my students have had an experiment fly already on the new shepard spacecraft. so i think it's going to open up opportunities and more access to space and very exciting what blue origin has planned for the future as well. >> mr. costello, we know that

there is going to be a news conference of some sort here roughly an hour and a half from now so reporters will get to ask some questions of the civilian astronauts. what do we know about what happens after this? >> reporter: they will have -- first of all, they will have family time and reunite with friends and family on the ground and do that privately. after the news conference they have a series of one-on-one interviews with the media. i'll just -- a couple of points here. first of all, this isn't really as much about a billionaire going to space in the terms of jeff bezos any more than it was really about richard branson. it's about this new chapter in allowing anybody eventually to experience seeing the earth from beyond that, you know, that karmen line in the atmosphere of space and providing people really what they hope is kind of a rounding experience, a human experience and gaining a greater

appreciation for where we are, for this planet that we are on and it's only us, right? we are out here in the middle of nowhere in the universe. i would also make the point, it is a very comfortable 75 degrees on the ground here in west texas and it normally can get up to 110. the locals are talking about the fact they cannot believe we are having such weather here. yesterday, it was only in the 80s. so fantastic weather and a beautiful day to land here in west texas. also, by the way, we had a security and a safety briefing here on the ground before this whole thing started and the director of security for blue origin, a very serious guy, said look out for the rattlesnakes and the scorpions and the tarantulas and the tornadoes! beyond that, have a great time! you know, you can imagine that i think all of the rattlesnakes were scared away when that thing landed in the sand. >> a few moments, it appeared as if someone remembered to bring the champagne to the party there

in the desert of west texas. may gemson is back with me as well. may, here we are in 2021. we have just seen four civilians head into space, the second time in nine days we have seen something like where are we going to be ten years from now, may, if you had to guess? >> wow. that is a big guess for me, craig. i think that where we are going to be is where i hope we will be is the excitement about space exploration continues and we will steadyfastly continue to support the incredible work that governments do in space exploration because this is very clearly and rightfully built on work that was from 1961 on in terms of getting humans in space so we are able to have the confidence in blue origin and what they do because a lot of the big heavy lifting was

already done. commercial industry brings a wealth of engineering and innovation to move things forward. so i hope what we are doing is we will see this a continued process where it's not -- we haven't sort of that it's only commercial, it's only private industry, but we continue to support the work that nasa does, whether it's long-range space exploration or going back to the moon, and also putting in the work with commercial industries. in ten years, perhaps we will see a ticket prices had come down and see more people involved and more payloads involved and we will be back on the moon one way or another. >> that feels like the perfect period to our coverage this morning. the blue origin soared into space. it was there for roughly 10 1/2 minutes from touchdown to takeoff. the four civilians, jeff bezos,

mark bezos, wally funk, oliver daemen, all safely back on this planet right now. we will be hearing from them in just a bit. but for now, that concludes our coverage of the blue origin space back to "today in the bay." your local news come. we were watching history right here in the studio as well with you. >> i was thinking about the number of times you and i watched history together, the resignation of the pope, invasion of iraq, all of those times. you see the live pictures there. we've talked to astronauts how it went, it was nominal, they're just engineers or good engineers, but to and yelling and with champagne, so much fun to see. >> looking at that, one thing i kept thinking about is that, you know, i felt like a kid.

>> right. >> the entire experience just watching that. >> the anticipation, too. it was interesting because i was monitoring on twitter as well. there was a lot of anticipation and a little, you know, worriness about this as well, what if. they were talking about, you know, the challenger explosion and what not. >> sure. >> and those of us who were able to watch that history unfold in 1986. >> yes. >> but i mean to see this as such a successful launch, you felt the joy with them. >> and to remind you, this is the first manned mission of this rocket, right. >> right. >> unpiloted. >> i don't like comparing branson and all that. everything is unique. this is the first time this rocket has had human beings in it and thor on of the rocket in it is a huge step. >> even though, you know, it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> hundreds of millions. >> for a person to get on anyway, it makes you feel like wow, maybe one day i can. maybe in 20 years. it will be like adoars.

>> right now, right now we're here on planet earth. thank you very much for joining us. we are covering the other day's top stories this morning as well. a crucial vote for the future of the oakland a's. >> the city council is deciding whether to approve plans for this proposed stadium at howard terminal. this vote could decide whether the team will stay or go. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live with what we can expect ahead of today's vote. bob? >> yes, this would be a nonbinding agreement. the oakland city council will meet in less than three hours from now to vote on this term sheet for the proposed new a's stadium located at the howard terminal in the port of oakland. as you can see in these architectural renderings we've put on your tv screen, the a's have been threatening to leave oakland and possibly head to las vegas if the city council nixes the howard terminal plans later this morning. council member noel gallo is a no. dan kaleb is not sure the a's

have oakland's best interest in mind. >> the a's don't want to pay for any of the infrastructure that is needed due to this project. anything outside the walls of the new ballpark they want the city one way or the other to pay for everything. >> what am i losing? right now oakland has many emergencies that i need to attend to. homelessness, housing, public safety, and i need to invest my dollars there. not on a professional team. >> i think we have a plan for the waterfront that brings $450 million in community benefits, a billion dollars to the general fund. it could be used for some of the issues that this community is facing. >> reporter: those who work in and around howard terminal don't think that that part of the city is equipped for a new ballpark. a longshoreman tells us thousands of fans can't be parking in that area and clogging up the train tracks as they're trying to move cargo in and out.

maritime workers will hold another rally later this afternoon outside oakland city hall to express their opposition to the howard terminal stadium plan. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there, bob. former 49ers coach in critical condition after a bike accident here in california. reports say that greg knapp was struck by a car over the weekend. knapp is the jets passing game specialist and worked as an offensive coordinator for the last ten years and working for the raiders and 49ers. a live picture of sfo and a warning for travelers, the centers for disease control are warning against travel for the uk as covid cases continue to rise as those who contracted the virus are immune, push to get similar travel and mask guidance as those who are vaccinated. doctors say both groups have the same protection. "today in the bay's" cierra

johnson is live with more on the push to make it an even level field here for us. cierra. >> yeah. this morning there's a lot going on in the realm of covid, but let's first start talking about the warning issued by the state department that could impact travel for folks here in the united states as well as the bay area traveling to the united kingdom. the state department right now urging americans not to travel to the united kingdom. the warning was originally issued on monday and came after the cdc said that country is experiencing, quote, a very high level of the disease with a warning to americans came the same day as almost all of the restrictions were lifted in england. nbc is reporting britain has seen nearly 55,000 new covid cases on saturday, which is the highest number of cases in just one day since january. and back here at home, some are grappling with the challenges of proving immunity to the virus as

scientists continue to research how long immunity lasts from the vaccination or the actual infection. some researchers say there needs to be a way for those recovering from the virus to prove their immunity. americans can present a vaccination card to show they have immunity, but other countries like france and germany actually allow americans to visit by showing they have recovered from the virus with a doctor's note. we spoke with ucsf infectious disease monica gandhi who said we must do something to address natural immunity. >> there are large studies done from israel, cleveland clinic and other places that show that the rate of reinfection for the first year is the same after vaccination than it is after natural infection. >> reporter: that infectious disease expert believes the cdc will take a closer look at those rules for survivors in the next six weeks or as school resumes.

dr. gandhi says it's important if you did get covid, the actual virus, it is still important to get the vaccination, to speak to your doctor about the time in between both of those occurrences. we're live at sfo, cierra johnson, for "today in the bay." >> 6:44 right now. now to the fire fight to our north happening now, the dixie fire continues to burn out of control 100 miles north of sacramento in butte county. at this hour, it is only 15% contained and burned more than 40,000 acres. our investigative unit learned the district attorney is investigating pg&e's admission that its equipment may have sparked the fire. the utility says a tree fell on a power line. we've also learned cal fire was hampered from fighting the fire in its earl stages because someone was flying a drone illegally. cal fire had to put its air assault on hold until it was safe to fly.

a key ruling next here on "today in the bay," the federal court decision that could have a big impact on colleges requiring students to get covid-19 vaccines. plus -- >> i'm kris sanchez with one community that's tightening the spigot even more in terms of water restrictions and we're getting a live look from napa of the reason why all of this water conservation is so important. we'll show you that and more as you're watching "today in the bay."

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good tuesday morning. it's 6:47. we're still going to have our coastal temperatures and warm valleys but a cooling trend is under way and we'll talk more about that in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> we have seen the commute build. we don't have an issue there. it's pretty calm on the front. we're looking at the toll plaza and the rest of the commute building throughout the south bay. we'll give you more detail coming up. marcus? >> thanks, mike. now to a ruling that could have a major impact on college students across the country. a federal judge saying that indiana university can require students to get covid-19 vaccines for the fall semester. this comes after eight students filed that lawsuit claiming that the school's policy violated their constitutional rights. a judge ruled that university acted in the interest of public health when making that mandate. you may recall the university of california announced that vaccinations will be required

before the fall term begins for all students and staff. to our ongoing coverage of the worsening drought. a live look across the bay area stricter water conditions and -- could be on tap for another commun region and our state. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live with a look at what we can expect today. kris? >> hi, laura. valley water will start doing virtual bus tours of anderson lake now at 3% capacity because of a seismic retrofit project. that work will eventually mean better water storage for the bay area. however, in the meantime the big thing is water conservation and that's something that napa is going to talk about. they're talking about tightening the faucet down a little bit more in order to reach the conservation level of 20%. they're trying to protect lake hennessey napa's primary source of water. that could mean limiting

irrigation to two days a week and restricting how much water can be trucked out of the city. now bay area wide santa clara water district has a 15% mandatory cutback for customers, sonoma county with a mandatory 20% cutback. most other bay area agencies are voluntary. east bay mud is asking for people to cut 10%, contra costa county water 10%, mid peninsula water district 10% and san francisco 10%. at this point alameda county has launched a water conservation campaign but no cutbacks. nasa satellite imagery shows the impact of the drought deepening across california into the western united states. reservoirs in our state are at or near record lows. a different view of shasta lake, which is the biggest reservoir in our state. i was there about a week and a half ago when it was at 37% capacity and dropping 12 inches per day. the folks at the marina told me

they have to float those dox out once a week so that those houseboats don't get stuck in the mud. we have been making contact with our counties and water agencies in case you don't know what's happening where you live, go to nbcbayarea.com/water restrictions. you can find everything that you need and the links where you need to go. in morgan hill, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. it is time to get a look at that forecast for you on this terrific tuesday. starting now a little foggy in san francisco, kari? >> yeah. this is what we've seen recently. it does continue today. it's what's helping to cool us off across the bay area starting out with some fog, mist and drizzle here, all clear fort inland areas and looking hazy as we're starting out in san jose. as we check out our high temperatures for this afternoon, we're going to still have a wide range from the south bay where milpitas will reach 77 degrees, head down to morgan hill, up to

87, warmer there and hot for some of our inland east bay reaching 92 for antioch and livermore. 87 danville. 74 in hayward today. near the coast once again, you can see that fog is going to linger at half moon bay keeping those temperatures in the 50s. all clear heading over toward redwood city. highs there reaching up to 78 degrees. and there will be some clearing, but breezy winds coming in from the west for san francisco. highs in the low to mid 60s there and some upper 70s for mill valley. as hot as 95 degrees in clearlake today. you can see the temperatures heating up farther to the north. as we look at our seven-day forecast, strong cooling trend will be underway as we get the ocean breeze. temperatures for some of our warmer spots reaching into the low 80s and looking at a slight warmup heading into the weekend. overall, very nice and comfortable. san francisco has some slight cooling here as well with some low 60s in the forecast. a lot more fog, mist and drizzle. we should see a little bit more sunshine by the end of the weekend.

mike, how is it looking right now for the morning commute. >> things changed dramatically as we watched the commute, the new shepard took from earth and space and back again, the metering lights are on and all lanes are pretty much filled in. good movement and of course the hov lanes are an advantage. the bay bridge, richmond bridge and highway 37 showing your typical slowdown as they start their journey and things spread out getting over in toward the north bay and highway 101. over a half hour out of pittsburgh and down 242 in toward walnut creek. that build is on for contra costa county. san jose shows that slowing as well. there was a crash north 101 around oakland road. it's all on the shoulder. that's about it. back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:53. happening now, uber is expanding grocery delivery to 400 u.s. cities including key markets such as san francisco, new york and washington, d.c. the move comes as uber signs a partnership with albertson's. if you're an uber eats or uber

eats subscriber, you won't have to pay fees on grocery orders over $30. a look at the top stories, including history made. if you're just waking up, stay with us because we're going to show you the moment jeff bezos was launched into space. that was this morning. it was a really cool sight to see. there is a lot at stake. we're hours away from the make or break vote on the future of the oakland a's. a live report on what's expected. we're back in two minutes with much more for you on "today in the bay."

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welcome back. before you head out the door we are moving you forward with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay." we begin with what's happening today, a crucial vote for the future of the oakland a's. >> the city will decide whether to approve plans for a proposed stadium at howard terminal. the vote will decide whether the team will stay or go. "today in the bay's" bob redell live with what we can expect ahead of today's vote. >> marcusion and laura, oakland city council meets at 9:00, public comment and then the council members will vote on the nonbinding agreement, a term sheet for the proposed stadium at the howard terminal located at the port of oakland as you can see in the architectural renderings there. the a's say they will leave if the city council doesn't approve this deal.

they would possibly head off to las vegas. council member dan kalb says the a's don't want to pay for the infrastructure that is needed and you've got noel gallo who says there are bigger issues facing the city right now, not a professional team. the oakredent says that the plan for this waterfront stadium would bring $450 million to the community and a billion dollars to the general fund. those who work in and around the howard terminal don't think that part of the city is equipped well enough for a ballpark considering you have thousands of fans bringing in their cars, crowding up the train tracks nearby making it difficult to bring cargo in and out. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> one we'll continue to follow. thanks so much. let's get a quick check of the forecast with kari. >> we're going to see our temperatures today headed towards the mid 80s for the inland areas. a little bit cooler for the end of the week, but it's going to be very pleasant and slightly

warmer for the weekend. how is the commute, mike? >> still slow in san jose but the crash did move to the shoulder. 101 moving slower back to what we expect there. we have cracked that half hour. it's actually almost 40 minutes out of pittsburgh into walnut creek for that morning slowing. that's the earthly commute. over to you. >> less than an hour ago history made. blue origin's rocket, new shepard blasting off into space. take a look. >> go jeff, mark, wally, oliver, you are going to space. >> they made it and then, of course, landing safely back on earth as well. >> so amazing. >> it was. we were watching history this morning unfold. >> yes. just history that we got to watch, you see richard branson saying well done. he just tweeted this a minute ago. and i think what tom said, you don't look at it as billionaires going into space, look at it as people going into space, a new

opportunity. >> right. >> they built them, they get to ride first. >> nice to see it was successful as well. video of the capsule landing after the 10:30 minute space flight. thanks for joining us. back with a local news update in half an hour. now to the "today" show. good morning. they blast off into space history. >> we're there live with their journey into the heavens and the return to earth. >> lesson learned? students and teachers being told to mask up when they return to the classroom. >> masking will be an important strategy to help protect our children. >> this as covid cases climb nationwide with one health official in the south warning a fourth wave is