athletes vying for gold. the one thing heading to tokyo that could alter some of the games. >> good afternooanyou for joini this olympic edition o area news. >> we want to begin with some breaking news. former senator barbara boxer assaulted in oakland today. according to a tweet from her account she was in the jack london square neighborhood this afternoon when it happened. we want to show you the area where it happened. police say she was walking on third street when someone pushed her from behind, stole her cell phone and then jumped into a waiting car. the former senator is okay. she was not seriously hurt. the oakland police department is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. of course, sky ranger over the scene and will keep an eye on the situation and provide any updates as they come into our

newsroom. our other top story, california was the first state to impose the stay at home order and now it will be the first state to require allstate employees get vaccinated or get tested weekly. the governor made that announcement in oakland this morning. he said starting next month all 246,000 state employees will need to provide proof they've been vaccinated or accept weekly covid testing. state employees who choose to remain unvaccinated will also be required to wear an n-95 mask to work. it is the state's latest push to slow down the highly contagious delta variant which is causing infections and hospitalizations to go up as well as our positivity rate. the governor blasted conservative politicians and pundits for spreading misinformation about the covid vaccine. >> we're exhausted by the ron johnsons, tucker carlsons, we're exhausted by margie the right w chamber that has been

perpetuating misinformation around the vaccine. >> elder care facilities, even those who work for the private sector will also have to comply with the new rule as well. health care providers have until august 23rd to get all of their employees to comply with the new rule. spokesperson for the governor for now says t plans to issue fines. the governor's move isscross th. especially in co have just reinstituted mask rules. we have a san jose dmv office. this is where they're taking this. that's a pretty bold stand to take so how are people reacting? >> reporter: well, as you can imagine, there aren't too many state agencies that require face-to-face contact than the dmv but we essentially got mixed opinions from people we talked to about the governor's new order for state employees.

it was a busy day at the dmv offices on alma avenue in san jose. jerome brown took a while to get his new license plate. while he believes the governor is right to require state workers get vaccinated, he wasn't worried about exposure inside the dmv. >> i got my shots already so i'm comfortable. >> reporter: do you think the governor is doing the right thing in doing this? >> i think so. >> reporter: why? >> public safety. for everybody's safety to stop the virus. >> reporter: some people were skeptical saying why should state employees be different than workers in a bank or store? >> it's like you're working with the public. what's the difference? that's my opinion. there's federal government and there's -- you know, anyone who's in public. what's really the difference? where do you draw the line? >> in san mateo county, the move comes as the county begins requiring masks in county facilities whether you're vaccinated or not. david caniba says he's not sure

if the county will follow the governor's lead but applauded the decision to put public health first. >> i don't think considering the political environment and the recall, that he wants to do this. it's very, very tough. >> some people we talked to were required to put masks on. >> the more people get vaccinated, the better. helps us move forward. yeah. >> reporter: what you think the governor did is okay? >> i think so, yes. >> reporter: in fact, the santa clara county executive says he not only supports the governor's move, he said the county will follow suit with its own workers soon. robert handa, nbc bay area news. the governor is making the news less than 2 months before california's recall election. the race is getting tighter. as of last week 48% favor

keeping gavin newsom in the governor's office. 43% want to recall him. it appears newsom's numbers are declining as c climb. >> polls are always about how do you feel today? we've still got several weeks, but rear its ugly head even more so, more forcefully, the governor's going to have a hard time because you're going to have two groups of people, one those who didn't want to be masked because they've already been vaccinated and, two, those who didn't want to be masked period. >> as for the republicans who want to replace newsom, the poll has republican radio host larry elder as the surprise leader at 16%. john cox, kevin faulconer tied at 6% and caitlyn jenner at 4%.

schools just weeks away from reopening the doors after a year and a half of distance learning. now the scramble is on to find enough teachers, others in a mad dash to make sure classrooms are safe and clean for students. we are showed the last-minute prep to make schools ready. >> reporter: well, august 18th is the big day here in allen brock. there will be changes to the rules here but administrators and parents say they're eager to get started. >> the custodians are going classroom to classroom. sanitizing every corner after a busy summer. >> we have an amazing team, you know, helping because we're just wrapping up summer school and we need to clean. >> reporter: because of social distancing rules, many unused desks are piled up in one corner of the classroom but schools across the state are loosening some of the social distancing guidelines allowing more assroom. to sit

at allen rock the plastic sneeze guards will stay in place and every room is equipped with an air purifier as an added safety measure. lucina cruz says last year was tough serving as ars if schools enough teachers by the time the first bell rings, something every district appears to be struggling with. >> we do. we still have some vacancies but we are very -- we trust that we're going to be able to find the teachers that we need. >> in alan rock, 5% of the students chose not to return to the classroom this fall. that's about 400 children. the superintendant says the program they will attend won't be called virtual learning anymore. it's now known as independent study. for the rest, their rooms are almost ready to welcome them back. >> very excited to see the kids back. >> in san jose, nbc bay area

news. >> i'm sure the kids are excited too. thank you, damian. summer games in tokyo. busy first weekend of the olympics now turns into a first full week of competition. a live look at the cauldron in tokyo. the olympic flame burning bright even though rain drops are falling. it is another big day at the olympics. nbc's liz mclaughlin is live from tokyo. just after 8 a.m. tuesday there. we're gearing up for another day of competition. you have your hat on. is that because it's raining? we know some events were canceled because of the tropical storm moving in. >> reporter: absolutely, janelle. it actually cleared up. you just missed a beautiful rainbow over the tokyo bay. the sun is peeking its head out after some wind and rain. i got wet. i didn't mind. it lowered the high temperatures that the athletes have been dealing with in competition over the past few days. you might hear a helicopter

overhead. security is beefing up. lots of events going on here and u.s.a. at 14 in the medal count. 8 of those were earned in the pool. >> to enjoy the national anthem. >> reporter: u.s. swimmer caleb dressel is vying for six gold medals in tokyo and already getting comfortable at the top of the podium. part of the first finishing team in the 4x100 free relay. >> i feel s a little shaky so i'm glad somewhat decent one under my belt. >> katie ledecky earned silver in the 400 free in a narrow loss to aussie arianne timus. arianne had a great race. >> reporter: four more races on the schedule including her 1500 meter free, a new addition this year. the women's gymnastics team stumbled in qualifying. still has a shot at the third straight gold in the final

tuesday. in 3x3 basketball making its olympic beat china in a buzzer beater. sixth win of the tournament to advance. >> what's up next? i'm proud of my team. >> reporter: u.s. so ball on a winning streak. >> back it goes! and gone! >> finishing pool play 5-0 and earning the home team advantage against japan in the home game. >> no matter what's thrown at us, we're going to be able to withstand it. >> reporter: tuesday's match-up thrown a curveball with a tropical storm in japan. >> tonight in primetime on nbc from tokyo, back to the pool for medal races in the men's 200 meter freestyle. going for gold, regan smith frech off of setting an olympic record and the women's and men's 100 meter backstroke.

later the u.s.a. men's rugby 7 team will look to stay undefeated in pool play against south africa. all of that and much more as the tokyo olympic games continue here. a burial has been running. . he placed second in the 5,000 meter race. but as a daca recipient born in guatemala, he can't run for the u.s. because he's not a citizen, not a legal permanent resident. his home country of guatemala invited him to join the team. he won special permission to travel to tokyo. his first event the preliminary 5,000 meter race happens august 3rd. you can follow along with our local athlete tracker right on our trending bar. well, up next, fed up with rampant crime, the bay area

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couple was killed in a car crash in minnesota last night. the sheriff said 7 people from california were in a ford expedition when it collided with a chevy. police hav identities of the children so it's unclear if they family. alcohol does not determine what happened. a major cleanup is planned for antioch. the mayor unveiled a sweeping crime prevention practice. >> there are moms who can't come here to wash their clothes because there are drug dealers. i was standing out here and i witnessed two individuals ar described what's been happening in antioch's sycamore square forfar too long. now the city has a plan to clean things up.

the mayor says the city is prepared to hire youth who have been causing some of the problem. >> you can show up at 8 a.m. here to sell dope, you can show up to city hall, you can show up to public works, you can show up anywhere in this city to earn a living the right way. we're more than happy to claim you. >> reporter: the city is set to hold business owners accountable for securing their property. >> if you allow this environment to exist, you can shut us down. >> while you're talking about shutting down benefits, these benefits are the ones that gave a person like me an opportunity to feed my kids, to pay my bills. >> reporter: many are skeptical and say businesses can't be expected to clean up the mess. romi's liquor store is riddled with bullets after a shooting left three wounded over the weekend. >> i need to have nobody get killed. i need help. >> reporter: the owners say police are slow to respond to

calls for help when gets out of hand. they say they're trying to stay afloat and are fearful. in antioch, jodyz, nbc bay area news. as attention, the fbi and other federal agency are joining the fight to curb violence. less than two weeks ago surveillance video captured two gunmen beating an asian man. a day later the same camera caught a robbery and beating of two asian women at the same intersection. two of more than a dozen attacks. today oakland's police chief says he has allotted overtime for additional officers to patrol chinatown on foot. >> the idea that our most marginalized community, seniors will be walking down the street and accosted assaulted and robbed is clearly unacceptable. at the oakland police department we've been looking at the

incidents. we've released video to the public because we truly do need the public's help. >> we are targeting the most violent offenders and it's coming from oakland and the surrounding east bay. our current aim is to aggressively pursue those who are in crimes involving firearms. >> the fbi stepping in to help, the regional strike force to prosecute gun-related stop the pipeline bringing illegal guns to the area. this week we're arming you with some tips and tricks and vital information you need to prepare yourself for the threat that wildfires pose to your home. >> consumer reporter chris kamara is recommending a three-step wildfire checkup. >> good evening. our first recommendation this week is to get on the phone with your insurance agent and review your homeowner's policy. you might be under insured. many people whose home has burned down in the north bay were under insured.

when your coverage doesn't match the actual cost of rebuilding the house, something's got to give. fewer square foot take, fewer bathrooms or bedrooms. >> it can be very difficult. instead of b a four three, you have to build back a three two. you don't want to do that. >> reporter: nicole ganley says you can review your policy with a simple five or ten-minute phone call to your insurance agent. ganley recommends you discuss extended replacement cost coverage to prepare for price jolts rebuilding after a disaster. >> extended replacement cost coverage is going to give you 150% of coverage. going to give you more to cover that demand surge. that's even more important this year. >> yeah, because prices are up. it is your responsibility to adjust your policy each year. not your insurance agent or your insurance company. while it is true, your coverage level does tend to creep up over the years a little bit, that's the yellow line here, you cannot depend on that automatic

increase to actually match construction cost hikes which is the red line here. please, do call your agent. if you have home insurance issues, perhaps we can help. go to nbcbayarea.com and then click the responds option from the main menu. i'll be back on wednesday night with a surprising look at your responsibility for your power line. then on friday we'llmoney-savin inventory for homeowners and renters. i'll see you then. >> this is all the kind of stuff you have to be doing now. we're already seeing the tamarack fire -- >> 65 fire. >> i remember last year when all of a sudden the fire was coming ng through this the whole time, then i was scrambling. >> i had to back -- you never think it's going to be you. now i'm ready to go. >> now our weather is changing. we have monsoonal moisture. possibly lightning. is that going to h the weather worse? >> that's going to make it worse.

any lightning strikes could spark fires. we are under a heightened concern for the possibility of these lightning strikes. let's b microclimate forecast. view from emoryville towards san francisco shows quite a bit of fog at the coast line. on top of that today we had a tremendous amount of cloud coverage as well moving in with the monsoonal moisture. at the coast it was cool with a foggy breeze. headed anywhere, you noticed some of that humidity. i wanted to show you, we had isolated thunderstorms. the slight chance of that. that will continue through tomorrow morning and then looking at hotter weather ahead. let me show you what's driving the weather pattern. filling out the hot area of high pressure. we have been talking about this over a week. the chance of this happening. everything is lining up. clockwise circulation is hoping to pull up this monsoonal moisture. more humid air. then we have a small little system out here. not really expected to do a

whole lot. one thing it is doing is the counter clockwise circulation around that. helping to create this conveyor belt. it's a second mechanism here to host that up through around california. you can see what we're concerned about is this line down here gradually moving off to the north as you move through tomorrow morning. the future cast tonight shows the best chance of thunderstorms will be over the sierras. but by tomorrow morning that's when we could get activity over the east bay, south bay, maybe even right over the bay. tomorrow morning we have that chance of some isolated thunderstorms. then gradually this pushes off to the north as we head through the day tomorrow. we'll get that sunshine in here. we'll a srt it off tomorrow ouds early to start.l temperatures in the 60s to the south bay, peninsula and trivalley. cool breeze over san francisco and the north bay. by the afternoon, hotter.

100 in brent wood. oakland, 75. palo alto, 84. best chance of isolated thunderstorms for the morning. on my forecast here in san francisco, we had some 70s wednesday and thursday and then some 60s ahead and through the inland valleys, we're in the 90s here over the next several days. eventually back down to some 80s as you roll into sunday's forecast. i did want to show you that tropical storm near tokyo, it's pushing off to the north. good news for them. they underwent a lot of rainfall and wind this morning. a couple of events were delayed but they're going to get out of this no problem. >> good news. thanks so much, jeff. goings for gold, the u.s. women's softball teamoo make history in japan. make history in japan. we're goi

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here's an updated medal count. china leading with 15. u.s.a. behind with 14 including 7 gold. host country japan. u.s.a. softball over japan. >> the two countries will now play again in less than 12 hours. this time it will be for the gold medal. chelsea stewart led the u.s. to a 2-1 victory. it gives the u.s. undefeated team the right to bat last in tomorrow's gold medal game. the u.s. lost the gold medal to

japan in 2008. that was the last time softball was played in the olympics. >> it feels great. we've been tested and been in stressful moments. i think we're ready to go compete tomorrow and know no matter what's thrown at us, we're going to be able to withstand it. >> you can watch the gold medal game overnight at 4 a.m. tomorrow on cnbc. >> other big events to watch out for, men's 100 meter backstroke. 7:00 right here. then there's palo alto's lily zhang, third round match. >> much more olympic coverage next. we have "the olympic zone" next. take care. stay with us.

coming up on "the olympic zone" what keeps swimmer caeleb dressel's explosive face in the pool. >> something i do on the drums helps me in the water. everything is interconnected. >> plus, the bond that gives gymnast suni lee her best balance and the accident that almost took it away. >> we know she was nervous. on top of that she had me to worry about. >> how her father helped her soar. and could this be the next olympic sport? >> oh, my gosh. >> corey robinson ask