$400 thousand on the new program. right now quickly approaching 6:00 why new mask guidance. the bay area county that's not following suit.biles, the decist the competition tomorrow and what's happening behind the scenes with team usa gymnastics. we'll see you in a few minutes. also we could be experiencing the worst drought in 20 years. leading to dangerous fire conditions. the new impact it's having on bay area wildlife, water and your wallet. i bent down and rolled with him when i could. just because i didn't want to lose my leg. >> that teenager's trip to mexico ends with a trip to the e.r. the bay area woman attacked by a crocodile telling the frightening story. this is "today in the bay."

thank you so much for makes us a part of your morning. first the worst draught to hit northern california in 20 years. >> some parts of the bay area may be experiencing just that after we were dealt a bone dry rainy season which is now impacting wildlife, water use and the wallet. >> let's bring in bob redell live in san jose with more on that and the brush fire with smoke across the south bay. >> reporter: good morning. that brush fire on the border of south san jose is out. the fire department is here to keep an eye on that area to make sure nothing were to flare up. it broke out last night along coyote creek. no homes evacuated. did send up smoke seen for miles

last night. fire crews are stretched thin after sending people to fight the dixie fire. th was another indication we may be experiencing the worst drought conditions seen in 20 years. only on nbc bay area.com meteorologist rob examines how current drought conditions are leading to record dry fuel moistures. so far the fire season outpacing last year by a 3:1 margin. rob notes how marin specifically conditions are more severe since 21 years ago. inland east bay areas like oakland hills at all time peak severity since 2000. this includes much of solano, contra costa and alameda counties now online rob gives us

a closer look at the winds in the fire danger and how coastal areas are faring. if you go to the article we have a break down county by county for today and feels like the morning is right. send it over to kari hall. >> also monitoring for the air quality. seeing the smoke today in the region. the shades of blue indicate the near surface smoke and going to unfortunately be more unhealthy and must have more moving off to the east. monitoring the fire danger and will have an update coming up. laura? >> thank you so much. statewide flex alert from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. you're asked to conserve electricity. set the thermostat to 78 degrees

or higher. avoid using major appliances and turn off all unnecessary lights. all federal workers may be required to receive the covid vaccine. america adjusts to a new cdc recommendation that everyone even those fully vaccinated mask up where case rates are high. tracie potts joins us live from washington d.c. what do we need to know here? >> reporter: it is guidance. it's a recommendation why not a mandate as we have seen locally in some areas but the cdc is adjusting based on the virus including new evidence that people who are fully vaccinated can transmit it. new overnight, the top doctor at the u.s. capitol is requiring everyone wear a mask, vaccinated or not. the white house will, too. as president biden now weighs

whether to also require the covid vaccine for all federal employees. >> that's another consideration right now. >> reporter: the cdc reversing course now recommending indoor masks or everyone in high that's two thirds of the country. health officials believe 100 million unvaccinated people are driving the spread. >> we have to get to them. we have to convince them to get vaccinated. >> reporter: there's also new evidence that infected people who are vaccinated can transmit the virus to others. >> those data are very compelling and that triggered the change in the cdc guidelines. >> reporter: the cdc recommendation includes masks for all school children and staff. but several states have banned mandates. >> it is confusing to parents. one school district going this way but one school district a few miles up the highway is different. >> reporter: vice president harris seen masking up in washington tuesday. >> none of us like wearing

masks. people need to get vaccinated. >> reporter: the mask debate heating up once again as federal employees wait to hear if they will also need to get a shot. all but one bay area county had already a week ago recommended a return to maskings. solano county is not. the health lead calling the cdc recommendation misguided. back to you. >> all right. thank you so much. health officials say passports may be coming to california and saying that even if it does not become a state mandate more businesses may decide to ask customers for digital proof of vaccination or a policy similar to no shirt no shoes no service. starting tomorrow 500 bars making up the bar owner alinsz require patrons to be while you

sleeping. out of tokyo.ter pulling out ofe team competition simone biles said she will not compete in the women's all around competition. >> raj mathai is live in tokyo. everyone talking about what happened in the last 24 hours or so. simone biles really front and center here. >> reporter: it is amazing. yesterday at this time we were talking about biles pulling out of the overall team competition and now this wednesday you might be waking up to this news. simone biles saying she won't compete tomorrow. that's the individual all around. so a lot happening in tokyo. it is a good wakeup call for those not paying attention to mental health. it is naomi osaka, as well. kevin love. not just high profile athletes but every day athletes. a parent of a little leaguer

there's stress in every level. as for simone biles listen to what she had to say about what's happening here in tokyo. >> thank you so much >> thank you. >> reporter: behind the scenes without the lights and cameras jordan and grace fresh off the team silver medal asked not only about simone biles and own dealings with pressure and mental health. >> we are human. we are not just athletes. we have things to deal with at home or even in our daily lives. >> triple twisting double back. >> reporter: biles officially pulled out of thursday's all around individual competition but the door remains open for other individual events. this issue not about sport but mindfulness. >> i say put mental health first because if you don't then you're not going to enjoy the sport and succeed as much as you want to so it's okay to sit out the big competition to focus on yourself to show how strong of a

competitor and person that you are. >> reporter: her strength on full display. the golden glow of olympic success often fades away. in its place the expectations from fans. the unfiltered comments on ndheg international media. tracking her every move. >> we are just a little bit too stressed out but we should be out here having fun and sometimes that's not the case. >> well said by simone biles and the teammate there is. what we talk about here, have fun as what you do and don't stress out and a sign of strength of simone biles stepping back from the competition. we'll see how it unfolds these next few days. we talk about stamford and cal athletes and not forgotten about san jose state. go to the south bay. judo is a sport that you might

know that started in japan in the late 1800s. a big part of san jose this ma judo coach who led the first u.s. olympic judo team back in 1964. created a powerhouse program on campus. uchida is 101 and watching a star judokas here in japan with us. he won the first match and then unfortunately eliminated in his round of 16. second match lost to his opponent from turkey. nonetheless we say this to all local olympians, job well done just getting to tokyo. team usa basketball, remember a few days ago? they last to france in the opening round. today they came out strong. usa against iran. hello to kd. kevin durant. damian lillard leading the way.

usa beats iran, 120-66. so that's just part of what's a busy morning few you guys but a busy night for us. where's kari? we dead with the typhoon and humidity and now lightning. i don't know what else we can do here in tokyo. >> it is the olympics. we have do go with it. >> see? you have the judo moves. >> perfects. >> looks like judo brings longevity, too. thank you. all right. here's a look at the current medal count from the olympics. team usa in the lead with 30 joe all. ten golds. china in second place and japan third. both countries have more gold . yes. that's how we like to say it.

a live look for there. fog sticking around in san francisco this morning why you heard raj say where's kari hall. working hard on the forecast here in the bay area. >> we are dazzled with lightning. for them it is like this happens every day. they get lightning storms all the time. we feel warm temperatures today and the chance of lightning is gone. we have drier air moving in. headed up to 100 in brentwood. hot there and to the north santa rosa with 85 today. san francisco upper 60s. seeing mid 80s for san jose. mike? seems like it was backing up. >> over here and then suddenly the lanes build up. filling in from the 880 overcrossing. on the span chp gave me a note

of a disabled vehicle. possibly a fender bender. you see the focus slowing in. that's a concern across the bay bridge. disabled vehicle reported just shy of the caldecott tunnel. no slowing. a crew on scene reportedly. the rest of the bay, east bay slowing in typical spots. i'll tell you what caused that slowing i believe coming up. >> thank you. we have to tell you this story about a teenager talking about being attacked by a crocodile in america co. >> 18-year-old is at a hospital in marin. this month she was celebrating high school graduation at the marriott. and that's when a 12-foot crocodile bit her leg and then dragged her into the ocean. she said others came to her rescue. >> i ended up feeling this tight

sensation on my leg and getting pulled and i looked down and i see the nostrils and the teeth and first thing is trying to hit it. >> can you imagine how frightening? >> i know. >> the hotel says signs are posted warning people to avoid the areas especially at night when crocodiles are more common. >> not what you would expect on the vacation. >> no. >> looking down seeing the nostrils. 6:14. the rush is on to buy back to school supplies why next on "today in the bay" the all new weren'ting to know about to send your kids back to the classroom. and buy coffee. starbucks said the sales from grande to venti. dow industrials looking to gain on the open. big fed meeting today. first olympic coverage continues on line. the "today" show sharing online.

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hot weather in the forecast coming up. san jose finally sorting itself out. 101 moving more smoothly. southbound a roadside fire. i think the smoke and the equipment caused a distraction. happy wednesday to you. employees at the video game activision say they'll walk out of work today in protest of the conditions and disparity in pay for women. they makes hit games like call of duty that earned the company billions of dollars. the state of california said they paid women workers less than men for the same job and detailed conditions that led to what state regulators called the culture that fostered harassment inequality and a quote pervasive frat boy culture. the walkout is mostly virtual. wall street waiting on the fed this morning.

the federal open markets committee will announce the two-day meeting around 11:00. the fed will likely give us an idea about when increases might come. we were talking yesterday about apple posting record profits. bigger numbers than we figured and something that economists and accountants said was naughty. tune in more often. we're in the middle of what investors call earnings season when publicly traded companies show investors and analysts the financials and companies like apple and tesla hit new records. starbucks, too. starbucks says it's selling more coffee and other drinks and scones now than it was selling before the pandemic. same store sales up 10% from 2019. up 80% from 2020. you'd expect that. the stores were closed for a while but selling more coffee now than they did before the pandemic is astounding to me. the cost of kauai fee, beans,

more expensive. >> i don't drink coffee but people that do, here, notice the price going up. hit a fresh six-year high. can you believe that? this is due to a severe frost that damaged the main brazilian coffee belt. this month prices climbed 30%. a new warning for parents. better business bureau says be on the lookout for online shopping scams for school supplies expecting the surge in demand and decline in supply and want them to verify third party vendors and use a credit card when buying online. something to think about as a beer drinker. >> a new study from london finds that drinking six pints of beer in a week can reduce potentially deadly side effects including the risk of

heart attack or stroke. an important note that study applies to people with cardiovascular disease and shows that nondrinkers should continue to stay sober. this morning we learned that marcus doesn't drink coffee or beer. >> i have a drink every now and then. an adult beverage. >> i know what he'll drink. not in the morning. >> don't call me mikey. how about a rose all day kind of day? >> absolutely. yeah. every day. right now coffee in the morning. wine in the evening. right? we see the temperatures today reaching into the low 90s in the south county. move to the east bay where you'll want something cool to sip. 103 in antioch today. low 80s for palo alto. downtown san francisco 70.

ukia reaching 100 degrees. this is the same weather pattern seen. inland temperatures are going to stay hot. no changes. lightly cooler next week. temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. at times the fog will be rolling by. mike, what are you watching? >> some folks saw smoke. south 101 a roadside fire reported and why i think there's disturbance. we haven't heard about the problems and the bunching up additional to the traditional slowing. a little bid coming 880 south out of hayward. disabled vehicle not affecting the castro valley "y." this reported crash slowing people. still activity blocking a lane and the backup at the toll plaza. back to you.

>> thank you. next here on "today in the bay" -- >> is the power line at the property a fire risk? i'm investigator chris chmura. we'll tell you what to an eye out for and who's responsible. that's next.

our consumer team is highlighting simple steps to protect our homes from wildfires. >> chris chmura is here to say look up at the power pole. >> or maybe the neighbor's.

>> you were talking about record drought. right? worse this 20 years. and the power line is something to consider. a number of them have sparked fire recently. what about the line at the home? who's responsible for keeping it clear? power company? you? turns out it's both. when we drove around the south bay one day we found lines uncomfortably close to trees. if you see them touching pg&e says call in immediately. >> if there's contact with the line tell the operator that and it will be tagged as an emergency and we'll send someone over right away. >> not touching but close pg&e said it is responsible for keeping the top two lines clear. you are on the hook for lines below them. power, phone or cable lines. so how much space is considered safe? the public utilities commission says you must keep the power lines free of hazards. if you like a pro to take a look pg&e says it will check for you. >> we see something coming close call us. >> if pg&e says pruning branches

from a line is on you do not do it yourself. >> we don't want you trying to cut the trees. >> both pg&e and cal fire say it's too dangerous. they recommend calling a professional tree trimmer. a few companies said they would charge from a couple hundred to a couple thousand dollars depending on how much you need cleared and where. here's advice from pg&e. ask if they are a clearance qualified contractor. they get special power line training. we have all the advice on the website. just click the responds option from the main menu. is it okay if i come back on friday? >> every day. >> we'll talk about the home inventory and how important it is especially this year. >> that's right. keep tabs on what you have in there. >> bye. >> don't go too far. next facing backlash. the reason governor newsom is getting heat amid the ongoing pandemic and comes week away from the recall election.

plus -- >> i'm kris sanchez in contra costa county where thousands of students are going back to school in person. we'll show you how this particular district got ready because it is a hint of what to expect all around the bay area. you are watching "today in the bay."

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at 6:30 covid concerns. some bay area children start heading back into the classroom

today. nationwide cases among young kids are rising. what experts believe may be contributing the spike. exploding in size. the wildfires burning out of the north keeping bay area firefighters busy. a trip to the front lines. governor newsom is set to make. the team in tokyo with the biles' decision to withdraw from tomorrow's individual all around event. what the decision means for her future at these games why this is "today in the bay." first new overnight in the north bay did you feel it? 3.2 magnitude earthquake at 3:51 this morning. 8 miles west of heelsburg. shallow. 3.2 not too big but something we are certainly paying attention to. and in tokyo all new developments while you were sleeping, as well. want to say good-bye to you and thank you so much for joining us

on this wednesday morning. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. simone biles will not take part in the women's all around competition tomorrow. raj mathai is tracking it all for us in tokyo. >> reporter: here's what we know now as you wake up on this wednesday morning. simone biles is out of the competition for tomorrow why tomorrow is the individual all around competition. we haven't heard from her or team usa gymnastics of what she might do for the other individual competitions but not about sport here but mental health and saying part of the issues here mentally is the pandemic. being away from friends and family. and then compound that with the tokyo japan quarantine. we're all quarantined here. essentially no working or competing we are alone in the hotel room.

regardless of the sport life take time. not just about the physical deal but also about mental health. we have more coming here. back to you. >> thank you. you can watch all your highlights on nbc bay area.com and if there are specific olympians you are curious about follow along back to school in july. we have live team coverage this morning. thousands of students in contra costa county head back to classrooms. >> covid cases are surging among children nationwide. what are school leaders in brentwood telling you? >> reporter: they're ready to have the children back after distance learning and hybrid learning.

this is a district of about 9,000 students elementary and campus starting today. hand sanitation stations and other changes. new hepa filters and adjustments because of covid b a share of $5 million of learning loss mitigation from the state. >> we spent the one time money on counselors, intervention programs, on the summer school jump start program and then coordinators to make sure they support the needs of every kid. >> reporter: the state requires all california school children to wear masks while indoor and outdoors is optional. according to state guidelines

staff can go maskless with no children from present. and if vaccinated. physical distancing the state detailed screeners and contact tracing resources with quarantine requirements particularly for unvaccinated children and staff. the state has a page dedicated to parents for the guidance just mentioned to how to help your child if they're struggling. local districts have leeway so for more specific questions contact your local district. some are still working out the details down to the last minute. over the next few weeks we'll explore the challenges and solutions that the bay area districts are coming up with because all of kids have headed back to school in the next few weeks. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> i know. seems so early in july in brentwood but will be following across the bay area soon. thank you. let's bring in cierra johnson in san francisco with

the numbers of infections in children. >> reporter: good morning. i had a chance to look at the latest data from the american association of pediatrics and there are more covid cases increase among children here in the united states. take a look at the graphic. we have laid out the numbers for you. this data from the ap enting with july 21st so the most recent data. there were 38,000 new cases of infection in children and teens bringing the total to 4 million infections since the start of the pandemic. children and teens make up 14% of the weekly cases. also important to remember only one vaccine approved for children 12 and older and a number of children not yet el viable to re some drugmakers have a clinical trial for covid vaccine to be used in children under 12.

the fda says emergency authorization for that type of drug could come early to midwinter. both pfizer and moderna have trials for 12 and under vaccines. the fda is asking for follow up of six months. just to put that in perspective two months of follow up required for adults. with school right around the corner this is definitely some data to continue to follow from the american association of pediatrics especially as kris mentioned more districts begin the school year. live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you. governor newsom talking about the decision to pull his children from a summer camp that doesn't require masks. not requiring masks which runs counter to the state's policy. and the governor also catching heat this week for photos showing the kids maskless at camp.

with heard from the office stating in part the family reviewed communication from the camp and realized that an email was missed saying the camp would not enforce masking guidance. their kids will no longer be attending the camp. new poll numbers suggest sentiment is tightening recalling the governor. a new poll finds 47% of likely voters favor recalling the governor while 50% say they want to keep him in office. the election is now seven weeks away. happening today gilroy marks two years since the garlic festival shooting rampage honoring that with a vigil today. three people died, 17 more injured. that gunman taking his own life as authorities moved in. the service today taking place this morning at christmas hill park and later today outside the gilroy center for the arts. largest wildfires in

california continues to grow in size. the dixie fire is now larger than the size of new york city. it's now burned 212,000 acres and about 23% contained. the governor will meet with nevada's governor to tour damage south of lake tahoe. it is nearly 60% contained. 6:39. taking a live look outside in san jose as we get started with the day and the sun will come up this morning. but of course, talking ant the beautiful sun rise from the smoke. >> it was like the sun under the clouds and seen colorful hues in the sky and also seen more smoke and so i wanted to show you the near surface model that shows where the smoke will be coming in today. seeing the light shades of blue indicates where the smoke is

drifting. worse for the trivalley today and the north bay monitoring the air quality and then clears out heading into tomorrow. much more heading to the east and the temperatures are heating up around the bay area. we'll talk about the forecast in a few minutes. mike, do you have better news for the bay bridge? >> the toll plaza is moving and the span itself. good drive here. look at this. good recovery westbound past treasure island. a lane did clear and i believe speeding up the meetering lights. there's slowing coming northbound 101 to the central freeway. but the typical commute directions through contra costa county, the build and the rest of the bay with traditional

slowing. back to you. >> thank you. if you get the shot or you may not be employed. vaccine requirements. parts of the bay area are experiencing the worst drought in 20 years. the impact this is already having on the fire season. in washington a police officer tells congress january 6 was the day he thought he would die. abby is checking in with raj mathai every day throughout the olympics. the latest episode where raj talks about simone biles and a behind the scenes look at tokyo. stick around here. we have much more news here on "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:44 walking out the door in the east bay we are waking up to some clouds and also the sun peeking through. temperatures in the low 60s. it is going to heat up fast today. another hot one. we'll talk about what's ahead coming up. >> traffic looks like it's at speed. the headlights to castro valley. we have some slowing. a complication. i'll point that out coming up. >> thank you so much. 6:44. starting today san francisco will require new city employees to be vaccinated before they start on the job or they won't be hired.

it comes after the city announced to mandate current employees to get the shot once approved by the fda. the only exception is for people with medical or religious exemptions. negative tests will not be accepted. the california system said it requires all on campus students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated. will president biden make federal employees get a vaccine? >> the white house said it is unlikely. >> the president said it is under consideration but the press department says it's not likely. have the legal authority to make president biden probably doesn't have the legal authority to make regular people get a vaccine but can make fbi agents and food inspectors get a shot because he's their boss. he says individual departments under him are free to do what they wish.

i'm going to show you testimony from all four and this is going to take sometime. the third officer was crushed in the door. the fourth officer uses language we felt best to bleep but we know what word he is using. >> the rioters call me traitor. a disgrace and shouted that i, i an army veteran and police officer should be executed. >> i was grabbed, beaten, tased, all while being called a traitor to my country. i was at risk of being stripped of and killed with my own firearm. as i heard chants of kill him with his own gun. >> directly in front of me a man seized the opportunity of vulnerability, used the gas mask to beat my head.

he never even i remember him foaming at the mouth. he put the cell phone in the mouth to have hands free to assault me. >> a woman in a pink maga shirt yelled you hear that, guys? this [ bleep ] voted for joe biden. then the crowd perhaps around 20 people joined in screaming, boo [ bleep ]. no one had ever, ever called me a [ bleep ] while wearing the uniform of a capitol police officer. in the days following the attempted insurrection other black officers shared with me their stories of racial abuse on january 6. one officer told me he had never in his entire 40 years of life been called a [ bleep ] to his face and that streak ended on

january 6. >> i have posted the testimonies to social media. you see the addresses there. there is a warning. on social media there is no beeping. >> raw and reality. all right. thank you. 6:48 right now. this is the worst drought to hit northern california in 20 years. >> some parts of the bay area may be experiencing just that as we were dealt a bone dry rainy season. >> let's bring in "today in the bay's" bob redell live in san jose this morning with more on that and talk about that brush fire which sent smoke across the south bay yesterday. >> reporter: correct. fire department has cleared the scene behind me. probably several hundred yards here. border north san jose and milpitas where the wildfire started last night. along coyote creek. the fire did send up a plume of

smoke. the fire department was because to send some people to the dixie fire burning in northern california. this fire, the dixie fire, again, another indication we may be experiencing the worst drought conditions in 20 year in some parts of the state. only online meteorologist rob madea examines the dry conditions. so far this fire season we are outpacing last year by a 3:1 margin. rob notes in the report how marin specifically conditions are much drier than they have been since the drought monitor started to keep track 21 years ago. oakland hills are also at near all time severity since 2000 including solano, contra costa and alameda counties. on the website rob gives you a

closer look at the winds playing a part in the fire danger, coastal conditions and county by county conditions. today is great. i hope it stays that way. over to kari hall. >> it's so interesting to see it county by county and the vegetation is dry and how's the air humidity? we are looking at that going into today. relative humidity numbers dropping and very low air humidity and dry vegetation any small fire can spread rapidly. we saw that happening yesterday. headed to the mid-80s south bay. low 90s to morgan hill and gilroy. antioch over 100 degrees. over to fremont 83 for a high today with some low 80s for redwood city. san francisco foggy. high humidity and temperatures up to 70 degrees and we'll see napa today at 88 degrees.

ukia up to 100 degrees. we see the high pressure same weather system parked over the region not really changing so we're still looking at cool coastal temperatures, hot valley temperatures and the chance over the sierra thunderstorms. temperatures will reach into the mid-90s and slightly cooler into the weekend and next week. san francisco reaching about 70 degrees. mike, you were seeing slowing in silicon valley? >> focused slowing 101. san jose camera. bogging down once again. the first time because of smoke and roadside fire in the area. no crashing reported on chp's blotter. slowing through 237 and 101. we'll track that. might be a stall on the san mateo bridge. the bridge crew will let us know. south 238 the 14th street off ramp is blocked with a big rig

spill going on. northbound side is distracted so that will slow down the commute direction and then westbound drive bogging down. more traffic. back to you. >> thank you so much. happening now a 4-year project complete in san francisco. today mayor breed will celebrate the upper haight improvement project. there's now new pedestrian lighting, with added trees along with street and sidewalk repairs. not on board with the cdc a bay area county is not following the latest guidance. plus we are live in tokyo. a good wednesday night to you. the latest from simone bile just we go behind the scenes with some teammatens on usa gymnastics. we are back in a moment.

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>> reporter: a lot of people were on the outside but she is giving us the hints for several days on social media and interviews saying physically she is banged up and also emotionally. people reaching out to me saying this is not a negative story line and i couldn't agree more. this is a positive story line to bring light to the mental health issues. biles not competing tomorrow. she could compete later this week. we are going to go behind the scenes. a short while ago with chatted with jordan childs the teammate and grace mccow and that won silver on the team and congratulations to them asked them about their board be like it's an olympic sport and seeing all like comments and

that is just frustrating. >> put mental health first because if you don't then you won't enjoy the sport and not succeed. >> reporter: i really appreciate what simone biles said. it is little league or pros or the olympics it does take strength to pull away and not just the overall aspect but here in tokyo. we are in this quarantine. not competing or working we are in the hotel rooms alone most of the time and wears on you with the eyes of the world on you. >> can you imagine that? >> being the face of the olympics for the usa team so -- >> completely. we wish her well. thank you. >> tonight olympic prime time stamford and cal athletes represent the bay area proudly.

rows finals and then ryan murphy in the 200 meter backstroke semifinals and then after that smith looking to metal in the 200 meetal butter fly and the men's water polo team taking on italy starting england announced moments ago it will allow fully vaccinated americans and europeans to skip its quarantine starting on monday. meantime the cdc recommends masking indoors even if you're fully vaccinated in all places. guidance applies to areas with substantial to high transmission rates. this map shows you all bay area counties falling under those categories. all bay area counties but solano recommended a return to maskinging up.

a flex alert from 4:00 to 9:00 today to help alleviate stress on the power grid and set the thermometerot reaching all way to the inland valleys and looking at highs to upper 90s today and continues through the end of the week. san francisco chilling with highs in the upper 60s. you can see that there will be more sunshine for the end of the week. >> checking on the san mateo bridge with the disabled vehicle. partially blocking the slow lane. the sensors look okay. san jose slowing here. starting to recover. everybody's sitting on the same roads. got to get along. >> as people head out the door. that's what's happening "today in the bay."

back at 7:25 with a live local news update for you. what a beautiful sight from tokyo. >> the olympic games going on. if you want to know more about the local athletes we have it all at nbc bay area.com. good morning. breaking overnight, she's out. simone biles withdraws from another event, the all-around competition, after the sudden exit from team competition that stunned her teammates and the world. >> it appears simone biles is leaving the floor. >> this morning, with individual events still ahead, will she compete again in tokyo or have we seen her final olympic moment? >> there it is. straight ahead, team usa gymnast and silver medalist jordan chiles and grace mccallum are here live. the weight