have been here. it felt like it could not be real life. one of the school districts. >> we will see work they're doing when it comes to booster shots. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. >> we're going live to tokyo in teachers and staff in students and teachers to get vaccinated and to test frequently. >> when students get back to the

classroom teacher wills be fully vaccinated or testing. >> we need to make sure we're dill jeptt on the safety protocol. >> it is believed to be one of the first involving a large school district agreed to by the district and the san jose teachers district. >> as an association we negotiated to return to work once we had everyone with access to a vaccine. >> everyone on staff, that is. teachers of young students say it's extra important to be vaccinated. >> the students are, they don't have that option yet because

they're too young to receive a vaccine. >> they have another statistic that says should make parents feel safe. >> trending in the wrong direction. the state reported the highest number of new cases since february. overnight california reported 7400 new infections. the vaccination rate was 20.7 for 100,000 people. for those vaccinated rs locally. for example alameda county has a the last time it is that high was on january our winter surge. there was 382 people covid, so t

is the same. >> select patients are getting a third dose of the visor vaccine. it comes as israel announces they are giving booters to everyone over the age of 60. the booster shots should become like a flu shot. 06 people rolled up their sleeves again. dr. timothy albertson says the same side effects are showing up

again. >> sore arms and low grade fevers. the power of the two dose vaccine declines slightly every two months. so how long will it remain in the immune system. >> extremely lucky. not vaccinated for fear that they will be >> officials tell nbc news they will start to give booster shots of a pfizer vaccine to people over 60. dr. albertson believe that's

-- believes that could be in our future. we're probably getting a yearly vaccination the cdc says it doesn't recommend a covid booster shot at this time. nbc bay area knew. >> san francisco is eyeing a possible mask mandate. >> we see the delta variant really taking flight right now. at least 77% of san francisco residents are fully vaccinated. that's incredible and we school masks will be vital in protecting children particularly those under the age of 12 that are not yet eligible. they will outline a policy some

time next week. >> let's go to tokyo and show you the olympic flame. early friday morning now in tokyo as we continue our olympic coverage. now all eyes remain in gymnastics. now women's gymnastics dominated headlines after simone biles withdrew from two events. she also withdrew from the all around competition today. the field of opportunity was open to emerging stars. we have more on what unfolded, what an amazing situation. >> absolutely, i was lucky enough to be part of the small crowd watching that overall competition and the excitement there was just incredible. a deep benches including suni lee who had thesuni podium.

>> it means a lot to me because there was a point in wanted to quit. >> disbelief from caeleb dressel. hearing this emotional moment with his family after winning the 100 meter freestyle and setting a new olympic record. in the long haul 800 meter free, bobby fink hit the gas on the last lap to surge from behind and win. in the women's 4 by 200 relay, katie ledecky made up lost time in the final leg and landed a silver for the u.s. >> they were putting me in an amazing position going into the anchor. >> another

shooter kaylee browning. >> two pole vaulters including u.s. world champion sam kendrick dropped out after . growing concerns in the olympic village. the competition continues. >> those track and field events starting up on friday, part of a packed schedule including the women's soccer team. i'm wearing their jersey today. that team is featuring a lot of hometown california players and bay area connections. so you'll have to check that out at the quarter finals game against the netherlands. i think the team is hoping for the same result, a win. live in tokyo, i forgot where i was for a second. i'm liz mclaughlin, back to you. >> thank you very much. >> you have to admit suni lee's

gold medal generated so much gratitude and emotion especially places here. atn as an athlete and as a person. but some of the most intense feelings of pride are resonating through the small and close knit american community in the bay area. st woman of her ethnicity to be elected to city council. >> i think we should get a holiday today to stand up and celebrate. it has been such an inspiration and we're just so thrilled and happy to have our sister win gold as the olympics. >> so cool, many members of the community will be at a watch party in the south bay tonight to cheer for lee in prime time. that's when it will air and be

there. you will see a report tonight there at 11:00 p.m. >> suni lee all crammed into her home in oakdale, minnesota. he built her beam is still in the family'srecovering from highway not been able to watch her in person since 2019. >> tonight we have the 200 meter backstroke. then we have the 100 meter women's free. and beach volleyball, if it is your vibe, make sure to watch. they try to stay undefeated in group play against the netherlands. that's at 5:00 right on cnbc. follow all of our bay area athletes by going to

nbcbayarea.com. want to see music? get ready to show you're vaccinated. concert venues implementing covid protocols. today, help arrivede. another hot and humid day. presentwood, alamo. we'll show you when we get a break from the pather. plus what is happening in tokyo in seven minutes.

the mayor stopped by to talk about how 100s of businesses are getting hit with disability lawsuits. they accuse restaurants and other small businesses of violating the americans with disabilities act. the city is offering financial help for inspections to determine what they need to do to address the issues. >> we have a fund that is expected to be used in june of 2022, but we are going to expedite making immediate

access. >> many businesses say it can be costly to fight these lawsuits. what we uncovered, a lawyer that is behind most of them. that is tonight at 11:00. >> organizers today unveiled the banner for the family bridges community ambassador program. they have men in green vests. they have a goal of listening to the community. when he ran into an agitated man creating a disturbance and how he handled it. >> i can do deescalation. they said sure. so i introduced myself to the gentleman. skied if he was hungry, he said yes. i got him food, calmed him down. asked him what he needed. >> ambassadors are also helping with litter, vandalism control, and it endears them to business.

g about the tenants at an apartmentmergency supply line when their water mane broke only to learn it might not be safe to drink. nbc bay area david with dale apartments. >> she has been worried for nearly two weeks she may have gotten sick from the water she used at her apartment. >> i had a couple days i felt nauseous and i had intestinal upset.

nobody told them the water might not be safe to services came to help. >> i sent them the link of the news reporting ewe d said not a problem, we'll get it out there the medical staff checked anyone worried about the water they drank or cooked with. >> they might bring the mobile unit back twice a month. the water company says they tested the tenants tap water after service came back. they won't test the emergency valve saying it was be usumptio. that is scary. >> if there is far reaching

problems because of it, then what? >> i'm hoping that we, as a community, can continue to push to test that water. >> we won't know the results of today's medical checkups because of medical privacy rules, but residents tell us they feel better knowing someone came out to help. >> in san jose, nbc bay area news. >> the delta variant is spreading and we need to protect ourselves. that's the message tonight from a san mateo county supervisor. there is currently no mandate for others but that could soon change. anyone who is yet to be vaccinated you may soon have to wear one as well. the supervisor has this message. >> to those unvaccinated, shame on you. shame on you. it's time now, the delta variant is spreading. the unvaccinated are the ones who are just being wiped out.

health officials are keeping a close eye on the numbers. >> the san francisco oprah are fans of getting vaccinated. every discontinued. the civic auditorium, the greek theater, and the independent. property mote sere announcing it's policy for when the theaters reopen. audience members must have proof of vaccinations or a negative covid test within 24 hours of show time. you must wear a mask for the duration of your event. >> let's bring in jacqueline. not tokyo hot, not tokyo muggy,

but sticky today. >> you know that heat, we're going to get a break eventually. that will be good for some of the inland areas. we'll take you out to a beautiful shot right now, nothing like it in the world as far as i'm concerned. look at this in san francisco we have our invection fog moving in. a look at downtown and two the east bay hills. really nice here in we have more fog rolling in tonight and some 50s at 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00. let's take you to the inland valleys. hazy skies and humidity in livermore. this is gray and not the best weather to be out in we will be

getting to the 80s here. but if you don't have ac you need to think about a way to stay cool tonight because you're house will just retain that heat. we have seen this pattern repeatedly coming from an area of high pressure in stays with us tomorrow. pulling up the heat and the humidity from the south. let me show you this once we hit the weekend this will move on towards the east to maybe way for the cooler system. the system is not going to move on top of the bay area, but five or ten degrees cooler for the inland valleys and that will make it a lot nicer as we go to saturday and sunday's forecast. you can see fog near the coastline. we will see isolated storms for the central valley and the sierra. through the afternoon the best chance of thunderstorms would be over the sierra and we should be getting a decent amount of

sunshine in our forecast. we will begin with 64 for the south bay. the peninsula 62.s through the east bay, san francisco, and the north bay. we're in the south bay and we're at 86 degrees. 96 in concord. 95 in danville. bringing into the peninsula, nice here. san francisco stays cool with 50s and 60s, and through the north bay from 74 to mill valley. san francisco has 60s in the next several days. we're going to upper 80s to 90 this weekend. we'll stay with that trend. check this scale out in tokyo. the dew point is expected to be 76. was humid in

san jose today, think of what folks in tokyo are dealing with. >> that's crazy. miserable is a good adjective. thank you, jeff. up next, we're just more than half an hour away from the nba draft. and anthony flores joins us with a look at what the warriors could do with their picks.

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okay, here is the latest on how the u.s. is stacking up. china is in second place. let's go to basketball. a big night for the warriors. they have two draft picks. >> as anthony flores explains, trading away the picks might be an option. >> the warriors face a big decision, maybe two. for the first time they have two lottery picks in the same draft. number 7 and number 14. >> i like our picks. we have a lot of good voices in the room and it is different to have two lottery picks. so we're excited about it. >> because they have two, the team worked out more players at the team facility than they normally would. bob meyers says traditionally few rookies have the ability to make an immediate impact on the court. it is hard to know who will be available when it is their turn

to select. they might try to trade up or trade . they could also trade away the picks for another player. this team has a sense of urgency. >> we want to win. so do you draft a player that makes you better one year but not the second year? >> clay's injury made it hard for the warriors to know what they are, so it is challenging to know what they need going forward. the nba draft starts in about 35 minutes. >> lots going on. okay, "olympic zone" is next for more olympics coverage.

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