when everyone and everything is connected. that's really beautiful. anything is possible. good morning. cisco. the bridge to possible. hours, that's how long firefighters say it took for the dixie fire to destroy a northern california town of greenville. new disturbing video that came into our newsroom just in the past hour. and we still don't know what killed a jogger who went missing in pleasanton. today his family spoke to the searchers who combed the hillsides for days and weeks looking for him. their emotional message. plus, get vaccinated or lose your job. the city of san jose is now requiring its employees to get the covid-19 shot. the reason some workers say they don't need to follow that rule.

the news at 3:00 starts rite now. thanks so much for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we are on early because of the olympics. we begin with the bay area's biggest city requiring a vaccine mandate. >> san jose will require city workers to get the shot or face weekly testing. it comes as the state's positivity rate rises to more than 7%. the surge in cases is driven largely by the highly contagious delta variant. >> the question now are employee unions ready go along with the mandate? nbc's bay area damian trujillo is live at city hall. this is a thorny issue. >> reporter: it really is for a lot of unions across the country for that are matter, jessica. we're talking about 8,000, almost 8,000 employees here in san jose. that includes police and firefighters. here in san jose, the consequences for not following the new rules could be severe.

san jose firefighters say their vaccination rate is already at a whopping 87%, and their union encourages everyone, including their members to mandatory. >> we're imin employees be vaccinated or routinely tested. >> reporter: the mandate takes effect on august 23rd. he expects the order to become a simple vaccination mandate meaning get a shot or get another job. >> we need to do everything we possibly can to ensure that we can safely serve our community and the only way we can do that is ensure everybody gets vaccinated. >> for now those who choose not to vaccinate or take the weekly test, will be put on unpaid admin leave. most city employees were mum today about the new order. >> i don't have any news about that yet. >> how do you feel about that? >> no comment. >> city unions have said in the

past that they encourage vaccinations among their members but would work out details with the city to ensure the rights of their workers are protected. the city is providingwith one w time to get their tests, if that's what the worker chooses. that option might be off the table by the end of september. >> we've all got to get vaccinated and that means we need to overcome our own inhibitions. >> the mayor says the decision was not a difficult one given the dangerous spread of the delta variant. >> we should mention that the mayor took off his mask only to conduct the interview today. we should also mention that 81% of city employees report to have already been vaccinated. we are still waiting to hear back from the san jose police union and from the union of the largest -- the largest union of city employees in san jose. we're live outside city hall, i'm damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. thank you. now with the latest numbers it's feeling a lot like where we were a few months ago.

we talked about the positivity rate now at 7.1%. the last time we were in that 7% range was back in february. now, currently the state has more than 5,500 people in the hospital sick with covid-19. now let's break down the numbers even further and take a look at santa clara county specifically. this is from the health department. these are cases that have been sequenced in extra steps to determine which strain of the virus it is because obviously there are a lot more cases than the ones you see on the screen. it breaks it down into two categories, unvaccinated. that's the orange line on top. and vaccinated that's the blue line. there have been at least 25 cases among people who don't have the vaccine shot yet. and six breakthrough cases, those are cases among people who have received their shot. >> okay. moderna now announcing that people will likely need a covid-19 vaccine booster dose to protect against future mutations of the coronavirus. the company says its phase three study showed a 93% efficacy six

months after the dose. however, a booster will likely be necessary prior to the winter season because it expects neutralizing antibody levels are continue to wane. moderna expects to complete its submission process for full approval this month. our nbc bay area app a great resource. we have what you need to move forward and to keep you up to date with everything that's changing in our covid-19 guidance. it could take days to find out what exactly killed a berkeley father who went missing nearly a month ago after going for a run in pleasanton. the family of phillip kreycik confirmed the body is him. how did search and rescue teams not find him earlier? melissa colorado spoke to pleasanton police about that and what comes next. >> helicopters, drones, thermal cameras. that's some of the technology that was used to try and find

philip kreycik, but in the end it was one volunteer with a good eye to distinguish phillip's body underneath a tree. his family thanked the army of volunteers who never quite gave up hope. >> accidents can happen. >> reporter: it may have been a domino effect of bad and perhaps avoidable circumstances that led to philip kreycik's death. the 37-year-old was a pg&e analyst from berkeley who went missing on july 10th after telling his wife he was going out for a run in pleasanton ridge regional park. >> i like to imagine him setting off on his final hike with joy, embracing the outdoors, running free as the wind. >> reporter: there was hardly any wind that day with temperatures peaking at 99 degrees in pleasanton. criesic's widow says her husband wasn't used to running in that

park. >> philip was a very experienced runner. >> a volunteer discovered a body matching philip's description a mile north from his running route. >> we wanted to locate him sooner. >> the lieutenant says based on their mapping, search and rescue teams came within 100 to 200 yards from where the body was discovered two weeks ago. >> they did search that area. you'd have to be very close in order to know that someone was there because of the topography and the terrain. >> reporter: it could take the coroner several days to find out when and how he died. for now his family is focusing on the future, filling the role of father for philip's two children. >> phil told me i'm the toughest person he knows when it counts the most, and if there were a time it counts the most, that would be now. >> reporter: in pleasanton, melissa colorado nbc bay area news. >> our thought are with his family. the dixie fire raging in

northern california tore through greenville overnight. the u.s. forest service says it took just three hours for flames to take over that small mountain town. gas station, hotel, a bar among the many parts gutted by the town. which dates back to the gold rush era. the fire burning in butte and plymouth counties have scorched more than 322,000 acres and is 35% contained. it's the largest california fire this year and the sixth largest on record in the state. will the bay area see some of that smoke? take a live look from our network of cameras. some fog out there, what about smoke. jeff, we all remembered those orange red skies just about this time last year. >> yeah, and you know, we are looking at some of that smoke moving our way. we wanted to show you what's happening to the north. that is key to what we could see coming our way. the monument fire, the mcfarland fire, the dixie fire.

a tremendous amount of smoke here off to the north. the way the wind pattern is shaping up tonight, also tomorrow looks like it could bring some of this down for us. through this evening, we're going to see some haze. that's the blue and also the green color. that's not unhealthy. we're still going to be okay with that you can see more of this red color build in. moderate smoke, may start to smell it again there in the north bay tomorrow morning, and we could see that spread over the east bay and the south bay tomorrow afternoon. we'll take you all the way through this time line and get a check of that air quality. i'm back with that in about ten minutes. thank you, jeff. let's take you to tokyo, the olympic flame burning bright as we count down the final days of these olympic games. >> yeah, the baseball team will get a chance at a gold medal after taking down south korea with a semifinals win. team usa will take on host country japan this weekend. to the pool, the women's water polo team starring maggie stefan from danville is moving on to

the gold medal match after a victory over the russian olympic committee. and stanford all american alix klineman leads the women's beach volleyball team to a semifinals win over switzerland. >> we may be nearing the end of the game, but there's still many medals to be awarded and many special moments left to experience. >> garvin thomas has been busy keeping an eye out for the events that may happen off the field but are just really just as much a part of the games as when we see people to their actual events. >> yeah, you know, jessica, janelle, just a few days ago we were talking about the photographers and the amazing angles that they get when they do these things. they're always in the right place at the right time. we're going to talk about somebody who was in the wrong place at the right time. it is at the end of the australian skateboarder keira woodsly run in the park competition. it was the wrong spot. >> oh, no. >> he finished his last trick and collided with a photographer for the olympic broadcasting

services. let's take a moment, though and sing the praises of the cameraman. he gets flattened but immediately is sitting up and continues to shoot video. keeren ended up finishing fifth in the competition. now someone who won his competition and handily was team usa's shot putter ryan crouser. he won his second gold in a row shattering olympic records in the process, but it's what he did after winning that we want to talk about. he pulled out a sign he said he wrote a few days ago, it says grandpa, we did it, 2020 olympic champion. it was backyard of ryan's grandfather years ago that he first picked up a shot put. he says his grandfather was his biggest fan. he died the day before he left for tokyo. his grandfather lost his hearing later in life, and writing signs just like this is how he communicated with him. he said this was one last message for him. >> oh, gosh. >> finally, these olympians are many things and that includes

moms and dads. ones that have been away from their family for a long time, which is why scenes like this are so special. >> that's so sweet. >> that's british rower helen glover being welcomed home by her three little ones at the airport. let's talk about those three little ones for a second. she competed in rio five years ago, won a gold medal. >> then had three kids. >> then had three kids and was still able to make these olympics? >> she retired from the sport to focus on family, had three kids. i think when the olympics got delayed, she said, hey, there's some time. she went back and qualified. >> i've got six months, let me see what i'm going to do with this. >> super mom. >> she's had three kids since the last olympics, still qualified. >> talk about no excuses for the rest of us. >> thank you, garvin. still ahead, the countdown has begun. levi stadium set to reopen for the football season, but how will the niners handle the latest surge? we're going to hear from the team president next. i'm scott budman, the number

one selling vehicle in america has gone electric. coming up, what that might mean for the ev movement. and we have some fog at the coastline, but look at our camera in walnut creek. we have all of this haze that's coming from the wildfires off to the north. we'll take a full look at that smoke forecast coming up in about six minutes.

a live look at levi stadium. it has been a long wait for football and 49ers fans, but the wait is almost over. in less than two weeks, levi stadium will reopen for tens of thousands of fans. today 49 officials were putting the finishing touches on the stadium including a new vip club as well as the popular museum which now opens its doors temporarily starting tomorrow. about 20,000 fans get a sneak peek at the team at an open practice on saturday. team president al guido says the state and county protocols and mask rules will be strictly followed but doesn't think that

will dampen the excitement when the team starts preseason august 14th. >> i'm really excited to welcome back 70,000 fans that haven't been in this building, you know, since we went on our nfc championship run to the super bowl. i'm really excited about it, and we're ready. >> again, masks will be required at the indoor clubs and facilities, but not in your seat or in the concourse areas. coming up at 4:00, more on the stadium's new attractions, mass transit options t gere, and of course their covid protocols. now, by the year 2030, half of the cars sold in the u.s. will be zero emission vehicles. that's according to an executive order signed today by president biden. while not legally binding, the order pro poses new vehicle emission rules designed to cut pollution. gm, ford, chrysler, said in a statement their 2030 target is to make electric vehicles 40 to 50% of their sales. they say the government funding will be necessary. now to our climate in crisis, we may be on the edge of a landmark moment for electric

vehicles. the best selling car in america for decades is about to go all electric. our business and tech reporter scott budman gives us a first look at how the ford f-150 could change the game. >> yeah, when it comes to fighting climate change, we often hear that we have to change our cars, specifically our trucks becau in america has electric, so what does that mean for the ev movement? that number one vehicle is the ford f-150 truck coming next year in an all electric version. >> we're not asking to compromise. >> making its first california appearance in silicon valley and trying with a starting price of $40,000 to catch a new kind of buyer where evs are already common place. >> and we really don't see this as a niche play. this is a mass market targeted to a broad audience, and we really think if we can get truckers to go electric, we can get a lot more customers as

well. >> every electric vehicle that hits the road makes a difference. >> at campbell based charge point, they're already seeing higher demandroad. add in trucks, particularly a truck this popular, and they say you likely turbo charge the adoption of emission free vehicles on the road. >> a lot of, you know, work vehicles are pickup trucks, and so that could be everything from, you know, the local repair person to, you know, fleets zpr . >> more chances to go green coming soon. in palo alto, scott budman nbc bay area news. okay, let's get a check of our forecast now. jeff ranieri is going to be joining us -- >> there he is. >> -- right now. >> hey, how's it going y'all? >> nice outside today. it doesn't feel overly hot. >> but it felt a little bit warmer am i right? >> really beautiful out there. let's go ahead and get a look at

that microclimate forecast. we did have haze across san jose, that's from those fires off to the north hoping to push that smoke down through the bay area. it's not unhealthy. all of the bay area in green, so we're good with the unhealthy smoke right up there towards the dixie fire. we are seeing some of that haze move down, but it's not unhealthy at the current moment. let me show you what's helping to drive this. it's this area of low pressure off to the north. the counterclockwise circulation around that is helping to pull down the smoke and the haze, also some isolated wind gusts for the mountains, and we have that fog at the coastline. so a multilayered pattern with us, but of course the big thing we keep talking about, we mentioned earlier in the show is the chance for some of this smoke to move down across the bay area. so let's get you into a closer look at that. you'll see as we move through tonight, we have lots of this blue and green color here. that's the haze that's going to be with us through this evening. as i advance this into tomorrow morning, keep your eyes on the north bay. that's where we're going to

start to see these colors become brighter. more of this red color. that would be some moderate smoke. you may actually smell it up there into the north bay. we could see this spread over the east bay and for parts of the south bay. so maybe come just a little bit unhealthy here through tomorrow. most of the dangerous smoke at this point should be up into the upper levels of the atmosphere. now, as we move this forecast into friday evening, you can see a lot of that smoke would be pushing off towards the east. as the fog would help to push that smoke out, and it looks like we'd see a similar pattern here as we roll through saturday morning. we'll have some haze, but the most harmful smoke would stay away. so really we're looking at a small window tomorrow morning also into the afternoon, where those skies definitely would be showing that smoke moving across the bay area. we'll keep you updated, hour-by-hour updates here as needed as we get closer to that. as you roll into tomorrow morning, we're going to start off with a mix of fog and haze. also a cool start, plenty of 50s

throughout the bay area, might need some sort of just about to begin, east bay at 56. san francisco 57, and the north bay starting off at 55. daytime highs tomorrow, the big difference is our system that's helping to produce some cooler weather lately, that starts to pull away, and that's why temperatures will be getting hotter. 96 here in concord, 97 in livermore, down to san jose, 86 right near the bay, and then we have 60s from san francisco to also half moon bay. the seven-day forecast in san francisco, we have 60s as we move through friday, saturday, and sunday, and that trend continues as we roll through next week's forecast. and right here for the inland valleys, 96 for the average tomorrow, 90 on saturday, but then we drop it back down to some 80s as we roll into next week's forecast. let's bring you out to toare st with that trend as we move through the next several days with some on and off thunderstorm chances. it's like each and every day you look to see which of the

competitions is in the rain or athletes trying to move the competitions. it's really been this added dynamic to the games for sure. >> it's really hard for them, and there's, what, just three days left baically of competition. >> coming up as more people take to the skies, the faa is now asking airports for help, the reason why, next. >> increasingly alarmed by the delta variant, moderna's president telling us a booster shot of its vaccine will become necessary. what you should know. also, more companies pushing back their back to work plans. we'll have details when we see you back here tonight.

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life-threatening. police recovered more than 30 shell casings from two different weapons. police want anyone with information to please call them. they used to be called the friendly skies, not anymore. fistfights in the aisles, passengers being duct taped to their seats. now the faa is asking police to crack down. it's asking u.s. airports for help. the faa says each week police are asked to meet a plane at the gate to get an unruly passenger, but they say the passengers are usually questioned and then let go. the faa wants local law enforcement to treat the cases more seriously and file criminal charges when appropriate. airport restaurants are also asked to no longer offer alcohol to go. from a two-lane highway to a busy promenade, san francisco's great highway made that transition during covid. last year the city closed the roadway to vehicle traffic between lincoln way giving people in lockdown a safe way to get some fresh air. starting monday the great

highway changes its hours accommodating cars again during the week and pedestrians and bikes on weekends and holidays. this change coincides with the opening of schools so traffic moves better and flows better. the board of supervisors is looking for a permanent solution. our own raj mathai, he's been out of quarantine for a week, and ever since then it's been look out tokyo. >> he's all over the place. today i'm checking in with raj, he takes digital editor abby fernandez on a walk downtown. >> this is the world famous shibuya crossing, 3,000 people cross each time. you're allowed to cross every 90 seconds. think of a times square for japan. >> wow. yeah, i see those aerial views. it doesn't look too packed right now. that's good. >> it feels like 108 degrees. that's one reason, and also because of covid everyone's

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we have some break k news right now, a major announcement involving a legendary local athlete and a member of our nbc bay area family. oakland a's broadcaster ray fos psy says he's stepping aside from his position as he battles cancer. >> he's been silently battling cancer for the past 16 years. he's worked as a broadcaster for the a's and nbc sports california. after winning two world series with the a's back another nebraska 70s. in a statement, fossy says given my current medical condition, i am taking a step away from the a's and nbc sports california effective immediately to focus on my treatment and to be with my family during this time. >> my wife carol and i extend our gratitude to the baseball community and community at large

for your thoughts and prayers. dallas braiden and glen kuiper will continue to call the a's games. we'll be thinking of him and his family. >> that's going to do it for us. >> "nightly news" is next. tonight, news on covid booster shots and how soon americans may need them. moderna now joining pfizer and urging boosters before the winter. moderna's president speaking out to nbc news. what he said about updating the vaccine against the delta variant. >> i think we're pretty worried now. >> the u.s.eporting over 100,000 cases in 24 hours, but vaccinations rising to their highest level in a month. also, the first day of the new school year for some american students. the battle over masks in the classroom. the historic town destroyed by california's largest