might be hard to breathe outside. unhealthy air lingering in the bay area. we have a look at your forecast next. and restricting the unvaccinated. new rules going into effect in san francisco today. we are live this morning breaking down what you can and what you may not be able to do. >> afghanistan in crisis, the push to get troops out as chaos continues at the airport. when president biden is expected to address the humanitarian disaster. this is "today in the bay." >> this is also friday morning. thanks so much for starting your day with us. 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. marcus is off today. it is a busy morning because we want to get to the smoky skies that you might be even smelling where you live this morning. still a bit dark but that haze is blanketing the bay area. vianey is tracking these unhealthy conditions. >> unfortunately, you know, when

i saw that the air quality advisory got upgraded to a spare the air alert the smoke mixing closer to the surface level which impacts us, versus -- look at that -- higher in the atmosphere. no smoke in the studio. that was a moment i think. we have san francisco, half moon bay, scotts valley, los gatos, the orange glow and look what happens into saturday. we get a bit of a sea breeze that sort of pushes this east giving us relief from all of this smoke that's been blanketing the bay area. even then there could be times when we see the pockets of smoke through the afternoon just to give you an idea. we have the dixie fire, that's not the only one. we have a number of them burning up to our north and you can see just how that begins to trek east into the weekend. now as far as our temperatures go, we're in the 60s right now for most of the bay area, eventually climbing into the upper 70s, a couple of 80s and 90s even into the interior

valleys. full forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you. to track that air quality in your neighborhood go to nbcbayarea.com. you can click on the link in the trending bar at the top, enter your address on the map to check conditions where you live. >> we've been talking about this today, san francisco is entering a new phase in the pandemic, this morning the proof of vaccination required to enter some indoor businesses and large indoor events. >> cierra johnson joins us live to break down where you need to show that proof and how to do it. sierra. >> good morning. mayor london breed made the announcement last week. you need to be fully vaccinated and show the proof of vaccination and some other major cities you need to at least show you have that first vaccine but here things a little different and you need to show that you are, in fact, fully vaccinated for some specific types of establishments. take a look at your screen. this is a list of where you need to show that proof of insurance.

it's required at businesses in certain what the city considers high contact indoor sectors that serve food or drink like restaurants and bars, clubs, theaters, entertainment venues, indoor gyms and dance studios as well as large events at indoor venues. if you're heading out to any of those type of establishments it's important that you have the qr code that actual card or a picture of the card. for some of the business owners there's a sense of relief proof of vaccination is now a city mandate not just up to the individual business owners. for some other guests this mandate feels like an overreach. >> hopefully this will create more reason to get vaccinated. >> makes me feel safer and other people feel safer and we have to do what we can. >> we shouldn't do mandates because now small businesses who were already having trouble getting people in, and now you want to put another layer.

>> reporter: the city says the proof of vaccination requirement for staff at those same impacted establishments goes into effect october 13th. that's for employees. so the new rule does not include individuals ordering drinks or food to go. this is applicable to those eligible getting the vaccination 12 and up population. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you, cierra. new fallout over the refusal by some san francisco workers to disclose their vaccination status. "the chronicle" is reporting 20 police, sheriff and fire department workers are receiving a letter threatening with suspension that's for failing to report their vaccination status by the august 12th deadline. the city is recommending ten-day unpaid suspension. notifications and other city departments are still in the works. in what's believed to be a first for california one school district has now issued its own

vaccine mandate. schools in culver city will require all eligible students to receive the covid vaccine. remember that is students 12 and older. the district is issuing a deadline to provide vaccine status. teachers and staff are required to show proof of vaccination or do weekly testing. the push for the new covid booster shot is coming with a dose of controversy. anyone who has had either the moderna or pfizer vaccine will be eligible for a booster eight months after their second dose. the program starts september 20th. but the world health organization strongly opposes a third dose for all adults. it's concerned about the supply of medicine for under developed nations an the possibility of booster could lead to new, stronger variants. >> handing extra life jackets to people who already have life jackets while leaving other people to drown without a single life jacket. >> i do not accept the idea we have to choose between america and the world. we clearly see our

responsibility to both. >> this week president biden announced new initiatives in the fight against the virus requiring all nursing home employees to get vaccinated challenging the governors blocking mask mandates in schools. to the crisis in afghanistan, there are reports of afghans having trouble getting to the airport in kabul and now new video shows taliban gunman firing into air -- into the air outside the high wall surrounding the airport in kabul to disperse the crowd and the video could be disturbing to some viewers. >> the u.s. and british military are inside the airport maintaining security and making sure that flights can take off safely. outside the gate the taliban maintain be an armed presence. president joe biden is expected to speak at 10:00 a.m. our time and we will bring that to you in a special report. u.s. officials said up to 15,000 americans remain in afghanistan

after the taliban took control of the country. hundreds of refugees are expected to come here to the bay area and accredited agencies need howing, household items and cash donations to help them. to see how you can donate head to nbcbayarea.com and click on this story on the home page. the united states aid has landed in haiti following a major earthquake there. u.s. coast guard flew 20 injured people from a haitian village to port-au-prince. the quake killed more than 2,000 people injuring 12,000 others. more than 300 people are still missing. hurricane grace has now downgraded to a tropical storm set to make a second landfall soon in the gulf of mexico. the eye crossed yesterday just south on the yucatan peninsula. it's supposed to cross again tonight or tomorrow morning on the coast of vera cruz. the east coast on alert with a hurricane watch for tropical storm henri. henri may hit the northeast

expected to be a category 1 storm by the end of the weekend. >> that's interesting the same country being hit twice because it is a peninsula. that's a rough go. >> as of this morning early they still had winds of 70 plus miles per hour so that just gives you a perspective that we're not in the clear yet, but according to the national hurricane center they did expect for this as it continues to make landfall into the main land dissipate over the next 72 hours expecting to see those winds start to sort of diminish within the next couple hours. look at right now, i mean just in the atlantic basin, winds 85 miles per hour, traveling west at 15 miles per hour. again, still expecting to see some of the heavy rain bands out of this and the strong gusty conditions as they continues to push through and make landfall through the weekend. as far as bringing it closer to home, we're going to continue to deal with that lingering smoke this afternoon. the current temperatures are in the 60s but we're going to climb

into the 80s for the south bay interior valleys mid 80s. notice it's a little bit cooler just slight and as we're going to head into saturday it's going to cool off by a few degrees as well inland. oakland 70, palo alto 76, san francisco 67, i'll talk about when we could get a little bit of a better air quality chance coming up in a few minutes. let's check in with mike. >> we're looking for the better air quality, but also we're concerned about those folks with the fires over here. we're also looking at a known thing going on golden gate bridge sitting here for a little while. it will move the center divide. look at that, under the truck you see how that zipper moves the center divide. that's what goes on early morning before your commute gets into full effect and very easy drive right now to and from the north bay over on the east bay an easy slow of traffic as well. benicia as bell. an incident on the shoulder near moffat. no major problems. the south bay another issue that popped up around 101 at 268.

no injuries we'll double check that. a smooth easy drive for the contra costa county drive or leaving that county. back to you. >> thanks so much. happening now, a section of 680 will be easier to drive during rush hour. southbound express lane from martinez to walnut creek opened at 5:00 a.m. today. the stretch connects san ramon creating a continuous 22-mile express lane. all cars must have that fast track tag to use the lane. the tolls will vary based on the amount of people in the car as well as traffic volume out there. 5:10. coming up getting rid of police? the grassroots movement sparked by the murder of george floyd leading to change in memberships. the major move by city leaders that could make that possible. another major silicon valley employer says back to work, not this year. not at all. plus, would you pay $75 for this fried rice? one bay area restaurant is charging that again.

the return to -- the reason to return the dish, a return and the good cause behind it.

good morning. 5:13. a spare the air alert is in effect which is why we're under a microclimate weather alert. temperatures in the 50s, hazy skies, smoky conditions, but we're going to get a little bit of help from the wind this weekend to clear out some of the smoke. the full forecast coming up in a

few minutes. >> again help from caltrans, flashing lights mid screen, the zipper truck making way for more folks in your commute direction coming into the city right now. no problems there. a smooth drive over the high rise in both directions for the san mateo bridge. >> good morning. very happy friday to you. the federal government has refiled its antitrust lawsuit against facebook, a lawsuit a judge originally threw out because he said it was too vague. the ftc had until yesterday to refile and they beat the deadline by a few hours. a company called castle which makes the door locks and card readers that lets people in and out of offices says its data shows people are still not going back to work in san francisco. just 19% of workers are back at the office in the city. the lowest rate in big cities across the united states. a memo sent to apple workers says the company does not expect them back now until 2022. originally they were supposed to come back next month and then

that got extended to october and now they're just forgetting about getting it done in 2021. when apple does go back to the office, it will be three days in, two days at home for most workers. jeff bezos and his company blue origin has successfully slowed the progress for nasa's back to the moon project. blue origin sued after nasa awarded a moon lander contract to spacex. spacex is way ahead of blue origin in space travel, but blue origin says it wants its lander considered too. you're seeing a mockup. that's not a real spaceship behind bezos. >> yeah. that's not a real robot either. you probably figured that out. somebody dressed as robot. it will do basic tasks like build cars on an assembly line. >> we think we will have a prototype some time next year

that is -- basically looks like this, and it's intended to be friendly, of course, and navigate through a world both for humans and eliminate dangerous, repetitive and boring tasks. >> critics point out musk often announce new projects without finishings the old. the cyber truck, people put down money on a deposit on a truck that's been delayed more than once. they're probably interested in the cyber truck more than the new robot. in fact, a lot of media reports that tesla customers aren't getting the cars they ordered that tesla knows how to build, model y in particular. customers who paid for cars they don't have that were promised and delivery times continue to slip. i think we all know a friend like this or somebody in our family, right, learning italian? weren't you trying to learn the violin and i'm learning italian now. >> i wonder if elon musk turned

in his homework as a kid. >> the next day homework. >> i'm a genius, i'm not going to show my work. >> lots people are like, great, finish this one over here. >> yeah. all right. thanks, scott. it's interesting to read about her, actually. >> new this morning, toys "r" us coming back to life again inside macy's department stores. the original big box store went bankrupt, liquidated in 2017 but now the brand that we love on the inside more than 400 macy department stores where you'll see it. the so-called shop in shops are expected to roll out next year. in the meantime thinking ahead to the holiday season, toys "r" us merchandise is available through the macy's website. nothing like going into a toy store. >> kids don't get that experience. >> for toys especially you want to see them in person in my opinion. your opinion too apparently. so the happiest place on earth apparently experience something bumps in the road when it comes to recovering from the pandemic. disney last week told investors

it is boosting capacity to prepandemic levels but there are hiccups because some operations are still unavailable that includes dining. some areas are not fully staffed or open and transportation is another issue. disney does plan to have its parks fully staffed by the end of the year but they're facing a staffing shortage like all other businesses. new this morning, a fried rice that went viral because of its price now being served up again at even higher prices. >> this time it's for a good cause. did you catch the story a couple weeks ago. san francisco vietnamese restaurant lily was offering a crab fried rice for $72. some of it was a little bit of a [ inaudible ] but there were patients who ordered it. produced by ingredients including caviar. the chef is offering it again at $500 a plate. all the proceeds are going to charity. good for you if you have $500 to

eat fried rice because it is benefitting other people. >> good thing i'm allergic so i have a pass. >> interesting. all right. >> i don't know. i mean panda express does rice. >> theirs is a little less than $500. >> there are people like when they see taco bell. >> people are going, she's just like us. >> well, it's going to charity and if you have enough to spend a car payment on rice go for it. i like fried rice. let's talk about the forecast because we're dealing with smoke advisory and this is going to be something that's going to impact your friday plans but i may have better news for your saturday plans. san francisco live look, beautiful start there. we can't really see the hazy skies, it's too dark out right now. look at the temperatures, 59 in san jose, 56 in point reyes, temperature changes no big deal. the fog rolling through novato, santa rosa, half moon bay as

well as portions of palo alto and that air quality right now is moderate in some spots, but we get those pockets of unhealthy air and hopefully with the arrival of this sort of onshore sea breeze, it helps, you know, stop some of the smoke from mixing down to lower surface levels. let's talk about the surface smoke. here we go. you can see this is friday around noon around your lunch hour. by saturday morning we get a little bit more blue and blue on this picture is a good thing. you might still be a little bit hazy but we'll notice the smoke pushing east out of the region which will give us better conditions when it comes to saturday afternoon. hopefully getting better by sunday but the situation as always is constantly changing. that's why you want to tune in with us. 70 in oakland, san jose in those 80s, concord 84, livermore 85 and for the rest of the week, we're going to get a little bit of that cooling that's going to remain in through tomorrow and sunday and then we have high pressure building over the desert southwest heading into

monday and tuesday and what that's going to do is bump us up when it comes to the temperatures. tomorrow a little bit of that breeze going. you might be able to finally wash your car on sunday. i haven't been washing mine because we've got that hazy conditions there's like all the particulate matter that sticks to your windshield, right, or my excuse for not washing my car. >> the hazy conditions, mine because of my lazy conditions. we're looking towards the south bay, a couple new incidents, 87 and 85 moves to the shoulder but popped up. the early start coming out of south kind fine right now. this other issue a car off the roadway near moffat. another major drop into a ditch. no injuries but three people that need a ride and a tow truck can only take two so they are standing around. note folks will be standing around near that moffat off ramp. the bay moves smoothly, no problems for the dublin interchange, slowing out of the altamont. back to you. >> thanks, mike.

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welcome back. organizers in minneapolis face a deadline today to finalize the language on a ballot measure that may shape the future of the police department there. this november voters will weigh a possible overhaul to the department that would include changing the city's charter and creating a department of public safety. the police department has experienced multiple setbacks. the largest of course being the death of george floyd. the judge recently ordered a ballot question to be rewritten. our response team just hit another one out of the park hoping to increase our slugging stats to an astounding $50 million. >> consumer investigator chris chmura has the money-save play by play. >> good morning. raconcern in fremont was striking out with his airline and travel agent due a $1200

refund for a canceled trip. after 13 months of curveballs and asking and waiting for his money back, yeah, he was getting nothing. he asked us to pitch hit and we did came out swinging and rakesh got back his $1245. we added that to our scoreboard and as of today we've head viewers get back $5.7 million. our nbc and telemundo sister stations around the country also respond and respond we're proud to announce our teams hit a national benchmark. we've head viewers get back more than $50 million. we're not stopping at $50 million. a company is balking at your complaint, let us know we'll call them out. go to nbcbayarea.com and click the responds option from the main menu or 888-996-tips. have a great weekend and enjoy tonight's giants/a's game. >> thanks, chris.

a live look at the coliseum where the bay bridge series is tonight. giants and a's, only watch tonight's game here on nbc bay area. coverage starts at 6:30. always a lot of fun on a friday night. >> gives us something to do. >> top stories we are following for you today include the wildfires pushing more unhealthy air into the bay area. i'm sharon katsuda live in walnut creek. schools are not worried about covid protocols but also smoky air quality protocols. i'll have that story coming up. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 5:30, wildfires raging across the state. more than 1 million acres burning here in california and new word this morning on what sparked the fire north of the bay area that reduced one mobile home park to rubble. >> we have issued a microclimate weather alert. the unhealthy air sticking around the bay this morning, things may change soon. an updated timeline of when the smoky skies may be clearing. this is "today in the bay." it is friday morning. always a good morning. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm laura garcia. we have team coverage for you this morning. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda in the east bay where some places are seeing the effects of all that smoke in the air. >> let's start with vianey arana tracking the unhealthy conditions that are kind of all over the bay area. >> northerly winds over the past

couple days pushing the smoke down. winds from the north will travel right to us and this is a shot from pg&e from a couple days ago. cupertino this is what we've been waking up to. the hazy conditions, look at the temperature trend in the 60s and the 70s by 11:00 a.m. as far as the air quality goes it's going to depend on where you are because of the change in the wind. we, of course, have the fog that's going to play a sort of role with the marine layer and the sensors picking up yellow which is moderate but there could be moments where we get pockets of unhealthy air. the onshore flow is going to help stop some of the smoke from mixing down to surface level and it's going to help push some of this out hopefully further east away from the area by saturday. full forecast in a few minutes. >> sounds good. we'll check back with you. bay area schools are closely watching the air quality this morning as, you know, that smoke really continues to hold steady over the east bay and there's another spare the air alert in

effect. >> sharon katsuda live in walnut creek, one place feeling the impact of that smoke. tough with the kids headed back outside and inside. >> that's right. good morning. i'm keeping the windows shut at home and i know schools are dealing with the same thing too. schools want to circulate fresh air especially now that kids are back in school, but it's tough to do that when there's smoke and bad air quality. after the fires in 2018 the state put out air safety guidelines. when the air quality index hits level 4 meaning the aqi is between 150 and 200 all activity should be moved indoors as much as reasonably possible. the pandemic protocols advise schools to circulate air as much as possible and maximize outdoor activity. so far schools have adapted this week and will have to adjust again today. >> i had a lot of kids messaging me, it's smoky outside and what are we going to do. we're going to listen to the

district. >> we have upgraded the air filtration system to across the district so we're comfortable having the windows closed even with covid. >> reporter: and at unhealthy air quality levels you're advised to wear an n-95 mask. now right now air quality here is moderate but, of course, that is expected to change later today. reporting live in walnut creek, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thanks for following it for us. 5:33. also developing this morning a new milestone in the dixie wildfire we've been telling you about burning in plumas and lassen counties. the flames have burned nearly 700,000 acres. firefighters are making some progress on containment compared to this time yesterday. it's now at 35% containment. more than 1200 homes and buildings have been destroyed. a federal judge has ordered the pg&e worker who found damaged power equipment near the start of the fire to appear in court next month for questioning. take a moment and stop and

look at this. more than a dozen fires that are burning across california. most of them centered here in northern california. east of sacramento as well, firefighters still working to get any kind of containment they can on the caldor fire burning in al dorado county. it's burned nearly 70,000 acres since it started six days ago. at least 100 homes and buildings have been destroyed and thousands of others remain threatened. as for the fire burning closest to the bay area, we have now learned the cause. this is this week's cache fire in lake county. the flames there tore through one neighborhood near clearlake wednesday destroying more than three dozen mobile homes and burning about 75 acres. it was not big, but it was catastrophic. the fire chief now says it started as an oven fire. evacuation orders remain in place. the fire is 40% contained. stay with us for the latest on those fires and all of the smoke they're generating to track the air quality in your

neighborhood, go to nbcbayarea.com. just click on the link in the trending bar at the top enter your address on the map to find the conditions where you live. a live look at san francisco this morning where if you are headed out you're not going to just need a mask for the smoke you have to bring your proof of vaccination. a new vaccine mandate begins today. either you need your card, a photo of your card that qr code that you get from the state, if you want to go into a restaurant, bar or gym. some people actually say they feel safer inside knowing everyone around them is vaccinated. others criticizing the mandate saying it will be harder on struggling restaurants. health leaders hope the new rule will help keep the work force and customers healthy. our cierra johnson will be reporting live from san francisco in less than half an hour and we'll check in with her. marin county is holding a covid vaccine clinic tomorrow. third doses will be offered to anyone who is immunocompromised. this is happening at the marin exhibit hall in san raphael.

appointments are encouraged. cal osha standards board is reportedly debating changing covid regulations in the work place. according to "the chronicle" the changes could happen in december at the earliest. this week they're meeting to talk about possible revision. currently statewide rules allow fully vaccinated people to not wear masks inside the work place. not so for the unvaccinated. workers who say they are vaccinated do not have to show proof and there's no distancing or capacity restrictions in place. cal osha rules are separate than those required by state or local health departments. the red hot housing market in the bay area perhaps losing some of its sizzle for home buyers hoping to make it in the bay. at least that's what new numbers show for last month from the association of realtors. take a look president the bay area median home price is $1.3 million, which is slightly down from june. a little bit more than 3%. year over year the median is up

24%. also cooling is the number of sales which were down slightly compared to the same time one year ago. in an effort to boost air travel during the pandemic american airlines is bringing back its nonstop flights from san jose to chicago and offer four flights a week from mineta airport to o'hare international, from tuesday through friday. the flights will leave san jose ability 1:00 in the afternoon and they're just 4 1/2 hours. passengers must follow covid protocols on the plane. so there you go. you can get your deep dish. >> as you like the deep dish pizza. i don't know about leaving the bay area just yet. hoping it clears. >> if you head up north you want to be careful. i have a closer look at the forecast up north, the beach, further south. let's get right to the weekend weather and talk about it. south lake tahoe this is one of those spots that's going to be tricky and it's going to be nice when it comes to temperatures but dealing with the smoke and it is right near some of the spots of the unhealthy air quality. check the air quality forecast

from the bay area or quality management district website. they do it up to date before you head out there saturday and sunday. the reason i say before is because again, this could change in terms of the smoke depending on how, you know, how many fires are in the containment, the direction of the winds, nice onshore flow. yosemite national park is warmer this weekend. saturday, sunday and monday in those upper 80s. we get plenty of sunshine but again, that air quality is going to be of concern for areas to our north including sonoma. i mean friday, saturday, friday, today we're going to see some of the smoke hopefully helping clear out smoke by saturday night, sunday is probably your best day in terms of the air quality, but if you really want to get away from the smoke, head to the coastline. we're going to see the sort of effects of this onshore breeze a little bit sooner around the coast. santa cruz for friday, saturday, sunday. we're used to the metering lights in, you know, the coastline. for today and tomorrow, we get a

mix of clouds. further down south, l.a., my hometown where my family is, it's going to be comfortable for, you know, the most part, but again, mix of the metering light -- marine layer, but it's going to be a beautiful weekend to get away depending on where you go. a check of traffic with mike. >> that's right. l.a. has its own microclimates and also has its own commute. we're not dealing with that. we have enough around the bay area to deal with it right now. it's just great. look at these green sensors around the bay. good stuff coming into the north bay. although highway 37 just in the last five minutes we've started to see a little bit of slowing around mare island. friday has a lighter later commute. we'll track that and see if it develops. this has been overnight going on northbound 680. the change over here, eastbound highway 4 your alternate to avoid north 242. a little slowing there. we typically see a build for the volume, a slight build as they're ready to clear the crews

and so i think that should be good timing over there. the rest of the bay a blip for san jose. we expect that. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up, graduation walk. years in the making. inspiring story you don't want to miss of a college graduate who faced high odds in ever taking any steps again. the u.s. facing ally anger as we continue to make a lot of decisions without consulting with our friends. plus -- ♪ it's raining men ♪ ♪ it's raining them ♪ >> you know you remember that song. we're going to show you the new inclusive remake we think you're going to like it. >> and are you ready for the showdown, the edition of the bay bridge series starts tonight. the giants in oakland. you can only watch a game right here on nbc bay area at 6:30.

good morning. it is 5:43. great friday ahead when it comes to the weather but the smoky conditions are making it tough to spend a lot of time outside. we'll talk about that and what to expect this weekend coming up. >> while there's slowing from 101 to san jose which we expect we expect this view from palo alto. a nice easy drive. we'll check on crews heading towards san mateo county and no problems reported but the volume is about doubled on the southbound side. the push to woo voters in the recall election continues.

>> sacramento area assemblyman kiley, john cox and former mayor kevin faulconer were the only three out of more than 20 republican candidates on hand. and all of their shots were aimed at newsom's handling of the pandemic. >> it would be hard to imagine a greater recipe for distrust than the one that governor newsom has followed. >> the problem with a lot of people not wanting to be vaccinated is their lack of trust in government. governor newsom exemplifies that. >> what we have seen from the governor is a one-size-fits-all policy. >> the replacement candidate leading in the polls is radio talk show host larry elder who did not attend nor did governor. but he did tell us in a one-on-one interview before the debate he offers a stark contrast to those replacement candidates. >> we've turned the page, $80 billion surplus, fastest growing economy of all western

democracies, highest level of reserves and we have the fastest growing job creation in america. >> don't forget the deadline to mail in your ballot is september 14th which is also election day. if you did not get your ballot or maybe you want to vote in person instead of mailing it in. or don't remember where your polling place is, you can find that in a voting guide we put together. head to nbcbayarea.com/recall. president biden will speak once again about afghanistan later this morning. >> scott mcgrew, there's talk of the timeline to remove troops to a later date. >> which would have serious implications for our relationship with the taliban and we have a relationship. the trump administration negotiated with the taliban for years. our generals are talking to them now. the white house says president biden will speak about afghanistan at 10:00 our time. we will carry that live as it happens. you'll recall he spoke monday

after the situation in kabul devolved over the weekend. this time last week the afghan government was in charge. that is no longer true. this video taken on a cell phone near the hamid karzai airport. the gunfire is from the taliban shooting in the air. an ngo says the tear gas near the wall is from american troops pushing the crowd back. so you have frightened people caught between two forces. as americans race to evacuate people before the president's deadline to remove all troops. >> there's been no decision to change the deadline and we are focused on doing everything we can inside that deadline to move as many people out as possible and if and when there's a decision to change that, then obviously that would require additional conversations with

the taliban. >> now remember, it is not just americans who helped america and those who helped america who need out. the war in afghanistan was a nato effort. at one point the dutch fought, the germans fought, the turks fought. the turks make up much of the remaining forces alongside the british. video of the royal marines providing security outside the airport in kabul. they, too, need to get their citizens out and they had translators and other help from afghans. america's decision to pull out unilaterally has left some of these countries feeling slighted. the british press says uk prime minister boris johnson called the white house looking for answers. his phone call was not returned for a day and a half. we have not been able to independently verify that. former prime minister theresa may delivering a blistering speech in the house of commons earlier this week. >> the withdraw when it came was due to be orderly planned and on the basis of conditions. it has been none of these. >> may has been named as one of

the possible next leaders of nato when current nato secretary still ten berg retires. vice president harris will leave for asia and become the first american vice president ever to visit vietnam our second trip overseas right after the secretary of state made a similar tour. we'll be tweeting about what the president says later this morning and follow me on twitter, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks so much, scott. it's 5:48. here's one graduation walk with an inspirational lesson for all of us provided by a recent north texas university graduate. >> cory borner steps to the stage last saturday were years in the making. he was paralyzed playing high school football in 2009 and since then, it's been a lot of hard work and dedication. but with the help of robotic legs last week he took the steps some believe would never happen. >> we all go through something. that's one thing about life. as long as you continue it stay focused and positive, anything is possible.

>> all right. so i was just thinking he could be a pretty good motivational speaker and that's what he started doing while he was relearning life from a wheelchair. we can agree it looks like he found himself an additional talking point. >> takes it all in stride. >> trending this morning, today is one in a million because nearly 20 years after her tragic death the princess of r&b is now available on streaming. ♪ go on and on ♪ >> aaliyah's music will be rolling out today starting with the release of her platinum selling album one in a million. this will be the first of five albums released and will be followed next by aaliyah and i care for you in the next few months. disagreements with her label and estate held upstreaming deals until now. >> also trending, there's a lot of hallelujah's going on. what some people are saying to a

makeover of a hit song from the 1980s that lives on to this day. you'll probably remember it. ♪ it's raining them ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ it's raining them ♪ >> it's raining men is now it's raining them. in a song first made famous by the weather girls the idea was to make it inclusive for all. it's done by the trans artist to help celebrate world pride month. remember paul shaffer on "late night with david letterman" wrote the original and not only did he give his blessing but helped remaster the modernized version. >> i love it. >> you have to change the words yourself in your car when singing by yourself so this is nice. >> i don't mean to but -- >> those are the words? >> clean it up for the kids sometimes. >> all right. >> all right. well, we might want to keep the windows open in the car.

>> i wish it was raining like real rain. >> right. >> i wish it was raining real rain. it would help clear out the smoke, help with the drought conditions but let's keep hoping we could see something going on in september. walnut creek right now, it is going to be another hazy day and, of course, we've got that spare the air alert which is why we're under a microclimate weather alert. temperatures out the door, here we go, 50s in san jose, 59 concord, 58, san francisco 59, no major changes in the temperatures at least not to start our day but we are seeing that fog roll in around novato especially in through napa, portions of hayward, palo alto, so that mixing of the fog is going to help keep some of the smoke sort of at a higher elevation versus the surface. here we go, air quality we have moderate conditions overall but here's the thing. the reason why a spare the air alert was issued you might be

thinking when i check that, you know, sensor it shows green and yellow. why is there a spare the air alert. depending on how the wind reacts we could create pockets of unhealthy air at times. near surface smoke you can see by tomorrow saturday 5:30, that onshore wind is going to begin to push smoke east. good news for us, bad news for those who reside further east right. areas in vegas you can see the smoke traveling through salt lake city and the boise area. they're going to feel the impacts of the fires happening here in northern california. today's forecast what can we expect when it comes to the temperatures? it's going to be seasonable overall. 70s in oakland, 80 san jose, 84 warmer through concord, san francisco 67 and that smoke will linger for today but then as we head towards the weekend a couple changes to look out for. a little bit of cooling just a tad bit into the mid 80s still for the inland areas, no upper 90s which we did see earlier this week. we've got that fog that's going

to remain around the coastline and then some high pressure building from the desert southwest heading in to guess, high pressure means happy weather but also means heat. when do you think it's going to roll in? spot the 90s on wednesday. you got it right. >> all right. we're looking at finding 101 with slowing but remember, 7:00, i tweeted out a picture, check it out on twitter, 87, 85, that's the build that happens and remember, again, san jose state started yesterday so we'll see a lot more couple weeks of slowing through the area as folks get adjusted. slowing for 84. may be an issue on the bay bridge we'll check that out. >> happening now california regulators are boosting protection for homeowners protected by some of the wildfires that burned over last year. the sacramento be reports the insurance commissioner is issuing a one-year moratorium on insurance nonrenewals for folks affected by the lava and

beckworth complex fires that includes nearly 26,000 policy holders in plumas, lassen and sis can you counties. this is the third straight year of that one-year ban on nonrenewals that has been extended. brittney spears now the subject of a criminal investigation. the allegations made by one of her employees and the response from her legal team. plus, fighting back. the new steps some flight attendants are taking to protect themselves from passengers increasingly bad behavior. reading is fundamental, but it's tough to check out a book these days in a city by the bay. the lingering pandemic impact keeping san francisco libraries from turning the page. a lot more news ahead. you're watching "today in the bay."

good morning. i'm tom costello at a training center in chicago, behind me flight attendants are trained in self-defense as the instances of people behaving badly even getting physical on board planes as those instances continue to sky rocket. almost 3900 reports so far just this year. flight attendants have signed up for training themselves. they volunteered on their own time to learn how to defend themselves against a potential attacker, defend other

passengers and defend the plane. coming up on the "today" show inside to show you the techniques and what the air marshals are teaching these flight attendants about basic self-defense in the new age of flying. >> tom costello there. police in san diego on the hunt for a person who shot a doordash driver in the face. officers say it all happened while the driver was behind the wheel. the victim crashed into a pole but is expected to survive. no word on the suspect or what led up to the shooting. closer to home now, san jose police are asking for your help this morning in finding the driver in this deadly hit-and-run crash. they say that the car you see there struck a mother of five in a wheelchair using a crosswalk at monterey highway. this happened just before midnight april 1st. police believe the car is a white mercedes-benz that would have damage on the front and left side. amidst the pandemic when it

comes to checking out a book from san francisco libraries, it has been difficult. staffing shortages are having a big impact on the hours of operation at several branches. the examiner reports 141 job vacancies across the library system equals about 15% of the workforce. the hiring freeze during the pandemic and recent high turnover are cited for that lack of employees. brittney spears the subject of a criminal battery investigation. a housekeeper claims spears assaulted her this week during an altercation of some sorts. the employee claims spears slapped her phone from her hand. the housekeeper was not injured but nevertheless filed a report. investigators say spears will not speak to them about the incident with her attorney calling the allegation sensational tabloid fodder. the at 6:00, smoky start to your weekend. bay area remaining under a spare the air alert as the impact of the wildfires continues to wreak havoc. when you'll finally be able to

breathe easier. >> hopefully this will create more reason to get vaccinated. >> no vaccine, no service. that sweeping vaccine mandate goes into effect in san francisco starting today. we'll tell you where you need to show proof you've gotten the shot. the major pushback the cdc is getting from the world health organization after saying that pretty much everyone will need another injection. the third hour continues right now. it's friday morning. 6:00. thanks so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington today. you're seeing it and smelling it and breathing it in. the unhealthy air blanketing parts of the bay area as smoke from the major wildfires are seeping into our atmosphere. >> we've got a live look at walnut creek in san francisco this morning as the bay area is now under a spare the air alert. there could be some relief for at least part of your