don't see her playing her part. >> bus with san francisco's mayor london breed's night on the town that have some demanding answers. and on high alert, we are live in washington where leaders are taking -- are not taking any chances ahead of a divisive rally planned for tomorrow. this is "today in the bay." and a very good friday morning to you. 6:00 right now. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. >> san francisco's iconic cable cars are back on track again. starting tomorrow all three lines will be up and running after a power outage at the cable car barn shut down service for the past nine days. you remember they only recently started rolling again after an extended pandemic shutdown. it gives you something extra to do in the city. >> this in time for the weekend. meteorologist kari hall has that forecast for us. the trolley doesn't have any windows in it so the weather is

a big concern for a lot of people who want to get on that. >> yeah. it's going to be chilly. i think a lot of people like to hang off the back and enjoy all of the views. it's going to be jacket weather indeed. as we get a look at our air quality, we've had a lot of the smoke moving in, some moderate air quality, but these green sensors indicate that our air quality is pretty good. hopefully you'll be able to spend more time outside today, even though there may be drifts of smoke. take a look at these temperatures heading into the upper 60s for hayward and oakland. some low 80s for concord. 75 degrees from morgan hill and santa rosa today will reach a high of 76 degrees. nice cool down for this time of year. we'll talk about all of the changes ahead in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. all eligible students in one of the bay area's largest counties may be required to be vaccinated for covid. "today in the bay's" bob redell live in san ramon. this would be the first for the bay area.

>> is correct. we're talking about contra costa county, a recommendation expected as early as today that all students 12 and up and all schools in the county be fully vaccinated. a county commissioner, a county supervisor tells "the east bay times" that the county health director is considering making this recommendation for the students. it would then be up for the local school boards to adopt and implement that recommendation. yes, contra costa county would be the first county in the bay area to make such a recommendation. now two of the bay area's largest school districts are already considering a vaccine mandate for students 12 and up. west contra costa unified is still coming the issue but has not set a date to vote on it. oakland unified which is in alameda county, tells us they could bring it up for a vote as soon as next week. >> what's going to happen to our students who don't want to get vaccines. >> in terms of implementation, timeline, what exemptions, those

are what i want to hear from my colleagues. it is just a proposal this point. >> staff and teachers would have to be fully vaccinated. the consequences for not getting vaccinated, that issue still being discussed. starting next wednesday back in contra costa county, this county will require proof of vaccination or a negative covid test within with the past 72 hours for customers going into restaurants, gyms and other indoor businesses. the county is concerned about the delta variant. [ inaudible ] as "the east bay times" points out the county is seeing rates similar to february. marcus? >> several other schools across the state are considering vaccine mandates including sacramento unified. l.a. unified made that mandate. >> correct. unfortunately -- go ahead. >> i was just going to say tell us about that new data they just came out with.

>> well, there's no direct data on vaccine mandates yet since those just went into effect in los angeles. however, county officials say that the mass mandate and increased testing for employees and students is helping protect students. the public health director says over the last three weeks covid cases declined across all pediatric age groups by about 40%. marcus, laura? >> interesting numbers to look at. thanks so much, bob. san francisco mayor -- 6:04 -- she's in hot water with a lot of people facing scrutiny after spotted inside a crowded night club but it was not so much for what she was wearing but was not wearing that has all the questions this morning. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us this morning. the mayor, is she even speaking out about this? >> we have not heard back from mayor london breed at this point and it has been a few days since she was spotted out without a mask in a situation where

perhaps some people think she should have been wearing one. let's take a look at a photo. mayor london breed in the middle. it was posted to and then removed from the black cat's nightclub's instagram page. the city's indoor mask order does allow for people to remove their masks while eating or drinking and there are drinks, in fact, on the table. now when enacting the mandate the mayor's office says the order requires all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear face coverings indoors with limited exceptions. "the chronicle" reports breed was dancing and singing and posing for pictures telling a reporter she felt safe because she gets tested often and everyone had to show proof of vaccination to get into the club in san francisco. now a gym owner subject to the same mask mandate is frustrated. >> she thinks it's fine and safe to remove her mask then let that be the rule for everybody. you're not impervious to covid any more than i am. let the rules for you be the

same that it is for me. >> you will remember when governor gavin newsom was seen at the the french laundry after the statewide order went into effect that became a major point for recall proponents. that failed earlier this week. we have reached out to mayor breed's office for comment but have not heard back. laura. >> thank you very much, kris. happening now, in washington, security is high around the capitol a day before a planned far right rally. why the rally is not expected to be very large by washington's standards. leaders say after the january 6th siege they can't take any chances. chris pollone live on capitol hill with the latest for us. chris? >> laura, good morning. yeah, this planned protest is to offer support to people who are arrested for storming the capitol back on january 6th.

and the security forces that are watching this believe that they won't see the tens of thousands of people that were here on that january day but they can't take any risks. >> reporter: in washington, security fences once again encircle the u.s. capitol building and the supreme court. the city bracing for a rally in support of people arrested during the january 6th capitol riots. >> they're going to come saturday again. they have their plans to come. everybody will be ready, more ready, for them. >> reporter: a former trump campaign official has organized the rally he's calling justice for j 6. >> people have not engaged. >> reporter: matt says the event is to support nonviolent offenders charged in the january 6th riot, people he calls political prisoners and says it will be 100% peaceful. >> i'm pretty confident we won't see a repeat of occupying the capitol.

not confident we won't see violence. i am confident that law enforcement is more prepared. >> reporter: members of congress are being asked not to go to the capitol saturday and it's all hands on deck for the capitol in washington, d.c., police forces. online chatter suggests a small turnout. >> every social media post and extremist post i've seen i've been watching the last couple weeks said stay far away from this event. proud boys told their people don't come, qanon, all the extremist forums that cheered on the capitol attacks seems to believe this event is a false flag or a honey pot. >> reporter: if all goes well capitol officials say the fences will come down soon after the rally ends. >> similar rallies are planned in at least a dozen states across the country over the next few weekends. live in washington, i'm chris pollone, back to you. >> before you go, has former president donald trump said anything about these protests? >> yeah. he has. he issued a statement yesterday

which read, our hearts and minds are with the people being persecuted so unfairly related to the january 6th protest concerned the rigged election. in addition to everything else it is proving we are a two tiered system of justice in the end justice will prevail. we have to remind you that election officials from across the country in many states have said that the election was not rigged and they have no evidence it was. >> we'll be watching and bracing for tomorrow. hopefully it's calm. thank you. developing right now in virginia, heavy rain causing flash flooding in virginia's capital. rising water shut down this interstate. extreme weather also led to trapped vehicles and water rescues. in some cases floodwater spilled over dams. of course you have situations like that so much water that they're getting there, not enough water here in the bay area. meteorologist kari hall of course tracking our forecast for us and how are we looking today?

>> yeah. looks so much better and calmer today as well as our temperatures are coming down as you're stepping out the door in oakland. we're going to see our temperatures in the mid 50s, some clouds, even a little bit of some drizzle but it does clear out and then as we go into today our temperatures head for the upper 60s. we've been talking about some much needed rain moving into the pacific northwest and this is also going to move closer to the bay area going into the weekend. for the most part we are mostly going to stay dry but we could see spotty showers from san francisco on northward. we'll go hour by hour coming up in a few minutes. you've been watching some breaking news. >> i have. the good news, the live camera in walnut creek, south 680 it was bunched up, that's what i was going to show you when i started taking this camera shot and we lined it up. now it's moving much more smoothly. that crash, the camera is about here north of the walnut creek interchange, south of that the traffic alert has cleared. all lanes in a very rapid recovery heading south. that means, though, not a holdup

in concord so much. a little slowing for highway 4, 680 moves smoothly there. look at the bottom of the screen, other slowing westbound, typical lighter volume of traffic, the slower drive through san ramon into dublin because of that burst of traffic now unleashed on to 680. northbound 101, southbound 880, san jose and hayward, respectively show a little bit of slowing. typical light friday commute with your typical spots for any slowing at all. back to you. shopping and shipping issues. coming up next on "today in the bay," the big impact the pandemic is having now on toy production and what you need to do to ensure your christmas presents arrive on time. the kremlin has an objection to an app in the app store. what apple did about it. to futures where we have a pretty flat opening. plus -- ♪♪

>> i like that. >> okay. a surprise concert in for only $19 for metallica. they took the stage for the first time in two years. stay with us. and see how excited those fans were when they got the notice.

happy friday. it is 6:14. a look at our air quality and what we're expecting for today. moderate air quality, some drifts of smoke but we're starting out with good air quality right now. we'll just start to see the hazy sky this afternoon. we're so excited about some weekend rain chances. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. >> with the alert cleared from walnut creek, we're looking at contra costa county recovering. over here the bay bridge is just starting to build. 6:15. it's a later lighter friday commute but we have slower spots unexpectedly slow in the tri-valley. >> very good friday to you as well. "the wall street journal" has published another major headline story about facebook. yesterday, it showed how facebook knows instagram is psychologically damaging to teen girls. today human trafficking and drug cartels. employees flag accounts for their bosses but the company's

response is weak. too much to summarize. the overall article is worth reading and noting. "the wall street journal" is doing work. apple and google have removed an app created by the russian opposition parties ahead of the russian legislative election. apple and google have not responded to questions but the app's not there. it was designed to help russians who oppose vladimir putin's united russia party. united russia wins pretty much every time because in part opposition parties split up the vote amongst themselves. this app helped those who wanted to vote against putin coordinate their votes. russia has three days of elections starting today. now putin not up for re-election and not the presidential cycle but memberers of his party are up for re-election. not clear why the app was removed from the stores, but we know the kremlin had objected to it. other news, queen's gambit back

in the news. a real life chess player in russia is suing the makers of the tv series because there's a quick mention of her claiming she nef faced men in a tournament. the woman is never seen in the series, just mentioned in the background but she says it hurt her reputation because she absolutely did face men in chess tournaments back in the '60s. she was one of the very first women to be named grand master. i was shooting an interview yesterday, different tv show, talking to an expert in global supply chains, christopher mimbs of the "wall street journal" had a comment and i just wanted to tell you about it, starting today he says, start holiday shopping it will be a nightmare in december. the won't be anything available and you beat me to it and heard the same thing. >> oh, yeah. "nightly news" talking about it last night because with christmas less than 100 days away expert says more than ever holiday shoppers may want to get

an early start. like this early. get your hot wheels now. the pandemic they're saying leading to a lot of global production shortages. even last month 13% of holid st planned to start buying their gifts. the rate has now doubled. you can hear more tips coming up on the "today" show at 7:00 after "today in the bay." they say if you see it then you should -- and you like it you should buy it. >> that's what i do with clothes since i'm a foot tall. >> look at that. >> will you go. learn from me. a high-tech change to get you -- your drive-through orders just in time here. one east coast start-up is using computer vision from overhead cameras to scan restaurant kitchens to make sure that workers are prepared correctly. the cameras are reportedly spot about 85% of errors out there and the company raised $10 million in funding, but it's not

their fault if you forget to ask for that ketchup. a surprise consnerts san francisco -- concert in san francisco had some rocking. >> a surprise concert at the independent for a couple hundred lucky fans. the show was announced on twitter. fans had to race to the box office with proof of vaccination and cash to land a ticket. you only had to pay $20 because tickets were $19.81. a salute to the band's 40th anniversary. like the wristband and the t-shirt saying metallica hadn't played a live show in 738 days. probably love the crowd reaction. >> we are heard to spread joy to the [ inaudible ] who have missed coming here to see some live shows. i speak for all of us, i know, when i say we are super grateful

to be here again and to feel the love to play live. it's why we were put here. >> 19 cent surcharge made the cost of entry $20. ♪ off to never never land ♪ >> that's the only part -- >> we're here to spread some joy. >> you need to grow your hair out a little bit more. >> a little bit more. >> next year. >> i can do it for us easily. >> rock it out. >> every day. >> bring it, kari. >> all right. let's get started with a look at our forecast today and our temperatures that are going to be nice and comfortable for today. reaching into the mid 70s for palo alto and in oakland today, we're headed towards 68 degrees. now some of our warmest spots in the inland areas only low 80s today. a break and going to see more of this going into the weekender and here's why. we have a storm system moving

into the pacific be northwest bringing rain around seattle and portland and this will continue to push into northern california and as we go through the timeline here's where and when we could see the rain. stopping it right here at 4:00. saturday afternoon. you see green. that is what the radar could look like. it does show that up around ukiah, coastal sonoma county we could see the showers passing by. late saturday night into early sunday morning we could see some spotty showers moving through. and looking before sunrise to some showers that will be moving in and out of here, if you have sunday afternoon plans it's looking all clear but temperatures are going to be cooler, it's going to be breezy. behind this system going to be moving by fairly quickly. it's not going to bring us a lot of rain but going to be beneficial to the dixie and caldor fire areas as well as a lot of the other fires burning across northern california where we could see a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain. but for santa rosa, we could see

up to about a tenth of an inch of rain that's pretty good too. the rest of the bay area getting sprinkles. looking ahead, we are looking at equal chances due to the systems that we've seen mainly that will be moving to the north. looking at la nina developing so an equal chance we could get near average rainfall but does look like due to the forecast we could also see some above normal temperatures. so that's just an early outlook. mike you're tracking breaking news and hear that has cleared. >> after we have a clearing for a crash things do kind of move to other parts of the bay. looking over here toward 580 that is clear fine heading toward that dublin interchange. another avenue here, south 680 does show slowing. that traffic that was held up in walnut creek once the crash cleared from all lanes over there north of lavorn now slow as you head toward the dublin interchange for 580 and 680. a little slowing for 880 around where the lane shift happens.

typical this time of morning. smoother drive westbound. gum up a bit. no problem at the bay bridge toll plaza or anywhere south of there. back to you. >> thanks, mike. clearing the shelters is our goal this week here at nbc bay area and telemundo 48. so 16-year-old lindsey yang says she was told adopting a pet savings two lives. lindsey adopted parker from pets in need in redwood city a few years ago. this is after suffering a serious concussion while competing in gymnastics. she was forced to isolate in her dark room which sent her into depression. until parker came along. so, tomorrow, our big adoption event at berkeley humane, laura and i will be there. if you can't wait until then or probably can't make it go to nbcbayarea.com and find other shelters. >> tomorrow morning early. it is 6:23. new clues into the deepening mystery. next on "today in the bay" what police are revealing on the

ongoing search for a woman who disappeared on a cross-country trip with her fiance. plus attacked while on the job. and it was all caught on camera. we're going to tell you about the new dramatic video and the recently approved city ordinance that may have led to this chaos you see right here. it is 6:23. much more ahead on "today in the bay."

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case on a road trip with her fiance. all communication suddenly stopped. police in utah released body camera video near the time of her disappearance showing officers responding to a call about a couple fighting. her fiance is a person of interest. new video to show you this morning of a case of restaurant rage all apparently stemming from new york city's covid vaccine requirements. >> oh, my god. what the -- >> someone captured the incident on the city's upper west side. according to police a hostess asked three diners from texas for proof of vaccination and chaos ensued. three people are now facing charges. the city's indoor mandate went into effect this week. >> next on "today in the bay,"

do you need one or not? a crucial meeting on covid booster shots is under way. what experts believe will happen. >> not your average neighborhood watch. the wild encounters that one community taking action. we'll be right back.

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♪ i see trees of green ♪ the sooner you sign up ♪ red roses too ♪. ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ people may feel the vaccines aren't working when they are still working. >> at 6:30 the debate over covid booster shots front and center at a key hearing underway this

hour. we'll look at the green light and break down the latest including when you could be eligible. >> vandals target a bay area neighborhood whileyou were sleeping. >> a live look outside in san francisco. meteorologist kari hall tracking our weekend weather as you make your plans. this is "today in the bay." 6:31 right now. good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first let's get a look at that forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall standing by with a look at what we can expect on this friday. >> yes. happy friday. we're starting out with some good air quality. our sensors around the bay area picking up on and showing these green dots here indicating good air quality. for the most part we've cleared out for now, but we may see more smoke coming in today as our temperatures in clearlake head toward the mid 80s. fog and drizzle will continue in

san francisco. some mid 60s for a high there. and up to 75 in martinez. feeling nice and comfortable. we'll talk about what's going on as well as some weekend events coming up in the forecast in a few minutes. >> sounds good. check back with you. today, we may get some definitive word on whether everyone will need a covid vaccine booster or some of us. an fda panel is looking over several studies. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez monitoring the critical meeting for us now. kris, you've got a look at what we should watch out for. >> it's been about ninz months since the first covid shots went into the arms of our health care workers and there's been a lot of debate about whether we'll all need an extra shot to keep up our immunity and protection. that's a discussion before this fda advisory panel meeting as we speak. they are considering whether we all need a third dose. pfizer says its own study shows a booster is necessary after six months. israeli scientists say their

data shows that those boosters are effective. that's the same position of the "new england journal of medicine" however in the lansid former scientists wrote there is no need for the general population. the former cdc director spoke on the "today" show about part of the debate. >> the delta variant did not arrive here in the united states. it arose in another country. if we truly want to get this pandemic under control, we have to do so much more than we're currently doing to help vaccinate the world's population. nations moving forward with the third dose before so many countries have even had a first dose, will put that in jeopardy. >> so we are monitoring the fda's hearing that is happening right now and we will monitor the cdc's hearing that will happen next week because both of those agencies have to decide what's happening next before we move forward. laura? >> thanks so much. also on the "today" show, the former director of the cdc will discuss the fate of booster shots at 7:00 right after "today

in the bay." just in to our newsroom n menlo park after vandals targeted about a dozen cars. our crews saw at least three cars with windows shot out. police say this started around 8:00 last night along o'keefe treat in the willow area. more damaged vehicles were found at a second location near willow road and gilbert street, but that's also where police made two arrests. two men are facing felony vandalism charges. officers found bb guns in their waistbands. the elizabeth holmes' fraud trial will resume. a theranos winchester is expected to return to the stand. on wednesday she talked about the company's high failure rate on its blood testing machine and cherry-picking data that offered the best results. holmes' attorneys are trying to deflect blame on the former lab directors and scientists. stick with nbc bay area for continuing coverage of the elizabeth holmes' trial.

we are washington walking you through with team coverage and analysis. >> california is tackling the housing crisis here. governor newsom signed two laws promising to add tens of thousands of housing units statewide. the governor's office calls it california's housing accelerator. one measure makes it easier to build denser housing such as duplexes in areas only zoned for single family homes. another streamline zoning for new large-scale multiunit housing such as commuter villages near transit centers. it provides funding for transitional housing for the home homeless. happening today, the town of moraga rolling out a neighborhood watch but not due to high crime. >> instead, this is in response to a recent coyote attack. teaming up with the state department of fish and wildlife for a program called wildlife watch designed to prevent an attack on pets and humans and wild animals.

>> designed to try to prevent crime and other disturbances in the neighborhoods while the watches are designed to build community awareness with coyote and other types of wildlife. >> a single coyote bit five people in the area around moraga and laugh fayette last year. the animal [ inaudible ] was caught and later euthanized but had a lot of people on edge. a statewide effort returns to help tackle our climate in crisis. tomorrow is the 37th annual coastal cleanup day in california. from 9:00 a.m. to noon. taking place in one form or another in just about every county statewide. the cleanup efforts often include lakeshores, riversides and inland areas. all bay area counties have cleanups going on which you can link to from the coastal commission's web page. do what you can to keep our coasts clean and beautiful. >> speaking of the coasts let's take a look at this. as we -- oh -- sitting on the dock of the day, but this is in

sausalito, pictures looking into the city. that's like a good morning shot with a cup of coffee or tee tea and looking into the city. >> just walking. all right. look, you know, right there, starting out a little hazy in the bay and san francisco. kari has a look at that forecast for us today. how is it looking out there? >> yeah. i think that fog will linger near the coast in san francisco pretty much all weekend long. not a lot of sunshine and if you're going out to the giants game either tonight or tomorrow night, only expect those temperatures in the low 60s. a lot of fog and drizzle. breezy wind so bundle up to head out to the game. and then on sunday, we've got comedy in the park. this is happening at golden gate park at robin williams meadow. it is amazing. and so much fun to be outside but just be prepared that it may be sprinkling on you just a little bit as we see a lot of mostly cloudy skies.

to tahoe they're opening back up and saying come back. our temperatures today will reach into the mid 70s. it's going to be a beautiful weekend there. highs in the upper 60s. and then by the time it starts raining there on sunday it's time to head back to the bay area. if your weekend plans take you to l.a. it's going to be sunny, highs in the low to mid 70s, comfortable there. and for sonoma we're going to see more clouds moving in. also a couple of spotty light showers especially light on saturday and into early sunday but overall looks pretty good as we'll see our temperatures remaining comfortable. we'll talk about all of the changes ahead and how hot it gets next week ahead of the rain that we'll see. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, any problems for the morning commute? >> no. kari, south lake tahoe welcomes people back and tahoe and north shore. highway 50 has not reopened yet fully between kiber and meyers and may remain closed until the 27th. just keep that in mind.

88, 89, they've fully reopened. you can access around the lake. we're looking toward the south bay. getting closer to home. nice easy friday job. over in hayward, fremont, union city nice easy drive as well. disabled vehicle out of the altamont causing more slowing. there's construction picking up here so that burst of traffic from walnut creek blending with the crew, clearing more slowing there and a crash clearing from 580 towards castro valley. look at that, contra costa county looking like the standard slow spot. happening tomorrow, vta light rail will fully be up and running in the south bay. the green line to winchester station will be reactivated after nearly four month shut down during the deadly mass shooting at the vta rail yard. that line schedule to make trips starting at 5:30 a.m. free fares will continue through the end of the month. much more ahead this friday morning on "today in the bay." including protecting kids, the big announcement is expected

this morning from contra costa county health leaders that could affect a large group of students there. a republican congressman who said donald trump was a cancer has decided to quit. let's take you out to the big board where we're seeing down arrows this morning, but gosh, ever so mildly. >> you know what, we already knew anything is possible when it comes to tom brady. we're going to explain why his latest hint to fans has a lot of people already cheering him on. 6:40 for you this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

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happy friday. 6:42. a few minutes away from the sunrise and stepping out the door in the east bay we're taking a look at pleasant hill's temperature trend for the morning. we start out with clouds and clears out quickly and go from the 50s to the mid 70s. really nice day ahead. with we will talk about where we could see rain and when in our forecast coming up in a few menz. >> finally after 45 minutes after the metering lights activated we see a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's your lighter friday commute. we will show you where it may be slower than you expect coming up. all eligible students in one of the bay area's largest counties may soon be required to be vaccinated for covid. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us in san ramon. bob, this would be a first for the bay area. >> correct. contra costa county where we are will be the first county to make

such a recommendation if this does, in fact, happen. the recommendation being that all students in the county 12 and up be fully vaccinated when they go to school. county supervisor tells the east bay times that the health department is considering making this recommendation and it would be up to the local school boards to adopt and implement that. two of the largest school districts are considering a vaccine mandate for students 12 and up. west contra costa county unified has not set a date to vote on it. oakland's unified which is in alameda tells us they could bring it up for a vote as soon as next week. >> what's going to help to our students that don't want to get the vaccine. >> implementation and timeline and extensions there will be, those are questions i want to hear from my colleagues. >> staff and teachers would also have to be fully vaccinated. the consequences for not getting

vaccinated that issue still being discussed. starting next wednesday, back here in contra costa county, this county will require proof of vaccination or a negative covid test for path three days for customers going into restaurants, gyms and other indoor businesses. the county is concerned about the delta variant. [ inaudible ] as the east bay times points out the county is seeing case rates similar to february. live here in san ramon, bob redell, "today in the bay." thank you. 6:45. and president biden says now is the time to tax the rich to bring equality to america. >> scott mcgrew, no matter where you stand on the issue there's no question the rich are getting richer while the poor kind of stand still. >> the data pretty clear about that. it got worse during the pandemic. the poor and middle class tread water, the rich got richer. president biden says they could afford to contribute more to raise the quality of life for all americans.

>> are we going to continue with an economy where the benefits go to corporations and the wealthy or take this moment now to set this country on a new path one that invests in this nation, creates real sustained economic growth and benefits everyone including working people and middle class folks? >> the tax plan -- >> that's something we haven't realized in this country for decades. >> didn't mean to interrupt the president of the united states. the tax plan proposed by the democrats would raise corporate taxes that stands at 21% right now. families that make more than $450,000 would see their income tax as well as their capital gains tax increase. if you're under 450 no new taxes for you unless you make more than 5, and you see a significant hike. these are proposals. republican anthony gonzales of ohio says he will not run for congress again. he was one of the few to vote to remove donald trump from office. he says he knew it was time to

quit when the ohio state troopers were needed to protect their family as they passed through their hometown airport. analysts point out in a normal world gonzales would be a dream candidate for the gop, hispanic, a college football hero, conservative with an mba from stanford. a lawyer once associated with the hillary clinton campaign has been indicted by a grand jury working with the justice department's special counsel looking into the whether the fbi was mislead as it investigated donald trump's connections to russia. michael susman prosecutors say lied to the fbi when he offered a tip during the election about a possible secret electronic channel between former president donald trump's company and a russian bank. we're watching everything in washington and talking about it on twitter. find me there, @scottmcgrew. >> thank you so much. 6:47. the giants are suddenly staring at a tie for first place in the division with the just about two weeks left. yesterday's game in oracle not

too hot. the dodgers are one game back in the division race. the giants start a weekend series race with atlanta at oracle but this is cool. watch tonight's game at your leisure at home only on nbc bay area. coverage starts at 6:30. you know what the pride of san mateo tom brady answering a question that gets more realistic each season. can he play until 50. that question asked by his true football sidekick gronk. >> you're 44. six more years. >> i think -- i mean, i don't find it so difficult. plus, in florida it's kind of a retiree state so i feel like i can play and then just glide into retirement. i think i can. i think it's a yes. >> you know, there's a little spin to that question. i think it's will gisele let tom play until 50? >> that is the question. okay. so the two in their latest tommy and gronky youtube clip where

they talk about all sorts of things, 50 or not, both have spots reserved for them in football's hall of fame. trending this morning, one dog giving new meaning to the song do your ears hang low and wobble. the black and tan hound is the world guinness -- this year's guinness world record holder. look at the ears. the new title for longest ears on a dog. each measures just over 13 inches. better to hear you with. >> my dear. >> also trending the feud between cats and dogs moot when it comes to this duo. >> they're friends to the end. this is a friendship between shimmy and bengal cat and lollipop the boston terrier from canada. they will go down in history because the two are in the guinness world record holders for the fastest five meter ride on a scooter by a dog and cat. yes. they did that in four seconds.

just over four seconds. >> pretty impressive. >> yeah. >> take a look at this, maya gabriela hit a record for the wave surf at 73 1/2 feet in the 2020 red bull awards in portugal. >> look at that. racing that wave. goodness. >> look at that. >> dog and a cat on a scooter and now this. >> like wow. >> pretty amazing. >> i really did like that cat and dog scooter. >> how do you teach them that. >> hey, kari, we've got to get out and about this weekend. how are we looking? >> yeah. hope we don't see any waves like that along the coast this weekend. we see a storm system that will be approaching we'll talk about that. let's get a look at these temperatures and where we're headed for today. really nice. basically back to where we were yesterday with a high of about 80 downtown san jose and some mid 70s for the south county.

toward the east bay some of our warmest temperatures reach up to 84 in antioch, livermore 82 and 79 in danville. oakland in the upper 60s and low 60 near the coast. i think it's going to be hard to get rid of the fog today and some more sunshine for palo alto, mid 70s there, foggy, misty, drizzly in san francisco and chilly temperatures but we're going to warm up to 88 in ukiah and 73 today in napa. we've been talking all week about this rain and now we see it on the radar as it moves into the pacific northwest. the timeline of this rain brings it into the north bay by early tomorrow afternoon. about 4 to 5:00 we start to see some spotty showers moving by. make sure you have the nbc bay area app because it will give you alerts as the rain approaches your location. gives you a head's up if you're out there enjoying the day on saturday. we're going to see much of this rain quickly moving by and before we wake up on sunday it's in and out of here. if you have sunday afternoon plans that rain will have

cleared but we're going to keep the cool temperatures and there will be some spots that get measurable rain but this is really going to be beneficial around the 10 active fires we have burning across northern california. the possibility of getting real measurable rain far to the north anywhere from a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain around the area of the dixie fire and hopefully that helps with more containment before temperatures heat up again next week. and mike, heading outs the door this morning, how is the commute rolling. >> it's going all right. slower at the bay bridge than note. from your drizzle tracking you're okay for clear the shelters. marcus and laura will be okay. looking over here toward the bay bridge where we're checking in the back which is slowly gradually forming a lighter build for traffic around the bay. we see a little slowing for that richmond bridge in the last few minutes. crash over in concord look like they're not affecting the grave traffic flow. still slow, recovering as the sweepers clear from the last of the crews through san ramon and

then westbound 580. an earlier crash at castro valley, still there, watch that coming down the dublin grade. there's the rest of your drive very easy. back to you. >> thanks so much. happening now, pg&e wants to hike your monthly bills. the utility looking to help cover more than $1.5 billion in expenses related to wild fire mitigation, covid-19 and other events. if approved the average customer's bill would increase by $10 a month. a look at the top stories next on "today in the bay," including business owners furious with san francisco's mayor london breed's night out on the town that has some people demanding answers. plus, ready to ride. san francisco's iconic cable cars are set to resume service. we're going to tell you how the cool breeze might be. and we are back in just two minutes with much more news for you ahead right here on "today in the bay."

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welcome back. 6:56. before you head out the door if that's where you're headed we're moving you forward with a look at our top stories on "today in the bay." first, san francisco mayor london breed facing harsh criticism all from a photo taken. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez following this story and has more for us. >> we've reached out to the mayor to see if we can get her

take on what happened after she was spotted maskless in a situation where some folks say she should have been wearing a mask. you decide for yourself. the photo of mayor london breed in the middle. it was posted and then removed from the black cat's nightclub's instagram page in san francisco. the city's indoor mask order does allow for people to remove their masks for eating and drinking and there are drinks on the table. when enacting the mandate the mayor's office says the order requires all videos regardless of vaccination status to wear face coverings indoors in public settings with limited exemptions but the chronicle reports breed was dancing and singing and posing for pictures without a mask. telling the chronicle she felts safe because she gets tested often and everyone had to show proof of vaccination to get into the club. some business owners who are subject to the same indoor mask mandate say they are frustrated and it seems like a double standard. now if or when mayor breed

responds to our request for comment we will bring it to you. laura. >> thanks so much. 6:57 right now. today may be the day we get some definitive word on whether everyone will need a covid vaccine booster or just some of us. a look at the panel meeting going on right now. experts are weighing studies on whether a booster is necessary after six months to keep your immunity up. 2 million americans receive boosters but when it comes to average americans the debate is mixed. >> happening in washington, security is high around the capitol before tomorrow's far right rally in response to the january 6th arrests. while the rally is not expected to be large by washington standards leaders won't be taking any chances. fencing is going up and members of congress are asked not to go to the capital. theranos whistleblower is expected to take the stand again this morning in elizabeth

holmes' fraud trial. she talked about the high failure rate on the blood testing machine and cherry-picking the data that of francisco's iconic cable cars are back on track again. starting tomorrow all three lines will be up and running after a power outage at the cable car barn shut down service for path nine days. and taking a live look for you right now from sausalito, looking into the city, let's get a look at that forecast for you this morning. meteorologist kari hall have a look at that. >> you can see all the fog there and that's going to linger near the coast but we're also looking at some cooler temperatures for our inland areas and then by tomorrow we'll be watching some rain moving from the north, spotty sprinkles before sunrise on sunday and look at how hot it gets next week. we're back in the low 90s. how is it looking for the commute. >> looking great. walnut creek, early problem, that cleared quickly because of lighter traffic volume here. we are just north of the walnut creek interchange. and the bay bridge toll plaza does have a backup will kick

in over the next hour. >> that's going to do it for us. what's happening "today in the bay." don't forget the giants start that fun weekend series with atlanta in oracle and watch tonight's game only on nbc bay area. coverage starts at 6:30. >> be right there. let's go, giants. the "today" show is next. good morning decision day, the fierce debate over booster vaccines taking center stage at the fda today. a crucial hearing and vote planned on whether a third dose is needed. with top experts divide, we're liveith the very latest as tens of millions from coast to coast wait for word. on edge, security being tightened across washington, d.c., ahead of a weekend rally in party of the january 6th rioters. a fence now surrounding the capitol.

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