tracking fire danger. meteorologist, kari hall, she's following the developing conditions. plus, proof required. the south bay city looking for your vaccine card before you can attend public events. more than 12,000 migrants have gathered under a bridge. the controversial steps now being taken. this is "today in the bay." good monday morning to you. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. hope you had a great weekend. first, let's get to meteorologist, kari hall, who is tracking a hire fire risk this weekend. >> yeah, now the winds are starting to pick up and the humidity levels will be dropping as we go into today. that means that with this red flag warning, a small spark in the dry vegetation could spread quickly so all of the areas

shaded in red will be included in the red flag warning continuing until 8:00 this evening. the red flag warning coming with temperatures in the valleys, which are headed to the 90s today. we will see the smoke returning in the forecast. as we go through our hour-by-hour wind speed forecasts, some of the gusts in napa at 34 miles per hour, and the reds and purples indicates higher wind gusts, and that could be closer to 50 miles per hour. and that's what we are expecting over the next few hours before winds gradually calm down as we go into today. it will be windy and very dry. i am tracking that as well as the rest of the microclimate forecast. a update coming up in a few minutes, marcus. >> thank you. and possible pg&e shutoffs, as they are weighing the shutoffs for ten counties

including napa and solano county. the shutoffs are supposed to happen as early as 5:00 a.m., and the power could remain off until late tomorrow. and the nbc bay area app is a great resource for alerts about red flag warning and it's free to download. eight people dead after a shooting at a university in central russia. this happened today. in addition to those killed, 28 are injured. officers shot and detained the suspected gunman. putin is expressing his condolences to those victims. and then the first covid investigation results for children between the ages of 5 and 11-year-old with pfizer releasing data on phase 3 trials. the company says its vaccine

provides a strong immune response, and that's about 85% effective. subjects receive one-third the dose of people over 12 in two shots three weeks apart. results for children under 5 will be released before the end of the year. get ready for new proof of vaccination requirements kicking in in the south bay and new requirements also taking effect statewide. today in the bay's kris sanchez with what you need to know before heading out the door this morning. >> reporter: anybody interested in going to live events could be affected by this in san jose. any flavor of entertainment you want you will have to show your proof of vaccination here in the city of san jose. the proof of requirement kicks off today at any city-owned

property that seats 50 people or poor. not just the shark tank but san jose city hall, and performing arts center, the tech museum and the children's discovery museum to name a few. that applies to everybody 12 or older and they have to provide proof of vaccination, and there's no option to show a negative test instead in san jose. the option to show a negative test within 72 hours still stands, but the vaccine proof needs to apply to any event with 1,000 or more, and any outdoor event with 10,000 or more. >> i think it's good that they are trying to be safe and to make sure that everybody is, like, safe from the virus. there's a crowd of people at the concerts. >> it makes me feel better going to events because i know there

were precautions taken, and i know i have shown my vaccination and been totally fine with it. >> reporter: the state vaccination requirements could change depending on the vaccination rate and covid rate, but at least for now the requirements will remain in place until november 1st. >> thanks for that info, kris. you could get a digital record of your vaccine card. chris chmura shows you how to do it step by step. head to nbcbayarea.com and click on the responds tab. time is running short for democrats to pass key parts of president biden's agenda. today in the bay's chris pallone in washington keeping an eye on

the political countdown now under way, chris. >> yeah, marcus, democrats are projecting confidence they could pass president biden's agenda while keeping the government open. but it's not clear how they plan to do that with the razor thin margins. with democrats hoping to deliver president biden key legislative victories. >> we have so many issues in september, including reconciliation, and debt limits and spending by the government. >> as leadership tries to keep democrats onboard to pass a bipartisan $1 trillion improvement bill and a separate $3.5 trillion tax and spending priorities, it seems to be intensifying. >> let me be crystal clear about this. republicans are united in opposition to raising the debt

ceiling. >> congress has raised the debt ceiling more than 75 times since 1960. house speaker, nancy pelosi, quoted experts warning letting the nation fault on its debt could be a catastrophe. >> the republicans see it as a way to send a message they are not onboard with the democrats big budget spending policies. >> they want to increase the bill on a party line basis. >> this week house democrats are expected to introduce a bill which could keep the federal government open until at least early december, a measure that would raise the debt ceiling could possibly be part of it as

well. in washington, chris pallone, marcus, back to you. >> chris, we'll keep watching. thanks. developing in texas now, the secretary of homeland security will travel to del rio today where federal agents are speeding up efforts to return around 15,000 migrants to their native homelands. flights started yesterday. a majority are carrying haitian immigrants after the 2020 earthquake. activist argue they should be awarded temporary status into the united states. and then a roadblock for some seeking a pathway to citizenship. >> democrats cannot include immigration reform in the spending package. immigration attorney, richard hobbs, is calling on the

president to reject the recommendation. >> the president of the united states can direct the vice president of the united states to overturn the decision because it's only a recommendation. that's what we need to do. >> the democrat immigration reform plan would provide a path to citizenship for an estimated 8 million undocumented immigrants. happening today a criminal trial is scheduled to get under way. this is for a danville police officer accused of killing an unarmed man in 2018. hall is facing manslaughter charges in the death of a man he shot and killed after the police attempted to stop his car. officer hall fired nine times into the car after the suspect drove through a roadblock. he's also being investigated in shooting a homeless man this

past march. and then a deadly double shooting outside a 7-eleven. two women were shot along century boulevard. one of the victims died. no word on what led up to the shooting. anybody with information should call police. poor air quality may be returning to the bay area, and when it does that could be an added dimension for schools trying to maintain good air circulation. it's 5:10 on your monday morning. we have the air quality advisory. fire danger is moving here. >> yeah, we are going to see the high fire danger today. in oakland, we will see hotter temperatures later this morning and into the afternoon. we are going into the mid-70s

going into today. we are going to see good air quality for us today. take a look at how warm the temperatures will be. 92 in antioch today. mid-80s for san jose. mid-70s near the coast. in san francisco, we'll talk about when that smoke returns to the forecast and what is ahead for the rest of the week as the winds pick up. mike, you have a quick note for bart riders. >> yeah, we had a little disruption of service at balboa park. they had a ten-minute delay, and that will ripple down for the first trains until they reach that line. bart is in recovery mode, meaning all subsequent trains are on-time. and then the south bay and east bay, just a mild build and that will kick in in the next 20 minutes. the bay bridge toll plaza with the metering lights on.

back to you. >> thank you. you have encountered rude drivers on the road? here's a look at that commute this morning. things are just fine there, but next here on "today in the bay," the california cities topping the list of the most impolite drivers. and then returning from space. what all crew members are revealing this morning about their historic spacex mission. plus -- >> i have been in the business for a long time and it's been a very long time since i have won an emmy. >> yeah, but winning one is so good, right? the wrap up of the emmy award winners. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:15, we have a red flag warning effect for the north bay hills. warmer temperatures today and we'll see the smoke returning in the forecast. we'll talk more about all of this coming up in a few minutes. 6:15. the metering lights have been on for over half an hour. we are seeing the stackup more consistently over the last few minutes. more on what to expect on your drive in contra costa county. a lot of red and orange.

stocks set to plunge this morning. dow dropping more than 400 points after the dow notched in three straight losses since the beginning of 2020. and then defective takata air bag inflaters. in the last decade more than 67 million takata air bag inflaters have been recalled in the u.s. if you are gearing up to hit the road, a new list may help you avoid some of the rudest drivers out there. >> it's from insureify. it includes failure to yield, failure to stop, tailgating and street racing among the others. topping the list, rancho cordova outside of sacramento.

also, winter park, florida. sioux city, iowa, and petersburg, virginia. and other cities on the list, includes citrus heights and ventura. no bay area cities made the list. you go, bay area drivers. and then the "inspiration 4" crew opening up about their experience. one woman became the first black woman to be in space. >> being able to talk to girls and women of color about my experience, and older women, and sometimes you think the best part of your life passed you by as you have gotten older, and there's a lot to learn and explore and do. in that message of there's no

better place than home. >> you can watch more of the interview on the "today" show, right after "today in the bay." samuel adams releasing its highly anticipated beer, but the beer is so strong it's illegally in 15 states. it will be sold in california but it really may be hard to get your hands on some of that because only 1,300 bottles will be brewed, and it's costly. $240 for a 25-ounce bottle. it will be released on my birthday. october 11th. >> is that a hint? >> i don't want it. i don't like beer. top honors for best drama series went to netflix's "the crown." >> and the emmy goes to "the

crown." >> also winning big, apple's tv series, lasso. another win for netflix, the queens gambit for the limited series. >> you said that was good. >> all of those are. >> yeah, loved it. >> good choices there. >> i have not seen any of that stuff. i do not have time. you know, it's going to be nice for getting outside. if you are going to do that early in the day, because temperatures will be hotter. a live view in san jose, waking up to a beautiful sunrise and reaching into the low 80s by early in the afternoon. 7-day forecast coming up at the

bottom of the screen as we talk about some of the wind gusts we already measures in some of our mountains. a lot of us in the valleys can't feel the high wind gusts. take a look at mt. st. helena. some of the stronger winds will continue at least through about 10:00. look at where we have the reds and purples indicating high wind gusts, while spots like napa and santa rosa will have some of the high winds. we're not looking at a lot of that for some of our valleys, but i think around mt. diablo it will stay gusty. the winds gradually calm down as we head into the afternoon and evening and that's when the red flag warning will be allowed to expire. our temperatures today head towards the mid and upper 80s. going to be warmer than the weather we had over the weekend, reaching 93 in concord and 73 in oakland, and low 80s in san

mateo. san francisco reaching into the mid-70s. north bay highs reaching into the 90s today, and then we will do it all over again tomorrow. looking at good air quality today, and then the smoke will return as we go into tomorrow morning. starting out in the south bay and then rolling northward. this is some of the fires we have over the southern sierra, around sequoia national forest that will be moving in starting tomorrow as our dry weather continues throughout the week. then go into the weekend we may get much needed rain over some of the fire zones. we are going to be watching out for that across parts of central and southern california. looking at our temperatures, still pretty warm throughout the week now. the calendar will say it's fall starting on wednesday but it won't feel like it. it does get cooler this time for the weekend. mike, you are seeing the gathering continuing in the east bay. >> yeah, not because people don't like the east bay, they love it and live there and then

commute to the city. we're seeing the buildup from the metering lights which were activated over half an hour there. highway 37 and highway 4 -- highway 4 as the biggest build, and toward concord, southbound 242. 680 unexpectedly slow. a crash, just past 84 on the shoulder. two cars on the center divide. you are squeezing two issues that are distractions, and that's why folks are slowing there. a tiny build for san jose northbound 101 approaching oakland road. >> what a bummer starting a monday on a crash, you know? it will get better from here. >> yes, it will. next, nbc bay area responds. >> first the pandemic dashes their honeymoon, and then they

went to the airline to use their leftover voucher but couldn't. i am investigative reporter, chris chmura. nbc bay area responds, next. and then the hispanic population holds considerable economic power. hispanic households earned $1 trillion, paying close to $300 billion in federal, state and local taxes. it adds up to nearly $800 billion in spending power. 6:23 right now. we'll be right back. good mo.

earnest yo in gilroy said volaris airline canceled his flight to cancun because of covid-19. he said he tried to use his credit december 13th just after 10:00 pacific time. here is the hitch. volaris told him they operate on central time so the voucher expired. he felt cheated and asked us to step in. we didn't see anything on their page about time zones, see we contacted an airline. we did not get an official statement but a few weeks later

the airline extended his $1,224 credit. while we are happy to advocate for earnesto, but we do not advocate to wait until the last minute or second. give yourself and the company a little wiggle room before the expiration date. we have a video you can watch on our website, streaming channels, just look for the "how to" play list. and then helping to ease the burden at shelters by adopting through our clear the shelters campaign. marcus and i were out there at berkeley humane helping to get the word out this weekend. met a lot of plenty of furry friends that needed forever homes and they found them. it was fun. coming up next on the "today

in the bay," top stories we are following, including new covid hot spots emerging across the country. what you need to know before booking your next getaway. a red flag warning for parts of the bay area to hundreds of customers that could lose their power as a result. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:30, on high alert.

a dangerous combination setting up this morning. meteorologist, kari hall, tracking the high fire danger. we have team coverage on the possible planned power outages. and then pfizer says its vaccine is safe for younger children. what happens before your daughter or son can receive it? >> plus -- >> she was always happy. >> the search for a travel blogger comes to a sad end, but the search for her fiancé intensifies. this is "today in the bay." good monday morning to you. hope you had a great weekend. thank you so much for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we start our coverage on the looming fire danger. >> yeah, let's check in with meteorologist, kari hall. >> we have a red flag warning up for many of the north bay and east bay hills. this will continue until 8:00 this evening. we can see the high wind gusts

reaching over 45 miles per hour and our vegetation is extremely dry, even after a little rain we had over the weekend. what do we need to get a red flag warning? it's issued 12 to 24 hours in advance and the relative humidity has to be 15% or less with frequent wind gusts at 25 miles per hour, and they have to happen at the same time. as we look at our wind speeds today, gusty in the north bay especially going until 9:00 and 10:00, and we are getting this at the same time our temperatures are heating up and relative humidity numbers are dropping. for more on this let's head over to bob redell who is live as the sun rises and strong wind gusts are expected. >> reporter: as a result pg&e expect to shut off power to roughly 7,100 customers in ten counties locally here in the bay

area. the shutoffs would impact the unincorporated areas of two counties. just over 1,200 customers at the most in napa, and 800 at the most in solano. last night pg&e took sonoma county off the pspl, that's public safety power shutoff list. the utility is concerned the high winds could spark a wildfire. the red flag warning was issued for the north bay mountains and east bay hills and valleys, and that's because of the high offshore winds that could increase the wildfires. some will not forget when the

hart fire came close to their home in 2019. >> we will keep an eye on how the weather tracks tonight and if needed we have to be ready to leave with essentials. >> we have some additional staffing at the region level. we have our aircraft available for early up, so basically that means should ans in department occur overnight, we are able to get our aircraft up a few hours earlier than normally they would be available. >> that red flag warning, which we are underwrite now, runs through 8:00 tonight. again, we do expect the winds to pick up throughout the day. right now as you watch the sunrise behind me, it's calm out. >> thank you. meteorologist, kari hall, she will be tracking and posting about these dangerous conditions as they develop. she's on twitter, facebook and

instagram. that's @karihallweather. and then the covid vaccine is safe for ages 5 to 11 years old. the company's data says it provides a strong. >> yeah, so from the very beginning we worked meticulously to get to the right dose for adults and children, and so we looked at several doses early on in children and determined that one-third of the adult dose works just right for children to minimize the potential for side effects and provide the potential for protection. we're really pleased with that outcome. >> pfizer and its partner, biointech plan to submit the data to the fda. the results for children under

five will be released later this year. new data from the cdc finds moderna's vaccine is more effective from presenting hospitalizations than pfizer and johnson & johnson. moderna vaccine was 93% effective from the data collected, and the johnson & johnson vaccine came in at 71% effectiveness. the average daily number of u.s. deaths over the past week is now more than 2,000. "new york times" analysis finds that is the most since march 1st. the new daily cases, they are declining. the same analysis finds that a daily average of 148,000 -- this is an 8% drop over the past two weeks. hospitalizations are also down 8% in that time. developing this morning, we're following up on the sad news over the weekend in the search for gabby petito as authorities seek her now-missing

fiancé. remains were found at a campground at the teton forest in wyoming. she disappeared in august in the middle of a cross-country trip with her fiancé, brian laundrie. the fbi is asking for privacy for petito's parents. >> as everybody can imagine this is a difficult time for the family and friends. our thoughts and prayers are with them. we ask that you all respect the privacy as they mourn the loss of their daughter. >> the search continues at a wildlife preserve in florida for her fiancé. live coverage coming up from jackson on "today," coming up after "today in the bay." and then holmes back in

court when testimony resumes in the criminal fraud trial. theranos touted the blood machine could do complex medical tests with a single drop of blood. a whistle-blower said the data was cherry-picked and holmes knew it was wrong but still took money from investors. b street between first and third avenues have been closed to traffic since the pandemic took hold last year. that closure is slated to end the end of the month. supervisors are considering to push out the ban on evictions. it prohibits no-fault evictions tagged to the pandemic for residential renters in unincorporated areas.

a moratorium for businesses would be extended but only if the state agrees to do so as well. the climate in crisis contributing to a slight unpleasantness in napa's water these days. you may sense a moldy smell or even taste that won't harm you. the city recently switched to a new water source, lake hennessy, due to lower supplies. that water as an algae that once it gets removed in the treatment process, it leaves a musty taste or smell when it dies. this year there may be more of it due to the lower lake water levels out there. firefighters have their hands full fighting fires in two parts of sequoia national park. the windy fire and the knp fire east of nevada. it's believed lightning sparked those fires last week, and together they burned 40,000 acres with zero containment.

historic sequoia trees are threatened but many have been saved. they are historic, and they are trying to preserve them with foil, and they are huge. >> yeah, i know. let's look outside. surprise! a beautiful shot of the city skyline there as the sun sets -- the sun is set to rise, that's what i was trying to say. kari, i know you love a good sunrise. >> absolutely. if you are somewhere out and around in the bay area, you take a picture of the pretty sunrise, send it to me on social media. we're going to see our temperatures in the upper 50s this morning. it's going to heat up fast. we're going from the upper 50s to the mid-80s. take a look at the high temperatures. we will see the temperatures shooting up to about the low 90s today in the inland east bay,

north bay. in the south bay we have mid-80s. this is going to be warmer than the weekend and we are watching out for the fire danger. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, you are updating a problem in the tri-valley. >> yeah, you are jammed up just past -- south of bernal and that's causing an issue going into livermore and pleasanton. one lane blocked but three vehicles there, and they can't get the tow truck there. folks, if you get on to foothill road you still have to get into the backup there. meanwhile the dublin interchange, typical slowing so that's one avenue if you want to get over towards the nimitz. the rest of the bay, a normal drive with a backup at the toll plaza. >> thank you, mike. san francisco getting ready to welcome back a major convention. why businesses are hoping it will help them some of the boosts they need.

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good monday morning. we are under a microclimate weather alert due to the high fire danger, and in napa stepping out the door it's a chilly 47 degrees, but it will head toward the 80s early in the afternoon. we will talk about the gusting winds and when we will see better weather conditions in our forecast, coming up. the nimitz here. pretty much what you would expect driving through fremont, just like what you see here. 680, a lot slower than you would expect. a crash in the sunol area, and we'll show you the slowdown as it recovers. new proof of vaccination requirements kick in in the south bay, and new requirements take affect statewide. kris sanchez joins us live with what we need to know before you head out the door. helping to move us forward. >> reporter: hi, laura.

there are all kinds of different events going on here at the sap center, and there's hockey, and fernandez has a concert coming up, and wwe smackdown, and simone biles with a gymnastics show, and all that you will have to show proof of vaccination. you cannot show a negative covid test at any city-owned venue that seats 50 people or more. not just the shark tank, but san jose city hall, libraries, performing arts center, children's discovery museum, and anybody 12 or older has to show the proof, again, you cannot show a negative covid test instead. the option to show a negative test within 72 hours still stands for the state.

>> i think it's good that they are trying to be safe and to make sure everybody is, like, safe from the virus. there's a crowd of people at the concerts. >> it makes me feel better about going to the events, because i know events i have gone to that required it i happily have shown my vaccination and been totally fine with it. >> reporter: the state-wide proof of vaccination requirements will be in effect until at least november 1st, depending on what happens with cases and vaccination rates. kris sanchez for "today in the bay." >> something we will continue to watch. thank you, kris. the dreamforce conference kicks off in san francisco tomorrow after being all virtual last year due to the pandemic. there are a few changes this time around and it will be invite only and scaled down to hundreds of attendees. most of the events will be outside and people will have to

show proof of vaccination and get tested each day. for nearby businesses that return, however small, still welcomed. >> no matter what size it is, you know, if it's 100,000 people in 2019, or 1,000 people here, we'll take what we can get. >> the market center has been hit hard by the lockdowns and lack of tourists traffic, and they hope it will signal a degree of normalcy. chris rock has a breakthrough case. during an appearance on jimmy fallon show in may, rock said he got the single dose johnson & johnson vaccine. a new season of "the voice" kicks off on nbc. the new addition is ariana grande. she is really excited to become coach because of the cohorts and

drama-free environment. >> i heard go into this there was a policy, a no -- policy -- >> same thing we had on my show. >> we only implemented that recently. >> we got grandfathered in. >> a good work environment. that's what you do. "the voice" returns at 8:00 p.m., and then followed by a new drama "ordinary joe," and then the news at 11:00. yesterday in philly the niners put together two scoring drives of 90 plus yards. the defense did the rest. san francisco held on for a 17-11 win. niners are one of seven teams to start the season 2-0. next sunday night they will go for 3-0 in their home opener against the packers. the game airs here on nbc bay area. kickoff is at 5:20 p.m. a football coach and his response on social media to an

athlete deciding to just walk away from the game. from coronado high school in san diego county, the student told the coach his heart is not in football anymore even though he lives in a football family. the coach posted about that. >> there has been tremendous support, and then there are other people if you allow him to quit he will quit the rest of his life, and i think it's mature to come in and have a conversation face-to-face and to follow your heart. >> yeah, follow your heart. that's what that coach said. he said he could tell for about a year that player was no longer interested in the sport and did not want to be there. that video has gotten millions of views online. let's take a view outside on this monday morning. beautiful look at the golden gate bridge this morning. lots of people like to make their way across that bridge. you better bring your jacket.

let's get a look at our forecast can kari. >> yeah, it's going to heat up quickly today, especially for our inland areas. here's what to expect. we still have the red flag warning that continues up until this evening. our inland areas are going to head towards the 90s today, and we are going to see more smoke starting tomorrow. let's look at our relative humidity. one of the things that has to drop in order to have a red flag warning. some spots in the inland east bay and north bay will have single-digit relative humidity, and that's extremely dry air and then we will see the humidity gradually coming up tonight. this is happening at the same time our temperatures are warming up. some highs will reach into the low 80s in milpitas, and high 80s in morgan hill and gilroy, and then 90 in danville today.

oakland reaching up into the 70s, and 72 in daly city. redwood city, a high of 85 degrees. mid-70s in san francisco. our north bay temperatures reaching 93 in ukiah. we are good with our air quality today, then starting tomorrow morning we will see the yellows and oranges on here indicating moderate to slightly unhealthy air quality. we will start to see the smoke coming back tomorrow and it just spreads northward. look at the direction from where this smoke is coming from. this is not the dixie and caldor fires, they are fires from the sequoia national forecast and the sierras. this will have impact on our air quality, and then go into the weekend this storm system developing off the coast and could bring in much needed rain for the critical areas in the fire zones. that doesn't happen until saturday. we'll continue to see the warm temperatures, and for our first day of fall, it's definitely

going to feel like summer. highs in the upper 80s and low 90s throughout the week. cooler for the weekend. san francisco will go from the mid-70s back to the mid-60s this weekend. mike, you have been watching a lot of spots around the bay area. how's it going. >> we have better news for the worst of our spots. southbound 680, the slowing will start to smooth out and dissipate here. highway 84 also jammed upcoming out of pleasanton. livermore, the crash just passed highway 84 cleared from 680, and that's better news, and that's before it rippled out to much of the tri-valley. castro valley seeing a little more extra, extra traffic maybe to the dublin grade just for avoiding 680. meanwhile, the bay bridge toll plaza with the backup. back to you. happening now.

the polls are open in canada as political power hangs in the balance there. justin trudeau. next, a quick look at the top stories including breaking news. important new information on covid shots for younger children. we will talk about the all-new data just released this morning. plus, high fire danger in parts of the bay area. the report on the high temperatures and gusting winds that have fire crews on high alert and possible power shutoffs on tap. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. 6:57. we are moving you forward with a look at our top stories on "today in the bay." >> breaking news this morning, and out of russia, authorities are now resizing the number of confirmed deaths at a university mass shooting. at least six people are dead. this is down from the eight originally reported. it happened today in the city of perm in central russia. 28 people are injured. officers shot and detained the suspect the gunman. and then vaccination results for children between 5 to 11 years old. the company says the vaccination

provides a strong immune response. the data will now be submitted to the fda. the national weather service issued a red flag warning for parts of the bay area. >> that's right. bob redell joins us from dublin this morning. pg&e is also expected to shut off power for some customers? >> reporter: yeah, toughly 7,000 customers in ten counties, and they are in the unincorporated areas of napa and solano. these public safety power shutoffs could start at any moment. they said anytime after 5:00 a.m., and they would have power restored by 10:00 tonight. the utility is concerned about the forecast high winds that could damage power lines and equipment and spark a wildfire. there's a red flag warning in

effect issued by the national weather service, and that's for the north bay mountains and east bay hills, where i am at. let's send it over to kari hall, and right now it's calm out but i am assuming later today it will get gusty. >> yeah, we had wind gusts in the north bay up to 66 miles per hour in the mountains earlier this morning. it's already gusting higher up and it's going to be hot today. humidity levels dropping as we head towards the mid-90s for the next couple of days and staying warm through the end of the week. mike? we had a quick recovery. 680, a good speed, and 84 recovering from a earlier crash. slower drives through contra costa county, but building. that's what is happening on "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. look at that. >> a beautiful shot as the sun

rises there, and a great skyline shot of san francisco. make it a great week. we'll see you back here tomorrow. the "today" show is next. good morning breaking news. results in good morning. breaking news. results in. moments ago pfizer releases brand new data on its long awaited vaccine for children. showing it to be safe and that it produces a strong immune response in kids 5-11 years old. so what happens next? and how soon could those shots be rolled out the doctor heading up the trials joins us. the border crisis. 15,000 haitian migrants living under a bridge steps from the texas state line.