right now at 4:30, mandatory masks returning to one bay area county. we're going to talk you through this. will it help? and will the rest of the bay area follow suit? >> the fact that virus continues to shape shift kind of puts us in a lurch when it comes to infection. >> the latest covid surge adding new uncertainty as summer approaches. hear from one local health expert on why he thinks that the pandemic will remain less severe compared to previous years. >> and demanding congress take

action. president biden's new proposal to help put an end to gun violence. and a good morning to you on this friday. we've got laura, kari, the gang is here morning as we get started with your friday. meteorologist kari hall is here. >> we have fog over san francisco. don't expect to see sunshine here. it is going to be a cloudy and cool weekend. we are headed for 64 degrees. for the inland area, much more comfortable as we get a slight cooldown compared to yesterday and the rest of this week. we have 75 in livermore and napa. tomorrow, parts of the north bay could see some spotty light

showers as the temperatures only head toed mid-70s. we'll here breezy wind, partly sunny skies and nice weather for the weekend. we're also watching out for a chance of rain. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. >> masks in alameda county? they may return indoors. there are some exceptions. masking will not be required in schools and this mandate does not apply in berkeley because it has its own independent health department. >> we are hoping to keep it in place as short a time as possible. we really just want to see that we're getting through the peak of this wave which has been pretty relentless. a lot of covid is circulating right now. and then we are hoping to lift it. >> covid hospitalizations in

alameda county has doubled over the past month. 43 on august. this past mon, 102. for perspective, the county averaged more than 450 hospitalizations during the winter months. >> now, i spoke with ucf infectious specialist dr. peter chin-hong. should we be alarmed? >> there is good news and bad news. the bad news front, it is keeping a lot of disruptions, people are taking off to take care of people who are ill. students have finals, graduations and some of those are being disrupted. on the good news front, the hospitals are generally pretty quiet and that's a testament of the high rate of vaccination and boosting in the bay area. >> you mentioned graduations and things. that's what's going on right

now. graduations, memorial day just passed. 4th of july coming up not too far away. a lot of people want to get out and have fun and be around other people. can we expect a spike? think about it when the we were back in november, we saw the spike with the holidays and beginning of the year, we saw that spike. should we expect any spikes like that again? >> i think that so many people have been infected recently, we will see an increase in cases but hopefully, it won't be an exponential rise. i think that you're right. memorial day, all those gatherings that occurred will come back over the next few days. we will no doubt see an increased in hospitalization. >> you don't hear people talking about herd immunity now. are we close to that or is that still a factor? >> i think that's less of a factor because the virus has evolved so quickly that it took a lot of people by surprise. you know, if it was the same

virus from 2020 to now, we would have definitely achieved herd immunity. but the fact that virus continues to shape shift kind of puts us in a lurch when it comes to infection. however, that herd immunity is keeping us away from the hospitals and that will continue to hopefully be the case as we get these successive waves. >> do we know anything from those who have not gotten covid at this point? >> that's a great question. studies are ongoing. there are people who seem to be more resistant. men are more likely to be infected than women but these are really crude metrics and i think that we have to go deeper to the genetic level. we know in other disease states, even hiv, there are people who are more resistant and it's likely that's going to be the case as well with covid. we just don't have that information yet.

we can't give advice to people, you know, that you can be a little more risky than somebody else because we just don't know. in other news, president biden is demanding congress to take action and help end gun violence. he outlined some plans, including raising the age to get guns to 21, repeal the protection against gun manufacturers. he says he is not going after lawful gun owners. and test la ceo elon musk is sounding the alarm on the

economy.

good friday morning to you on this friday morning. we are checking out palo alto. it will be cooper, upper making today. we'll take a look weekend with chances coming up in a few minutes. and a live look at the san

mateo bridge. we have a light commute on this friday. we'll see how the commute is doing. we'll check in with business and tech. good morning, savannah. >> good morning. wall street is set to open lower this morning after stocks snapped a two-day losing streak yesterday and investors shrugging off data showing hiring in the private sector is at the slowest pace of the pandemic recovery last month. and the fed chair powell telling cnbc that feds will not stop hiking rates any time soon, despite infection. the s&p rose nearly 2% and the nasdaq gained nearly 3%. now, in focus today, we'll get the may jobs report. while the pace of jobs growth is expected to are cooled last month, economists say that labor market remains strong.

apple will make schedule for workers at its store more flexible amid a union push by employees. apple says that the changes will go into effect next months. last week, apple said it would raise pay for u.s. employees to at least $22 an hour. elon musk says that he has a super bad feeling about the economy and wants to cut about 10% of staff at the electric car maker. musk made that statement to executives saying, pause all hiring worldwide. the message comes days after he told tesla employees to return to the workplace or leave the company. guys, back to you. >> very interesting. >> thanks. 4:41. a bay area family has their worst fears realized. coming up for you here, the

family of alexis gabe responds to the final tragic twist. and the one mystery they are hoping that someone can till answer.

4:40 this morning. this live look, beautiful shot there from emeryville as we get started with this friday. quite a few people on the road getting started on the day and maybe getting started for the weekend. we'll have a look at the forecast this weekend, too.

>> we'll have cool air moving in. a lot of changes for the month of june as we are starting out with a mostly cloudy sky in antioch. temperatures in the mid-60s now, we'll be in the mid-70s. we'll see those clouds in the mix as well. seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen as we take a look at the high temperatures around the bay area today with okay land reaching the upper 60s. 64 in san francisco and half moon bay. 75 in martinez as well as 75 in livermore and morgan hill reaching 80 degrees. tomorrow, it stays on the cool side with a lot of clouds, breezy winds and a chance there could be spotty showers in parts of the north bay. napa will see a high of 75. livermore reaching 78 degrees, also 78 in san jose. sunday, we'll have a better chance of scattered showers and hard to believe that we talked about showers here this afternoon. we get a little bit of rain,

they're bracing for a lot of rain in florida. take a look at this tropical system that's going to be heading over cuba and that was the remnants of what was over the pacific as tropical storm agatha moved across mexico and now is emerging over the caribbeans parts of the gulf. we'll be watching that and seeing what comes out of that going into the weekend. we are seeing this system approaching as more clouds move in. our hour-by-hour forecast does keep it dry today and then we'll start to see spotty light showers, especially in the north baby tomorrow afternoon and into the evening. then it continues as we head towards sunday morning but once again, mostly in the north bay. there may be a couple of spotty showers in the east bay. but as far as how much we could see, a few hundredths of an inch. san francisco, oakland may see

a tenth inch of rain. and we can see over 1/10 to 3/10 inches of rain. look at how hot it's going to be possibly by the end of next week. the seven-day forecast, our temperatures just going up and down, right now, we're at the bots tomorrow the roller coaster but it's going to be heading back up next week. with the scattered showers on sunday, we'll see scattered showers from san francisco on north wards and other parts of the bay area, rain chances will be much lower. then next week, temperatures will be heating up with more sunshine. for san francisco, it is a cool, windy, cloudy and, at times, wet weekend. so make sure that if you have plans out there, outside, that you do have something nice and warm to wear and maybe a rain jacket. heading out on this friday morning, happy friday to you,

vianey. how is that looking? >> seeing that rain chance on the map means that's a good opportunity to check your windshield wipers, tires, even if there is not a ton of rain, it is good to be prepared. right now, we are seeing the san mateo bridge. we have headlights and taillights out there. take a look at the overall bay area map. no major accidents to report. a couple of overnight fender benders but aside from, that we're doing okay. reports looking good. southbound 80 towards the west bridge looking goods. san mateo bridge, about 11 minutes. you are looking at about nine minutes towards the dunbar bridge. we'll see when the metering lights come on, hoping later on today or maybe not at all and we'll keep it a nice, light commute. >> it is 4:48 right now. oakley police have announced

that alexis gabe was killed. this comes four months after she went missing. they say that prime suspect is her boyfriend. u.s. marshals shot and killed 28-year-old marshal jones wednesday while trying to arrest him. the question now is where is gabe's body. the young woman's family is pleading with anyone who has information to come forward. jodi hernandez spoke with them and has more. >> i must announce at this point that we believe that alexis gabe is the victim of homicide. >> reporter: police now believe that person responsible for alexis gabe's disappearance and murder was the last person she was with: her ex boyfriend, 27- year-old marshal jones. police say that jones is the man seen in surveillance video walking away from her dumped case and a mountain of other digital and forensic evidence all pointed to him. >> our joint investigation has led us to believe that alexis' ex boyfriend, a man with the

full name of marshall curtis jones, a 27-year-old male, a resident of antioch killed alexis at his home on or about january 26th , 2022. >> reporter: when police tried to arrest him at his friend's home in washington, they say he charged them with a my and that's when officers shot and killed him. gabe's patients said that they were crushed when they said that jones had been killed. >> we wanted to see him face to face. i want to look him in the eye and ask him, why? why would you do this? and where is our daughter? >> what happened to my daughter? what happened that night? >> reporter: while they once considered jones as part of their family, they say they suspected him all along but never talked about it publicly until now because they didn't want to him. >> alexis' friends told us that

alexis told them that he threatened to kill himself if she didn't get back with him and he also threatened alexis, threatened to kill alexis if she didn't get back with him. those are the things she told her best friends. >> reporter: while they had hoped that jones would lead them to their missing daughter, police have their eyes on somebody else, a family member who may have helped. >> they have a person of interest but we can't say yet who. >> reporter: gabe's family hopes that that person will come forward. >> if have you a conscience, please, speak us and tell us where our daughter is, what's

happened to her. please. we want her back. that's all we want. >> reporter: jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> that poor family. police said that they have recovered some electronic evidence in washington state. mental health has been the focus or many now including one peloton instructor. the california native seems to be living her best life on the outside but underneath, it all really was tough for her. she says that she's been suffering in silence for most of her life. >> i hid it from everybody and i thought, it's my job. i need to deal with it. that's my issue, my battle. i'm fine, i'm good and i kept lying to myself. >> i mean, i suffered in

silence for decades. i know what that is like. it's so much work. >> coming up for you this morning on today, she speaks with daly about the turning point in her life and why she realy wants to break the stigma of mental health disorders in society. >> good for her. boy, tough loss for dubb nation. >> the celtics did what no team has done this season. beat the warriors at home. and a new push to extend last call. two san francisco state lawmakers are taking action and taking another shot at passing new legislation allowing bars and clubs in some cities to extend their hours and serve alcohol until 4:00 a.m. as part of a pilot program. governor jerry brown had vetoed

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welcome back. i'm anthony flores at chase center. perfect no more. the warriors lose for the first time at home this postseason as they fall in game 1 of the nba finals to the boston celtics. stef curry came out like he had something to prove. the celtics were up to the challenge on both ends of the floor. former cal bear brown with the block. he comes back the other way with a strong finish. boston up 2 at the break.

the dubbs come out strong to start the second half. andrew wiggins buries the triple. the warriors up a dozen after 3 p but the celtics came out strong in the fourth half. they outscored the warriors 40- 16 in the final quarter. they hand the first loss to the warriors at chase this season. >> guys are bummed but that's a seven-game series for a reason. >> they know they are a good team. we have to respond by sunday. nothing to panic about. this is the first of seven games. >> thanks, anthony. 4:57 for you this morning. addressing gun violence here ahead on today on the day. a list of changes that president biden would like to

see to put a stop to the gun violence. we are live on the likeliness that any of his plans will move forward on capitol hill.

right now at 5:00, a new precautionary step. masks are back for one county. ahead in a live report, the changes that most everyone will have to follow starting today. >> this is not about taking

away anyone's guns. this is not about villifying gun owners. we should be treating responsible gun owners as an example of how responsible gun owners should behave. >> and president biden proposes sweeping gun reforms. he insists that his plans is not about taking away anybody's rights. >> mere we go this friday morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. right share took a big turn. a self-driving startup offered a new driverless ride. you will be able to book a car without backup human operators but will it be a relaxed ride for you? >> we'll show you that ahead.