no! no ha ha! right now at 5:00, kids under the age of five are now able to get vaccinated against covid. what you need to know. plus the chief operating officer trial for sunny balwani begins today . >> this is on amazon fire, apple tv. >> i am in for laura garcia. >> i'm tiki 19. we have one thing first.

look at that crowd. showing up yesterday for the warriors championship parade and it was epic to say the least. we have more coming up for you on today on the bay . i am proud to be a dove nation fan. >> you had a good spot. >> they didn't come up to the platform, but they did walk by. >> you are super tall is one of the tallest people in the newsroom and i was like look at him, you are so little. >> i am 64 inches and he is six feet 11 inches. we get to the core forecast with some hot temperatures. >> it's going to be hot around the bay area and we are talking

about heat advisory that starts at 10:00 this morning. make sure you have the water bottle and plan your day around some of the hottest hours of the day. do your outdoor activity early and there is are risk of heat related illnesses. if you feel dizzy or something isn't right, take care of yourself and get to air conditioning. this is the reason why. we are heading to over 100 for a lot of spots and will break records even for the first day of summer . san francisco will be 80s which will be hot without air conditioning. oakland will exceed the record of 91 that was said in 1954. we will see long term records fall and record heat. how is the traffic? >> a crash involving a motorcycle. the southbound side of madison.

and we do have a crash with the sedan and a motorcycle. both have damage but no injuries are reported. they are waiting for tow trucks and there is mild slowing in both directions with light traffic there now. light traffic around the bay now. then down toward east bay, there is a longer drive. remember we will have b.a.r.t. delays in both directions at the east bay. back to you. thank you, mike. moving you forward as the nation hits a milestone in the fight against covid. after nearly 2 years, there's a vaccine for the nation's babies, toddlers and preschoolers. >> the vaccine for children as young as six months old is available. we will look where they are

available now. >> we will get to that in a second. it was about 2 1/2 years ago where we had the first vaccine. 2 1/2 years and more vaccines have come online with eligibility and more folks are eligible and some of the youngest americans are now eligible for the vaccine. unlike some of the previous categories of people, a lot babies get their vaccine from their pediatrician and not pfizer vaccine is given in two vaccines and moderna with three . side effects are fever, headaches and fatigue and it is for children as young as six

months old. according to the department of public health, that means 2.2 million children will now be able to receive the covid vaccine. you can discuss that with your healthcare provider on the roll out and how covid has impacted the availability of those shots, take a listen. >> we do know that a number of kids end up getting sick from covid, unfortunately. tens of thousands of children are hospitalized including in the group that just became eligible . the vaccines are exceedingly safe and that is the biggest message given to millions of kids, very, very safe. >> reporter: again the vaccines are available for some patients as young as six months old. it is best to reach out to your pediatrician as the bigger retailers are not eligible to

administer the vaccine to kids as young as six months old. we are live in san francisco, sierra johnson with today on the bay. >> thank you . it is 5:06 this morning and we are hours away from the january 6th committee resuming. on capitol hill they will focus on what they say was an effort by former president donald trump and allies to overturn the 2020 election results. there will be people taking the stand to testify about interactions with the trump campaign including mr. trump himself. on the secretary of state who was on the infamous hour-long call with the president after the states were certified. >> i just want to find 11,700 80

votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state. >> what was donald trump opus knowledge before the call and what conversations did they have besides the call? buy another person expected to testify today is in atlanta poll worker who received threats several times after the election . the hearings are expected to start at 10:00 this morning and we will bring them live with the special report. we will also bring updates on nbc bay area news and on nbcbayarea.com . and the trial of this man, sunny balwani, the former president and chief operating officer of theranos . with charges that the theranos

founder phased . remember she could face up to 20 years in prison when sentenced. i asked about the upcoming trial and the difference? >> it is the same playbook the prosecution has in the same charges are filed. the witnesses are similar, but it was different. it had a different feel because there was less celebrity and a lot less press. almost nobody showed up to take it in where is in the holmes case, people were turned away because elizabeth holmes has the celebrity that balwani did not have . otherwise it felt extremely similar because it was the same set of prosecuting attorneys and a similar set of witnesses and they were asked the same questions. clearly they wanted the jurors in the

balwani case to come to the same conclusion that the jurors came to in the holmes case. >> she was found guilty of conspiracy and fraud and the fact that he did not testify in his own behalf, you think that will hurt him? >> reporter: i don't know. i don't know if he would have been good has his own witness. the founder of theranos was able to get a point across and get people to donate a ton of money. none of us spoke to sunny balwani . he was involved in the company but never the front man and that is what the prosecution is trying to prove. >> we will keep you updated on the arguments over the coming days. this is a live look at fremont and it's not too bad there. more on the driving

conditions coming up in just a bit. we are tracking high temperatures. if you don't have air conditioning, you can find somewhere cool. let's go to kari . >> it is the spare the air alert day and as you plan to head to work, if possible work from home. this will help the environment because air quality will become unhealthy today because of high levels of car exhaust and ozone. this is the east bay and south bay. if you are on your way to the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station, it will be in the 60s and 70s but 95 it lunch time. it is going to be a really hot day. 105 in fairfield today with dangerous this afternoon. we will talk about that as well as other concerns. we are watching the morning commute and where you can find gas.

>> we are trying to save you a few cents and at cupertino it is $5.89. east bay and san leandro at $5.99. and along east 14th, you can get gas for $5.95. then along second street, those are a few options to get the gasoline. we have options but b.a.r.t. has the same problems with power issues that we had on friday. there are transfers in the east bay and pay attention to the overhead signs there. >> meanwhile, the rail is smooth. back to you. coming up on today,

president biden looking for ways to lower the gas prices by getting rid of the federal gas tax. there is a warning for air travelers as american airlines is cutting service to several cities. we look at places you may be booking a flight to. also -- >> queen b is back and better than ever. we have a preview of her newly

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a weather alert. at walnut creek, looking at the temperatures today, the numbers barely fit in the box. 103 degrees at 4:00 today. be prepared for dangerous heat this afternoon. we are not seen much improvement and we talk about in the forecast coming up. at the peninsula, 101 and 101 in palo alto. we have what sounds like and we will show you with the details coming up. good morning anna happy tuesday to you as well. elon

musk has reiterated his plans to cut about 10% of his tesla workforce. he said so during an interview with bloomberg. he says he has a super bad feeling about the economy. now, this guy is not as famous as elon musk that has a different feeling. he expects the economy to expand this quarter. the classic definition of recession is two quarters of negative growth. if he is right, we will not be in a recession and we shall see . in considering a gas tax holiday to bring down prices. he has been tried with varying results. it would decrease work on roads and other things paid for by the gas tax. we could break it down here. the federal gas tax accounts for for about $.18 per gallon at

the pumps. the actual cost of the gasoline is $5.76. that's the cost to you. there is a lot the oil companies have built in there too. if we did have a federal gas tax holiday, the gas in the bay area would cost about $6.27 per gallon. a video drop from twitter and on facebook after encouraging rhino hunting. that stands for republican in name only. the former governor of missouri stepped down after allegations of sexual assault and now running. critics point out that not only does it encourage violence against republicans, but it is the

military. now our military does not get involved in civil affairs like politics and certainly does not bust into homes. he says that tiki40s are not conservative enough for him. that is concerning. american airlines will drop service for three smaller cities and it could impact you if you are headed to ithaca or islip new york or toledo, ohio. it's blamed on a shortage of pilots. american will not fly to or from those cities. american is the only major carrier that flies to toledo. and detroit is about 50 miles away. we are lucky to have air

last night beyonci dropped the first draft from her upcoming album. it has many people humming, let's take a look. [ ♪♪ ]. i love it. [ laughter ]. >> she's a dancer and that's why . the song is called break my soul from her upcoming album. the queen of bounds, or the king of bounds, either one.

>> now that we've learned the words, we want to see the dance. >> you already know. if you don't know, look it up. you already know. >> all right. >> i love it. we are dancing into , but it's going to be hot. later this afternoon, you may want air conditioning and just chill out . temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s for most of us. in vacaville, already 78 degrees and you know it will be hot and headed over 100 degrees there. let's go to south bay with san jose headed for 99 and 103 in gilroy. 105 in concorde and hayward and oakland reaching 93. 75 it half moon bay. over to redwood city

and it's 98 degrees. 70s and the marina district and 86 in downtown san francisco. the valley reaching 94 and clear lake up to 100 degrees. as we go through the rest of the week , the temperatures come down just a little bit and then we add humidity. it won't feel like it cooled off . we have monsoonal moisture in parts of the sierra and triggering thunderstorms. you h amount of moisture in the moisture and that will move into the bay area giving us more clouds and possslight chan if the rain dries up before he gets here, we may have dried lightning. we experienced that in 2020. it doesn't look like it will be on that magnitude but we have to be careful with these weather conditions coming

in. especially with temperatures in the 90s over the next few days, it will be dangerous heat even as the temperatures come down. mostly 70s the rest of the week and then outside for the pride festivities this weekend, low 70s and nicer weather in the city. and do you have a traffic alert? >> we do at the south bay and it has been changing over the last few seconds. all lanes were blocked and it turns out north 101 around the matilda exit where this exists. the reports are that all lanes are blocked. again, route 101 approaching 247 . that's important for the south bay and san jose is a little further south. we will see slowing with the first burst of traffic.

at palo alto and the peninsula, just fine. 280 is fine and so is the east bay. this is 101 at just about matilda, back to you. >> next on nbc bay area. the store says her headphones were delivered successfully but she says the

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asked all the parties involved what happened and target told us it was giving lisa a refund. it had not share detailed but said, thanks for bringing this to our attention. >> six months after ordering the headphones, lisa got back the $190. if you order, the federal trade commission has your back. we made a video of what is covered and how to file a complaint. he can watch that video and other how to cite. just look for the how to play lists on our playlist. good morning. i scorcher predicted in the east bay another inland areas.

right now at 5:30, hot, hot, hot. it's the first day of summer and we have a weather alert. and meteorologist kari hall tracks how high temperatures climb in your neighborhood. and a decision on roe v. wade is looming. we look at what happens. this is streaming on roku, abbeville tv and online. >> good morning, i am marcus washington .

we will get to the story today. >> first let's go to meteorologist kari hall , you have been tracking how hot is going to be. >> we see high levels of ozone as the air has not cleared up too much. if that is mainly east bay. as you had to work, plan the day around the heat. get in though zach cavities before 10:00 and then temperatures go from the upper 50s to the upper 80s and eventually hit 93. 101 in martinez and santa rosa today will reach 102 degrees. we are dealing with extreme heat here. and bob is out looking at where some of those temperatures reach

over 100. bob. >> and it is the air-quality management that issued the alert to spare your car today. walk, bike, carpool or take public transit if you head to the office today to reduce the levels of smog and pollution expected. the smog created by the cars and hot temperatures will make the air unhealthy today, especially for people with underlying health conditions. it can trigger asthma and inflame the lining of the lungs and make things work worse like asthma. we are in the tri-valley with temperatures expected to approach 100 in the afternoon. also check with your local county to see if there are

cooling centers. santa clara has three and other counties will do the same today. this is the second spare the air day of 2022 and the first was a couple of weeks ago. compared to last year at this time, there had already been four. this is today on the bay . and download the free app to track the weather in your neighborhood. 5:33 and breaking news that the state can department is confirming that an american citizen has died in ukraine. at least the second to die. the 52-year-old a wife and five stepchildren. this follows reports of two

other americans who have disappeared in ukraine this month. everyone is watching the supreme court closely on both sides with the decision on roe v. wade that could come down from the courts this week. a decision could be handed down as early as this morning. a draft opinion suggests that the justices are ready to overturn the case and give states the right to restrict abortion rights in their states. there are i really trigger laws that will ban abortion the minute roe v. wade is overturned. for example, missouri will allow private citizens to abortion providers. a man knocked out and robbed. images of an unconscious victim at southland small. police say the suspect armed

with a knife rip jewelry off the man's neck and ran away on saturday morning. people we spoke with say they are disturbed about the attack. >> it is scary because you don't know where you are safe anymore. things happen everywhere. so, yeah, i always worry about that . what can we do? >> reporter: the victim is believed to be filipino and some say it looks like an anti-asian hate crime. police are not commenting on a motive at this time. spray painting messages on a family home. nick/sawyer is facing hate crime charges. over the weekend he painted an eight anti- asian home he

lives close to. the agent selling the home did not want to show his face but says this is part of something. if we see this in the future, don't even do anything, just call police. we have to stop this from our society. >> reporter: police recovered evidence linking sawyer to the vandalism through a search warrant. a fire broke out along 600 80 in fremont north of ottawa parkway yesterday evening. there are homes on the hillside and you can imagine they were nervous as you see the glow and the smoke. thankfully fire crews were able to get a handle on it right away. it may have been fireworks but the fire department says the

cause is under investigation. >> illegal fireworks could's mark spark a small fire which could grow. >> there is vegetation and not much water with extreme heat. that is why we have orange shading for much of the bay area except for the immediate coastline. in the 80s and 90s. the record for santa rosa forecast to hit 100 to and the previous record was 99. we will be over a record high set in 2000 eight. it looks like it will hit toward the mid-90s but it oakland will reach 93 degrees while santa knows the san jose seas 98. the key is to stay hydrated and also look for signs of heat related illness. not for you, but for people

around you. mike, you have been tracking alerts. >> this is south bay and this is the timing with no injuries reported and that is important. northbound 101, we have an overturned dump truck leaving one lane open. three are blocked. the large truck is on its side. this is traveling north . and for folks traveling through the south bay, we are looking at travel northbound on 101 and it is just fine. central expressway is an option to avoid northbound 101. those are two good options for you. this just came in in the last 30 seconds.

north 101 around oakland road with the volume increase. folks, hopefully san jose and santa clara won't have that problem on northbound 101. in this stretch of the south bay where everything else is pretty smooth. this is southbound 101 which will be closed today for maintenance as well starting at 8:00. keep that in mind, back to you. coming up on today on the bay , the subject is today's congressional hearing. >> was it is possible to escape from alcatraz. officials figure out whether people really did escape. >> can we get one more for the camera?

>> it's never going to get old. a great angle for sure. this city, yeah, we know how to party . the nba champs with the golden state warriors. we

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on the expressway on the northbound side. this morning we are expecting to learn more about a new report putting more scrutiny on the police response

of a deadly school shooting in uvalde taxes. officers waited over one hour before ending the rampage when 19 children in two teachers were killed at robb elementary school. reports said that the police had the manpower and equipment to move in sooner but were waiting for orders. the new information is expected to be presented today during a hearing at the texas state senate. and getting a preview of the next presidential race. >> and vice president pence sounding a bit like a guy running for something. >> that's right. at the university of chicago on the way to the republican lincoln day where he did sound like a presidential candidate. >> the truth is that the majority of americans know that president biden's economic policies have failed completely

and it's time for change of direction for america. >> and mike pence did not mention the january 6 the tax in his speech. the investigation continues today with live television beginning at 9:00 a.m. . and saving democracy by refusing to do what trump told him to do by blocking the certification. and the mob shouting hang my mike pence and got within 40 feet of the former vice president. today we expect to hear from the former acting attorney general jeff rosen who refused a trump order to announce the justice department found the election fraudulent, it had not . then from ben roethlisberger and his attorney. both said their lives were threatened

after they refused to block georgia's results. you may remember them from the frequent press conferences at the bottom of the staircase at the georgia capital. they say the former president trump pressured them and other former republicans to find more results. >> i want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. i need 11,000 votes, give me a break. >> there's nothing wrong with saying that. >> trump under the social media platform, truth calls that call perfect and appropriate. not the first time a perfect phone call has caused him trouble. he described his perfect phone call with former

president zelenskyy where he asked for missiles and trump asked him to investigate joe biden and then block the shipment of weapons to rain which led to trump opus 1st impeachment. we will talk about the gas tax when we talked business in half an hour. the supreme court could release a decision later this morning and of course we have the hearing at 10:00 a.m. right here on nbc bay area . and lawmakers sent governor newsom a bill that would block hurry police from charging loitering for prostitution. loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution would involve police officer perception which could disproportionately target black and latino and transgender women . >> no doubt many of you have

doubted visited alcatraz and now there is a six-year-old mystery. these pictures of prisoners who escaped alcatraz in 1962. take a look at this age progression technology that would show what they would look like today. if alive, they would be in the 90s. evidence decades ago said there was no evidence they survived. but, the investigation is still open. >> all three were habitual career criminals and all had escaped from someplace somewhere before and all were rearrested and went back to jail . there is no reason to suggest that if they escaped alcatraz that they would have stopped a life of crime. >> learn more about the investigation when you tune in for the today show right after russ here on today on the bay .

the route may have been difficult and on the other side of the bay, but for the fourth time in the past eight years, the warriors are celebrating another championship and they did it in grand fashion. [ cheering and applause ]. >> it's an amazing experience with the whole bay area here to celebrate the warriors. >> tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people showed up to market street which was awash in blue and gold. some even ran into the crowd to dance with the fans and show off the trail trophy.

it was serious what he was playing. >> there you go, these are my stories from behind the scenes. we worked side-by-side and it was great to work with. and chris, did nye tell you it was an amazing experience. this was my second parade that i have worked in we had bob redell also working it behind the scenes. i did try to focus on the players to see how they were reacting to all of that. some were excited to be there and everything and then a few here and there were soaking it all in. >> they kind of knew they were going to take it, but the rest of us needed something to get us past the last few years. healthy and safe. >> can you imagine that so many

of these players have worked their entire lives to get to this point. many players never make it to the championship let alone winning. they have been winning four times now. i'm getting chills thinking about it. it's a good thing the parade was not today. >> it will be ridiculously hot today and we see the temperatures ramping up. we have tips to beat the heat today. drink lots of water to cool off your core temperature. also wear a hat if you do have to be outside and don't forget the sunscreen. take care of pets, children, and the elderly . anyone in the heat. we are in the 80s in san francisco and low 90s at oakland today. 102 in livermore. you can see at the bottom of the screen that the sale south bay temperatures will be

extremely hot today. tomorrow, temperatures come down for the coastal areas. for the valleys, it's going to be hot and humid which is going to make it feel just as hot as today. into thursday, highs in the mid 90s for the tri-valley and fairfield . san francisco in the low 70s. as temperatures come down a few degrees, humidity will be increasing. looking at the bottom of the screen, you will see a lightning icon. some of the storms into the sierra with monsoon moisture from the desert southwest could increase the chance of thunderstorms. what we saw in 2020 was thunderstorms moving in during the summer and then the rain dried up. hopefully we don't have a situation like that because it can start fires. we have moisture moving in thursday and we see the water

vapor imagery. we will be watching wednesday and thursday for the potential of lightning and temperatures stay hot in the low 90s for the end of the week and into the weekend. san francisco gets a break today with 80s today and in 70s in time for the weekend. mike, are you still watching a traffic alert? >> yes, a problem on 101. looking at the map, it is a submit mixer that overturned. there is submit in the truck and northbound 101 is jammed up. they are suggesting central expressway are 287 to get past the crash. with matilda and lawrence to get to 237. there is a problem with more traffic. maybe a little bit of a break with 280 and everything else is clear of major crashes. back to you.

>> thank you so much, mike. the city of oakland gary not for a controversial proposal for parking meters. they advisory commission recommended against the plan citing concerns that it will prevent certain groups from having access to the lake. it would provide at least $1.5 million in the first year and the city council will vote this morning. >> here at nbc bay area , we are taking steps to help our climate in crisis. meteorologist kari hall has a position to raise awareness and advocate for change and she will share that with us. first, dealing with middle-age. and the risk ♪ ♪ we are going to join the big leagues!

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now, their the conference, there were about 560 people, learning to be climate change activists and acted educators, this is a part of former vice president al gore's organization, who, as you've seen in inconvenient truth, now forming together climate leaders to try to make a real impact on climate change, so i want you to check out our website, nbcbayarea.com, we really made a commitment to educate our viewers about climate change, how it affects the bay area from changing weather, as we are seeing extreme temperatures now to less snow in the sierra and rising seas. you can read more about climate change and also reach out to me, and let me know what you'd like to learn more about with our climate in crisis, marcus? >> thanks. new this morning, firefighters have contained flames burning a part of the hollywood hills.

this is video from the chopper there, it's showing you how close it actually got to some of those apartment complexes, look at the flames. the started at 9:30 last night, no one was evacuated, the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> it's unnerving to see. prince william is celebrating a milestone birthday this morning. he's turning the big 4-0. he second in line following his father, prince charles but let's hope that his wife, kate middleton doesn't want payback in the presence department. on a recent podcast, he admitted the worst gift he ever gave her was a pair of binoculars, and it was early on in their courtship. he said that she's never let him forget that. getting your young children

the shot, vaccinations, already going into the arms after the cbc gives a green light for kids as young as six months old to get the shot, so how easy will it be for you to get an appointment? we are taking deep and moving forward. we are standing by for closing arguments in the trial of former theranos chief officer, they are set to begin today, so we talked with scott about what we can expect. a spare the air alert, now in effect amid a small concern we have across the bay area. air-quality concern, expected to take a hit today amid soaring temperatures. meterologist kari hall is tracking where things could reach when it comes to those digits today. this is today in the bay streaming live for you. tuesday morning, i want to say good morning and than