right now at 4:30. fire danger becomes real for thousands across the bay area as fire crews are still working at this hour to get control of a brush fire burning in rural livermore and we will tell you where it stands this morning plus. >> we need help. it takes a toll on the mind and the body. >> not what you want to hear during fire season. understaffed and overworked. the bay areas because city rings the alarm.

another case of monkeypox. this time in the bay area and what health officials are telling residents to be on the lookout for it. today in the bay streaming on apple tv and online. >> good morning to you. it is friday. we want to say good morning to you all. i am marcus washington. we want to start with a look at the forecast. fire danger. >> we've been closely watching what has been happening in the hills just to the east of livermore with fire that's been burning their and we start out with temperatures this morning in the low 60s, weather conditions a lot more favorable now but pretty breezy. as we head through the day it's going to get hot once again. the heat continues around the bay area as we look at highs that reach as warm as 96 degrees in livermore.

80 degrees in fremont. we see nice air for parts of the interbay and coastline. upper 60s and lower 70s for a lot of those spots. oakland reaches 78 degrees. the upper 80s for much of the northbay, while san jose is still hot reaching 91 degrees. we are looking at a wide range of temperatures not only for today but throughout the weekend and i have a look at that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. pushed to the limit. firefighters scrambling to contain several fires that broke out thursday across the bay area as temperatures toward. as you can see fires are burning in alameda, contra costa and solano county expect most of the fires are under control but fire crews on the scene at this one right here in livermore. this is called the tesla fire. our nbc sky ranger shot this yesterday. you can see the flames shoot through the dry brush and

grass. officials believe the starter when a car ran into a tree in the latest update came in around 10:00 p.m. it's as the fire has burned 300 acres and is 10% contained. >> in pleasanton, crews are battling the canyon fire and flames are moving quickly there. crews are working toward full containment. at the last update the fire burned 71 acres and was just 10% contained. some good news, a late last night, areas told to evacuate were given the green light to go home. >> we didn't have any notice really. like i said i saw the fire come over the ridge before we got a real evacuation. it hit us pretty quickly. >> all of our crews train like this for every day. even though we have to be more dynamic than we usually are you might be headed to one fire and get diverted to another one. >> one firefighter was hurt when a tree fell after a water drop operation the firefighter

was released from the hospital and is expected to be okay. only on nbc bay area sulfate fire crews sounding the alarm. they are worried about stepping in their ability to adequately respond to wildland fires. firefighters talk exclusively about that with nbc barry area. >> reporter: with the wicked fire season underway they worry about what might lie ahead. the calls are coming in several times a day. fire after fire. taxing the shrinking number of men and women that fight them. >> there is a huge concern of burnout. we have fire fighting, it's a stressful job. >> the san jose fire union sent a significant part of the threat is caused by overtime because of low staffing levels. >> we do need help. it takes a toll on the mind and on the body and we hate to see

the mental well-being of our members punished that much more with the amount of call volume running. >> the fire chief said several members claims ptsd and the fire, residents may have to rely on help from other cities in the san jose firefighters who are exhausted and stretch them. >> it will be a tough summer and a couple top next month. >> his family was evacuated from mount hamilton road twice during a big fire a couple years ago and he hopes crews are ready and was dead when the next alarm goes off. >> yes i am alarmed but i also have confidence they will come up with the plan they always have. >> staffing levels were decreased by budget cuts between 2010 and 2012. the chief says at the city's emergency response demand and physical environment involves that the department has continuously evaluated resource and staffing levels and

suggested adjustment to maintain the effectiveness. they point to the opening of a new fire station in the planning for two more in the department has put in several previously sidelined engines back in service. >> we supported and we are glad the fire chief is working with us and how we are doing hiring. >> they hope the firefighters who show up to the next call are rested and ready to fight the fire, the heat and the fatigue. 4:36 a.m. and new developments on the rise in cases of monkeypox the first case of suspected monkeypox not supported in the south bay. it comes as bay area health leaders warn of thoughts by child during crowded events. they explained what you need to know and how to detect the emerging virus.

>> the first case in the south bay. >> the person preliminary tested positive for monkeypox virus. >> reporter: the nid person traveled internationally and tested positively. >> this person is in isolation. >> reporter: a potentially serious virus found in west and central africa. common symptoms include fever, eggs and any distinctive rash over the body the case and the sulfate was discovered by the clinical virology lab. this week they launched a diagnostic test and among the first academic medical centers in the country to provide them and in the video from stanford doctor's say the lab is getting ahead of any testing issues in case the number of cases increase. >> the bay area health officers issued a joint statement to raise awareness and summer travel and gatherings begin noting the virus spreads through prolonged skin to skin

contact and bodily fluids such as through crowded settings or sexual contact. >> regionally individuals who identify as, trans, or men who have with men are part of that group where we have been seeing a disproportionate number of cases. >> monkeypox has been reported in 42 countries in several states in california now has 48 cases. >> normally they have not had such large numbers. and it is slightly more transmissible. >> kelly says it is notifying all of the potential close contacts and they say none of the patients who had gotten monkeypox and had to be hospitalized in san jose, ian cole, nbc bay area news. coming up here on today in the bay. the new issue of bay area

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's check good friday morning. right now at 4:41 as you look live in san jose we are all clear and starting out at 63

degrees to warm start this morning and all clear as we head into the rest of the day as well sunshine and quickly warming temperatures we get a look at weather and traffic as well for the weekend coming up in a few minutes right now let's check in with cnbc. good morning. wall street will extend yesterday's gains in the dow ended 194 points in the s&p 500 rose nearly 1% and the nasdaq a big winner of the day getting 1.6%. the major indexes are on track to post for their first winning week in june. two economic reports and wall street has maintained close attention to data on new-home sales and consumer sentiment to help determine if the u.s. economy is nearing a recession. intel says it may have to scale back plans to build the domestic semiconductor manufacturing plant in ohio. a congressional backlog in the

chip has been installed in congress since last summer and is an essential part of intel plans to help offset gusts of the new plan in part of ending backups in the u.s. from everything from vehicle powering systems to iphones. chipotle is the latest company to face unionization. workers are petitioning the federal labor board for a union election practices the first u.s. chipotle store to unionization. amazon, starbucks have all faith similar efforts recently the guys back to you. >> interesting to see from factories now to unionization. thank you so much. lovely in plainfield. coming up. the push to get a woman's pro soccer league here in the bay soccer league here in the bay

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friday morning a live look out in san francisco and look at that. making the come back by the end of the week. they want to have a good time this weekend as well. cooler in san francisco and we can see that from the fog but

the rest of the bay area is not so cool. >> is all clear and something cool happening in the sky. right before sunrise a five planet parade is what it's called, in alignment where you will see five planets in the sky. this is right before sunrise and you will be able to see mercury, venus and the moon and you can see mars, jupiter and saturn. of course, and make them larger and it won't look like that but they will look brighter and all lined up the next time in alignment in this order will happen will be august 2040 so mark your calendar let's get a look at what is going on you start out with the clear sky here and busy as we see people heading on 580. temperatures in the upper 60s right now. we see the temperature fall before sunrise and we heat up once again. it's headed for and reaching 96

in livermore. high of 84 degrees there and 71 in san francisco. los gatos 94 degrees. you can see the wide range in temperatures and that will continue throughout the weekend. our valleys stay hot in the coastal areas stay cool in the fog will be there. if you are moving from inland to the coastline to find cooler temperatures, bring a jacket. there is a possibility that fall linger and it is very chilly there. it stays hot as we go through the next several days. it is not until the end of next week where we see this large area of high-pressure moving out of the way and giving us some relief. i want to show you palo alto and they temperatures where we are well above normal with our highs in the next several days reaching the mid 80s. look at thursday, friday and next weekend if you like the

cooler weather. next weekend is when you want to make those plans to get outside. look at our temperatures reaching into the mid-90s today. 90s for the weekend. once again we see the cooldown underway by the end of next week. one san francisco stays nice and comfortable it's a busy weekend in the city with a lot of celebrations going on around pride. 70s today and upper 60s for the weekend. you may want to bring a jacket, especially for the early morning and late evening hours. now a live look at the san mateo bridge. it looks like it's going well i've only seen a couple of incidents with the traffic breaks around the construction zones and they are picking up the cones and cleaning up for the night and getting ready for the commute we will continue to see hopefully smooth commute throughout the morning drive times looking good. i will keep an eye on that as we head to the next several hours. chris and marcus.

in oakland the new bay area women's soccer team was officially introduced and they are called the oakland soul. i love that logo. >> they will begin their run in 2023. the oakland soul, as well as the men's oakland team, talking about the roots, teams that promote positive social change. >> this team is a sign of progress but there is still a lot of work ahead help level the playing field for women in sports. >> soccer lunge and brandi chastain has long challenged the importance inspiring and challenging the next generation of female athletes and that's why she want to bring up her women's team and anthony torres has more for us this morning. >> reporter: passing on her knowledge to the next generation. this week, dr. starr brandi chastain, is coaching her team at a tournament in seattle. the two-time olympic and world cup champion believes she has a

responsibility to help build a sport that made her a star and an icon. >> i am here to promote them to encourage them to challenge them and to set goals and to make strides to be their best selves. >> today marks the 50th anniversary of title ix, a federal law providing gender equity in athletics. while progress has been made the san jose native says there's a long way to go and she's reminding her players. >> the we belong and we deserve the playing field. participation does not belong to a few but too many. >> the bay area is home to 6000 youth soccer players that doesn't have a women's soccer team and chastain hopes to change that she's teaming up with a trio of other former broncos including native, allie wegner, who is now a professional broadcaster.

a group made up of women from sports, tech, media and business hoping to bring a national women's soccer team to the bay area. >> 85% of the players have come from the bay area and they have roots here. it makes sense. they will get behind it. i'm confident of that. we have teams to the south of us north of us and we are the natural bridge to a strong west coast of women's soccer. women's soccer belongs in the bay area. >> the nws has not announced plans for expansion but when it does the hope is that one of the new teams will be kicking it in the bay area in 2024. i'm anthony torres for today in the bay. going to 2:40. a live look at sfo. if you plan to fly anywhere brace yourself for the possibility of delays and cancellations. nationwide there have been some

2000 more cancellations on top of that at least 10,000 since last week at this time. we do need to remind you, fourth of july holiday weekend is coming. a lot of disruptions have to do with staffing issues that won't go away anytime soon one corporate watch group said the airline industry should be held more accountable. >> the fact is when congress gave the airlines a bail out during covert of about $54 billion they only attached one string and that was to make sure staffing was kept up and we did not have the exact situation that we have right now. >> they tell us the today show and other factors include severe weather and pent-up travel demand for two years of pandemic. >> my kid came back from a school trip with a seven hour delay. it was a rough night. >> dramatic safe caught on camera. today we hear from the olympic swimmer with a scary moment

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rescue during this week's world championship. you may have seen photos of this very scary moment on wednesday team u.s. 80 anita alvarez worse competing in a solo event in budapest and after she was done she blacked out and sank to the bottom of the pool. her coach dove in and pulled her to the surface. here is what alvarez is telling miguel aguilera. >> reporter: what is the last thing you remember? >> i felt missed in my fingers and everything went black and that was kind of it. it all happened really fast. >> for several years the team trained at a high school and the second time she. >> out in the pool. check out the story on the today show at 7:00 right after today in the bay. >> thank goodness for that coach. on the break of groundbreaking change. coming up here on today in the bay. we break down the gun safety

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right now at 5:00. five firefighters with their hands full after they were forced to scramble. we are live with the challenges they are facing in meteorologist carryall facing the changes. the new gun safety measures

in decades and access to handguns for millions of people. we are live in washington with the latest on that and the decision looming on roe v. wade. >> the bottom line is it is fantastic to be able to celebrate together again. >> friday is back and they say better than ever. the ad insecurity that you may take part in person for the weekend event. visit today in the bay streaming live on roku, apple five tv and live. you for joining us. laura garcia's off. >> i am marcus washington. keeping fire fighters busy and concerns those decisions could lead to new dangers. the firefighters are trying to handle this fire. it started yesterday near tesla road and it is