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fourth of july parade. streaming live. morning on this tuesday. i am marcus washington. a >> i am kira klapper. laura garcia has the morning off. another community following deadly mass shooting. gunfire erupted in highland park illinois. >> six people were killed and another 38 injured. a person of interest in custody. aubrey jackson is in washington with the latest. the shooting is just the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings within months. >> reporter: unfortunately, that is right. this is the third major mass shooting in the u.s. since may.

it comes after president biden signed into law the most sweeping legislation in preventing gun violence in 30 years. a horrific scene in highland park, illinois. people scrambling for safety after a gunman on top of a building opened fired on crowds gathered for the fourth of july parade. he killed at least six people and injured dozens more. >> our community was terrorized by an act of violence that has shaken us to our core. >> someone destroyed countless lives. the community was shattered. a lot of people are grieving. it will be a long time for this community to heal. >> reporter: president biden taking on the role of consoler and chief on the date meant to celebrate america's independence. this latest mass shooting comes less than two weeks after president biden signed into law historic new gun legislation, following high profile shootings in uvalde and

buffalo. the bipartisan package included expanded background checks for gun buyers 18 to 21. >> we have a lot more work to do. we have to get this under control. >> reporter: the president vowing to keep fighting the epidemic of gun violence in the country. >> reporter: data shows there have been more than 300 mass shootings in the u.s. so far this year. researchers state that is on pace to be a record high.>> and the question that we all have. when will this end. something has to be done. those who are narrowly able to avoid the gunfire are speaking out. one woman was named susie and she was separated from her husband during the chaos and ran as bullets flew by her. she was able to shelter with her dog under a large metal

planter. she was unaware of who else she would soon be protected. >> i was trying to arrange myself to look like i was dead because i was looking around and people were running and there was blood everywhere. i was under there and the next thing that i know, a young gentleman came to me with his 2 1/2-year-old daughter and he said, can you hold her for me and i said yes, give her to me. i put her underneath me and put my arms around her and said, do not worry. i will keep you safe. >> "the today show" is on the ground in highland park this morning are coming up, they will have an interview with the city mayor about the aftermath and the investigation coming up at 7:00 right after today in the bay. we have been talking about something. a lot of people with the fireworks last night. a lot of people enjoying the festivities. there are questions about what that would mean for the infection rates when it comes to covid. chris sanchez is looking deep

into that. >> reporter: most bay area counties are in the highest level of transmission. part of that is because most of us are fully vaccinated and boosted. we are feeling more comfortable with gatherings and going with friends and families two different events. traveling and trying to get back to normal life. there is a new omicron subareas crashing the summer party. take a look at the members. two thirds of california counties are in the cbc highest level and the bay area it has seen 351 new cases per week which is why the cdc recommends masking indoors once again. a recommendation and not a mandate. here is where all bay area counties are now in the orange. that is the highest level as you see the key on the lower right-hand side of the screen. while the case rates are going up, hospitalizations are not. dr. peter tin tells us that if

we are vaccinated and boosted, we will have some protection, but, if we just had covid, we may not. >> if you had omicron recently, will not get the get out of jail past as much as he would like, unfortunately. >> the new omicron variant does spread more easily than the original omicron, even among people who already had covid. the new variant accounts for a third of all cases and it can be serious in people over 50 or with other health concerns. it is a tremendous impact on your life. i had covid last month. i do not know which strain. while our cases at home were mild and we didn't have to go to the hospital, i couldn't leave for 12 days. for people without sickleave that could mean losing a whole

paycheck or maybe two. >> thank you for sharing that with us and i'm you have recovered. >> the nerves were the worst part. we almost missed my daughters eighth grade graduation and we were not sure if my other daughter could take her trip. you may not end up in the hospital but there are other collateral issues. >> absolutely. this morning we are working to learn what led to a crash in a bus stop in san francisco. three people who rating for the bus at the stop were hit by a car. this happened before 6:00 last night in the area of ninth avenue and lincoln boulevard. that is where police say a car rear-ended another sending into the bus shelter where people were waiting. three people were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. jury deliberations resume for the former second in command. the former chief operating officer is accused of criminal fraud and misleading investors. his former girlfriend was

convicted on similar charges back in january. he could face up to 20 years in prison if jurors find him guilty. people in a typically part of the bait area are on alert after someone scattered an anti- somatic message across several neighborhoods and police released this image yesterday of what some woke up to find near their homes. sandwich bags with dry rice and a flyer with the heading that said, every single aspect of the media is jewish. investigators say similar packages have been distributed recently in many communities across america. they are believed to be tied to the ideology of a fringe anti- somatic group. the oakland city council will hold a special meeting to discuss the stadium project at howard terminal. the council is set to vote on whether to put forth a ballot measure asking voters to decide

if the city should invest nearly $1 billion to build a stadium and other real estate at the port of oakland. critics say it gives billions to private developers rather than investing the money into public parks, and otheisstill a looking at other cities as possible relocation sites. today's hearing begins at noon. let's talk about the large crowds gathering in san francisco to take a look at the city's annual fireworks rick this is the second year that tens of thousands of people celebrated in san francisco, taking on whatever they could see. look at the city. this was what a lot of people experienced. the fog. a lot of people shared the same sentiments. they didn't get to see a lot of the fireworks but they had a good time. >> it is like a glow and some of those shots. >> sometimes it is around being around people. for so long we haven't been able to and being outside around people, hearing the

fireworks. you heard the fireworks. >> we heard the fireworks. my puppy heard the fireworks. we wrapped him in a burrito blanket and around out the noise with a movie and he did okay. there were a couple that were too loud.>> we do not live too far from you. >> it got loud at one point. the forecast for the fireworks was exactly what we expected. it was no surprise. it if you are going to be out and about today, take a look at the temperature trend in martinez. we start in the 60s. it is warmer today. we bump up by 11:00 into the low 70s. look at the icons. the sunshine will come out if you're heading to work the oakland commute is starting out a little cloudy. by 12:00 were 1:00 thomas still in the 60s. we will get clearing in these

guys. pleasant hill commute starting in the 60s. it will warm up into the 70s by 11:00 or 12:00. speaking of your commute, mike has been looking at gas prices. trying to get folks a little break. looking at where you can get it for under six dollars. in fremont you can pay $5.79 at the marathon. in san francisco we spotted $5.97 a gallon. on mission street. in morgan hill the quickserve on monterey street is $5.95 per gallon. we will take it that. look at this drive around the bay as we show you where the cities are. it is green pretty much everywhere. a little build out of the south. a little for highway 4 and the bay bridge. we see slowing their. what is going on as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a little bit of a backup. we know the incline is slow getting to treasure island.

there is a slow-moving vehicle trying to make its way off of the bridge to the san francisco side. the slow roller will call cause everyone to be so. that is good right now and we will track that. back to you. step aside, tesla. coming up next, a new electric car company officially dethroning tesla as the world top ev producer. we tell you about the latest king of the road. tiktok putting the brakes on expanding the platform for the reason users will be able to provide directly from the app. what will you do if you are what will you do if you are thinyo someg

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here is a look at some weather headlines afford today. we are waking up with some fog. we will see breezy wind into the afternoon. it will also be a little warmer because we are looking ahead to even warmer temperatures ahead for the forecast. we are watching more backup because the slow driver across the bridge. i don't know if it they were involved, but there is a fender bender around treasure island. the backup is forming and metering lights are on. we will show you the build and another delay in contra costa county. taking a look at futures

this morning. wall street is set to open lower following the holiday weekend. after the markets closed out another losing week. despite gains on friday, they doubt, nasdaq and s&p 500 posted their fourth week of losses following one of the worst first haves in decades. in focus today, a report on factory orders. tesla is losing its crown as the world's biggest electric vehicle maker. china backed by warren buffett talk topped tesla in global sales in the first half of this year. tesla was hit by covered lockdowns and travel restrictions in china. many models are plugged in hybrids which are counted as zero mission under the china sales rules. the company and the battery maker are preparing for a push into foreign markets including the u.s. tick-tock abandoning plans to expand live shopping. the financial times reports that the social media platform

is hit by internal problems and is struggling to gain traction. tiktok was launched in the uk last year with plans branded influencer selling the product live on the app. tiktok aimed to expand to germany, france, italy, and spain earlier this year before launching in the u.s. amazon start a new chapter as it is celebrating its 28th anniversary of its launch. it was on this date in 1994 jeff pesos incorporated, the company after launching it in his garage. isn't that like apple? in the garage? >> and google, i think. >> i am glad that i have a garage now. >> you do as of today. >> the second largest company on earth with $1.7 trillion. that is a lot of money. jeff basals officially steps

down as ceo at the age of 57. amazon web services chief executive will take over from there. jeff basals will stay on as the executive chairman. >> the good life. i have a question for you. if you buy something and you do not like it, do you return it or leave it in the house with the taxon? >> a little bit of a and b. most of us hate returns with two out of three people surveyed calling it the worst part of the shopping experience. trending this morning, a new poll from a user driven deal sharing site showing which products are most worth the trouble to return. phones. that makes sense. clothing, tvs, computers, and accessories. clothing accessories. items that we do not to bother with include intimates along with groceries, clothing

accessories. but clothing accessories is on the other list. i am confused. beverages and phones. a little mixed on the phones and accessories. >> i will send a beverage back if i do not like it. but normally they are like, no problem. we were talking about this. i want to know how you feel. for me, if i can return it, i am good. people have an issue. i have an issue with long limbs and legs. i hate returning items i don't hate returning items. i don't mind. it is a reason to buy more. most people say i hate returning. 47% of people hate returning. >> i am a big return or. i wanted to get that money back. >> technically it is more of an exchange. i go to look at something else. maybe you and i can work

something out.>> it is also easier for you. i'll send my clothes to you and you send your clothes to me. it is time to get a look at it the forecast. anything you have long sleep you can cut shorter. it is going to be warmer. >> i have things to return in my car. i am one of those. i consider it my mission to see if i will make it in time before the return window closes. i will let you know if i made it. some of those are probably past their time. i want to start with a shot of lake tahoe. it is pretty. no snow. look how green it is. look at the skies. 42 degrees in lake tahoe. it is stunning if you have

plans to head there this week. the weather will be gorgeous. the current temperatures out the door starting out in the 60s. it is warm and pretty comfortable. let's take a look at how much warmer compared to the past 24 hours. it is about 11 degrees warmer in napa. that is pretty significant if you compare that to the past 24 hours. you have probably noticed the marine layer pick if you live around the coast you may have noticed some drizzle. we have a system in the pacific northwest that brought a little bit of drizzle activity and a cold front as well. just about 100 of an inch at times. the wind gusts are calm right now it would be a breezy afternoon. the timestamp at about 5:30 through napa, concorde and livermore. 15 to 20 mile-per-hour wind. getting gusty through some of the corridors. be mindful of that if you are going to be out and about. temperatures will be in the 80s. through san jose 80 degrees.

morgan hill 82. through the east bay you notice the microclimates in the 70s. look at what happened heading inland. san mateo 72. san francisco in the upper 60s and low 70s. through the north bay santa rosa 78 and the seven-day forecast we warm up thanks to a ridge of high pressure that will start to build. that will bump us into the 90s by next weekend. how are the roads? >> light traffic until the last 10 minutes. a backup at the toll plaza. a minor crash blackett blocking one lane at the bay bridge into san francisco. you see the slow drive and the buildup at the toll plaza. it is okay for the upper east shore. a mild build 437. lighter traffic overall. the bay bridge is delayed. we continue with the delays for the antioch line of the bart system between pleasant hill and lafayette. there is an equipment problem

on the tracks. they are driving slower through the area. the other agencies have no delays. 10 minutes for the amtrak line in either direction. the rest of the bait, lighter traffic. the nbc bay area response.

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right now, a house that pat may have helped save a south bay family as flames engulfed their home overnight. firefighters are trying to figure out how the fire started. we are live with a look at to the impacts from illegal fireworks. new developments emerging from the deadly mass shooting at a fourth of july parade. we are live in highland park, illinois where investigators revealed information about a young man they are calling a person of interest. today in the bay continues now. thank you so much for

joining us. i am kira klapper. laura garcia has the day off. >> i am marcus washington. i want to look at the weather and traffic. mike is keeping an eye on the commute. we are tracking what we can expect with the wind gusts. it is, but into the afternoon we are expecting the wind to pick up. i want to talk about the forecast because remember, even though temperatures are not hot, we have a lot of dry brush and the fire concern is always going to be there. as far as the forecasted highs, we will be in the 70s and 80s. it will be warmer than what we thought yesterday. i will have a look at the seven- day forecast, but first, mike is keeping an eye on the traffic. there are delays looking at the yellow. we have the 10 minute delay on the amtrak line between pleasant hill and lafayette. we heard that train 521 is

stopped south of oakland. i am not sure why. those are the two main delays. the delay across the bay bridge is improving. the crash cleared midspan. it is flow and metering lights are on. this morning there is heartbreak and growing calls for answers in the midwest. this comes as a person of interest is in custody following the mass shooting at a fourth of july parade in highland park, illinois. six people are dead. dozens more are injured. news this morning, we are learning how police managed to track down that suspect. >> jay gray is alive in highland park. this is where the investigation stands. what is going on. >> reporter: the area is still locked down. it is behind me. that is where the traditional holiday parade and celebration takes place. every fourth of july. yesterday six people killed and more injured as the tradition

turned tragic. a fourth of july celebration shifting into chaos. >> you hear these howitzer type noises coming. a sound i had never heard before. >> reporter: a gunman with a high-powered rifle firing from the top of a nearby building asked spectators lining the parade route. >> you saw massive amounts of blood in people that were gone. their injuries were horrific. >> reporter: families trying to escape the mask are leaving behind rows of empty chairs. officers moving in, locating a weapon and tracking down someone they called a person of interest. >> the person of interest robert e crimo was spotted by a unit. he did flee. it went on. ultimately they were able to get him stopped at wesley and 41 in lake forest for the subject was taken into custody without incident. >> reporter: the holiday in

this chicago suburb turning into a nightmare.'s blog on a day we came together to celebrate community, and freedom we are mourning the loss, the tragic loss of life and struggling with the terror that was brought upon us. >> reporter: the latest in a string of u.s. cities dealing with overwhelming heartache and unthinkable loss. this morning comey the mayor of highland park says the weapon recovered on this scene was legally purchased by robert crimo . it led them to try to find him. online investigators say that he had an expensive and very disturbing social media footprint, including praising mass shootings and the public killings.

the investigating is likely to take some time here. >> that is sickening. praising the math shootings. it is hard to stomach this. j was talking about that police have the critical piece of evidence in possession. investigators say the high- powered rifle used in the shooting was left behind by the attacker. that is how they were able to collect that information. it did have a unique serial number revealing who purchased the weapon and when it was purchased. a new law enforcement analyst breaking down the case. >> in a mass shooting, the killer does not usually leave the gun. all that is found our shell casings and projectiles that are left at the scene. here we have the rifle that would yield evidence of dna.>> and helping police get to who is a person of interest as jay gray was reporting. we should mention that vice

president kamala harris scheduled to come to the area today. learning more about the shooting not only on air but posting the information online on nbcbayarea.com peer we are committed to updating the story as new developers come in. you can find the latest posts there. police in palo alto and vesta getting a late night the stabbing. it happened before midnight on east o'keefe street. no arrests have been made. the name of the victim has not been released. you didn't have to look far to see illegal fireworks lighting up the skies last night. you could see them. you could hear them across the bay area like our traffic cameras are showing. unfortunately for a family in the be east bay, illegal fireworks like these destroyed their home. it is believed that a second fire in the south bay i have started the same way.

that is we where we find ginger. what are investigators saying so far? >> reporter: it is like a bad dream that some homeowners are waking up to this morning. investigators are doing the work to confirm the cause of the fire. if you take a look at the home behind me, you can see the significant damage to the home. work is currently being done to cover the garage in six parts of the inside of the home where the fire spread. we spoke to the homeowner who says that he heard what sounded like a firework that didn't completely go off. that happened around one 1:00 in the morning.'s dog started barking and came outside to see nothing but flames in the driveway making its way inside of the home. it is believed the car caught fire first and spread inside. ironically they rescued the dog in december and months after the dog ended up saving their

lives.>> everything was going crazy. we got to the back we strive to make sure we were okay in the back and recalled 911. the smoke alarms did not go off. there were no smoke alarms. check your smoke alarms. get good smoke alarms. we are really lucky. we shouldn't be here. >> reporter: this wasn't the only fire last night that is believed to be caused by an illegal firework or fireworks. you can see the flame that destroyed this a home. flames quickly took over the home. it started just after 9:00 last night when firefighters arrived they say that flames were already inside of the house. they believe it was started by people setting off fireworks in

the area. the family was able to make it out safely but they fear the home is a total loss. they responded to about 30 fires last night. nine of which they know were caused by a fireworks. many more are suspected. they were busy responding to fires they suspect were caused by illegal fireworks. there is plenty of gratitude by the homeowner that we spoke to to just make it out alive. >> his perspective is so admirable. has gratitude for something that someone else did to his home. thank you so much, ginger. firefighters are the middle of a fierce battle to the north of us. evacuations are in effect as the electoral fire burns out of control. this is nearly 1000 acres of birding. the fire burning in the alma door county area just south of the city of jackson. the fire knocked out fire to more than 2000 customers and is

threatening about 200 buildings. people forced to evacuate say they are hopeful fire crews will save their homes.>> at first it was scary. firefighters are doing pretty good. they saved our house multiple times now. i have faith in them. >> there is zero containment so far. >> a perfect time to check in with meteorologist vianey arana tracking all kinds of conditions. the dry brush and wind. how is it looking right now? you said the dry brush. that is the biggest concern. that is in fuel. even though we are not under red flag warnings or heat advisories, that can quickly spread. i want to give you a look at this wildfire camera network image. this is a view from mount zion. you can see the smoke right over here and we will continue to monitor weather conditions in the area. let's take a look at the

timing. temperatures are pretty cool. thankfully the wind speeds are calm. if i fast-forward until about 11:00 or thymic 12:00 as temperatures warm up, look at what happens. we start to see the wind to pick up from the southwest at about 13 miles per hour. anytime we see wind with fire, that can easily spread. heading into about 4:00 we will be in the 80s. the wind gusts get up to 20 miles per hour. we will keep a close eye on this through the day. inching closer to tuesday at 6:41. how is the traffic doing? a lot of folks may have not returned to town after the holiday weekend. i want to note there will be a little disturbance for the game it. just before 5:00 you may see crowds start to gather. the traffic is really light right now. things are moving smoothly. the slower drives with the babe

ridge. moore billed for the richmond ridge. over here i am hearing about a crash at south 101 at seminary. there may be a number of lanes locked by five or six vehicles. we just heard about this crash. the prediction of slowing to the golden gate bridge out of san rafael. we will track that and let you know how things are towards the golden gate bridge for the babe ridge is starting to move etter now that the crash cleared. about 15 minutes of recovery. south of there is looking great. even san jose does not have the second burst of traffic we expected at about this time. a state of emergency. coming up on today in the bay , a city on edge after a police shooting. the new response from authorities and what investigators are saying about the deadly confrontation. the fda orders juul to stop selling vaping products. what experts state that he needs to be done to keep young

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track we do have, of course, some cloud cover . in the 60. 66 in san jose. 64 in oakland. let's take a look at the satellite rater with the disturbance to the north. that helped to bring a little drizzle around the coast, mainly to the north bay. let's take a look at the hour by hour so we can see what will happen. at about 1:30, we still have the cloud cover around the coastline and temperatures will warm up. into the afternoon, we will get some inland clearing. we expect to see the sunshine peeking through. by tonight, we get the return. all of the coastline. expect to wake up to that tomorrow. it will get reezy into the afternoon right around 4:00 or 6:00. 15 to 20 miles per hour in the coastline and interior.

in the next couple of hours, we will warm up really quickly into the 80s in san jose. into the east bay, danville 80 degrees. of alejo 76, antioch 81. redwood city 76. through san francisco, if you are going to be out and about, it will be windy altimeters will be in the upper 60s and low 70s. up through the north bay, 78. the seven-day outlook stays pretty, through the next seven days around san francisco in the upper 60s. maybe even low 70s in the upcoming days. we will bump up into for inland areas as high pressure continues to build. we have a crash in the sout through the mill billy area. five or six vehicles may be involved. all lanes are currently blocked. you need an alternate. heading south, passing 580 and into this area, you want to

exit. these are the best alternate routes. the larger roadways taking you around the crash and jumping back on highway 1 and 101 past the golden gate bridge. we are not hearing of any major injuries. at five or six vehicles will to be a problem and we have to clear that through the area. the rest of the area is looking pretty clear. there is slowing on the east shore freeway.. it is 6:53. leaders in a san leandro debating new incentives to keep police officers and other police department staffers on their payroll. it would amount to an added $20,000 lump sum payment to each current staffer. the city is currently facing a critical staffing shortage in the police department with a 40% vacancy rate. supporters argue the cost to retain current staffers are cheaper than funding training for new recruits. a good look at the top stories including the bay area

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86:56, we are moving forward with a look at the top stories in the day in the bay. this morning, yet another community in america is reeling following a mass shooting. investigators in highland park, illinois, say that they have the high-powered rifle used in yesterday's mass shooting at a fourth of july parade. six people died, at least another 38 are injured. authorities have a person of interest in custody, and that young man is not yet being called a suspect authorities to say the gun contained a unique serial number, which will reveal who bought it and when. the today show is on the ground in highland park this morning. coming up in just a few minutes, we will have comprehensive coverage, including an interview with the city's mayor as yet another community tries to pick up the pieces following mass the gun violence. that is coming up at 7:00 right after today in the bay. doctors are expecting

another corona surge. this is happening after the holiday celebration, but some fear that the latest sub variant may make this one worse. at least compared to other covid concerns. >> we take a look at how it could impact your family. chris? >> reporter: well, the infection expert say that this omicron sub variant may create a lot of frustration and uncertainty, because it appears to be mild but more contagious and immunity resistant. meaning if you recently had covid, you are now at risk. >> if you had omicron recently, you were not going to get that get out of jail pass as much as you would like, unfortunately. >> here is the fallout from that. all bay area counties are now in the cdc's highest level of covid transmission. the good news here is that while case rates are going up, hospitalizations or not. the bay area not an island though, these are the cdc's high level of covid transmissions. the bay area is seeing 351 new cases a week on average, which

is when the cdc's recommending masks indoors again. there is no mandate. two vaccines in two boosters may provide some level of protection against the other omicron variance, but all counties are still offering them . >> good information, thanks, chris. before we go for the morning, we are going to check one more time for the forecast. >> reporter: we talked about the cloud cover that we will see, but we will get breaks of sunshine. inland will get some nice clearing, but coastal wins a little bit longer. temperatures will be in the 80s, and the notice we stay dry. we are not expecting any rain, and then we might see them around the coats of this morning, but we got a lot of sunshine to look forward to. a great week to wash your car. they bump up into the 90s, and they are following the crash. >> this one is in middle valley, and so all these

blocked with five or six vehicles. screws thrown across the roadway. sounds like threes the issue, not the injury of goodness. right now, there are some good streets there on the east bay. we look at the gilman exit. both directions are distracted. good morningare distracted. holiday horror an good morning holiday horror an money tradition 4th of july parade the site of the nation's latest mass shooting a day of celebration in illinois shattered but gun fire >> our community was terrorized. the chaotic moment as hundreds of people ran for their lives and the heroes that risked their live