someone, a man, accidentally left his wallet at the bnt arm fruit stand in gilroy. a young teenager who sold the man two bags of cherries and corn told her father he wanted to return the wallet it turns out the owner of it was star trek actor, william shatner. her father contacted gilroy police for help. police got in touch with beverly hills police who got the wallet back to shatner. he went on to thank the family for returning the wallet calling them good citizens. very nice. might now at 6:00. this declaration will allow us to serve the city and its residents better. >> san francisco leaders declaring a local emergent over monkeypox. a live report on the changes

you can expect in a couple of days. masking back-check. if you're writing bar this morning take a mask with you. if not required. the reason for parts sudden reversal. recession fears intensifying amid an economic downturn. the reason president biden is downplaying concerns . this is today in the bay streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. it is friday and a good morning to you. thank you for allowing us to be part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we will look at the morning commute in a little bit with mike but rob is in for kari this morning. >> it's a nice forecast. >> a little heavy on the drizzle you can see that right now. more than just a hairspray rain. 63 in san jose. let's take a look at san francisco, or what you can see of it. drops on the camera lens courtesy of that light drizzle. break up inland with temperatures in the 50s to start but around lunch time,

mid to upper 70s inland. tri-valley toward concord and fairfield seeing highs in the mid 80s. upper 70s in san jose. coming up we will talk about showers that could be part of the weekend forecast are some of the coastal mountains. the most urgent call yet and san francisco in response to monkeypox outbreak. city leaders declaring it a public health emergency and overnight the number of confirmed cases in the city jumped by 20 from 261 to 281 cases. that is a number higher than any other city in the state but help is on the way. ginger conejero saab is live in san francisco. talk to us about what this means. >> reporter: a declaration of a public health emergency means several things. first, it will speed up and streamline a better response to monkeypox which means and can also help with city resources,

planning, staffing, coordination across agencies. it will also allow for future reimbursement by the state and federal governments, as well as raise awareness about monkeypox. the declaration begins this monday, august 1st. biden administration announcing with an 700 -- 780,000 doses will begin to be distributed today but it's not known who will get them and how many pick so far san francisco has received 12,000 doses but needs 70,000. >> we are not doing a great job of nipping this in the bud. things are increasing exponentially. and if we don't do something now, there may be consequences. the consequences are spillover into the general population. the fact that it may become endemic meaning that it will be part of our regular life, which we don't want to do. so time is of the essence. we are kind of racing against time right now.

>> reporter: there is some good news for san francisco. it is receiving 4220 monkeypox vaccinations that will go to clinics throughout the city. this is an announcement made by san francisco department of public health. the general clinic will reopen once again on monday. to schedule an appointment go to san francisco.gov/monkeypox the zuckerberg san francisco general care vaccination clinic will reopen for walk-ins on monday, august 1st from 8:00 until noon and will reopen each day monday through friday from 8:00 until noon until they run out of vaccinations. health experts say it is a race against time to improve diagnosis, increase in vaccine supply, and also provide better access to treatment for those who need it. and something we have been hearing that's been more emphasized in recent days is that although marginalized communities have been at higher risk, monkeypox is something that everyone needs to pay attention to and learn more about.

sam liccardo, today in the bay. >> it could spillover into the general population. thank you . we do have information about monkeypox on our website head over to the nbc bay area app or go to nbcbayarea.com. you will find that information at the top of the page. bart is moving forward with the mask mandate once again. it was reinstated effective immediately meaning you want to bring one for your morning commute agency dropped the mask rule about two weeks ago but the bart board of directors voted in favor again last night. this comes as covid cases are surging in the area. the mandate now runs through october 1st. we have a live look at los angeles where that county is deciding not to reinstate the mask mandate. public health leaders there say at times of a downward trend in covid cases. leaders is still strongly advising masking indoors. san jose mayor sam liccardo once again experiencing covid

symptoms. he said he tested positive after feeling sick yesterday afternoon. this is his second recent positive test after getting infected in maine. in a tweet he said in part symptoms are minor with intermittent grumpiness. my apologies to anyone i might have exposed in recent hours or days. start for one day so far wall street appears to be okay with the latest data showing the economy shrinking for a second straight quarter. stocks soared despite yesterday's news, but on the beltway it's a different matter. the numbers are quickly becoming political. brie jackson joins us live from washington. talk about how the white house is handling these recent mixed economic signals. biden is kind of downplaying it. >> reporter: you are right. and as you mentioned, everything here in washington typically becomes political so the biden administration is trying to avoid the r word and is downplaying economic concerns about a possible slowdown in the economy, while

also talking up legislative efforts to tame inflation. >> yesterday i spoke with -- >> reporter: president biden is pushing back against fears of a recession come emphasizing the strong job market and billions in business investment. >> that doesn't sound like a recession to me. >> reporter: but higher prices for groceries, fuel, and energy are taking a big toll on everyday life for millions of americans pick >> i'm grateful for the company i work for. they have offered us cost-of- living increases but it's nothing compared to the rate of inflation. >> reporter: the federal reserve raised interest rates again with hopes of bringing inflation down. administration officials say they are focused on addressing economic concerns. >> this is a very unusual situation and that coming out of the pandemic we have a set of supply chain challenges that

continue to effect the economy. >> reporter: democrats say the deal struck between senator joe manchin and senator chuck schumer will help make a difference and includes efforts to reduce the deficit, invest in climate change, while also helping struggling families. >> this bill will reduce inflationary pressures on the economy. >> reporter: republicans argue it will only make matters worse pick >> democrats aren't sticking it to the fatcats that they are sticking it to the same middle- class families they have already crushed with inflation >> reporter: amid the political back-and-forth, lawmakers but the differences aside playing in the congressional baseball game while republicans won on the field, democrats are pushing for a legislative win as they look to pass the reconciliation bill next week. and senate democrats are racing to get the spending bill through congress before the august recess meeting just a simple majority in the senate. 50 votes, to pass pick

>> thank you. start developing now. firefighters still working to fully contain the wildfire burning yosemite and mariposa county. the oak fire has burned 19,000 acres and is at 42% containment. the fire started last friday and has so far destroyed 135 structures. there is no word yet on a cause . the video into the newsroom. major flooding on the las vegas strip. you can see this water just pouring down in a parking lot. flash flooding and severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect. i know they were dealing with windstorms a few days ago. strachan also just in it moments ago, kentucky governor telling cnn that 15 people are now confirmed dead following the devastating flooding there. he expects that number to double . homes and roads are all underwater right now. the kentucky governor saying

there are people still waiting to be rescued. we want to bring in meteorologist rob mayeda who has been tracking those conditions . has the rain moves through or do they have want to come? >> the last 24 hours have extreme rainfall totals through portions of eastern kentucky. you see these areas of pink and purple. 5 to 8 inches of rain leading to widespread flooding. kentucky is getting a bit of a but you can see intense storms and localized flooding possible down through memphis and tennessee through the midday hours. back in the bay area we have nothing like that pick we have drizzle in san francisco and temperatures in the 60s. 80s inland around the tri- valley and morgan hill. this weekend we have extra mugging is in the air as monsoon moisture comes in from the east and we could see and isolated shower by early monday. now checking the latest gas prices around the bay area. >> it's getting for the weekend. you may want to fill up because you have weekend day trips. let's check out these prices.

though not as low as the prices from yesterday but in san jose we see $5.39. i will post these on facebook. in sunol we have $5.19. that's the lowest on the board here. in vacaville we did find one station at $5.23. those are some good prices. remember prices come up a little bit on friday. i think it is that supply and demand thing. we do have some bread on the map toward the tri-valley where we have a crash. a crash on highway 84 westbound toward 680. this is out of livermore and pleasanton and into sunol. a number of vehicles, maybe six , are involved. no major injuries but we do have fuel reportedly leaking in the area so this could get implicated near the paintball park so be careful.

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good friday morning in san francisco, what you can see a bit, a lot of drizzle and low clouds with temperatures in the upper 50s and highs climbing into the upper 60s . a little drizzle but the big traffic issue is in the tri- valley westbound as you cut between pleasanton, livermore, and sunol. this crash causing a backup out of the area around middle valley road. a number of vehicles. both directions are jammed up. we will talk about an option. 6:15. wall street is set to open higher boosted by positive earnings from apple and amazon last night. the markets rallied for a second day as investors look past precession worries after data shows the u.s. economy contracted for the second quarter in a row this spring.

apple's profits dropped in driving those results. despite a drop in mac sales, the apple ceo says he has yet to see obvious evidence of the impact of the slowing global economy on the iphone business. services for apple which include apple music, apple tv plus, and the app store experiencing some issues with some pressure on advertising. no trick here for hershey which says it's treats this halloween may be short due to supply chain issues. the company cites lack of raw ingredients and other disruptions. hershey's is focusing on demand during the nonholiday. and said prices for candy during october will exceed last year. october is hershey's busiest time of year making up about 10% of its annual sales.

with july almost history, google is giving us an early look at this month's hottest search bay area topics. san jose's joey chestnut was a top search since even before he ate up the competition at nathan it's always tough to watch this video. but people really wanted to note the record he gobbled up with hotdogs. also one of the big searches was the san francisco recent marathon and the presidio tunnel top park opening. >> the tunnels that connected the presidio down to the water, they were turned into a park which was amazing. i got to go see it and that opened in july. lots of search interest about the grand opening about how to go see it. >> many people also search for background on the fires burning and yosemite and when the park may fully reopen. trending this morning is all things bey. beyonce top of the trending

page on twitter. >> because she dropped that new album. ♪ ♪ >> i need it. yes. that as part of her new album, renaissance. just came out this morning. for us on the east coast it was last night but she dropped it today. certainly many people were talking about. and she is really appreciates fans for anyone trying to snafternoon. and, of course, the beyhive has been buzzing all morning because the renaissance. many say that they can't wait for the next two parts of her three act project.

>> labor of love for her. that's cool. >> it's beyonce. >> appreciate patients and abiding by when she wants to babysit. but then as soon as she does they ask for the next two. take a picnic out with some wings today and listen to beyonce. >> there you go. and deal with a drizzle storm and san francisco. >> we are in july. we will talk more about that in a minute but right now san jose has cloudy skies and its 63 degrees. the tri-valley seeing some misty skies at times but the roadways are dry and dublin. but they are not dry in san francisco and there is the view on the camera lens is some drizzle. 56 degrees the low clouds will linger in seven cisco and oakland. all the way through 4:00. it will not warm up when you see that combined with onshore wind at 15 to 25 miles per hour which means a daytime high will stay relatively comfortable again. good air quality.

the smoke advisory for today. san jose near 78. closer to san francisco and oakland. when you had inland come over the dublin bread, that's were temperatures in the warm more. mid 80s and the tri-valley toward concord and morgan hill in the 70s and 80s. you see the impact of the seabreeze in terms of bringing in the clouds and drizzle but here's the good air quality aspect. continues to push lower-level smoke and haze to the east and the oak fire is seeing less activity now compared to earlier in the week. humidity could be an issue. if you don't like muggy weather, this could not be the best weekend for you. the screen as monsoon moisture coming back toward california ringing in it in high-level clouds on saturday. by sunday there is a chance we may see an isolated sprinkle, especially around the hilltops on the coast. and by monday, that could be our best chance as this moves north of the bay area where we could pick up measurable

rainfall. maybe on monday morning, something to look forward to. san francisco, not much change. morning low clouds with temperatures in the mid-60s through the weekend and stay tuned at the end of the weekend forecast. we could see some isolated showers. now checking problems on the friday morning commute. looking specifically at the tri-valley because these green sensors dominate most of the map. it's friday with later traffic but we have a problem in both directions of 84 into and out of the pleasanton/livermore area. in sunol this is an issue and chp is calling for a sig-alert in the system and that means it will be there for a while and it's blocking more than a couple lanes. west 84, i'm not sure you can get through so take the dublin interchange. if you're coming from the altimont, 580 westbound is slowing as folks gather and head south on 680 and vice versa for the opposite

direction. a little longer distance but not a major problem. might traffic there including at the bay bridge. friday at the bay bridge right now. hopefully if you are around you can support our schools. next on today in the bay, the way you can step up to help the way you can step up to help the nbc bay area team when i make decisions

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6:24 and we are supporting our schools in a major way. we are setting up and two places to enlist your help. >> our teams at trenton and telemundo 48 collecting backpacks and school supplies to get to kids in the chris chmura invites you to join us . >> reporter: good morning. we have many ways you can contribute a backpack, physical or makeup contribution. family giving tree wants to put 26,003 backpacks into the hands of kids who need them around the bay area in time for the school year to start. charlotte went with family giving tree is here this morning. how close are you getting pucks >> we are getting there but we could always use more. as hundreds of thousands of kids who need help. yes. mentor need a backpack or donate online or join us at two of the events we are having. >> reporter: let's talk about these events we will have. both mountain view and concord

. up in mountain view it's at the almonte avenue jumbo and pizza my heart. and concord we are at todo santos plaza. if you need is there and make a donation it's possible you will get the tickets to six flags. we will have 200 of them first- come, first serpent i will be there and look forward to meeting you in person with your donation and if you don't want to meet us in person, that's fine. we understand if you can't make it although we would love to meet you. you can donate unload. there is a qr code on your screen. snap that and make a donation. want to say thank you to the many people who have donated using that code between nbc bay area and telemundo 48. more than $16,000 already collected. thank you for your generosity and those who have not donated, we welcome you to take part. >> always a fun event. 6:26. the top stories we are following including breaking news on a covert booster shot soon to become available and how it advises the latest variance. helping locals make it in the bay. a city approved affordable housing plan and a timeline for

development. >> reporter: tonight is the month night. the mega billion drawing is happening at 8:00 the check got so big it doesn't get on the sign and we will talk about the odds of you winning and what

breaking now, a covid-19 booster shot on the way for most american . we are moving you forward with when you can expect it, and i went differs from previous versions. i've been going to liquor stores and gas stations, and 7- eleven's. i have been going everywhere. >> is making the rounds to find the winning ticket. the mega millions drawing is drying in a mega crowd. the jackpot is now more than one alien dollars. ahead in a live report, if you are lucky enough to win, we have advice, and your chances of doing so. this is today in the bay, streaming on apple fire tv, and online. i have given notice. >> i thought so. we will see who wins. good friday morning to you. i am lauren garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we have so much to get to,

which i can with the forecast this morning, looking into what we can expect throughout the bay area. san jose, you have the low clouds. 53 degrees. let's change things up and head to san francisco, you have drizzle in a little bit of light rain. 57 degrees. highs are in the low 60s moving into the afternoon. we will see comfortable temperatures around the bay with mid-60s from san francisco to oakland. mid-80s inland around the tri- valley, and into morgan hills. around the bay area, this friday morning, along highway 84. >> in the tri-valley, the red and yellow is different. red is very slow. the yellow is getting better. there is this losing up at the crash on westbound 84.

the crash involves six vehicles. it is still being addressed. a number of drugs are there, you will go to the dublin interchange. west 580. lighter overall, so friday, aside from the one portion of 84 shows a nice and later dry. let's send it back over to you guys. breaking news moving you forward on booster shots, the white house has confirmed an updated version will arrive in september. pfizer and moderna expect to have them ready. the defense department is now committing $2 billion to moderna, in order to secure 65 million vaccines this fall. the new york times reports that the new versions will perform better against the current ba- five sub variant. tonight, maybe your dreams will come true if you find yourself dreaming about dimensions, yacht, and private chance, maybe diamonds and jewelry. >> all things that i was planning on buying after a win

the lottery. things that you will be life, outside, she is getting closer to the ticket. have you bought your tickets yet? >> i bought some tickets yesterday, my husband came home and he said that i bought the winning ticket. we are going to split that jack. it all goes into the same bank account. $435 million ticket was sold a year ago. maybe lightning strikes twice. i don't know. it is not too busy in here right now, we will show you, we were with some folks earlier buying lottery tickets. they are mostly buying caffeine. however, the owner says that on drawing days, he has to bring an extra, because

drawing time. we found one person not buying into the megamillion stream, but everyone else says that they will play. >> you saved two dollars. >> pretty much. >> i'm going to play. >> what is your strategy? >> i will choose my favorite numbers. >> you will not tell us what they are? >> no. >> what is your strategy? how do you pick your numbers? >> they are random ones. >> my coworker and i will buy tickets today. >> how many people will it split between if you guys win? >> i don't know. >> reporter: i wonder how many help-wanted ads will pop up if we win the mega millions jackpot. you have a one in 24 chance of

winning any sort of prize. you have a one in 300 million chance of winning the 1.1 alien dollars jackpot, but he would have to match all five of the white ball numbers and the mega ball. you have a one in 12 million chance of winning $1 million, and for that he would have to match all of the white balls, but not the mega number. i had to, i had to look up the different combinations because there are so many ways that you can win. the jackpot is really big and that is the only time when i play. i will paste that on facebook and in the ground so you can see that if you are curious. the lump sum option is $648 million. quite a difference from what the jackpot is. >> if you win, what you do? hire a good attorney. >> reporter: first, they say tell a family member, but tell the family member that keeps her secrets, another one that

spills the beans. hire the attorney, and then you will have to make that decision between taking the lump sum of 1.1 billion, or the cash value, $648 million. i will stay up until 8:00. >> good. we have the lawyer, the accountant, and a financial advisor on speed dial, just in case. >> everyone is going to be your cousin after this if you win. >> reporter: thank you so much. affordable housing options, one step closer for families in the bay, thanks to a new high- rise in the heart of san francisco. it will set on property

adjacent to the transit center. it will add 700 housing units, half of which are below market, which are family specific. the same developer that bill to the tower behind this new project, landers had approved it into now it will head out to supervisors. construction could begin as soon as next fall. today, the stars are aligning were a music festival in one country. >> shaka con, and the jazz festival. it starts tonight, at the winery in st. helena. there will be snoop dogg and dave chapelle. he will slide over there into the festivities.

he has been getting backlash from the lbgqt community. shaka con, snoop dogg, they need cooler names. >> we will let the work on that. >> they work for this job, though. st. helena, that will be the place to go for one of these great festivals. maybe the weather is great. it will not be too hot, as we head into today and to the weekend. >> with all this fire danger that we have, the temperatures as we move into the weekend, we will see the numbers in the 70s and 80s around the bay area, and how about less wildfire smoke? you see some of that, good news for your outdoor plans for your weekend. friday into saturday. look at how the air-quality clears out. one thing to watch for the

weekend is increasing humidity, you will see a saturday into sunday. maybe as we get closer to sunday, a good kick off an isolated shower for the inland areas, that is where you will see the drizzle. in addition to the drizzle, by monday morning, through the weekend it will be fine. by monday morning there is a chance that we could see a few of the sprinkles. a look at your seven day forecast and we can forecast, looking the, and 60s around san francisco, and inland locations climbing into the low 80s, there is less smoke. a little bit more humidity as we move through the weekend. >> there is no fire, but there is a crash, a diesel spill, or some sort of fuel leak. this is a stretch of 84, which you need to avoid. look at the camera, sorry, i'm looking at the camera, you look at the screen. the paint ballpark over here, between pleasanton, and livermore, there is this crash.

lanes are blocked. there are only two lanes in each direction. six vehicles are involved, no major injuries, but you need to get a peer to the dublin interchange of you are coming out of the ultima pass. if you're heading up from the south bay, then you need to take a different route. it will save you from this jam on the 684. meanwhile, the rest of the bay shows a light friday drive. the red hot chili peppers concert is tonight at levi stadium, there will be grounds around the area. consider taking caltrain. back to you. lawmakers are working to ensure access to contraceptives. >> just because you have a right, if you do not have access, is it really a right? i had on today in the bay, her on the lawmaker whose bill is already paving the way for changes in college campuses around california. preparing for a god awful

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vote yes on prop 27. we are waking up to cloudy skies around walnut creek. 60 currently, damages will climb into the mid 80s. mike? we are looking at this stretch of 84, this is between livermore, pleasanton, and 680 between the golf course and the

park. this crash and link has caused all liens to be blocked. he is the dublin interchange, stanley, isabel, and other alternates to avoid that stretch. the recent overturning of roe versus wade, gavin newsom felt that the golden state will continue to protect women you decide to have an abortion.s ke protections for college students, and a new law will allow campuses to provide abortion pills to students. joining us now to talk more about the bill is the office this morning. thank you so much for joining us. >> reporter: you authored this bill in 2019, who knew it would be so timely with the overturning of roe versus wade?

>> reporter: we knew it was something that was needed at the time, but we had no idea that we would be in the situation in california and the united states. it is extremely timely, as you say. >> why is this so important for you to work on? >> reporter: you know, as a 54- year-old woman at the time, i had felt that our rights were being eroded. i do not think that women had as much access as they should have. if you don't have access to, then it is a right. we had students from uc berkeley who wanted to know who would be able to other bills that allow medicated abortion on issues and uc campuses, it seemed like the right thing to do. >> the pills are available to students january 1st. will the cost be covered by the system or will students pay out- of-pocket? >> reporter: it would be $60- $80, it would not be cost prohibitive. there has been a special fund set up, because things have

changed also. when we did this bill, we made sure that there is a special fund set up so that there would be no taxpayer dollars that go towards this. now, we had a governor that believes that women should always have access to to abortion. public dollars are being used. in this case there is a private fund set up. >> according to the reproductive health report, 6000 students will take medication for abortion on cal state campuses every year. this will help others that are coming to the state of california, or who live here, who are seeking abortions at clinics. >> yes. we think that what will happen now is that students will have access to medication abortion on campus, freeing up appointments at other clinics, up and down the state. i know that a planned parenthood clinic that i

visited in san bernardino said that they have seen an uptick one week after roe versus wade was overturned, 900% of people seeking services. >> it is important to note, antiabortion groups and the family council oppose the requirement, you don't have to be pro-life in order to recognize that it is better for college isn't dangerous for students. if you want to see the full interview, you can watch it on amazon fire tv, apple tv, or download our nbc bay area streaming app you can find it under the must-see playlist. happening today, bay area speaker nancy pelosi travels to asia amidst uncertainty about what will be the most politically charged part sources tell nbc that her trip include stops in japan, south korea, malaysia and singapore, however she is believed to be considering visiting taiwan. the plan has prompted china to

warn of a forceful response i, because they considered i want to be under chinese rule. president biden had even spoke to the chinese president about the possibility and biden believes that visiting taiwan is not a good idea right now. and fts will no doubt be music to the ears of a lot of people attending an event in the bay. starting tomorrow, the first- ever nft oakland takes place outside of oakland city hall, including a lock party to celebrate the block chain. there will be like music, art, free food and most importantly, and fts. the goal of the event is to educate. >> when people hear about crypto, or block chain technology, it feels very far from them, but what we really want to show is that this space is for everybody, and anyone from all ages, all races, classes, whatever are able to learn about a block chain and be a part of this.

>> the party continues on broadway. registration is free and all you need to do is rsvp. people in santa cruz are awaiting the powerful stench, short to hit the air very soon, from the general read direction of uc santa cruz. not the college campus. >> this is the rare corpse flower, it is not bloomed, but experts are certain that it will happen any day now. this only looms every 7-10 years. it is known for its stinky smell, and the smell is compared to a rotting corpse. this week, a course file our bloomed on the state campus. >> did you smell it? >> you know, it is sort of like when you have a compost pile around your house, and it is

hot outside. the plant temperature is 90 degrees. >> right, it is so fascinating. it attracts insects to pollinated. >> the aroma is pretty strong. >> you probably will not think about lunch after. it was really impressive. >> it is huge. very cool. >> i am shorter than that flower. >> and you smell better. we hope. >> there is enough of a breeze that helps, and around the bay area we have comfortable temperatures. we have no heat, making things uncomfortable outside. we have 62 degrees. the high later today, upper 70s. you can see the low cloud, 59 degrees.

there are drizzle storms that are still continuing in san francisco. it is likely to stay cloudy into the afternoon. as we get the clearing skies inland across the valley, it is pretty comfortable. the temperatures, no 90s on the map. you don't normally see that too often in late july and approaching august. 78 degrees. san jose, mid-80s. 60s in oakland. 86 degrees in morgan hills. here is more good news, thanks to the strong seabreeze, the drizzle may not be that nice for you around san francisco, but, everybody benefits from the better air quality, thanks to the onshore winds and fire activity around the oak fire, as we head into the weekend. let's get a change. all the green on the map. we might see a few sprinkles, but the best chance is that we will see an isolated shower or two,

early on monday morning next week. everything continues to be no big changes. mid-60s around san francisco. numbers will be in the mid-80s this weekend. keeping an eye on what is going on in your morning commute, ongoing weather across the east bay. >> tri-valley, highway 84, this portion cuts between 580 and 680. livermore, pleasanton, both directions of 84 are blocked because of a crash around the pain park. between the main ballpark and ruby hill, a boy that stretch completely, there is nowhere to turn around. basically, go to the dublin interchange of this is normally on your commute. friday is for the rest of the bay, but that is a problem in the tri-valley. we even see more slowing than usual for friday, because of our avoiding this i cut through, i am going through this section of 582 60, it will save you time overall. no need to save time, the bay

bridge toll plaza has almost no backup. back to you. it is 6:52 am, happening now, mendocino county authorities are hoping to reconnect a concerned mother with her mentally challenged daughter, who was seen in san francisco. surveillance images show 27- year-old cassondra mccree in the convenience store on wednesday. her mother says that she struggles with schizophrenia and has been homeless at times. after leaving her home in early june, she told her mother that she feared that someone was trying to kill her, san francisco police are assisting deputies in trying to locate her. a quick look at the top stories, routing plans falling into place this morning, for a new covid-19 booster shot. if you are writing part, make sure that you have the mass candy. it is once again required. we have the reason for bart's sudden about-face. monkeypox vaccines are on

the way in san francisco, this comes as the city hit a new ovnkeypox case total

welcome back, we are moving forward with a look at today's top stories on today in the bay. breaking news on the covid-19 booster shots, the white house this morning and confirmed in a native version will arrive in denver. pfizer and moderna say that they expect to have them ready, although in a decade is still in the works. the defense department is now committing $2 billion to modernity secure more than 65 million vaccines this fall. the new york times reports that the persians will perform better against the current ba- five sub variant. bring a mass, new requirements take effect immediately after leaders approved the new mandate last night. the mass crew was dropped to two weeks ago, this comes as covid-19 cases certain the bay area. it remains in effect through october 1st. in response to the monkeypox outbreak, city leaders declared a public health emergency. we are live in san francisco to explain what it means. ginger? >> reporter: this means several things, it can streamline a

better response to monkeypox, which will help city resources, staffing, emergency planning and coordination across agencies. it allows for future reimbursement by the state and federal government, as well as raise awareness about monkeypox. the declaration begins this monday, august 1st, and looking ahead to monday, san francisco department of public health is announcing that san francisco general clinic will reopen once again. in a tweet, they say that san francisco is receiving 4220 monkeypox vaccinations that will be going to clinics throughout the city. to schedule an appointment, go to our website. this zuckerberg san francisco general care vaccination clinics will be open monday through friday from 8 am to noon, until they run out of vaccinations. the administration has announced

780,000 more vaccines will start to be allocated, or begin to be allocated today, and there has been an emphasis that marginalized communities are at higher risk for the virus, but the shift is happening, and more people need to pay attention to monkeypox. live in san francisco, today in the bay. this is inside a convenience store, this is actually a mega millions magic happening there. you can be sure that millions of americans are hoping to pick that magical combination of numbers, this is the billion dollar lottery draw. you have a one in 12 million chance of winning $1 million by having all five of the numbers without the mega number. >> everyone is dreaming a little bit. other numbers are not too bad, it is nice this time of year. we have numbers in the 80s and lynn today. mike?

highway 84 is just about to open. there should be good news. >> a great way to end a friday on that note. thank you for joining us for today in the bay. >> we will be back at 7:25 am with an update. it is friday, make sure yo >> this is, i mean, this is something i never thought i would dream of seeing. >> crews in kentucky still trying to reach areas cut off by the rising water. at least eight people killed. others still missing. and more rain falling this morning. we've got a full report and your full forecast. recession fears. the u.s. economy shrinks for the second straight quarter. while wall street cheered, the