cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> troubling to see that video. >>> big decision in san leandro. new police chief appointed to be next police chief there. starts september 13th. 29 years of law enforcement service under his belt. recently the police chief in seaside and before that served in fort worth, texas. called the role an honor. >>> another candidate running for governor in recall election. republican assemblyman kevin kiley. holding a rally saturday at state capital. that's five republican challengers. businessman john cox. former mayor kevin faulconer, caitlyn jenner and former congressman doug ocey. >>> elsa, hurricane elsa just downgraded to a tropical storm. happened just a few minutes ago. still packing a punch and churning up the west coast ofa. live look in naples, see the pier and waves and winds as well. earlier fierce rain bands in the florida keys, massive waves smashed into the sea wall. elsa is making landfall in the morning. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> has dropped isolated rainfall of two to four inches of rain. expecting more rain and wind. winds 7

cheryl hurd in walnut creek where staying cool is not easy. >> reporter: if this temperature gauge is any indication, start thinking of how to stay cool this weekend. doctors sounding the alarm. >> today was brutal heat. >> reporter: seth and his friend mike are doing something rather unique as temperatures soar, trying to break walker's personal teeter totter world record in concord. he set the record 50 years ago, 168 hours straight. this time though, sweating it out. how will he and friend stay cool? >> soaking me with wet rags. that's the irony, everybody talking about the heat. >> reporter: because the hot weather is causing a lot of concern. hospitals gearing up for people who may not know how to handle it. >> slow down and not sweating as much, stop sweating, feeling out of it, that's a -- that's the time you need to come into the hospital. >> reporter: washington hospital er doctor jeff says feeling dizzy and disoriented are signs of heat stroke. think twice before heading outside. >> if you're outside, stay well hydrated. stay ahead of feeling dehydrated. drink fluids before

cheryl hurd breaks down what it means and why two counties are holding out. >> reporter: tonight in danvilleople are enjoying the start of the weekend, many taking in the freedom of not wearing a mask outside. >> i got a vaccine for a reason, hoping we were going to go in the direction we didn't have to wear masks. >> reporter: 7 of 9 bay area counties are added to growing list here in california, urging people to mask up in indoor public settings. in a joint statement today, those seven counties along with the city of berkeley all recommending people regardless of vaccination status wear a mask indoors. napa and solano county are the two not making changes, sticking with california department of health guidance. alameda county superior court officially requiring people to cover their face starting monday. >> here we have had pretty good response, and i just think we are at lower risk. i'm not sure we're quite ready yet for -- to really talk about a mandate. >> reporter: there is indoor mask mandate in place in l.a. county. health officials there say it's necessary due to spike in covid-19 s

cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> if you go to the state capitol you better have a mask. sacramento joins l.a. and yolo in mandating masks indoors regardless of your vaccination status. the county says the case rates continue to climb due to the delta variant. in sacramento county, just under half of all people are fully vaccinated, well below the 62% statewide. the mandate started at midnight. eight of the nine bay area counties recommend masking saidy are considering a mandate. >>> developing warning investors about -- investigators about potential financial losses from the dixie wildfire now burning in butte cost. the warning is part of a sec filing far from being resolve. the fire has burned more than 220,000 acres and destroyed 40 structures. >>> pg&e will also face criminal charges tied to a deadly wildfire last year. four people died in the zogg fire which destroyed 204 structures in shasta county last september. prosecutors say pg&e equipment sparked that fire while the exact charges have not been filed, the county has until next month to do so. a statement, pg&e

"today in the bay's" cheryl hurd has more from martinez. >> reporter: illegal fireworks continue to light up the night sky in contra costa county. >> we did respond to 53 fires in a three-hour period between 9:00 p.m. last night and midnight. of those, 48 of them were grass fires. >> reporter: here is a still photo of one of those grass fires in unincorporated martinez. it made it to a fence line and almost burned down this home on vine hill. when john came home after celebrating the fourth of july at the lake, he was terrified. his home is just down the hill from where the fire burned. >> sparks do crazy things and gets in these little weeds. like i said hopefully when it made the jump the stucco would have been helpful. >> reporter: fire officials were prepared but their resources were stretched thin. >> we didn't lose any homes but there was some damage done to homes either because of grass fires because of this one burning into the home or fireworks landing on roofs and gutters. >> reporter: illegal fireworks were a problem throughout the bay area. oakland was overwhelmed and the san

"today in the bay's" cheryl hurd has the latest. >> reporter: live music, food and crowds are back at toto santos park in concord. some people wearing masks outside while others are not. >> we are hoping that people have enough recorrect for each other that if you are not vaccinated that you are wearing a mask. >> today i went to the gym and i wore my mask the whole time. i usually swim, but i went in and worked out and i don't trust this delta variant very much. >> reporter: that variant is one of the reasons why l.a. public health officials decided it is time to bring back the indoor mask requirement regardless of a person's vaccination status. the highly contagious variant is surging across the country, but despite l.a.'s rule change experts don't believe there will be a statewide reversal. >> i would be really surprised if we reinstituted a statewide mask mandate at this time, but i wondered -- i think that there might be county-based recommendations to wear masks indoor. >> reporter: alameda county telling us it is considering recommending people wear masks indoors. san francisco

cheryl hurd joins us in martinez with the details. cher?reporter: well, martinez is one area hit hard with a grass fire that could have burned out of control. right now, it is pretty quiet and firefighters are hoping it stays that way. tonight illegal fireworks continue to light up the night sky in contra costa county. a continuation from last night's show. >> we responded to 53 fires in a three-hour period between 9:00 p.m. last night and midnight. of those, 48 of them were grass fires. >> reporter: here is a still photo of one of those grass firts in uninkormd martinez. it made it to the fence line and almost burned down a home. when john came home after celebrating the fourth of july at the lake, he was terrified. his home is just down the hill from where the fire burned. >> sparks do crazy things. it gets in these, hopefully, maybe the stucco would be helpful. >> reporter: fire officials said they were prepared for last night but the resources were stretched thin. >> we didn't lose any homes but there was some damage, either because of

cheryl hurd has more. >> we were disappointed that the city council didn't vote yes on our proposal. >> reporter: a's president dave kaval reacting to city council votes. >> we're taking some time to understand what they voted yes on. >> reporter: is it back to square one? not quite. city council members voting in favor for the proposed term sheets for the howard terminal project but in it are amendments requiring affordable housing, tenant and anti-displacement projections. >> the a's should have their own brand of aspirins because i think there's going to be a big headache here for a long time. >> reporter: andy worked with the oakland a's from 1980 to 1994. elevating to the position of executive vice president. he's had his hands in every aspect of the front office. >> even when they go to their said 20 wonderful locations in southern nevada, who said they're going to build anything and it's going to be a convertible dome stadium. that's a multibillion dollar, at least more than a billion dollar undertaking. when are they going to play there? who is paying? >> reporter: that's wha

cheryl hurd says some fans are hoping for a team home run, while others want the deal that's best for city. >> reporter: oakland a's fans tonight say they want their team to stay rooted in oakland. the team want the new ballpark. it comes down to a vote tomorrow. as fans stream into tonight's game at the coliseum against the angels, the conversation for this couple is not baseball, it's what city the team will eventually play in. >> hopefully the east bay is not without any sports. you know, moving forward. we used to have three, now down to one. >> it's crazy it has to be such a fight. yeah, keep the a's in oakland. >> reporter: easier said than done. those who work in an around howard terminal say this industrial part of the city is not equipped for a new ballpark. they held a rally outside the proposed site. >> we need these train tracks to be free. we cannot put thousands of cars in this area. >> reporter: for months, the a's have been threatening to leave oakland if city council members vote no to the howard terminal plans. noelle is not shy about saying he's voting no. what is a

but it will help other families down the road. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> tonight, haiti's police chief says officers shot and killed four of the people suspected of assassinating the country's president. two others were arrested. the assassination happened this morning at the private home of the president. the government says the killers were highly trained mercenaries who shot and killed the 53-year-old president and critically wounded his wife. the nation's prime minister is now in charge and declared a state of emergency. >>> tonight, local and religious leaders joined first responders in a moment of silence at the site of that condo collapse in florida. it comes as the search for survivors shifts to a recovery mission. >>> rescuers haven't found anyone alive since shortly after the condo collapsed two weeks ago. searchers have recovered 54 bodies. 86 people remain unaccounted for. >> at this point, we have truly xaulsed every option available to us in the search and rescue mission. so today is about beginning the transition to recovery so that we can help to b

live in pleasanton, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. >>> refuse to wear mask andwon't be allowed in class is the message from state leaders to parents and students. new state rules require all k-12 wear a mask on campus next year. refuse and kid will be barred from entering the campus. students with special health needs or disabilities eligible for some exceptions. california rules are stricter than federal rules. which states vaccinated students could take off the mask. >>> another stumble for johnson & johnson covid vaccine, first a low risk for blood clots, now a new warning for neurological disorder that's rare but serious. ian cull with what to expect and type of risk there is with getting this neurological disorder. >> exactly. the side effect usually develops two weeks after the single dose vaccine. j&j shot was halted in april for ten days because of that issue and like then, officials say getting syndrome is extremely rare. >> 12.8 million people given the johnson & johnson covid vaccine, about 100 suspected cases of guillain-barre syndrome. the body's im

cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> new at 11:00, the delta variant may be more contagious than we first thought. the washington post obtained an internal document from the var spreads as easily as chickenpox than earlier variant. officials must acknowledge the war has changed. >>> as the delta variant spreading, los angeles joins los angeles and yolo county for mask mandates inside. now in sacramento county, 49% of the people are vaccinated, well below the state's number of 62%. >>> it is official, if you want to grab a drink inside, you will need more than an id. hundreds of bars in san francisco are requiring proof of vaccinations. the bar owner says its members want to protect staff and customers from the delta variant spread. the doorman was enforcing the rules. customers we spoke with say makes them feel comfortable knowing everyone has had the shot. >> it is fine at this point. i guess you know, we want to make sure everyone is safe. >> we are hoping to have our community stay healthy and ourselves stay healthy and the families that are touched by our community stays healthy. that

in fact, our cheryl hurd spoke to a man who has already gotten his. watch her story on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> firefighters contained a brush fire near dublin. smoke captured on a traffic camera that started just before 1:30 this afternoon near 580 east of north flynn and carroll. firefighters able to contain the fire to just 30 acres. >>> a live look out across the bay area. all over the place, last day of july. a bit of a break from the swelters temperatures. pleasant temperatures just about anywhere you went. >> really nice today. >> and microclimate on full display. now upper 80s to near 90. not kwift as bad by livermore, 64 in san francisco. 79 degree in san jose. still over the sierra where we're actually seeing flash flood watches attached to some of these thunderstorms that we're seeing rain in addition to lightning. you can see here in the water vapor loop. going to see a few high clouds coming in towards sunset time. could make for a nice sunset around the bay area, but the rain producing moisture likely staying off to our east. mov

in east bay, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> back in 60 seconds. ahead, eyes not playing tricks, gas prices crossing $5 mark in some cities. we'll tell you why they're going up again starting tomorrow. >>> do you suffer from migraines? food that could lead to fewer headaches according to new study. >>> welcome sight, bit of a drizzle storm around emeryville and san francisco. 61 degrees. closer look when we come back in 60 seconds. >>> a san jose mother accused of killing her young son and dumping his body outside of las vegas was in court today. rodriguez made her first court appearance in las vegas virtually. district attorney says the 35-year-old has confessed to strangling her seven-year-old son liam and leaving him naked in the desert. hikers found the boy's body on trail near las vegas in late may. police arrested her in denver. >>> after deadly mass shooting at vta rail yard in san jose, little sign returning to normal. bus drivers graduated from eight-week training program. this year's class overcame a lot to reach this goal. >> class was u

in vallejo, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> one year after the july 4th shooting death of a boy in san francisco police are searching for one of the suspects. police made the arrest about six months after the death of jace young, who was shotn the bayvie. police say a second suspect identified as 18-year-old desean lump kin was never arrested. police are asking him to turn himself in. he should be considered armed and dangerous. >>> berkeley firefighters will now be able to tap into new funding to boost wildfire prevention. that project approved this week includes nearly $13 million in voter approved funds for emergency preparedness. berkeley fire reports more than $5 million is going to the fire department for wildfire safety and will fund a larger training facility and new ambulances. >>> berkeley is moving forward with closing one of its vaccination sites after four months and 100,000 vaccinations later, golden gate field vaccination site is closing. health leaders saysite on san p. 67% in berkeley over the age of 12 are vaccinated and nearly 80% have received their first shot.

cheryl hurd. >> reporter: we were disappointed the city council didn't vote yes on our proposal. >> reporter it back to square one? not quite. city councilmembers voting in favor of the proposed term sheets for the howard terminal project. but in it the amendment requiring affordable housing and anti-displacement projections. >> the a's should have their own brand of aspirins. i think there will be a big headache here for a long time. >> reporter: andy dolich worked with the a's from 199094 elevated to the position of executive vice president. he's had his hands in every aspect of the front office. >> even when they go to their said 20 wonderful locations in southern nevada, who said they'll build anything? and it will be a convertible dome stadium. that's a multi-billion dollar, at least more than a billion-dollar undertaking. when will they play there? who is paying? >> reporter: that's what the council member wants to know. the proposed ballpark is in her district and she was the one an extension vote. >> this is a development deal about property and land and luxury market rate units with

cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you. a high profile assignment.will serve on the newly created xhoe to investigate the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. the house speaker nancy pelosi today. they include leading managers from the two impeachment trials of former president trump. representative loftgren served on that first impeachment team. nancy pelosi also chose liz cheney who is one of only gop votes to create this committee. that didn't sit well with the house minority leader kevin mccarthy of bakersfield. >> it was shocking to me that if a person is a republican, they get their assignmentes from the committee. to accept it from speaker pelosi, that's unprecedented. >> a lot of infighting with liz cheney. >> while there are five spots on the committee reserved for republicans, mccarthy is not committed to filling them. >>> the chief financial officer of the trump organization and the organization itself now facing tax fraud charges. allen weisselberg wore hand cuffs as he was taken into court today. he is accused of grand larceny and con

in oakland, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> a twin-engine jet crashed near the pond rosa golf cours somebody posted this on instagram. it was trying to land just after 1:00 when that accident happened. it's not clear how many people were on board, but the nevada county coroner says no one survived. >>> let's go to tokyo where athletes are dealing with the pandemic and this, a heavy storm, forcing some events to change their schedule for tomorrow. also a roof leak. there's no need for alarm. >> the games must go on despite the wild weather. the athletes have trained so hard, come this far, need through the pandemic delay. they can't let rain ruin this now. >> reporter: what else can you throw at everyone here in tokyo, but yeah, it's happening. last night overnight we could hear it in our hotel, rain and rain. and today kind of drizzly. pockets of sunshine. you're talking about the rowing being rescheduled. the venue is right behind me in the tokyo bay. all this rain another hurdle, another obstacle for team usa and all the athletes. we just chatted with alix klineman. beach volleyba

reporting live, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> the heat challenging for firefighters and the poweru're asked to conserve electricity to help alleviate stress on that grid. set your thermostat to 78 degrees or higher, avoid using major appliances and turn off unnecessary lights. >>>from hospital room after surviving a crocodile attack in puerto vallarta. >> i ended up feeling this tight sensation on my leg and getting cold. i looked down and the first thing i can think of is i'm trying to hurt it. >> while trying to rest her head, she talks about finding her way out of the mouth of a real crocodile. >> i went down and reached for his snout and rolled with him when i could. just because i didn't want to lose my leg. >> we have blurred pictures. with help from beach goers, she survived the attack. they said she should do more to warn of the dangers on the beach, especially at night. >> you can enter through on different ends. the fact it was on one end -- >> marriott says the safety and security of our guests and associates are our top priority. and we confirm appropriate signage were

. >> cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." >>> 4:35. and when it comes to making it in the bay and construction costs tied to development, san francisco is one of the priciest cities in the world. that's according to a new survey by the international firm ranking 90 global construction markets. tokyo is the most expensive for new construction in terms of labor and materials. hong kong second. san francisco is third just in front of new york. >>> happening today county leaders in sonoma county have a big decision on their hands. it's over where to put its new county government center. the board of supervisors is deciding whether it wants to stay on the existing county campus or move to one of two possible downtown santa rosa locations. one possibility would combine santa rosa's central library and the city owned parking lot along e street. the county is thinking about acquiring the vacant sears and auto center at the santa rosa mall as a possible site. >>> turning now to our climate in crisis and more than 1.5 tons of trash. that is how