as nbc bay area's christie smith explains san francisco police chief was with the governor. >> we have all seen the images of people rushing in. >> reporter: governor newsom came to long beach where he says california has been addressing organized retail crime and by signing a bill today, the state is doubling down on it. >> you are seeing them across the state of california. those organized efforts and they are organized disproportionately efforts. we want to go after those ranks. >> reporter: it comes like cities like san francisco have been the backdrop for viral videos which shows shoplifting or groups grabbing expensive merchandise and running. >> when they see these things go viral, the perception of lawlessness and the perception of anything goes, that has to be overcome, too. >> reporter: bill scott spoke about the message the video sent and addressing this. >> we have to not only dealing with the people and hold them accountable. we have to balance the message that we are doing something about it. that's why i am so happy with my partners here and the governor's leadership. >>

break through cases among fully vaccinated residents as nbc bay area's christie smith explains the vaccines may not be the magic bullet some had hoped for but they're still key to getting out of the pandemic. >> reporter: dr. grant colfax said that surge is driven by the delta variant. >> the rate of incre there's ne the effectiveness of the vaccine infections. >> you can see from the data that the rate among people who are not fully vaccinated is 36.8. the rate among people who are fully vaccinated is 16.2. again, evidence that the vaccines are working. >> reporter: the city also addressed questions about the efficacy of the vaccine. >> they're not as effective at preventing break through infections as they are hospitalizations. but really from the beginning of this pandemic the emphasis was on preventing serious morbidity and mortality and right now those vaccines are performing extremely well. >> reporter: he says for covid are nine times less likely to be hospitalized as those who aren't. and they're looking at next steps. >> we are very vigorously exploring issuing an indoor mask manda

christie smith was there to meet her. >> reporter: biles talked about her preparations and the goals she aims to reach at the olympics. >> i am feeling confident and strong. >> reporter: in a competition where gymnasts do their best, simone biles set the bars higher. today at sfo she shared her thoughts as she headed out to the olympic games in tokyo. >> interview as much as i can to the with my scores and on team's competition and all of that stuff just go out there and be the best i can be. >> reporter: her best struck gold in rio, she's ready to do it again competing without fans. >> not having spectators will be different because i feel like i strive off of pressure and so we'll see how it is. we can't control the variables that we are given so we are just focusing on what we can control. >> reporter: united, the a sponsor of team usa flew biles and the rest of the women's gymnastic team and held a send-off, all quite a treat for other travelers to see. >> i am like look, it is her simone. >> i thought it almost hurt me because i am a little older, i feel like i have aged like fi

why they were up there again today, here is christie smith. >> i think we continue to have faith and hope and comfort in the outcome. >> reporter: a renewed search is under way. he was reported missing three weeks ago. his family shared their thoughts. >> the support we hed, so much, has really made us feel less lonely and this just hurts. it's an incredibly difficult time. >> he's a delightful person. he has such spirit, such love, emanates for him. it is just a big hole. >> according to police the 37-year-old came to pleasanton ridge, parked his car and was expected to go for a run, but didn't return. search and rescue teams looked extensively along with volunteers. now they're back today. >> we have about 17 outside agencies that came back upon the request from alameda county search and rescue. >> pleasanton police say this was from data using technology in their searches. >> we're going with lower probability areas. we've already searched every si there on the ridge line. anywhere near the original path he was going to take. >> they're looking in the canyon area with drone teams,

. >>> well, coming up in about ten minutes, christy smith joins us with san francisco's effort to get more people vaccinated. how the mayor is trying to get the word out. >>> a peninsula family is suing the palo alto school district for its mask policy. the student was sent to the office for not wearing a mask. the father says the son has a disability and the mask prevents him from pronouncing words and the school was supposed to provide a concession for him. but they're reporting he left the special education program in 2018 and no longer needed special language speech therapy. a letter from the school district says, the father was offered numerous opportunities to work with the staff. his son does not have an iep 504 or any documentation of an equalitying disability. this lawsuit seems misdirected. we're following the rules set at state levels. >>> a mass casualty attack averted. campbell police say they arrested a man who they believe intended to carry out a shooting. charles wesley martinez was arrested as part of a routine call, but what they found in his car, police say, was any

we turn to christy smith. >> we continue totcome. >> reporter: renewed search is under way today for philipeport his family shared their thoughts today. >> the support we have received, so much. has really made us feel -- in this just -- just, it's hard. you know, incredibly difficult time. >> we miss our son, and, so incredibly, he's -- he's a delightful person. he has such spirit, such love emanates from him. he is -- just -- a big hole that we need to have back. >> reporter: he was reported missing after failing to return from a run in the pleasanea. search and rescue teams looked extensively but called the search off while volunteers continued on. search crews were back today. >> by the data points. every time we have tracking teams or any searchers go out, equipped with gps technology, we are mapping all of that. >> reporter: pleasanton police say there are more than a dozen outside agencies here for the day. more than 100 searchers. >> now we're kind of going with lower probability areas. already searches bud putting more efforts into those to clear every single area up there o

christie smith was at the banquet and joins us from chinatown with more. >> reporter: upstairs, the restaurant was buzzing, a return to the type of gatherings that happened before the pandemic. bill lee is the owner. >> i hope it keep going, keep going, you know, and help for the community. and bring more to chinatown. >> reporter: the long-time restaurant nearly closed. other banquet halls have shuttered. seeing this type of event at the far east cafe again is a welcome to many. >> it is such an important part of chinese culture. this is where a lot of the family association, a lot of the organizations held a meeting, a gathering. >> reporter: and for networking. harlan wong is with the san francisco chinese chamber of commerce. the mayor came for the swearing in. >> this particular chinese chamber of commerce has been absolutely incredible in providing resources and support to a number of businesses here. and it's one of the first banquets that we're seeing as a result of after the pandemic, after the reopening. >> reporter: for a community that has faced attacks and loss of business during

nbc bay area's christie smith has more on this show of solidarity following a tough year and a dramatic rise in attacks against the aapi community. >> reporter: after a year after the shelter in place that hit chinatown hard, there was a change in pace on pacific avenue for the summer block party. >> we never had a summer block party seal off the street. >> reporter: happening outside, with chinatown community development center, cyc, and some community groups. >> we're trying to build asian/black solidarity. and right here, we don't have to talk about the biggest issues. >> this is what unity looks like. when we come together as a community, to protect one another. >> reporter: organizers offered performances, music, a message and more. >> last year, there was a major uptick of aipi hate and violence, and a lot of time, a lot of anti-asian sentiment. we feel we really need to show our love to each other, change our culture, celebrate with joy and fun, entertainment and food. and really show that we can all stand together to keep our community safe. >> and we're grateful to be here for

here is nbc bay area's christie smith. >> reporter: more than a year after the shelter in place that hit chinatown hard, there was a change in pace for the summer block party. >> we never had a block party block off the street. >> reporter: held outside public housing with chinatown community development center, cyc, and some community groups. >> we're trying to build asian and black solidarity. we have to talk about the big issues. what are we doing in our own neighborhood? >> this is what unity looks like, when we come together as a community to protect one another. >> reporter: organizers offered performances, music, a message, and more. >> there has been a major uptick in aapi hate and violence incidents. it has been very divisive within the community. >> reporter: she's with the community youth center. >> we feel like we need to show love for each other, we need to change our culture, celebrate with joy and fun, entertainment and food, and show that we can all stand together to keep our community safe. >> we're grateful to be here for the kids. that's what we're trying to do, pr

nbc bay area's christie smith continues our coverage. >> beautiful fireworks. we've got a great selection of fireworks this year. >> reporter: preparations are well under way for the fourth of july fireworks display in san francisco. just like old times. pat is with pyro spectacular by sousa. >> we have not had the opportunity to do that for a year and a half. that's very hard on fireworks people. so we're very, very, very happy to be back, putting this on for the people san francisco. >> reporter: pandemic restrictions brought events to a halt last year. they're ready to light up the sky again along the northern waterfront. people are being discouraged from heading to treasure island to watch due to ongoing construction. >> as long as the weather is okay, as long as the fog is down. it's usually -- this whole area has been a great place to see the fireworks. >> reporter: at this restaurant near fisherman's wharf they're expecting a pretty good crowd this weekend. >> this area is not back to where it should be because we haven't gotten the international travele

nbc bay area's christie smith spoke with several restaurant owners. >> we're lucky in the fact that all of our work rs are vaccinated. >> reporter: at this wine bar in the castro district, owner matt schuster is looking ahead at what he might do. >> i think it's a natural chain of events which we're going to have to start asking for vaccination cards. >> reporter: as the delta variant circulates, more people are asking to eat outside again. he took part in a survey from the golden gate restaurant association that found 63% are supportive of an indoor vaccination requirement that includes customers and staff. >> it tells me that a lot of independent restaurant owners are willing to make some compromises if it lets us keep everybody healthy and keep us in business. >> reporter: lori thomas is with the restaurant association. they did not issue a blanket recommendation but strongly asked workers be vaccinated. >> restaurants have multiple entrances. restaurants have people like delivery drivers coming in and out, sometimes vendors coming in and out, certainly customers coming in and out, p

here's nbc bay area's christie smith. >> complying with the americans with disabilities act is something that we think is extremely important. >> reporter: mayor london breed says chinatown businesses may need help complying with the ada after more than 100 small businesses got hit with lawsuits saying they're not fully accessible to people with disabilities. >> we have $50,000 that we will provide to assist with businesses to do inspections to determine what the solutions. >> reporter: federal law prohibits discrimination based on a person's disabilityac. alongside the chinese chamber of commerce, leaders heard concerns. >> with 17 complaints -- >> reporter: many had questions about the reasoning and said it was confusing and costly to respond. it comes as bus neighborhood have faced prolonged pandemic closures and losses. city administer carmen chu explained the city's additional steps. >> there's going to be another $500,000 that's available for inspection and remediation work. >> reporter: a way to help with compliance, we spoke with an attorney for the center for disability access,

christie smith continues our coverage. >> reporter: the moraga fire district, one of many staffing up in preparation for the dangerous conditions. their signs out front make it clear to people about the fire danger. >> we stood up additional resources in the county so that we have more firefighters, more firefighting apparatus to respond. >> reporter: dave winnaker is fire chief. he says he keep an eye on alert wildfire cameras which could be critical in detecting the start of a fire from lightning. >> lightning is random. we are concerned it's really a matter of if lightning strikes, something that will burn. this year it will burn. >> reporter: in oakland the fire department added roving patrols in the hills. wild land equipment goes to any vegetation fire in case. one station that isn't open is fire station 25 due to a problem with the water heat are there. it's near joaquin miller park which closes during red flag warnings. fire union leaders say the timing is horrible. >> the firefighters would love it be here but it's uninhabitable because there is no way to clean themselves aft

. >> reporter: in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, christie. a new announcement from the university of california, all students, faculty and staff will be required fully vaccinated if they want to return the campus becoming the nation's largest university system to mandate vaccine. this new announcement applies to students, trainees and personnel or anyone who works or lives in any of the university locations. proof of vaccinations must be submitted no later than two weeks before, the first day of fall instruction next month. >>> we'll continue our coverage online, go to nbcbayarea.com/coronavirus for the latest on the number of covid cases across the state and right here in the bay area. with all the information you need to move you forward and keep you in the know. >>> well, in other news tonight, the motive of a random freeway shooting this morning that hurt two people is still a mystery at this hour. chp says it started in oakland at 580. a woman driving a white bmw started aggressively tailgating a green honda. that woman fired six shots i

live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> should you be worried this holiday or should you mask up if you are in a big crowd. raj is going to dive into that on nbc bay area news tonight at 7:00. he'll talk about the rise in cases and how you can stay safe. >>> recall, set the election over recalling gavin newsom. the special election is going to be pricey, costing taxpayers more than first estimated. formal letter today, the state's finance department up its final estimate to $276 million. that's $50 million more than three weeks ago. and printing the bal of operating polling places in 58 counties. >>> now as you well know we have been telling you this for weeks, we are in the heart of fire seasons and it is a busy week for firefighters across the street. let me show you a map. it shows you the county where cal fire crew have battled the fire just this week between saturday and yesterday. 13 fires already up here. now you can see the fires are not here in the bay area. they are in northern california. these are only the cal fire incidents. that does not include fire tha

christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> today's recommendation to go back to wearing masks inside almost feels like it is 2020 all over again. it was june 18, 2020 when governor newsom announced mask mandate across the state to slow the spread. that lasted a full year until last month when the state dropped the mask requirement as cases were dropping and vaccinations rising. four days ago, the state announcing kids returning will have to wear a mask when they're on campus. >>> ucsf reinstated their mask mandate in an e-mail to staff. ucsf have seen an uptake in covid-19 cases as the delta variant spread. it is unclear how many students or staff tested positive. >>> anger and frustration over covid-19 misinformation boiled over at the white house. it became yesterday when the surgeon general spread misinformation. a reporter asked president biden about the issue today and got a blunt answer. >> what is your message about the variant. >> they're killing people. the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. >> earlier jen psaki says facebook is not doing enough for vaccine misinforma

christie smith spoke with biles about what changed with the pandemic and her new olympic goals. >> rightconfident, pretty strong. >> reporter: simone biles raised the bar. she struck gold in rio. now she's heading back to the olympics in tokyo. >> i feel like the biggest expectations people put on me are the one the i put on myself. >> reporter: she said she's ready to compete in events that won't see fans due to the pandemic. >> not having spectators will be very different because i feel like i strive off of pressure. we'll see how it is. we can't control the variables we are given. >> reporter: united held a send-off celebration for all 25 athletes leaving today, which was quite a treat for travelers to sigh. see. >> she's ready to reach new heights with the experience and perspective of a 24 year old. >> coming in it almost hurt me, because i am a little bit older, but i feel like i've aged like fine wine. as i get a little older i get a little better, that's a plus. >> reporter: she aims to contribute the most she can to the team. >> just go out there and be the best i can be. >>> je

christie smith spoke with families that made their way out for independence day. >> reporter: it rth of july parade i orinda kicked off before noon. >> the fact we're here and weren't here last year makes it more special. >> the parade is really cool, looking at all the dogs in the vans and watching people march around. >> reporter: fewer entries than a typical year, but plenty of people came out. families with dogs, kids and plenty of red, white and blue. sean duffy came with his family from concord and noted the difference a year makes. >> it's about the miracle of science that the country builds back things, all the scientists enable us to be with your family, celebrate, enjoy the fourth. >> the parade didn't happen last year during the pandemic. this year is security council was divided on whether to hold it. but ultimately organizers scaled things back and the city decided to move forward. >> we strongly recommended anyone not vaccinated wear masks. we have people walking the parade masks handing out masks. we're not having the normal celebrity celebration in the park. >> report

in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> every fourth of july when they fire off fireworks on the front in san francisco the question is how low is the fog that you see there live in san francisco how low will it get from the golden gate bridge to 19th avenue i never once saw a hint of sunshine. let's check in to see what our meteorologist is saying about fourth of july fireworks. are they going to be visible >> that's the big question for tomorrow. unfortunately looks like the marine layer that brought the morning drizzle is hanging around tight right now, san francisco at 60 degrees and we'll keep that cloud cover over ninety. night overnight. the best chance of sunshine is inland, towards concord and even the east bay will clear. here's the hour by hour forecast. i pushed this through into the efferent to hours and unfortunately it looks like that marine layer makes its comeback around 8:00 and the fireworks show starts at 9:15 so the clouds could put a damper on the show. it's okay, people should still head out and enjoy, because it's going to be pretty nice overall. we

christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> a tragic milestone for the city of oakland. nearly double homicide than what the city saw last year. something needs to change and the police chief is calling for a rally to take a stand against gun violence. melissa colorado spoke to a violence interrupter in east oakland about what's fuelling the rise in violent crimes. >> right now, i just got done checking in with some young folks. >> michael has a lot of titles, community healer, violence interrupter, a subcontractor. >> we get calls 5:00 at night with young folk, adults that are dressing, even after a homicide or after a shooting, you know. folks don't talk about the aftermath of a shooting. >> part of his job is to intervene before a retaliatory shooting happens. >> we do a lot. we mediate that. >> the thing t violence is retaliatory violence. critical role in preventing more retaliation from occurring. >> reporter: after a violent july 4th holiday and this attack involving two young man who tried to steal a camera from our nbc bay area news crew at gunpoint -- >> we hop

nbc bay area's christie smith will have much more on this story coming up at 5:00. >>> nearly a year after wine country battled the ellen new complex and glass fires, cleanup is still going on. pg&e will be removing fallen trees. pg&e cut down several as it did restoration work on its equipment. now it's offering tree removal services. advising property owners they will be asked to sign a permission form to allow workers on their land. >>> in san jose police are investigating a deadly stabbing t a popular shopping center. officers were called near cherry avenue just after 7:00 this morning. police found a man suffering from a stand wound outside one of the businesses in the robertsville square strip mall. the shopping center was closed for much of the morning for the investigation. it is san jose's 23rd homicide of the year. >>> a tip from a hotel housekeeper alerted authorities in denver to an arsenal of weapons and ammunition on friday. this was one of the details to come out of a news conference today held by denver leaders seeking to assure the public things are safe. police arre

as nbc bay area's christie smith shows us, fireworks are believed to be the cause. >> reporter: fencing is up in antioch after a fire burned this house near downtown. robert anderson lives here but wasn't home last night when the fire started. she hurried back as soon as she heard. >> it ruined everything i own is out on my front lawn for what. i don't even understand why they're doing it. >> reporter: in dry, breezy conditions, neighbors say fireworks better being set off in the neighborhood despite it being illegal in the county. >> we have a drought and they're blowing them off like it's a game. >> the fireworks have been going off all night around here. >> reporter: it was a busy night for firefighters. >> couple hours ago we responded to a fire in pittsburg and then recently we were just one street over for fireworks that caught grass and vehicles on fire. and this is a good likelihood that this is from the same fire. >> reporter: neighbors say the sound of illegal fireworks going off is nothing new. >> a lot of fireworks around here, a lot. right down the street both ways. they're

nbc bay area's christie smith has a look at the big attractions that are also reopening. >> reporter:more places in the city reopen, and with more people coming here for the big fireworks show, there's also a message about thinking ahead if you decide to park. along the embarcadero, find tourists taking in the sights again. >> we pick that up vibe for sure, yeah. it's really nice to be back in the city by the bay, we're loving it. >> reporter: the exploratorium is reopening, welcoming people back for the first time in 15 months. >> i've been traveling around a lot, seeing things kind of getting back to normal. >> reporter: today the mayor talked about the city's vaccination rate, staying safe, and what's returning. the fourth of july fireworks show, increased ferry service, the "ss fleet week in october. >> we know people are going to excited to see fireworks. we're hoping they'll stay in hotels go to restaurants, and really take this as an opportunity to enjoy the city. >> reporter: that message comes as some parts of the city have been plagued by car break-ins. people are urged to b

break through cases among fully vaccinated residents as nbc bay area's christie smith explains the vaccines

. >> reporter: christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> okay, let's get a check of the forecast. here. this is our last kind of mild, warm day. now it's going to get hot. >> yeah, a little bit uncomfortable here, eventually, but we'll also get a little bit of cool weather in there. our microclimates are going to be in full effect so let's take you into that forecast tonight and we will get you all ready to go for what's coming our way. so i did want to start off with my top weather headline and that is about the heat. check it out. from northern california down to southern california, into los angeles, even including parts of the bay area, we have heat warnings in place that also extends across most of the desert southwest, even including places like salt lake city, so there's no escaping this heat across the map. now we're seeing all of this heat, every single bit of it from this area of high pressure and this is basically just starting to move closer as we head through tomorrow, but at the same time, we still have some fog at the coast so it's really going to set off these extr