coyotes are species that most people know live in the l.a. area, but people think that they live in the mountains-- mountainous areas or griffith park, where there's more open space, but really don't think of them as animals able to adapt to this type of landscape. [car alarm beeps] back to the ranger station. yeah, so, we're in griffith park, and here is one right here. this park is surrounded by freeway, by urbanization, by some major barriers for wildlife. so, we just saw two, maybe 3 coyotes within this picnic area. so, they know that this resource is here on a regular basis. coyotes are doing pretty well in this urban landscape thanks to their adaptability, but the mountain lions are another story. they really need some help if they're going to have a population here for multiple generations to come. i use camera traps, which are motion-activated cameras that have aensor in front that's triggered by motion or heat that allows me to document wildlife that is using a particular area. and each photo or each image is time- and date-stamped to tel

do you see these numbers in these cities, you are from the l.a. area, the numbers are horrendous.ughter going on, the mayhem, indiscriminate shooting, little kids, kids watching tv on the sofa in their living room with the grandmother next to them, a bullet comes to theop window and we are trashing the cops. occurring not because of the cops, it's because people are killing each other. why do you think the mayor, the democrat party, joe biden, kamala harris and all the rest don'tk even talk about let alone focus on? >> let me be very clear, explain in detail. joe biden, kamala harris, the democratic party, antifa, black lives matter, they don't care about america. they don't care about the people they claim they represent and they want to protect. people of color, minority, the people who have been deprived by this horrific american system which has given us 250 year greatness. they use people of color to exploit them for their own selfish gain. black lives matter, they collected $90 million, get expected to give that money to the community. no one knows where that. one of the fou

i had a very interesting conversation a couple days ago with some public officials in l.a. area. they had set up a platform to get health care workers that were out of work into jobs as child minors during the pandemic. people were getting $22 an hour. the oaverage rate for a childcae worker is $12. i think we're seeing a real shift in power towards labor. i think that's going to continue. >> john, you had some interesting reporting yesterday about president biden speaking with larry summers. interesting because summers has been really critical of some of the moves economic moves that biden team have made so far. what do you make of it? >> what i make of it is joe biden respects larry summers. and larry summers is become a figure of division among many of the democratic left who somehow associate him with centrism or some sort of corporate approach to economics. but the reality is in the obama administration, he was pushing for the obama administration and its recovery plan from the great recession to be more aggressive. so i think there has been a little bit of a bad wrap given

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he said it is somewhere in the l.a. area. it will be the backdrop for his final grand prize. 10 lucky winners will get $1.5 million each. since the $116.5 million incentive program watch, roughly 2 million doses have been given. about 840,000 starting the process for the first time. nearly 40 million in total with more than 70% of adults getting at least one dosed. >>> one bay area company is requiring employees to be vaccinated. the ceo of the company wrote an opinion piece for usa today about the company's mandate. he did get pushed back. but he is defending his decision and says, the law is on his side. >> they say it is illegal and i am breaking federal laws. what ever. the law says this is legal. i am calling to other ceos to do the same. >> the company has about 120 workers. all but two i should say,.vaccinated. one had a medical exemption and the other one resigned. >>> as we readjust to not wearing masks, medical experts say one group should still be prepared to mask up. >> those people under 12 were not vaccinated, n

the governor is keeping the location a secret for now, but he says it's somewhere in the l.a. area. it'll be the backdrop for the final vax for the win grand prize. ten lucky winners will get $1.5 million each. since the 16.5 million incentive program launched roughly 2 million doses have been given out. about 840,000 starting the process for the first time. when you add it up nearly 40 million of us are now vaccinated. that's more than 70% of adults getting one dose. >>> as the state reopens we have resources for you. head to abc7news.com/coronavirus for a description of what to expect when you go out today. >>> as one door opens another door closes. the mass vaccination site that's planning to close next week now that the state has opened up. >>> the drastic measure one north bay city is urging people to do to save water. the consequences some could face. >>> check out this inviting look from the explore tore yum. today's your last day for comfortable to warm conditions for outdoor activities. things like gardening, get it done now or you'll have to wait till next monday. that's h

of this is the brain child of the tritan museum of art in santa clara. 16 artists from the bay area and l.ae making truck art on the pavement alongside the museum. is no rain in the forecast. >> right. and really the west coast is seeing a lot of heat this time of year. for us, the onshore flow is pretty comfortable for the most better. most part. our marine layer will greet us first thing tomorrow morning. the marine layer keeping us pretty co for the most part. 93 in concord. clear lake, 100 degrees. we do have heat advisories in effect. look at these temperatures right now. seattle is currently at 101 degrees. their second hottest day ever recorded in seattle. polar at 107. so the core of this heat is going to stay from us. but nonetheless the west coast, this excessive heat probably ending by wednesday. we have the fog coming back in. numbers pretty comfortable for the most part. some spots will settle in low if not mid-60s first thing tomorrow morning. hour-by-hour we go. tomorrow morning, we have that cloud cover moving back in. we'll likely see some coastal drizzle tomorrow as well.

area news. >>> governor newsom was in l.a. to mark the reopening. spoke exclusively with "nbc nightly news," says the state's vaccination rates put us in good position to open. >> turning page on the pandemic, lowest positivity rates and highest vaccination rates put us in position to have fully reopen economy that was substantially open anyway. profound. >> this is the day we reopened. other notable dates. days after dr. cody's stay-at-home order, the state issues its order, jumped in march 19th of 2020. ordered all nonessential businessesindoor dining closed. in may governor issued new rules to slowly reopen if covid cases removed in check. june 18th, statewide mask mandate, a surge in summer and bigger in winter. issued other stay-at-home order based on how many patients were in the icus. remember those charts? something that gave us hope, first covid vaccine administered in the bay area, december 15th of last year. there are so many other milestones to go over, nbcbayarea.com, detailed time line. reach us by clicking pandemic time line at top of

electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is debuting its prototype make at an event in the l.a. areas that sets the stage for the next phase of engineering that has partnered with united airlines which ordered a billion dollars worth of archer evs this year. going public via the spac and joining us now the co-founders and co-ceos of archer, brad and adam gentlemen, welcome to the program. >> thanks for having us here >> thank you >> so, adam, i'll kick it off with you, this prototype that you unveiled last night from a safety standpoint, we're talking about distributed electric propulsion, vast redundancies in the aircraft's architecture which you laid out at this event, how does this compare this type of aircraft compare to traditional vertical and takeoff landing aircraft, aka, helicopters? >> thanks for the question the industry around urban air mobility is to help relieve congestion, but we want to do it in a sustainable way we've gotten to this point where you can electrify these vehicles when you do that you can start to add multiple rotors on to these vehicles and what archer

next on kntv bay area tonight are we in fore another cold wave? l.a. county once again recommending masks. we're joined by our experts to give you the information that will move you forward. also new twists in the recall election ychlt governor newsome is suing his own secretary of state and why republican colleger john cox brought garbage. plus the coyotes are back. why park rangers say the animals aren't to blame. >>> good evening, i'm raj mathai. we ask and we stop with a simple question, what's happening here? is this a problem for other areas or is it a problem for us in the bay area? a lot of talk about the delta variant does apply to us and bottom line, are we going to start wearing masks indoors again? let's get you caught up. last week, the world health organization warned that this delta variant is spreading quickly. we know that. we've be hearing about i. the p.h.o. said fully vaccinated people should consider wearing masks again because of it. yesterday los angeles coup made that same recommendation. are we seeing the delta variant here? th

. >> fast forward a year and here is how the same area looks now read and l.a. county is not even experiencing the worst of the strap. it is still classified as extreme going to the latest drought monitor map. the new one is due out tomorrow. much of the bay area is under exceptional drought that does not include santa clara county just yet. at this hour, about 1 million water customers in and around san jose are being asked to come back anyway. san jose water company serves san jose, kaval, los gatos, saratoga, parts of cupertino and redwood estates. they are asking customers to cut their usage by 15%. that means limiting outdoor watering to two days a week, depending on your address, for no more than 15 minutes at a time. before 10:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. the new guidelines also limit the washing of cars, buildings, patios and sidewalks. the deadline to hit the target is august 31st. otherwise penalties and surcharges could come into play. >> if we don't hit our numbers of 15% by august 31st we may have to reassess and look into the possibility of penalties

so now the doj will send atf agents in to chicago, l.a., the bay area and new york and washington d.cn trafficking. >> the u.s. attorneys in those anniversaries -- areas will focus on where the guns are originating, where they're used in violent crime and going after the entire network. >> some on the front lines are taking with the issue of the emphasis on firearms as opposed to the people using them. >> we don't have a gun problem in this country. we have a criminal prop. we need 0 address that. >> i asked jen psaki whether or not the president still supports ending cash bail. it was big on the campaign trail and something still on his website, joebiden.com/justice. no update there, she says. >> martha: thanks, paul. thanks, peter. let's bring in katie pavlich, fox news contributor. great to have you here. i'm looking at some reporting that goes back to joe biden's history of the 1994 crime bill. the way he spoke then is different than what we heard hahn the campaign trail maybe with a couple of exceptions including his stance on cash bill, which we'll be interest towed hear that. t

l.a. galaxy game. nbc bay area's marianne favro is live at paypal park. how does it feel out there? >> reporter: big crowds and big excitement, terry. we've got people tailgating in the parking lot, and hundreds of people have dusted off their quakes jerseys and are going through security to get their seats. they've waited a long time. the last game without capacity restrictions was on march 7th of last year. we talked to one man who is so excited about attending a game in person again that he decided to celebrate his birthday here today. he says he's not concerned about safety. >> we're fully vaccinated. so we got our vaccine cards, and we got our masks, and i think it's a great day to open up. >> reporter: before the game, which is the classico against the l.a. galaxy, there will be a moment of silence to honor the vta employees killed in a mass shooting a month ago today. at halftime there will be a tribute to the first responders who helped us get through the covid pandemic. just before 7:00 tonight there will be some skydivers who are going to be landing right inside the park.

the new york city area came out on top with nearly 500,000, compared to l.a. with just over 365,000 hours. and san francisco came in eighth with over 112,000 hours for delays for drivers. >>> happening now, in fresno county, crews are racing to stop a fast-moving fire. you can see all the smoke from the cgne camera. the fire is burning northeast of fresno about 14 miles northeast of shaver lake, burning in a rural area, not very many homes there. at last check the fire had burned about 125 acres sparking yesterday afternoon. kin tainment is at zero. >>> santa rosa the latest city to impose a water reduction mandate voted to reduce usage by 20%. cracks down on water wastes from leaky faucets, toilets, sprinklers and more and bans water from washing sidewalks and driveways and requires you to put a shut off nozzle on your garden hose. >>> several other cities and counties taking action. do you want to know what the drought drouts restrictions are in your neighborhood? you can check ahead, head to our website to find out how water agencies plan to move forward in

sheriff's station to see if that has changed. >> amazing to see that down near l.a. >>> back at home a hot topic in the bay area's biggest city and still no decision. the fate of the san jose flea market is still in limbo. the city council postponed a vote on rezoning plans for at least six days. the rezoning would force most of the bay area flea markets to close to make way of development of tech offices, apartments, and retail space for what they call an urban village. flea market vendors are demanding city leaders and developers protect them from being displaced. under the proposal we should add the flea market would be moved to a smaller site. >>> now to our ongoing series "climate in crisis" and it is not good news. california's snow pack is disappearing. much of california's drinking water flows from the sierra nevada mountains and during the winter it snows and rains in the mountains and then in the spring and summer the water flows into our rivers and reservoirs. this year the water just isn't making it into our reservoirs or streams. the ground is just so dry it is absorbing the water before it reaches t

because of this, a small area of high pressure in. this extends from l.a. out to palm springs where theically. watch categories wednesday through sunday. we're likely to see more added as we get cloerser. coming up in about 8 minutes. >>> as our temperatures rise, an nbc app is a great resource mpl. >>> a violent night in san jose, police investigating two sircht many. officers showed up on a man suffering from severe stab woundsly. about 2:30 they were following him around this morning. this is san jose's first case since 2021. >>> two homeless walking around san francisco demanding change for their homelands, from columbia to palestine. he also made a hurl out in the street. i was be want, we want human rights for our people. >> the group called the palestinian youth movement wlapgt. >> the g7 explicitly agree ld. billions of dlafrz in lense. with the could be with naifbl. her triple will in and israel today marking the end of an era. netanyahu is country's longest serving prime minister but unlikely. >> senator biden reacted to the news with a statement

of experience leading, planning, directing and delivering rail transit and with some in the bay area and l.a.'s metro red line and 1.4 million budget and directing all to pre-revenue service and the challenging relationship and demonstrated honest communication and commitment to the public. the work includes government and management experience that will from the extensive experience with the major consulting consulting firm and we are excited to have him and i would like to say a few words and thank you for that nice introduction and to serve as the project director to phase two. and the landmark for the entire bay area and does serve as a vital transportation hub from the leadership approach and transparency, safety and achievement. and i do look forward to working with you and the rest of the transbay team including the esc and transportation partners and stakeholders to keep this good momentum going to the full funding and thank you for inviting me and i look forward to working with you soon. >> welcome to family and thank you for joining us before the official start date. we appreciate

the justice department will dispatch atf agents to new york, chicago, l.a., the san francisco bay area and washington d.c. >> focusing on where the guns are originating, used in violent crime, where they're transiting and going after the entire network. >> critics are hoping the president calls on local leaders to get tougher. >> i certainly hope as a part of his comments he will call out rogue prosecutors and activist judges. everybody wants to talk about new gun laws. the fact of the matter is we're not enforcing the gun laws we have now. >> it's unclear how rising crime rates like getting rid of cash bail which was big before the election. >> and end cash bail. it's not only a criminal justice issue, it's an economic justice issue. >> it hasn't happened yet but remains there on joebiden.com/justice. >> does the president think this is the best time to end cash bail? >> i don't think i have any new position on that for you. >> that was a big part of the biden criminal justice plan before the election. we haven't heard him talk about the finer points of that plan since he got here. of

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areas. another video went viral yesterday of a bear in an l.a. county backyard.encounters, although rare, do appear to be happening in increasing numbers. liz kreutz spoke with the bear whisperer about what's going on. >> reporter: whether it's in in this backyard in los angeles or this suburban neighborhood in marir county, if it feels like you're starting to see more bears, you're not exactly wrong. >> we're probably gonna see more bear encounters as the years progress. >> reporter: a wildlife biologist with the california department of fish and wildlife is part of a team now studying this issue. >> in the urban areas, you have 24/7 access to food, water, and shelter. >> reporter: last month a young black bear was spotted up in those trees. spring is when bears start coming out of hibernation and searching for food. a remote part of mammoth. he explained the extinction of the great bear in california has led to a huge rise in black bears. >> for every square mile of suitable habitat in california, there's the bear. >> reporter: the droit is another added factor

next on kntv bay area tonight are we in fore another cold wave? l.a.mending masks. we're joined by our experts to give you the information that will move you forward. also new twists in the recall election ychlt governor newsome is suing his own secretary of state and why republican colleger john cox brought garbage. plus the coyotes are back. why park rangers say the animals aren't to blame.

donovan mitchell hits the three and scores 27 of his 37 points in the first half area utah led by as many as 21. but l.aed at 101 in the fourth quarter. part of 14-to run winning to take the 2-0 lead. things getting a little heated, one and a half minutes to play, tied at 90, durrant knocks down at three to give brooklyn the lead. he finishes with only 30 points in this game, 15 seconds left, the bucks are down. jrue holiday spins and scores, milwaukee win 86-83, cutting the series laid to two games to one. i feel like the bucks will still lose that series. >> we will see how it works out. >>> still ahead, 21 colleges to choose from and over 2 million in scholarship dollars. what did need b better sleeeep? trtry nature''s boununty slee3 a a unique triri layer supuppl, that calalms you helelps you u fall a sleleep fasterr and stayay a sleep l longer. great t sleep comemes naturaly with s sleep 3 only from m nature's bountyy >>> most high school grads would feel lucky, in fact overjoyed to be accepted by just one school. >> one young man from salinas is making waves for being accepted to 21 universities.

area news. >> okay, thank you very much, marianne. so, no more red. all the l.a. counties are officially out of the red tier. the last bay area county to qualify, and marin moved to yellow and joins san francisco, san mateo in the least-restrictive tier. of course it's almost go time. we two weeks away from when california goes into the green tier. come june 15th, the state will lift all those mask, capacity, social distancing rules we've been living with for more than a year. that means a whole new set of esh us. thom jensen is live with some of the obstacles businesses are facing as they prepare for one of the biggest changes in months and one of those is that there aren't enough employees to fill all the positions that they need now. >> reporter: seems like everybody has got that ish oo jess. businesses face the things that we all would have to face as we move forward, questions about, you know, what they're going to do for protocols for hygiene and masking. but, as the state says good-bye to social distancing and hello to full capacities, businesses are going t

areas. another video went viral yesterday of a bear in an l.a. county backyard. both encounters, although rare, do ni in increasing numbers. liz kreutz spoke with the bear whisperer about what's going on. >> reporter: whether it's in in this backyard in los angeles or this suburban neighborhood in marir county, if it feels like you're starting to see more bears, you're not exactly wrong. >> we're probably gonna see more bear encounters as the years progress. >> reporter: a wildlife biologist with the california department of fish and wildlife is part of a team now studying this issue. >> in the urban areas, you have 24/7 access to food, water, and shelter. >> reporter: last month a young black bear was spotted up in those trees. spring is when bears start coming out of hibernation and searching for food. the bear whisperer lives in a remote partf mammoth he explained the extinction of the great bear in california has led to a huge rise in black bears. >> for every square mile of suitable habitat in california, there's the bear. >> reporter: the droit is another a

area news. >>> new at 11:00, the high stakes landing new l.a. tonight.t is a plane, a single engine plane came down in west lake village against traffic. remarkably, no one injured. chp closed all lanes until they moved the plane. the pilot did notify air traffic control that he needed to make a landing. >>> coming up, the show over. why is man is using music to keep neighborhood connected has to pull the plug. >>> from san francisco to honolulu, braving the icy pacific. >>> and it was hot today for some of us. we will get you ready for the morning as we get the fog back in. i will see you in six minutes. when you're born and raised in san francisco, you grow up wanting to make a difference. that's why, at recology, we're proud to be 100% employee owned with local workers as diverse as san francisco. we built the city's recycling system from the ground up, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america but we couldn't do it without you. thank you, san francisco. gracias, san francisco. -thank you. -[ speaks native language ] let's keep ma

. >> the justice department has identified five problem areas where the atf will be sending agents, new york, chicago, d.c., l.athere are red state lawmakers who argue that stopping guns won't stop criminals. >> that has never been the issue. guns aren't the problem here. the gun laws that we passed. the gun control that the president wants to do will impact law abiding citizens. criminals don't pay attention to those laws. >> the couple other ideas, stopping crime by helping people who have been incarcerated reenter the community and then stopping crime by expanding employment opportunities for teenagers and young adults. bill. >> bill: thank you, peter. what do members of law enforcement think about the president's gun plan? three of them will join us later this hour to talk about if the strategy is effective and whether or not washington has the power to tackle local crime head on. from l.a. to new york to michigan we'll take you across the country. >> dana: president biden will give asylum seekers denied entry under the previous administration remain in mexico policy another chance to seek sanctuary in the

cases of strange infections and tumors in patients, in male homosexuals, in new york city area and in california, l.a., and san francisco. i had thought initially that this might be a transmissible agent, but maybe it was some toxic substance, some drug or what have you that they had ingested. but then when it became clear that such a large number of individuals on both coasts were getting it, we became rather suspicious that we were dealing with an infectious agent. then as soon as the iv drug users became infected, and then hemophiliacs, with the common denominator of the possibility of blood-borne transmission in addition to sexual transmission, then it became clear that we were dealing with a very special, unprecedented situation. >> a very special, unprecedented situation. dr. anthony fauci was a rocket in his field at the time. as a young researcher he became one of the most prolific, most widely published, most influential, respected infectious disease scientists on earth. and from the very, very beginning of the aids epidemic, 40 years ago now, he not only worked on it as a researcher. he per

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candice: barely surviving on the streets of l.a., mike got a call from distant relatives in the bay area you watch danielle if you get a job and stuff like that so you won't have to worry." so they bought a plane ticket. we got on the next day. danielle: i got-- mike: and we came up here. we literally had nothing except for our clothes. mike: want some cheerios? danielle: yay! goodie! candice: here in the bay, mike found a job as a property manager and saved enough money for this tiny studio in oakland. danielle: yeah! candice: it doesn't have a kitchen or its own bathroom. mike: it's our place. mike: put your shoes on. mike: it's our starting foundation. mike: come on. danielle: i was dancin'. candice: but after being homeless for months, it was a roof over their heads. but for so many single dads, especially those who have gotten in trouble with the law, having a home is out of reach, they say. brandon: basically, the hardest thing to do when you're struggling is to have an address. candice: brandon is a handyman. he's just restarting these projects because, for the last year and a hal

l.a. county are following suit. is the bay area next?stephanie sierra spoke with public health officials about what we can expect. ex stephanie? >> reporter: opinions certainly are mixed. it is understandably becoming confusing for people with all of these mixed messaging. public health officials in the bay area say even the vaccination rates are better than before, if we are not careful, the delta variant could become a major setback. >>> california is bracing for the latest covid battlecovid baa delta variant. it has spread to more than 80 countries and the world health organization predicts it will be the most dominant infectious strain in the u.s. >> the delta variant is news. 77% were transmissible and the earliest rains we are dealing with. >>> dr. george rutherford said the number of california cases stemming from the delta variant will most likely double within the next month. >> concern here is we can see small clusters of the delta variant among people who are unvaccinated are not fully vaccinated congregate together. we are pa

l.a. did not have the worst traffic in the country. that title now belongs to the new york newark areart and shows that total number of hours drivers were delayed last year, the new york city area came out on top with nearly 500,000 hours. that's compared to l.a. with a little over 365,000 hours. san francisco came in eighth place with over 112,000 hours for delays for those drivers. >>> just in time for the holiday weekend, a national gas shortage may be ino do with supply. instead, it surrounds the possible shortage of tanker truck operators in some parts of the country. western states with issues include washington and oregon. industry watchers say these shortages are usually short term. >> we lost last summer and now it's this summer and things have reopened and seen demand for gasoline continue to soar. >> the full story later on the "today" show. more details, aa tells us san francisco averaging 4.43 for a gallon. oakland and san jose it's ten cents less per gallon. >> expensive. >>> happening today, bay area air quality officials will hold a news conference warning about wildfir

l.a. county's decision to recommend masking inside when in public areas even for those vaccinated.k is reimposing restrictions. also cities in australia are in the middle of a lockdown due to a rise in this strain and a low vaccination rate. dr. sanjay gupta joins me now. sanjay, terrific to see you. i want you to know everyone down here is still talking about how wonderful you were with them when you were here in surfside. i want to talk about the delta variant. 26% of covid cases now in the u.s. what does that mean? put it in perspective. >> we're starting to get an idea of the trajectory of growth. this is not going to surprise you because you know this is a more transmissible variant. we can show you sort of the progress. it was a small percentage in the beginning. we were sort of keeping an eye on it. over time the percentages have grown. and now, 26%, as you say, that was roughly as of a week ago. some models say it could be as high as 40%, john. in l.a. you were mentioning close to 50%. at the same time the alpha, which was the u.k. variant we were talking about that used to

area. republican john cox making a stop in san jose, trading in the live bear for a pile of trash. so the "l.all of garbage to symbolize how homeless policies are affecting neighbors. >>> republicans are accusing democrats of steam rolling a bill passed yesterday that may move up the recall election by 30 days. it's now headed to governor newsom's desk. democrats believe newsom would benefit the sooner the election is held due to recent optimism over the state fully reopening. some republicans meantime are calling the move a power play. >>> 6:44. president biden traveling to wisconsin today to sell his infrastructure plan. >> and to sell himself, scott mcgrew. >> he's popular in wisconsin, guys, but won the state in 2020 but he does have some progress polls show to make among farmers. farmers one of the largest recipients of government money and benefits really got a lot under donald trump. biden will talk to people in lacrosse, wisconsin, about how the infrastructure plan will benefit agriculture, wisconsin's biggest business. be there two plans, one republicans have agreed on mostly, another

l.a. tells people to cover up their faces. will we have to do the same thing here in the bay area?rts are weighing in on the delta variant spread. >>> tomorrow marks one week since the deadly collapse of the florida building. as the search and rescue mission continues, what documents are vee veelg about the warning signs months before it happened. >>> driving delays, a live look at san francisco always near the top of the list when it comes to the most congested metro areas in the u.s. a surprising new study about your daily commute here in the bay area. >> it's wednesday morning and good morning to you. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. >>> major concerns about the spreading of the delta variant. l.a. county telling people to mask up indoors even if vaccinated. now -- so is the governor of illinois as well. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live in san francisco. the head of the cdc trying to calm some of those nerves. >> reporter: good morning. that's exactly what happened. she sat down with savannah guthrie o

areas. that 60 does not include major cities in the county. >>> well, following breaking news near l.a., take a look atity this, this is in the city of pico rivera, this is an odd on scene, a herd of 20 cows escaped the slaughter house, and were in a neighborhood. one of the neighbors tried to coral the cow, and he was almost trampeled in the process. >>> another video shows a cop car herding three cows back to the slaughter house, you can see the cows running ahead of that car on the street. one cow has been killed at one point during this evening. we will bring you more information as we get it in. >>> as we see and hear every night a lot of people are not waiting for the fourth of july to light fireworks. they are outlawed in many parts of the bay area and during the extreme drought, fire departments are fighting back. the fines for using fireworks have skyrocketed. nbc bay area's ian cole explain what is is being done to combat the problem. >>> they light up the sky. but fire agencies are increasingly worried fireworks will light up the drought stricken hills of the bay area. it happened

of experience leading, planning, directing and delivering rail transit and with some in the bay area and l.a.'s metro red line and 1.4 million budget and directing all to pre-revenue service and the challenging relationship and demonstrated honest communication and commitment to the public. the work includes government and management experience that will from the extensive experience with the major consulting consulting firm and we are excited to have him and i would like to say a few words and thank you for that nice introduction and to serve as the project director to phase two. and the landmark for the entire bay area and does serve as a vital transportation hub from the leadership approach and transparency, safety and achievement. and i do look forward to working with you and the rest of the transbay team including the esc and transportation partners and stakeholders to keep this good momentum going to the full funding and thank you for inviting me and i look forward to working with you soon. >> welcome to family and thank you for joining us before the official start date. we appreciate

he makes it very clear that he finds that important area but nevertheless, i think this is going to be l.ahat important. but nevertheless, i think it is going to be at a very high level. basically, just make sure the peace in ireland is maintained. how you go about it, you guys figure that out. i think that is the story. he wants to make sure his irish heritage is there, but i don't get goes beyond that. alix: let's dig deeper here. if we have a revised atlantic agreement, what does it look like daca -- what is it look like? henrietta treyz of veda partners joins us now. what are you watching over the next 24 hours? henrietta: it's a great question. i think that's absently what we should expect. you brought up low hanging fruit before. it is interesting that climate change is now low hanging fruit. even china is low hanging fruit, to an extent. there are decades, centuries of very contentious issues between the u.s. and the u.k. agriculture in the long haul, digital tax in the nearer term. but this is not about that. this is about creating a new relationship with the european union broadly

area will follow suit. they have kind of indicated that they will not do that. i'm not sure what made l.a., except for the fact that i totally understand why they are scared . they went through a horrible surge. the difference between now and then is palpable. it is immunity. we have high vaccination rates. there was a study over the weekend from los angeles the 82% of people have antibodies in l.a., not just from the vaccination but from natural infection. that is keeping the case numbers low. i understand the fear. it is not scientifically indicated. >> we have time for one question? all right, 30 seconds, do you think one dose is sufficient in the youth. there is concern with the second dose?>> this is a great question. there is the concern with myocarditis. the cdc looked at them and thought these cases were very mild. they will give us a batch of data about 10 to 15-year-olds after their second dose. i am waiting on that to know. i am convinced now that those cases were mild. i want to wait to decide when to give my child the second dose. i did delay it. he is 13. >>> thank you for jo

l.a. tells people to cover up their faces. will we have to do the same thing here in the bay area? in on the delta variant spread. >> driving delays. a live look at san francisco near the top of the list when it comes to the most congested metro areas in the u.s. this morning what a surprising new study is revealing about your daily community as "today in the bay" begins right now. >>> a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. a new day here.

l.a. county are also saying put those masks back on. stephanie sierra spoke with public health officials here in the bay area who say even though vaccination careful, the delta variant could stat the state back. >> california is bracing for the latest covid battle, the delta variant. it has spread to more than 80 countries and the world health organization predicts they will soon be the most dominant, infectious strain in the u.s. >> the delta variant is bad news. it is about 75% more transmissible than the earlier strains. >> the lead the number of california cases stemming from the delta variant will most likely double within the next month. >> the concern is we can see small clusters of delta -- the delta variant among people unvaccinated were not fully vaccinated congregate together. we are particularly concerned n

area. i grew up in l.a. county. i really chose to be an artist here.ll of our relatives because the legacy in the bay is out of this world. i have traveled, i have been here, there, not every where but here and there and there's no place like the bay. there's no community like the bay. that's what it is. >> that's wonderful. i want to echo that. myself being from the bay area, seeing how vibrant not only the asian american community but something that really recently has inspired me is all the vibrant, not only the arts, the restaurants, there's so much happening there, so much culture. entrepreneurship. i don't know, i'm just -- when i put the festival together it's easy in some ways because i'm so inspired by the artists who live here, the communities so excited to celebrate it together. i want to have everyone watch a clip so they can see a little bit more about your artistry. let's play that now. >> hinga. ♪♪♪ >> hinga. >> so you all got to see the clip. it is such a fabulous film. you know, to your point earlier, i watched it a few times. and in t