. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get to the commute in a little bit. vianey in for kari this morning. how is it looking for us? >> i'm back again. just in time for the weekend. let's see how our current temperature is. 53 degrees. today's biggest change is going to be the drop in temperatures, and also we're going to start to notice some low clouds so 53 degrees in san jose. notice by about 8:00/9:00 a.m. we're still in the 50s. compare that to yesterday, when we were super quick to warm into the 60s and 70s. definitely going to notice a significant cooling. walnut creek right now about 53 degrees. by 9:00 a.m. we're still at about 57 and today's daytime highs about be in the 70s. i'll talk about easter sunday coming up in a bit. mike? >> all right, vianey. we're looking over toward the san mateo bridge. our camera there shows traffic moving smoothly. i checked it a couple seconds ago. westbound is the direction i was concerned with. no problem on this live shot. looking at the map i've marked just before you get to this shot, before the toll plaza, re

i'm marcus washington. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington.ike will keep an eye on the commute but first the monday forecast to get things started. kari? >> good morning. we are seeing a lot of people up and out the door as we get a live look in dublin checking out 580 and going to start out with a clear sky and see more sunshine today. temperatures going from the mid-40s to the upper 60s at lunch time and continuing to warm up as we head toward the upper 70s for a lot of our inland valleys. we will have a warmup and then a cooldown. il i'll have more on that and air quality in climate in crisis in a few minutes. mike how is the rest of the commute looking? >> looking good. we'll give you a more detailed look at the bay bridge coming up shortly but san mateo bridge west 92 picking up volume. sensors show it's green across the span and pretty much everywhere around the bay showing the green sensors awe zoom out, the traffic flow for highway 84 on the right coming out of the altamont 580 feeding into the live shot that kari showed you with all t

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i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll have breaking news on the death of prince philip throughout the morning. first we want to get you in touch with your local news as well and it's friday and a look at the forecast. vianey is in for kari this morning. good morning. >> good morning. we're off to a pretty mild start for our friday. 40s and 50s across the board and eventually by the afternoon the biggest change you'll notice is breezy to windy conditions. temperatures are expected to remain fairly cool. san francisco temperature by 10:00 a.m. in the 50s. a mix of sun and clouds around the coastline into the interior valleys. mostly clear and temperatures in the 50s about 11:00 a.m. we expect to see temperatures in the upper 60s/low 70s. ily have a look in a couple of minutes. mike? >>> a smooth, easy drive, light volume of traffic at 4:31 but as we look at the sensors, there is a section of red toward contra costa county, north 242, closed from 680 up to concord. they had two lanes open but now it's completely closed

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. the weekend rain turned out to be a little bit of a disappointment for many. i actually happened to be out and about when at least it was coming down a little bit more than average, kari. >> yes, so it was very hit or miss, and instead of overperforming, just like all of the other storms we've had this season. it was kind of a disappointment for many, and we are now seeing the snow winding down for the sierra and the rain pushing to the south of the bay area, but there's still a slight chance that parts of the north bay could see a little bit of rain later on this afternoon. as we get a live look outside at the bay bridge, as you're waking up and heading out, 62 degrees for a high and we're going to see those temperaturs staying on the cool side today. we'll in a few minutes. mike, how is the commute moving? >> it's moving great. the roadway is not as big a concern as we thought they might be looking at the storm system. highway 4 an easy drive past 680 a disabled vehicle, actually a

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington.ing, we are celebrating 100 days until the tokyo olympics, raise 'em up, because now it is time to show our medals. oh, yes, we've already won gold. at least we like to think. we're going one on one with bay ea

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm cierra johnson in for laura garcia. we'll get a look at the traffic in a moment. first, let's get our friday forecast with meteorologist kari hall. good morning. >> happy friday. it's going to be a nice one, and we're getting you ready to head out the door in brentwood, parts of the east bay. it's going to be another cool one, with our temperatures starting out pretty much where we've been all week in the upper 40s and low 50s. a clear day, and it's going to be a very pleasant afternoon, with temperatures in some spots reaching into the mid-70s. that's what we'll see today in concord, and santa rosa, we'll reach 71 degrees, so that's the weather for the commute. vianey, how are the roads moving? >> so far that friday light is definitely staying true, but it is of course still early. so our green sensors on our map means there's no major slowing. we have a little bit of slowing to the south bay 101 due to overnight construction, aside from that, bridge drive times moving along smoothly, westbound 80 toward the bay bridge

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. right now the countdown to president biden's first joint address to congress is on. we've got a live look at capitol hill. tonight the president is expected to highlight his achievements during his first 100 days in office and make a new push for action on job creation and assistance to struggling families. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live in washington with a little preview of what we can expect. good morning, tracie. >> hi laura, good morning. good morning, everyone. expect this to look different than we're used to with fewer people in the chamber and expect the got take a victory lap over the last 100 days and lay out what he wants the rest of this year to look like. the white house says in tonight's joint address to congress president biden will update the fight against coronavirus. new cases are dropping and 37% of adults are now fully vaccinated. >> once you're fully vaccinated, you can go without a mask when you're outside and away from big crowds. >> reporter: a

i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia.he heels of his address to a joint session of congress, president biden is sitting down for an exclusive one on one with the "today" show's craig melvin to talk about the first 100 days in office. in a conversation largely

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. hope you had a lovely easter weekend. >>> want to check the forecast right now, meteorologist kari hall is back. how are we looking? >> we're looking pretty good, laura. you're bringing the sunshine. we're going to see a lot of that for today. we'll see our temperatures starting out in the low 50s. holding steady there and slowly warming up today. you'll notice it will be nice and cool compared to the weekend, as our highs reach the mid-60s. we'll talk more about this in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. >>> the man who replaced harris in the u.s. senate also visiting the bay area today and also appearing in oakland. alex padilla scheduled to visit the the coliseum mass vaccination site to talk about distribution. it is expected to wind down operations by the end of the week. fema expects california soon to receive a huge boost in covid vaccines. >>> california getting closer to half the state now at least partially vaccinated, and now approaching 20 million do

. >> and i'm marcus washington. so you have plans this weekend? for a lot of people it's trying to get that covid-19 vaccine appointment. the hunt is on. the eligibility is open to all californians 50 and up. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us with how maybe it could get a little easier. it's been so tough, kris, tough for folks, kris. >> reporter: what a nice thing to be able to deliver a little bit of good news on a friday morning, but you might have to hunker down with your laptop at your kitchen table, maybe your smartphone on the coach, keep hitting refresh if you want a covid vaccine and if you are eligible. there was a rush of people doing just that all day yesterday, the first day that people over 50 were eligible for a vaccine, checking state, county and retail sites, only to find very few appointments that went very fast, almost from the time you started entering in your personal information to the time you booked the appointment. santa clara county in particular has been struggling with supply. the number of vaccines flat ove

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. parts of the east bay and north bay could be allowed to loosen their covid-19 restrictions. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from contra costa county this morning, one of three counties that could soon move into the orange tier. pretty exciting, bob. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, laura and marcus. later today, the state could announce contra costa county where i'm at in san ramon along with napa and sonoma could announce they've all met their criteria for lower rates of infection and therefore can move from the red tier to the less restrictive orange tier of reopening. look at your tv screen, gives you a sense of what this means for the businesses. this means wipery tasting rooms can reopen at 25% capacity. bars can reopen as long as they're outdoors only. indoor dining, churches, movie theaters they can move up to 50% capacity indoor, gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, 25% capacity, offices can reopen indoor with modifications. solano county would be the

. >> and i'm marcus washington. we start with breaking news this morning, prince philip has died at the age of 99. a live look for you this morning at buckingham palace where the announcement was just posted. we expect to see crowds dropping off flowers and other items. prince philip was two months away from his 100th birthday. the royal family says that the husband of britain's queen elizabeth ii passed away in his sleep at windsor castle. the couple was married more than 73 years. the royal family has been under scrutiny over the treatment of prince harry and meghan markle along with their child, archie. less than an hour ago british prime minister spoke. >> it is to her majesty and our family that our nation's thoughts must turn today, because they have lost not just a much-loved and highly respected public figure but a devoted husband and a proud and loving father, grandfather, and in recent years great grandfather. >> "it is with deep sorrow that her queen majesty has announced the death of her beloved husband,

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. the end of the long covid nightmare appears to be closer than ever, in california, governor newsom announcing the state may be fully reopened by mid-june. it would likely mean rehiring a sea of workers not to mention the end of the tier system. >> we have live team coverage, first "today in the bay" cierra johnson is live in marin and cierra, the governor, like more and more people, seems to really believe finally we're getting a handle of covid. >> he y he good morning. when the governor made the announcement yesterday it really came as a surprise to so many. we've been under the restrictions and under that tier system for about a year so it was a sign of relief for some. we'll get to what this means in a moment but first there's a new gallup poll shows fewer americans than ever are not afraid of catching covid. now, this new survey reveals that 35% of u.s. adults now say that they are very or somewhat worried about contracting covid-19, the lowest point in gallup's trend since april

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we begin this morning with the emotional verdict on the minds of so many as they wake up this morning. the jury returning three guilty verdicts against former police officer derek chauvin in the death of george floyd. >> we came for one thing and one thing only, that was justice for george floyd. and today that's what we got. >> i'm just so grateful, because it's been so much anxiety, so i'm just, i'm so grateful for this. >> the world once witness to george floyd's death at the hands of the now former police officer, now witnessing justice and perhaps feeling some sense of relief. this is for what many call bittersweet victory. >> we have a live look in minneapolis right now, the scene of yesterday's decision. you just heard from floyd's nephew, one of the many people that were celebrating as derek chauvin now awaits sentencing inside of a minneapolis jail. gabe gutierrez is in minnesota this morning as reaction continues to pour in. >> reporter: laura and marcus, good morning. it wa

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. first, we are talking about the two deadly police encounters that happened here in the bay area. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live with the very latest. >> reporter: good morning to you. the first case of officer andrew hall, the danville police officer, announced yesterday the district attorney's office will be filing felony charges against him for shooting and killing a man back in 2018. we want to warn you the video you are about to see is graphic. firing several shots into the car. laudemer arboleda moved past hall during a pursuit. back then in 2018 the danville police chief said arboleda was driving towards hall and that hall fired in self-defense. hall is facing manslaughter charges in connection with that fatal shooting. >> these charges are felonies. and due to officer hall's unreasonable force used during the 2018 shooting of mr. arboleda. >> if the officer had been charged earlier and removed from the streets, my latest client would not be dead. >> reporter: tha

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. >> well, are you still looking for a vaccine? we found you can make an appointment and get a shot on the spot as early as today. in other counties the struggle is still pretty real. kris sanchez joins us live where you can actually find a spot to get a shot this morning. >> reporter: yeah, actually i was looking on the county website. as of just a few minutes ago yo0 here at emanuel baptist church, one that have vaccines available for today. so in theory you could drive up, park your car, make an appointment and walk right in. i wouldn't advise that. i would advise making an appointment if you're up this morning and do remember it's easier on a computer than on your phone because of the slashes and dashes required there. they are available at emanuel baptist church. also fairgrounds expo hall, berger auditorium, levi's stadium, valley specialty center and gilroy high school. some do have vaccines available for people 16 and up. if you have kids looking to be vaccinated those will be your spots. the county did get more vaccines fr

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington.zer now says its covid vaccine protection lasts at least six months and is protecting against some of the most new variants. the vaccine is more than 91% effective and appears to be fully effective against the variant first discovered in south africa. >> this as many people are hitting refresh hoping to snag an appointment. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda joins us live and, sharon, a lot of it depends on which county you live in and, of course, that supply. >> reporter: that's really true, laura and marcus. right now taking a look at the contra costa health services website. it looks like it's up, but i have to tell from you personal experience the past two days when they opened it up to 60 and up eligibility, i tried to book appointments for my husband and my daughter and it was very difficult. it took hours to set up the appointment. now that it has opened up eligibility statewide to 50 and up the backlog in all counties is expected to increase. it refers you to your health care

i'm kris sanchez in for marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. a surprise in south bay. santa clara is allowing anyone between ages 16 and 50 to sign up for the covid vaccination appointment, and the first day for statewide eligibility is april 15th. and we have bob riddell joining us this morning. and so how do people sign up? >> this is again open to anyone between ages of 16 and 49, and so just under 50, and starting at midnight last night, santa clara county opened up the appointment schedule for those people as long as you don't schedule the appointment before the eligibility date april 15th, and go into the search engine and type in santa clara county covid vaccination information and come up to the department of health website and scroll down and you will see the blue tab that says book an appointment. unfortunately for me, i am trying to get on and book an appointment, and i have not been able to yet. i go back and click on the santa clara valley clinics and all vaccination sites are full. this is not a surprise, because one thing that county pointed out is that

i'm marcus washington.tudents returning to the classroom and some of the bay area's largest districts. >> reporter: i'm cierra johnson in santa rosa. today is a big day for not only students here in santa rosa, but also as well as the san francisco unified school district. that's because students in grades 3 through 5, some middle and some of the high school students will be returning to class. now the school district says the students will follow specific directions laid out by the district including staying with the cohort that would involve all students staying together for all activities and reduce the risk of exposure for each of the students and teachers. >>> i'm bob redell in san ramon. the board of directors for east bay mud will decide build custom whether customers have to conserve water for the rest of the year. current water supply is not enough to meet demand. you're well aware we have not received enough rain. this would impact 1.4 million customers who live in parts of alameda and contra cost

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we're also marking 100 days until the start of the summer olympics in tokyo. feels like we said it before, as we were expecting last year, they were canceled but here we go, we are celebrating. we have live reports coming up throughout the morning. >> you didn't know we had the fans tokyo fans last year, laura or the year before that? >> that's right. now we have the tokyo medals. >> we're gold medalists now and looking forward to it. we'll keep the news going. >>> we begin in washington the senate begins debate on new legislation confronting the rise of hate crimes against asian-american. president biden says it will take longer to withdraw troops from afghanistan. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington with more. tracie? >> marcus, good morning. for many it's an emotional issue, the anti-asian attacks happening around the country including in the bay area and now lawmakers are about to consider what's called the covid-19 hate crimes act, backed by key democrats, hou

i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. today marks president joe biden's first 100 days in office. the president is hitting the road today to sell the public on the american families plan. he introduced that last night during his joint address to congress. >> we have team coverage as the president marks this milestone in his presidency. coming up in our next half hour scott mcgrew will take a look at biden's first 100 days in the oval office. but first we begin with "today in the bay's" tracie potts in washington examining last night's speech including the response from republicans, a lot of big promises for families, tracie. >> reporter: in the speech last night, chris and marcus, that big promise of the american families plan to deal with child care and education and time off work for families. president biden said it's an investment in america, in our families. republicans say it's expensive. >> i can report to the nation america is on the move again. >> reporter: counting his pandemic response and covid relief, preside

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we check in with mike first this morning. we'll get to the morning forecast but a serious overnight accident you're watching. >> that's right, laura. it's on lawrence expressway glen tree to 280 is the closure over there. kris sanchez is on the scene gathering more details. sheriffs deputies on scene. two people are dead as a result of the crash and closure, locate that for folks driving through the area, south bay santa clara county you cannot exit the freeway at lawrence expressway heading south. from 280 to just shy of bolling er. you'll have to exit wolf or saratoga before or after that on 280. they are moving smoothly in the south bay and closure for 84. a small incident near the dublin interchange isn't affecting that and the weather is not affecting the construction crews. back to laura. >>> president biden preparing to expand minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of federal contractors. his executive order expected today will increase it to $15 per hour. [ muted ] -- january. in the meantime the white house may be re

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia.be you felt a little schick shaking early this morning. a 2.6 earthquake hit the east bay at 4:44, centered very close to piedmont in morning and we're getting reports of people on twitter telling us they felt it in oakland, piedmont, berkeley, alameda, montclair village as well. quite the way to wake up, although it didn't cause any delays when it comes to b.a.r.t., they always usually check the lines when there's a significant quake but this was a 2.6. kari is tracking is as well talking about the fault lines. let's bring her in now. >> yes, so we could see that happening earlier this morning. more people feeling it because it was in a more highly populated area. on the hayward fault we can see two dots there indicating where the epicenter was for that earthquake, that 2.6 that we felt almost an hour ago but we watch every earthquake especially on the hayward fault, because we do know that it is overdue for a large quake and sometimes those small quakes can be a foreshock to a larger

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. >>> well, this morning it's a big day on tap for california's vaccine rollout. that's because starting this morning people over 50 anywhere across the state are eligible to get that vaccine. in the bay area one potential big catch. health leaders warn in most cases there's already a long line of people waiting to roll up their sleeves because supply just isn't meeting demand. >> if you haven't started hunting just yet you may want to get going on that. more people are eligible, appointments will be harder to come by. >> but doing some smart research could put you closer to the head of the line. take a look at your screen. consumer investigator chris chmura will show us how to use online tools to book your shot. >> reporter: this is the third time we've made a how to get a covid-19 vaccine video because so much is changing so fast. we're going to run you through some of the official and unofficial places you can use to hunt down where and when vaccine appointments are available. your b

i'm sierra johnson in for marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we have breaking news and it is big this morning. u.s. regulators reportedly calling for a pause in the use of johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine due to blood clotting issues. the cdc and fda releasing statements just in the last half hour. officials say so far more than 6.8 million doses of the j&j vaccine have been administered, and there have been six reported u.s. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot. officials add that these adverse cases appear to be extremely rare. the cdc is meeting on wednesday to review those cases. we'll, of course, continue follow this big breaking news this morning, and we're also looking into what this means as on thursday, you'll recall, california is opening up its vaccine eligibility to anyone over 16. supply and demand here. >>> now, on friday we told you that several people at a vaccination site in brentwood, they complained of lightheadedness. about 700 people were injected that day with a johnson & johnson shot. one felt well enough to go

i'm marcus washington.e today's top stories including public school students in san francisco starting to return to the classroom. >> good morning i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. today is a big day for teacher, parents and students in san francisco unified school district because more than 30 schools will be reopening their doors for in-person learning. this includes 11 preschool sites, 22 elementary school and three county schools. according to the district website the in-person instruction will be five days a week with nearly a full school day with five hours of instruction. >>> i'm sharon katsuda in windsor, where a recall petition may be filed against the mayor who faces sexual assault allegations. the "san francisco chronicle" has reported several women accusing the 38-year-old windsor mayor dominic foppoli of sexual assault. at a protest at the family's winery, this proesers say they want the mayor out of office immediately. the brother also called for his resignation. >>> time to look at the for

i'm marcus washington. top stories including developments in a highly charged deadly police shooting. >> reporter: i'm bob redell in danville. the contra costa county district attorney's office has announced it will be filing felony manslaughter charges against danville police officer andrew hall for shooting and killing a man back in 2018. i want to warn you the video you are about to see graphic this is dash cam video showing hall firing several shots into the car. laudemer arboleda was driving as he moved past hall during a pursuit back in 2018. the danville police chief said arboleda was driving towards hall and that hall fired in self-defense. >> reporter: i'm cierra johnson in mill valley. marin county will soon be under a mandatory water restriction. that means no power washing your home, no washing your car or filling pools. this will begin may 1st which is next saturday. for folks who don't want to comply they can face a $250 fine. >> that restriction brought on from the dry conditions we're experi

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we start with the countdown to president biden's first joint address to congress. we have a live look at capitol hill this morning. tonight the president is expected to highlight his achievements during his first 100 days in office and make a new push for action on job creation and assistance to struggling families. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live in washington with a look at what we can expect. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hi, laura and marcus. good morning. the focus on families is going to be a key part of the president's speech tonight, speech not a state of the union. the first address to congress is called the joint address toessa state of the union speech. nevertheless he's going to do a victory lap over the last 100 days and look ahead at legislation he wants lawmakers to get done. the white house says in tonight's joint address to congress president biden will update the fight against coronavirus. new cases are dropping and 37% of adults are now fully va

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. your weather and commute check is coming up in just about eight minutes but first, let's talk about the big story of the day, marcus, it's getting vaccinated. >> we begin with

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. your weather and commute check is coming up in just about eight minutes but first, let's talk about the big story of the day, marcus, it's getting vaccinated. >> we begin with consumer investigator chris chmura with tips for getting those appointments. >> let's start with the state's website. myturn.ca.gov. the department of health says you don't have to register or prove eligibility. you can just start searching for an appointment. we found if you do a little more digging, you can find other available sites or open appointments. here's where to dig. start with your county's public health office and other counties, too. they might have information about mass vaccination sites. we searched santa clara's website and found lots of open shots in gilroy, appointments we did not see on the state website. so checking with public health offices is key. you can also search pharmacy websites, they're getting more doses and adding more appointments, too. >> our goal is to be in every store. >> th

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. jurors about to enter their first full day of deliberations in the derek chauvin murder trial. we have a live look in minneapolis. the jury right now is sequestered and will remain so until that verdict is reached. during yesterday's closing arguments, each side took longer than expected. the defense claiming george floyd died of an enlarged heart and other health issues. prosecutors argue chauvin squeezed the life out of floyd in a way even a child would know was wrong. >> businesses are closely watching minnesota preparing for the outcome this morning. "today in the bay's" bob redell it live for us. some shop owners there understandably on edge this morning. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, marcus and laura. one restaurant owner in oakland tells us he supports the protests against police brutality but don't break his windows or destroy his property. that's what happened this past friday night in oakland. about 300 people who were angry about men of color being shot and kil

marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we're also tracking a 4.0 earthquake in the mendocino national forest, about 45 miles northwest of cloverdale this morning. it happened just after 4:00, about 4.18. no reports of dam or injuries but what a way to wake up. >> meteorologist kari hall has more analysis on this. good morning, kari. >> good morning. checking the usgs they were saying only six people report they felt it, it is in a remote area in the mendocino national forests and one of our lesser known faults, the bartlett springs fault. we watched these because a 4.0 doesn't happen that often but it is an active, seismic region and it could possibly trigger another earthquake on one of those parallel faults like the san andreas fault. as we look at how many we get, we get 100 earthquakes per day in california. most of them are below a 4.0, and in a year, we get 36,000 earthquakes a year. so it is a pretty active region, and looking at the type of earthquake we had, it was a right lateral strike slip fault, that's the kin

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's check in with mike right now talking about the overnight crash. the investigation is still going on, it could affect some people that are heading to local high school. >> that's right. of course the big news is that two people have died as a result of this crash. that's the tragedy there, but also a major inconvenience for some folks heading over toward the high school. let's get you located in our south bay maps, folks, the freeways themselves are mostly okay, the closure on mitty, trying to access lawrence expressway and that can't be done right now. it's in the border area between cupertino and san jose officially in san jose, we have lawrence expressway closed between 280 and basically bollinger road. glen tree drive is officially where the closure ends. bollinger takes you to the south side of campus, moorpark from the east side. mitty off of mitty way, mitty high school and they may have photography done now that the sun sup but looking at an update as school doesn't start

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we have your game day forecast and morning commute on the way. >>> first we start out with breaking news, the death of prince philip at the age of 99. a live look at buckingham palace, where the royal announcement was just posted. we expect to see crowds showing up, they drop off flowers and other items at the gate. prince philip was just two months away from his 100th birthday. the royal family says the husband of britain's queen elizabeth ii passed away in his sleep at windsor castle. the prince was queen elizabeth's closest confidant. the couple married for more than 73 years. prince philip was just released from the hospital after undergoing treatment. british prime minister boris johnson spoke about his death earlier this morning. >> it is to her majesty and her family that our nation's thoughts must turn today because they have lost not just a much-loved and highly respected public figure, but a devoted husband and a proud and loving father, grandfather, and in recent years, gre

. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's get a look at that weekday forecast for our monday. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that. >> good morning, so we're getting you started with a look at your commute from the east bay. let's check out martinez. we'll start out with some low 50s here and it's going to be another beautiful, sunny day but not as warm as yesterday. let's go through some of these temperatures, very quickly here, as we go toward noon, we'll see some of those upper 60s and low 70s, but not as many 80s inland. we'll talk about our cooling trend and that chance of rain in the forecast, that's coming uhm. mike, any problems for early morning commuters? >> not right now but i heard they are with the rain we'll come back to you. back to the maps i see green sensors. smaller incidents south bay milpitas no big deal a crash clearing for a while in san mateo. bay bridge an easy drive and coming out of contra costa county in the north bay, no delays. back to you. >>> breaking news this morning, we have liftoff the first time today. first powered flight on another

. >> and i'm marcus washington. and this morning, we are celebrating 100 days until the tokyo olympics, raise 'em up, because now it is time to show our medals. oh, yes, we've already won gold. at least we like to think. we're going one on one with bay area athletes set to take part in the games and how the host city is preparing with safety in mind, coming up for you this morning. >> so important. a live look at capitol hill this morning, senate will you makers begin debates own new legislation to fight back against the rise of anti-asian hate crimes. tracie potts joins us live from washington, d.c., with more. tracie? >> laura, good morning. this is stirring up a lot of controversy after reports of asian hate crimes going up across the country and in the bay area as well. now congress wants to do something about that, democrats backing the covid-19 hate crimes act include nancy pelosi and chuck schumer asking republicans to join the support of the legislation. senator schumer says they will vote on the senate floo

you can join our ongoing conversation about race in america led by jessica and marcus washington. if you missed this week's episode, you can watch it on our website, just go do nbcbayarea.com/raceinamerica. >>> we're learning new details about the pause of the johnson & johnson. firm answer this week. >> i think by friday we'll know which way we're going. hopefully we'll get back on track. i don't think it will be anything that will linger beyond that. i hope not. i don't think so. >> the j and j pause was a put in place after six women developed an extremely rare blood clot. fauci explained not only does the pause give health leaders time to make sure more aren't arvegted but the patients shouldn't be given the standard treatment. he talked about the possibility of needing a booster shot in future. >> it's going to be a public health decision. it's not going to be a decision that's going to be made by a pharmaceutical company. we're partners with them because they are supplying it. it will be an fda, cdc decision. >> we laerd that vaccination against coronavirus could become annu

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. a check of your forecast and commute coing up in eight minutes. >>> first we begin with san francisco schools. leaders there are expected to officially hit pause today on renaming more than 40 schools. the plan certainly triggered a lot of controversy. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us live in san francisco this morning. cierra, some of this no doubt due to some legal pressure as well. >> reporter: yes, good morning, laura. the legal troubles don't solve that particular issue throughout the school year. there have been everyone instances that thrust the school district into the headlines that did not directly deal with students but today those school board members expected to meet again to put a pause on renaming as many as 40 schools. now those commissioners plan to vote on a resolution to formally pause the renaming process, a move that could avoid costly litigation because of a lawsuit filed against commissioners by a group of one of the high schools in question. in the

i'm marcus washington. >> even and i'm laura garcia. the rain event we were hoping for over the weekend didn't amount to too much. taking a beautiful, live look outside at the golden gate bridge on this monday morning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the rain totals and as well our new work week forecast. we'll check in with her in about eight minutes. >>> first in the north bay with more on the school reopenings. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live in santa rosa at santa rosa high school. thousands of kids in that city returning to the classroom today. >> reporter: good morning. april a couple of days away from may kids would be waking up this first day of school jitters but that's exactly what's happening for the students returning to this school as well as several others within the district after months and months of waiting, the time has footbally come. we checked with the website to break down exactly who is returning to school today. it's not just high schoolers. there's five middle schools as well as the high schools

i'm marcus washington. well, it is fair to say that fire season is basically year round now. we've already seen a spark in a few fires this week, and it's going to be another warm weekend. the meteorologist kari hall is tracking all of this for us. kari, i know many of us wish we had some rain in our forecast but that doesn't look like that's the case for us. >> no, not at all. we're not going to see any rain in the forecast, and our drought just continues to get worse. yesterday we had the expansion of the extreme drought status for the bay area meaning that now we're shaded in red, and we're just one category below the exceptional drought which is extremely bad, so we are going to see still some very dry conditions. no rain in the forecast. at times we've had these high winds picking up, and if a fire does spark, we need something that we can monitor, especially in those remote areas to see what's going on, and this is a look at many so of the cameras that we have. there are over 700 cameras across the state. we have a map of all of those cameras that are around the state t

i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. fresh off the heels of his address to a joint session of congress, president biden is sitting down for an exclusive one on one with the "today" show's craig melvin to talk about the first 100 days in office. in a conversation largely focused on the pandemic, the president continues to be defiant to the situation at the southern border, that it is not a crisis. >> it is getting urgent action now. for example, a month ago we had thousands of young kids in custody in places they shouldn't be, and controlled by the border patrol. we have now cut that down dramatically. >> one of the biggest hot topics is push for congress to pass police reform following the death of george floyd. craig and the president talked about the topic as part of this morning's interview and craig asked a tough question following comments from the republican response. >> i watched the speech last night and the address and i watched the rebuttal from the junior senator of south carolina last night, tim scott. he sai

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we've got some breaking news overnight. all the way from mars. while you were sleeping, the ingenuity helicopter took its first flight on the red planet. we've got some images sent back to mission control. pretty cool. scott mcgrew is going to have much more coming up in about ten minutes, just fascinating the history that is being made there. we'll bring you more in just a little bit. >> so cool there. >>> first for you in about an hour, closing arguments are expected to begin in the derek chauvin murder trial. minneapolis police bracing for possible protests once the verdict is reached. other cities across the nation also bracing for possible fallout from the verdict. right now in minneapolis, windows boarded up, the national guard members there are posted on nearly every block starting wednesday. minneapolis public schools are pausing in-person learning. >> of course a verdict has to be unanimous even if one of the 12 jurors holdout as a hung jury and a mistrial. >> in the bay area

. >> and i'm marcus washington. so got weekend plans? for a lot of people it's going to be tryin covid vaccine appointment, and the hunt is on, now that eligibi and over. >> everybody's trying to get it. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live in san jose with how it could get a little bit easier, tell us about it. a lot of people are having a tough time, kris. >> reporter: a lot of people are hitting the refresh and you may have to do that this weekend because it's hard to get a vaccine with so many more people available. in santa clara county things might start to get a little bit easier. there were a lot of folks trying to get those vaccine appointments yesterday, the first day that people 50 and up were eligible. they found folks were checking state, county, retail sites. we did that yesterday for you as well only to find very few appointments that were booked really, really fast. santa clara county in particular has been struggling with supply. the number of vaccines flat over the last couple of weeks but now the county is a

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we're going to check in with kari hall for a look at that forecast plus a look at your commute with mike coming up in just about eight minutes. >>> we begin the day, big day, june 15th, everyone's so excited about it, because that's when the governor says the state will fully reopen. we've got live team coverage this morning, kris sanchez is on the job hiring struggles that are already under way. >> but we want to begin with cierra johnson, and cierra, as we have heard and head towards the governor's target date, a new poll showing that americans, they are actually less afraid of covid-19 right now. >> reporter: good morning. yes, that announcement did come as a surprise to a lot of folks. we've been under that, those restrictions for about a year as well as the tier system. we'll get to that in a moment but yes, you did mention that new poll that was issued by the folks at gallup and it shows that fewer folks than ever are not afraid of catching covid-19 according to this poll. 35% o

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. jurors in the derek chauvin trial the murder trial preparing this morning to enter their first full day of deliberations. >> we have a live look at minneapolis, why 12 men and women are now tasked with determining the guilt or innocence of the former officer charged in the death of george floyd. >> from minneapolis to the bay area, there's already a response ahead of the verdict. bay area businesses boarding up, the unrest hitting minneapolis again last night, this is also tied to a recent policing shooting there of an unarmed man. nbc news's gabe gutierrez has more from minnesota. >> reporter: laura and marcus, good morning. the governor of minnesota declared a state of emergency and asked other states to send? extra law enforcement personnel to keep the peace. following the verdict, several hundred peaceful demonstrators outside the courthouse yesterday evening. the jury deliberated for about four hours yesterday. they're set to resume deliberations today. a dramatic day in court. t

. >> and i'm marcus washington. we want to start out with breaking news this morning, we have liftoff on the red planet and history as the ingenuity mars helicopter taking off for the first time today. take a look at this picture right here. this is so cool. this is history right here. and that video we want to show you there inside the area where they were so excited as this was all happening but anyway, this was the first power flight on another planet. it triggered a lot of cheers in the mission command centers. we have video of that earlier i wanted to show you how excited they are that we're at this point right now. the ingenuity touched down on mars earlier this month after disconnecting from the perseverance rover. so cool. >>> in a few hours, closing arguments are set tor trial. we've got a live look in minneapolis where police are bracing for possible protests once a verdict is reached. other cities across the nation bracing for possible all-fought from that verdict. right now in minneapolis, windows are bo

i'm marcus washington. bob redell is live for us at a mass vaccination site in union city where the governor just toured. bob? my colleague, melissa colorado, part of the press covering this event did say he got the tour, talked to the staff and people who are receiving the vaccine. he had questions about the johnson & johnson vaccine, which has been temporarily halted. you just saw a live feed inside the press conference. we're awaiting the governor to speak. he is supposed to be updating the state of california on the progress as far as making the vaccine eligible. today is the first day anyone 16 years and older are eligible in the state, no matter where you work, where wha your underlying conditions are. that's assuming you can get a shot. nearly 24 million doses have been administered with 4.8 going to communities that have been hardest hit. as we've been speaking about this morning, we've been online. you want to go to my turn california website and put in your information to look for an appointment.

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. your forecast and a check of the commute is coming up in just eight minutes. >>> first breaking news we're following for you this morning, a sleepless night for many in minneapolis as protesters filled the streets following the deadly shooting of a plaque man. and the national guard in brooklyn center about ten miles outside of minneapolis where the derek chauvin trying resumes a short time from now. here is what we know at this hour. according to police, officers determined the driver in a traffic stop had an outstanding warrant. as they were attempting to take that suspect into custody, officers say the driver reentered the vehicle, and one officer opened fire. the driver crashed the vehicle several blocks a with a and died. relatives identify the man as 20-year-old daunte wright. the governor tweeted he's monitoring the situation and is mourning with the wright family. >>> as we mentioned the unrest comes as the derek chauvin murder trial enters its third week today. so far, 35 wit