i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm jessica aguirre.of aapi altercations surged more than 6,600. most of them said they were verbally harassed. >> from a victory in the court of law to the bay area, well, a man who first proposed the idea of aapi month. >> reporter: since the late '70s when the calendar flips to may, it's time to celebrate asian-american and pacific islander heritage. it's an annual heritage that began in 1977. it was proposed to honor the first japanese to immigrate here to the u.s. and the

. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike keeping an eye on the roads but first let's talk about the forecast. meteorologist kari hall, how is it looking? >> it looks pretty good to start out for a monday morning. we're going to have cool temperatures and a clear sky for most of us, heading through the tri-valley. a few clouds this morning but our temperatures go from the upper 40s to the upper 60s heading into late morning. we are going to have a little bit more of a warmup today compared to yesterday, but some of us hitting the mid 80s in the inland east bay and north bay. we're going to talk more about that also what's ahead for the rest of the week in the forecast coming up. mike, any problems now for the commute? >> we have one kari, sticking around for contra costa county. let's get you out to the maps and show most folks exactly what they want to see, green sensors. you see the green sensors through concord. northbound 242 counter to what will eventually be your morning commute at grant street the off-ramp there,

. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get to the forecast in a minute but first mike has breaking news on the roads. >> a surface street but major roadway in redwood city. a video from a bit ago and kris sanchez is headed out to the scene to gather the latest details. el camino shut down the divided two-way roadway in redwood city because of a crash that happened overnight, a lot of investigation going on there, including ours as well. let' take you to the map closed between maple and roosevelt so you'll have to take adams or main street which will kind of cut you a corner there as well through the area, those are the notes that i have right now as we're looking at this and of course we'll follow that on the peninsula. the rest of the bay are scattered incidents, nothing major on the freeways, kari. i'll sort out the big ones if we have any in the next report. over to you. >> all right, mike. we've been watching out for this high fire danger, the reason why we are in this microclimate weather alert, all of these are

. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute but first we start out with meteorologist kari hall with a look at that forecast. kari? >> it was an amazing weekend with such nice cool weather, those breezes picking up and we're going to see more of the same today even though we're starting out with our typical clouds that help cool us down, our natural air conditioning stays in full effect and it will be breezy at times, we'll see those winds picking up but we don't have the high risk of a fire danger because of the high humidity being transported across the bay area. some storms will stay to the east of us, there may be rain, possibly snow for the sierra this week. we'll talk about all of that coming up in the forecast in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the early morning commute? >> unfortunately we have a deadly crash that happened overnight. the good news as far as the traffic flow goes it's not affecting the traffic flow as far as lanes northbound 87 at skyport. it appears the c

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia.wing wildfire concerns already across california this morning. solano county is already in a red flag warning. other parts of the bay area als. >> we have live team cover alleges. meteorologist kari hall is tracking your forecast but we begin with kris sanchez, she's in the south bay and kris, i know people there already getting ready for what may

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. more on that story in just a moment. >>> first, we start this morning with a high wind alert. right now in the bay area overnight gusts so powerful they knocked trees down on the peninsula. one person was hurt after an 80 to 100-foot tree crushed a vehicle in daly city. that person is expected to be okay. >> a tree in downtown redwood city ended up on a car there. thankfully no one was inside at the time. so we're waking up to a blustery morning across parts of the bay area. let's turn to meteorologist kari hall who has been tracking that wind and speeds for us right now. kari? >>> good morning. yes, we still have this wind advisory for the next 30 minutes. and we are going to still see some of those very strong wind gusts continue throughout the day but gradually start to calm down. we were expecting some of those downed trees and power impacts due to the high wind event. as we look at what we're expecting going into the rest of today some of the highest winds do continue near the co

. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike inouye will give you an eye on the commute but first the friday forecast headed into the weekend meteorologist kari hall is tracking the digits for us. >> good morning, we're starting out with our typical morning across the bay area, nice and cool. a few clouds here and there but this will be the last day that we'll have temperatures in our valleys reaching into the 60s and 70s. it heats up tomorrow and we have the concerns of the high fire danger especially for solano county and areas off towards the east so we're watching that, as you get ready to head out the door for your commute in the south bay. expect it in the 50s. until 11:00 in the low 60s so we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up. mike, how is it looking for the commute around the bay area? >> kari, we have one concern getting away from the bay bridge, but it's in the caldecott tunnel. let'z look at the map eastbound 24, counter commute and the commute even light right now. i circled it there. one bore ha

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll have a check of your morning commute and the forecast just about eight minutes away. but first we begin with vaccinating children. it starts in just a few hours. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez has been following this for weeks. finally this moment is here. it's going to be a tough call for some families, though. >> reporter: it will be a difficult choice for some families. however, overwhelmingly parents say they are ready to get the kids vaccinated so they're ready for school in the fall and ready for some fun in the summer. pharmacies were ready right off the bat. cvs, walgreens and rite aid are booking appointments. the earliest in sunnyvale was for monday. i was very surprised to see, however, that santa clara county's appointment site had appointments available yesterday afternoon at levi's stadium within hours of getting the green light. in fact, they had some same day. santa clara county plans to offer the pfizer vaccine to kids 12 and up at their mass vaccination site

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll have more in a bit. good morning to you. first, let's check in with kari with a look at our forecast. how are we looking? >> it looks pretty good, laura. we're starting out with the coastal fog that we've been seeing for the past few days, getting this beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge and the fog just rolling by. as we go into today, we're going to see some of our temperatures in the inland areas still heating up and looking at some 60s near the coast, but some low 80s for the inland valleys. by the weekend, temperatures heading up while the sierra gets rain. high temperatures today reaching into the mid-70s for san jose and 80 today in livermore. mike, how is it looking for the early morning commuters? >> kari, overall looking great except on the peninsula, breaking news. we have a crash and an alert from chp as we look at your map, you can see the green and the closure in alvarado niles which is overnights as well all week. the slowing northbound 101 north of the dumbarton bridge is because you're down to just one

. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get a check of your commute and forecast coming up in about six minutes. we begin with breaking news this morning happening not far from oakland's police substation at stmont where we find new information just moments ago. >> reporter: very sad information, chp confirming to me that two people were killed in the shooting that took place on a party bus, at the eastmont substation here in oakland for oakland police. you could see the family, they've been out here trying to get more information and right over there if you were to pan over to your left, you can see that party bus. as you zoom in, you can see the windows that were shot at early this morning while that party bus was driving around oakland on 580 on some of the side streets. so i did speak to a family member who is out here and they tell us one of those dead is a 19-year-old girl who was on that party bus. according to family, several young girls in the age range of 19, 20 years old, they were on this bus, they were dr

. >> and i'm marcus washington. the team all here this morning. mike keeping an eye on the commute. we'll get to that in a bit but first, kari, maybe sunshine like your dress this morning? hope it's a good one. >> yes going to be another really nice day as you get ready to head out the door in the tri-valley a live look in dublin. we'll see a cool start to our morning, sunshine and mild temperatures for the rest of today but yes, it's a chilly start. we will get some more of that sunshine today, going from the mid-40s to the low 60s by late morning, eventually reaching into the low 70s, not bad at all. we'll talk about the weekend and what's ahead coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for that early morning commute? >> not bad at all. it's friday. that's why, we expect much of the morning to be lighter than your other four weekdays during the week but had a scare here north 101, old middlefield road through mountain view reports of all lanes blocked but snuck in an update a couple minutes later, they got everything to the right shoulder. there's slowing because a numbe

. >> and i'm marcus washington on this hump day. mike keeping an eye on the roads for us this morning. first we start out with today. kari? >> good morning and it's going to be another really nice day. a little bit on the cool side compared to yesterday but as you're getting ready to head out through the tri-valley it is all clear. temperatures are coming down a few degrees and the winds picking up so we could see some evening gusts topping 50 miles per hour especially near the coast and in the hills and watching a storm system staying just to the east of us, so we'll talk more about all of this in the forecast coming up. mike, any issues for the early morning commute? >> yes, kari, a crash reported out of the altamont pass, as you come into livermore it's at north greenville. that crash was just blocking one lane, a couple minutes ago chp said they blocked all lanes temporarily, that usually means a couple of minutes so we'll track that closely. it should be reopening traffic flow any minute now but we'll give you an update in a fe

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. in just a minute. >>> but first, take a look, the super flower blood moon eclipse, a stunning display in the sky, this is a live look right now. isn't it amazing? the eclipse entered a full totality at about 4:19 this morning. i was out in mylate, but it's so amazing to see and how lucky for you to be up right now us. we'll have more on this amazing overnight lunar sight in a little bit. >>> now we want to get a look at the forecast for you today, kari. not too bad if you want to step outside and look up in the sky this morning. >> yes, we've seen some clear visibility across much of the bay area. here is a look at the map, except for the immediate coastline, where we are seeing the fog linger there around half moon bay but temperatures are chilly if you want to step out and take a look. this is what you'll feel. 55 in brentwood. 44 in napa and 51 in san jose. we also have 51 right now in santa rosa. we'll talk more about some slightly warmer temperatures for this afternoon, coming up

nd i'm marcus washington. we'll get to the new guidelines in a minute. first rob mayeda is in for kari with a look at the forecast. >> good morning, this friday morning, waking up to low clouds, misty skies including san jose 55 degrees. a cool day ahead as highs in the low 70s around san jose. 60s closer to san francisco and oakland. 75 in concord. 76 in livermore. pretty nice forecast today but cool and breezy as we approach the start of the weekend. for our first check on our friday roadways, here's mike. >> good morning, rob. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza camera. i heard about an earlier car fire maybe near the 880 overcrossing. a live look things are moving smoothly and we'll skip that. guys, i'm sorry, i put that in the wrong order, we're going to skip that on this report, skip the live shot. there is no slowing and i looked at the camera, there's nothing going on there. in brentwood there's a little light yellow highlighted, maybe heavier winds and we'll watch that. no problem for the d

. >> and i'm marcus washington. all right, mike, keeping an eye on that commute for us this morning, but first we want to start off with the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is taking a look at that and a slight cooldown today, kari? >> yes and it's so great to see we'll be making progress over the next couple of days. as you get up and about to head out the door, we're taking a live look outside in dublin. here's what we're expecting, the natural air conditioning kicks in with that fog near the coast, it will help cool us off in some of the valleys today but we'll also at times have gusty winds and we are watching saturday for the chance of some isolated storms, we're going to be talking about that in the forecast, as we take a look at the highs today, some of us still warm. antioch reaching 90 degrees. compare that to the 58 we'll have for a high today in half moon bay so wide-ranging temperatures, more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now for the commute? >> kari, in case folks hea

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. the team all here, mike is keeping an eye on the commute for us, we'll get to that in a bit. first the monday forecast getting us ready for the work week. kari, how is it looking? >> it looks pretty good. if you're getting ready to head out the door in the east bay, let's check out our forecast for pleasant hill. it's going to be in the low 50s this morning, nice cool clear and hopefully calm. we're going to see more of this nice weather today with our temperatures warming up, it's going to be a little bit warmer this afternoon, compared to yesterday, and some of us will head into the low to mid 80s today. we'll see that in livermore, morgan hill and 81 today in napa with some mid 80s for fairfield and antioch. we'll talk about our temperatures going up and down as we head through the week with still no rain, coming up in a few minutes. mike, anything happening right now for the commute? >> well you know, kari, overnight chp gives little warnings once in a while when a cruiser calls in

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we begin with new developments in the walnut creek police shooting two years. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez has what comes next >> reporter: we expect to hear more from the family this afternoon. the contra costa county district attorney is not planning to file charges against four officers involved in the case. miles hall was killed by walnut creek police in his neighborhood in 2019 and according to 911 calls hall was suffering a mental health crisis when his family said he was behaving erratically and holding a metal pole. hall was rushing officers when they arrived, one officer fired bean bags and officers fired real shots when he continued to run past them, sparked protests more than a year later and in september of 2020 the city of walnut creek agreed to a $4 million settlement with hall's family, money the family will invest in the foundation to push for change how police deal with people having mental health crises. the city did nod admit fault but said the set almost was t

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we're going to get to meteorologist kari hall in a bit but we're still talking about t as soon as today the cdc is expected to approve pfizer's covid vaccine for children over 12. >> cierra johnson is live at levi's stadium vaccination site with what to watch out for today. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus and laura. no vaccines for kids 12 to 15 at levi's stadium yet because the process of approval is ongoing. let's show you what happens next. today the cdc vaccine advisory committee is going to meet to offer their recommendation following the fda's expansion of that emergency use approval, and then after that, here in california, we're part of the western state scientific saturday committee and they are going to issue their review and their findings as well. as early as tomorrow, though, california will accept appointments through the my turn website. i'll post that on twitter and facebook so you can find that in case you want to make an early appointment. santa clara county will

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. it's been a busy 24 hours with wind gusts exceeding 60 miles an hour. >> we begin with team coverage for you. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live with the area seeing the most of that strong wind. but first meteorologist kari hall is tracking those conditions for us right now. >>> and we still have this wind advisory. i'm waiting to see if they'll extend it as we were still expecting some of the gusty winds to continue at least throughout the morning. and as we go through the forecast take a look at these wind speeds in miles per hour what we're expecting for today. still pretty gusty out there and at times may exceed 40 miles an hour especially near the coast. that's where we've had the strong winds but it will gradually calm down as we go into late today as well as early tomorrow. overall we are looking at a lower fire danger because of the higher humidity we've seen coming in especially with this being an onshore wind. as we go into later today, we are going to continue to

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's start out with breaking news we're following out of oakland this morning. a deadly party bus shooting overnight. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live where this horrific scene really came to an end. do they know what happened here, bob? what was the motive? >> don't know the motive and don't have any suspect information or even a suspect vehicle description. we're at the oakmont substation for the oakland police department here and this is where the party bus ended up, the black bus there on the left side you can see four windows shot out, the driver presumably ended up here looking for help. this was supposed to be a fun night for a group of young women in the age range of 19, 20, possibly 21 years old out celebrating one of their birthdays. chp confirmed two of those people are dead, have been shot and killed and a family member confirmed to us one of those people was a 19-year-old girl who had a child who was going to be turning 3 this upcoming weekend. they were driving a

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we begin with a growing wildfire concerns already across california this morning. solano county is already in a red flag warning. other parts of the bay area also on high alert. >> we have live team cover alleges. meteorologist kari hall is tracking your forecast but we begin with kris sanchez, she's in the south bay and kris, i know people there already getting ready for what may come. >> reporter: yes, you know, there was a whiff of smoke in the air here in the santa cruz mountains as firefighters battled a fire for hours yesterday, and now we have the earliest red flag warning here that we've had in 20 years. big basin fire started just around the noontime hour and burned almost seven acres before firefighters were able to put it out and it is an ominous sign of wildfire season that may start months earlier because of record rainfall less than half the normal low humidity and winds and continues that are usually what we see in the fall. >> we don't like to call or speculate too muc

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. some breaking news that we're covering in redwood city for you, busy el camino real is closed after a traffic death. let's check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live at the scene this morning. kris, what are police telling you? >> reporter: they're not saying much right now but this is a really sad way to start the morning. we know that at least one person was killed by a driver and we're not clear at this point whether or not that driver stopped cooperating with the investigation or whether they took off. we want to show you where this is happening at the corner of el camino real and lincoln, about a block from where we are. el camino real is closed between maple and roosevelt. this is a busy thoroughfare so you have to find a reroute. at this point witnesses have been talking with police so perhaps they have some information there. along the thoroughfare there are a lot of businesses, a lot of different kinds of businesses, car dealership, fast food restaurants and whatnot

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington marcus washington. the red warriors are red hot, steph curry on fire, nailing 46 points looking flawless of course second scoring title, love when steph wins, we all win when steph wins, right? much more on the game coming up in 20 minutes. >>> it is a busy monday morning. breaking news overnight a late fire breaking out at a building in concord church, the thing is, this is the second building to catch fire in just three days at that very same church. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live there now. you have good details. >> reporter: the fire is out as you can see behind me where a company has come to put up fencing around this building at christ community church in concord. you'll recall a two-story structure burned thursday morning. the fire department determined it was a homeless person sleeping in the crawl space. we do not know the cause of the fire that started behind me just after midnight. the video firefighters carrying out a cross from the burning building. they were able to keep the

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. right to meteorologist kari hall. she, of course, has more on the breaking drought news. what are we looking at right now? >>> it's concerning to see this. we are looking back at last week. we knew it was bad then as we saw much of the bay area shaded in red which includes an extreme drought and the south county in a severe drought. basically the red has spread into the central valley and we know that the sierra has seen the snow melt happen. it's drained into parts of the central valley, into the delta and back out into the ocean. we don't have a lot of reserves as we see levels dropping as we now start to enter some of our driest months of the year. we'll talk about our forecast ahead and the concern about wildfires coming up in a few minutes. marcus and laura? >> certainly concerning there. >>> we are a step closer to returning to normalcy. this move is something we haven't seen in a long time so the last remaining businesses will be allowed to open their doors. other businesses al

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we begin this morning with a life and legacy of george floyd. today the nation and the bay area pause to remember his death as a push for police reform remains stuck in congress. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts has more on today's meeting between president biden and floyd's family. tracie? >> marcus and laura, has this is an interesting meeting at the white house and capitol hill today. the floyd family back in washington trying to pressure lawmakers to get something done. after rallying in minneapolis -- >> i will stand and be the voice for him. >> reporter: george floyd's family is back in washington today, meeting at the capitol with lawmakers and the white house with president biden. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: pushing for the george >> we've all seen the knee of justice on the neck of black americans. now is an opportunity to make real progress. >> reporter: the reform bill stuck in the senate. the white house and key negotiasenators are negotiating. >> we hope the a

. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get to your forecast in a bit. first to breaking news with mike. >> unfortunately the 580 interchange. the video from overnight is pretty much the same. the big rig crash and damage. some fluid across 580. chp says all lanes continue to be closed. you see traffic squeezing by and it's the exit lane on 680. take you to the map. west 580 comes through the dublin/pleasanton area. you're going to hit the brakes and slow down, jam up there. you can squeeze by in the exit. back on using the same interchange area. don't continue on north or south if you want to get to the dublin great. folks know that issue with the on and off ramps. that's what you use to get by the section and folks are using 84. down to sunol out of the altamont and down to the tri-valley. back over to you. >>> a step closer in a return to normalcy. san francisco enters the less restrictive yellow tier. businesses are allowed to expand their services. >> cierra johnson live with more on what the yellow tier means. good morning. >> reporter: yes, good m

i'm marcus washington.ies, a police officer in the hospital this morning after being hit by a car. >> reporter: pete suratos in san jose, an officer is recovering after being struck by a car 12:30 a.m. by a car outside of his marked police unit. we know a suspect is in custody and we're working to get more details on what led to the traffic collision. we know at this point it is an ongoing investigation. >>> i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. this is a big weekend because it's the first weekend san francisco is officially in the yellow tier. with that a big day for bars and restaurants. bars are allowed to increase capacity to 25% indoors and don't have to serve food with their drinks. another big deal, legion of honor museum opening for the first time to the public friday. >>> it is friday and time to get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that for us. kari? >> yes, waking up to sunshine, it's a beautiful start to our friday morning, and it's nice to see that at least today the

i'm marcus washington.ies including a mountain lion captured in san francisco. >> reporter: i'm bob redell outside the oakland zoo where the mountain lion spotted in san francisco is now here for the time being until biologists can figure out what to do with it. the mountain lion was spotted yesterday morning in a tree on santa maria near mission in the bernal heights neighborhood. animal control believes it is the same lion spotted twice the day before. last night an officer with the state fish and wildlife agency tranquilized the lion with a dart as it sat in a tree outside a house. it eventually jumped down, went on to a front porch where it passed out and the officers were then able to retrieve it. >> reporter: i'm cierra johnson. the strong winds throughout the later evening and into the overnight hours really wreaking havoc throughout the bay area starting in the peninsula. folks were busy in daly city after a tree fell. one person was injured there. redwood city also seeing some downed trees in their

i'm marcus washington.ng in the east bay. >> reporter: i'm bob redell in pittsburg. one person is dead after an officer-involved shooting that took place at the stoneman apartment complex behind me on loveridge road not far from the intersection with highway 4, happened around 9:20 last night, not clear what led scene, the person who was shot was found lying down at the top of the stairs, not moving, with a gun in their hand. police flew a drone in to confirm the person was no longer a threat and safe for paramedics to move in who declared this person had died on the scene. >>> i'm kris sanchez in santa clara. could be the first time people start getting covid vaccine booster shots. the first people to get the boosters who be the first who got their vaccine, front line health care workers vaccinated back in january. according to the heads of both pfizer and moderna, the boosters could be needed around september. dr. anthony fauci says we might be able to push it out up to 12 months. >> looking at the friday

i'm marcus washington.he deadly party bus shooting. >> reporter: law enforcement are looking for two suspects in yesterday morning's shooting of a party bus in oakland on board that bus, a group of young women celebrating their friend's 21st birthday. two teenagers were killed, several more people injured including one person who is still in the hospital in critical condition. oakland police and crimestoppers are offering a $40,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the suspects in this case. >>> i'm kris sanchez, in santa clara county we're starting today, your boss may ask you vaccine status. the county is requiring all employers public and private to determine the status of all employees within the next 14 days. workers can decline to say but they have to follow the same rules of unvaccinated people regarding to masking, social distancing and quarantining. some of the other yellow tier restrictions allow gyms to reopen at 50%, restaurants, too. >>> time to get a look at the forecast for you.

nd i'm marcus washington. isco will once again walk the halls just ahead of the early june graduation. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live in san francisco with how the district reached that decision and she's going to also explain to us what other school districts could soon face dealing with a lawsuit for not reopening those schools. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. i know when i think back to my school experience the senior year, every moment was so important, think being this could be my last homecoming or my last track meet. the graduating class of 2021 and san francisco unified gets another chance to spend some time inside of their school building and that begins today. that move was made official by the teachers union and the school district over the weekend. the deal allows the district's oldest students to return to the classroom today, in all about 500 high school seniors are expected to return to the classroom but this return won't be like what we saw with some of the younger stu

thanks for joining us, i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. first, ready to go. this morning bay area clinics can start vaccinating kids as young as 12 years old. this comes as governor newsom is looking to change mask mandates in june. >> as all of this unfolds we have live team coverage this morning. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in sunnyvale with more on where those teens can start getting the shots today. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus and laura. this might be a tough choice for families. a recent survey found that only 19% of parents say they would definitely not vaccinate even if schools require it. that means about 80% of parents are either ready right now or will be ready very soon to vaccinate their kids. cvs, walgreens, rite aid say they will be ready. the first appointment we could find is for monday. i was a bit surprised how fast santa clara county made those appointments available yesterday. same day yesterday that the cdc gave the green light to the pfizer vaccine. santa clara will vaccinate at mass vaccinate sites, mobile sites, a

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. our entire team has been covering the story since it first broke. we went on air for a day of extended coverage yesterday to bring you all the latest as this unfolded. and the news keeps coming. here is what we know this hour. the vta light rail facility in downtown san jose where this all happened remains locked down as detectives are still on the scene. >> the gunman killing nine people during that shooting before killing himself. overnight that ninth victim who was in critical condition at valley medical center died. at 10:00 this morning vta is holding a tuesday conference and more information about the employees who lost their lives. we have pictures of four of them. taptejdeep singh, michael rudometkin, jose hernandez iii, 49-year-old timothy romo. 63-year-old abdolvahab alaghmandan and 63-year-old lars lane. we'll do our best to learn more about who these people were as they lived in our community. they were amazing. >> absolutely. this morning we will continue to bring you the

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we're here for you. our entire team has been covering the story since it first broke. we went on the air for a day of extended coverage to bring you the very latest as all the information was coming out as the shooting unfolded. here is what we know this morning. the vta light rail facility in downtown san jose where this all happened remains locked down as detectives remain on the scene. >> the nine people before turning the gun on himself. overnight that ninth victim, who was in critical condition at valley medical center died. now at 10:30 this morning vta is holding a news conference and we'll share more information about all of the employees who lost their lives. >> we have pictures of four of the victims. the youngest 29-year-old adrian balleza. also 36-year-old taptejdeep singh. 40-year-old michael joseph rudometkin and 42-year-old paul delacruz megia. 49-year-old alex fritch. 35-year-old jose hernandez iii. 39-year-old timothy romo. and 63-year-old abdolvahab alaghmandan. and

i'm marcus washington. >> you sure do, i'm laura garcia. with a look at our forecast for this tuesday morning. here's meteorologist kari hall. pretty terrific? >> good morning. i want to get you ready for work in the east bay, as we get a look at our forecast for fremont and even though we've seen a few clouds passing by, our temperatures are milder, in the mid-50s and it's going to warm up very slowly today and actually be a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday so here's a look at our microclimates, high temperatures today reaching into the upper 70s for the north bay. low 80s for the inland east bay and south county and mid-70s for san jose. we'll talk more about our temperatures going up and down in a few minutes. mike, how is it look fog are the commute? >> folks on 101 will be delayed. while that is a hassle a live look a problem because it is an injury crash blocking all but one of your northbound lanes at woodside road or just high of there and you see folks exiting off at marsh and willow, sending more folks to el camino or 280.

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's get straight to the breaking news on this friday morning, an officer in the hospital right now after getting hit by a car. pete suratos what do we know what happened here, pete? >> reporter: the injury to the officer is nonlife-threatening. the scene has cleared but it's about a mile up on suncrest avenue where this incident took place. we want to show our viewers some of the video from that scene. the officer was struck roughly around 12:30 a.m. by a car outside of his marked police unit. the suspect is in custody. we're getting different reports on what may have happened and hoping to confirm details with san jose police soon. it is an ongoing investigation and we'll continue to monitor things. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you, so much, pete. 6:01. >>> the man accused of stabbing two elderly asian women at a san francisco bus stop is expected in court today. patrick thompson is scheduled to be arraigned on multiple felony charges. investigators

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we have word of a small grass fire overnight on mt. diablo, burning five acres mere southgate road and scenic boulevard on the alamo side of the mount tains. firefighters stop the fire's progress. >>> also overnight in southern california in santa barbara a fast-moving fire threatened homes and a television station. this shows the fire spreading up t.d. hill in santa barbara. it's a home base for keyt. it's there on the upper right of your screen that you see there. firefighters posted the video as well as flames that damaged one home but by the overnight hours, conditions improved and they managed to get the upper hand with all evacuations now lifted. the fire burned about 30 acres. so far authorities are not indicating if they know how that fire started. >>> looking to the vaccine rollout, this morning it's already looking more and more like a booster rollout that we may all soon need maybe even sooner than we think. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in santa c look at what

. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute but first we want to start out with the forecast this hump day, meteorologist kari hall has a look at the numbers. kari? >> yes, it's wednesday and we are going to see those temperatures starting out mild with some mid-50s, as you get ready to head out the door. it's not cool. we're the 65 degrees in brentwood and 66 in fairfield. having a hard time cooling there but as we go into today another hot one as we reach into the upper 80s and low 90s. it will be cooler in oakland and along the coast as we all see a lull bit of an ocean breeze, just not making it all the way inland. we'll talk about the changes ahead in the forecast. mike, how is it looking for the early morning commute? >> you know, we look at maps, a smooth flow of traffic. we have that closure for 84 over in fremont, alvarado but a smooth drive for sensors overall. i want to take a live look at the bay bridge span itself. a smooth flow of traffic, taillights westbound but getting to t

i'm marcus washington. we're following breaking news in contra costa county.stay away from the scene. no word on a cause. bob redell is live on the scene and will have a report on our midday newscast. >>> the cdc granted emergency use authorization for anyone 12 to 15 to get pfizer's vaccine. we're tracking how bay county area residents say they're getting ready for that. this academic year has been, um, challenging. but i think there's so much success to celebrate. woman: it's been a year like no other. man: yet, for educators across california, the care, compassion, and teaching has never stopped. woman: addressing their unique needs... man: ...and providing a safe learning environment students could count on. woman: join us in honoring the work of educators. together, we will build a better california for all of us. . >>> live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning everybody. welcome to the third hour of "today." this on a friday eve. >> there you. >> may 13th. i'm al. with dylan, craig, sheinelle. terrific p

i'm marcus washington.ing the new cdc mask guidance and where bay area counties are in response. >> i'm bob redell in pleasanton. fully vaccinated americans don't have to socially distance and wear a mask indoors or outdoors, when will the state of california adopt those guidelines? it's not clear. the california department of public health however did issue this statement saying the state is reviewing the new guidance on masking requirements with over 33 million vaccines administered and one of lowest case rates in the country, california continues to encourage all eligible californians to get vaccinated as the state looks to fully reopen on june 15th. >>> i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. today is a big day for high school seniors and the san francisco unified school district because today the seniors are able to return to school. that instruction may only happen for about three days before the last day of school, june 2nd. instruction will be different, getting assistance with projects and online lear

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington on first that developing story. >> and -- >> scott? yes, good morning to you, marcus. good morning there. the trump organization under another criminal investigation, this time from the new york state attorney general, that prosecutor has already built a civil case. leteisha james is expanding the investigation into a criminal side, this joins a criminal investigation already under way by the manhattan district attorney who is looking into, among other things, whether trump and his organization lied about the value of trump buildings to avoid paying taxes or to increase the number of loans it could get. the new york attorney general's office told us "we have informed the trump organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature. we are now actively investigating the trump organization in a criminal capacity, along with the manhattan d.a. " the trump organization would inflate the value of the building to get bank loans. it would deflate the estimated value of the same buildings when it paid tax

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. first we have some breaking news we are following out of fremont, a brush fire in the mission peak regional preserve. "today in the bay's" bob redell arrived on the scene. what is the latest out there, bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. when we last saw you, we were in the parking lot and moved up about a mile into the hills so you can see where the firefighters are at. you can see the main issue for them is and that's the steeper it terrain. this is the mission peak regional preserve. they're in the clouds where the flashing lights are, the two-acre wildfire is burning started around 4:20. i talked to the battalion chief 30 minutes ago one of the flanks was surrounded, a good sign. still trying to get around the other flank. the challenge is the accessibility. they're area to get to the vehicles closer to the fire but they have to hoof it in. four fremont fire excuse me, three fremont fire vehicles up there and i saw a second cef vehicle, five vehicles in there

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. today we are moving you forward in the fight against the pandemic. we've got live team coverage. cdc is announcing new mask guidelines and one local school district is bringing its graduating high school seniors back today for in-person learning. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us live in san francisco. how did the district finally reach its decision? >> reporter: good morning, laura. the decision was made over the weekend and if you think back to your senior year of high school, i think back to mine and every moment seems so precious, the last track meet, the last homecoming dance. the class of 2021 in san francisco unified school district gets to come back to their school to walk the halls at least for a couple of days. as i mentioned that deal involves the oldest students in the san francisco unified school district, solidified over the weekend, in all about 500 high school seniors are expected to return to the classroom. it won't be like what we saw with some of the youn

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. team coverage of the growing wildfire concerns across california. meteorologist kari hall is watching the forecast. sharon katsuda is tracking the fire danger happening in the east bay. we'll check in with her in about 30 minutes. >>> we begin with kris sanchez, in the south bay and kris, the message from fire officials right now is very clear, be prepared. >> reporter: that's right. there was a whiff of smoke in the air here in the santa cruz mountains as firefighters battled a blaze here, and now we have the earliest red flag warning that we've had in almost 20 years. this is the fire that burned no that is started. fire. it is an ominous sign of a wildfire season that may start months earlier because of fuel conditions looking like what we'd expect in the fall. with rainfall less than half of normal in most places around the bay area. the fires that raged here last year may still be smoldering. possibility of course that it was a smoldering hot spot that was left over from the czu

. >> and i'm marcus washington. first as soon as today, cdc leaders they will approve pfizer's covid vaccine for children over the age of 12 and as we mentioned, this comes as more bay area students start to return to the classroom. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live at levi's vaccination site with more. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus and laura. no vaccines for 12 to 15-year-olds at levi's stadium yet as santa clara county and other bay area counties wait for that full authorization to be complete. here's what we're watching for today. the cdc vaccine advisory committee meets to discuss safety, immune response and effectiveness in those kids 12 to 15. california's also part of the western state scientific safety review, which is also meeting today to make its recommendations. we expect that could happen today or tomorrow. starting tomorrow, you can make an appointment for your child through the state website, that is myturn.ca.gov. here is the statement from santa clara county which says they'll

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia.at in just a moment. >>> but first, take a look, the super flower blood moon eclipse, making for a stunning display in the sky overnight, just in case you didn't get to get up early for it. the eclipse entered a full totality at about 4:19 this morning. it's on its way out now but quite the sight to see. we'll have more in a little bit. >>> but first, this morning it is a deal that is done. city councilmembers aproved the deal paving the way for the 80-acre downtown west project changing the face around the diridon station. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san jose with a look at what the deal took to seal. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. so as you mentioned, this was a unanimous deal so now google will move forward with the support of the city council, but also with no incentives or no tax breaks from the city in this development deal. let's look at the details in that deal, more than 7 million square feet of office space was approved, 4,000 housing uni

. >> and i'm marcus washington. we're watching your forecast as things cool down a bit, but there is plenty of heat to go around again for you today. a live look this morning. meteorologist kari hall's forecast is coming up for you in eight minutes. cierra johnson where two asian-american women were stabbed. what are investigators saying? >> reporter: yes, good morning. those two women, one 85 and one 65 years old were simply waiting for the bus at fourth and market as mentioned, a busy intersection where an individual came up behind them and stabbed them. here's what we know about their injuries. an official with the city says one of the women was slashed across the back and elbow, another through the arm and to the chest. that woman needed surgery to treat her injuries. both were transported to san francisco general. police were able to locate a weapon and using security cameras in the area, were able to locate the 55-year-old san francisco man suspected in the stabbings, about two hours later they found him on th

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. first a live look in san jose, santa clara county is moving into the least restrictive yellow tier. but with a twist. the county requires employers to determine the vaccination status of all employees and contractors. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live in downtown san jose with one of the top questions about this new policy. good morning, kris. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. a lot of people are wondering can my boss do that, ask my vaccine status? we're going to talk about that in a moment but the rest of santa clara county's yellow tier restrictions were pretty straightforward. so we'll start there. starting today, gyms can reopen at 50% capacity indoors, same for restaurants. bars can also reopen at 25% capacity indoors. live outdoor venues can welcome people back at 67% capacity. this is new, santa clara county is requiring vaccine verification for all employers, public and private, they have to determine the vaccine status of all of their employees within th

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia.'s get you started with a look at your commute and forecast together, checking in with meteorologist kari hall with a look at our temperatures for today. looks like a nice start to our morning at least. >> yes, absolutely and it's nice and clear for much of the bay area, as we take a live look outside in san francisco, we're checking out the mission district and seeing what's going on there, and as we head out the door in oakland, we have temperatures in the low 50s, there's going to be a few clouds but overall another beautiful sunny day, a nice warming trend ahead as our high temperatures here reach into the low 70s, we'll see some low to mid 80s for our warmest spots inland. we'll talk more about our forecast for the weekend coming up. mike, what's going on right now as people get ready to head out for that commute? >> heads up they have to watch it, big slowing for byron and byron highway is affected one-way traffic control around camino diablo may affect folks as far as byron hot

. >> and i'm marcus washington.hether it's terrific tuesday or taco tuesday for you we have a look at the forecast. kari, we've been dealing with dry conditions and another red flag warning? >> yes, we will still have that concern that any fires that develop could spread very quickly. take a look at this red flag warning we have still continuing for solano county, and much of the central valley. also the north and east bay mountains under a critical fire danger for today as the wind picks as we go through the wind speed forecast, we are getting a bit more of a westerly wind that's coming off of the ocean, it brings in slightly cooler temperatures and higher humidity. we are not going to see those high northerly wind gusts that we saw yesterday, so it is looking a little bit better in terms of the weather fire conditions as we go into today. we'll continue to monitor that as well as the humidity and some cooling temperatures in our forecast, that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> the breaking news we ha