here is "today in the bay's" marianne favro with more. >> reporter: four active and several retired san jose police officers are accused of posting racist, anti-muslim comments including mocking black lives matter on a closed facebook page. the executive director on islamic relations says she is disgusted by the post but not surprised. >> we are calling for these officers to be terminated. on top of that we want to be clear to warn any police departments across northern california to not at all consider rehiring these police officers. >> reporter: san jose mayor sam liccardo is calling for an investigation to find out if even more officers are involved. >> any officers directly involved in this kind of racist or islamic phobia should be fired. we'll learn a lot more through the investigation, how many other officers have been involved, how long this has happened, and there may well be, and i expect, other officers. if that's the case, then certainly they should be fired as well. >> reporter: san jose police chief eddie garcia says he's asking the fbi to help in the investigation and iss

. >> marianne favro joins us live. i see shoppers behind you, marianne. >> reporter: absolutely. here at valley fair, it's not packed but bustling. 35% of the stores, 280 stores here, reopened today. but didn't stop mass shoppers from pouring in. at westfield valley fair, lines were long outside two sports gear stores but social distancing efforts fell short. that's when mall staff stepped in, added more floor circle stickers to remind customers to stay six feet apart. mall officially reopened today. easter promotion signs still in store window, reminder the shopping center has been closed nearly three months. westfield oak ridge in san jose also reopened. elsie and her daughter drove from san leandro to shop at valley fair. >> it's really cool. awesome to be here, nice to be around people and hang out, nice to not be at home. not every store is open but some are, it's nice to shop. >> reporter: pandemic has changed the way we purchase. this no need to step inside, use the bar code on your phone to order. other changes to protect people against covid-19, customers and employees r

nbc marianne favro live in heyward with developments on that story. several arrests, marianne. >> we've just learned chp arrested the man they believe is the shooter. he's an 18-year-old from l.a. and now he is accused of assault with a deadly weapon. shortly after 2:00 this morning chp officers believed he fired seven shots at a marked chp patrol car near southbound 880 off-ramp. fortunately the two officers inside were not hit. chp officers believe the gunman was driving a black mercedes van and he's the one fired the shots. >> the officers were able to locate that black mercedes van that matched the description of the suspect vehicle and they were able to detain the three male occupants inside that vehicle. those occupants ranged in age from 20, 18 and 14 years of age. multiple firearms were located within that van. >> officers arrested 18-year-old ethan esco vedo for assault on a peace officer. officers have been detained and could face charges. the chp is asking anyone with information about this shooting to contact them. reporting live in haywort

marianne favro with more on the busy shopping day on the peninsula, marianne. >> you're right.undreds of people headed to this ikea store. this is the first time this store has been open in more than three months. if you take a look now, even now with the store closing at 7, there are more than 200 people in this line. the lines were so long it looked like customers were waiting for a ride at disneyland. some people drove more than 60 miles to shop here. for many this was the only ikea around that was open. >> i needed to go to ikea. we have one in emeryville, but they're closed. unfortunately the line is ridiculous out here. >> it's really ridiculous. >> we need a sense of normalcy, to get out. >> reporter: it was so busy at one point the parking garage even filled up and there was a highway 101 back up at the off ramp for the store. customers are required to wear a mask and the restaurant is not open. some of the customers we talked to said it took two hours to get inside the store. reporting live in east palo alto, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> all right, thanks very

marianne favro joins us from los gatos with a mother's powerful and painful story. marianne? >> reporter: janelle, there were so many demonstrators out here earlier today. you could barely see this lawn. but for one woman, who we talked to today, this protest was personal. as a black mom, she knew she had to be here with demonstrators as they marched down los gatos boulevard to city hall. she has two sons. and like so many, is outraged a police officer in minneapolis kneeled on george floyd's neck until he died. >> it is every mother's fear that what happened to george floyd would happen to her own black son. >> she didn't plan to speak today, but realized she had to share her story with a crowd of more than 600. her oldest son, college prep graduate, took his own life, in 2018, she feels strongly, that racism played a role. >> he knew that life would not be the same as his white counterparts. >> now she says she fears standing up for her younger son, hoping the words she shares will motivate everyone to create the change she and so many others are demanding. >> it starts wit

marianne favro just talked with the mayor. she's live with his reaction. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo says the officers involved should be fired. four active duty san jose police officers along with several retired police officers made bigoted and antimuslim comments on a private facebook post. the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending. here's what mayor liccardo had to say about the posts. >> this is atrocious and any officer who is directly involved in this kind of racist and islam phobic behavior should be fired. >> chief eddie garcia has also called for assistance from the fbi to investigate this issue. the mayor says he has no authority to fire the officer. but on tuesday the city council will consider voting to place a measure on the november ballot that would change that. last wednesday mayor liccardo issued nine proposed police department reforms. he says several of them would help make sure there is more accountability during police misconduct investigation. so, right now an investigati

in campbell, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> despite a spike in cases marin county is moving forward with easing more restrictions today. indoor dining, hair salons and barber shops plan to reopen. campgrounds and picnic areas were also given the green light to reopen today. however, the county did hit a pause on hotels and short-term rentals, gyms, as well as skin care services and tattoo parlors. right now there's no word on when they will be able to reopen. >>> happening today san francisco unified is trying to help families during the pandemic by giving away free thermometers. the school district will hand out nearly 9,000 thermometers during the event at lincoln high school beginning at 11:00 this morning. they will help families monitor themselves for possible fevers. those thermometers were donated to the district by san francisco-based public health company. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," pressing pause. why you won't see any ads for starbucks in your facebook feed, at least for now. and it's not the only company. >>> plus, a legendary american western star now the

nbc bay area's marianne favro live in san jose with a closer look. marianne, this has been a long time coming. >> reporter: it really has, terry. many people today say they've been waiting two decades for this day. they even got up early so they could be the first passengers on the trains leaving this station. and they also wanted to be part of history. now, just before 8:00 this morning, the first b.a.r.t. train pulled out of the pristine new berryessa b.a.r.t. station. some people brought their kids and took photos. other passengers cheered and applauded. gil takamori hopes the new b.a.r.t. line will also help south bay motorists. >> well, it's going to take some congestion off the road here. we already know the other b.a.r.t. stations are struggling for parking, so this is just going to help ease some of that congestion. >> reporter: this ten-mile extension to san jose cost $2.3 billion. what makes today's trip so significant is that it's the first time b.a.r.t. has gone all the way to san jose. of course now that we' ridership is down more than 90

here's nbc bay area's marianne favro. >> reporter: mayor liccardo says the officers involved should be fired, and tonight he's calling for a thorough investigation to see if there are even more police officers involved than the four placed on administrative leave. four active and several retired san jose police officers are accused of posting racist, anti-muslim comments, including mocking black lives matter, on a closed facebook page. tonight the executive director of the bay area council on islamic relations says she is disgusted by the posts but not surprised. >> we are calling for these officers to be terminated. on top of that, we want to be clear to warn any police departments across northern california to not at all consider rehiring these police officers. >> reporter: san jose mayor sam liccardo is calling for an investigation to see if even more officers are involved. >> any officers directly involved in this kind of racist or islamaphobic behavior should be fired. now, obviously we're going to learn a lot more through this investigation, how many others have been involved, ho

nbc's marianne favro is live downtown with a look at the demonstration today. it has been a day of people trying to get back together and get back to the powerful words of the governor and the protest and what happens now? >> reporter: absolutely. what started as a very small protest here earlier this afternoon has grown exponentially. now, there are well over 300 people who are out here in front of city hall. they have been marching through the streets of downtown san jose. shouting, no justice, no peace. we have heard a lot of people in cars honking horns in support. today, the governor says he understands why people have lost their patience. a small group of about 50 people gathered in san jose this afternoon, continuing the demand for change after the death of george floyd in minneapolis. as the protests grow, store owners in downtown are clearing glass and boarding buildings. the aftermath of a weekend of vandalism and looting. actions governor good afternoon newsom condemns along with the people he says exploited the protests. >> the looting, the violence

nbc bay area's marianne favro just talked with the mayor, who was pulling no punches. marianne is live in san jose with his reaction. >> reporter: terry, mayor sam liccardo said the officers involved should be fired. four active-duty san jose police officers along with several retired officers apparently made several bigoted and anti-muslim comments on a private facebook post. the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. i just spoke with mayor had to say about those posts. >> any officers directly involved in this kind of racist or islamaphobic behavior should be fired. obviously we're going to learn a lot more through this investigation, how many other officers have been involved, how long this has happened, and there may well be, i expect, other officers. if that's the case, then certainly they should be fired as well. >> police chief eddie garcia has also called for assistance from the fbi to investigate this incident. the police officers association president says his organization will take steps to expel the officers inv

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> well, our shelter at home order has taken a huge toll on the convention industry. to date we learned how big. the toll is from the agency called team san jose. it manages the san jose convention center, montgomery theater, and the san jose civic auditorium. those venues have lost more than $25 million because of canceled events. and without those visitors there, as even more painful losses san jose's stores and hotels estimated at $37 million. >>> a nail salon group says it plans to sue the governor's office to push it to release guidelines so it can reopen businesses. the industry is responding to governor newsom's statement that community spread of covid-19 started in a nail salon. they say it's not true. investigative reporter candice nguyen joins us now. she broke this story friday and joins us with more on this big development. >> reporter: the group pro nail association says they will sue the governor's office to get court-ordered guidelines for salons to open as well as a targeted opening date. today industry workers took to

nbc bay area's marianne favro is in san jose to dig deeper into this new data. >> reporter: the study found the inability for many minority groups to thrive in the tech world may begin with inequities they experienced as kids in school. called the silicon valley pain index, a new study found that only 1% of $19 billion in venture capital funding in silicon valley went to black start-up tech firms, and that's far from the only troubling stat. >> zero, number of black women employed by ten large silicon valley technology companies. >> reporter: the study by san jose state's sociology found the disparities are systemic and start with disparities in education. he found blacks and hispanics in silicon valley experience much higher dropout rates than their white counterparts. that's not all. >> in math projectcy, 57% of black kids and 75% of latino kids are no proficient in math, compared to 31% of white kids not proficient in math. >> reporter: jethro moore with the naacp says the digital divide -- >> in the lower east side there are places people cannot afford computers or technology. the

marianne favro is in the bay area with reaction from customers. >> reporter: i'm here no north beach restaurant owners who already have outdoor dining are thrilled that come friday they will finally be able to serve their customers at tables. the unlembrellas are already oun the street and the area is cordoned off. the owner of this cafe hopes that this air will will soon be full of customers now that the city says al fresco dining can resume. >> people are anxious to enjoy themselves and have a sense of feeling a bit of a norm again. >> reporter: some diners in north beach were so thrilled they've already made plans. >> sitting outside and going to have a pizza and bring your own wine and just sit outside. >> reporter: there are some rules that come along with outdoor dining. servers have to wear masks and tables must be six feet apart. san francisco has more than 4,000 restaurants to choose from, but only a fraction will initially benefit from easing restrictions. portofino's seafood company has been around since 1937, but like many other restaurants in the city, it has no outdoor

nbc bay area's marianne favro is in san jose with the new data. >> the study found the inability for many minority groups to thrive in the tech world may begin with inequities they experienced as kids in school. called the silicon valley pain index, a new study found that only 1% of $19 billion in venture capital funding in silicon valley went to black startup tech firms. and that's far from the only troubling stat. >> zero. number of black women employed by ten large silicon valley technology companies. >> reporter: the study by san jose state sociology professor scott meyers lipton found the disparities are systemic and start with a lack of equality in education. he found hispanics and blacks in silicon valley experience much higher high school dropout rates than their white counterparts, and that's not all. >> in math proficiency, 67% of black kids and 75% of latino kids are not proficient in math compared to 31% for white kid who's are not proficient in math. >> reporter: reverend jethro moore with the naacp says the digital divide is very real. >> in some schools, everyone has a

reporting live, marianne favro, nbc news. >>> hundreds marched alongside ocean beach. you can see them there. it transcended on the great highway. the protest remained peaceful throughout. >>> today, hundreds gathered for a peaceful protest in vallejo over night, an outside group dime gather in. and roz plate plater is there. roz? >> indeed, the the protest appears to be winding down. ly show what you is happening here. a larger group had gratherred just across the street and another group of them headed towards -- back to city hall. one of the organizers told us they were mindful of the curfew and they want people to have time to get home. they walked back here from city hall and drivers of cars honked their horns in solidarity. >> history of abuse and neglect. >> reporter: from the water front, they marched to city halls, teens, adults, families with children, carrying signs and a very clear message. >> i home you realize this is not a white versus black issue. >> reporter: all of them wanting change when it comes to police brutality. >> change needs to happen today.

here's nbc's bay area marianne favro. >> reporter: there are now 46 testing sites in santa clara countynly averaging 2400 tests a day. just over half its goal of 4,000. >> the county can't do it byh2a itself. the small community!9ów)ájtj can't do it by themselves.xún but the large health care centers, the large clinics in this county need to step up and help provide additional testing. >> reporter: those systems palo alto medical foundation. so today, the county health officer issued a new order requiring the large health care systems to offer covid-19 tests to patients with symptoms. those who had close contacts with confirmed cases. and those with a high rate of exposure, including grocery store workers. he says the county can't be tave tasked with doing most of the testing. hospitals need to do more. >> they're not doing them to the level we sneneed to move forwar and not see the hospital beds fill up. >> reporter: kaiser permanente said it is in compliance with the new order and continues to expand testing. we also reached out to stanford health care. and just got a response. they

in palo alto, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> learning about a drug, national institutes of health have halted clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine after finding no benefit to covid-19 patients. latest in series of moves for the drug. fda removed use, nia says there's no benefit, however no harm. >>> search is on for teenage girl who went missing in gilroy, kally everhart, seen tuesday on ren avenue. might be in company of man known as king dre. anyone with information is asked to call gilroy police. >>> college professor on leave after reportedly chastising a student about her name. in email exchange matthew hubbard asked his student to ang size her name because sounded like insult in english. he tweeted apology, reading i apologize for actions which caused pain and anger to my student and to untold number of people who know nothing about them other than two inappropriate emails. apology was not well received so he deleted twitter account. >>> coming up, unique way a group of protesters is calling attention to police brutality. >>> nfl team, why owners want this to be different. >

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> still to developers conference today. how people are reacting to the company's message. >>> the fourth of july almost a couple weeks away but the illegal fireworks have already started. a lot of people are fed up including firefighters. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff macke -- jeff ranieri. il sh i'll show you the forecast in eight minutes. >>> today apple held a virtual version of its famous worldwide developers conference. the iconic event looked and sounded a lot different starting with the first words out of tim cook's mouth. our business and tech report scott budman was tuned in and joins us from the apple store. >> reporter: today's event had a much different feel than a typical apple launch. not just because we had to stream it from our devices due to the instead of gadgets taking center stage, social issues came first event in history. the conference starting not with tech but what ceo tim cook said a more important message. >> to start i want to address racism and inequality and justice and to recognize the pain

marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> a follow-up on the story of a laney college professor on leave after chastising a student about her name. in an email exchange math professor matthew hubbard asked student phuc bui to anglicize her name because it sounded like an insult in english. hubbard tweeted an apology yesterday reading, i apologize for my insensitive actions which caused pain and anger to my student and which have now caused pain and anger to an untold number of people who know nothing about me other than these two inappropriate emails. hubbard tells us the apology was not well received and has since deleted his twitter account. >>> a group of business owners are working to bring an nfl team back to oakland. the committee sent a letter of intent to file a formal application with the nfl this past week. we've learned the group has heard back from the nfl acknowledging that they received the letter but it's not yet clear whether the nfl will listen to the group's proposal. the plan, we're told, is described as a privately financed, developed and operated endeavor. fingers cr

reporting live in san jose, mariann marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> it is not clear why but cases are on the rise, it could be gatherings during memorial or the protests or we are getting more testing results. let's start with santa clara, a slight increase in cases. the numbers were trending down, you can see here but then all of a sudden they started to get active again. let's switch now and go to sans t mateo county. yesterday the county reported 33 new cases. let's look at alameda county. the county reported a slight increase in cases over the past two weeks. on june 1st, we saw 57 new cases and june 8th, 30 and june 9th, 41. governor newsom anticipates the number of cases are going to increase. the state now is better prepared to hahnndle it. san francisco will open businesses on sidewalks. the sunset and applied to set up tables in the parking spots, the city is giving him little time to make requirements. the city wants businesses to place barriers around outdoor dining areas and to take on extra insurance. some of the restaurant owners say it is worth it if they get more b

marian marianne favro is live. >> reporter: none of the seven counties are here in the bay area, but the governor did ask eight other counties, including contra costa and santa clara to take action. due to the rising spread of covid-19, ordering bars to close into fresno, imperial, kern, kings, los angeles, san joaquin and tulare county. san mateo has reopened bars, is not on the list of closures. san francisco is not either and it's set to reopen tomorrow. there are several reasons why health leaders say bars pose additional risk. tend to draw extra crowds. people tend to take off mask to drink and they often have loud music so people have to yell and spread more airborne particles. also harder to do contact tracing when people move from one bar to another. in santa clara county, bars are not allowed to reopen and governor wants it to stay that way for now. nbc bay area news. >>> just in the newsroom, belmont police investigating someone coughing on someone else on purpose. st. james restaurant and bar, signs tell customers masks must be worn until seated. discussion with bartender

nbc bay area's marianne favro just talked with the mayor, who was pulling no punches. marianne is live in san jose with his reaction. >> reporter: terry, mayor sam liccardo said the officers involved should be fired. four active-duty san jose police officers along with several retired officers apparently made several bigoted and anti-muslim comments on a private facebook post. the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. i just spoke with mayor had to say about those posts. >> any officers directly involved in this kind of racist or islamaphobic behavior should be fired. obviously we're going to learn a lot more through this investigation, how many other officers have been involved, how long this has happened, and there may well be, i expect,

marianne favro live in san jose with a closer look. it finally got here. >> finally, you're right.any people in this area have been waiting decades for this day, and in fact some of them actually got up early just so they could be one of the first passengers on the trains leaving this beautiful station. and they also wanted to be part of history. just before 8:00 this morning, the first b.a.r.t. train pulled out of the new station. many of the passengers cheered and applauded. gill tack maori hopes the new b.a.r.t. line will help ease congestion in the south bay. >> tremendous. i think this is an enormous accomplishment for the city and the public infrastructure that's been badly lacking in this area. >> reporter: this ten-mile extension to san jose cost $2.3 billion. what makes today's trip so significant is that it's the first time b.a.r.t. has gone all the way to san jose. of course now that we're in the midst of a pandemic and b.a.r.t. ridership is down more than 90%, it could take a while before we start to see the number of passengers that b.a.r.t. was initially expecting. bu

reporting live in east palo alto, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> like waiting for a ride at disneyland. another sunny weekend, people out and about. social distancing being observed. sky ranger flying over alamo square park in san francisco earlier this afternoon. people social distancing, just doing an amazing job. a similar scene at delores park, people keeping inside those circles that were drawn. circles are 6 feet apart. people are doing it. somewhere dr. fauci is very, very proud of what you people are doing right now. thank you. >>> we're learning new details about a drug many hope would help treat coronavirus paegss. the national institutes of health has halted its clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine after finding it has no benefit to covid-19 patients. this is the latest in the similar moves regarding the anti-malaria drug. the fda revoked the emergency use of the drug on monday. world health organization dropped the drug from its global study on wednesday. the nih says while there was no benefit there was also no harm in patients treated with that drug. >>> pg&e has taken th

in san mateo, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> tonight investigators believe they have the man who started six brush fires in a span of just a few hours up in the north bay. those fires burn the in corte madera and larkspur late last night and this morning and some of them got close to homes in the area. police have arrested a 61-year-old man after someone saw him near one of those fires. no one hurt. no homes damaged. >>> history in the south bay. b.a.r.t. now goes all the way to san jose. many have been waiting decades for this extension, and today some jumped on the first train leaving the new berryessa station in san jose just says t b.a.r.t. line will help clear the air. >> it's going to take some congestion off the road. we already know the other b.a.r.t. stations are struggling for parking, so this is going to help ease some of that congestion. >> the ten-mile extension to san jose cost $2.3 billion. >>> take a look at this. b.a.r.t. posting this video on instagram. this is from on board the train during the inaugural ride. b.a.r.t. says to get from the warm springs stat

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> a curfew in los angeles as of 8:00 tonight. hundreds of protesters marched through the streets, without incident. but as evening approached, one police car on fire, another fire in the street, was started by protesters and put out by protesters. they used fire extinguishers. >>> in santa monica, the looting started at 4:00 p.m. and a police officer was grazed on the foot. >> the city police department is here to support peaceful protests. but will not stand for civil unrest and criminal behavior. the national guard assisting several cities in southern california. >>> the unrest continues in washington, d.c., as well. more fires set there. black smoke seen rising into the sky of the washington monument. this is after a chaotic night, that saw national monuments vandalized. demonstrators ran from might have been gunfire was fireworks. staffers are told to hide their badges until they reach a secret service agent. unker friday night. he is blaming the group antifa for the violence across the nation. he's labeled them dome

in campbell, marianne favro. >>> all of this comes as the state is seeing a giant surge in covid cases. this shows the daily new cases in california for the month of june. here's june 1st. nothing much to get excited about until you get to this past tuesday. more than 7,100 new cases. in the past 24 hours, more than 4,800 new cases reported. testing capacity having something to do with that. it's increasing which means mor. the graph on the left showing the number of new cases per 100,000 people. this is for the past two weeks. you can see most of the bay area is below the state's average of 134 cases per 100,000 people. except for marin county. marin county coming up with 200 new cases. on the right is a percentage of positive tests in each of those counties. the state positivity rate 5.1. marin 5.7. they're keeping a close eye on the positivity rate as they look to reopen more and more. >> as the coronavirus outbreak inside sangui quenit begins to grow, there was a rally at the main gate. demonstrators called for clemency and release during the crisis. despite a spike in cases, marin

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> happening now, the oakland unified school district board is debating how to dismantle the district's current police force and start from scratch. tonight, we're hearing from the district's police chief who says he will soon be out of a job. the chief is in charge of the district's small police force who responds to 911 calls from teachers. oakland superintendent dr. johnson-trammell instructed them to come up with a security plan that would involve dissolving the district's police form by the end of the year. >> it's going to be the safety and security plan that the board and myself and the superintendent will have to put together between now and december that will make the difference. that's going to be the key. >> reporter: the district still employs more than 40 unarmed security officers assigned to various schools. >>> san francisco unified is the latest district to declare city schools should be police free. the school board of education voted last night to not renew their agreement with sfpd. the new rezlation declared a school

in san mateo, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> this is the first weekend of outdoor dining in san francisco. we first told you about this yesterday morning. last night plenty of people showed up once again with an appetite in north beach. the city's famed restaurant scene showing signs of life once again. >>> now to history in the south bay, b.a.r.t. now goes all the way down to san jose. many have been waiting two decades for this expansion. just yesterday morning was the very first ride. some jumped on the first train leaving the brand-new berryessa station so they could be a part of the big moment. the new b.a.r.t. line will help clear the air. >> well, it's going to take some congestion off the road here. the other b.a.r.t. stations are struggling for parking, and so this will help ease some of that congestion. >> this ten-mile extension cost $2.3 billion. >>> and take a look at this. b.a.r.t. posted this video during the inaugural ride yesterday. b.a.r.t. tells us to get from the warm springs station where the line used to end to berryessa takes just about 13 minutes. >>> 7:0