the san francisco bay ferry launched a new express route today. r the pandemic. one new route will take commuters from downtown san francisco to alameda in 20 minutes. passengers will come and go from a new terminal called satisfy plane lagoon ferry terminal. san francisco bay ferry will shuttle passengers to and from oakland, richmond, and vallejo. service will be more frequent during the morning and evening commutes. >>> a bay area city getting a fire and paramedic company back, called fire engine 95. it includes firefighters and paramedics which ran out of station 95 in daly city. however, budget cuts forced daly city to shut down that company four years ago. but last year, voters approved a half cent tax increase to fund fire 95. today you see claps there. people in daly city celebrated the reinstatement. >>> police don't often laugh when they get a 911 call. but a couple of santa clara police officers had to smile when the anonymous call sent them to rescue ducklings trapped in a swimming pool. they weren't big enough to get out on their own.

east bay commuters have some new ways to get to it from san francisco. an francisco bay ferry launched new service today, including a new route from alameda. ktvu is elissa harrington tells us what passengers need to know. i don't have a stress level on the very that's the nice thing. i mean, you sit back and get caught up on emails. very passengers like randy bain took the very first trip on san francisco bay ferries new route out of alameda, the alameda is he playing very route just launched this morning. it takes 20 minutes to get to the city and gives east bay commuters an alternative to the bay bridge. super close to where i live, so it's just convenient and a great way to get across the bridge, you know, without having to worry about traffic. we're really excited to welcome everyone back on board as the recovery gets going, and. people start traveling again. calculations the san francisco bay ferry also operates out of oakland, richmond, leo and south san francisco. the company announced new schedules and the most weekday service ever. there's a 30%

all 9 counties in the bay area have seen increases with hospitalizations quadrupling in contra, costa county and more than doubling in alameda sonoma and san franciscore something that we're very concerned about. >> this trend is not unique to san francisco bay area and california are all seeing the same trend now a new call for all healthcare workers to be vaccinated. the american hospital association which represents 5,000 hospitals healthcare systems and networks across the country. >> says ha strongly urges the vaccination of all healthcare personnel and support hospitals and health systems that adopt mandatory covid-19 vaccination policies are institutions that are. >> making sure that their health care workers are vaccinated. early wrong side of history. they're putting patients at risk. u c berkeley infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg. >> says this policy is a long time coming and the right thing to do, especially since many of those in hospitals are the most vulnerable to covid-19. >> you're talking about a population of people who are at high risk for bad outcomes from covid and the hot you cry. in my opinion. it's incumben

more of those low to mid 50s from the north bay, san francisco, and east bay.emperatures tomorrow, really doesn't get a lot better than this for july. down in the south bay. morgan hill at 81. through the east bay, yes, we have some warmer weather buck not too hot. 86 in antioch. 68 in oakland. peninsula, jacket weather most of the day, then i think around 3:00 and 4:00 low to mid. san francisco, wear layers toward the marina or downtown. 80 in novato. extended forecast here in san francisco keeps temperatures in the 60s the next couple of days but really the thing to watch out for is saturday. less fog in the morning. that may make it more enjoyable for you. through the inland valleys, warping up saturday, sunday, and monday, upper 80s and low 90s, thankfully it's not the triple digit heat we had just last weekend. coming up at 6:00 tonight we'll take a look at our drought and give you the latest numbers in our continuing coverage. >> looking forward to that. >>> we asked you to help us put backpacks, thousands of them into the hands of kid who is need them ar

san francisco. san francisco bay ferry launched a new route from alameda to the city today, the alameda seaplane ferrye takes 20 minutes to get to san francisco and gives east bay commuters and alternative way to at alternative rather to the bay bridge. the company also announced a 30% increase in weekend service across the bay. and passengers can also expect lower fares for the next year as more people return to work. we're really excited to be offering more service than we did before the pandemic we're offering starting today more weekday departures than we ever have before, and so we're making a commitment to help people choose to stay out of their cars and come back to work or play whatever they need to do in terms of crossing the bay. we want them to do it on a ferry, the san francisco bay ferry also operates out of oakland, richmond, vallejo. and south san francisco when you have a eight year old victim, that's a victim of gun violence. it's a tragedy coming up on ktvu news at 6 30, the vallejo police chief, opening up about the latest shooting investigation now underway. what detectives say som

here's a look at the temperatures. 65 in half moon bay, 76 in san francisco. find your spot quickly this afternoon. 76 at richland. then we jump to the mid-and upper 80s for the rest of the bay. look at the 90s to 100 inland. this isn't even the hottest day. we will take a look at those numbers and the latest on the excessive heat warning and advisory coming up next. >>> developing news, the ground is still shaking with the earthquake in south tahoe. >> we have counted at least 230 since the magnaitude 6 quake hit yesterday afternoon. the epicenter was inmono he'sook atro the aggressive shaking in arnold to swaying in san francisco, the antelope valley earthquake was wide reaching with 15,000 reporting they felt it. >> it was at # 30 in the afternoon, a time when people are awake, taentive, a lot of people at work basically. >> reporter: behind the wheel at the california and nevada border, a spectacle, a large amount of dust launched into the air during the rattle. watch as this group on i-95 realizes what happened. >> it's an earthquake. >> how do you know? >

bay, tri-valley 67. it might feel kind of strange again with that humidity lingering. san francisco at 59 and north bay at 52. another warm day as hot as 100 am brentwood. 96 in livermore, 97 in concord. san jose not too bad at 86. probably the best day in oakland at 70 degrees. this weekend more of those 60s rolling on in and through the inland valleys. once again, hot weather tomorrow, 96. then we hold onto these mid-90s thursday to friday, then the 80s rolling out next week. >>> let's talk about tokyo real fast. this is the hottest weather they've seen in recent memory. heat indexes going to the mid and upper 90s. next week we could have a heat index up to 100 with those off and on chances of thunderstorms. i'm hearing from a lot of folks reading about the weather and what's happening over there. people knew it was going to be bad, but this is the worst of the worst even for tokyo standards. >> talk about testing the athletes to the limit, right? >> for sure. >>> coming up, a bay area bargain when it comes to rent. the one place you may be able to find it and help you make it in

san francisco. san francisco bay ferry launched a new out from alameda to the city today, the alameda seaplane very te takes 20 minutes to get to san francisco and gives east bay commuters an alternative to the bay bridge. the company also announced a 30% increase in weekday service across the bay and passengers can also expect lower fares for the next year as more people return to work still to come growing frustration in the city of oakland as homeless encampments continue to pop up, bringing more trash, more fires and more hazardous waste to the city. you've allowed these homeless sites to go unchecked, out of control become fire hazards become waste hauser ads after the break a closer look at the troubling data that shows there are three encampment fires every day in oakland and later in sports. the giants try to avoid their first four game losing streak of the season. you wouldn't think it would be a problem against the struggling d'backs right sports director marco baniyas will show us who came out on top and a major reversal from the u. s attorney general later too. details on his announcemen

bay bridge. it's still a very slow ride for commuters heading in to san francisco. hercules and wind advisory in effect for commuters through the pass with a 47 minute drive. >>> it's a cloudy start on our south bay, san jose camera looking at downtown san jose. good morning to you. you can see that drizzle in san francisco. the drops on the live camera this morning. as we head through our day, seasonal daytime highs. that strong on shore throw in full effect. looking upper 70's to low to mid-80s's. some of the warmest spots upper 80's. around the bay. partly sunny. catching some clearing in the 60's and cool, cloudy and breezy along the coast in the upper 50's. starting tomorrow we will warm it up. especially inland into the 90's inland tomorrow. then 90's to triple digit heat friday and into the weekend inland. milder weather expected along the coast and around the bay. quickly i want to give a shout out to one of our viewers, patrick who just tweeted me his weather report in san francisco and said its drizzling, breezy, got to love the indoors. >> we appreciate yo

bay area. these new hazard maps show the vulnerable areas in san francisco in the east bay. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard takes a closer lr: the bay area learned firsthand what the force of a tsunami can do when a quake in japan in 2011 left heavy damage. in 1964, a 9.2 earthquake in alaska sent a tsunami that did damage on the california coast and parts of the north bay. now, state geologist are giving us updated information about where a major tsunami can strike around the bay. new technology allowed the california geological maps updated. >> preparing for the worst, 9.2 off of alaska that is the worst case we are looking at san francisco. >> reporter: in bay, new maps show the event can bring tsunami waves into west oakland and lake merit along the waterfront it could be bad. >> it was first thought that waves from the tsunami would come this far, where i am standing near the ferry building. new maps tell a different story. check it out. sky 7 with sky map technology shows how far it can come, well into the financial district, almost as far as fremont street. >> tsu

bay area's news station. you're watching kron 4 news at 6. they very concerned >> it's kind is not unique to san francisco, the bay area and california are all seeing the same trend. >> now at 6 coronavirus hospitalizations are up in the bay area, public health experts say the delta variant is a main factor in this rise. good evening. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 6. i'm ken wayne and i'm justine waldman in for pam moore tonight for weeks we've been talkine about the rise and of covid cases. mostly among the unvaccinated and well, as expected, it's now being followed by rising hospitalizations. and now a new call for mandatory vaccines among healthcare workers and first dan kerman live for us at ucsf medical center with more. dan. >> well, first on those hospitalizations were seeing numbers doubling. we're seeing them tripling. we're seeing them flood drew pulling in parts of the bay area. as you mentioned now, there's a new call that those who work in hospitals like the one you're ucsf. all get vaccinated. a rise in covid-19 cases is also leading to a surge in hospitalizations across the bay area. >> over the last 30 days all 9 c

an extreme fire danger san francisco's expected to be in the lower 70's today along the coast, lower 60's to upper 60's in half moon bay 69 in san bruno foster city looking at lower 80's 84 in mountain view, south bay notice saying warmer temperatures there hitting the 90's today 91 in dublin, 97 in livermore, berkeley, mid 70's. >> seeing some 90's out there in walnut creek today. 100's expected from vacaville 91 in antioch going up in the north bay expected to hit 90 degrees in santa rosa. so here's our 7 day extended forecast that the day one of that warming trend and you see temperatures there slowly starting to climb saturday will be the warmest day of the upcoming week. now let's check in on the roads and see how traffic is looking right now. if you're taking the san mateo bridge this morning. it's looking good in both directions. i don't see any issues there. 12 minutes heading out to highway one o one asked for the dunbarton bridge here. 8.80, to menlo park expect an 11 minute drive time looking smooth in both directions. westbound 24 from walnut creek to 5, 8011 minutes. and here's a look at some other drive t

bay. san francisco cooler with little bit of patchy fog, 58. north bay, 64. s warming up two to four degrees more. noticeable away from the bay. 102 in morgan hill, 92 in san jose. extremes over the east bay, antioch is 109 and brentwood at 112. if this is too hot for you, probably best spot is the peninsula. 87 in palo alto, 85 in san mateo and 60s in half moon bay today. san francisco is 70s, downtown in the mission, marina a chilling 61. north bay, 111 in ukiah and 86 in mill valley. brentwood drops to 105 sunday, then 80s and 90s next week. hang on, relief on the way. san francisco, 70s this weekend, 60s into next week. across the inland valleys, 100 sunday, 90s monday and 80s coming back in. you said your air conditioning broke in your car, did it kick back on? >> no, out of luck. >> man. >> going to be rough ride home. >> i can give you a ride. >> thanks jeff. >>> just ahead, not so fast, new twist surrounding the new alzheimer's drug approved by the fda. >>> happening now, police in southern california investigating a shooting near knott's berry farm th

san leandro. north bay mid 70s to mid 80s and topping out at 94 for ukiah. san francisco around the bay, temperatures holding steady over the next several days. south bay in san jose, warming up to the 80s for the weekend and in ex week with more clouds streaming in inland east bay from 80s today and 90s friday and saturday. let's check with gianna for a look at traffic. >>> getting busy out there as we see more cars on the road. it's that 6:00 hour. that thursday morning commute is ramping up. west bound 4, a crash blocking number two lane from the left. look at the red as you work west bound. busy out of pittsburg, you will see brake lights into bay point and down to nine miles per hour in some spots. pack your patience if taking highway 4. the ride on the altamont is a busy one west bound 205 to 680, a 37 minute commute. traffic elsewhere if you are headed through south bay, so far traffic has been light. we haven't seen many issues. a quick look at travel times on bay area bridges, some yellow on the richmond san rafael bridge, ten minutes castro street to 101. 12 min

. >>> plus, san francisco bay area ferry service returns. what you need to know about the relaunch. we're live >>> the fire danger is sky high. the roads shutting down ahead of the 4th of july to keep partiers away. >>> biden on his way to florida this very minute as the death toll continues to climb. plus. >>> lots of questions for lapd after what they're calling a catastrophic failure. i'm len kiese. >> i'm michelle griego. let's get a check on weather and traffic. here's darren peck, in for mary lee. >>> this is the one that sits on top of the mark hopkins. those are raindrops obscures the view. it is misty. east bay hills will probably get that as well. it's gray over san jose. temperatures in the low 60s. santa rosa is a cool 55. we all wake up to gray but it will burp back to the beaches by the time we get to the late morning today. we'll go to low 80s. gianna, how's the drive looking? affic alert fohighwaua this is due to an injury accident. northbound lanes are shut down until further not. so use an alternate in the meantime. we're seeing a lot of red and yellow. so traffic

bay. 75 in cupertino and 78 in san jose. east bay, 84 in concord, the peninsula anywhere from 69 to san mateo and 74 in palo alto. san francisco, chilly. wear layers. maybe you are here visiting for the classic shot ggb, right here no the north bay, 78 in napa and 75 in sonoma. we hold with 60s in the next couple of days and watch for less morning fog by saturday. we are back with more news right after this break. >>> a san francisco woman had been found guilty for coughing on people. the two women entered the store unmasked and carrying empty bags. federal jury convicted the two women of robbery, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. her sentencing is set for next month. >>> a new proposal today that pg&e offered an incentive for customers to get their vaccination. the supervisor of pg&e sent letter suggesting that with the delta variant spreading, pg&e customers get vaccinated be given a $100 rebate on their utility bills. >> we are reaching out to folks here on the ground to begin a conversation. >> he says it could be especially helpful to communities of color which are hardest hit by the pandemic. >>> coming

the peninsula 62.s through the east bay, san francisco, and the north bay. we're in the south bay and we're at 86 degrees. 96 in concord. 95 in danville. bringing into the peninsula, nice here. san francisco stays cool with 50s and 60s, and through the north bay from 74 to mill valley. san francisco has 60s in the next several days. we're going to upper 80s to 90 this weekend. we'll stay with that trend. check this scale out in tokyo. the dew point is expected to be 76. was humid in san jose today, think of what folks in tokyo are dealing with. >> that's crazy. miserable is a good adjective. thank you, jeff. >>> up next, we're just more than half an hour away from the nba draft. and anthony flores joins us with a look at what the warriors could do with their picks. ♪i got it, you got it♪ ♪i want it, you want it♪ ♪when i want it, you've got it♪ ♪when you want it, i got it, i got it, yeah♪ ♪when they want it♪ ♪we got it, yeah♪ ♪ ♪we got it, yeah♪ introducing togo's new cheese steak melt, featuring fresh artisan bread, layered with tender seasoned steak, sautéed

san francisco, 61. 67 in richmond. 68 at oakland. 67 in san mateo. 70s for the rest of the bay. 80s inland. in the northeastern part of mendocino county, high to very high risk of heat illness. >>> another flex alert is in effect today. asking you to conserve electricity from 4:00 to 9:00 tonight. power officials say extreme heat and the growing wildfire in southern oregon are threatening transmission lines. >>> new this morning, crews are working to put out a fire at a restaurant in the east bay. video shows these flames this at buffet in concord. the flames were shooting through the there. >>> now to the largest fire in california this year burning about 45 miles north the beckwourth complex fire has burned 86,000 acres. containment at 20%. the lightning. -caused fire is extremely dry brush there. evacuation orders remain in effect on both sides of the california-nevada border. there are not many homes still left in this small town. this is the second fire devastating the community in less than a year. >>> firefighter ace cross the bay area were kept busy over the weekend. >> from the hi

san mateo, south bay, 77 santa clara, 78 san jose with that sunshine. inland east bay, upper 80s close to 90 and concord, 91 in antioch and brentwood. 63 san francisco, 60y, east bay shoreline, upper 60s for oakland, for san leandro and for alameda at 65. north bay, mid to upper 70s to low to mid 80s, 86 in santa rosa, 94 in ukiah. around the bay, san francisco, oakland you see not a lot of change as we go through the next several days. south bay, san jose, a slight bump in temperatures by our weekend into the 80s and early next week with a few clouds streaming in. inland east bay, daytime highs warmingup more friday and saturday, north bay a little bit cooler as we look to the next several days. for the coast upper 50s to low 60s for the rest of our weekend and early next week as well. >>> we still have that busy ride starting into the altamont pass. super commuters, heads up. this is my first morning back at the station in a year and a half and i was surprised to see all the cars. a lot of folks getting out the door early. that high wind advisory is in effect and that was issued by chp over night. keep that in mind especially if in a high profile vehi

san jose. low 80s in concord and livermore. close to the bay, 60s in oakland and san francisco and half moon bay, 59 degrees. on my seven-day forecast, san francisco will stay pretty steady with morning fog, afternoon sunshine and 60s in the weekend and morning temperatures in the 50s. in the valleys t is very beautiful here. 82, low 80s friday and saturday. does go hotter the way i'm seeing it sunday and monday, but i don't think at this point we'll have 105, 106, 112. le there is a little good news there. it was so beautiful outside and you have to be here on time. >> i think he was trying to say there were things he'd rather do. >> nah. >>> they popped off in many cities during the pandemic, now parklets are close to sticking around in san francisco. the latest on the effort to keep them when we come back. when it comes to flooring, i'm hard to please. so, i go to floor & decoginabl, wood, laminate or stone without compromising my design. cause one aisle doesn't cut it. i need an entire store. explore floor & decor in person or online. emergency planning for kids. we can't predict when an emergency will ha

san mateo, red wood city south bay, 79 in santa clara and san jose. east bay topping out at 86, low 90s for antioch and brett wood, 59 daly city around the bay, 60 in san francisco, east bay shoreline 64 in alameda, upper 60s oakland and san leandro. 81 santa rosa. lake county, mendocino county, triple digit heat, excessive heat warnings for lake point and clear lake. holding steady with temperatures for the most part through the week, just a little bit cooler thursday and friday and warming back up into our weekend. back to you. >>> i don't feel places like this should exist. it's too hot. >> i think the best way to describe it which is the way my friend described it is the moment you open the oven and the gust of heat hits you in the face. >> this time lapse video gives proof how hot it's been in palm springs. you see these quickly melting in front of an art installation. this is as the heat rose over 113 degrees over the weekend. >>> 6:21. >> coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a successful mission for a billionaire blasting off into space. does nasa [hippo groans melodically] [iguana belts major 3rd] [gator reverb] [splash] [singing indri sing

bay, santa clara as well as san jose. inland east bay 95 concord as well as pleasant hill, 97 antioch. around the bay 64 in san francisco with clearing and sunshine, 62 daly city, 70 in alameda, 72 in oakland and highs into 80s for the north bay. looking at 81 for the napa valley. ukiah, 102 later today. san francisco and oakland around the bay, temperatures holding steady for the most part through the in ex days, south bay and san jose, a dip into next week with a few more clouds. inland east bay, temperatures are a bit cooler as we look to sunday and monday and then warming up for the middle part of next week. north bay, temperatures slightly cooler by the end of our weekend into early next week and low to mid 60s along the coast over the next several days. let's check with gee an flash flooding for the latest on the traffic alert. >>> this is east bound 80 at nut tree. all lanes blocked and unfortunately this is a deadly crash. one person died. they'll have the lane closures for quite sometime for the investigation. lanes haven't changed but i have information from chp. they did call tow crews to the scene. hopefully

but for now in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> another way to commute in the bay areaater san francisco bay ferry relaunching its service today with more schedules and lower fares. there's also a new terminal in alameda. it allows or direct trip between alameda and the city instead of stopping in oakland on the way. >> still to come, new details for the upcoming recall election when you'll be asked to head to the polls and how many hundreds of millions of dollars. this thing is costing the state. plus president biden visiting that site of the building collapse in florida. it's full week now since it fell the latest on the efforts to recover victims from the rubble and did you get a shot. well, now if you did, you might also have a trip. the is winning big in the latest vaccine incentive giveaway where the winners are from. it, let us take you to a place you've been craving. where the aroma of authenticity turns into the scent of home. and the warmth of friends and family is in every bite. here, there's a story behind every meal. with cacique, you'll be inspired to add

lots of low clouds and fog near the immediate coastline from monterey bay toward half moon bay pacifica, san francisco bird headlands as well. in fact, we still that stubborn patch. pushing back into the bay as well closer to oakland closer to berkeley and alameda. current numbers out there. san francisco only 56 degrees we have sixties in berkeley warm spots where track its of eighties out towards santa rosa and in fairfield, and the winds have been picking up this afternoon. you can see fairfield southwesterly at about 24 miles an hour, some more reports for u s fo. let's see that gust of over 20 miles an hour this afternoon for the four o'clock hour. here's a live camera. we showed you some of the cloud come we're on the satellite over oakland here is the real thing. looking out toward oakland. you can see trying to have some clearing the right portion of your screen but still a solid blanket of overcast for this afternoon over the bay. we'll start out tomorrow morning with the clouds, possibly some drizzle, especially co side and then into the afternoon hours, clouds clear back to near the coastli

isn't it a nice live look outside of the san francisco bay at the bay bridge there in the distance. lights aglow so early in the morning. very nice way to start our day. 4:48 right now. >> seems like a lot of clouds were there. >> you can see it. >> like looks good this morning. >> we'll see at times fog rolling by. i think the fog is going to be definitely coming in later this morning and sticking with us for the next few days as we get some cooler temperatures and the mist and drizzle keeps us cool. we'll see our temperatures in martinez in the low 60s as you're heading out the door, breezy southerly winds picking ups at about 15 miles per hour and we'll see our temperatures headed from the low 60s to low 70s at 11:00. nice warmup today. let's go to the south bay, our high today reaching 81 in los gatos, 77 in milpitas and 86 in gilroy. for the east bay we're seeing these temperatures also coming down a few more degrees with a high of 89 in antioch and 73 in hayward. oakland today headed up towards 71. also 71 in san mateo and 59 in the outer sunset. check out these winds still gu

bay at 60. we'll see mid-60s from downtown to the mission district and san francisco. rom the low 70s in mill valley to 98 degrees in clear lake and napa at 80 degrees for a high today. as we go through the forecast we are going to heat up and that heat starts to ramp up tomorrow. reaching 99 degrees. 100 degrees inland. a few days of highs near 120 -- 100 into the next week. now the good thing is that we will have the cool areas near the coast and more sunshine for san francisco so we are reach ing into the low 70s. mike, you have been watching the roads. anything new? >> hayward to union city, don't worry. san jose there's a smoother drive. we have the backups forming for high 37. richmond toll plaza. berkeley as well. want to call out the times for highway 4. more slowing there and might have caught the glimpse of the slowing on 242. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> happening now bart wants your opinion on how to improve the stations in berkeley and elp stories. the a's future in oakland is unknown but the city making decisions about the coliseum. >>> and we

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most people in the san francisco bay area are vaccinated, but how concerned should families be aboutthis delta variant, especially with our kids? >> he said that if you are under 12, they don't have a high likelihood of getting this infection. if you are an adult and are vaccinated, he still suggests that we take all precautions. it is unlikely that way where we will become hospitalized or die. >>> in santa clara county, the number who died from covid-19 is not exactly what we were led to believe for more than a year it iactu b ria medina n jose tonighto elain >> santa clara county is reportin 19 deaths, they say there is a good explanation. >> it is important to go back and do this accounting to see if covid was actually the cause of death. >> tonight the largest county of the bay area had its first covid-19 death in the nation and now is reporting a drop in the death toll by nearly a quarter, from roughly 2200, 10 to 1696. >> i think transparent communication is an upside, a downside of that could be that people will say it was not as serious as you said. >> health leaders explains

bay side temperatures comfortably cool, 70s oakland into hayward. 75 for san mateo. san francisco, again, in the low to mid-60s, so no worries about any heat around san francisco tomorrow. north bay temperature in the 80s, you'll find some 90s around ukiah and east lake. the highest chances for seeing these showers which may see lightning, 5:00 or 6:00 focusing in on the diablo range, santa cruz mountains, at 5:00. that's happening a lot. at ground level at the same time it will still be very dry. so there's a difference going on, what's happening at ground level is still initially warm and dry. higher up, you could see those showers, rain that evaporates. when it does that, it could cause gusty winds. you're starting to see the fire play out, and still warm temperatures. this first band passes through. tomorrow evening we'll still see more patches of moisture coming through which may not drop rain but still has the chance of producing some lightning. that's the reason the red flag warning continues all the way through 5:00 monday evening. after that, the high which kind of inflat

we've kind of had this stubborn fog, a bank out toward not only san francisco but also portions of the east bayoward the richmond and berkeley. that's having a big impact on temperatures and we're not talking about any major heat. for today. san francisco only in the fifties, the war spots inland only in the seventies on track to reach the eighties. this afternoon. current wind speeds as you can see, they are a bit of a breeze out there, and those winds will continue to kick up into the afternoon hours. that onshore breeze which is returning sfo westerly at 21 miles an hour. in fact, here's a live camera looking out toward a cloudy sfo this monday afternoon that three moving around in the foreground a bit as well showing you assigned that it is windy in at least for that portion of the region. i think we'll be talking about some more winds over the next few days. this area of high pressure is beginning to lose its grip over the bay area forecast so cooler today upper fifties warmest locations will be in the mid to upper eighties and more cooling this week as temperatures kind of a stabilize mos

it's that small bit of land in the water separating san francisco bay and san pablo bay. it while crossing the richmond bridge. 140,000 a year, plus housing, plus health. >> we get a weather station out there. >> you can do your weather out there. >> it's a bonus for the weather department. >> that's going to go really quick. >> we're getting hot here, right? >> yeah, it's going to warm up. let's show you the heat warnings. check this out, all of california, pretty much under these heat warnings. >> we avoided it last week, but now we're getting it again. >> some of the heat is going to be moving our way. let's get you into the forecast and get you ready to go. we'll start you off with tomorrow morning first. we're going to begin in the 50s with plenty of fog and clouds. as we roll through the afternoon, we get the sunshine back and tomorrow, look, it's pretty much perfect the way things are because of that cooler breeze at the coast. keep us in the 60s in fran and half moon bay. head to the inland valleys, not too hot just yet. 82 in livermore. by thursday, that's when t

and then what we find is that there's regional if we go into the san francisco bay area. la county we're going to find, you know, very strong concern about the delta variant. >> less concern for up in sacramento are open. fresno were down in san diego. it's a different attitude about the bay area right now and we'll have to see if that changes over time. >> the governor says the state has no plans to use a vaccine passport system. he also says there are no statewide plans to impose capacity limits or lockdowns on businesses in sacramento. ashley zavala kron 4 news right now on kron 4 dot com. you can find the latest mask guidelines and vaccine efforts across the bay area. just use your mobile device to scan the qr code on your screen and you'll get directed straight. there. let's check in on our weather now with meteorologist matt breida, producer audrey us. >> it can. yeah. let's take a look at your weather forecast because we are tracking right now that concern of for fire danger with the drought monitor exceptional to extreme worst drought category for north bay and eas

it is a really good spot to see fireworks across the bay of san francisco as long as there is no fatherlanning closures along dallas street and frontage road. >>> in the east bay, these areas are going to be closed all day on the fourth of july. we flew over that area. the goal of this is to prevent fires, clouds, and illegal parking and lookout points. there will also be several street closures around lake merritt, including parts of grand avenue and lakeshore avenue. this map gives you an idea of the locations. these trees will be closed all day on saturday and sunday. >>> the massive search and rescue operation in surfside, florida, resumes. concerns about structural damage and remaining condo building stalled efforts. we are at the live desk with more on that and president joe biden's visit. >> reporter: 18 are confirmed dead and one for five are still missing and search and rescue crews are back at the fight and they are looking for survivors. they were stalled for 15 hours because of structural concerns involving the part of the building that remained standing. once the search is

. >>> happening today san francisco's bay ferry is resuming service and returning with incentives to boost ridership, low fares plus an extended service. weekends is resumes today. and discounted tickets will onliable available for one year. the first ferry leaves at 6:30. we'll have a live report coming up. >>> 17 people were injured when an lapd bomb squad truck exploded while they were carrying 5,000 pounds of first, some oe explos re sives. being stored in the trr. it blewthe ndof a p e locationplanning to detonate when they exploded. ten law enforcement personnel were injured. none of the injuries were life- threatening. one person was arrested at the scene. >>> here in the bay area authorities are doing everything they can to crack down on first, illegal fireworks. grizzly will be closed from skyline to centennial drive from 5:00 a.m. on the 4th until 5 a.m. the following morning. >> it makes it extremely difficult. >> don't be the cause of a tragedy. don't be the calls of a fire. we'll be out there in full force. >> police and fire are hoping people will celebrate responsibly.

bay where temperatures are once again well in the 90s. we have the micro climate in full swing. 53 in san francisco, 55 in napa and 57 in san jose. foggy at the coast, a breezy bay, upper 70s noontime inland, 70s around the bay and by afternoon we are in the 90s inland. it is hot again. we have a cool seabreeze at the shoreline and we will talk about monsoonal moisture headed our way for a cloudier outlook. more on that coming up. >>> well, flakes broke out at a building on east 12th street. about 860 pg&e customers are without power. the fire is under control. officials are investigating whether it was started at a nearby encampment. >>> and the bootleg fire to the north of us is the biggest burning in the state right now crews have made progress and it is 42% contained. in the meantime governor gavin newsom has declared a state of emergency in a number of counties impacted by wildfires. the records are in plumas, butte and alpine counties burning 160,000-acres burning toward quincey and plumas county. >> i see smoke on two sides of me, pack up and go. >> reporter: what is your hope in the days moving forward? >> well, i want to

bay, 52. san francisco 55. east bay at 54.foggy breeze and daytime highs, going to have a hard time warming up, a 30 degree drop over what we experienced this weekend, got up to 112 inland, tomorrow just 80 in concord, and san jose 76 near the bay. 66 in oakland. san francisco at 52. looking good at santa rosa and napa at 70. weather will stay like this through saturday's forecast and sunday we'll see changes, hot area of pressure over the desert southwest will bring heat our way. doesn't look as hot as last weekend but definitely increasing temperatures and circulation around this producing flooding in arizona with very heavy rain, if you are headed to arizona next seven be days they will have this on and off flooding pattern. in san francisco we hold in 60s in the next seven-day forecast. morning fog, some sunshine, temperatures in the 80s next couple days and 90s sunday and monday. now sunday and monday will be similar to what they're experiencing in tokyo. >> really? >> when you factor in the humidity the feels-like temper

that's for san francisco, oakland and for the south bay in san jose. as we look to the inland east bay locations, several degrees cool america to the mid-80s's for tomorrow. the north bay cooler staying cool at the coast with the temperatures in the mid to upper 50's. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> finally this afternoon, take note before you take flight. according to a new study delta airlines is the best carrier in the skies. it's the third straight year the airline has taken the top spot. southwest was in second place and united rounds out the top three. the bottom of the list, allegiant and frontier and spirit. more people are traveling now. they need to know that. >> that's true. >> they all rate the same when it comes to the prices. >> right? >> those flights are very high. that's it for the news at no . ♪♪ >> quinn: we can't keep doing this. >> carter: i know. >> quinn: or this. >> carter: mmm-hmm. nope. >> quinn: or this. okay. why is it... every time i try to head for the door, i keep ending up in a different position?

bay. thursday through about sunday. the numbers in the mid to upper 90s. san jose about two to three days of temperatures in the 80s. and low 90s. san francisco and bay side areas not too bad. 70s around san francisco. 80s inland and oakland. we'll watch that forecast. areas south of san jose. over time you'll see your forecast temperatures move closer to 100 degrees. next weekend appears to be the peak. of what should be three to five day heat spell. nice weather this week. the taste of summer heat coming back. >> there's a place they can get to -- not the show they wanted. the dangerous situation on an east coast beach that mean there was not a big fire works display tonight. another look at the magnificent fire works. look at this. coming to us from the nation capitol. above the lincoln memorial. loif at 6:00. live at 6:00. they did not hold back. >>> we want to update i don't breaking news. continues to be a tough night for firefighters. these are pictures from posting this on twitter. firefighters say right now they're battling nine fires. in just the 10:00 hours crews responded to 40 fires. many of them as you might have guessed suspect

bay. but we're really setting ourselves up with the microclimate extremes, as we'll keep fog at the coastlines. so, we had 60s at san franciscond half moon bay, oakland down to 74, san jose 86, closer to the heat, up to 98 in liver mother, 102 in brentwood and 97 in concord. you're tired of 102 brentwood. we've got changes on the way that i think you'll like. the hot area of high pressure we talked about, that starts to kick to the east by this weekend and we'll see a cooler system beginning to move close. we're good for a 5 to 10 degree drop for the inland valleys. in san francisco temperatures stay steady the next couple of days. we'll keep with trend of 60s on the seven day forecast. and across the inland valleys we have mid to upper 90s and this weekend upper 80s to 90 degrees. so, relief is definitely on the way for us. i would like to see it cooler, but we'll take your 89 on saturday. i love your p town pride. >> thanks so much, jeff. >>> the 49ers held their first training camp practice and it wasn't just the players that were back. anthony flores explains next. who could have known that the right food could help your

happy note -- >> thank you, scott. >>> look a vote before san francisco leaders today may help some in the city struggling to make it in the bay. this is better news this morning. activists are pushing for san francisco to acquire this building on irving street. right now it is a temporary home for police credit union but many in the sunset want it turned into a multi-story building of affordable units. >>> an impact to a power source. the plant faces closure due to low water levels. the water is pumped to generate electricity. at full capacity it powers 800,000 home just the lake is currently sitting at 668 feet. the plant would shut down once the lake hits 640 feet. experts believe that could happen as soon as three weeks from now. >>> new details on a nationwide jet fuel shortage. there are growing concerns it may start to impact fire fighting aircraft with fire season starting to pick up some shortages are already being felt at tanker bases in oregon and utah. still not clear if supplies can be bolstered by the time the wild fire fighting aircraft will be needed. >>> 6:39 this morning. time for a look outside. look at san

. >> reporter: the artist told us he wanted to honor the discovery of san francisco bay. >> i didn'te a sculpture of him. i made a sculpture of the event. >> reporter: the city plans to sell the sculpture for as much as $100,000 and will offer patent first dibs, the same amount he received as a commission 30 years ago. he admits he can't afford to buy back his sculpture and wishes it could be reinstalled. the city says it is unlikely. if he declines, a public auction would take place. >> any profits the city makes on the sale of the sculpture, what would happen to that money? >> we have not got to the point of deciding what that might be. i'm not sure that we really anticipate that this is a moneymaking enterprise for us. it cost tens of thousands of dollars when we had to remove it from its present location. >> reporter: and other public art installation could one day stand where drake once stood, but for now he remains under wraps and could soon be for sale. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> in tennessee a bust of a confederate general who was an early kkk later has been removed. at

, 72 oakland and north bay in the 80s, 81 napa valley and 102 for ukiah. san francisco and oakland, around the bay, temperatures pretty similar for the next several days. south bay san jose area, you see temperatures a bit cooler as we look to sunday and emmy next week with clouds streaming in. we can see mid level monsoonal moisture. it's moved to inland east bay. we will cool it down a bit for the end of our weekend into early next week, same for north bay and temperatures mainly in the low to mid 60s for the coast. let's check with gianna for a look at traffic with that traffic alert. >>> one person is dead following a crash east bound 80 at nut tree parkway. all lanes are shut down until further notice. it happened around 3:18 this morning. earlier reports say a person may have been hit by a vehicle. a lot of activity in and around the area. they're diverting traffic to peabody road. you can re-enter east bound 80 at nut tree road. east bound 80, nut tree parkway, all lanes shut down due to the deadly crash. we'll continue to bring updates throughout the morning. ch

they're going to be based in chicago, los angeles, new york, the san francisco bay area and washingtons will focus on gun trafficking. something that the president talked about during last night's cnn town hall. >> actually crime is down. gun violence and murder rates are up. guns. it's not because the gun shops in the cities are selling these guns. they are either shadow gun dealers and/or gun shops that are not abiding by the law. so we'll do major investigations and shut those guys down and put some of them in jail for what they're doing. >> joining us now is the deputy attorney general of the united states, lisa monaco. thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> good morning, brianna. good to be with you. >> tell us a little more about these gun strike forces. what is the aim here? and what are they going to be doing in these cities? >> well, brianna, today, as you noted, the attorney general and i will will be launching these strike forces nationwide. they are focussed on disrupting illegal firearms trafficking networks. so we obviously always want to go after the indivi

. >>> one of the great resources in san francisco bay area the center for theology and natural sciences, lots of places in the country people still think of religion and science as knocking heads. but not so by dr. bob russell of ctns leading in the discussions in the interaction between science and religion and how they can be compatible and think together 30 years. you have a celebration coming up quickly. >> we do. on the 14th we're going to have a book launch from my new book, time and eternity. >> a modest title. we'll get back to that. and for the 30-year kick off of celebrations celebrating ten years of our journal with a picture of the golden gate bridge on the cover signifying this bridge of two worlds. keeping them separate and respecting their differences but finding commerce. >> super. let's get your website out there. ctns.org. >> that's it. with the www up front. >> okay and the celebration this coming friday. >> right, the 14th. >> do people want to drop in. >> 2:30 to 4:30 come on by. we're an affiliate of the graduate union and i created this because of its incredible i

streaming on cbsn bay area, san francisco could be the next bay area city to issue an indoor mask mandate amid a surge of even vaccinated health professionals can't escape. >>> good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. let's get to the numbers tonight. 6.4% of californians being tested for covid-19 are now cming back positive. >> that average stood at 1.5% just 30 days ago. the state confirmed another 10,000 new cases in just the past 24 hours. you have to go back to early february to find a one day total that high. >> statewide, about 4100 covid patients are in the hospital, 122 more than there were just yesterday, and 3 1/2 times the number we saw in mid june, right before reopening. >> san francisco is averaging 176 new cases a day. úthat's a beginning of june. most are turning up in unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people, but there are plenty of break cases as well, and as juliette goodrich tells us, not necessarily where you rthdeltt, led cischaving to ouin sick. we've also learned it did not happen inside the hospital. >> delta variant is a different beast and it ca

. >> reporter: here in the south bay and san francisco, 82% eligible have at least one dose. nbc bay area news. >> we'll progress on the numbers now. how does san jose compare to other big cities. looked at entire metro area. it has best vaccination rate. 70%. 72% actually in metro area with at least one dose. san diego behind us, followed by chicago and new york city. at bottom, dallas, only 47% vaccinated. one dose at least. and phoenix trailing everyone in big cities. metro area, 44%. with the delta variant responsible for most of the new covid cases in the u.s., president biden talked about summer vaccination plan today. door-to-door outreach, renewed push to get vaccines to more primary care doctors and setting up more mobile clinics. >> millions of americans are still unvaccinated and unprotected because of that their communities, friends, people they care about are at risk. >> making a special plea to young adults who lagged behind in getting vaccinated. >>> new at 11:00, accused shoplifter at bay area market sent elderly woman to the hospital with life-threatening inju

the san francisco bay ferry actually lowering their rates in order to encourage you to take the ferry. the lower rates are going to be in effect for one year. turning now to our wildfire coverage. president biden held a meeting with west coast governors to announce new action to prevent and respond to wildfires. the president says wildfire prevention needs more resources. >> to change our presentation force management policies or suppression policies are pre positioning. posses truth we're playing catch-up. >> this is an area has been under resourced. but that's going to change if we have you do it. >> president biden announced that his administration is immediately hiring more federal firefighters and boosting their pay. there's also going to be an increased effort to use more technology to detect and respond to wildfires. the president also announced a plan to give more money for forest management. and the north bay sonoma county is also getting some big help when it comes to preventing wildfires, there. the county's getting 37 million dollars from fema for years in the making from

you got 60s right by the bay from oakland to san francisco. half moon bay, a chilly 59. attern all the way this weekend in san francisco. morning fog and a little bit of afternoon sunshine. and through the inland valleys, lots of low 80s. does get a little warmer sunday and monday with low 90s but at least no triple digits coming our way, jessica, nice weather moving in tomorrow. >> could you be out in the east bay, it could be 80, head to the city for dinner, and it would be 60s. >> or could you move a house. >>> that's going to do it for us at 7:00. thank you again for being with us. i'll be back and see you at 11:00. >>> he would tell me like i know how to kill someone and get way with it. >> at how old? >> known as the happy face killer, he murdered at least eight women on the road but at home he was just dad. >> you decided to get back in touch with your father. >> hi. how are you? >> think thank you to all the fans. >> all hail the fan favorites. emny nomination day. everything you absolutely need to know. >> you classless monster. >> 20 years ago today, w

and then what we find is that there's regional if we go into the san francisco bay area. la county we're going to fight. you know, very strong concern about the delta variant. >> less concern for up in sacramento are open in fresno were down in san diego. it's a different attitude about the variant right now and we'll have to see if that changes over time. >> the governor says the state has no plans to use a vaccine passport system. he also says there are no statewide plans to impose capacity limits or lockdowns on businesses in sacramento. ashley zavala kron 4 news, a group of parents is filing a lawsuit against the state of california. they say their kids shouldn't have to wear masks that school, especially if they're vaccinated. >> the attorney representing this group. let them breathe says covid-19 is not as dangerous to kids and that the decision for school districts to require masks for vaccinated. students is arbitrary. but not all parents are willing to take that risk. >> based on all the studies we've seen that kids don't really get very sick from covid and they d