. >> i think part of that is living in the silicon valley bay area, we just assume the rest of the nation is behaving the way we do. so i hear that 15% number and i'm absolutely astonished. now, you help businesses ship whatever service they want, fedex, u.p.s., usps. is there one that's a better deal? or does it depend on what they're shipping as far as what he they choose? >> there's no one size fits all for shipping. it depends on what you're shipping. usps is good at lighter weight items and fedex, u.p.s., they're better at heavier weight items and sending documents. so there is no one size fits all. across the board in our customer base, what we can see, though, is that usps is the best value for money for a lot of small businesses and 98% is using usps for their shipment. >> is that because it's the good deal? this gets into our topic, this president's claim that usps undercharges for shipping. amazon in particular, he says. and i realize we're talking about small businesses. but do you feel that's the case? it's very hard to get the numbers out of the postal service to prove it one

silicon valley ecosystem. >> reporter: even now, the bay area is dealing with high housing prices, traffic is coming back, and we're struggling through a pandemic. >> it's been a symphony of pain for bay area workers for a decade now. >> reporter: now fast, a san francisco e-commerce company, says many of those workers are thinking of leaving. >> it's definitely super expensive, the living costs are expensive. >> rent is high, jobs are scarce now. i probably would leave. >> reporter: the fast survey says 43% of californians are eyeing the exit, largely because they can work from anywhere. of those, almost half say they want a lower cost of living, almost half say it's because they want a slower, quieter pace. a dangerous trend for an area dependent on its talent. >> it is our best and brightest workers telling us now that they're seriously considering leaving the bay area. that's something to be worried about. >> reporter: and it is on a lot of people's minds. >> i know a lot of people that are kind of thinking the same thing, why spend all the money here if you can live somewhere less expensive. >> reporter:

bay as the head of the silicon valley leadership group. >>> and we are in a very steady summer pattern which means blue skies over the bay area. if you liked yesterday and stay, you'll like the next couple days. i'll let you know what but as californians we'll get through this together. if your income has been reduced or you've lost your job or your health insurance, covered california is here. we can help you find the health insurance you need to protect you and your loved ones. and, you may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. so, if you or someone you know is without coverage, visit coveredca.com to learn more or enroll today. >>> more than a dozen people paddled out into the bay in honor of sean monterrosa. he is the 22-year-old shot and killed by vallejo police last month. they carried their boards into the water. his city torgd swraenl the city surf project which gives bay area youth a chance to learn to surf. the police said they thought he had a gun when they fired. it turned out he had a hammer. >>> there was a covid safety caravan today. guillen is the ft. hood army specialist found dead last mon

bay area news. >>> silicon valley largest shopping mall is trying something new. it is going outside. unfortunate since valley fair mall just unveiled a huge expansion. half a million square feet including a new bloomingdales before the lockdown in march. but it is doing what it has to do. so this includes an open air market where shoppers could browse and cool off with a cold drink or ice cream. restaurants are providing outside dining. it will be open friday through sunday. >> all this week nbc bay area is supporting our schools, putting thousands of backpacks full of school supplies in the hands of students who need them and tonight you have the opportunity to pitch in and help, too. you could do it in even. chris chmura is live in mountain view. what is the goal and how do we do this in person, too? >> reporter: well, get in the car and come to the corner of el camino real in between the jumba and pizza my heart and if you come down here between now and 7:00, you could get a free piece of my heart pizza if you support our schools and donate a backpack. for $25 you could donate a b

at noon, google was making a fresh investment in bay area affordable housing signing $50 million to ongoing collaboration with housing trust silicon valley. that partnership has already started development on several projsothese renderings in berkeley and san jose. now google said its launch initiative will spreed up construction and preservation of affordable homes and in ten years, they'll support the creation of 4,000 new units. >>> after most musical performances were canceled throughout the world, british scientist died decided to learn more about the coronavirus and singing. we report from london where they're turning to a classic song for their latest study. it's been dubbed the happy birthday study to determine the safety of singing during a >> [inaudible]. >> we're calling for more systematic research to be done in these types of settings. it's the settings in which they happened. >> in this study, participants sing or play into a funnel. scientists then record how many parol particles are exhaled and the distance they travel. while the study is still underway, scientists hope their findings can determine whether additional prec

. >>> bay area tech titans testify before congress. silicon valley ceo's fended off accusations they're monopolizing the market place. tim cook of apple. sundar pachy and mark zuckerberg and jeff bezos of amazon all vi allegations ranging from favoring their own products political partisanship. >> i'll just cut to the chase. big tech is out to get conservatives. >> this is one of your part fers, why on earth would they compare you to a drug dealer. >> you copy your competitors. >> we're adapted features. >> and applied more than 75,000 people in the u.s. >> our goal is best, not the most. >> today's hearing is the culmination of a 13-month anti-trust probe into big tech and could lead to congress passing new anti-trust rules. >>> a sculpture of sir francis drake was quietly removed by the city overnight as reports sick lated that protesters might take matter news their own hands and topple it. it is a work of art hotly debated for month. christie smith is with why this is not the end of the battle. >> reporter: activists have repeatedly called for th

silicon valley, you can't live on unemployment. >> right now at 4:30, the final rush. businesses across the bay area brace for a flood of customers as they prepare to shut down again tomorrow. we go back to the south bay gym that just reopened yesterday. >>> plus, happening today, berkeley city leaders consider a first in the nation plan to remove police officers from traffic duty. so who will do the job? a live report is next. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> and a very good tuesday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping his eye on that commute for us this tuesday morning. we want to start out with meteorologist kari hall with a look at that forecast for today. kari, walking outside this morning, i was like, ooh, it is cooler out here. i like this. >> okay, we're making some progress here. >>> we're going to see a very nice day. our temperature trend today will be very much like yesterday. we're starting out cool and we'll see it going up into the mid-70s by noon. it will feel very nice. our high temperatures expect to reach i

bay area? >>> kari, we checked out silicon valley. i saw a number of smaller incidents pop up.nly one affecting the on te looking at the map is south 101 at the 880 transition. the transition ramp is open but there will be a distraction at least for a few minutes and that's about it for the rest of the bay as wout. the bay bridge toll plaza they did turn on theeavy enough they have to do that. the view looks great. back to you. >> thank you, mike. one of those popular trends among top athletes suddenly comes to a stop. we're talking about the tradition of jersey swapping after the game. we love that, right? but the nfl is now saying no way. next and new this morning "today in the bay," why one well knowt he calls a hippocratic situation. >>> everybody ou get out! >> and they're probably still looking for a bigger boat. the major new milestone for a movie that launched a summer blockbuster "jaws." what one actor is revealing about the making of the film. ♪ >>> and now to our tribute to the class of 2020 here on "today in the bay" highlighting our graduates who made it through sc

silicon valley, you can't live on unemployment. >> right now at 4:30, the final rush. businesses across the bay areaprepare to shut down again tomorrow. we go back to the south bay gym that just reopened yesterday. >>> plus, happening today, berkeley city leaders consider a first in the nation plan to remove police officers from traffic duty. so who will do the job? a live report is next. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>>

silicon valley costing a little less right now. but rents are ticking up in more affordable parts of the bay area. we'll explain both next. >> back out live, sky ranger showing you pictures of what is going on in martinez. a marchand rally going on there. we have been following this for about 90 minutes now. when it started out there are soon to be more people. i believe the number of people at this rally has been thinning. it's been peaceful beginning to end. helicopter pulling out and showing the streets around there. this is all in response to hate crimes in the city. you can see some people, some stragglers going here and there and maybe just going home. some of the problems that these people were addressing including the viral video, two people trying to paint over the city's black lives matter mural. the huge yellow letters right in front of the courthouse there. they were upset about that. they came together, they marched, they stopped, they took knees, they had moments of silence, they are still there at waterfront park and we'll keep you posted on what happens next. >> now to our making i

silicon valley that leaves no community behind. thomas succeeds the ceo of more than 23 years. >>> farmers markets are slowly returning to the bay area. see how one reopened in san francisco today with social distancing and safety measures. >>> we have the sea breeze keeping things coal at the coast at 20 miles per hour. now we've got more beautiful weather ahead this week, but a slight d >>> an outdoor farmers market born from one of the covid-19 street closures in san francisco is blossoming. take a look at the turnout here for the outer sunrise farmers market and mercantile. 37th street between ortega and pacheco turns into this market every sunday. the street is one of the many corridors closed by the city as part of the covid-19 slow streets program. organizers sought to bring fresh food and produce to a mostly residential part of the city. >>> it looked like a gorgeous day to go and you tellout and hit the farmers market or take a walk or whatever you wanted to do outside with limitations, of course. this is covid-19 era. here's frances with a look at the weather. >> yeah, that's right, eric and dion. it is great to be outdoors

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bay area news. >> that could be very helpful. >>> here's another story to give us some hope. a little silicon valley ingenuity. we checked out the latest invention from a 13-year-old in south san francisco. his name is masan thompkins. he calls it the safe touch pro. it provides a safer way to touch things. that's easy. he came up with it when he saw his parents using their sleeves to open doors. >> so it's gentler on surfaces. it's also lighter. and antimicrobial to kill germs. >> nice work. he's already made and sold hundreds of these gadgets. san mateo county supervisor even today named this day after tompkins. >>> not only survive but maybe even thrive. redwood city is continuing its popular program aimed at helping downtown restaurants and retailers. open up the streets al fresco all summer long. here's nbc bay area's sergio quintana. >> reporter: there are a few streets in downtown redwood city blocked off for this program. it's called eat, sip, and be. san mateo county already allows indoor dining but customers are still uneasy about sitting inside an enclosed space for an extended period. so sitting ou

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silicon valley, abc 7 news. >>> up next breaking news on how the state will handle unemployment claims. that is next. plus, daycare in crisis. families leaving the bay area are leaving behind a vacuum with child care centers stuck in limbo. >>> also under the cover of darkness the threat that had a work crew removing a statue before the sun came up. >>> solidarity instead of it's important californians have health coverage. if you've lost health insurance, covered california can help. you may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. just visit coveredca.com today. throw we have breaking news about unemployment to tell you about. let's get right to 7 on your side's michael finney. >> reporter: the governor is weighing in and he is making big promises. these promises can actually be quantified and qualified. we will of course keep doing that for a new call center will be put in place where they route calls to an e.d.d. specialist that can actually answer questions. now often untrained personnel take the calls and offer callbacks that never come. next, the oldest claims will get priority and the entire backlog is to be cleaned up by the end

silicon valley you can't live on unemployment. >>> right now at 6:30, the final rush. businesses across the bay areace for a flood of customers as they prepare to shut down again tonight. coming up live a report. we go back to the south bay gym just opening yesterday. >>> plus, happening today berkeley leaders consider a first in the nation plan to remove police officers from traffic duty. so who will do the job instead? a live report is next. >>> and another fight over a school name is raging in the north bay. next the anger over the name and what's being done about it. "today in the bay" continues right now. >>> and a good tuesday morning to you. a terrific tuesday morning. i'm marcus washington. >> all right. terrific tuesday. i'm laura garcia. the sun is up over parts of the bay area. kari has a look at our forecast for today. we'll get to mike in just a moment. how are we looking, kari? >>> looks pretty nice for today. here is that sun shining right into the camera in san jose. we're going to see the temperatures in the mid-50s to start, and then warming up into the mid-70s by early in the afte

silicon valley you can't live on unemployment. >> right now at 5:30, the final rush. businesses across the bay arearace for a flood of customers today as they prepare to shut down again tonight. coming up in a live report we go back to the south bay gym just reopening yesterday. >>> plus, happening today berkeley leaders consider a first in the nation plan to remove police officers from traffic duties. so who will do the job instead? a live report next as "today in the bay" continues right now. >>> and a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute for us letting us know if we have any issues on the roads. first we want to start with the weather today. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the forecast for us. and starting out cool. i like it when it starts out cool in the morning, kari. >>> and we're going to have a nice and slightly cooler afternoon today as we head over toward pleasant hill. we're starting out with temperatures in the mid-50s. as we look at our temperature trend throughout t

silicon valley roots. >> i get inspired. >> reporter: he says he would love to get these in the hands of hospital workers and ride sharing companies like uber and lyft. scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> what were you doing at 13? >> playing in the backyard. i don't know. nothing. hanging out with friends. >> i was practicing weather reports. >> what were you doing? >> i'm sure you were. >> another warm day. >> it has been a -- yes, that's right. we do have high clouds moving on by. it's filtering the sun a little bit. really just making it a nice day to be outside. after all, it's july. getting 90s isn't that bad. the good news as i have been saying is, we don't have any strings of 100s coming our way. we dodged a bullet with that. certainly this week. as we head through tomorrow, what i wanted to start off with on our forecast is to show you that this area of hot high pressure is still in place to the south of us. this will continue to try to bring in the heat tomorrow. we continue to also have some patchy fog at the coast. a little westerly breeze. that's what's keeping us out of the 105 to 110 degree heat. that is the good news. as we roll through tomorrow morning, it's a

bay area. however in santa clara county and san jose they are set to expire august 31st. a new report from working partnerships usa and the law foundation of silicon valleytects a looming crisis when that happens. >> our report is predicting an eviction timebomb of over 43,000 evictions, 16 times the normal rate of evictions we receive in a typical year. >> reporter: this, and silicon valley, where rents are highest among the nation. and when my moratoriums end tenants will be asked to pay back rent too. >> most of these low income tenants who lost jobs and are unable to pay rent are going to struggle immensely to pay hundreds of dollars additional each month to be able to pay back rent. >> reporter: the nonprofit says there needs to be action to extend the moratorium, to provide legal assistance to tenants and get congress to act on rent relief. >> we really see this crisis compounding with already a very severe housing crisis. >> reporter: california apartment association believes there's a crisis too, but to the different solution, government rental assistance. landlords need to be able to pay their bills too. >> make rental assistance immediately ava

latest updates on reopenings in the bay area check out the special section on our website, kpix.com/back- to-school. >>> some of the biggest tech companies in silicon valley are urging a federal court to block president donald trump's new student visa rule. it will force many students to leave the u.s. facebook, google, spotify, paypal and more than a dozen other companies and join a lawsuit saying america's future competitive this the on attracting and retaining talented international students. the rule requires in person teaching for student visas which might not be offered during the pandemic. california along with 17 other states have filed their own lawsuit. >>> they are rolling out new text to make beverages contactless. it scan the cure code on her smart phone to choose a drink in the vending machine in the new was at wendy's, five guys in other areas. they say all three style dispensers will be contactless by the end of the year. >>> as the sun returns to debate the next coronavirus relief package today, the national transit coalition will host a virtual rally seeking $36 billion in emergency federal funding. agency leaders will discuss how financ

place and counties across the bay area however, in santa clara valley they are set to expire august 31. any report from working partnerships usa and the law foundation of silicon valley predicts a looming crisis when that happens. >> our report prediction is over 34,000 evictions, that is 16 times the normal rate of evictions we see in a typical year. >> reporter: this, in silicon valley where rents are among the highest and when the moratoriums and, tenants will be asked to pay back rent too. >> most of these low income tenants that have been unableà have lost jobs and been unable to pay rent are going to struggle immensely to pay hundreds of llback rent. >> reporter: the nonprofit says there needs to be action to extend the moratorium, to provide legal assistance and to get congress to act on rent relief. >> we see this compounding what was already a very severe housing crisis. >> reporter: the california apartment association believes there is a crisis too, but sees a different solution, government rental assistance. they say landlords need to be able to pay their bills too. >> make it immediately available to make sure that the rent gets paid, there for, t

silicon valley companies. >> all eyes will be on this virtual hearing happening tomorrow. thank you, kat, technology reporter at the washington post. thanks for doing it. >> thanks for having me on. >>> well, bay area weather today, the last few days of july, a typical summertime pattern here. and you know it if you're at the coast, probably shivering there with the fog nearby. you're looking for a way to shiver with those temperatures inland back to the upper 90s. here is a look at the satellite. we're showing you this. the low clouds and fog still hugging a good percent of the bay area coastline. it's so foggy at the coast. foggy over portions of san francisco. there's a closer look here. we've also put in the surface winds to indicate we still have that onshore breeze. if we did not have this fog bank or onshore window, wed would be talk about a heat event across the entire area, but that's not the case today, not the case this week. we have fairfield 92 degrees. livermore 90. san jose 76. oakland 70, and half moon bay, a chilly 59 degrees. we have options here in terms of temperatures with the bay area pattern out there not only for today but over the next few days. we had the low clouds and fo

bay area. these are fallouts from sports returning without the fans. plus, the world's biggest tech ceos about to get a grilling on capitol hill. the hearings that could forever change silicon valley'sop tech giants. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we'rendemic. one of two san francisco venues now getting hit, the other is oracle park. "the examiner "reports roughly 2, 100 food service workers will be cut. that news comes for the company that manages the food for both locations. meanwhile, biotech company genetec is announcing nearly 500 new layoffs. >>> happening today four big tech ceos in the hot seat. amazon's jeff bezos, facebook's mark zuckerberg, google and apple's tim cook getting a virtual hearing comes after a long investigationpract. amazon controlling nearly 40% of online sales. facebook and instagram controlling the world's largest social network. google processes 90% of floeglo web searches. today's house judiciary hearing starts at 9:00 our time. >>> theranos ceo elizabeth holmes, judge has set a new deadline for prosecutors to respond to a new defense motion that pandemic-related changes to the jury selectio

bay area. students and staff have signed a petition to partially defund the police department. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: at silicon valley'snly public university a call from students and staff to partially defund the campus police department is now opening the door for dialogue with the administration. sjsu president mary papazian now plans to create a task force that will meet this fall to reevaluate the role of policing on campus. >> the response is the first of what i think will be many steps that should unfold over many years. >> reporter: sjsu professor nicky aboa helped write the petition urging the university to redirect some of the funding from police to initiatives that support black students and staff. the demands also include disarming campus police. >> you can imagine how long the systemic issues of racism have been on our campus. so to think that a three-month task force will address the issue, i feel like misses the mark. >> reporter: in a statement papazian said the task force will select an external reviewer to support and guide the work and offer recommendations for reform such as new models of safety and

silicon valley. technology that spans the globe but you can't wait to move to the san francisco bay area.e last decade, big tech has reshaped downtown districts. now, some businesses say that their workers can stay home indefinitely. so what about downtown? >> reporter: packing up is emotional. >> and you start looking in drawers and taking things out and putting things in boxes, it becomes very nostalgic. we've been here for 25 years. from going 4500-square-foot offices with all the employees running around that's created to going to remote is very, very scary. >> reporter: his 15-person staff had to work from home during the pandemic. so even he was surprised when he and his whole staff turned out to like going remote. now, he's putting the office up for rent. >> what will you save by not having to run this place? >> it's about 30, 35% of our operating budget every month is because of a physical building. >> you'll just cut that out. >> we'll cut that out. >> a cost to other businesses in the neighborhood. so this is what your lunch spot. >> this is our lunch spot. this is where we come

across the bay area however, in the santa clara county and san jose they are set to expire august the first. a new report from working partnerships usa and the law foundation of silicon valley predicts a looming crisis when that happens. >> we predict and eviction time bomb of 43,000 evictions which is 16 times the normal rate we see in a typical year. >> reporter: this, in silicon valley where rents are among the highest in the nation and when the moratoriums and tenants will be asked to pay back rent too. >> most of these low income tenants that have been unable, they have been unable to pay rent, they are going to struggle immensely to pay hundreds of dollars additional each month to be able to pay the back rent. >> reporter: the nonprofits say there needs to be action to extend the moratorium and to provide legal assistance and to get congress to act on rent relief. >> we see this crisis compounded what was already a very severe housing crisis. >> reporter: the california department association believes there is a crisis too, but sees a different solution, government rental assistance. they say landlords need to pay their bills. >> make rental assistance immediately ava

bay area civic innovation network and code for america. she's cultivated public private partnerships with silicone valley tech firms and sanford university and frequent speaker on topic. we are very proud to have her joining sf planning. >> good afternoon commissioners. this is peter cohen from the counsel of community housing organizations. i thought i take a moment to call in and thank the staff for putting together this nice summary of all this data from the housing inventory. some of us really love to get into the data. kind of data nerd. what's really helpful with these annual snapshots is to step back and help us as hopeful advocates to see how we're doing and really meeting our housing needs. one of the things about covid-19 that really i think open lot of our eyes even more so than normal is what an unequal impact this pandemic and the economic crises is having on san franciscans. when it comes to housing security, housing access, it's not surprising this falls along race and class. these are things many of us in affordable housing have known all along. we kind of get numb by these numbers in these reports. seeing these highlights in