here's thom jensen. >> we need all hands on deck! >> reporter: a loud cry for help where hundreds of people held a rally and a walk for peace. >> this is a plague. for us, this is a pandemic. this is the covid that never goes away for us. >> reporter: counter demonstrators tried to interrupt the rally shouts out the names of people they say are victims of police violence and holding a large banner calling police domestic terrorists. others say we need to add more officers to the streets where violence and property crimes are surging. >> we're in a state of emergency. we are in a state of emergency! we're going down a dystopian road to hell in a hand basket. >> reporter: oakland's police chief, business owners and church leaders saying gun violence has gotten out of hand. >> i hear that gunfire 24/7. >> reporter: and true unity is the only solution in oakland. >> it is time that we come together and we unite behind reducing gun violence in the city of oakland. >> while we're arguing about how to go forward, our children are being left

as thom jensen explains herd immunity is not an exact science, it is a moving target. >> reporter: the family chose bay area for their first vacation. >> the last year we have not gone anywhere. >> reporter: the high vaccination number here is a factor. >> that's the reason why we came here. >> reporter: 75% of eligible residented are vaccinated. >> we are sort of very broad going anywhere and focusing on gaps that we have. >> reporter: the county does not want to use the term herd immunity. getting 85% of the eligible residents fully vaccinated. that would mean we can take our mask off and resume some level of normalcy. new vaccine resistance variant are always a threat. san jose mayor echoes the concern. many people still need that second dose. >> having a full two-doses of vaccination is critical to enable us to individually protect ourselves and the community. >> reporter: a whole new population could soon become vaccine eligible when vaccines are approved for two to eleven years old, meaning the county's goal of 85% vaccinated moves with them. thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> p

thom jensen has the story. >> reporter: video shared around the world. crimes in san francisco, from car break-ins to violence and robberies sflmt there's no statistic to what that does on the outlook to how we perceive what's going on in our city. >> reporter: perception is a real concern, and san francisco's mayor and police chief say it's not fair. >> what's not brought to the forefront is that in almost every single instance our police department has arrested many of the people in these particular crimes. >> reporter: this east bay man says he follows the crime and believes the sheer number of crimes have gone way up, especially car break-ins. >> this year alone i've seen so many car break-ins. a guy even tried to chase a guy. >> reporter: city leaders contend their stats show car break-ins are down in 2021 compared to the past five years. so are robberies along with assaults, but gun violence is way up, 119 crimes with guns in the first half of 2021, by far the most in six years and more than double in 2019 before the pandemic began. and san francis

women's gymnastics team. >> thom jensen getting the latest reports from our olympic teams in japan. s that are already under a lot of scrutiny. >> reporter: yes. a positive test of an athlete while training. her name has not been released. but she is an alternate on the women's u.s. gymnastics artistic gymnastics team. team officials tell us the athletes have not been to their -- have only been to their accommodations and not the training facilities at the olympic village. they haven't visited the city yet. in fact, tokyo, u.s. gymnastics telling us two athletes have been moved to separate hotels, only telling us about one positive video test and will work out at a different training facility than the rest of the team as they prepare for the games. yesterday american tennis star coco gauff announced on twitter she's pulling out of the games after testing positive. she said, quote, i want to wish the team usa best of luck and have a safe games. the 17-year-old says she's disappointed and it's always been her dream to play in the olympics for team usa. live in walnut creek, thom jensen

thom jensen went to one of the really hotspots, brentwood, it's about 110 right now. how are you coping, how are people coping when they're told to turn down ac, and they're baking in triple digits. >> what a tricky equation. 110 like jeff just said, trying to stay cool but yet conserve energy. a lot of the folks here have found simple adjustments they can do to do that. others admit they crank u ac to stay cool. >> with theling breezes, this pf contra costa county has been baking for two straight days and the hottest one is yet to come. >> we've been spoiled. and both ends of the state have been having heat waves. now i guess it's our turn. >> reporter: everyone's keeping a close eye on the temperatures as they keep going up. it topped 100, possibly over 110 tomorrow in brentwood. many turning to neighborhood splash pads for relief. >> took the girls out to get a bit wet and cool down. >> reporter: her family didn't experience heat like this at this home in england, but after relocating a couple years ago they've learned to cope. she opens up the windows early in the

here is nbc bay area's thom jensen. >> we need all hands on deck, all hands on deck. >> reporter: a loud cry for help on the shores of lake merritt, where hundreds of people held a rally and a walk for peace. >> this is a plague. for us, this is a pandemic. this is the covid that never goes way for us. >> reporter: counterdemonstrators tried to interrupt the rally, shouting out the names they say are victims of police violence, and holding a large banner, calling police domestic terrorists. the issue of police funding in oakland has been divisive. but others say we actually need to add more officers to the streets where violence and property crimes are surging. >> we're in a state of emergency. we are in a state of emergency. we're going down a dystopian road to hell in hand basket. >> reporter: oakland's police chief, business owners, and church leaders say gun violence has gotten out of hand. >> i hear those guns, that gunfire 24/7. >> and true unity is the only solution in oakland, a city that's had a violent reputation for decades. >> it is time that we come together and we unite beh

here is nbc bay area's thom jensen. >> reporter: a loud cry for help on the shores of lake merritt where hundreds of people held a rally and a walk for peace. >> for us, this is a pandemic. this is the covid that never goes away for us. >> reporter: counterdemonstrators tried to interrupt the rally, shouting out those they say are victims of police violence and hold a large banner calling police terrorists. the issue of police funding in oakland has divisive. but others say we actually need to add more officers to the streets where violence and property crimes are surging. >> we are in a state of emergency. we are in a state of emergency. we areystopian road to hell in a handbasket. >> reporter: business owners and church leaders saying gun violence has gotten out of hand. >> i hear that gunfire 24/7. >> reporter: and true unity is the only solution in oakland, a city that's had a violent reputation for decades. >> it is time that we come together and we unite behind reducing gun violence in the city of oakland. >> while we're arguing about how to go forward, our children are being left

we are live in walnut creek, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, thom. and our raj mathai is there tweeting about all the breaking news that comes down. you can follow him on twitter for the very latest. watch our specials later this week from the bay area to tokyo thursday at 4:00 and 7:00 and then again friday at 1:00. >>> just in, pg&e says its equipment may be linked to the start of the dixie fire burning in the sierra nevada. in a report to the state's public utility commission, the utility company says a repairman spotted a blown fuse and conductors atop of a pole and a tree leaning into the conductor and fire at the base of that tree. pg&e equipment has repeatedly been linked to major wildfires including a 2018 fire that ravished the town of paradise, killing 85 people. and video from a wildfire camera shows that dixie fire burning in butte county near the side of the deadly 2018 camp fire. this morning there are new evacuation orders. fire officials say the fire has now spread. so far flames have burned 18,000 acres, contained right now standing

so fingers crossed, it stays that way. >> reporter: in boulder creek, thom jensen, nbc bay-area news.>>> our nbc bay area app is a great resource this fire season. you can get breaking news, weather alerts, sent straight to your phone. you can also customize the forecast for where you live. it's free to download on the app and google play stores. >>> it's more than tripled in size. new video tonight of the tamarack fire. it is burning in alpine county. that fire has grown to more than 21,000 acres. that's up from the 6,000 we reported at 6:00, this evening. flames broke out on the fourth of july. but in just the last 24 hours, it has exploded in size. >> they gave us about 20 minutes notice. that they -- you know, they -- it looked like they said the fire was like five, six miles away and about an hour later, it was right on us. they didn't give us any time at all. >> flames are burning about 45 minutes south of lake tahoe. but as you can see, that smoke plume is visible from the lake. >>> undocumented immigrants won't have to worry about their legal status if they need to seek shelte

in san francisco, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> the crown continues its royal run at the emmys. the netflix show tied for the most nominations, 24. "the mandalorian" received 24. for the starring role in "hacks." "cobra kai", get flix must be happy because "bridgerton", 12 nominations there, and the highly-touted "rathched." >> discuss among yourselves. delicia: this is where all our recycling is sorted -- 1.2 million pounds every day, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america. but that's not all you'll find here. there are hundreds of good-paying jobs, with most new workers hired from bayview-hunter's point. we don't just work at recology, we own it, creating opportunity and a better planet. now, that's making a difference. >>> coming up tonight at 7:00, we're digging deeper into the new mask guidance for kids as they go back into the classroom. i'm going to talk to a superintendent about the challenge he and others are facing as they try to figure out how to follow these rules, how to enforce it and how to do what's best for kids. i'll have that at 7:00 on

in vallejo, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> still ahead, a strong message from the federal government to san jose airport. the one area that the faa wants sjc to clean up or it will lose its funding. >>> a new development in the brittany spears conservatorship, what's next after the judge denied the singer's months old request to end it. we'll explain. >>> brittany spears, spears' recent conservatorship, the judge denied a request by spears' attorney to remove her father, jamie spears as the sole conservator to of her $60 million estate. >>> in our making it into the bay challenge, the federal government is calling a large homeless camp a danger to the people living there and the near by airport. scott budman is joining us live in san jose with what does the federal government want to do with that encampment? >> reporter: they want it cleared out. it has to be cleared out the next several months for several concerns. >> reporter: in the shadow of san jose international airport. >> this is my home. >> reporter: katherine davis is scared. >> we have nowhere to go. >> reporter: the camp

. >> i'm thom jensen in walnut creek. u.s. officials announcing this morning that one athlete, an alternate, on the u.s. women's gymnastics artistic team has tested positive for coronavirus. she and another athlete are being quarantined in a separate hotel and training at a separate facility in preparation for the olympics. >>> i'm sharon katsuda in the south bay, one bay area county says it will implement the mask mandate again. in alameda county it will be required to wear masks indoors at the courthouse. many of the courtrooms and jury selection rooms around the bay area don't have windows to allow fresh air from outside. los angeles county last week announced the indoor mask mandate would begin again. it went into effect over the weekend but the l.a. county sheriff won't enforce it because it goes against cdc guidelines. >>> let's check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> good morning. and we've been watching out for the potential that we could see a few isolated thunderstorms as well as some dry lightning and we

we are live in walnut creek, thom jensen, "today in the bay.." >>> we are also in tokyo.he's tweeting about this breaking news right now. posting this less than an hour ago. you can fol him on twitter for the latest news as well. watch our specials from the bay area to tokyo on thursday at 4:00 and 7:00 and then again friday at 1:00. >>> here at home, in san jose, an issue, another plea to get vaccinated. the president of the city's planning commission is holding an event this morning at mexican heritage plaza in east san jose. it comes as the number of hospitalizations are rising amid the delta variant. 76% of santa clara residents 12 and older are fully vaccinated. >>> despite rising covid concerns city hall in san jose is getting ready to reopen to the public. happening today you will be able to schedule an in-person appointment. august 2nd, all floors and departments will be open with limited staffing. cdc guidelines will be followed which allow vaccinated visitors to go unmaskd. people who have not been vaccinated will be required to wear a mask. >>> many services ar