is underway and we have had a gold for brazil in the women's swimming marathon here below me in tokyo bayome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics is due to leave japan in the next half hour. officials from belarus had tried to send her home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. but poland has granted her a humanitarian visa, and she's about to fly to warsaw. in moment we'll be live in tokyo and kiyv, but first our correspondent sarah rainsford has this report from minsk. she's a young athlete thrust into a political row she never sought. when sprinter krystina timanovskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics, they tried to force her back to belarus. she refused. speaking to the bbc from tokyo, she said she was now scared for herself and for her family. translation: i can't go back to belarus now, of course. - it's definitely not safe for me. i have no idea when i can go back. it may be five or ten years. and today came another reminder of the dange

she is an action right now, just down below us in tokyo bay.ll eyes on this battle between katerina johnson, thompson, the world champion from 2019, the olympic champion from belgium. katerina johnson times and has been struggling a little bit with any achilles injury fall stair —— this year. it will be interesting to see how it goes. the hurdles are oppressed, and then they have the highjump and the oppressed, and then they have the high jump and the shot put and the 200 years later. they will also then compete tomorrow. the women's golf gets under way in terms of gb there. you're looking at mel reid, jodi, we also have another new sport making its debut in sport climbing. the men went yesterday and today it of the women with sean i'm going in for that for great britain.— that for great britain. thank you very much _ that for great britain. thank you very much for— that for great britain. thank you very much for taking _ that for great britain. thank you very much for taking us - that for great britain. thank you very much for taking us throug

just behind us at tokyo bay, the open water swimming, the marathon for man has got under way.ay. it's going to be the turn of the men's today-— it's going to be the turn of the men's toda . . ~' , ., , . men's today. thank you very much, sarah talking _ men's today. thank you very much, sarah talking to _ men's today. thank you very much, sarah talking to us _ men's today. thank you very much, sarah talking to us from _ men's today. thank you very much, sarah talking to us from tokyo - sarah talking to us from tokyo there. now two crickets, and england began their five—test series with india in dreadfulfashion. they were bowled out forjust 183 on the first day at trent bridge. at one point losing six wickets for just 22 runs. that collapse sees the visitors with the upper hand. they trail by 162 runs with all 10 wickets still remaining, asjoe wilson reports. you don'tjust watch the olympics for 100 metres, nor cricket for 100 balls. there is nottingham, this is a test match... ..and that is out. rory burns gone for none, india celebrating the great traditions resumed. well, th

i'm not sure i would quite fancy swimming in 29 degrees heated waters down below us in tokyo bay, whereflorian wellbrock, such a dominant comfortable performance to him, he is the world champion and also added that open water marathon gold medal to his bronze in the 1500m in the pool but the temperatures and the heat are becoming a big talking point. we know there are issues as well with the women's golf potentially. they may have to shorten that. we've had certain events removed and requests for that to be moved because it's about 35 degrees here, temperatures very high in the water this morning, about 85% humidity, and that is something the athletes will have to be battling with over the next couple of days. however, there are still going to be 27 medals up are still going to be 27 medals up for grabs, are still going to be 27 medals upfor grabs, gold medals today, let's take a quick look at what else date 13 has in store for us, canada's damien warner will be on the track to cf warner will be on the track to cp can maintain his lead in the men's decathlon. they will have some event i

and back in japan, the olympic rings have been removed from tokyo bay. the structure was installed last december to might enthusiasm for the games. submit the pandemic touches paralympics begin just under 2 weeks time. all right, that is your book for now. it is back to emily. thank you very much. and so from us here at the news hour, i'm emily angland. stick around the family is up next with no of the day by the news news news. ah, ah, on august 12, sandy, it goes to the poles. and what approving the hotly contested election? i've come to grasp hold, you can run the trouble and the impact of coal the 19th day without is there for the latest updates. an in depth analysis and what the teach him at home for the north korea isolated and heavily sanction yet earning billions around the globe bureau. 39 is involved in everything that makes money for, for you to carry different passwords, say, contacts, and the money this year. and it goes straight into the coffers of leadership, a to park, people empower investigation, bureau, $39.00 cache for kim park, one o

it was just below us at tokyo bay. the water is about 29 degrees.e water is about 31—32. the humidity is about 80%. very tough for them, nearly two hours in the water. they were needing refreshment stop somewhere. people would use fishing rods to give them to them. tough conditions in the water. the german won the gold medal but there is plenty more to come. there are 27 medal events coming up for day 13 of the olympics in tokyo. let's start off by looking ahead to some of the action. canada's damian warner will see if he can maintain his lead in the mens decathlin as the final 5 events are played outanouk vetter of the netherlands is the overnight leader in the women's heptathlon. world champion katerina johnson thompson has withdrew after getting injured. australia and belgium will clash in the mens hockey final, with the world champions belgium looking to win theirfirst olympic title. and karate, native to the japanese royuku islands and new entry in this years games, will begin later. we have been enjoying those new sports. also, the men's skate

from here at tokyo bay and the olympics, let's go back to rich now in the studio. to seize control of the main city in helmand province — once the home to british forces in the country. the militants are now on the verge of overrunning the city of lashkar gar in the south, and there's fierce fighting in kandahar and herat in the west. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports from the capital kabul. lashkar gah, helmand, the peace roundabout — now overrun by taliban. they say this square is theirs. gunfire the centre of a city once patrolled for years by british troops. afghan special forces, trained by britain and other nato armies, are rushing in. this video's from the afghan ministry of defence. the battle intensifies on the ground and on social media. 35—year—old general sami sadat is the commanding officer in this southern area. he says the taliban have suffered hundreds and hundreds of losses. but his forces have lost most rural areas. it's much the same across afghanistan. now the taliban are bent on seizing the cities. this war is being wage

that is about it for me here from tokyo bay. back to you.arette was mentioning there. look forward to hearing your thoughts. at you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, it's considered one of the hardest gold medals to win — we meet the australian teenager competing in the new olympic discipline of sport climbing. the question was whether we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate i and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is w

i willjust let you know because right behind me down here in tokyo bay, we have had the triathlon. a ten km open water swim. competition, there is a ten km open waterswim. it competition, there is a ten km open water swim. it is a bit of a slog in will take about two hours but women are competing this morning. so you may well hear the helicopters overhead as we get settled in to date wildly more action is to come. but let's try to speak to our guest now about simone biles. it is a former usa olympic gymnast who won silver and bronze at the 1984 olympics in los angeles. thank you so much forjoining us, kathy. i wonder what you made of simone biles possible performance last night and what it meant for her. it possible performance last night and what it meant for her.— what it meant for her. it meant the world to so — what it meant for her. it meant the world to so many _ what it meant for her. it meant the world to so many of _ what it meant for her. it meant the world to so many of us _ what it meant for her. it meant the world to so many of us who - what it meant for her. it meant

just below was here in tokyo bay we have the open water swimming, the marathon for men is coming to itserman leading there. women's golf getting under way about a0 minutes north of us here in tokyo. interesting because it is quite hot here the last couple of days. the golf yesterday reached a1 celsius and it's having a massive impact was of the caddie of lexi thompson had to withdraw because of heat stroke and potentially we may have a shortened competition there 25a holes, suggest three days because potentially they are going to have some thunderstorms at the weekend. so the athletes are having to battle that. and a little bit later in the hockey we will have the men poz oche final with belgium looking for their first ever olympic gold medal in that. they are up against australia, who last one back in 200a. i australia, who last one back in 2004. 4' ., ., , ., , 2004. i know that there is lots to look forward _ 2004. i know that there is lots to look forward to _ 2004. i know that there is lots to look forward to today - 2004. i know that there is lots to look forward to today as - to

just behind us at tokyo bay, the open water swimming, the marathon for men has got under way.83 on the first day at trent bridge. at one point losing 6 wickets for just 22 runs. that collapse sees the visitors with the upper hand, they trail by 162 runs with all 10 wickets still remaining asjoe wilson reports. you don'tjust watch the olympics for 100 metres, nor cricket for 100 balls. there is nottingham, this is a test match... ..and that is out. rory burns gone for none, india celebrating the great traditions resumed. well, that's remarkable waiter service. how does he ever sit down? some mysteries are solved by replays. look here — a little touch on zak crawley�*s back — the spike, out, caught, and observe how that changed the indian captain's mood. so, england's captain was batting. it's not like everything depends onjoe root, just that most things do. well, there's a shot from another batsman, just remembering how this form of cricket goes. johnny bairstow recalled to the team, and a four is still a four in any shirt, any generation. india thought bairstow was out lbw her

raj caught up with her in tokyo. >>> the bay area county considers a vaccine mandate and it may not be the only one. >>> a father went missing at an east park. >>> the mystery deepening the body of kreycik found today. he was found 2:30 this afternoon at the pleasanton bridge. what detectives are looking for next. >> reporter: investigators returning from the remote scene where the body believed to be phillip kreycik was found by a volunteer searcher today. search crew had the route from his cell phone that he was supposed to take. his body was found under a tree off the public trail >> we are heartbroken off of this. we have invested a lot of time and energy and care as a community. >> reporter: possible he mistook a beaten path. >> he should have made a turn to go back down to where he originally parked but he didn't make that turn and he got disoriented and ended up where he was found. that appears to what happened. >> reporter: kreycik disappeared july 10th telling his wife he was going for a run. the 37-year-old husband and father of two from berkeley was an avid runner and in goo

she is in action right now, just down below us in tokyo bay.nd the 200 years later. ——jump and the shot put and the 200 metres later. they will also then compete tomorrow. the women's golf gets under way in terms of gb there. you're looking at mel reid, jodi, we also have another new sport making its debut in sport climbing. the men went yesterday and today it of the women with shauna going in for that for great britain. thank you very much for taking us through everything to look forward to on day 12 of the tokyo olympics live there from tokyo. now to some football. players from all 20 premier league clubs say they'll continue to take the knee next season as a symbol of their "unity against all forms of racism". a "no room for racism" sleeve badge will also be worn by players and match officials. the premier league say they "wholeheartedly support" the decision. the opening game of the new season takes place next friday — with newly promoted brentford hosting arsenal. rangers have lost 2—1 to malmo in sweden in the first leg of their champions

three bay area basketball stars go for the gold in tokyo against france. r that, don't forget to catch final track and field events including the 4 by 100 relays for the men and women. it all starts at 7:30 tonight here on nbc bay area. >>> before that happening right now, you better enjoy eating outside in mill valley because it will only be in place until next summer. this week city leaders decided to end the outdoor dining ordinance by june 30th of 2022. like many cities it was put into place to help struggling restaurants during the pandemic and city leaders actually sent a letter to governor newsom in january requesting eating outside stick around after the state shut it down due to a surge in covid cases. we'll be right back. oneworld welcomes alaska airlines as the bay area's newest global airline, so you can fly to more places around the world. now alaska mileage plan members can easily earn and redeem miles worldwide. that means up to 1,000 worldwide destinations, and elite priority check-in and boarding, and elite international lounge access. that

february, 700 people were infected on the "diamond princess" cruise ship while it was anchored in tokyo baye infection rate on the ship was 20%. and what happened when you plugged that into what a virus that operated that way would look like if it hit the u.s. health system? >> mecher: 300,000 dead is-- is a rough approximation, based on the "diamond princess." >> dickerson: who should be the one with their hand on the bell, saying, "we've got to move, this is bigger than we thought"? >> mecher: c.d.c. >> dickerson: and they weren't ringing the bell. >> mecher: we didn't hear them ringing the bell. >> dickerson: the c.d.c. wasn't just slow to respond. it bungled the most important tool required in the fight: testing for the virus. u.c. san francisco biochemist joe derisi decided to build his own testing lab to help california. >> lewis: and he said, "the centers for disease control doesn't know what it's doing. we can't control the virus unless we know where it is. we can't know where it is unless we test. so we're going to do the tests." >> dickerson: to push for action, charity dean emplo

were able to accomplish and also the enlightenment they brought us. >> they've going from tokyo to the south bay. raj mathai joins us to explain. >> reporter: konichiwa from tokyo. team usa gymnastics now back in the united states. the next time we will see them in the bay area at least will be september 26th. this is pretty cool. it's one of those post-olympics gymnastics extravaganzas. these exhibitions they put on. simone biles, suni lee, all the members scheduled to appear. again, that's september 26th. we actually caught up behind the scenes with suni lee. 18 years old. she's coming home with the gold medal in the all-around individual. that's a big deal. we talked to her not only about her gymnastics but the impact she's having, especially in the asian-american community. >> i have a lot of people messaging me and telling me that i'm their inspiration and how much they look up to me. it just means the world to me that i can inspire people because obviously i look up to like simone and a lot of other people. so it means the world to me when they come up to me and say that to me. >> reporter

coming up next on "today in the bay," raj mathai is live in tokyo with the latest headlines. e some breaking news from the g.o.a.t. kari is tracking our weather conditions here. >> we are seeing some cool weather starting out this morning around the bay area. we have a really nice day ahead. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. >> looking over here live look at the san mateo bridge. there's a lot of traffic, a lot of cars going westbound with the taillights. no traffic it's good across the bay. a bigger look coming up. >>> we're following the breaking news for you this morning, a fire prompts an evacuation of an island in contra costa county. we're going to have the latest for you after the break. it's 4:58. triple bacon chee... how's that song coming along? that's for me? oh no, you're making music, i don't want to get in your way. oh c'mon man. oh. hang on a second. my triple bacon cheesy jack combo. only at jack in the box. >>> breaking news, a 200 plus acre brush fire lighting up the sky over east contra costa county, sending a lot of smoke and prompting evacua

the good-byes are happening in tokyo and here in the bay area, and here at the nbc bay area, they are commemorating the tokyo 2020 ceremony, and the oldest of the three japan towns in the united states held a celebration. that is robert handa who emceed the event, and they came to celebrate japanese heritage, and we caught up with one family who said that the event today holds special meaning. >> we have been to japan andleyed in japan, and this is the end of the olympics, and this is a great time to be here. >> you can catch the closing ceremony right here on nbc bay area starting at 5:00 p.m. >>> we told you about the wild animals possibly spreading the virus to humans and now how about humans spreading the virus to pets. that is coming up. >>> and now, what the public transportation is offering to students coming up. >>> it is 79 degrees right now, and who could be seeing some sierra thunderstorms coming up. >>> and we are closing out the olympics at tokyo, and how the women dominated the games, and also, when some schools are opening, and what some parents are going to do about th

tokyo. let's get to nbc bay area's raj mathai is in tokyo with that. >> good evening from tokyo, good morning no fans, not many people inside the aenrene na, but you can feel the energy of her winning the bronze. after she won the medal she came to our nbc work space and talked to the "today" show. >> we're not just athletes or entertainment, we're human and have real emotions and they don't realize we have things going on behind the scenes that affects us whenever we go out and compete. i've worked five years for that. why would i quit? i've been through so much over the past couple years in the sport. like i just don't quit. that's not what i do. the girls could see it. i knew that they would get the job done and that's exactly what they did. they won silver. >> you can watch the full interview with hoda kotb on the "today" show a short while from now. look behind the scenes, i was able to take photo. we'll see the full coverage coming up later this evening on nbc bay area. again, she just lit up that arena. simone biles so strong physically and mentally as well. a bronze medal in the balan

tokyo. this is "today in the bay." >>> welcome to thursday morning. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. >>> the fast-moving dixie fire destroyed a small town in california. it started flaring up yesterday afternoon. look at the size of some of these flames. they just engulfed a large part of the small area of greenville. greenville has a population of just over 1,100. it's about 120 miles northeast of chico in the sierra. a large part of the downtown area that is completely destroyed. homes are leveled as well. the dixie fire has now been burning for about three weeks. it's already california's eighth largest fire ever. some bay area firefighters are lending their help on the front lines. >>> 150 miles south of greenville, more devastation from a new fire that started yesterday afternoon. the river fire is burning in placer and nevada counties. cal fire says the biggest challenge for firefighters right now is trying to stay ahead of the new spot fire. it has already burned at least 1,400 acres

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. >>> bay area gold, locals spiking to the top. we're live in tokyo. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> 5:00 on your friday morning. we begin with a live look outside this morning where smoke from the massive wildfires in northern california now drifting over the bay area. we're keeping our eye on it. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. governor newsom declared a state of emergency for nevada and masser counties as wildfires rage out of control. the smoke has triggered an advisory. the air quality management district is getting word out on social media at one santa rosa hardware store, that smoke won't last very long. >> that's when the masks and air purifiers go fast. >> when we checked in last night there are only three air purifiers left. the smoke advisory is expected to last through today. >> let's bring in meteorologist kari hall tracking the smoke and haze olympic. -- overnight. >> everything looks pretty good. we are going to continue to monitor this, even though we're starting out with a lot of

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bay area. reporting from tokyo, back to you in the bay area. >> great to have you. thanks, raj. >>> to the medal count as we head into the final weekend. team usa in the lead with 93 overall, china in second place with 75, and the russian olympic committee rounding out the top three with 62. >> and 6:05 right now. now to the pandemic and "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us that the covid cases really do -- or those covid vaccines do work because you've been sifting through a lot of new data that we have. >> reporter: yeah, marcus. here in contra costa county the case rate for those who are unvaccinated is six times higher than for those who are vaccinated. you can take a look at these numbers that come from the contra costa health services department as of last week as of july 30th. it shows among the unvaccinated there are 65.7 cases per 100,000 people, whereas among the vaccinated, the case rate is 10.4 for per 100,000 people. in santa clara county the case rate among the unvaccinated is four times that, 25.3 versus 6.8 per 100,000 people using the sout

tokyo. how are you doing, raj? >> reporter: we're doing fine. smokey skies where you guys are back in the bay area. gray skies and rainy skies here in tokyo. three big headlines on this sunday afternoon here, japan time. the rain, the closing ceremony, which is still good to go six hours from now live here on nbc bay e gold. take a look. you might have seen this game just a short while ago. we showed it to you live. team usa women's basketball. just like the men, the women win gold. usa against japan. megan rapinoe and some soccer players there. so school to see this. american legends, they ended their careers in style. the u.s. beats japan 90-75. this team, this program, you think about it, over the years, has inspired a lot of people, especially a lot of little girls. all right. just about, what, 15, 20 minutes ago, look who we were hanging out with. water polo star. we've seen her grow up. i remember when she won her first gold medal at the london olympics. here we are in tokyo. u.s. beats spain. she's the team leader. also a big congratulations to the head coach of this team, adam corian from mo

we'll see you in a week from now. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," our raj mathai in tokyo heads tallest building in the world. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. here's a quick look at the top story we're following. many bay area students are returning to in-person learning this coming week. the oakland unified school district is set to return tomorrow. a small coalition of teachers and parents tell us the district needs to delay reopening. a small caravan drove through oakland yesterday and teachers were voicing their concerns about the rate of infections. low rates of vaccinations in neighborhoods surrounding schools where they work. they also called for more distance learning options to be offered this school year. there will be mask requirements and improved ventilation in classes, but the school system is not requiring proof of vaccination for staff. parents who have been pushing for a full return to class voiced their concerns about the way the schools are handling staff. >> i would like to see oakland unified do what san jose has done, which i think is a reasonable as

this is "today in the bay." >>> good tuesday evening here in tokyo. a lot of things developing at the olympics including simone biles on the balance beam. we'll tell you all about it next. >> pretty exciting stuff. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. >> our other big story, mask requirements back in effect

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when you could get to tokyo from the bay area in just six hours. >> how cool would that be.esday, august 18th. >>> right now pg&e shutting off power to thousands of bay area customers. all those purple tringles show the local counties in the dark. napa, sonoma and solano. >>> a live look outside toward the north bay this morning. a red flag warning in effect because of all the high fire danger as wildfires north of the bay area continue to burn out of control. let's get over to mary. busy weather day this wednesday ask it's just not good news. >> it is not. we are looking at gusts up to as high as 40 to 50 miles an hour. up in the higher elevations the hills and mountains. that's why a red flag warning is in effect and this is until 3:00 p.m. for the areas highlighted in red for the north bay mountains, east bay hills. we could see a second burst of off shore winds tonight into tomorrow. this red flag warning could get extended. we are lookindity pluinugh the bug widespread smoke with the heaviest smoke especially inland as we go through the day today with seasonal highs the

tokyo for what we can watch tonight in primetime. the news at 4:00 starts now, and thank you for joining us on this olympic edition of nbc bay area. >> and we will go live to tokyo in a few minutes, but right now, brace for a booster, because moderna said that while the covid vaccine protection is holding up, people will need a booster within months. and cdc has said that they are not ready to say that the boosters are ready. and we have this report that while some people are not waiting for the debate to come to a conclusion. >> it may seem a little confusing as moderna is saying that the covid vaccines are 90% effective six months after they are administered, but also recommending the booster shots within the next six months. the cdc is saying that the booster not needed yet, so who should the people listen to? ucf infectious disease expect dr. peter hong helps to cut through the clutter. >> they should listen to cdc, because what they are looking at is the impact of the disease and hospitalizations and death. >> reporter: he says that while they are powerful and the invention is great, the ability to prevent serious cases is the k

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bay area news. >>> it's a sign that tokyo 2020 olympics are over, this is the olympic flame, which we showed you everyening during the olympics, day and evening. here you see the flame slowly going out. and this is a sign the olympics in 2024 are on the way. the olympic flag now flying in paris. paris the host city for the 2024 olympics. and a big welcome home to the men's water polo athletes. the team placed sixth in the olympics. here you see dylan woodhead arriving at sfo. he is all american from stanford. the team had its best finish since 2008. woodhead says better things are about to come. >> i think the biggest thing about this year, we got a ton of young guys on the team. and i think the whole olympics experience is pretty inspiring. >> woodhead says the team will spend the next three years perfecting the sport. he wants to come home with a gold medal. just like the women's team did. >>> still to come, governor newsom visits the bay area to help clean up a homeless encampment. >>> and close but so far away. trying to get food on an island not easy especially during a pandemic. the effort to he

bay monday. we're going to see in just a few minutes, take you inside the world famous fish market here in tokyo and kind of tell you, what this is. yeah. we do eat it. >> little early for that. >> yeah. >> we'll see you in a couple minutes. >> thanks. >> bye. >>> while we wait for that, the medal count this morning. u.s. still leading the way with 62 medals total followed by china and the russian olympic committee. china continues to have the most gold medals with 28, u.s. second with 21. >>> switching gears this morning as we take a live look in san francisco and this is one of the bay area counties where millennials are leading the way when it comes to new covid cases. i want to show you a graph showing you the new cases in sf among adults 25 to 39. it jumped to 50% in july up from 35% in march. we did check around overnight, the same phenomenon happening in other bay area counties including alameda and in santa clara. >>> new this morning, san francisco's bars proof of vaccination requirement, well that is reportedly catching on elsewhere. some san jose bars are starting a similar thing. the

tokyo. i'm justin surrency. >> now to bay area baseball. kris bryant making his first debut after being traded to the giants on friday as san francisco took on the houston astros bryant got a standing ovation and he didn't disappoint and the 3rd inning bryant comes up with the giants down by 2. >> he lines one over the left field wall for a home run. >> it was his only hit of the game. but it was a big one and later and any brandon crawford with a base hit up the middle that ties the game. the next hitter is darin ruf, drives and buster posey to give the giants that lead and they never looked back tears just the winds by 5 3 after the game. kris bryant talk about what it was like to play in san francisco. it's really cool for them to be cheering for you this time, you know, around. so i. >> you know, it's talking. i like that. they're just saying how i've had an unbelievable first this long max obviously great to get the win is great to get over that person away. all that stuff behind the scenes to is made me feel old. you know, anything sp

nbc bay area responds next. >>> you can see what raj is up to every day while he's in tokyo. check out our latest episode of checking in with raj. on nbcbayarea.com. abby chats with raj while he's at tokyo's sky tree. a lot more news ahead on this wednesday morning. 5:22. you're watching "today in the bay." . the all-new ruggedly redesigned 2022 nissan pathfinder. ♪♪ >>> welcome back. 5:25. nbc bay area responds to a peninsula man who told us he was out $10,000. this is because an overseas airline failed to deliver on his refund. >> he asked consumer investigator chris chmura's team to get involved. >> good morning. pandemic charles in redwood city bought business class tickets from love tan za and he paid $10,434 to fly from sfo to italy. then the pandemic hit and he said lufthansa cut its schedule including his flights and he canceled his trip and responded to an e-mail offering a refund. he only got back what he paid in taxes, $276. after eight months of back and forth over the remaining $10,000 he called us. we reached out to lufthansa. a month late later they credited th

i know we have all done it before but it was different watching it in the bay area and being in tokyont but it was special, it really was. >> seesaw so many sides of the athletes, as you said, simone biles, draymond green, to see the personal side, the struggles and what they're missing. of course, you were in quarantine for 14 days. it was so weird you couldn't go anywhere. >> rewarding was the key. it was a rewarding experience spieth for the agent leepts and the people of japan. >> nice to have you back. >> good to be home. >> cooler than tokyo. >> still warm here, and you had all of that to contend with also. >> jessica joins us with what is coming up at 6:00. >>> right now at 6:00, san francisco makes a major announcement involving a vaccine mandate. most major places you go in the city will now require you to be fully vaccinated to get in. >> it is to protect the workers. it is to protect kids. it is to protect those who can't get vaccinated. >> so how is it going to be enforced? what happens if you have already bought a ticket for an event that is weeks away? >>> and after bein

tokyo for what we can watch tonight in primetime. the news at 4:00 starts now, and thank you for joining us on this olympic edition of nbc bay area. >>ut right now, brace for a booster, because moderna said that while the covid vaccine protection is holding up, people will need a booster within months. and cdc has said that they are not ready to say that the boosters are ready. and we have this report that while some people are not

bay area. >> i love everything on university av. i could spend all my time on that street. >>d medalist val arie allman. >> we'll go live to tokyoinal stretch of these summer games. the news at 4 starts right now. thanks so much for joining us on this special olympics edition of nbc bay area news. i'm janell wang. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to take you live to tokyo in just a few minutes. but let's start with this. they are aware of it, but they won't follow it. danville bowl in contra costa county says it will not enforce the new indoor mask mandate saying that customers can make their own choice. is it a business prerogative or a tone-deaf decision in a county where covid cas

. >>> coming up here on "today in the bay," gold medal gymnast suni lee talks with raj mathai live in tokyost today as you're stepping out the door in concord. slow warmup as the sky clears we'll get a look at all of our microclimates coming up. >> the sky clear enough for us to see the tops of the towers. bay bridge traffic flows smoothly as the crash cleared from 101. speeds restoring there. we'll keep an eye on your roads coming up. ♪ we can fly where you want to ♪ ♪ we can leave your house behind ♪ ♪ but if your friends don't mask ♪ ♪ and why don't they mask? ♪ ♪ well they won't fly this airline. ♪ ♪ you can fly if you want to ♪ ♪ cause we do safety right ♪ ♪ we have air that's clean and disinfectant machines ♪ ♪ zapping germs like an arcade space fight ♪ ♪ and we dance ♪ ♪ do the dance, do the dance ♪ ♪ hepa filters cleaning commence ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ alaska safety dance ♪ ♪ alaska safety dance ♪ >>> right now at 5:00, young olympianss winning big in skateboarding's debut. we're live in tokyo this morning. >>> a back-to-school covid outbreak expands. more contra costa schools confirming new case

bay area news. i'm jessica aguirre. >> we'll go to tokyo in a few minutes. more cities and counties call for all employees to be vaccinated, some labor unions are privately pushing back. it could mean police officers and firefighters are not except. and some of them have been very vocal about refusing to get vaccinated. damian trujillo looks at all first responders getting vaccinated. >> reporter: there is no mandate yet for the city of san jose but santa clara county is in the process of implementing the new regulations. it is a thorny issue for law enforcement across the country. but municipalities are saying rules are rules. employee unions in new york came out firing last week, after the city announced it will call for all employees to be vaccinated. >> we are absolutely against an absolute mandate to vaccinate everyone. >> reporter: the fdny union is upentity the other option. weekly testing paid for by the employee. >> this will not be done on our own time or our own dime. if the city wants it, they can make it possible and pay for it. >> reporter: in

bay area. we're all talking about new rules and masking is tough. >> what's going on in tokyo. know, it was a record breaking day, not just in terms of athletic competitions covid as well. >> they had more than 4100 cases in the city of tokyo that sets an all-time daily record for tokyo. unfortunately, as we know, they just extended their state of emergency. it was also in terms of the number of olympics related cases they saw 29 cases related to anyone in terms of staff or volunteers, in terms of the olympic bubble. and guess what else the greek synchronized swimming team they're completely out of he competition after 5 of their athletes tested positive for covid. so just not a good couple days here in terms of the covid-19 pandemic, not a record. i want to be breaking. oh, yeah. >> and then you look at like the weird kind of the weather. i the tropical storm right making for the women. golf is a problem for and then an earthquake yeah. that because japan earthquake cars. >> because the olympics what else could possibly go wrong. as you mentioned, we have the he i saw a number

tokyo as a coach for the team. >>> at 5:10 right now, we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay." bay area firefighters are biking across the country, and they are hoping to do it in the next 40 days. >>> we're going to get a repeat of similar conditions, and we have changes head into the workweek. i will have full details coming up. stay with us. ♪ we can fly where you want to ♪ ♪ we can leave your house behind ♪ ♪ but if your friends don't mask ♪ ♪ and why don't they mask? ♪ ♪ well they won't fly this airline. ♪ ♪ you can fly if you want to ♪ ♪ cause we do safety right ♪ ♪ we have air that's clean and disinfectant machines ♪ ♪ zapping germs like an arcade space fight ♪ ♪ and we dance ♪ ♪ do the dance, do the dance ♪ ♪ hepa filters cleaning commence ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ alaska safety dance ♪ ♪ alaska safety dance ♪ ♪♪ unlock a summer of possibilities in a new chevy. expand your options... and your perspective. find your next adventure in a new chevy. enjoy the open road and make no monthly payments for the rest of the summer on select popular chevy suvs. plus, get interest free financing for

bay area news. i'm jessica aguirre. >> we'll go to tokyo in a few minutes.s call for all employees to be vaccinated, some labor unions are privately pushing back. it could mean police officers and firefighters are not except. and some of them have been very vocal about refusing to get vaccinated. damian trujillo looks at all first responders getting

tokyo in a few minutes. we begin with the pandemic. we deal with another covid surge companies are making adjustments once again. a new study found two-thirds of bay area companies now say they expect workers won't be in the office more than three days a week. even when the pandemic ends. we're in dublin this afternoon with the latest on what this means for workers and traffic. >> the daily saga for decades bay area work commutes have been the stuff of nightmares. that all ended with the pandemic for many. many were told to work from home. what happens when the pandemic ends? >> we're looking at a two day a week return to work. >> she like so many working parents discovering a new work life balance during the pandemic. >> i prefer to work from home full-time if i could. i feel productive that way. >> not a surprising statement. studying pandemic workplace and traffic trends since april. >> 40% of employers said that the three day a week would be the new norm. >> surveying 200 employers in july. across nine counties. before the pandemic, 93% of employers required employees to spend four to fife days in the office each week. the latest numbers show

tokyo. i'm justin surrency. >> we'll be right back after the break. >> now 2 bay area baseball. the a's were off with the giants were in arizona taking on the diamondbacks in the 5th inning. ex dickerson with go aw fight all the way back in time again in the 7th inning. the game would go on to extra innings and the 10th buster posey drives one to left field. that brings in brandon crawford to give the giants the lead for isby final of 11 8 soak now has a 3 and a half game lead over the dodgers in the nl west. the 2 teams play again today. >> the giants facing an old friend. madison bumgarner will be on the mound for the diamondbacks. first pitch is set for 6.40 and arizona. now to the forty-niners. today's the first day the players will put on full pads in training camp rookie quarterback trey lance look good. practice. has he displayed flashes of his athleticism. the quarterback jimmy call up for a lot of them. i say that her law is still getting dogs over there. laughing at me. >> it's still getting all the reps. and with his team, something head coach kyle shanahan doesn't pl

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one of the 12 players in tokyo representing our country hails from right here in the bay.is entire life in basketball has been a major reason for that. it's been a% lifelong dream for jorge sanchez. >> ready to go out there compete with the best and hope to bring back the gold medal to the bay area sanchez born in oakland raised in dublin is one of the 12 members of the united states paralympic wheelchair basketball team been difficult road but definitely worth i love this sport has given me absolutely everything i have from to tell, you know, a professional career a difficult road is putting it lightly. >> at 8. jorge was diagnosed with bone cancer in his left femur after 6 months of chemo. his parents gave him a choice. they keep your leg and have a 50% chance of cancer coming back. >> or have your leg amputated i decided to amputate my leg because i was ready. just to be done with absolutely everything i wanted the cancer to be over with. i was tired of chemotherapy, tired of surgeries. unfortunately, the trauma was not over. the doctor, pulled the skin a little too muc

bay area news. >>> a thrilling and on the court team usa led by kevin durant and draymond green beating france 88-82. >> raj is live in tokyoe was right inside to witness it all. i hear you have draymond by your side right now. hi, raj? hello. good evening to you guys. what an amazing performance by team usa. it was close. the rest of the world has caught up in terms of basketball caliber, but the americans pulled through. you saw it just saw. 87-82. one of the stars of this team and one of the stars for everyone back home is draymond green. congratulations, man. >> thank you. thank you. this is sweet, man. this is my second gold medal. this one feels a lot better than the first one. it is sweet. >> draymond, you are always very thoughtful and well spoken and passionate. not just basketball. what does this trip, what does this gold medal mean for you? >> it is everything. guys sacrifice so much for such a long season, covid testing every day. you know, i'm so thankful, you know, to my wife for, you know, i had to talk to her like, hey, i want to go to the olympics. and she's like, for sure you go. you know, to sacrifice our