interviews on plans to move the city forward. good thursday morning and thank you for joining us. questions raised about the pg&e authority to operate. >> two san francisco supervisors calling on governor gavin newsom to withhold the utilities safety certification. we have the details and will this go anywhere? >> reporter: it is really too early to tell but this move hopes to in the long run replace pg&e with another utility company but it still has a long way to go. that being said supervisors are proposing a resolution to the san francisco board of supervisors which would withhold the pg&e safety certificate. that authorization allows pg&e to use ratepayer funds to pay for the recent role of wildfires that have killed dozens of people causing billions of dollars of damage. the proposed resolution will ask the governor to revoke what they call the pg&e license to burn. if approved that would replace pg&e. we spoke with the environmental group that supports the move. >> it's important to more wildfires caused by pg&e, we are on the hook to pay for it. so what we really need is to hold pg&e accountable and also to address that we need a better energy system that is safer, more reliable, clean and also that is more affordable. >> reporter: pg&e released a statement saying in part that it welcomes feedback from the community while reiterating its commitment to public safety. the utility added, "pg&e as a valid safety certificate that was issued by the office of energy infrastructure safety, and our 2022 wildlife wildfire mitigation plan outlines the bold set of actions that we are taking. steps to continue providing safe and reliable energy amid a changing climate and evolving wildfire that was a threat. we have reached out for comment and still waiting to hear back. the oversight process is scheduled at 9:30 this morning audit and oversight committee hearing also scheduled at city hack to you guys. a follow-up and a possible extension in the works. that will keep the california last nuclear power plant running longer than planned. pg&e operates the diablo nuclear plant. the current plans call for to close in 2025 the utility is considering extending the operation. lawmakers have come out in support of the idea and utility reportedly expects to apply for some of the $6 billion recently approved by the white house meant to keep nuclear power plants in operation. the investigation underway after nine your boy drowned in the mountain view pool around 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon at the apartment complex. the police said that while emergency crews were in route dispatchers provided cpr instructions to the caller. lifesaving efforts were continued when the crews arrived in the boy was taken to the hospital where he died. turning to the historic investment in the city of berkeley which is passing the two your budget to fully fund the police department and help the growing number of people trying to make it in the bay. i spoke with the mayor about where all of the money is going. >> so much of the national discussions are in defunding the police but berkeley funded the please. we funded 181 officers and fully staffing our police department though we know it will take time to fill the vacancies and make sure we can reach the fully authorized level. we need and adequately trained and appropriately staffed police department to serve our community to deter crime and to engage in community policing and to protect the safety of our community. that while we are increasing police staffing we are also investing in several new programs to look at expanding the mental health crisis response, launching a team of community safety officers unarmed personnel that will respond to noise complaints and other low-level calls. that is so the please do not have to respond to calls for service. we continued what we started two years ago in the wake of george floyd to reimagine public safety. to truly reimagine public safety we not only need to make sure we have well-trained and staffed lease department but need to look at new approaches on how to create a safer and healthier community. >> the city is also investing in infrastructure. when you talk about that? >> in an effort to reimagine public safety as part of the budget we are also making the historic investment in infrastructure with 30 main dollars toward street repaving and of their other infrastructure projects. you know in berkeley we have a lot of pothole ridden streets. this is decades in the making but very critical we make a significant investment now to improve the safety of our streets. we have a very large number of people that walk and bike. increasingly we see collisions, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrian collisions. so safer streets means advancing public safety. we think this investment will be critical. not only to make sure that we have good, long lasting infrastructure but to make our streets safer so that everyone, motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians can safely use the streets and advance equitable mobility in the city. >> to the ongoing crisis to help house the house, a report from the city homeless response team shows the number of unhoused people increased amid the pandemic. that is not really a surprise but what are you putting in the budget to help that? >> several things. first, we are focusing on preventing homelessness. we are facing the living addiction cliff and the state will declare an emergency that will expire sometime this year and local and state emergencies will expire. there is a significant amount of money of back rent they accumulated in the pandemic. we set aside $1.2 million in emergency rental assistance so that people that are facing housing insecurity, that we can provide emergency grants so that they can be able to start paying back the rent. that helps small property owners and tenants too to make sure they don't become homeless. as well, our small businesses. we sadly have seen so many businesses shudder during the pandemic and we know that businesses are still struggling as we are sort of moving onto the next phase of the covid pandemic. we also set aside over $1 million in money for grants and legal counseling for small businesses that they can be able to pay the back rent that they owe. >> i did speak with the mayor about so much more. watch the full interview on roku, amazon fire, apple tv or online by downloading the nbc bay area streaming app and on the must-see playlist. contra costa has responded to nearly 80 fires during the fourth of july weekend. 68 were suspected from fireworks or related. those numbers while very high just for three day period definitely lower than they were last year. we are moving you in the right direction when it comes to fireworks safety. that is the question many people have. contra costa fire says hopefully, the answer they have given. there were other reasons they believe that the fires are down. the first thing is the weather temperatures over the holiday weekend, unseasonably low with higher levels of humidity. they were staffed up and equipped. law enforcement was more visible enforcing the ordinance throughout the county. they say there's still plenty of things they need to consider to be careful and when they are outside for the holiday weekend . >> the numbers are still not low enough for us to take any comfort from that. conditions on the ground this year are more dangerous than they have been in the recent years by orders of magnitude i would say. in a situation like we have on the ground right now, any spark in certainly fireworks are very dangerous. >> aside from structural damage and fires caused by fireworks, emergency calls and injuries caused by fireworks remain at a high during the holiday weekend. let's get a look at our forecast. we know that things might be changing later this week. >> we will see warmer temperatures coming in. as you're waking up and heading out this morning you need your jacket. only upper 50s to low 60s as you step out the door. in napa it will warm up more compared to yesterday from upper 50s in the morning, to 80 degrees at 2:00. temperatures a little warmer in some spots, especially inland valleys. for the coastland and part of the interbay temperatures into the 60 this afternoon with breezy wind and fog rolling back in once again today. we will talk about the or warmer weekend coming up and can we find lower gasoline prices? right behind me to find the lowest gasoline prices, $5.89 frenzy across the board top to bottom. belmont you can fill up at that price at double time. and oakley $5.89 and in san francisco we found the same price. this is some of the better prices under $6.00. taking a look at the roadways, at 65 which is at the speed limit. zooming into fremont and that border where we heard a big alert come out at north 880. we did have a crash blocking basically four lanes northbound. that quickly cleared to just one lane. only the right lane remains blocked. how many people are hitting the down button on the video games these days. the big reason experts say not as many people are playing. new ways to lockdown your iphone to avoid spying eyes. the blowback from brandi and now her brother proves how much of a best friend he considers himself. we have a lot of people talking about this, this morning. that is what i know. >> how sweet. - [announcer] the more we learn about covid-19, the more questions we have. the biggest question now, what's next? what will covid bring in six months, a year? if you're feeling anxious about the future, you're not alone. calhope offers free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673, or live chat at calhope.org today. good thursday morning. right now 5:14, both hands on the steering will wheel driving to pittsburg. temperatures in the low 60s with skies clearing. we will see sunshine with the breezy wind continuing with comfortable weather. we will take a look at all the microclimates coming up. a smooth drive through fremont and no problem at the northbound side with those tail lights. milpitas as a crash with only one lane blocked. we will talk about another issue going on and fremont coming up. good morning and very happy thursday to you. apple is so worried about a system spying on iphone it will offer something it calls locked down. enabling lockdown would prevent your iphone from transmitting information from the iphone cable to a computer, as well as prevent unknown numbers from sending you attachments. a number of government agencies, allies and enemies, have used his by software, pegasus, to spy on iphones, notably political dissidents. meantime, very unusual and very stern morning from the fbi and britain mi five to be on alert. the chinese are launching a new effort to spy on american tech and steal tech secrets. here is nbc news covering national security. >> reporter: chinese business works hand-in-hand with the chinese government, the message that the united states wants to send. if you see the offer from the chinese business entity too good to be true, it probably is. >> we will have more on this on the today show at 7:00. we take a look at the notes taken during the most recent federal open markets committee intended to raise interest rates. you know how you look at something and wish you didn't, the snow show fed governors very interested in another big interest rate hike later this month. that would further slow down the american economy. the fed seems worried it is behind in rates even as americans. recession. a new survey from consumer reports shows a significant number of americans say they will never get an electric car. as many as a quarter of all americans. the same poll shows nearly half of the people interviewed did not know about tax credits and other incentives you get for buying one. that could change their mind. though the price and access to the refilling stations is top of mind and that range will be awarded for a lot of people. the price is still an issue. we need to get to a point where there are a lot of used luxury cars out there. >> i know i was looking at some electrical cars thinking of switching over. it was about $600 for the electric car with tesla but when everything went up it was $800 per month. i was like whoa. >> but paying for gas. >> that's true but hard to think about. >> $600 a month is more than i'm willing to pay for car. >> for a lot of people, especially when you're trying to make it in the bay. new this morning, videogame sales expected to decline for the first time in years. the market daddy study is forecasting a lost and they saw a boom reaching a record 190 would be in dollars in sales with more people spending time indoors. it's not like you could go anywhere. that figure expected to drop by $188 billion by the end of the year. the problem is not that we are just going outside but also the supply chain shortages, rising inflation fears over possible recession, a few reasons why as well. a permanent type of love is trending this morning. r&b center with singer ray j going vista mild to show the love he has for singer sister brandy. >> he got a tattoo of his sister on his leg. look at this video which shows off the fresh ink on that instagram video. this is the final product of brandy's face. >> there is a tattoo of her for head. >> there is a lot going on in this tattoo. brandy is a beautiful woman but i don't think this tattoo does her justice. the word "forever" it's on her cheek. >> is that malone? i will not, brother today and i don't want is see an image of myself on his leg. >> we know that his ex- girlfriend is kim kardashian. she said why would you put a bumper sticker on a bentley, talking about tattoos. >> my mom said you better not. that is all she said. >> but she is like a ferrari because her sister has one. that you are a ferrari. but brandy may like it. >> it's it shorts weather and are we showing off our legs and tattoos? >> regardless of the forecast. >> not very flattering for brandy, i'm sorry. >> let me show you my family album . no shorts today in san francisco at least. we can see all of the fog, clouds and every morning we've been starting out this way with that very deep marine layer and drizzle that happens at about 7:00 to 8:00 in the morning before the fog starts to lighten up a bit. we get peeks of sunshine which is what we expect again today with much more sun in santa rosa. temperatures at 52 degrees, milder than where we normally start. we had toward mid 60s at 10:00, low 70s at lunchtime. it will be a great day to have lunch outside his we had for 77 degrees in novato. oakland reaching 71 and 73 in fremont. all temperatures really nice but warming up in the valley. fairfield reaching 92. san francisco will be in the low 70s. we will see 85 for the high and los gallos. for saturday still looking at more of the same temperatures but sunday is when we start to see the warmer weather moving in. let's take a look at morgan hill. saturday 85 degrees and sunday 90 degrees. topping out at 95 on monday but we see some milder weather for much of next week. i think today is pretty much going to be the coolest day we will see in quite some time with low 80s for the highs. upper 80s for tomorrow and saturday. 90s will hit us on sunday into early next week. we are going to see some warmer weather coming in. we will see some changes in the tri-valley. >> we have changes in the tri- valley. the first is a good positive change, 84 completely reopening after the overnight closure through niles canyon. more slowing than we typically see at this time. probably just a couple of slower moving trucks. the sensors have already started to recover. this is a good recovery north 880 approaching with over half the freeway blocked by a crash. minor injuries reported in only one lane block with no major issues through the area. south bay, contra costa county at speed. it is 5:22 this morning. next on nbc bay area, nbc bay area respond. we are supporting our schools and you can too, how, when and where next. don't forget that today in the bay where always on social media. look what happened. when mike is not tracking the road he is a normal driver like the rest of us that's comforting to know, i guess, that he has bumps in the road too. but did he show up on the but did he show up on the tr? 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>> right now at 5:30, shaken and shocked. a couple barely escaping gunfire on the east bay freeway. the moment is all caught on camera. what they want you to know this morning before you get behind the wheel. boris johnson will step down as british prime minister. this is today in the bay streaming live. good to have you with us on this thursday morning. we start the look at the forecast for you this morning. we are getting closer to the weekend and our meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect us . >> getting closer the weekend, heading out to the 580 area in dublin. upper 50s to low 60s in the bay area. more clouds moving in for 9:00. you know what happens, the sun breaks out and the rest of the day will be very nice. mid-70s up to 85 in fairfield. san francisco will reach 66 degrees and 81 in santa rosa. we see more traffic through san jose. >> be careful and stand aside at 101 northbound. we see more headlights coming toward us on the camera of course. alongside north 101 where the arrow is we should see scissors changing over the next seven minutes, right on schedule. no major issues traveling north through contra costa county. over toward the bay bridge a smooth drive. traffic on highway 37 seeing spirits dip just below the limit. another bay area freeway shooting caught on the dashcamera. >> bob, you spoke with the man and woman that was almost hi