hyped to play the bengals here in los angeles, jose. the chargers biggest fan, guad venegas, thank you very much for being with me this morning. thanks. turning now to the latest on the covid pandemic. san francisco, home to one of the most restrictive covid policy in the country are now loosening some restrictions as cases in the city continue to decline. tomorrow, san francisco will lift its indoor mask requirements for offices, gyms, and other venues, for those who are up to date with their vaccinations. joining me now from san francisco, nbc news correspondent, jacob ward and dr. irwin redlener at columbia university and an nbc news public health analyst. thank you for being with me. jacob, you spoke with the owner of a local gym. what did he have to say about these mandate changes? reporter: good morning, jose. well, as you can imagine, covid was a life-or-death scenario for so many businesses here in san francisco. and this was, as you mentioned,