thom jensen is live at the scene with a warning for you and a request. thom? >> and immediately there are concerns here on the scene about flames kicking up again, concerns about that because of the heat that's ahead, the 90s here and triple digits farther inland. just no relief in sight but they don't want to see any more damage like this, no relief from mother nature, nothing but heat again in the forecast and even more of it, customers are going to be asked to be on the lookout for possible flex alert, so hot that california's electrical grid operators want to avoid blackouts they could ask everyone to turn the ac down as the temperatures are going up, they could ask for the thermostats to be set at no lower than 78 degrees between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. to conserve power. during a flex alert you're asked to avoid using major appliances and turn off unnecessary lights. during the heat wave last august parts of california experienced rolling blackouts so they want to avoid that. that is not expected to happen during this wave of excessive heat but the goal

what kind of sentiment are we hearing tonight, thom jensen? >> reporter: a lot of people were thinking the president was going to sign this just before it was signed. the governor in oakland visited some small businesses, black-owned, as you said. this is an opportuni newsom in oakland, thelebrating the reope the significance of what has happened this week as recognize. >> what a day, to reopen, to come back to our incredible small businesses, and especially our black-owned small businesses on this juneteenth week. >> reporter: a co-owner of one of those black-owned businesses says the pandemic should have made us all realize that we are all the same, one people. >> it's time for all of us to come together and tell the truth about how we all suffered. >> reporter: as they cheer the long overdue recognition of juneteenth as a federal holiday, black business owners are urging more entrepreneurs to take risks, have faith, and proudly operate their own businesses. >> we want to create something together as black people so we can operate with some

thom jensen joins us live from contra costa county. you're talking about what is known as the hotshot crew, they do the big, bad wildfires every year, and now they say they need to walk away. >> reporter: these are the elite firefighters, jess. and many of them are making less money, less per hour than a high schooler makes working at a drive through, and many of them are feeling underpaid, underappreciated and leaving for new jobs. >> i think oftentimes there's like maybe an inferiority bias. >> reporter: he worked for the forest service for more than two decades. now in the private sector he's worried many are following his lead, walking away due to low wages and lack of benefits. starting pay for a hotshot member is $13.45 an hour. >> now they're competing with unemployment, because you make more on unemployment than an entry-level firefighter. >> reporter: both federal firefighters often work side by side with cal fire and other agencies who often make double what they do. >> they have to really think about what's the best for them

live in san jose, thom jensen, "nbc bay area news". >> thanks a lot, thom. >>> today marks five years since the seconds deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. 49 people were killed when a gunman targeted the pulse nightclub in orlando, florida. >> amanda l. javier. >> in san francisco a crowd of about 100 people gathered to pay tribute to the victims. the names of all 49 were read aloud at the memorial in the castro. thousands attended the memorial in orlando where speakers included family and friends of the victims. >> when we got to the front of that church i looked down at his polished wooden box and i made him a promise, that i would never stop fighting for a world that he would be proud of. >> a bill to make the pulse nightclub a nationally recognized memorial is headed to the president's desk. the house passed the bill back in may, and on wednesday the senate passed it as well. >>> a surprise appearance for crowds in washington, d.c. today. vice president kamala harris joined the city's pride parade. now, sporting a pink blazer and a love is love tee shirt, harris waved to on

"today in the bay's" thom jensen is tracking the lingering fire danger but first, we want to turn to meteorologist kari hall. when can we expect the heat to move in? >> it's going to be moving in starting with our heat advisory at 11:00, temperatures are going to heat up quickly today, starting out with a clear morning over the south bay and also seeing that near the coast. this is where we have heat advisories, areas shaded in orange and highs reach into the 90s here where we see the pink it will be hotter and we could see triple digit ngs some spots. it's going to ramp up today but the peak of the heat will be tomorrow reaching 102 in antioch. mid-90s for much of the north bay but a bigger concern as well with the heat is the fire danger and this is what you see as you go out hiking at some of the parks it shows you the fire burn index for today at a high level today and higher tomorrow as we look at how dry the vegetation is, a major concern as the hot temperatures continue and we're watching that more coming up in the next microclimate forecast. >> thank you, kari. >>> along with

thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> a major development in the bribery case involving the santa clara county sheriff's office. this afternoon a judge threw out a charge on an apple executive. our senior investigate testify reporter, stephen stock has been following this story for more than a year and joins us now. this is a big ruling. >> that's right. he was accused of arranging for ipads in exchange for permits. the grand jury could not have reasonableably concluded that moyer had corrupt intent the judge said. his attorneys have insisted from the beginning that the two things were not related. there was no quid pro quo. >> this is what we have been saying all along, that tom moyer is innocent. he did not act with corrupt intent. he didn't do anything illegal here, and we are deeply gratified that the court sees it the same way. >> now there are still a number of people facing charges in this case, including two high-ranking sheriff's officials. and it's unclear what impact today's ruling might have on those other cases. the district attorney's office did not get back to us when we

here's thom jensen. >> reporter: a moving tribute to the people killed by aids over the past 40 years. ♪♪ unveiling 1,000 panels from the 50,000 panel aids memorial quilt with voices of hope -- ♪♪ -- and memories of loss. >> my friend, scott douglas, and his partner, michael. >> reporter: reading nails out loud in golden gate park. >> dan turner. bobby campbell. >> reporter: and more expression in the quilt, a 54-ton tapestry that was the brainchild of those touching touched by the virus before it had a name. >> out of that beginning, we got a great movement that changed not just the fight against aids, but the way the world looked at gay people. >> reporter: a fight that continues. >> it's not over yet. >> reporter: there are still merely 700,000 aids-related deaths worldwide annually, more than 13,000 in the u.s. the u.s. is among a number of countries that have signed on with the united nations to meet a goal of zero aids infections and zero deaths by 2030. >> we haven't gotten there, but we will. >> reporter: the mayor promising the city will meet the goal. >> zero new inf

thom jensen joins us live from contra costa county. you're talking about what is known as the hotshot crew, they do the big, bad wildfires every year, and now they say they need to walk away. >> reporter: these are the elite firefighters, jess. and many of them are making less money, less per hour than a high schooler makes working at a drive through, and many of them are feeling underpaid, underappreciated and leaving for new jobs. >> i think oftentimes there's like maybe an inferiority bias. >> reporter: he worked for the forest service for more than two decades. now in the private sector

. >> nbc bay area's thom jensen spoke with the bar's owner who watched the surveillance video. thom, what did he tell you about? >> reporter: an owner and a manager who told us that the driver of the truck was inside with a woman for a while. they left at about 8:30. came out into the parking lot here, got into his truck. they were in the truck for about a half an hour, and about 9:00 that truck was shifted into reverse and it rolled backwards right into the outside dining area. witnesses said it just happened all of the sudden as they enjoyed dinner

thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> obviously, tuesday's going to be an eventful day. it also marks the closure of the largest covid testing site. the city feels comfortable at closing the site at pier 30-32 because case rates continue to plummet. vaccination rates increase. the site first opened for essential workers at the start of the whole thing, the start of the pandemic. now that it's served its purpose they will shift to smaller, mor communitiewo days, vaccinated californians won't have to wear a mask in most places. but the jury is still out on wearing one at work. cal osha is set to vote on a proposal thursday, that would allow vaccinated workers to remove masks inside. unvaccinated workers would have to keep theirs on. workers who have not gotten their shot and are not required to wear a mask because of a medical exempt shun will be required to keep at least a six-foot distance. we've been talking about it, soon enough, schools will be back in session. new research from ucsf says it's safe to go back to school in the classroom this fall as long as safety meas

thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> the nationwide search is over, and a san jose mother has been arrested, accused of killing her 7-year-old son. today fbi agents arrested samantha moreno rodriguez in a motel. the body of her son was found on a hiking trail near las vegas. the young boy's father returned home to san jose to find liam and samantha's belongings gone and a message from the mother. >> i'm sorry i had to do it like this. she also goes ton say that i'm going to try to get a house for liam and i and that we can talk about this in the future. >> liam's father called san jose police to report his son and the mother missing last week. las vegas police say there's no evidence of long-term abuse and have no evidence of any prior calls to social services. >>> okay, reopening just in time for summer. napa and alameda counties have moved into the less-restrictive yellow tier joining the majority of the bay area. gyms can increase 50% capacity. we can have outdoor live events that can happen at 67% capacity. remember a week from today, the entire state can open up. two prominent hospital

as thom jensen tells us, a long-time social justice reformer wants the chief to do more. >> reporter: it was near the fourth and final day of george floyd protests in oakland that drew the most attention to opd's handling the of situation. the chief says officers were targeted. >> including rocks and bottles being thrown at officers and even the death of the federal officer underwood. >> reporter: but armstrong

as thom jensen tells us, a long-time social justice reformer wants the chief to do more. >> reporter: it was near the fourth and final day of george floyd protests in oakland that drew the most attention to opd's handling the of situation. the chief says officers were targeted. >> including rocks and bottles being thrown at officers and even the death of the federal officer underwood. >> reporter: but armstrong says the internal affairs division and three independent investigations including community review determined 35 uses of force or misconduct complaints. 33 were from june 1st, all from deploying tear gas when there was no danger to officers or the community. >> the policy's very clear. officers were not authorized to use gas in the manner they did. >> reporter: armstrong wouldn't go into detail about how many individuals were disciplined but said they ranged from patrol officers to a deputy chief. >> officers have been held accountable through written reprimand to several suspensions. >> reporter: a long time social justice organizer says opd has to do more than just discipline