nbc's tom jensen shows us how that first day went. >> reporter: every tuesday to friday, 8:30 to noon, family members with simply pull up this to testing site at the sports complex and get tested for free. laura feingold has used covid testing sites at school locations before, and she says this new off-campus location makes testing even more convenient. >> it spans that little gap in the day. so basically throughout the week, there is always a place that you can run and get your kid tested. >> whenever her daughter nola gets the sniffles and a headache, she does the responsible thing and gets tested just in case. >> it's really important, especially with everything going on, to get them tested. >> reporter: dr. vincent matthews is running the location. dr. matthews says san francisco unified has one of the biggest testing sites in the city. >> we want people to come and get tested so they can find out where they are. if you have symptoms, we don't want you coming to school. we want you to be able to test either to make sure you don't have covid or to find out if you do. >> reporter: t

. >> we're going to check in with nbc bay area's tom jensen live in the north bay which saw a lot of rain this morning. first meteorologist vianey is giving you something your iphone won't. it's timing everything out block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood. what's the next round moving in? >> that's really important because we get these breaks of rain and you think i can officially put away my umbrella. for the remainder of today if you live south of the golden gate bridge, we'll probably be drying out into the afternoon. all that's going to be left behind is something like this. clouds out there in san jose. beautiful shot. stormranger is up and scanning. this helps us track it. still going to see spotty showers pushing in through san francisco. if i zoom this out youthat band here when you step into frame. that officially pushed through overnight into the early morning hours during your commute. you could see it out east and it's going to start to continue its trek out by about 12:00, 1:00. we'll get a break from the rain and down through the south bay. san jose, mostly dry. b

tom jensen is along the embarcadero, and tom, this is going to be huge for businesses. >> organizers expect more than a million visitors to come to san francisco for fleet week this week, and that really excites business owners here along the embarcadero and fisherman's wharf with all those tourism dollars coming back to the city. the marquee event will happen saturday, but the stars of that show actually roared into the bay area today. the navy's blue angels buzzed the bay in formation to the delight of crowds on fisherman's wharf this ef. but after a virtual 2020 celebration. which we're excited about. >> they'll offer fleet steep shells. >> we might both be sold out our boats. >> every the translates into a major financial boost for recovering businesses. >> we think the next three or four days will be extremely busy. >> a word of warning, though, from san francisco's director. >> basically, we encourage people to wear a mack. you must wear a mask indoors. given the large crowds, we're also encouraging people outside. >> they are also urged visit torz and saw them. in san francisc

as "today in the bay"'s tom jensen reports. >> when a prescribed burn got out of control saturday, cal fire wasted no time in evacuating nearby homes off of summit road, and local emergency response teams did their part getting people and their animals to shelters. >> i know if i was in a situation and there was a fire burning around my house, these people would come and help me, hands down. >> after cooler temperatures prevailed and winds never picked up, people back in their homes. >> maybe even a slight chance of some precipitation or at least marine moisture over the area tomorrow and tomorrow night, so yeah, everything is working in our acres did burn outside of the private ranch and into a remote section of santa clara county parks, but other than that no other structures lost or damage. and cal fire says just too many resources were dedicated to the estrada fire to take on another prescribed burn. >> we decided yesterday to cancel the tomkat ranch, and those land owners are totally supportive. >>> we are continuing to closely track that fire. get it latest news and weather alert

tom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> uc berkeley police are investigating a hate crime on campus. a car was vandalized in a way that qualifies as a hate crime. it happened on friday in the berkeley hills. the destruction of the car likely was motivated by bias. anybody with information is urged to come forward. >>> more action is being taken to protect members of the asian-american pacific islander community. the oakland china town safety committee yesterday held a clannic to empower the aapi people with tools and knowledge, and the knowledge came in the formed of safety tips, and the tools were pepper spray and alarms. >> when they were getting off a bus, they were approached by two individuals one coming after my father with a steel pipe, and my father was able to deploy the pepper spray and that saved his life. >>> changes on the way to children sections of large department stores. governor newsom signed a law that makes california the first state to require a gender neutral section. retailers with more than 500 employees must display things like toys and child care items in ge

tom jensen is along the embarcadero, and tom, this is going to be huge for businesses. >> organizers expect more than a million visitors to come to san francisco for fleet week this week, and that really excites business owners here along the embarcadero and fisherman's wharf with all those tourism dollars coming back to the city. the marquee event will happen saturday, but the stars of that show actually roared into the bay area today. the navy's blue angels buzzed the bay in formation to the delight of crowds on fisherman's wharf this

as tom jensen reports, favorable weather conditions arrived just in time. >> when a pribl burn got out of control 48 and jumped the fire lines, cal fire wasted no time in evacuating homes and local emergency response teams did their part getting people and their animals to shelter. >> i know if i was in this situation and there was a fair, these people would help me hands down. >> reporter: cooler at that prevailed and winds never picked up. even better conditions are expected sunday when cal fire says it should be in mop-up phase. >> maybe even a slight chance of precipitation or at least marine moisture. tomorrow, tomorrow in it. everything is working in our favor. >> reporter: about 43 achers did burn into a remote section of santa clara parks property. other than that, no structures damaged. the owners tweeted, the prescribed burn scheduled there over the next two days has been canceled. cal fire says too many resources were dedicated to the estrada fire to take on another prescribed burn. >> we decided yesterday to contact the ranch burn. and those ranch owners are supportive. >>>

here's nbc bay area's tom jensen. >> reporter: ronart park and public safety officials made the call to put the schools in lockdown after people spotted this female cougar along a walking trail within 100 yards of the playgrounds just before 8:00 this morning. >> we basically put ourselves between the animal and the school. >> reporter: the cat hunkered down as police officers waited for advice from fish and wildlife officials and two scientists who have been studying this cat for months. >> the last thing we wanted to do was harm the animal in any way. that's one of the reasons why we contacted the biologists and fish and wildlife.e it. >> reporter: within a couple of hours, the team was on site and the cougar was tranquilized. the cougar will be staying at this wildlife rescue center in petaluma where they will monitor her behavior. but those who were tracking her since march will make the final decision on whether or not she can be returned to the wild. one of those scientists tells me blood taken from the cat is being analyzed along with numerous other tests. he said she does hav

in santa rosa, tom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> download our nbc bay area app. you can put in your zip code for a detailed forecast for your neighborhood. >>> the trouble has not stopped for southwest airlines. the airline canceled more flights. here's how it looked like in dallas, long lines and lots of angry passengers. now, some of the passengers are questioning southwest's explanation. >> you'll find lots of people hanging out around the southwest ticket counter. many of them waiting for fights delayed or canceled. steven smith got the e-mail at 2:00 a.m. >> they said don't try to rebook it. it will be wednesday before you can -- you know, get to your destination. okay. i'll keep the 8:45 p.m. flight. >> so, he's waiting. and he's not alone. >> flight aware shows in san francisco, 14 southwest flights were canceled and 5 delayed. at sjg, 13 canceled and 8 delayed. two passengers told us heard from gate agents that workers calling off sick led to the delays. we asked southwest about that. an agent say, unfortunately, there's quite a bit of bad information flo

. >> reporter: in san jose, tom jensen. >>> a fire in san jose put eight people out of their homes. the flames broke out in a two-story apartment complex. there's no one hurt. but there is damage to several units. >>> a fire went through an assisted living home in san lorenzo. it broke out around 3:00 this morning. the alameda county fire department says the neighbor played a significant role from the fire getting larger. the fire displaced eight people who lived in there. they will be taken to a nearby home to stay. the cause of this fire is a mystery tonight. >>> now, to our making it in the bay series. an ambitious prime minister is tackling the twin problems of disparity in oakland. it's is allowing the minority homeowners to get places to stay. several groups are part of the initiative. the city of oakland, the self-help credit union and the city foundation. >>> couldn't miss this protest outside of mark zuckerberg's palo alto house 3 the morning. organizers of the fire zuck campaign is angry about facebook's policies. its recent study that instagram they be harmful for young g

today in the bay's tom jensen reports. >> people out in san leandro, even after the shaking they felt in the last 24 hours. >> i felt two. >> a quake today outside of san leandro nearly in the identical spot of last night's 3.0 quake. >> it's what we have to deal with living here. if we lived back east, we would be dealing with hurricanes and other stuff. >> others are still concerned, though, always worried it's a precursor to something much bigger. >> it worries me because we are in line for the big one, the big one, the big, big, big one. >> nbc bay area was told in a phone interview, this is nothing to be alarmed over. >> it's not unusual. these earthquakes, they will come in and have their own little aftershocks. >> but she says it's not a guarantee of safety, because san leandro sits right on the fault line. >> i can't promise something bigger will not happen. >> and even after a weekend of shaking, life goe here. >>> now turning to the fires burning across california, and great news from the fawn fire. it's 100% contained after burning for a week and a half. a 30-year-old woman

jensen, you guys are trying to solve a problem that the world needs right now, especially given all that we are seeing with what's happening in europe thankfully you guys seem to be protected in norway. i look forward to getting there and visiting i want to see the mountains i heard they're beautiful this time of year. >> they are extremely beautiful. you're more than welcome to come we're also developing batteries in finland and the united states as we pointed out and we need to develop across the planet and hopefully we can be an inspiration to many. >> fantastic we appreciate you coming on, talking to us about a big new investment and big new technology certainly one that the world is looking forward to, tom, appreciate it. have a great day thank you. >> you too, brian. thanks >>> thank you. right now let's get a check on some of this morning's other top headlines, including an update on the investigation into the january 6th insurrection frances rivera is in new york now with that and more good morning >> good morning, to you. the house panel investigation investigating the janu