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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu facing accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity. the international criminal court, seeking an arrest warrant this morning. israeli israel's response in the last 20 minutes. >> back here at home, investigators are working to find the cause of a shooting involving a man and the san jose pd. what we know right now and not so fast. >> why a federal judge is reopening the sentencing of the man who attacked nancy pelosi's husband, paul, with a hammer. good morning. >> it is monday, may 20th. >> a lot to get to this morning. when to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah, we're starting out with mainly clear skies. it's a warming trend over the next couple of days. the exploratorium camera showing you it's not that may gray like we were dealing with for a lot of last week. this morning, just a little bit of patchy cloud cover. that sun is about to rise over the horizon, and we are in store for a sunny day and a warm afternoon. temperatures, though right now, when we have clear skies in the morning, our valleys typically are chilly.

that's what we're seeing right now. sonoma is at 43, danville is at 47. so take the jacket with you. but later on this afternoon it is going to feel warm with that sunshine. so here's a look at the forecast. we'll begin along the coast a little bit of cloud cover right now. but you can see we quickly find sunshine. and we're in that sunny weather all afternoon. so the coast is lovely right around 60 degrees for a daytime high around the bay shoreline. you can see that lack of fog this morning. it is bright and that will lead to temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s. by about 4:00 and then inland. today it is a warm one. it is bright from the get go into the afternoon. you'll find those temperatures above average upper 70s to the lower 80s for daytime highs. let's check in with amanda. see the commutes going this morning. >> good morning. good morning drew. yeah. as you get ready to hit the road weekend road work on highway 37 in the north bay and then 680 in the pleasanton area that has wrapped up and the roads have reopened for the morning. and then here at the live desk, i have an update to breaking news that i am tracking this morning. within the last 20

minutes, israel's foreign minister has responded to a move by the international criminal court's top prosecutor, calling his request for an arrest warrant for prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other israeli leaders a, quote, historic disgrace and vowing to fight back. we've been tracking this all morning before 5 a.m, the top prosecutor announced the request for arrest warrants for netanyahu, the top leader of hamas, and others. he cited war crimes and crimes against humanity for what is happening in gaza. in a statement, the prosecutor called for the immediate release of all hostages. a panel of icc judges will now consider the application for the arrest warrants. the warrants against the israeli politicians marked the first time the icc has targeted the top leader of a close ally of the united states. it is not clear when a decision could be made back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. we are tracking developing news out of iran this morning. the country's president, foreign minister, and several others have been killed

in a helicopter crash. they were traveling to an event when the helicopter went down in a rural area overnight. the white house says president biden has been briefed on this situation. senate majority leader chuck schumer says there is no evidence of foul play. >> it looks like an accident. there was very bad foggy weather in northwest iran, where the copter crashed in iran. >> the president is the second most powerful political figure after supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. the ayatollah vowing there will be no interruption to government affairs. >> developing news in the south bay a person is in the hospital after being shot by san jose police investigators say this all started when they got a call of a man firing a gun in the neighborhood, prompting officers to open fire. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at police headquarters. is what we know right now. lena >> reggie, we know that one man is in the hospital with life

threatening injuries this morning after being shot by san jose police. police tell us that they responded to the area along comer drive in eas san jose this is right near the intersection of story road and the capital expressway. police tell us this call first came in right around 4:00 yesterday afternoon, with reports of a man shooting a firearm. san jose police claim the suspect was still shooting a firearm when they arrived on scene. they say the suspect was hit by officer gunfire and taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries and that no officers were shot. police giving this brief update on scene video evidence. >> we have to review body worn camera video that we have to look at witnesses we have to interview as well as the officers have yet to be interviewed. so there's still a lot of information we don't know. we're learning things as they're developing at this time. we don't think there's any other injuries other than the suspect, but we are still canvasing, combing through evidence to determine whether or not there are additional victims. and we're asking the public if they

saw anything or if they were involved at all prior to police arrival, to please contact the police department. >> we also spoke with a neighbor living in the apartment complex where the shooting happened. he says he was on his way home when police were arriving and just cop after cop after cop. >> so, i didn't think they were going to be here though. so when i made the corner came in and i seen everything taped off, it was actually pretty, pretty crazy. it was a little bizarre scene of seeing all the cop cars come here. you know, i have, actually another daughter, so it's a little concerning because they're both little girls and we were constantly taking walks, and, it's a little alarming to know that that happened here >> and police say they will be holding a press conference sometime later today with more information about what happened. live in san jose. lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. a sidewalk mural originally made to oppose israel's military campaign in

gaza is being defaced by hate speech in san francisco's noe valley neighborhood. the mural is on a building near nowy street and 24th street. it's been vandalized repeatedly since its creation, with messages that appear to support both pro-israeli and pro-palestinian positions. at least one parent from a nearby daycare told us they don't think it's right that their children have to see these images every day. some neighbors we spoke to disagree, and they don't want the mural touched. the jewish community relations council says they have received numerous complaints about this mural. >> the message is outrageous to form a blood libel against the jewish community. the bloody visuals, the droppings star of david replace the star with a dollar sign. it's a classic trope that jews control the government or some form of manipulation, and it reads like textbook anti-semitism. >> as to what comes next, that's unclear. the mural is on private property and we were unable to reach the owner. regarding his future plans, our media partners

at the sf standard report that supervisor representing the district, rafael mandelman, is aware of the defacements and is working with sfpd. our request for comment to supervisor edelman's office were not returned. >> a federal judge is reopening the sentencing of david depape on friday. depape was given 30 years as a sentence in prison after being convicted of attacking congresswoman nancy pelosi's husband, paul, with a hammer at their san francisco home. now, the judge says they will review his sentence again because he didn't get a chance to speak during the sentencing hearing. a new sentencing hearing has been set for tuesday, may 28th. >> happening today, 2000 uc santa cruz graduate student workers say they're planning to strike. their union says the uc system violated people's rights in the way that it handled pro-palestinian protests on campus. university of california officials say the action is in violation of the union's contract, and is asking a state board to issue a cease and desist order. this is likely the first in a series of strikes

across uc campuses in the coming weeks. >> that follows the charged commencement ceremony at sonoma state saturday. a group of pro palestinian protesters staged a silent demonstration during graduation, a line of law enforcement blocked the group from the commencement stage. it capped off a tense week for sonoma state. the university's president abruptly retired on friday, a day after the csu chancellor put him on leave for insubordination because of an agreement he made with student protesters. you can keep up with our continuing coverage of the college protests of the war in gaza. you can get the latest anytime at abc7 news.com. >> 609 as we get you ready on this monday, here's a live look in san jose with mainly clear skies. the airport is reporting a few clouds out there. a current temperature uh- 52 degrees. visibility is good and the winds are light. so taking a look at what to expect for the

week ahead, we have a warming trend over the next couple of days. underneath that warming trend, it's limited morning clouds and some warm days. our warmest day will be tuesday this week, so here's future weather. any patchy fog we have right now and it's very limited is gone by 8 a.m. and that means with full sunshine we warm pretty quickly mid 60s mid 70s by lunchtime. and then later on today even along the coast we see full sunshine and temperatures in our warmest areas into the upper 70s to the lower 80s. so temperatures a few degrees above average 67 in the city today we'll go to 72 in oakland, 78 in san jose, the same in napa. low 80s for concord and antioch. our pollen count is high. trees and grasses continue to be our main offenders. it's breezy this afternoon. by 4 p.m, we'll have a little bit of an onshore flow, gusting about 15 to 25mph. looking at the next three days with high pressure in control, get used to the sunshine. that warm weather continues tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon, our warmest areas close to 90 degrees

inland. guys so above average for much of the week ahead. >> i'm ready for that. drew. thank you. coming up, how our local community is stepping up to help those impacted by the devastating floods in brazil. >> and we're getting new video of a rescue over the weekend after a car tumbles hundreds of feet off of a cliff. >> and it's one of the only races where outfits are the focal point of the event. th

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there were at least 13 tornadoes overnight. and amanda, it was a rough night for so many people and today could be more of that. yeah. >> kumasi thunderstorms are expected to impact the great lakes region this afternoon, and the severe weather threat continues for a big portion of the middle of the country tomorrow. last night, a large twister hit outside oklahoma city. people there were being told to seek shelter. now, three caused damage in the city of russell, kansas. and then in houston, texas. the power is slowly coming back online after a series of deadly storms over the weekend, hundreds of thousands of residents were left without power or air conditioning during near 90 degree heat. the storms brought hurricane force winds to the downtown area, and a tornado touched down in the suburbs. so far, 88% of the power has been restored to the houston area, with the rest expected back by wednesday. reggie or kumasi? excuse me and back to me.

>> let's talk about brazil. they are living through an extreme flooding emergency. thousands of people have been displaced in the southern part of the country over the past three weeks. our community is now helping into with the relief effort, i should say, some brazilian citizens in the bay area hosted a donation event in saratoga yesterday, collecting supplies and aid for those in need. >> a lot of people lost their homes and they closed everything that they own and we and the brazilian community start to uh- request for donations for winter clothes, blankets, hygiene supplies, diapers, things that they needed. and we had actually a overwhelm response. >> the nonprofit organization kind hearts for you estimates it will be sending about 18 tons of resources to those in need. bruce nordstrom, a retail executive who helped expand his family's department store chain into an upscale national brand, has died. seattle based

nordstrom inc. said its former chairman died at his home saturday. he was 90. his family, remembering him as a legendary business leader, a generous community citizen and a loyal friend, saying that he leaves behind a powerful legacy. >> this morning we are learning that mr. rader, jim otto has died at 86 years old. the pro football hall of fame center played 15 years with the oakland raiders in the afl. otto stood out by wearing the iconic double ot jersey, which has become a memorable part of the raiders history. during their time here in the bay area. after football, otto underwent more than 70 surgeries due to injuries sustained from his football career. from his football career . his cause of death is not known at this time. >> and now we're going to talk about beta breakers, the 113th edition of something that is uniquely san francisco. many of the top finishers of this year's race are familiar with the run. this is the second year in a row that colin bennie of san francisco came in first place in

the men's division. >> is that the luke combs concert down at levi stadium last night? so it was a good little pre-race, pre-race warm up. got some good music in my head, but, but it was great. you know, it felt it's hard to not just feed off the energy of this race and have a great time. >> and he did it in a blink of an eye. he won with a time of 37 minutes and two seconds. he also placed first during last year's bay to breakers. julia vasquez jagir won the women's division with a time of 43 minutes and 49 seconds. she also won in 2022 and in the non-binary category. kyle calamia, our friend of san francisco, finished first with a time of 44 minutes and 27 seconds. he also won in 2022. kalmia is a trans and non-binary activist and was a co-host last year of abc7's coverage of the san francisco pride parade. congrats to all of you runners, walkers. >> everybody in between went from the embarcadero all the way to ocean beach, providing the energy that only this event can. abc7 news reporter cornell

bernard has the highlights of san francisco's offbeat creative spirit. 321 whoa. this it looks like when 20,000 plus runners funnel through the financial district on the seven mile trek to ocean beach bay to breakers off and running at 8 a.m, this shrew. >> it's about the grueling run uphill and down, but it's also about the fun and those why didn't i think of it? costumes all right. hi, kool-aid. and of course, hi, barbie. down the race course box. wine was on the move. so what's the secret to running in a wine box, wine, i guess, is the secret. i'm a hydrangea. >> these friends from chico creating a lovely bouquet of flowers. >> last year we were flowers with bumblebees and, butterflies. and unfortunately, our bumblebee couldn't make it today because she's a home with

covid. >> trevor meade brought the roar in this jurassic size spectacle. >> his name is dilophosaurus, and, he wanders around uh- mission area and goes out to festivals and things like that. and, he's kind of a local icon. go wire. go, warriors. >> there were road closures for the race, taking many drivers by surprise. the bay bridge toll plaza was gridlock, and by midday, so was the embarcadero. >> stuck? absolutely stuck. and my map doesn't even know what to tell me to do. it keeps rerouting. and we're late for a wedding shower. oh, no. >> you know about bay to breakers, right? >> well, we did this morning. yeah, we've known about it our whole lives. we just didn't pay attention. >> traffic was moving by early afternoon, and for the runners and walkers, a near perfect day. >> it's a great race. everybody is so happy. yeah, that's what we like about it in san francisco. >> cornell, bernard, abc seven news. cute >> i saw somebody in a safeway

cart. >> like they made it. or they were in a i don't ask questions. >> i just get in the energy. and they were in the safeway cart on hayes, waving as if they were in a parade. and what a friend who was pushing them up and i'm like, when y'all hit that hill, the friendship is over. >> it's true. i was just thinking, what if it locks on the hill? like, that's when that safeway lock kicks in. you know, you're like, well, push it up, push it. >> it was so fun though. it was really fun to watch. yeah, it was nice. would you ever run it? i was thinking about it. really. or walk it because there's people who just took their time and that might be me. okay >> yeah, yeah. >> it's time. stop and say hi to friends on the street. yeah continue on. may not be the fastest pace. may not complete it. >> some people i was like, why are you getting out? like why is the why are you standing by me? >> they just laughed. yeah. >> took a little break and it

kept laughing. >> they made their own exit i love it. the exploratorium camera this morning. partly cloudy skies. we've got a lot of sunshine already this morning. our may gray is taking a bit of a break for much of the week ahead. looking at your weather, wellness today, air quality, good to moderate. pollen levels are moderate to high grasses and trees still remain elevated. your uv index is seven out of an 11 that is high. so looking at our day planner today, we have a lot of sunshine from the get go. limited fog out there right now. any of that cloud cover is gone by 8 a.m. so that means the day ahead. it is bright 60s and 70s by noon, and then we continue to warm throughout the afternoon with temperatures a bit above average, 80 inland bay shoreline, lots of 70s. and even along the coast with full sunshine. we'll go into the 60s and even this evening. by 9 p.m, the fog is still taking a break. so we still have clear skies at that hour. highs today 60s 70s around the bay shoreline. warmest areas inland going into the low 80s. and again, your pollen count. it is high. looking at the evening planner, you see the absence of any fog,

any cloud cover. as we take a little bit of a break from carl this evening, we'll find those numbers slowly dipping through the 60s and into the 50s. closer to 9 p.m. so overnight tonight, we'll keep those clear skies. plenty of stars, our coolest valleys. underneath those clear conditions will dip into the 40s once again as we get you out the door tomorrow morning. now, future tracker temperatures tomorrow. underneath this warming trend, it is the warmest day we had this week. you can see temperatures inland closing in on 90 degrees around the bay shoreline. widespread 70s and low 80s. wednesday's a little bit cooler, but still quite pleasant with those numbers above average. at least through friday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. lots of sunshine this week. cooling really hits us by friday and over the weekend as we kick off the holiday, we'll find temperatures a bit below average, but a lot of sunshine both saturday and sunday. guys. >> thanks, drew. good morning america is coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> reggie and kumasi it's great

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b-t-q plus rights movement here in san francisco. and really everywhere. wednesday is harvey milk day over the weekend, a big event was held in the castro district. activists, community organizers, city leaders including mayor london breed, gathered to celebrate milk's life after being the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in california. he was assassinated inside city hall in 1978 along with mayor george moscone. his advocacy for lgbtq plus rights lives on, and harvey fought against that as he

was representing this neighborhood and this community, he fought against that because he understood the big picture and you fast forward almost 50 years and you and look where we are. the celebration yesterday started at milk's old camera shop in the castro, which is now the queer arts featured art gallery. it was followed by a musical performance, a procession and a presentation by community leaders in jane warner plaza. next, at 630 in east bay, mayor goes to china how he's hoping to use the city's history to build its future international business connections. >> and we have a new development this morning regarding wikileaks founder julian assange and a possible extradition to the u.s. first, though, here's drew. hey kumasi, as we get you going this morning, you will notice bright sunshine. >> we're getting a break from the fog over the next couple of days. temperatures warming already into the 60s by 10 a.m. get ready for full sunshine and above average warmth today. your pollen count remains high.

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in san jose. that suspect now in the hospital. we're live with what investigators say happened. >> an update on the plan to ban

bosses from contacting employees when they're off the clock. why? you won't be seeing it any time soon. >> and we're going to take a live look outside this morning. the unofficial start of summer is right around the corner. will we see some summer like weather this week? drew has what you can expect as you start your morning with us. >> good morning everybody. happy monday. it is may 20th. >> spoiler alert it's going to be warm this week. >> it is. and you're finding that we're not seeing too much fog out there this morning. here's a live look from our east bay hills camera. it's a different weather pattern this week compared to last week. if you remember last week, it was a lot of cloud cover in the morning, some sunshine in the afternoon. but this week we see that sun a lot faster. you can see from our east bay hills camera. it's already bright out there, but underneath some clear skies in our valleys we are chilly right now. we're at 44. in napa. we're at 47 in danville, 46 in san rafael. so we need that jacket first thing. but this afternoon it's warm and it's sunny even along the coast. so looking at the coast forecast first, you can see limited cloud cover right now quickly giving way to full sunshine. those temperatures very pleasant into

the upper 50s and lower 60s. a little bit of a breeze this afternoon around the bay shoreline. we're lacking fog in most areas this morning, and that means it's a bright day and temperatures mild going into the low 70s for daytime highs and inland above average warmth. it is bright out there this morning. it's a sunny afternoon. daytime highs going into the low 80s. let's check in with amanda and see how that commutes going. >> hello. good morning drew. we're going to take you straight to pittsburgh where there is a two car crash westbound for after railroad avenue. you can see speeds are currently down to nine miles per hour. the three left lanes are blocked. there is stop traffic from loveridge road. there's about a 14 minute delay there and emergency crews are on scene. back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. we are staying on top of breaking news right now. leaders from both israel and hamas deny announcing the international criminal court's top prosecutor. the statement from hamas coming in just the past 15 minutes. early this morning, the icc prosecutor

announced he was seeking arrest warrants for top leaders, including israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. the charges are related to the israel-hamas war and the situation that continues to unfold in gaza. a panel of icc judges will now consider the application for the arrest warrant. >> a man is in the hospital this morning after he was shot by san jose police. it happened yesterday afternoon along calmar drive in east sa jose. this is right near the intersection of story road and the capital expressway. abc seven news reporter lena howland joining us live from san jose police headquarters. and, lena, what have you learned so far? >> well, no officers were hurt, but one suspect is still in the hospital with life threatening injuries after being shot by san jose police. now, police tell us this call first came in right around 4:00 yesterday afternoon with reports of a man shooting a firearm. san jose police claim the suspect was still shooting a

firearm when they arrived on scene. they say the suspect was hit by officer gunfire and taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries, investigators said body camera footage worn during the shooting still needs to be reviewed. police giving this brief update about investigating agencies on scene. >> homicide unit is investigating the incident, as they do with any officer involved shooting that's also being uh- going to be audited by the independent police auditor, the independent, sorry, the office of internal affairs, as well as the city attorney's office and the district attorney's office is also here investigating. the officer involved shooting. >> we also spoke with a neighbor living in the apartment complex where the shooting happened. he says he was on his way home when police were arriving, but the crime scene blocked him from getting to his apartment for hours. >> it's been about four hours. it's very challenging because you talk to an officer and they just tell you to wait and wait and wait and uh, i don't seem to get an answer or a timeline, so

it's a little frustrating. you know, it's a bit of an issue right now. >> and if you have any information about this shooting, you are asked to call san jose police right away. police told us they were expecting to hold up press conference sometime later today. once they had a little more information. live in san jose lena howland, abc seven news. >> thanks, lena. a fire that burned for more than an hour in the north bay destroyed a home that was under construction. these are pictures of the flames that gutted the 1200 square foot structure. this was in calistoga, on fran's valley school road. crews from four different agencies were called to that fire last night. they did have it under control by 6 p.m. and no one was hurt. a former irs tax fraud investigator from oakland and his brother have been convicted of scamming the covid 19 paycheck protection program for millions of dollars. frank and reginald mosley pleaded guilty to submitting fake applications to get pgp funds. they also

admit to recruiting others to do the same thing and then providing kickbacks. in total, these brothers made $3 million off the scheme. they were sentenced to 30 months in federal prison while you were sleeping, a major development in the effort to clear the cargo ship that hit baltimore's francis scott key bridge almost two months ago. >> now, amanda, the ship is on the move this morning and kumasi overnight. >> crews worked to refloat the ship and begin the slow process of moving it from baltimore shipping channel to its marine terminal. this is a crucial step toward reopening the channel. this step is possible because of a series of controlled explosions that were carried out earlier this month. they disconnected the remaining wreckage of the bridge that had fallen on the ship's deck, and freed it. officials hope today's development means they can reopen the shipping channel by the end of the month. many people are wondering what's next for the ship's crew. well, they've been stuck on the ship since the crash because maritime law requires ships to have a

crew at all times. now, their visas have run out. their union says it's waiting for direction from u.s. immigration. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. new at six. senate majority leader chuck schumer is bringing back the bipartisan border deal from earlier this year. a group of senators are going to get the bill back on the floor this week for a standalone vote. this is according to a letter schumer wrote to his colleagues last night, the move to hold another vote on this legislation comes as senate democrats try to renew their push on the southern border ahead of the 2024 election. it's unlikely schumer will be able to get enough votes, though, to pass the bill. >> prosecutors could rest their case as soon as today, and donald trump's hush money trial in new york city. trump will be back in the courtroom after spending the weekend on the campaign trail. he picked up a major endorsement from the nra, telling the group he'll roll back biden's gun control measures if he's elected. >> they want to take away your rights. well, i know that better than anybody. they want to take

away my rights. >> meantime, president biden was focused on shoring up support from black voters. he made a stop in detroit and described trump as unhinged, a man unable to accept the 2020 election results. >> what do you think he would have done on january 6th if black americans had stormed the capitol? no, i'm serious. what do you think? i can only imagine trump isn't running to lead america. he's running for revenge. what to do? >> the president also spoke at morehouse college, giving a graduation address to students at the historically black school. some students faced away from the president in protest over the war in gaza. >> an apology from sean diddy combs, a 54 year old rapper, released a video statement on instagram saying he's sorry after a video appearing to show him beating his ex-girlfriend, singer cassie ventura. >> i hit rock bottom, but i made no excuses. my behavior on that

video is inexcusable. i was disgusted then when i did it, i'm disgusted now. i'm so sorry. >> his apology comes days after this disturbing surveillance video exclusively obtained by cnn, appears to show him attacking ventura at a los angeles hotel back in 2016. after the video was released, la's district attorney's office said that they would be unable to charge combs as the incident is outside the statute of limitations. ventura filed a lawsuit against diddy last year, alleging sex trafficking, rape, and physical abuse that lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount. if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, help is available. you can find a list of local resources on our website. abc seven news.com slash. take action. or you can call the domestic violence hotline at one 800 799 safe. >> new developments, a uk court says wikileaks founder julian assange can appeal extradition

to the us on espionage charges. the australian man wanted for allegedly publishing classified documents in 2010. he claims free speech and has insisted he was working as a journalist, exposing secrets for transparency. but his attorneys have argued he could face discrimination here based on his nationality. >> new developments for one of the buzziest bills before state lawmakers this spring, a plan to ban bosses from contacting employees when they're off the clock has been shelved, at least for now. on thursday, the bill was held on submission, which means lawmakers intend to hold it indefinitely. san francisco assemblyman matt haney proposed the bill, creating a so-called right to disconnect. california would have been the first state in the nation to give workers the right to ignore emails and texts outside of working hours upon argue the bill was too vague and it would have hurt businesses. we have reached out to haney's office to find out what is next for this bill. we'll let you know when we hear back. >> if you're driving through

fairfield over the next couple of weeks, be sure to buckle up. police are cracking down on seat belts and proper car seat use for kids. starting today, officers will be looking for people riding unrestrained as part of the click it or ticket campaign. nearly 900 people who weren't wearing seat belts died in crashes in california in 2021. these extra patrols run through june 2nd. still to come think iphone, but slimmer. the changes reportedly being made to apple's popular product. >> and a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange down right now by about 70 points. another update on the markets next. >> and what a weekend for 90 year old ed dwight. we're going to hear from the astronaut about why his journey into space over the weekend is such a big deal. but first, here's drew. >> hey good morning. 641 on our monday, we're looking at oakland right now where our current temperature, it's 51 degrees. we do have partly cloudy skies right now, but any sort of cloud cover we have currently it's gone by about 8 a.m. for full sunshine with a light wind right

now at about eight miles per hour. looking at the days ahead, a warming trend gets underway here today. that continues tomorrow. so we're expecting limited fog in the morning and some warm afternoons ahead. it's looking lovely. here's future weather showing you again by 8 a.m. we're not tracking any cloud cover. it's full sunshine. even along the coast. that means temperatures warm nicely into the mid 60s and mid 70s. by noon. and then later on today we'll have our warmest areas getting into the 80s. it's very pleasant around the bay shoreline. it will have a bit of a breeze today, gusting about 15 to 25mph. pollen count is high. still 67 in the city, 72 in oakland, 78 in san jose, 80 in santa rosa, 81 in antioch. here's a look at those winds today by about 4 p.m. they're breezy. not some of the strongest winds we've seen over the past couple of weeks. but between 15 and 25mph to be expected. and look at the three day forecast warming continues to mar tomorrow. our hottest areas closing in on 90 degrees.

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connect the fourth street caltrain station to the basement of the salesforce transit center. this will require digging more than a mile of tunnels and building two new underground stations. the transbay joint power authority says it now has two thirds of the money it needs for that project. >> if you commute in the east bay this morning, weekend roadwork along interstate 680 in the pleasanton area is wrapped up more work is set, though, for another weekend starting may 31st, so heads up there will be detours in place now in the north bay. we want to give you a heads up about some roadwork that is going to extend into the workweek. the final weekend closure of highway 37 has wrapped up, but caltrans is extending work for four nights this week. starting tonight, there will be a full closure in one direction each night through thursday. so tonight and tomorrow it's going to be the westbound direction. then wednesday and thursday night it will be the eastbound direction and detours will be in place

here as well. >> california state parks say the summer shuttle service for big basin redwoods state park in santa cruz county will launch saturday. the ccu lightning complex fire in 2020 burned 97% of big basin, destroying almost every structure, state park says the bus service on weekends and holidays marks the biggest increase in park access since it reopened in 2022. and now it's your morning money report. red lobster makes it official the chain restaurant is filing for bankruptcy, and it's filing. red lobster says it has more than one. it has more than $1 billion in debt. that comes after the company suddenly closed nearly 50 locations across the country, including two in the bay area last week. the good news if you are a red lobster fan, the company says other locations will stay open during this process. and now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, you can see that we're down about 63 points at. apple is reportedly

working on a slimmed down iphone . it could be available next year, according to a report by media company the information. the potential thinner version is likely to be priced higher than apple's iphone pro max, which is currently over a thousand bucks. it's expected to be launched with the iphone 17 in september of 2025, the report says. apple is still testing different designs for that device. there's a bit of a buggy phenomenon taking over a rural part of northeast nevada. that area is being swarmed right now by crickets. >> video shows tons of them just taking over roads, fences and buildings in small towns. they're known as mormon crickets, usually emerging during the dry season. they got that name after they infested mormon settlers fields back in the 1800s. now in large numbers, these insects can potentially damage crops and water supplies. >> are they can we hear them? thank you.

>> i don't want this for me. i'm good. >> not crickets, not cicadas. nothing. not even ants. >> it's the it's the crunch. >> the crunch. >> we didn't need to hear that word. no the crunch. >> the crunch under your feet okay. also under the tires of the car, and that's why i would be in the house work from home. indefinitely let's go outside. here is sutro tower this morning . it is bright out there. we are seeing sunny skies across a huge portion of the region early on this morning. there is a little fog along the peninsula coastline. but we are in store for a few days of a pretty shallow marine layer in the morning. right now. temperatures underneath some of those clear skies. our valleys are cool. 43 in sonoma we're at 47. in saint helena, a little bit warmer around the bay shoreline, low and mid 50. so the jacket take it with you this morning, but you can get rid of it pretty close to 10 a.m. as we warm nicely underneath those sunny skies. now the pollen index

trees remain high. grass pollen just a little bit lower this morning, but still at medium levels. weeds and mold are at low levels, so looking at today's forecast inland bright skies out there, temperatures in the 70s and 80s. later on this afternoon around the bay shoreline. it is bright. it's mild. upper 60s, lower 70s along the coast. we do have some fog, but it burns off fast. by 9 a.m. we're seeing sunshine and it's a bright afternoon with temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s, so a high of 72 in oakland today. it's a little breezy this afternoon. those winds gusting about 15 to 25mph. the city it's mild sunshine across the entire city today 67 degrees 78 in san jose, 80 in santa rosa, 82 in fairfield, the coast. very lovely with those sunny skies, low 60s to low 70s. from half moon bay to santa cruz. the evening planner you'll notice that absence of fog are marine layers really taking a break when it comes to the cloud cover? so this evening it's clear skies throughout. and by 9 p.m, those temperatures dipping

into the 50s overnight tonight, we'll keep those clear skies our coldest areas dipping again into the 40s. so we will have a cool start to the day tomorrow. but tomorrow is the warmest day of the week. looking at future tracker temperatures, our warmest areas well into the 80s, if not close to 90 degrees tomorrow afternoon. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. a lot of sunshine coming. our way for the week ahead. by friday we'll start to see the fog return. then a cool down hits us for the holiday weekend. those temperatures a bit below average but lots of sunshine in the afternoon. guys. amanda good morning drew. >> yeah, we're keeping our eyes on this crash in pittsburgh. it's going to cause quite a headache because this is commute direction. this is a two car crash westbound for after a harbor street. the three left lanes are still blocked and there is stopped traffic from loveridge road. here is a picture of it. you can see it's right in the middle. as i mentioned those three left lanes blocked. there is stopped traffic and emergency crews are on scene. as you see here, there's about a 14 minute delay for drivers as speeds are down to about seven miles per hour in

that area. so just keep that in mind. back to you, kumasi. >> thanks, amanda and the east bay one city is looking to build a better bay area by tapping into its maritime history. antioch's mayor is going overseas to asia to attract new investors and build up the city's reputation in the business world, the mayor says that could include manufacturing computer chips or electric car batteries. another big pitch antioch's deep water ports, which are connected to the bnsf railway. in april, the first of eight ships docked in antioch as part of the first phase of an port and port expansion into the city, and port, is one of the world's largest automotive shipping companies. >> i don't think we're striving to be oakland, uh, but we are. i think we can be like benicia. we can be like, west sacramento. >> this year's leadership team includes mayors from san carlos, east palo alto and oakley with meetings in hong kong. >> you're watching happen right

here on abc seven. we have a new american idol and she is from california. abby carter of indio in the coachella valley took the crown. and here's a moment. her dream became reality. >> the winner. of american idol 2024 is. abby carter >> what a great reaction. carter. won by singing the same song. she started her american idol journey with billie eilish's what was i made for? she's 21 years old. she was busking on the street corners and playing gigs in restaurants in southern california before her idol debut. carter just posted on instagram after her win, saying being the first female winner in four years is a great honor, a long time coming. >> those words from america's first black astronaut candidate after finally making it to space

at 90 years old, ed dwight realized his dream on blue origin's new shepard rocket. abc news reporter ike ejiochi has his story. >> pumping his fist in the air after landing, air force test pilot ed dwight making history today at 90 years old, is now the oldest man to travel into space. >> everything you can think of and i thought i really did need this in my life, but now i need it in my life. i am ecstatic, dwight was selected by president john f kennedy in 1961 to become the first black astronaut candidate, but when kennedy was assassinated, dwight's path to space evaporated and until now, blue origin jeff bezos aerospace company, launched its ns 25 mission, sending dwight and five others into space for an 11 minute flight aboard its new shepard rocket capsule combo. >> while he did not get the chance to travel into space all those years ago, dwight went on to have an amazing life as a

sculptor and author. but he says over the years he had to convince himself that he didn't need to go to space, so i had to sublimate it and make it go away and say, well, i didn't need that anyway, you know? >> but i did, and i wished i had gotten it then. but it's, it's great. that's all i can say. it's great. absolutely fabulous. >> veteran astronaut charlie bolden sent along a special message ahead of dwight's big day. >> i want you to just take take some time while you're while you're flying just to suck it all up and take it all in. you deserve every moment of this. you've been a role model and a mentor for many of us. >> new shepard had been grounded since a september 2022 accident during an uncrewed flight, which the company traced to a thermo structural failure. but the vehicle is now fully back, with its latest human mission now a success and its amazing, life changing experience, everybody needs to do this like ejiochi. abc news new york. >> new developments for san

francisco's iconic sea lions at pier 39. they're coming back in big numbers. >> yes. so about two weeks ago, the docks were pretty much empty because crews were making repairs and the sea lions said, we will leave. the harbormaster told us they had to fix damage from the week before, when the sea lions showed up in record numbers. so let's take a live look at the pier right now. thick look at it. yeah. >> they're ready. the docks are filling up again now. >> in the first week of may, pier 39 saw more than 1000 sea lions. that's the most that they've seen in 15 years. >> good morning. to the sea lions. only i know. >> look at them hanging out. >> seven things you need to know is coming up next. we'll be right back

number one breaking news. the chief prosecutor for the international criminal court announced this morning he is seeking arrest warrants for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and leaders of hamas.

he's accusing them of war crimes for the situation in gaza. >> number two, 2000 uc santa cruz grad student workers say they're planning to strike starting today. their union says the uc system violated people's rights in the way it handled pro-palestinian protests on campus. >> number three, a suspect is in the hospital this morning after being shot by san jose police. officers were responding to a person shooting a gun yesterday when the shooting happened. no officers were hurt. >> number four prosecutors could rest their case in donald trump's hush money trial as soon as today. it's still not clear if he'll take the stand in his own defense. >> and number five, we have a sunny morning out there as get going. we'll find temperatures climbing through the 50s into the 60s by 10 a.m. looking at the next few days, it's all about warm afternoons, a lot of sunshine. the warmest day this week will be tuesday, and number six, that two car crash in pittsburgh is being cleared. >> all lanes were reopened in the last ten minutes, but this

is commute direction, so you should expect residual delays. westbound 40 after harbor street stopped traffic from auto center drive. and there's a 37 minute delay. >> number seven voting opens at noon today to help pick the names for the four falcons. the chicks at uc berkeley and the falcons matched them last month, and the winning names will be announced on thursday. >> ideas are i'm on the spot. >> let the people pick. >> the people pick. you guys got it >> george: good morning america. biden and trump in the courtroom and on the campaign trail. michael cohen back on the stand in donald trump's criminal trial, as prosecutors prepare to rest their case. will trump cake the stand? when could it go to jury? as trump and president biden hit key battleground states on the campaign trail.