earlier today. a big rig fire this morning is still affecting traffic. this is on 80 going westbound right right before treasure island cars were backed up because of that fire. it's so bad. it's taking hours to get from the east bay into san francisco. and it's not just there for abc. seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in the newsroom with a look at the traffic trouble. zach. yeah. >> chris. and we are kicking off one of our busiest memorial day travel weekends in decades, with the roads looking very rough, getting from pleasant hill into the city. took one of our coworkers 2.5 hours today. so let's start with that mess on the bay bridge. still slow moving after a big rig carrying oranges caught fire near treasure island. it happened just after nine this morning. the chp thinks the rear brakes may have started the fire, and it took hours for crews to clean up what was left of the truck and all those oranges on the road, and in the south bay. tonight, a deadly crash is part of 101 shut down. two southbound lanes of 101 are closed just north of blossom hill road after a head on crash between a big

rig and a honda sedan going the wrong direction, according to witnesses. >> that prior to the crash, the honda had entered the freeway and was traveling the wrong way, so it was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes. just prior to the crash, the chp says the vehicles are cleared now, but they're still cleaning up a fuel spill from the big rig. >> they say the southbound lane closures will last for several hours. let's take another live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, where traffic, as you see , is just crawling along very slowly. we can also see red on google maps from the bay bridge backing up onto 580 and 880. we still have that live look there though, where you see it is just a parking lot at this moment. the drive up to the caldecott tunnel is looking rough too, and with so many people heading out over the holidays, so chp is going to be out there making sure that everybody is safe with their maximum enforcement period and yeah, it's recommended

everyone drive safe and a lot themselves a whole lot of time. kristin. >> all right. i mean, they have to no other choice. zach. thank you so much. you know, triple a says we are, in fact, right now in that peak congestion window for traffic on this day. they suggest if you need to travel today, wait until after 8 p.m. when people have cleared out a little bit. so if you're coming home monday, you should avoid returning between 3 and 7 p.m. along with everybody else. all right. it is the first big weekend for the newly renamed san francisco bay. oakland international airport. officials expect more than 130,000 passengers to travel through the airport between today and monday, a recent report says. san francisco international airport sfo is the airport where you are most likely to experience delays this holiday weekend. officials say it's due to runway repairs. an estimated 755,000 people will fly through sfo over the next five days. abc news reporter morgan norwood

takes us to airports all across the country, millions of americans taking to the skies and what's estimated to be one of the busiest holiday travel weekends this year, according to triple a from dc to pittsburgh, charlotte and atlanta, passengers packing into airports from coast to coast, some arriving early to beat the crowds maybe a half an hour or 15 minutes earlier than i'd normally leave. >> but no, i wasn't expecting all of this. >> tsa says it's screened more than 2.8 million people. just yesterday alone, the second busiest day in history. this holiday weekend is putting some airlines to the test ahead of the busy summer travel season. united airlines operation director at newark airport telling our trevor ault they're already gearing up. we're going to be flying larger gauge airplanes, so less 50 and 75 seaters, more 737 and while many americans will take to the skies , triple a says 38.4 million will hit the roads to their holiday destination. traffic already building in seattle and in chicago, cars slowly creeping

along the freeway. all right, so listen up if you are driving. experts say it's best to leave late evening or early morning to avoid that traffic. you'll also find cheaper gas prices if you're taking a road trip. according to aa, gas prices are down about $0.05 from last month, but up slightly from last year. i'm morgan norwood, abc news, new york. >> well, the roads and airports may be busy, but it's going to be a beautiful weekend. abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is here with a first look at the forecast. i think we step on up and get a little warmer each day, right? >> that's right kristen. right now we are on the cool side for this time of year. i want to show you a live picture from our sfo camera. some areas are looking like this with lingering cloud cover as we take a look at the temperature change. 19 degrees cooler right now in concord compared to 24 hours ago, down ten in san jose. the winds are certainly up big part of it gusts to 35 right now. it concord 25 in san mateo. here's a look at your memorial day

weekend forecast. tomorrow starts out cooler than average temperatures. only in the 50s to low 70s, but slowly those temperatures recover. for sunday and memorial day. it is going to be brighter and warmer. and if you are traveling, here's a look at the forecast. 71 in los angeles. partly cloudy, looking at 85 at bishop, 55 degrees in eureka with sun shining and 75 in sacramento. i'll be back with a closer look at your weekend forecast. coming right up, kristen. >> all right, sandy, thank you. in the north bay, music fans from around the bay area and beyond are headed to the napa valley for this year's bottlerock music festival. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live in napa, where the party is just getting started. cornell >> hey, kristen, can you hear it? uh- that's a sound of bottle rock kicking off for three days of music. fun music, fun and food, of course. and, there was a lot of people still filing in behind me. thousands of people

are expected to show up here this weekend. even local businesses are now getting into the act. bottlerock napa pumping up the volume for the 11th year, three days of music and fun across 36 acres. not to mention pie for barb anderson from half moon bay. yummy, she says. so far, this year's festival is hitting all the right notes. >> good weather, good fun, good music, good food. >> stevie nicks is showing all wristbands. we do not want to look for a wristband. >> most of the coveted three day wristband passes sold out weeks ago. inside you can make a pit stop for a smart, refreshing cocktail if that's your thing. we have two bars here, so we're just having everyone come and try. the number one cocktail in italy steps away at the culinary garden is exactly that food. glorious food deliciousness all around. very good. very hot. we stopped by the empress and booth, where napa restaurant owner margaret wong is super

excited to bring her cuisine to a new audience. >> this is big deal because this is not just napa. this is worldwide, and we're so proud to be here and be able to present our empress and authentic chinese food. >> somebody's birthday today. >> it's my birthday. >> natalie, carlos and husband ronnie came from new orleans to celebrate a bottlerock birthday fit for a queen. >> this is my first time here and i've heard a lot about it. i've talked to different people. we took a little bus ride here and they were telling me that i'm going to love it. if you love music, you're going to love it. >> i've been to napa to see the wine and stuff. wait, 15 years ago now i'm back and i love what i see again. it's tough for me to say it by >> promoters say 120,000 people are expected here over three days. and we're told that general admission tickets are available for tonight only. stevie nicks megan thee stallion

tonight, pearl jam saturday, ed sheeran sunday and many, many more because we are right here in the middle of a neighborhood. there is that dreaded 10 p.m. curfew for bands to stop playing. so if i see stevie nicks, i will remind her about that. just kidding stevie, we're live in napa. cornell. >> bernard abc seven news i can totally see you doing that. all right, cornell, thank you so much. the effort to recall oakland mayor chantal is moving forward. the group behind us says they've collected more than the required number of signatures to get that recall on the november ballot. abc seven news reporter lena howland explains what happens next. >> she is toast. we say tau is toast. >> the group behind the recall effort, known as oust or oakland united to recall. shengtao says they've collected more than 30,000 signatures in the past three months. that's 5000 more than the 25,000 needed by july in order to get the recall on

the november ballot, they want to collect at least 10,000 more before turning them over to the registrar of voters. the extra signatures could be vital. you'll recall organizers of the effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price gathered more than 123,000 signatures. however, just under 75,000 were valid. >> it is going to be on the november ballot, and voters in oakland will be able to let the mayor know that we are not pleased with her leadership. >> brenda harbin forte is a retired judge from the alameda county superior court and president of oust. >> i could be doing a lot of other things in my retirement, but this is important to me. >> mayor tao's firing of oakland police chief laurent armstrong, the effect of crime forcing some businesses out of the city, and a missed deadline for millions of dollars in funding from the state to help fight retail theft are among the recall organizers top concerns. but oakland faith

leader pastor jeremy mccants says with less than two years in office, this group hasn't given mayor tao enough time or grace. >> it just didn't come out of thin air. it's been past administrations going past eight years that have really neglected the city, and haven't really set the city up for a sustainable future. >> he calls the recall effort a waste of taxpayer dollars, given the deck of cards that she has been given, you know, i think she's doing an awesome job. >> if the recall moves forward, the city council would have 120 days to set a special election for a new mayor in oakland, lena howland, abc seven news, the union for deputies in san francisco's jails, is asking city leaders to raise starting pay as it deals with a staffing shortage. >> the san francisco deputy sheriffs association says jail staffing is extremely low and dangerous, fueling increasing violence by inmates. the union

says the sheriff's office has more than 180 open positions, a college player pay day. the new settlement that will give even ex-college athletes a piece of the pie. the future of the bay area, what climate change could mean for you and changing chinatowns. why so many across the country are shrinking

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then, ladies and gentlemen, larry biel i have arrived. >> kristen. i actually thought i would be doing most of this broadcast from my car, doing traffic and weather together from the bay bridge. >> we have zoom these days. >> i know we do, but it took about two hours and 15 minutes for me to come in from the east bay. normally it's a 45 minute drive, so an extra hour and a half. that was great. dan, ashley and i were on the cell phone. he was like 100 yards behind me though. the whole station is basically over there. but the good news is, even though the metering lights are backed up once you get to behind us right here, the bridge is flowing. so traffic is moving now, but it's going to be backed up for quite a while. all right. here we are. >> here we are putting you right to work. all right. well, san francisco's union square has been the epicenter of struggling retailers with empty storefronts and crime. >> but there is some good news. a new retailer is opening their

second us store in union square. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena is here with a look at what it means for the city and for a better bay area. louis. that's right. it's been almost 20 years since the nintendo opened its first store in the u.s. now they're choosing san francisco as their next location. >> the opening date is set for 2025. nintendo is coming to san francisco. its new home, union square. >> yeah, this is great news with a nintendo who doesn't like a nintendo. a nintendo store in union square in san francisco is fantastic. details on the san francisco nintendo store are still unknown, but the video game company's first us location , located in new york city, could be giving us a glimpse into what the san francisco store could look like in new york. >> it's a two story building with nintendo games, merchandise , and all the consoles. union square has a space for a similar look. >> you know, it's a great psychological boost. it's a great financial boost, and it really tells us that union

square is still alive. it is still vital. it's still attractive. this is the second nintendo experiential store in the united states. so it's really a breath of fresh air. >> supervisor aaron peskin represents the area where union square is located. he says they're focusing on making the area safer to attract more businesses. >> my belief is that nintendo, of course, will have their own on site security. but san francisco has been very clear that we have devoted resources of law enforcement in that area of additional ambassadors. we have a police substation at union square. we've been paying overtime for law enforcement at union square. it is clean. it is safe. >> the union square alliance has been pushing for more storefronts at union square. the president of the san francisco chamber of commerce said 32 businesses have recently opened here, but union square has a number of different restaurants that have opened high end retail stores, rolex, patek philippe commercial real estate services firm cushman and wakefield represent the majority of the

commercial spaces in the city. they are noticing a promising trend. >> i'd say we're now at the point where there's a lot more tenants coming in, there's deals that have been done some time ago, but you don't see it until they actually open. a recent one that just opened is breitling. >> so what should we expect? what else is coming to union square? >> so i think you should expect to see a lot more stores opening this year in particular. i think you're also going to see some other tenants relocating, expanding and driving by union square. >> you can still see some for lease signs. i asked cushman and wakefield about this. they said there are many stores already under contract despite having the for lease signs out there projecting at least six more businesses opening in union square this year. luz pena, abc seven news lucy, thank you. >> the sports world is buzzing today. this is a big deal that will allow student athletes to get paid directly by colleges.

>> the move comes after the ncaa and five major college sports conferences, including the one that stanford and cal are in. right. okay. they agreed to settle antitrust allegations. >> yeah, they were in the pac 12. now they're going to the atlantic coast conference. abc news reporter melissa adon takes a look at the impact. >> the new move is college sports, allowing current and former student athletes to get directly paid to play. following a landmark agreement between the ncaa and its five largest athletic conferences, giving colleges the green light to pay their players as early as next year. the new deal includes nearly $2.8 billion in damages for athletes who played as far back as 2016, and allocates over $15 billion to players over the next ten years. >> it would be an amazing step towards ending the ncaa's exploitation of college athletes. >> the settlement, coming from an antitrust lawsuit, were athletes sued the ncaa for $4.2 billion, claiming the

organization broke federal law by prohibiting college athletes from profiting off their own name. >> many people speculated that this could have been the end of the ncaa bankrupting them if they had lost, so there was a lot of pressure on them to come to the table and have a settlement that was agreeable for both sides to allow the ncaa to exist, but also for some back pay for the athletes who are suing them. the deal allowing student athletes to earn money from their name, image and likeness from the ncaa directly for the first time. >> it also calls for a new revenue sharing model, which will pay athletes a cut of the money their schools generate from revenue streams, including ticket sales and broadcast deals. the framework of the deal is still being worked out, including how much funds to distribute to schools and the settlement could also face legal challenges as this awaits approval from a federal judge, which could take months. melissa don, abc news, los angeles. >> the mayor of santa clara is criticizing an agreement that resolves many long standing

disputes between the city and the forty-niners. that agreement reduces the amount that the stadium authority owes the forty-niners for police costs by $7.5 million. it also provides 7 million in what's called performance rent to the city. city manager jovan grogan says the deal provides a fair and advantageous resolution in the dispute, but mayor lisa gillmor not happy blasting it, describing this as a loan shark type deal. >> just ahead this afternoon, a bittersweet celebration today for a pilot who broke barriers and paved the way for others to follow. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures falling short of average for this time of year. i'll show you what is going to change as we head into

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mired and they love it. >> you know the best thing about being a sea lion? what you never get stuck in traffic. i know sleeping accommodations. you know, there's not a lot of room for these guys. there are so many of them out there. yeah yeah. >> so i don't know if they're better off where you are with the traffic you encounter. >> they're clearly better off. >> i would say. >> sandhya patel you agree? >> yes, absolutely. larry and kristin, those sea lions are packed in there. kind of like

the traffic today, sunshine or clouds. they're still out there. let me show you a live picture right now from our camera looking at the coliseum. and you can certainly see still some gray sky out there as we look at live doppler seven while many of you started out with some cloud cover, some of you still hanging on to it, we get in a little bit closer along the san mateo coast , parts of the peninsula heading into the east bay. it is still gray and it's reflected in our temperatures. a live view from golden gate bridge. camera seeing some blue skies. look at these numbers. i mean, it's chilly out there. mid 50s, san francisco, oakland only 65. in san jose, 50s from redwood city to half moon bay. certainly a stiff breeze along the embarcadero from our kgo roof camera 72 in santa rosa. that's where you know the sun is shining, along with fairfield, 71 degrees. petaluma 61 along with livermore. here's a look at bottlerock napa tomorrow. if you're going, i would pack that

extra layer because in the morning it starts off partly cloudy. temperature of 60 degrees. mainly sunny in the afternoon but breezy to gusty once again. temperature will be in the mid 60s by then and then it turns cooler later on at night, but overall it should be a brighter for afternoon and evening. after the cloud cover. here's a look at san jose and the sun is shining there overnight tonight. gusty mostly cloudy and drizzly. tomorrow afternoon we're looking at breezy and below average. and for your memorial day, sunny and warmer weather coming your way, the winds will remain gusty tonight 30 to 36 miles an hour. even going into the evening hours. that's what's making it feel even chillier as it's coming off the cool ocean water that onshore wind with us late tonight, and then tomorrow they back off a little bit, not a lot. and then they pick right back up again. so that's what's going to keep us in that cooler than average pattern with this trough overhead. it's a cooler air mass. certainly the low clouds and the fog will advance along with some higher clouds later on tonight. tomorrow we

start off gray for many areas with that drizzle and then quickly in the afternoon you will notice a clean sweep with the skies clearing out. but those temperatures not exactly where they should be for this time of year, 40s and 50s. tomorrow morning it will be damp in some areas to start the day tomorrow afternoon. the sun's out in san jose, 70 degrees in morgan hill, 68 in san jose on the peninsula, 61 in san mateo, mid 50s around half moon bay. pacifica, daly city, 59, downtown san francisco. north bay, 68, in napa, 72 degrees in santa rosa and the east bay 62, oakland orinda hercules had inland 68. concord 66 degrees in livermore. don't like it that cool? don't worry, because by sunday those temperatures going up 80s inland, 50s coast side, it's even warmer for the holiday. we'll bump you up into the low 80s inland. really nice looking weather going into a new workweek with those temperatures coming up a little more thursday

and friday, it will be in the warm category inland with mid 80s, upper 50s to 60s coast side. >> kristin oh that's good, a little chilly this morning. >> yep, yep. needed definitely a jacket. >> wait a couple days. you'll be fine. yeah okay, thanks. all right. a uc berkeley graduate is celebrating the end of her groundbreaking career as a pilot. teresa claiborne is united airlines first black female pilot. she's retiring after 34 years before flying commercially. claiborne reached new heights as the first black female pilot in the us air force for years, she served as a mentor to other women of color who want to follow that same path. >> i guess maybe i did make an impact, and that's important because when you put your heart and soul into something, and it turns out that people did appreciate it and people listened and people got something out of it, it makes it all the better. >> yeah, it does. >> claiborne's final flight was from lisbon, portugal, to newark liberty international airport. she logged 23,000 flight hours

during her impressive and historic career. wow. congratulations. >> absolutely all right. just ahead, the future of the bay area and the impact of climate change. >> climate change makes our difficult situation worse. i'm afraid that if we don't start to change our relationship with where we live and also the landscapes around us, there's no way we're going to get out of this whole bay area 2050. >> and what's to come with wildfires? >> we don't want to lose these legacy businesses. >> it's not just businesses. chinatowns are shrinking across the country. and what's being done to

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bay bridge toll plaza, jam packed with traffic. it is slow trying to get to the toll plaza and the bridge. yeah, all because of a truck that was on fire hours ago. >> and when i drove in just a short time ago, that truck was still there. they had not moved it yet, and a whole bunch of caltrans crews were working on the situation. but clearly the backup is going to last for some time. you know, building a better bay area means understanding the impact that climate change will have on your life. >> in the new abc seven originals presentation, bay area 2050, we take a closer look at many of the challenges and the changes that are happening as a result of rising temperatures. >> so one of the biggest changes that we've seen over the past several years has to do with this. california's wildfires, fire season is longer now. it's more intense now. living with danger is already a reality for many people in the region, and it's likely to get worse. here's abc seven news anchor ama daetz.

>> summer in the bay area is wildfire season, and it's now longer and more intense than ever before. between 2020 and 2023, almost as many acres burned as the entire decade before. 15 of the top 20 most destructive wildfires in california history happened within the past decade. if things don't change, environmental scientists predict the amount of forested land burned in wildfires in northern california will increase up to 52% between 2031 and 2050. living with wildfires will now be a part of life for many in the bay area and beyond. >> we estimated 4.5 million acres burned every year in california on an average year. climate change makes our difficult situation worse. thinking about 2050 and where

people are going to be living, it's not going to be the same as what we are today. california. we're known as the golden state. sometimes i call it the pyro state. >> it was never really the idea of really our town burning down. what happened on november 8th will never, ever happen in paradise again. never >> i'm afraid that if we don't start to change our relationship with where we live and also the landscapes around us, there's no way we're going to get out of this hole. but the good news is, it's a possibility. >> it is wildfire prepared home, the beautiful thing is that the town of paradise actually adopted all of the building codes for a wildfire prepared home. >> so now every house that gets built in paradise is built to these standards.

resistant vents, metal gutters. you have to have a six inch vertical clearance from any exterior wall. you also have to have a class a, a fire rated roof. the biggest piece for homeowners now in paradise since houses are just being built this way. anyways is maintaining a five foot, defensible space area around your home. i lost my home in the campfire a couple couple neighborhoods over from here. the town of paradise completely burned to the ground in just a matter of hours. it was the most deadly and expensive fire in the united states. before lahaina, we lost 85 people, 18,000 structures burned to the ground, and 50,000 people were displaced . >> when you think about fire in the state, to be honest with you, it's gotten so bad. so quickly. even a person like me

who's been studying this for 30 years was surprised. my name is scott stevens. i'm a professor of fire science at the university of california, berkeley. we think about fire. our relationship is very adversarial. you talk to indigenous communities like i have in the last several years. and it's not that way at all. people think of fire as a gift, a gift for the stewardship of the land. when you think about fire in california is as integral as our soils, our water, our ecosystems. so when you take fire out of a system that had it so integral for so long, you change things abruptly. and of course, then we have human populations that come in and change kind of where we live. our susceptibilities. >> more than 18,000 structures were burned in paradise. 90% of the homes were burned. so so almost every single lot had a home on it that was not wildfire prepared. that was built in the 50s, 60s and 70s. and now as

homes are being rebuilt on all of these different properties, they're being built to the new town codes that are wildfire prepared. every home in paradise is meeting the wildfire prepared designation. >> i think in the community level we can do so much better just getting ourselves better prepared. the services are great, but they're not, again, going to be the solution. we've got to get our communities better prepared and actually take action at more organic levels. >> so what will the bay area look like in 25 years? watch the abc seven originals presentation. bay area 2050 now streaming everywhere you watch abc seven. >> now to a story about history and culture and the changing face of american cities. america's chinatowns are seeing a shift. san jose once had not only a thriving chinatown, but five of them. san francisco and oakland, have historic chinatowns, but of them, only oakland is growing up only a half a percent since the year 2000. since 1990, the population in san francisco's chinatown has dropped by 6. chinatown is, like

ours, have been thriving in big cities for decades, but now that future is uncertain, and the reason is complicated. abc news reporter andrea fujii has the details. >> they were once a staple of many american cities, but now chinatowns are beginning to disappear. you know, 66 years is not chump change. >> and i've been here from day one. >> with rents on the rise and younger generations choosing to leave retail behind for other careers, the fate of many historic businesses are in jeopardy. ting's gift shop opened in 1958 but just said goodbye to chinatown in manhattan. >> grandma had the store packed anywhere she can find a space. >> she had something. it was every space was used. >> we don't want to lose these legacy businesses because they've really shaped the cultural fabric of manhattan's chinatown. >> from 2019 to 2021, manhattan's chinatown saw a 26% drop in job opportunities. the

pandemic only added to those challenges, but it's not just the businesses, the very demographic that is the bloodline of these communities is fleeing. housing costs are one major factor. between 1990 and 2020, washington, dc's chinatown lost 41% of its asian population. philadelphia lost 15, san francisco 6. back in new york, a group called welcome to chinatown is working to support small businesses, helping host pop up locations and special events. although many stores have closed, they leave a lasting legacy, many of their founders achieving the american dream, laying down roots and sending their kids to college. i'm really excited to see how they will continue to stay in relationship with the neighborhood and to think about how their legacy goes beyond space. officials in san francisco, although seeing a relatively small drop, said population declines in chinatown are also a concern because of the effect on tourism. andrea

fujii abc news, new york. >> coming up, you know there's already a plastic bag ban, so why are lawmakers considering another one? and you've heard about quiet quitting. now there's quiet vatis. we'll explain next on

with google's new artificial intelligence search tool. they say the new ai feature is providing some false information . several people posted on x that google's a.i. summary says former president barack obama is muslim. he's actually christian. another person posted about a summary that said none of the names of africa's 54 countries start with the letter k, forgetting about kenya. i think the message here is when you're using these ai tools, you know you can't just print it up and then send it in. you have to reread and double check and cross check. maybe. kristen, you know, you and i have both dabbled with some of this. yeah, use it as a resource, but not necessarily the be all and end all. >> i think that's what it is. yeah, it can totally help. but just today i was checking on some information regarding a trip that i'm taking, and i plugged in some stuff and they gave me the wrong dates for when the place is open or closed. so you have to be, you know, you have to say, i love it when we correct them. when you say wait, it appears that this is wrong.

and then they go, i'm so sorry. thank you for helping improve my algorithm and making me better. sandhya, that is so crazy, right? >> that is crazy. i mean, if you just take it as is and some people don't double check, then obviously. yeah, they're going to be in a bind. >> yeah. zach, you would never report that way, right? >> i would never report that way. i've not used ai once in my reporting or anything. i just report about it and ask questions about it. but yeah, you always got to check your sources. no matter if you're a journalist or somebody using the google. that's right. >> check your sources. okay. elon musk is once again expressing his concern about artificial intelligence. he told attendees at a tech conference in paris that the technology is his biggest fear, describing a future where jobs would be optional or like a hobby. musk also questioned whether people would feel fulfilled in a world where robots did everything, you guys who would feel fulfilled if you didn't have to actually work and only did things as a hobby and robots did everything for you who would feel fulfilled, it depends on location, location, location. if i'm on the beach somewhere, then i might feel very fulfilled, it just depends

on where i'm at, what i have to do. >> so you're suggesting that if i could go surfing every day, that i might be unfulfilled? >> that's what elon musk is trying to tell you. >> oh, okay. no, i think we all want goals. and, like, why are we here? you know, you start to get to the question of the purpose of life and all that stuff, but you don't want it to turn into like the movie wall-e, right? where everybody's, you know, on their motorized scooters because they're out of shape. and all of that. yeah. so, yeah, you know, there's a happy medium there somewhere, but yeah, let's see how it plays out, could soon be even fewer plastic bags at your grocery store because the senate and assembly each passed bills this week banning those. the thick, reusable plastic bags. a recent study found those bags, which can be used up to 125 times, aren't being reused. they're actually generating even more trash in our landfills, not less. so that's problematic. i'm conditioned to the point. i don't know about you guys. i just bring my own, you know, i

don't even know what the material is. but it's not plastic bags. they're cloth bags. and you just. you know, you go to the store, you use those. yeah. >> i mean, they're so convenient. it's like, why wouldn't you just have them in your car so that when you do go to the supermarket, you can just use them? yeah, yeah. >> i agree, sometimes we'll forget them if we happen to go to the grocery store just while we're doing something else. an unplanned trip to the grocery store. so that's maybe where those reusable bags might come in handy. but we definitely do reuse them in our house. yeah. >> me too. i'm so glad, zach, to hear you say that. i never just toss out a good plastic bag. i will use it 125 times at least 125. okay, as we head into a holiday weekend, a poll is revealing a new feature of remote work. you've heard of quiet quitting? well, now it's quiet vacationing. a poll found 37% of millennial workers have taken time off without telling their boss. sometimes, maybe their boss takes that time off quietly without telling us. >> oh, we want to name some names now. >> i think this is an anonymous

survey. 38% have moved their mouse to keep their status as online and make it look like they're working. oh oh oh, i didn't know that trick. >> i think we can really do that here with what we do. you should have rehearsed that line. >> that was not convincing. you want to try it one more time? >> oh, i didn't know about that. that's. >> but, i mean, i know a lot of. well, you know what? i'm not going to incriminate anybody, but sometimes it's an early morning meeting. let's just say. and you know, the green dot is on and you just got to go make sure that the that the boss knows that you're actually there and alive and well and participating. >> but if you're working from home, i don't know why you can't do it while you're, you know, some people multitask. you can be in a different location. otherwise then just make everybody come back to the office like, no, we don't want that. >> we don't want that. >> no, i'm not advocating for that. i don't want the hate mail anybody. i'm just saying, sandy, i think we're all adults here. >> so bottom line is, do you get

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. numbers tomorrow afternoon. still below average mid 50s to low 70s, but the sun will break through in the afternoon. it will be another breezy day if you wanted a little bit warmer. that's where we're going sunday. some low 80s inland by monday, memorial day you will notice it's even warmer. a nice range of temperatures. so here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. below average to start the weekend. but the numbers will come up. they bounce back in time for the second half of your holiday weekend. so looking good for outdoor plans. sunday and monday. larry kristin. >> all right thank you sandra. the star wars world enters our galaxy again soon with a new series called the acolyte. reporter george pennacchio with our sister station in l.a, spoke with the series stars about this new show on disney plus. reporter >> the light sabers are out in star wars the acolyte. the new series for disney+ involves an investigation into a shocking crime spree. >> it's a thinker. it's

definitely going to make you think about what side is the dark side? what side is the light side and whose side are you really on? >> i think it kicks off with a murder mystery conceit, but i will say that as the show goes on, you will notice that each episode almost has its own genre. >> someone is killing jedi. it doesn't make sense. >> the story here pits a beloved jedi master against a warrior from his past. but as is the custom with star wars, all is not what it seems. carrie ann, it's nice to know that you still can kick. you know what? >> oh, thank you, i i'm kind of grateful and excited that i can, too. it was, exciting to do that and to love it and to be fierce. >> who trained you? >> it's just kind of this surreal moment where i finally get to see what the fans think, and i get to watch them experience it. and that's the whole point. at the end of the day, star wars, the acolyte debuts june 4th on disney plus

in hollywood. >> george pennacchio for abc news. >> all right. now, a new look at a pop culture phenomenon. andrew mccarthy, one of the members of the brat pack, is bringing the group together. >> so what are you filming? >> oh, we're just doing this documentary. what's it about? ancient history. >> mccarthy is one of the icons of the 80s, deemed a member of the brat pack. the term, coined in a headline in new york magazine, featured mccarthy alongside emilio estevez and rob lowe. remember, you know, six was it 16? candles or pretty in pink? pretty in pink. in the documentary, he speaks with both of them about the term that has followed them through their careers. >> i've never talked to anybody about what that was like, so i thought it might be interesting to try and contact everyone who was in the brat pack. you do not interested in talking about the brat pack. for years i turned everything down. how come you're talking to me? because you called me. >> it was time that we clear the air in a couple of things. being

in the brat pack not only changed all of our lives, it changed what entertainment is. >> oh. breakfast club brats premieres only on hulu on june 13th. disney owns both hulu and abc seven. i have to check that out. yeah and for our kids talking about that period of time is ancient history. actually, i know, that's why anderson, he's so funny. yeah. >> just ahead, it is decision day in the east bay

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news at 11. an east oakland high school is celebrating today after sending 80% of its graduating seniors on to four year colleges. oakland unity high school is hoping to set a new standard across a city where only half of black and brown students graduate as college ready. here's abc seven news reporter tim johns. >> it was a celebration at oakland unity high school on friday, students gathering for their so-called decision day, where graduating seniors announce what college they'll be attending in the fall. this year. that includes salvador terriquez, who will be attending uc davis in the hopes of becoming a neonatal surgeon. >> i think it's extremely important that babies have the care that they need, and also prenatal care for women to have that access. >> but salvador isn't unique at oakland unity this year, 80% of their students will continue on to four year colleges or universities, a statistic that far exceeds the 50% average for

black and brown students in the city as a whole. >> that changes their trajectory not just for themselves, but for everyone in their family who comes behind them. now has a role model and a mentor about how do you go to college and how do you actually enter a professional career. >> oakland unity's principal, william knee, says creating an environment for students to succeed is no accident. knee tells us it's something he and his staff work on daily. >> you just have to kind of find a way to connect with people, and earn their trust, because to ask them to really try, it takes trust for people to really try. >> that trust permeates down throughout the student body, says senior lesley pina salazar on her way to ucla. lesley says she'll be the first person in her family to go to college, the same as 97% of her fellow graduates at unity. >> they supported me throughout everything, and i feel like they're the reason i got into ucla, like they were there for me whenever i needed them. >> and while the seniors are happy to support each other on

decision day, no one is more excited than their families. >> my mom is extremely proud because i'm her first child that's going to leave home and go attend college, so i think she's both nervous and excited for me. >> in oakland, tim johns abc seven news. >> congratulations to all the graduates. that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news at four. i'm larry beil. abc seven news at five is coming up next with more on the holiday weekend. traffic mess. the bay bridge toll plaza still backed up and probably will be for some time. the news at

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i'm a skyline alum. i graduated here 30 years ago right there on that field, and i'm just heartbroken. my heart goes out to the families. >> extra security measures now in place for the remaining graduation ceremonies at skyline high school in oakland. after three people were shot during a