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 ceremony last night. good

evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley, and i'm kristen sze. >> police say it was isolated to a fight between two groups after the graduation. and tonight, we're hearing all three victims are expected to survive, which is a huge relief. >> obviously, now community groups are stepping in to try to help out. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story. reporter. >> the chairs were graduating. seniors sat were still on the field friday morning at skyline high school in oakland. the graduation ended with a shooting that injured three people. >> when something like this happens, i think it just gives you a sense of vulnerability. we, you know, and i think, you know, and it's heartbreaking. >> reporter nicole lee is the executive director of urban peace movement. the organization works on building youth leadership. five of its students graduated thursday night. oakland police say as people were leaving the graduation ceremony, two groups got into a fight in the parking lot, which escalated and led to shots being fired. >> i heard one person got hit in the leg. i'm all right. i just i was taking pictures when it happened and i just walked away.

everyone started running and i just started speed walking away. police say three gunshot victims were taken to the hospital. >> all are expected to survive. one arrest was made, several others detained. and opd says investigators are actively looking for additional shooters and witnesses. meanwhile, back on campus, school is out. police says urban peace movement is working with campus organizations that are reaching out to students and the families impacted, as is done following any shooting. >> mental health workers deployed. we see restorative justice circles, so we are all going to reach around and lean in and surround the students and families in the coming weeks, the oakland unified school district issued a statement calling the shooting absolutely unacceptable. >> as a community, we must not tolerate violence and instead work together to eliminate it. in oakland, writes ousd superintendent kyla johnson-trammell lee says it's important for students and this city not to let this graduation be overshadowed by tragedy. >> there are 200 young people who crossed that stage last

night, 200 families that took their children over the finish line. that is also part of the story of oakland. and we have to tell that story in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> mayor tao issued a statement calling the incident deeply troubling, adding, quote, our entire city's hearts go out to the students, families, friends and school staff who should have been able to enjoy and celebrate in peace. >> the effort to recall oakland mayor shan tao, meanwhile, is moving forward. the group says they have 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 tao is toast. >> the group behind the recall effort, known as oust or oakland united to recall xiang tao, 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. >> in sonoma county, there's an effort to reclassify the county's regional park rangers from sworn peace officers to public officers, supporters of this proposal say it would eliminate strict training and hiring requirements, as well as allow the department to fill vacant ranger positions. it would also strip rangers of their ability to make arrests

and carry batons, and shift law enforcement responsibilities to the sonoma county sheriff's office. those opposed to the idea say it jeopardizes park safety. >> santa rosa high school student is under arrest for possession of a knife on school grounds, police say the student was involved in a fight at montgomery high school on wednesday. the 15 year old student punched another student with his fist wrapped around the knife. the blade was never extended. investigators say safety at montgomery high school has been an ongoing concern for students, parents and district officials. just last year, a 16 year old student was fatally stabbed during a fight at the school. >> the cyclist accused of hitting a woman in a crosswalk, leaving her with life threatening injuries, was arraigned today in san francisco. 36 year-old justino bond is facing charges for felony hit and run in wednesday's crash at broadway and columbus. he's accused of hitting a 65 year old woman walking in the crosswalk, then taking off. she suffered life

threatening injuries. police stopped bond a block and a half away. >> the holiday travel weekend is off to a rough start. a bad fire on the bay bridge and a deadly big rig crash in the south bay are making for major traffic headaches tonight, abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in the newsroom tracking the traffic trouble. hey, zach. hey, kristen. >> and there is a lot of that trouble as we kick off one of our busiest memorial day travel weekends in decades. just getting from pleasant hill into the city. took one of our coworkers 2.5 hours this afternoon, and they are not alone. let's start with that mess on the bay bridge. taking another live look here at the bay bridge toll plaza, where traffic is just crawling along. if that eight hours after a big rig fire that shut down several westbound lanes, the big rig carrying oranges caught fire near treasure island around nine this morning, the chp thinks the rear brakes may have started the fire. it took hours for crews to clean up what was left of the truck, and all of the oranges on the road. the driver was not injured. and in the south bay

tonight, a deadly crash has 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, the driver in the sedan, a 22 year old man from san jose, died in the crash , 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 clear 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, and it's really just rough on all of the roads all over the bay area. you can see here all of the red on google maps. there's a lot of it from the bridge backing up onto 580 and 880. the drive up on both sides of the caldecott tunnel is also looking slow. with so many people heading out tonight from memorial day trips, the chp says it will have as many officers as it can out on the roads over the holiday.

>> yeah, zach, i can personally attest the bay bridge was a mess getting in. all right. thank you . the san francisco health department has shut down a walgreens drugstore in the mission district. a sign posted on the door says the store at 23rd and mission is closed because of a vermin infestation. not pleasant. obviously, this is the only walgreens in the mission. the next closest location is at 24th and potrero. >> now, we have been following the introduction of the aedes aegypti mosquito in santa clara county since 2022, when two were found in north san jose. now, the aggressive species is back and there's concern they might be here to stay, say abc seven news. south bay reporter dustin dorsey has the story. >> as the weather warms up in the bay area, the number of mosquitoes rises as well. but there's real concern over what an aggressive, non-native mosquito with a population that's increasing might do the ada aegypti mosquito, if it becomes established in our community, poses a serious and

real threat to the health of our community. in april, santa clara county vector control found a few of these mosquitoes along machado lane in the east san jose foothills. despite efforts to eliminate the day biting bugs, that number is up to at least 12 females worry over the county's first ever infestation is growing because it's not easy to get rid of the aedes aegypti eggs, firmatus aegypti have a far superior role rate of survival compared to other mosquitoes. >> you can compare them to the cockroaches of mosquitoes. they endure extreme warm temperatures and extreme periods of without water, and getting rid of them will require more extreme methods. >> trying to kill off the adult mosquitoes has not worked, so the county is moving to a daytime wide area. larvicide spraying method to use bacterial insecticide to target mosquito larvae. >> this machine by itself it has a potential to get to the sources is not easy for us to have access to it.

>> the goal is to not allow the ada aegypti to establish itself in santa clara county like it has in 19 other counties in california. they transmit diseases like chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and zika viruses. you normally only get if you travel, but if the mosquito is not eradicated here, having detected the aedes aegypti mosquito here in santa clara county makes us concerned that in the future we might start seeing something similar here where people don't have to travel to get those diseases. >> but just being here, they're at risk for getting those. >> the county says pets and people should remain inside during the treatments set to take place over the next few months. the first spray is scheduled for may 29th at 830 in the morning in santa clara county. dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> coming up, more issues for san francisco's aquarium of the bay. the factors contributing to its loss of accreditation, plus some universities and colleges are now getting ready to pay student athletes, director. >> what impact that will have on competition

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athletes to get paid directly to play. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has the details. >> some colleges are getting the green light to directly pay their student athletes. >> this is a major revolution. >> three change as part of a new $2.8 billion settlement between the ncaa and its biggest conferences, money will go to current and former athletes. >> those athletes will start to get paid while they're in college, above and beyond their scholarships. >> amateurism is dead. >> sean fletcher is an assistant professor of public relations and sports education at san jose state university. for the

student athletes, it provides opportunity. >> it is providing a long overdue, equitable opportunity for them to receive what they're worth from a labor perspective for the institutions, it opens up a litany of complexities. >> the settlement comes from an antitrust lawsuit where athletes sued the ncaa, claiming that the organization broke federal law by prohibiting college athletes from profiting off their own name. derek van rheenen is executive director of the athletic studies center at uc berkeley. he says this historic settlement is troubling. i think we may see that the power five schools are going to become literally the farm systems for the professionals. >> and the question about how serious some of these individuals will take their studies is really, unclear at this point. uc berkeley released this statement today saying, quote, today's settlement brings some clarity to a very complex and uncertain situation.

>> given the likelihood of this outcome, analytical work is already underway. in order to provide the campus and cal athletics with an assessment of the agreements, impacts and implications, stanford university says, quote, stanford will be working to assess the implications of the settlement and strategize the best path forward for cardinal athletics. a judge still has to approve the deal in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> the mayor of santa clara is criticizing an agreement that resolves many long standing disputes between the city and the forty-niners. the 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 to this dispute, but mayor lisa gillmor blasts it, describing it as a loan shark type deal. >> as we head to break, we're

taking a live look outside from our camera at pier 39 at all those happy sea lions that are out right now, crowding the dogs playfully fighting for a spot to rest their heads. coming up, meorologist sandyha patel for details on t

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days after the aquarium of the bay pushed out its ceo during a time of deep financial trouble. i was interviewing him in that video that you just saw. the financial uncertainty is one of the issues that pushed the association of zoos and aquariums to rescind accreditation earlier this month. the association also found the aquarium was not meeting standards regarding staffing capabilities, employee morale and turnover. aquarium of the bay has until june 13th to appeal this decision. >> two out of three koi ponds at

the japanese friendship garden in san jose remain empty. the city's park department says the ponds have been dry since the flood of 2017. that's when the pump houses were damaged. since then, repairs have been slowed by funding issues. one pond, however, is full of koi, so visitors can still see dozens of the colorful, patterned fish at the garden. park officials say money for the other ponds is in next year's budget. >> things happen. we get to see those effects for a while after recovery takes time. >> it's too beautiful not to be up to what it could be, you know? and people come here and if they see the water, they just want to keep coming back. >> last year, someone stole 50 koi from the garden's private holding tank. park officials still don't know where those fish ended up. >> it's so strange. all right, let's turn our attention to the holiday weekend weather forecast. >> yes. starting out cool, but then it gets, ooh, warm sandy. yes. >> it's going to warm up on

sunday. and on memorial day. dan and kristen, let me show you some live pictures right now we have a combination. some areas are seeing sun and some areas are still seeing a lot of cloud cover at this hour. but i tell you what we're going to brighten it up for all areas this upcoming weekend. now, if you're flying out of okay and you're going to the hawaiian islands, here's a look at the forecast at oakland airport. it's 62 tomorrow looking at scattered showers in honolulu, 83 degrees and kona. same thing 66 though much cooler there. kahului 83 degrees. it is cooler here, no doubt about it. nice 19 degree drop in livermore. down nine degrees in santa rosa san jose seven degrees cooler in oakland right now san francisco running two degrees lower. so the wind is really just roaring. i mean, they ramped up onshore bringing that cool ocean air in napa right now. gusts to 30. it is 32. in concord it is going to remain windy. if you do have evening plans for friday, watch

out. definitely bundle up. and then tomorrow we're still going with the breezy pattern. here's a look at live doppler seven. while the north bay saw some 70s in places like santa rosa where the sun was out, places right around the bay shoreline, and the san francisco peninsula area still socked in with the cloud cover. it's even been misty at times. temperatures right now 50 to 70. if you're going to bottle rock in napa tomorrow, the weather starts off on the cool side at 11 a.m, partly cloudy, temperature of 60 degrees. mainly sunny in the afternoon into the upper 60s, but definitely pack a light jacket or a sweater because it will be breezy to gusty and it turns cooler later on in the evening. here's a look at a live picture from mount tam where you see the marine layers just sitting there. it's about 2000ft deep right now. overnight, gusty, mostly cloudy and drizzly tomorrow afternoon. breezy and still below average. just like today. today's highs only in the 50s to low 70s memorial day, we are looking at sunny and warmer

weather, so if you're grilling outside or going to the pool, weather should be nice. now tonight at 6:00 the cloud cover is expanding. you will notice some higher clouds moving through as well. tomorrow morning, some patchy drizzle to start the day. it will create some damp roadways early on. if you do have plans to get out of town, but then later in the day you will notice by 4 p.m. a lot of sun across the region. your morning temperatures 40s and 50s. once again, there will be some spotty drizzle around the cloud cover will be extensive, but it will brighten up in the south bay. tomorrow afternoon. we're looking at 68 in gilroy, san jose, 65, in milpitas on the peninsula, 63, palo alto. only in the mid 50s, near the coast, despite the fact that the skies will clear. so you'll still need that extra layer. downtown san francisco, 59 degrees north bay. temperatures 59 at stinson beach up to 66. in san rafael, 72 in santa rosa. so not exactly a beach day in the east bay. 62 oakland 65. castro valley head inland and it will still be

cooler than average. 70 in fairfield, 66 degrees in walnut creek and livermore. accuweather seven day forecast. this cooler than average pattern is not going to last. temperatures bounce back on sunday and it's warmer for the holiday as well. 80 showing up inland 50s coast side next week. we'll warm it up even more by thursday and friday. we're talking mid 80s inland. so kristen and dan looking nice. that feels like summer. yes >> yay thank you. it's a celebration of culture in san francisco's mission district this weekend. details next. >> stay

family friendly festival has been held for 46 years, celebrating the city's latino, caribbean and african diasporic traditions. the festival spans 17 blocks on harrison street from 17th to 24th, and includes musical performers on five different stages, as well as hundreds of vendors, food and dancing. it's a blast. then on sunday, the grand parade gets underway at 930, featuring more than 60 contingents. >> all right, we still have much

more news ahead. >> we do. >> let's go to abc seven news anchor zach fuentes for a look at what we have at 530. zach. >> kristen, dan, thank you so much. climate change is impacting where we live, and building a better bay area means understanding what's happening now and in the future. by 2050, rising tides will flood our coastline, exposing entire neighborhoods to hazardous waste. >> so we know that there are very important contaminants that would cause cancer in people in the mud here and those of concentrated and flowed down in the groundwater, because those contaminants are buried rising waters and hidden hazards. >> one of the many impacts of sea level rise, what are the experts say will happen in the future? watch abc seven originals presentation. bay area 2050 now streaming everywhere you watch abc seven. plus a bay area widower forced to wait ten months for help when his facebook account is hacked. more with our seven on your side team about how officials are working to hold the social media giant accountable. so join us for those stories and more at 530 on

abc seven bay area streaming tv. dan kristen. >> okay, zach, thanks a lot. >> and you can download the abc seven app or head to abc seven news.com to join zach in just two minutes, be sure to do that. >> and if you're watching us here on television world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel all of us here. we appreciate your time. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm kristen sze. we'll see you back here at 6:00.

slowing record holiday travel. two u.s. missionaries shot and killed in haiti. the seismic shift in college sports. the ncaa agrees to pay student athletes. first, the severe weather heading into memorial day weekend. possible tornados, damaging winds, and large hail from texas to illinois. the flood threat from washington, d.c. to philadph