(♪) clif bar is made with organic oats. but you're made for the climb. clif. the most important ingredient is you. (♪) mornings live on dry creek have been evacuated and it's heartbreaking. >> a destructive wildfire in the north bay right now threatening buildings and forcing evacuations. you're looking at new video into the newsroom overnight. now at five. the work being done on the point fire, which is burning near lake sonoma, a dozen fires burning across the state this morning. >> thousands of people forced from their homes in southern california over the weekend. heavy winds and heat making conditions tough for crews. >> president biden and former president trump turning up the rhetoric on the campaign trail.

their first debate of the 2024 campaign, now just ten days away. good morning. it is monday, june 17th. >> start the check of our forecast with lisa. >> all right. well, we've got a spare the air day today due to the smoke from the fire there. and as we look at live doppler seven, you'll notice we're under clear skies. want to get you up to date on the weather here up near the fire. and you'll notice that temperatures are in the 50s. relative humidity not too bad at 62. and the winds right now are calm. but we do have concerns for the smoke throughout the day. so there's a look at the fire. you've heard about the north winds. and as we go through the afternoon, notice how the smoke drifts down to the south and you can see the haze that will encompass much of marin county. and then it gets caught up in the flow and the rest of the peninsula, and a little bit hazy into the east bay. but overall, we will be watching the winds today and tomorrow as we have that red flag warning for the interior north bay mountains through tonight and then through sacramento on tuesday night. so we are looking at the dry

offshore winds the next couple of days. it is 49 in santa rosa, 53 in hayward. and right now the winds are calm. but we certainly are looking at that to change as they ramp up throughout the afternoon. so although we're going to have sunny skies, we're talking about the hazy conditions, the spare, the air alert and those offshore winds that will stick around for the next couple of days. so good morning lisa. >> good morning everyone. and yes, we do have the winds on the san mateo bridge. chp has issued a high wind warning for the span. it's moving pretty well as you go from east hayward over to west the san mateo side of things. no stalls or accidents there. and you can see the beautiful sunrise over the golden gate bridge looking north . and no delays coming south out of marin county. and once again, we did have that high wind warning over the altamont pass. we'll take a look at that slow traffic coming up and over for about a 45 minute drive headed from tracy into dublin pleasanton. >> sue, thank you. as you wake up this morning, i want to get you updated on the situation

happening right now in the north bay. crews have been working all night to gain control of the point fire in sonoma county. it has already burned more than 1000 acres since it started yesterday. it's burning on the south side of lake sonoma, west of geyserville. it started right along stewarts point, skaggs springs. the east, burning toward healdsburg. and that is the real concern this morning, firefighters spent hours defending vineyards and homes along dry creek road. containment only up to 15% people across the bay area noticing the smoke from this fire, satellite images show that smoke plume spreading down into the east bay. you could check out the view from this alaska airlines flight. you see that thick layer of smoke that is the fire we're talking about. abc7 news reporter lena howland is making her way to the fire zone this morning. lena, fire crews were hoping for better conditions overnight tonight. >> yeah, reggie that's right. we are in the petaluma area on our way to that fire right now where

crews really have been working through the night to gain an upper hand on this fire. now, cal fire crews said that they were hoping to fight the fire by air by using three different helicopters overnight. new video from overnight shows flames fanned across dry creek road and mountain view ranch road. this was taken just before 11:00 last night. cal fire says through the night they had 36 engines on the fire with seven dozers, six hand crews and three water tenders. yesterday they dangerous flames forced many families in this area to evacuate from their homes. azul lopez of santa rosa, along with her parents and little brother, were celebrating father's day on lake sonoma on jet skis when they got an urgent message from the sheriff's department. >> well, it was really scary because we were having a good time and then i don't know where we see all the smoke. and then it started to get in the wind. it was like really bad. >> it was very dense and very black and so we watched it

really the fire really form and accelerate over this mountain range right here. >> overnight crews also captured this scary helicopter rescue. we saw someone being airlifted off the mountain view ranch road area right around 1230 last night. no word yet on their condition this morning. now, fire crews were also hoping that the cooler weather and tamer winds overnight and here in the early morning hours would help them diminish some of the fire threat. live in live in the petaluma area and lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you. lena, an evacuation site has been open all night for people who've been forced to leave their homes. it's located at el molino high school in forestville, now people can't stay there, but the county and the red cross are on site helping people with resources. the site opened shortly after the evacuations were ordered. county officials say the area being evacuated

evacuated has about 400 residents in it. the fire is still spreading. the county says everyone needs to be ready in case more places need to be evacuated. >> this is just a temporary evacuation point, so where people first are sent and from there they can, you know, charge up cell phones, get some some water and refreshments and be referred to other places to go for shelter. >> currently, this is not threatening any high population area, but it's definitely something where getting those individuals out allows the firefighters to get in and do structure control, which is what they're doing right now. >> if needed, another site could be opened in petaluma. we are keeping a close eye on the point fire and other dangerous weather conditions. when news breaks, we will let you know. just download the abc seven news bay area app and enable push alerts to get notifications sent to your mobile device. >> developing news in southern california. crews are battling a wildfire that's triggered evacuation orders in los angeles county. the post fire started in

gorman, south of the grapevine, yesterday afternoon. flames have burned through more than 14,000 acres with 2% containment. the area is under a red flag warning and winds were expected to increase overnight. >> the winds are probably going to be the biggest factor in battling this blaze. we're going to have gusts as high as 60mph, but that would not be a constant. mostly we're going to say an average of about 24 mile per hour winds. >> the fire forced more than 1200 people to evacuate over the weekend. the cause of the fire still under investigation. >> closing arguments are set to begin today in the state trial of david depape. he's already been sentenced to federal prison for the 2022 attack on paul pelosi, the pabst defense team rested their case friday. the judge is expected to share jury instructions ahead of closing arguments. also this week, san francisco leaders will be discussing a new agreement to provide security outside the pelosi home. sfpd officers will be there 24 over seven. whether

or not speaker emerita nancy pelosi is home, city council documents show federal government, the federal government will be paying the city $1 million for this service . >> this morning, we're just ten days away from the first debate of the 2024 presidential race. both president biden and former president donald trump are on the campaign trail. over the weekend, the future of the supreme court, a big topic for each of them. here's abc news reporter anne nguyen. >> good morning. president biden attended a star studded fundraiser in los angeles this weekend, where his warning about the supreme court got a lot of attention this morning, a stark warning from president joe biden reverberating after a fundraiser with former president obama in l.a. predicting the next president will likely nominate two new justices to the supreme court. biden has pointed to the overturning of roe v wade and the controversies revolving around conservative justices clarence thomas and samuel alito, the former president

trump has touted appointing three conservative justices to the high court during his time in office. trump holding events in michigan, a swing state he won in 2016, and biden narrowly carried in 2020. the former president claimed that he's been the best president for african americans. the biden campaign immediately slammed trump, citing skyrocketing black unemployment and uninsured rates during trump's time in the white house. as for the big debate, biden and trump will face off next thursday, june 27th. the campaigns have agreed there will be no audience, and unless a candidate is speaking their microphone will be turned off in hopes of avoiding the chaos of previous debates. and when abc news washington. >> all right. happy monday to you. we have had a wind shift since friday. so the atmosphere is continue to dry out throughout the day on friday over the weekend. and here we are on monday with the spare, the air alert and a fire to contend with to the north of us.

it's all due to the system that is dropping to the south that has allowed for the wind shift, and it will influence our weather for today and into tuesday as well. the winds so as we look at the air quality, it's good right now. here's a look at the smoke aloft. and you'll notice that those north winds pushing the smoke to the south. and as we get through the evening hours this is the afternoon 4:00. you'll notice that it pushes some of it offshore. but much of marin county, the peninsula and even parts of the east bay, looking at that air quality that is compromised due to the smoke. so this is the situation right now through tuesday. and then by wednesday, early wednesday morning, we get a return to that onshore flow winds. not too much of a factor right now at the surface, but upper elevations anywhere from 20 to 30 miles an hour. and as we look at our fire danger index, it really blossoms as we get through the afternoon from very high to moderate. and that's due to those offshore winds, the low relative humidity. this is into tuesday. so we'll have to contend with this again throughout the afternoon. so starting out throughout the morning hours of the higher relative humidity

then to about 20% noontime. and as we get to 4:00 we are in the single digits. and that's why the north bay, specifically napa county, looking at that red flag warning through the evening hours, there's a look at the gusty winds today. we get into it again for your tuesday and then we'll be looking at that marine layer coming back into place. so temperatures not too bad today 60s at the coast. we'll see some 80s inland and looking forward to the return to that onshore flow overnight on tuesday. >> lisa thank you. shifting sands a sure sign that summer is just about here. coming up, the yearly chore starting today at ocean beach in san francisco, a new video of a smash and grab involving 20 thieves in sunnyvale. >> we see the moment an employee came face to face with this group. >> you are graduating into a broken world, but it is community that rebuilds things. >> an inspiring message during stanford's commencement. but some graduatg students wanted to send a message of their

the point fire has burned more than a thousand acres in sonoma county outside of healdsburg. at last check, it's still 15% contained. sonoma county is canceling summer school classes in healdsburg today because of the evacuation power outages, and smoke from the fire also causing trouble. no word yet on how this all started. >> a heroic saved by contra costa county paramedics over the weekend look at this. they were called to a truck that crashed into a tree early yesterday morning. this was on sunset road near sellers avenue in brentwood . >> the vehicle, began, caught fire and they were able to remove the driver from the driver's seat and get him to their gurney, which they rolled right into cpr because he was in cardiac arrest. oh that driver was taken to a local hospital to be treated. >> their condition is not known. the cause of the crash is still being investigated.

>> this morning we're seeing scary video of the moment a group of 20 robbers broke into a sunnyvale jewelry store. this happened last wednesday at png jewelers on el camino real. you see the group here storm in after shattering the glass doors . look how many of them there are. one of the thieves confronts an employee at the bottom left of your screen. police chase two vehicles they believed to be involved. five people were eventually caught, and this is video released last week showing the robbers in the act violently smashing nearly every display case in 2.5 minutes. no word yet on the total value of the stolen items. some of that stolen jewelry has been recovered. >> now to an update to a story we've been following. the texting scandal being investigated within the antioch police department. we've now learned 13 officers linked to racist text messages have lost their jobs. our media partner, the mercury news, reports. that includes seven recent firings over the scandal. city officials

tried to fire or discipline several other officers, but the report says those officers won arbitration hearings and had the decisions either reversed or reduced. an fbi investigation uncovered racist texts being sent between antioch police officers, including the arresting officers, and a 2021 drive by shooting and murder. >> a heads up for east bay drivers. ac transit is now using new tech to detect drivers who have illegally parked in bus only lanes. the system is being used on busses that run along the tempo corridor between the san leandro transit center and uptown oakland. when this system detects a car parked illegally, a camera captures a video and photo of the vehicle along with the license plate. a law enforcement officer then reviews the evidence and issues a ticket and the fine. it's $110. a live look now at sfo this morning. today, the airport celebrates the opening of the fully completed harvey milk terminal. one mayor london breed, will be at the ribbon cutting for the final section of this facility.

it honors the legacy of milk, a beloved gay rights leader, and the completion of a $2.5 billion development. the showing off some new additions, including two gates, a ticket counter area and upper level security checkpoint, and a museum gallery . >> a state appeals court says ucsf can continue with a huge hospital remodel on the university's parnassus heights campus. neighbors are fighting this project, claiming that it violates city heights and zoning restrictions. but just last week, a judge ruled the university is exempt from those restrictions as a government educational institution. in this, $4.3 billion project is set to be done in 2030. it will replace a smaller hospital at the site above the inner sunset neighborhood. >> if you're heading out to ocean beach in san francisco, you may notice some big equipment. starting today, city crews will begin their annual sand relocation project over the next two weeks, crews will move about 30,000yd■!t of sand. this work is needed to keep the great highway from being covered up.

officials say the problem has gotten worse in recent years because of heavy winds and climate change. summer officially kicks off thursday. communities across the bay area already getting into the seasonal fun. >> yes, and if you missed out this week, don't worry because the events are going to be happening again in the east bay. the alameda county fair is in full swing. it kicked off friday night. fair goers were treated to fireworks, also a drone show and the fair goes on for the next three weeks. it ends on july 7th, now on saturday in san francisco. i'm excited about this. the church of eight wheels and the warriors have teamed up to transform thrive city into a roller skating rink. there are two more skate nights this summer, on june 21st and july 26th, and they're offering free 30 minute lessons sessions. i should say, and complimentary skate rentals if you want to go to the next one, make sure you rsvp so you have a spot that's at thrive city.com. and if you're along the coast, there's going to be free movies at the

santa cruz boardwalk every friday until august. this friday is going to be the book of life next friday, june 28th is the barbie movie. >> the oakland ballers have unveiled their official mascot. oh, it's in a pine box, okay, i wasn't ready for that one. meet scrappy the possum. it's a nod to baseball at the oakland coliseum, where a real possum first appeared during an a's game in 2014. fans nicknamed it the rally possum. this is hilarious. there have been numerous sightings of the real possum since then, including an appearance in the press box after being introduced to ballers fans at raimondi park over the weekend, scrappy got in a few swings before the game. that is a great idea. >> the rally possum showed up in the press box. >> yeah. >> absolutely not. >> possums. they want you. aren't they nocturnal? what's he doing out? yeah, exactly. >> that's why i said rally possum. >> yeah. >> i mean, it could have been a night game, you know, but with all right.

>> okay. i used to be greeted really cute. >> sorry. oh, see, you don't like them. >> i mean, i've seen them in real life. me too. those tails. >> yeah, it's a lot. yeah and if they. have you ever been hissed at by it before? >> no, but my dog has. >> yeah, yeah, but, what did you do? they used to be in the parking lot at my old job in portland, and i worked the night shift, so i would walk out and there are possums or sometimes raccoons. >> yeah. oh, they're mean too. yeah yeah, well, not this one. this one's nice. >> this one's a rally. >> this one comes out of a pine box. it's seen some things. >> yeah, it's on the tame side. all right. good morning everybody. we are looking at a beautiful start to the day right now. things are going to change in the afternoon as our air quality decreases in the north bay with the spare. the air alert. here's a look at live doppler seven. there's been a system offshore that has been taking its time moving to the south and east of us, and that's why we've had the offshore winds. here's a look at the smoke aloft with our spare the air alert. the north bay

primarily impacted throughout the morning hours. and then by the second half of the day, those north winds really transporting that smoke and haze throughout the peninsula a little bit in the east bay. and then we'll continue to watch those north winds throughout the overnight hours, ease up a bit, and then this should allow for less smoke overnight. but then we get back into it on tuesday with more offshore winds. so monday night north bay interior valleys. this is as far as the red flag warning goes. but the northern sacramento valley through tuesday. pretty picture here outside with the clear sky and temperatures ranging from about 50 at the coast, 51 in san francisco, we are 56. in hayward, 57 san jose and nice and glassy and calm here, looking out over the city, 49 santa rosa, napa, 58, in concord, current wind check at the surface. we're a little breezy. san francisco up to 24 miles an hour. upper elevations. it's windier from mount tam, 26 mile an hour. wind gusts 31 miles an hour, mount diablo and

relative humidity. there has been quite low in the upper elevation, so spare the air the alert. today the main weather factor is gusty winds, low humidity through tuesday and then by the middle of the week, early wednesday morning, we'll get back into an onshore flow throughout the day. today, those winds up to 25 and perhaps 30 miles an hour. take a look at livermore. the next several days we cool off into the middle of the week, but we are talking a lot of heat coming our way. the end of the week, not only for livermore. we're talking about the entire bay area, so prepare for increase heat by the time summer arrives thursday into friday, upper 70s today in oakland, 87 santa rosa and the accuweather seven day forecast. we are mild today. a little bump up tomorrow and then juneteenth looks a little quieter in terms of cooler numbers, and then a lot of hot weather headed our way. end of the week into the weekend. >> thanks, lisa. coming up, the seven things to know this morning

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northwest of healdsburg and evacuation center has been set up at laguna high school in forestville. >> number two combination of northerly winds and low relative humidity making for a red flag warning. north bay interior mountains through 8:00 tonight. sacramento valley through tuesday night. >> number three today is a spare the air day of the north bay and inland. east bay will have the worst air quality because of the wildfire smoke. it's recommended you limit outdoor activities. >> number four, heads up. if you live in santa clara or santa cruz counties. p-g-and-e's is doing drills today and tomorrow to prepare for the inspections needed. when we have those power safety power shutoffs. so you may see helicopters and drones flying low near power lines. >> and number five, we're taking a look at slow traffic over the altamont and a high wind advisory. also a couple of trouble spots. eastbound on the reverse view coming off of the dumbarton bridge near thornton. two left lanes blocked with an accident and coming south on 680, transitioning to 101 in san

jose. excuse me. we have an accident blocking the transition ramp. >> number six, the israeli military says it will begin a daily pause in fighting along a single aid route through southern gaza. it will allow a backlog of aid to get to palestinians. and during a humanitarian crisis sparked by israel's war with hamas. >> number seven, toyota is recalling 13,000 2023 crown vehicles because the front and rear cameras can malfunction. so if you have a crown, toyota will contact you by mid-august so you can set up a free repair this wednesday, june 19th, is juneteenth, marking the day union troops arrived in texas and announced that enslaved black people were free. it is now a federal holiday, which means many federal, state and local government offices are going to be closed here in san francisco. the city held its annual celebration in the fillmore district over the weekend. community members gathered along fillmore street to celebrate with live music, food vendors, and performances. as the fillmore neighborhood,

once deemed harlem of the west, has a rich history of african american culture. our parents all tell the story of how it was hundreds of black businesses on fillmore, music on every corner. >> you know, blues clubs that were african american owned that all happened before redevelopment. >> the fillmore has been celebrating juneteenth for about 80 years. i went out there. it was a time. oh, you did go. listen, it was packed. it was warm. it was a vibe. >> it was very nice. >> juneteenth has only been recognized though as a federal holiday since 2021. >> the california national guard, welcoming its first ever female fighter pilot, captain anita a annalisa. excuse me, sanfilippo fan. i'm really messing up her name. annalisa sanfilippo. thank you. graduated from the f one f-15c fire fighter pilot program in oregon friday. calegari posted these photos of sanfilippo receiving graduation honors on social media. so congratulations to the captain.

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♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ is it really the fire? really form and accelerate over this mountain range right here. >> now, at 530, we are tracking developing news. as you are waking up a wildfire spreading in sonoma county. crews working

all night to stop the flames as buildings and nature burn overnight. we are live in the north bay and we are just days away from the official start to summer in. >> it's heating up for people across several states. this week , 265 million americans experiencing temperatures over 90 degrees. >> imagine being stuck upside down on this ride. the nightmare scenario for some folks who are living living in portland. the good news they are doing fine this morning, at least physically. we mentally don't know. >> oh, that's tough. >> good morning everybody. it is monday, june 19th. >> we'll begin with a check on the weather with lisa. >> all righty. good morning, you guys. as we head outside this morning. very pretty from the golden gate bridge, you'll notice the clear sky temperatures in the upper 50s, low 50s downtown. and from our east bay hills. camera. a little bit of wind in the upper elevations. low 40 petaluma, upper 50s. there in concord. air quality right now is good, but the forecast for today in the

north bay, it will be turning poor as we get into that smoke drifting to the south from the fire in healdsburg, also in our inland east bay, looking at the poor air quality as we get into your tuesday forecast, we're still under the influence of an offshore flow. so moderate air quality inland and in the north bay, the rest of the bay area looking at better air quality. so once our winds shift shift to an onshore component overnight on tuesday, we'll get into the better air quality, higher relative humidity and hopefully a better handle on that fire. 49 santa rosa. it is 52. in vallejo right now, so the winds breezy about 20 miles an hour san francisco. otherwise they'll continue to increase throughout the day. here's a look at the clear sky the upper 70s, the mid 80s today inland in those gusty winds returning at times, especially along the coast. good morning sue. >> good morning lisa and we'll check on your bay bridge commute . as you can see no metering lights yet. a lot of volume though. a lot of cars funneling through onto the span. it's moving as you can see, a lot of

tail lights headed into san francisco. wind advisory over the altamont, slowing into livermore with about a 45 minute drive headed eastbound on the dumbarton. you can see a little bit of slowing now towards the toll plaza near thornton. two left lanes blocked with an accident. and if you're traveling into san jose south 680, the ramp transitioning onto 101 is partially blocked with an accident. it looks like there's a van involved, possibly two lanes blocked on that transition ramp. so we'll keep our eye on that guys. >> thank you. sue as you wake up this morning we have been tracking developing news in the north bay all night. the point fire. it's burned more than a thousand acres in sonoma county. it is scorched an area right under lake sonoma, north of healdsburg and west of geyserville. now, cal fire says three firefighting choppers flew overhead throughout the night trying to build up those containment lines. and at last check containment is up to 15. we will be getting a live update from cal fire that's coming up

at 6 a.m. now, of course, cal fire crews are working all night trying to stop these flames from spreading. abc seven news reporter lena howland has been making her way to the fire zone this morning. she's joining us live in sonoma county with the efforts overnight. lena >> kumasi. fire crews were hoping that the cooler weather and tamer winds overnight would help assist them in this fire fight. and these fire crews have been working really through the night to gain an upper hand on this fire. take a look at this video. flames were fanned across dry creek road and mountain view ranch road last night right around 11 cal fire says overnight they have 36 engines on the fire with seven dozers, six hand crews and three water tenders. the press democrat is reporting their journalists witnessed the fire destroy at least three structures off of west dry creek road, including one home. yesterday, hundreds of residents along west dry creek road in sonoma county were ordered to leave their home for their own safety. thousands of others told to stand by to

evacuate as the afternoon shifted. >> we really transitioned from attacking on the fire into a structure defense mode so that fire is really driving down south. it's kind of gone over a point in the area. it's gone over bradford mountain went downslope off of that and it's been moving south kind of into the valley. there >> all of our neighbors on west dry creek have been evacuated and it's heartbreaking. >> overnight crews also captured this scary helicopter rescue, according to the press democrat, a 25 year old inmate firefighter was hit by a tree branch and suffered a gash in his neck. he had to be airlifted out. they say he was last reported to be alert and conscious. evacuation orders are still in effect at this hour. this morning we are expecting to get updated containment numbers and acreage numbers from cal fire officials and in a news briefing this morning, happening at 7:00 live in santa rosa. lena howland abc

seven news. >> lena. thank you. an evacuation site has been open all night for people forced to leave their homes. it's located at el molino high school in forestville. people can't stay there, but the county and red cross are on site helping people with resources. the site opened shortly after the evacuations were ordered. county officials say the area being evacuated has about 400 residents. the fire is still spreading and the county says everyone needs to be ready in case more places need to be evacuated. >> this is just a temporary evacuation point, so where people first are sent and from there they can, you know, charge up cell phones, get some some water and refreshment and be referred to other places to go for shelter. >> currently, this is not threatening any high population area, but it's definitely something where getting those individuals out allows the firefighters to get in and do structure control, which is what they're doing right now. >> if needed, another site could be open in petaluma, cal fire

stations are fully staffed for these red flag conditions. >> a sky crane chopper just arrived for the season to the santa rosa air base. it's capable of dropping 2600 gallons of water at a time. >> all across california, we've had a lot more fire activity, so we have the resources that we need to start attacking these fires and we're ready to go. >> this grass fire kicked up yesterday in martinez, driven by wind off of highway 680, and crews were able to stop it at just one acre. the battalion chief there expects his crews to be busy throughout the day. fire season is off to a fast and furious start in the bay area. here's a look at the picture. statewide, this is cal fire's map of fires so far this year. the gray icons you see there, those are fires that are out. cal fire says it has responded to more than 1700 fires so far, with more than 41,000 acres burned, which is about 64mi■!s,n area bigger than san francisco. >> today, p-g-and-e's is launching a round of inspections to prevent wildfires. the

company says people in santa clara and santa cruz counties may notice helicopters and drones flying low today and tomorrow. the inspections are practice for power shutoffs. when the utility turns off power during extreme fire danger. p-g-and-e's has to inspect power lines for damage before it can turn the power back on. this week's drill is meant to help speed up that process, and you can stay on top of weather conditions anytime by accessing the same weather tracking tools that our weather team uses, as well as our air quality tracker. by going to the weather section on our abc seven bay area app or abc seven news.com. >> as california deals with high fire danger, many people back east are about to be hit with dangerous heat. temperatures could climb toward 100 degrees in some areas for a lot of people don't have air conditioning. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt. >> this morning, the race is on to stop multiple wildfires in southern california. one fire north of los angeles burning more than 14,000 acres. more than 1200 people evacuated.

>> the winds are probably going to be the biggest factor in battling this blaze. it's going to make the effort much more difficult. >> this auto repair shop and dozens of vehicles destroyed just off the five freeway. >> to show you how quick this fire came through, workers at the shop said this fire came through and burnt down. these cars in just mere minutes. >> this camera capturing how quickly the fire spread, that small plume growing into a sea of smoke. in just a few hours, winds expected to hit 70mph overnight carried embers three quarters of a mile. firefighters to the west managed to stop the progress of another fire near lancaster, which burned at least one building not far from dozens of homes. but in northern california, reports of buildings destroyed by a fire in sonoma county. experts warn this could be an especially dangerous fire season, due in part to climate change, which brought rainy winters that caused vegetation to grow. now in the heat and dry conditions. that vegetation is fuel for fires. meanwhile, heat typically only seen in the depths of summer, is bearing down on the midwest and

northeast. more than 260 million americans will experience temperatures above 90 this week. parts of the northeast will see temperatures in the mid and upper 90s. pittsburgh could hit 99 degrees wednesday, which would be its highest june temperature on record. extreme heat is the most dangerous form of extreme weather, causing an estimated 1200 deaths in the u.s. each year. and now there's concern that number will only grow as northern cities, unaccustomed to such extremes, face this heat so early in the season. andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> and good morning. it is 5.39 from the traffic center. we do have metering lights just turned on at the bay bridge toll plaza, so things are starting to back up. as you can see, you're in a lot of company headed westbound on the upper deck and especially headed up the incline to the san francisco side. things start loosening up for you. coming up and over the altamont pass, you've got a high wind advisory in about a 45 minute drive into livermore. and that earlier accident eastbound on the

dumbarton coming through the toll plazas headed fortunately in the non commute direction that's been cleared out of lanes . >> thank you sue. new developments over the weekend in the war between israel and hamas. israeli military has announced a daily pause in fighting along this route. you see here in southern gaza near the town of rafah. this will allow a backlog of desperately needed humanitarian aid to flow from the border in this crisis. now, this comes as both israel and hamas consider the latest proposal for a complete cease fire outlined by president biden . >> we've been following protests at uc santa cruz for more than a month now, ranging from a pro-palestinian encampment that ended in dozens of arrests to a worker strike. now, a tense school year is at an end, with some university leaders actually skipping commencement. the chancellor of uc santa cruz and other executives did not attend this weekend's graduation ceremonies, saying they were targeted for, quote, disruption.

university leaders said they didn't want graduates to be overshadowed by protests. >> they didn't want to distract from the celebratory nature. but the only reason they would have distracted from the celebratory nature is because of their complete disregard for students, and the fact that that disregard for students has created such a kind of negative feelings between the students towards admin. >> commencement events at uc santa cruz did still happen over the weekend. stanford university held its 133rd annual commencement. more than 5400 students received their degrees yesterday morning. philanthropist and stanford parent melinda french gates gave the commencement address. she urged the class of 2024 to think beyond their graduation. >> and i've learned that the next day is when the real work begins, because what we do the next day is what makes us who we are.

>> hundreds of students staged a walkout shortly after the ceremony began. it was to protest the university's response to pro-palestinian student demands over the conflict between israel and hamas. student protests over the past few months have included two encampments, and the occupation of the office of the school's president. >> budget cuts across san francisco school district could mean the end of programs in classes. still ahead, the courses many in the city's aapi, aapi community are demanding stay available in the curriculum. but first, here's lisa with a look at the forecast. >> all right. good morning to you. monday morning here downtown we have nice clear sky. but our forecast headlines tell a different story a spare the air alert today. we've got that fire burning up in healdsburg. red flag warning through 8:00 tonight for our north bay interior mountains. and that's going to provide a more smoke in the atmosphere, especially up in marin sonoma. and it will be drifting down to the south. the winds will ease through the overnight hours. but here's a look at that fire and where the

smoke will be blowing through. about noon time. notice that northeasterly component allowing to push the smoke offshore but also drifting it southward throughout the day. this is throughout the evening hours. and then tonight pushing on to the peninsula through san francisco. and then with those winds easing up into tuesday, we'll look for this sort of a repeat performance. and that smoke drifting about the north bay. so throughout the day today , look at the relative humidity drop from 20% to 14% in concord. and in antioch, the single digits for napa. there san ramon and livermore. so we are certainly watching these winds, which will gust anywhere from 35 miles an hour along the coast near 30 inside the bay, and then through the overnight hours. they ease up a bit, but they're back again offshore for your tuesday. and here's a look at what happens on thursday, the first day of summer. temperatures look comfortable right in the mid 80s inland, but by friday the heat is on the 90s returning and then looking at

near 100 degree heat for the first weekend of summer. so some haze throughout the day. today upper 70s in fremont. otherwise sunny in the south bay. the accuweather seven day forecast. we're cooling off a bit for juneteenth the middle the week, and then turning up the heat in

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if you miss a story over the weekend, please look at your screen. i didn't even know this was possible. >> this is too much. >> this is in portland. they have an amusement park there. it's a small one, but it's big enough to have this upside down ride. it's called the atmosphere. so it's supposed to swing all the way around, but instead it stopped. and so 28 people were hanging upside down for about 30 minutes. crews managed to get the pendulum ride working again after that. portland fire and rescue said

they were ready to conduct high angle rope rescues if they had to. oh, i wasn't ready for her. one person with a preexisting medical condition was taken to the hospital for further evaluation. everyone else walked away unharmed. for a second, i thought that that was anxiety from inside out too. but it was just a woman on the ferris wheel. >> okay, well, i have anxiety. >> just one. but did you see her? you missed her, didn't you? she popped in like this and she went back. they're fine. our carjacking suspect in the hospital this morning after a fremont police officer shot him. police say the officer was responding to a carjacking call yesterday in osgood road. they say they spotted the suspect armed with a knife a short distance away on auto mall parkway. details of what happened next are vague, but police say it ended with the officer firing his gun. >> the confrontation with the suspect occurred on the overpass on ottumwa. i won't say that it's uncommon, but it's not something that we deal with every day. but as you mentioned, it is a crime that is becoming

more and more prevalent bay area wide. >> the car has been recovered and no one but the suspect was hurt and he is expected to survive. >> a group of parents and educators sending a message to the san francisco unified school district about keeping aapi language programs in the classroom during a rally over the weekend, demonstrators met at school district headquarters there, calling for the district to preserve and expand those programs, particularly cantonese and mandarin. sfusd is considering cutting several bilingual classes to help balance its budget for the 2025 2026 school year. >> having bilingual cantonese, mandarin, tagalog, vietnamese, all of our diverse aapi languages is just really important for the city. at a time when sfusd and ccsf are struggling with enrollment. it's important for children. as an early education director, so much brain development happens in those early years. >> sfusd. s overall budget plan could require closing several

schools. the district is expected to share its plan for picking which schools to close later this month. a huge weekend for our friends at pixar and emeryville. >> their newest film, inside out to hit it so big at the box office, the movie brought in a massive $155 million in ticket sales domestically. internationally, it's expected to top $295 million. this is the second highest opening for an animation film ever. it's also the first film since barbie to top 100 million in its debut, and it is easily the number one film so far this year. so here's a look at the top five movies this weekend. you can see inside out is way ahead of second place bad boys ride or die, disney's the parent company of pixar and abc. seven kumasi and i both saw this movie this weekend. did you? yeah. and as you might recall, i did a whole story about it last week where you went to pixar, talked to the director and the producer, and i am just so happy for kelsey, a man especially, who was the

director and writer of this film. wow. yes it's so good. >> not way too good. yeah. did you cry? i did cry how many times? >> twice. >> and. and my friend next to me before it started. >> she goes. don't look at me. throughout this movie, we pulled up uh- you find out one just to, you know, remember? >> and so i'm i'm so excited to go. but i'm sure you weren't the only one. no i bet, and i'm telling you, this theater had a lot of kids in it, and they were quiet the whole movie. >> they were. i think they were so interested in what was going on, it's sue. you particularly need to see this movie. >> i know, i know, i love it, i love amy poehler's joy. i love all the voices, i can't wait that's so sweet that they had the kids really intrigued. >> i mean, usually, you know, oh, they were like, maybe not so much. >> i really expected a loud experience and they were just like, whoa, that's really cute. >> this is what we have to expect when we hit 13, right? i mean, you know. yeah. >> and their parents also silent. >> yes.

>> the little kids too, though. >> yeah. there were little kids. yeah. yeah, they're into it. >> that's great. i can't wait to see it. i wish i had better news on the weather front, but we are looking at a pretty start to your monday. finally, the system is going to exit the bay area into the next 24 hours. it's the one that is dropping to the south there. it's going to move into the great basin, and that will allow for a wind shift back to an onshore flow, but not until wednesday morning. so a red flag warning the northern sacramento valley. this is through tuesday night in the interior mountains of the north bay is through monday night. and so we're watching the fire here, where right now it's 54 degrees. the winds are calm and that relative humidity is at 63. it should be much higher than that this time of day. and then with the winds throughout the day gusting to over 25, 30 miles an hour, we're expecting that relative humidity to drop off into the teens. and single digits. so our fire danger index comes in handy here, where we get the colors that indicate the very high to high index throughout the afternoon, with those offshore winds blowing.

then as the winds ease up just a bit, you'll notice we're still looking at the fire danger through the overnight hours. and then it ramps up into your tuesday. so in terms of the low clouds and fog, they are absent throughout your monday into tuesday. just a batch of afternoon high clouds. this is wednesday morning. and you'll notice not only do we get a return to the marine layer, we also see partly cloudy skies in the afternoon mid 80s. today in concord, 82 in san rafael. the accuweather seven day forecast. spare the air alert. some haze today, especially in the north bay, drifting south and then looking at a warmer day for your tuesday, a slightly cooler midweek and then the heat is on by friday and into the weekend. reggie >> all right thanks so much lisa. new at six bringing back movies. the plans that could see a theater return to san francisco's biggest mall. >> first though a break in the case of a mother of five mysterious murder in oklama. how detectives were able to track her su

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killed on a hiking trail last year. investigators say the suspect was arrested in tulsa, oklahoma, friday night. he's been on the run since august of last year, when rachel moran was reported missing by her boyfriend and then later found dead. investigators say they found him thanks to a sketch image, dna evidence and surveillance video from a home invasion in los angeles. >> this monster fled to the united states illegally after committing the brutal murder of a young woman in el salvador, a month early in january of 2023. >> he's now facing extradition to maryland. >> in today's gma first look, the former husband of sherri papini speaking out for the first time since the kidnaping hoax arrest. here's abc news reporter matt gutman. >> in this morning's gma first

look, an abc news exclusive. sherri, ever apologized to you or the children? it was the case that started as a thanksgiving miracle in 2016. and ended as one of the most notorious criminal hoaxes in recent memory. sherri papini faked her own disappearance, lied to authorities, and claimed that she'd been kidnaped by two hispanic women this morning for the first time since her arrest. her former husband, keith papini, is speaking out. when you first encountered her in the hospital, what was your first instinct? >> it was a shock to me and i remember thinking how horrible of me to even think that she could have done this to herself. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have more of our exclusive interview, plus a look ahead to the hulu docu series perfect wife. the mysterious disappearance of sherri papini with your gma first look, i'm matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> new at six and possibly unaffordable. the latest report on the expensive housing markets

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