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>> for a community that has been long disinvested in. this is a deposit. it's not enough, but it's going to be enough to get us going. >> a significant donation on an important holiday today, wells fargo presented a $1 million check to the black cultural zone organization to revitalize east oakland. the money will go toward developing the liberation park, market hall, and residences project that's planned for foothill boulevard and 73rd avenue and brings the organization's funds to $41 million of its $50 million goal. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. this donation comes on the federal holiday of juneteenth, which of course commemorates the ending of slavery in the u.s, specifically, the date of enforcement of the emancipation proclamation in texas. >> and here in the bay area. the holiday was celebrated by remembering the tragic events of the past and celebrating the accomplishments of the present. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the story. >> reporter in the golden brown hills between concord and

pittsburg, this group is learning about one of the most tragic events in bay area history. >> i don't know if you've ever experienced. your eyes can be so heavy that no tears will flow. when my eyes were absolutely heavy from hearing the story and looking at the pictures, the east bay regional park district brought several dozen people to thurgood marshall park to learn about the port chicago disaster in 1944, a munitions explosion at the naval station killed over 300 sailors. >> the majority of them were black. unsafe procedures were found to be the cause, but not addressed by the navy. months later, 50 sailors were charged with mutiny. after raising safety concerns and refusing an order to work. >> they were ultimately asked to continue loading munitions and not given proper training and uh- they were told if they if they did not continue with that training, that then they would be convicted because of our race . >> freddie makes the event attendees reading names of some of the 50 men whose convictions still hold to this day, we can

become more involved in advocating for their uh. >> the chicago port 50s uh- exoneration on on juneteenth. >> those at the event say it is important to remember this tragic event. >> an incredible moment in history right here in our backyard. and a lot of people don't know about, about that from remembering and learning in one area to a celebration of culture in another. >> hundreds came out in oakland for a juneteenth, an outdoor party featuring music, games and food from black chefs. >> we wanted to create a black space here, that were that is built around family and community and food and fun and joy. >> this event is now in its fourth year. ryan royster says juneteenth is about true freedom in america. >> juneteenth is everyone becoming free in our country. so this is seeing the quote unquote american promise being actualized, and we get to see it happen in real time, in real

life, celebrating freedom and continuing the fight for equal rights in the east bay. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> in the south bay, the importance of drums in african culture was a highlight of a juneteenth family celebration at the children's discovery museum of san jose. this event featured a west african drum making session and a drumming workshop. >> the african you know, the hand drum is very personal because you feel the pain of playing it and also the pleasure of playing it. it is said, you know, rhythm is math. so i teach the kids how to use numbers to create rhythms. >> they love playing those hand drums. the silicon valley african film festival partnered with the museum for the celebration and featured a number of short animated films about the african american experience. >> the biden administration is marking juneteenth with a slew of actions to preserve and promote black history that

includes funding to protect key historical sites. last week, president biden warned of politically motivated efforts to revive us black history, something he told supporters was extremely dangerous. vice president kamala harris, who is the nation's first black american, first south asian american and first woman elected to that position, is encouraging people to get out and vote. >> president biden also commented about the passing of willie mays today, saying, quote, we remember willie mays, a baseball legend and part of a long line of black patriots who have helped us see a better version of ourselves as americans and as a nation. jill and i send our love to the mays family, his adoring fans, and all those he will continue to inspire with his one of a kind legacy. >> and in san francisco, fans continue to make their way to the statue of willie mays outside oracle park. abc seven news reporter j.r stone spoke with some of them about the impact this legendary giant and american had on them, and he's here with us with the story jr.

>> dan, i've talked with so many fans outside of oracle park in the last two days that are truly broken up about the passing of willie mays. mays had a special connection to people, some of whom met him over the years, others who were just honored to have witnessed him play baseball . tears from diehard willie mays fans who came out to oracle park to remember the say, hey kid, my dad went to opening day, the first giants game ever, steel stadium in 58, and got to see willie mays play. >> and i lost my dad almost two years ago. sorry i brought flowers for, for willie, but for my dad to. >> we walked with eileen beason as she searched for her family's brick, one that she bought for her dad on father's day. when the ballpark opened, and one that she intentionally got near the willie mays statue. >> it says loyal from game one. when i heard the news yesterday, the first thing that came to my

mind was my dad gets to meet willie mays in heaven. >> so yeah, you know, he means a lot. not just to the baseball community, but, yeah, the minority community as well. >> i think that he is one of the, i'd say, the greatest sports athlete ever. i think he transcends baseball. he transcends sports. he meant so much to black people in this country, a thought echoed by san francisco chronicle sports columnist scott ostler. >> there were still people skeptical, you know, and we're not sure if we want black people in the game, you know, and willie helped break down a lot of that reticence and that backwards thinking. >> and as mays broke barriers for communities, he entertained with an ability that san franciscans still talk about today. >> everybody just loved him. everybody would scream his name and the whole stadium would just go wild for willie mays. i mean, even when we were kids, it was

willie mays, willie mays, i mean, he was the man. >> he used to come in that pink cadillac, that pink convertible cadillac. and it was just willie mays, you know? yeah, he's he was. he was our, hero. >> sports columnist scott ostler said he was talking with willie mays one time and a modest mays was saying how he wasn't sure he got all that power and reference to the home runs that he hit. ostler said he looked down where mays had his arms on the table. he was wearing a short sleeve shirt at the time and thought, i think i know where that power came from. describing willie mays arms that looked like popeye arms in his description, they're very strong wrists at that. now back to you. >> all right j.r. thank you. so great to hear all those stories. and the giants are adding a special patch to their uniforms in honor of willie mays. it's a round patch with number 24 and mays name written inside. you see it there. the patch will be displayed on the front of the team's uniform right above the

heart. >> please join us in a moment of silence as we remember the great willie mays. >> that moment of silence taking place today at wrigley field as the giants visited the cubs fitting, they were able to honor mays in a big league ballpark that he actually played in. >> really fitting, obviously. and willie mays death comes as major league baseball prepares to honor the legendary center fielder and the leagues with a tribute game at the oldest professional ballpark in the country. that's rickwood field in birmingham, alabama. >> and the game carries even more significance now, of course, because rickwood field is where mays started his professional career with the black barons in 1948, abc seven news sports director larry beil is here with us now. >> for more on the many tributes to mays that are taking place there in alabama and around the country. >> yeah, tomorrow is going to be really special. think about this. he started playing professional baseball at age 16. wow, 60 against men, grown men. that's how good mays was. the giants game in birmingham. it

was designed to be a tribute to willie mays, and now it's going to be a memorial to perhaps the greatest to ever grace the game. a new mural was unveiled today at rickwood field, where, as you guys mentioned, mays played for the birmingham black barons. the giants will be playing the cardinals there tomorrow. that's a national tv game. and we showed you the jersey patch a few seconds ago. here's a look at the giants actually wearing the patches during the game today at wrigley field. mays by the way, the all time leader in visiting home runs at wrigley with 54. now earlier today, giants great j.t. snow joined us, saying when willie showed up, everybody dropped everything just to take it all in. >> i think it's a smile. i think it's his demeanor. he had that high pitched voice, he was loud in the clubhouse. but you always remember when willie mays talked , everybody listened. i mean, the room got quiet in a hurry and he would hold court and he would tell, guys about when he played, which is good for guys to hear about the way he played. growing up, the struggles that he went through. and i think it's great that they're going to

honor him and the other players in birmingham tomorrow. it's just ironic, the timing of it all. but, yeah, he just, when he spoke, the room got quiet and everybody listened. and that's probably the best respect you can have as a former player to have guys listen to you. >> and as dan mentioned, the tributes keep pouring in this one from willie's old teammate juan marichal, posting, i still remember walking into the clubhouse at candlestick park for the first time and shaking willie's hand. i was in awe and after all these years, i still am. willie was perfection on and off the field, a generous and warm human being. you will truly be missed, chico. so tomorrow is going to be a pretty special day for the entire giants family. the baseball world, sports world. i can't, i don't even know who all the dignitaries will be that show up in birmingham, but it's going to be like a who's who. it'll be impressive. yeah, sure. >> okay. thank you larry. sure. >> well, the giants will open oracle park tomorrow starting at noon to honor willie mays. the rickwood field game will be televised live on the scoreboard starting at 415. and as larry mentioned, it could be quite

emotional. fans can come see a 24 sculpture on display in center field. they can also sign a condolence book located on the warning track. admission to this event is free and stay with abc seven as we continue to follow the tributes for willie mays. >> abc seven news sports anchor chris alvarez is in birmingham, alabama, as mlb royalty gathers for the historic game at rickwood field. we will have live reports starting tomorrow right here on abc seven news. all right, let's move on now. >> san leandro's, first woman and first black police chief is getting to meet the community she's now serving. angela everett was appointed to the police chief position earlier this month. she used this juneteenth holiday as a way to introduce herself to locals. >> this is such an important day in black history, right? and so i know a lot of people have this day off. and so i wanted people to have an opportunity to come and chat with me and chat with our other officers and our professional staff, because they may not have an opportunity during the week because they go

to work. and so and also, as a black woman, i want to celebrate this day and be out in the community and, you know, talking to people and meeting people. >> chief everett has 30 years experience in law enforcement. she was the chief in los altos before taking this job. she's also worked for the alameda county sheriff's office and the hayward and bart police departments as well. >> it is now official. the group seeking to recall oakland mayor shengtao, was able to get the necessary number of signatures to place the recall on the ballot. abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke with retired judge brenda harbin, 40, who is leading the campaign. she's calling on the mayor to resign before the november election. >> tao is toast and my message to the mayor is this the people have spoken. >> former alameda county superior court judge brenda harbin forte is president of the group. oakland united. to recall sheng tao on tuesday, the city clerk informed them that they have the required number of verified signatures to get the

recall on the november ballot. it's now up to city council to vote to call the election, and we expect the city council to respect the will of the more than 40,000 people who signed those those petitions. the main reason for the group's decision to recall mayor tao include missing the filing deadline for millions of dollars in state money to fight retail theft, firing police chief leronne armstrong based on what they called weak evidence and against the recommendation of the police commission not being able to negotiate to stop the oakland a's from leaving and the city's current historic budget deficit. >> and that's not the kind of leader that oakland deserves. we just deserve better. we need somebody who's more proactive, who's going to be out there before she does something under the threat of a recall. >> in addition, the group claims a new direction for oakland under a new mayor could have a positive impact on the entire east bay. >> the east bay area is centered geographically, with oakland at its heart. so what we do in

terms of greatness for here will spread as benefits throughout the rest of the east bay area. >> mayor tyler did not respond to numerous requests for comment, but she does have her supporters. ardelle says mayor tao has made mistakes, but his concern is that the challenges for oakland exist no matter who holds office. >> i worry that a recall in this time with a mayor who's only been the mayor for one year, it worries me that there's not a real plan in place with someone who can come in, who has the budget tools, how to pass a budget, has the tools, how to build coalitions and understands that you're not going to be able to make everyone happy. >> oakland city council will likely take up the recall issue at their july 2nd meeting. if mayor tao was recalled in november, there will be a special election early spring for a new mayor. mayor tao will be ineligible to run in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> coming up, a shooting injures four people in the east bay. and now we're learning. a pregnant woman was among the victims.

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when was pregnant. the east bay times reports the victim was a pregnant woman in her early 20s. she was one of four people shot on pennsylvania avenue in the iron triangle area at 415 yesterday afternoon. another victim died from their injuries and just after midnight this morning, there was another fatal shooting on kelsey street. police are investigating whether the shootings are connected. >> new details now on the deadly shooting of a cvs security guard in fremont last thursday, the alameda county coroner identified the security guard as 41 year old mohammed amin. police say amin and another person were arguing in the store when things got violent. amin was shot and killed. the other person was stabbed several times but did survive. amin lived in

sacramento. the cvs store was closed temporarily, but has since reopened. >> coming up, here's a live look at the conditions right now as we continue to track wildfires burning in the north bay and the effect of air quality here at home. we'll check in with mete

in sonoma county. that fire started last sunday and is charred just more than 1200 acres. it's 50% contained. the county's fire chief says he does not expect the fire to grow from this point. the cal fire unit fighting these flames covers six counties, including sonoma and napa and they say they've seen more acres burn over the last three days than in the previous three years combined. >> let's update the other wildfires in california. the so-called sites fire in colusa county has scorched more than 15,600 acres. some 24mi■!s. actually, it is 5% contained.

this fire is burning northeast of clear lake. there are evacuation orders for the few people who live in that remote area in calaveras county. the arrow fire has grown to nearly 5400 acres. flames have destroyed three structures and threatened about another 3600. there are evacuation orders there as well. this fire has been burning east of stockton since monday. it is now 33% contained. >> let's hope we continue to have some favorable conditions for firefighters. >> yeah, that's obviously critical at this point. meteorologist sanjay patel is tracking those conditions. sandhya >> yeah. and dan and anna, the humidity has come up here in the bay area. let me show you a live picture right now. this obviously is favorable for firefighters locally, but as you take a look here, we are still seeing really, really thin layer of smoke from mount tam cam in the upper parts of the atmosphere above that marine layer. so air quality, some spots are still looking at moderate to poor air quality.

from the north bay to the east bay, but overall, down near the surface, we are seeing an improvement. most areas are green, good air quality per air now. so let's take a look at the smoke forecast. things are going to change again unfortunately. so tonight the smoke primarily staying up to the north. but look what happens as we head into tomorrow. we start to see some of that smoke spilling over into the north bay, parts of the east bay. and that is going to continue as we head into late tomorrow night. so right now the air district has an air quality advisory for just today, but i suspect that will change moderate air quality for your thursday in the north bay and coast. and central bay friday, more areas are going to start to see moderate air quality. your temperature change. wow what a difference. double digit drop in santa rosa 17 degrees cooler. pretty common there. 11 degrees cooler in san jose. pretty much everyone noticing the drop off in the temperatures. the sea breeze has played a role along with the fog. of course,

sustained winds of 38 miles an hour at san francisco. fog is back. that has helped to bring up the humidity, which we like to see. and here's a view from our south beach camera. as you will notice, the gray skies there 55 in the city, low 60s oakland, hayward, 70 around san jose and redwood city. from our santa cruz camera. a beautiful day today. 71, in santa rosa, 61 in petaluma. you're at 80, in fairfield, in 79, in concord. walnut creek camera showing you some sunshine. tomorrow. summer starts at 1:50 p.m. friday and saturday. it's going to be heating up inland and early next week we'll have our typical summer spread. so tonight, in typical summer fashion, even though it's still spring fog will be moving inland again once again. and then as we head into tomorrow morning, gray skies. it's fog and high clouds. tomorrow afternoon, the fog will linger near the coast. the rest of you get to enjoy the sun. morning temperatures, 40s, 50s. so you may need to grab that extra layer. a little bit of mist and drizzle can't be ruled out at the coast tomorrow afternoon. upper 50s coast side with lingering fog and breezy upper 80s inland so it is a

warmer day as we head towards the weekend. saturday a heat advisory has already been issued for solano county, 11 p.m. to 8 p.m. there will be a risk of heat illnesses. you'll see why. accuweather seven day forecast summer arrives and those temperatures go up tomorrow is still manageable. friday mid-nineties, saturday triple digits inland. don't worry. 60s coast and then the temperatures start to moderate the second half of the weekend going into early next week. >> ama and dan okay. all right. >> thanks, andy. >> former stanford star cameron brink will miss the rest of the wnba season and the paris olympics after suffering a torn acl. the la sparks rookie injured her left knee during last night's game against the connecticut sun. brink posted on instagram quote, you never think it will happen to you. and despite all the hard work, sometimes it does. this is hard to fathom, but i know it will only make me stronger. brink was the second overall pick in the 2024 wnba draft.

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>> david: tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the disaster declaration just in. the first tropical storm of the season slamming the u.s. coast. also in the east, the life-threatening heat about to get worse. and severe storms now possible in the northeast. and the urgent manhunt right now across mul