four people were shot over by lake merritt. it happened two hours ago, about 9:00, and there was a huge police response at grand and euclid avenues here is what one witness saw. listen so we are all celebrating. >> it began to be a live show with a couple fights that are going off, but it didn't really happen. next thing you know, we all thought that we heard fireworks. so what we did was we ran from this direction. next

thing you hear, another boom boom boom boom boom from the other side of the lake. >> we come down here, we're walking, and my sister sprints across the street where she's seen one of her friends were laying out. >> the fire department says a large crowd had gathered in the area at around the time of the shooting, and there may be other injuries. no word on the victim's condition or if any arrests have been made. but of course, we'll continue to keep you updated on that situation, that breaking news in oakland. but for the moment, good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. we'll turn now to the passing of willie mays, the statue of the giants legend outside of oracle park has turned into a memorial for fans. there leaving flowers and all sorts of other mementos in memory of the legendary ballplayer. it will continue tomorrow, when the ballpark opens up to fans so they can watch the rickwood field game on the scoreboard. that game is being played in the very same ballpark where mays played in the leagues with the birmingham black barons so many years ago.

we begin our coverage with abc seven news reporter j.r. stone. >> 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 too. >> 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, 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, as 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 he 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 where he got all that power in reference to the home runs he hit. >> ostler said he looked down where mays had his arms on the table. he was wearing a short sleeve shirt and thought, i think i know where that power came from. describing willie mays arms that looked like popeye, arms in his eyes, very strong wrists at that jr stone. abc seven news. >> well, one person who can certainly speak with a great knowledge and affection about the remarkable life of willie mays lead, is probably the guy who spent an entire career writing about him. the incomparable john shea, national baseball writer for the chronicle and the author of mays biography, called the giants great, his friend. >> look at it now. it's like he's going out on his terms. it's a full circle moment. we're all in birmingham this week to

celebrate the leagues, to celebrate willie mays. and two days before the rickwood game, he said, thank you >> and john goes on to say that he'll never forget the time mays confided in him, sharing the terrible racism he endured while playing for the trenton giants and being the only black player in the league. mays told shea the abuse was so bad that he wasn't sure he wanted to keep playing. former giants first baseman will clark shared this picture tonight. great shot. it's him standing in between willie mays and willie mccovey at candlestick park earlier in the day, will the thrill posted his condolences with a picture of him sitting next to mays in the dugout. now, this afternoon on our 3:00 pm, getting answers program, another former giants first baseman, j.t. snow, shared some of his memories about the say hey, kid. the one thing i always remember about willie is he always wore a hat everywhere he went. >> when he went to the white house uh- parades, and it always

had the g on it. he would never wear an sf hat or a new york hat. it was always a hat right there, seeing the videos with the g on it, because he just considers himself a giant, not a san francisco giant, not a new york giant, but just a giant. and he was a giant among players. and i got nervous asking him for his autograph the first time because he was larger than life. >> and look at this. the birmingham civil rights museum unveiled an oversize baseball card of mays. it was designed by former mlb player and artist micah johnson. the card was part of an effort to honor black baseball players and the leagues. the unveiling happened yesterday before the news of mays death got out to the public. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez arrived tonight in birmingham, alabama. he will bring us live reports tomorrow here on abc seven news, so be sure to tune in for that. let's move on for the moment. new developments from the north bay on the wildfire burning in sonoma county. all evacuation orders and warnings for the

so-called point fire have been lifted at this point, the sonoma sheriff warned some properties may not have electricity. they're asking residents returning home to watch for emergency personnel who are still there on site. the fire burned 1200 acres and is 60% contained. evacuation orders remain in place tonight after the arrow fire began to spread in calaveras county, about 100 miles east of san francisco, one retired firefighter and his wife did not leave when law enforcement asked them to. things came down to the wire when the flames rapidly approached their home, got garden hoses ready and everything that you could use water on, stuff like that. >> and the wife, she starts packing. we hit it. lucky it did come roaring down through town and everything, but they got on cal fire and copper got on it really good and stopped it. >> at least three structures have been destroyed there. cal fire says the flames are now 45% contained, 5300 acres have burned now up north to colusa

county, where the largest active fire is burning in the state. the so-called sites fire has burned more than 19,000 acres. it's only 10% contained, cal fire says several spot fires sprung up overnight. the largest one was ten acres. that was problematic. several structures are threatened. the fire is burning mostly dry grass now. smoke from the fire is drifting down to the bay area. as you may know, that's led to another air quality advisory being issued. and for more on that, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel. sandy. >> yeah, dan, that air quality advisory was extended through tomorrow. and i'm going to show you why. take a look at the sites fire in colusa county. most of the concentration of the smoke was to our north, but there was a little bit that drifted into our area. and it is visible here from our east bay hills. camera this is a time lapse showing you the fog down below that thin layer of smoke up above. the air quality did get better today. good air quality right now across most of the bay area. unfortunately that's going to go in the other

direction tomorrow as the wind switches starting to come more out of the north, pushing that smoke down into the north bay in the morning and north and east bay in the afternoon, hours, that will continue into the nighttime hours. so that air quality advisory going through tomorrow, moderate air quality for the coast and central bay in the north bay. you will notice on friday more areas are going to see moderate air quality as we start to see even more smoke coming into the picture. dan, i'll be back with the full look at the forecast, which is does include the first day of summer tomorrow. coming right up. >> touch base again in a few minutes in the south bay. san jose police busted up what was an alleged gambling den operating out of a business park. officers served a search warrant at a commercial space located on lewis road, off monterey road. investigators seized items associated with an illegal gambling operation, they say, and drugs. at least two people were also detained in connection with the warrant that was served in the east bay. those who want oakland mayor

shang tao out of office are tonight offering her an option to avoid a recall. it comes just one day after the city clerk's office announced that the group has turned in enough verified signatures to get the recall on the ballot in november. now, recall organizers have this message for tao. >> please, mayor shengtao, resign now. resign now now. mayor tao and let november 5th be the election day for a new mayor. >> the city council will vote next month whether to finalize putting the recall on the november ballot. the mayor and a group opposed to the recall have not responded to abc seven news requests for comment. the state legislature pumped the brakes this week on the effort to allow san francisco and other cities to regulate self-driving vehicles. a bay area state senator pulled his bill after a committee proposed a series of

amendments that he said would gut it. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about whether this is the end of the road. >> the fight over who controls self-driving taxis on city streets continues. >> state senator dave cortez pulled his senate bill 915 this week after the assembly committee on transportation presented major amendments. the bill would allow cities and counties to install their own regulations around autonomous vehicles. >> local mayors, local city council members. they know their community. they meet every tuesday. they pass the laws every week. they pass new policies every week. we can't do that in sacramento right now. >> only the dmv is allowed to issue permits to av companies and has the authority to revoke permits. if an av is not safe on public roads. >> all local fire and police is directed by cities and counties, not the state. and yet the dmv is authorizing waymo to go into

cities like san francisco and now 22 other jurisdictions. >> just last month, waymo announced they will be expanding fully autonomous, driving down the peninsula to sunnyvale. we spoke with tech expert ahmed bonafe, who expected the proposed bill would fail and said giving local control to cities could be complicated. >> we have only sometimes one street that will separate one one town from another, one city from the other city. so what's going to happen if i would like to take the robotaxi from this city to the other city? and the other city has different rules or different restrictions? >> on wednesday, the autonomous vehicle industry association released this statement. we are encouraged that sb 915 will not move forward for only the legislature understood the bill would have prevented safety and accessibility opportunities for millions of californians. senator cortez said this is not the end of the bill. something similar will be reintroduced in january, and he expects by this

time next year it won't face so much resistance. >> we're not here to ban robo taxis. i'm from silicon valley, you know, we're here to embrace technology, but we just want to make sure it's safe in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> a lot more to come here. part pride, part juneteenth entirely. castro district. we're going to take you to the first of its kind event tonight in san francisco. that also saw the return of a very famous sign and see how other communities celebrated juneteenth bay area style. that's all coming up. but first, here's a look at what's ahead tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11, jimmy stay up. >> adults don't have bedtimes. >> who would win in a fight? dakota johnson or dakota fanning ? >> both dakotas would win. >> that's not the

but the highlight was the return of one of the historic theater's key features. abc seven news reporter luz pena was in the castro for the big celebration. three, two, one. >> hit it. this is a moment for months in the making, the iconic castro theater. blade and marquise lit up. as many celebrated the opening night of the san francisco international lgbt plus film festival. >> so grateful. with this opportunity to work with frameline and celebrate the opening of their festival. showing the lil nas x documentary is a great way to kick off juneteenth.

>> for more than 100 years, the castro theater has been home to many films. but for the past four months it's been undergoing a complete restoration. so seeing its blade light up was a sign of progress. >> think about the blade sign. it's bigger than this theater. it's even bigger than this neighborhood. it's a beacon of hope throughout the world. >> in february, we got to see inside the theater right before the work started. now this is it. the conservation work is happening in stages. first the ceiling, then the stage. they're getting ready to bring in the largest symphonic organ in the world and then putting in nearly 700 new seats. the $15 million restoration will be finalized next summer. so in the meantime, the theater is taking the celebrations outside with an outdoor film screening and a block party that attracted many with picnic blankets to the closed off street. on a historic day. >> we really like lil nas, so we

thought it'd be really great to see the film here also in the castro. so it's like historic. >> we were just talking about juneteenth and martin luther king day and stuff, and so i'm kind of celebrating that and that's a good thing. just being i haven't been in the castro in a while, so it's nice to just be here. >> businesses in the area are glad this sign is reminding people that the castro is the place to be. >> normally, we'd be really worried that the street was closed off because it can hurt business. but people have been out today. they have been shopping. the energy has been fantastic. we are in desperate need of people to come back to the castro and remember that the castro is fun because the castro is fun in san francisco. >> luz pena, abc seven news. >> a unique juneteenth celebration in the bay today. hundreds gathered at san francisco's golden gate park for a live art installation. this time last year, artist danny king placed more than 300 ancestral figures for an art installation in honor of juneteenth. this year, she wants to recreate the art project, but

with real people. >> let's talk about the harm. let's talk about the generational terror. let's talk about how it impacts people today. >> crowds gathered for songs, speeches, and to take part in the live art installation. a king says the city has helped her with her work over the past few years. she plans on continuing to use her art to bring attention to issues around the world. multiple celebrations in the east bay. hundreds came out in oakland for hella juneteenth and an outdoor party featuring music, games and food from black chefs. >> 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, and in thurgood marshall park, dozens gathered to learn about the port chicago disaster of 1944. >> a munitions explosion killed more than 300 sailors. majority of them were black. unsafe procedures were found to be the cause, but not addressed by the

navy. mutiny charges were brought against 50 sailors who raised safety concerns, some of which still hold to this day. they remember this tragedy to better understand our history, and in the south bay, people celebrated african american culture during a juneteenth family celebration at the children's discovery museum of san jose. this event featured a west african drumming workshop, a drum making activity, and animated film screenings. the silicon valley african film festival partnered with the museum for this great celebration, and san francisco city hall is lit up like a pan african flag for the holiday. the color red stands for the blood people have spilled and the fight for freedom and liberation, while the green represents the land and the black is for the people. powerful celebrations all around the bay area today to mark juneteenth, and it was nice weather for most of that. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. bit cooler today, sandy. >> yeah, you definitely felt it, but it was nice. dan for juneteenth and for the last full day of spring, take a look at

these live pictures right now from our tower cameras. all of them showing you fog and low clouds. summer starts tomorrow at 1:50 p.m. and we're going to have almost 15 hours of daylight temperatures are running lower than where they were in most areas right now. eight degrees cooler in concord, down nine napa, four degrees cooler in san jose. winds are still going, but it's not quite as windy across the region. out towards the delta though. 24 mile an hour winds. that's been helping to push that marine layer, which is about 1800 feet deep, well into the bay shoreline. we've already seen some of the gray skies into the north bay as well. visibility right now, seven miles in half moon bay and petaluma. you'll need to watch out for some fog tomorrow morning. your temperatures have dropped off nicely. it's going to be good. sleeping weather, 50s and 60s. let's take a look at tomorrow's forecast in the morning. inland areas at 8 a.m. in the upper 50s. the sun's out pretty early. it warms up into the 70s and eventually into the

80s. it is going to be a warmer day around the bay and inland. now around the bay. we will see mostly cloudy skies, mid 50s coming up into the mid 60s, eventually the 70s, and in the morning it's going to be overcast and a little drizzly along the coastline. 52 degrees coming up into the mid and upper 50s. there's a view from our exploratorium camera, and you can see the overcast skies overnight tonight into tomorrow morning, fog and spotty drizzle tomorrow. we are looking at the start of summer at 150 in the afternoon, and appropriately so, temperatures rising friday and saturday heating up inland. so first thing tomorrow morning, if i were you, i'd give yourself that extra time. because it's not just the fog, it's going to be some spotty drizzle as well. 40s and 50s. you will need that light jacket tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon fog will linger near the coast. it's going to be breezy. upper 50s around half moon bay, but popping up into the upper 80s well inland where the sun is shining friday. those temperatures going up into the 90s inland. look what happens on saturday. this is our hottest day. we're going to see upper

90s to low 100 seconds. and that has prompted the national weather service to issue a heat advisory for solano county. it's just part of solano county. 11 p.m. to 8 p.m. saturday. there will be a risk of heat related illnesses, so a good idea to take precautions and make plans accordingly. accuweather seven day forecast summer starts tomorrow afternoon, and we'll start to notice that warming trend going into the weekend with the summer heat with us saturday temperatures moderate on sunday and cooler even on monday. before those numbers come right back up again by a fe

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used to be a who's who of baseball royalty. tomorrow in birmingham, alabama, as the giants and cardinals play at rickwood field. that's where willie mays began his career. mays passed away yesterday at

age 93. a new mural was unveiled today at rickwood. mays began playing for the birmingham black barons in the league at age 16. now, this game was originally planned as a tribute to mays. now it's going to be more of a memorial. abc seven's chris alvarez is there in birmingham. he will report from rickwood field tomorrow. the giants started wearing 24 patches honoring mays during the game today at wrigley field. as for that game, cubs honoring willie. a moment of silence before the game, giants had the 24 jersey hanging in their dugout. pick it up in the bottom of the fourth. ian happ solo homer to center field, his ninth of the year and the cubs take a one nothing lead. very. next batter. here it comes. there he goes. dansby swanson going going gone back to back. jacks for the cubs. they would build a61 cushion. but back come the giants with one mighty swing. two outs bases loaded for jorge soler. and this is a grand slam in the eighth. so number two drives in four. as in 24. coincidence i think not. giants down six five threatening in the ninth. runners at second

and third. patrick bailey grounds out. that's your ball game. giants fall six five in oakland. royals and a's. sparky grooving his tunes four one. a's in the eighth. zach gilgoff says get out solo blast his seventh. a's would win five one. their first series win since may, and they'll go for the sweep tomorrow. the suns fired monty williams just over a year ago. they paid him more than 20 million bucks to leave. pistons gave him a monster deal, but after posting the worst record in the nba, detroit suddenly fired williams today, after just one season, they'll pay him 65 million bucks to leave. this is $85 million to not coach what a country sharks need veterans just picked up barclay goodrow, who was put on waivers by the new york rangers. goodrow previously played six years for team teal. he saved his best for last six goals and two assists in 16 playoff games. this postseason. the quakes hosting the portland timbers at paypal

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