five. and i want to be crystal clear. i have done nothing wrong. i can tell you with confidence that this investigation is not about me >> after four days of being mia. oakland mayor shengtao finally speaks about the federal raid on her home. now at five, are breaking down the mayor's prepared statement and the legal issues. she's now mixed up in school closures on the agenda in san francisco. >> the tough decisions being considered as the district

grapples with a budget deficit and low enrollment. >> the doctor is in town will tell you what brings doctor anthony fauci to the bay area this morning, and a live look outside side. >> there it go. if you think you see a flash of lightning, you may have. drew is tracking strikes across the bay area this morning, and the possibility of thunderstorms throughout the day . >> i definitely saw some rain on my windshield, which i didn't know what was going on. >> yeah, on the drive up to it, i was like, june? >> we're getting that time of the year where we get some moisture moving in from arizona, and it can cause some lightning strikes. and that's what we're seeing right now. live doppler seven. let's show you what's happening this morning. give you a heads up. we have this moisture that is moving through like reggie alluded to. you can see it is associated with some light to moderate showers out there. the bulk of the moisture right now is pushing through the east bay into the north bay currently. and what is happening we're going to see these lines, these distinct lines of moisture throughout the morning. and they are causing a couple of

lightning strikes. we had one over the open ocean and just in the last 15 minutes we had one lightning strike in the east bay, basically on top of crockett this morning. and we're getting to this time of the year where any lightning strikes we do see do have the potential to start new fires. so that's why we're watching this very closely over the next 12 to 18 hours. we'll switch it on over to satellite. what you're looking at are the cloud tops. we have a lot of clouds moving through this morning capable of producing lightning. and the bigger picture, there's still a lot of moisture offshore that has to move through here. so through about 2 p.m. this afternoon will be on the risk of some lightning showers as we head deeper into the morning. so today we have those clouds this morning giving way to sunshine this afternoon. temperatures a few degrees cooler than yesterday. let's check in with amanda and see those drive times this morning. >> good morning joe here at 502a live look at the golden gate bridge traffic moving smoothly, of course. nothing in your way as you head into or out of the city. that's the story across the bay area at this hour, minus the typical slowdown across the altamont pass. let's get a check of those drive times. 43 minutes

from tracy to dublin, 16 minutes from san rafael to san francisco and antioch to concord will take you 14 minutes. let's get back to the desk. amanda. >> thank you. new developments oakland mayor shengtao and her attorney are parting ways this comes after the mayor's defiant and tearful speech questioning the fbi raid on her home last week. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here. lena. the mayor also lashed out against those trying to recall her, saying that she won't be bullied and threatened out of office. >> reggie. that's right. and remember, this is the first time we're hearing from the mayor since enough signatures were gathered for a ballot measure that could recall her from office. >> and i want to be crystal clear. i have done nothing wrong . i can tell you with confidence that this investigation is not about me. >> this was also the mayor's first time addressing the fbi raid at her house on friday. but just hours after this press conference, we learned the mayor and her attorney, tony brass,

parted ways. he said he had no idea she was holding a press conference or what the messaging would be. he said her messaging left him without a defense plan. during tao's speech, she called out past elected officials in oakland but didn't name names. justin burton was director of communications for previous oakland mayor libby schaaf, and is now a media relations strategist. he defended his former boss, libby mayor schaaf. >> she would have never walked away from oakland the way this mayor has right now. >> and you think shengtao has walked away from oakland? i think mayor tao has gone dark on oakland. >> i think she's walked away from them and she's keeping to herself. >> burton says he is disappointed that other leaders aren't more vocal in oakland. at a time when strong leadership is needed to pass a budget that will help address concerns in oakland, mayor tao is saying she will be 100% transparent with the investigation, but also not taking questions from reporters. on monday. live in studio lena

howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. stay with abc seven news for updates on the fbi investigation and its impact on mayor shengtao and the city of oakland. we have the very latest developments at abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app that includes a closer look at the family at the center of the political corruption probe. >> for months, san francisco unified has been considering possible school closures to help close a massive budget gap. and amanda, tonight, they could take a big step forward in moving that plan ahead. >> yes, kumasi the school board won't be deciding which school could close just yet, but tonight they will discuss the criteria they'll use to identify which campuses should be recommended to close merge or relocate. >> the chronicle reports the criteria are expected to include equity, excellence and effective use of resources. equity will be weighted more heavily than the other categories. school leaders have been grappling with a ballooning budget deficit and low enrollment. they hope closing schools will save money

and allow resources to be redistributed. after tonight, the next task is coming up with the actual list of proposed campuses to close. that's supposed to happen by september. the board could vote on the in o you at the desk. >> thank you. the aclu says a new settlement would require the state to do more to make sure students are treated fairly. this is in response to a lawsuit claiming discrimination in pittsburgh schools. we've been following this for years. the aclu sued the school district and the state department of education in 2021. the lawsuit claimed pittsburgh unified discipline system was discriminatory and that the school district over identified black students and english learners as having disabilities. families told abc seven news students were repeatedly suspended and then forced out of the classroom. i wish they would have understood the level of trauma that i've been through. >> they just pushed me out without even trying to understand me. >> the aclu says the settlement

requires the state to review individual student files to make sure every child is treated fairly. the state also has to extend its oversight of special education programs at pittsburgh unified for four more school years, a last minute bill that would let restaurants keep their surcharges as closer to becoming law. the state assembly passed the legislation in response to the state's junk fees ban kicking in a week from today. the restaurant industry wants to be exempt from that ban, which would have required extra fees to be rolled into menu prices. the bill working through the capitol would allow the surcharges, as long as they're clearly communicated to customers. the state senate has to pass a bill before it can head to the governor's desk. >> this morning, we will get to hear governor newsom's much delayed state of the state address. the prerecorded message will be streaming online starting at 10 a.m. you can watch on our abc7 bay area apps as well as on abc seven news.com. now the address was originally set for march, but

the governor delayed it as he waited for the results of proposition one. that's the ballot measure he supported to transform the state's mental health system and address the homelessness crisis. >> 507 this morning, we are keeping our eyes to the sky because we have had a couple of lightning strikes this morning as some energy moves through the region over the next several hours. what we're looking at today, with any of these thunderstorms, the best chance of lightning is occurring right now through the early afternoon until about 2 p.m. after 2 p.m, things will quiet down. the skies will clear. but it's this time of the year where any new lightning strikes can cause new fires in the region. so we're watching these strikes and their locations very closely. our finer fuels, like our grasses, are the most at risk right now because those are the driest fuels we have. currently. grasses are the first type of fuels that dry out in the summer. are trees still have a lot of moisture in them in our mountains and in our hills. so we're watching our finer fuels

very closely as some of these strikes move through. here's live doppler seven this morning. you can clearly see there's these distinct lines of moisture that are moving through. and for the most part, they're crossing over the city into the north bay. and you may find yourself underneath one of these quick moving showers as you go about your morning. and of course, we have our lightning detector on live doppler seven working this morning. right now, we had one lightning strike off the coast. we had another one occur over the last 30 minutes. this one pretty much over crockett this morning. and that's something we'll continue to watch as we head deeper into the day. the wider picture showing you there's still some moisture off the coast. we are watching that continues that threat through about 2 p.m. so future weather, a lot of cloud cover out there this morning. the morning hours will find that warming is pretty slow. and then watch what happens after 2 p.m. the skies are going to clear, so we'll finish the day with sunshine. and that lightning risk is pretty much done by 2 p.m. so temperatures today were a little bit cooler than yesterday. temperatures pretty close to average for this time of the

year. reggie drew thank you. >> an issue over shelter beds going unused in the south bay. coming up. the claims being made in santa clara county this morning. >> we're tracking a fast moving wildfire in butte county. it's already triggering evacuation orders overnight. >> plus, the sculptor who's using art to reclaim personal and cultural identity. a look at the newest exhibit at san francisco'

was a fast moving wildfire. it's called the apache fire. it broke out last night near oroville, prompting evacuations, orders and warnings. the small community of palermo is being impacted. this is a time lapse of that fire as the sun was setting. right now it's only 1% contained. cal fire says the main fire has destroyed more than 670 acres. two spot fires have also sparked burning another 50 acres combined. >> a highly contagious bacterial infection is sweeping through unhoused communities in san jose, and that is setting off a public health alert. amanda what

can you tell us about the people being impacted? >> reggie shigellosis is spreading through those encampments, specifically along the guadalupe river in san jose and santa clara county. i should specify why the infection caused by shigella bacteria can make people extremely sick with diarrhea, abdominal pain, and high fever. the outbreak has sickened at least nine people, sending six to the hospital. another 21 suspected cases are under investigation. health officials in santa clara county are now telling people to avoid the water in the river. >> the biggest risk activity for humans to get shigella infection is, you know, being in the river themselves and swallowing contaminated river, river water, so that's kind of the thing that we're really wanting to make sure that individuals know not to do. >> public health outreach workers are providing clean water to those in the encampments. the county's health department says the risk to the general public remains low. back to you. the desk. >> thanks, amanda. this morning, a new fight is brewing at a

sunnyvale shelter at the center of discrimination allegations advocates and unhoused people claim the county has left at least 80 beds unused and putting people at risk during hot weather. the county confirms to abc seven news. the shelter is operating at reduced capacity. crews are currently making improvements to the facility as it goes through transition. the current operator is pulling out after allegations it discriminated against black employees and residents. a new operator will eventually transition it from serving single adults to families. we spoke with the county supervisor who said he's focused on making sure the transition goes well. he also shares concern over underused shelter beds during renovation. >> maybe you can not fill every single bed, but is there a way we can increase the capacity? because right now, from what i heard, they have not been accepting climb for a few months now. and to me that's not that's not right. the office of supportive housing said that if there are high overnight temperatures, it would work to offer resources like cooling

centers. >> another longtime business along oakland's hegenberger corridor is closing the hilton hotel near the oakland airport is set to close august 28th. the closure was confirmed by the port of oakland, which owns the land. the hotel has been in business for 56 years. there wasn't a reason, given for the closure. several restaurants in the area, including the denny's and in-n-out, have shut down recently, citing concerns with crime. >> along that corridor, san jose has broken ground on its fourth inclusive playground. almaden lake regional park is being transformed to include play elements for people of all ages and abilities. the 65 acre park will feature 21, a 21ft climbing structure. waterways. sensory plants and closed areas for younger children to play safely. >> this groundbreaking is a really important moment. it's a commitment to all inclusive play, recreation, mental health, physical health and not just for us today, but for our kids, our grandkids, for future generations.

>> mayor mehan says there's not enough money to complete all the phases of the safe community space, but he's confident it will be forthcoming. construction will include ada upgrades to the restrooms, parking stalls and a pathway to the playground. governor gavin newsom is moving his children back to schools in the bay area. the governor's office says the family will be splitting their time between sacramento and marin when the school year starts. newsom has long talked about plans to move back to the bay area when his term is up. the governor is keeping his home in sacramento. both former governors jerry brown and arnold schwarzenegger, commuted from outside sacramento during their time in office. >> we've been counting down to sf pride all month long, but now the official countdown is on. we're just five days away from reliving the greatest celebration of the lgbt q plus community in the world. the 54th annual san francisco pride parade happens sunday. on saturday, there will be multiple stages at civic center hosting

several headliners. they include adore delano, princess drag extravaganza, legends of drag cheer sf and kelly, who some may remember from early youtube, early youtube with her hit song shoes. saturday's event runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. then sunday if you aren't going to the parade, you don't have to miss out on the fun because abc7 is the exclusive broadcast partner of the san francisco pride parade. our live coverage begins at 10 a.m. the parade starts at 1030 wherever you watch abc7. and of course, sunday also has headliners at the civic center, including billy porter, who's going to be one of the grand marshals in the parade. yes. >> can we put some respect on kelly? kelly was one of the first true youtube memes to come out of the internet age. you ever see that video? i would implore you. you would. you would learn, implore. you would learn a lot. that video is wild. it was the first like viral youtube video. yes, look it up. and she is just doing the most in that three minutes of her time. there's hula hoops on fire swinging. oh, there's

merchandise being bought. there is a catchy song. >> what else do you need? i mean, that was like peak 2007. >> maybe, the baby age of youtube. >> now she's all grown up, i know. >> look, she's doing pride festivals and we love that for her. >> good for kelly. this morning we are watching the skies very closely. satellite and radar. over the last 24 hours. you can watch as the moisture rotates out of southern california into the central valley yesterday, where there's a lot of lightning strikes. and now that moisture, you can see working its way up the coast, and now it's in our neck of the woods this morning, and it is giving us several lightning strikes. in fact, we'll switch it over to this viewer photo yesterday out of the central valley. this is a good lightning strike captured in fresno. and this is what we're looking at. you see how it's just lightning? there's not a lot of moisture associated with it. we call this dry lightning. and that is what could spark some new fires. we're watching that very closely . in fact, live doppler seven is on the job this morning. we have several new lightning strikes in

solano county. let's zoom on in down the lightning detector right outside of vacaville, showing you two new lightning strikes this morning. so we're keeping our eyes on the north bay. the east bay, especially this morning through the early afternoon for the potential of more lightning strikes. and it's our finer fuels, our grasses. we're watching very closely that have the biggest potential to catch on fire, looking at temperatures right now, we're basically in the 50s and in the 60s, some warm weather and livermore near 70, right now. so future weather, we're watching all this cloud cover as it moves through this morning. then past 2 p.m, we're pretty much done with the lightning risk. we'll turn to full sunshine and we'll have some warm temperatures, maybe 1 or 2 degrees cooler than yesterday. but the numbers you see on your screen pretty close to average. so a lot of cloud cover this morning. giving way to sunshine this afternoon. and that lightning risk is over by about 2 p.m. overnight tonight we'll turn those skies clear and numbers basically in the 50s. now future weather showing you heading into the end of the week. it's a nice end to the week. we have temperatures near

average, a slight dip heading into saturday, and then we rebound nicely on sunday, which is just in time for the pride parade. look at this upper 60s. lots of sunshine looking fantastic in the city. if you're going to be watching the parade, here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we're watching this morning. clouds and that lightning risk. right now. we'll have nice conditions for the rest of the week. it's quiet before we have a wonderful weekend on tap saturday and sunday guys. >> thank you drew. coming up, the seven things to know this morning a medical breakthrough and kidney transplant surgery. >> one brave patient underwent the procedure while fully awake. what tha

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quote, radical right wing forces in, quote, trying to remove her from office number three. >> today, san francisco unified is set to discuss the criteria they'll use to decide which schools to close, merge or relocate. the district is grappling with a budget deficit and low enrollment. a vote is expected by the end of the year. >> number four, today is a critical day for the developers who want to build a new city in solano county. the board of supervisors is set to vote on putting the plan on the ballot for voters to approve in november. >> number five evacuations have been ordered in butte county as a fast moving wildfire spreads near the town of palermo. it's less than 12 hours old. it already has covered more than 670 acres. >> number six a live look from our emeryville cam headlights heading west. you see, cars are filling in the east shore freeway. the drive from highway four to the bay bridge toll plaza is about 20 minutes. and you're not going to see this on your screen. but we are learning about a new crash in hayward southbound 8-80 before

industrial parkway blocking the left lane. there >> and number seven, this is a live look from our okay camera. the tsa says it just screened just under 3 million people at u.s. airports on sunday. that's the most ever the record likely will not stand long. even more people are expected to fly this friday, as many people get an early start to the 4th of july holiday. a new lawsuit against nasa could open the door to future space cases. a florida family wants $80,000 after they say a piece of debris crashed into their home. that dollar amount is, according to the washington post. this video shows the object they say hit their home and the damage it apparently caused. nobody was hurt. nasa says it thinks this piece was a one and a half pound metal bar used to support flight equipment, and it should have burned upon reentry. >> a water leak and a spacesuit forced nasa to cancel a spacewalk at the international space station. it happened yesterday, just as two astronauts were about to exit the iss to do some maintenance

work. the water is part of a system to keep the astronauts cool inside their suits. nasa is hoping to reschedule that work for next week. doctor anthony fauci will be in the bay area today to promote his memoir, on call a doctor's journey in public service. his first stop, manny's in san francisco's mission district, where he's going to discuss his role in guiding america through covid. tonight, doctor fauci will share the stage with former senator barbara boxer at dominican university in san rafael. fauci's memoir begins with his childhood in brooklyn and spans six decades of his life and career in san francisco. he played a crucial role in researching hiv and encouraging the public acceptance of aids. >> imagine getting a kidney transplant and being awake through the entire process. abc news reporter rhiannon ally says doctors call the procedure a game changer. >> this morning, a medical milestone in chicago. >> are you awake? john, 28 year old john nicholas is now the first patient at northwestern

medical to undergo a kidney transplant while fully awake. >> it's just a boost of energy to the team to be able to look back and say, we potentially changed the way that kidney transplant can be done instead of general anesthesia, which is typically used for this surgery. >> doctors gave nicholas a single spinal anesthesia shot, similar to what's used during a c-section. the entire procedure was performed in less than two hours. >> we placed the spinal in the operating room with a little bit of sedation, and then that was the main anesthetic. it was incredibly simple and uneventful. >> the revolutionary surgery paving the way for life saving kidney transplants in patients who can't have general anesthesia while also cutting hospitalization for kidney transplants from three days to just 24 hours, give an incredible gift to a friend as always, a good feeling in your heart. >> that's 29 year old pat weiss, nicholas's donor and best friend since elementary school. >> weiss says when he got a text

about donating, he didn't hesitate to sign up. >> we've always said to each other that we're ride or die friends, and you know that we're always kind of with each other for life. but, you know, actually having such a bona fide example where we've got each other's back. like it. yeah it just it meant the world to me. >> rhiannon. ally, abc news, new york. >> missed opportunities on unable to respond to some type of alerts coming up at 530. the concerns outlined by the alameda county grand jury about the oakland police department. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yeah, you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you.

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i never thought, the process will take so long. an entire year waiting in limbo. >> families in the south bay still wondering if and when they'll ever be able to go home. now, at 530, the slow road to rebuild and the legal obstacles holding up the process. >> i will not be bullied and i will not be disparaged, and i will not be threatened out of this office. >> a defiant oakland mayor qingtao, now addressing the raid that happened at her home five days ago. and now we've learned that tao and her attorney have parted ways. >> summer is certainly setting in across the country several states expected to be dealing with scorching temperatures. as we're tracking lightning and the bay area this morning.

>> good morning everybody. it is tuesday, june 25th. >> we're going to start with drew tuma. >> yeah. good morning. we're getting into that time of the year where we have to watch for monsoonal moisture coming out of the desert southwest over the next couple of months. and that's what we're seeing out there this morning. you're waking up. we got a lot of cloud cover out there. and what is happening, we have moisture that has arrived from southern california, and it is bringing some light showers to the region. specifically parts of the north bay and the east bay. and lightning detector is working. this morning we had several lightning strikes already, one essentially over crockett about 45 minutes ago, and then we had two more near vacaville about 15 minutes ago. and we're watching these strikes very closely because we know any lightning can cause new fires to start. and we under the risk of this lightning through about 2 p.m, the wider view showing you all this moisture that is moving through, we still have more to get through that's moving into our neck of the woods from the south. so the lightning risk does continue this morning. the best chance is between now and about 2 p.m. of course, lightning can cause new fires

and it's our grasses, the finer fuels that are driest right now that are most risk of catching on fire. highs today pretty close to average morning clouds to afternoon sunshine. let's check in with amanda and see how the drive times are going. >> hi, drew. yeah. clear commute overall across the bay area. this is minus that typical commute slowdown that we typically see during the morning rush hour. i want to say in the altamont pass. and then we want to get to a problem spot in hayward, though this is because of a crash southbound 880 before industrial parkway will keep our eyes on this. this happened just about 516 this morning, and then i'll leave you with a live look at the bay bridge. really nothing in your way. as you make your way into the city, but you can see the span really starting to fill in. let's get back to the desk, reggie. >> thanks, amanda. new developments oakland mayor shengtao says she's not going anywhere because she did nothing wrong in her first public comments since the fbi searched her home, she questioned the raid. she says that she's not going down like that and even got emotional. abc7 news

reporter lena howland is here. lena, the mayor also lashed out against those trying to recall her. >> reggie that's right. in the first time she spoke publicly since enough signatures were gathered for a ballot measure that could recall her from office, mayor tao said she would not be bullied and threatened out of office. >> i want to know what probable cause the fbi has. >> what evidence have they collected that justifies raiding the home of a city mayor? i want to know more about the handful of billionaires from san francisco and from piedmont who are hell bent on running me out of office. i want to know why. the day following the qualification of a recall election funded by some of the richest people in the bay area, seemed like the right day to execute a warrant. i want to know how the tv cameras knew to show up on my sleepy residential street so early in the morning to capture footage of the raid, tao's home was one of four

raided by the fbi on thursday. >> california waste solutions and two other homes associated with the company's owners were also raided. the mayor said she had been wrongfully targeted by federal officials and was being undermined by radical right wing forces trying to remove her from office. it was this part of her speech when she made multiple references to billionaires in piedmont and san francisco that has policy expert and legal analyst stephen clark scratching his head. >> the second half of her statement, in which she brought out these preposterous legal positions that somehow this raid was the basis of a right wing conspiracy, i think was something that could come back to haunt her. meanwhile mayor tao is still in the midst of the city's discussions about how to close a $177 million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year. >> the mayor didn't take questions during the press conference, saying it was upon the advice of her attorney and

said she would not step down. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena and another twist defense attorney tony brass is no longer representing mayor tao. the two have parted ways. abc seven news political insider phil matier broke this news on our 3 p.m. newscast. getting answers. mayor qingdao's attorney tony brass, a very competent and experienced former federal prosecutor. >> i had talked with him and basically it appears that he is terminating his relationship with the mayor. that just began. >> and the reason she said yes, it was it appears to be, first of all, that she held the press conference without giving him a heads up about what she was going to say. >> and that's one of the first things you don't do if you're someone's client, if somebody's representing you, you don't go out on your own. the second thing, i think he was not at all comfortable with her uh- sort of insinuations that the fbi was out to get her, that the fbi was somehow in collusion or timing

this deliberately. after the recall petitions qualified, putting a recall of her on the ballot. >> stay with abc seven news for updates on the fbi investigation and its impact on mayor tao and the city of oakland. we will always have the latest on abc seven news, .com and abc seven bay area. our app. >> the oakland police department is in need of a long term technology plan. that's according to a new report by the alameda county grand jury. the grand jury spent a year looking into the department's it unit and pinpointed what it calls missed opportunities. it determined the unit's understaffed, and there is no plan nor any resources in place to develop a real time crime center, which has been an idea to use tech to help officers track and respond faster as crime happens. the grand jury also found oakland police do not respond to all shotspotter verified alerts, and the department's unable to respond to more than 100 license plate reader alerts every day. in the

south bay, san jose police have launched a new crime fighting tool online. the department's most wanted facebook and instagram pages will be used to generate new leads for tracking down wanted fugitives. the page is showcase violent crime suspects who have been identified but remain on the run. many of these cases qualify for cash rewards if the information submitted leads to an arrest. >> investigators are closer to answers in a devastating fire in the south bay, but residents are still far from moving back home. that fire burned through five townhomes in san jose a year ago. abc seven news reporter laura martinez has new details on how the fire started, and why it's taking so long to rebuild. >> exactly a year and the property is still the same. >> residents of these townhomes in san jose are unable to move back home. sunday marked one year since a fire heavily damaged five units. it was on that night of june 23rd, 2023,

when we spoke with elmer pimentel. >> there's times that we kind of want to give up in. life is like it's home. it might not be much, but it's home. >> the san jose fire department now says this was arson, though there are no arrests. a backyard security camera caught the moment a mattress pimentel and his wife had outside for the city to pick up lit up on fire. the couple owned their unit, a homeowners association oversees the townhome complex, and the couple says construction decisions have been slow going. >> i never thought, the process will take so long. >> the couple says. what's been very frustrating is the fact that they've had to deal with three different property managers this past year. i hope that, you know, they get the ball rolling. >> i mean, it's you don't it's a small townhouse. it doesn't take two years to build it. >> this past year, the couple had to move in with their daughter in hollister while working in san jose two weeks

ago, they started renting an apartment in saratoga while still paying for this. >> we're all paying rent and mortgage and this is like we need to come back. i mean, we need to have some answers. and we still had to pay for hoa. >> the city released this timeline of the rebuilding permit process in february. plans were filed by the property management for a building permit in march. the applicant paid for a permit fee in april. the city plan reviewer sent comments and the city is still waiting for the applicant to respond to those comments. >> we need help. we need, we need to start seeing this building rebuilding in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> now to a crisis unfolding in the midwest, torrential rain has led to dangerous flooding that's blamed for at least two deaths in south dakota and iowa. meanwhile, a lot of people watching a failing dam in southern minnesota, amana officials say it could give out at any moment. >> now, reggie, record breaking

floods are threatening to burst the rampant in dam, and officials are warning families who live downstream on the blue earth river to be ready to evacuate. the emergency comes as recent storms dumped nearly 18in of rain, causing significant damage across the region. rising floodwaters in south dakota damaged a train bridge near sioux city. it's a key rail line that connects south dakota to iowa. overnight, president joe biden declared a major disaster in iowa, unlocking federal funds for cleanup and recovery efforts . >> it's been a very long night. yeah. now the threat of our house, my family house, my where i grew up, is threatened by the force of mother nature, the water and. you're not stopping mother nature. this is all unfolding as high temperatures persist nationwide, with excessive heat warnings in the west and triple digits in parts of the south. >> there's also another flash flooding warning in place for iowa today. back to you at the

desk. >> thanks, amanda. a deal has been struck between julian assange and the u.s. still ahead, the term's resolving the legal case over the publication of classified documents. first, a check of our forecast with drew. >> hey. good morning. kumasi 540 this morning. you're waking up. you may look outside and you're thinking? not the sky. i was thinking i was going to see this morning on a june morning, but what is happening from the exploratorium camera? we have moisture moving in from the desert southwest. we're getting that time of the year. it's basically from mid-june to late august where monsoonal moisture can move in here. so what's happening? we have this big dome of high pressure over the desert southwest, this upper level low moving into the pacific northwest. it's funneling that moisture right into central and northern california. this morning, you're seeing that in the form of that cloud cover. and in parts of the north bay and in the east bay this morning, you're actually seeing some light to moderate rain showers out of this. so here's the closer view. live doppler seven. not only tracking that line of showers, but lightning detector is also on. and we have

had several lightning strikes over the past 45 minutes to an hour. one lightning strike over crockett. another one. two more over vacaville this morning. and we know that lightning in our grasses can start new fires. that's something we're watching very closely and will be underneath the risk of lightning through about 2 p.m. as this moisture moves through here. so here's the day planner today. we have that lightning risk this morning. then after 2 p.m. that risk is done. the moisture is out of here. the energy is over. and that means by 4 p.m. we'll have sunnier skies. that threat is done, but it is still a warm afternoon. so we go from morning clouds that lightning risk to some afternoon sunshine. temperatures 1 or 2 degrees cooler compared to yesterday, but pretty close to average for this time of the year. another update on the lightni

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don, you're looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see the drive from highway four into the city is going to take you about 37 minutes. things are certainly slowing down, as you see from our south beach cam. and that's because of a two car crash westbound 80 near fifth street. you can see speeds are down to 17mph. back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. it is 544 in today's gma. first look, another shark attack, this time a 14 year old boy bitten at a beach in north carolina. here's abc news reporter matt rivers in this morning's gma first look, a teenage shark bite survivor for. >> so like a bad dream. but it's just just so scary. i was like, traumatized. >> 14 year olds, blaine brown and mckinley gore were in waist deep water at topsail beach in north carolina when blaine was bit in the leg by a shark. and this morning he's speaking out to gma from his hospital bed to wave at us in the few seconds later, it just bit me and i just

ran out of the water, laid down on the sand and mckinley got my grandma and everybody and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more of blaine's story and why, experts say even with news of recent shark bites, it's still largely safe at the beach with your gma first look. i'm matt rivers, abc news, los angeles. >> an artist born in africa is weaving elements of joy and pain into an exhibit here in the bay area. the installation at san francisco's deyoung museum is called we have a history. layla baby is a lgbtq sculptor sculptor. in her art features real subjects like local drag queens decked out in glitter and cans. her approach she approaches sexuality with a sense of fluidness in many of her pieces, share features of multiple genders. she's from uganda, where the current dictatorship makes homosexuality punishable by death. >> my work i'm not yet so sure

if it is welcomed because of the anti-homosexuality bill, and my work is basically creating communities of our lgbti communities that have been, you know, isolated and, and, you know, thrown out of the country in a digital world. >> liberia believes her art is reaching the lgbtq community. there >> more than 100 talented high school musical theater students competed in the national high school musical theater awards, also known as the jimmy awards. last night we got to see one actress perform. she's from santa clara. her name is venice, ella meyer. nonetheless, i will marry you. >> i confess that i'm frightened too, but unless i am wrong, i watch as one. this is quite a conventional, i'll admit. but why should it matter? oh, wait. >> and if you do not say yes at once, i think i'll die. >> okay, you better sing. >> yes, yes.

>> uh. out of all the future broadway stars on that stage, only two can be named winners. so they ended up being gretchen shop and damian cholla junior. i'm sorry if i'm saying your names wrong. they took the glory and the grand prize. >> but if this isn't wonderland, i don't know what is >> this is an experience that i will never forget. thank you so much to my teachers. turn your head to the right. >> they got to go home with $25,000 each, plus scholarships of $5,000. more importantly, they get the access, they get the platform, and they've really been able to this jimmy awards really push a lot of folks to broadway. so it's amazing. i got deep into the jimmy awards in 2020 when we had nothing else to do, and started looking them up on youtube, and i'm telling you,

if you like musical theater, the rabbit hole, it will never end with jimmy awards. >> so good. >> it's really fun to watch. >> talented. they're great, even just in like speaking and accepting the wars and like, what am i? i mean, this is a thing. >> they're prepared. >> yes. they knew. i'm so excited for their destiny. they knew this was going to happen in their life. >> it's the destiny child. and i'm happy for them. >> no, weirdly. why is it called the jimmy award? >> there is a reason. i used to know the reason. and. okay, i cannot remember the reason now. yeah, i'll look it up though. >> it's not. >> they have the jimmy awards when you were in doing your oh i wish oh no, we might not be here. >> that would, that would have been my only goal was to be was to get a jimmy award. >> that's his origin story. he was not on the jimmy in a different life this morning. let's get a live doppler seven, because we do have an active morning. i know you're thinking it's late june. what are you talking about? we are tracking some energy, some moisture moving in from southern california. if you're waking up

in the north bay right now and you may hear the pitter patter of some raindrops, you're correct. we are seeing a line of some light showers working through parts of sonoma and napa county. so light rain over highway 29 from napa, yountville , some light showers over sonoma and american canyon. and this line does have a history of producing lightning strikes. and that's the risk we face until about 2 p.m. this afternoon. we had one lightning strike around 5 a.m. near crockett, and then we had two more near vacaville, closer to 515. and of course, we know any lightning this time of the year could start new fires. so that's what we're watching very closely. a live look from our south beach camera. if you look on the horizon, you can actually see some of that light rain falling from the clouds this morning. temperatures right now we're basically in the 50s and in the 60s. let's talk about today, future weather. we're keeping the cloud cover in place for much of the morning. and again, any of these lines of clouds you see on future weather has the potential to bring us some lightning. watch what happens after 2 p.m. the clouds are out of here. the energy is gone, the sunshine is back out.

so it's kind of a tale of two different days. today we have that risk of lightning. this morning, and then the sunshine is out this afternoon. and that risk is over. so today we'll go from clouds to sun temperatures 1 or 2 degrees cooler than yesterday, pretty close to average for this time of the year. overnight tonight we'll have clear skies. it's a quiet night on the way and overnight lows will be in the 50s. let's talk about the weekend. never too early future weather showing you saturday a little bit below average, but very nice out there. will rebound a bit. temperatures on sunday and that means for the pride parade in the city we'll have mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 60s. that's fantastic. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll go from that risk of lightning to sunshine today. then it's a quiet rest of the week. we'll have some minor ebbs and flows in our temperatures. but look at that weekend, saturday and sunday we'll have lots of sunshine and temperatures. very comfortable for this time of the year. >> drew. thank you. new at six ratings by riders, muni's latest survey on how people really feel about the service. >> and you can catch round one

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founder julian assange is said to be coming to a close, abc news reporter perry russom reports. assange was able to make a plea deal to avoid jail time after more than a decade of evading the us department of justice. >> in just a matter of days, julian assange is expected to be a free man. according to court documents unsealed last night, the wikileaks founder, now 52 years old, will plead guilty to a single felony count under the us espionage act. in exchange, he'll be sentenced to time served after spending the last five years in a british prison

fighting extradition. >> the cost to julian, of course, has been to be deprived of freedom for all these years in the battle for journalistic freedom. wikileaks releasing this video of assange said to be boarding a flight out of london after the deal with the doj was made, federal prosecutors accused assange of publishing secret military documents and videos from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> with the help of chelsea manning, who at the time was an army intelligence analyst. >> in our release of these 400,000 documents about the iraq war. the intimate detail of that war from the us perspective hope to correct some of that attack on the truth. >> assange has run from prosecution, included years of hiding in ecuador's embassy in london, his wife speaking outside prison before his release. >> what starts now with julian's freedom is a new chapter. >> the australian is a

polarizing global figure. i don't think you can go around, publishing very, very confidential information and expect to get away with it. >> we all deserve to know the truth about what goes on in this world. and i think he was very brave. >> the plea deal still has to be approved by a judge. that court date is on wednesday in saipan, an island north of guam that is a us territory. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> the media company, owned by conspiracy theorist alex jones, will be shut down and sold off the bankruptcy trustee handling jones's case says the proceeds of the sale will go toward paying off the $1.5 billion he owes the families of the sandy hook elementary school shooting victims. jones was ordered to pay the families for repeatedly calling the shooting a hoax. he filed both personal and business bankruptcy cases after being found liable. jones has been saying for months he expects infowars to be shut down, but he

plans to continue his broadcast in some other fashion. a trade group representing major record labels is suing two ai companies, claiming they stole copyrighted songs to train their systems to produce music. the lawsuit claims the systems recreated songs like all i want for christmas is you by mariah carey and abba's dancing queen. some of the songs allegedly ended up on streaming services. the record labels are demanding. the new york based suno and san francisco based odeo admit to stealing their music libraries, and they are seeking damages. sooner released a statement to the la times saying in part, our technology is transformative. it is designed to generate completely new outputs, not to memorize and regurgitate preexisting content. >> new at six record high. not in a good way, though, where san francisco's office vacancy rate now stands. >> key vote. the plan leaders in solano county will take up today that will determine if it ends up on the november ballot. >> and we have the risk of lightning this morning. live

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