now abc seven mornings live. >> now at 6:00. the first public comments oakland mayor shengtao giving her first speech since fbi agents raided her home last week. the new reaction we're

getting on her statement. >> cuts and closures san francisco school officials discussing today how to close a huge budget deficit. what we're learning about that meeting that could dictate how the district will move forward. >> plus, we are counting down to san francisco pride. some of the events happening this weekend leading up to the big pride parade on sunday. good morning to you. it is tuesday, june 25th. >> we're going to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah. and outside this morning. it is pretty active in parts of the region. we are tracking a few lightning strikes this morning. what is occurring is we have moisture that has moved in from southern california. monsoonal moisture. remember this time of the year basically mid june through august is when we get the showers that produce lightning strikes. and that's what we're seeing on live doppler seven this morning. i want to press in a little bit tighter. we've had this one line that has a history of lightning. we had a strike over crockett around 5 a.m, and then we had two more strikes over vacaville about 530 this morning. we're also seeing some light rain in parts of the north

bay from napa to yountville. back through sonoma. and that risk of lightning is really with us until about 2 p.m. this afternoon. the reason why we'll switch it on over to satellite, there's still a lot of energy, a lot of moisture that has to move through here through the morning. and into the early afternoon. and that's why the risk continues as we head deeper into the morning. so here's what you need to know. the risk of lightning strikes the best chance now until 2 p.m. after 2 p.m. that risk is done. the energy is out of here. but of course, any new lightning strikes could cause new fires. it's our finer fuels, our grasses that are driest right now. those are the fuels that are most at risk. of course, we'll keep you updated throughout the morning. let's get an update on the drive times with amanda. good morning. >> good morning drew. we want to start off with a live look from our san mateo bridge cam. you can see things are moving pretty slowly. drive time from the toll plaza into foster city is going to take you 11 minutes because of a report of a stall on the right shoulder. this is after the east end. it isn't blocking any lanes, but it is slowing things down. then to our south

beach cam drivers are under the speed limit there because of an earlier crash. it did cause some issues at fifth street in the city, but has since cleared residual delays. have people backed up to the toll plaza? those speeds are improving. you can see 30mph there. back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. new developments oakland mayor shengtao and her attorney. they're parting ways. it comes after the mayor's defiant and tearful speech questioning the fbi raid on her home. last week. abc7 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 mayor tao 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 thursday.

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. >> 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's 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 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 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 latest developments at abc seven news.com on the abc seven bay area app that includes a closer look at the family 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 that plan. >> yeah, kumasi we know the school board won't be deciding which school could close just yet, but tonight they will discuss the criteria that they'll use to identify which campuses should be recommended to either 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 closures in december. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. also at tonight's meeting, the sf usd board is expected to pass its next budget, one that allows the district to greatly outspend its income. the deficit is expected to reach $148 million. now, this is the last time that this will be allowed to happen. earlier this year, the state appointed fiscal monitors with the power to overturn or even stop financial decisions made by the superintendent or the district by next year. those monitors will require major changes to help balance the budget, according to the chronicle. that could include cutting more than 500 positions. >> the aclu says a new settlement will require the

state to do more to make sure students are treated fairly. it's 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 claim. pittsburgh, unified's discipline system was discriminatory and that the school district overidentify black students and english learners as having disabilities families told abc seven news students were repeatedly suspended, 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 is 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 just rolled into menu prices. the bill working through the capitol now would allow the surcharges as long as they are clearly communicated to customers. the state senate has to pass the bill before it can head to the governor's desk. >> this morning, we'll hear governor newsom's much delayed state of the state address. the prerecorded message will stream online starting at 10:00 this morning. you can watch on our abc seven bay area apps and abc seven news.com. the address was originally scheduled for march. the governor delayed it as he waited for the result of prop one. that's the ballot measure he supported to transform the state's mental health system and address the homelessness crisis. >> developing news in butte county. crews dealing with a fast moving wildfire. it's called the apache fire. it broke out last night near oroville, prompting evacuation orders and warnings. the small community of

palermo is being impacted. this is a time lapse of the 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. >> 608 this morning and we are watching the risk for lightning strikes this morning, which does have the potential to cause new fires. the reason why we have some monsoonal moisture moving in from the desert southwest this time of the year. it's very common to see these types of clouds in our sky through about now to mid-august is when that monsoon season really kicks into gear. so what we're looking at the bigger picture. here's that big area of high pressure that is responsible for the showers in the desert southwest. low pressure off the coast of the pacific northwest is now funneling some of that moisture into central and northern california. in fact, that's what we're seeing overhead this morning. the additional cloud cover, even some light showers across parts of the north bay.

right now, let's show you the closer picture. here's live doppler seven. the closer view showing you this one distinct line of showers has been slowly working through the north bay this morning, bringing some light rain showers. also has a history of lightning strikes. we had one over crockett, 1 or 2 over vacaville and we still have a little bit more moisture to get through over the next several hours. so looking at the day planner today, we will keep that lightning risk in the forecast through about 2 p.m. after 2 p.m. we're done. the moisture is out of here. the energy is gone. and that means the afternoon is a lot quieter. the sunnier skies peek out and it is a warm afternoon, so we'll watch that risk for lightning very closely. it's our finer fuels like our grasses, that are most at risk for catching on fire with any lightning strike. 60s and 70s around the bay shoreline are warmest spots going into the low 90s. kumasi reggie aqui. >> thank you. drew. closure along the hegenberger corridor, the longtime business shutting its doors after more than five decades in oakland. breaking ground. the new elements being

built at an all inclusive playground in the south bay. medical milestone the transplant procedure doctors performed on a patient who was awake the whole

infection is sweeping through unhoused communities in san jose, and it is setting off a public health alert. amanda is live with what we know about the people being impacted. amanda >> yeah. kumasi shigellosis is spreading through encampments,

specifically along the guadalupe river across the santa clara county uh- specifically, that region. now, 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, and 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. kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. this morning, a new fight brewing at a sunnyvale shelter at the center of discrimination allegations.

advocates in unhoused people claim the county has left at least 80 beds unused, 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 will work to offer resources like cooling centers. another longtime business along oakland's hegenberger corridor

is closing. the hilton hotel near the airport is set to close on august 28th. this closure was confirmed by the port of oakland , who owns land now. the hotel has been in business for 56 years. there was no reason given for why it's closing. several restaurants in that area, including denny's, in-n-out. they shut down recently, citing concerns about crime in that area. >> 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 a 21ft climbing structure. waterways sensory plants and enclosed 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. >> the mayor 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 newsom is moving his children back to schools in the bay area. the governor's office says the family will be splitting 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. now the official countdown is on because we're just five days away from reliving the greatest celebration of the lgbtq plus community in the world. the 54th annual san francisco pride parade happens sunday, but saturday is when there are going to be multiple stages at civic center hosting several headliners. they include adore delano, princess drag extravaganza, legends of drag sf

and kelly. now i'm told by a couple of people here that kelly is known for a song called shoes on youtube. i was today years old when i found out about this, but perhaps you know it. 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 because we will have it for you. abc seven is the exclusive broadcast partner of the pride parade. our love. our live coverage starts at 10 a.m. the parade starts at 1030 wherever you watch abc seven and the outfits have arrived. we're ready. >> have your on. >> my outfits been ready? okay. yeah, i stayed ready. >> you were kind of close, but it's here, it's here. >> i'm happy i have choices. i try them on. last night i prayed in front of phil and show that to. yeah, so we'll see what happens. you should start with one your warmest one. >> and then slowly throughout the broadcast as it gets hotter. next outfit. >> what i'm hearing is a reveal yes t shirt underneath. we can not that i have that too. >> not that, but kumasi

together. >> it's all coming together. kumasi has a specific t shirt she would like me to wear. okay she will see the t shirt. it'll be for instagram saw first. >> yeah, right after the after party stories. >> put in the stories. >> put it in the stories. >> that's the camera. light goes off right i love that. let's talk about today because we do have some active weather this morning. it's monsoon season in the desert southwest. and that means for us here in northern california we sometimes get some of that moisture moving through our neighborhoods. and that's what we're seeing this morning probably waking up. you're looking out at the sky and see a lot of cloud cover, not what you thought you were expecting for late june, but we do have some light showers working through the north bay. live doppler seven down to street level. yountville had some light rain. it's pushing off to the east right now. some light showers just exited out of napa. and this line specifically has a history of producing lightning strikes. you can see that one lightning strike around crockett right there. then we had two

more around vacaville since then , nothing has produced lightning in the past 30 minutes, but that's the risk we face this morning. is that any of these lines of showers moving through could bring us some lightning. so here's today's forecast. inland will keep that risk of lightning through about 2 p.m. after 2 p.m. we're done with that risk. the sun shines back out and the energy has moved on. similar story this morning around the bay shoreline. i think the bay shoreline we have that risk through about 9 a.m. by noon. it's just a partly sunny sky and then sunshine really breaks out throughout the evening. and then as we head deeper along the coast, it's really just a cloudy morning there. highs today will go into the upper 50s to the lower 60s. so right now we have that risk of lightning through about 2 p.m. after 2 p.m. we're done. the sunshine is back out and temperatures today are pretty close to average for this time of the year. overnight tonight we'll find clear skies, calm conditions and overnight lows in the 50s. now the weekend. never too early to talk about it. looking lovely. lots of sunshine on saturday. a bit warmer on sunday. we're looking at san

francisco specifically because we have the pride parade on sunday. could you ask for better weather? look at this mostly sunny skies that 2 p.m. temperature. pretty nice. upper 60s for highs. here's the accuweather seven day forecast next seven days for we have that lightning risk this morning. giving way to sunshine this afternoon. and then the rest of the week is very quiet. some ebbs and flows in our temperatures. the weekend looking fantastic. and then early next week we'll have a warming trend to kick off a new month guys. >> thank you drew. now we're checking in with ginger zee who is live in seabright, new jersey with a look at what's coming up on gma. good morning ginger. >> taking in a little beach day early this morning i'll tell you why i'm here reggie kumasi great to be with you. yes. the waves crashing. you hear that? serene, beautiful noise? well, i'll tell you more about why we're actually here. it's not as serene, but we'll start with a look on the program at that serious flooding, the partial failure of dams in parts of minnesota, iowa, south dakota. thanks to all that rain from

last week, i'll give you the forecast. melissa adan is out there and we'll talk about heat, too. across much of the nation and the rip currents, which are a big problem not just here at the ocean, but in the great lakes. we've seen this rash of double drowning, and that's why i'm diving in today for a demonstration that will teach you something. i'm telling you, a lot of us learned water safety. we've definitely forgotten a lot of it. but this, the whole double drowning idea is when somebody's out there, they're having a hard time or drowning, and then just me. you an innocent bystander, says, oh my gosh, i have to go save them. and then both people drown. and so we want to prevent that. and there's some super simple tips that we'll get to that. and then the whole cast of the bear talking about their new season. and we are cool for the summer, and this time it's in boston. it's all about your pets pampering them, keeping them cool, and the dog days of summer. you'll see that in so much more on gma. >> i know you're going to get into it in the segment, but i'm just curious when you because you look like you're a very good swimmer, just based on the video that we saw. so what was the big

takeaway that you had when you're trying to help someone else out? yes i think that without adrenaline and without both of you having adrenaline, we know that it would be much harder than even the demonstration we did, and i struggled and i swim often, and so i knew that would be tough. >> but the biggest thing is you can't go in the water without a flotation device. it is not instinctual. you think you just got to get out there? well if you bring a flotation device, you get it between you and the victim, they can't bring you down. but also you don't have to go anywhere. it's like half hero. that's what i learned is that you, once you're there and you're both floating and safe, wait for the pros. yeah, because your instinct says, okay, now get back and then you're really tired and everybody's going down. yeah that was very helpful. >> yeah. so i can't wait to see the rest of this because this is all stuff we need to learn. okay. good stuff. ginger. also, the moment this the moment your live shot started, it was like someone said action. and a bunch of lifeguards ran right behind you down the beach.

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northwestern medicine have performed a kidney transplant on a patient who was awake during the entire operation. doctors made it happen by giving the patient a spinal anesthesia shot instead of putting him under. he felt no pain. he was able to go home the next day. doctors say it was incredibly to be able to show a patient their new kidney before putting it in their body. would you want that? would you want to see it? yes you would. okay. the hospital says this option may increase access to transplant to transplants for patients at high risk when undergoing general anesthesia. that's remarkable. the strawberry moon made an appearance over the bay bridge. ooh the beautiful view seen here is the full moon passed over san francisco saturday night. despite the name, the moon is not red, but shows up more gold. it's called strawberry moon because it signaled to indigenous tribes that it was the time of year to gather strawberries. >> next, at 630, doctor fauci in the spotlight. the events he's

taking part in today here in the bay area. >> gun violence warning, the u.s. surgeon general now declaring it a public health

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>> i'm not going down like that. we're not going down like that. >> now, at 630, refusing calls for her resignation, oakland mayor shengtao delivering a fiery speech responding to the fbi raid at her home. >> air taxi authorization, the move from the faa giving a big step forward to on demand rides in bay area skies, plus came by to see sandy return to the bay area. >> miss lauryn hill and the fugees resuming their reunion tour with a stop here when you can get tickets for their september show. >> we got some good shows coming up. what are you excited about? cynthia erivo mm.hmm are my queen with the symphony, with the san francisco symphony. yes at that. yeah, we'll tell you all about it. good morning everybody. it is tuesday, june 25th. >> this is a beautiful sky behind us. this is a live shot of what's outside. >> yes. and it is a mix of sun

and clouds out there to kick off your morning. we actually have the risk of lightning over the next couple of hours. we've seen a few lightning strikes this morning and that risk continues until about 2 p.m. we're actually seeing some moisture moving in from the desert southwest. it's that time of the year. it's monsoon season where we do have the chance for some of that moisture moving to central and northern california and that's what's happening this morning, along with the risk of some lightning. so you see this cloud cover on satellite. we have more energy moving our way in the next couple of hours, and we'll take the closer view on live doppler seven. this morning we had some light showers move through the north bay. this morning a couple of lightning strikes, one in crockett, two in vacaville, and then we just had two more around stockton this morning. so we do have a history of lightning with this line of showers moving through. so take a look at the forecast today. we'll keep that risk of lightning in it until about 2 p.m. after 2 p.m. the energy the moisture is out of here. skies turn bright and we'll keep those warmer temperatures today. but that risk of lightning is with us for the next couple of hours. so morning clouds, afternoon

sunshine. look, your highs today pretty similar to yesterday. let's check in with amanda and see those drive times this morning. >> good morning drew. we're continuing to track this slowdown on the san mateo bridge. that's because of a stall in the right lane. you can see from the toll plaza into foster city that drive will take you about 12 minutes. and then we want to get to your drive times this morning. that typical slowdown 57 minutes from tracy to dublin, 16 from san rafael to san francisco and then antioch to concord, is going to take you about 26 minutes. and then something to note a heads up if you're planning to take bart this weekend, free busses are replacing trains between the rockridge, macarthur and 19th street stations in oakland. crews are working on interlockings. these are segments of the rail that allow trains to safely move from track to track. the work continues on five other weekends this year, and you can see when those are on your screen right there, bart says to expect delays of up to 40 minutes in the area. back to you, kumasi. thank you amanda. >> new developments oakland

mayor shengtao says she is not going anywhere because she did nothing wrong in her first public comments since the fbi searched her home, she questioned the raid and even got emotional. abc seven news reporter lena howland joining us live. and the mayor also lashed out against those who were trying to recall her. >> that's right. mayor tao said she would not be bullied and threatened out of office. 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. 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 associate with the company's owners were also raided. the mayor said she had been wrongly 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. >> lena, thank you. in another twist, defense attorney tony brass is no longer representing the mayor. the two parted ways. abc seven news political insider phil matier broke that on our 3 p.m. newscast. getting answers. mayor qingdao's attorney, tony brass uh- a very competent and experienced former federal prosecutor here. >> i 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. >> and stay with abc seven news for updates on the fbi investigation and its impact on mayor shengtao and the city of oakland will always have the latest on abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. >> new. this morning, the u.s. surgeon general is declaring gun violence a public health crisis and is calling for a campaign to help reduce deaths. amanda, what do we know about this new push? >> well, kumasi u.s. surgeon general vivek murthy just released a 40 page report outlining the threat gun violence poses to the health of americans. murthy says gun violence has profound consequences for survivors, communities and mental health. gun violence is now the leading cause of death in the u.s. among kids and teens. gun related deaths are up among all age groups from 2012 to 2022. murthy

is calling for more gun laws, including requirements for safe and secure firearm storage, a ban on assault weapons and universal background checks. this is the first time a publication from the office of the surgeon general focused on gun violence. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. doctor anthony fauci will be in the bay area today promoting his memoir, on call a doctor's journey in public service. his first stop will be mayonnaise in san francisco's mission district. he'll be discussing 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, new york, 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. >> 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 is 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 technology to help officers track and respond faster to crime. as it happens, the grand jury also found oakland police do not respond to all shotspotter verified alerts, and the department is unable to respond to more than 100 license plate reader alerts each 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. these pages showcase violent crime suspects who've been identified but have not been apprehended. now, many of these cases qualify for cash rewards. if the information submitted leads to an arrest. >> it's been one year since the devastating fire tore through five san jose townhomes. today, frustration is building for the people who used to live on lewis

avenue. this is what their homes look like today. damaged and surrounded by construction fencing, the process of rebuilding has been slow. plans for the building permit were filed in february and april. a city plan reviewer sent comments. now in june, the city is still waiting for the property manager to respond. >> i hope that you know they get the ball rolling. i mean, it's you don't. it's a small townhouse. you don't it doesn't take two years to build it. >> investigators say arson is to blame, but they have made no arrests. >> a santa cruz based air taxi company just hit a big milestone . the company, joby announced the faa has authorized its software. the company wants to provide on demand flights similar to ride hailing apps like uber. it pairs with passengers and available aircraft and landing spots to give journeys that are as efficient as possible. joby is hoping to carry passengers as soon as 2025. >> california forever the

billionaire backed plan to build a new city in solano county up for a vote today. >> and you're looking live right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. down about 25 points right now. another update on the markets next. first, though, here's drew. >> hey, kumasi 640 this morning. will start this update with live doppler seven along with satellite. it is monsoon season across the four corners. and what that means for us. sometimes this moisture gets wrapped around high pressure and is sent into california. and that's what's happening this morning. we've seen a couple of lightning strikes, certainly some light showers across the region. this is how it looked yesterday in fresno as some of that moisture moved through. lightning strikes were abundant across the central valley. and you notice not a lot of moisture associated with this thunderstorm. that's what we're worried about. this morning, this dry lightning that has the potential to create new fires out there. that risk is with us through about 2 p.m. this afternoon. here's the closer view on live doppler seven. we talked about this line creating some lightning strikes in the east bay around crockett, in the north bay in solano county. some

new lightning strikes around stockton this morning, and there's more moisture offshore that's really aimed from points in san francisco to the north as it moves through later on this morning. so that risk today will last until 2 p.m. any of those strikes can cause new fires. and it's our finer fuels. our grasses that are drying out right now. those are the fuels most at risk. we have these lightning strikes. so after 2 p.m, we're done with the risk of lightning. the sunshine breaks back out in full force. highs today pretty close to average and pretty close to where we were yesterday. look at the seven day forecast

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in the north bay will be up for discussion. it's called california forever. a man is at the live desk with what solano county officials are meeting today about. >> yeah. kumasi said the idea is to build a whole new city within or with, i should say, enough houses for 400,000 people in solano county. the california forever project is already qualified for the november ballot. but before then, the solano county registrar of voters needs to discuss a few things. they will decide whether to order a report on the impacts of the project prior to placing it on the ballot. officials are meeting today. the proposal is backed by a number of

billionaires. it includes 60,000 acres of land between fairfield and rio vista. it comes as california faces a housing crisis. of course, the project is not without controversy. some worry there may not be enough water to support this new community among other concerns, so there is plenty to be discussed at. >> reggie, thank you so much, amanda. after more than a decade of evading the us department of justice, wikileaks founder julian assange is pleading guilty to a single felony count today. assange has spent the last five years in a british prison. this morning, wikileaks said he boarded a flight out of london. assange was accused of publishing secret military documents and videos from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. with the help of chelsea manning . assange is plea deal still has to be approved by a judge. that court date is wednesday on an island north of guam, specifically saipan. >> it was six muni riders. satisfaction was at an all time high in 2023, according to a new survey. the transportation agency said that 72% of riders rated the service as either good

or excellent. that was 6% higher than it was in 2022. now, muni also said this past year was the highest rating that they've received since they started doing these annual surveys in 2001. >> the tsa just had its busiest day ever, and it's gearing up for even more travelers for the 4th of july, the agency that secures our country's airports said it broke its previous record screening nine screening 2.99 million people on sunday this friday is expected to be even busier. the tsa anticipates it will screen more than 3 million people overall, 5% more people are expected at security checkpoints this 4th of july compared to last year. and now it's your morning money report. apple could be the first big tech company to be fined for breaking europe's tough new digital competition rules. european union regulators are accusing the company of preventing app developers from directing consumers to cheaper services. if found guilty, apple could be forced to pay up to 10%

of its $383 billion annual revenue. apple says it has made a number of changes to comply with the eu's rules. google's parent company, alphabet, and facebook's parent company meta, are also under investigation in a trade group representing major record labels is suing two ai companies claiming they stole copyrighted songs so that they could 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're seeking damages. here's what suno said in a statement to the la times. our technology is transformative. it is designed to generate completely new outputs, not to memorize and regurgitate preexisting content. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, you can

see that we're down about 90 points. >> it is official. >> abc seven's parent company, disney, has confirmed a freaky friday sequel is in production. jamie lee curtis and lindsay lohan will reprise their roles. chad michael murray and mark harmon also returning. disney shared this video, and actor john stamos commented asking, can i do a guest spot? the original film was released in 2003. the movie will take place years after the original, and lohan's character now has her own daughter. a release date for the sequel hasn't been announced, but disney says it will be sometime next year. all right, get the credit card ready now. >> and also be prepared to wait. once you get to the concert ticket presale start tomorrow. for an artist who is coming back to the bay area, killing me softly with his song killing me softly, please. miss lauryn hill and the fugees are returning to the bay area to resume their

co-headlining reunion tour. they're performing friday, september 13th at shoreline in mountain view. hill's 22 year old son, yg marley, will be a special guest. some shows from the tour's original run were postponed because of hill's ongoing vocal strain. the tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of the miseducation of lauryn hill, which was recently called the number one album. right? who was it that did? that was apple music. >> it was apple. called the number one album of all time. >> so i'm looking on the reddit streets about how what time, what time, what time do we get to the venue. okay. so they said the last time she was here. they got there around 730 which was start time. okay opening act came at 848. lauryn came in around 930 okay. >> that's acceptable. that's totally acceptable. that's acceptable. >> yeah. okay. what, you want to be here a 730? >> yeah. no, i would never expect. i never show up at the

door when the door says it's open. >> look, madonna didn't start till ten, right? >> and we knew that. and we knew that. we knew that. and we were fine with that as long as we know. just let us. y'all. >> don't y'all know now about lauryn? >> we know. >> but this is better than i expected. so. >> so somebody said, can we appreciate it's on a friday. >> oh it is. >> it is. and it's an outdoor theater. >> thank you, miss lauryn hill. that will be nice in september. >> in september when it could be unruly, hot. so we'll find out. >> bring your tank top. >> there you go. show out. this morning, though. so out this morning. we're seeing a lot of mid and high level clouds out there. we've been talking all morning long. it's monsoon season in the desert southwest and some of that moisture this time of the year can move into our neck of the woods. and that's what we're seeing currently. right now. current temperatures. it's pretty mild out there. it's a little humid as well. 50s and 60s across the board right now. let's show you live doppler seven. it has been busy this morning, mainly in the east bay and in the north bay. we are going to watch the north bay very closely because this line of showers continues for

several hundred miles off the coast. so we have that risk of lightning through the rest of the morning and into the early afternoon. this line, in fact, has a history of producing lightning strikes already this morning. we'll press in a little bit closer. good morning. napa yountville, saint helena, sonoma. you likely woke up. you saw some rain. you maybe saw it on the ground being wet. we also have some lightning strikes that occurred near crockett, even vacaville and some new lightning strikes near stockton this morning. so future weather will keep that cloud cover in place for much of the morning. and that risk of lightning in the forecast until about 2 p.m. after 2 p.m. the moisture and the energy really moves off to the north out of the bay area. so this afternoon it's a lot quieter, but we'll still have some pretty warm temperatures out there. so morning clouds, afternoon sunshine. we'll find 60s along the coast, 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline, 90s in our warmest spots inland. pretty similar to where we wound up yesterday afternoon. overnight tonight we'll have clear skies. really quiet overnight tonight and temperatures in the 50s. let's talk about the weekend. starts out lovely. temperatures

a little bit below average. we'll find a lot of sunshine out there, but we'll find a bit of a rebound here on sunday with mostly sunny skies, which sets us up for a really nice forecast for pride sunday in the city. here's how it looks in san francisco. we'll actually have mostly sunny skies for 2 p.m. temperature. quite lovely in the upper 60s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you lightning to sunshine today. again, that risk is over by 2 p.m. the rest of the week is quiet. we start a new month next week and warmer weather moves in. guys >> thank you. drew. a new report says san francisco's office vacancy rate has hit a new high. but it is not all bad news. according to the data from real estate service cbre. three the city hit a record 37% office vacancy rate for the second quarter of 2024, which is slightly up from 36.7. that's what it was in the first quarter. now, despite that higher number, the examiner is reporting the market is beginning to stabilize partly due to the increase in ai companies that are looking for

new office space. >> still 37. wow that is high. 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 mayer. nonetheless, i will marry you. >> i confess that i'm frightened too, but unless i am wrong, i watch as all 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. >> oh my goodness. >> just now i looked up on youtube. she's been singing since she was five years old. what? she was on the voice in the philippines this woman is going to be on broadway? yes, the west end. she's going to be touring the country. so get ready for her. we need to have her on the show, actually. yeah. let's get her. oh my goodness. so out of all the future broadway stars that were on stage, two were named the winners, gretchen shop and jameson cola jr 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 went home with $25,000 each, plus scholarships of $5,000. the talent friend. >> really? the talent they can be on broadway now. >> also, can you tell from the stage where they are? >> no. where are they? they they do this where the lion king plays in new york and you can tell because that's how the stage looks during the lion king . >> i'm so excited for them. >> what a neat experience to be able to go to new york, to perform on stage, and to have the opportunity to win some money, but mostly just to get the experience of tasting broadway because they will return there. be there, they will be there. just stay right,

just to go to school, finish up school, then go up. >> next is seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. just download the app now. >> you can start streaming as we head to bre

we have the risk of more lightning today. we've had several lightning strikes already this morning. live doppler seven showing you more moisture offshore, will be moving into the north bay. that risk for lightning will continue until about 2 p.m. this afternoon. so looking at your day planner after 2 p.m, that risk is over. the energy and the moisture is out of here. the afternoon is warm and sunny. >> number two, oakland mayor shengtao has spoken for the first time since an fbi raid on her home last week. in a fiery speech, she said she's innocent, was wrongly targeted by federal officials, and claims she was

being undermined by radical right wing forces. that's a, quote, trying to remove her from office number three. >> today, san francisco unified is set to discuss the criteria they used to decide which schools to close, merge or relocate. the district is grappling with a budget deficit and low enrollment. the vote's expected by the end of the year. >> number four, today is a critical day for the developers wanting 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, cal fire just announced that a fire burning in butte county, near the city of oroville, is now 15% contained. this started before 730 last night. it has already burned more than 670 acres. >> and number six, we'll take you to nevada. nevada? excuse me. southbound 101 at highway 37, there's an overturned work truck. drivers will see debris across all lanes, and fire crews are on scene. we're hearing reports of a large plume of dust. you can see speeds are

down to seven miles per hour there in the current backup is to delong avenue. to get around it, consider taking south novato boulevard number seven. >> sony just bought queen's catalog in the biggest music deal of all time. the $1.27 billion deal covers all rights except live performances. >> you're asking me earlier why it's called the jimmy awards. we just did a story on. it's named after james m needham lander, who who was a long time theater owner. oh so it's dedicated to him and that has solved that good question. in the morning. that's a good one. >> let's see some. >> george: good morning america. extreme weather has left a dam on the brink of collapse this morning. on edge. historic flooding in the midwest. a dam in minnesota put in imminent danger, while the dangerous heex