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discuss the budget. >> the programs that could be impacted. >> state of the state address. governor newsom highlighting some contentious issues in his annual speech and california's first ever entertainment zone. >> right here in san francisco. mayor london breed hoping it'll bring a big boost to the financial district. >> good morning. it is wednesday, june 26th. i'm going to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah. >> this morning, not seeing a whole lot of sunshine out there right now. clouds are certainly dominating the morning forecast this morning from the tam cam a couple of layers of clouds out there. you can see those high clouds up above. we've got our traditional marine layer along the coast pushing through the bay right now. so most areas are reporting some sort of cloud cover. a couple of areas concord, napa. we have brighter skies and we will find sunshine this afternoon. in all areas. winds will also pick up. today is a cooler afternoon and breezy, pretty uniform temperatures out there this morning. we're mainly starting out in the 50s as we get you going on this wednesday. so looking at temperatures today first inland, not too hot, a

couple of degrees below average. you see a ton of sunshine out there. with our sky conditions. those numbers rise into the mid 80s for daytime highs. feeling pretty nice for this time of the year. now around the bay shoreline we have that cloud cover. this morning. sunshine appears closer to 10:00 and then we'll have temperatures in the low 70s. but again, that breeze is with us this afternoon, gusting about 15 to 25mph. that wind is a bit stronger along the coast, about 20 to 30mph, and we'll find partly sunny skies and highs in the upper 50s. let's check in with amanda. see those drive times this morning? yeah. >> good morning. it's still an issue for those making their drive through san pablo. this is because of an earlier three car crash that was blocking the two left lanes. we are learning that the two left lanes should be reopening soon. that's the best timeline that i have for you. the word soon. there you can see travelers are driving about eight miles per hour there. of course, this is westbound 80 before san pablo dam road. the backup is to pinole valley road here. at this hour, you will enter. you will notice emergency

crews on scene as you pass. so just keep that in mind if you're making your way through the east bay. let's get back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. today in oakland, a critical meeting as the city is racing to close a multi-million dollar budget shortfall, all while grappling with the fbi raid of the mayor's home. the city council is set to meet this afternoon to discuss options, and they're all pretty difficult. abc7 news reporter gloria enriquez tracking the story this morning. gloria, the mayor has a proposal to fill the gap, but it hasn't come together yet. >> yes, kumasi mayor shengtao has been saying that she would balance the budget by selling the city's share of the oakland coliseum. however, a deal to do that is not done yet, and the city administrator's office says it is presenting council members with a variety of budget options . and some of those options include scenarios without the stadium money and would plan for potentially deep spending cuts, such as to public services. city council member noel gayo says oakland is in a tough spot and facing a deficit of nearly $200

million for both this year and next. and he says if they don't balance today, they'll go bankrupt. >> the reality is, is if i make reductions where do i reduce the budget? what positions do i eliminate or reduce and certainly the public, my neighbors say they want public service where the public safety to increase. >> despite her ongoing legal issues, mayor tao says she remains focused on supporting the city council pass a balanced budget. in a statement on tuesday, tao insisting that the coliseum stadium sale will go through and pointing out they have a buyer, the president of a union representing oakland firefighters says if budget cuts were to come through, it would be catastrophic, not just for the fire department but also for oakland residents. now today's meeting starts at 130, and of course, we will be covering it live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> gloria, thank you. we're working every day to uncover new details in the political corruption investigation leading

to the raid on mayor sheng tao's home. so here's what we know. the mayor's chief of staff, chief of communications, excuse me, has resigned several months into the job. the announcement was made yesterday morning. tao and her attorney also parted ways this week. last night, the mayor sent an email to her supporters reiterating her commitment to the budget and the coliseum deal. she pointed to her speech on monday, where she repeatedly said that she hadn't committed a crime. abc seven news insider phil matier explains why it appears mayor tells political allies and supporters are not backing her up. >> you know, i can't answer that because have any at all is such a definitive it's such a wide ranging scope. but i would say that, for example, at yesterday's news conference, with the exception of her chief of staff, there were not you did not see other city council members there. you didn't see other city electeds around her. this is the mayor is on her own on this. and which is which is, you know, sort of understandable because this is what's going on

is a bit outside the realm of day to day operations of the city. this is something on her, even though it involves possibly a business that's doing business with the city of oakland. but then that business has been giving campaign contributions to all the politicians. >> that is true. that is true. >> stay with abc seven news as we follow the latest on the state of oakland. the fbi raid and the mayor's future. we'll continue to update abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. >> we are at the end of pride month. overnight, the white house announced a major move by president biden to right a wrong the u.s. military imposed on thousands of gay service members. amanda, the president pardoning people convicted under a law that allowed people to be kicked out of the military for being gay. >> yeah, kumasi the president is pardoning veterans who were convicted under article 125 of the uniform code of military justice. now, article 125 prohibited gay sex and was in place from 1951 to 2013. thousands of americans were

convicted and faced court martial and were discharged. offering clemency could give veterans access to benefits they've been denied, like military pension or education benefits. white house officials say they will not automatically have their convictions wiped, but will have to apply and undergo an approval process. president biden released a statement saying in part, quote, today i am riding a historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves. that's the end of the quote. there so why now, just months ahead of the presidential election? well, the white house says the president is focused on addressing historical injustice, but it has taken time to get all the various agencies on board. back to you. >> thanks, amanda. president biden and president biden's announcement comes just a day after the department of veterans affairs made its own potentially life changing announcement for veterans. it is updating its policies to expand access for veterans with other than honorable discharges, including

service members discharged for their sexual identity. and also people may be experiencing mental or physical health conditions. >> we're actually introducing our veterans to secondary trauma because they're actually being told once again, that they could not get benefits because of their particular discharge. >> the va says the changes provide a pathway to benefits and services for deserving former service members. >> we're counting down to the 2020 rematch on the debate stage, president biden and former president trump will face off in the first 2024 presidential debate tomorrow. yesterday, we asked democratic south bay congressman ro khanna what he thinks president biden needs to focus on. >> i would talk about three big things. he's going to get universal child care. he's going to help make community college and college free or affordable, and he's going to push for an increase in the minimum wage and for working class wages. >> former president trump insists he has no debate, strategy or formal preparation, although he has held more than a

dozen policy discussions with advisers. you can watch the debate right here on abc seven. that's tomorrow night. coverage starts at five, and the debate, hosted by cnn, begins at six. >> we're taking a look at the accuweather forecast the day planner today will show you we do have lots of sunshine inland. we'll find those temperatures into the 80s for daytime highs. now around the bay shoreline. we are seeing cloud cover this morning, but we'll brighten up those skies for you. temperatures getting into the lower 70s and along the coast. it is quite foggy right now. we will find a mix of sun and clouds as we go deeper into the day. and those temperatures mainly in the 50s. let's take you to our sfo camera this morning. our live look, i should say the exploratorium is showing you low clouds out there. the city currently reporting overcast skies, high humidity, visibility is good though. ten miles per hour. however, we are seeing along the coast reduced visibility right now. half moon bay down to two and a half miles. we're also getting some

reports of some coastal drizzle first thing this morning. just an indication of a pretty deep marine layer. so looking at highs today, it is cooler than yesterday. temperatures are slightly below average. we have morning clouds to sun. it will get breezy around here this afternoon. those winds will gust about 15 to 30mph. so looking at the three day forecast today and tomorrow are pretty much identical. but by friday we'll bring warmer weather into the forecast. 90s are back, and that sets us up for a beautiful weekend. and then hot weather is back next week. reggie. we'll show you that on the seven day in a few minutes. >> drew thank you. hearing on housing the project that would be for farm workers in half moon bay facing three appeals today stopping sideshows. the new ordinance one east bay city just approved to punish people who take part in that illegal activity and back and bigger than ever before. the pride lasers returning this year when you'll be able to see t

the state address. in the prerecorded message released yesterday morning, he touched on several hot button issues, including the effort to secure the southern border. california has sent the national guard to border crossings to help stop the flow of fentanyl into the u.s. from mexico, and governor newsom touted the results. >> these operations have resulted in the seizure of over 62,000 pounds of fentanyl in 2023, a 1,066% increase since

2021. >> governor newsom also talked about california's effort to tackle the homeless problem, saying no other state has done more. the governor says since he took office in 2019, california agents have cleared 9300 dangerous encampments and have helped move people into shelters or permanent housing. it seemed like the fight over an affordable housing project for farm workers in half moon bay was over. it's not. amanda. today, the city council is set to hear three appeals trying to stop it. >> and reggie appeals against this project. at 555 kelly avenue are making a few different arguments about the project and the approval process. certainly, we've been covering it for a while now. the development would be a five story, 40 unit complex in the city's downtown business district. it would also include a resource center for farm workers, nonprofit alas and mercy housing have been working on the project, but it has become such an issue and the community and was facing multiple delays. you'll remember

governor newsom threatened to intervene if the planning commission didn't take action. they did end up approving it last month. so what happens next? a majority of the five person council must vote in favor of overturning the planning commission's approval to stop the project. if not, it continues to move forward. it is also possible opponents could try to sue to block it. yes, there are, yes there are. >> yes, we're all yes. >> the solano county board of supervisors is now reviewing the proposal to build a new city. hundreds of people showed up for a public hearing yesterday on what's known as california forever. the proposed city is the dream of silicon valley billionaires. the supervisors requested an economic impact report of the project and will take it up again when they meet in july. they will then decide whether to accept the plan or put it before voters in november. antioch is moving forward with the plan to crack down on sideshows. last night,

the city council unanimously approved an ordinance that will ban people from organizing or promoting sideshows. it will also punish people who watch. and that part got a lot of feedback before the vote. >> i don't think that you need a specifically make any person within 200ft uh- a criminal of these sideshows. if i want to take my phone out and i want to video this and then hand that video over to the police. but now i'm also a criminal. >> these are not really spectators. they're encouraging the actual drivers of those vehicles. >> if people get caught, they could face a fine as well as jail time. antioch's mayor says it could be a few months before that ordinance takes effect. >> some businesses in san francisco's tenderloin area will soon be forced to close at midnight because of a newly passed curfew. yesterday, the board of supervisors gave final approval to an ordinance that requires market selling, retail items, prepackaged goods, foods

or tobacco from close to close. i should say from midnight to five in the morning. so corner stores, liquor stores. san francisco mayor london breed says these stores are magnets for people selling drugs and stolen goods. some businesses will be allowed to stay open until 2 a.m. the city will try out this curfew for two years. san francisco will be the first city in california to take advantage of a new law allowing entertainment zones. so this news is coming straight from the mayor london breed. she sent out this message yesterday. the designation allows restaurants and bars to sell alcohol during outdoor events. now, usually only event vendors are allowed to sell alcohol for public consumption. the first entertainment zone is going to be on front street between california and sacramento streets, and labor day will be the first day the city will try it out. neighborhoods are also considering giving entertainment zones a try. >> there was a surprise visitor at the pink triangle on san francisco's twin peaks. the

triangle founder captured this video of a coyote apparently getting ready for pride. as you may know, the triangle is an annual display in the city. originally, the used the pink triangle to label and shame gay prisoners in concentration camps of course, the lgbtq community has taken that symbol back now, using it as a way to promote resistance and hope. rainbow laser lights coming back to san francisco just in time for pride. so here's what it looked like last year with six lasers going down market street this year, the group behind the project illuminate sf, says it will be bigger and better. they're going to have 20 lasers shining for miles from the ferry building, all the way through the city. the extra lights will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the winter of love. that is the month long period in 2004, when san francisco issued marriage licenses to same sex couples, defying state and federal law. our media partners at sf standard report two couples who got married that

month will have a recommitment ceremonies friday night during the kickoff event for the lasers. it starts at 630 in front of the ferry building and want to remind you that abc seven is the official station for the san francisco pride parade. our coverage kicks off sunday at 10 a.m. the parade starts at 1030, and you can see it wherever you watch abc seven. and now we're going to bring in ginger zee with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger. >> morning kumasi and reggie. nice to be with you. so coming up here we'll start with the latest on the weather because there are so many storms overnight to talk about. all of the damage from midwest down into the plains. and then if you're traveling our way, please check ahead. if you're landing any time in the evening, because we're going to have that front approach. also, we'll get into so much more with the holiday travel and how that could be impacted, because it's starting already and then the mysterious disappearance of a chicago woman on a yoga retreat in the bahamas. we're going to hear from her mom, who just traveled to the island to join the search and the alarming new report on

alcohol. doctor ashton is here telling us how much is too much and our cool for the summer series is in colorado. they're going to show you a place where you can go skiing on real snow. yes, this time of year, which is pretty normal all the way up through the northern rockies. but it's fun to watch it, that's for sure. and we're also going to reveal our summer concert series lineup. you don't want to miss it on gma. >> we got a little preview and it involves a bay area band. did you see it? oh no. oh yeah. yeah it does. who else can i just say who it is? it's green day okay. they're on it. green day. >> yeah. yeah okay. you know what's funny. >> yes. they said oh it's been they're celebrating the 20th anniversary of american idiot. and i had them confused. i was like, i think it's been longer than 20 years because i was thinking of dookie. and i'm like in middle school in my head, like rocking. yeah, yeah. no, that was way longer. >> well, what's sad is when you said 20 years, i immediately in my head thought, oh, you mean dookie? no, she doesn't know. >> she doesn't. >> no, i mean the one in the mid

2000. right. in the early 2000. yeah. >> which i, this is the second time today that i've had to think about that because it's phil's birthday today. happy birthday phil. >> yeah my husband but it's also, it's also ginger our anniversary. like the first time we went on a date was on his birthday. yeah. and i had to do the math, and i realized that we have been together for 26 years. >> what? yeah, i didn't know that. yeah and that blew my mind. >> so anyway, that's where we are. >> well, congratulations. >> thank you. >> yes. and also happy birthday. >> happy birthday. phil. >> seems impossible, but here we are. yes. happy birthday phil, thank you ginger, and we'll see you at seven. and now we're going to drew. yeah. >> i wasn't even born when you guys got together. i do not do this. >> that's not. first of all, that's not true. the second. don't do this to me. >> it's almost true. >> so i'm mad at you. >> oh.

>> oh, man. outside this morning. here's a live look from our san jose camera. it's pretty cloudy out there, but we will get sunshine this afternoon. it's breezy today, but those temperatures are pretty near average for this time of the year. previewing pride weekend. it's mild and mostly sunny, the weather looking fantastic. now an early heads up. want to get you ready next week. it looks like we'll have a hot start to july with several days of warm to hot temperatures. we'll talk about that in a second. breezy today. here's 3:00 pm. those winds onshore flow about 15 to 30mph. that's just going to reinforce the cooler feeling today compared to yesterday. highs in the south bay will be in the 70s and 80s for daytime. highs along the peninsula 50s coast side, 70s for redwood city, mountain view 70. the high in millbrae across the city. today we'll see that sunshine appear right around noon. temperatures in the 60s as we head into the north bay. cooler than yesterday, but quite comfortable. 70s and 80s for the most part. heading into the east bay. we have that cloud cover this morning. sunshine appears closer to about 9:10 a.m. this morning, 69, in oakland, but 73,

in fremont and then inland. pleasant temperatures in the 80s. not too hot for this time of year and a bit of a breeze this afternoon. overnight tonight, we'll have partly cloudy skies and overnight lows staying in the 50s. now let's talk about the weekend. looking great saturday temperatures very comfortable. we have a lot of sunshine. a little bit warmer here as we head into sunday. now watch monday gets even hotter around here and we'll likely see even hotter temperatures here on tuesday. but for the pride parade here in the city on sunday, it's really nice. we have mostly sunny skies, afternoon highs in the upper 60s, but just know we have that wind pick up the afternoon and then it will feel cooler by 4 p.m. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you sunny and breezy today. minor warming by the end of the week, the weekend looking fantastic. and then as we say hello to july on monday it's warm to the feeling of finding psoriasis can't filter out the real you. so go ahead, live unfiltered with the one and only sotyktu, a once-daily pill for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis,

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hopeful for the best harvest they've seen in a while. local winemakers are already seeing harvest improvements. they saw those last year, but the 2024 season is looking to be even better. many of the grapes had a late bud break, which means ripening will happen later in the year with cooler temperatures. >> so you're going to have an elongated ripening season where

you can retain acidity, and all the fruit esters that you can sometimes lose in the vineyard. when you have, you know, too much heat. >> despite the improvement, winemakers are still feeling the impacts of those difficult years. some businesses are running out of the wine bottled in 2019 and 2020. winemakers are hopeful, though, of replenishing their stock, but amid weather or unpredictable conditions could derail their prospects. happening today in the east bay, kid returns to danville. kid is an outdoor concert and summer activities event for children. the free summer music series opens at 11. they look like they are having a time. ha ha ha. it opens at 1115 this morning at the danville town green. today's featured performer is the banana slug string band. they're from santa cruz and they call themselves environmental educators. the next outdoor concert is july 17th. how cute is that? next, at 630, no more waymo waitlist. how you can ride

in a driverless robo taxi? only in san francisco, though. addressing the recall effort with the alameda county da says was the final straw. for one group to

for criticizing one bay area county's emergency warning system. what we're learning about some of the recommendations being made to ensure timely alerts. >> on edge san francisco parents anxiously waiting to find out which schools may close because of low funding. dozens showing up to a board meeting voicing their concerns. >> plus, best pizza place, as the new york times declaring one east bay restaurant as a top spot in the country. >> okay, it's too early. wasn't hungry. >> good morning everybody. it's wednesday, june 26th. >> let's see what your forecast looks like. >> yeah. good morning guys. it is pretty cloudy out there to start our day, but we will get a nice afternoon coming our way. the tam cam showing you some clouds and our east bay hills camera like you're seeing here. showing a similar story as well. actually a couple layers. we have that marine layer down below some higher clouds up above, and most areas are reporting overcast skies. so current temperatures were pretty uniform as we get you going here

on your wednesday, we're starting out in the 50s. it's also a little windy out there. it has been pretty windy across the city this morning and through the delta. it's just that cooler air that will move in here later on. this afternoon. with these winds gusting about 25mph across the city, it will be a breezy day today. inland, it's comfortable when we come to the temperature map because we're going for highs in the mid 80s, which is slightly below average for this time of the year. with a lot of sunshine out there now around the bay shoreline, it's breezy throughout the afternoon. we'll have those winds about 15 to 25mph. clouds right now breaking for sunshine closer to 9:10 a.m. temperatures in the upper 60s to the lower 70s. and along the coast this morning we have drizzle. we have some thick fog at times partly sunny skies this afternoon and highs in the upper 50s. let's check in with amanda. see those drive times? >> yeah. hi, drew. a nice little update for east bay drivers here at 632. that three car crash that we've been tracking in san pablo has cleared. this is westbound 80 before san pablo dam road. you can see things are slowly starting to recover.

speeds are back up to about 30 miles. oh, no. back down to 27mph. here. we're watching this live as it's developing now. the crash was slowing things down since about 4:00 this morning, but all lanes are open now and we do want to take our live emeryville cam showing cars are relieved along the east shore freeway after that slowdown, as they make their way to the foot of the maze. let's get back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. today, the oakland city council meets to try and figure out what to do to close a multi-million dollar budget deficit. everything is on the table, including major cuts to public safety. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is here, taking a closer look at the options. the mayor is banking on selling the city's portion of the coliseum to get the budget on track, but that's not a done deal. >> that's right, reggie, as of tuesday, that sale is not done yet. the city administrator's office says it's presenting council members with a variety of budget options. and some of those options include scenarios without the stadium money and would plan for potentially deep spending cuts, such as the public services. city council

member noel gayo says oakland is in a tough spot and facing a deficit of nearly $200 million for both this year and next. zac unger is the president of local 55, a union representing oakland firefighters. and he says if budget cuts were to go through, it would be catastrophic, not just for the fire department, but also for oakland residents. >> i talked to a firefighter today who's working 12, 24 hour shifts in a row, consecutive 12, 24 hour shifts because we are so short staffed. and if we can't hire and we keep losing firefighters by attrition, that's going to become the norm. >> despite her ongoing legal issues, including the fbi raid at her home, mayor tao says she remains focused on supporting the city council pass a balanced budget. and in a statement on tuesday, tao insisting the coliseum stadium sale will go through and pointing out that they have a buyer. the oakland city council will hold a special meeting today and will tackle

the budget deficit. that meeting starts at 130, and of course, we will be covering it live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria many san francisco families are on edge waiting to find out which schools will have to close next year. they voiced their concerns at tuesday's san francisco unified school district board meeting. the district is set to release a list of schools that will close or merge in 2025. they say. since the start of the 2017 school year, there's been a 4000 student decline in the city, and that's impacted funding. parents and concerned residents fear it will be the smaller schools that get the boot. >> we've been told that we might close. all right. we've been told that the language program might move. we don't know. and it's creating this sense of anxiety amongst parents. a lot of parents are already saying, i don't just want leave san francisco on our website, third party researchers will determine which schools make that closure list, and it will be based on

equity, excellence and effective use of resources. >> that list is expected to be released this fall. >> new this morning contra costa county community is warning system is inadequate and improvement needs to be made fast. that's according to a new civil grand jury report. a man is at the live desk with the latest push for timely alerts. >> reggie. the civil grand jury found the voluntary opt in network could fail to quickly and accurately notify up to 70% of the community in the case of a wildfire, earthquake or other major disaster. now, one of the biggest concerns is that the county relies on a single on call officer to respond to alerts and connect to the warning system. contra costa county is the only bay area county that does not train dispatchers to monitor or activate alerts during emergencies. however, they are trained for alerts related to refineries and chemical plants. an independent, comprehensive analysis of the alert system has not been conducted since 2001. spokesperson christie jordan

told our media partners at the east bay times. the county does not comment on grand jury reports until the board of supervisors reviews the document. now, the grand jury suggests county officials tap funds from measure x, a voter approved sales tax, for emergency response. it could help start an opt out alert system, along with mobile apps for evacuation information and risk analysis of the current warning system. back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. alameda county district attorney pamela price is addressing the reorganization of her office, as well as the recall effort against her. the prosecutors union came out in support of the recall last year. the union represents a small part of the office. she thinks the recent decision to reexamine death penalty cases only hardened their stance against her. >> at this point, what i can say is that there are i think that the final straw for the prosecutor's union was, in fact, our investigation of the death penalty cases and the disclosure

of the misconduct. i do believe that they are threatened by our review of past prosecutorial misconduct. >> the review of death penalty cases started after a disproportionate amount of black and jewish potential jurors were allegedly kept off of juries. >> we've learned the dog seen in this video biting a three year old boy in san francisco last month was involved in a different biting incident last year. >> i heard him screaming and from downstairs and ran to the lobby. >> this video from may of 2023 shows the same big white dog named max attacking a smaller dog. that dog survived its owner fillled a dog bite report with the city just last month. surveillance video captured max biting a child the little boy needed five stitches. abc seven talked to max's owners on the phone. they confirmed both incidents, and they say a hearing is scheduled for the

most recent attack on july 8th. san francisco's animal care and control says there's only a hearing when people file a vicious and dangerous dog report. >> do you think san franciscans know that filing a bite report is not enough to actually have sfpd investigate that attack? >> i think it should be clear, because there on the website assisi says there are anywhere between 600 to 800 dog bites reported in san francisco every year, and only about 100 get hearings. >> 9-1-1 calls are being rerouted in parts of the east bay because thieves stripped copper cables out of phone lines. police in pinole say this is the second time this month that copper thefts have brought down their 911 system. thieves have targeted the same location once, on june 4th and again this past saturday. police arrested two suspects on saturday. right now, the contra costa county sheriff's office is picking up 911 calls for pinole, hercules and san pablo. >> evacuation orders have been

downgraded to warnings in butte county, where crews are still battling a wildfire. the apache fire is threatening the community of palermo south of oroville. containment now at 40, about 700 acres have burned. one firefighter was hurt and two structures are destroyed. the cause is under investigation. and by the way, you can track the fires burning across the state with our abc seven news wildfire tracker. just click on the fire icon to learn the latest on each fire, including acres, burn and containment. you can find it by going to abc seven news.com/fire map. >> multi-agency training is underway in the berkeley hills this week. given the early start we've seen to fire season, agencies in that area are familiarizing each other with neighborhoods in the hills, coordinating the use of low pressure hydrants and different equipment from each department. the goal is to have a better, faster response if an urban wildfire erupts in the densely populated hills. >> we don't want any gaps in our response that may have happened

in the 91 tunnel fire, where there were some hydrants that were different threads, and fire agencies had a hard time talking with each other. we've we've covered all of that. we've closed all those gaps. >> berkeley, el cerrito, kensington and albany fire departments are among those participating in the training in the south bay. >> there's growing concern over phase two of vta's bart, silicon valley project. it's awaiting critical federal funding. construction on the long awaited bart extension in santa clara county officially kicked off two weeks ago. the project brings four more stations to the south bay, including downtown san jose. vta decided to go ahead with construction because it's anticipating a federal partnership that would be $6.2 billion in federal funding, which is about half of the project's cost. >> the county of santa clara, vta and the residents here have both raised local money and gotten matches to bring us to over $6 billion. we're bringing to the project locally, and we

need the federal government to do their part to make sure that these shovel ready jobs keep moving while we get this project built, chavez says the federal government will let vta know its recommended contribution to the project within about three weeks. >> if you've been waiting to ride in a waymo robotaxi, now is the time. >> waymo is now opening its service to everyone in san francisco. before, only a select group of riders were allowed to request rides from the driverless company. to use a waymo vehicle, you have to download the waymo one app. the service is only available for rides within san francisco, not yet at the peninsula, where waymo is slowly expanding its service, the pressure is on for uber and lyft to make changes on a critical issue affecting its drivers. >> workers held a rally tuesday at the san jose uber green light office to push back against what they say are unfair account deactivations. well, it means that you are left in the cold without no job and no way a form

of defending yourself. they chose that office as part of a broader multi-city effort to address this issue. an uber spokesperson says they've made improvements, including establishing an appeals process for deactivating and safeguarding drivers from false allegations. >> heywood residents will have to say goodbye to a staple restaurant. >> it's been around 90 years. the owners of casper's hot dogs closing their original location in hayward. it first opened in 1934, but it's not going away entirely. casper's has another location on foothill boulevard in hayward, and that is staying open, and there are four other locations in the east bay. >> welcome to the club, sfo. a look inside the new lounge opening up at the airport today. >> and let's look live right now at the big board, the new york stock exchange down right now by about 125 points. another update on the markets next tonight right here on abc seven. >> you can watch the nba draft

that starts at 5 p.m. we'll take a close look at the warriors options on after the draft at 8 p.m. then it's wheel of fortune in jeopardy, followed by abc seven news at ten and 11. >> here's drew. let's take you to san rafael this morning. we have partly cloudy skies there, a live look outside with some calm winds. we'll flip it on over to our san jose camera. cloudier from this vantage point. in fact, current conditions right now showing you overcast skies 60 degrees right now. good visibility, light winds and higher humidity. so we're taking a look at the travel forecast. we have a lot going on across the country. new york specifically is in the midst of another heat wave. will likely see some isolated severe cells pop up later on this afternoon. that could impact some of the area airports. denver likely seeing some severe weather as well. atlanta it's getting hot near 100 today. honolulu looking lovely, mid 80s with mostly sunny skies. so taking a look at the forecast today we have those morning clouds right now. sunnier skies this afternoon, but it will be breezy. those temperatures are a bit below average. certainly cooler than yesterday. and with

that breeze we'll have gusts at about 15 to 30mph. your sunset today coming at 836 this evening looking at highs today, hit 64 in the city, 69 in oakland, 79 in san jose, about 88 in santa rosa, 84 in concord, palo alto, san mateo. coming in at 72 degrees now, today and tomorrow. pretty similar when it comes to our temperatures. and then we start to warm up here on friday, which sets us up for a wonderful weekend before things turn hot next week. we'll talk about th

suggesting the city create a task force to better manage its budget, according to a new report. the city could improve its management of labor, health and pension costs, while also cutting services. the budget grew 121% over a 14 year period through this fiscal year. the report also found voter mandated spending is hurting the city's budget. voters considered 150 ballot initiatives in less than a decade. >> new developments the construction of an affordable housing project for teachers in san francisco is getting delayed because of insufficient funding. 63 condos were slated to replace this abandoned building on mission street at 18th, but those plans are now on hold. the nonprofit behind the project,

secured $12 million in funding last july, but according to a mission local, the nonprofit's application for additional funding got denied. and it's unclear why. >> new at six a new effort to get new businesses into san francisco's fisherman's wharf as the area struggles with vacancies after the pandemic. supervisor aaron peskin just announced a new program offering $50,000 in grants to entrepreneurs who are black, indigenous and people of color. the idea is to help offset the cost of the application process. it can be pretty expensive for businesses, especially on property owned by the port of san francisco. officials say it can cost up to $150,000 between the fees and the renovations, just to get a business open. >> the espionage trial of u.s. journalist evan gershkovich is underway in russia. the trial's behind closed doors. there are no reporters, no family, no u.s. embassy staff allowed. he was detained in moscow last year and charged with spying. russia

claims he acted on cia instructions to collect secret defense and military information. the 32 year old, his employer, the wall street journal, and the us government deny those claims. he faces up to 20 years in prison. >> this morning, wikileaks founder julian assange is back in australia. he returned to his home country overnight after pleading guilty to violating a us espionage law in 2010. assange had been living in the ecuadorean embassy in london for a decade, fighting extradition to the u.s. >> now it's your morning money report, a huge cyber attack that took software used by car dealerships offline won't be fixed by this weekend. it's a major blow for car dealers who have been struggling to complete sales during what is usually a busy season. that attack has been impacting 15,000 car dealers in the u.s. and canada for weeks. while waiting for the systems to come back, online, dealerships have had to rely on good old fashioned pen and paper. the company cdk global

does not have an expected completion date. now we're going to take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning. we are down about 140 points. >> here's a live look at san francisco's international airport, where a new airport lounge is opening to the public. today, the club, sfo is located in the newly renovated harvey milk terminal, one. it's more than 12,000ft■!s. it has nearlya 250 seats. the lounge has some nice amenities, including complimentary drinks. there's a work station there, there's a yoga room, there's a shower facility. it's open from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day, and it costs $75. and friend, you did a little digging. >> i did because i just walked past this the other day because i was in the harvey milk terminal and it looks really nice. but i do have to say that it's $25 extra if you want to get the shower and there's a time limit, three hours in the shower. >> maybe because sometimes, sometimes they don't say you can't be in the shower five

hours. >> i believe that's probably discouraged, three hours in the club. >> oh, okay. >> i was like, what, for $25? i was in the shower in there. i mean, that's a deal. that's not bad, not bad. make it into a spa lay down. >> yeah, it's a are you. excuse me, sir, is everything okay in there. >> i paid $25 three hours worth and they're like no your flight's about to leave. >> and our patients left three hours. >> they can look at the accu weather headlines. sunny and breezy today with temperatures near average. pride weekend shaping up to be fantastic. no matter what you're doing both saturday and sunday, we have mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures. do want to give you a heads up next week in the extended outlook. it looks like we'll have a hot start to july with several days of warm to hot temperatures. today, though, air quality is good, your main allergen is grasses, and the uv index is a ten out of an 11. winds turn. breezy. this afternoon, gusting 15 to 30mph. that onshore flow. so today is

sunny and breezy. certainly cooler than yesterday. 70s and 80s in the south bay along the peninsula. 50s coast side, 70s for san mateo, palo alto, 73, in los altos, across the city. today, sunshine breaks out closer to 11 a.m. noon today. temperatures in the 60s, but it will be windy this afternoon. the north bay cooler than yesterday will be in the 70s and 80s for daytime highs in the east bay. we have sunshine coming our way this afternoon, but clouds this morning breaking closer to 9:10 a.m. 69 in oakland, 73 fremont and pretty pleasant inland for this time of the year. temperatures bit below average will stay in the 80s for daytime highs overnight. tonight, partly cloudy conditions and overnight lows, mainly in the 50s. now as we head into the weekend. saturday looking very nice. comfortable temperatures pretty close to average. a little bit warmer here on sunday and then monday temperatures really take off. tuesday is even hotter than this. so as we begin july, it starts out with warm to hot temperatures. just a quick look at the pride parade forecast in the city on sunday. mostly sunny

skies and temperatures topping out in the upper 60s. accuweather seven day forecast shows you sunny and breezy today. a wonderful weekend on the way before we start to warm up those temperatures early next week. guys >> thank you drew. san jose mayor matt mahan is celebrating better teen fitness this summer. he got a tour of the east valley ymca yesterday, where they're offering dozens of classes to teens ages 14 to 18 at no cost. this get summer initiative is available at all nine silicon valley locations. >> it can be a harder age range to serve, but also an extremely rewarding one. as you see people become the adults they're going to be for the rest of their lives. and so it's a really critical moment, and it's why i'm grateful to the y for making admissions free and ensuring that income and wealth is not a barrier to accessing safe and supportive environments. i feel like for me, like 3000 young people have already signed up to stay active and social this season.

>> steph and curry are working to create more opportunities for filmmakers in oakland. the warrior star's multi media company, unanimous media, teamed up with the east bay film collective. the goal is to expand entertainment production and bring economic vitality to the city through arts and culture. this could open the door for filmmakers to shoot more projects in oakland, an east bay pizzeria getting some national attention for its thin crust pies, rose pizzeria on berkeley's university avenue was listed by the new york times yesterday as one of the best pizza places in the u.s. >> the times says this place stands apart from the rest. apparently, the crust is strong enough that you can hold on to your slice single handedly without any pizza flop. >> that's funny. >> according to their website, they serve whole pizzas only cooked on the well done. so i can't get a slice. >> no, invest exactly. if you want it, then you have to have it all. >> no need a whole pizza. >> i like it when they burn it,

you know. do you? yeah. when it has that charred on the bottom. to me, that's a sign of quality. okay. >> burn it up. >> like the same thing when you walk into someone's house and it always smells like a candle. that's nice. a sign of quality. or when they have the those almonds. you know what i'm talking about. is it marcona almonds? is that what they're called? go to a party and it has that. it's another sign of quality. >> up next is seven things you need to know today as we head to break a live look outside at 655. >> where are they? >> are they and they

number one. the oakland city council is meeting today to tackle the city's $200 million budget deficit. a plan has to be passed in less than a week. major cuts could be on the table. >> number two, a critical hearing today for a farm worker housing project in half moon bay. the city council is set to consider three appeals to the project's approval. this project has already faced multiple delays. governor newsom even threatened to step in if this doesn't move forward.

>> number three, overnight, the white house announced president biden will pardon thousands of veterans convicted by the military under a law that banned gay sex. the move will help people change their withdrawal status and make them eligible for benefits. they may have been denied. >> number four, the supreme court set to release major decisions on presidential immunity, abortion access and bans on encampments over the next three days. it's the first time in at least a decade the justices have done three opinion days in a row. >> at number five, we're getting ready for a breezy and sunny afternoon out there this morning. we do have a fair amount of cloud cover. that sunshine this afternoon is going to get temperatures into the 60s and 70s around the bay shoreline 80s. and a warmer spots inland just a few degrees below average later today. >> and number six a mass transit alert bart is delayed up to 20 minutes in the berryessa sfo-millbrae and okay connector directions because a track maintenance vehicle derailed overnight and is blocking one set of tracks near 19th street

station. there is no red line service today, but all stations are open. >> number seven gma revealed its summer concert series this morning, and the bay area is representing green day, performing july 26th. oakland native g-eazy, set for august 16th. the other performers include carrie underwood, kane brown, nicky jam, sophie tucker, megan moroney and old dominion. >> that's cool. that is. >> half of them are in the park. half of them are in times square. i was going to ask which one you go to. okay, cool. >> i love it when it's in the park. >> rebecca: good morning america. severe storms on the move, and striking overnight. ginger is tracking which major cities are in the path.