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>> everybody that came out there had to leave that i could do anything on the ball field. >> and he was right. this morning, a master class in a life lived with excellence. giants' legend willie mays has died. >> there's a long drive. way back. >> the hay seay kid changed sports forever and that over the shoulder grab in 1954 iconic. simply known as the catch. oh my god, i can't believe it. he's really gone. a legend is gone. >> fans reflect at oracle park on mays' life not only impact in sports but in our nation. also -- >> looks like an apocalypse and it was absolutely the most scariest thing i have ever seen. >> families on the run in new mexico as firefighters do battle with towering flames and we have wildfire watch in multiple u.s. states including california. this is -- the most
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american of holidays. this is actually actualizing what we stand for as a country. >> it is juneteenth. and an opportunity to mark a moment. how the emancipation of enslaved people inspires a nation to keep pushing for the full realization of a free society. well, good morning, everybody and what a morning it is. it's a day of history and a day of learning. we're so glad you are with us. i'm reed cowan. >> a day of remembrance as we look back to one of the greats. one of the great giants. willie mays who passed away. i'm gianna franco. >> okay. so let's look outside right now on this wednesday morning. looking out at our world as we reflect on so many important things. and there's a shot of the city of san francisco. you know, we've been talking about air quality when we've been talking about the fire fights and many places in the western united states. and for that, we bring in jess coo right now. maybe a little bit of a break in the fire temperatures for firefighters, jess? exactly. there's a lot of relief in sight and relative humidity is higher. temperatures are more mild as we head into this afternoon.
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and to add to that the winds are relatively light this morning. i want to start in the south bay real fast. we've been talkingn't the north bay but the thin layer of haze with the golden glow from the sunrise over us this morning throughout the santa clara valley and current temperatures down there in the upper 50s and we're in the upper 40s all the way up in the north bay. get the relief in sight heading into this afternoon. now i want to start off with the marine layer too. that may gray is definitely sticking around for our friends along the peninsula this morning. san francisco, all the way down into pacifica, and half-moon bay, dealing with those cloudy, cloudy conditions and meanwhile inland areas anywhere from livermore into concord are getting some beautiful sunshine this morning. we'll see the clouds kind of wrapping the north bay in the evening hours tonight. other than that though daytime highs today notice how this is a lot cooler compared toiled. 60s in store for us in oakland and 60s in san francisco just across the bay bridge. all the june gloom. the gray skies as we wake up and head out the door over the bay bridge and
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we're waking up and warmingup actually in the 70s all the way down in areas like livermore and fremont with 70s this afternoon near the santa clara valley. this is ten degrees cooler than where we were at yesterday but we have a big warm-up into the weekend. moreen that coming up in just a bit. let talk about the roadways right now. it is juneteenth and a federal holiday so a lot of folks have the day off today in observance. so that means you are going to see lighter conditions on the roadways. bay bridge toll plaza, quiet. no metering lights moving along well this morning. with no delays or issues. as we take a look at the overview map, we do have a crash. causing some brake lights early this morning on 580 eastbound right before fair mount drive flee lanes are blocked because of that accident and in the south bay right now things are pretty quiet and moving along well with no delays or issues out of san jose. travel times, looking okay. 580 just a little busy as well as that ride across the eastshore freeway. but everything else actually looks pretty good.
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well, what do you say? on a day like this. it's a sacred honor and a huge responsibility to pay tribute to the life of someone who not only changed his sport, not only changed sports in general but also changed the world. we are talking about the passing of giants' legend willie mays and he died yesterday hat the age of 93. >> yeah, this one mitt a little hard, reed. mays' story extended well beyond the baseball field and he broke barriers for athletes of color and others and his loss is being felt around the world and in the bay. here's our vern glenn. >> here's the pitch to willie. that one is way back. way back. way back. number 600 for willie mays. >> reporter: to say willie mays was a great baseball player is an understatement. you cannot mention the five greatest players of all time without bringing him in the discussion. born in 1931, the son of a steel mill worker, mays learned the game at an early age and although his alabama high school had no baseball team, it
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was clear that sport would define him. at 16 he was playing for the birmingham black barons of the negro leagues and the day after the graduated from high school, he signed with the new york giants and by age 20, was in the majors playing games at the polo grounds. that was 1951. his career was briefly put on hold for two years because of military service. but 1954, he was back in a baseball uniform doing what he did best. >> way back, back, it is -- caught. >> reporter: his over the shoulder catch in the '54 world series win over cleveland is still considered be many to bethe greatest catch in the mystery of the game. >> i think i have got you. [ laughter ] did you hit your 31st home run today and do you play center field? are you say hey willie mays? [ applause ] >> reporter: it was his bat that did a lot of the talking. for eight years running, he drove it over 100 runs and his
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660 career home runs is fourth all-time. his career batting average was .302. by 1958 the giants moved in new york to san francisco. >> from the wonderful world of sports, we bring you home run derby. >> high fly ball into right center field. this may go all the way. it's way back there. and -- gone. into the right center field bleachers. >> reporter: he led them to the 1962 world series. and became team captain in 1964. that was followed by another mvp award in 1965. almost 40 years after he retired in 1973 as a new york met, he was considered baseball's greatest living ballplayer. a label of which he took offense. >> i never liked that. you know? if you are a -- the greatest ballplayer, you can say you are the greatest ballplayer, really not the living ballplayer. what good is that? i -- i heard that when i
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first heard it, i don't know if you were around. when i first heard it. i said, wait a minute. you know? you mean i have to be passed away before you guys give me a credit for doing something? >> reporter: he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1979. >> arrived in new york city on a friday at 4:00 scared to death with three bats and my little briefcase and my glove and i didn't have a uniform. i didn't have a hat. he said to me, son, as long as i'm manager, you are my center fielder. you do not have to hit. just go out and catch the ball. and from those words, from leo derosa i think gave me a little courage. >> reporter: when at&t park first opened, a landmark statue was erected in his honor at 3rd and king streets in san francisco. by then, his good son barry bonds was setting home run records of his own. when he passed mays on the career home run list, mays was there to pass on the torch. >> no secret how special you
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are to me. and i'm thanking you for your love and guidance and support in me all these years. and while my dad isn't here to celebrate with me, it means the world to me that you are. and i love you. [ applause ] >> reporter: after san francisco won the world series in 2010, mays returned to new york to share the title with giants' fans there. the polo grounds stadium is gone, but the streets where he once played stick ball is there. >> he could throw and he could field and hit for contact and for power and of course he was so fast, he could barely keep a hat on his head. [ applause ] >> reporter: willie mays, the say hey kid. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: his position in the history of baseball will live on forever. >> vern glenn there. great job,
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vern you know the bottom line mays meant something to world of somebodies out there. and it's our honor to see what you all have to say about what he meant to all of you. in fact, gianna, look at this. this is oracle park live. marking this moment. you see that statue vern's story told. the statue of the say hey kid, and you see the flowers there. each of the flowers telling a story. >> over the years, i have gone to lots of games with my dad here. and the candlestick and we have seen willie, you know, from afar. and just -- always appreciated him as a human being. and as a baseball player. >> that's michael channel there marking this moment in time and yesterday major league baseball games around the country did the same. holding moments of silence. g? rich waltz of minor league baseball did the announcing. take a listen.
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>> it's with great sadness that we announce that giants' legend hall of famer willie mays has passed away. and here we are, in a celebration in a ballpark where he got his start as a 17-year-old. playing for the black barons. >> well, that game along with tomorrow's giants' cardinals' game were part of the mlb's celebration of the negro league baseball and mays released a statement yesterday regretting that he couldn't attend. >> wow, you heard the enation in that announcer's voice and i thionase what a us are feeling today right? >> just a big part of baseball reed and if you grew up you know, i had a dad who took me to so many baseball games as a kid. you knew what he meant to the game and to the people in the community and it hit hard you know. you feel a sense -- a little bit of emotion because really, really such a loss for baseball but he lived such a good wonderful life and set an
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example for so many. >> excellence lived amazing. we are grateful and a real living superhero. willie mays gone from us today. stay with us for continuing coverage on how the bay area is remembering giants' legend willie mays and keep updated on air and on the website, kpix.com and streaming on the free cbs news app. you know, mays' passing comes at the same time our nation observes juneteenth. think about this. willie mays' grandfather would have been a part of the generation who got word that slavery was ended in our country. we mark juneteenth in the bay straight ahead. and let's get a live look outside and look out the window there. over towards the bay bridge. we'll be right back.
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welcome back everybody. we hope you are having a memorable start to the important day. today is juneteenth. the day the last enslaved african americans in the united states learned of their emancipation. celebrations happening all around the bay today and we are there, we are your community station. shawn chitnis is live where young people today will learn a lot about our history at the san jose children's museum. good morning, shawn. >> reporter: hey reed, good morning. that's right. we are here at the children's discovery museum of san jose. where they do have an exciting event planned. they are partnering with the silicon valley african film festival
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and some of the activities they're going to allow families to enjoy today getting to go to a drum workshop in addition to showing some of those films that are part of the festival. and then also making their own instruments just like this. so it should be a fun day here at the museum. but we also want the highlighthe other activities around the bay area including a juneteenth cookout that will be in oakland. a day to celebrate freedom for all. and honor a tradition rooted in the black community. juneteenth strives to once again do both this year. >> this is -- the most american of holidays. this is us actualizing what we stand for as a country. >> reporter: ryan oyster is one of the organizers for the event and says it's special to see a day long celebrated in the south now a national celebration. the event is rooted in the campaign to get juneteenth recognized as a holiday. creatives in oakland
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worked to get more than 800 corporations to give their workers the day off back in 2020. >> this is, you know, our independence day. and it needs to be celebrated, people need to know about it. and all are welcome at this festival. we want everybody to come and enjoy. >> reporter: for the first time ever, there will be a juneteenth event at the oakland museum of california. chefs like michelle mcqueen will each contribute a dish to make a shared plate for guests. >> we take pride in our food and we take pride in coming together at picnics and it being a potluck and everyone contributing to the nourishment of all your guests. >> reporter: art and music will also be a part of the celebration including special pieces to commemorate this growing tradition in the east bay. >> it's really beautiful to see like where we all come together. there's magic. and today, magic will be happening at the oakland museum in the garden. >> reporter: leaning on a pillar of the community to create memories for all on america's newest holiday.
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>> we hang our hats so much on freedom and this is a true depiction of freedom. >> reporter: so that's a great tradition that they are building there in oakland. they are sold out but there may be an opportunity to show up and see if they can let folks in on a walk up basis. but back here in san jose, we're having fun with the drums. great way to wake up and we want to let folks know there are still plenty of tickets here. you can buy them online or just show up to the museum and they will be here starting at 9:30. reed and gianna, back to you. >> children's discovery museum of san jose. we thank you all of you who serve our children day in and day out. and shawn, great job. hey, to mark the day government services like the postal service and the federal reserve and city halls and divisions of motor vehicles will be closed for the holiday. however, just know public transportation remained open and on schedule. yes. they do remain open. but there are some schedule changes so i will have that coming up in traffic. all right, let's take a live look outside on this wednesday morning. and it looks just a little bit gray out there. but it's nice to see at least you can see most of the bay and off
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to the distance, jessica. >> absolutely. and you saw that american flag just waving in the wind too. it is breezy out there this morning. we're seeing those winds move in from offshore. right now around 17 miles per hour near san francisco. and advancing the clock all throughout this afternoon, we're going to continue to see the onshore flow breeze last into bodega bay and san francisco with the inland areas getting pretty gusty actually actually around 5:00. it's a lot cooler for us here in the bay area today thanks to the marine influence of course. 80s into concord and 70s down into the santa clara valley. so we're well below average but that's not necessarily the case in other parts to have state. i mean, down into areas like palm springs and over into las vegas, nevada, even into arizona, there's still dealing with their triple digit weather. meanwhile, back here in the bay, we are dealing with some of the best weather i have seen so far this spring season. now yes, i did mention the word spring. right? because we're not even in first day of summer just yet. the first day of summer is tomorrow. and it's definitely going to feel like
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it. we have this nice warm-up around the corner for us and sunnier skies too. right now you look around me and this is the live camera from our kpix cam -- from the kpix roof here in san francisco. where daytime highs today are sitting in the 60s. same trend over into the bay bridge and all the way off into oakland with more 60s there throughout this afternoon. 60s, 70s and 80s as we make our way down from redwood city down into the santa clara valley. and right off into the east bay too. i'm going to drop this because for the inland areas a very big warm-up pretty quick too. 80s today and upper 80s tomorrow and then we're into the 90s and upper 90s heading into the weekend's forecast. so warm weather around the corner for us all throughout the inland areas. that's that summer-like heat that we're expecting and anticipating but for the friends along the bay, notice how we just average out into the upper 70s by saturday. with that marine layer still influencing us. so that june gloom sticking around as we head into the first couple of days of summer. it's beautiful weather nonetheless though and keep youup dated here in the weather center but for now over to you, g.
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thank you. the roadways will be pretty quiet today as less cars are on the roadway in observance of juneteenth with lot of people having the day off but we just talked about public transit. and there are some transit agencies that will operate on a holiday weekend or modified schedule because of the federal holiday. b.a.r.t. is on time and on schedule. muni though is operating on a sunday schedule today. golden gate transit on holiday schedule. check a.c.e. rail before you head out the door. taking a look at the roadways. look how quiet it is at the bay bridge toll plaza, not lot of cars out there this morning. eastbound 580 at fair mount drive. a backup there because three lanes blocked due to the crash and a trouble spot north 101 out of san jose just a little bit slow through there. on this wednesday morning, another alameda leader now facing a recall vote. the new move to oust oakland mayor sheng thao. and we continue to say hey to the life of a legend. remembering baseball giant and
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bay area and world area change maker. willie mays. and here's a live look outside before we head to break on this wednesday. you can see just a few cars traveling across that bay
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well, just last week the giants and the boys and girls clubs of san francisco held a play ball event at the willie mays clubhouse at hunters point and kids took practice swings
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and got a chance to play ball on the field. but they also took time to learn about the history and the impact of the negro leagues. in celebration of the negro leagues the giants will face the st. louis cardinals at the rickwood field in birmingham, alabama tomorrow. and kenny choi shows us how baseball now has a generation of stars from the past being seen in a whole different light. >> wonderful day for giants' baseball. >> reporter: legendary play-by-play announcer john miller still dreams of baseball and sometimes if the mic gets taken away. >> i have a stress dream sometimes that where they said that i couldn't do this anymore. >> reporter: the 72-year-old has been studying baseball his entire life including players from in negro leagues now being recognized in major league baseball's record books. >> these were big league
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players. who were excluded. it wasn't because they never made it to the big leagues. they were not allowed to play in the big leagues. >> the game where the negro athlete has left a bright mark. >> reporter: inclusion of negro league stats is an inflection point as stars like josh gibson have catapulted tot top of some of baseball's most heralded records. >> turkey sterns is another guy. >> reporter: giants' all time great willie mays started his professional career as a birmingham black baron. thursday's juneteenth game at rickwood field is a tribute to baseball's trailblazers who were equally if not more talented but denied equality because of the color of their skin. >> there's some great great players that you know, that you know played in the negro leagues during those times and i think to more than when you talk about a guy like willie mays you understand that. >> big league story, the hall
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of fame in cooperstown. with just a story of baseball. and it's not -- ever been complete. because all those names have been missing. >> reporter: online critics of the move say mlb went woke. but this is a journey decades in the making to retrieve and vet havestatistics from the seven negro leagues by fans and journalists and families of players who have passed but are not forgotten. >> a lot of people have put in a lot of time and it's been like the detective work to find out who these players were. squares up and makes the catch. and i think that's -- a boon to baseball fans. >> reporter: the hall of fame broadcaster has a prime seat to weave a new history of the game into a more fully encompassing story. >> the stats will tell you a certain part of that story about how great they were in their careers. but the rest of it still has to be sort of -- an oral history. >> reporter: no one better to
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good morning to you. looking at the beautiful city of san francisco. where willie mays had many a parade celebrating victory, legacy, and excellence. and we look to the sky this morning. he was a leader who caused us to look up right, jess? just a beautiful legacy as we look up in the skies for weather. good morning. >> absolutely. and good morning to you guys, good morning to everyone with us this morning. as we head out the door, you are going to notice it's a may gray, june gloom, no sky july setup. i honestly just had to say them all because i realized i kicked off with saying may grey and it's definitely june gloom. here's the look down into the santa clara valley. a little bit of thin haze and the sun is up though and it's going to bleed that off. plenty of sunshine in the afternoon but right now still sitting in the 50s near san jose and we work our way north. 40s in the forecast in areas like petaluma and all the way up into santa rosa as we wake up and head out the door this morning. time now 6:31. and that marine layer is definitely holding on tight to the peninsula allowing for the
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cloudy and cool conditions throughout the 9:00 hour. advancing the clock closer to around 1:00 notice how for the most part we just see sunny skies through the inland areas. however for the friends along the coast still going to be a cool and cloudy day for us. actually take a step back and what's going to happen this afternoon? all throughout the bay area, on the virtual reality map below we're noticing temperatures a lot cooler compared to yesterday. about ten degrees cooler compared to yesterday actually in areas like concord and all the way down into the santa clara valley. holding on tight to the 70s today up in wine country and we have 60s and 50s along the peninsula as we head into this afternoon. a lot cooler and breezier along the coastline today near half-moon bay with wind speeds today along the coast anywhere up to around 20 to 30 miles per hour. other than that though we make our way down into the santa clara valley. beautiful, but cool weather today. it's definitely feeling more spring than summer-like. that's okay because today we're still in spring. tomorrow is the first day of summer and we have more on what you can expect for that
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forecast coming up in just a bit. getting closer to the triple digits heading into the weekend. g? you know roadways aren't too bad today, jess, it's a holiday, juneteenth. so a lot of people have the day off. there are some changes to public transit in observance of the holiday. golden gate transit on holiday schedule and a.c.e. rail on modified schedule and b.a.r.t. is on time this morning. but you know, just check that as you head out the door. looking at the roadways, bay bridge toll plaza, not too bad. metering lights are off and a pretty quiet commute heading into the city. there's a handful of fender-benders reported on westbound 80 but other than that, you can see all that green on our sensors just a little slow coming into the altamont pass. well, landmarks around san francisco including city hall were lit up in orange to pay tribute to willie mays. coit tower and salesforce tower also shining orange and he left such a mark on the city. and the game. and when you enter oracle park, the first thing you see
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is this statue. of willie mays. and fans have been stopping by and leaving flowers and tributes to the baseball legend. our lauren toms had a chance to chat with them and tells us people are bringing more than just flowers. some have musical tributes. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: tributes of all sounds and meaning have poured into willie mays' plaza including one from bay area native, carrie brandon. >> i was born and bred a giants' fan coming to games since i was 7 years old. for me at mill age it's hard to imagine living in a world where he's not here. but it means so much to have his statue and his legacy as part of the bay area. >> reporter: most people never had the pleasure of seeing
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willieplays play but brandon came closer than most when she performed the national anthem at a game he was being honored at. >> to get to interact with this legend, even at a young age, i knew what an incredible opportunity i had to meet him. i mean, it was -- one of my best childhood memories. >> reporter: fans to have giants and beyond came to pay respects tuesday evening and some offering a prayer or a tear. but the impact of mays shines through the tangible tributes and is seen through the spirit of baseball. adams was dining across the street when he got wind of the passing of the say hey kid. he's a dodgers' fan but says rivalries are put aside when a legend of mays' level passes on. >> i will admit i'm a diehard dodger fan but you have to respect what that man did. when you talk about particularly as a black athlete during the time he played on the eve of juneteenth. you cannot ignore the fact that willie mays definitely paved the way for a lot of the athletes that you
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see today. especially in mlb. mookie betts being one. he's a legend. >> reporter: from rivalry to cam rhodora, mays' baseball ledsy shines through generations and for brandon she mourns the loss of a legend. alongside her father, playing a trumpet tribute of "take me out to the ball game." ♪ a moment to cherish. one last time for the say hey kid. >> the city is grieving today. but also celebrating the life of an incredible person who meant so much to the bay. ♪ ♪ >> how beautiful. and wonderful to see all those fans paying tribute to willie mays and we reached out to another one of san francisco's beloved willies. former mayor willie brown to ask him about the impact on the city of mays. >> i would never think willie
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mays would -- die. frankly. he was such an awesome american figure. and particularly an african american figure. purely from an athletic standpoint, i don't think there's anybody in the history of african american sports that matches the nature of willie mays. he was clearly a true athlete. he was an incredible gentleman in the nature of how he did what he did. when he said, i'll play for the giants in san francisco. and he had to go through trials and tribulations of an african american trying to live in the city. where they had limitations that they denied in willie mays traversed
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all of that and became a part of what changed the nature of how this nation treated baseball players. that's the history of willie mays. >> stay with us for continuing coverage on how the bay area is remembering giants' legend willie plays and update you on air and on the website, kpix.com and streaming on the free cbs news app. well, international news now. russian president vladimir putin and north korean leader kim jong-un have signed a strategic partnership. russian state media says the two spoke face-to-face during a 24 hour summit in pyongyang. both vowed to help each other if attacked and they talked security and trade and humanitarian ties and more. so the big question this morning, what's in it for russia? arms to bolster their war in ukraine. that's the bottom line. what's in it for north korea? reportedly this morning, the hope to get missiles. so let's get to the wildfires in new mexico. look at that. the south
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fork fire a big one. burning on tribal lands. the salt fire just south of that one also causing firefighters to race. and new this morning, new mexico's governor deploying the national guard and declaring an all-out state of emergency. these fires now proving deadly with word at least one person has been killed. 1400 structures destroyed as fire scorches 20,000 acres and countg. we see the air drops there and we see the work of firefighters but they are both at zero containment. three fires we are keepin a close eye on here that could impact our air quality and around northern california. the point fire in sonoma county and the sites fire in colusa county. and the calaveras fire. firefighters are seeing some progress. it's now 50% contained with the point fire and now further up north they are battling the so-called sites fire. just northeast of clearlake and more than 15,000
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acres have burned and low humidity and winds from the north are posing a challenge controlling the fire. crews are tackling the flames from air and on the ground. the fire is just 5% contained. and towards the south, the arrow fire in calaveras county exploded and is 33% contained and cal fire says low humidity and winds from the north are posing a challenge controlling these flames. reed? well, the petition to recall oakland mayor sheng thao on track this morning after the alameda county registrar of voters verified the signatures to advance the recall vote. we are told you the voter will get a chance to keep her or oust her from office on the ballot likely during the general election in november. meanwhile voters in richmond are get to decide if refineries have to pay extra taxes. by the way, those taxes could put an additional $60 million to $90 million in city coffers every year. katie nell nielsen talked to families in the area about
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the potential impact. >> no. the bing one. yeah. >> reporter: sandy has lived in richmond most of her life and is now raising her family here. >> my 10-year-old son at 14 months old was diagnosed with cancer so i know that living here in richmond, the refineries definitely impacting the health of the community. and impacting the health of my family. right here. >> reporter: that's why she's gotten involved with the asian pacific environmental network action committee and now with the tax measure to collect 1 dollars from the refinery for each barrel of oil chevron produces in the city. >> this polluters pay measure is really important to them giving back to the community. and all the ways we need them to and being a good neighbor and supporting the services like, you know, clean air, clean water. >> reporter: oscar garcia is a board member for the 23rd street merchants association and says the way the current tax measure is written, any money collected from the refinery just goes into the general fund. and city council can spend it however it sees fit. >> they can potentially use
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these monies for fed projects that the everyday richmond resident will not benefit from. >> reporter: right now, about 40% of the city's tax revenue is generated from the chevron richmond refinery. and in a statement, chevron said this is a punitive tax that could be used to fund pet projects of the activist councilmembers that brought it forward and was written without any accountability for how they spends it. we need policies that encourage investments and increase job opportunities and improve air quality. this tax will do the opposite. >> i think this is great. right? >> reporter: but sandy argues that allowing the tax to go to the general fund is actually more beneficial. >> we don't want to write out something in five, ten years is outdated. but you know, doesn't provide us flexibility to what the community needs in those moments. >> well, earlier this year, two east bay refineries reached settlements with the bay area air quality management district and chevron and the martinez
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refining company agreed to meet stricter standards by 2026 and chevron also paid $20 million in fines. san jose is bringing in extra hand washing stations and bathrooms to homeless encampments. it is highly contagious bacteria that can cause diarrhea and in some cases severe disease. what we know is that it can spread from person to person. or through contaminated food and water with shigella. >> what's concerning about this outbreak isn't the absolute number. we do regularly see shigella cases, what's concerning more is the number that are related to each other. we think may have been, you know, spread from one person to another. and this vulnerable population that has been affected. >> well, there are flee confirmed cases of shigella and four more patients with the disease are being evaluated for a possible connection but officials say there could believe 18 more suspected cases in the county. ♪ ♪
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happy pride everybody. and a meaningful one on juneteenth to you this morning we see and celebrate san francisco's glide memorial church. and reverend marvin white as an openly gay leader on a mission. >> it's the other part of being gay is that i have been on a campaign to make sure that beauty and aesthetics are a part of unconditional love and how we serve community. if we don't have a building that people are proud of, then we won't be the community anchor that people need. >> reverend white uses husband journey to promote unconditional love and acceptance and his sermons blend his personal experiences and a commitment to making the church a welcoming space for all while maintaining glide memorial's inclusive message. tonight at 5:00, our lauren toms has reverend white's full story. 5:00 and 6:00. and remember, our pride special hope love and pride airs at 10:00 a.m. on sunday, june 30th. our sister station pix+ 44 cable 12 and streaming on
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the cbs news app. 6:44. artificial intelligence is becoming the star of wall street. the big news from bay area microchip maker nvidia. a beautiful sign and sort of a punctuation of reverend white's message. inclusion for all. we am i...relaxing? in an airport? okayyy, alaska airlines. this lounge is nice. like “handcrafted-espresso- bevvies-hot-food- free-wifi” nice. and these comfy chairs... this puts my condo to shame. it'd be crazy if i just... missed my flight. and broke my lease. and made this my home.
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forever. i wonder if anyone would notice? ♪♪
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albuquerque back. stock markets are closed today for the juneteenth holiday after wall street got a big boost from nvidia. the tech company is past microsoft to become the most valuable publicly listed company in the world. those chips widely used for ai applications. its administration cap jumped to about $3.3 trillion just tuesday alone. just enough to edge past microsoft and apple. well, news that makes all of us get sort of financially introspectsive this morning. get this, lending tree says more than 18 million of us in america live in homes that are severely straining our budgets. did you just say amen? i did. so see if you fall into the category. homeowners spend more than 30% of the monthly income on housing costs and we're talking about the mortgage, the utilities and taxes and other
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expenses. so listen up. if you have purchased applesauce pouches over at dollar tree. the feds say pouches remain reportedly on clar tree shelves for nearly two months after getting a recall. so public health officials in multiple states continue to find one banana apple cinnamon fruit pureed pouches in stores. this is by the way linked to hundreds of lead poisonings nationwide. so maybe check and see what's in the cupboards. time now to find out what's coming up on cbs mornings. it could it could joins us tony dokoupil joins us live from new york. among other things. >> yeah, we sure are. reed. willie mays got the statue outside of the old candlestick and he is one of the greatest athletes of all time. and i would say the greetest baseball player of all time. so coming up on "cbs mornings" we're talking about that and also our series facing fertility looks at the high cost of ivf
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treatment and you will hear in one woman who paid $14,000 out of pocket in her effort to have another child. see what's being done to provide more to americans. plus a very special edition of "the dish." introduce you to a chef who went from cooking as a kid in guyana to opening her own restaurant. and how she's honoring today's juneteenth holiday. also my favorite segment the actor jason biggs will be here in studio. 25 years since the classic of american movie making "american pie" came out in theaters is we're going to find out what he's doing to celebrate and how the film's iconic apple pie scene is in fact still shaping his life today and also how he prepared for the scene. method acting an getting into character and all in the conversation. >> i have no idea what you are talking about there tony. i'd ask for an explanation. really do know. that's why i'm not. thank you tony dokoupil say hi to the team in new york this
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morning. >> so glad we don't need to explain that scene. all right, now take a live look outside this morning. you look at that you have got a little bit of cloud cover there morning. and some of the tippy top of the buildings there. jessica. >> absolutely. let's actually start off with that marine layer because it could impact issues along the coastline when it comes to getting to work or school this morning. low visibility right now in certain pockets along the shoreline. and all throughout the bay we are waking up to cool and cloudy conditions but the marine layer is definitely a lot lower for the friends closer to areas like san francisco just across the bay bridge over into oakland. this afternoon, pulls back along the coast, we'll see sunny skies through the inland areas today and a little bit of cloud cover kind of building back in in the evening hours tonight though and that happens around 6:00. other than that, we're talking about some gusty conditions today too. kind of the trend and what's going on is we have the strong onshore flow so wind speeds today along the coastline and anywhere up to around 25 miles per hour. just into the lunchtime hours near san francisco. up into bodega
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bay. we see about a 20-mile-per-hour wind gust into the evening hours tonight off into the inland areas. let's actually drop this real fast and let's head over into the inland areas and daytime highs today compared to yesterday, are about ten degrees cooler. in pockets like walnut creek and concord. or all the way up into napa for example with low 70s in store for us today. along the peninsula a five degree deference but no matter where you live in the bay area today we're all below average. this is definitely more spring-like weather if you ask me and hey, it's the last day of spring so are we in the wrong? not necessarily. but tomorrow is in first day of o summer and beautiful. and warmer. and day-by-day we're going to continue to see a lot of warmth build. low 80s today in the inland areas and low 80s tomorrow and suddenly we're talking about 90s and upper 90s just by saturday's forecast. it will be a nice beautiful weekend to get out there and get some fresh air and just make sure you are wearing sunscreen going to the fairs or
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doing any outdoor activities. along the bay still wear sunscreen too. the marine layer is going to stick around in the morning hours but some sunshine in the afternoon. jessica thanks. you get up and out the door. taking a look at the roadways. taking the bay bridge, we're going to see quiet conditions out there for juneteenth. the federal holiday. lot of people have the day off today. and you are not seeing a lot of cars at the bay bridge. we do have some slow and go conditions though on 80 westbound due to the crash near goalman and at least one lane is blocked. really the hotspot this morning. you have got some brake lights there and a decent travel time 23 minutes highway 4 to the maze. over at the san mateo bridge though, traffic is moving along well. time right now 6:52. from the bay area to the white house, willie mays meant something to a nation of somebodies. we're going to plook look back at the day mays got a medal from the commander in chief. and let's go back and take a live look outside on this wednesday morning. as you wake up, it's a little gray out there. we'll have more on that coming up.
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it's been our honor this morning to try to capture what bay area icon and sports giant willie mays meant to the world this morning and as we have told you he died at the age of 93 here in the bay area. and close to where he lived his life, the presidential medal of freedom that he brought home to the bay after then president barack obama welcomed him to the white house to give him the award. known as our nation's highest honor. the presidential medal of freedom. >> he could throw and he could field and hit for contact and for power and of course, he was so fast he could barely keep a hat on his head. on top of
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that, willie also served our country. and his quiet example while excelling on one of america's biggest stages helped carry forward the banner of civil rights. >> a true giant on and off the field. wanted to leave you with some images of willie mays throughout the years. >> willie's incredible play made world series history. >> for his 512th round-tripper. >> mays gets his first hit of the series. >> always felt i could catch every ball that came out there. i believed that i could do anything on the ball field. >> hadn't been for folks like you and jackie -- [ inaudible ] >> he said -- we don't get a cable car. i said what -- do i need a cable car [ inaudible ]
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>> the hall of famer, number 24, mr. willie mays! >> say hey, say who? ♪ ♪ ♪ happy birthday, dear willie, happy birthday to you ♪ we love you, willie. >> happy birthday. >> p >> if you ever went to a giants game. maybe you saw him on the field or waving his cap there as he did in so many of the moments we just showed you. and memories as a baseball player but really a legend and what he did on and off the field for
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the community is incredible. so -- >> yeah. >> tip of the cap to you willie. >> that's what heroes do. inspire us to stand a little taller and -- sorry. scratchy throat this morning. but i want to just also say i want to pay tribute to angie our producer. this show meant so much to produce for her and she stood a little taller today and willie mays inspiring us to do a little bit better. sharing the memories of the say hey kid and would love hear yours. tag us on social media with the #kpix. coming up at 7:00 over on pix+ 44 cable 12, it's pride month and we're highlighting stories impacting the lgbtq+ community. we'll meet a bay ♪ loving the trumpets on this juneteenth holiday. welcome to "cbs mornings." i'm gayle

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