good morning on this thursday at 5:00. thank you for starting your day with us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. summer is just hours away. let's check in with leyla gulen for the forecast. >> can you test it? i can. it's tomorrow. first full day of summer that is. it will begin today at 10:04. we'll see clear conditions. waking up to clear skies this morning as we look at live doppler 7 hd satellite. no fog really. just maybe a couple patches that are grazing the coastline but no cloud cover. what we do have is a high wind advisory craft advisory for later on this afternoon. starting at noon through this evening.

currently wind conditions are pretty calm in most places. gusts up to 23 miles per hour at half moon bay. currently taking a look from our roof cam toward the bay bridge gorgeous shot there. we do have temperatures in the mid to low 50s. i'll have your full forecast coming up in just a bit. right now, our traffic is doing a number on our traffic. as we look at southbound 101 off-ramp there's a fender-bender causing slowing making your commute in the southbound direction. alongside 80 in eastbound direction 205 makes that merge there. there's a look at san rafael southbound on 101. that drive nice and clear. no slowing approaching 580. >> thank you. it's 5:01. expected to be another rough day on the bay for boaters.

there is a pair of dramatic rescues off coyote point where we have matt keller. what happened? >> reporter: this morning winds are calm at coyote point. they are blowing gently in the breeze. that's expected to change again today. take a look at this video how choppy bay waters were off san matt last night. around 6:30 friends got worried about a wind surfer who didn't return. san mateo fire department and fireboat joined a coast guard helicopter in looking for the man. during the search they spotted a 13-foot boat rocking in the bay with three kite surfers who were monitoring a race. their boat's engine had died. >> wind picked up so it got pretty rough and we tried to get back and then our motor broke down. we tried to row but it was too tough out there. >> reporter: as they were being towed back to shore, the coast

guard spotted the missing wind surfer. he was taken to a waiting ambulance with what appeared to be a dislocated shoulder. winds are expected to pick up to 25 knots. that's close to 30 miles per hour and there's also a small craft advisory for the bay here. matt keller, nbc 7 news. >> thank you so much. the u.s. supreme court could decide on two major cases involving gay rights this morning. one is california's same-sex marriage ban. prop 8. that was struck down by a federal judge. now, if the supreme court upholds that decision, same-sex marriage could begin again in california. justices could also use the case to legalize same-sex marriage across the country. the other decision is on a challenge to the federal defense of marriage act which prevents gay couples from getting certain federal benefits. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield will have much more on what's expected later this morning. meantime, san francisco examiner canceled a free concert that was supposed to take place

during pride weekend. there will not be an independent event outside of official pride entertainment. they invited her to perform as an apology for her anti-gay rant. the examiner is now apologizing. we have new details on the death of the actor who created one of television's most memorable characters. actor james gandolfini died at the age of 51 yesterday. we go live to the newsroom for more and reaction is pouring in. >> reporter: not just from hollywood even politicians are having a strong reaction as we learn new details this morning. one of those that james gandolfini's body has been moved from the hospital in rome to the city morgue and after an autopsy tomorrow we'll learn the official cause of death. right now it appears to be heart attack. an official with the hotel where gandolfini was staying with his son michael tells abc news that michael called the front desk around 10:00 p.m. local time

after his dad got sick in the room. the hotel called an ambulance and the director at the hospital where gandolfini was taken says they tried to resuscitate him for 40 minutes. his first wife and michael's mother flew immediately to italy to be with her son. the actor's death really hitting people hard. take a look. senator john mccain tweeted, one of the nicest guys i've ever met. "sopranos" coast guard tweeted i lost a brother and a best friend. the world has lost one of the greatest actors of all time. in new jersey, a diner is pay be tribute where the last scene of the hbo series "the sopranos" was filmed. the owner left that famous booth open with a reserved sign on it. >> real down to earth man. when the camera wasn't ruling. one night he brought sushi in for everybody. it was very nice. >> reporter: in addition to "the sopranos," gandolfini played leon pannette in "zero dark 30"

and panetta said that he liked gandolfini and that he did a great job in the movie and that gandolfini actually sent him a note apologizing for any shortcomings that might have been in his portrayal. he's survived by his wife, 8-month-old daughter, his son and two sisters. >> katie, thank you. the dog that killed a 6-year-old boy earlier this week in union city has been euthanized. the pit bull mix bit the boy on the top of his head on monday morning at his grandparents' home. he died at the hospital a few hours later. authorities say the dog was put down the next day. the boy's uncle who is a san mateo police officer owned the dog. no charges have been filed. a special private screening of the movie based on the oscar grant shooting will be shown in

oak l oakland. it's about the hours leading up to the shooting. the film is set to open in theaters july 12th after originally being slated for an october opening. it took home the grand jury and audience awards of the sundance film festival in january. state lawmakers are getting a big pay raise. they have voted to restore some of the cuts it made during the recession increasing salaries by 5%. that means the governor will earn $174,000 a year and lawmakers will make 95,000 in base pay. most lawmakers also take home an additional $30,000 in per diem payments and even more money for being committee leaders. california legislators are high evidence paid in the country. oakland a's uncovered the cause of the sewage spill. it wasn't a plumbing problem as

originally thought. someone stuffed a big mysterious clump down the toilet that clogged up the pipes and caused the system to overflow. the a's say a new carpet is being installed and all should be good and clean for the a's next home game next tuesday. >> that doesn't clear up the mystery. >> it doesn't. nothing mysterious about the weather forecast. clear as day. >> it really is. we woke up to a beautiful morning. it will be that way for the rest of the day. nice and clear. sunshine is going to dominate the bay area but we are going to be having some high winds so if you want to enjoy the day and take your sailboat out, be careful because 25 knots are expected as far as wind gusts are concerned. be very careful. for our day planner for the next 12 hours, we'll be really waking up to clear skies. that's actually not correct. as we move into noontime, mostly sunshine. by 4:00 p.m. today it will be sunny and warm. 84 degrees is our high in the

inland areas. 76 degrees around the bay and 60 along the coast. we'll start to see some of the fog and clouds rolling back in once again as we take a look toward the bay bridge. nice clear start to our day. we are going to be experiencing moderate levels of tree, ragweed, grass. as we look from the roof cam, it will warm up for the first day of summer. hotter on saturday and a nice cooldown by sunday. let's look at our traffic. an accident in roanoke park slowing things down along southbound 101. and as we take you along highway 4, construction eastbound side of 4 right at leverage road. that is blocking a lane. that will last until about 7:00 a.m. this morning. northbound 680 we have a construction project. cones picked up at 6:00 a.m. this morning. no delays in that area. let's go outside right now and

take a peek at the golden gate bridge. you can see just a bit of light starting to rise from the hills there but no crashes to report. >> it's 5:10. facebook is expected to launch a new feature today details in the morning's bloomberg business report. also keeping bay area streets safe. the excuses drivers are coming up with for failing to let pedestrians cross the street safely. and here's a sight you just don't expect to see in alaska. why baked alaska is no longer

good morning, everyone. gorgeous shot of san francisco and the bay and the bay bridge from our tower camera. we're going to have more on the forecast. you see the bay looks crystal clear. that's going to change later on today. leyla gulen will tell you why coming up. on the peninsula, hundreds of drivers are now facing $200 tickets after an undercover sting focusing on pedestrian safety. police launched the sting yesterday to catch drivers who don't stop for pedestrians in cro crosswalks. the hot spots in san mateo and burlingame. >> she was going to stop. i don't know.

don't even go there. >> the irony was i saw the motorcycles and thought what are they doing over there. right when i'm going through i see this pedestrian right here and it's, like, come on. this is ridiculous. >> 251 drivers were ticketed yesterday. it's not cheap. the ticket runs about $250 to $350. three navy football players face rape charges now. the naval academy says the officers in training are charged with sexually assaulting a female midshipmen last year. the woman found out about it from friends and posts on social media after not remembering what happened. there are new evacuations in colorado because of yet another wildfire. this one is burning about 30 miles southwest of denver. hot and windy conditions convinced officials to urge people living within three miles to leave. the fire is about 60 miles away from the black forest fire,

which has destroyed more than 500 homes near colorado springs and killed two people. that fire is now 85% contained. this morning pope john paul ii is one step closer to sainthood. a commission has voted to attribute a second miracle to the late pope. that's a necessary step on the road to becoming a saint. the case goes to a commission of cardinals and then to pope francis for approval. a source tells the associated press that john paul could be canonized this fall in time for the 35th anniversary of his election to the papacy. best buy bringing back iphone trade in offer. >> good morning. are you thinking about staying closer to home this independence day weekend or maybe even not going anywhere at all? the number of americans traveling for the july 4th holiday will drop nearly 1% this year and average distance people travel will be about 100 miles less than a year ago. the holiday being on a thursday this year instead of a wednesday and weak economic growth are

behind the decline. if you are staying home, you may have a new toy to play with. facebook will unveil a video sharing feature for instagram videos today. best buy is relaunching its iphone trade in offer. starting tomorrow you can trade in old iphone 4 for iphone 5 for free if you are eligible for an upgrade and agree to a new two-year plan. when best buy did it earlier in the month it had the biggest trade in day ever. i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. people in alaska are trading in their parkas for sunscreen and swimsuits in an unusual heat wave not seen in 50 years. high records are being shattered. yesterday some places hit the mid 90s. hotter than honolulu or miami. sun worshippers delighted in 80-degree weather in anchorage. >> amazing a couple weeks ago we had snow coming down and now it's gorgeous and in the 80s. >> but this comes at a price.

scientists say alaska is one of the fastest warming states. global warming has hit the arctic region especially hard. >> hardware stores are running out of fans. we have amazing video from the louisiana gulf coast. yesterday an amateur photographer captured a huge waterspout funneling down into the gulf of mexico just off grand isle. the waterspout eventually moved onshore making it a tornado. it partially damaged a camp roof. no one was hurt. >> wow. look at that funnel. >> that's an amazing sight. >> time to check our very calm weather now with leyla gulen. >> certainly not as hot as it is in alaska. we're cooler here. we do see a bit of a warmup which is nice. just in time for the first day of summer that comes tomorrow. today it is the last day of spring. we are going to see breezy conditions. so it's going to be a gorgeous day. if you want to take sailboats out on the water, you just want to be careful because 25 knots

is expected as our highest wind speed for the rest of the afternoon starting at noon through this evening. as we look at our live doppler 7 hd radar satellite, patchy clouds here and there but for the most part we'll see clear skies and that is all due to this trough of low pressure that's moving its way into the east. in place by a ridge of high pressure bringing in warmer conditions. warmer pattern for the next few days. we'll see a cooloff on sunday. tonight we are going to be still in the cool degrees but it's going to be warmer during the day. slightly breezy and summer begins tomorrow. and then as we look at our highs for today across the bay area, 80 degrees warm in morgan hill and gilroy. comfortable in san jose. lots of sunshine in santa clara. as we move along the peninsula, 70 degrees in san mateo. pacifica chillier at 59 degrees. in san francisco, 66 degrees

will be our high. 63 degrees in sunset district. north bay, 78 degrees. 79 in novato continuing in the eastbound direction 79-degree high for napa and lots of sunshine. as we take it over to the east bay, lower 70s and as we push into the inland valleys that's where we'll see our highest temperatures at 84 degrees in brentwood and fairfield. lots of sunshine will be even warmer tomorrow. we do have a game tonight. it's giants taking on the florida marlins. game starts at 7:15. breezy but you will need sunscreen because it is going to be just a little bit on the sunny side if you are heading out. overnight lows in the low 50s. it's going to be a chilly one and cloud cover will come back. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. for tomorrow, 84 degrees. warmer on saturday. cools off with a possible chance of drizzle on sunday. cool on monday and tuesday. ramping up once again as we head out of tuesday into wednesday. all right. let's look at traffic right now where we do have a couple things going on.

we do have accidents and construction projects. right now as we take you into daley city a construction project should wrap up at 6:00 a.m. this morning. to the tunnel until 7:00 a.m., one-way traffic control because of a project there blocking lanes both northbound and southbound. outside we go. and here's a look at our san jose drive. this is 280 coming away from 17. clear drive and accident free. >> thanks. 5:20. ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. >> also the royal palace reveals new details about plans for the arrival of kate and william's baby. how the world will find out. and today on "katie" the cast of "push girls" unstoppable women pushing every limit and embracing life. that's today a. i'm diana perez. [ female announcer ] love. it's the most powerful thing on the planet. love holds us in the beginning.

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good thursday morning. it's 5:23. what a gorgeous way to wake up. live picture showing the sun about 25 minutes from rising according to leyla gulen. you can see the cameras bouncing around just a little bit. windy conditions out there. we'll check in with leyla in for mike coming up. whether you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are seven things know today. people are advised of high winds and choppy bay waters today. a wind surfer and three kite surfers had to be rescued by the coast guard and emergency crews yesterday. we'll get more on the rescues from abc 7 news reporter matt keller at the top of the hour. a deal on immigration reform has been reached on capitol hill doubling the number of border

patrol agents and complete a 700-mile fence along the border. number three, the body of actor james gandolfini was moved to a rome morgue overnight where an autopsy will be performed to reveal the official cause of death. "the sopranos's" actor died yesterday at the age of 51. south bay i.t. technician is charged with burglary. investigators believe 39-year-old andrew madrid is responsible for more than three dozen burglaries from redwood city to los gatos. spurs and heat meet in miami for game seven of the nba finals. heat will try to repeat as nba champs. spurs will try to get their fifth nba title. coverage begins at 5:30 right here on abc 7. here's a look from our abc 7 studio camera looking over the

area. number seven, here's a peek at the bay bridge toll plaza moving smoothly out of emeryville into san francisco. one accident in alameda county. details coming up. it's 5:25 now. a new study may provide relief for parents who feel guilty about leaving children in day care all day. day care kids did just as well on cognitive tests as those who at a home with a parent or caregiver. the study was publish and a second more controversial study shows children from disadvantaged families whose mothers returned to work before the child was two years of age had less anxiety and behavioral problems than children whose mothers did not work at all. that was true whether the child went to day care are had in-home care. buckingham palace is revealing royal baby plans of prince william and his wife. the duchess of cambridge is expected to give birth in mid july in the same hospital wing where princess diana had william

and harry. the couple will not learn the gender of the baby themselves until the birth. the announcement of an heir will mix tradition with technology. royal staffers will post a bulletin on an easel for the public to see house buckingham palace and at the same time, guess what? there will be an announcement made on twitter. >> waiting to my cigar. 5:26 now. abc 7 morning news continues at 5:30 with the day's top stories. >> including the san francisco party kicking off the city's pride celebration and anticipation on key supreme court rulings in the next 90 minutes on same-sex marriage. at first it was president obama's bay area trip and now some protesters have eyes set on a bay area landmark. how it could impact drivers today.

what a beautiful thursday. it's 5:28. thank you for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. let's find out from leyla gulen in for mike what the forecast looks like. >> it will be warmer today, eric and kristen. warmer but breezy on coastal waters and the bay waters. be careful if you do want to take a craft out there. it's a light craft advisory. we do have calm winds at the moment but it will kick up later on this afternoon and into the evening. here's a look from our roof camera. gorgeous start to the day. nice and clear. current conditions in the mid to lower 50s across the bay area. as we get you out the door, you are going to be needing that sweater. light sweater for the early part of the morning. it will warm up to 84 degrees by this afternoon inland. all right. let's look at traffic. we do have some things going on. one serious crash in hayward that will be on surface streets.

a person might have been ejected from the car at grove way and mission boulevard. county fire on scene right now. we'll have more details coming up in just a bit. looking at your mass transit, everything running on time. let's go outside and see what's happening from the live camera this is your maze westbound 80 to 580 eastbound traffic moving into berkeley looking clear and accident free. >> thank you. 5:30 now. 90 minutes from now the nation's highest court could hand down two key rulings on gay marriage. san francisco officially kicks off sf pride. amy hollyfield is live at city hall with the anticipation and the preparations. amy? >> reporter: the rainbow flag is on prominent display here at city hall in san francisco. this is where the fight started for this city and gay rights activists say they expect to be celebrating here. they are feeling confident the court will rule in their favor. there's already a party mood in the city among gay rights

supporters. the city's gay pride celebration is scheduled for next weekend. organizers held a kickoff party last night. same-sex marriage advocates say it's just a bonus that this decision could come during pride. they say the ruling will be life changing for so many. >> this is a fundamental right of equality recognizing our relationships, i myself have a child. many gay and lesbian couples have children. it's really important. >> reporter: same-sex couples were allowed to marry in san francisco for a brief time in 2004. opponents took the issue to the voters who passed proposition 8 banning gay marriage and the u.s. supreme court will decide today whether that should stand or be overturned or that decision could come today. if not today, then maybe next week. next thursday is the last scheduled day for decisions from the u.s. supreme court and that is two days before the city's pride celebration. live in san francisco, amy

hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thanks. stay with abc 7 for live coverage of the supreme court decisions on air and online. we'll bring you the decisions when they happen and we'll tweet the news @abc7newsbayarea. one of two simultaneous rescues last night friends of a wind surfer got worried when he hadn't returned to coyote point. they spotted a boat rocking in the bay with three kite surfers monitoring a race. the boat's engine died. as being towed back to shore, the coast guard spotted the missing wind surfer and brought him safely back to shore. matt keller will have a live report with more at the top of the hour. new this morning, from the south bay san jose police are

investigating the shooting of a man who is in grave condition this morning. police say they found the man with at least one gunshot wound on virginia avenue near interstate 280 and highway 101. the shooting happened just after 6:00 last night near the san jose police activities league. so far investigators don't have any suspects. new developments this morning in the violent videotaped robbery of a woman on san francisco's muni. at least two other women have stepped forward now to say they were robbed by the same teenage girls. the two young robbers moved fast and hit hard punching the 68-year-old victim in the face, snatching her two purses and running off. the muni light rail train in the bay view district. this woman wants to be identified only as nicky says one of the girls stole her iphone last december while she was shopping at a store. police believe the girls are young, maybe 13 or 14 years old. >> they stopped and i was, like, i think you might have accidental taken my phone.

i was trying to be nice about it. she started to cry. >> the girl ran out of the store and got away. another victim says the same girl threw her to the ground and tried to take her iphone last week in front of a mission district cafe on 24th street. police think there may be more victims of the young suspects in the city. this morning b.a.r.t. workers are taking advantage of dump the pump day. they are hoping state mediators help the two sides reach a contract deal before it's too late. they joined negotiations yesterday to try to prevent a work stoppage. talks between b.a.r.t. and five unions are stalled. contract expires june 30th. drivers are encouraged to take public transportation to save money on gas while also helping environment.

acover the average family can save nearly $10,000 a year by riding mass transit. we're learning more about a hit-and-run accident that killed a cyclist in san jose. an suv hit 55-year-old glen arnold earnest as he rode his bike above highway 87 on monday afternoon. police say he was hit from behind and the driver took off. the car is described as a late 1990s or early 2000 model dodge durango or dakota. it is dirty white, light gray or silver in color. it's 5:35 now. new this morning, the senate's gang of eight and two republicans are near a deal that could break a major impasse on immigration reform on capitol hill. abc news learned a deal is expected to be announced this morning. the agreement dramatically beefs up security on america's borders doubling the size of the force currently 21,000 officers strong. the deal also calls for completing the fence along the

border. final details are being worked out. a possible vote could come as soon as next week. bay area nurses and those that oppose the keystone pipeline are planning to march across the golden gate bridge at noon today joining registered nurse as across the u.s. steppi up the call on the obama administration to reject approval of the pipeline. demonstrators protested during separate bay area visits by president obama and vice president this month. the sonoma city council voted this month to send the president a letter stating the city's opposition to the pipeline which would stretch from canada down to the gulf of mexico. this morning hundreds of people are back in their homes as threats subside from a raging wildfire. 1,000 people are back home this morning after they were forced to leave when the fire broke out sunday near yosemite national park. about 500 are still out of their homes right now. investigators say the 1,600 acre fire was started by an

unattended campfire. it's now 55% contained. closer to home, san jose firefighters fear the combination of weather conditions and human behavior could make this the worst fire season in five years. fire season is already under way more than a month earlier than normal. the fourth of july is the next big threat facing crews even though firework sales are illegal in san jose. residents know they are readily available if many nearby cities including gilroy and watsonville. >> at times i see kids go up to the park where it's a dry area and they start lighting fireworks and when it's so dry like that, everything is going to catch on fire and just burn. >> these things can go and people don't really get a perspective of how hot, how fast and how dangerous this stuff is. >> constant training is important for san jose firefighters. yesterday they invited members of the city council to train and experience firsthand some of the hazards firefighters face.

it's very hot inside those outfits they wear. here's leyla gulen with the forecast. >> thanks so much. a warmer one today as we take a look at the beautiful view. tower cam looking out toward the san pablo bay and it's a gorgeous sight. sunrise in ten minutes. we're going to be seeing maybe our allergies kicking up a bit with these warmer conditions. it's all due to that high pressure pushing in. tree, ragweed, grass and ozone moderate levels. mold is low. uv index is high. bring the sunscreen with you for the next three days. warmer tomorrow for the first full day of summer. 76 around the bay and 60 along the coast. it will ramp up a bit by saturday and then overnight some cloud cover will return cooling things off on sunday with a possibility of overnight drizzle sunday into monday and i'll have your full accuweather seven-day forecast in just a bit. let's see what's happening with our traffic. a serious accident this is going to be in hayward on surface

streets and one person was ejected from their vehicle involving two cars grove way at mission boulevard. serious accident here. county and hayward fire on the scene. more details in just a bit. right now as we look at highway 4 that drive is stop and go. 15 miles an hour out of antioch. sluggish conditions into concord. looking at our beautiful shot in walnut creek, take a peek at that. it's moving smoothly from concord to highway 24. you're moving at a pretty decent pace and it's only going to take ten minutes to make your way between highway 4 and 24. kristen, eric? 5:39. picking up where he left off. next the high tech crime a computer expert is accused of committing in the south bay and why it may be the tip of the iceberg. authorities call it a bizarre terror plot. the weapon they say two men planned to use to target the

welcome back. it's 5:42. a south bay i.t. technician is being held on a million dollars bond this morning charged with stealing everything from computer passwords to equipment. investigators believe andrew madrid is responsible for more

than three dozen burglaries from redwood city to los gatos. authorities say he spent two years in prison for similar string of burglaries. the d.a.'s office said madrid was paroled just a few months before the latest rash of crimes between last august and april. >> believed he would target server rooms and take electronic components but he would also take whatever is available. >> the stolen items are valued at $400,000. officials say madrid also crashed the networks of several companies when he stole their components. they say financial losses for those companies could total millions of dollars. an attempted abduction in pacifica turns out to be a hoax. a 10-year-old girl claimed a man tried to kidnap her on sunday. police released a sketch of the suspect based on her description but later started to doubt the girl's story. investigators say she finally admitted she made it up. pittsburg may discourage house parties with underage

drinking. the contra costa times reports parents who host parties for teens could face hefty fines and possible jail time. the city council will hear final reading of the social host ordinance july 15th. if approved, it would take effect august 14th. berkeley, concord and pleasanton approved ordinances to deter underage drinking. tonight the spurs will try to rebound from tuesday's difficult loss to the heat when they were just seconds away from wrapping up their fifth nba title. miami was on the brink of elimination on their home floor trailing by five points with 28 seconds to go but ray allen's clutch three with five seconds left forced overtime and miami went onto win forcing tonight's deciding game seven. the last road team to win a game seven in the nba finals was in 1978 when the washington bullets beat the seattle supersonics. i guess this bodes well for miami, right, eric, where the game will be played?

our coverage of game seven between spurs and heat begins tonight at 5:30 here on abc 7 followed by "after the game." >> you can follow the action on our new abc 7 smartphone app. you can watch our newscast and breaking news live and stay on top of the latest weather, traffic and sports. go to nbc 7.com/apps for details. if you have our current app, you need to download the new one because the old one will be going away soon. i remember that finals between the bullets winning. >> i'm playing basketball trivia pursuit with you. and playing weather trivia pursuit with you. >> i would lose if i play with you. i think we all win today. it's going to be a gorgeous day. i do have your full week forecast for the next seven days. i can tell you it will be a nice start to summer. it's going to be mild compared to alaska where they are having a heat wave. we're cooler than they are right

now. looking at live doppler 7 hd radar satellite. no cloud cover. very little fog along the coast. so a clear start to our morning. and this is all due to this trough of low pressure that is just marching to our east. that's just blowing that cool weather out followed by this ridge of high pressure bringing in the warmer conditions. so we are going to see a slight uptick in temperatures for today. we are going to see higher winds as well. because it's such a beautiful day, you want to take boat out on the water for local waters, we do have a small craft advisory with gusts up to 25 knots and that starts at noon through the evening. right now things are relatively calm. we are looking at 9 miles per hour around half moon bay. 12 miles an hour through that san bruno gap right into sfo but no flight delays as a result. our highs for today, we'll top out about 80 degrees in morgan hill and san jose 75 degrees. nice and comfy out there. 74 degrees in cupertino. lots of sunshine along the peninsula. 75 degrees in redwood city.

70 degrees in san mateo. along the coast, cooler at 62 degrees. half moon bay chillier in pacifica at 59 degrees. and as we continue into marin county, 76 degrees in santa rosa. 77 in san rafael. into napa, almost 80 degrees. in the east bay we're in the lower 70s to the mid 70s and as we push farther east into our inland valleys, 84 degrees will be our highest temperature for today as well as fairfield. so nice and toasty out there. we do have a game tonight that's going to be the giants taking on the florida marlins and first pitch at 7:15 starting off at 63 degrees and breezy. looks like things will cool off to upper 50s. our overnight lows for the bay area pretty much resting in the mid to lower 50s across much of the bay area. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. there you go. it will be slightly warmer tomorrow. first full day of summer. again on saturday we'll see some sunshine and then on sunday it will start to cool off just a

little bit and really start to cool off on monday and tuesday. all right. let's go to our traffic right now where we do have a couple of accidents. one serious one in hayward. that's on surface streets. as we head back into santa rosa southbound 101 at westbound 12, an earlier incident there. that has cleared. we also have this grove way mission boulevard where one person was ejected in this two car crash. hi we'll give you an update on that. 238 starting to slow a bit through castro valley. outside we go. let's take a look at that. san mateo bridge. nice 14-minute drive as you make it out of hayward into foster city. all right. now want to let you know in an hour we'll be revealing our sixth big winner of $700 in shell gas. there's still one winner to go. so you still have time to enter. just like abc 7 news on facebook and fill out the form. if you are a fan, you need to fill out that entry form on our

facebook page. i'll announce today's winner coming up around 6:45. it's 5:49 now. police in redwood city say three suspects in a string of burglaries on the peninsula are in custody. police arrested two men and a woman after a traffic stop in mountain view when an officer noticed suspicious property in the vehicle. turns out the items were reported stolen in four burglaries all on the same day in redwood city, palo alto and sun sunnyvale. police found property from several other break ins. the fbi has charged two men in upstate new york for allegedly scheming to create an x-ray radiation emitting device to kill people they targeted. investigators arrested eric fight and glen crawford, a self-described engineer and klan member. investigators say the plan called for using an industrial grade x-ray machine stored in a truck shooting concentrated

doses of radiation on unsuspected targets who would die within weeks. the afghan taliban say they are ready to hand over a u.s. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five senior operatives being held at guantanamo bay. peace talks were supposed to begin today between u.s. officials and taliban leaders at this office in qatar. the office was officially opened during a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday. there are reports those talks will not happen today. the army sergeant is in good condition as far as they know. he disappeared in eastern afghanistan in june of 2009. it's 5:50. going under the knife when it's not necessary. coming up at 6:00, the common procedures doctors are performing and why patients are keeping e ining quiet about. >> these guys may not be the handsomest things you've ever seen but they could be a medical wonder. why they may be the key to curing a deadly disease. and the new watch with one

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good morning. welcome back. happening today, two big stars from george lucas's most popular movies will be unveiled at a new park. bronze statues of yoda and

indiana jones will now be permanent fixture in the city's new downtown imagination park. filmmaker george lucas donated the land for the park and demolished a building to make room for it. the community foundation has raised almost half of the $300,000 it needs to cover the cost of creating and maintaining the park. the legendary skunk train will soon be rolling again. a large section of the railroad has been shut down since april when a tunnel collapsed. the train's owner didn't have the $300,000 to make a needed repairs until this week. san francisco's save the redwoods league will provide the money with an option to buy land to protect redwoods along the right of way. the owner of the railroad say repairs will begin immediately and they expect trains to be running again by mid july. >> kids have so much fun on that.

5:54. let's check in with leyla gulen in for mike with the forecast. >> we said the sun would rise at 5:48 and it is on time. take a look at that. what a gorgeous shot. we're looking at a slight uptick in our temperatures. one degree warmer in san francisco. 66 degrees. 81 degrees in concord. cooler in santa rosa. as we look at highs for today across the state, it's going to be toasty in palm springs at 104 degrees. 80 degrees in los angeles. as we move up the coast, 59 degrees in eureka. seeing cloud cover but not thunderstorms that we were seeing a couple days ago. let's look at our traffic right now and see what's happening on the roads. that's where we'll be seeing some delays. we have some surface street accidents and lots of construction. we also have a mass transit delay. as we look at southbound 29 we do have an accident there that's causing lots of traffic as you can see yellow and red on these maps. we'll keep our eye on that. ace train number 1 pleasanton to

san jose, ten-minute delay. b.a.r.t. and muni, everything else running on time. outside we go. taking a peek at san jose. that drive coming northbound along 87 past the off ramp to the tank looks clear out there. >> thank you. the naked mole rat could hold some clues to fighting cancer in humans. the african rodents live 30 years or longer and are resistant to cancer. scientists identified the chemical that prevents the animal from getting the disease. it exists between cells and tissues. the amount of the substance in the mole rat is five times greater than in humans. scientists hope the discovery could lead to new cancer treatments. a specialized new digital watch does more than tell time. it else you when you've had too much to drink. a company in japan released the intoxicated watch this week that features a unique digital display. the big feature is the breathalyzer. unscrew the side of the watch,

breathe in for five seconds and it displays your blood alcohol level. the watch also has a game to test your sobriety so you will know when you should not be behind the wheel. it's 5:57. next at 6:00, remembering the life of james gandolfini. the condolences coming in for "the sopranos" actor and the tribute from the state made famous in the show. rescue in the bay. what it took to bring troubled boaters and wind surfers to safety after dangerous conditions. consumer reports and 7 on your side put kitchen ranges to the test. we'll show you models that can take the heat.

now at 6:00, windy weather leads to not one but two rescues on the bay. now authorities are sending out a warning to anyone planning on hitting the water. new details this morning in the death of actor james

gandolfini. what happened overnight in italy. and how he's being remembered today from hollywood to capitol hill. in just about an hour, we could know whether same-sex marriages will stay legal or illegal here in california or if they'll be allowed to resume. >> good morning. 6:00. winds will be resuming today for us in the bay area. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. choppy waters on the bay as well. let's check the forecast. mike nicco is off and leyla gulen is here. >> we'll see that six to ten-foot waves and also very high winds up to 25 knots starting at noon through this evening. we'll be seeing auto warmup today as well. here's a look from our roof cam. san francisco at 54 degrees. updating right now as we pan over to the bay bridge you can see another beautiful shot there. oakland, 50 degrees currently. 53 degrees in mountain view and 50 degrees in santa cruz along the coast. for your day planner for next 12 hours, patchy clouds for t