progress against the pawnee fire. >> it is now 30% contained. cooler weather is helping slow the fire spread. it's grown only a few hundred acres to 13,700 since yesterday morning. people evacuated from the community of spring valley have now been allowed back home. >> michael finney and the on your side team were in clear lake oaks to help fire victims yesterday. he answered consumer questions and handed out wildlife resources at the moose lodge. for information on how you can help head to abc7news.com. you can find resources, financial tips and links to sites where you can donate. it is now 4:30. if you're just waking up to us, good morning. a quick update on your weather and traffic. we start with mike nicco. >> we'll talk about the fire, the fire danger that will increase in orange which does include solano and lake county starting at 11:00 tomorrow morning through 8:00 sunday evening. fire weather watch. conditions are conducive for fires to start and to spread rather rapidly.

let's take a look at what's going on up around the pawnee fire. as we talked about yesterday the winds would crank up during the evening and hang on during the overnight hours. we're gusting to about 20 out of the west/northwest. surface gusts around 10 to 20 through about 9:00 this evening. the heat is coming. so actually conditions getting worse. alexis? >> hate to hear that, mike. i do have an update on road closures surrounding the fire coming up in a few. we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza starting to fill in a bit here. of course no metering lights yet. that usually happens around 5:20. a stackup in the cash lanes, i actually drove through here myself about an hour ago. we did have some work on a couple of the toll booths, too. no major delays yet. a six-minute drive, westbound 24, walnut week. westbound 580 tracy to dublin bouncing back from earlier road work up to 49 minutes in the yellow.

setting the stage for an epic battle between democrats and republicans to find justice kennedy's replacement. >> reporter: at a rally in north dakota for republican senate candidate kevin kramer, president trump wasting no time addressing the upcoming vacancy on the supreme court. >> justice kennedy's retirement makes the issue of senate control one of the vital issues of our time. >> reporter: the president making it clear his choice could reshape the court for decades to come. >> we have to pick one that will be there for 40 years, 45 years. >> reporter: justice anthony kennedy, appointed by ronald reagan and served for six administrations, often sided with conservatives but also wasn't afraid to side with liberals to be the deciding vote in landmark cases. ruling for marriage equality.

his decisions making him the crucial swing vote on the court, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell promising to confirm kennedy's successor before november's midterm elections. >> the senate stands ready to fulfill its constitutional role. >> reporter: mcconnell blocked a vote on garland until after the 2016 presidential election and senate minority leader chuck schumer insisting there should be no vote before the midterms. >> millions of people are just months away from determining the senators who should vote to confirm or reject the president's nominee. anything but that would be the absolute height of hip om's. all eyes on this battle will be on democrats to see if they'll try to sway a handful of pro-abortion rights republicans to vote with them.

lynda lopez, abc news, new york. first lady melania trump is back to the border to visit a center. meanwhile we've learned homeland security will not be using an old air force base in concord to house detained my grant families. they need to find housing for 12,000 families. there are two bases in texas, but more facilities will be needed. a federal judge has ordered the trump administration to reunite migrant children with their parents within 30 days. officials will be testing the first phase of a new freeway security network. chp, cal transand district attorney will be calibrating technology along highway 4. controlled, live fire exercises will be conducted between 9:00 p.m. tonight and 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. the second phase of the installation of the shotspotter will be completed next month.

the final phase is the implementation of a full camera system in august. san francisco is a step closer to hiring hundreds more police officers. according to "the examiner" the budget committee has approved $21 million for three police academy classes. the goal is to add 250 more officers to the force over the next four years. they wanted to address the cause of crime. it says there's no justification for new hires. b.a.r.t. stations along market street in san francisco are about to get extra protection from the elements. the b.a.r.t. board is expected to approve building canopies around all entrances to powell, montgomery, embarcadero and civic center stations. b.a.r.t. is building coverings at this entrance and another one at the civic center station. let's take a look at what's

going on. your accuweather forecast never more than seven minutes away. lake merced, potrero hill at 52. the rest of us 53 to 54 until we get to ocean beach. let's look elsewhere. cool at 49. 58 in union city. santa clara at 53. from tracy or pittsburg temperatures hovering around 60 degrees. 56 in walnut creek. look at the 40s around petaluma. we expect with the lesser cloud cover this morning to have temperatures cooler than they are. driving will be nice. a little bit of mist. south of the bay bridge this afternoon. cool to warm for our mass transit. look at all that sunshine.

east bay valley, 61. 75 at noon and low 80s from 2:00 to 6:00 and lastly the peninsula, 58 this morning. a few clouds and sunshine by 10:00. temperature there in the mid-60s all the way through 6:00 and we'll drop down into the low 60s. welcome back. thank you so much. yeah, good to be back. pretty pleasant temperatures. so far we're looking okay for the morning commute as well. we don't have any major blocking issues at the moment. i do want to head up to the pawnee fire area and talk about the current road closures. these are updated every day around 7:00 p.m. not many changes here. all at highway 20. so basically everything north of i-20 heading to the fire area is where you're not going to have the access so you don't want to be there and get in the way of the response crews. slowly starting to fill in.

overall we are looking great this morning. we'll look at drive times up next. >> thanks, alexis. a new report gives oakland school leaders a failing grade. the questionable decisions it says made a budget crisis worse. a cannabis shortage may be looming. why are retailers slashing prices? you know the

there's a look at the forecast for the entire state today. kind of sticks out there in palm springs at 107. on the other side of the mountains, 71, san diego. afternoon sunshine. 77 in l.a. 89, sacramento. low to mid-90s the rest of the central valley. sunshine along the coast but breezy and temperatures in the low to mid-60s. yosemite about 88. tahoe one of the coolest days going forward is today and tomorrow. breezy conditions will keep you in the mid to upper 70s and then low to mid-80s saturday, sunday and monday. natasha? mike, thank you. a new grand jury reports operating with more schools than it can afford. our media partner "the east bay times" reports the years long budget crisis was made worse by in the last school year. the grand jury says the district has been on average $20 million to $30 million in debt for the last 15 years and that's due to overspending on hiring and programs.

the school district is operating with twice as many schools as it should be. a teenager injured when a tree fell on his tent at a san mateo county mark has settled his case for $47.5 million. zachary roe was camping with his family when it happened in 2012. he lost his right leg and part of his pelvis. san mateo county and a contractor hired to inspect trees at the camp site will pay $30 million of the settlement. pg&e will pay the remaining $17 million. roe sued for failing to maintain trees around power lines in the area. cannabis shops are holding fire sales this week. dispensaries slashing prices ahead of a july 1st deadline. what'sriown p ste of destroying old product, they're selling it at a

steep discount. >> weed is going to be cheaper this week in california than the next couple of years. >> reporter: all product packaging has to this this universal symbol. retailers are eager to clear their shelves. the new rules regarding labeling, safety packaging and chemical testing are part of the legalization of the industry. >> this is a phase-in that's meant to protect consumers. >> any testing that is food related or you're taking into your body i see as a place. >> there's a sobering stat. >> everything has to be tested. >> reporter: the new standards could cause a supply shortage. >> if we don't have product to put on the shelf then, yes, that will affect us and we'll take a hit. >> reporter: a financial one.

not the hit customers are seeking. katie utehs, abc 7 news. the raiders are on their way out from oakland but a team from the xfl could be on their way in. they are scheduled to hold a special meeting to discuss the possibility. wwe magnet vince mcmahon announced in january he was bringing back the xfl in 2020 with eight teams and oakland is being considered for one of the franchises. the joint power board meeting xfl officials to talk about price for a license agreement. your next amazon delivery may not show up in a u.p.s. truck. a new package delivery program which uses its own advance. take a look at the retailer's new blue advance featuring the amazon logo on them. entrepreneurs looking to start a delivery business can lease the advance, buy amazon uniforms and get support from the company. shoppers will be able to track their packages on a map and

contact the driver. >> it's a new age, a new delivery man, and it's 4:45. >> hey, mike. hopefully those advance have air conditioning as we head to friday and the week. you're desperately going to need it in many neighborhoods. let's take a look at the exploratorium. you can see a broken deck of clouds. sunshine. we'll get more of it today. it will create warmth. hardly noticeable. the highs will really sizzle. the hottest day saturday. july starts to unfold in our lives. here is a look at the cloud deck. it will increase through 7:00 especially along the coast and the east bay hills. now as we head to noon, look at that, just about everybody clearing out, even the coast starting to clear out. you'll see more sunshine than yesterday. let's see what it does to our

temperatures. in the south bay a little breezy compared to yesterday. with that breeze coming off the bay, mid to upper 70s for the most part, the farther you are away, the less likely you're influenced. we have temperatures in the low to mid-70s on the peninsula. to gilroy -- i should say millbrae 68. mid to upper 60s in downtown. south san francisco and sausalito. 79 petaluma. everybody else in the mid to upper 80s in the north bay valleys. some of our warmest temperatures. 69 in oakland. low to mid-70s. upper 70s in the san ramone valley. here's my accuweather forecast. friday, saturday and sunday, near 90 around the bay sunday and 70 at the coast. good morning, mike. we are off to a smooth start on our main highway this is morning. i don't have any significant isoking at the free flowing

traffic right around the airport if you're heading out for an early morning flight, you shouldn't have any issues today. drive times looking good, having a hard time finding any that are not in the green. walnut creek to dublin, sbld 101 santa rosa and northbound 17 between highway 1 to los gatos, in the green at 21 minutes. today abc 7 news is teaming up with dozens of media outlets for the san francisco homeless project. it's a joint effort that aims to hold leaders accountable for the homeless problem and offers solution. the director of san francisco's department of homelessness and supportive housing will sit down for a live interview about what the city is doing to end homelessness. at 6:00 i'll have the latest on a state law in the works that would let cities take control of chronic homelessness. at ve been dealing with to clean up the city's streets.

apple and samsung are declaring peace. >> facebook is testing a new feature called key word here's "tech bytes." the two companies have settled their long-running patent dispute. the battle centered on how much samsung should pay apple for copy patented features in its smart phones. terms were not disclosed. at&t has raised an administrative fee for 65 million wireless customers. >> the fee more than doubled to $1.99. and that adds up an extra $800 million a year. at&t told the website verge it's a standard fee that covers maintenance and other costs. facebook wants to give you more control over what you see on your news feed. >> a new feature called key word snooze. you can hide certain words for 30 days. helpful for tv and movie spoilers. >> politics. >> those are your "tech bytes."

santa rosa is getting a star on the hollywood walk of fame. the celebrity chef served up food for first responders as a thank you for their help during the north bay wildfires. he will be inducted in the category of food on the television network. anne hathaway getting a star. >> i'm amazed robert de niro hasn't had a star yet. >> robert de niro and guy. >> do you know you have to pay for your star? >> no? you don't? do you have to pay for the upkeep as well? >> i hope not. >> goodness gracious. what world do we live in? >> usually they have plenty of money. the warriors are giving back to their community and one school in the east bay will score big today. planning a fourth of july get away, the warning. get away, the warning. a ♪i am beautiful in every single way♪

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a new study came out from the american council for energy efficient economy. they not only ranked states on how energy efficient they are and their policies are, but they also do countries. and look who's number one. germany and italy. look who's number ten, canada and the usa. it looks like we still have some work to do to become more energy efficient. this weekend san francisco is hoping to tackle gun violence

by taking firearms off the street. partnering with the group united players to hold a gun buyback. we're offering $100 for handg s handguns, $200 for assault weapons. guns will be accepted from 8:00 a.m. to noon, no questions asked. the drop-off on howard street between 6th and 7th. travelers leaving the bay area may want to get to the airport even earlier than normal. tsa saying tomorrow may be the busiest day of for airports. people this year are expanding their holidays because the fourth of july falls in the middle of the week. 28 million people are expected to fly. all nine bay area counties and many local cities are on the list for extra funding for the extra gas tax. it's supposed to generate more than a billion dollars to pay for road and bridge repairs,

filling pho crosswalks. the final list for the state's transportation comes in august. a measure to repeal the tax increase is on the november ballot. the warriors will unveil a newly refurbished basketball court. they put in new backboards at westlake middle school during last year's nba finals. now the good tidings foundation renovated the gym's court including a complete sanding and finishing which hadn't been done since 1928. hosted by warriors basketball camp. >> that's awesome. you're never more than seven minutes away. let's talk about a different sport, smaller. baseball. we have a game day, rockies and giants. giants have won at least four, maybe five in a row. warming to 63. the breeze will make it feel more comfortable if you're in the direct sun light and you can

burn in about 20 minutes. we're starting off the fair with 67. we'll head up to 76 degrees at 3:00. back down to about 69 so the warmth will wane as we head through the evening hours and a cool 59 degrees under the stars when all is said and done. we'll take a look at what's going to happen coming up in less than seven minutes. alexis? looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza. no issues there. those metering lights should have at least 30 minutes to go. the giants day game, 12:45 start. there is some additional overflow parking at redwood high school in the east lot. they will have three free shuttles running you over from that high school parking lot. plan ahead and get there early.

l.a. is known for its traffic jams and this certainly didn't help. a man wearing only his boxers and sneakers climbed on top of the freeway sign yesterday. look at this. he does a back flip on to the inflated air bag. he was handcuffed and taken into a waiting ambulance. he was an aspiring rap artist looking for publicity. >> he got it. >> we didn't say his name. >> and we didn't hear his rhymes. $9.7 million for an art museum. cheech of cheech and chong's going to open. the museum will feature about 700 paintings, drawings and sculptures from his personal collection. >> you've probably been told not to play with your food. jell-o is encouraging it now with jell-o play.

edible mud and edible sand. there are molds and cookie cutters kids can use to turn into animals and other things before eating them. >> i became obsessed with this because edible mud and edible sand doesn't sound great, right? >> it doesn't. i could get into this. >> as a full grown adult. >> in fact, i might later if you want to join. next at 5:00 a.m., new video showing what one bay area man did because he couldn't bail his friend out of jail. the unusual thing that got left behind in a rental car. did

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breaking news. a series of serious crashes involving seven vehicles in the south bay. >> matt keller live with how this happened and the cleanup under way right now. good morning. it is 5:00 a.m. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. good morning. let's look at the winds along with the clouds. the cloud deck not as prevalent as yesterday but the winds are still around. temperatures are going to be tempered by that breeze off the 50-degree water. full moon outside for another couple hours. so get out there and take a look at it while you can. the rest of the day into the evening hours, we're near 70.