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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. coming in as of a warehouse fire, it's at the end of the pier, repeating involved. >> you may want to back out, this thing is really taking off. >> you heard it here. we brought it as breaking news as flames first shot out of pier 45 at the iconic fisherman's wharf quickly becoming much more. this morning, firefighters still at the scene overnight as the investigation continues for a possible cause re's destruction thing the fishing and tourism industry needs. good morning, everyone. it is sunday, may 24th. i'm liz kreutz. firefighters still tending to what's left of that fire overnight last night, or saturday morning. the latest in just a moment on that, but first we want to start with a quick look at your bay area forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen.
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lisa, it's going to be very hot this weekend. >> it is, liz. we're building on that heat today where temperatures are going to warm into the 90s in our inland valleys. good morning, everyone. here is a look at live doppler 7, where we have clear sky, temperatures are nice and comfortable, 48 in novato. 50 in santa rosa. 51 in livermore. fremont is at 54 so we're looking at an afternoon sea breeze at the coast, keeping numbers in the 60s there, climbing through the 70s to the mid 80s around the bay, and some lower 90s inland. so we've got another cool night tonight, our excessive heat watch starts tomorrow. details on that in a few minutes. liz? >> lisa, thank you. we were the first to bring it to you at breaking news live on "abc 7 mornings," the images stubbing, sky 4 was overhead to show it up aan early morning four-alarm fire that sent smoke across the bay area and this morning we're learn being longlasting impacts. while the cause sunday investigation still, crews say
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the integrity of pier 45 is up in the air, it's synonymous with seafood and critically important for tourism. these places are already trying to get by because of the pandemic and now this. >> you might want to back out. this thing is really taking off. >> reporter: in the heart of san francisco's fishing industry, pier 45 was engulfed in intense flames. 150 firefighters battled t ground and the water. the fire was reported around 4:who and took nearly eight hours to contain. >> our hearts are broken for the fishermen. we are glad there was no loss of life. >> reporter: the pier built in 1946 is split into four structures, one was destroyed. it houses museum space, office space and storage units for fishermen and seafood companies. >> a lost good day of business and it means a lot of restaurants and a lot of our home delivery customers aren't
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going to be able to you know do what they were planning on doing for their memorial day picnics or barbecue. >> reporter: a crucial day of selling was lost and expensive equipment. >> i lost probably $15,000 worth of fishing equipment, maybe two trucks and looks like you know, one or two more might be damaged. >> reporter: the fire destroyed corporate office space for red and white fleet, a family owned tour boat company since 1892. >> sort of feels like the triple whammy. >> reporter: they ceased operating their boats on march 16th under the shelter in place order from covid. >> we unfortunately ended up having to let go of the majority of our staff shortly thereafter, and now this. we'll get through this, what we really need, frankly is to get back out on the bay, get people back out on the bay again. >> reporter: part of the pier is used for commercial fishing, where fishermen sell their catch to fish processors, but as the investigation into the structural integrity of the pier
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continues, those fishermen have to wait. >> any vessels that are out there typically are equipped with ice to keep them for at least a couple of days. we want to work with the fishermen and we want to work with everyone in the area to bring the area back, but in order to do so, we need to do it safely. >> reporter: in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >> as we told you, this fire was just feet from an important piece of history dock there, the "s.s. jeremiah o'brien." fire crews saved the vessel using the fire boat "st. francis." the firefighters managed to hold off the flames this memorial day weekend. the ship's captain is beyond grateful. >> it sounds corny but the first reaction is it's a miracle and it's because of the fire department. >> up until the pandemic it was still offering tours. another world war ii naval vessel is docked next to that
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was also undamaged. pier has houses the largest number of commercial fish processors and distributors. when the news broke yesterday morning we sent a breaking news about the fire through the abc 7 news app, there you could watch the livestream of the fire fight, it's free to download for your local news and weather. just be sure to enable push alerts. new this morning, san jose firefighters are investigating what they call a suspicious fire involving 20 newport apotties. flames broke out just before 1:00 this morning on hillcap avenue. crews say this is the second fire at this same location within a week with port-a-potties being burned. pg&e crews briefly ashut down the power because flames got close to cables in the area. no one was hur weekewarm weathe outdoors. you want to get outside. amid the coronavirus, abc 7 is focussed on how the virus is affecting our heal, win of our
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pi pillars. luz pena spoke to a ucsf infectious skis doctor explains what this t means to get outside in the age of covid-19. >> reporter: it's noty summertime yet, but today's weather gave us a hint with the upcoming heat wave the bay area is set to experience. inland temperatures hitting the 100 degrees by tuesday. >> if the virus doesn't kill me, at this point the boredom is going to kill me. >> reporter: many share the same sentiment. lisa came out of place to hike in lafayette. >> more and more people are coming out and enjoying nature and also keep the social distance. >> reporter: in san francisco's dolores park, these circles were painted to help crowds practice social distancing. according to research sunlight good for mental health and exercise and also to kill the virus. >> in the lab and the uv rays in
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sunlight can kill the virus, also the heat kills the vir us, but if you're an waikiki beach and everyone has covid-19, it doesn't matter how hot it is. >> the doctor says even though we're in phase two of reopening we're still not out of the woods and need to practice social distancing. >> when you're outdoors there's a lot of wind and you know, the various elements of outdoors that make it very harder for the virus to make a direct path. >> reporter: meanwhile, many are searching for ways to cool off in the midst of this pandemic. but here's the thing. prior to covid-19, libraries turned into cooling centers. and malls became shopping and ac destinations but now they're all closed. san francisco's department of emergency suggests to stay hydrated and avoid strenuous activities but many would rather be somewhere else. >> towards the beach. >> missing the warriors game.
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>> we want church, we miss church. >> reporter: i get it, but we're all getting used to this new reality. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. while churches are closed throughout the state today it could be the last sunday this happens. tomorrow governor gavin newsom will be resuming modified in-person services and next steps for phase three. >> this is not months and months of a permanent state, it's a dynamic state and every week, every week we will be making modifications we anticipate to that stay-at-home order. >> his comments came after president trump deemed churches and other houses of worship essential and called on governors to allow them to reopen immediately. governor newsom is expected to announce professional sports and hair salons may be able to rely at week andcano aoo wille able to open. it's back to business in wine country. wineries, breweries and restaurants in sonoma county are
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opening back up to outdoor crowds just in time for the holiday weekend. sonoma, napa and solano counties only outdoor dining is allowed and only one household per table. two places reopening today, la cema is bringing back its rocking tour. >> we do our wine and food on our back patio, and it's long before all this happened, we already had tables nice and separate because of course we want people to enjoy with each other but you want to feel like you're doing your wine and food pairing just with your party. >> sonoma county's covid-19 cases remained consistently low as reasoning they've given for easing the restrictions. and russian river brewing company, a favorite of so many of ours is also back open according to their facebook. the windsor brewery location is offering takeout and beer all weekend through tomorrow. the beer garden there will
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remain closed until indoor dine something allowed but the temporary patio out front is open and the santa rosa pub is open for takeout. looking for help on what to y'r feelingik wke hike, we have a list of 13 bay area trails with wide walking paths to enjoy while socially distancing. it's one of our top search stories right now on abc7news.com and there you'll find a full list of ideas for what to do. again that's all on abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. lisa, people are going to go on a hike today, bring sunscreen, maybe wear a hat and don't stay out too long. >> totally, and definitely some water, because temperatures are going to be in the 90s inland. yesterday just the 80s so it was pleasant. a live look, isn't that gorgeous. 53 in san francisco, going for a high of 73 with a sea breeze so pretty much perfect, downtown, while the heat builds inland and we're going to talk about much, much hotter weather. you heard luz talk about the
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triple digits. ily' have the accuweather seven-day forecast next. shocking, haftfteful messag stuck to homes in a east bay neighborhood. and cap and gown controversy this morning. the photos from a northern california group of graduating seniors choosing to deny health guidelines. plus -- >> absolutely surreal. look, we know we were fortunate to be in this position. >> we're there as a couple's dream wedding comes to life at chase center, the story of what they had planned before the
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the deaths. the very first on the list is patricia dowd, the san jose woman who died the first week of february, the first known covid-19 death in the united states. the list continues on multiple pages inside today's "times" and it's not just names, each person's age, city and a small fact about them is included. it is really, really worth taking a look and there's an interactive version online, you can zoom in and read about each person. "the times" writes of the people listed, none were near numbers. wow. meantime in san francisco, city hall donated a red glow saturday to honor front line muni staff who have been working throughout the pandemic. mayor london breed said the city is extremely grateful for their service and earlier this week park workers were recognized with green lights. and this morning, we have an exclusive interview after a shocking string of racist letters ws found on some homes in the east bay and posted in public. it is pretty shocking and it's
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put an entire community on edge. abc 7 news anchor has more. >> reporter: >> "you have until may 23rd, 2020, saturday, 10:30 a.m. to leave this country, no asian allowed." >> reporter: this is just one of several hate-filled letters found by residents in san leandro. one of them was found on this tree, another found by trin's brother friday evening. >> it was really shocking and the whole family was really shaken up by it. mp hatefulness. >> reporter: san leandro police say there were at least five letters posted on homes or other locations by this woman, nancy araciga. the letters suggest those not native to america leave the country immediately. the letters also target women and children. >> obviously there's been a
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spike in attacks towards the asian community due to this pandemic, it's sad to see that. i just, you know, at the end of the day we have to be strong, resilient and speak up. >> reporter: police arrested the woman for inappropriate posts toward minorities but released her from jail because of the current state bail schedule, something that does not sit well with trinh who always considered her neighborhood a quiet place. while she knows speaking out like this can be scary, it's why she's choosing to use only her first name. san leandro police tell me speaking out is why they've added more patrols in the area. trinh has this message for nancy. >> we're a strong family. we're able to move forward and very forgiving. we pray for this woman, whatever she's going through, she'll find paeps at the end of the day. >> in san leandro, dionne lim, abc 7 news. >> the woman was found with a
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backpack full of letters. anyone else who has seen one in the community to come forward. abc 7 news has been hosting town halls focusing on how the virus is taking a toll disto portionately on communities of color. okay, a group of graduating high school seniors are finding themselves in some controversy this morning. the honored pre-pandemic tradition by posing for a group picture together. you're looking at that picture that has divided people in the town of lincoln and placer county. more than 90 seniors and their families organized the photo shoot just like previous classes have done but this is a new era and as you can see, the mask-less members of the class of 2020 disaregarded social ditancing. >> great the community was coming together to celebrate us. >> people should be at home social distancing so this thing doesn't keep going around. >> placer county's health
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official called the picture "recipe for virus transmission." despite the warning lincoln high's class of 2020 says they have another group photo shoot in the works. to major money savings this morning being dished out for the memorial day holiday. if you're looking to buy a new car, automakers are offering big deals this weekend. abc news reporter deidre bolten has more. >> reporter: car companies are offering unprecedented incentives to kick off memorial day weekend. experts say the best deals on crossover suvs and leftover 2019 trucks, a dodge ram classic up to $9,000 off, some dealers offering 0% financing for up to seven years. >> this is the strongest we've ever seen it in terms of the number of automakers offering ai 0% interest rate as well as the length of time. >> reporter: thousands of now cars have been sitting at ports waiting to be delivered to dealership. honda and hyundai offering at least $500 cash back to health
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care workers. >> in terms of what the outlook is for 2020, i think that's a bit shaky as people financially recover from the pandemic. buying a car is a big purchase. it requires a lot of money. >> reporter: companies are adapting to the new normal, online sales are up 170% in the last five weeks. >> this is a special moment in the auto industry, where the future has become kind of the present. >> reporter: the auto industry employees about 7 million americans. you can bet they are hoping for strong summer sales. deidre bolton, abc news, new york. let's get a check of the weather with lisa. it's going to be warm this weekend. how hot is it going to get? >> today we'll see numbers jump up into the 90s in our inland valleys and we have the sea breeze yesterday at the coast and that will continue again today. up to about 15, maybe 20 miles the low 70s in san free that 20 spread so certainly microclimates in full swing today, and looking at warmth
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building as we get towards the holiday tomorrow.a le doppler 7, notice that we are clear and as we widen the perspective, it's a big dome of high pressure and that is going to set up overhead, and continue with its grip over the bay area, much of california as we get into tomorrow, tuesday, wednesday, and then on thursday it begins to shift to the east and then we're going to see some cooling along the coast on thursday. a prolonged event, right on through thursday, four days and as we look at our roof camera right now, pretty quiet out there. 53 san francisco. oakland is at 54. redwood city low 50s. 46 in gilroy, and we had a nice picture from sutro but with that sun coming up at 5:52, earlier and earlier, getting a little overexposed, looking at over 14 hours of daylight today, 14 hours, 28 minutes as the sun sets at about 8:20. 50 santa rosa. 48 in petaluma. 49 in napa, with low 50s for you by the delta, and another view
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from high above, this is from mt. tam, just beautiful colors here, before the sunrise. our forecast highlights sunny and warmer today, even warmer tomorrow for memorial day, should be topping off into the triple digit readings around the delta. some of our inland valleys, if not close to it, and we're looking for some records on tuesday, and wednesday. it looks like thursday almost as hot, except as this ridge shifts, we should see a sea breeze right along the coast. so that's where excessive heat watch is not included. along the coast, marin county, point reyes, san mateo, half moon bay, pacifica, the rest of us in this from tomorrow all the way through thursday, and looking at usually a couple of days of that excessive heat, but complicated weather pattern, allowing this to last for about four days, so as we get into your holiday, 80s around the bay, here come the triple digits and looking at still some pretty
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comfortable weather, although we'll be well into the 70s at the coast, certainly an unusual phenomenon, as we get into tuesday. more 70s and 80s, look at the pink there, that indicates that extreme heat and that continues right on wednesday, sizzling numbers. we'll see temperatures approach 80 degrees, maybe warmer than that in san francisco. 90s likely in oakland as we get perhaps into tomorrow, certainly on tuesday. 79 in oakland. look for 80 in richmond. 85 today in fremont. low 90s for you up in the north bay, and then tonight, it's comfortable out there, in the 50s maybe, upper 50s to near 60 inland. in the accuweather seven-day forecast, building on the heat. tuesday, wednesday, thursday temperatures well above 100. 90s around the bay, 70s at the coast and everyone cools off on friday. liz? >> all right, you know i like the heat. that is hot, but it will be nice to have a nice summer feel. thanks, lisa. it's the wedding for the
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dreams do come true, even during a pandemic. a couple got to tie the knot this weekend right in front of chase center as their fairytale wedding unfolded. it might be the ultimate wedding for a warriors die-hard, this actually was the couple's plan b, but the bride was not about to let the outbreak put love on hold. this morning, abc 7 news anchor dionne lim shares the rt full. >> reporter: lindsay and dustin began their fairy tale romance a year and a half ago. >> we met at a great time, we're both ready and we just fell in love quick and when it's right, it's right and just feels right. >> magical. >> reporter: this past december, these disney fanatics got
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engaged at the walt disney family museum, with hopes to we had at disney world in the fall, but then coronavirus. >> and of course, with covid, everything going on, it got canceled. >> reporter: undeterred, lindsay sprung into action. >> i thought why don't we see if we can get married at the chase center no, sports, it's beautiful and home to so many memories. we come to games all the time and love it out here. >> reporter: this new magical day thanks in part to the community including vendors who loaned lindsay her gown, flowers and the warriors themselves. even a member of the team to act as a mhiga al, could not be happier to see jordan here. it was a special touch. >> reporter: one more pusurpris. on behalf of abc and the dizzy fairytale weddings and aldo a special limited edition pair of glass slippers in your size.
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a cinderella moment dustin and now lindsay schneider won't soon frget. >> we appreciate everyone's support, everyone being here donating stuff for us, could not be happier so thank you. >> yes. we're husband and wife! >> woo! >> reporter: in san francisco, dionne lim, abc 7 news. >> that's so great. i'm so happy for lindsay and dustin. congratulations on the couple says they still plan to hold a reception at disney world in the fall. they really cared about that may 23rd date of having that be their official wedding date, and they want to honeymoon one day in peru so congratulations to the happy couple and disney is the parent company of abbeing . where crowds are showing up around the country as president trump pushes to reopen places of worship. hundreds of people rallies at the state capitol for what they call liberty fest. the changes they are demanding to see. a historic rocket launch at home this week. why these astronauts will be doing something not we're here for you and we're open.
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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> the memorial day weekend holiday rush with the pandemic-sized health warning this year and beaches across the country scenes like this, in santa monica as states ease restrictions. is it too much too soon? good morning everyone. it's sunday, may 24th. i'm liz kreutz. we have much more to get to on how states are handling memorial day weekend in the midst of a pandemic. first if you're just joining thus half hour, let answer get a quick look at the bay area forecast. hey, lisa. >> hey, liz. good morning to you. starting out with a clear sky. you can see behind me how pretty it looks from our sutro tower camera. lots of clear conditions and temperatures cool. 53 downtown. 54 in oakland. it's 50 at the coast and from sou mt. tam the sun coming up in about 20 minutes. 50 by santa rosa. 49 in napa as we go through the
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morning hours widespread 70s inland. as we go to 1:00 notice the darker shade, indicates mid upper 80s inland. it's a warmer afternoon for everyone, 70s in the city, and as we go towards the evening hours we're still warm, afternoon highs topping topping out in the low 90s inland. we'll talk triple digits inland for tomorrow in a few minutes. liz? >> thanks, lisa. all new this morning, thinking of going to the beach this weekend? what about this one? take a look. memorial day weekend in daytona beach, florida, looked absolutely packed. nearly every county fully reopened their beaches ahead of the holiday and clearly people are taking advantage. officials asked visitors to stay te feet apart and to wear masks meri wkendwase.at ople. often the ckoffo eumrut beaches look little different this year. meanwhile the president is calling on places of worship to reopen. abc news reporter karina mitchell has all the details.
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>> reporter: after months of stay-at-home orders, many americans are anxious to get outside and enjoy the memorial day weekend. states have been rolling back restrictions on beaches, parks and golf courses. in california, while some businesses have been allowed to reopen with modifications, gyms, salons, entertainment venues and hotels have not. along this santa monica beach, many visitors chose to not practice social distancing saturday. president trump, who was golfing today for the first time in two months, but without a mask, has called for states to allow places of worship to reopen. this video from the boston archdiocese shows what services could look like. minnesota will allow places of worship to resume at 25% starting wednesday. the announcement coming even as some hospitals in the twin cities are nearing capacity. arkansas which is now seeing a second peak is one of eight states with an increase in cases. >> increased cases indicates that there's more arkansans out
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there than we knew about before that are positive and could potentially spread the virus. >> reporter: but some former hot spots are seeing positive trends. new orleans hasn't registered any new deaths since wednesday. new york's death toll fell to 84 saturday, the first time it fell below 100 in two months. >> under 100. doesn't do any good for those 84 families that are feeling the pain, but for me, it's just a sign that we're making real progress and i feel good about that. >> reporter: karina mitchell, abc news, new york. coming up on "this week" an author martha raddatz is joined by dr. deborah birx to discuss how to safely visit beaches, parks and houses of worship as well as the government's response to the pandemic. watch the full interview on "ts t 80>> tsis bin over upt th.
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organizers called the demonstration liberty fest. one person in the group said citizens and not elected leaders should sky what services and activities are essential. >> if you break your glasses, you can't get them fixed, you can't get them replaced so this deciding of what's essential and saying walmart is essential, people can line up but can't go to church, you have to have a president override governors. this is not about a sickness anymore. this is now about control. >> saturday's rally remained peaceful. demonstrators marched around the edge of the capitol grounds because highway patrol officers blocked access to the building's lawns and steps. historic space launch ahead this week. two u.s. astronaut also be blasting off into space from american soil. and dug hurley saturday held a walk-through dress rehearsal and wednesday they'll soar to the international space station
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aboard a rocket built by elon musk's spacex. >> we view it as an opportunity but also a responsibility for the american people for the spacex team, four all of ngata sa that put this opportunity together and entrusted us with it. >> it's incredibly humbling to be here to start out the next launch from the united states. >> both nasa and spacex urge spectators to watch wednesday's launch from home. abc news will bring it live on the youtube page in partnership with "national geographic." liftoff set for 1:33 our time. take note. the home pool business is seeing record sales as people stay home during this coronavirus pandemic. public pools across the country do remain closed and businesses that sell home pools say families are looking for something to entertain their kids especially with summer coming up. some companies say they are hiring new workers to help keep up with the demand, and if you're looking to buy, owners say be prepared to wait a few weeks for the pool to missing a
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past time right now, here is a deal for you from airbnb that might appeal to baseball fans. for $1,500 per night you can represent the pensacola's blue wahoos ball park in florida. access to the clubhouse, batting cage and the field, bats, helmets and balls are included, too, and when it's time to sleep, you get your choice of ten different beds. a lot of beds. as our world shifts with these changing ideas and environments we put together an immersive experience who life could look like after covid-19. it might not be all airbnb paip parks, sporting events, concerts or your next date night, at abc7news.com. and here is the ruler of a small fast food empire in the bay area hoping to make a difference. >> we have benefited so much as first generation immigrants, and this is a good time to>> how a
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franchise own ser going from happy meals to help for front line workers. plus, was bigfoot just spotted in northern california? where the creature may have been caught dwelling as a creative advertisement in quarantine. and here is a live look from our mt. tam camera. lisa showed you this live picture earlier and it's just gorgeous. you really got to take a look. it will set your day off on the right foot. 52 degrees right now in san francisco. it's going to heat up fast, though, this weekend. we'll check in with lisa, when we get that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden.
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after decades of elusive searching, bigfoot has been found and in northern california no less. turns out he's just like us. the creature seems to be doing what we are all doing during the stay-at-home order, zoom calls, baking, some reading, photos from a real estate listing on zillow for a home in felton, a little north of santa cruz there, is he cooking making the
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cookies. why not sourdough bread? realtor daniel oster wanted to make people smile and adds we could all use a bit of levity these days and hoped the photos would draw up buzz about the property and so far, it seems to be working. look at just enjoying the nature, lisa, just out there having a cup of coffee, living the life. i wish my quarantine was like that. >> yes, you know what? definitely need to get the fans out the next couple of days, not likely today. here is a look at emeryville, temperatures in the east bay in the mid-50s. today we'll take you shy of 80 degrees so warming up around the bay today, and 90s arriving inland. we'll talk about when the triple digits get here, how long it lapses, that excessive heat coming up. >> thanks, lisa. as sports slowly start to return we wonder which will be back first. news making waves this week, could the stars of the nba return to play in the happiest place on earth? we dig into that possibility. plus in the meantime
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heavyweight meeting between the titans of two sports, tiger, phil, brady, manning and a golf match for charity. how phil is practicing, ahead of time. and first, abc 7 is happy to be celebrating the bay area's class of 2020 by featuring as many seniors as possible, and you can get your grad or senior class featured posting candid picks with #gradson7 or going to abc7news.com. abc 7 has shown pictures of more than 2,000 graduating graduates and congras to all of them. take a look. ♪
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traction, as sports tries to make a comeback in the u.s., reports of major league soccer returning this summer and now the nba, they're also trying to get their season back started in florida. according to espn, the nba spokesman says the league entered ex-moretory conversations with disney about restarting the season as the complex in orlando in late july. it's still unclear if the nba would try to play regular season games or jump straight into the playoffs but with three arenas and plenty of hotel space it is a viable option. the nba season suspended on march 11th, disney is the parent company of abc 7. gof phil mickelson and tom brady versus tiger woods and peyton manning in a foursome for charity. lefty is ready to go. check out the trick shot he pulled off with a man in his face, flops it right on over him. are you kidding me? check it out in full speed, as a lot of trust and nerves of steel
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from phil. we'll have highlights of this great golf event. the mls season was shut down march 12th. san jose had gotten the season under way, o-1-1 when the season began. the midfielder discussed the possibility of restarting the season in orlando along with the first time he played a game against david beckham. >> landon donovan and david about to take the field and i remember sitting there in awe of them like this. and my teammate behind me noticed and he slaps me on the back of the head and goes "focus, kid." i remember chasing david beckham around and every time i got close to him, oh, i might be on espn right now because surely the camera is on david beckham. if i could get close enough to him i'm on tv. he'd kick it and i'm come late and shoulder bump him like yeah, i just shoulder bumped david beckham. >> good stuff there from shea salinas.
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eric byrnes was also a guest on the with authority podcast quarantine series. he had this message on twit recently lly getting in the ga. >> we got to go experience whatever it is that we're chasing, because just like indiana jones said, look, dude, you're not going to become a good archaeologist without getting into the field! >> i maintain byrnes is one of the greatest follows on twitter. that's your look at sports. let's send it back to you. >> all right let's get a check of the forecast with lisa. presidents' crazy to think people are going to wineries, some people going to restaurants now. >> some of us. >> some people. >> certainly the state is really different from the central coast to southern california and northern california, seems like we're lagging behind, but for the holay weekend, we have heat to contend with and a live look outside, looking at our
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east bay hills cam camera, where you can see a little bit of haze out there. it is going to be a warm one today, with temperatures in the 90s, so that's up from the low to mid 80s yesterday. here is a look at san jose for the week ahead today, at about 87 degrees. look what happens for the holiday, memorial day 94, upper 90s as we get into tuesday, wednesday, even thursday. thursday is an interesting day, because the coast is going to cool off, but it really will not be widespread cooling until friday. 80s there, and then by saturday, we're talking much cooler. another look outside from sutro, where it is certainly a gorgeous start to the day. official sunrise 5:52 in san francisco, and our wider perspective of live doppler 7 shows the cloud deck well to the north of us, it's a big ridge taking hold of the golden state from our exploratorium cam camera, just beautiful out there. 52 on the peninsula. good 30 degrees plus of warming today there. so we're talking plenty of 80s
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from redwood city to belmont. 56 right now in san jose. 50 in pacifica and for mt. tam, very nice looking start with a few high clouds. 49 up in napa. it is 50 santa rosa, and 90s will be arriving for you, close to that in petaluma. 51 in livermore. from the airport, it is clear, with temperatures here warm, certainly for the peninsula, as we get into your sunday afternoon, so sunny and warmer today for everyone, even hotter tomorrow. the holiday, memorial day, and looking at record heat tuesday, wednesday, possibly thursday, as that ridge of high pressure begins to move away not until thursday. here is a look at tomorrow, monday, memorial day, where we'll hit about 101 by the delta, so no delta breeze happening for monday. mid-90s in concord, so we're getting close to 100. mid 80s around oakland. today you'll be close to 80 so already the warmup under way but it doesn't get really hot until tomorrow.
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here's tuesday, building on the heat, overnight lows will be above average, looking at mid-90s for napa, probably in the 70s, well into the 70s to near 80, both days, on tuesday and wednesday, in the city and you'll notice those pinks really just not going anywhere. highs today in the south bay 87 for new san jose, 86 redwood city. san francisco low 70s, north bay looking at upper 80s, sonoma, and areas in the east bay 83 in newark. you head inland, here are the 90s with about 90 today in pleasanton. the accuweather seven-day forecast, so the heat wave beginning for memorial day today, still kind of typical out there, and looking at tuesday, wednesday, thursday, some of the hottest weather we have seen all season. liz? >> lisa, thank you. a bay area mcdonald's entrepreneur is stepping up big time in this time of need, a trending story on abc7news.com. an immigrant who wrote his own rags to riches story is giving back by giving ppe to front line workers. abc 7 news anchor kristen zee
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has the story. >> reporter: you may not have heard of the name c.c. yen, but chances are you've been to one of his restaurants. the vacaville restaurant runs a fast food empire about 30 mcdonald's branches in northern california, 16 in solano county. in addition to happy meals, he's serving up ppe >> we have been benefited so much as first generation immigrants, and this is a good time to give back. >> reporter: and the help is enormous. millions of surgical masks, goggles, gowns, face shields, hand sanitizers, a gift from yin's nonprofit to front ine workers everywhere, vacaville, vallejo, sacramento and even seattle and new york. >> i'm giving to the firemen, the police, because mcdonald's, we are working with them in the past, we continue to do that. >> reporter: the 83-year-old entrepreneur says his desire to give back stems from his gratitude for the opportunities
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that america has given him. born in china, he fled to taiin immigrated to the u.s. in the '60s with $100 in his pocket. yin worked as an engineer until getting laid off at age 48. that's when he stumbled upon a chance to buy a failing mcdonald's in oakland. >> mostly cloudy done alds wanted me because i was not qualified, i wasn't good speaking english and you cannot judge the immigrant as your standard. the guy might be good for you. >> reporter: turns out, he was good. a year later, yin turned that branch profitable for the first time,nd mcdonald's followed. the entrepreneur says the key to success was and still is working with local organizations and supporting the community. last year, when yin's vallejo branch had a grand reopening, he donated to the local humane society. >> he's provided employment for our local youth, scholarships through his foundation for college bound seniors and just been nothing but generous to our
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community in times of need. >> reporter: the community is often invited to yin's thriving ranch in vacaville. it's this home but also conference center, wedding venue and amusement park complete with a mcdonald's racetrack. here yin often hosts events for his nonpartisan organization w 30 chapters across the country, its mission is to increase asian-american civic engagement, and political leadership. >> for being the leaders in our community and giving folks like me the opportunity to network, to be educated and to grow as leaders. >> reporter: yin says developing community-minded leaders is now more important than ever. to the next generation, the man who realized his american dream through the golden arches offers up his golden rule. >> an american ought to be how to give back, how to work with
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community. everybody should step up and everybody should share, good or bad. >> reporter: kristen zee, abc 7 news. >> amazing. yin's philanthropy extends from here to china, where he opened up multiple schools, a dream and legacy built on happy meals and a desire to help. abc 7 salutes c.c. yin and the apapa organization for their work during this asian-american pacific islander heritage month. it was supposed to be wine country's biggest weekend, but bottle rock postponed by the pandemic. next, there's a way you can still feel like you're there, coming up. (music) ♪
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what should have been the perfect, bright sunny weekend for a music festival in wine country, bottle rock napa valley was supposed to be happening this weekend but got postponed until october. happening today you can get your fix, bottle rock is streaming past performances from the music festival on its youtube channel.
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