this is abc7 news. and right now at 6:00, hair salons and barbershops have approval to reopen in many parts of the state. it could be a while before you could get a cut in the bay area, but starting today, there are more shopping options available with social distancing. plus, san francisco's new plan to get the economy back on track includes parks, plazas and streets to keep people safe. good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, may 27th. and we are starting this morning with our friend mike and he's talking about dangerous heat that is taking a hold of the bay area. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi, reggie, jobina. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. we got rid of the poor air quality, but the heat is still around. the areas in orange and red. nothing has changed in our heat advisory or our excessive heat warning. more records today but not as many as yesterday as the core of the hottest air was on top of us yesterday and linger in the north bay and east bay and today the areas hottest and most

likely set some records. still a little hazy as we look from sutro tower. i know you didn't sleep well last night, this morning is our warmest morning. better sleeping starting tonight. you can see the coast. that's where the local sea breeze is most dominant. 50s and 60s and 63 at noon and 83 around the bay and 93 inland and 62 at the coast and we're 90 to 100 around our bay and inland neighborhoods and 58 and the rest of us are still too hot at 80 to 87. talk about our chance for that cooler weather coming up. here's reggie. i know a lot of you are itching to get a hair cut and you will be able to do it 47 counties across the state. here in the bay area, as you know, we take a little longer. the governor announced the state is moving into phase three and an important step in reopening the economy. the economy just one thing we are tracking in our effort to build a better bay area. solano county is one of the

counties that is allowed to reopen barbershops and salons. abc7 julian glover is live with what they are reopening today. julian? >> yeah, good morning, reggie. with indoor malls given the okay to reopen, we do expect the solano town center mall to open their doors for the first time in a long time at 11:00 a.m. this morning. it will be an experience with social distancing guidelines in place. first of all, all the stores not open on the first day back. a staggered reopening with all the vendors back in there by june 2nd. fewer tables and chairs that are farther spread out and masks are only recommended, not required while doing business in solano county and you will not see any signs recommending people to wear them, but you will have to keep your distance from other se said they're just happy to be back. >> i'm so excited. i'm excited to see all my regulars. >> i was waiting for this moment

for a long time because i got nothing else to do. just being at home. so, i'm excited to be open tomorrow. >> so some good news for most business owners in solano county, except for hair salons and barbershops as reggie mentioned. the state has approved their reopening in napa and solano counties but local counties have not yet finalized their health orders and clear to launch to reopen. now the reopening of the town center maul is right on time. when it happens at 11:00 this morning, many of the regular mall walkers will be back seeking refuge from the really high temperaturs today looking nice place to keep cool and that is the place to do it as we near the triple-digit temps that mike was just telling us about. reporting live, julian glover, abc7 news. >> we'll see how that works out for them. thank you, julian. restaurants and businesses in san francisco will soon be able to move outdoors. mayor london breed said the shared spaces program will give

them more space to operate once stay-at-home orders are lifted. restaurants and businesses will occupy parks, plazas and parts fe pctic social distanci st or metered spot. the alternative is the neighborhood that you lived in is no longer there. >> local businesses can apply for an expedited permit to get a shared business space for free. as states continue to open up and americans are increasingly eager to get outside, the u.s. death toll from covid-19 is closing in on 100,000 and also signs of progress in the war against the virus. abc news reporter inese la cuetara has the story. >> reporter: from beaches to pool parties and busy boardwalks, many americans close together, many without masks. >> it seems like the younger

generation doesn't have any fear here and, so, it's really more of a generational thing. >> reporter: the number of cases now rising in at least 14 states and also signs of progress. in new york, long island beginning to reopen leaving new york city as the only region in the state still shut down. nevada now moving into phase two. casinos scheduled to reopen at the beginning of june. sports also starting to get back to business. the nhl announcing plans to restart by skipping the regular season and going straight to playoffs. games will be closed off to everyone except the teams and a small support staff. >> you will not do anything until we are assured that it is safe and prudent to do so. >> reporter: dr. deborah birx st stressing. >> social distancing is crucial. >> reporter: this as the president and his 2020 opponents spar over the issue of face masks. trump criticizng former vice

president biden for wearing a mask on memorial day. >> he was standing outside with his wife perfect conditions, perfect weather. >> reporter: while biden fired back on cnn. >> he's a fool. an absolute fool to talk that way. i mean, every leading doc in the world is saying we should wear a mask when you're in a crowd. >> today disney will present its plans to reopen walt disney world in orlando. disney shanghai opened earlier this month with social distancing measures in place. ines de la cuetara. >> live desk update. i have the results on a new study that shows how americans are feeling about a coronavirus vaccine. if a vaccine was approved, only 49% of americans say they would be vaccinated. we're also learning this morning that the study conducted by the associated press and public affairs research surveyed more than 1,000 adults.

most believe a vaccine will become available some time next year. 49% say they will get vaccinated. 20% say they will not get vaccinated and 31% of americans say they're unsure. older americans and people who seem to worry about infecting a family member were more likely to say they would be vaccinated. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. antibody tests for coronavirus may not be as reliable as previously thought. the cdc now warning they might have been wrong up to half of the time. antibody tests look for evide e evidence. because of the lack of accuracy, the test should not be a factor in determining factors around reopening. tomorrow the dmv will reoper more offices including eight here in the bay area. the dmv reopened 25 sites earlier this month. going to show you a map now with the bay area offices that are reopening tomorrow.

daly city, fairfield, fremont, pittsburg, santa clara and the oakland coliseum. well, these social distancingcircles that started popping up at san francisco parks last week are now getting a lot of use, especially with this warm weather that we have been having. there are 300 in total at four different parks. dolores park, jackson playground and little marina green. >> i think it's helpful to have some guidelines and helpful parameters for folks, especially when we bring our kid. >> well, it was these images from a park in brooklyn, new york, that inspired the idea here in the bay area. the circles in san francisco are eight feet in diameter and spaced eight feet apart ensuring social distancing and now they're getting e-mails from physicists about trying different shapes. >> suggesting that if we try a certain type of triangle, you could fit more spaces and, you know, this is one big, you know,

sort of rubics cube type puzzle we stumbled on to. >> so, now the city is looking to where it can add new circles. new follow up this morning from this viral video showing a woman calling police on a black man in central park. there is now a human rights investigation. jobina is tracking the developments. also, frightening accident leaves five people hurt in a san francisco park. it's very similar to another incident from 2016. and day three of our heat wave and if you work outside, listen to your body. if you're sweating but overheating, go inside and drink plenty of fluid. if you stop sweating and overheating, it's time to call 911. dangerous situation could

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 morning.

>> right now we're in the window of the coolest temperatures and mid to upper 60s down in the south bay and let's look at some other neighborhoods and you'll find some 50s out there mainly in the north bay and 70s around lafayette and 50 at half moon bay. so your activity planner right now the best time to do it. soft surfaces if you're walking the dog and at the coast, so comfortable there with mid to upper 60s for the afternoon hours. here are some of our milder temperatures today. peninsula low to mid 90s and head over to the east bay shoreline and not quite as warm there as we're in the upper 80s to near 90 and 73 at 8:00 and san francisco will be up in the upper 70s and then look at the winds kick in and we'll drop us back to 64 degrees by 8:00. i'll let you know when the cooling sea breeze gets to the rest of the neighborhoods coming up in the accuweather forecast. now time for our essential workers. hi, jobina. >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone.

for the most part, a relatively smooth morning. i do want to take you to the maps of san francisco, though. so i can show you the biggest disruption for our essential commuters is going to be the full closure of state route 1 between 101 and gary boulevard. this is in the northbound and southbound direction. this started at 10:00 p.m. and this will wrap up around 8:00 p.m. and that is due to road cnstruction in the area. avoid this because you will not be able to get through. now to a live look in the south bay, check out 101 in san jose. pretty clear ride for the most part. again, as we continue throughout the week, we will see more and more people head out on the roads. check that out. looking good. everything is, you know, pretty clear. so, i'll let you know if anything changes. reggie and kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. a low-budget movie number one in america and it could be because of drive-ins. also, this video will stop you in your tracks. the shocking video of a bear walking right behind

abc7 mornings. >> all news, all morning. >> welcome back, everyone. five people had minor injuries after a tree branch snapped and fell at a san francisco park. it happened just before 6:00 last night at washington square park. a witness says that there were quite a few people there celebrating a birthday. it was at filbert and stockton street and a person who saw it saw how quickly everything evolved. >> a crackling and splitting noise from the tree and all of a sudden that huge branch came down. i couldn't register what was happening. it just split and then it fell. >> this is the same park where a huge branch fell in 2016 and landed on a woman while she was watching her kids on the playground. that accident left her paralyzed.

all right. also new thisern morning the academy of sciences is facing a shortfall because of the pandemic. the museum says 75% of its staff will be impacted as itg fun to operations during the shutdown and this includes feeding and caring for the nearly 40,000 animals a that academy. they are hoping to reopen in july. the san francisco botanical garden will partially reopen this monday. visitors are encouraged to buy tickets in advance to reduce transaction times at gates. capacity will be limited and social distancing and face coverings will be required. well covid-19 has forced movie theaters across the country to shut their doors but movie goers are finding a more traditional approach and we're talking about the drive in. one film has stood out above the rest at the box office. a horror movie you may not have heard of "the wretche."

the independent movie has scared up $600,000 domestically and has become the number one grossing film. the filmmakers brett and drew pierce said this success is a total surprise. >> so exciting to see it at a drive-in when everybody is so excited to sort of get out of the house sort of the most excited, you know, audiences we could hope for. >> so "gma" will have much more on the renewed interest of drive-in theaters and the success of "the wretched" right after "abc7 mornings." >> i mean, i am happy for them. it's good to have a good surprise. it's good to go to the drive-in. but, mike, i feel like you like horror films. do you? because we don't. >> i do. my wife likes them much better. which is something i just recently learned in the last couple of years. that's why as soon as october rolls around friday the 13th an

comes on, it's always on when i come home. so, yeah, going into the drive in to see that, that might be in the plans for the weekend. it is our anniversary tomorrow. have to think of something. >> happy anniversary. >> thank you. thank you. hi, everybody. welcome to wednesday. let's open the weather window from sutro tower and looks almost the same as yesterday. no spare the air alert and also this morning, our warmest morning last chance for record heat this morning does that make you feel better? hopefully that lifts your spirits. sleep better tonight as the sea breeze kicks in and the fire threat could be heightened with dry thunderstorms this weekend. down in the south bay, still going to be very warm with low to upper 90s. 96 in san jose. the record highs today are even hotter than yesterday and that's why they're harder to tain. 84 in millbrae to 94 in redwood city and upper 60s along the coast and i ink the those temperatures will drop in the afternoon hours as the sea

breeze picks up and the same thing by 6:00 you'll notice a difference as the sea breeze starts rolling in. record highs in the north bay and 99 in santa rosa and 92 to 99 in the north bay.along e eas richmond and 84 at san leandro and our hottest temperatures and best chance of records 102 in concord and 103 in livermore. look at the 50s and look at the cloud cover. that's what's rolling in. in fact, look at the temperatures tomorrow. still some 90s inland but they're gone by friday. barely some 80s. they're gone by saturday. 60s and 70s and sunday just as nice but a little bit drier without the threat of wet weather. we'll take a look at that wet weather next. here's reggie. >> mike, thank you. italian singer just revealed he had covid-19 but recovered quickly. he says he got sick in march.

the tenor went on to perform an easter concert at an empty in milan. he didn't speak up sooner because he wanted to protect his family's privacy and he didn't want tew lao alarm his fans. he is donating blood as part of a clinical study to find a cure for covid-19. san francisco-based thread up teamed up with the largest retailer. now selling clothes on walmart's website. according to walmart, as many as 750,000 items will go up for sale as new or like new. these items are only sold online, not in the store but if you need to take anything back, you can do it at walmart for free. okay. look at this video, guys. a really, really close call for a boy in italy. yeah, that's him. he's 12 and that is also a bear behind him and that is him gingerly walking. just walking along very calmly. so, look, his family says they

were on a hike. the bear just appeared feet away. the adults were frantic but they told him not to panic and they said that he was heard saying, this is so cool. because bears -- yes, reggie. bears are his favorite animal. can we just look at how this bear stood up. can we? who is filming? i applaud you. i would have thrown that phone down. >> that bear stood up and said bear rights. look, bears can run. this looks like a grizzly bear to me, i don't know. >> how huge. >> they can run 35 miles an hour. >> no. and, of course, they can run up trees. so, you don't really have a chance. curl at's w he>> heard at too. and then pray. >> pray. >> even if you never prayed before. >> figure it out.

>> go ahead and give it a try. can't hurt. all right. a critical part of reopening the bay area is contact tracing. now two bay area counties need your help. jcpenney is in the middle of

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all right. let's take a look at our savior that area of low pressure will acc accelerate towards us friday and then right on top of us saturday with the north bay having the best chance of significant wet weather. but outside of that, the potential for thunderstorms and if the rain evaporates before reaching the ground and the lightning doesn't, that's what heightens our fire danger. once we get through the heat wave, we'll focus more on much-needed rain especially across the north bay and the threat of wildfire for the rest of us. it will definitely be cooler this weekend. 60s and 70s for highs. let's head over to jobina. a live desk update. >> now on abc7

upda upda update. i have an update on the confrontation in central park. many of you have seen this video by now. it was captured by chris cooper after getting into an argument over whether the woman's dog should be on a leash. the woman called the police on cooper. she could be heard on the phone repeatedly describing him as, quote, african-american man p. police say when officers showed up cooper and the woman was both gone. the woman has since been fired from her employer based out of san mateo. the shelter did take that dog back. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. despite being in the middle of bankruptcy, jcpenney launched a new brand. the company announced its linden

street bedding online. it is a, quote, fresh beginning supporting its goal of returning to fashion, quality and value. last week jcpenney said it planned to close 242 of its 846 stores as a part of bankruptcy. there's a new website to help people in need during this pandemic includes information on food pantries and mental health services and crisis hotlines. stanford students and employees started the site and volunteers soon offered help. >> i think people are just really excited about being able to provide some kind of resource or some kind of help to other people in the bay area. >> the website address is on your screen bayareacommunity.org. it's being expanded, excuse me, to include emergency financial services and housing support. next at 6:30, apple is preparing to open some california stores. we're going to talk about what that experience will look like.

plus, the changes being made at a san jose mall so it can reopen to customers. swimming pools are closed. movie theaters and malls and places with air conditioning are closed. just as people are trying to beat the heat.

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. now at 6:30, road map to reopening. the governor giving the go ahead for more counties to move into phase three. what's opening and what's not. anger exploding into the streets of minneapolis overnight. police in riot gear launching tear gas at protesters outraged over the recorded death of a black man in custody. and a live look from outside from our east bay hills camera. you're waking up to the warmest morning of the week. temperatures reaching into the 90s in many areas with few places to go right now for relief. good morning and welcome to

wednesday, may 27th. >> we're going to get right to abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco for a look at this hot forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, reggie and kumasi. i am sorry if you didn't sleep well last night, but i promise you'll sleep better. still not in the heat advisory and the excessive heat warning that continues for solano county. this still goes through tomorrow. check out these temperatures today. the record highs are even hotter than they were yesterday. so, they're even harder to attain and that's why you only see a few asterisks out there like that 99 in santa rosa and 103 in livermore. most of us inland will be hot if not hotter than yesterday. around the bay. san francisco and the coast. the hottest part of this air mass has moved inland and that's why a couple degrees milder, we'll say. we're not using the cool word, not yet. not until tonight. we'll show you those

temperatures coming up in the weekend forecast. until then, here's kumasi. >> as mike just mentioned, we're expecting another day of extreme heat and that could mean some power outages. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with that warning from pg&e. amy? >> power outage would really hurt today, kumasi, as everyone really needs their air conditioning because there aren't many places to go to cool off. this pool here at heather farms in walnut creek would be so refreshing and cool, but it is closed because of the pandemic. that is the situation all over the place. the malls that we usually go to, movie theaters for air conditioning. those are closed. same as libraries. even cooling centers that they often will open for seniors on hot days like this are not available. ice cream shops are even closed. this is a doublese seniors who are most vulnerable in the heat. county officials say they're getting a lot of worried phone calls. >> we're asking them to stay

home. hydrate because older adults tend to become dehydrated easier. >> and then there are those masks that are required in public. that adds to the issue. many find them hot and say it makes it tough to breathe. pg&e and warning the heat could cause power outages and says residents should be prepared for that. one tip is to keep the shades drawn to try to keep the house cool and save energy. parks and recs departments in the east bay say they're in talks with community partners on where to go from here and right now the advice is to stay home and keep drinking that water. reporting live in walnut krooebcreek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. san jose opening five cooling centers today and tomorrow starting at 1:00 p.m. they'll be at may fair and cypress community centers. capacity will be limited to keep people socially distanced and masks are required. the abc7 news app has always

had the very latest on these really almost dangerously hot weather condition wheres you live. make sure you download it, it's free. enable push alerts as they happen. you can also get the latest forecasts when you want it. the governor will release new information about reopening child care centers and summer camps. this is the day after he announced we are now entering phase three. however, most of the bay area is still holding back. >> the reality is this pandemic has just begun. it hasn't ended. while we are moving forward because of stabilization, by no stretch of the imagination is this virus behind us. >> the big headline out of this yesterday was that barbershops and hair salons would reopen with added safety measures and only approved counties have the final say. luckily that mean s solona and na napa. we'll have a live report on one

solano county mall that is getting ready to reopen. others are making significant safety changes to get ready for their own opening. at east ridge center modifications are being made right now to reduce elevator and escalator capacity by 50%. the mall also upgraded its ventilation system to be able to circulate more fresh air from the outside. east ridge says all that is left is getting county approval for curbside pickup. >> our new click to curbside pickup will have two zones one on our upper level and one on the lower level. >> nearly half tof the mall 150 stores are independently owned and operated. so, obviously, a lot of differences as you go from county to county regarding what stage we're in exactly. we do have a complete guide to what is allowed depending on where you live. just head over to our website, ab abc7news.com. new this morning two bay area counties are looking for

people to help with contact tracing efforts. they are looking for 1,000 volunteers to investigate and contain every covid-19 case. our bay area news group reports they only have about 50 right now. in sonoma county, the press democrat is reporting that officials plan to hire and pay dozens of contact tracers as part of its plan to curb coronavirus. sonoma county plans to have 150 planned contact tracers by june 15th and 230 by july 15th. building a better bay area during these unprecedented times. helping you navigate through the changing workplace, health, economy and education. to whatever our next life looks like. when it comes to education, the state is still working on guidelines for school districts to reopen and improve distance learning. happening today, we are expecting to hear again from state superintendent tony therman. last week he reminded us that the districts decide when to reopen and how.

students and staff will likely need to wear masks, if they move for in-person classes. in our next abc7 listens conversation happens tomorrow putting our entire focus on education. tony therman will join us along with the superintendents from oakland, san francisco and san jose unified schools. join the conversation tomorrow at 4:00 right here on abc7, our abc7 news app or any of the devices you see on your screen. thousands in the streets demanding justice over the death of george floyd in minnesota. this morning, his family is calling for police officers to be arrested. and president trump threatening to shut down twitter after the company flagged his tweets. plus, countdown to liftoff. the historic launch happening just hours from now. and checking in with mike. i know they're worried about the weather there in florida, mike. you've been looking at that and

also at our weather here because we're worried about the heat. >> we'll talk more about the chances of them not being able to launch because of thunderstorms coming up in a few minutes, yes. but everything is focused on the heat and i know a lot of people probably cranky this morning and probably the worst night of sleeping you had in a while and that's where it stops. tonight is going to be much better. here is the reason why, this morning one to five degrees warmer than we were this time yesterday. there are some comfortable spots in san francisco. some mid 50s and the castro and the mission and financial near 61 degrees right now. 74 in pittsburg to 53 in daly city. our commute for today not a spare the air today but just watch out for the hot cars. if you follow me on social media you saw that my steering wheel warmed to 213 degrees and it's black wiin a black car with a light interior. it was in the sun all day.

dress accordingly if you're traveling on mass transit. here are our hottest neighborhoods. low to mid 90s for several hours down in the south bay and still 79 at 8:00. forhe north bay 70 at 8:00 and upper 90s for several hours this afternoon and still 80 at 8:00 and our east bay inland neighborhoods and one more day of 100 degree heat. upper 90s to low 100s for several hours. still, 86 at 8:00. i think my air conditioner ran for about nine hours straight yesterday. yeah. that's going to cost a lot. i'm going to go look for a second job. here's jobina. >> i feel ya on that, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. no major incidents on our roads right now but i do want to show you this. pretty interesting to look at right now. the bay bridge awfully busy. probably the busiest we've seen so far during our shelter-in-place order without there being a problem in the

area. according to the chp, there is nothing going on right now. it is not only a bit slow as you're going across the bridge, but let's check out the bay bridge toll plaza, too. you can see what's happening here. also slow on 80 as you're making your way through emeryville tring to approach the toll plaza and then go to the bridge. look at that. no metering lights. let me just double check. i just checked. no metering lights and that is just slow traffic making its way through the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. give yourself some extra time if this is part of your essential commute and you have not left yet this morning. now, abc7 is celebrating the bay area class of 2020. w are trying to feature as many high school seniors and now graduates in some cases as possible. you can do that by posting a candid photo of your grad or your entire class by using the #gradson7 or by going to abc7news.com. we featured more than 2,000 graduates so far and we're still going. so, congratulations to all of

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your ac accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. we put together these cute graphics and try to get your attention. i thought i would make this plain and simple as possible. this is 2:30 outside my house yesterday. the air temperature was 100. the concrete 144, nearly 144 degrees and the asphalt 151 defrd degrees and look at that inside of my car. the steering wheel was 213. water boils at 212. i think today i will put a brisket in my car and see how long it takes to cook. here is a look at what is going on with my day planner. 83 to 93 bay at noon and still

in the 80s at 7:00. today we'll focus on know the signs. it's day three of the heat. in fact, when i was taking those temperatures yesterday, my neighbor's lawn service guys were out there long sleeves, jeans, 100 degree heat mowing and landscaping their lawn. i couldn't believe it. i felt so bad for them. if you get sweaty and hot, go inside. if you stop sweating, call 911. that's when it becomes an emergency. now an abc7 news live desk update. protests in minneapolis over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. protesters threw rocks at officers last night and in return officers fired tear gas. this all started after cell phone video surfaced of officers arresting george floyd on monday. the video shows an officer pinning floyd to the ground as floyd says he cannot breathe.

floyd later died at the hospital. police say floyd was suspected of trying to pass a forged check at a store. he was not armed, but police say he resisted officers. four officers have been fired, but this morning floyd's sister told "gma" that is not enough. >> i feel like those guys need to be put in jail. they murdered my brother. they killed him. they don't need to walk the streets and mess around and this happened to another, another family. >> you can hear more of her interview coming up on "gma" that starts at 7:00 right after "abc7 mornings." >> thank you, jobina. today more bay area businesses will reopen as the state moves into phase three. an important step to get the economy moving again and the economy is one of the key areas we're focusing in on our area to

build a better bay area. julian glover is live with what is reopening today and what you have to wait a little longer to get. julian? >> hey, good morning, reggie. yeah, at 11:00 a.m. today the lt time in a long time. an experience with social distancing place. all the stores are not allowed to open on the first day back. a staggered reopen with all stores and vendors back by july 2nd. the food court further tables and food spread further apart and masks recommended not required while doing business in solano county. you will not see signs reminding people to wear those. but people will have to keep their distance from each other. business owners are happy to be back, but as you mentioned salon and barbershops will not be allowed to reopen yet but those we spoke to said they're taking the necessary precautions and are ready to reopen. >> we're definitely ready as far

as being safe. the safety guidelines, the hair dressers use, i feel like they've been underestimate. like we know how to disinfect and how to work safely. that's what we, what they teach us in beauty school. >> now, the state has approved the reopening of salons and barb arshops in napa counties and the local counties have not finalized their health orders and for now no hair cuts, no trims across the bay area. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. happening today, it will be a historic launch at kennedy sace center in florida. we are taking a live look right now at the spacex rocket. it is set to blast american astronauts into outer space just a few hours from now. this is the first time in a decade that astronauts will launch from american soil and

forecasters say a 60% chance that the weather will be good enough for everything to go as planned. a more on the risk involved. >> reporter: this morning it's mission countdown. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: spacex ready to make history with two nasa astronauts inside. the goal, prove private companies like spacex can deliver astronauts to the international space station. >> it is certainly an honor to be part of it. >> i think continuing to push into space challenges us as americans and challenges us as scientists and engineers and i think that continued push is important. >> reporter: if the mission succeeds, it will be the first time in nearly a decade that american astronauts will be free from paying another country for a ticket to space. until now, the only way to get to the space station was to pay russia at a price tag of nearly

$90 million. >> this is huge. okay. it is huge for nasa. it is huge for our country. >> reporter: but spacex has had its troubles in the past. >> coming back and shows vehicle on course and on track. >> reporter: losing "falcon 9" in 2019 and another rocket in 2016 and just over a year ago an explosion destroyed a capsule like the one scheduled to launch today. nasa putting the odds of failure 1 in 270. >> there is risk going to space. space is hard. we understand the risk. spacex understands the risk. we will be ready. >> reporter: megan tevrizian. >> a special report on launch america mission to space. you can watch the live coverage right here on abc7 at 1:15. we are wishing them the best. we hope they have great weather and everything they need for a

successful launch. >> i hope so. it reminds us of the risk that every time the astronauts take when they strap in. so, i am crossing my fingers. we need this one to go well. >> and, mike, it looks like the weather is going to be better for them than what we thought? >> it's really iffy, kumasi, reggie, everybody. let's take a look at what is going on with live doppler 7. thunderstorms roll through early this morning. another line starting to develop to the southwest and roll towards the launch pad. here's a look at future radar and you can see, yes, the activity gets going very early this morning and increases in intensity through the noon hour and then it will back off after that. so, i bet the meteorologists there are looking at maybe that afternoon window as a more inviting time. but, man, florida this time of the year, you know how it is, kumasi. you lived there. showers any time possible in the

afternoon. showers not goegto hing to happ until saturday and then they enhance wildfire threat. our warmest morning, i promise you'll sleep better tonight in most neighborhoods. record highs and cooling sea breeze arrives tonight and that's why we'll sleep better and dry thunderstorms for saturday. let's look at record highs. you won't find as many today because they're a lot hotter than they were yesterday. low to upper 90s in the south bay with san jose at 96 and your record high is 101. 89 san mateo and low to mid 90s for the rest of the peninsula. upper 60s along the coast downtown, sausalito and your temperatures will drop sharply during the evening hours when the sea breeze kicks in and record 99 in santa rosa and along the east bay shore and 90 in fremont and more record highs are possible inland. saam frnoncord and 103 in even tahoe. i promise you here you can see the nicer weather coming in. 50s and 60s for lows tonight.

all right. look at the heat dissipate up to 30 degrees cooler by that chance of wet weather saturday. >> all right, thanks, mike. this morning, president trump is threatening to regulate or even shut down twitter after the social media platform flagged some of his tweets. yesterday mr. trump called mail-in ballots fraudulent and saying mail boxes will be robbed. twitter added a link to get the facts about mail-in ballots. the president didn't like that very much and later responded accusing twitter of interfering with the upcoming elections. republicans feel that social media platforms silence conservative voices. now your morning money report. amazon increasing automation. to do that reported in talks to buy foster city-based company zoox. completing the deal would help amazon manage its rising shipping costs. a potential deal would value

zoox at the less than $3.2 billion, the level it achieved in its last funding round in 2018. right now we're taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning. you can see we're starting up roughly 220 points. a las vegas waiter received a big surprise while working on memorial day. armando garcia got a $2,000 tip on a $64 meal. he says he's been a waiter at a mexican restaurant in vegas for more than 11 years. he was out of work for two months until the restaurant reopened this month. >> i couldn't believe it. oh, my god, you know. is this right? check again. it was $2,000. we're like, wow. >> well, the customers left a note on the receipt that says, stay safe, thank you for your service, we hope this helps. love the lopez brothers. it will help him, his parents and his siblings.

national doughnut day will be a little different this year, obviously, it celebrates one day in particular but now krispy kreme will celebrate all week long. so, you can go, you don't have to actually buy anything i'm told. you just go to the store starting next week on monday and pick up a free hot glazed or other doughnut of your choice at krispy kreme for the next five days. the actual national doughnut day is june 5th. so, go get some. >> is it too much to go every day or is that abusing the system? >> i don't think that's abusing the system. you're well within your rights. >> okay. i'm just asking for a friend. >> i know that you are. i know that you have a propensity towards the hot glazed. >> i do. when that hot sign comes on. get out the way. >> it's a siren. lotion time, friend? >> lotion time. and you know what that

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if you're just joining us here, here are seven things you need to know this morning and it really focuses on the heat this afternoon. another dangerous day of heat with temperatures in the 90s and 100s but look at that relief at the coast. 60s there. number two. san jose opening five cooling centers today and tomorrow starting at 1:00 p.m. number three, governor newsom is expected to release new information today on reopening child care centers and summer camps. the day after allowing the state to enter into phase three but most of the bay area is holding back. number four, a major mall in the north bay will be opening its doors today. welcome sho a :00 a. and social distancing guidelines will be in place although you aren't required to wear a mask.u protesters clashed with police in minneapolis last night one day after the death of a black man in police custody.

this morning on "gma" george floyd's sister is calling for the police officers to be jailed. number six. check out the bay bridge toll plaza. there are no metering lights on. there are no problems in the area yet speeds are down to six miles per hour as you approach at about 25 miles per hour once you're on the bridge. is traffic back? maybe so. all right. number seven. look at this video. this 12-year-old kept his cool when he encountered a wild bear. look at this bear. in italy. the frantic adults just told him not to panic and he was heard saying, this is so cool. okay. bears are his favorite animal. the bear eventually ran off, but, look, i'm still like, it's huge. >> oh, wow. >> this is so cool. >> who is shooting that video? if you see the big bear, okay, just keep walking.

good. you're still in frame. >> stand up. >> come on. come on. d poli cla >> stop it. >> rocks and bottles thrown. tear gas fired. hundreds of demonstrators demanding justice after the death of a black man while in police custody. >> i can't breathe. >> the shocking video that plays out for almost ten minutes showing george floyd handcuffed on the ground, a white police officer pressing his knee down on his neck. all four police officers involved fired from their jobs. the fbi joining the investigation. and this morning, george floyd's sister speaking out live on "gma." back to business. the new york stock exchange