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for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers. could you hear them where you live? fireworks exploding overhead including this new video shooting into the sky right next to lake merritt. many reported across the bay area. good morning, everyone. it's saturday june 20th. thanks for joining us this morning, first day of summer. we do have a lot of to get to but let's get over to lisa for a quick check of the lisa. >> hey, liz. good morning to you. some of you felt the cool down yesterday. today once again it's going to be rather breezy at the shoreline. but elsewhere it's been hot inland and temperatures will be a bit above average today. there's a look at the low cloud
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deck, the fog. 54 in the city, 56 in san jose, 60 oakland, 61 in mountain view. our exploratorium camera shrouded in the low cloud deck with 54 in napa. a little mist and drizzle along th shoreline, and isn't this gorgeous as we wake up in the east bay to that sun coming up ten minutes ago. we'll climb to the mid to upper 80s inland and the coast just then 60s with party cloudy skies. we'll talk about father's day in a few minutes. new this morning brand new video into our newsroom just one of the countless fireworks that happened overnight. manyoalatt. that was from just after midnight but they really continued well into the morning. if you look at this video you can see that car even drove onto the grass to get around other cars and street trash as these
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illegal fireworks and hundreds of people had been there celebrating and this is a similar scene. san francisco's hunters point. people in several bay areacitief these illegal fireworks overnight. there's been lots of fireworks in the past couple of weeks. there really seem tuesday be a significant increase last night. and now to the growing latest with monuments and statues being torn down across the country. this morning three more in san francisco are now torn down and marked with red paint. you can see this monument being pulled to the ground. sarah established the california missions and is accused of committing atrociin es again tive maerpmeca a bust of ulysses s. grant was also brought to the ground and
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another statue of miguel cervantes was. ofoul of t co jgtethhi f celebration events marking the end of slavery in the u.s. u.s sky 7 also followed a massive activist march on the port of oakland. hundreds in san francisco marched from the ferry building to city hall. two san francisco supervisors are introducing a proposal calling for the city to declare juneteenth an official city holiday. >> we have now a national movement and i think a national awakening to the way in which racism and injustice are baked into our society ats. d so many people are waking up to that. >> san francisco usually celebrates juneteenth with a parade through western addition. it was canceled, though, because of the pandemic.
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in the south bay we were there for a youth organized march in san jose. this one drew thousands of people fighting for racial justice and all culminating at the olympic black power statue in san jose state. abc 7 rotter kris to those who marched. >> reporter: that's 16-year-old phoenix singing her heart out, another student speakt. >> i felt that these human rights issues were already resolved. >> reporter: the woman who brought them all together, shea franco clausen who created the youth group brave space, a platform for students age range 12 to 24 to spe racism. together they organized this march but had no idea the turn out would be so big. >> 37 kids showed up in my living room. the students took that call and ran with it. i mean, we were crying on overw with thousands marched. all races, all ages all
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afternoon. >> i thought george floyd was probably a breaking point for a lot of people. >> reporter: some of the marchers also stopped at san jose city hall where those driving or just walking by honked their support. >> it feels good. like everybody is voting for black lives matter. >> reporter: for others in the crowd they showed up as allies all too familiar with the discrimination their black friends face every day. >> as a white person i do have the privilege to be able to come in these areas and feel safe while a lot of my friends who are black do not have that same privilege. >> wasn't even taught what juneteenth was. i just learned what it was this year. >> reporter: that's why for franco clausen and her students at brave space today will just be one of many marches to come. >> it's 155 years later from the nd we are still marching ey're against systemic racism. >> reporter: in san jose, kris
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rayes for abc 7 news. >> juneteenth celebrations ran all over the country. so lots of these celebrations big and small. for more learning and resources on the holiday you can head to our website and there you can find an explainer from our abc 7 news anchor. it's up right now on abc7news.com. and happening today protests are expected in tulsa, oklahoma, where president trump is holding that massive campaign rally. the mayor of tulsa has declared a civil emergency as the city braces for large crowds. now, the rally was originally scheduled for yesterday but it was moved to today. the white house says it was out of consideration for the juneteenth holiday. some of his supporters started gathering earlier in the week lining up for blocks to get inside. >> we're here to support him and make history. it's history in the making. >> i mean, we're talking about tens of thousands of people inside the bok center. are you worried at all about the
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spread of this virus? >> i've got to get out of my comfort zone to support donald trump. >> coming up at 5:30 what the white house has planned for people before they go inside the arena. and also happening today ste police commuty t pittsburgh police of chief are all expected to take part. you must register in advance on the city's website. it starts at 10:00 this morning. in the south bay san jose's mayor lacks many of the powers of leaders in other cities like hiring and firing department heads. san jose inside.com reports mayor liccardo calls the proposed changes, quote, long overdue, but he hasn't detailed what new powers san jose mayors
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should have. and abc 7 news is working of course to build a better bay area and part of that does include the economy. as the bay area reopens more of its businesses this weekend we're here to help navigate the new rules and new realities. every county is doing something different. so happening today the premium outlet mall in livermore reopens with new changes. there will be hand sing stations throughout the mall. d areas like play areas, charging stations and rest rooms. the mall opens at 11:00 a.m. this morning. there's also a big reopening this morning for many folks in the east bay. you can now eat outside. abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez explains how businesses are more than ready to meet the challenge. >> it will be a dining room outside. >> reporter: the city of oakland is waiving fees and stream lining the permanenting process allowing businesses to expand onto sidewalks and parking spaces all while complying with the alameda county shelter in
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place order. >> it's a nice relief. it's summer after being sequestered since march 16th. >> reporter: it's called the flux streets initiative that allows restrupts like kroegens to use larger areas like sidewalks and parking space for outdoor dining. >> it's a lifesaver. like can't keep doing like to-goand make it. >> reporter: williams says he plans ein outside and possibly adding another tent. friday marked the first night marcus garcia reopened his restaurant pearl for outdoor dining. starting with sidewalk and parking lane areas and then eventually extending onto some streets and private parking lots. >> for the street you could put like wedding tents up and put some 250 pound barricades on either side and protect people dining out there but to give it more of an open feel.
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>> reporter: diners we spoke to said they're eating out to support local restaurants, and when we asked if it feels weird to eat in a parking space -- doing no>> repter: in oakland l martinez, abc 7 news. >> and restaurants in pleasanton are also open for outdoor dining this weekend. you can see places where cars ci plans to close main street on weekends to allow customers to shop and dine outdoors. i know that's happening in other cities around the bay area as well. in the north bay this is the first weekend that several more businesses are allowed to reopen. here's what's now allowed in sonoma county. nail salons, gyms, tattoo parlors, movie theaters, campgrounds, museums and mini golf can all resume operationwise proper safety protocols. gyms, fitness studios, and personal care services like
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massage services can also reopen. san mateo also allows for hair salons and personal care services. you're looking at the list that can reopen starting june 29th. and that is hair salons, barbershops, campsites and gyms. restaurants to start offering indoor dining. businesses do have to meet county required health guidelines in order to reopen. count i now off the contra states list to be monitored for coronavirus cases. it landed on that list briefly but as of last night it's now met the threshold for stable hospitalizations again. and abc 7 news has this new cool interactive tool to help you figure out the risk of different activities like a children's playdate or outdoor dining this weekend. guess the risk and see what medical experts say. you can check it out on
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abc7news.com or on our news app. all right, lisa, a nice start to summer this weekend i would say. >> yeah, we're looking at partly cloudy skies to start out with low clouds and fog here at the shoreline where temperatures are in the 50s. we'll be looking at a cool afternoon at our beaches locally. in santa cruz we'll see some 70s but otherwise it is going to be kind of breezy at the coast while we heat up inland. stay tuned. my accuweather seven day forecast is next. thanks, lisa. also ahead -- >> they'll kill it and not necessarily eat it. we call it surplus killing. >> the mountain lion spotted roaming the streets of san francisco, had it been hunting during its tour of the city? more on the killing mystery at the san francisco zoo. plus the man seen ripping down black lives matter signs in berkeley and a place. but when you have the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place.
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okay, happening today a campaign calling for an end to eliminate an east bay school district's police department. black organizer project will hold a virtual phone bank today calling on oakland voters to support what they now call the george floyd resolution. oakland unified is the only school district in alameda county with its own police department. members want the district to fund mental health counselors instead. the board of education will vote on tuesday whether to eliminate the department. a community event in berkeley coming together to paint black lives matter in chalk like we've seen across the country but this one comes with a new viral interaction. melanie woodrow spoke to the mother who says an older white man wasn't happy with her event. >> reporter: berkeley mom henrietta says she took this cellphone video after a man ripped down onof signs. >> as a black biracial woman given everything that's
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happening i tape record right away. >> reporter: she asked him why. >> because i think it's obnoxious for you to preach to me and tell everybody else when we had a president for 8 years who was black. what the hell is the matter with you? are you sick in the brain? >> no. i'm not sure if you're aware of all the black men that are dying in this country right now at the hands of police brutality. >> reporter: henrietta was with her two small children ages 4 and 2. >> i was enraged and frustrated. >> reporter: and she says surprised by some of his comments that didn't seem to add up. >> if you think i wasn't upset to watch george get killed in front of us you're wrong. that was about as obnoxious as i've heard but black lives matter going around preaching what a bunch of bhe[ bleep ].
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>> reporter: henrietta says she's never seen this man in her neighborhood before. >> but i have no embarrassment over what i'm doing. >> okay, you should. >> what you should be is embarrassed because you're holding up signs and you're marching down like you're really, really sorrowful and precious person. >> this man clearly needs a lot of education, and i think, you know, he was preaching and trying to further agitate me. >> what a dumb [ bleep ] chick you are. >> thank you, i really appreciate it. you want to tell us your name for the camera? >> she says another neighbor confronted the man nearby and that he claimed he was looking for her to, quote, offer reparations. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. and now to an interview you'll see only here on abc 7. it's one of our most clicked on stories online right now. a laney college professor is on administrative leave after asking an asian-american student
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to change her name to sound more anglicized. she says professor matthew hubbard sent her this e-mail. when she responded saying she felt his request was discriminatory his response was even more appalling saying in part it sounded like the f-word. hubbard even went so far as to change her name to p. wen. >> i was shook because growing up there was problem about how to pronounce my name but they would ask me how to pronounce my name. >> laney college ish oed this statement that acknowledges allegations of racist and xenophobic comments from a professor. professor hubbard told us via e-mail he was waiting to talk to the press. that wayward mountain lion captured in san francisco this week turns out he may have killed three animals at the san
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francisco zoo. the marsupials were killed some time earlier this week. the mountain lion was first spotted early tuesday morning in russian hill and just outside our kgo studios on the embarcadero and was then captured thursday morning. and that day he was released back into the wild near the crystal springs reservoir on the peninsula. abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to wildlife experts about the big cat's journey through the bay area. >> reporter: this new video shows a bay area mountain lion being released back into the wild near crystal springs reservoir in san mateo county thursday. 24 hours later it was revealed that the 15 month old cat might have killed three marsupials at the san francisco zoo. >> we did not hear about these killings before the mountain lion was released. >> reporter: a spokesperson for california's department of fish and wildlife. >> whether or not we still would have released it i don't know that answer. >> reporter: the 68 pound male cat was spotted all over san francisco this week including by
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our abc 7 security cameras as he walked through our parking lot next to the embarcadero on tuesday. earlier this week two wallaroos and a red kangaroo were found dead outside their exhibit. >> they'll kill it and not necessarily it. we call it surplus killing. and that usually happens when there's an abundance of prey that's sort of trapped in an enclosure that the predator can easily access. >> reporter: zorra mcdonald is a biologist with the bay area puma project. she's concerned the cat wandered so far from its peninsula habitat to the mission bay neighborhood where it was captured with nets thursday morning. >> my heart sank in that moment because i was worried that that cat was going to need intervention and that's the way it ended up. >> reporter: the cat was taken to the oakland zoo to be examined. vets gave him fluids and vitamins and tagged and collared him before he was crated and released. >> the important thing for all of us to remember is these are magnificent animals we want to
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keep in the mild. so in order to do that we need to find ways to coexist with them. >> reporter: fish and wildlife will do a dna analysis of scat found in the marsupial enclosure at the zoo and compare it to samples taken of the mountain lion's fur. kate larson, abc 7 news. >> wow, that quite had quite the adventure, lisa, and really took a turn if it turns out it was the culprit in these killings at the zoo. >> yeah, that was pretty wild. >> i know. >> he's back out, though. >> he's back and we're told he should easily be able to reunite with his family because he's young and almost a cub still. so in a way it's sad he got lost. >> yeah, it is very sad. kind of a happy ending i guess. >> it was until the zoo. >> yeah, those guys didn't make it at the zoo. all right, good morning, everyone. we are looking at our summer solstice arriving at 2:43 this afternoon, and that means our
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sun will be setting tonight at about 8:34. and tomorrow it sets at 8:35. so in and around june 21st, 22nd the longest day of the year. live doppler 7, low clouds and fog. fog up in santa rosa. mist and drizzle is right along the coast so you may need your wipers. widening the perspective even though we'll be warm inland today this system allowing for us to stay cooler than we'll be throughout the middle of the week. because once the system goes away high pressure really builds in, and that's going to be mean temperatures soar monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday parts of the bay area. nice and sunny start to your saturday. 54 in the city, mid-50s in san jose with low to mid-50s gilroy and half moon bay. the low cloud deck keeping it pretty gray. the delta has some gusty winds up to about 37 miles an hour.
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and looking at concord in the upper 50s. partly cloudy livermore, 56. here's the gray sky from san rafael. a little bit of fog out there. spotty drizzle looking at summer arriving this afternoon and that summer spread still with us for father's day. numbers are going to come up a few degrees as theys i ppacific north west begins to pull-on out, and wait until you see what happens for the rest of the upcoming week. look at the fog footprint across the bay this morning. clears to partly cloudy from marin to san mateo. and this is your sunday morning and we have fog from half moon bay to ocean beach. and that's kind of where it sits throughout the rest of the afternoon. low 60s today, half moon bay, downtown. looking at mid-70s oakland, 86 in walnut creek, and how about 90 as you head inland. so we've got an excessive heat watch already for
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still comfortable around the bay. we build on that heat on tuesday, and look at what happens on wednesday. upper 90s, looking at about 81 in oaklands. so summer arriving today. 65 in the city, 75 in oakland, 86 in san jose with 88 in santa rosa. the accuweather seven day forecast, so pretty nice looking weekend if you like the fog because beyond that it'll still stay cool at the coast. but certainly warming the temperatures around the bay and our inland valleys. so it's going to be a hot week inland. and if you want that relief finally those beaches are open waiting for us, right? >> they are. and the campsites, too, we saw. that's going to be really
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president preparing for his campaign come back with a massive rally in oklahoma this weekend. thousands of supporters descend on the city amid coronavirus concerns. plus president trump fires the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. jeffrey berman saying he learned of his removal through a p release. the attorney who has investigated many trump associates fighting back. and finally the world health organization issuing a warning about a new phase-in the covid-19 pandemic as many states reach staggering new numbers. all ahead here on gma. some sad news this morning. award winning science writer for the chronicle david pearlman has died. pearlman who had cancer died yesterday in the richmond district home he lived in for more than 50 years surrounded by his family. he was known by his colleagueso chronicle in 1940. most of his career was spent in
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president trump appearing for that controversial saturday rally near the site of a white led massacre on black wall street nearly 100 years later. all this as coronavirus cases start to surge once again. it is a busy saturday morning. let's start if you're just joining us with a quick look at the weather. >> this morning anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees cooler so finally some of that marine air reaching you. it is 54 in san francisco, 60 in oaklands, 61 in mountain view. san jose at 56. gilroy, 52 so we have the sun here as we're looking at walnut creek. but there is just a little bit of fog out in the east bay around livermore. right now it is 52 in santa rosa. with visibility down to about 2 miles around pacifica. mid-50s with some breezy winds in fairfield. as we go through the morning hours we're warming up to above
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average readings. we're in the 80s by 1:00, 70s around the bay. still just in the 50s by the coast but as we go through the afternoon the heat continues to build, so we're a little above average inland. pleasant around the bay. the fog comes back tonight. we'll talk about father's day and a hot week ahead in a few minutes. new this morning dozens of protesters in washington, d.c. toppled the district's only protesters brought dn st of confederate army general albert pike. moments later it was set on fire. the protests caught the attention of president trump who tweeted d.c. police were not doing their job and called for the arrests of the demonstrators. president trump will hold his campaign rally today. the coronavirus cases and hospitalizations do continue to go up. some states are setting records including oklahoma where the rally will take place.
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abc news reporter tye hernanez has the details. >> reporter: the world health organization out with an urgent warning, the pandemic is accelerating and the world is in a dangerous phase. the cdc predicting another 25,000 americans could die by july 11th. coronavirus related deaths are up in 13 states and washington, d.c. hospitalizations up in 17 states including texas. up 108% since memorial day. doctors there warning it could get worse. >> people are walking around without face masks, getting close together. if we don't take precautions we're going to see a spike and we're seeing one right now. >> reporter: masks now mandatory for businesses in harris and dallas county. >> the idea is to see this as a no shirt, no shoes, no mask, no service. >> reporter: apple taking aso,sk
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florida has smashed its daily record. over 3,800 new infections and many of those are young people. >> i think we started to see, you know, some erosion in the social distancing from probably some of the population. >> reporter: all eyes now on oklahoma. president trump's first political rally in months later today. up to 20,000 trump supporters expected to pack tulsa's bank of oklahoma center. health experts there warning risks are high. >> i know that the covid cases are going to go up. there's just no getting around it. >> reporter: the white house says there will be temperature checks, hand sanitizer and masks at the door. but there's no requirement to wear them. >> i personally am not going to wear a mask. it's our option, it's our choice to wear a mask. i do trust my immune system. >> reporter: rally goers agreeing t disclaimer saying they acknowledge the health risks and agree the trump campaign and the area itself are not liable for any illnesses or
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injury. abc news, new york. and now to the developing battle between president trump and his former national security advisor john bolton. justice department lawyers just tried to convince a federal judge to block the release of bolton's new book. so where does it stand? martha radits is back on the story. >> reporter: as president trump fumes over john bolton's book a remarkable comment from former acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney who was still serving in the administration. >> if there was one criticism i would level against the president is that he didn't hire very well. he did not have experience in running government and didn't know how to put together a team that could work well with him. >> reporter: bolton is only the latest member of team trump to turn against the president. in his new book "the room where it happened" he portrays trump as inept and singularly focused on his own re-election. you described the president as
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erratic, foolish, behaved irrationally, bebizarrely. you can't leave him alone for a mipt, he saw conspiracies behind rocks and was stunningly uninformed. he couldn't tell the difference between his personal interests and the countries interests. >> i don't think he's fit for office. i don't think he has the competence to carry out the job. there really isn't any guiding principle i was able to discern other than what's good for donald trump's re-election. >> reporter: but bolton himself now taking heat. democrats are furious he was willing to tell all for his own book after refusing to testify in the house impeachment inquiry. bolton argues the hearings were too politicized and congress should have investigated trump for additional possible impeachable offenses. >> well, it's quite a charade. i give him credit for, you know, sheer nerve because what he's saying basically is there was malpractice in impeachment because you should have investigated things that i was
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unwilling to tell you about. >> reporter: the president's team livid. secretary of state mike pompeo calling bolton a traitor, accusing his former colleague of spreading lies, fully spun half truths and outright falsehoods. >> and that first exclusive interview will air tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. right here on abc 7 news. and ahead of that i did get a chance to speak one-on-one with martha to get her thoughts and insight on this interview. we'll air our chat tomorrow morning starting at 5:00 a.m. just ahead how does the black lives matter movement compare to the civil rights changes of the 1960s. the one reason the blm movement could make more of a mark on history plus -- >> every time i go out i at least see 4 out of 10 people wearing a mask incorrectly. >> making sure people get the message on masks and how states
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powerful than the civil rights movement of the 1960s. it's all about having those strength in numbers. >> it means not one person can turn around the movement. not one person can be, you know, as in the '60s assassinated and the movement suffers because of that. >> dr. carson heads the martin luther king, jr. research and education institute at stanford. his scholarship centers on organizing the works of the fallen civil rights leaders. okay, star gazers will be treated to a solar eclipse tonight. you won't be able to watch it in person here in the u.s., but it will be streamed live. it's known as an annular eclipse. it's commonly called the ring of fire as you can see why by looking at it. it's similar to total eclipses in that the moon passes in front of the sun but the moon doesn't block out the sun completely leaving a bright ring visible around its edge. it starts at 9:47 tonight and peak at 11:40 at night.
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pretty cool, lisa. very cool and the official start of summer today, 2:43 p.m. it is 55 degrees. highs today right here on the peninsula in the low 70s. the fog will partially clear and we'll have party cloudy skies with that sea breeze. so enjoy your 70s peninsula, because numbers are going to be coming up throughout the week ahead. we'll talk about it and pinpoint your city when we return. >> thanks, lisa. ginges now putting pro and college teams on pause. the chances of i wanted more from my copd medicine, that's why i've got the power of 1,2,3 medicines with trelegy. the only fda-approved, once-daily 3 in 1 copd treatment. ♪ and reduce inflammation
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were recently confirmed to have the virus. this week dr. anthony fauci said if there's a second wave of it virus football might not happen this year. and the mlb moved to close all spring training facilities in arizona last night. and 49ers players are continuing to work hard off the field to help the community. today wide receiver kendrick bourne is holding an event in the south bay. here's chris alvarez with that and more in this morning's sports. so many 49ers offensive skill players have been training this week in nashville, tennessee. according to nfl network one unidentified player has covid-19. still waiting to hear who that is. the news comes on the heels of debos samuel suffering a broken foot during those work outs. he's weeks. i did speak with wide receiver kendrick bourne. he's among the players getting tested. off the field bourne continue tuesday give back to the up w including bay areaurn
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produce and the city of san jose to give out 5,000 boxes of fresh fruit and veggies. it's first come first serve from noon to 3:00. >> people need food and now with what's going on so right now especially a certain kind of food so we decide to do veggies and stuff and healthy options for people. >> sacramento native nick wattly is the first pga tour pro to test positive for covid-19. itw from donnue t plahe scareans taking i t his yard. second shot from 163 yards out and sticks the approach. ends up with birdie. 11 under tied for second overall. and how beautiful is this scene? web simpson shooting a 6 under 65.
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he's the leader at 12 under when play was suspended due to weather. time now for abc 7 call my play. you send the video, larry calls the action. here's noah with a sweet swing in santa clara. >> 5-year-old noah with a play, dad pete pitching with bases loaded. and they're about to be unloaded. little noah is scammering around the bases for his first home run ever. and aloha means grand slam. check out dad with a high five for noah on his way home. nice job, son. and then a high five from grandpa as well. we just called your play on abc abc 7 call my play so we can put yo tv. th's your lt's it backlisa, how summer? this year 2020, man. >> i like what that lady said in the package it's kind of a wash. i mean here we are halfway
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through the year and it's been a great year, right? good morning, everyone. we do have summer solstice at 2:43 and as summer arrives we're going to have that summer spread with us meaning low clouds and fog at the coast and temperatures about 30 degrees from our beaches to inland valleys. but where should we be this time of year? as we look at what is average we are a little bit above average in most cities. for santa rosa 88 today, that's 6 degrees above average. concord about 87, oakland in the mid-70s so about 4 degrees where you should be. the peninsula in the upper 70s, maybe a degree cooler. in san jose 6 degrees warmer at 86 and 65 in san francisco where we should be about 67 or otherwise i should say looking at the numbers conferrable the next couple of days before we really see the heat build monday, tuesday, wednesday, in fact we have an excessive heat watch for communities out by the delta, and as we look at the gray sky here from our
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exploratorium camera it looks like a typical day in the city, a typical june day. focusing in on the pacific northwest where a weather system here is keeping our ridge of high pressure from building in. once this passes that ridge and we're going to be getting hot throughout the upcoming workweek. in santa cruz we're in the low 50s. blanket of low clouds and fog all the way down towards the central coast. it's 54 downtown, 61 in mountain view with mid-50s. half moon bay at 55, and from the airport here in san jose looking like hazy conditions. 52 santa rosa, 54 petaluma and napa. right along the coast there's fog to about 2 miles and there is a bit of mist and drizzle out there. you've got clear sky in concord at 58. livermore partly cloudy at 56. here's a look at mount tam. you can see the low cloud deck.
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it's above about a thousand feet in some spots even higher than that. so we're looking at that high pressure pushing down on the atmospherecrying that low cloud deck, spotty drizzle. but summer coming in the afternoon going to peel like it n many neighborhoods. and then for tomorrow building just a little bit on that heat. so here's father's day, sunday. mid-50s to start out for most. low 80s by noontime. inland 70s around the bay and climbing into the low 90s as we get towards themiit1eunt iog 89 calestoga, 83 vallejo. castro valley warms to 79, and we'll look at upper 80s to near 90 inland. overnight 50s and 60s with that fog once again pushing through oakland. more pleasant today, slightly warmer tomorrow. the summer sizzle arrives on monday, very hot inland tuesday and very little change as we go through the rest of the week.
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liz? >> sounds good. thanks, lisa. your heth is one of the four main areas we're focusing on right now to help build a better bay area through the pandemic. and the coronavirus is really reshaping how conscious we are staying safe. face masks will remain safe guards to protect ourselves and this week governor newsom moved to require them in any public place or high risk area. but how well has it been enforced up until this point and how many are actually wearing them correctly? >> every time i go out i at least see 4 out of 10 people wearing a mask incorrectly. >> reporter: so that's been the case for me, too, weather at the grocery store, at the park or right here at the airport. in fny a sevefoabt an hour a lreadypotte incorrectly despite all these signs telling everyone to put it on. >> that's kind of the starting point. if we graduate to the level
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where somebody's already got a mask on and it's simply not being worn properly i'll view that as a sign of success. >> reporter: this way is definitely an a plus. wearing it beneath your nose is just okay since most droplets come out of your mouth. this and this are definitely not okay as echoed by new york governor andrew cuomo in one of his recent press briefings. >> this is like the form of a chin guard. >> reporter: usf researcher howard agrees that compliance begins with enforcement. for example, states without mask rules, less than 50% wear them. >> what the surveys are suggesting is that in states that require masks compliance is pretty good. it's up 70% or 80%. >> reporter: at sfo mask compliance is at around 95%. last week they even hunched an ambassador program that had doz roaming the terminals handing out free masks or reminding people to put theirs on. >> trying to remove those
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barriers of understanding, barriers of availability. >> reporter: and as a final reminder. >> the important thing is that it covers your mouth. >> reporter: so this may be okay but this is an a plus. still to come lines of cars suddenly shog up to a parking lot on the peninsula. fun for the family and how you can snag a spot for tonight. but first abc 7 has launched a new streaming app so you can get our live newscast, breaking news and more on apple tv, android tv, fire tv and
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drive in movie theater. you're seeing part of last night's show of dodge ball and you can still purchase tickets tonight online for $35 per car. the drive in tonight is showing napoleon dynamite. gates open at 7:30. the movie starts at 9:00. it's like what's old is new again. drive in movie theaters making their come back. >> right, some people never had a drive in experience so certainly something fun to do out there. and the weather looking at the and fog to start out but by the afternoon turning partly cloudy. but breezy low to mid-60s. around the bay low to mid-70s. you head inland,bo a little bit above into father's starting out again with the morning fog. but as we warm up tomorrow we're going to see the numbers climb into the low 90s inland, so just a couple of degrees warmer.
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upper 70s around the bay, still staying cool at the coast and the accuweather seven day forecast shows the temperatures continuing to climb with in fact really hot numbers, monday, tuesday, wednesday, already an excessive heat watch for salono county into about 3 or 4 days of next week. so we're going to look at numbers approaching inland and of course that relief comes at the coast with the open parking lots and open bathrooms so that's a place to go to escape the heat. >> and tomorrow being father's day i know your kids are home, right lisa? >> i think a lot of people are going to take advantage of the nice weather and do some nice day trips tomorrow. thanks for joining us. abc 7 news continues at 9:00 a.m. good morning america is next. we'll see you again at 9:00. have a great day.
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go mni, america. breaking overnight, attorney general william barr's late night move to oust new york's powerful u.s. attorney. u.s. attorneys' standoff. attorney general william barr's move to force out geoffrey berman. the u.s. attorney in manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of donald trump's allies. why he's not going quietly. ready for the rally. the first one for president trump since the pandemic began. masks optional. trump supporters camping out for days. many brushing off health res abluothing orr: but not everyone says he's welcome. plus, we'll hear from a congresswoman who will be at the rally tonight. cases climbing. the new warning from the world
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