breaking news. >> a major announcement from buckingham palace just moments ago. prince philip has died at 99. this is a look at the memorial posted on the royal family's website this morning. >> thank you for joining us. prince philip is the longest serving consort in british history. >> what we are learning about his dad this morning. >> buckingham palace says prince philip duke of eof eof ee passed away peacefully at windsor castle. the prince returned home following a month long stay in the hospital where he underwent a heart procedure. philip was born in 1929 into the greek and danish royal families. in 1947, he married the future queen of england. the couple had four cfour cfourc including prince charles, eight grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren. at the age of 95, prince philip

withdrew from public life after 70 years of public service. the prince was always by queen elizabeth's side and today england is closing a chapter on the lonest lasting marriage in british royal history. the royal family says further announcements will be made in due course but we do know prince philip has said he does not want the traditional ceremonial funeral and the tenants could be limited because of covid-19 restrictions still in place in england. abc 7 sent out this push alert moments after the palace announced prince philip's death. to get breaking news rights to your phone, download the abc 7 news app. app. app. app.> let's take a look at live doppler seven. you can see we are clear to partly cloudy this morning the good news there is a little bit of fog trying to form around half moon bay. other than that, there is no fog out there.out there.out the. it is going to be another raw day along the coast, mid 50s to upper 50s into san francisco with our fastest breezes. breezes will be a little less intense but still aggressive. you will notice to the delta,

that will keep us in the low to mid 60s around the bay and upper 60s to a few 70s inland. this is our coldest date moving forward. >> the san francisco giants will be welcoming fans back to oracle park and it is not only their first home game of the season but their first game with fans in the stands since the pandemic started last year. amy is life outside the ballpark with what fans can expect.>> reporter: team executives say they are ready to welcome back the fans and they will get a warm welcome. look at this banner they have put out to let them know they are ready to see them here. it will be a very different experience. they have made a lot of changes to make sure this is a safe experience for fans. fans will be required to show a negative cobra test at

or they can show they have been fully vaccinated for at least two weeks. they will be assigned a date. the stadium has been divided into nine zones. you'll enter a gate that you are assigned to and you will stay in that zone to use those restrooms and concessions in that area. fans will order food from their seats on their phones and then pick it up when they receive word it is ready. team executives say it is a lot but they say it is worth all this work to get to see their fans. >> we have not had fans in the ballpark for 18 months. so much has changed. our last game was when bruce retired. that is how long ago it has been. so it is absolutely worth it. >> 8900 tickets8900 tickets8900s

for today. they were only allowed to have and 22% of their ballpark capacity. they don't know when that will change. that is why they have only sold tickets to april games. they are waiting to see what the health department says about may but they say this is the first major event in san francisco since the shutdownthen a lot of people are going to be watching to see how this goes. reporting live in san francisco, amy, abc 7 news. now to the latest on covid- 19 in california. the state reported more than 2000 covid-19 cases on thursday and there were 129 deaths. the states seven-day positivity rate is just under 2% of these figures have held steady in the past week. the cdc is reassuring the public that johnson & johnson vaccines are safe but as we have been warning you, get ready for a big drop in the number of vaccines we will get from that company next week. elizabeth reports it comes as we see a rise in hospitalizations across the lot of the country. >> this morning with the nations covid death toll now surpassing 560,000, health officials are cautioning about the up taking casestaking casess

younger unvaccinated americans. >> seeing young people get hospitalized in some of them even get really sick and die, we have to be careful in the weeks ahead. >> hospitalizations are on the rise in 17 states even as 42% of american adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine. now states are bracing for a drop in the supply of the johnson & johnson vaccine. available doses of j&j's vaccine are expected to drop nearly 85% from around 5 million this week to 785,000 next week. the governor of illinois blaming a mixup of iof iof iof i at a baltimore plant that ruined millions of doses yet to be sent out. >> 15 million doses would have been distributed over sometime to the statesthe statesthe stath >> federal officials insist it won't affect overall distribution goals. this after vaccination sites in north carolina and colorado temporarily stopped giving j&j's shots after a small number of people had

reactions. health experts say side effects are normal and insists the vaccines are safe. >> these were very mild adverse reactions. the cdc came out with a statement in the evening saying the vaccinations should resume. a new study finds people who got the maternal vaccine were more likely to report side effects than those who got the pfizer shot. side effects included fever, chills and fatigue. elizabeth, abc news, washington. a push to get california's black and latin x communities vaccinated. senator alex and civil rights leader dolores will be joining state superintendent tony thurman for a virtual discussion. this is the first in a series of roundtables designed to raise awareness and to hopefully increase vaccination rates. experts will address common concerns and questions about the vaccines. today's panel will stream on the state department of education's facebook page starting at 11 this morning. you can keep track of california's vaccine progress

anytime at abc 7 news.com. you will find our interactive vaccine tracker, the differences between each vaccine and a form where you can send us your question. >> there is an urgent situation on the caribbean island of st. vincent. there is a volcano on the verge of erupting. >> as many as 16,000 people are in the pathway of potential lava and ash as authorities worn the st. vincent could explode at any moment. this morning royal caribbean and celebrity cruise lines are sending multiple ships to transport residents to nearby islands but the pandemic is posing an extra challenge. anyone boarding a ship should be vaccinated says the prime minister. steam and smoke have been rising from the volcano four days. >> this is not a drill. this is an emergency. persons with children, those that are disabled, we are allowing you to build -- board

first. >> evacuated residents will take shelter outside the danger zone. thousands of peoplepleplepleplee island in 1979 and thankfully there were no deaths. california is gearing up for what could be another devastating fire season. governor newsom just unveiled a $536 million plan that is aimed at wildfire preventionwildfire n the drought getting worse, experts fear this season could be worse than last year. san jose state university is trying to develop technology to save lives and property. >> actually operating the most advanced fire prediction system in the world, california should be assured that we are actually having the technology to predict these conditions in the future. >> san jose states modeling will provide real-time data to cal fire and notify you when fire smoke may be arriving in your neighborhood. that is fantastic work they arararararar

we will appreciate it more when we get into fire season. let's take a look at temperatures under partly cloudy skies across san francisco. mainly 45 to about 50 degrees and we have mid-40s to around 50 just about everywhere until you get to sasasasasasa some low to mid 50s and tracy and out towards pittsburgh. here is a look from the east bay health camera where it is about 43 degrees. we will stay mainly in the 43 7 o'clock. the coast is only in the low to mid 50s today. we will be 59 to about 60 at noon, the breezes pick up and they hold our temperatures 64- 68 at about 4 o'clock. everybody back into the low to

mid 50s by 7 o'clock. if you are heading out this evening, definitely grab that jacket. it is a breezy start across san francisco, west southwest wind. you can see all the buildings along the ferry blowing. it is a small craft advisory that starts at 9 am this morning. 3 pm this afternoon north of the bay bridge through the delta, wins gusting up to 30 knots. it will definitely be a little choppy out there and a little windy. high amounts of tree pollen all the way through the weekend and a very high uv index. if you do spend some time outside, make sure you wear the sunscreen. protect your eyes with the sunglasses and your skin with the sunscreen. >> i feel like i always know what you're pollen index is going to be because of my sneezes when i wake up. we are going to start off with a live look at emeryville. those headlights making their way westbound right now. no issues to talk

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today could be the biggest day yet in the murder trial of derek. medical examiner that performed the autopsy on george floyd is expected to testify today. pulmonologist described how he believes chauvin's knee made it impossible for george breathe showing the jury x-rays and working through the process in detail. >> the knee remained on the neck for another three minutes and two seconds after we reach to the point where there was lower amounts of oxygen in the body. half of his body weight plus

half of his your weight coming floyd's neck. >> chauvin's actions would have killed a healthy person with no underlying health problems he says. a toxicologist challenged the defense claim that floyd died of a fentanyl overdose. abc 7 is trimming gavel to gavel coverage on our abc 7 connected tv at. a homeless man is due back in court today. a new video of one of these attacks is raising some questions about the case. these incidents happens march 17 near the un plaza in san francisco. the 39-year-old suspects public defender released to the new video and we want to warn you that this may be really hard to

see. the public defenders office says it started with four unknown people beating his client, stephen jenkins. the defense says jenkins suffered 45 punches including some to his head. that left him injured and disoriented. video shows jenkins walking down market street and after being attacked again, he punches the 75-year-old woman. a security guard tackles jenkins and holds him until police get there. jenkins is charged with that attack and another -- earlier that same day. deputy public defender says the attacks against the asian seniors were not racially motivated. jenkins faces six counts of assault and battery and he is not charged with a hate crime. a warning today about some verizon mobile hotspots create a fire hazard. the company has recalled to a half-million& jet packs. there have been two reports of minor burns. the 4g hotspots were used by schools and sold in stores

verizon will replace those devices for free. a popular san jose bistro is getting ready to move ahead of a groundbreaking for the massive google downtown west development plan. poorhouse bistro isn't only taking business elsewhere, the owners are taking the building also. >> by the end of the year, poorhouse bistro plans to have its business and building packed up and ready to go. the blood new orleans inspired eatery will make the big half- mile move to little italy rebranding as pour house bistro. >> i'm calling this pour house bistro part two. i really truly believe this will be better. >> the owner opens doors along autumn street in 2005 transforming his grandparents home into a popular pregame hangout only steps from the sap center. and currently sits on land purchased by google as the tech

giant prepare sports massive downtown west development. >> i had ideas of possibly being in the google village but realistically, it is going to be a ten-year buildout here. >> scots meets with the downtown association says keeping the business in the area upholds the city's legacy. >> if you think about what makes the heart and soul of a city, it is businesses like pour house bistro that have a unique character. they employ local workers, local artists and musicians and bands. that is what people remember. >> the journey will be quite the spectacle palace and department move in late march. he hopes it will be reminiscent of mardi gras. >> the direction will be going up as montgomery to santa clara to autumn to st. john. >> this won't be the first time

the building will be making a move. his grandparents actually took the building from next to san jose stadium in the 1950s to this location here. in san jose, i am amanda, abc 7 news. >> start planning your summer vacation. disney has announced the new avengers campus will open june 4. the avengers campus will include a new right, food and marvel characters. the new attraction is a 3-d ride called web slingers, a spiderman adventure. disneyland itself opens for california residents only with a reservation. today you can view a calendar with available dates. people who already have valid tickets can make the reservations. sales for other california residents start april 15 and disney is the parent company of abc 7. >> this is a real-life willy wonka. this is called at the whimsical walk-through experience features giant lollipops, cupcakes, candy and more. this attraction was built on the 50,000 square foot mall parking lot in the woodland

hills neighborhood. because of covid restrictions, real candy is not handed out until visitors finish getting through the whole park. sugar rush is open through may 2. the tickets are $30. i am confused. so you walk-through, you look at the candy, you can't walk and -- i guess that is not sanitary at all but in my dreams, that is what we would do. >> yes. willy wonka all the way, hello? >> i love to that movie. >> everything you see. >> eat it. >> they tease us and probably through the end, you have to walk through a candy store just to get out to the parking lot. >> that is the only thing worth seeing is the candy store. that looked like a dance that i put on in ninth grade were we

decorated the cafeteria. >> you decorated the cafeteria? >> that is what that like. >> i'm sure that was a fine event. >> recalled at candyland. i'm sure you overachieved as a ninth grader. i'm sure you did. here is a look at what is going on. our temperatures are going to overachieve a little bit. today will be pretty close to average thanks to gusty conditions coming off that 52 degree ocean water. it will be mainly sunny today, if you clouds will linger. bay inland, we begin to warm this weekend while we leave the coast behind. i'm still searching for any chance of rainof rainof rainof n days. it is just not in the seven-day forecast. let's jump into your microclimates, 63 to about 70 with 67 in san jose. 65, a little fog this morning, son this afternoon. 60-65 on the peninsula where it

will be breezy but windy along the coast. we probably won't even get to 60, downtown south san francisco stopping short in the upper 50s today. will have mid-fifties along the windy northbay coast but a sunnier part of our coast, 66 to about 71 to the valleys. along the east bay shore, about 64 degrees and as we move into the inland valleys, we see the tri-valley will be stuck in the upper 60s while highway 4 will be in the low to mid 70s. here's a look around the state, mid-70s to about 80 through the central valley. more sunshine, pre-breezy along the coast, 97 in palm springs. 60s in tahoe, it has been quite the warm weather for people spending spring break up there. upper 30s an hour northbay valleys, a lot more cloud cover outside of the northbay tomorrow. look at our temperatures, mid- 50s to low 60s at the coast all

seven days. upper 60s to low 70s around the bay and mid 70s to a few 80s possible inland all the way through thursday. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> relentless robo calls, the specific scam that is now happening. >>

it is 5:23. here are the seven things to know this morning. prince philip, duke of edinburg, has died at the age of 99. buckingham palace says the prince died peacefully this morning at windsor castle.winds. philip returned home after a month long stay at the hospital where he underwent a heart procedure. >> available doses of johnson & johnson's vaccine are expected to drop nearly 85% nationwide from around 5 million to about 785,000. officials blame a mix of of ingredients at a plant that ruined millions of doses before they were sent out.sent out.sen. >> number three, if you are looking for a vaccination now, you may be able to get one if

you are willing to drive out of the bay area. sites in daviess and bakersfield have opened departments to all adults because of the surplus and doses. >> it is opening to at oracle park. the giants will allow fans back for the first time in eight months. only fans who have passed a recent covid test or who have been vaccinated will be allowed to attend. >> number five, you will have that familiar feeling at the park also. breezy conditions, temperatures in the 50s. i will give you that complete forecast. you can see outside of the coast, warmer than average weather is on the way. >> we have a high wind advisory through the altamont pass. outside of that, everything is looking good. bringing you a live picture from walnut creek showing off 680. >> starting on friday, may 21, you will need a day use reservation if you want to get into yosemite national park. this is an effort to control how many peoplemany peoplemany e to prevent the spread of covid- 19. >> more americans are being overwhelmed with spam phone calls. majority of them are car

warranty scams. here is abc news reporter ariel.>> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, relentless robo calls. >> we've recently noticed your cars extended warranty was going to expire. >> the number one complaints to the sec. 200,000 annually. the most popular category of robo calls, auto warranties. a lot of these seem to be focusing on auto warranties, why is that? >> there is public information out there about your cars that you own and people are driving more than ever as we come out of this pandemic. >> the sec is making changes so operators can block robo calls. >> we will put in place new technologies that help authenticate our cars and they will be in place in just a few months. >> what can you do to combat these unwanted calls coming up at 7 am, we have the expert tips, apps and solutions to fight back with your gma first look, i am ariel, abc news, new

york. taylor swift fans are waking up to a new album that is actually a blast from the past, fearless. the album is a newly recorded version of her second studio album which was originally released in 2008. this new release features 27 tracks including six previously unreleased songs. swift is recording her first six albums to regain ownership of her music. >> we are coming >> these robots, here they are on a friday taking over at the airports. will tell you the service they are providing. >> i could handle distiller -- the taylor swift story but

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breaking news. >> the united kingdom and the world in morning, prince philip has died at 99. buckingham palace saying he died peacefully. peacefully. pel >> we give thanks for the extraordinary life and work of prince philip, duke of edinburg. more on his life and legacy. >> he was always by her side. his life defined by his marriage to queen elizabelizabeb born into the greek royal family but later exiled from grace, philip eventually landed in england joining the british royal navy at age 18 and soon meeting a young princess elizabeth. elizabeth ascension to the throne in 1952 changed everything giving up his own career philip spent the rest of his life walking two paces

behind the sovereign. the couple had four children. charles, andrew, and edward. is consult to the queen, philip supported his wife and her official duties and everything else. the queen under prince philip during the golden jubilee celebrations marking her 50 years on the throne. >> he is someone who doesn't take easily to complements that he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years. i and his whole family tell him a debt rater then he would ever -- or we should ever >> the palace announced he would be putting his royal feet up after 70 years of public service. that certainly didn't keep him homebound. he continued to celebrate family weddings and was even still driving at age 97. when he was involved in a

serious car crash, his suv flipping over, the iron duke walked away uninjured. >> she called him her rock. the queen's devotion to him absolute. today, this country closes the chapter on the longest lasting marriage in british royal history. julian mcfarland, abc news, london. >> let's take a live lucknow from london this morning, a large group of people has been seen gathering outside of the gates at buckingham palace and as is tradition for any major announcements about the royal family, the announcement about philip still -- deaths was posted on the front gate. we want to check in with mike for a look at think you. good morning. on this friday, waking up to clear to partly cloudy conditions. you can see on live doppler seven, still a little breezy in

many areas. gusting to 30 at sfo. 21 in half moon bay to even 18 in oakland. you can see right there, there is our camera showing you some of the clouds that are hugging that part of the bay. as we head into the afternoon hours, it will be mainly sunny everywhere other than a few lingering clouds along the peninsula coast. will have windy conditions along the coast, 55 and half moon bay. breezy around the bay, 64 and some of those breezes will leak inland where the warmer temperatures will be upper 60s to mainly low 70s. we do have some warmer weather on the way. i will have that coming >> a chance to cheer on the paper team at oracle park for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. there are a lot of new policies in place to prevent the spread of covid-19. amy is life outside the ballpark with what you need to know before you head out. >> good morning. it will look very different than games in the past, only 8900 fans will be allowed

inside the 22the 22the 22the 222 they have covid test or be fully vaccinated to get inside the door and of course they have to wear a mask. joining us now live as a spokesperson for the giants. take you for joining us this morning. they will be sitting outside spread out, they have to have a covid test. do we really need to do all of this? it has been a lot of work for your team? >> we have said this health and safety is our number one concern. it was the concern that our fans told us as they were thinking about coming to the ballpark. this is the very first big event in san francisco since we all shut down back in march. it is absolutely imperative that people take the extra step to get tested or show they are fully vaccinated. it is not just what is going on in the ballpark come it is the surrounding community and we want to create a safe environment for everyone.

>> all eyes will be on your stadium today. you also had to plan a game, not just the safety and you wanted to not ignore the fact that we had just had a pandemic so you made that part of your ceremonies today? >> the whole theme of this season this year is about resilience. is about selling -- celebrating the resilience of this community that has been through quite a bit. we are going to be honoring some of the front-line workers who have demonstrated resilience helps to keep our city and the rest of the community safe. really just highlighting all the work that people as individuals have done and trying to crush the flatten the curve and we are just really excited that we can have fans back into the ballpark. we wish we could have everyone here with us today but hopefully as the season progresses and more people get vaccinated, cases continue decline that we will be able to

have more people come and experience giants baseball. >> sold out today but >> we do have tickets available for the weekend and will be at 8900 capacity for the rest of this homestand and people can go to sf gines.com/tickets. we also encourage everyone to look on our website for all the information about know before you go around testing them access to the ballpark, all of those things. >> thank you so much. go giants, big home opener today. 8900 fans. don't forget to bring proof that you are -4 bit or that you have been vaccinated. live in san francisan francisani 7 news. >> giants president and ceo sharing a message with fans on this 64th opening day. it reads in part never had those two words opening day held so much meaning after 18 long months of empty stands, oracle park will once again open its gates and you the fans can return home also. as we just heard amy mentioned, today's home opener marks the

first major event in san francisco since the city shut down in march of last year. >> if you're looking for a vaccination right now, you might be able to are willing to drive out of the bay area. several vaccination sites of artie opened up appointments to all adults because of a surplus of shots and locations include uc davis medical center which had up to 1500 appointments not being filled every day. cal state bakersfield opened up appointments to all adults causing people to make the trip from los angeles county. is california gets ready to expand eligibility, we have gathered so many resources and updates for you right now on abc seven news.com. you will find the differences between each shot and a former you can send us questions to our vaccine team. two mass shootings are under investigation. all of that as president biden takes executive action on gun control. more on that information.

>> we are learning more about the suspect in a shooting rampage in south carolina. former 49ers and raiders player philip adams. he spent five injury riddled seasons in the league suffering at least two concussions with any three-game period in 2012. on thursday police say he shot and killed five people including a prominent local doctor, his wife and two grandchildren a man working at the property was also found dead. investigators say he later died by suicide. that person being adams. less than 24 hours later, an employee at a cabinet company in bryant texas shot and killed at least one person. five others were hurt including a state trooper and that was all before the 27-year-old suspect was arrested. >> gun violence in this country is an epidemic. it is an international embarrassment. >> president biden has signedhad

or excuse me president biden has since used executive action to tighten regulations on the so-called ghost guns. he is also placing restrictions on stabilizing and he is encouraging states to enact a red flag laws. investigators have not released a motive for either of the shootings mentioned here. >> oakland police chief armstrong was the only member of law enforcement to attend president biden's announcement yesterday. he is hopeful his visit to washington dc will bring much- needed federal funding to fight violent crime in his city. >> our department of violence prevention is in need of additional resources. so i hope grant funding like that can support that. i hope we can support our cease- fire program to increase the number of cease-fire officers that we have.we have.we have.we. >> it is about building those community inroads through clergy and oakland residents that are critical to end gunned violence. he welcomes the presidents action on regulating guns. we will speak to chief armstrong right here. he is still in dc

live interview coming up in about an hour. >> the florida congressman under investigation for sex allegations set to speak publicly for the firsfirsfirsfis an event tying to the january 6 insurrection at the us capitol building. >> preventing the spread of covid-19, the national park preparing for summer crowds, a day you wants to keep in mind if you want to plan a visit but first we take a visit with meteorologist mike. >> thank you reggie. we will visit the east bay and we will take a look at partly to mostly cloudy. most of the cloud cover around the san mateo bridge southward, temperatures range from about 47 in castro valley into the hills around richmond to about 50 in several cities. seasonally cool this morning. mid 40s to around 50 for most of us. we do have cooler weather up in the north bay. here is a look at walnut creek where it is about 49. a light breeze coming out of the south southeast at about 2- 4 and you can see a few clouds

as you look down to the south on a 680 towards 84. amateurs will hangout mainly in the 40s through 7 o'clock. we will have 52 at the coast for the better part of the afternoon hours 249 at seven so definitely will be much cooler there and definitely jacket weather. 60 at noon, 64-68 at 40 clock and grab a jacket this evening. if you areyou areyou areyou aree outside, may be eating at 7 o'clock. as far as the commute planer goes, we have breezy conditions once again especially across our east-west bridges not only this morning but during the afternoon hours and that is about it's. as far as our air quality, we will be green or yellow which is healhy for all of us all the way through the weekend so that we may be tempted to get outside and enjoy some of this warmer weather coming up. let's talk more about that can meet. >> good morning everyone. happy friday to you.

this is pretty much green across the board, just a slow spot coming out of tracy which is normal but not that bad. we have a high wind advisory to the altamont pass if you are traveling to that area. here is a live picture of the san mateo bridge, traffic is moving at the limit here. we have no other problems regarding fogg or anything like that this morning. like picture in oakland showing you 880 at the coliseum, those headlights moving south. the giants are reminding fans that are heading to oracle park today about different options to get there to the ballpark. public transit service is limited at the start of the limited at the start of the 2021 season. does your vitamin c last twenty-four hours? only nature's bounty does. new immune twenty-four hour plus has longer lasting vitamin c. plus, herbal and other immune superstars.

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happening today congressman matt gates is scheduled to speak at a save america summits. it is having at a resort owned by former president trump. women for america first is organizing this conference. that is the same organization that helped organize the january 6 the rally in washington dc that ended with the insurrection at the capitol building. the appearance comes as gates continues to deny allegations he had a sexual relationshp with a 17-year-old girl and paid for sex with other women. in pensacola, drivers are using a billboard along the highway that says matt gates wants to date your child. and anti-trump political action committee paid for that. >> eight sonoma county mayors want windsor mayor dominic to resign. the mayor signed a letter after the san francisco chronicle released a report detailing multiple allegations of sexual assault against the poli. the mayors of cloverdale, healdsburg, petaluma, santa

rosa all signed it. the letter says they are committed to ending sexual violence and sonoma county. >> there is a recall involving kids bathrobes from are h baby which has several locations here in the bay area. these animal bath raps don't meet the federal flammability standard for children sleepwear and they pose a risk of burn injuries. no injuries have been and if you have one of these robes, contacts the company and get a refund. there is a long line of cargo ships waiting to be offloaded in san francisco bay. more than a dozen ships have been setting south of the bay bridge just waiting for an open berth at the port of oakland. report sas it is because manufacturers in asia are producing so many more goods for us consumers. semi national park is preparing for summer crowds but bring back the reservation system. starting friday, may 21, you will need a day use reservation that includes annual and lifetime passholders. it is an effort to control how many people are inside the park and hopefully prevent the

spread of covid-19. the reservation system opens online@recreation.gov april 21 at 8 am. >> expedia is launching a tool that provides the most up-to- date information on cobra related restrictions. travelers will be able to find out if quarantines are required at their destinations and they can also see if they will need to show proof of vaccination or if they will need to be tested for covid. >> here is that robot story. is you really like them, go to the minneapolis airport because this rolling robot is delivering food orders and terminal one. oh it is speedy. at first i thought it was going real fast. so what you do is you order your meal from a vendor using your phone or your laptop and this a droid follows behind, and actual human being to deliver the food within 15-30 minutes. customers open the cube and remove their order. she was designed to promote

social distancing. what is this man doing? why is he there? >> i don't know. >> he could just carry your food. >> listen, i like gina. she doesn't have legs and arms and a fake face. she doesn't have all that. she is just bring me the food. she is not looking at me staring me down, picking me up. >> when were you like yes it is fine, i have 30 minutes to get my food delivered to me at the airport. >> i don't like to get their last minutes. >> trust and believe i have that clear. >> yes but still. >> i have it all and i don't have a robot chasing after me and never will, mike. >> i agree with you on that one, that robot is probably the

least intimidating of all the robots we have featured lately on this show for sure. >> you are all getting soft on the with this robot situation. >> wait until you get hungry. >> that is true. >> do you think they are sneaking up on us? they are trying to tone it down a little bit so we let our guard down? that is not the roof camera we are looking at. that is 880. the temperature and the wins are correct. sunny and cooler linger along the coast but you will see a lot of sunshine there. it will be cool tonight but expect more clouds especially outside the northbay. above advertiser coming to the bay in our inland neighborhoods starting tomorrow. i want to start with the home opener today. it is today, not tomorrow. 56-58 and breezy. sounds typical for oracle park. it will be so make sure you take your hoodie with you. let's go to the south bay, 63

to about 71 degrees. peninsula 60-65 today but on the coast side with those breezy's, through the northbay, 66 to about 71. along the east bay shore, low to mid 60s and into the east bay valley, 67 in san ramon to about 73 degrees in antioch. as far as temperaures tonight, you can see the northbay with the lack of clouds in the upper 40s to low 30s. for those clouds, they won't linger long especially for our bay and inland neighborhoods as temperatures jump into the upper 60s to low 70s tomorrow through thursday and the upper 70s to near 80 inland for the same timeframe. have a good day. act to you. >> a cyber attack impacting students, faculty and staff. the personal information that may have been compromised. >> the mayor and the city that has just been

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a fourth grade well has washed up on a bay area beach. sky seven flew over. experts from the marine mammal center were conducting necropsy on the mail yesterday afternoon. wills were found at chrissy field, berkeley marina and along san mateo coast. we should find out what killed the whales sometime soon. >> i hate to see that. facebook is helping people not confuse satire for reality. the new labels will say public official fan page or satire page. they are aimed at giving users a better understanding of where information is coming from. facebook has started testing these labels in the us and will gradually add them to more push. >> a new study finds a bay area

city is the most relaxed city in the entire country. sunnyvale topped -- ranking based on 57 key indicators of zen atmosphere. abc news reporter will talked with sunnyvale's mayor about what makes it such a great place to live. >> people might think that everyone in california is just lounging around in our hammocks it actually sunnyvale is a work hard play hard community. sunnyvale is the hardest silicone valley and a world renowned job center that tracks businesses and talents from around the world, but we have beautiful weather, wonderful parks and justand justand justat course as america's safest city. all that adds up to being a really terrific place to be and of course relaxed. >> that is true.is true.is true. be safe, happy and relaxed. san francisco ranked third in the study just behind arlington virginia, bellevue and seattle washington which rounded out the top five. >> interesting.

okay. >> congratulations. that is probably why it is so expensive to live there also in sunnyvale. let's take a look at what is going on. i want to focus on the beach because we keep talking about how warm it will be around our bay and inland areas, the beach not so much. because we have had these very strong northwesterly winds, we have had a ton of upwelling. the top of the water has been pushed down to the south and replacing that with colder water coming up underneath it. it is 49 degrees. úit is about in santa cruz and the air and that is as warm as we could find along the coast. 69 is what most of us will be in the mid-50s to low 60s. look for more cloud cover sunday especially around the monterey bay and temperatures in the mid-50s to low 60s. it will not be the warmest or the calmest weekend at our

beaches but good luck if you are heading there. >> new at six, oakland police chief will be joining us alive. will talk with him about his trip to the white house for president biden's gun-control announcement and his hopes to get more federal funding to fight crime. >> the hotlines to call if you are having trouble making a vaccine appointment. volunteers making sure anyone who wants a shot can get one. >> and you can keep an eye disneyland calendar. when the new adventures campus will be opening at california adventure. a live look outside at 5:56, we will be

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to my family members to convince them to take the covid-19 vaccine. i'm not even sure if i'm convinced. hi darius, i think that people respond more to what we do than what we say. so after looking at all the data and the science about these vaccines, i got the vaccine. and i made sure my mom and dad got the vaccine. because these vaccines are safe. ♪ ♪

now from abc7 come alive, breaking news. prince philip, the duke of edinburgh has died he was 99 years old. >> that announced coming two hours ago from buckingham palace. jobina is at the live desk with more. >> buckingham palace said prince philip, duke of edinburg passed away peacefully this

morning at windsor castle. last month, the prince returned home following a month long stay in the hospital, where he underwent a heart procedure. he was born in 1929 in the greek and danish royal families. in 1947, he married elizabeth, the future queen of england. the copper had four children, including the heir to the british throne, prince charles, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. at the age of 95, prince philip withdrew from public life after 70 years of public service. a short time ago, british prime minister boris johnson pay tribute different thing apart, quote, like the expert carriage driver that he was, he helped to steer the royal family, and the monarchy, so it remains an institution indisputably vital to the balancethe balancethe baa our national life,". here is a live look from london right now. we can see mourners are beginning to gather outside of buckingham palace, paying their respects. in a statement, the royal family says, further announcements will be made in