kreutz kate larsen dion lim david protests across the country over recent police shootings in minnesota and in oakland. people marched in the streets protesting the death of daunte wright. stores hit last year have to clean up again after vandals targeted them in the aftermath in the bay area. it is saturday, april 17th. i'm liz kreutz. we'll have more on the protests and what police are saying this morning. first let's get a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, everyone. we have a weekend warm up on the way as temperatures increase throughout the afternoon. you can see the fog here. live doppler 7 in the north bay into the east bay. the marine layer is compressed. it is being pushed closer to the

ground. as a result it won't last too long. 53 in mountain view. 52 in san jose. another view from mount tam where some of the fog is beginning to scatter out from richardson bay. 52 novato. it is sunny in the inland valleys and here is the plan the next few hours, the warm up begins inland with those oranges coming into play. we'll still have a sea breeze but upper level winds will be off shore. that will aid in some of those 80s coming into play for napa and santa rosa as well as pleasanton and dublin today. the cooler today out of the weekend, we'll talk about warmer weather tomorrow and a cool down for the weekend ahead in a few minutes. liz? >> lisa thank you. hundreds of protesters took to the streets of oakland last night over recent police shootings. police say a crowd of up to 300 were there. there was an assault on a community member and a police officer. windows were broken, buildings were spray painted and a car was

set on fire. abc news reporter kate larsen has the details. >> reporter: people have been protesting after the recent deadly shootings 11 months after george floyd died in police custody. frustration and anger continues after more black men have died at the hands of police in the past weeks and months. take a look. a crowd of several hundred people gathered. the group then marched through the downtown streets of oakland. video from the scene shows a group of vandals broke windows, graffitied and set fires to several local businesses including this bank and the store oaklandish. a flyer has been circulating called abolish police and asking justice for daunte wright, shot and killed last week. donovan lynch, shot and killed in virginia last month, and tyrell wilson, a danville man who was shot and killed by police last month. civil rights attorney john buress is representing a family. i spoke to him about the idea of

abolishing police and i spoke to noel guyo on how oakland stores boarded up windows ahead of the demonstration. >> i understand the people's frustrations. the only thing that i would do is ask to respect the properties. we have a right to demonstrate, protest, but at the same time, we also need to keep those businesses open to keep our people employed. >> to me, that is what abolishment means, it means abolishing certain types of police activities and putting in more humane policing that, in fact, helps preserve the community as opposed to tearing it down and killing people when you should, in fact, be protecting them. it is not just the shootings that take place. those we all know. it is the day in and day out policing where people are the subject of racial profiling, where police officers are stopping them, looking at them, checking in the cars, i represent hundreds of people along those lines. they're angry and they should be. >> this shows a group of people smashing the windows of a target

and car dealership and cars on fire. many of the same businesses were damaged last summer after demonstrations against police violence. more families, people of color, here in the bay and beyond, continue to be devastated by the actions of police in their communities. in the newsroom, i'm kate larsen, abc 7 news. people demonstrated in chicago after the death of adam toledo. video shows the officer fatally shooting the 13-year-old. some say they were there to protest the system of policing that is not working and plan to march to mayor lori lightfoot's house to deliver their message. closing arguments are set to begin on monday in the derek chauvin trial. jurors will then get the case and begin deliberations. they will have three weeks of evidence and testimony to consider when they determine whether the former minneapolis police officer killed george floyd last year. minneapolis schools are closing

over concerns of potential disruptions. the district says all students will shift to distance learning next week. part of building a better bay area is fighting for racial and social justice. while we don't have all of the answers, we do have a lot of vetted local resources. to find out more about how you can take action and be go to abc7news.com/take a action. a mayor says he is not stepping down but he is stepping back from having an active role on the town council while investigators look into the allegations of sexual assault. foppoli released a statement that reads in part, it has become clear to me that the town council will not function at the level expected by its it'ses if i remain actively involved given the strong reaction to the allegations against me. i don't want my presence or participation to create a distraction or cause any additional hurt for our residents. . >> this is not a negotiation about whether he stays or leaves. there is not a middle ground

here. he needs to resign. he is unfit to serve. >> fo approximately fpoli says he is innocent under the law but will not attend any more meetings. now let's talk about covid-19 and a snap shot of where we stand as a state right now. positivity rate is now down to 1.7%. more than 52% of californians have been at least partially vaccinated. according to federal numbers, california ranks 11th among all states and vaccinations. locally, san francisco announced new guidelines for fully vaccinated san franciscans opening up small, indoor gatherings without masks. sky 7 was over levi stadium yesterday in santa clara. more people were arriving for the vaccine appointments. as more bay area residents get the second pfizer or moderna shot, people are comparing notes about their side effects. abc 7 news reporter luz pena is part of the vaccine team and spoke to the chief of medicine at ucsf. he explains what you need to

know if you experience side effects. >> it is the second shot that will get us closer to being fully vaccinated once that needle goes in and the pfizer or moderna gets injected, this is what you should prepare for. >> i play recreational hockey. i play goalie. i felt like i had played four games of hockey in a row. that is how much my body ached. >> reporter: i got my second pfizer shot on wednesday. i posted on social media about the side effects. in a matter of minutes, many of you replied with similar stories. in the tweets, we met an stasha. she is going through it. >> i had a rough night. i think i slept an hour maybe and i just tossed and turned because i just had full, body aches. >> reporter: ucsf's said fever and chills are signs your body is having an immune response. >> having side effects is not a

bad thing. >> it is not. as soon as you say that, people said i didn't have side effects. does that mean it is not working? the answer is no. the two things turn out to be true. >> reporter: many of you pointed out side effects 10 to 12 hours after that second shot. >> why is that? >> it is a code that gets your body to begin producing the spiked protein, which then your body starts saying, oh, this is foreign, i have never seen this before. i'm going to develop antibodies. >> reporter: what is the difference between a bad reaction and a normal vaccine reaction? dr. walker says it is all about timing. a bad or an allergic reaction happens between the first 15 20 minutes of getting vaccinated. >> they're easily treated. >> reporter: dr. walker recommends to going hydrated to your vaccination appointment and don't take any inflammatory medication before your shot. only afterwards if you need it.

many of you who have gotten the second shot agree on one thing. >> small, small price to pay compared to actually getting covid. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. as for the one dose johnson & johnson vaccine, distribution is still paused after six women developed blood clots after receiving the vaccine. the cdc says anyone who received the vaccine recently should keep an eye out for symptoms. the risk for people who got the vaccine more than a month ago is low. a cdc panel will reevaluate next steps for the vaccine within a week. happening today, oakland's largest church is hosting a covid-19 vaccine pop up. the site will be open from 9:00 to 4:00 today. vaccinations are available to those 16 and older, however, keep in mind, 16 and 17-year-olds must be accompanied by a parent and have an id. to receive a vaccine, register

at myturn.ca.gov or just show up. it will be open through monday. for the latest on vaccine openings or if you have questions about the process, ask the abc 7 news vaccine going to abc7news.com/vaccine. you and i trade stories. you had no side effects. i was knocked out all of yesterday. it depends for each person. >> very interesting. we're glad you're here now and recovered. good morning, everyone, a live look outside from mount tam. you can see the haze and fog. a summer-like pattern setting up for your saturday. sunday, you might miss this fog. details, next. >> thank you, lisa. the owner of the 49ers is backing governor newsom's fight against a recall. the team is explaining why. a sign of progress in the south bay. the plans to reopen the shark tank, coming up.

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the 49ers are explaining owner jed york's governor newsom's complaint against the recall effort. the two men were at odds over the 49ers decision to move from san francisco to santa clara. now they are on the same team,

it seems. the 49ers organization sent us this statement saying, quote, governor newsom has been a constant leader and champion of our state and the bay area community. we support him staying in office and believe he will help build california back even stronger than before. amid the recall effort, we went back through the archives to put together an abc 7 original documentary about the 2003 gubernatorial recall. you can watch total recalled on our abc 7 bay area connected tv app wherever you stream. it is also on abc7news.com. good news for san jose sharks fans. the team is gearing up, getting ready to help fans back to sap center. this is a live look at it right now. because of the ongoing pandemic, abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo explains how the game day experience, of course, be different. >> reporter: 14 months in the making. come april 26th, the san jose sharks will welcome fans back to the sap center or as it is known

to fans, the tank. >> i messed three of my close friends saying guys, we get to go back. >> reporter: tara damon understands going back involves big changes. everyone 2 and older must provide proof of completed vaccinations or negative covid-19 test. digital tickets will be sold in pods of two or four seats and masks will muffle the cheers and jeers. >> being able to take the step back inside of a building with other people, with groups of people at a sporting event is, like, almost relieving, like it is finally heading towards the end of all of this. >> reporter: another change, people won't be able to eat or drink in their seats or use cash to pay for any of the items. the puck drops before fans in less than two weeks. sharks president, jonathan becker says capacity limits allow 500 fans inside of the tank at a time. >> we are starting on the first game, opening up to the most tenured season ticket holders

and rolling through them through a seniority process before we're opening it to the general public. >> reporter: the altered experience isn't impacting the experience for michael boyd merit. he is ready for fan favorites. >> hearing the metallica song playing, the first sharks goal, and hearing the goal song. >> reporter: special moments only more socially distanced. fans understanding that safety is paramount during the ongoing pandemic. >> there is really a right way to do that and it sounds like the sharks are doing it the right way with the testing and limiting some things and where it is different from the experience that we used to have, it is worth it just to get into the stands and see the team and cheer them on again. >> reporter: in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> the warriors will have their first games with fans in san francisco this coming friday. chase center also announced the first concert that will take place there since the start of the pandemic. so far the arena has scheduled country star kane brown to

appear on january 20th, 2022. there is also going to be pink floyd singer/song writer roger wateeduled pptber and 24th o we hait untr,t better than noth? san francisco has a guaranteed income task force that will work on a pilot program to give 1,000 residents $500 monthly payments. the examiner reports that the task force will meet six more times until november. the group has until december 1st to send in a report on how to make the program work. supporters say guaranteed income is a way to address the inequality and poverty in the city. oakland launched similar program last month. with the help of national geographic, our abc 7 meteorologists are teaming up with abc owned tv stations across the country for an earth day special. our america, climate of hope. it examines the impact of climate change across the country and the innovations to address it. when it comes to covering the bay area, you will notice a

familiar face. here is a sneak peek. >> reporter: when we think about agriculture in the bay area a lot of people think about wine country, the vineyards, the grapes, grapes are very sensitive to a changing climate. as our climate warms, our grapes can ripen even faster, meaning we're harvesting them even sooner. add wildfires in the north bay, the smoke is now now grapes which can change the flavor. >> it looks like by the end of the century, if we keep going how we're going, the same amount of carbon dioxide, temperatures could be 8 degrees fahrenheit warmer than what they are today. >> you can almost reclassify new york city's climate zone. i mean, we're really starting to behave more like a mid-atlantic climate, especially in the city,

so that is going to have implications for everything, whether it be the wildlife you observed in central park or the trees that flourish during the season, when things bloom. >> we know that we only have ten years to avert the worst of climate change. the good news is we already have the solutions. >> we have developed the technology, the knowledge, the science we need. now we have to take that same energy that was put behind the covid-19 vaccine and put those towards climate solutions. >> what can you do to create any change? the thing i think about is finding common ground and common values with people you're talking to when it comes to our changing climate. how can you make your community more resistant to heat, to fire, to drought, and how can that have economic benefits for you

and your neighbors? >> you can watch our america, climate of hope, tonight at 9:00 p.m., and tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 right here on abc 7. you can find it streaming on our abc 7 bay area connected tv app. of course, as we talk about climate, lisa, we're all talking about the fact that is shaping up to be a really bad fire season if we don't get any rain. >> back-to-back very dry years. we have had our dry years. when we have two in a row, that is concerning. our fuel is in the south bay are at record levels of dryness right now. we do see signs of maybe a little rain coming our way and our 10 to 14-day outlook. we have seen that before where it fades away. we'll keep looking, keep you posted. this won't last too long. it will dry us out significantly today and tomorrow. look at the fog, very summer-like pattern socked in along the coast and parts of the bay looking very foggy. as we widen the view, you'll notice it is taking us all the

way down to parts of southern california and then pulls back. we'll see this continue to compress and shrinker elevationo a more in order, northeasterly component. that will bring in dry air and as we look live outside from the east bay hills camera you can see the fog out there. 48 downtown, 51 in oakland. it is 52 in mountain view, 53 in san jose. good morning to you, morgan hill, 50, 48 on the coast with the fog and emoryville right now. you'll be as much as 8 degrees warmer today than you were yesterday. 46, santa rosa. 54 novato. 50 in napa. sunny in delta fairfield, we have a warm day on the way for 3-mile visibility, santa rosa. we'll bring in drier air, dragging it down to the surface and aiding in the warm up inland and then the fog erodes to the

coast. we still get the on shore flow. look at the golden gate bridge, nice and sunny already. there is fog scattered about. a summer-like weekend. cooler pattern next week. this is how the fog pulls back to the shoreline. we'll have limited sun at the coast. partly sunny and winds up to 15 miles an hour out of the west here. by tomorrow, we could see a little bit of an off shore flow taking itself all the way to the coast. that is going to be an even bigger warm up for your sunday. mid-60s for ocean beach and half moon bay and looking at 73 in santa cruz it will be slow to clear in monterey at 62 today. tomorrow into the 90s inland. warmer around the bay by monday. by tuesday, we'reo average for most of us. highs ranging from the low 70s around the bay to the mid-70s. richmond and oakland. 74 in palo alto, mid-80s arriving inland and at our beaches, we'll have the sea breeze and we'll have warmer

weather in the 60s today. the accuweather seven day forecast, 60s, 70s and 80s today. five degrees warmer for most. inland valleys stay warm on monday, the rest of us cool as the system sets up off shore. unfortunately, no rain arriving into next week, but we could see some morning mist and drizzle as we get into tuesday and wednesday and looking at the following week, still looking like we're not going to see any big heat waves. that is good news. >> thank you. appreciate it. just ahead, two local chefs try to strike a deal on shark tank. see

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welcome back. a trio of astronauts earth. two russian cosmanauts reentered earth's atmosphere before 10:00

last night our time in kazakhstan. the cosmonauts will return to the training base in russia. she spent 300 days in space over the course of two long duration flights to the space station. a couple of bay area chefs made a pitch on shark tank and spoiler alert, they have a deal. . >> mark, we would love to take up that offer. >> let's go knock down some pigs. i'm excited. >> co-founders of truffles shuffle made a deal with mark cuban for $501,000. and 18% 18% they held a virtual drive in party for the debut. all proceeds were donated to the alameda county community food bank. you can watch shark tank friday night at 8:00 right here on abc

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the north bay. it is sunny in concord and livermore, low to mid-50s. fog from santa rosa to napa, 3-mile visibility and on the coast. it is clearing out around the ba. northerly winds are responsible for that. they're helping to pull down drier air. as that dry air moves in, we'll warm up quicker today. by 10:00, we'll already be in the 60s, east bay, but by 2:00, look at those 80s arriving. so today will not be the warmest day of the weekend. we'll talk about a really hot sunday and when we cool down when we see you in a few minutes. >> thank you. this morning, the royal family gathered to remember the life of prince philip. he died last week at the age of 99. the funeral was limited to just 30 guests due to the pandemic. abc news reporter julia macfarlane joins us with a recap of the service. good morning, julia. >> reporter: good morning, liz. it has been a very, very somber

day today in windsor as the royal family and the nation laid to rest prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, we saw his coffin being brought out from windsor castle. we got our first glimpse of the queen since before the announcement was made. she traveled to st. george's chapel with her lady in waiting. right at the back of the very moving funeral procession. his coffin was followed closely by first prince charles and princess anne, the eldest children. then prince edward, andrew and in the third row, princes william and harry. just remember that moment 24 years ago. it was prince philip who walked with the two brothers who were teenagers, very young boys at the time, following the coffin of their mother, princess diana. today they followed philip's coffin. they were joined by their

cousin, peter philips and ending at the entrance of st. george's chapel. what a change in mood since the last time they were there to celebrate the marriage of prince harry and meghan markle. now such a somber and sad day, everyone reflecting on the queen's loss and the searing image, the queen with her mask on, sitting inside st. george's chapel completely alone, without philip by her side. we did see the whole royal family rallying around the queen, paying tribute and giving thanks for prince philip to his life, his life, long well lived, and a life that was filled with service for this country. reporting from windsor, i'm julia macfarlane, abc 7 news. >> truly a moving service. investigators are searching for a motive now in the mass shooting at a fedex facility in indianapolis. half of the victims were members of local sikh community.

that has some wondering if this was possibly a hate crime. karina mitchell has more on the victims and investigation. >> reporter: authorities releasing the names of victims from a mass shooting at a fedex facility in indianapolis. they range in age from 19 to 74. all eight people shot dead. officials say by 19-year-old brandon scott hole. >> fedex officials have confirmed that mr. hole was a former employee at the facility and he was last employed in 2020. >> reporter: we're learning hole's mother reported him to police in march of last year saying he might commit suicide by cop. police temporarily held him and took away a shotgun. >> active shooter at fedex. >> reporter: the tragedy unfolding late thursday. hole pulled up to the parking lot and started firing. >> we heard three more shots and then my buddy levi saw somebody running out of the building. >> reporter: the entire shooting lasting less than two minutes. authorities say hole took his

life before police arrived. fedex policy doesn't allow some employees to keep their phones with them while they're working. many upset they couldn't immediately let family know they were all right. >> he was in the other building when it happened. i'm so thankful. my heart goes out to all of people affected. >> reporter: in a statement, fedex's ceo and president saying the previous 24 hours were some of the most difficult in the company's history and sending condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the victims. for the third time in a month, the president ordering u.s. flags to half staff after calling for gun violence to stop. >> this has to end. it is a national embarrassment. >> reporter: karina mitchell, abc news, new york. >> now to the pandemic. more than 2 million doses of the vaccine have been administered. what the head of the cdc is saying about the variants and

how much more transmissible they are. >> reporter: even as the u.s. reaches that new milestone, 200 million shots into arms. >> relax. there we go. just like that. >> reporter: the pandemic still raging. deaths climbing in 27 states, more than half of the country. the cdc blaming relaxed mask mandates, indoor dining, and those highly contagious variants. >> more than 50 to 70% more transmissible, which makes the race to stop the transmission even more challenging and threatens to overwhelm our healthcare system again in parts of this country. >> reporter: more than 73,000 new cases reported in just 24 hours. michigan now ground zero, hospitals hitting capacity. >> you can barely get around the hall ways, there were so many people. almost every inch of every hall way in the emergency departments were full with different stretchers. to me, that was very much like a war zone. >> reporter: 55-year-old john english wasn't able to get the vaccine before he got covid. he is now hospitalized with a

blood clot. >> they're giving me medication to break up the blood clot, but my oxygen level keeps on fluctuating enough where i can't stabilize enough to go home yet. >> reporter: more than 30% of american adults have been fully vaccinated, but the johnson & johnson vaccine is still on hold as health experts investigate rare blood clots in at least six women. the head of the cdc panel that will make a recommendation cautioning the pause could last weeks. >> is it possible that the extended pause could do more harm than good? >> there is always that consideration. we want this to be a pause long enough to get the answer, to come to a conclusion that is reasonably, scientifically based but not long enough so that we can erode confidence in the vaccine. >> reporter: 3 million people were vaccinated within three weeks of the pause on the j&j vaccine. that is when the symptoms can occur. dr. romero tells me it is crucial they wait to see if there are any more cases so they

can properly analyze the benefits and risks. whit johnson, abc news, new york. president biden met with the japanese prime minister, his first meeting with a foreign leader. he spoke with the president about the increase in violence against asian people in the u.s.. >> president biden's comment that the discriminations and violence can not be allowed and that he firmly opposes it and i have renewed my confidence in american democracy once again. >> there are a couple of anti-hate rallies this weekend in the bay area. one today in san francisco and another in milbray. still ahead, a new use for the old crayons to keep them out of the landfill. that will be an interesting story for you. first a live look outside as we head to break. you can see it started out a little bit cloudy and gray this morning, but things should be getting nice

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happening today on the eve of the 115th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, the fire department will hold a disaster response drill. the neighborhood emergency response team or nert, hosts the annual event. they will demonstrate practice search and rescue event, triaging and disaster response skills. nert trains tens of thousands of individuals assist the police p department. there is a q and a session to talk about hatch day. this is a live web cam from on top of the campus. the chicks of falcon parents annie and grenelle, could start emerging from their eggs today. it looks like one of them has already hatched. you can maybe see the shell of one of them on the bottom side of your screen there. a name contest will be held next month for the chicks.

this is the second year in a row that hatched day will be virtual because of the pandemic. happening today in the east bay, donations will be accepted for a pop up food drive. the food bank of solano in contra costa is hosting the event. volunteers will collect donations in front of grocery stores across town. you can drop off any goods at the gateway clubhouse in walnut creek. the items will be sold at heather farm. lisa it will get warm this weekend. >> we're watching this sun come up behind you. from pier 39, already brightening up. we have theave the winds. we'll talk about the absence of fog for your saturday and the even warmer sunday next. >> thank you, lisa. after a slow start, the a's stayed red hot against the tigers winning the sixth straight game.

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there is a non-profit in danville making the world a better place. the crayon initiative diverted 50 million crayons from going to the landfill by recycling used crayons into new and donating them. >> we have collected about 50 million crayons. all of the crayons that we collect are diverted from going into the landfill. we collect crayons from from frm over. we have gotten them as far away as japan and australia. the bulk comes in from the state. schools are the biggest collectors offayons. girm scout troops, boy scouts, eagle scout projects, restaurants, which is where the whole idea started. i was at dinner, we were discussing different projects and different ways to give back. i was coloring, my kids were coloring, and we had the conversation about broncos what

they did with the crayons left on the table, so we asked the waitress and we were told they get thrown away after every meal. if we can collect all of these crayons being thrown away, it is a free r that we could reuse into something else. to date we have given away about 560,000 packs of crayons. in the middle of the night, i literally got out of bed at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning and went and looked up crayon recycling. i have to believe that somebody was doing this. how could it not be done after all of these years? that is when the concept came to me about how we could maybe melt these douchl and down and turn it into a new crayon. it feels good to keep them out of the landfill. my main focus was to give back to the arts. that is very important to me. i started researching how children's hospitals are getting

their art supplies for their pediatric patients. the child directors had to buy crayons. it is more than just a crayon. it is an escape for the kids. we talk about the freedom to express themselves. a lot of times the kids are very scared in the hospital but it gives them a way to express or communicate what they're going through by drawing it and not verbalizing the situation that they're facing. we started this whole process in the kitchen back in the day. we sort the crayons by meltdowne ovens, so we get the liquid wax and we take out the papers. we pour them into the molds and then we'll take all eight colors that we have now made, coalate into the boxes that we ship to

the hospitals. we rely solely on volunteers. we're working in small pods of four to five people. up until march of 2020, we were running about 400 to 600 volunteers a month through our facility. we hear stories about how kids keep their pack of crayons with them throughout their stay, but then they take it home with them because it is the one good memory that they have while they're in the hospital. i receive notes from parents that have lost their child, whatever they were battling, saying thank you, this is the last time i saw my child smile. it has been pretty rewarding to hear the stories. >> what a smart idea. that is really, really great that they're doing that. you can see more stories like this at localish.com. lisa, let's check the weather. >> as you look at the visible satellite picture, it looks like a summer time pattern. it will feel like it today.

fog socked in along the shoreline. it will temporarily clear, but you notice, we'll have the fog up in the north bay still, on the peninsula, over into the east bay. it has been sunny in the inland east bay. the fog extends all the way down through santa cruz where later on today, numbers will be in the low 70s, so despite the low clouds and fog, we will warm up to above average readings. you can see in the distance how compressed it is. high pressure nosing into the north of us and that is allowing for the fog to get closer to the surface. it gets dense before it evaporates all together. 48 in san francisco. 51 in oakland. 56 in mountain view with low 50s in san jose, getting sunshine there. 50, half moon bay, this is 280 san jose. brightening up in the past hour. 46, santa rosa. you are getting into a warm day today. numbers will be as much as 30 degrees warmer today than where you are right now. 55 in novato, 50 in napa. the fair weather will be with us right now in the inland valleys,

57. it will get hot later on with more 80s from concord to livermore. the north and east bay warm up first. tomorrow, more widespread warming. 3-mile visibility. santa rosa and napa. 4 miles at the coast. the aid in the warm up, high pressure builds in giving us a wind shift. you can see them out of the north, northeast, the direction, 37 to 40 miles an hour winds. mount diablo, gusty here. if you're taking a bike ride or a hike, you will feel the air temperature change as you get up in height. we are looking for the cooler air first and then the warmer air to descend closer to the surface. all of the gray here in santa cruz, not going to last too much longer, this place will be one of the last places to clear as well as down by monterey. summer-like spread this weekend. today, tomorrow, though, it gets pretty warm. here is a look at sunday. numbers will be in the first column. the forecasted upper 70s to mid and upper 80s, so this puts a couple of records in jeopardy from livermore to santa rosa and

oakland, you can see record warmth tomorrow. we'll continue to see that warmth work its way to the shoreline. even the coast temporarily could be cutoff from aatou temperaturo warm quickly before we all cool back with the sea breeze tomorrow night. in oakland, upper 60s this afternoon. a gorgeous day with northwest winds at about 10 miles an hour. 77, santa rosa, so you're about 10, 11 degrees above average on the peninsula. you'll see low 60s pacifica, mid-70s, redwood city. gorgeous day for you, 67 downtown and up in the north bay, looking at 83, santa rosa. 82 by the water in vallejo, that is a warm day. 76 in union city. inland, we're in the mid-80s today and overnight tonight, we'll be even milder as well, retaining some of the warmth from the lows from the mid-40s to the mid-50s out there. 6:30 tomorrow, the accuweather

seven day forecast. warmest day will be sunday. we hold on to some of the heat inland monday but most of us cool back and we're back to average, hopefully with morning drizzle and mist on tuesday. we stay dry but temperatures really where we should be for this time of the year through the week. liz? >> thank you. let's talk sports now. the warriors begin an important 3 game road trip sitting one game out of the eighth. steph curry take on the celtics at t. d. garden. watch the game only here on abc 7 at 5:30. join larry beil and carrie keating after the game around 8:00 p.m.. this afternoon, the a's are at the coliseum against the tigers. first pitch is at 1:07 p.m.. the giants face the marlins at lone depot park at 3:10 this afternoon. san francisco kicked off the first road trip against the

marlins. here is chris alvarez with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> reporter: good morning. san francisco giants are off to a quick start. 8-4 record, 2.5 games back of play. san francisco beginning a three game weekend series in south beach. the giants and marlins honoring jackie robinson friday night, top of the fourth. scoreless until evan longoria with a run on. 1-0 giants on the rbi single. they strike first. anthony on the mound for the giants, cruising along until they get a hold of that one off the top of the wall and over. this game is tied. bottom of the eighth. peralta on the mound and marte gets all of that to left center. three run blast and the marlins go on to win it 4-1. how about the a's going for the sixth win in a row. that afternoon looks good. scoreless. runners on the corner for mitch

moreland, base hit. 1-0 a's. shawn murphy, a smash down the left field line. chapman eases in. 2-0 a's and frankie's starters didn't need help. no earned, seven strikeouts, his second win of the season. bottom of the eighth, matt chapman buys insurance. big boy blast of the center. a's win 3-0. six wins in a row, 7-7 overall. on the ice, sharks in minnesota, patrick marlow one game away from tying the all time games play record. early first period, hurdle passes to himself, stays with it, and lights the lamp, 1-0. team teal on the road. second period, game tied at 1 and off the face-off. max zuccarello fires one in. zack parise will light the lamp andd g a win. san jose has lost four in a row. major league soccer, earthquakes open this season in houston. quakes defender tommy thompson

dislocates his shoulder right there. he would leave the game and not return. hoping for a speedy recovery. 39th minute, san jose's goalie out of position and rodriguez scores. houston wins 2-1. san jose hosts fc dallas for the first home match on april 24th. that is your look at sports. let's send things back to you. the national parks prescription for connecting your health and the great outdoors. how you can visit

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crowded today. >> so lucky to live here beautiful out there today. temperatures above average, upper 60s san francisco. 76 in oakland. 81 in napa. 77 in san jose. low to mid-oil's arriving north bay and east bay. warmer everywhere and warmer still for your sunday with numbers near 90 inland. for a short time, we could see numbers near 70 downtown tomorrow and then the sea breeze kicks in. everyone cools off more or less on monday. still have 80s inland and then near average the rest of the week. >> thank you. thank you all for joining us here on abc 7 mornings. i'm liz kreutz along with lisa argen. we continue at 4:30 p.m. ahead of the dubs on 7:00 on prime time. nba countdown gets you ready for the big game between the warriors and boston celtics. tip-off is at 5:30 and stay tuned for toyota after the game with larry beil, warriors ambassador and analysts around

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