the weather. hi, mike nicco. a, reggie, kumasi, hi, francis. let's start with what's going to happen this weekend. i just wanted to give you a heads up that we have a heightened fire danger. right now, solano county is where it's going to be highest that's why you are under a fire weather watch. you have today to prepare before it's possibly upgraded to a red flag warning, which means you have to be a little more active and vigilant if you're going to be outside. fire weather watch mail clock tomorrow morning to 6:00 monday. it's going to be quite a reversal of wind. right now, we have a very stout onshore breeze, 29 at sfo, 20 at half moon bay. 10 at livermore, that is down from 20 last hour. dave tried to bring a few clouds in, but the culture we talked about yesterday is bringing in drier air, and that means we will have windy debris the conditions and everywhere

refreshing afternoon, 50s at the coast, 60s around the bay, 70s inland. moronta weekend forecast coming up, reggie? following developing news out of the south bay, san jose police officer is hurt after getting hit by a car. is happened around 2:00 this morning, near peer elaine and suncrest avenue. police say the officer was on duty and standing outside his marked patrol car at the time. we are told the officer is going to be okay, and the suspect is in custody. it's not clear yet what led up to this crash and if we get more information, we of course will pass it along to you. from a man accused of stabbing two women out of san francisco bus stop is expected to be in court today. district attorney has vowed to be at that arraignment, to represent the prosecution. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield i'm alive outside the hall of justice with more on the charges filed. amy? >> reporter: hi there. yes, got the charges right here. attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and elder abuse. and we have video of the attack. we are going to show it to you but it is brutal to watch. just a heads up, if you want to turn away for a couple of seconds, this was obtained by anger dion lim, the resources. you can see in the video, a man

walks up to two elderly asian ladies who are standing on the platform on market street, and to stop them. you can see the randomness of it. they don't even seem to see him coming before he attacks. this was on tuesday in san francisco. there are now questions of whether this could've been prevented. the man accused of the crime, patrick thompson, has a criminal history. he has also been previously charged with assault with a deadly weapon. that was a separate case. so many are asking why he was even on the streets to begin with. >> he just walks up to them, but he shouldn't have been out in the first place. period. violent criminal, did an unprovoked attack before, and he is free to walk around, to do it again, and guess what he did? >> reporter: san francisco district attorney chase aberdeen said he will appear at today's arraignment of thompson, and he plans to handle this high-

profile case. the two victims, one in their 60s, one in their 80s, their recovering in the hospital. he said he visited their bedsides and he said their strength and courage is inspiring. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. amy, thank you. the fbi is increasing efforts and resources to combat hate crimes in northern california. a new four prong approach includes increasing investigative activity, improving law-enforcement coordination, increasing community outreach, and launching a public awareness campaign. and look at this, that campaign involves the new advertisement on muni train, to encourage people to report hate crimes. the fbi says the more people who come forward, the better they can investigate. >> i can tell you from personal experience, these incidents, this is how this is always occurred, maybe not increasingly high numbers during certain periods of time, but people were always reluctant and scared to make it known. and i think people are feeling a little bit more open and willing to do so now. i'm think for that. >> the fbi is also sharing

graphics like this one on social media, and if you would like to report any tips about a hate crime, you can call 415- 553-7400, or go to tips.fbi.gov. we also have more resources on our website, abc7news.com/ take action. developing news on a dramatic end to a nine hour long hostage situation in minnesota. police in st. cloud say a man took five hostages editing yesterday afternoon. it ended when fbi agents, you start right there, and police, rush into the wells fargo bank to arrest the suspects, second after a sauce hostage appeared to free himself. police say it all started when they responded to a possible robbery. >> there was a male customer who was disgruntled about a prior transaction with the bank. a short time later, we received a panic alarm, indicating that a bank robbery was in process. >> after more than four hours, one hostage was seen leaving

the bank with her hands up people nearby clapped as another hostage walked out followed by two more. no one got hurt. this morning, pfizer said they are now applying for full approval of its covid-19 vaccine. the drug company and its partner, biontech, believe their vaccine has enough effectiveness and safety data to meet the stringent fda requirements to gain full approval. this process is expected to take months though. pfizer is the first company to seek full approval, but moderna said it will start its process later this month. experts believe a full approval could encourage hesitant americans to get vaccinated. if you received two moderna vaccine shots, you might not be done. booster shots will likely be needed every 9 to 12 months. the company's president says, half the people participating in a booster shot trial no longer have detectable immunity against the new code variance. covid cases continue to

drop, and part of that success goes to dr. david kessler, the chief science officer of the white house covid response team and the former dean of ucsf medical school. abc7 news vaccine team member kate larsen spoke exclusively with kessler. he says, he is not so sure that herd immunity is actually on the horizon for the entire united states. both vaccines, the u.s. could eliminate the most severe cases and deaths. he's not focused on overcoming vaccine hesitancy. >> if you been vaccinated, talk to somebody who has not been vaccinated. we have to be able to help people overcome those fears. we are very close. >> from faith leaders and physicians to celebrities, he said hundreds of million dollars are now being spent on getting the message out. grocery workers in san francisco could be paid an extra $5 and our in hazard pay for another month. next week, the board of supervisors is set to vote on whether to extend the line until june 15th. it requires grocery and drug stores with at least 500 employees to be paid hazard

pay. according to the examiner, the grocery industry has argued against this proposal because san francisco is in the yellow tier now and there's no longer justification for the hazard pay. the law went into effect in march, but is set to expire may 19th. in the east bay, five people at a senior care facility were able to escape the fire. contra costa county fire department that it started just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon at the facility on castle hill road near interstate 680 in walnut creek. neighbors say they heard explosions, they thought maybe there was an earthquake, others thought it sounded like a tree fell on a home. >> i got up immediately, i went outside to look and i could hear a woman screaming. >> the house explodes, it sounded like an explosion. the neighbors said the same thing. everybody thought was their house, that's how it was so loud. >> i live on the hill right here. the minute the two big explosions went off, i looked out the window, and everything was black.

>> flames spread to nearby homes and windblown embers made it to a balcony across interstate 680. crews were able to quickly put out those small fires. still ahead, this terrifying moment on a school bus, and army training threatening the bus driver with a gun. this morning, we hear from a fourth grader who was on board. from an abnormal siding in the day, where people saw this black bear, taking a stroll down the street. breezy to windy conditions again today. that is your biggest issue out on the roads, while we are taking the ferry for the commute planner, it is cool this morning, but it's going to be comfortable this afternoon. the last comfortable day

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all right, let's talk some neighborhood temperatures. if you are about to leave, you know how warmly to address. the sun is about to pop over the diablo range and it's going to find this out they in the mid to upper 40s until you get to san jose at health. 51 degrees. most of us are in the mid-40s to a few mid 50s out there around newark and also in brentwood. here's a look at walnut creek, one of those areas that'll be comfortable today, but getting kind of hot tomorrow. look at these temperatures on your day planner. we are looking at 55 to 67, then you can see 70s around 4:00, with everybody back in the 50s and 60s by 8:00. good news, if you suffer from pollen, it'll be low today, little bit higherbit higherbit r moderate tomorrow. grasp on will be high the entire time, so is the uv index. if you're going to be out this weekend, especially picnic for mom, make sure she is protected and you are too. wait until i show you that

temperatures on mother's day. they get kind of warm. speaking of a mother, let's send it over to francis. happy mother's day, francis. thanks, mike. the nice weather is a perfect mother's day gift. we have a couple new problems on the one new one actually in the north bay. this is causing slowing on south on 101, possible injury crash near san antonio, as you make your way into novato. it's off to the right hand side for now, but i am seen some slowing past.state park area. so we will keep you posted on this one and the other crash we've been tracking is through westbound 24, traffic is heavy through lafayette, from pleasant hill road, up toward happy valley road, where there is an overturned accident. lookout for windy conditions across the altamont pass on 580. there's also a wind advisory for the bay bridge and san mateo bridge. you can see with this live shot, no delays at the toll plaza.? the? thank you, francis. they are sharing this video of a black bearack bearack bearackr

down the avenue. it doesn't appear to be aggressive but they are warning residents, if they do run up on the bear, leave it alone and keep your pets away. police don't think this is an adult bear, it was taken from the security camera on tuesday. >> this there is just minding his own business, walking through a parking lot, bothering no one. i see no problem. >> i do. >> why? >> you know you get up in the middle of the night to go to work and what if somebody else does too, and they run up on this bear? >> if you saw the things i've seen in the middle of the night on my way to work, this would give you know pause. >> you make points. >> that's for differential altogether. still ahead, popular san francisco restaurant that is getting rid of tipping. >> the unusual item that you should add your property, if you want to sell your home for a higher

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and army training in south carolina is charged this morning with dozens of crimes after an armed school bus hijacking. so police are saying that this is 23-year-old javon, who held and army issued rifle at the bus drivers had. investigators say he was only in the army for three weeks and hold the driver he wanted to get home. gma spoke with the student who was on the bus. >> i called my dad and dad and and my dad started freaking out. >> several soldiers over the course of the initial stages does have that desire, anxiety, due to separation from their families to get home.

we think that was truly his intent. >> the suspect let the driver and the kids off the bus, after about six minutes, and he was taken into custodyinto custodyiy abandoning the bus. the gun wasn't loaded, because new recruits aren't allowed to have bullets. new details in that there is fraud case. the judge said he is skeptical about letting a jury hear about under elizabeth holmes luxurious lifestyle. prosecutors plan to introduce evidence of her wealth and spending. they say her high compensation was a direct result of the alleged fraud and helped explain why she did what she did. however, her defense argues, it's irrelevant to the case. the judge will make a decision later. homes is accused of falsely claiming their nose could run blocking dozens of blood test with a single drop of blood. popular san francisco restaurant is getting rid of tips. they are reporting the zuni cafe will no longer be accepting customer tips, and instead, will be adding a mandatory 20% service charge. that money would go toward higher wages and increased

taxes. this is an effort by the owner to ensure that front of house and back of house workers are getting paid fairly. the new tip remodel starts when the cafe reopens for interlining in a few weeks. since the start of the pandemic, sonoma county has really become a hotspot for bay area real estate. real estate and analysis by our data journalism team found that 39% of homes in sonoma county were selling for more than their asking price of a by the end of 2020. that is double what it was before the pandemic. on average, buyers are paying $28,000 above the list price. we asked a local real estate agent why the recent fires haven't scared away >> i would say there were more covid and pandemic related i can deal with the fire. i can deal with all that, i can't deal with covid and the pandemic. i need a place to be. >> agents say they are getting dozens of offers on anything that is below $1 million.

speaking of that, you already know the housing market is hot. we just told you that, but the treehouse market is even hotter. a new report by zillow found the houses with outdoor spaces for family activities are being snapped up faster than homes without them, and for higher prices. homes with listings that mention a backyard sell on average 5.2 days faster than expected. homes with tree houses sell for more than 2% higher. jacuzzis, swing sets, and pools are also bonuses. >> yeah, mike nicco. >> yeah, well, my marching orders, and building a tree house this weekend. >> did you ever have one, mike? did you ever have one in your growing up days or for your kids? >> no, we had one for our kids until we moved here. our backyard is kind of small. we went from a, from that to a trampoline, and eventually the trampoline to the hot tub. so it kind of just regressed as

they've gotten older. >> you've done the whole suburban upgrades. i love it. >> yeah, kind of have, kind of have, yeah. yeah, it's nice. definitely makes life a little bit better. let's take a look at what's going on this weekend. it is mother's day weekend. and we are going to start off with pretty comfortable temperatures, beautiful sunrise from sutro tower. will use that as a backdrop, talk about sunny but breezy conditions today, even faster than yesterday. this will keep us around average, so pretty seasonable afternoon, countable at that. clear tonight, breezy and milder in our hills, 50s and 60s there while the rest of us fall into the 40s and 50s, once again. warmer this weekend with an offshore breeze that'll heighten the fire danger pixel with a cold front coming through right now, that'll bring us in onshore breeze. that is why we are cooler today. starting tomorrow, we get on the backside of that low and we start to get that offshore breeze. that's when temperatures stay off and so does the fire danger. 70 to 75 degrees in the south bay, 65 to 71 on the peninsula.

to pe50wn south san francisco and sausalito. mid to upper 50s as you head into the valleys, about 73 to 78. mid to upper 70s there. mid 60s to near 70 degrees along the east bay shore. and our final free air ng day in linnaeus bay, mid-70s to low 80s. now around the state today, the heat is still using with low to mid 80s to the central valley, upper 60s in socal and tahoe at 61 degrees. that was after a near record high a couple days ago. so you can see how clean the sky is going to be commonalities free of clouds, because of those breezes and the dryer conditions. that jumps our temperatures to the 60s along the coast, near 80 around the bait in your nightly 90 inland. inland. inla. looks like the heightened fire

danger that starts tomorrow should end monday, and not linger into tuesday and wednesday. reggie, kumasi? mike, thank you. good morning america is coming up in 7:00 on abc7. >> yolo has a look at what's w frgoayg to start you off in portugal. well i'm not going to start you off, i'm not there, but james is. he will bring us onto the longest footbridge in the world. it is new, it is frightening, apparently, and pretty narrow. don't look down, i guess, is the deal. look at this, 600 feet above a raging river. on top of all of that, if that's not enough to get you adventure on a friday, we will bring you some sweetness. it's our big breakfast in bed mother's day tradition, tj, myself, right here. myself, right here. deservecalifornia phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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60s are on the coast, we will warm from 82 to 84 around noon to 4:00. 80 to 87. make sure you find mom some air conditioning in our inland neighborhoods and keep her comfortable. for us, all weekend, reggie? mike, thank you. new at 6:00, hershey is recalling the chocolate shell topping. bottles were incorrectly filled with heath shell topping. that is made with almonds and people who have an allergy are at risk if they consume the product. so if you bought it after april 15th, there is a code on the bottom that would tell you, you need a refund. i'm supposed to read it but i'm not going to because there's no way you are going to write this down, but you can google it. so far, no reports of people getting sick. again, it's just that you have an allergy to almonds. deadline reports hbo is working on a documentary about willie mays. san francisco old yesterday. he is the oldest living baseball hall of famer, and he's had a huge impact on the field and in our community.

we spoke with the giant ceo larry baer about how he is still involved with the club. >> still coming out of the advice and thoughts, and when you think about it, they really don't come along, you know, once in a long, long time, did somebody like willie mays come along. i think it's indisputable now, certainly the greatest living player and maybe the greatest player ever. >> it is expected to premiere on hbo next year.next year.next. i got it, rose. ashby flowers. >> mother's day is coming up on sunday and so far, business is booming for bay area florists. but unfortunately, pandemic has led to flower shortages, because there is a lack of flights from south america. so that means higher prices. >> we are experiencing the highest prices for mother's day flowers that we have ever experienced in 30 years. >> the florist we spoke with said that it's not too late to

order flowers for mom. the deadline though is saturday morning. all right, you said no flowers for mom because she requested an apple watch. nothing against apple watches, i'm just warning you, i bought an apple watch for my brother, still have not seen on his wrist. >> did he requested? >> no, he didn't. >> fee, i don't have time guess you are going to use my get sore i will take it back. >> should i ask my brother to send it to your mom? >> i wish you had about a week ago. >> shoes, talk to me before. >> i should have. next at 6:30, mixing vaccines, getting people to go different doses could become a new strategy to fighting covid. plus, this incident that led to a covid outbreak, more than 100 students in the east bay. many of

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we have made it to friday, may 7th. we are taking a look at the forecast with mike. hey, mike. >> good morning, reggie, kumasi, hi, everybody. today will be accountable day, albeit kind of breezy as the winds are onshore. starting tomorrow, wins start to blow off shore and that increases danger, issue 6:00 monday. this is a long duration to be under that kind prepare today, in case something does break out around vallejo, venetia, suisun city, fairfield, vacaville, rio vista, dixon, any of those areas. today, the winds are blowing onshore, only 20 at sfo now and 16 at half moon bay and 8 in livermore. we were around 20 to 40 earlier. they are ushering in accountable day with increasing sunshine everywhere, 50s at the coast, 60s around the bay and 70s inland. reggie? mike, thank you. two women stabbed at a san francisco bus stop in broad daylight. today, the suspect is expected in court for his arraignment.

this is a story a lot of you are searching for right now on our website, abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live outside with how the da is personally handling this case. >> reporter: this case is creating a lot of outrage, a lot of questions. the district attorney said he will handle it himself. and he will be in court for today's arraignment. we do have video of the attack, but i want to warn you, give you heads up, it is brutal, it is tough to watch him if you maybe want to look away for a few seconds. this video was obtained through sources by abc7's anger, dion lim. it really shows you the randomness, he walks up to two women on the platform and just stabs them. they don't even appear to see him coming. many are now questioning the suspect come patrick thompson's mental state and why he was even out on the street in the first place. he has a long criminal record, which includes assault with

deadly w >> you see people walking by you, past due, all the time. and you ever expect that they are going to pull out a knife and start attacking people? so how do you stop that? is it, presence, visibility, like, i'm at a loss. number one, it never should've happened. that's the first part we need to talk about. never should've been let out in the first place. >> reporter: the das office has filed charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and elder abuse. the district attorney chased aberdeen that he will appear in court for today's appointment. he said he visited the victims in the hospital. one is in her 60s and the other is in her 80s. he says, the pain was tangible and will serve as a constant reminder of the importance of his offices work to make san francisco safer for all. reporting live in san

francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. thank you, amy. developing news av's vaccinations rise in the u.s. the number of new infections continues to drop. this morning, at the lowest level we have seen in seven months. more than 147 million americans have received at least one dose of the covid vaccine. that is 57% of adults. meantime, a new survey from the kaiser family foundation suggests that enthusiasm for vaccination may be reaching a plateau. it also found that only three in 10 parents plan to vaccinate their kids. this is coming as drugmakers await emergency authorization from the fda for kids to get the shots. >> don't be worried, don't be scared, people here know what they are doing. >> early data from moderna suggests it's vaccine is up to 96% effective in 12 to 17-year- olds, with no safety issues. the company has a goal to make the shots available before the next school year begins.

a party is being blamed for covid i'll break among students. this happened in us high school union district in contra costa county. according to east bay times, district officials say 21 students tested positive late last month, 19 go to lost lummis high school in walnut creek, the other go to other high schools in the district. more than 100 other shootings were directed to quarantine a home. the cal state system is teaming up with hospitals and pharmacies for free public vaccination clinics. partnership includes rite aid, albertsons, safeway, cvs, and walmart. last month, they said it's requiring all students, faculty, and staff on campus to be vaccinated. as more people get the shot, scientists are working to answer the question, could getting two doses of a different covid vaccine improve your immune response? more than 100 people in the uk are at trial, getting injected with one dose of the pfizer vaccine, and then 20 days later, with a dose of the astrazeneca vaccine. experts say two different vaccines could expedite distribution and save lives in

hard-hit places like india. >> there is absolutely a possibility, and i think quite an exciting possibility that if you combine these two different vaccines, you could broaden that immune response, you can strike and not immune response. >> in the meantime, an emeryville company, gladstone, is already manufacturing is asked vaccine combination, but is still in phase 1 trials. from the largest convention taking place in san francisco this year just canceled. the american college of rheumatology would've drawn 16,000 people in november, but the chronicle reports organizers had questions about covid restrictions and whether international travel would be allowed. the conference would've brought in $30 million to the city. happening today, vice president kamala harris and vice president in mexico holding a hearing. she's enlisting their help in

systemic in the us. earlier this week, the vice president announced she will be guatemala on june 7th. she is affected to engage in diplomatic negotiations with mexico and the so-called northern triangle countries, guatemala, honduras, and el salvador, to address the root causes of migration. the mayor of atlanta is planning to speak publicly today for the first time since announcing that she is not seeking reelection. after reports began circling, mayor keisha lance bottoms made the announcement in a letter on twitter the atlanta native is the second black woman ever elected mayor in the city. she previously announced she would be running for a second term, even had an event fundraiser with president biden. now to our drought, i'm sorry to tell you, it's only getting worse. the latest map from the u.s. drought monitor shows the entire bay area is in the extreme drought category. in a side by side, the photo on the left, let's see it, let's see, there it is. there is last week. on the right is this week.,

tala just david summerall helped create this new map. >> the past 24 month period has been the third driest statewide on record, and for the bay area, it was the driest 24 month period on record. >> the conditions have already prompted voluntary conservation measures in parts of the bay area, and now, let's go to abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. i don't know what else to say about this. just more bad news.bad news.bad. >> it really is. it's just going to get worse, unfortunately, reggie, kumasi. we are not even in the highest part of our fire danger. we have to go through the entire summer without rain, then september and october, when we get the diablo wind events, or offshore winds, that are hotter and drier, and that is when our fire danger is going to peek. now, the difference between october of 2015 was the last

time we were in the depth of drought, this area, right here, the eastern parts of contra costa, solano, alameda and santa clara counties. they were in the exceptional category. however, just about half of the north bay, this area, the closer you get to the coast, in marin county, sonoma county, and also in mendocino county's, they were in the severe. so, one half-dozen the other, we are just as bad off as what i'm trying to say, as we were back then. a little hazy along the peninsula coast with temperatures near 50, more sunshine along the bay coast, 45 to 50 degrees there. most of us are in the mid-40s to mid-50s. the kids today are going to enjoy cool conditions and sunshine, 11:00 with mid-60s to mid 70s by the time the school day is over. it's going to be a great day for outdoor activities, because of the cooler weather. get it done now before it gets hot this weekend. even with the excessive heat, good to moderate air-quality. that is healthy.

let's talk about the friday morning commute, hi, francis. hi, mike. we have problems all around the bay area. in fact, a traffic alert has been issued for this injury accident in the north bay. southbound 101, in novato, as you make your way toward alexander, there was a crash where a person was trapped, now they are saying the second from the left lane will be blocked for at least half an hour. you can see the traffic is backing up and growing into petaluma. so that'll be a slow ride for you. an overturned crash, westbound 24, lafayette is heavy from pleasant hill road out to happy valley road. this crash is off to the right hand side? i'm hoping the traffic will pick up, but it's been slow there whnew probm peniula, southbound 101 in san mateo, at third, there is a stalled cement truck, blocking the right lanes. we also have a wind advisory for the san mateo bridge, bay bridge, and altamont pass. , reggie? still ahead, reaction to life in prison sentence for two bay area students.

how the defendants plan to fight the verdict. the verdict. looking live right now the big board at the new york stock ex

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now to an update from the abc7 news i team about two bay area college students who were sentenced to life in prison, for the stabbingstabbingstabbing police officer. >> it's bewildering. they gave him and they gave gave a sentence that is befitting a mafia boss, who killed innocent people. how could these two boys possibly be in that same league? >> that is a lawyer for the family of 21-year-old finnigan elder, reacting to the verdict. elder and his son, 21-year-old gabriel received italy's harshest sentence for their crimes. in rome in 2019, they were on a

street corner to meet someone associated with the drug dealer. but two police officers and plainclothes approached. in a struggle, officer mario pinned elder to the ground. elder stabbed the officer to death. and appeal of the verdict is now in the works. >> hopefully we will have more sophisticated, more experienced, more reasonable and rational judges. who will actually do the hard work of trying to make sense of all of this, then fairly apportioned justice. >> yesterday, they received a statement from his parents which said, quote, our family is astounded gabriel was convicted without a shred of evidence against him of a crime he did not commit. we can only hope that the appeals court will make their decision based on the facts, as opposed to the prosecution's unfounded arguments and therefore recognize gabriel's innocence. dan has reported on this case, an hour-long documehour-lo

called 32 second, a deadly night in rome. it's been nominated for an emmy. you can watch it right now on our abc7 connected tv app, available wherever you stream. new developments, the town council of windsor has requested proceedings against mayor dominic foppoli. in a letter to the district attorney, the council requested the office consider proceedings for willful or corrupt misconduct in office. seven women have accused him of sexual assault. he has denied the allegations and has refused calls to resign. foppoli did not comment on the request but did issue a statement about the recall efforts against him. it reads in part, this recall effort is being run by a small group of obstructive individuals who have wanted to push me out of office since i was first elected and are utilizing these unfounded allegations as a means to a bushing ei.eir goal. now to your morning money department has released a very disappointing monthly jobs report for april. the unappointed rate increased to 6.1%, up slightly from 6% in march. economists forecasted that the jobless rate would drop to

5.8%. only 266,000 jobs were added last month. that is much lower than the 1 million that analysts had predicted. the country is still 8 million jobs short of levels of february 2020, before the pandemic. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange is trading at underwear this morning. you can see we are up right now by about 85 points. a new finance game on snap chat, teaching users how to trade stocks virtually. the game, stock stars, gives players a million-dollar portfolio to manage and simulate a market that uses real-time data. you can buy and sell stocks as well as trade players can also challenge friends, to see who can make the most profit. the game also offers helpful educational resources, that explain industry leveling or. peleton ceo said new safety features are coming for the recalled treadmills. this comes after more than 72 reported accident, including the death of a child.

they e y gm e ti since companof said, they made a a a a a a >> we did make a mistake. we didn't add additional safety features, whether at software features or hardware features, that can make them even safer, industry-leading safe. so even when they are used improperly, children don't get hurt. >> he went on to encourage people not to use the treadmills until the new safety features can be installed. we are now learning more about a chinese rocket that is out of control and falling back to earth. is now expected to reenter the atmosphere sometime this weekend. abc7 news reporter has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, scientists are narrowing down when an out of control 10 story rocket could strikers. china is a space agency launched the rocket last week. the boosters were supposed to fall into the ocean, but they fell into earth's orbit.

now scientists say remnants of the rocket parts come up to 100 feet long, could come down this weekend, hitting anywhere from the u.s. to new zealand. >> three full-sized trucks and distributed them. so, you know, potentially, it would be like, it one of these trucks. >> nothing this heavy has fallen back to earth in more than 30 years. a similar mistake with the rocket last year sent debris raining down over africa, causing serious damage. >> they had these long, metal rods like, you know, long metal rods slicing to the atmosphere, while they crashed into buildings and the judges villages in ivory coast. >> reporter: they have no plans to shoot down the rocket. in the meantime, scientists put the chances of getting hit by degree debris 1 and over 7 million. >> what we are worried about here, the odds of anybody are

different than the odds of you winning the lottery. so those are different bets. so when you are looking at you are dropping something like this over a large population, the chance that somebody getting an injured is what we are worried about. the chance of an individual getting injured, not worth thinking about. >> reporter: mona,reporter: mon, new york. >> o that i feel great. >> that didn't give you comfort? >> they said this just happened last year, and it rained over africa. >> you didn't get hit. >> he said no don't be worried. >> i don't trust this man. here's my question, what are we doing tonight? nothing matters after tonight. >> you are just trying to turn up, no. >> i could have gummy bears for dinner. stay up all night, run the streets. >> no, no, no.

>> e all the sugar i can. >> i don't cosign any of this, mike. not you too. >> i'm texting everything to everyone, should i do that? all my feelings. >> should we be the bookend voice of reason while reggie is kind of in the middle there, freaking out? >> please, please. thank you. i need backup for this one, mike. >> i hope we see each other in the same place. it's not going to be here on monday. >> for me, i've got a focus on two special women this weekend not only my mother, but the mother of my children. >> last mother's day. >> it's a little further back. let's talk about the weekend, because it's going to get significantly warmer. good morning, everybody. hope you are having a great friday. here's a look at some cloud cover, you can see a little bit of a finger of fog right there as we look from mount tam. it is not going to last very long today. in fact, we thought really dry air coming in that will bring us

sunshine and comfortable conditions. the extended forecast, going to be warmer than average, that'll tighten the fire danger, especially as we head into saturday, sunday, and monday. so enjoy your final day of free air conditioning, 70 to 76 across the south bay, mid to upper 60s for a lot of the peninsula. we will hit redwood city, palo alto, and down in the south bay, mid to upper 50s coast with mid 60s in downtown in south san francisco and sausalito. mid 50s north pecos, mid to upper 70s in your valleys. along the east bayshore, we will have a mix of mid-60s to near 70 degrees. in length, enjoy this. the 90s are coming tomorrow. mid 70s to low 80s. going to the game tonight, 6:40, first pitch at the coliseum. 65 degrees, dropping down 257. that's kind of the key to the outdoor dining also. up until 7:00, we will be in the 50s, 60s and 70s. but 50s and 60s by 8:00 and mainly does 50s by 9:00, so you

want to find some he then. tower hills will be breezy tonight, 50s and 60s there. the rest of us in the 40s and 50s. now those winds will bring us warmer weather, as you can see for mother's day. a lot of near 60 degree temperatures, 70s and 80s for the rest of us. so enjoy that. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. what you are looking at is that he does hanging around, at least through wednesday, then we start to cool just a little bit thursday. let's talk about what's going to happen as we head into next weekend. we've got the aids walk san francisco, 90 the way. sunday may 16th at 10:00 am. this year's walk is virtual, as you can understand. aids walk, live at home, will stream online though, right here on abc7, a proud sponsor, as we are, of the star-studded event, featuring billy porter, rita marino, rosie perez, ben clipart and many more going to join. proceeds benefit hiv aids, service organizations across the bay area. there's still time to register and raise funds, visit aids walk.net or call 415615 walk.

reggie, kumasi? >> looking forward to that, mike, thank you. tech company getting rid of its icons from the windows 95 era, new icons were spotted in a preview version of windows 10. heart of a complete design overhaul of the operating system. it's expected to be complete this fall. cool is rolling out two- step verification for nearly all of its accountsits accountss accounts that are properly configured will be automatically enrolled. so when logging into google accounts, users will get a prompt on their registered mobile device, so they can confirm that it's really them accessing this account. google is also touting its password manager as a way of increasing account security. it's been 20 years since the revitalization of the popular san francisco spot. it was transformed from a military airstrip to a national park site, thanks to volunteers, and $34 million. house speaker nancy pelosi spoke to an event yesterday saying she visits almost every day when she's in san francisco. >> i see people from all over

the world come here and many different languages enjoy chrissy field, because again, it is a unifying force. it is a doorway to the great presidio. >> and it's windy. the golden gate conservancy says more than 1 million people visit chrissy filled every year. george clooney is getting found the peak into his private life in a funny new ad. >> actually end up spending most of last year stock rooming with this random guy, and we are basically best friends now. >> basically, george clooney is coming to my house can't pick up something from craig list. the stay-at-home order hits, he never left. >> can you believe he wanted me to throw this away? i'm not throwing this out no way, man. >> the four-minute sketch is actually part of a fundraiser for his foundation, does for human rights efforts. the winner gets to ngout

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it is 6:57 if you are just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, breaking news, federal grand jury has indicted derek chauvin and three other former minneapolis police officers involved in george floyd's death. this indictment is accusing them of violating george floyd's civil rights. >> number two, the men accused of stabbing two women at a san

francisco bus stopbus stopbus sp street is e o viims, onital. >> number three, windsor town council is formally requesting a grand jury in the investigation into mayor dominic foppoli. he has been accused of assaulting seven women, but eshe claims. number four, pfizer is applying for full approval of its covid-19 vaccine get a drug company believes it has enough data to meet the stringent fda requirements. the processes were expected to take months. here's a look from mount tam. you can see temperatures are definitely going to warm up this weekend. we are ins and 70s today, 80s and 90s and a lot of neighborhoods, and that is also going to lead us to a high fire threat, especially in solano county, starting tomorrow 8:00 a 6:00 monday evening. and number six, traffic lanes have been reopened on southbound 101, as you make your way from petaluma to novato.

but traffic is jammed and still causing 20 minute delays, due to an earlier overturned crash. and number seven, you can now leave cash tips for someps your favorite people on twitter. so this new feature, launched this morning, the tip jar icon will appear on select pages. than it will take you to another site associated with that person, like paypal, or venmo, and you can send them a little donation. >> now twitter has become only fans. >> has it? >> watch. >> you think? >> twitter is already the wildest social media platform out there. you can post anything. they don't censor it, whatever. >> that is true. that is true. >> you add to this i'm telling you. >> reggie, you might be getting the most tips out of us. >> i put my money on reggie also. >> y'all are flattering me too

much today. >> just as long as you share, we are here to make yo good morning, america. as we join you this friday morning, the breaking new headline from pfizer about the covid vaccine. significrd pfizer just announcing they have enough data to seek full approval from the fda for their covid vaccine. this as california is now expected to reach herd immunity by midjune and as more states fully re-open, the urgent push to vaccinate kids. and the new headline from moderna about its vaccine for 12 to 17-year-olds. hostage crisis. >> oh, they got 'em! >> the dramatic nine-hour standoff overnight at a bank in minnesota. how one of the people trapped freed himself, and what we're learning now about the suspect. middle school shooting.