now from abc 7, live breaking news. right away, an all out assault as firefighters battle not just the flame but the winds. as a grass fire takes off in solano county. with that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us, i'm deon limb. it didn't take much to spark a fire that quickly grew into a dangerous wildfire today. that fire started off lopes road. and the winds triggered a red flag warning which helped push it to 45-acres. cornell bernard was right there as firefighters fought to get it under control. he joins us live where you can

see lots of activity behind you cornell. >> reporter: the red flag winds still very strong here in solano county today. firefighters mopping up, keeping an eye on hot spots in the hills. the fire burned 45-acres today. and a neighbor says his lawnmower may have started the fire. >> i got scared. i was nervous. i locked up one dog, because he was antsy. >> anthony wright called 911 the moment he saw smoke and flames near his property. minutes later the fire was making a run up the hill, fueled by acres of dry grass, cal fire calling in grounds crews and air support to fight it. air tankers making a low altitude attack, dropping fire retardant. >> the eucalyptus caught fire after the field caught fire. i thought it was going to domino effect. they caught it. he grabbed what he could to try to put the fire out.

>> a hose and fire extinguisher. got it from our well. drug it back there and started spraying. but strong winds were no match. given the northern wind conditions we've experienced and the dryer conditions, the fire took off rapidly, spotted over the ridge. >> i was trying to cut the grays down. >> rosenberg rodriguez believes he accidentally started the fire while cutting call grass on his riding lawnmower. >> i hit a rock with the lawnmower. and that sparked it. and that's how it started. >> firefighters say one spark is all it takes during red flag fire conditions. >> it's keeping me up at night. hopefully homeowners are doing their due diligence. >> he's seen fires near their home before. and he's ready for another long summer. >> one month ago it was green and now it's all golden state, dry, but the fires are real

bad. >> tear bad. a grass fire this large so early in the season really has firefighters concerned, it's hot and dry. it feels like june or july but it's only may. despite what we heard from that homeowner today cal fire is still investigating the cause of this blaze. live in solano county, abc 7 news. there's a red flag warning in effect right now for parts of the east and north bay. meteorologist drew tuma joining us on the roof over looking the bay and gives us a look at the conditions. it feels like it's the middle of summer. we're in fire season all ready. it's may, we have an offshore wind event under way. it's gusty in areas, maximum gusts, any where from 20 to 30 miles per hour. and the winds, warm and dry air. humidity levels are very, very low. especially inland from napa to cop cord to fairfield to antioch, livermore, the

humidity is at 5%. that's very dry air right now. we have that red flag warning in effect this lasting until monday. so tomorrow, it's another windy and warm day. we'll have all the details, what to expect for mother's day in the full accuweather forecast in a few minutes. >> we'll watch closely, thanks. the abc 7 news app is one way to stay on top of wildfires during fire season. we sent out the alert about the fire in solano county at 11:47 this morning. when you download the app, enable the push alert feature. there are new developments now following the death of a man while in the custody of alameda police. alameda city council held a meeting today to talk about changing the way police respond to certain 911 calls. all of this comes after mario gonzales died last month. officers restrained him by putting their knees on his back, three officers are on leave as the department investigates. city officials said today while they have discussed policing changes in the past, it's now

more important than ever to actually implement them. >> i'm hearing from my fellow mayors and organizers that we don't have 24/7 response. this is a shortcoming. >> the council discussed new training for 911 dispatchers along with new use of force policies for alameda police. they also want to establish a civilian over sight board and launch an outreach campaign to educate the public about mental health resources. as the bay area experiences a spike in crimes against the aapi community the city of santa clara is providing a pathway for people to become allies, today city leaders held a virtual workshop to teach bystanders what to do if they witness verbal harassment. the seminar included how to safely deescalate various situations and how to provide support and solidarity to the person being targeted. >> a lot of times when we hear

about these hate incidents and hate crimes being committed, a lot of times people standing around have done nothing or don't know what they're supposed to do. >> the city of santa clara partnered with the council on american islamic relations for today's event. sir francis drake high school settled on a new name. it will be named after archie williams. keep in mind this is a fairly significant change. williams who was black, won a gold medal at the 1936 summer olympics in berlin. he was one of the first black pilots in world war ii. williams was born in oakland, attended uc berkeley and was later a teacher and coach at sir francis drake high school. the high school decided to change names last year as the country had a reconning with race and social justice, sir francis drake was associated with the slave trade. a rally to save city college too long over the streets of

san francisco today. >> dozens of members of the american federation of teachers joined the march from city hall to the castro. they're fighting the layoff of 160 faculty members. the union says cuts will force city college to close several departments and ethnic studies programs. they're calling on san francisco leaders to find alternative resources to fund the school. turning to the coronavirus. california is on track to hit another milestone this weekend. nearly 14 million people are now fully vaccinated in the state. that's 44% of those who the state believes need the shot. california reported just under 2000 newly diagnosed cases of covid-19 today. the seven-day positivity rate remains at 1.2%. a concert airing tonight on abc hopes to encourage everyone to get vaccinated. some communities are also offering incentives to get people to roll up their sleeves. more than 150 million american adult haves received at least one dose so far.

and as abc news reporter faith tells us, there's still some hesitancy. >> the fds a expected to grant emergency use authorization to pfizer's vaccine for children age 12-s to 15 early next week. >> we know in age group can transmit the virus and certainly we want to get that age group, those kids back to as normal a summer as possible and the vaccine is a big step in that direction. >> florida public school systems looking to set up vaccination pods for the new age group. similar to the ones hosted at high schools last weekend. so far, more tan 150 million american a dull haves received one shot of the covid-19 vaccine. the white house is hoping to administer at least one dose to 70% of the adult population by the 4th of july. as more miles per hour get vaccinated, health officials say the number beers are going in the right direction. >> cdc reported over 41,900 new

cases of covid-19. our seven-day average is 45,800 cases per day. a decrease of 13% from our prior seven-day average. >> but there's still some vaccine hesitancy, this past week the country's vaccination rate fell to 2 million shots a day, a 20% drop from the week before. some communities now offering incentives. the atlanta braves giving free tickets for future games to anyone who gets the johnson and johnson vaccine at the ball park today. and tonight on abc, prince harry, jennifer lopez and other celebrities coming together at global citizens vacs live a concert that hopes to encourage people around the world to get vaccinated. it's a space mystery that will soon be solved. we know a chinese rocket is supposed to make its return to earth today but when will it get here? and where might it come crashing down, plus a massive pipeline that supplies half of the fuel on the east coast gets

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and 8:00 tonight. the 23 on the rocket is barreling toward earth at 18,000 miles an hour. and it will likely fall into the northern atlantic ocean. but the estimation varies minute by minute. data from the u.s. space force shows four possible orbits in play. >> it could hit any where as far north as new york city or as far south as new zealand. the chances are it's going to land harmlessly in the ocean. >> so we hope. that rocket was launched last week but china's space agency, boosters were supposed to fall into the ocean but entered earth's orbit instead. rem nanos are up to 100 feet long. nothing this heavy has fallen back to earth in 30 years. just in time for mother's day, as we honor moms this weekend, an oakland woman has collected a pretty prestigious award, you'll get to meet her, next. tracking that red flag warning, our warm and windy

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a woman in oakland is getting some well deserved recognition this mother's day. she's been named oakland mother of the year. >> i just feel blessed to just be honored. and you know, you just, you know, that's all i got to say. and i did want to wrap up and say mayor shaf thank you for all the support for me as a leader and for the oakland reach, which is what matters the most. >> congratulations, lakeesha young is mother of three and cofounder and ceo of oakland reach a group of oakland based families fighting for education equality. this is the 68th year for the award being given by the city.

a plaque for each honoree is located on a walk of fame great entertainment has always been part of aids walk san francisco. and it's a bigger focus now the event is virtual. they gave us a sample of the songs they'll sing next. the choir has been performing at the post walk party for years. ♪[ music ] ♪ >> aids walk san francisco is the west coast's largest and most visible hiv-aids fundraising event. this year's event includes billy porter, rosie perez, and stars from ru paul's drag race. aids walk san francisco is nine days away, it's on may 16th at 10:00 a.m. it will stream online and here on abc 7. abc 7 is a proud sponsor. to register and raise funds

yourself, visit aidswalk.net. or call. once a begun, getting a check with the weather. >> the warm temperatures, we have our hottest spots well into the 90s right now. it's a warm they in the bay. our east bay hills camera. on an average year in may. the hills should be a lush green color but they're so brown. the vegetation is as dry as it should be in the middle of summer. fires are spreading so quickly because everything is so dry. current temperatures now, down to 67 in the city. but earlier this afternoon, made it to 75 in san francisco. it's a where we sit right now in oakland. much hot nerf concord at 91. 92 in napa. 86 in palo alto. these offshore winds are bringing in that warm air, bree virginia breezy to windy no matter where you live. hour by hour we go. it stays breezy over night

tonight. that's where that red flag warning continues over night. because we do expect winds in our hills to gust over 25 miles per hour at times. then tomorrow afternoon into the early evening on our sunday, it's a breezy to windy day again. you can see strongest gusts likely exceeding 30 miles per hour. and those winds once again will drop humidity levels. we recover slightly over night. you can see a good increase especially inland. but then, with the daytime heating, those winds ramping up, those humidity level drops especially away from the coast, that's why that red flag warning will be in effect tomorrow. the details, this will last until monday for the north bay mountains and the east bay hills for the northerly winds, gusting at times over 30 to 40 miles per hour bringing that dry air, dropping humidity levels to single digits. we have to act like this is not the start of foyer season like the middle of summer because everything is so dry. we have to be cautious that any fires that do start could spread rapidly. over night tonight, it's mild

with those winds, our warmest spots will hold if the low 60s first thing tomorrow morning as we break down your mother's day for the moms out there tomorrow, it's a good looking day, a lot of sunshine, but winds pick up in the afternoon, and it's a warm afternoon once again with hottest spots back into the 90s. highs on your sunday going to 71 in the city tomorrow. 76 in oakland. 84 in palo alto. 82 in san jose. upper 80s in the north bay. 90 the high in antd you can. high fire danger continues tomorrow. monday, we're actually increasing those temperatures, it's a hot afternoon. mid 90s inland on monday. winds will ease on tuesday, that's good news, but the cooler weather, deon, is going to take its time by thursday and friday we'll get closer to average. and by next saturday, it's where we should be in the 60s. and 70s. but the next 36 hours, our fire

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now abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. you know who had the best record in the national league today? the san francisco giants, 19 and 13 after beating san diego last night the giants lead the padres by a game and a half. and the dodgers lose four straight by 2.5. giants fans feeling good, looking good, so good to have giants fans back at

park. bottom 2. two on. two out. 3-0 giants. a warm day at oracle park. and the ball was jumping off the bat. brandon belt, 410 feet. and it's 4-1 san francisco. got a sowf souvenir for that fan. six innings , struck out 7. manny ma chai machado, have a seat. a little saturday afternoon yarder, 460-foot blast. giants win 6-1. they'll try to sweep tomorrow. a's fans, they're grooving at the coliseum. here we go, saturday baseball, seth brown into the game with his first walk-off career homer. first at-bat today, a two-run blast, let's bash in the dugout. a's feeling good. the 2nd inning was the austin allen show.

the catcher throws at kevin. out by a good amount. out to end the inning. bottom half. here goes his first homer of the year, 3-0 oakland. what a sequence for allen, you do it on defense, you do it on offense, bullpen waiverred but didn't crash. lou gets former a joey wendell to groundout. they win 6-3. they'll also go for the sweep tomorrow at the coliseum. if the season ended today, the warriors would play the lakers. golden state has five regular season games remaining, all at chase center. warriors host oklahoma city again tonight. they beat the thunder by 21 on thursday. they close out the season hosting utah, phoenix, new orleans, and memphis after this game. but with the standings bunched up 8 through 10. every game is essentially a playoff game. >> you know, it's about to get down to the nitty gritty. we have to take it a day at a time. this isn't a league where you can look passed teams. we know where teams are at. that's something we're paying

attention to. at the end of the day, the first and foremost thing we have to pay attention to is our performance. we're all thinking about the playoffs. we're all excited. but it's one game at a type. we have to establish ourselfed to be in the playoffs and be ready to play. >> i was at the giants game with my parents last night. early mother's day. a lot of fun, it's fun being back as a fan and people are excited to be back in these games for sure. not to mention baseball runs deep in your family. all right chris, thanks, are you ready to rock? or how about rap? a new museum honors the bay it's beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. - or the beast. - the beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. has failed. the beast, john cox, will shake up sacramento, cut taxes. learn about california's nicest, smartest beast at johncox.com

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the bay area rocks and now it has a place that pays tribute to its musical roots. take a look, the san francisco music hall of fame held its grand opening the day in the polk gulch neighborhood. the museum is the largest gallery dedicated to bay area music and it has a rich history, the bay area played a pivotal role in the creation of west coast hip hop, thrash metal and the psychedelic sound of the summer of love. good timing as things begin to open up once again, with that, that's all the time we have for abc 7 news alt 5:00. on behalf of chris and drew and all of us here at abc 7, thanks for joining us and woal see you back here tonight at 6:00.

tonight, breaking news -- a massive piece of a chinese rocket hurdling towards earth. the out-of-control debris roughly 10 stories tall and weighing 23 tons speeding towards the planet at 18,000 miles per hour, making it difficult to predict where it would crash-land and when. the u.s. military on alert. gio benitez standing by. the cyberattack forcing the shutdown of a major u.s. pipeline that supplies nearly half of all fuel to the east coast. operations halted on the 5,500-mile pipeline that runs from texas to new jersey. could it impact americans' wallets? the shooting in times square as we come on the air. two adults and a child taken to the hospital. the gunman on the loose. part t