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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. a bisbee day for firefighters as wind, combine would dry conditions whipped up fires. several parts of the bay area remain under a red flag warning for another 24 hours. the last time we saw a red flag warning in may was seven years ago. good morning, it sunday, may 9. i am liz kreutz. happy mother's day. we are going to start with a look at the weather with lisa argen who is tracking the red flag warning and what we can expect today. good morning. have happy mother hfs day. >> thank you, i hope everyone is planning on having a nice afternoon for mother's day, although it remains challenging with the red flag warning and the lack of fog. the sea breeze only at the coast. there is live doppler 7, a red flag warning through 6:00 monday morning. winds have been lighter butter

up elevations, 20-30 mile gusts. the parts we are really concerned about will be gurnville, sonoma county, napa, and mt. diablo, 22 north wind gusts. st. helena, 30 miles an hour. little haze, relative humidity is up a bit due to a weak system over the ridge. 54 in san francisco, 67 in mountain view with 62 in san jose, and of course emeryville, sunny skies, 67 in santa rose aw 70 nuvaudo . 2-7 degrees morning this morning, 70 by the delta. for the rest of the day, a warm and breezy one around the bay, and inland, with 70s and 80s coming into play by noon time. but it will stay comfortable at the coast. winds up to 20 there. but those offshore winds will be watching them, the relative humidity continues to drop throughout the next 24 hours as our red flag warning continues. so, we will talk about the warmer weather tomorrow, even though the winds will be

cooperating a little bit. liz? >> thank you. a home in east oakland has been completely destroyed in a fire near 17th street around 8:30 last night. crews were able to contain the two-alarm fire in an hour. the residents were able to safely evacuate with no injuries and an investigation into the cause is under way. pg&e was calld to inspect wires but power has been restored in the area. a shed and multiple vehicles were also burned. san jose feerts battled two fires near golf courses before 8:30 last night this fire broke out near the san jose municipal golf course, it burned three acres. firefighters say it burned through a couple homeless encampments and several oak trees. nobody was hurt. crews got the fire under control within a few hours. in the afternoon a fire burned about 2 acres near lose lagos golf course. firefighters got it under control pretty quickly as well.

in solano county it didn't take much for a spark to quickly turn to a dangerous wildfire. the fire started lopes road near benicia, the winds that triggered a red flag warning helped push it to 45 acres. abc7 news was there. >> reporter: i was nervous, running around, i locked up one dog because he was antsy. >> reporter: anthony wright called 911 the moment he saw smokes and flames near his property in benicia. minutes later the fire was making a run up the hill, fueled by acres of dry grass. cal-fire calling extra ground crews and air support to fight it. air tankers make ing a low altitude attack, dropping fire retardant. >> eucalyptus caught fire after the field caught fire, and i thought it was going to domino effect. they got it. >> reporter: anthony's uncle mike grabbed what he could to try and put the fire out. >> had a hose and fire

extinguisher, drug it from our well, because our well is in the back where it started. just drug it back there and started spraying. >> reporter: strong winds were no match. >> given northern wind conditions we have experienced and the drier conditions, the fire took off rapidly, over the ridge, got to heavier brush, we augment would additional resources. >> i was trying to cut the grass down. >> reporter: rosenberg rodriguez believes he accidentally started the fire while cutting tall grass on his riding lawn mower. >> i get with the lawn mower, that thing spark and that is how it started. >> reporter: firefighters say one spark is all it takes during red flag warning fire conditions. >> it is keeping me up at night, to be honest with you. hopefully home owners are doing their due diligence. >> reporter: anthony has seen fires near his home before, and he is ready for another long summer. >> like one month ago, all green, now all golden state, dry, but the fires are real bad. >> reporter: a grass fire this

large so early in the season has firefighters concerned. it is hot, it is dry, it feels like june or july, but of course it sewnly may. despite what we heard from the home owner, cal' fire says it is still investigating the cause of the fire, but they do say using lawn mower should be avoided during a red flag warning alert. abc7 news. in the north bay this early start to fire season has many residents on edge there. they have been through fires before, but not this early. abc7 news reporter luz pena spoke to a family who survived the tubbs fire. >> reporter: the family's memories and and years of sacrifice gone. >> that is my husband, he is looking for any souvenirs or something that may have been spared, but unfortunately nothing was found. >> reporter: in october of 2017, carla's parents woke up to their

naeshd engulfed in flames. almost four years later we are experiencing a red flag warning, two months ahead of what firefighters anticipated. >> it is hard to bring it up to my parents. but i think we all know it is here. but we don't really like to talk about it, but i know it is in the back of all of our minds. >> reporter: the warning has been in effect since 11:00 p.m. friday and will go until 6:00 a.m. monday. humidity and high temperatures in the upper 80s, playing a key role. >> this county has been through a lot. the red flag warning and information we are putting out is not intendd to scare people. it is to make sure people understand what the conditions are, and are taking the preventative proactive measures. >> reporter: this time around, santa rosa is better equipped for wildfires. >> the improvements, alert and warning systems, and network of cameras that monitor communities now have really enhanced our ability to respond to wildfires. >> reporter: to them, this is their new home. >> at first we didn't want to rebuild this home, because we

always knew it would still be a problem, but my dad, he always made sure to tell us that when he came into this country, he wanted to make sure that he left for his nephews and nieces and for us that he was resilient. >> reporter: if you look around fountain grove you see reminders of october 2017 at every turn. the fire station once standing, still gone. but in hopes of healing, neighbors are slowly coming back. how many of your neighbors decided not to come back to this neighborhood? >> i would say most of them. i mean, there is about three that have been rebuilding. there is a home over there that is still in the process of being rebuilt but doesn't seem it will finish. i would say out of 30 houses, only three have come back. >> reporter: in santa rosa, luz pena, abc7 news. >> the abc7 news app is one way to stay on top of wildfires during fire season. we sent out this alert about the fire in solano county yesterday,

just before noon. when you download the app, enable notifications. part of abc7's effort to build a better bay area amcludes tracking how the economy is doing, as businesses rebound from the pandemic. san francisco bars are welcoming back patrons indoors for the first weekend in over a year. bars that don't serve food reopened last week as the county moved into the yellow tier. capacity is limited to 25%. abc7 was in north beach as patrons knocked back a few at the showdown. the bar manager echoed their excitement. >> having people sit inside and seeing familiar faces is definitely-- a bit overwhelming but it is nice, finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. feels good. >> reporter: masks are still required inside, except when actively eating or drinking. san francisco is the first bay area county to move into the least restrictive tier. lets get a check of the forecast outside. >> well, it is warming up quick again, liz, with already 70s by

the dlta, but a live look from east bay hills camera, and temperatures once again flirting with 90. maybe a couple degrees koolter cooler in the afternoon but we are well into the 60s. we talk about how long the red flag warning will last. we have cooler weather on the way. that is good news. all coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. debris from a chinese rocket is back on earth sthis morning, where it reentered the earth's atmosphere. ♪ we are getting a preview of a performance at next week's aids walk. more on why entertainment will be a big focus this year, majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm

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peninsula. >> reporter: this morning, part of this massive rocket launched by china days ago has come back to earth. footage passing over japan before reentry circulating on social media. >> this is the second largest uncontrolled reentry in the last couple decades. >> reporter: the portion of the rocket weighed 23 tons was 10 stories tall, and hit speeds of 18,000 miles an hour. the rocket reentering the earth's atmosphere late saturday over the arabian peninsula. chinese authorities say most of it broke up upon reentry. man-made space debris has fallen before, though it is usually small or not on land. in march, a piece from a space x rocket landed on someone's property in washington state, and in 199 saeb, loty williams from tulsa, oklahoma, became the first known person to be hit by space junk while walking through a park. >> looked like fire, it was this big ball of fire.

couldn't see anything, couldn't hear anything, you didn't smell something. >> reporter: fortunately she was not hurt by the six-inch chunk. christine sloan, abc news, new york. new developments in a raresator saturday session, the alameda city council voted on police reforms . abc7 news reporter matt boone said they were rushed for approval after the death of mario gonzalez in police custody last month. >> reporter: a disclaimer mayor ashcraft. >> this is not specifically about the mario gonzalez incident that happened in our city. >> reporter: mario died after an encounter with alameda police on april 19th, when they were called by neighbor whose reported him looking disoriented or drunk in a park. police body cam footage showed gonzalez pinned on his stomach, being kneeled on by police before going limp. police initially described his death as the result of a medical naerjs, but it is now under

investigation by three separate agencies, it prompted the city to speed up its discussion on police reform, especially in non-criminal or mental health-related situations. >> we have been working at this almost a year now hoping to get this prior to the end of the fiscal year. >> reporter: that was vice mayor malia referring to infact the city created community-lead work group for recommendations on the issue after the death of george floyd last may. the public commenters were quick to point that out. >> instead of swift acagainst the department oriented towards harming black and brown residents, some of you punted and some of you did not keep the commitments you voteed for then. >> reporter: one of the commenter uzwas rebecca ruiz part of mental health first which provides mental health crisis hotline a part of anti-police terror praunlect. >> our purpose is to eliminate

the need for law enforcement, and mental health crisis first response by providing mobile care support, de-escalation assistance, non-punitive resources, interventions. >> reporter: she urged the council to create a community-lead non-police response tactic. in the end, the council voted to immediately begin routing some 911 calls for mental health and non-criminal situations to the fire department and paramedics, directing city staff oo come up with more long-term, non-police option. they voteed for staff to come back with revised use of force guidelines set and potential nish noofb be placed on the 2022 ballot that would create police oversight commission. all of this, they hope to fievenlalize by the end of june. matt boone, abc7 news. san francisco 's district attorney announced hate crime charges for the man accused of two unprovoked assaults on asian americans saying there is new evidence the attacks, including this targeting an asian father pushing a troller, were racially

motivated. police arrested 26-year-old sydney hammond after the incident in mission bay last week and he faces aggravated assault for an attack on a 61-year-old man in the tenderloin. as the bay area experiences a spike in crimes against the aapi community, santa clara is providing a pathway to become allies. there was a virtual workshop to teach bystanders whau to do if they witness verbal harassment, how to safely de-escalate and provide support in solidarity to the person being targeted. the city of santa clara partnered with council on american islamic relations for this event. part of building a better bay area is fighting for racial and social justice. while we don't have all the answers, we do have lot of vetted local resources that can help. to find more about how you can take action and be an ally, head to abc7news.com/takeaction. in the north bay sir

francis drake high school could be renamed after famous alum, archie williams, a committee is recommended the name but it must be approved by the school district. williams was born in oak lnld attended uc berkeley and won a gold medal at the 1936 summer olympic in berlin. he was also one of the first black pilots in world war ii. later williams was a teacher and coach at sir francis drake high school. the high school decided to change names last year because sir francis drake was associated with the slave trade. great entertainment has always been a part of aids walk san francisco and a bigger focus now that the event is searchual. glide ensemble gave us a sample of the songs they will sing one week from today. the choir has been performing at the post-walk party ♪ >> aids walk san francisco is the west coast's largest and

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>> the first lady went on to say mothers strong resilience and are doing an amazing job. the video ozmade in partnership with lifetime, encouraging people to share photos and stories of their own moms with the #that'swhatmomsdo. lifetime will hold a virtual gallery . boy, we know how much moms do, none more than you, lisa, fabulous mom. happy mother's day to you. >> thanks. it is a nice day out there. once again, as we look at the afternoon high temperatures and winds kicking up in upper elevations, it will be a day we need to be careful, although the relative humidity up this morning. few more clouds, and highest relative humidity in the early-morning hours. we are doing a little better this morning than saturday morning, but by the afternoon, we will be down to sengal digits, certainly in east bay valleys. there is live doppler 7, all that nice marine air is down in southern california, we are

clear, and a quick warm up again at the beach. beautiful view in santa cluz, you will be well into the upper 70s today. it is 59 downtown, 60 in oakland. mountain view, good morning at 67. 62 in san jose. 55 half moon bay. the golden gate bridge, very nice. the sea breeze today making it comfortable with the winds up to 20 miles an hour. 70 in novaudo. 68 in napa, fairfield, relative humidity 30% right now and yesterday was in the teens. 68 in concord, 64 in livermore. here is a look at winds, not as strong right now as they were yesterday. but they will continue to gust to over 40 miles an hour possible. mt. tam, 24 mauer diablo. and mt. st. helena 33 miles an hour. with little bit more relative humidity, we have that weak system moving over the ridge, and that will keep numbers from getting too warm.

that happens tomorrow. we look at our view from san francisco, clear and mild this morning, the red flag warning through early monday, cooler weather for everyone as we get into the middle of the week. as for the winds, once again they will be with us, breezy to gusty as we get through the afternoon, especially along the marine county coastline. winds 10-25 miles an hour will be common throughout the afternoon. then into early munldy they get lighter, but high pressure builds and that will create still dry condition s. here we are, 3:00, 9% relative humidity in fairfield. 21% santa rosa. through the 8:00 hour, it is still low by the delta, but we will see our humidity recover into early monday. look what happens by the afternoon, we are back even drier due to the warm up. in fact, the high builds and we will see more 90s all around the bay into our monday, tuesday still looks hot inland. there is a look at monday. mid 90s. around the bay and coast it will be warm but we get the sea

breeze. kind of expands tuesday and certainly into wednesday. everyone will begin to cool. highs today mid 70s in oakland, 78 in fremont. 84 in morgan hill, 88 in napa with 90 by the delta, breezy to gusty winds at times. high fire danger through early tomorrow. hotter in the afternoon inland and winds easing up, but, still, the wide range on tuesday. little cooling on wednesday, cooler conditions through the end of the week. certainly nice this morning and i don't think we will be as hot today, but still very dangerous with the fire danger potential. >> absolutely. we will be watching out for that. thank you, lisa. just ahead, a special meaning, who steph curry is honoring with his newly-released ♪ limu emu & doug ♪ liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. thank you! hey, hey, no, no limu, no limu!

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good morning, everybody, thank you for joining us on this mother's day. we start with a another look at the rerth with lisa argen. >> good morning to you. it is pretty nice out there right now. you may have noticed a few more high clouds and it is comfortable. the relative humidity up a little bit, but it will be dropping as a red flag warning continues throughout the day today for the north bay mountains, napa, gurnville, sonoma, mt. diablo and valleys

of the east bay winds get breezy throughout the afternoon. right now it is about quickly-warming temperatures and upper elevation winds that are gusting from 20 to 34 miles an hour. it is a little less than yesterday, but with the warmth and the winds increasing throughout the day, we will see temperatures above average and high fire danger the next 24 hours. 62 in san jose, 52 in san francisco. a nice view of the city, where we have a sea breeze keeping temperatures in 60s, but fairfield and novato 70, 68 in concord. we go through the afternoon and temperatures warm quickly through the 80s by noontime inland. we are still in the 60s to even 50s at the shoreline, and getting patchy fog tonight, but it is another dry aft we will talk about our cool down next. developing news, less than a week before the freakness

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>> reporter: >> reporter: heartsfield jackson, slammed with long tsa lines. >> take my bag in, there was a line around the corner. >> reporter: 1.7 million travelers passing tsa friday, compared to 200,000 this time last year. here at lax, some kids flying just to surprise mom. >> so glad you came. love you. >> i could have come later but i wanted to be back for mother's day. >> reporter: acting tsa admen strarts saying they are significantly ramping up staff. >> between now and 4th of july, we expect to add several hundred thousand more on some of the busiest days, shaping up to be a busy summer. >> reporter: as the traveling boom continues, airport vaccine clinics expanding. miami airport joining some u.s. cities like atlanta monday in offering the vaccine. the focus, turning to young people. the fda expected to announce

whether 12-15-year-olds can get pfizer's vaccine. states nationwide preparing for the roll-out. in florida, orange and osceola counties planning vaccination sites at their schools. texas health officials urging pediatricians to be prepared. >> parents and providers are makeing sure everyone who needs to be vaccinated is able to andthality that we start as soon as possible. >> reporter: father eagerly waiting for his two teens to get the vaccine. >> they want to get back to normalcy, engage with friends, with much more freedom, they want to participate. >> reporter: despite the positive news, the seven-day average of vaccine doses dropped below two million, roughly half the u.s. adult population still has not been vaccinated. abc7 news. as covid-19 cases and deaths continue to sky rocket in india, dr. fauci says aside from vaccinations there are other

thingathize country's government can do to slow the spread. sthoo there is an immediate problem, which is hospital beds, oxygen, ppe, and other supplies, then there is the problem looking forward of how you are going to shut this down. vaccines is one of them but there are other ways like shutting down the government. i advise them in the past you really need to do that. you have to shut down. >> india has yet to impose a national lockdown. however, half of all its states are under total shutdowns and the rest are under partial shut downs. though it is the world's biggest vaccine maker, india is struggling to distribute doses, only around 2% of its population is fully vaccinated. you saw it here on abc7 last night, it was a star-powered event to help the most marginalized nations receive access to the covid-19 vaccine. >> we are working with leaders around the world to share more vaccines and boost production to make sure every country has the vaccines they need >> president biden was among several big names advocating for

vaccine equity at the concert, the fundraiser featured performances from jay-lo, foo-fighters and her. governor newsom showed his support. >> this pandemic isn't over, it is not over until all of our brothers and sisters across the world are safe, healthy, and vaccinated. the light at the end of the tunnel is brighter than ever before. >> vax live was taped in englewood and was the first full-scale covid compliant concert in the country. it helped raise more than $50 million for the poorest nations. san francisco bay sales force sent a plane full of oxygen concentrators to the juggling nation, the company says a second mrain plane will arrive soon. emergency medical supplies are much needed in india right now as we were reporting. india said more than 4,000 people have died a day there

from covid-19, but it is believed the real number is potentially five or ten times higher. san francisco residents say they are outraged over the humanitarian crisis unfolding in columbia, dozens of demen straerts gathered outside the ferry building for a day of solidarity, they are calling on the colum been government to take action over the protests. at least 25 people have died. demonstrators say their goal is to educate people on what is happening in columia and find ways to show support. >> if we need a colombia what is our role here? for that change to happen? >> protests across colombia began last month over a proposed tax hike that critics said would hurt the middle class. it tax hike was canceled. a surgeon putting out the

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don't have any markers that will show up that i possibly may have cancer. >> the wisdom study currently has 100,000 participants from across the u.s. if you would like to join, visit the website at thewisdomstudy.org. if you love taking naps, this could be the dream job for you. eachnight.com, which gives sleeping trips and mattress reviews is hiring a team of five nap reviewers. your job duties: take a nap every day for 30 days straight, and write about the experience. the company is testing theories about pros and cons of napping. pay is $50 per nap. a total of $1500 for the month. applicants must be over 18 years old. the deadline to apply is may 31. i do love a good nap. still ahead on abc7 mornings, fighting back against covid, but this isn't just figurative. the bay area woman who found a way to let people take out their

frustrations. lets take a live look as we head to break on this mother's day. hope you are waking up and having a lovely sunday. it is going to be a lovely day but we are tracking the red flag warning, we will talk to lisa when we get back.

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delic sounds of love. moms ride free on the ferris wheel today, you have to purchase at least one general admission ticket and have to do that online in advance, but the good news, plenty of tickets are still available. the first ride is at 10:00 this morning, coming up in 15 minutes. that is something on my bucket list, i want to check out the ferris wheel. >> that would be very cool. a little cooler here today. sfo in the low 60s, downtown it is 59. we will see the ridge strengthen tomorrow. so today it means slightly cooler, some upper 70s on the peninsula instead of the 85 in red wood city. about 80 today. details on the rest of the bay area, next. >> thank you, lisa. also next, warriors fans once again chanting mvp as steph curry has another incredible night, and the dubs hit a franchise record in the win. highlights and post-game reaction coming up in sports.

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this afternoon johnny quaido returns to the mound from his lat strain as the giants tray for a sweep over padres, first pitch 1:05 and a's close out their home stand against the rays. first pitch at the oakland coliseum is 1:07. the warriors are back in action tomorrow night at home against the utah jazz. last night the dubs set a franchise report, 27 three-pointers in the vict raeb over the thunder. here is chris alvarez with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> reporter: good morning. stephan curry has a chance to lead the nba in scoring since 2016 season when he had 402 three's, pre-game with brother damian lee back in the building after a troubling bout with covid. curry had 24 in the first quarter. here we go. splash. he is just getting warmed up and fired up. warriors up 25 at the halffelt

third quarter, green, one of if i ever rebounds ahead to stef. curry is always in range. splash, 35 and so nice we show it twice. look where he is on the floor between the arc and the logo. a little later, slows down a bit, gets enough space over the taller defender, and 9th three-pointer of the night. between the legs, to steph, 10th three of the night. steph laughing down the floor. dray-mind had 13 assists, great play. steph finishes with 49 points, 113s. the warriors set a franchise record, 136-37. mvp chance reigning down for steph. >> i appreciate the love. nice to have fans back in, have those interactions and when playing well t is about entertainment, fun, joy. i love those type of environments. >> amazing, the skill level is

matched by his confidence level, and magical things happen. he is just an incredible player. baseball, giants hosting the padres, this fan feeling good and looking good, first place giants bottom of the second, scoreless, that fan is great. two on for brandon crawford, 407 feet. three-run blast, and it is his 7th of the year, giants 3-0. warm day saturday, the ball was jumping off the brat, including brandon belt, 410 feet, giants win 7-1, they will go for the sweep later today. fans of the al west leading a's also grooving at the coliseum, seth brown ended the game friday night with his first career-walk off homer. saturday, homers to deep center, that made it 2-0a's and lets bash enthe dugout. second inning, austin allen show, we will call it that. here is catcher doing the defensive thing, kevin kiermaier, you are out at second base. bottom of the half of the inning. first homer of the year, three-0 oakland there.

what a sequence for allen. a's win 6-3. they can get the sweep with a win today. only one game left for the sharks after saturday night's game hosting the coyotes, patrick playing consecutive game 909 and kesal 900. first guys 200, alexander scores, overtime. sharks fans love it but in ok, phil, his 10th of the year, against the sharks, crazy. 5-4 over time. season finale wednesday in vegas. back to you. lets get a check of the forecast with lisa argen. even though it is beautiful now, we are just walking around, we are tracking that red flag warning. >> yes. that is right. in fact, temperatures are going to get even warmer for your monday, and the red flag warning might go into tuesday, because of the winds. but as we look at live doppler 7t is clear. few high clouds, weak system

allowing for the ridge to really not establish itself totally like it will tomorrow. that is line for relative higher humidity, 59 in san francisco, 60 in oakland. 67 in mountain view. 62 in san jose. morgan hill, 64. 55 half moon bay. east bay hills camera, tomorrow will be really toasty day here. today, little bit of a break. 67 in santa rosa, 72 in novato. fairfield, 70. relative humidity way up, 68 in concord, 64 in liverhoar. wins are up 18-33 miles an hour. yesterday we had wind gusts over 150 miles an hour upper elvagues but we are still looking at good offshore winds throughout the afternoon. right now it is clear with a few high clouds, and as we get into the afternoon, this red flag warning warning will allow for lower relative humidity and very breezy offshore winds through early monday and another burst perhaps monday night into

tuesday. cooler weather, though, into wednesday ask the rest of the work week, even next weekend. here are winds, noon time, they are breezy on the coast, they are breezy cal stoega, napa, fairfield, and discovery may. we have the 25 miles an hour wind gust throughout the day today around the bay. a lot like yesterday. even at the coast with those onshore winds, it will be quite windy at times. otherwise we look for temperatures in the 60s and a comfortable day here with 63 at ocean beach, 64 half moon bay. santa cruz at 78. looking at numbers in the south bay, 10 degrees above average. sunniville, 83. here is good news, the cool down with the sea breeze mid and upper 70s san mateo and san bruno, you get to palo alto, mid 80s, 71 downtown with 60s daily city. mid and upper 80s sonoma, napa,

warm day here with breezy offshore winds. near east bay, a nice day in oakland at 76. 80s closer away from union city, fremont in the upper 70s but we get towards upper 80s here around concord to about 90 inl antioch, the breezes will continue throughout the afternoon. as we get into your monday, we are looking at a stronger ridge of high pressure. look at the afternoon highs inland. we are in the mid 90s, 80s around the bay. as we see tuesday allow for winds to ease up a bit. still warm, good 10-12 degrees above average. more widespread cooling on wednesday. numbers getting back to where should be by the end of the week. still cooler into next weekend. liz? >> all right. thank you. it has been more than a year since the covid-19 pandemic hit, and one woman found a way for people to hit back. abc7 reporter amanda del castillo shows us how pandemic pinatas are offering relief. >> reporter: the hand-made

pandemic beenuateas becoming a hit for elizabeth, a full-time nurse, spending free moments conducting the giant germs modeled after covid-19felt among the necessary materials, card board, crate paper, and time. >> each one start to finish takes about a week. >> reporter: headquarters is her home kitchen, he says news of vaccines inspired her to get creative. she works directly with covid-19 patients and understands people may search for an out let after an awful year. >> it has been emotionally draining, physically draining, intellectually draining. >> reporter: so this is a welcome distraction. as cases drop, mccarthy is introducing a tangible takeoon pommeling the pandemic. >> this is a huge deal. i want everyone to just enjoy smashing covid. >> it will take more than one pinata to get over this one. >> reporter: dr. thomas plant, a professor of psychology at santa clara university, says there is

quite a bit of research pointing to this relief providing at least a brief moment of relief. >> still get the vaccination. so, certainly it is a fun thing to do. we need all of the fun we can get during this awful pandemic time. >> reporter: mccarthy said she has yet to take wack at it but knows just the perfect time. >> when this is over, i want some way to celebrate it. >> reporter: she already made a couple dozen and considers that a smashing success. amanda del castillo, abc abc all right, next, just in time for mother's day, a popular farmer's market is reopening in san francisco. what special treats are in store how great is it that we get to tell everybody how liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? i mean it... uh-oh, sorry... oh... what? i'm an emu! no, buddy! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty. ♪

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nice afternoon, although we have to watch for dangerous conditions as a red flag warning continues through tomorrow. the winds will be gusty, especially upper elevations, the north bay, sonoma county, around forest noelz, mt. st. helena, mt. diablo, east bay mid to upper 80s livemore. 85 in san rafael. 71 in san francisco. the accuweather 7-day forecast, even warmer tomorrow inland, hot tuesday but the sea breeze will never leave us, right at the coast. good news. >> that is good news. thank you. be very cautious this weekend. thank you for joining us on abc7 mornings. i am liz kreutz along with lisa argen. major league saker is next. abc7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. have a great sunday. again, happy mother's day. enjoy it.

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