shots. and with less than a month to go until graduation, san francisco is planning to let high school seniors return to the classroom, why officials believe it's worth it, solely in the school year. a live look outside right now to the east bay held camera. hi fire danger, lingering this morning pick meteorologist mike nicco has more on the red flag warning. just so you know, i can hear and i can see nothing this morning, but we will try to do the show anyway. we will start with meteorologist mike nicco prk, mike. >> hey, good morning. good morning. our biggest issue is going to be the red flag warning pic that was extended over the weekend until 6:00 tomorrow. you can see

it encompasses the central valley, nearly 3 1/2 million people there and more than 1 million people here, which a lot of that is into the space valleys but we've also got the east bay held in the northbay mountains and the diablo range and part of this. right now, our winds are fairly quiet, but notice they are going to ramp up, especially where we live into the afternoon and early evening hours. it will be fastest in our hills tonight, when our relative humidity will be some of the lowest also, so fire conditions will drastically become even more dangerous and worse as we had to the overnight hours. as far as temperatures, it'll definitely be warmer today. 65 in half moon bay, 75 in san francisco. 80s into the bay and san francisco, 90s in the northbay and jobina? developing news on peninsula, a stretch of el camino real and redwood city closed following the deadly crash that appears to have involved a pedestrian. this happened on el camino riel near lincoln avenue overnight. redwooroosevt avenue. we are waiting on more details about what exactly happened here and we will bring you updates as we get them. kumasi? thank you, jobina.

you heard mike mention the fire danger is in the east bay hills and he and dry weather is really making a dangerous combination. abc7 news news reporter amy hollyfield, near berkeley hills with more on this red flag warning. amy? >> reporter: fire department like this one will be on high alert today. the fire danger is high for the east bay hills, where we are also the east bay values, and those northbay mountains. there was a fire over the weekend. 45 acres burned in venetia, and the wind really whipped this one up, a residence at his lawnmower may have sparked it while he was out trying to cut the grass, just like that, 45 acres gone. firefighters say what's really startling this year is how early this is happening. >> you have a recipe that we typically would see in the summer, but we are already seeing it may. if you look around the bay area, you can see the hills are already brown, okke

e alrey e ns. so it's quite unique. >> reporter: these four wicked guys and gals are doing what they canned can in fire prevention. they are working hard right now on bay area hillsides. they can clear several acres in a few days. they are efficient and they are pretty cute to have in the neighborhood as well. despite all of the dry conditions, the fire researchers we talked to our staying hopeful about this upcoming season, pointing to prevention measures like this one that are already in place, saying everyone is ramping up, so they are saying and left we have a bizarre weather system, like the lightning system that we had last summer, we will possibly be okay. they are trying to stay hopeful that we will be all right. everyone just being on high alert is very, very helpful. reporting live in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. today, northbay officials will hold an emergency drought

summit at the santa rosa congressman will leave the event. they will explores solutions and approach drought conditions in the watershed. late last month, sonoma county declared a drought emergency. according to the press democrat, mandatory water rationing has started in some parts of the county like cloverdale and healdsburg. they are relying on voluntary conservation measures in other areas. if you want breaking weather alerts like this one, just download the abc7 news apps. pfizer covid-19 vaccine could get emergency authorization for 12 to 15- year-olds. that could start as early as today. a comes as cases across the country are dipping to a seven month low. jobina is at the live desk with more on what health officials are saying about using restrictions. jobina? >> the cdc reports more than 114 million americans are fully vaccinated, but the demand for

doses has declined. the average daily doses administered has dropped from 3 million a month ago to now under 2 million. dr. anthony fauci says, as more people get vaccinated, it could be time to relax restrictions, even more on things like wearing masks indoors. >> the cdc will be updating their recommendations and their guidelines. but, yes, we do need to start being more liberal as we get more people vaccinated. >> meantime, cdc director dr. rochelle walensky says she expects pfizer to get fda authorization for vaccinating teens as young as 12, as soon as today. pfizer is also planning to apply for full approval of its covid-19 vaccine. reminder, they have emergency use authorization right now. it'll likely take several months for the fda to review data and make a decision. kumasi? thank you, jobina. there are less than four weeks left in the school year. starting friday, seniors will have their choice to go back to in person classes. the return date is one day before the may 15th deadline needed for the school district to receive a portion of california's $2 billion grant

in funds for reopening. there are nearly 4000 high school seniors. the teachers union says around 500 of them said they would be willing to go back to in person classes. >> united educators of san francisco realized there was an opportunity to bring seniors back to school before they graduate. >> we were busy getting all of the other mo use done, plus it wasn't certain whether it was possible to do it. >> the district will reveal more details at its board meeting tomorrow. graduation ceremonies are scheduled outdoors from june 1st to june 3rd. in the south bay, santa clara county officials are teaming up with the 49ers to host a three-day vaccination clinic for teenagers. it'll be a levi ursday, r 16 to 19-year- olds, kids, and their families. they will also get a chance to tour part of the stadium and get some 49ers flag. donna clare county leaders plan to talk about the vaccination event today at a news conference at noon. other news and will be in

oakland today to unveil an economic recovery package. on mother's day, the governor announced a major multimillion dollar expansion of services aimed at helping working moms. >> so for mother's day, i can assure you, we have the backs of mothers and we will be making investments to solve real problems. >> he is proposing 100,000 additional childcare slot, which the newsroom administration says is the largest expansion in state history. they will also allocate millions more in funding for child care providers. and an additional $200 million to support career paths for home care workers. the news conference on his full economic recovery package is set for 10:00 this morning. the man accused of stabbing two asian seniors street in san francisco is expected to appear in court today. 54-year-old patrick thompson didn't show up for his first court appearance on friday. thompson has a criminal record, including assault with a deadly weapon. he is set to be arraigned later

this morning. the two seniors are recovering in the hospital from serious injuries after being stabbed last week. the board of supervisors is inspected to pass a resolution tomorrow, aimed at supporting survivors of sexual violence. the resolution also aims to eventually toughen the vetting process to hire county employees. this comes as yet another woman has accused windsor's mayor of misconduct. former mayor told the conical dominic foppoli climbed on top of her and he exposed himself in 2015. she said happened in a hotel room while they were attending a conference. he faces accusation of sexual assault from several women. he is refusing to resign. she cheated saying, quote, it is a problem and a symptom of a problem. what he did to me is wrong and what he did to the six women who have spoken out against him was wrong.'s attorney released a statement saying, quote, i don't think these allegations warrant a response from mr. foppoli more than he has stated previously. he adamantly denies engaging in any nonconsensual conduct with

any females from his past, period. coming up, this homemade boat with buckets, kiddie pools, and duct tape, proved to be a pretty bad idea. operation over the weekend. if you've been waiting for the hype to die down before getting a playstation five, you may have to hang on even longer. sony reveals how long they expect the gaming console to be in short supply. as we open up the weather window, you can see it's a hazy day, but not a spare the air day. one that will be full of warm temperatures and high fire danger. if you are commuting, the biggest issue will be those breezes and the

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starting with neighborhood temperatures. mainly in the low to mid 50s with sunshine, little hayes along the east bay. 47 in castro vcastro the cool spot. temperatures running in the upper 40s to mid-50s in most neighborhoods. look at antioch in brentwood, mid to upper 60s. of course you will be the warmest this afternoon also. here's a look at the day planner. notices 60s at the coast while the rest of us are soaring from 72 to 82 around the bay, back down to 75. 82 to at least 90 inland and down to 81 during the evening hours. good news, tree pollen, well, it does taper eventually.taper . the high today and tomorrow. grass pollen will be moderate. uv index, burn time about 15 to 20 minutes. more on that cooling trend coming up. era jobina with the morning commute. hi, jobina. we are starting with a brand-new crash in emeryville right now really jamming things up. i know people are coming from the east bay to this. this'll be on west on 80 before the offramp three cars are involved, around 70 miles an hour, but the good news is, i

know injuries are involved. i want to show you our live camera of emeryville. it does look a little hazy there in the shot. you can definitely see all those headlights. traffic is backed up through berkeley. and because of that, the metering lights of the bay bridge toll plaza were flipped on a little earlier. they came on it 5:50 morning. if you are traveling on westbound 80 from berkeley all the way down, expect delays. reggie? jobina, thank you. two college students had to be rescued off the coast of santa barbara when their homemade boat lifted off into the ocean. they used duct tape to hold together 20 buckets and two plastic kiddie pools on a piece of plywood. they went out on the water early saturday morning and it didn't take long before the tide pushed their boat out too far from shore. they were unable to make their way back. someone spotify spotted them and notified authorities. no alcohol was involved in they called the incident nautical nonsense. it was. a giveaway for healthcare

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now they are indicating, that could keep up until 2022. it's a part, because of a worldwide semiconducting shortage. they haven't given us his initial estimate when they expect to get back to normal. an investigation underway in china after three leopards escaped from a safari park there two of them have recovered. one is still out there. this is video of one waking up after being captured and then put back into the park. it's not clear how it escaped, but officials say they got out on april 19th, when two caretakers apparently left the doors open while they were cleaning the enclosure. a senior manager is under criminal investigation. did you see there was a tiger walking around the houston neighborhood yesterday? >> a tiger? >> a tiger. >> where did it escape from? >> just like a regular house, just walking around. give a check that out. >> mischievous. >> that cat looked mad. it woke up and was like, i'm

back here? i'm still here? >> what did you do to me? why? >> it's only a matter of time before they all seek revenge. enjoy your life now. >> right? should we take them back into captivity, when they escaped and said they didn't want to be in back captivity to begin with? yeah, okay. we will. let's talk about whether.about . >> good morning, here's a look from mount tam, pretty hazy out there. checking air quality all morning, checking the forecast, no spare the air day. just the offshore breeze, taking away our clean and cool onshore breeze, the marine layer if you will. it'll be localized along the coast. for the rest of us, the hottest ties, even at the coast will be today and tomorrow. that'll bump the wildfire danger to the highest levels today and tomorrow. we will be back to average, but we will have to wait until the weekend. it'll take several days to get rid of this heat. high and low, too close to each other, that'll ramp up the wind this afternoon and lower elevations.

tonight, the highest fire danger in our hills. of the red flag warning continuing to 6:00 tomorrow evening. mid to upper 80s down in the south bay today. low to mid 80s for the rest of the peninsula. look at these mid to upper 60s along the coast, even mid to upper 70s in downtown south san francisco and sausalito. upper 60s, northbay coast, near 90 your valleys. along the east bay shore, low to mid 80s. are hottest temperatures in the east bay valleys, low to mid 90s. a lot of air-conditioners probably running this afternoon. remember, 4:00 to 9:00, that extra high electricity rate kicks in. inland heating, look at us, low to mid 90s through the central valley all the way down to the palm springs peer coach will be comfortable everywhere, 60s and 70s there. see the green in the hills, 60s and 70s because of the winds. the rest of us will be right around 50 to 55 degrees, like this morning. tomorrow will be almost like today. the breezes will taper. today they will ramp up, tomorrow they will taper.

that's the difference. low sea breeze in the bay, for sure thursday. inland by friday.riday.riday.ri. bena hangs around for a very comfortable weekend. have a great day. be vigilant outside if you can. mossy, reggie? mike, thank you. good morning america is coming up a 7:00 after abc7 mornings. >> trend 27 has a look at what's ahead. >> ready, commodity, great to be with you both on this morning. coming up on gma, is the cdc considering lifting the mask mandy soon, even indoors? virus cases and hospitalizations are falling here in the u.s., but overseas, india is not the same. at that a breaking point with the pandemic. the cases there still soaring and the anger against the government growing every day. we're live on the ground in new delhi with the latest. alth cyber attack forcing the shutdown of one of the most critical fuel pipelines in the nation. what it could mean for gas prices. we also have a abc7 news exclusive. the officer who is being hailed a hero after that times square shooting carried a four-year- old to safety , sprinting

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a look at tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. yep, the cooling trend but it'll take several days to get here, kumasi? thank you, mike. san francisco giants have announced the honorary batgirl for 2021. this year, he goes to tannehill of sausalito. that is her mom on the right. every mother's day, the giant and major league baseball give the title to someone who has shown a commitment to support the fight against breast cancer. tannehill was diagnosed with the disease in 2017, and completed her treatment last year. >> i'm really honored to be in san francisco. i really and again honored to be part of the giants game. we really live in a special place. this is a really special time. erneake recare of yourselves. >> the wildflower apothecary produces skin care wellness line dedicated women going to breast cancer. mother's day looked a little more like normal, the bus stop on union street

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to the mount tam camera in the northbay, hot, dry, and windy day expected their and other parts of the bay area. i'm tracking how long these dangerous conditions will last. a pipeline off-line after a massive cyber attack. analyst predicting how this could impact gas prices as soon as today. plus a look ahead at the fda's major decision expected later this week. it involves looking at the pfizer vaccine. >> good morning, everybody. it is monday, may 10th. we want to start with a look at the forecast and the red flag warning, mike. kumasi, reggie, hi, everybody. i got that push alert of the weekend, i was like oh man. it was three days, and now it's four days we have to deal with these critical fire conditions. this is a sign of things to come. this is the first on nortvalley ane diablo range, through 6:00 tomorrow evening. those northerly winds are going to be very strong. right now, they have kind

tamed down a little bit if you will, fastest in diablo at 51. era but he is around 25 humidity levels are about as high as they are going to get, only in the 20% to 30% range. expects these conditions to worsen as we had throughout the day. in fact, the worst critical conditions will be tonight during this time tomorrow morning. let's talk about the temperatures. that is the biggest part outside of the mountains. we will be in the 60s along the coast. 70s at noon to 80s around the bay and 80 to 90 inland, another day of this coming up. on in a minute. back to you. team coverage of the red flag warning continues with amy hollyfield. she is live outside the fire station in berkeley, near the east bay hills. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi, this weather is threat to neighborhoods like this one nestled in the hills. fired teams like this one are readying their resources. some four-legged friends are also doing their part for fire prevention. goats have been hard at work clearing hillsides around the

bay area. they can clear acres in a few days. they are efficient, they are also pretty cute. we appreciate them on many levels. we talked to a fire whether researcher. they study fuel loads, which they say has hit a record high here in the bay area, but they are still hopeful. >> what that indicates is the dryness of the fuels. so the drier the fuels, more heat output of the fire. we are ramping, you know, our team is ramping up with research tools, getting ready for the fire season and, you know, hopefully it's not going to be as bad as people are saying. that's what we are thinking, we are hoping. >> reporter: there was a fire rentsamor have sparked it while he was trying to cut the grass. so something so simple, then 45 acres gone. firefighters say what is really startling this year is how early this is happening, it

looks like june in early may. reporting live in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. amy, thank you. caltrans will trim trees and clear brush along highway 13 in oakland this week to reduce fire danger. southbound lanes of 13 behind 24 and interstate 580. lanes and on and off ramps will periodically shut down to give more crews room to work. developing news in the shutdown of the critical gas pipe i'm in the u.s. the fbi is saying and eastern european criminal organization is responsible for this cyber attack that forced the colonial pipeline to shut down. the pipeline 5500 mile network carries gas, diesel, and jet fuel from texas to new jersey. this ongoing shutdown could be affecting gas prices and the covid-19 vaccine supply chain. >> it's not like you can just turn the computers back on again. they are infected. it is going to take time.

that time means that people will begin to see shortages at the pump. they will begin to see higher gas prices. >> the biden administration is allowing truckers who deliver fuel to infected states to drive more hours than normal each day. the fbi agents based here in the bay area, the san francisco field office, they are leading the cyber investigation into the attack. we have new numbers showing where we stand and the pandemic here in california, and it's good news. we are trending down. the department of public health reported 1800 new cases sunday and 61 deaths. more than 32 million californians have received at least one shot. 45% of the population over the age of 16, now fully vaccinated. and fda committee is expecting to authorize pfizer's covid-19 vaccine for 12 to 15- year-olds this coming week. if it's approved, the recommendation would go to the cdc. shots could start going and arm soon after that. kids who were enrolled in a pfizer study had the same side effects as young adults, like

pain, fever, chills and fatigue, especially after getting the second dose. the authorization would open up access to this vaccine to millions. this morning, india is at a breaking point, headed toward 1 million covid-19 related deaths. jobina, this comes as cases to continue to go up. the medical system is nearing collapse. >> reggie comments devastating. doctors in india say they are beyond capacity in their icus. there aren't enough nurses, doctors, or supplies to treat all of those who have contracted the virus. in just the past 24 hours, more than 400,000 new cases, and more than 4000 deaths have been reported. experts believe those numbers are drastically under reported. one estimate predicts 1 million people in india could die from covid-19 by august. >> we have seen death and patience at the gates of the emergency. these are lives that could've been saved. >> india is the world's largest vaccine producer, but inside the country, there is a massive shortage, only about 2% of the

population is fully vaccinated. coming up on gma, report on why many say the country's healthcare system has failed them. that is a 7:00, right after abc7 mornings. reggie? jobina, thank you. here in the u.s., dr. fauci suggests it'll be much different a year from now as long as we do one thing. >> i hope next mother's day we will see a dramatic difference than what we are seeing right now. i believe that we will be about as close to back to normal as we can. there is some conditions to that, george. we've got to make sure that we get the overwhelming proportion of the population vaccinated. >> he also said of the number of cases continues to decline, we can expect relaxed health guidelines, especially when it comes to indoor math mandates. has publicans could vote as early as wednesday to remove congresswoman liz cheney from her leadership post. yesterday, top # and kevin mccarthy berkeley back to

removal. cheney has been an outspoken critic of former president donald trump. she even voted to impeach him for inciting the january attack on the u.s. capital. mccarthy says cheney is distracting from the republicans bid to win back the house in 2022. still ahead, new details on the events leading up to bill and melinda gates decision to divorce. how those ties to jeffrey epstein could be to the couples split. now you are looking at the big board new york stock exchange. live right now, we are up about 175 points. another update, next. clean out your kids play room and healthier. the new recycling program. before we get to that, we want to check in with mike, hey, mike. >> at morning, kumasi, reggie, hi, everybody. mother nature is quite a tease today. waking up at temperatures cooler than this time yesterday, but we are going to end up with temperatures much warmer this afternoon than yesterday. let's start in san francisco, where we've got the sunset and sunnyside and lake merced in the upper 40s. everybody else about 50 to 52 degrees with hazy sunshine. you can see just a touch of fog

right around half moon bay. that isn't going to last much longer. most of us are in the upper 40s to mid-50s. we've got the 60sthe 60sthe 60ss spot, pittsburgh toward tracy. as far as kids, they need a coat this morning, but not this afternoon. 66 at the coast, 80s and 90s around the bay and in the neighborhoods. make sure they bring that code home. you can feel light breeze at the golden gate bridge. if you are home working or studying, you want to become. you are going to need the air- conditioning today. don't forget if you are out doing yardwork or exercising, or mowing the lawn, it is a red flag warning day. as far as the air quality, looks really hazy, but we are green to yellow, which is good to moderate, which is healthy for all of us. that will continue through thursday. i will end on a good note there. we will turned over to jobina, few issues this morning. let's see what's going on now. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. things are going to turn around. you will face him stop and go traffic, but crashing without 80 before powell street has

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the kids who were at the party were not injured. authority say that the shooter was a boyfriend of one of the women shot. this morning, also hearing from the new york city police officer who rescued a child who had been shot in time square. this is video of the officer running to an ambulance, carrying the four-year-old girl, moments after the shooting on saturday. she was among three innocent bystanders who are hurt when a man opened fire during an argument. all the victims are recovering, he spoke exclusively with abc news about her heroic actions. >> i'm very grateful that people are taking in that aspect, calling me a hero. but every officer on scene as a hero for that day too. there were multiple victims. a person ofreare enomenal job. help track him down now to and abc news exclusive. we are hearing from the parents of a bay area college student who was found guilty of murdering an italian police officer in rome. 21-year-old finnigan elders mom and dad are speaking

exclusively to gma this is their first interview since the verdict last week. elder and his friend, 20-year- old gabriel tolley received italy's harshest sentence, life in prison. in 2019, the college students were on a street corner to meet someone associated with a drug dealer. to people, police officers, excuse me, in plainclothes approached and in a struggle, officer mario pinned elder to the ground. elder stabbed the officer to death. >> i understand that a man's life was lost that night. i understand that finnigan should serve sometime. i don't like the word punish, because it feels too much like revenge, which i kind of feel like there is a lot of seeking of revenge. i would like finnigan to have some sort of sentence that is proportionate and something that helps at least acknowledges his mental health issues. and that's not asas punas punasn

>> an appeal of this verdict is in the works. you can watch that full interview on gma this morning it airs at 7:00 right after abc7 mornings. abc7 also put together an hour- long special called 32 seconds, a deadly night in rome. it's been nominated for an emmy. you can watch it right now on our abc7 bay area connected tv app, available wherever you stream. new details about the divorce of bill and melinda gates. melinda reported the first turned to divorce attorneys in 2019 as both connection to convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein became public. according to the wall street journal, a spokesperson for bill says, he stands by the statement that he gave the journal that same year. he said he met epstein but never had any business relationship nor friendship with him. the report also claims melinda had concerns about epstein, as far back as 2013. >> our understanding from the sources that melinda gates was

frustrated and unhappy about that and share that sentiment with bill gates. bill gates continued with jeffrey epstein, as did the gates foundation employees. >> melinda called irretrievably broken. they announced our split a week ago, and they agreed to a separation contract to split their estimated $130 billion fortune. new at 6:00, major move from the by demonstration this morning, reversing a trump era policy to protect and transgender people from dissemination and healthcare. the decision is led by health and human services secretary and former california attorney general javier becerra. in the announcement, he said, quote, everyone, including lgbtq people, should be able to access healthcare, free from dissemination, or interfering, period. now for your morning money report, gas prices are connected to write today, because of the major pipeline shutdown we've been telling you about. according to aaa, the national average stands at $2.96. here in california, the average though is $4.10. in the bay area, drivers can expect to pay a low of $4.80 a

gallon. in solano county, and a high of $4.30 in napa county. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange's trading is underway this morning. you can still see we are up right now by about 165 points. matel wants to bring new life into old unused toys , you might have sitting around the house. the company announced its new toy playback program. families can send back old toys and the company will use those materials to create new toys. right now, matel is only accepting arby's, matchbox and mega toys, but more brands will be added. they said the recycling program is one step the company is taking to address global waste. amazon is cracking down on counterfeit listings. the company said it blocked more than 10 million suspected phony listings last year, before any of the items could be sold. that is up nearly 70% from the year before. the numbers are part of amazon's first report on its anti-counterfeiting efforts. it says, more scammers are

trying to take advantage of the spike in online shopping during the pandemic. this morning, netflix is rumored to be working up an entirely new service called n plus, because everything has the plus at the end of it now. it is said to be a free online space with in-depth content, to learn more about netflix shows, like news, interviews, deep dives, behind the scenes, podcasts and more. it could also allow you to make a playlist of your favorite shows and your movies. why do we need this? >> listen, it's already hard enough to find something you like on netflix. like does it take you a while to pick something? it takes me a minute. >> does it? >> yes, so many options. >> we have so many services now, all of them and with plus. >> right? >> i don't know, it's almost that we have too much choice. in my complaining about having too much, that is ridiculous, i am ridiculous. >> no, that's how i feel when i log on. >> you can do nothing now, kumasi, where it just tells you

what to watch. >> that's what i might need. i might need that. >> okay, get on that. >> ours is pretty scary. you know we watch that serial killer thing about la, so not everything in netflix is about those types of people. so i think i'm going to avoid their suggestions for a while. >> get out of that algorithm, please. >> yes, please, please leave me alone. don't stalk me. here's a look at what's going on in san jose, 101 and 880, you can see at the haiti start. you know it's going to be a warm to hot day when there's nothing at sfo, no marine layer, no breeze. not a single thing to say it's not going to be sunny, hotter and drier today, which is going to be on our fire danger will climb throughout the day and overnight. in fact, the breezes will max in the hills tonight to this time tomorrow, that'll be the highest fire danger. it will become thickened with morning clouds and afternoon sunshine by the time we get to

the weekend. here's a look at the fog forecast. notice, there just really isn't any. there will be a really localized sea breeze, as you can see right there. that's going to keep the coast in the 60s, while the rest of us, 70s, 80s, and 90s. let's get right to the microclimates, mid to upper 80s in the south bay today. 79 to 87 to mid 80s on the peninsula. mid to upper 60s along the coast. check out the mid to upper 70s for downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. upper 60 north pecos, upper 80s to low 90s in the valleys pick along the spatial, 79 in berkeley, hayward, everybody else around 80 to 86 degrees. hottest temperature is 90 to 96 degrees in our inland east bay neighborhoods. so dining outside, you don't have to go to the restaurant. you can eat leftovers from yesterday eating out. still, no, you are going to want to find some shade. it'll be a little bit breezy on a cold beverage will do until about 8:00 when all of us are finally back in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. on her way to upper 40s and 50s, where we live up in the

hills, 60s and 70s without faster wind and that heightened fire danger type. something to think about before you go to bed. tomorrow will be a most likely like today except the winds are increasing today. they will decrease tomorrow. by the red flag warning and that 6:00 and the sea breeze kicks in wednesday. by friday, reaches inland neighborhoods. tomasi, reggie? mike, thank you. a growing memorial that honors lise lost to aids, in preparation for the upcoming aids walk in san francisco, portions were on display in three locations in the city and in santa rosa. june 5th marks 40 years since the first cases of aids were announced in the u.s. one of the messages of the quilt expands beyond the aids virus. >> we just need to continue to fight against stigma and discrimination of people who are marginalized in this society. never stop fighting. >> eye stye portion of the quilt yesterday and l castro. i know a lot of you did too. it is now six days away, abc7 is a proud sponsor. we will stream online and here

on abc7. to register and raise funds, just visit aid walk.net, or you can call 415-615-walk. with more of us now it about, doctors say we need to be extra careful of how our young children are doing with the post lockdown transition. because of so much time spent at home, they might be having a harder time leaving their parents for in person school or the start of summer camps. licensed clinical psychologist dr. rita walker is on gma with tips to manage the transition. >> asking children about any, you know, thoughts and feelings they have about going to summer camp and going back to school. and for younger children, paying attention to their behavior, noticing if they are maybe having problems with their sleep, their sleep has changed, or maybe their appetite seems to be different. just checking in with them, making sure to pay attention. >> another idea, using your child back in with smaller platelets to start out.

san mateo county extending its great plates deliver program, that provides free meals for seniors. the supervisor president is made that announcement. he said their program has kept seniors save during the pandemic, and family on restaurants like this one, the restaurant in south san francisco. the owner says, the memory of his mom has helped keep spirits high. >> my mother passed away three years ago. she saw us build this beautiful business, and we owe it to her. we remember her. if it wasn't for my mother, me and my brothers and our family wouldn't have what we have today. >> the county run program has delivered 2.3 million restaurant meals for nearly 80 san mateo county businesses. fairfield police officers helped make sure mom's got their mother's day flowers after a delivery driver got into trouble. police busted this driver on suspicion of dui after a crash. so what do they do?

well, the police officers, what happens when you're fired flower delivery driver is in the accident, they delivered for you. that is full-service. people are still talking about elon musk posting saturday night live. it really only took his opening monologue for him to start making headlines. the tesla ceo and spacex founder revealed that he has asperger's syndrome, and he got some loud cheers from the audience. this is a condition falling on the autism spectrum that causes one to interpret the environment around them differently. it's not to be the first time that he has spoken about his condition. she didn't stop there. he also made an unexpected candid critique of the dogecoin crypto currency. he called the social media fueled digital currency, quote, a hustle. it cause the coin to lose 30% of its value over the weekend. musk will be doing something to change that too. he said next year's and spacex mission to the moon will be paid for using dogecoin.

oh, no. this small whale was stuck, but then got free four hours after he got lodged along the river in london. it was trapped in one of the locks there. that area that is used to boats. onlookers were cheering as this rescue team arrived to help the whale. of that performed a check up at the rivers edge before rescuers moved to a safer location. experts say the whale is still at high risk because it is hurt and it is hundreds of miles away from his home. sometimes maternal bonds can cross into other species. look at this. a family shared this video from their trip to a boston zoo, where one of the guerrillas walked over, fascinated by this woman's newborn son. emily alston held up her five- week-old son near the glass of the gorilla exhibit, and kiki the guerrilla apparently couldn't get enough. the family says kiki stared at that newborn for five minutes. kiki is also a mom. she gave birth to her fifth

child in october. >> kiki looks like she has some tips, some things she wants to say. >> that's what it is, isn't it? did you see, my favorite part is when her eyes, but the end. >> that's what i'm saying. give me the baby. >> what are you feeding that child? those are the toys you got? no, no, no. i have some newspaper back here. that's what the kid like. >> i felt it, i can feel that from kiki. did you know i was part of the marathon yesterday? >> tell me more about this. >> i ran a marathon. i ran the last two miles. my friend did a marathon all by himself. >> and you did what? >> i ran the last two miles with him i golden gate park. >> okay, friend, i'm proud of you. that was really good. >> isn't that nice of you? >> i said the whole thing?

okay. >> congratulations to mitch. can you imagine running a marathon and there's no other marathon runners around you? >> did you did two miles, and i'm proud of you. >> sure did. and i waved my flag at the end. coming up next, seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch of all our newscasts live and on-demand. it's available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv and roku.

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it is 6:58. if you are just joining us, here's the seven things to know this morning. number one, dangerous fire conditions have forced officials to extend a red flag warning until tomorrow. national weather service says that the grass in the bay area hills is as dry as it's ever been at this point is yeah, it's only the first one of the season and it has legs for four days, that does not bode well as we get deeper

into fire season. those northerly winds are going to be even faster tonight, when most of us are sleeping. be prepared before you go to bed. number three, san francisco high school seniors will have the choice to go back to in person classes, starting f the district plans to reveal more details at its board meeting tomorrow. number four, the fda could authorize pfizer's covid-19 vaccines for teens, as young as 12, starting today. if it's approved, the recommendation that didn't go to the cdc, then shots could start going into arms, soon after. number five, governors and will be in oakland today to unveil an economic recovery package. on mother's day, he announced a new mother multimillion dollar package aimed at helping working moms. numbered six, two crashes to work about right now, per clown the offramp there, on the opposite side in emeryville, i want to take you to a live picture showing you eastbound 80, you can see some flashing lights there in the right lane. number seven, this senior in las vegas, a high school there, got into 60 colleges,

graduating with a 5.0 gpa, he is going to the university of southern california to good morning, america. and we begin this monday with a hopeful headline on the covid crisis. turning the corner. coronavirus cases at a seven-month low. dr. fauci now saying it may be time to further relax restrictions including wearing masks indoors. attention to getting teens vaccinated. the fda expected to authorize the pf ds as soon as today, while india is pushed to its breaking point with covid. we're live on the ground there this morning. massive cyberattack. a critical u.s. pipeline that supplies 45% of fuel to the east coast shut down. hackers demanding ransom. will it mean a spike in gas prices starting today? kentucky derby bombshell.