an investigation into a deadly crash overnight in the south bay. what happened to a dog that escaped from the vehicle. just one more hurdle teams can get the pfizer vaccine. and new details about a plan to bring san francisco high school seniors back to campus the last few days of the school year. good morning. it is wednesday, may 12. we're going to start with checking the forecast. >> good morning. here is a look at the east bay. looking north into that bank of fog that is reallygeinthicker

bridge and head over to san francisco. in fact, here is a look at what is going on. you can see the gray blanking a lot of us. not making into the east bay valleys yet. that is more tomorrow's forecast. it is particularly thick across the north bank and along the coast. with the seabreeze pushing east, and will increase through 9:00 a.m. and pushed to the coast. will have high clouds and sunshine and 58 in half moon bay today. a little bit cooler across the board. developing news. all northbound lanes on 680 have now reopened following this deadly crash. one person and a dog were killed. the dog was in the car hit after escaping the crash. the driver was taken to the hospital and then arrested. it is not clear what caused the car to crash. we will bring updates as they come in. today the cdc will vote on whether to recommend the pfizer covid-19 vaccine to kids 12 through 15 years old. this comes two days after the fda extended emergency use authorization. >> reporter:

panel meeting is the next step to get shots in younger kids. today they will look at whether kids can get the covid-19 vaccine at the same time as other vaccines. pediatricians are preparing for authorization, getting super hold freezers and training staff in figuring out record- keeping. a kaiser permanente study found child vaccinations plunge during the pandemic. doctors say getting kids up to date on all vaccinations, including the covid-19 vaccine, will be key to keeping americans healthy. >> getting more of our population vaccinated is critical to moving forward. >> reporter: this afternoon the cdc will also get an update on the rare blood clotting cases tied to the johnson & johnson vaccine. if the cdc gives the green light to pfizer, 12 through 15- year-olds to start getting shot as soon as tomorrow. next month the fda will be to talk about officie hoping to vaccat by giving away free boba t. this is happening at the walk-in clinic for kids 16

at up at gilroy high school from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 pm this afternoon. levi stadium has turned into a vaccination destination this week. high schoolers 16 and up and get shots in exchange for some 49ers swag and gift cards, including a bobblehead and $10 gift cards to starbucks or chipotle. >> there is no waiting time. i think it is very convenient. it is not much of a cost to come here for a few minutes to get a shot. >> the 49ers are also offering a free tour of their locker room. the vaccination event continues tonight and tomorrow night from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. you do not need an appointment. the san francisco bay uber and live live are offering free rides to vaccination sites until july 4. your partnering with the white house in an

effort to get 70% of american adults to get at least one dose by that date. users will start see the features in the next two weeks. on the peninsula, san mateo county officially in the yellow tier this morning enjoining san francisco as the only other bay area county to reach the least restrictive tariff. nearly every other county is in the more restrictive orange, except for solano county, which is still stuck in the red. state that indicates santa clara county could move to yellow next week. education as part of our focus of building a better bay area. this morning we're learning more about the plan to get san francisco high school seniors back in the classroom before the end of the school year. starting a friday, students who choose to go back would have around three days on campus, but we know this plan has left some disappointed. >> reporter: according to the san francisco examiner, this plan was heavily criticized last night at the school board meeting wirent cal and saying the district is doing the least it can do. and some are saying it is an obvious money grab. the plan will bring back seniors starting a friday, but they will only be back for about three days

building before the end of school, which is june 2. there is not much time left. and there won't be any teachers at the school. students will watch the teachers on zoom. they will be supervised, but won't have teachers there. but the district will qualify for $12 million from a state law passed to encourage schools to bring kids back for in person learning. a sponsor of that bill that represent san francisco has said he is absolutely shocked this violates the spirit of the law and that the plan was to reopen schools and keep them open. some students may not even be assigned to show up at their own school. a local senior who agrees to come back maybe assigned to another high school where they have more supervision planned for them. the seniors hoping to get back to school one last time, that might not even materialize under this plan.

today governor newsom will be in monterey county for the third day of his california comeback tour. he is expected to announce a proposal for school funding. the details are limited at this point, but his office says this proposal will support the well- being of students, address inequities and transform schools into "gateways of opportunity." you can watch the announcement live streaming on abc seven news.com and also on our app for your connected tv. just search abc7 bay area and you can download it now. president biden will meet with the top four congressional leaders today for the first time since taking office. for the democrats that is nancy pelosi, chuck schumer the republicans it is mitch mcconnell and house minority leader kevin mccarthy. the white house is calling the meeting a chance to find common

ground on the biggest issues facing our country. today two former senior trump officials will testify before congress, defending her actions during the january 6 insurrection. there have been questions about the delay in approving deploy the national guard to the capitol. for the defense secretary christopher miller says he stands by every decision he made that day. meanwhile, former acting attorney general jeffrey rosen is expected to testify that the justice department took appropriate precautions ahead of the riot. he put tactical units on standby after police estimated up to 30,000 people would be at rallies and protests. the israeli-palestinian crisis erupting with violence and airstrikes in gaza have killed dozens of people. the reaction for many americans from here in the u.s. in the final say on hazard pay. find out whether san francisco grocery store workers will continue making an extra five bucks per hour. and

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welcome back. 10 minutes after 6 on this wednesday. we start off in the east bay valleys. inland neighborhoods 48 san ramon. most of us in the low to mid 50s. upper 50s to near 60 from walnut creek towards antioch. this is one of our sunnier starts. you see the cloud cover in other areas. mid-to upper 40s in the north bay and along the coast. low to mid 50s along the bay and south bay. you see a lack of clouds on 101 and 880. clouds retreat to the coast and

how clients the afternoon. quite as bad for 55 at the coast 276 at the bay and 86 at 4:00 p.m. 50s and 60s bay and coast at noon. still warm temperatures, upper 70s to new 80 inland. tree pollen mother today, tomorrow and friday. grass pollen will be high. the uv index about 15 to 25 minutes. will be very high. where the chance of rain coming up this weekend. here is a look at the morning commute. good morning everyone. pretty incredible images to show you of the fog around the bay area right now. this is 80 in emeryville. but you can't see it. you can't make out the headlights. please be aware of that low visibility in the area. traveling westbound on 80 towards the bay bridge you can see the fog has rolled in here as well. metering lights on at the toll plaza. as we move over to the golden gate bridge, this is actually the only spot where the chp has issued a fog advisory this morning. if you're headed out of san francisco onto the golden gate bridge and up further into the north bay, look at that, all covered in fog as well. i do want to update you on the brushfire we were following on

southbound 680 at 780 . it is officially cleared. san francisco has extended the hourly hauser to pay for grocery a drugstore employees. in march the board of supervisors voted to require large chain stores to raise pay by five bucks per hour. it was originally supposed to expire next week, but the board unanimously approved an extension through june 15. that is the day governor newsom says california is inspected reopen the economy and lift more restrictions. cracking down on hate crimes against the asian american community. the new bureau that

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this morning violence erupting in the mid east. more than 30 people, including 10 kids, are dead after israeli airstrikes targeted hamas offices in gaza city. they are the worst strikes in the region since 2014. >> reporter: the israeli military says it has killed several senior hamas militant commanders in the airstrikes and more than 200 people were injured. a residential high-rise was among the targets of the israeli defense forces. residents reportedly evacuated the tower before it was struck and collapsed. official said the military was targeting hamas weapons stores hidden inside civilian buildings in gaza. 1 to 300 rockets were reportedly fired into gaza over an 18 hour span. amounts later retaliated with rockets fired a tel aviv. [ chanting ]

protesters marched in new york city in support of palestine. the mounting unrest comes after weeks of violence in jerusalem and heavy fighting between israel and hamas militants in the gaza strip in recent days. it is rooted in a long dispute over contested jerusalem. has introduced legislation that would ban so-called ghost guns in the city. ghost guns or unregistered weapons that can be built at home using parts. they don't have serial numbers, the law enforcement cannot trace them. police say there has been a big rise in shootings because these weapons are used more on the streets. this proposal would ban the possession and sale of ghostwritten kits and parts, and that would be the first of

its kind in the state. >> people with mental illness, people of committed acts of domestic violence, people who have been convicted of certain felonies, they are prohibited from owning firearms. will people make their own firearms and sell them to whoever they want to, these regulations me nothing. >> he says there is a 27 fold increase in the number of ghost guns police are compensating in time san francisco. stuck california attorney general is launching a racial justice bureau to tackle rising racial and social justice issues. this includes recent his crimes and incidents targeting asian american pacific islander communities. >> is a top priority. with the the urgency of having the full team in place and working at full capacity and full speed. we also think it is more important to get it right the do it fast. >> he says six attorneys from his office will initially staff the team. that will help local law enforcement identify and combat hate crimes. he also plans to create a coalition of big-city california mayors for the initiative, including the san jose mayor, san francisco mayor and oakland mayor. a seven-yeara seven-ye his dog share a very special bond. meet marvel, a golden retriever born without a front right paw. and this is paxton, he has a pathetic leg. was born prematu

ago his parents made a difficult decision to have it annotated. >> now he has a dog who can do those fun things with him. marvel balls. >> i think it is awesome that paxton has a louder voice now. he can be his own advocate. >> marvel might need a prosthetic leg of her own as she gets older and grows bigger. but for now, paxton says he has big plans for adventures in the woods with marvel. >> that's cute. >> i love that name too. i haven't heard that for a pet. what a pair that make. a special bond. i like that. that is why we have perfect pet every friday. we try to find more bonds like that. join us midday on friday and we will talk about another pet that needs a forever home. let's talk about what is going on outside.

when we talk about may gray, this is what we are talking about. here is a look from the golden gate bridge with a west northwest wind at about 11 miles per hour. here is what will happen. today we have low clouds, but they will give way to more high clouds. this may gray pattern is locked- in for several days, which means cooler weather on the wafer read the rest of us. we have a small chunk of energy that will bring a chance of sprinkles, even a chance of showers as we head through saturday. let's get right to the forecast today. a little bit cooler in the south bay, 82 san jose, 86 morgan hill. heading up the peninsula, a lot of mid-to upper 70s. san mateo mid 60s to low 70s. upper 50s to near 60 along the coast and downtown san francisco. 78 to 83 through north bay valleys. further north near 90.

look at the seabreeze keeping richmond and berkeley in the 60s. everybody else in the 70s until you get to union city come about 80. warm to hot, mid-80s to near 90 in the east bay in the neighborhoods. tonight a little drizzle along the coast and temperatures in the mid-40s to near 50 with more cloud cover. here is a look at an area of low pressure that will spin right over the bay area saturday. that is what will bring us a chance of sprinkles. a slight chance of a thunderstorm is possible. that is something we definitely have to watch because that could be dangerous. rainfall potential up to 1507 inch, which would be rare this time of year a much welcomed. the coolest day in the seven- day forecast this friday. is also the windiest. after today temperatures pretty close to average. now we're checking with ginger who is live what is coming up on gma. good morning. nice to be with both of you. coming up on gma we have the latest on the fallout from the pipeline shut down. gas prices are rising in many stations now running dry and the people are lining up for filling up.

four states have declared of state of emergency in the company that owns the pipeline is meeting today to decide when it will restart. also ahead, we have some state jumping the gun on vaccinating 12 through 15-year-olds. the cdc advisory panel is meeting today to make its recommendation about the pfizer vaccine officially. we will get into that. and then, millions of americans ineligible for a discount on their internet. it starts today. will tell you if you can get it and how you might be able to do that. and then, we are live in tennessee almost the whole show this morning. we are the country is beginning to reopen, and what a better place to do it than dollywood. the one and only dolly parton joins us live chatting with robin, cooking, singing. you do not want to miss that. i also challenge you to find somebody who does not like dolly parton. >> and possible. if you don't like dolly parton, we need to out of our lives. we have to clear you up. ginger, have you been to

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the a's say there is no future in their current home. the team was a ballpark built downtown at howard terminal. their frustrated over delays. >> because of the timing and the delays and roadblocks, it has looking at other options because we're running out of time. >> it is very clearly a tactic to pressure people into making decisions before they are ready to make decisions. >> the a's of asked oakland to vote on the $12 billion mixed- use development for a stadium before their late summer recess. in a statement, the mayor said we share it is clear the only viable path to keeping the a's rooted in oakland is a ballpark on the waterfront. will talk to the mayor about this at 11:30 am on midday live. the trainer the kentucky derby winner medina spirit, the horse that failed a drug test, is changing his story. trainer bob baffert says medina spirit was treated with an antifungal ointment once a day up until the day before the

kentucky derby. he says he found out monday that one of the substances in it is th th turned up in the post race drug test. despite the ongoing investigation, medina spirit will still be allowed to race in the preakness along with two other horses that bob baffert trains. officials insist those horses will face more scrutiny. >> additional testing, additional monitoring, essentially a watchlist to ensure the integrity of the sport leading up to the race. >> attending the preakness because he says he doesn't want to be a distraction. medina spirit would be disqualified from the kentucky derby of the second round of testing shows the presence of the steroid. morning thanks to the protection of firefighters in south san francisco. they got a call yesterday about a cat perched atop of a utility pole. you can see it was dangling on some power lines. one firefighter climbed up the

truck letter and brought the cat down. the department tweeted the photos answer the call. next, people in the east bay may notice their water bill going up this summer. the rate hike that is just been someday, looking back on the pandemic, you'll want to be proud to say

i did everything i could. i found the strength. i looked out for everyone. i did what i could to keep my family safe. i will say, i did my part. while covid-19 is in the air, please, protect yourself and others. wear a mask, keep your distance, and get vaccinated when it's your turn. santa clara county. stay strong. spread hope.

the first thing i did was come in and take down the plastic and uncover the pool table. we are ready to be a regular r again. >> one step closer to ep closer another bay area county officially in the yellow tear, reopening this morning. keeping tabs on the california recall.

a new uc berkeley pole look at the approval rating of governor newsom. in san francisco high school seniors set to return to school. the controversy surrounding the plan. a morning everybody. we want to start with a look at the forecast with mike. good morning mike. >> good morning. hi everybody. we will start by looking at the fog on live doppler 7. visibility in the bay. but less than one quarter mile places like petaluma. if you put the wins in, they are coming up from the south along the coast and then shooting through the san bruno gap . it is also shooting through the golden gate bridge. that you have it also shooting in through those coastal valleys of the north bay.

that is what is making it so foggy along 101. that is also what will help drop the temperature little bit in those areas and more of the bay today, but not the south bay and inland east bay where we are starting off pretty sunny. 54 and 68 coastland bay at noon, but still 80 inlet. 55 to 76, definitely milder, but still pretty warm inland. everybody's in the 50s, 60s and 70s by some talk p.m. a chance of showers possible saturday. a cdc advisory committee meeting today about authorizing the pfizer covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 through 15. that means that shots to go with arms as soon as tomorrow. california is expected to open appointments later this week. in marin county, 87% of people have at least one vaccine dose with eligibility expanding, health officials are pretty optimistic. last night for the first time in 14 months able to sit in a room together and host a town hole for families who have questions about vaccinating their teenagers. >> want to help you find vaccinations. it is not how it was in the beginning where vaccines were scarce. >> after a cdc advisory panel votes today, california is expected to greenlight the vaccine for 12 through 15-year- olds. tomorrow at the state

open up for appointments in that age group. marin county has plans to open 10 family vaccine clinics on school campuses starting on friday. georgia and rhode island are not waiting for the cdc. both of the state started vaccinating kids yesterday. jane norman was among the first. i look forward to going to campus your because last year got canceled. i am excited to go there and see all my can't friends. >> businesses in san mateo county are reopening today. they join san francisco. all other bay area counties remain in orange and red. the new businesses can reopen or expand capacity. will always tavern it was getting ready to serve customers indoors for the first time in more than a year.

san mateo county supervisor was also happy to hear the news. he credits the high vaccination rate of 76%. >> i think we are on the way. i don't see us moving back. i see us moving forward. but june 15 is another milestone. hopefully the final milestone for us and in covid. >> he is focused on getting more people in the county vaccinated. this morning a lot of parents and high school seniors are not super happy with the san francisco school board. there calling the district decision to send seniors back to school this week a money grab. >> reporter: good morning. this plan is not getting good reviews. one part of it is that there won't be any teachers here at the school when the seniors return. there will be supervisors, but they will be watching their teachers on zune. according to the san francisco examiner, the plan was heavily criticized last night at the school board meeting with one parent calling it disgusting.

they say the district is literally offering the least that can be done. the plan will bring back seniors starting on friday for one day a week. they will be at the school for three days before the end of school, which is june 2. in exchange for this, the district is set to qualify to receive $12 million from the state law that was passed to incentivize schools to bring kids back for in person learning. critics are saying they're obviously doing this for the money. the assembly men who represent san francisco is quoted as saying he is absolutely shocked and that this violates the spirit of the law and it was designed to get schools to reopen and stay open. one advocacy group told the san francisco chronicle and a statement that what message does this send to kids? does the show that they matter or the money matters?

really something. thank you. the region cruise lines is threatening to pull ships from the florida ports over the state ban on so-called vaccine passports. last week governor ron desantis signed a bill into law blocking businesses or government entities from requiring the passports. the region and other cruise lines require that all adult passengers and crew be vaccinated before setting sail. the ceo explained his decision on gma. >> at the end of the day we have the same goal in mind to restart cruising safely for our guests in the excellent way with the fantastic product. i think what people are aligned on the same goal they find a way to move forward. >> florida has the largest cruise presence in the country. according to the federal maritime commission, the state lost out on more than $3 billion in just the first six months of the pandemic. you can check for the latest doors and updates on the pandemic on the abc connected tv app available on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and android tv. just search for abc7 down bay area. governor newsom

plan to tackle the homeless crisis. he wants to invest $12 million with the goal of ending family homelessness within five years. here is how the money would be used. nearly $8.8 billion for 46,000 homeless housing uses and affordable apartments. $3.7 billion for homeless prevention and rent little support and $1.5 billion the cleanup roads and public spaces. governor newsom rolled up his sleeves to announce a beautification plan the clean california initiative that will create 15,000 new jobs. the goal is to remove 2100 tons of trash over three years, which is three times the size of the rose bowl. the governor has proposed an additional $100 million to hire local artists to paint in public spaces. his approval rating is going up as he faces a recall election. according to a uc berkeley poll

52% of voters approve of the job he is doing, that is up from 46% in january. 43% now disapprove. nearly half the people surveyed plan to vote against the republican backed recall. 36% support the recall. the poll also found so far there is no clear republican front runner among registered voters. just a few minutes go house republicans voted to remove wyoming congresswoman liz cheney from her spot as conference committee chair. she has consistently called out former president trump for falsely claiming that the election was stolen. >> reporter: congresswoman cheney is the highest ranking republican who voted to impeach the former president four months after the january 6 insurrection, she was voted out of her leadership spot. she told reporters after the vote this morning that she did not feel betrayed, but she is vowing to keep on fighting to prevent trump from ever making his way back into the oval office. she called trump out and says he "risks inciting further violence." she addressed republicans in a fiery speech last night. >> i will not sit back and watch in silence while others

lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law the former presidents crusade to undermine our democracy. >> reporter: gop leadership has backed a trump endorsed replacement, near congresswoman stcphane nick. she objected to certifying the presidential results come up at her confirmation could be delayed by some who think she isn't conservative enough. water rates are set to go up for thousands of people in the bay area. the santa clara valley water district just voted to raise rates by 9.1%. that is a four dollar 50 cent increase per month to customers. the rates go up july 1. east bay customers can also see an

increase in july. the board of directors reviewed a budget proposal yesterday that calls for 4% bumps in rates this year and next. utility would spend the money upgrading pipelines and wastewater treatment plants, among other things. a vote for that is scheduled on june 8. san jose taking action to deal with illegal fireworks during the drought the council members voted to hold people liable if the host gatherings with illegal fireworks. that includes liability for fire damage. the san jose fire department plans to ramp up enforcement of the july 4 holiday. they will you surveillance drones and launch online reporting tools. it is going to be dry. you know that for sure. even drier than normal. we will see what happens. let's take a look at at the south bay. we mostly sunny conditions. you can see a little bit of thought tried to creep up, but i don't think it will march too much north heading through the morning. get used to the low to mid 50s and mostly sunny conditions. mid-to upper 40s in the north bay and along the coast. san francisco else pretty much in the 50s. let's talk about the kids. a little fog out there. is there walking to school or the bus stop, will be a little hard to see in foggy areas. please be careful. posted speed limits are that way for reason. 53 at 11:00 a.m. along the coast. it will never warm up.

not much sunshine. 65 to 76 around the bay. it will definitely be warm inland. let's take a look at what to expect heading throughout the day. your activity planner. it will be more comfortable all of us outside of the inlet east bay never hurts. we will still be warm. summer spread from the 50s at the coast to near 90 inland. outside lower fire danger. how about the air quality, walnut creek will be hot for one day. it continues to improve as we get deeper into the forecast. moderate in a few areas. the coast in central bay wednesday and thursday. santa clara today. otherwise green and good for the rest of us all the way through saturday. we will have the seven-day forecast when we come back. let's talk about the morning commute. a morning everyone.

we start with a live look the bay bridge toll plaza . it is packed right now with metering lights coming on. you can see that layer of fog. we're seeing a fog advisory at the golden gate bridge issued by the chp. it is also very foggy in emeryville, but they have not issued an advisory for that area yet. i will keep an eye on that for you. if you're heading towards the golden gate bridge towards the north bay, a heads up, around pen group, santa rosa you will run into that fog as well. football fans, the wait is over. we know about the nfl schedule for the upcoming season. and here is a live look the big board at the new york stock exchange. will update how the markets are doing coming up next. and we joined dolly parton was i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv.

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now is take a live look at the new york stock exchange. where down right now by what 120 points. in just months california could end workplace social distancing and mass requirements as part of a newly proposed workplace safety rule considered by the state. the proposal would need to be approved by the state occupational safety and health

standard board. workers won't have to physically distance themselves. face masks will not be required indoors of everyone around you is fully vaccinated. if you are vaccinated and owproof they arshowf. you n'qu >> the new rules of approved starting july 31 employers will need to provide free testing to workers who have symptoms and are not fully vaccinated. and now what we have all been waiting for. this morning dolly parton is taking her first steps back to normal for the first time since the pandemic. she is back at dollywood. >> the people here are like family. anytime you have a crisis of anytime, you pull together and get it done. people always brag about the staff here. this is our 36th season by the way. >> this morning a gma she sits down with robin roberts as gma celebrates tennessee it is new rise and shine series. dolly also performs coat of many colors, a song that is very important to her. >> ♪ ♪ >> you can watch robin roberts entire interview and the

performance coming up at 7:00 a.m. on gma. you know how i feel about her. >> national treasure. >> best person i ever interviewed. i will never interview a better person. that's all. >> we believe you. >> what more praise can you give than that? wow. [ laughter ] >> i have to stop talking because i will go on and on about her. >> fair enough. maybe we can do that online. let's take a look at what is going on in the peninsula. look at that thick fog driving 280. and on 101 foggy and maybe a little missed. let's talk about what is going on. you can see salesforce tower, the beacon pushing through the fog this morning

eventually have these low clouds pull back to the coast and have high clouds for the rest of us during the afternoon. and more cooling. clouds and fog and more areas tonight with spotty drizzle. a shower potential for saturday. let's talk about temperatures first before we get to that. upper 70s to low 80s through most of the south bay, but mid- to upper 80s around morgan hill. you see 67 in santa cruz, that is definitely the onshore breeze as is santos 66 in san bruno. mid-to upper 70s, near 60 long the coast into downtown san francisco. 78 to about 83 through most of the north bay valleys. heading up into mendocino county, you can get into the 90s. upper 60s definitely touched by the seabreeze. about everybody else in the 70s. the hottest temperatures mid- 80s to 90, but this is the last

day for 90s in the seven-day forecast. tonight a little green along the coast. maybe the east bay hills with a little drizzle. with the cloud cover spreading to all neighborhoods tonight. we have an area of low pressure, the upper level low spinning across our neighborhoods friday night through sunday morning. there's a slight chance of showers and, unfortunately, a slight chance we can have some lightning. we definitely don't want that. will look at the rainfall potential, up to 1507 inch. that would be nice if it happens. reader not betting on it right now. that is after the coolest day, which will be friday and the windiest day. otherwise, morning clouds and afternoon sunshine with temperatures close to average after today. age walk san francisco just four days away. the virtual event aids walk live at home will stream online and right here on abc7. we are a proud sponsor, as always, of the star-studded event. proceeds benefit hiv- aids service organizations across the bay area. there is still time to register and raise funds. visit aids walk.net.

back to you. today is a big day for football fans. the 49ers announced their first game of the season. they will face the detroit lions in week one. the first monday night football game could also be exciting for fans. >> it is a terrific matchup, the ravens against the raiders in las vegas. the raiders led by the legendary coach will have the support of the home fans in las vegas that night for the very first time. >> the game will be on september 13, and of course, you can watch it right here on abc7. the nfl is also adding an extra regular-season game.

that means it is expanding from 16 to 17 games. coming up at 7:00 a.m. on good morning america, when you can start buying single- game tickets for the season and another cool thing throughout the day the teams will announce on social media their individual schedules. and then tonight, three primetime specials availing monday night football in the entire nfl season. that all starts at 5:00 p.m. on our sister network, espn and espn plus. what i'm about to say is kind of, stanford has been ranked as one of the top universities in the world. we are and he knew that. i guess now it is official because something called qs world university rankings puts stanford in second place just behind mit. harvard, caltech and oxford rounded out the top five. schools are ranked on academic reputation and student to faculty ratio. stanford is also right to the second best university in the u.s. right behind harvard. only 12 people graduated from the new online community college in california in its first year according to a state

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is trying to find out what the cause is. he told the paper none of the workers who eat the meat every saturday got sick. it is unclear how many people actually got sick, but the ed least 10 complaints since april 7. drking really does bring people closer together. we mean literally. there is a new study out that found that drinking alcohol in social settings decreases the physical distance between people by at least one centimeter every few minutes. so if you're not drinking alcohol, the distance is actually likely to stay the same. but the study was conducted in a quiet space. it was not in a bar, and researchers say people are more likely to get physically closer to someone in a crowded place with loud music. >> we were talking earlier about how there is a study that the latter the music, the more you go to the bar to buy drinks. it turns out i wasn't just making that up. the actually is a real study. the reason that the researchers think

because, as the music gets louder, you are unable to have a conversation as easily with other people. so you concentrate more on sipping that drink than you doing having a conversation. so you go back to the bar of the let more often. >> is that good?. i'm not saying it is good. but it is good for the bar. >> that is one thing we can say. >> they turn it all the way up the can barely hear the person and you close up into their face too. >> worry about being cute with your drink and smiling. >> that is why you should also bring a precedent. >> yes indeed. next,

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if you just joined us, here the seven things to know this morning. number one, early this morning house republicans voted to remove wyoming congresswoman liz cheney from her spot as conference committee chair. cheney has consistently called out former president trump for falsely claiming the election was stolen. >> number two, later today ac- dc advisory panel will vote on whether to recommend the pfizer covid-19 vaccine to kids 12 to 15 years old. first they will look at where the kids can get the covid-19 vaccine at the same time as other vaccines. >> number three, san mateo county officially in the yellow tier this morning. bars canal reopen indoors and indoor capacity will expand further for businesses like gyms and restaurants.

>> number four, the 49ers announced their week one appointment is the detroit lions. the first monday night football matchup between the raiders and ravers in las vegas. the game is on september 13 right here in abc7. >> with more fog and low clouds as the seabreeze spreads today. more cooling on the way, but still a little bit above average in the inland neighborhoods. >> number six, fog is also the big story for the morning commute. this is a live look showing you 80, and also a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge where you wanted to fog as well. >> number seven, six flags hurricane harbor in card card is reopening just in time for memorial day weekend. season pass holders will get early access on may 22 and may 23. bennett opens to the general public on saturday, may 29. are you all into water parks? can we get into this? >> i haven't been in a long time. >> i feel like i used to be until we learned some things about the water. >> oh. >> sorry.

that was not nice. >> i am still in. [ laughter ] give me all good morning, america. growing fears right now as thousands of gas stations run out of fuel. four states declaring states of emergency. gas prices rising. pumps running dry as cars line up to refill their tanks. that critical pipeline shutdown for almost a week now after a cyberattack by the darkside hackers. now new trouble for airlines forced to make pit stops on some long haul flights. some canceled to cut back on fuel usage. is there an end in sight this morning? race to vaccinate. some states already giving the covid vaccine to 12 to 15-year-olds ahead of today's critical cdc meeting after the fda authorized use for teens.