southern california has nearly doubled in size. firefighters don't think it started on accident. a second fire within one thal an east bay church overnight. still a lot of confusion and concern over the cdc's new mask guidance, a push from the san francisco nurses association. and a brilliant performance from steph curry that has everyone talking this morning. good morning. you are watching abc7 mornings live wherever you stream. >> we want to start with a look at the forecast and mike nicco. >> thank you, good morning to you. we will start with cloud cover. it is just about everywhere on live doppler 7 and measurable drizzle falling near the coast and in the hills. so far the drizzle has been above 1500 feet. don't be surprised if you drive into the hills, you may need a

windshield wiper once or twice. you can see how gray it will be once the sun comes up this morning. low clouds never quite completely clear the bay today, definitely not the coast. high clouds roam in and that will keep the temperatures in the same trajectory they were over the weekend. cooler than average. 50s on the coast and 60s around the bay and into parts of the east bay and south bay. barely 70s in the same area and north bay. we will see how long the cool weather lasts coming up in the seven-day forecast. back to you. >> thank you. crews are on the scene of a church fire in concord for the second timeeek. crews were called to christ community church of the nazarene just after midnight. you can see the flames inside. sqtt staedhat o in

a different section and there e caused it. there is growing concern for people after the cdc issued new guidelines saying that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks. some businesses are lifting mask requirements including costco and trader joe's but only in places where local mask mandates are not in place. in california, we are waiting for the state to announce if there will be changes. now the cdc director and anthony fauci are defending the cdc's position. both say the people who have not been vaccinated should get the shot asap and keep a mask on until they do. >> we are asking people tn't, ty >> if this serves as an incentive for people to get vaccinated, all the better. i hope it does actually. >> more than 200 million americans are not yet fully

vaccinated. and all of us here in california still need to wear a mask indoors because of a state mandate. some groups are hoping that the state will keep a mask mandate and reject the cdc's guidance. amy hollyfield is live with why the california nurses associations still want masks to be required in hospitals. >> reporter: good morning. nurses vividly remember the height of the pandemic at the hospitals and what it was like inside. they are saying this is a huge blow to their efforts, that they do not want to go through all of that again. california has not made a decision yet on whether to accept the cdc guidelines. the nurses are asking state to reject the ruling. doctors say the vaccine has the power to protect us without a bs sernd about the variants, not enough people are vaccinated and

people don't get tested after they have been vaccinated. >> i think we need to continue since there are so many unknowns with the efficacy against variants and whether we will need a booster. we need to continue to wear masks. it is also on the honor system. >> i think the data is clear that the vaccine protects against the variants we know right now. even if there is a break through infection which will occur at a time, the amount of virus we are detecting in people is four fold lower than without a vaccine. >> reporter: doctors are calling the vaccine protection amazing saying it is showing to be 94% effective. that was in the trials . now they are seeing that in the field as the population gets the shot. more than 50% of californians have received at least one dose of the vaccine. no word yet on the state's reaction to this demand from the union and no comment yet from the cdc. live in san ramon, abc7 news.

>> thank you. starbucks has updated the mask policy. starting today, vaccinated people can visit the chain without a face covering. if you are in the bay area, don't take off your mask just yet. masks are still required at locations where local or state regulations require them. as businesses and other entities respond to the mask guidance, we have been updating our guidance on our website. we will update it as soon as governor newsom responds to the guidelines. firefighters suspect an arsonist may have ignited a fire in southern california. the palisades fire has been burning out of control since friday. investigators are questioning a second suspect. >> one person was detained and released yesterday. now a second person is being questioned. more than 1300 acres have burned since the fire started friday night. there is no containment yet.

it is burning in tapannia canyon about two miles from the ocean. the fire is burning through an old thicket that hasn't burned in more than 50 years. >> there is tremendous heat generated by the fires. it is preheating due to the wind and slope alignment. it is preheating fuels down range. as a result, they are more susceptive to fire sparks, embers and fire growth down range. >> 1,000 residents have been evacuated. the reg station is dry because of lack of rainfall and drought. >> thank you. in the south bay, san jose firefighters controlled a grass fire that burned 10 acres near a homeless encampment. it started near the los logoes golf course. one encampment burned down but no one was hurt. contra costa is removing dry or dead vegetation and they are clearing road vegetation back 3

feet to increase safety and reduce fire danger. this will happen every day from 8:00 unthill 40 through next friday. drivers on pinehurst road from the alameda county line to sky line boulevard may be impacted boy delays. the good news is the fire danger will remain at a lower state than what we had a couple of weeks ago. that is due to the fact that we have drizzle in the morning and cooler than average temperatures in the afternoon hours. let's start with inland neighborhoods. most of us in the 50s. 49 in lafayette, one of the cooler neighborhoods. we are looking at temperatures in the upper 40s to mid-50s, 54 in oakland, and also san leandro and hayward and about 50 in san francisco. here's a look at the low clouds hanging over the peninsula this morning. temperatures will remain the same and so will the cloud cover through the morning commute. you can sewe never quite get rid

of the low clouds around the bay. inland neighborhoods will have more sunshine and a few high clouds. look at the temperatures, 50s and 60s at noon and 50s and 60s at 4:00. everyone in the 50s at 7:00. a cool evening on the way. grab a coat if you are headed out. here's a look at 880. drizzle in higher elevations this morning. breezy north in the bay bridge through the delta for the evening commute. the good sign also with the fire danger being low. look at this air quality, good to moderate. that is healthy for all of us through wednesday. we have warmer weather on the way eventually. he at theow you that coming commute. this is in newark, a signal alert approaching the dumbarton bridge. westbound 84 pastarden wood boulevard. this started out as a stall and another car hit that car and

overturned. injuries reported. at least three lanes blocked in that area. bringing you a live picture from the golden gate bridge, empty and no issues with fog. a live look at walnut creek, 680 and looking cloudy as well this morning. >> thanks. it has been a bit since we have been able to say this but the warriors are back. they are one win from the playoffs taking on rival lebron james and the lakers on wednesday after yesterday's brilliant performance from steph curry. lebron called him the mvp of the league. he had 46 points in the warriors win over the memphis grizzlies. wednesday's game is at 7 p.m. on espn. tax day means free things for you, the deals you can take advantage ofod >>and a problem lingering several after the after the afte cyberattack. kudos to the flight crew for

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the minnesota police officer charged in the death of daunte wright is set to appear in court today. kim potter has a pretrial hearing in hennepin county district court. video shows potter shooting wright during a traffic stop last month. she could be heard shouting taser multiple times before firing had her gun. the former police chief called it an accidental discharge. potter resigned and was charmged with second degree manslaughter. some places on the east coast are facing significant gas shortage delays after the colonial pipe line restarted after a cyberattack. the pipee ssslis of glo if you look at washington d.c., it doesn't look that way. 70% of gas station stations are expected to fill up within

the next few days. a jet blue flight headed to san francisco had to divert mid flight because of an unruly man on board. passengers tell us he was harassing women, possibly doing drugs and refused to wear a mask. j.r. stone has the story from sfo. >> reporter: cheering from passengers on a jet blue plane that departed new york's jfk enroute to san francisco international airport. it had to be diverted to minneapolis due to an unruly passenger. >> gesturing stabbing motions towards the other passenger and it was also observed erratic behavior and snorting a white substance. >> reporter: witnesses say that passenger had a bag full of that white substance, touched at least one other woman, made inappropriate comments to numerous female passengers, yelled racial slurs towards passengers upon boarding and refused to wear a mask. >> when he got to his seat, he

started yelling that he wanted a white porsche. i don't know who he was talking to but that's what he was saying. >> he kept walking back and forth to had the bathroom. he had no shoes on. he smelled awful. >> reporter: in this video taken by a passenger, those on jet blue explained they had to move one female passenger away the man. upon landing in minneapolis, the passengers we talked to said the man was met by the fbi. >> i think he presented a flight risk and kudos to the crew and the captain for keeping everyone safe and taking appropriate action. >> reporter: that came from a man who sat near the man and sa plaic knife and may have been on meth. others were unclear going on. >> he smelled very strongly. it was a very pungent smell.

he kept walking to the bathroom. he wasn't wearing a mask. >> he kept saying like bless you to me. he was acting really erratically. >> reporter: passengers appreciative for the airlines response in getting the man off the plane. >> that was j.r. stone reporting. abc7 news reached out to jet blue and the international minneapolis airport and the minneapolis police but we did not hear back from them. celebrating the aapi community and denouncing hate and violence. in san leandro alone, krooimz against the community were up 300% from 2019 to 2020. california's new attorney general was at the rally. he says prioritizing protecting aapi individuals from crime. >> we need to make sure those who commit hate crimes are held accountable, that we are investigating such crimes as such. to the aapi community, i say, i see, i value you, i am you.

>> we are standing out here to say, we don't want to be afraid. we don't want to be afraid of who we are.ro o w community wilp calling out hate and holding rallies. there will be a panel hosted hod the white house. executive producer melvin mar and others will talk about diversity in hollywood. you can watch it live on our app. if you haven't finished your taxes, today is the deadline. tax day was pushed back a month because of the pandemic. tax filings are due today but don't expect your return any time soon. the irs is dealing with a large back log of 2019 and 2020 returns. as the washington post is reporting, a lack of functioning printers and copiers. now tax day isn't entirely a

bad thing. there are a few deals and discounts out there. domino's is offering 49% off any pizza this week if you order curb side delivery from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. jimmy johns is doing $5 off online or app orders using the code $5 off $20. and krispy kreme is giving out a free medium coffee and glazed donut with no strings attached. vaccinate people can get a free donut any day until 202. at this point, can you just walk in and get a free donut at in t, day. >> just walk on in. >> you don't have to wear a little thing that says i did my taxes. >> it is a business model that i don't understand. >> i think once you have one,

you can't stop, maybe that's the model. >> true. >> you maybe walk out with a dozen after you have one. maybe that's the business model. let's take a look at what is going on with the model for the weather showing we are going to be average to below average and mainly on the below average side most of this week. spring is back in the forecast. you can see how cloudy it is down in the south bay. we will have a mix of sun and clouds everywhere today with cooler than average temperatures today. clouds come back tonight except in the north bay. they will not be as thick. we have a chance of drizzle everywhere again except in the north bay where they are going black with some clouds. warming sunshine this weekend but nothing extreme. we have 69 to 73 degrees. if you break it down, every other hour from 8:00 to 8:00, you can see we are in the 50s through at least 10:00. we are in the 60s from noon to 6:00. if you are headed out this

evening, 8:00, back to the 50s. head up the peninsula, 59 bruno. mid-50s on the coast. upper 50s in downtown. sauls leteo. you can see 68 to 72 degrees through the north bay valley. 60 to 65 on the east bay shore. upper 60s to 70s in the eastern neighborhood, saving some money for sure. we have thunderstorms possible and some thunder snow around yosemite today. back home tonight, cloud cover extensive south of the north bay and all of the green means there will be more drizzle in the hills. tomorrow we will warm up a couple of degrees, trying to get back to average. the breezes kick back in and we are back below average on thursday and friday. and then back up a couple degrees to average. not a bad forecast. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning, a shake up in the media world, the streaming tv race about to get more competitive.

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it is 5:23, if you are just joining us. here are seven things to know. dozens of u.s. senators are calling for a cease fire between israel and had hamas in palestine. the death toll is now in the hundreds. the 1300 acre palisades fire has forced at least 1,000 people to evacuate. firefighters say it could be arson. investigators are questioning a second person after releasing someone yesterday. he nurse associatn urging tejt t cdcdae r

thetment of public hlth rng thes recommendations. an east bay church has caught fire for a second time in less than a week. overnight flames burned a different section of the christ community church. we don't know yet what may have caused this. number 5, the cool weekend is spilling into the early week. only inland east bay and north bay have a chance of average temperatures and that's just tomorrow. number 6, a tow truck has evolved on the scene in newark. two cars, one overturned, slowdown in the area. this is westbound 84 pastarden wood boulevard. number 7, the tiger that has been out and about now for nearly a week and now at an animal sanctuary in texas. 9 month old india will be quarantined for 30 days. the alleged owner has been arrested for illegally keeping india in a house in houston. two volley ball coaches are

not happy because they couldn't bring their nursing infants to a tournament. >> reporter: coaches who are also nursing mothers barred from the tournament. >> we got a call that night saying if i tried to enter the building, they would call the police. i'm baffled and disgusted by that. >> reporter: outrage at a denver, colorado tournament when two coaches were told they couldn't bring their infants into the building. tournament director kay rogness citing a rule that no guest under the age of 16 would be permitted. twins was given 5 minutes to leave. >> i called her a heartless robot with no soul. no empathy, no apology. >> reporter: what are tournament officials saying this morning? it is coming up a a.m. with your gma first look. abc news, los angeles.

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this is abc7 news. >> now at 5:30, deepening violence in the middle east, the pressure that president biden is facing. >> we need to continue with precautionary principles since there are so many unknowns. concern about cdc's mask guidance and why one doctor says he will keep covering his face even when it is not required. and masks for students, when we expect the cdc to give new guidance for schools. good morning, welcome too monday, may 17th. you're watching abc7 mornings streaming live wherever you have on tv and all the things. i did that well. >> watch it. we will start with a check of the forecast and mike nicco. >> hey, we are everywhere, aren't we? everywhere you want to be, we will be there with you. here's a look at the cloud cover. you can see it covers all of the neighborhoods. in fact, this is walnut creek on

680. the marine layer has moved over this neighborhood. it is kind of misty and drizzly. we have had measurable drizzle down to about 1800 feet. so just keep that in mind. it will hang around the entire morning commute. this afternoon, we will have low clouds on the coast spilling into the bay. high clouds over the rest of us keeping the temperatures cooler than average. a few 70s in the north bay, east bay and south bay. 60s will dominate around the bay. 50s along the coast into san francisco. this will hang around for seven days. we will have the forecast coming up. president biden is set to speak at 10:00 this morning on america's response to covid-19 and the vaccination progress. this is coming amid growing confusion for doctors on the cdc guidelines that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks. one doctor says he will keep his mask on at the grocery store. >> notor personal

there e two is there a lot of ud people unmasked, there is a little threat. i'm doing it as a way to encourage other people to wear masks just for a little longer, another three or four weeks. >> the full interview and more on the national response coming up at 7:00 a.m. remember california still has its mask mandate in effect indoors. there are more promising numbers out on how california is doing in the fight against covid-19. the state's seven day positivity rate keeps falling. now it is down to just 1% which is a new low. more than 34 million vaccine doses have been given out. more than 15 million californians are now fully vaccinated. some nurses in california are not happy about the new cdc mask guidance. if they have it their way, the state won't match it. amy hollyfield is live this morning. >> good morning.

nurses are saying this pandemic is not over and they say lifting the mask mandate would put the nurses, patients at clinics and hospitals in danger. they want it to stay in place. the nurse's union says the cdc decision to lift the mask mandate for vaccinated people is not based on science. they are asking the state of california to keep the mask rule in place. doctors say the vaccine is enough to protect us without a mask. nurses are concerned about variants of the virus that not enough people are vaccinated, and that people don't get tested after they have been vaccinated. nurses say this is a huge blow to their efforts, that they donot want to go through it all again. >> we are going to be there for our patients, we also have been. but it was really a challenge caring for so many patients that were so sick with the covid-19 virus and having zero capacity

at some times. >> we have a good idea in the field what the protection is of this vaccine, really 94%, even with healthcare workers getting exposed to this in the hospital. >> reporter: the cdc says the vaccine is about 100% effective at preventing hospitalization and death. more 60% of californians have received at least -- more than 50% have received at least one dose of the vaccine. the union says it is outraged that the cdc has relaxed the mask mandate in the middle of the pandemic. the cdc has not yet responded to this pressure from the union. reporting live from san ramon, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. new this morning, target has announced it is no longer requiring customers or employees to wear their masks if they are fully vaccinated. like all the other businesses that are adjusting policies,

this is only applying in places where there are not mask mandates. target says it still strongly recommends everyone wear their mask. the cdc says the mask should stay on at school at least for the rest of this school year. the agency reasons that most younger children are not vaccinated and may not be eligible until the fall. while the cdc says children who get infected tend to have less severe cases of covid-19, they can still get sick and spread the virus to others. the cdc will update guidance for the next school year in the coming weeks to give educators time to plan. the city of san jose hosted a vaccine clinic for those disproportionately impacted by the impact. johnson & johnson vaccines were offered at a library in east sae jose. they wanted to get the word out before the clinic that people could get vaccines free, without

appointments or without showing i.d. >> why we those tully library is because it is close to the community and close to the unreached community. >> south bay community groups pitched in to make the clinic possible. if you are wondering how much of the state is vaccinated, you can check out our vaccine tracker. all of the data is at abc7 news.com/vaccine. now to the deepening vierance in the middle east, president biden facing pressure to take action as the violence between israel and hamas continues to intensify. here is the latest on the conflict and u.s. response. >> dozens of senators are demanding a cease fire as the death toll climbs to the hundreds. new air strikes launched towards gaza. prime minister netanyahu says there is no end in site. the leader of hamas says they are ready to fire rockets on tel aviv for the next six months.

it has launched more than 3,000 at israel so far. israel is facing international out cry for targeting a building that housed the associated press and aljazeera. they gave one hour to evacuate claiming the building housed a hamas office. >> that building provided the best vantage point for the world to see the events in gaza and now that building is destroyed. >> according to the national health ministry, 197 palestinians died in this latest conflict. 10 on the israeli side including a total of 60 children. president biden says he supports israel's right to defend itself but he is urging netanyahu to protect civilian a journalists. a large street mural has appeared in the mission district. this went up some time after march for a free pallen

valencia street. it shows two on the either side of a poppy. thousands marched to protest the violence in the middle east on saturday. this is the first day day dy work for oakland's new fire chief. he will be sworn in today at station number 2. he is a former connecticut fire chief. city council members will be on hand to welcome him to the city at 11:00 this morning. a heree behind the wheel, we are hearing from the school bus driver who kept his cool after the bus was hijacked with kids on board. a 100 yeerd woman is able to celebrate her birthday with family again, the secret to her long life. but first, a check of the weather with mike nicco. >> weather like this is helpful because it is not strenuous. let's look at the temperatures. cloudy and misty conditions on

the east bay. in the 50 to 54 degree range. we have 48 in santa rosa, pacifica at 49. everyone is around 50 to 54 degrees. it will stay this way through the morning commute. we have stubbn aou can see frome south beach camera looking at the western span of the bay bridge. we will talk to jobina in a minute about the commute. talking about the planner, 50s at the coast. 62 to 64 for the bay and inland at noon. 65 to 67, those temperatures are well below average at 4:00. everyone back to the 50s and it will be a little breezy later on this afternoon and evening hours. dress appropriately. here's a look at a cloudy san rafael this morning. the air is dry, mist will be over by 9:00 or 10:00. a small craft advisory on the bay . you can see the areas in yellow where we could have gusts from 30 to 35 miles per hour. allergy report, high amounts of

tree pollen but only three of them, oak, olive and pine. let's get to jobina and talk about the commute. >> a positive update on the alert in newark. it has cleared so i'm giving you the thumbs up on the map, westbound 84 pastarden wood boulevard. it is impacting people making their way on the dumbarton bridge westbound. there is a slight delay but it will be out of the way way way y minutes. emvyville showing 80 westbound towards the maze. things looking good at the bay bridge. san mateo bridge is getting much sai'm morgan, and there's morech busier fto me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,... more community. but with my hiv treatment,... there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor... and switched to... fewer medicines with dovato. prescription dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with... just 2 medicines... in 1 pill,...

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because his main objective was to get to the next town. he just got frustrated with the questions and told me to stop the bus and get off. all of you get off. >> you can watch corbin's entire exclusive coming up at 7 a.m. right after abc7 mornings. there is a big push to keep a two mile stretch in san francisco closed to cars permanently. this brass band made a cameo appearance on the great highway yesterday morning. the save our great walkway group is focused on the stretch from lincoln way to slope boulevard. city officials turned it car free last year as part of the pandemic slow the ray and showed his appreciation. >> my thought was not only

reopen it but we can go through the public process and analysis about the longterm future. >> some neighbors say that drivers are flooding nearby streets as an alternative route zipping through at highway speeds. >> monday through friday, it makes sense to leave it open for cars. but saturday and sunday, beautiful, it's awesome, kids in wagons. >> both sides of the issue have set up online petitions. it is up to the city to decide what will happen next. the guadeloupe river has a colorful new look. dozens of volunteers went to work with a few cans of paint over the weekend to make it happen. it took a year of planning and design. the painting started results al. >> we are paintinginginginging river ipterms of the animals

native to the river which are also studied by the kids and visitors that come through the visitors center. >> now this was a paint by numbers project. volunteers picked up a canof paint and matched it to the numbers on the wall. local businesses donated the design and materials. a new study finds using video conferencing tools like zoom may help older people avoid dementia. researchers found internet tools like this help preserve longterm memory and seniors who use them experience less memory loss. >> a life long long long long lg celebrated a birthday surrounded by loved ones. c.c. callgo is an inspiration. she face timed with her great, great grand child on or birthday. she was born in north beach after her parents immigrated from italy. a car parade marked her 100th

birthday last year. her family's secret to longevity is whole made italian food and good wine. >> yes. >> yes, c.c. >> she said what she said. >> i'm going to live forever. >> she looked great. never would have guessed. i wouldn't have been within 25 years of guessing her age. good for her and her family. let's talk about the golden gate. the marine layer is thick so we don't have a lot of fog but we have a lot of drizzle in the hills and mountains. be careful for that during the morning commute. west wind at 14. that will be a mainstay throughout the seven-day forecast. that sea breeze is really going to dominate the forecast. we will have a mixture of sun, clouds, cool breezes that keep us cooler than average in the afternoon hours all the way up until possibly sunday when the

warm weather tries to build. until then, you can see the cloud cover as we head towards noon. there is still plenty in the bay. it never completely goes away. that means it will return quickly as we head into the evening hours. not all of us will see the sunset tonight. look what it does to the temperature. 69 in santa clara, everyone around 70 to 73 degrees. on the peninsula , 59. everyone else in the 60s. mid-50s on the coast, upper 50s in downtown in south san francisco. upper 50s for the north bay coast. upper 60s to mid-# 0s in the valleys. along the east bay shore, most of us around 60 to 65. as you head inland, 67 to about. average high about 77 degrees right now. most of us will be in the 60s by noon. it will take that long and it will stay in the 60s through 8:00 this evening. tonight you can see some of the drizzle out there in the green and in the higher elevations on the peninsula and into the east

bay. temperatures in the upper 40s to mid-50s like this morning. we will bump up a little tomorrow with the inland neighborhoods. it takes until sunday for the temperatures to get closer to average if not just a little bit. enjoy the break from the heat and fire danger we had a few weeks ago. >> thank you. in the east bay, firefighters rescued a dear who ran into drubl in union city. you can see the animal trapped between this iron fence. firefighters came in with heavy equipment and tried the bars apart. the dear was able to free itself and run off and hopefully it is enjoying its life. >> this tiger that has been out and about for nearly a week after being seen roaming the streets of houston is now at an animal sanctuary. 9 month old india will be examined by a vet at a texas ranch and quarantined for 30 days. the saga to find india started last sunday after users on next door started posting about seeing the big cat. police arrested the alleged

owner of t is illegal to keep an a house in houston. >> i'm so glad they got india. >> me too. >> please leave tigers out of your home. the oldest man in australia shares his secret to living a long life. and unlike the san francisco woman we showcased, it is not i talian food and wine. and new questions abo walter, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insurance and a whole lot more? so what are you waiting for? world's strongest man martins licis to help you break down boxes? arrrggh! what am i gonna do to you box? let me “break it down” for you... arrgggh!

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relationship he had with a microsoft employee. in a statement from a spokesperson to the newspaper, gates admits the affair which took place 20 years ago. he says stepping down from the board had nothing to do with the relationship. of course all of this comes out in the middle of gates' divorce from his wife of 27 years and questions about his relationship with convicted sex predator jeffrey epstein. elon musk says tesla has not sold any bit coin after appearing to suggest the opposite. his original twitter exchange last week led to bit coin losing $365 billion in a matter of hours. he said the decision not to accept purchases with bit coin was because of environmental concerns. then yesterday after getting into several disagreements with users over the issue, bit coin fell below $43,000. we are learning more about twitter's potential paid subscription model. the researcher says the service

will allow users to undo tweets and book mark collections among other features. here's aalled twitteronth. heads up. the american idol finale is set and we know which three contestants will be competing for the ultimate prize on sunday. [ music ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ like this ♪ ♪ could this be the greatest love compete in the finale is - >> all right. they will decide if chase beckham, willie spence, or grace kintzler will be the next american idol. luke bryant, liinal richie and katy perry will perform with the finale along with fallout boy, shaka con, and more. this is a three hour life coast

to coast event with all of those names. you should know. it is going to be three hours. it starts at # 5:00 on sunday night on abc7 and then it reairs on prime time at 8:00. >> that is 6 hours. >> get ready. >> okay. you may be seeing a lot of cameras around san francisco. we saw them outside of our offices the other day. filming is underway for a television drama nash bridges. a cable car was brought out for a scene on the streets. simulated gunfire was heard. it stars donna johnson and chich marin. every time i see marin, i say it murun. they are reprising their rolls as officers. mike was the only person among us who knew this is what was

going on. >> i'm watching you guys from afar, i'm telling you. thank you for that. let's talk about what is going on. i want to start with the dining outside planner. more of us can go inside but some of us like to go outside. temperatures in the 50s at the coast, mid-to upper 60s at 5:00. mid-60s at 6:00, barely 60s at 7:00. then you pretty much get into the 50s by 8:00. make sure you take a jacket. 80s around antioch and fairfield. you can see they are gone by thursday. a nice break from the heat this week. >> thank you. new at 6:00, dry weather conditions causing concern. one bay area city will declare today the start of fire season. big name chains dropping mask requirements for fully vaccinated people. and the wait is almost over.

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relax the rules. >> more than 1300 acres have burned in here in the bay area, once it is prepared to declare today the official start of wildfire season. >> it was also observed erratic behavior and storing a white substance. >> oh my goodness. a disturbance on this jetblue flight from new york to san francisco. the flight had to be diverted to minneapolis where an unruly passenger was arrested. more on the quote erratic behavior people saw. >> i have thoughts about all of that but good morning on this monday, may 17. you are watching abc 7 mornings live on abc 7 hulu live in wherever you stream. we will start with mike. it is a tiny bit wet on the roads this this this this this >> just a little bit of