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 drizzle

out there. absolutely. especially in the higher elevations. will be the case for the next several mornings as the seabreeze is going to take any threat of summer heat and fire danger. hopefully that puts you at ease on this monday morning and you can see the gray out there. let me show it to you. you can see a solid set of clouds all the way into our inland east bay neighborhoods where temperatures are pushing into the double, winds are pushing into the double digits right now so that is what is going to keep us in the 60s for the most part around the bay and inland. we have a few 70s like san jose, fairfield, napa. look at these 50s along the coast and into san francisco. we will talk more about this cool weather and the drizzle coming up in just a bit. >> new this se sce of a church concord for the second time in less than a week. firefighters we after midnight. you can see some of the flames inside and the smoke coming from the building. there was a fire last week.

contra costa fire squatter started that when any crawlspace underneath the church. this latest fire was in a different section and there is no word yet on what may have caused its. growing confusion for people after the cdc issued the mask guidelines saying that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear them in most cases. some businesses now lifting mask requirements including costco, walmart, trader joe's but only in places that don't have another mask mandate already in place. in california, we are still waiting for the state to announce that they are going to match the cdc's guidance. now the director of the cdc and doctor anthony fauci are defending the cdc's position. both said people who haven't been fully vaccinated should get there shot asap and keep masks on until they do. >> we are asking people to take their health into their own hands to get vaccinated and if they don't, then they continue to be at risk.

>> if in fact 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. everyone in california is still required to wear a mask indoors for now because of the state mandate. >> some groups are hoping the state will keep its mask mandate and reject the cdc's guidance. amy holly is live with why the california nurses association is so concerned about this even though those guidelines still require masks to be worn in hospitals. >> they are concerned. they say this is a huge blow to their efforts. many nurses say they remember what these clinics and hospitals looked like at the height of the pandemic and saying they do not want to go through all of that california has not made a decision yet on whether to accept the cdc's new mask guidelines. the nurses are asking the state to reject the cdc's new rule. doctors say the vaccine has the pootusout a mask on, but the nursesunion co

the people are vaccinated and that people still don't get tested after they have been vaccinated. >> i think we need to continue with the precautionary principle since there are so many unknowns about the variance and the efficacy of the vaccines, whether we are going to need a booster or not so we need to continue wearing masks. it is also on the honor system. >> the did is clear that the vaccines protect against variance we know of right now and even if there is a breakthrough infection which will occur at times, the amount of virus that we are detecting and people is fourfold lower than without a vaccine.vaccine.. >> doctors are calling the vaccine protection amazing saying it is showing to be 94% effective in the trials and now out in the field as the population gets gets gets gets

more than 50% of californians have received at least one dose of the vaccine. no word yet on what the state plans to do about the mask mandate and the cdc has not responded to these calls from the nurses union. reporting live in san amy, abc 7 news. starbucks has updated its mask policy. starting today, vaccinated people can visit the copy chain without a face covering but here in the bay area, not so fast. starbucks is saying that masks are still required at locations where local or state regulations require them. as businesses and other entities response to the cdc's mask guidance, we have been updating our website at abc7news.com . we will also update it governor newsom announces how the state is responding to the guidelines. firefighters suspect an arsonist may have ignited it wildfire in southern california. the palisades fire has been burning out of control since friday. at the live desk following the investigation into this fire. >> the los angeles fire

department says one person was detained and then rele yesterday and 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 into panca canyon, two miles from the ocean. the fire is burning for an thick -- thicket but hasn't burned and more than 50 years. >> there is tremendous heat that is preheating due to the slope alignments. that fire is preheating fuel downrange. as a result, they are more receptive to sparks and embers and fire growth downrange. >> at least 1000 residents have been evacuated. the vegetation is dry because of the lack of rainfall and drought. the city of santa rosa will declare today the official start of wildfire wild season. the fire department says it comes earlier than normal because of severe drought conditions. next week fire crews will hold a series of virtual community

workshops to get residence ready. >> san jose firefighters controlled a grass fire that burned about 10 acres near a homeless encampment that started yesterday morning near the golf course. firefighters say they tried to protect the homeless ininininin but at least one burned down. thankfully no one was hurt. a very tense plane ride from jfk to sfo but not because of turbulence. the flight had to divert to minneapolis is the police and the fbi to remove an unruly passenger. the crew says he was mask list making stabbing motions and the story only really starts there. >> it was also observed erratic behavior and storing a white substance. >> witnesses say the passenger had a bag full of that white substance, touched at least one woman and made racist and inappropriate comments to many more. >>

wanted a white porsche. i don't know who he was talking to but that is what he was saying. >> he kept saying bless you to me and he was acting really erratically. >> the man in question was met in minneapolis and taken into custody. everyone is if continued on to san francisco. rush-hour has changed in our post-pandemic world. where and when drivers can expect the most traffic on the roads. today is the deadline to submit your taxes and you can treat yourself to some special tax day deals. speaking of rush hour, here is a look from the san mateo bridge looking to the west up into the hills where there is some drizzle following this morning and it is going to be breezing north of the bay bridge through the delta on our bridges as we head into the evening and

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welcome back. we will start in san francisco where it is a misty morning from 47 and sunny to about 50 in ocean beach and alsoand alsoo valley so a very narrow temperature range and most of us around 48 to about 54 degrees from healdsburg all the way down to about union city. here's the way it looks. we will look down the apartment and you can see the breeze blowing ashore and that means temperatures are cooler than average and stubborn cloud cover today. whenever completely get rid of the clouds whether they are low clouds at the coast or the bay or high clouds inland and that will keep us in the 50s and 60s from noon until 4 and back into the 50s by 7. it keeps our air healthy. all of us can breathe well today for tomorrow and wednesday. let's get over to joe bena. we bring you a life picture here from the bay bridge toll plaza because the metering

lights are on. they flipped on at 5:50 this morning. it is amazing how packed it gets in a short amount of time. we are showing of our oakland 880. those headlights are making their way south and i do have an update for you on something unfolding in redwood city. there is a fire it looks like on the underpass of the freeway past whipple avenue. it looks like it is just debris i also want to let you know about a post-pandemic traffic trends to consider. the new rush-hour might just be in the suburbs. the wall street journal cites a traffic analytics company that found morning traffic is still below pre-pandemic levels in most places nationwide but afternoon traffic is heavier than before. more people are out running daily errands, making deliveries. we know lots of people are shopping online and now they're picking up their kids from school. traffic in areas by office buildings are low but beach communities and the suburbs are

high. >> today contra costa county it's preparing for fire season by removing hazardous vegetation. public works will get rid of all debt or dry vegetation and clear road vegetation back at least three feet to increase the safety and reduce the fire danger. this will happen every day from 8 until 4:30 until next friday. drivers who travel along pinehurst road from the alameda county line to skyline boulevard will be impacted by the delays. >> the warriors are back. they are one win from the playoffs, taking on rival lebron james and the la lakers on wednesday. after yesterday's brilliant performance, lebron called the step the mvp e mvp e mvp he had 46 points and the warr3-1 ie wednesday's game is warr3-1 ie wednesday's game is against ke.e lake.

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the minnesota police officer charged in the death of 20-year-old dante dante dante d to appear in court today. former brooklyn center officer kim potter has pretrial hearing in hennepin county district court. video shows potter shooting right during a traffic stop last month. she could be heard shouting taser before firing her gun multiple times. the former police chief called this an accidental discharge and potter resigned and was charged with second-degree manslaughter. >> in the east bay, a rallies celebrated the video while denouncing hate and violence. police say crimes against this

community were up 300% from to 2020. california's new attorney general was at yesterday's rally and says he is prioritizing protecting a api individuals from crime. >> we need to make sure those who commit hate crimes are held accountable that we are actually identifying and investigating any crimes as such. to the community, i say i see you, i value you, i am you. >> we are standing out here really to say we don't want to be afraid. we don't want to have to worry about who we are. we want to be proud of who we are. >> this community says it keep calling out hates to end the violence. nearly 80% of asian americans are discriminate against. according to the nonprofit leading asian americans to unite for change or launch, 77% of asian americans don't feel respected. the survey found many respondents of multiple racist

aren't even aware of an increase in hate crimes and racism in the last year. launched says it is working with partner organizations to raise awareness and to develop programming that tackles bias. abc 7 news anchor will be moderating a panel discussion hosted by the white house and our parent company the walt disney company. she will talk with author kevin quan, directors jessica and -- and executive producer melvin about diversity in hollywood. you can watch it at 11 live the abc news app wherever you stream. >> if you have not finished your taxes, today is the deadline to do it. tax day got pushed back a month because of the pandemic and even though filing for individuals are due today, shouldn't expect to get your return anytime soon. the iris is dealing with a large backlog of 2019 and 2020 returns and as the washington post is reporting a lack of functioning printers and copiers. text a isn't all bad. there are several deals and discounts going around. dominoes is offering 49% off of any pizza this week if you watercourse i deliberate from 4-

9 p.m. timmy johnson is doing five dollars off onlinef onlinef onle the code 5 dollars off $20 and this monday and next monday, krispy kreme is giving away a free medium coffee and glazed donut with no strings attached. fully vaccinated people can also get a free donate every single day at krispy kreme until 2022. >> can i double dip? >> just open anywhere near us and that would be helpful. we don't have one at all in san francisco? >> no. daily city is the closest. we might be banned. if there were one then maybe. >> we would be banned from going into the store? that's probably true. >> they would be like you again? >> what is it now, you are graduating? >> it is tuesdayis tuesdayis tuy >> the sun is out? >> i thought there was one in

fisherman's wharf. >> a closed. >> i have to travel three cities over to get my fix when i do that. all right let's talk about what is going on in san jose. is pretty cloudy out there. get used to this afternoon sunshine mixed with clouds and a stout seabreeze will keep our temperatures average to below a days of the forecast bringing as a chance for drizzle mainly in our higher elevations at night. you can see the low in the gulf of alaska -- you can see the punch of cooler air coming into the ocean and steering right into our neighborhoods. 69-73 in the south bay and temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 60s on the peninsula but 59 in san bruno. mid to upper 50s along the coast into downtown south san francisco, the northbay coast. about 72 in santa rosa and then temperatures near 80 north of there along the east bay shore,

about 60-65. as we headed throughout the day in the east bay, we are stuck in the 50s through 10 o'clock and we will barely be in the 60s new through about four clock and will be back into the 50s and falling as we had from a 6 o'clock 280 clock. upper 60s to mid 70s inland east bay and what we are looking at for tonight temperatures are going to be again just like this morning, mid 40s to mid-50s with drizzle possible outside the northbay. we will try to bump temperatures up inland close to average tumor but then the seabreeze takes over once again and we're pretty much below average through saturday. sunday maybe average also. pretty quiet forecast. we will bring in ginger with a look at what is coming up on it gma starting at 70 clock. >> hey e ggie.there reggie.there i am just looking for my text because i realized oh my goodness it is not up in the prompter but i know the stories of so i think i can go through it.

we will start with that difficult connection with hamas and israel. they have want israel this is going to be some of the worst to come and we have our matt right there on the ground. he will bring us the latest on that fight and what is happening. then of course we have to get into so many other stories. i will skip to lamar odom. i hope they are following me here because he is opening up for national mental health awareness or action date this thursday and a new documentary and some experimental drugs, ketamine included that he is working on. we will talk about coronavirus and the mass confusion. that was the other big story. some states doing it two dozen states still keeping their mask mandates. i was in chicago this weekend and it felt very much like people weren't quite sure what to do so we will break down what you should do and so much more coming up here on gma. >> i saw the gma summer concert series names have just been released and there is some good names on there. >> they sure have.

there is some good stuff on there. some of them i hope later in the summer they want them to be alive so maybe we will get a little touch of realtime summer concert. >> that is what i was going to ask and that is exciting because i got a chance to go to one of those and i might have been hanging out with ginger and it was amazing. in business, it's never just another day. it's the big sale, or the big presentation. the day where everything goes right. or the one where nothing does. with comcast business you get the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses and advanced cybersecurity to protect every device on it— all backed by a dedicated team, 24/7.

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> now at 6:30 committee been violence in the middle east, the pressure president biden is facing. >> i think we need to continue with the precautionary principles since there are so many unknowns. >> also concerns about the cdc's mask guidance. the call from nurses plus why one vaccinated doctor says he will continue covering his face even when it is not required. >> we have some light drizzle overnights. you can still see that marine layer.

a live look through our exploratory and kemmer this morning. meteorologist mike tracking a slight warm-up in our forecast. >> good morning everybody. we are watching abc 7 mornings live on abc 7, hulu live or whatever you stream. hello, mike. >> hello everybody. let's talk about more of that drizzle that is falling mainly in our higher elevation. that is where it has been miserable but it has been misty where a lot of us live and it is definitely great everywhere. the wins, it is that stout seabreeze that is blowing through the coastal gaps and all the way into fairfield that is bringing us this clammy morning. not quite as clammy as it was over the weekend but definitely cool with temperatures in the upper 40s to mid-50s and great throughout the morning commute and that we will have a mix of low clouds and high clouds and sunshine and look at temperatures. 50s at the coast, 64 hour bay and inland neighborhoods and

back into the 50s by 7 o'clock so make sure you take a hook -- coat. will tell you how w how hohow h will last coming up. president biden said to speak at 10 this morning on america's response to covid-19. it is coming amid growing confusion from doctors on the cdc's new guidelines that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in most situations. it doctor is on good morning america with why he will still keep his mask on at the grocery store. >> i think i'm pretty safe when i go into a grocery store. there are two issues in my mind. is there a lot of unvaccinated people unmask that does pose a little bit of a threat? i am doing it as a way to encourage other people to wear masks just for a little bit longer, another 3-4 weeks. >> that full interview and more of the national response coming up at 7 am member california still has its mask amended in effect for indoor and close outdoor settings.

there are more promising numbers out on how california is doing in the fight against covid-19. the states 70 positive rate keeps falling now down to just 1% which is a new low. more than 34 million vaccine doses have been giving out and more than 15 million californians are now fully vaccinated. >> despite those numbers, some nurses are not happy about the new cdc and mask guidance. if they have it their way, the state won't match it. amy is live for us with arguments. >> good morning. nurses say this pandemic is not over. they believe this would put them and their patients here at clinics and hospitals, , put them at risk, put them in danger so the nurses union is now saying they don't think the cdc's decision to let the mask mandate for vaccinated people, they don't think it is based on science. there asking the state of california to keep the mask a rule in place. doctors say the vaccine is enough to protect us without a

mask with the nurses union is concerned about variance 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, they do not want to go through all of this again. >> we are going to be there for our patients. we always have been but it was really a challenge caring for so many patients that were so sick with the covid virus and having zero capacity sometimes in our hospitals. we don't want to go through that again. >> we have a good idea now not just in a clinical trial but in the field what the protection is of this vaccine, and it is amazing, really 94%, even with healthcare workers getting exposed to this in >> the cdc says the vaccine is about 100% effective at preventing hospitalization and death. more than 50% of californians

have received at least one dose of the vaccine but the union says it is outraged that the cdc has relaxed of the mask mandate in the midst of this pandemic and they want california to keep it in place. the cdc has not yet responded to what the union is saying. reporting live in sin remain -- san ramon, amy. target has just announced it is no longer requiring customers or employees to wear masks if they are fully vaccinated. like all the other businesses that are adjusting their policies, this only applies in places where there aren't mask mandates. target says it is still strongly recommending masks a for everyone. this morning, the cdc says masks should stay on for kids at school at least for the rest of the school year. reasons that most younger children are most vaccinated and may not be eligible until fall. the cdc says children who get infected tend to have less severe cases of covid-19 but

they can still get sick and spread it to others. the cdc will update its guidance for the next school year in the coming weeks to give educators time to plan. the city of san jose hosted a drop in vaccination clinic any part of the community disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. single shot johnson & johnson vaccines were offered tule committee branch library in east san jose yesterday. volunteers canvassed the neighborhood nearby in the days leading up to the clinic because they really want to get the word out that people could come by for free vaccinations without having an appointment or insurance or id. >> why we picked totally library was that it was close to the community, especially our most vulnerablemost vulnerae the on housed community. >> thought they kennedy groups all pitched in to make the clinic possible. if you're wondering how much of the state is vaccinated at this point, check out the progress with our abc 7 vaccine tracker. all the data you need is at abc7news.com .

>> now to the deepening violence in the middle east. president biden facing pressure to act as a violence between israel and thomas continues to intensify. the very latest with the conflict and a possible us response. >> dozens of us senators are now demanding a cease-fire as the death toll climbs into the hundreds. overnight israeli warplanes launched new airstrikes in gaza. prime minister benjamin says there is quote no end the leader of hamas claims the group is ready to fire rockets on tel aviv for the next six months. it has launched more than 3000 at israel so far. this morning israel is facing international outcry for targeting a building that housed the associated press and al jazeera. israel gave journalists 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 ministries 197 palestinians have 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 -- to protect civilians urnalis> look at this, a large street mural has appeared in the mission district. this went up sunday afternoon during this weekend's march for a free palestine. it was painted at valencia and liberty streets and it shows two men on the other side of a palestinian puppy. there is also a drawing of the palestinian flag. thousands of people marched to the mission district saturday afternoon to protest the violence in the middle east. >> happening today, it is the first day of work for oakland's new fire chief. reginald will be sworn in as the department's 37th fire chief today at fire station number two. he is a former hartford connecticut chief. councilmembers will be on hand to welcome him to the city and

that starts at 11 am this morning. netflix and disney plus could be facing some petition. the deal announced overnight between at&t and discovery. >> you are looking at the new york stock exchange done right now by about 16 points. another update on the markets next. >> a fight in a parking lot you do not want to underestimate a cat when faced with a coyote. >> these cats have been doing a lot lately. >> they really have. >> jumping out of a fifth story window. >> tiger running around houston. >> that is the fierceness we need on a monday. know? >> protection. leadership. craziness. >> don't try me. >> [ laughter ]. all right let's talk about what is going on weatherwise. 48 in los altos hills and otherwise low to mid 50s with cloudy conditions in the south bay. we pretty much around 46 in bodega bay to about 54 and

newark. our spread with a little mist hanging in the air and definitely some drizzle at our higher elevations so make sure you dress those kids appropriately. temperatures mainly in the 50s through 7 o'clock and then you can see 50s mainly 11 o'clock and then 50s and 60s at 3 o'clock but definitely a cooler than average day just like it was over the weekend which means it is cool to company if you're going to be at home or doing outdoor activities. there is a small craft advisory north to the bay bridge. you can see it right there from noon until 9 o'clock up to 35 miles per hour. is kicking up a little tree pollen but there is only three pollens out there right now. , olive and pine. uv index, still even with a mix of sun and clouds, hybrid factor, very high today, tomorrow and wednesday. will take a look at the rest of the seven day forecast coming up here good morning everybody. we're starting here with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza because this is the

hotspot this morning. metering lights came on at 5:50 and the backup started about a minute afterwards bringing you also a slowdown in hayward. according to the chp, there is a large tire tread in the roadway but look at how big the backup is all the way to san lorenzo because of this. no crash involved this is on southbound 880. speeds are down to 26 miles per hour. at least one lane is blocked this will impact people traveling southbound towards the san mateo bridge. i have that life camera it's beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. - or the beast. - the beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. has failed. the beast, john cox, will shake up sacramento, cut taxes. learn about california's nicest, smartest beast at johncox.com ♪ look... if your wireless carrier was a guy, you'd leave him tomorrow. not very flexible... not great at saving... you deserve better. xfinity mobile. now, they have unlimited for just $30 a month. $30. and they're number 1 in customer satisfaction. his number? delete it.

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girl for sex. as part of his deal, greenberg has to fully cooperate with investigators. the justice department is investigating gates over possible sex trafficking. >> as a big push to keep a two- mile stretch of san francisco close to cars permanentlycars py rally along the great highway yesterday morning, the save our great walkway group is focused on the stretch from to slow boulevard. city officials turned it car free last year as part of its pandemic slow streets initiative. state senator scott was at the rally and he likes the idea. >> my take on a lot of people is let's not just reopen it. let's keep it the way it is now and we can then go through the public process and the analysis about the long-term future. >> drivers are flooding nearby streets as an alternative route zipping through at highway speeds. >> monday through friday makes perfect sense to leave this

open for cars monday through friday. saturday and sunday, beautiful work bicycles, families, kids and wagons, it is awesome. >> both sides this year have set up online petitions. it is up to the city to decide what happens next. the streaming tv market is about to get even more competitive. overnight at&t and discovery announced a deal that would spin off at&t warner media and combine it with discovery. it still needs regulatory approval but it would combine two gigantic troves of content including hbo, tnt and cnn. this is a directplay to compete with netflix and our parent company disney. any final deal could be finalized in the middle of next year. now let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as treating gets underway this morning. we are still down by about 60 points. tesla ceo says his company has not sold any bit coin after appearing to suggest the opposite. his original twitter exchange last week led to bit coin

$365 billion in a matter of hours. he said the decision not to accept purchases with bit coin was because of environmental concerns. >> using videoconferencing tools like zoom may actually help older people avoid dementia. researchers found internet tools like this one preserve long-term memory and seniors who use them experiencing less memory loss than those who don't. >> a lifelong san franciscan just celebrated her 101st birthday surrounded by loved ones as she wasn't able to embrace her birthday last year. cc is an inspiration and here she is just hanging out with her family, happy and healthy. she is also timing with her great great grandchild on her birthday. she is a san francisco native. she was born in north beach after her parents emigrated from italy. a corporate marked her 100th birthday last year and her family's secret to longevity is homemade italian food and

wine. >> we are not done with this. >> okay. let's go here now. the oldest man in australia is a sharing his secret to a long life. dexter marked 124 days since he turned 111 years old. a day older than world war i veteran jack when he passed 2002. kruger says a weekly poultry delicacy has contributed to his longevity. >> you know chickens have a head and in there, there is some brains and they are delicious little things. i have written 300 stories, they were all -- all -- all -- years. >> okay. dexter is currentlyis currentlyy

autobiography. the manager of the nursing home he lives at says he has an amazing memory. back to that other parts. >> i don't know if everyone heard what he said. it was a little hard to hear him but he said that he eats chicken brains. >> every week. >> he said they are delicious little things and there is only one little bite. >> just one. moderation. >> how exactly do you prepare this? >> i don't. >> hot sauce? >> never heard of it. it definitely would would would it definitely would help. all right. send us your recipes. we are dying to get them. here's a look at what is going on. you can see the blanket of clouds covering just about all of us this morning. a little bit of drizzle falling out of them and you can see the flight there next to the golden

gate bridge. we have a stout seabreeze at about 15 miles per hour and that will bring us in china and clouds and that cool breeze will bring us mainly cooler than average afternoons all the way up into the weekend when some warmer weather tries to exert its influence on our forecast. look at the cloud cover. even as we had to noon, the bay never completely clears out and the coast isn't not with that strong seabreeze. even as we head into the evening hours can a lot of us are going to see the sunset because of the return of the marine layer so quickly. down in the south bay about 73 degrees. the peninsula, most of us in the mid to upper 60s but you can see that wind cold 59. downtown south san francisco, the northbay coast also, you can see here in san francisco the winds are going to pick up. we are starting to break up into the upper 50s, at 2 o'clock, the winds start to pick up. at least the mist and drizzle will let up a little bit during the afternoon hours. 68-72 for most of the northbay valley's. we will have upper 60s through

the tri-valley outs to livermore, 70 and some low to mid 70s out along highway for mac from pittsburgh all the way to discovery bay. tonight you can see the green on the map and that is a little bit of drizzle in our higher elevations. the northbay will have the least amount of cloud cover and you will be the coolest in the 40s while the rest of us are right around 50. you can see the temperatures until sunday, average to below average. >> thank you. guadalupe river park, visitor center and san jose has a colorful new look. dozens of volunteers went to work with a few hundred cans of paint over the weekend to make it happen and took a year of planning and design. the paintings starting on friday, you can already see the results. >> we are painting really kind of a nod to the river in terms of the animals that are native to the river which are also studied why the kids and visitors that come through the visitor center.

>> this was actually a paint by numbers project. volunteers picked up a can of paint and matched it to the numbers on the wall. local businesses donated the design and the materials. >> public health activists are pushing for local government to take action on menthol cigarettes. yesterday marked no menthol sunday. it is a national day of action regarding the dangers of menthol cigarettes. the effort focuses on the african-american community where the cdc says mental products are aggressively marketed. public health activists says a plan by the fda to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes will take years but we could see changes here sooner. >> the bills before city council in san jose, and angeles that are actively moving forward as we speak. we have to keep a foot on the pedal. >> the tobacco industry challenged a stay at law -- last year that would ban menthol in favor of tobacco. voters will decide on it next

year. bill gates is accused of misconduct while he was at microsoft. according to the wall street journal, his 2020 resignation from microsoft board of directors came after the board hired a law firm to investigate a romantic relationship he had with a microsoft employee. any statement from a spokesperson to the newspaper, gates admits to 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 this comes out in the middle of his divorce from his wife of questions about his relationship with convicted sex predator jeffrey epstein. spoiler alert, the american idol finale is set and we now know which three contestants will be competing for the ultimate prize on sunday. >> [ music playing ]. >> america will be deciding if chase beckham emma willie or grace will be the next american idol. celebrity judges look ryan, katy perry and lionel richie will all be performing on the finale also along with alecia,

sheryl crow, fallout boy, leona lewis and more. this is a three-hour life coast to coast finale event. it starts at 5 o'clock saturday night right here on abc 7 and it appears again in prime at 8. >> you'll be seeing a lot of cameras around san francisco.sa. coming is underway for a two hour movie reboot of the television drama nash bridges. on sunday cable car was brought out for a sing along california street. simulated gunfire was heard on the set in front of the 101 california building and stars don johnson and cheech maren are apprising their roles as san francisco police officers. >> the tiger that has been out and about now after being seen roaming the streets is now in an animal sanctuary. nine-month-old india will bewile checked out and then

quarantined. this is saga to find india started last sunday after users started posting about seeing the big cats. police arrested the alleged owner of the tiger last week. it is illegal to keep a tiger in a house in houston. look at this. a parking lot fight caught on camera. so the cat said coyote what? this is in british columbia. the cat is the one who chases the coyote away. police say they safely tracked down the cat from a few days ago and the department tweeted cat 1, coyote 0. >> okay. i hope someone from pixar is watching because we see all these great movies about unusual friendships between animals like the fox and hound for example. make the fox and the hound except flip it and make them hate each other. the cat and the coyote. >> then they become friends at the end? >> no. they vowed to put a pox on each

other's homes. >> i don't wantwantwantwantwantt movie at all. >> this is not a good idea at all. i retract my statement. >> i appreciate you being innovative. >> i'm trying to think outside of the box. the world wasn't ready and i will wait until it is. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> you

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into the hundreds. the pahl sides fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate. firefighters say this could be arson. investigators are questioning second person after releasing someone yesterday. number three the california nurses association is urging to easing mask requirements. the department of public health is tell reviewing the cdc's religiouses. number four, get those taxes in. today is the filing deadline for the 2024 after the irs pushed the deadline back one month. cooler than average afternoon temperatures will keep our fire threat in check. the only time we get close to average is in the east bay, inland neighborhoods, and in the north bay tomorrow. number six. taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:50. it will be slow until you make it through those metering lights. and number seven. the outfits janet jackson wore

in the music video scream and if went for $150,000. kim kardashian paid paid paid pd the outfit from "if". and the best part about it is, part of the proceeds are going to a nonprofit that helps get children out of poverty. >> i saw the rhythm nation tour jacket went for $81,000. and then remember she had that key earring, that was a big thing for her. that was $43,000. here's my favorite. a drawing janet made for her sister went for $3500. >> the drawing. >> of what? >> yes. >> i don't know. >> do your parents ever take you to concerts like reggie's mom? i thought that story was fun.

>> that was sweet. >> isn't that nice? and she bought me a t-shirt so i could wear it the next day at school.