here are some major shines we are coming out of the pandemic the largest hotel on the west coast is opening today. and in this church just had its first in person mass for the first time in 14 months. and there is an incentive to get vaccinated. when airline giving away free flights for a year. how to enter the giveaway. >> i'm sorry to say i'm having technical problems so i can hear you right now.

>> that's okay, friend. we've got you for right now. it is monday, may 24 we want to start with checking on the forecast. >> good morning, everyone looking at clouds clinging to i the coastline and the push of ram a little bit less this morning with high-pressure building in so we have a warmer day on tap. 52 in pleasanton, closer to the bay the low 40s and there is a look outside for partly cloudy day today, upper 60s and mid-70s by noon time and by the afternoon, 80s and the inland valley. keeping it cool at the coast and we will talk about the last week of may in detail in a few minutes. this is a milestone for the tourism industry. the largest hotel is to to welcome back guests today for the very first time since the pandemic hit last year.

amy hollyfield is live outside of union square. >> reporter: the guests are from arizona and will be pulling them here at 11:00 this morning and they are the first guests in more than one year. the hotel has been closed during the entire pandemic. the management said they hope with the big countdown to reopening that they create some excitement and anticipation for the entire city for visitors and for the attractions in the area and they believe the hotel industry will have to come back. >> we are a very resilient industry. the past year has been very tough but we will recover and people will come back. >> even though the hotel was closed, it still stands out a message of hope with a message of light saying i heart san francisco on the side of the

building. the hotel has 2000 rooms and is the largest hotel in the city and they plan to slowly reopen. they will open one of the three towers to start and rates start at $200 a night and as part of their safety protocols they are offering a contactless experience. check in, choose your room and open it with the digital he and check out through the app so you never have to touch or come in contact with anyone although they will still make sure that you still experience warm hospitality while you're here. another reopening milestone, the church bells ringing again took for indoor and in person masgrace cathedral. for the first time since last march, 200 people were allowed inside, sitting on the pews in a cathedral that consistently sees 2000 people.

the service was live streamed but those who worshiped in person said it is beyond spiritual. >> it is personal and i feel the energy already and it was beautiful. >> lives. >> grace cathedral has only ever closed twice in 2020 and 1918 for the spanish flu. if you want to attend, advanced reservations are required. new coronavirus infections in the u.s. are at the lowest level in 11 months and the pace of vaccinations is slowing and now more states are trying to find creative ways to offer shots. >> starting today, new york will offer pop up vaccination site that seven airports open to any u.s. residents.

and ohio will draw the first winner in the vaccine lottery and one hour ago, united airlines launched a sweepstakes for vaccinated customers to win flea free flights and all you have to do is create a free united mileage plus account and upload your vaccination record to the app. you will be entered to win a years worth of travel with a companion to anyone in the world and they will announce five winners on july first. health officials credit vaccines as the reason that cases have dropped to the lowest levels since june but this morning we are learning the cdc is investigating a link between the vaccine and a heart condition called myocarditis and that is inflammation of the heart muscle that decreases the ability to pump blood normally. >> the cdc issued the notice out of an abundance of caution and they are trying to investigate to see if they are related to the vaccine and at this point there is no

relationship. >> there are also ongoing questions about the origins of covid-19. the wall street journal reports three sick and needed hospital care back in november of 2019 and the world health organization continues to investigate. after delivery more than a 500,000 vaccinations, the team at the coliseum has given their last shot. it took only 10 days to set up back in mid february and at its peak, 6000 people every day were getting the vaccine but recently demand fell to 400 people a day. >> it is a little sad to see it closing down kind of like the last day of school and saying goodbye to the team members. there is no doubt that the people who worked here saved many hundreds of lives.

>> the site shows large number people can be vaccinated safely. the effort is shifting to schools, neighborhood centers and churches. we are keeping track of the vaccination progress with her abc 7 vexing tracker and you can find other places that you can get vaccinated on abc7news.com /vaccine. today the governor will be laying out more of his battle plan and attack in the wildfire season. the update will highlight new equipment for california firefighters as well as detail his two billion-dollar wildfire plan. you can start watching that this morning at 11:30 on abc7news.com or the abc 7 news app. monday morning and mike has the day off and we are starting out with patchy low clouds and the temperatures are 50 in the city, 52 in oakland and the fog footprint allows for the marine layer to retreat throughout the morning lding in and we do

have a few high clouds, 5:00 tomorrow morning, another push of low clouds and this guys clear and we will be breezier for tuesday. the winds have been a factor with westerly winds throughout the afternoon today. at 6:00, 30 to 35 mile an hour winds and the colors indicate the gusty spots as we get into tuesday, a week system arrives allowing for more breezy winds and along the coast even stronger maybe 40 miles an hour. as for today, a few clouds around, partly cloudy, 57, mid- 70s in san jose in the 80s return to the inland valleys with 80 in livermore and napa. the numbers today are probably the warmest we will see, one of the warmer days out of the week but a nice afternoon in store and hopefully monday morning tap traffic will be cooperating.

>> we have a couple of different advisories coming in mainly high wind advisories and one issue for the bay bridge and also a high wind advisory issued for the golden gate bridge and the fog advisory and high wind advisory issued. that is the main thing that's going on for your morning commute and everything else is moving on time. so far so good this morning. >> a blast from the past is returning. the city is reviving the public transit program from the 70s and it provided on-demand rides between the business district. the updated program is similar and people can order right through the app and instead of using bus stops the buses will drive straight to the requested address and the rides start every day at 4: 40. >> i think everything is working

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today italian investigators will be at the site of a deadly cable car disaster. 14 people including the child were killed when the cable snapped in the emergency brake failed. >> the incident happened sunday with the cable car clenching 50 feet to the ground in the northern italian alps. the lone survivor is a five-year-old boy who remains hospitalized this morning with multiple broken bones. officials say the car was taking passengers to the top of the mountain on what was supposed to be a 20 minute trip and nearby hikers say they heard a loud hiss just before the crash when the cable snapped and the car rolled down the mountain and slammed into trees.

the alpine rescue team said the cable car had been closed during the pandemic and only recently reopened and was renovated five years ago. the chp searching for the person responsible for killing this six-year-old boy in southern california. he was shot during a road rage incident. his mother said she was driving in orange on friday when the boy was hit in the back seat in the suspects are a man and woman in a newer white car. in oakland, faith leaders let up prayer vigil for those who have lost loved ones to violence. >> we have to stop killing each other. >> benefit organization put together the vigil and so far this year th53 homicides in the city. east bay times reporting there were 23 at this time last year and about 50 people came out to the vigil. including members of the oakland police department. >> prioritizing getting justice for several women who were

victims of a string of sexually assault and one is a six-year- old woman who was attacked in broad daylight. the police chief address concerns about community safety and police have linked a 28- year-old to three attacks but believe there could be more of it comes. officers ramped up controls and one councilmember said the partnership with the community is key to helping people heal. >> how we will collaborate with the police and know the police patrol and know who is helping us in our community. >> the police chief encouraging residents to report any type of crime. if you see something, say something. the cathedral became a campus for digital message. >> the violence against asians has been so horrific and we wanted to bring that into focus. >> this is a monthly project that the church calls projecting grace and this month grace cathedral wanted to honor

asian-american and pacific islander herite month. the church was also marking the pentecost last night, the birthdate of christianity. taking action against hate was the theme in chinatown as the kids demonstrated kung fu after lunch and. asian-pacific islander american public affairs held the event. organizer say ending hate takes tangible actions. bay area motorcyclists are raging -- revving their engines against racism. there was a pop-up event, spreading the message that residents of the aa ip community are not alone. >> we are here to help them and if anything should happen.

>> the group is passionate about stopping asian hate and you can find them in chinatown and japan town reminding people to be aware of their surroundings. part of building a better bay area is fighting for racial justice and while we don't have the answers we have a lot of resources and to find out how you can take action go to abc7news.com/action. another dead whale has washed up. the 47 foot long gray whale was found floating near the surfline on friday. the marine mammal center said the animals too decomposed. this is the 12th whale death reported this year. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration has been investigating the unusual number of whale death on the west coast since 2019. americans are not the ones feeling anxiety is a head back to oppose quarantined workplace. pets are feeling it too.

separation anxiety can have a big impact and can cause them to act out. behavioral changes can include yawning, lipsmacking or shaking , pacing and painting. there are steps pet owners can take. >> start giving them time to get used to it. going longer between woks and give them a 4 to 6 hour instead of the two air start. leave your house for a period of time and slowly increase that time >> the way the pets are staring at us here. express a putting on your coat or jingling your keys even when you're not leaving can help reduce anxiety. >> do you think so? ig ener she leavlong >> they are sad you're leaving.

>> i guess were supposed to be trying to trick them. >> it's like having a baby. it sounds like a lot of work. we have a nice day out there for any kind of dog walk you might have planned with a few high clouds filtering in and this morning it's about the low clouds along the coast. the high pressure builds in and we get warmer and the greenlayer gets compressed in oakland, 51 in berkeley, low 50s in union city, 40s in the bay. cooler to the north. in san francisco we got the clouds but they are mainly coastal clouds, breezy and warmer this afternoon. temperatures cooling slightly for tuesday, a quiet week ahead with temperatures in and around average. here is a look at the south bay where highs this time of year

should be in the mid-70s. san jose, menlo park, that's where we will bury be and we take it brief differ tuesday and wednesday back into the mid 70s. 76 today, we talked about that. 75 in sunnyvale. afternoon winds at 25 miles an hour. san mateo about 70, downtown, 64. in the north bay, partly cloudy and upper 70s in petaluma, 80 in napa today. pleasant here with upper 60s in berkeley and you had inland wal creek, 83 in concord day forecast, slightly cooler tomorrow and we warm back up on wednesday. looking at breezy winds late in the week and as we get back to the weekend, the last weekend of may seasonable.

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if you're just joining us, seven things to know this morning. number 1, union square will be welcoming back guests. there will be disinfecting protocols in place and not all rooms and amenities will be open. a possible link between the covid-19 vaccine and heart inflammation. the condition decreases the heart's ability to pump blood normally in some cases occurred four days after vaccination >> the mass vaccination site at the oakland coliseum is closed and at its peak it was giving 6000 vaccinations a day. the vaccination effort is shifting to schools, neighborhood centers and churches. closing arguments in the lawsuit between apple and fortnite maker. they say that apple created a

monopoly with the app store. number 5, partly cloudy skies and temperatures later this afternoon will warm up to the 70s and 80s away from the coast. number 6, you can see the flags whipping in the wind, chp issued a high wind advisory for the bay bridge, venetian bridge and golden gate bridge. number 7, chase beckham went the nation on american idol. the soulful, ragged voice landed him a new deal and he says he already has an album ready. and the gma first look, memorial day is one week away. if you shop online you may experience long shipping delays. >> in counting down to one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year, memorial day sales. >> memorial day sales have started and they will only ramp up for the rest of the week.

>> still a week away from holiday and analysts say it's never too early to start preparing but what about shipping delays. lives in weeklong and month- long delays so what does that mean for memorial day deals. >> there is a chance he could encounter shipping delays and if it is something you're worried about, it's a good opportunity to shop in store plus you get that instant gratification. >> coming up, we tell you which products to put on your shopping list in which retailers are expected to make the biggest plays to give you the biggest savings. this is what the internet is going crazy about, getting his grabby snout revenge at the billboard music award. another artist was crowned artist of the decade. >> to my beautiful family and to you, i want to dedicate this

award to you. >> that is drake and his three- year-old son to help him accept the honor.ekdthred suit and make up that he wore hours after hours. here was another big moments, before being honored as the 2021 icon award winner, pink put on a moving mother- daughter ariel performance with her daughter, willow. pink is now in an elite group of icon winners including stevie wonder, prints, j lo, janet jackson, celine dion and mariah. >> look at that little girl.

>> i love this. i'm a pink fan. >> her circus art is not to be believed and passing it onto the next generation. a waitress that really wowed the crowd with her happy birthday rendition. and some real positive news about covid-19 here in california and where we see the lowest case rates in the country. nearly 3 years since the piedmont native was found dead. and noon news about the trial for her killer. >> we will be right back.

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it's been almost one year since the death of george floyd at the hands of minneapolis police . the events happening today as the foundation created in his honor continues to fight for justice. questions on how covid-19 originated. in a report about three researchers in wuhan. the largest hotel on the west coast here in san francisco reopens today a waitress that brought the food and fun and her happy birthday performance that got the whole restaurant's attention. morning. abc 7 mornings is live on abc 7, who live in wherever you stream. >> let's get a check on the

forecast. live doppler seven showing a little fog here but from our tower camera, a nice shot at 5:53 the official sunrise setting it 8:20. upper 40s at the coast and from the ritz camera, the clouds are going to thin out and the sea breeze picks up. it will be a warmer afternoon. 52 by the delta, 48 in livermore , 5 to 10 degrees warmer in the inland valleys. there is a look at 10:00 where we still have fog but by 1:00 or 2:00, numbers from the upper 60s in hayward to low 80s inland. the orange will continue to work through the east bay and by 7:00 we are cooling off with the fog once again at the shoreline and we look at us like cool down for tuesday. we will talk about the entire last week of the month in a few

minutes. california continues to record the lowest case rates in all of the u.s. and now the state is home to four of the 10 metro areas with the lowest rates. according to the data website, at a 400 cities, the salinas area has the lowest rate at 0.6 per 100,000 people. in a close second is santa cruz with 0.7 cases per 100,000 people. san jose eight and then los angeles metro area was 10th. there are questions about when the coronavirus was first attacked it in china. report shows researchers at the wuhan institute got sick and were hospitalized in november 2019 and that is weeks before the country said they first detected the disease in december 2019 and it's not clear if the researchers were sick with covid. chinese health officials call the report a complete lie.

there is good news here in the city and we are one step closer to reopening california. largest hotel happens to be in san francisco and is welcoming its first guests. amy hollyfield is live outside the hilton hotel in union square with this milestone. >> the hilton has been trying to generate excitement run opening and even had a countdown displayed on the side of their building trying to build up hope and anticipation. management wanted to create excitement in the area. hotel has been closed for over a year and will welcome its first guests today, family from arizona. safety will be a focus and the hotel will offer a contactless experience for those who want to keep their distance but they say the warm welcome will not change. >> we are going to be able to welcome people the same way and

make people feel very safe and very comfortable. >> reporter: even though the hotel was closed, it still sent out a message of hope to the city during the pandemic with the message of light saying i heart sf on the side of the building. the hotel has 2000 rooms and plan to open one of their three towers with rates starting at $200 a night. if you look here at this picture , you can see employees inside. we have been watching them this morning as they clean and getting everything ready to go. for this one family coming in at 11:00 this morning. the state launched a campaign to try to convince people to come here to california to visit and encouraging californians to do staycations to try to help the tourism industry. >> i hope the family has a great time. starting today in the north

bay the smart train is increasing trips. two morning trips and three afternoon rides on weekdays. the total trips will be 26 which is still lower than the 38 before the pandemic. saturday service also begin skin this weekend but no sunday service for male. fares are slashed 40% until may of next year and that is to encourage riders to come back on board. tomorrow about since the death of george floyd at the hands of minneapolis police and the memorial foundation created in his honor is continued to fight for justice. >> the first event today will be a panel discussion with other families of people killed by police and tonight a rally for justice called the george floyd angel verse 3 -- enjoined a bursary last month a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin seen with his

knee on their -- on george floyd's neck and sparked a movement. floyd's sister said the work is far from over. >> i will stand and be the voice for him and be the change for him. i will stand and continue to be the legacy for him. >> president biden has invited the family to the white house tomorrow to mark the anniversary of his death. the president called on congress to pass police reform legislation named after george floyd before the anniversary tomorrow but it seems unlikely that they will make the deadline. congress is weighing in on the deadline saying that their work focuses on real reform rather than meeting the target date. it will ban chokeholds a no knock warrants and well- established national registry of police misconduct. more than 18,000 departments nationwide are reviewing their

procedures. savannah georgia is launching a behavioral health unit. >> when we tell them we are taking a person in for treatment are taking a person to the mental health facility rather than jail, most often than not they are pretty happy with that. >> there are also calls for more racial diversity. a news analysis found 99 of the 100 largest metropolitan areas have more white officers than white residents. new developments in the murder case of mollie tibbetts. she disappeared on a ran in iowa and it's been nearly 3 years since her body was found in a cornfield and investigator say her accused killer, farmworker and undocumented immigrant, cristhian rivera, confessed to the crime and led them to the remains but now new courtroom video shows that he followed her in the moments before her death. >> cristhian rivera told crisths

remembers while he was on the road with mollie tibbetts . >> he stated usually when he becomes angry or he gets mad that he blocks out. >> he has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. the very latest in the case were clued included the evidence that they have coming up on gma at 7:00 a.m. a federal judge ruled on 20 motions in the upcoming trial of elizabeth holmes who is accused of falsely claiming there was technology that could rent dozens of test with a single drop of blood. the judge will not let them hear about hotels or other personal items she used and she is pleaded not guilty and the trial has been pushed back to august because she expected to have a baby in july

closing arguments are expected to start today. fortnite brought a lawsuit against apple. epic claims that apple has created a virtual anomaly with its apple store. epic says they kick them off the app store for bypassing the apple system. the highest gas prices in the whole country are here in the bay area. it is at $4.23 a gallon. nationwide regular gas jumped a fence in the last two weeks caused by the supply distribution problem on the colonial pipeline following a cyber attack. analyzing corn prices which is a key ingredient in ethanol gas and the price of the pump is $1.05 higher than last year and the lowest price is in houston, texas at $2.53. struggling with the edd agency . >> a win for the ages, phthe

mickelson is now the oldest golfer to ever win a major championship and the sacrifices he said he had to make to keep up with the younger guys. good morning. looking at some cloud cover here that we are looking at a warmer day anywhere from 3 degrees to 5 degrees warmer here and maybe 10 degrees warmer inland as high pressure builds in. overcast will they now throughout the morning hours. 53 in mountain view jose, fog in santa rosa with two-mile visibility and there is a sfo with the low cloud deck 45 in novato. we are looking at the clouds lifting d e bree will us the afrnoosewi be rm

cool down a bit with the winds getting gusty so the seabreeze kicking in later in the morning and you can see at the coast, maybe a little breezy but 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon we get the 25 to 30 mile an hour wind gusts and the winds will subside as the fog moves across the bay and the cooler afternoon with 30 mile an hour wind gusts on the coast and 20 miles an hour through the delta. a quiet week ahead as the numbers come down in the 70s and 80s inland and by wednesday we dump it up a little bit, partly cloudy and by thursday, very little discernible change. 72 in oakland, mid-70s in san jose and low 80s in the north bay. the seven-day forecast, as we cool off a bit, temperatures stabilize from the 70s around the bay to the low 80s through the end of the weekend. the weather is a little quiet and so is the traffic. we are bringing you a live picture of the golden gate

bridge and chp issued a high wind advisory and a fog advisory. a live look here showing you the traffic is beginning to pick up for people making their way towards a peninsula in a high wind advisory for the bay bridge and venetian bridge. you can see we really don't have any slowdowns except for coming out of tracy. averaging around are you managing your diabetes... ...using fingersticks? with the new freestyle libre 2 system, a continuous glucose monitor, you can check your glucose with a painless, one-second scan. and now with optional alarms, you can choose to be notified if you go too high or too low. and for those who qualify, the freestyle libre 2 system is now covered by medicare. ask your doctor for a prescription. you can do it without fingersticks. learn more at freestyle libre 2 dot u.s. ♪

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california's leading the way in building back jobs but for many families, it is not fast enough . state data shows california created more than a third of the new jobs in april but it is fewer jobs in march and the jobless rate remains at 8.3%. many of those unemployed still struggle with the edd agency

and this week we received complaints. there was no scheduled maintenance on saturday but the blackout lasted until sunday and nearly 200 people reached out and the calls and emails were not returned and one woman tells us that she lost her job this year and now may not be able to afford health insurance . >> they are making more money off of not working then they would be at work. that i cannot find a job. >> the budget calls for millions of dollars for edd to hire more people and improve customer service that there is no telling how long it will take. our team has been tackling your and employment issues and we've got help, answers for several bay area residents and if you want to contact the team had to the website on your screen, abc7news.com /seven on your side. a helping hand for people

struggling to pay rent. rent asstance atn. they have $22 million to give out and people do not meet the requirements, the county can step in to provide aid. >> we see all kinds of people who have been impacted from small business owners to low income renters and people working in the service industry and were impacted by covid. >> they registered 115 people for help at a similar event on wednesday and the goal was to get to 150 people. we talked about this recently, and bay area restaurant that once championed the tip free movement is now bringing it back. they went to free seven years ago instituting a flat 20% service fee and at the time it was one restaurant but now

there are three eateries in berkeley and oakland and the owner said the concept does not make sense. the idea had been to create more pay equity for staff. and that places delicious. a waitress from illinois is becoming a viral sensation after wowing the crowd at cracker barrel with an impressive rendition of happy birthday. let her finish. >> who is that man who ran right in front of her? >> he said he's got orders to go out with people waiting on food. >> she received a rousing round of applause. one person in the background can be heard saying that was the best happy birthday i have ever heard. especially at a

restaurant. >> that was really good. >> sometimes they just say happy birthday to you. happy birthday to you. and they don't know your name and they pae. >> i'm not going to sing the weather so don't ask because it's not happening but that was nice. good morning, everyone in a nice way to start a monday with warmer afternoon temperatures. waking up to low clouds and fog is the marine layer as it tries to push across the bay but not making much in the way of success although you can see from the camera that we've got a little bit of it out there with the son officially up in about 5 minutes. 47 in morgan hill. you will notice that it is going to be a pretty morning as the fog is below 1000 --

feet. 53 in concord, 43 in santa rosa. a sunny afternoon all that we see high clouds and we call it partly cloudy with the clouds clearing at the shoreline. we are warmer today 5 to 10 degrees away from the coast and we cool back down tomorrow. as we go through the afternoon, you will notice we do have high clouds but enough sunshine then the fog will push back across the bay as we get into tuesday then it quickly gets swept away . just to show you what a quiet week we will have, here is a look at the south bay with numbers in the mid-70s dipping a little bit tomorrow. 69 in san bruno, downtown warmer today, 64 in the north bay. 83 santa rosa and 70 leandro. inland, low 80s to mid 80s and

overnight tonight the 50s, either side of 50. looking at cooler weather than warmer than stabilizing with 60s around the bay, low 80s inland and 50 at the shoreline. congratulations in order for a palo alto high school student. he developed a system to help detect asteroids. he won two awards at the recent regeneron international science and engineering competition. >> i really want to try to expand it and improve my algorithm overall and make it so it is faster and gets more detection. >> he won $15,000 in prize money and plans to put it toward college. they just have the last graduation ceremony for the class of 2021. this was the school of social sciences. there were the usual cap and gowns but that was

about the only thing that was normal because of the pandemic and instead of handshakes there were elbow bands and grabs had to wear face masks and it was a drive-through so instead of sharing families they were honking horns. >> hunter pence created quite an event as they hosted a coffee pop-up shop. people waiting to get their caffeine buzz and fans were also able to get photos. the pop-up featured their own coffee brew and gift packs from their lifestyle brand. all proceeds go to buying softball equipment for underserved children the number 1 google search of the day has the sports world buzzing. phil mickelson, the oldest golfer to ever win a major championship. >>

pga championship yesterday in south carolina and he admits he had to make sacrifices to keep up with the younger guys. >> food. i've got to eat a lot less. and i've got to eat better but also has been a blessing. >> this is his sixth career pga major tournament victory and only 11 other golfers have more than that. >> that's amazing. a rare lunar eclipse is coming this week and when you will want to look up to the sky. a former shelter dog now has a new and important role. a new american idol this morning.

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the country has chosen its pick 4 american idol. chase bakamus headed to nashville ready to make his first recording hit after taking home the crown. >> singer songwriter caught the judge's attention early on with his raspy voice and country rock style. is single already number 1 in the country on the itunes chart and this morning he and the runner up are on good morning america. >> the crazy experience and i was just happy to be up there. you cannot put words to the weight makes you feel. a lot of

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minutes ago and the fog will ou not last too long but will clear to the coast and we will be even warmer from the city and a couple degrees warmer at the beaches with partly cloudy skies but warmer inland. as we look at the state as a whole you a notice if you have been keeping track, we have not seen a whole lot of warm weather which is pretty good news despite the drought but warm enough today, sacramento 88, 82 along the coast and so cool with mid 60s in monterey and more 80s in our backyard with details in a few minutes. new at 6:00, flight hijacked and a journalist arrested and calls for an investigation. imaging hucovid-19 shots an one mass vaccination site is now closed. the olympic gold medalist

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coast is going to reopen its doors for the first time since the pandemic started. what we know about the first guests checking in today. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> plus the highlights from the billboard music awards. this moving performance from pink and her daughter. >> i can't get over this. good morning on this monday may 24. you're watching live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. hi lisa. >> good morning everyone. a little bit of fog along the shoreline this morning but that will thin out. live doppler 7 shows you that we do have the stratus right along the coast but as we look at you can see in the distance there numbers are shaping up like this. low 50s in oakland, 53 in san jose and santa cruz cloud cover but on our way to a warmer afternoon for everyone. 43 santa rosa, 53 in concord, 46 in napa. we had a little fog in santa

rosa that is going to clear by mid morning and as we go