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

through the afternoon we're going to see partly cloudy skies with numbers from five it ten degrees warmer inland for some 80s and 70s around the bay. >> thank you lisa. a milestone for san francisco's tourism industry and the path to reopen california. the city's largest hotel is welcoming back guests today for the first time since the pandemic hit last year. amy is live outside of the hilton in union square. good morning. >> good morning. the first guests will be visiting from arizona. they are set to arrive here at 11:00 this morning a family from arizona. this hotel has been closed for more than a year. so this is a very exciting moment. the hilton's been closed since last march. they hope with this count down and this build up they are creating excitement and anticipation for city visitors and the attractions in the area

and believe the hotel industry will have a strong come back. >> i think we're a very resilient industry. the past year has been very, very tough but we will recovewio and people will come back. >> even though the hotel was closed its still sent out a message of hope to the city during the pandemic with a message of light saying i heart sf on the side of the building. the hotel has 2000 rooms. they plan to open one of their three towers to start. rates start at $200 a night and as part of their safety plan guests will have a contactless check in option. so they can check in, choose their room, even open their door with a digital key and also check out through the app but the hotel still promising even with a contactless experience it will still have warm hospitality. reporting live in san francisco, amy holyfield abc 7 news.

>> good progress to see. thank you. another reopening milestone the church bells ringing for indoor in person mass at san francisco's iconic grace cathedral. for the first time since last march 200 people were allowed in the pews for a cathedral that sits 2000. for those worshiping in person it was beyond spiritual. >> it's i'm close to tears. i feel the energy already and it's beautiful. >> you have kept each other and your neighbors safe. you have r for the 1918 spanish flu. if you are hoping to attend advanced reservations are required. new coronavirus infection at the lowest level in more

than 11 months. the pace of vaccinations is slowing and more states are finding creative ways to offer shots. at the live desk. >> thank you. starting today new york will offer pop up vaccination sites at seven airports open to any u.s. resident as they fly in or out. ohio will draw the first winner in the million dollar vaccine lottery and two hours ago launching a sweep stakes for vaccinated customers to win free flights. you have to create a free united mileage plus account and up load your vaccination record to the app. you'll be entered to win a year's word of travel with a companion to anywhere in the world. united will announce five winners on july 1. health officials credit vaccines the reason cases have dropped to the lowest level since last june but the cdc is investigating a possible link between the covid-19 vaccine

and a heart condition that's an inflammation of the heart muscle that decreases its ability to pump blood normally. >> the cdc issued this information and this notice out of an abundance of caution. they're trying to investigate to see if they're related at all to the vaccine. at this point there is no relationship proven. >> there are also on going questions about the origins of covid-19. the wall street journal reports three researchers at a lab got sick and needed hospital care back in november much 2019. the world health organization continues to investigate how the pandemic started. >> thank you. after delivering more than half a million vaccinations giving its last shot. yesterday was the final day to get vaccinated at the coliseum mass vaccination site. it took ten days to get it set- up in february at its peak 6000 people a day were getting the vaccine but recently demand fell to 400 people a day now

shifting to schools neighborhood centers and churches and we're keeping track of california's vaccination progress with our abc 7 vaccine tracker. also find other places that you can get vaccinated all on abc 7 news.com/vaccine. just like every city is dealing with the covid-19 pandemic but also showing there is a much more deadly crisis at hand in the city, drug overdoses. the chronicle reports the city is on track to pass last year's record breaking overdose death of 712. overdose deaths really started to spike in 2019 when fentanyl first entered the picture. they're working on maximizing prevention and intervention. in oakland, faith leaders led a prayer vigil for those who have lost loved ones to kila other. >> the bay area community benefit organization put together last night's vigil. so far this year 53 homicides in the city. the east bay times reports

there were 23 at this point last year. about 50 people attended the vigil including members much the oakland police department. fremont's mayor is calling on the district attorney to prioritize getting justice for several women one of them a 67- year-old woman who was attacked in broad daylight. fremont residents met with council members and police chiefs sunday to address their concerns. police have linked 28-year-old alexander lomax to three attacks but there could be more victims. one council member says their partnership with the community is helping people heal. >> how we're going to collaborate with our police, our police patrol know who is helping us in our community. >> fremont police chief is encouraging residents to report any type of crime and remember if you see something say something sphvment california is preparing for a rough fire season this year. still ahead the battle plan governor newsom is expected to

announce today. and a program from the 1970s is making a come back in union city. how people are commuting on public transit. and low clouds and fog. also look at mount tan. cloudy skies san

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dublin today. 43 in nevada as well ll ll ll rosa, 49 in livermore. higher clouds so partly cloudy today. no rain of course in the forecast but as we get towards the evening hours the fog comes back and we'll be looking at a great start and a slightly cooler day for your tuesday. today the warmer day with 57 half moon bay. doesn't sound too warm but across the bay 72 in fremont low 80s in liver more today with an 86 by the delta, 83 in santa rosa. near average with mid 70s today in san jose. we'll talk about the extended outlook coming up. a look at a little bit of a mix up in liver more. >> i do, lisa. thank you. a brand new coming in from the chp in liver more. thankfully no injuries have been reported here. speeds to 29 miles per hour. this is on westbound 580 before the liver more after off ramp so heads up to you there.

bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on and came on earlier than usual at 5:57. seeing the back up there then a live look there. hardly make it out interestingly though not issuing any advisories here. some fog. >> thank you. a blast from the past is returning to the streets of union city today. the city is reviving a public transit program from the 70s called the fleet. it provided on demand rise between the business district. the updated program is pretty similar. people within the service area can order a ride from an app instead of using bus stops. many will be driving straight to requested address. those rides start every morning at 4: 40:00 a.m. coming up the incident involving a diverted flight and the arrest of a journalist that's stirring outra

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there is growing international outrage over a stunning move by the dictator of belarus in order to arrest a journalist on board. the live desk with more on the developments that are just coming in. >> the biden ad condemning the government. the president called europe's last dictator is accused of ordering the landing of a jet flying from greece to lithuania. 170 people were on board including u.s. citizens. they were told there was a bomb threat on board. passengers deplaned and they arrested a prominent opposition journalist who helped lead massive protests against the president's reelection last year. >> his regime is threatened. he's feeling heat and the movement that this journalist was sponsoring obviously was

getting under his skin. >> passengers sitting near that man say they raced to delete sensitive information from his phone and laptop once he realized the plane was landing. he could face the death penalty there. tony blanken is calling for his immediate release. >> thank you. an nba legend claims he got turned away from an atlanta restaurant because of the color of his skin. dominick wilson tweeted this photo in buckhead yesterday. he's current vice president of the atlanta hawks. the restaurant responded in defense saying it is business casual and the dress code doesn't include athletic clothing and then changed its mind and issued an apology to wilkins. san francisco's grace cathedral became a canvas for a digital message about race and social justice. >> the violence against asians in our community has been so

horrific so we wanted to bring that into focus on the facade. >> now this is a monthly project that the church calls projecting grace. this month grace cathedral wanted to honor with art illuminated by faith projectionist ae marley. the church marked the pent acost last night the birth date of christianit taking action against hate. adorable kids demonstrated kung fu called unity against viruses. asian pacific islander american public affairs held this event and mayor london breed and california attorney general rob fanta were both there. ending hate takes tangible actions and part of building the better bay area is fighting for racial and social justice and while we don't have all the answers we do have a lot of vetted local resources. to find out more about how you can take action and be an

go to abc 7 news.com/takeaction. governor newsom will lay out more of his plan on the fire season. his live stream update will highlight new equipment for california firefighters as well as detail his $2 billion wildfire preparedness plan. watch it starting at 11:30 this morning on abc 7 news.com or the app. another dead whale has washed up on a bay area beach. this 47-foot long gray whale was found floating on friday. the animal was too decomposed to perform a neck frequency. this is the 12th whale reported dead this year. the national oceanic and atmospheric has been investigating the unusual number of whale deaths since

2019 another artist crowned artist of the decade. >> so thank you to my beautiful family. hey, wait. and to you i want another kiss. >> drake brought out his three- year-old son to accept the took home the most awards for the evening with ten including top artist. he beat out drake, taylor swift and juice world and pop smoke. the weekend joked he's happy to be done wearing the red suit and make up to promote his album after hours for many months. we all know that pink is great with the aerial arts but i did not know that her nine- year-old daughter willow is just like mama so pink was the icon award joining a list of other icons including stevie wonder, prince, jlo, cher,

janet jackson, celine dion and mariah. >> good company. >> francis does it. >> jovita went with francis. >> she can do it all. she can dance. she can be up in the air on the trapeze. >> yes. >> all of it. >> man. lots of twirling there. good morning everybody. we're looking at the as high pressure builds in. temporarily. we're going to get a cool down as we get into your tuesday but overall a nice looking start to the day as we go above the clouds from our tower camera. 53 mountain view and san jose with 50 downtown. you can see the clouds and san francisco. low 60s today later on the sea breeze kicking in with numbers cooler in the north bay. fog up still do a little bit there. 45, 52 by the delta, 49 in livermore so with the clouds lifting and thinning out we're left with a partly cloudy afternoon. it will be breezy and warmer

anywhere from about 5 to 10 degrees warmer away from the coast and then that cool down as the weak system visits us tomorrow so thatsea breeze starting out at the coast obviously and then as we go through the afternoon the winds pick up from about 22 miles per hour oakland to 34. even gustier than that at the coast. the fog moves back in. the winds will dial back and then by your tuesday afternoon we have that breeze again anywhere to about 30 miles per hour from livermore and also long the marine county coast. today near average mid 70s santa clara south bay 76 san jose. about 70 san mateo. 64 downtown in the north bay. a few 80s arriving for you. 82 clover dale. mid 70s by the water. 70s you head inland we've got low 80s and 83 in concord with mid 80s as you head out towards. the accu weather seven day

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well we haven't seen one or seen one over head in more than two years. the bay area is being treated to a rare super blood moon happening this week otherwise known as a total lunar eclipse but you will have to set your alarm extra early but it's worth it. sometime around 3:00 a.m. wednesday morning we'll be up with you. this is the best time to see the moon turn into that dark dusty red and appear much closer than normal. lisa are you going to get up with us wednesday? >> i was just thinking about that. you know, i'm not too sure about that but you know, when you are on this shift you always seem to wake up at that hour anyway even if you are not working. in the north bay looking at numbers in the low 80s. it's going to be a warmer day here with partly cloudy skies

and as we head over to the east bay in the 50s this morning then mid 60s by about noon time. upper 60s towards berkeley so a nice afternoon that's warmer than yesterday finally as we look at the valley going out a bit further. upper 70s is the average and we'll get to about 75 noon time. low 80s for the afternoon. so if you want a little warm up we have it all the way along the peninsula and south bay as well with the afternoon sea breeze kicking up and we'll talk about a cooler tuesday coming up. >> lisa thank you. more research this morning backing the idea that dogs can sniff out covid infections. the london school of hygiene found all six test dogs were able to identify the distinctive odor left by people with coronavirus with up to 94% accuracy. still too early to tell if this could be used as a tool. dogs have more than 60 times the sniffing sensors than humans so this could be a start. americans are not the only ones

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are coming out of the pandemic. the largest hotel on the west coast reopens right here in san francisco today. and it has been almost one year since the death of george floyd at the hands much minneapolis police. the events happening today as a foundation created in his honor continues the fight for justice. and meet the new american idol. chase beckham is talking about his big win this morning. ♪ [ music ] >> the other two were really good. >> somebody has to win. >> somebody has to win and it ended up being a man named chase beckham so congratulations to him. congratulations to all of you for waking up this morning on monday may 24. you're watching abc 7 morns on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. >> we've got a nice day and

slightly warmer. the breeze has been with us and the fog hanging over the bay keeps it cool in spots. santa cruz right now 48 with a clear sky. winds over 20 miles per hour warming to 75 there this afternoon. 53 mountain view and san jose and a look at mount tan where the deck of low clouds is in place with santa rosa and fog down through at 45, 52 by the delta, 53 in concord, 49 at liver more, clouds in the north bay, 60s arriving east bay. upper 70s and partly cloudy noon time inland and that warmer day from 5 to 10 degrees warmer away from the coast with a few high clouds around and we talk about that last week of may coming up. >> lisa thank you. we are one step closer today to reopening california. the largest hotel on the west coast will welcome the first guest since the pandemic hit last year. live outside the hilton hotel

in union square with this milestone. good morning amy. >> hi, good morning. anticipation has been building. the hilton has been displaying a count down on the side of the building to this big moment. the management says it just wanted to create some excitement and hope in the area as they built towards this big milestone. the hotel has been closed for over a year and will welcome its first guest today, a family from arizona. safety will be a focus. they will offer a contactless experience for those who want to keep their distance, but they say the warm welcome won't change. we're going to be able to welcome people the same way and make people feel very safe and very comfortable. >> even though the hotel was closed it still sent out a message of hope to the city during the pandemic with a message of light saying i heart sf on the side of the building. this hotel has 2000 rooms so they're going to do a slow

opening. they're only going to open one of their three towers to start. rates start at $200 a night. the state has launched a campaign to try and and and people from outside california but also californians to go on vacation here in the state, do a staycation try to do what you can to get the industry back on its feet. live in san francisco, amy holyfield abc 7 news. >> thank you amy. california continues to record the lowest case rates in all of the u.s. and home to four of the ten metro areas with the lowest rates in the country. according to covid act now out of 400 cities the salina area has the lowest rate at .6 for 100,000 people and santa cruz with.# 7 cases per 100,000 people. san jose came in 8th and metro

came in ten. 100 people have been arrested for a massive party that started with a viral tiktok invite and exploded in size saturday night. [ yelling ] >> okay. the tiktok video was for an open invite birthday party and they had fireworks too. somebody called the police to breakup the party and they guessed that about 2500 people showed up. >> all right. this morning there are new questions about when the coronavirus was first detected in china. a u.s. intelligence report by the wall street journal shows researchers at the institute of technology got sick and were hospitalized in 2019 weeks before they first detected the disease in december of 2019. it's not clear if those researchers were actually sick with covid. chinese health officials are calling the report a complete lie. tomorrow will mark one year since the death of george floyd

at the hands much minneapolis police and on the eve of this h two events today continuing to fight for justice. >> the first event today will be a panel discussion with other families of people killed by police. then tonight there will be a rally for justice called called george floyd angelve rsa ry. over the weekend from brooklyn to minneapolis. last month derek chauvin seen on video with his knee on george floyd's neck for more than nine minutes was convicted. his actions sparked a movement calling for major changes in policing but floyd's sister says the work is far from over. >> i will stand and be the voice for him. i will stand and be the change for him. i will stand and continue to be the legacy for him. >> president biden has invited floyd's family to the white house tomorrow to mark the

anniversary of his death. the president has called on congress to pass police reform legislation named after george floyd before tomorrow's anniversary but it seems unlikely that law makers will make that deadline. >> thank you. congress is weighing in on that deadline with numbers saying that their work on geor real reform rather than meeting a deadline. it would ban choke-holds and no knock warrants and establish a national registry of police misconduct. more than 18,000 are reviewing procedures training and hiring and a behavioral health unit. >> when we tell them we're taking a person in for treatment or taking a person to the mental health facility rather than jail most often than not they're pretty happy with that. >> there are also calls for more racial diversity on police forces. abc news analysis of census data found that 99 of the

country's 100 largest metropolitan areas have more white officers than white residents. new developments in the case of molly tipit who disappeared on a run in iowa. it's been nearly three years since her body was found in a corn field. her accused killer farm worker and undocumented immigrant confessed them to the crime and led them to the remains. a new courtroom video shows rivera following her in the moments before her death. >> christian rivera told you that he remembers while he was on this road with molly tipits. >> he stated that usually when he becomes angry or when he gets mad he blacks out. >> rivera has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder. the very latest with this case including the evidence rivera's defense team says it now has coming up on gma at 7:00 a.m. new developments a federal

judge in san jose rules on and the upcoming trl elizabeth holmes accused of falsely claiming technology could run dozens of tests with a single drop of blood. reporting among the rulings is one that will allow jurors to hear about holmes extravagant life style but will not allow specifics about brands of clothing or other personal items she used. holmes has pleaded not guilty and pushed back to august because holmes is expecting to have a baby in july. closing arguments are expected to start today in the lawsuit fort nite epic games has made against apple. the judges will drill lawyers on both sides over the claim of a virtual monopoly with apple's app store. apple kicked fort nite for bypassing the payment system. apple ceo tim cook took the stand last week. still ahead cable car disaster. the tragedy under investigation this morning. and right now you're taking

a live look at the big board of the new york stock exchange up right now about 130 points. another update next. struggling with the state's edd agency. the problem more than 200 people contacted us about over the weekend. and now a look at the roadways. >> hey, good morning everyone. our friends watching us wherever you stream, okay? so we have a couple of crashes to get to. the good news though is there are no injuries reported here. so starting off westbound before the off ramp we have a crash. cars in the center divide. speeds down to 12 miles per hour. westbound 80 before the north liver more avenue off ramp. speeds around 21 miles per hour. big hot spot here at the toll plaza completely packed. lights came on at 5:57 but nice and clear in the south bay looking live at 101 in san jose and send it over to lisa to talk about this warmer weather we have. good morning lisa.

>> good morning to you. just a little bit warmer. we still have the marine layer out there. you can see it behind me and allow for that cool and partly cloudy to mostly cloudy coastline today. live doppler 7 there and a look at peak where you can see that pretty view and up above plenty of sunshine. high clouds will filter in today. 50 in the city. 51 oakland, 53 mountain view, san jose 47 morgan hill and 48 at the coast. half mile visibility up in santa rosa. gray skies there 43 in the north bay, 46 low 50s in concord and 49 in liver more so looking at the high clouds making it for a partly cloudy afternoon. those clouds will retreat back to the shoreline and as we warm up anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees today we will cool off slightly for your tuesday as a weak system visits us to the north. so the winds are already going to be picking up this morning from point down through sfo and half moon bay but as we get

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welcome back everyone. breaking news to share with you right now. pge just agreed to francisco headquarters for $800 million. the buyer is a delaware based partnership named heinz atlas u.s. the sale means that pge is on track for a move to the new headquarters in oakland slated to begin the first part of next year. today italian investigators will be at the site of a deadly cable car disaster. 14 people including a child all killed when the lead cable snapped and the emergency brake failed. we have more on this tragedy at the live desk. >> thank you. the incident happened sunday. the cable car plunging 50 feet to the ground in the northern italian alps. the lone survivor is boy with m broken bones. italian officials say the car was taking passengers to the

top of the mountain on what was supposed to be a 20 minute trip. hikeers heard a loud hiss just before the crash. when the cable snapped the car rolled down the mountain and slammed into trees. the cable car had been closed during the pandemic and only recently reopened. it was renovated five years ago. california is leading the way in building back jobs out of the pandemic but for many families it's not fast enough. california created more than a third of the nation's new jobs in april but that was actually fewer than what it created in march and the jobless rate remains at 8.3%. many of those unemployed still struggle with the state's agency. we received complaints about the website and the call center going down. we knew there was scheduled maintenance happening on saturday but we didn't realize that black out was going to last until sunday. more than 200 people reached out to abc 7 news. our calls and e-mails weren't

returned. one woman tells us she lost her job this year and may not be able to afford her family's health insurance. >> i hear this talk about unemployment and people are staying on it making more money off of not working than they would be at work. well, i can't find a job. >> governor newsom's budget calls for millions of dollars to hire more people and improve customer service but there's no telling how long that's going to take. michael finny and our 7 on your side team have been tackling your unemployment issues since the start of the pandemic and we've gotten help for many bay area residents. if you want to contact him and his team head to the website on your screen abc 7 news.com/7 on your side. now for the morning money report there was a helping hand in the north bay for people struggling to pay rent because of the pandemic. abc 7 news was at the civic center in san raphael where people lined up for the rental assistance apply athorne. the county has $22 million it

can give out and if people don't meet state or federal requirements the county can step in to provide help. >> we are seeing all kinds of people impacted from small business owners to low income renters and people who are working in the service industry. many people are people who work in the service industry and were really impacted by covid. >> so they registered 115 people for help at a similar event on wednesday and 150 people yesterday. now let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange trading up right now by about 120 points. a bay area restaurant that once championed the tip free movement is now bringing tips back. cammal went tip free seven years ago and put in a flat 20% service fee. at that time they only had one restaurant but now there are three eateries in berkeley and oakland and the concept no longer makes sense for them. the idea had been to create more pay equity between staff who interact with the public

and those who do not. memorial day may be a week away but not too early to look for deals. clothing sales are big with a gap offering 40% off summer wear. american eagle $25 off $100 and macy's with 25% off summer styles but it's not just clothes. >> look for the biggest discounts on things like mattresses, on large appliances and on clothing hands down. those are going to be the biggest things we see discounted. >> some economists say even with sales now might not be the best time to purchase big items due to shortages and inflation. check more tips coming up at 7 on gma. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> their own youtube record for 24 hours released. butter was watched 108 million times in just the first day.

that is over a llmore than their previous record. well the country has chosen its pick for american idol. chase beckham is headed to nashville ready to make his first recordings after taking home the season 19 crown. >> chase beckham. chase, congratulations! you win american idol. [ cheering ]. >> all right chase. so the southern california singer and song writer caught the judges attention pretty early on with his rayspy voice and country rock style. luke brian compared him to bruce springsteen at one point. already number one on the country itunes chart and this morning both he and runner up willie spence are on good morning america. >> you experience and happy to be up there with willie. either way it would have gone we would have been okay with it. so it wa rds toe wama feel to win a comp like this. a lot of hard work pays off. >> you can watch that full

interview on gma starting at 7 right after abc 7 mornings. a waitress from illinois is becoming a viral sensation for her voice after wowing the crowd at a cracker barrel with an impressive rendition of happy birthday. ♪ happy happy birthday ♪. >> all right. so she received a round of applause after this performance. one person in the background could even be heard saying that was the best happy birthday i have ever heard. >> now she sounded great but why did she even have a mask at that point? >> you know. >> she probably had the mask on all day and then was like now let me sing really loud to your

faces. >> gavin said no singing. remember? >> so i don't understand what the point of that was. >> interesting. all right. well we've got a pretty nice weather pattern. no big heat spikes on the way which is good news because even though we've had the wind the on shore wind that drys us out even though the relative humidity is high. you can see here from sfo looking at the cloud deck all around the peninsula. 50 in san francisco, 53 in mountain view. it is 53 in san jose and above that deck of clouds we can see the sun shining it will thin out the marine layer retreat to the shoreline today. some fog up in santa rosa at 43. 52 by the delta and 53 in concord right now so a look at your forecast highlights for your monday with the coastal clouds breezy and warmer this afternoon. even a few degrees warmer at the coast but you'll hang onto a lot of that cloud cover on our beaches. temperatures cooling just a bit

on tuesday only to warm up again on wednesday. there's a look at the high clouds 2:30 this afternoon will continue throughout the later evening hours and then looking at the numbers near average from san jose. 76 there, candle mid 70s. 74 in red wood city. downtown mid 60s for you in the city and up in the north bay some 80s arriving from santa rosa to near east bay 70 for you over in oakland with 83 in concord and walnut creek at about 80 so that cool down for your tuesday and warming up just a little bit more on wednesday. pretty quiet week ahead to round out may. >> all right thank you. congratulations in order for palo alto high school student 17-year-old franklin wang developing a system to help detective asteroids. his work paid off and won two awards at the international space and engineering competition. >> i think i really want to try to expand this and also try to improve my overall trying to

make it so that it is faster and ge like more detection and yeah. >> franklin won 15 grand in prize money and it planning to put it towards college. sonoma state university just held the last of its graduation ceremonies for the class of 2021. it was the school of social sciences and there were the usually cap and gowns but that was about the only thing that was normal because of the pandemic. instead of hand shakes they were elbow bumps. the grads had to wear face masks and this was drive-thru so instead of sharing families they were honking horns. hunter pence created quite a buzz across the street from oracle park. he and his wife lexi held a coffee shop pop up. you can see people waiting to get their caffeine buzz and to meet with the pences and get their photos taken. they featured the coffee brew

and gift packs from pineapple labs. l proceesoballqume r >>thnumber. ckelson golfeto ever win a major championship. [ cheering ]. >> gracious. >> so the 50-year-old took home the pga championship yesterday in south carolina and he admits he's had to make some sacrifices to keep up with the younger guys. >> food. yeah i've got to eat a lot less and i've got to eat better but it's also been a blessing. >> now this is his sixth career pga major tournament victory and only 11 golfers have more. >> because age is nothing but a number. >> that's right. [ laughter ] >> a former shelter dog from kentucky has a new job. busch beer che ethan to be

its new chief tasting officer for its dog brew. busch says he was found abandoned the kentucky humane society's parking lot but he beat all odds to become a healthy good boy that he is today. he's going to lead the expansion of the dog brew flavors. you're saying dogs can drink beer? have no fear this is an alcohol free bone broth. the benefits include $20,000 a year pet insurance and free product. >> free product. >> i love that for him. >> i like ethan. >> i do too. i really am treasuring my little senior dog these days. >> you should. even when he smacks his lips and demand food and bothers you when you work out you treasure him. >> he's not as anymore and he took a stumble and kind of rolled down the hill a little bit. he doesn't mind. he just gets back up and is like well. >> how fun if you rolled?

w there an earthquake? it was a 7.0 woodstock. i ran and got him once the roll starts what are you going to do? >> poor woodstock. anyway. let's talk about that later. coming up next. >> i don't need animal

it is 6:58. number one, breaking news, pg&e is selling its san franciscfranc headquarters for $800 million. a delaware based partnership is buying the two buildings. pg&e will move its headquarters to oakland next year. the cdc investigating a possible link between the covid- 19 vaccine and heart inflammation. the condition decreases the heart's ability to pump blood normally. some cases occurred four days after vaccination. number three, hilton san francisco union square will be welcoming back guests for the first time in more than a year. enhanced disinfecting protocalls will be in place. not all rooms will be available. number four, closing arguments set to start in

lawsuit between apple and fortnight fortnite maker, epic games. number five, it's a partly sunny start to your monday. low to mid 80s inland. near 70 around the bay. number six, our hot spot is you guessed it, the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:57. >> look at this, number seven, marvel is out with a new trailer for its next movie, eternals. it stars angelina jolie. and it takes place after the events of avengers end game. it centers on a group of aliens who lived on earth for more than 7,000 years. marvel, which is abc7's parent company. all right, i was trying to look and read. does it look good? >> i still haven't seen the end game. >> i'm not into marvel. and that was a good movie.

>> it was. >> it was. >> get into it, friend. >> okay, okay, i'm a little behind. good morning, america, and as we start a new week together, concerns about the covid vaccine and young adults. the cdc investigating a heart problem in more than a dozen teenagers and young adults out of the millions who got vaccinated. what we know so far. with more signs life is returning to normal, thousands of fans packing madison square garden overnight for the knicks playoff game. the biggest indoor gathering in new york state since the start of the pandemic. hitting the road. as covid cases fall across the country, millions of americans getting ready to travel this memorial day weekend. the new sites opening up this morning to vaccinated travelers. on the front lines. th