now at 6 am more than 50% of u. s. adults are now fully vaccinated and more californians may want to get the shot following an expected announcement from the governor. the next step in reopening the bay area involves taking a few steps toward other people. the change starting today on public transit. a full return in the fall, august 16, a full five days a week. sfusd superintendent announcing a full return to the classroom this fall but it does not satisfy lawmakers who are upset at the growing controversy over the districts reopening strategy. good morning welcome to wednesday, may 26, you are watching abc7 morning, we are going to start with mike nico. good morning, hi everybodyo

take a look at live doppler seven and overly the cloud cover and you can see along the peninsula the cloud cover is being rather stubborn but thanks to very light wind compared yesterday that is what most of the cloud cover -- well you can't see the full moon anymore it has moved behind the clouds. so that's it for today but 58 along the coast and look at that, mid to upper 60s around the bay and mid-70s in the south, it 70s to low 80s in the east bay. >> thank you mike. today we are taking one step closer to reopening california, to local public transit agencies will increase capacity and reduce the amount of required social distancing. amy hollifield joins us live in san jose with more on the change. >> reporter: hi there, we might see fewer frustrated commuters today

, imagine being here at the bus stop and being passed over by the bus not because it was full but because it was at capacity and that has happened a lot here in san jose. they are hoping it will get better today, starting today buses francisco will now allow people to sit three pete apart instead of six and that means more people can climb on board. for example instead of eight people on a 40 foot bus they will now allow 18 people. one commuter we spoke to said they realize it's time but it was nice while it lasted. >> i do enjoy having the space, it's still not as bad right now because not a lot of people are out when i'm on it but i do enjoy the space. i'm okay with that i think if they keep it under control but we are going to have to start somewhere and see if it works. >> reporter: masks are still required on the buses and ferries, the only changes we are going to see the space

so these new guidelines will allow them to carry more people which they say is critical for public transportation and economic productivity and consider this, they say 600 to 800 bus passengers a day were being passed over because the buses had already reached capacity. so they think this is a good step for everyone, they do want you to still give the bus driver some space by staying 6 feet away and behind the yellow line that you and your fellow passengers can now sit feet apart. live in san jose, amy hollifield, abc7 news. new developments on a proposal that would have made it free to ride -- over the summer, the board of supervisors approved the program but it is expected to be vetoed due to a budget crunch. the goal was to lower commuters back with ridership still lacking. reopening for in person diricterintendent school ing lah mahews announced that all

schools will start back up august 16 and there will be three start times. 7:50 am, 8:40 am and 9:30 am. as for distance learning the state says that is not happening but the school district says a remote option may not be completely gone in certain cases. >> considering what it will take and what it could look like to offer a very small remote option even as we await guidance from the state >> we are not going to give districts the flexibility to do distance learning, that authority expires june 30. >> at this point masks will be required when the school year begins. another major milestone in the fight against covid-19, the c.d.c. says more than half of adults in the u. s. are now fully vaccinated. the pace of vaccination is slowing, so more states are offering incentives to get people to get their shots.

jobina fortson joins us now with what our governor is saying. >> thank you reggie, the c.d.c. reports that more than one to 30 million americans are now fully vaccinated and as you mentioned while the news is trending positive health officials are still concerned that vaccination rates are slowing. more states are now getting creative with the incentive programs to get people vaccinated. ohio says vaccination surged 45% and then 94% among teens after launching its $1 million vaccine lottery. colorado is now the sixth state to open his own lottery. gov. gavin newsom will appear on gma three today talking about if we will see incentives in california. >> were going to be doing a lot more. a lot of local governments are doing things but we have prepared for this moment when we start to see a first dose drop off and what we are seeing in the last week is a first dose drop off, still steady on the second dose and we are waiting for that first dose drop off to pull the trigger this week. we are going to be doing a lot and making big announcements on incentives. >> you can catch that entire interview at noon right here on

abc7 and another sign that the u. s. is trending in the right direction, u. s. hospitals are now admitting about five times fewer covid-19 patients than in january. >> jobina thank you. new at 6 am some social media influencers say they were offered money to spread bogus claims about the pfizer vaccine. a popular earlier -- a popular french youtube or said he was offered a lucrative post fake news about the dangers of the shot. france's health minister says this smear campaign is dangerous and irresponsible. san francisco is shifting its focus into getting the vaccine into neighborhoods where there is hesitancy or limited access, abc7 is at the larkin street services as the city unveiled its newest vaccine site, the eight site the city has opened that will serve residents in the tenderloin neighborhood that are 12 years and up.

san francisco has an impressive vaccination rate with about 70% of the population receiving at least one dose. if you have any questions about vaccines you can ask our abc7 vaccine team, head to abc7.com/ vaccine and click on the blue box. in portland oregon police declared a riot after some people involved in a protest became violent. about 200 demonstrators were watermarking one year since george floyd was murdered by a minneapolis police officer, some set off fireworks and some lit a dumpster on fire, they wrote graffiti on the justice center and broke windows at city hall, and in washington dc senate lawmakers have missed the deadline for an agreement on the george floyd policing bill. this morning they remain hopeful for a compromise. pres. biden wanted this deal by yesterday, the anniversary of george floyd's murder, negotiations continued as he and vice president kamala harris met floyd's family at the white house. >> working with negotiators, i'm hopeful that some time

after memorial day we will have an agreement. on the george floyd legislation. >> he said that he's not happy about it not being met but all in all he just wants the bill to be right and meaningful and that it will hold georgia's legacy intact. >> the george floyd policing bill would ban chokeholds and eliminate the use of no knock warrants and create a national registry of police misconduct. the big sticking point is whether to do away with protections that shield officers from civil lawsuits. many local activists who organized protests last year are reflecting on whether or not progress has been made. -- organized a car caravan for justice last june but was later pulled over while leading a protest against the death of breonna taylor. >> people, especially white people who are looking for it

to be fixed, i don't think we will see it in our lifetime but that doesn't mean we quit doing anything. >> it has just been very disappointing. the improvements are minimal, you would expect them to be larger. >> 20-year-old -- is a student at howard university, xavier brown studies acting at ucla and last year these childhood friends mobilized 15,000 people in oakland to protest the murder of george floyd. we put together a special edition of soul of the nation after floyd, the year that shook the world and you can watch it right now on are connected tv app. just search abc7 bay area to download it now. recalling gov. newsom is looking more unlikely. the new poll showing how many

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show this morning, it was a reddish color because of the total lunar eclipse. this was a look at the so- called super flower blood moon from the east bay hills camera this morning. the eclipse began around 2:45 am and was partially visible until about 5:50 am, a lunar eclipse app happens when the sun, earth and full moon align and the earth's shadow casts the reddish glow on the moon. it was pretty

right now you can see sunshine in the east bay valleys, it's 51 in walnut creek and through most of the valley we have mid to upper 40s but look at the 60s around pittsburgh and antioch so already some microclimates showing up. men to upper 40s along the coast and mountain view but everybody else low to mid 50s and you see how close that cloud cover is to spilling into the bay but that's as far as it's going to get. clouds will move back to the coast and keep you in the 50s while we heat to 66 around the bay by noon, 72 to 79 so warmer this afternoon back into the mid and upper 60s and a comfortable evening on the way. if you have allergies not much has changed since yesterday. tree pollen and grass pollen remain moderate, the uv index, weill lk out sohot teures, ho90e day.

mid 90s all right, good morning every buddy. we have two new crashes coming in with the first in livermore on eastbound 580 at north lynn road according to the chp a driver was asleep at the wheel. they crashed into a big rig. so expect delays in that area and also big delays forming in hayward on northbound 880 before the industrial parkway on-ramp. there's a car fire in the area and speizer down to around 35, this could potentially impact people making their way toward the san mateo bridge so here's a live picture to show that everything at the bridge is moving at the limit. but where it is packed is at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at 6:01 am and there's a huge glare on the camera so you can hardly make

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a new poll shows a majority of voters would support gov. newsom if a recall election were held today. the survey by the public policy institute of california finds 57% of likely voters would keep the governor in office and only 40% said they would vote to remove newsom. the recall election is expected to happen sometime this fall. learn more about the last recalling califoabc7l special c total recall. this is on the abc7 bay area connected tv app which is available wherever you stream. speak -- a baby giraffe is experiencing the world all the time, check out her reaction to something we see all the time. >> she's seeing her shadow. >> this giraffe at a zoo in australia just discovered her shadow. the baby curiously investigated the figure on the ground and then used her have to watch the shadow do the same. the giraffe was born last month and does not have a name yet. >> do you like your shadow? >> do you like your shadow? >> i like this conversation. >> maybe they should name her shadow. a little easier than spelling what they named them last time. during the first hour of this show anything that i say i'm not responsible. the second hour is when i really ramp it up, you know what i'm

saying? both words watching in my opinion. look at what's going on outside, you can see we've got a light west wind at the golden gate bridge and that's one of the reasons it's going to be warmer today and look at the lack of clouds until you look north into the inland's and that's where we have some low clouds along the coast. down in san jose it looks quiet with a few clouds to the north so we are off to a pretty quiet start and it's going to become mainly sunny this afternoon with just a slight bit of rmg,n building heat begins sunday especially inland. as far as what's happening now the zy day yesterday is moving away and this high pressure that is all the way down near hawaii is going to take over for the next 2 to 3 days. as it builds in it's going to get even warmer this weekend so

for now enjoy these temperatures in the low to mid 70s but we will be near 80 in some areas, on the peninsula 65 in san bruno, low 70s low 70s and upper 50s along the coast and even mid 60s downtown south san francisco and sausalito. more sunshine on the north bay coast but breezes will keep you in the upper 50s but inland mid to upper 70s for san rafael and everybody else in the low to mid 80s. along the east bay shore about 68 and as we head inland enjoy these temperatures, 78 san ramon and everyone else in the low to mid 80s. as far as inland you can see 59 at 8 o'clock, 77 at noon and just a few hours in the low 80s before comfortable evening on the way back to 68 x 8 o'clock. temperatures tonight cooler than average and mid 40s to low 50s and the accuweather 7-day forecast shows a couple of days of cooler weather thursday and friday, the coolest day will be saturday but then look at monday and tuesday, 70s, 80s

and mid 90s around the bay and inland with comfortable 60s at the coast. "good morning america" comes up at 7 o'clock right here on abc7. ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. could morning, reggie and kumasi, coming up the latest on that milestone in the fight against the pandemic, all american adults are now fully vaccinated and what that means for the country. and a new warning headed into memorial day weekend. also that blockbuster apology from fast and furious star john sina, why his comments and even his apology is drawing criticism from hollywood to washington this morning. and an abc exclusive next with the head of instagram joining us live with a big announcement and how it is going to change your feed. then gma is saying rise and shine from illinois, michael is likened, live in chicago, and he's giving one very deserving couple a do over wedding after they had to cancel twice due to

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welcome back at 6:24 am and here's a live look at the coliseum where our first place a's are playing a day game, 12:37 pm first pitch. sunshine and a little breezy but 64 to 69b0 and very comfortable. it gets a little uncomfortable this weekend, we start on saturday 50s 60s and 70s but look at those 80s popping up, upper 80s and then mid 90s for memorial day, mid 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast. google plans to transform downtown and is one step closer to reality. last night city council approved the project for an 80

acre campus which will include housing, retail and public parks and enough office space for 25,000 people. there will also be 4000 housing units with nearly a quarter expected to be considered affordable housing. construction of downtown west will take place in several phases and could begin next year. a specialty butcher shop that started in the bay area admits that meat from a different company was mislabeled and sold at one of its shops. el campo is known for selling high-quality grass fed organic meat but a former employee claims on social media it is a santa monica store that sold non-organic corn fed meat and labeled them as their products. the store says this was an isolated incident that did not affect their other locations, they issued a statement that says the preliminary results of our investigation show that unfortunately protocols for sourcing and communicating product origin to customers were not being followed in the santa monica location. esq. just released its annual list of the best bars in america, 27 watering holes made the cut including four in the bay area. and they are, i feel like i'm

on an awards show. all right, meridian in oakland, kona street market and phone booth in san francisco, thank you mike for the support, valley bar and bottle in sonoma, esq. says the best bars in america, the list is aimed to capture what so many people were missing during the pandemic which is an escape and a home away from home. congratulations. >> to all the winners. and the nominees. next at 6:30 am hope for california students looking to get into a uc school, the proposal that could reduce the competition from out-of-state students. and a reward quadrupled in a deadly road rage shooting, a massive money on the line to find the person responsible for killing a six-year-old child, gov. newsom talking

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building a better bay area, moving forward finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >> we've never done this in the history of america, no country has gotten this many people vaccinated this quickly. >> now at 6:30 am a milestone reached in the race to vaccinate but there's a long road ahead, one doctor explains what can be done. and changes are coming to two how your commute could look different. and the change you will soon notice on your social media feeds, the announcement from instagram this morning. good morning, wednesday, may 26 then you are watching abc7 mornings live on abc7 and hulu and we are starting with our forecast from meteorologist mike nicco. we are taking a look

live doppler seven and what you see is plenty of sunshine and a lack of clouds except for right here, the peninsula coast. look at the wind also, it is much lighter and that means a cooler morning but a warmer afternoon. so we will stay around 50b0 at am as you look at the 12 hour planner, we stay in the 50s at the coast but 66 to 76, at noon and by the time we get to the afternoon 72 to 79 and a nice evening on tap with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s and sunset at eight 72 to 79 and a nice evening on tap with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s and sunset at 8:21 am. if you take bta or the ferry get ready to be closer to your neighbor, starting today both transit agencies are reducing social distancing to increase capacity. abc7 reporter amy hall availed is around , is live. >> reporter: good morning, change takes some getting used

to and some are telling us this morning they are not quite ready for this yet but starting today the vta buses in san jose and the fairies in san francisco will allow people to sit 3 feet apart instead of six. that will mean more people can climb on board so for example instead of eight people on a 40 foot bus now they will allow 18 people. one commuter said she realizes it is time but said she didn't, she did enjoy being able to spread out and another told us that she has concerns about taking this step. >> i think it's a little quick, i think they need to distance the same as far as nobody knows what's going to happen and i just think that they need to keep everything 6 feet apart. >> these new guidelines will mean fewer people will get passed over for a ride.

vta says 600 to 800 bus passengers a day were being left behind because buses had already reached capacity so this will be good for the agency's bottom line. they say they aren't out of the woods until full capacity is allowed at that this helps and is a step in the right direction for them. live in san jose, amy hollifield, abc7 news. there's a new spot for kids 12 and up to get vaccinated in hayward, firehouse clinic and has been offering vaccines since january but has expanded to children today. schedule your point for this location on the city of hayward's website and that is hayward.ca.gov. a major milestone in the fight against covid-19, the c.d.c. says more than half of adults in the u. s. are now fully vaccinated, brown university's dr. -- is live on gma today and says there is much more work to be done. >> i think the key is making it easier for people, we talk a lot about hesitancy but i think that's the wrong way to think about it. for a lot of working-class people it's not easy to take

time off and figure out where to go so we have to make it as easy as possible. >> he says that he's confident a vast majority of vaccinated americans, unvaccinated americans get eir shot. here's a sign that the vaccine is working, only a tiny percent of vaccinated americans are reporting break to infections which is when a person whose vaccinated comes down with the virus. the c.d.c. says between january 1 and april 30 there were about 10,000 reports of breakthrough infections out of 101 million vaccinated americans and that is just one 100th the c.d.c. says there has been no concerning patterns detected among those reported cases. the clock is ticking for millions of americans who got behind on their payments for rent during the pandemic. the federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire june 30,the government is now racing to allocate more than $40 billion in emergency rental assistance to those in need as landlords try to keep their

businesses afloat. there is help for renters in the bay area, starting friday san francisco residents can apply for new rental assistance programs, there are $90 million set aside to help with rent relief. a 28-year-old woman has been charged with assault after allegedly punching a flight attendant and knocking out of her teeth. this happened on a flight going from sacramento to san diego last weekend. the video shows you police escorting the woman off the plane in san diego. a spokesperson for the airline said the woman ignored instructions and got verbally and physically abusive while the plane was landing. a witness explains to gma what happened. >> i was like five rows in front of them or her, and the next time, the next thing i know, it's don't touch me and i said what happened and she stood up and just one quick punch and she was on the floor. >> with more people flying the faa says the number of fights between airline workers and passengers is on the rise with

about 2500 reports of unruly passengers since the start of the year. 1900 of them because people were refusing to wear masks. gma will have much more on this story coming up at 7 am. investigation into former pres. donald trump and his business empire is entering a new phrase. new york prosecutors have ceded a grand jury that is expected to decide if trump will face charges stemming from an investigation into business dealings. jobina fortson is at the live desk with the former president's response. this morning the former president is calling this a quote continuation of the greatest witchhunt in american history. he went on to say it is quote purely political and an affront to his 75 million supporters. the development is a possible sign that the manhattan da is seeking charges after a two- year investigation, prosecutors are looking into a variety of matters including weather trump overvalued his properties to get loans and deflated the value of those same properties to pay lower taxes.

the das office is also reportedly investigating hush money payments made to women who they say had sex with trump . abc news has learned witnesses have already been contacted to appear before the grand jury which will reportedly meet for three days a week for up to six months. senators are trying to salvage legislation to create a commission on the january 6 insurrection at the u. s. capital. republican sen. susan collins and democratic sen. joe mansion led talks on potential changes to the commission in an attempt to overcome opposition. republicans are expected to block the bill when brought up for a vote. many republicans say they just don't trust that this is going to be a bipartisan effort. there is now nearly $200,000 on the line to find the person responsible for killing

a sexual boy in southern california. it was apparently a road rage shooting. the orange county board of supervisors just approved spending $100,000 as a reward for information leading to arrest and conviction. the victim's family and an anonymous donor are also offering $50,000. aiden leos was hit and killed last friday in the backseat of his mom's car. gov. newsom is talking about the tragedy in an interview on gma three today. >> this tragedy comes home. i have four young kids. i have a five-year-old and a seven-year-old and a nine-year- old and 11-year-old, to lose a six-year-old in the backseat of a car seat, it breaks your heart, on deep and broad and emotional terms and whatever happens we need to hold the person that did that to account. >> you can watch that interview today at noon right here on abc7 and he will also be talking about the pandemic , wildfires and the recall effort. this blindsided a bishop, his message about

victim of a crime. and we will have an update on the markets next. and a push to cancel unpaid rent in san francisco for thousands of businesses that had to close during the pandemic. the big impact this could have on the city's and we are tak commute with jobina. good morning everyone, we are going to begin with a look in hayward because we have a really jammed up situation with stop and go traffic because of a car fire, according to chp, it's already on the shoulder but look at that slow down before the industrial parkway on-ramp. and then let's look at the richmond san rafael bridge and it's very slow for people making their way westbound toward the north bay. we were looking at an earlier stalled car blocking a lane that has since been moved but the damage has been done there. also very busy at the bay bridge toll plaza so hopefully you can make out the back up through the glare, metering lights came on at s check in wi good morning jobina, hi

everybody and look at that sunshine over both of my shoulders. let's take a look at temperatures, we are up to 11b0 cooler in the north bay 3b0 in san francisco and that puts us anywhere from about 47 to 50b0 under a mostly sunny sky. here is a look at what's going on elsewhere, 58 in pittsburgh but most of us in the mid 40s to low 50s and that's the way we are going to stay through 7 o'clock for kids headed off to school. 53, 62, 71, coast to bay and inland by 11 o'clock and by 3 pm we are looking at 54 the coast but 72 to 80, definitely warmer this afternoon. here's a look at what's going on with the roads and it's going to be choppy on the bay, a little breezy especially on the north-south bridges, we have a crosswind and cooler this morning for mass transit stops but a little warmer this afternoon and the last graphic we will send you out on a good

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oakland's catholic bishop michael barber, he revealed during sunday service that he was robbed at gunpoint while out for a walk over the weekend. >> he said give me your wallet and i was terrified. i was afraid, you know, maybe this is it. >> bishop barber says he noticed a young man following him in front of the paramount theater on saturday and within seconds barber says the young man slammed a gun into his face. >> he put it in my face and said give me your wallet. he said give me the cash, give me the cash so i gave him the cash. then he saw my bishops ring and said give me that ring so i gave it to him and i did say please don't shoot me. i'm a catholic priest. >> barber says the robber was young perhaps in his early 20s and he wrote away on a bicycle. fortunately barber is not the only victim, oakland police say they've seen a 50% increase in armed robberies compared to 2020.

representative marjorie taylor green is defending comments she made comparing house mask rules to the holocaust. on friday speaking on the christian broadcasting network the georgia republican compared wearing a mask in congress to being forced to wear gold stars during world war ii. yesterday house republican leader kevin mccarthy issued a statement condemning her language, but yesterday she double down tweeting i never compared it to the holocaust, only the discrimination against in early years. the first black woman to lead the justice department's civil rights division has been sworn into office. >> congratulations ! [ applause ] >>/president kamala harris administered the oath of office for kristin clark yesterday, she will be in charge of matters including police brutality, voting rights, and

human trafficking. only one republican voted in favor of her confirmation. santa rosa is getting money to help rebuild after the 2017 wildfires, most of thmost of will go to building the new fountain grove fire station. that will cost about $23 million. the city council plans to determine the best use of the new funding at a july 13 meeting. california wants to cap out- of-state students at berkeley and other campuses, according to the chronicle state senators are pushing a proposal to help students apply for college, it would cut enrollment of out-of- state and international students by half over a decade. the goal is to make more room for california students. you see officials oppose the proposal saying universities need

the higher tuition paid by out- of-state students to cover the system's growing operating costs. now to the morning money report, amazon announced it is buying mgm for $8.5 billion, the merger will bring iconic movies like james bond and rocky to amazon streaming services. the deal will add a catalog of more than 4000 movies and 17,000 chose to amazon's portfolio. help could be on the way for thousands of san francisco businesses that struggle during the pandemic, legislation was introduced that would forgive back rent for businesses that had to close during the stay-at- home orders. the latest data from the city estimates businesses oh up to $400 million in rent. initial committee votes will take place in about a month and if approved by the majority of the board this legislation would go into effect in july. let's take a live look at the stock exchange as trading gets underway and you can see we are starting up about 13 points. imagine getting your food delivered in 10 minutes or less, that's the promise from a grocery delivery service that just went live in the u. s. s. began in berlin and now operates throughout europe, the committee made its debut in new

york city and plans to expand to other cities. gorillas pulls off the speed by using small warehouses that are stocked with select items. more food choices coming your way in the east bay, people in hayward will soon have a choice between southern style chicken tenders or a double double according to the chronicle. hayward's planning commission unanimously per posed, approved a proposal to bring in raising cain in-n-out burger, they would be built at the old kmart property on mission boulevard where a sprouts grocery store is also going to be. there is big news for instagram and facebook users, the company just announced a major change and it starts this morning. users now have the option to hide their likes. the new feature includes two settings, one of them allows you to turn off likes when scrolling through the feed and the other allows users to turn off likes on their own posts. the head of instagram spoke exclusively with gma about making this change.

>> this idea actually came from the team, the idea was to try to depressurize instagram a little bit. to allow people to focus more on the people they care about and being inspired and worrying a little less about how many likes they are other people are getting. >> the new feature has been in the works since 2019 but was delayed due to the pandemic. the update will start rolling out today and will be available to all users in 2 to 3 days. do you think this will be successful? >> it is so much about the likes. people have built told businesses around likes. >> that is the whole thing. isn't it the whole reason? >> but i get why they are doing it because it can be a lot. >> it can really affect your mental health. however, [ laughter ] or if you are like me you just don't post much so you if you don't get many likes >> thin you are all right. >> i do most of mine on facebook and twitter. >> let's talk about what's

going on, so old school aren't i? here is a look at the east bay hills camera and you can see the clouds are moving across twin peaks and that's about as far east as they are going to get. in fact if you look from the exploratory him the sun is up and ready to bring us a mainly sunny and warmer afternoon and it will be coolest on saturday starting the holiday weekend. but what a flip by sunday monday tuesday, we've got our first inland heat wave so down in the south bay it's going to be warm, flirting with 80 but everyone else around 71 to 75b0 and as we look at the 12 hour -- 50s two 8 o'clock and 63 at 10 o'clock and from about 11 am to 5 o'clock we hang out in the low to mid 70s under sunny conditions. if you're headed out this evening weekly falling to about 60 under sunshine at 8 o'clock, 65 to 72 is the spread on the peninsula. along the coast how about some upper 50s to just about average, and 60s in downtown in

south san francisco and sausalito. let's look at san rafael, mid to upper 70s while everyone else is in the low to mid 80s in the north bay valleys, along the east bay 67 in richmond and headed into the valley san ramon is holding on it 78 while everyone else is around 80 to 86b0. tonight you could see mid 40s to low 50s and a little cooler than average, cloud cover along the peninsula and some of this will leak through the coastal valleys over toward the east bay. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast and we are looking at a 2 to 4b0 drop tomorrow that will hold steady through friday, warning clouds and afternoon sunshine and a cold front will bring us into the 50s, 60s and 70s for saturday but then look at monday and tuesday, nearly 10 to 20b0 warmer with 60s at the coast, upper 70s to mid 90s around the bay and in the neighborhoods. it's going to be hot. >> mike thank you, actor john sina is apologizing after making comments about taiwan

and china, this starts with a promotional interview for fast and furious nine, the video aired in taiwan and the actor refers to taiwan as a country saying taiwan is the first country that can watch the film. that comment raised eyebrows in china. taiwan has been operating as a self governed island since the end of the civil war in 1949. yesterday saying repeatedly i'm sorry. "good morning america" will have much more on the response from people in china and taiwan coming up at 7 am. there is a new plan to create a chinese cultural district in san francisco. it would encompass the sunset and parkside district on the west side of the city. -- is leading the initiative and said yesterday its purpose is to stabilize a vulnerable community. >> the sunset and parkside chinese community faces an uncertain future. but the sun side -- to stabilize the community and

supported to address priority needs now and into the future. >> supervisor marr says fewer working-class chinese-americans have been able to afford a home and there are few chinese owned businesses west of 19th. 50% of the population of the district is made up of chinese- americans. fort mason officials say they will be ending the popular movie screenings at its popular drive up theater, the last movie will be june 27 and officials say the state reopening everything next month in the end of the pandemic appearing to be close there is no longer a need for the drive- in movie screenings. organizers though are planning a month-long celebration for all of its loyal patrons with prizes and giveaways on social media. the late alex trebek has earned his final daytime emmy nomination, he is up for outstanding game show host, and award he has 18 times including the past two years. trebek died of cancer in november, jeopardy has not

named a replacement host yet and you can watch jeopardy every week night at 7 pm right here on abc7. olivia rodriguez is helping us set a record, her single driver's license debuted in first earlier this year and that makes her the first artist to have two songs from their debut album go to number one. an adorable little critter is reminding us where the phrase chipmunk cheeks come from. look at this. this little guy was caught on video stuffing his cheeks full of snacks in maine. he loads the peanuts in one by one just in the right spot to maximize space before taking off. but we are just going to watch them eat right now. the man who got this video said he set up the camera next to this huge pile of peanuts after seeing the chip hanging out

near the birdfeeder. >> this is an unpopular n rks ip and dale. >> what's wrong with that? >> i don't think there's anything wrong with it but i think that i'm in the minority. >> they are cute. >> i think they are cute, too. everyone gets all excited about donald and mickey and many and pluto and goofy, they are the fab five but i think chippendale haven't been given their due. >> do you really like them or do you just feel like they are neglected? >> i really think it's both things. i always love the underdog. so it's like 20 deep to see goofy and i'm going to go over here where it's too deep to see chippendale. plus you get two of them. >> this is true. i think they are cute. >> you get to stand in one line. >>

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here are the seven things to know number one, the u.s. reaches a major milestone. the cdc says more than half of adults are fully vaccinated. >> number two, governor newsom is rolling out a vaccine program. >> and in-person learning for all students five days a week this fall. that starts august 16th. >> vta and the south bay are increasing capacity. both agencies are reducing social distancing remember thes from six feet to three feet. masks are still required. >> the temperatures are back up a little bit. so number five is a little bit

of a warming trend. napa at 80. 72 this afternoon. our busy spots are at the bridges. a live look at the san rafael bridge. metering lights came on at 6:01. >> talk casemied this, we had a total lunar eclipse and that was also a super flower blood moon, okay, making the moon this reddish color. this is what this looked like on our east bay hills camera. it was very beautiful. >> mike it's not just ju we didn't used to call these these names. >> i think the farmer's al start t the super moon was given to give it greater

meaning because it is closer and bigger. >> yes, mike. >> first of all, just yes. >> like it was nothing. >> and that's that. now you good morning, america. as we start this new day together, that major vaccine milestone. half of all american adults now fully vaccinated as a number of cases across the country plummets. the growing data about so-called beakthrough infections and the new warning ahead of memorial day weekend. calling for change. one year after george floyd's death, his family meeting with president biden in the oval office as the police reform bill in floyd's name has yet to be passed. the president saying he wants the right bill, not a rushed bill, as so many around the country gather to remember george floyd. breaking new details. a special grand jury now convened by the manhattan d.a.

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