good morning, america. good morning, america. in with a bang. the holiday weekend kicks off with stormy weather from the south to the northeast. high winds tossing planes as memorial day travelers hit the skies and the roads. the travel boom as the american vacation makes a big return. with miami beach bracing for crowds, mayor dan gelber joins us live. what he wants visitors to know. new guidelines. the cdc releases its recommendations for summer camps, the breath of fresh air for kids this season. plus, for moms, dads and other workers, can your employer require you to get vaccinated? "gma" exclusive. >> we, the jury, find the defendant guilty. >> a juror who helped convict this man of murdering iowa

college student mollie tibbetts now speaking out about the verdict. >> it was very, very, very emotional at that point. >> how the jury came to its decision. finally freed. >> free at last. free at last. >> eric riddick released from prison after serving 29 years behind bars for a crime he says he didn't commit. >> years and years and years and years and years of, you know, struggle. >> our exclusive sit-down interview and how grammy nominated rapper meek mill played a big part in this all. and heating up, the nba playoffs, big moments from overnight. the celtics' jayson tatum joining elite company, becoming the third youngest player to score 50 points in a single playoff game taking down the nets. the hawks' trae young putting on his own impressive performance to beat the knicks. spike lee's meme-worthy reaction as crowds return to the stands but some get bounced for bad behavior.

good morning. welcome to memorial day weekend. it's crazy. the year has flown by so fast. as you know, it's the unofficial start to summer, and americans are hitting the road by the millions heading out to celebrate. >> however, severe weather is threatening to dampen holiday plans, torrential rain slamming millions of americans from the south to the east coast and a big chill is forcing many to pt. >> and take a look at what happened on chicago's lake shore drive. a tree crashing down right there in front of drivers. some cars hitting the debris, but no one was reported anch, new jeeywith the est on t ather. rning. no hey, good morning, whit. the memorial day weekend, that is for sure. we'll start with the trouble they had in texas. 77-mile-per-hour wind gusts

recorded at the san antonio airport, and this is just outside of waco with these planes flipped over on the tarmac there, so damage done with these storms coming in. austin, texas, also heavy rain and wind there. they had numerous high water rescues yesterday and overnight because of the rain. you see it coming down. in the northeast it wasn't much more fun than that. we had severe weather reports across parts of virginia as well. you see that big blob of moisture. several rounds of rain coming in here, the heaviest now pushing off cape cod, but the next round coming through d.c. and philadelphia, and gusty storms again i think today in virginia, north carolina, might even seen damaging winds and very chilly temperatures. we got a windchill of about 42 degrees there and the rains, there's your next round of rain, tomorrow and in through tomorrow night, clearing out a little bit on monday but two to three inches more of we'l >> rob, thank you, sir not to be a bummer, but there is one more sour note on this holiday weekend, just as americans hit the road in

droves, gas prices are soaring and abc's elwyn lopez is on that story from atlanta. elwyn, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, dan, good morning. a majority of travelers this weekend will be on the roads. more than 44 million expected to go by car. this comes as gas prices hit a seven-year high. the national average jumping to a little over $3 a gallon in comparison to $1.96 last year. experts say that's in part because of demand with the lockdown finally lifting. we are starting to see those pre-pandemic travel numbers creeping back up. the other factor, that massive pipeline shutdown. some of those gas stations hardest hit by crippling lines at the pumps, still recovering weeks later including here in georgia. so, if you are traveling this weekend by car, make sure you check fuel availability in your area before you head out the door. whit. >> good advice, elwyn, thank you. and with the pandemic easing up, travelers aren't just returning to the roads, an expected record number of people are taking to the skies this holiday weekend. trevor ault is right out there

at laguardia airport with the details. trevor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. we could average as many as 2 million airport travelers a day this memorial day weekend. these travel numbers not just bouncing back from the pandemic, in some areas they already have eclipsed what they were before the virus. this morning, millions of americans taking off. >> people are trying to get back to normal. it's been a year since a lot of people have been like out and about. >> reporter: the holiday rush likely to break pandemic travel records. the tsa projected to screen more than 6 million passengers through the weekend. >> i think it's wonderful. we're both vaccinated, so that's why we decided to travel. i'm sure a lot of people are feeling the same way as we are. >> reporter: and airline companies have been gearing up for the holiday surge. american says all of its planes are now out of storage and flying this weekend while ceo scott rbtoed's stunning travel rebound to our gio benitez. >> do you think that you may see

more leisure travelers than perhaps ever before? >> yeah, we already are. reporty on the rise are acts of in-flight violence. this passenger knocking out the teeth of a flight attendant last sunday. on top of potential felony charges, southwest has banned that passenger from flying with them ever again, and the airlines now postponing the return of alcohol on board their flights citing the recent uptick in industrywide incidents of passenger disruptions in flight. the homeland security secretary vowing to crack down. >> violence against a flight attendant on a flight is a federal offense, and those cases are going to be prosecuted. we will not tolerate that. >> reporter: and we never thought it would be good news to say this, but so many people are now traveling that many airports are seeing lines, sometimes

lengthy ones, so it's a good idea to give yourself some extra time. eva, i got to tell you, i've seen some passengers across the country complaining about their wait, and it has felt like old times. eva. >> good reminder if you're going to the airport this weekend to get there a little early. trevor, thank you so much. joining us is miami beach mayor dan gelber whose city is expecting plenty of visitors this weekend. i know you've issued a warning for visitors. what are you wanting them to know before they arrive in miami? >> well, thank you, eva. you know, we're going to celebrate memorial day as it should be. we have a spectacular air and sea show where we celebrate our service men and women and those that made the ultimate sacrifice but we also know an enormous number of people are coming to our city, probably more than previously just because it's the end sort of of the pandemic, so we're really letting people know that they got to behave if they're here to celebrate our

servicemen, if they're here to enjoy our beaches, hotels, venues and restaurants, great, but if they want to act out and think this is a place to go to sort of let loose, they're going to be sadly disappointed. we have an enormous contingency of police and a lot of other countermeasures to make sure order is here in the city. >> you mentioned those measures. can you walk us through what protocols have been put in place to make sure people are safe? >> well, in addition to this contingent of police that come from different -- it's really hundreds more than we typically would have on our streets, we have license plate readers on our causeway. we have a traffic group that really keeps people from going into our residential neighborhoods. you know, we try to really limit open containers and smoking of pot in public. all those things, so we try to create a sense that there's a right way to enjoy our city on this holiday, and there is a wrong way, and if people take

the wrong turn, we'll be there to do something about it. >> i know we saw a really large crowd for spring break in miami beach. are you worried about the crowd size that you potentially could see this weekend? >> yeah, the crowd size is the biggest challenge in the sense that there's always going to be a number of folks within the crowd that come for reasons we're not happy about, speeding or brawling or worse than that so, you know, the volume has immense and people really want to get out, people want to leave, people want to go do something and our city is such an attractive destination that we offer an outsized chair and that's strange coming from the mayor of a hospitality town to say we're worried about too many people coming here, but it's a real worry. what are some of the plans you have to make that happen? >> we have a air and sea show on our beaches which is really spectacular.

i was with a lot of the generals that brought the military assets down. we're going to swear in i think hundreds of new recruits for each branch of the military and these are beaches, by the way, people don't i think know this that an enormous number of service men in world war ii including my dad, who was a sergeant in the army air corps, trained on our beaches and miami beach, we gave the city over to the military for training. i think we charged them $6 a year from 1942 to 1945, but these same beaches will have loads of military showing what they can do but also celebrating those that have fallen obviously in defense of our values. >> and a reminder of the somberness of this holiday weekend. mayor gelber, thanks so much for being with us this weekend. dan? thank you. >> thanks, eva. let's turn now to the pandemic. the u.s. daily case rate has fallen to its lowest point in nearly a year. 133 million americans are now fully vaccinated, that's 40% of the total population, and now

the cdc has new guidelines for summer camps, and janai is right here covering it all. janai, good morning to you. >> hey, good morning. this holiday weekend marks the first since the pandemic began with a decreased concern for the spread of covid. with more than 50% of adults fully vaccinated and 12 to 15-year-olds eligible, we're getting an idea of what summer camps that were largely canceled last year could look like this year. the cdc has significantly eased its guidelines on wearing masks now saying all campers even unvaccinated kids don't need to be masked when outdoors. this is in line with what the agency has already said, that you can take off your mask outside because of the low risk of spread, exceptions, of course, are crowded settings and activities with close contact. for example, kids breathing heavily crowded together on a soccer field may want to mask up. but if everyone is fully vaccinated, masks and social distancing not required. the cdc still strongly encouraging masks indoors for anyone not fully vaccinated and if you're wondering what your employer can require when it comes to vaccines, the equal opportunity employment

commission also out with new guidance saying employers can require covid vaccines to re-enter a physical workplace as well as offer incentives for vaccinations but must keep medical information and vaccine records confidential, but, of course, per federal law, employees have a right to reasonable accommodations if they can't get the vaccine because of medical concerns or religious objections. that cdc guidance about summer camps are recommendations, but with most of the country lifting restrictions and easing mask mandates, that's good news for kids and summer camps and parents, whit. >> yep, everybody trying to figure out what they can and can't do in this period. janai, thank you. we do turn now to a farm worker just convictedfor the murder of college student mollie tibbetts nearly three years after her body was found in an iowa cornfield. now, a juror is speaking out about the verdict exclusively to "gma." abc's zohreen shah is here with more on that. zohreen, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. this is a case that gripped the nation. it took weeks to find mollie's

body. it took three years to find a verdict, and this morning we have a decision, guilty. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, cristhian bahena rivera, guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree. >> reporter: this morning, a verdict in the long-awaited murder trial of iowa college student mollie tibbetts. jurors finding this man, cristhian bahena rivera, guilty. rivera seen slightly nodding as the verdict was read. the court concluding that rivera was the man who killed the 20-year-old after she went for a jog in brooklyn, iowa, three years ago. the jury foreman speaking out. >> i thought was heart was going to pound through my chest to be honest with you. it was very -- it became very real for me because this is it now. we went through, you know, two weeks of this trial, and it came down to this, so it was very, very, very, very emotional at that point. >> reporter: at the end all the jurors were able to come up with the same verdict.

>> even when we went through deliberation, we were all very understanding and willing to listen to each other and make sure that we were all on the same page. >> reporter: weeks after her disappearance her family desperately searched for clues. >> you can't give up hope. i mean i know if it were me that were missing, mollie wouldn't give up hope. >> reporter: that hope crushed after investigators said rivera, a farm worker and undocumented immigrant, confessed to the murder leading them to her body in a cornfield. overnight, family and friends saying they are relieved with the verdict. >> mollie will never be forgotten. she -- sorry -- is a beautiful soul, so seeing these ribbons is a sign of mollie. like i say, i know she's looking down on everybody. >> reporter: sentencing is in july. under iowa law the sentence for first degree murder is life in prison without parole. eva. enhah for us, thank

black man in tacoma, washington, who was killed in police custody last year. video showing officers hitting him and pinning him to the ground as he says he can't breathe. his sister remembering him fondly. >> he would always try and find a way to level with you and to find a similarity. find something in common or make you laugh, so there's been too many times where i know for a fact that other people, other family members, mothers, sisters, brothers, they've felt how my family feels. >> three tacoma police officers pleading not guilty in ellis' death. two are charged with second degree murder, a third with first degree manslaughter. politics now. and senate republicans blocked the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the january 6th capitol siege, but the fight may not be over. abc's white house correspondent

maryalice parks is on the north lawn this morning. maryalice, good morning. so why did republicans oppose this bill investigating the attack on january 6th, and what happens now? >> reporter: dan, republicans said that a commission was redundant, that the department of justice and congressional committees were already investigating what happened that day, but it's possible that republican leaders could have been called to testify. the white house deputy press secretary just blasted republicans over this decision, said that members of congress swear an oath to protect and defend the constitution and here failed to do so. she did not dismiss the idea, speaker pelosi pursuing an alternative like a possible select committee on capitol hill to keep digging into the attack. >> let me ask you about another story this morning. the white house has been speaking out against what appears to be another russian cyberattack. is this possibly going to jeopardize the president's upcoming planned meeting with the russian president vladimir putin? >> reporter: yeah, this is part of what makes this attack just so brazen.

president biden is set to meet with putin in just three weeks and yet it seems that these hackers with alleged ties to the russian government continue to assault u.s. agencies, businesses and nonprofits. i mean, microsoft said that the hackers went after 3,000 email accounts looking for information on u.s. foreign policy, but the white house says the meeting with putin will go forward. the u.s. government has not confirmed that russia was behind the attack but still a lot of questions about how the white house will respond, eva. >> maryalice parks for us, thank you so much. time now for a check of the weather and back to rob marciano at the jersey shore looking at that weather where you are, doesn't look like too many outdoor barbecues there today. >> no, and you know what, today, the new york city beaches are officially open for the summer season, many without the covid restrictions we had last year, lifeguards are going to be coming out, but it's anything but beach weather. that's for sure. not just today but tomorrow as well. beaches along the great lakes,

similar action yesterday. look at this. this is out of lake erie, northern ohio, looks like the ocean behind me here on the jersey shore, my goodness. 50-mile-an-hour winds blowing some of that water inland, and we had some coastal flooding because of that. the winds with the unseasonably cool air mass that we have overhead is making for some uncomfortable conditions this morning across the northeastern corner of the country. windchills in the 30s and 40s as south as nashville, tennessee.

nothing short of miserable nothing short of miserable here and currently had to break out the ascot. >> oh, no. >> rob, i was telling these guys that we were texting, and you said that you're being sent to the jersey shore, and you requested that we now call you the situation from now on? >> that's it. gtl, baby. >> we'll see those abs under the ascot later in the show. >> thanks, pauly d. we'll talk to you soon. all right though, now to the nba playoffs, by the way. it's been really exciting. the games this year thrilling. thousands of fans allowed back in the stands to cheer on their teams in the postseason, but with the extra support is coming some bad behavior as well. abc's ike ejiochi has the story. >> reporter: this morning, it's a new look for the nba and this year's playoffs. for one the crowd noise isn't coming from a speaker. overnight, the atlanta hawks squaring up against the knicks

in front of over 15,000 fans. spike lee, one of the knicks' most visible fans, clearly upset at the loss. as for the other new york team. >> a little under 5,000 fans in attendance. >> reporter: the brooklyn nets losing game three after a record-breaking effort by the celtics' jayson tatum who became one of the youngest players to score 50 points in a playoff game. his son joining in on the celebrations. scoring was a common theme. with the mavericks' luca doncic scoring 44 points, but it wasn't enough to take down the clippers. and more than half of the 16 teams in this year's playoffs are expected to have crowds of at least 10,000 in the first round, and with those spectators incidents of bad behavior. five fans already banned from their respective arenas for their conduct. in philadelphia, a fan pouring popcorn on the wizards' russell westbrook moments after the game ended. and in new york, a man caught spitting on atlanta star trae young. three other fans were banned from utah jazz games after their

heckling towards memphis' ja morant went too far. the incidents prompting the nba to issue a statement saying in part, an enhanced fan code of conduct will be vigorously enforced in order to ensure a safe and respectable environment for all involved. now, when the nba says vigorously enforced, that means a violation can result in an eviction without a refund. cancelling your season tickets or even banning you from all future games. guys. >> all right. ike, thank you for your reporting on this, but also we should mention this is your first report here on "gma." we know that you've been reporting for other platforms but just wanted to officially welcome you to the team. >> reporter: thanks so much. the pleasure is all mine. glad to be here. >> great to have you. >> next time you have a sports story, give me a call and i'll give you some analysis. i know a lot about this stuff. >> reporter: okay. i got you on that. >> ignore him. >> laughing at me already. off to a good start. ike, great to meet you. thanks for coming on. here's what's coming up on the show, freed after serving 29 years for a murder he says he didn't commit. we have the exclusive sit-down

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♪ here it is ♪ ♪ just a bit of a break from the norm ♪ ♪ just a little something to break the monotony ♪ love that jam. sing it, eva. >> come on, you got your philly roots. >> i know. i can't. i'm not going to. >> okay, okay. welcome back to "gma." will smith helping us out with the unofficial start of summ ts holiday weekend. he's opening up about his road back to fitness after recently saying that he was in the worst shape of his entire life. more on that coming up in our "gma" cover story in our next hour. >> aren't dad bods in right now? >> i vote for that for sure because i'm working on a good one through the pandemic. >> they're going to call me and whit over to the runways in paris for fashion week in the fall. >> i thought that was trending. maybe not. anyways, moving on, this morning, authorities say the

suspected gunman in the san jose rail yard shooting had a dozen guns and more than 25,000 rounds of ammunition in his home. samuel cassidy is suspected of setting fire to his home before going to work and killing nine colleagues and taking his own life. surveillance footage shows the gunman walking calmly in the middle of the rampage. authorities in southern california are now searching for a white volkswagen in connection with the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy in a suspected road rage case. they say a woman was at the wheel, as a man fired from the passenger seat. meanwhile, a suspect due for arraignment on tuesday on attempted murder charges for allegedly firing a pellet gun at people in a tesla. the vehicle's video system captured the suv driven by the suspected shooter. since april there have been at least 50 reports of vehicles shot at by bb or pellet guns. near the same stretch of highway. and in austin, texas, two officers are being hailed as heroes for risking their lives t save a man trapped in a burning truck 24 week. take a look at the video. flames poured out of the car.

the driver was unconscious with his foot on the gas pedal. the officers got the injured man out before the truck exploded. >> ncredible footage there. we're going to start this half hour with eric riddick waking up as a free man for the first time in nearly 30 years. he always insisted that he was innocent of murder. the wheels of justice turn slowly in this case but they got a kick start from the rapper meek mill whom riddick met in prison. abc's zachary kiesch sat down with riddick just hours after his release. zachary, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning to you as well. it's a powerful story of redemption but also one that advocates say is reflective of broader issues within the criminal justice system and not just in philly but around the country. they ask, how many eric riddicks are there? how many innocent men and women imeshey did not commit? bars for >> free at last, free at last, thank god almighty my son is free at last. >> reporter: after almost 30 years behind bars for a crime he

says he didn't commit, eric riddick woke up in philadelphia a free man this morning. >> just that embrace knowing that i was free, you know, that was the end result of, you know, years and years and years and years and years of, you know, struggle. >> reporter: it was an emotional celebration of many firsts, including embracing his wife of eight years without the burden of bars. the two share a story rooted in tragedy and triumph. >> whatever fight was needed, we did, you know, during the rallies, making the phone calls, being here, being there and just, you know, supporting each other morally. >> reporter: at just 22 years old, riddick was sentenced to life in prison convicted of first degree murder for allegedly killing his childhood friend william catlett, a verdict largely based on the testimony of one eyewitness. >> you know, i've always maintained that i'm not guilty. >> reporter: the lone witness who pinned the crime on riddick recanted his testimony years later saying he was coerced by philadelphia police.

but despite the evidence, the window for appeal had expired and prevented eric from seeking justice. >> despite having scientific evidence that he's not guilty, that evidence could not be reviewed by a judge under the pennsylvania post conviction relief act, and that act has to be amended in our state. >> if that evidence was disclosed, there was a strong case could have been made right then and there. >> absolutely. >> that they had the wrong guy. >> absolutely. any competent attorney would have used that information especially given the allegations. >> reporter: riddick's attorney emeka igwe says his story is reflective of systemic issues in the criminal justice system that oftentimes prioritize convictions over justice. about 20 years into the life sentence, eric met an unlikely ally, grammy-nominated artist meek mill. ♪ you want it, you go to see it with a clear eye view ♪ >> reporter: overnight, the duo finally seeing each other as two free men. >> welcome home to this guy, my

god. >> reporter: meek granted freedom from state prison after questions arose about the credibility of his arresting officer played an intricate role in the release of riddick. now, the artist, a well-known advocate for reform, turning his attention to plaque youth. >> i want to build a youth center where we house and help rebuild black youth. jailhouse programs are not effective, and they don't know how to actually cater to our younger brothers and sisters coming up in our environments. >> reporter: riddick pleaded guilty to a third degree murder charge and was released on time served. a deal he was forced to take despite evidence that proves his innocence and also one that avoids any liability for police, prosecutors or the state. although riddick is free, he will have to continue to fight to clear his name. >> you know, things happen for a reason, you know. this moment and me being free, how do i make sense of that? i make sense of it by

acknowledging that justice is in season pretty much. you know, i fought all these years to rectify my wrongful conviction, you know, but my freedom at the time wasn't in season, so today it's testimony that justice is definitely in season. >> reporter: we reached out to the district attorney's office and did not hear back, but i can tell you there is a lot of conversation yesterday from eric's defense team around qualified immunity and whether or not prosecutors, not just police, but prosecutors should be held responsible or liable in cases like this. whit. >> zachary kiesch, thank you for that powerful story, and eric riddick's perspective after nearly 30 years behind bars really extraordinary. >> agreed. >> absolutely. we do want to turn now to the weather here, rob marciano following the rain, the messenger of bad news on this holiday weekend. rob, good morning. >> unfortunately so, whit, good morning to you. the second round of rain and

wind is coming here to the jersey shore and much of the northeastern third of the country is experiencing a bit of a washout, but where it is cool and below normal temperatures often in one part of the country you get the opposite on the other end, and that's what we're experiencing on the west coast. so we've got some heat issues for parts of california, excessive heat warnings have been posted as well as some watches. this is really the first heat wave of the season for northern california. we'll see some records broken possibly tomorrow afternoon, especially with temps getting up and over 100 degrees, and then that heat expands into the northwest, and look at some of these numbers. you got to remember people who live in portland, a lot of them don't have air-conditioning, so 85, 91 degrees on tuesday, that's not comfortable. 106 on monday in sacramento, and with that said, you got to talk about the excessive and extreme drought that we have across much of the west, and we're pretty much getting completely into the dry season here, so this does not bode well going forward into wild

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and a no-brainer, snap a pic of your kid before you leave the house before you go into those crowds to have an updated one just in case. >> the backpack leash, we did that. please don't judge me. we called it the panda pack. >> you got to do what you have to do. >> great for airports. let's talk about swimming pools. so much fun but they can be really dangerous as well. what tips do you have for safety? >> it doesn't matter if it's a crowded community pool or if it's a hotel pool, it does not matter if it's the pool in your own backyard, there has got to be a designated adult with eyes on the children at all times. take 15 to 20-minute shifts so you don't burn out. put the phones away and stop theocialization and even if there are a bunch of adults around the pool, the reality is, when everyone is watching, no one is actually watching. designated adults at all times. >> so important to remember. genevieve shaw brown, as always, thank you so much. we'll be right back with our "play of the day." ank you so mu. we'll be right back with our "play of the day." g out on amaz.

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wo aot of ener. >> i like it. like a video game. let's go. whoa. >> we're back now with our "play of the day" and there's more than one way to score a basket. check out this guy who hops on to two basketballs, can he make the basket? yes. but he's not finished. now he bounces on one basketball to perform the same feat and then easily lands the third basket in a row. >> that's impressive. i'm nervous, though, about his ligaments and -- >> that's because you hurt yourself. >> yes, i hurt myself a lot. >> i'm just impressed that he made three in a row, let's not talk about standing on the basketball part, right? >> it's all good. "good morning america" is two hours on saturdays. coming up, weekend washout. the weather concerns across the country this holiday weekend from storms to a big chill to excessive heat. also, will smith updating his fans on his fitness journey as he vows to get into the best shape of his life. plus, what to binge this weekend with friends and family, it's all coming up in our second

hour of "gma." keep it right here. weekend with friends and family, it's all coming up in our second hour of "gma." keep it right here. >> announcer: what better way to "rise & shine." next week celebrate with us. >> let's do it. >> announcer: wait till you see who will be dancing live from so cal. celebrate next week with abc's "rise & shine" tour. moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. good morning, everybody. i'm liz kreutz. the tech interactive in san jose welcomes back guests for

the first time this year starting at 10:00 a.m. there will be a moment of silence with a speech from the president and ceo. it requires advanced tickets. also today a rally set am front of san francisco's hall of justice in solidarity with the asian-american community. this comes as abc7 is working to learn whether manslaughter charges might be dropped in the deadly attack against an elderly man he was targeted. his suspected attacker is today's rally is scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. let's get a check of the forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. we're getting sunshine in the east bay, north bay. 50 half moon bay. from mt. tam you can see the

deck of low clouds and temperatures in the low to mid- 50s high pressure builds in for sunday. that will bring the heat on. mild visibility in half moon bay. 50s at the coast. 60 in the city. mid-60s across the bay with 80 inland but we are going to see this heat build as we get through sunday and morning. 15 degrees warmer. summer like heat on monday and then cooler by the middle of the week. liz? >> lisa, thank you. thank

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