better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. developing news overnight. 10 days after the bt is shooting, a federal judge has overturned california's ban on assault weapons. good morning, everybody. it's saturday, june 5. i am liz corks. you are watching 9:00 a.m. we will have more on the surprising ruling on the states assault weapons ban in just a moment. first, let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> a sunny start to your weekend. we have a little fog. we are looking at sutro from

here. you see a bit of he's out here. 54 downtown, and in in in in i in coit tower, 67. as well as napa and mid-60s by the delta. that earlier sunshine, northerly wind max.wind max.win. as we get through the weekend, it's breezy and in the upper 60s along the tower around the pay. will get into the 70s around oakland. mid-80s windieand cooler sunday which will bring us into a very cool week ahead. that's coming up. >> lisa, thank you. a federal judge has overturned california's three decade old ban on assault weapons. the ruling from late last night says the states definition of illegal military style rifle violates the right to bear arms. this man was put into place

time brought on after the stockton schoolyard shooting that killed five children. in yesterday's 94 page ruling, the judge spoke favorably of weapon saying that they were overwhelmingly used for legalfoa weapons. he wrote quote, like the swiss army knife, the popular ar 15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense and homeland defense equipment. the ban, challenged by a california resident in the san diego california gun gun gun gu the fact that the dge comparedar 15weonof war that us on the battlefield to a swiss army knife completely undermines the credibility of his decision and is a slap in the face to the families who have lost loved

ones to this weapon. the gun owner also called the ruli public safety. as far as what is next, california attorney general robert bonsai has promised an appeal. we will keep you posted on any developments with that story. new confusion over california's reopening timeline. governor newsom now says he will not lift the state of emergency. abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to bay area officials about what this means for that june 15 >> reporter: governor newsom was trying to hold a press conference. but the focus shifted when he said california's state of emergency will remain in place beyond the june 15 reopening. >> this disease has not been extinguished. it's not taking summer months off. for all the reasons i just enunciated, that's why we are not lifting the state of emergency. >> reporter: the revelation created confusion about reopening rules and fueled

accusations that newsom is abusing his power. >> it's unfair, and it's unwise. mr. newsom is on a power trip and that's the only way that i can explain it. >> if he uses his executive power for that, i think i would agree with him on that when. it's nonsensical that one unvaccinated person can make everybody have to wear a mask. >> reporter: summerfield newsom is sending a mixed message by upholding the state of emergency when health officials say the order will not impact their plans to reopen the economy on june 15. >> until the governor tells us that that's not the case, which he probably won't, we are ready to open on june 15 and we are going to celebrate that day. >> everything about this pandemic has had a political

edge. >> reporter: he says the state of emergency is not about rolling back reopening's. >> it's a move that allows gavin newsom and the feds to continue their liberal funding and if something unexpected happens, to have the power to do something about it. >> reporter: which is what they said in a statement as well as clarifying that the state will lift regulations requiring physical distancing, capacity restrictions and indoors versus outdoor requirements. on june 15, governor newsom is fully reopening the economy. kate larson, abc 7 news. this morning, the fbi is looking into the man who allegedly tried hijacking an airplane while it was in the air. the flight was diverted to albuquerque. fortunately, everybody is safe. everybody who was on board is safe. dan ashley takes you through this scary attempt. >> reporter: stop this plane. it was the phrase shouted over and over again by an unruly passenger on a delta airlines

flight. he is restrained. cell phone video shows the chaotic scene as passengers and crew held the man down and hauled him to the back of the plane. delta says the flight had to be diverted to albuquerque, new mexico, where the fbi took the man into custody. he says there's no threat to the public at this time. dan ashley, abc 7 news. delta says the plane did eventually leave for nashville. and it did thevodis 15 californians who got vaccinated are the first winners of the vacs for the win. the winners held from nine

different counties, including 6 from the bay area. each will be no next couple of days. allowing them to remain anonymous if they choose. there will be another $50,000 drawing with 15 winners last week and then, 10 people will be selected for a $1.5 million prize on june 15. we saw the slow streets the pandemic force the new way of doing things. as that eases, cities are debating with whether or not to rebuild the roads. university and avenues. you can see that it's a very delicate balancing act. it's friday night, and both university california avenues and palo alto are buzzing. people are coming from throughout the bay area. they drove from san jose to

experience outdoor sitting in a traffic free, downtown area. as the state is set to reopen on june 15, the city of palo alto announced a tentative plan that would allow university to reopen in july. >> at a minimum, we really love the idea of retaining the ellipse is in at a maximum, maybe there's a way to keep some of the side streets close. serving businesses in these downtown areas. some businesses still need it. >> a lot of the merchandise stores have passed by, and they've been really suffering in part because the traffic and the pedestrians walked down the middle of the street and now, with walking in the sidewalk.

for everybody's sake. a lot of the customers still feel a little bit uncomfortable. in california, the owner of this nail salon lost between 20- 30 parking spots upfront. but he says that he's been in the back. the fair runs through june 12. this morning, we got a new picture of the 84 grandmother.

you can see a purple sweater. brown pants, black ugg boots and a red beanie with an lg logo. this photo was taken at fourth avenue between balboa and -- on the day that she went missing. last seen at the corner of marina and fillmore in the city's marina district. is today, volunteers fanned out. san francisco police are looking for a fedex employee caught on a surveillance camera stealing packages. this happened near harrison and fifth streets. you can see the woman entering the building moments later, she leaves taking amazon packages with her. she puts them in her truck and drives off. fedex said the individual responsible is no longer providing service on behalf of fedex ground and we have reached out to law enforcement to see what's necessary in their investigation. let's check outside,outside,

lisa argen. >> from this vantage point, temperatures on the cool side. 56 and looking at some to gusty winds. adding on 20 degrees and went. the details ahead on the sunday forecast coming up. comi also ahead, today marks 40 years since the first cases of aids were officially reported in the west. one of the authors behind that report talks about how far we

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today marks 40 years since the first cases of aids were officially reported in the us. a memorial will be held at golden gate park. reporter denise door spoke with one of the california doctors who authored the first report on aids and takes a look at the future. on this 27th birthday, ray -- was dying and in denial about having hiv. >> i had progressed all that way to aids. to basically, knocking on deaths door. >> reporter: aids is a rare diagnosis in modern-day los angeles. for 40 years ago, it was a

mysterious disease a striking young men across the country. each case, part of the puzzle. if one could put it together -- >> i saw the first patient who had something unusual. something very different. >> reporter: dr. michael -- and he is ucla colleagues knew that it rarely occurred in people with intact -- the type of blood cell or the cd4 cell had essentially gone missing. dr. fauci at one time called them the conductor of the immunologic -- the immune system does not function very well without it. they documented their findings in this landmark cdc report. the first to describe what would later be called called caa >> we knew what its characteristics were. >> reporter: in 1984, the virus that causes aids was officially named human immunodeficiency

virus or hiv. it spread quickly through the community, but not exclusively. today, heterosexual people make up 24% of cases in the it disproportionately perfects communities of color. organizations were founded to help patients battling both stigma and illness. >> prognosis today is dramatically different from what it was back in the 80s. >> my doctor was kind and gracious and loving. able to get me on medications that very day. and within 6-9 months, my immune system had done a complete 180. now, i am more healthy than i have ever been. >> reporter: denise door, abc 7 news. news. news. news. news. gilbert baker designed the flag in in 1970. it was thought to be lost

forever after after after after storage. but after bickerstaff, a small portion was discovered among his possessions. >> i called -- and she said well there's this box in garage. i think it's a big flag. >> reporter: it was later confirmed to be the original pride flag. you may notice it has more colors than the ones we are used to see. it had 8 until it was redesigned to have a 6. the first weekend of pride, and the san francisco giants are debuting those uniforms. first pitch at oracle park against the chicago cubs is that 4:15. the oakland a's are renaming their annual pride night to honor

first openly player. he was born and raised in east bay and leading their baseball team to a national championship in 1970. he came up in the l.a. dodgers organization, making his debut in 1976 and finishing in his career with the a's in 1979 at just 29 years old. he blamed discrimination for cutting short his career. glenn burke pride night will be held next friday, june 11 when the a's face the royals. would put together a history of pride month along with the history of the many events that will be taking place all month long. you can find more by going to abc7news.com/pride. sonoma raceway is bringing back fans for the first over a year. they are expecting 15,000 fans to fill the stands at 30% capacity tomorrow. yesterday, racing enthusiast

got a sneak peek watching practice labs inside the video. others set up outside. no matter the location, fans say they are ready for a weekend filled with socially distanced fun. >> what's the plan this weekend. what do you do here? >> a whole lot of this. all weekend. >> these people instantly feel like the type of people you can borrow a tomato from. >> lisa, i know we were saying earlier, you feel like someone that i could borrow a tomato from. >> thank you.thank you.thank yo. i feel the same. you know what, those tomatoes need some heat and we are not really going to get that around the bay. the breeze will be back in effect today, the warmest day not only of the weekend, but out of the next seven days as the system to the north visits us and then another one and perhaps another one is we get through the upcoming work week. here's a look at -- where the fog is confined to the central coast there and you see right

there, the tail end of a weather system that's going to bring in some high clouds and really, a bunch of activity interestingly enough in the pacific northwest that will allow for not only the cooler weekend, but the cooling trend is going to take shape next week and then if we are really lucky, maybe even a few raindrops at the end of the week. we are looking at 64 in mountain view. san jose checking in at 60, 65. half moon bay with a lot of 60s, with all that son early on. the club still hanging tight along the coast. cool at the coast. looking at gusty winds. much cooler as we start the work week. as we get towards the end of

next week or even into next weekend, a look at the cloud cover. here's a look at those winds. 10:00, they are already gusting along the coast. it's the afternoon where they develop once again from 20-25 miles per hour. much stronger along the coast and as we get to your sunday, the winds along with the cooler air mass allowing for a blustery day out there. this is 1:00. look what happens by 4:00, 5:00. winds up to 35 miles per hour and then along the coast him up to 15. these winds translating tire fire danger with a low relative humidity. by monday, temperatures in the t ing much out of the 50s all week long. on the shoreline, tuesday, another cool day. no real changes on wednesday and as we look at the highs

today, you will noti, ar still warm in the inland valleys. looking at 86 in concord. near 90 by the delta. you will notice the high clouds throughout the afternoon. 86, santa rosa. look at the low 70s. the san mateo county fair starting today as well as sonoma raceway will be busy for nascar. accuweather 70 workouts looking at the temperatures down. not a whole lot of change along the shoreline. the coast will be clear, but boy, you are going to notice that monday and tuesday. very blustery out there with highs well below average. in them by the middle of the week, not a whole the end week interesting with forecast models that i want to show you coming up. featuring a little

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one of the main challenges facing restaurants and shops in the next few months will be hiring people back to wto wto ww one san francisco company, next- gen has an idea. state prison inmates were released early for good behavior, even though it requires a leap of faith by employers. next and says people needing a second chance are ideal hiers. >> not only did she thrive, but she thrived so much that the hiring manager called me and they not only offered a full- time job, but they offered her stock options as well. that changed her life. >> really hard workers. we really want to do good. >> reporter: keep in mind in san francisco, a fair chance ordinance does not allow employers to ask about arrests or convictions until after the job has been offered. black high school graduates were ordered last night. the alliance of black school

educators partnered with the san francisco unified school district to recognize the achievements of the students. organizers say that they accomplished a lot, especially with the pandemic and distance learning. here's their their their their in you don't listen to nothing nobody has to say. if you want to do something and you have your support system, you feel like you could do what you want to do, go for it. >> whatever you want to do in life, go 110%. if you're not obsessed with it, don't do it. >> especial -- were given to each graduate. just in time for the kids on break, the new marvel superhero attraction is here. if you want to check out this video, the six acre avengers campus includes the new spider- man themed ridethemed ridethemee

avengers headquarters where you can meet some of the adventures themselves. a new carnival cruise ship is making history. the massive carnival mardi gras arrived at port canaveral. this is the largest ship in the history. 1130 feet long with a capacity of more than 6400 passengers. it's also the first line powered by natural gas. and it also has a roller coaster on it. you can own -- there is a roller coaster on on on on on o passengers in a small vehicle and a travel along those blue tracks. might be able to make out at the top of the ship. there they are. those blue tracks. that sounds fun if you are willing and ready to go on a cruise ship after the last year we had. still to calm on abc 7 morning. president trump is supposed to make his first major appearance as we learn details about a criminal investigation into his administration. a berry

we should be saying 65 by town and by the evening hours,

we will look for the winds to continue to be a factor into the second half of your weekend. that is in a stronger cooling trend. we will talk all about it and those rain chances possibly coming up. liz. this morning from former president trump, going back to a place that he was in a before. christine sloan previews what we can expect in the latest on that new extension of his facebook ban. >> reporter: former trump republican convention. it's one of his first major public appearances ahead of the 2022 midterms. on friday, facebook prolonged his suspension until at least 2023, claiming that the former president provoked the violence at the capital this past

january. >> all of us here do not want to see our election victory stolen. >> we believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our telling day forever. also cited this video. >> we love you. you are very special. >> reporter: the suspension lasts through next year's midterm elections, keeping him silent on the platform as republicans hope to retake control of the house and senate. >> you will also see conservative say this is a clear example of silicon valley liberals trying to silence a conservative. >> reporter: the former president calling it an insult. once the two years are up, donald trump's facebook account will be real real real real rea instated. christine sloan, abc news, new york. >> criminal investigations are

gaining steam. sources tell abc news the trump organization's controller, jeff mccarney recently testified behind closed doors to a special grand jury. that body will dede to bring criminal charges against trump, his company or any employees. one key focus is if he allegedly inflated the values of assets and deflated them for tax breaks. trump has previously called this investigation quote a continuation of the greatest witchhunt in american history.a. meantime, devastating numbers continue to come out of india in the wake of his latest covid-19 surge. a bay area teenager saw these numbers and wanted to help. justin dorsey shows how her fundraising went to the purchase of life-saving equipment. >> reporter: more than 130,000 new covid-19 cases. nearly 3000 deaths.3000 deaths..

numbers that the 17-year-old has had her eye on. >> and so scary looking at the news and seeing how many people were being impacted also because my family and my friends family has been impacted. they had covered. when i got the news, i was honestly so scared and i wanted to help in any way i could. >> reporter: helping is nothing new for this team.this team.thi. like she has done with her other fundraising efforts in the past, she got to work. in just three weeks, she raised more than $17,000 in life- saving funds. >> these funds, i was able to build three triage centers. and these funds were towards beds in the triage centers. air purifiers, oxygen cylinders and medical assistance. >> reporter: she got fundraising from empowered xl. the group raised $55,000 to support 15 indian vilindian vill for their ceo, the proud moment

to see their mission played out on such a scale. >> we have all the kids in the community. so they understand like okay, it is a lot of need. and there is something i can do. i can be part of it. and it brings a smile to others faces. >> i feel like it's a responsibility to help because my family is there, but there's a long way to go. it has to come within. you need to feel empathy to want to give back to the community and to take time for yourself to go to these workshops and to spread the word to many people. >> reporter: to visit and donate to the cause, go to abc7news.com. justin dorsey, abc 7 news. covid-19 still poses poses severe risk to unvaccinated teenagers. nearly a third of adolescents ages 12-17 with covid-19 ended up in the icu with 5% being placed on ventilators. approximately 70% of those teens had at least one underlying medical condition.

30% did not. cdc director michelle wolinsky called the numbers deeply concerning and urged teens to get vaccinated. the fda approved what is being called a game changer we lost drug. the once a week under the skin injection can help people lose up to 12% of their body weight in about 1.5 years. it will be sold under the name igovi. but evidence suggests that it can help people lose weight by suppressing appetite. i had on tran two mornings, food for a cause. this is more than just comfort food. the speakers are using their earnings to make a difference in the world. th, oker's a live look ouid

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new this morning, reinforcements have just arrived in the international space station on the back of the spacex rocket. admitted to talk around 2:00 p.m. our time. on board, things like fresh lemons and avocados for the seven astronauts on board. plaque fighting toothpaste to study dental hygiene in space. thousands of tiny sea creatures known as extrema extrema extrem they may lend lessons for us humans. i love that avocados are top on the list for the astronauts, lisa because that would be my choice too. >> and lemons. good morning morning mornin 54 degrees in santa cruz. we will break down to partly cloudy conditions with a high of 70. not the warmest beach are back home, it's going to be pretty chilly. that summer spread with us

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group of homemakers is putting their skills to great use. they are donating theirdonatingi goods to help fight asian hate. >> baking has always been a form of therapy for me. it's just really comforting. business during covid has been surprisingly great. and i think a lot of people are actually striving to find little bits of joy around, so i think that really helps to cheer people up, being able to bring joy to people throughout something just really simple has been really rewarding. i met kat and amanda through instagram. we became friends very quickly.

i was really grateful this past year, we have seen a lot of hate crimes actually occur against asian-american asn communities. and we have seen it locally. we have seen it throughout the country. but really, the last straw was what happened in in in that really made me feel me overwhelmed with just sadness and grief and loss and anger. i wanted to connect with kat and amanda. i did not have the financial resources to do it, but i did have the ability to raise funds for an organization that would help fight what was going on. we are raising money for a san jose based nonprofit organization. it's been really great to find an organization that isthat ists

here in san jose. each of us has decided to contribute 15% of our sales to ala. and we are just really grateful to be able to do it. a lot of people have been very supportive of it. i am so happy to amanda and noel. we have very similar interests and values. i am really glad that they are also willing to kind of take there -- to another level. really put their skills to work in a different way. i think we are all very grateful to have each other to lean on. hopefully, we are on the cusp of change in our our our i think i just feel a sense of responsibility for my community. i can't sit here and see people getting attacked. we are each responsible for the

world that we make. and happy to be able to contribute whatever i can for this. it does not seem significant. >> therapy baking will be hosting a pop up shop today at 10:00 a.m. in 15 minutes at paper moon cafe in san jose. let's go to a check of the weather now. lisa, you are saying potential showers in our future. >> may be, liz by the end of next week. checking the upper elevations in yesterday, diablo down to 10%. the atmosphere is dry and the fog down on the central coast. there's a look at the tail end of it. bringing in a couple of systems working to cool us down progressively. another system could bring us some raindrops. as we look right now, the golden gate bridge, there are some clouds there.

oakland, 67. san jose is at 60. half moon bay, a 57. winds over 20 miles per hour later on today along the peninsula. the airport is sunny.is sunny.i. 64, nevada with mid-60s by the delta. a nice start to the weekend. looking from a different perspective from the south bay, you can see it looks a little bit hazy out there. cool close, warm and dusty. much cooler monday, tuesday and wednesday and by the end of the week, we will see in a moment how the wind profile looks. the coast throughout the day. 4:00 peer 15-20. that breeze picking up in livermore. then it dials back as we get into your sunday, it's windier. another system along the way just allowing for a cooler sunday. and the winds are going to crank up to near 45 and 50 miles per hour at the coast. even though they are not offshore winds. they were to dry things out and you go up over to the

nevada. and also, looking at a fire weather watch for sunday. here's a look at the south they were number should be in the upper 70s. pretty much in the air today and tomorrow. look what happens monday, tuesday. very cool out there. numbers begin to recover, so you think they will be getting back to near average, but look what we have for the week ahead. this is the system that will bring the cooler monday, tuesday, stopping us on thursday. this kind of looks like something we would see in the wintertime. looks like it kind of wants to hold together as it pushes through over the weekend. so maybe offering up a few raindrops. but for sure it's going to be a cool week ahead for most of us. for most of the week. 78 in san jose. high clouds with us. about 75 in redwood city. upper pacifica. another warm one with mid- -upper 80s. greasy with upper 60s.

74 in union city. union, we will have mid and upper 80s to near 90 for that typical summer spread. the accuweather's seven-day forecast. those winds really crank up. temperatures we will see what happens. let's talk sports now. in a battle for the first place teams. first pitches that 4:15. trying to keep rolling at coors field against the rockies. that game starts at 6:10. the giants power that way past the cubs. larry beil with the highlights. in morning, everybody. if you would have foreseen that the giants would be winning with lamont wade junior, and

jason vossler. how are you getting into his office? giants and cubs and hot chocolate on oracle. stephen dugger has found his scrub. going deep for a two-run shot alex dickerson, laser. in the veggie garden there. lamont wade junior. back to back, giants muscala. to win it. 8-5 with the a's in denver. sunshine in the rockies. easing up, sean murphy. here it comes, there it goes.

he is 6 into the year. 2-0. in the third. the a's score they take a 6-0 lead. it's course and altitude. to hang on for dear life. a three run blast to the forest. barely makes the cut. it's reason to smile. 17 the-year-old -- had the lead around. fist pump on seven. so she stays at minus 4. yuko sasso.

leads by one of the halfway mark. a luca and the mobs sending them packing. the visiting teams went every game in the series. tied into the fourth. giving the -- daddy likes it. that was dallas's 45. game seven, sunday. that is a wrap

happening today, a pretty fun day lined up fofofo e-bike build. right now, volunteers are assembling the bicycles fo 131st

they want to show what they've got on a bike skills course with their new wheels. they will also get some safe writing in signaling tips from sf pd officers. let's go to a final check of your forecast with lisa argen. >> hi everyone. should be a pretty nice day out there. 90 inland. some high clouds looking at the temperatures trailing through much of the week. >> lisa, thank you and thank you all for joining us here on abc 7 mornings. i am liz kreutz. with lisa argen. abc 7 news continues. have a great

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