you are looking at brand-new, live aerials this morning of orange county homes going up in flames, tearing through one neighborhood. fire fighters busy searching overnight for what sparked the blaze. kumasi: and you've got a friend in me -- is the u.s. fighting a friendship problem? the science showing how many we should have -- you don't need to have stress. just have the friends you have and be grateful for the friends you have. reggie: now we are going to play a numbers game. good morning on this thursday, may 12. kumasi: drew, we will start with you. drew: [inaudible] good morning, everybody. you felt that warmer weather yesterday, that continues today. 10 degrees warmer in fairfield compared to this time yesterday

across the board. everywhere is warmer. a lot of us may get to the mid 40's to lower 50's right now, a couple spots in marin bay down in the 30's, but we are starting on a milder note compared to yesterday. here is the east bay hills camera, another day with a lot of sunshine. it's breezy with temperatures in the 60's and 70's away from the coast. tomorrow, even warmer air moves in. we will show you that part of the week, coming up in about nine minutes. kumasi: a brush fire in california has destroyed at least 20 homes. mandatory evacuations are now underway in orange county. jobina has more on this coastal fire. jobina: crews are investigating what sparked the fire, burning south of laguna beach. nearly 100 homes are threatened and we are looking at live pictures from our six -- sister station, k abc -- oh my goodness, that is a home that has completely burned to the ground.

it looks like firefighters are there on the street in the neighborhood, and it is smoldering there. the home next door appears to have also been destroyed, so hard to look at that this morning, because people will not have anything to go back to. the fire started yesterday afternoon and quickly got out of control. in one hour, it grew from 30 acres to 200. flames moved io p terrain that was difficult for crews to access, as you saw from live pictures. >> the fuels in this county are so dry, a fire like this is going to be more commonplace. jobina: firefighters say they have made headway and expect to make more progress in the coming

days. there are no reports of injuries or deaths. reggie: jobina, thank you. we are sending out alerts from our abc7news app, so if you want to get them, download the app from the app store. kumasi: a somber milestone, president biden and the white house say one million people have died from covid-19. the president issued a proclamation ordering flags to be flown at half staff in honor of those who have died. president biden says in part, as a nation, we should not let go of such sorrow. we should feel through this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as possible through vaccines, testing, and treatment. it's good article -- critical that congress sustain these resources in the coming months. omicron continues to spread

rapidly across the country, making up 50% of new cases nationwide. amy hollyfield joins us live with what california could be facing in the coming weeks. amy: the vaccine still protects you from landing here, in the hospital, but doctors think most people will get infected or reinfected with covid because of these variants. it's the ba.2.12.1 that is spreading so quickly. doctors say even if you have had covid, you are not protected against ba.2. we asked an investigator at gladstone institute to explain why people don't have protections against ba.2. >> it's acquiring these mutations that make it like a stealth virus. we have our immune system at the ready, trying to prevent these infections, but the virus is now learning how to elude the antibodies. it has less success against the

t cells, thank goodness. amy: scientist to look for covid in wastewater in california say the subvariant has taken over, showing ba1 is nonexistent. ba.2.12.1 is now the dominant strain. infection levels are about half of what they were during the omicron surge. amy hollyfield, abc7news. reggie: happening today, supreme court justices will be meeting behind closed doors for the first time since that leak decision to potentially overturn roe v. wade. other outstanding cases and will touch on the fallout of the remarkable breach. it comes as senate republicans blocked a bill to write abortion rights and the federal law -- into federal law. >> the motion is not agreed to. reggie: the bill failed in a 49-50 one vote.

joe manchin joined republicans to oppose it. senate majority leader chuck schumer called for the vote after a draft of the supreme court decision suggested federal abortion rights could soon be overturned. in california, governor gavin newsom wants to use taxpayer money to help pay for abortions. he is supporting a 125 million dollar health package in reproductive facilities. california already pays for some abortions for medicaid,'ify odog would aer incentives. for businesses to relocate from antiabortion and anti-lgbtq states. newsom will provide more details tomorrow when he announces his revised budget plan. finland's leaders are calling for the country to join nato as soon as possible. leaders say the move will strengthen finland's security and the strength of the alliance. security has been a top concern

for finland since the war in ukraine began. it shares an 800 long -- mile-long border with russia. kumasi: eliminating bias in police. this might mean pulling you over less. and the side in the sky this weekend. the next time you can look up and

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kumasi: if you love watching the moon, it will be a spectacular sight to see on sunday night. there will be a blood moon during a total lunar eclipse, and it will also be a supermoon, so it will be at its closest point to the earth. the full moon in may is called a fire moon because of the

colorful blossoms, and that makes it a super flower blood moon. it is what it is. it will reach its peak around 9:11 p.m., and if you want to get the best view, go to higher elevations, like twin peaks. drew: and clear conditions on sunday. we got the drought monitor a few months ago -- moments ago, it is now set to encompass 60% of the state, the biggest spot with the extreme county was in southern california, up from 40% this time last week. no change in the bay area to the drought monitor, sitting at severe if not extreme categories depending on where you live in the bay. wind gusts gusting 20 to 35 miles per hour later on this afternoon, that onshore flow again keeping temperatures close to average for this time of year . it is breezy this afternoon, but

tomorrow we will feel warmer weather move in, and that intensifies as we head into saturday. a bright looking day, breezy in the afternoon with temperatures where they were yesterday in the 60's and 70's for a lot of us. six three in oakland, 68 in santa rosa, 69 is a high and concord. looking at the next three days tomorrow, we will find the warming trend getting underway here with a lot of sunshine, our warmest spots above average in the 80's, entities on the bay shoreline, and to start off the weekend it is feeling like summer in spots. we have wide ranges where the coast is cool in the 60's. around the bay, upper 70's if not lower 80's in spots, and inland, our warmest spots getting into the low 90's. we will preview how the second half of the weekend is shaping up on sunday and about nine minutes. let's say hello to jobina and see how we are doing on the roads this morning. jobina: hello, drew. we will start in hayward, where a crash is coming in right now, involving multiple cars before

west tennyson road on 880. the bay bridge toll plaza has really filled in, throughout the week we have seen the traffic increase around the day. metering lights came on at 5:57. the richmond-san rafael bridge was completely empty before, so anyone who needs to travel westbound there, you will reach a slowdown, but your commute from tracy to dublin will be around 55 minutes. kumasi: changing how you shop. one of the changes that could be coming for the malls in the bay area. plus, ashley judd and what she wants the world to know about her mom, naomi. and abc news the exclusive this morning. and firefighters have been up all night protecting homes in southern california, and this is what it looks like now. so many homes have been destroyed by this fire. there are concerns about making sure other homes are

protected and well, but this is this fire.

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reggie: new thatreggieis mornin, we are hearing from ashley judd after her mother's death, and we want to warm new, if you are sensitive to stories about suicide, this will be difficult to hear. ashley judd is confirming what happened, her mother died by suicide. she spoke about it in an emotional interview with diane sawyer. >> we don't want to be part of h u he mother used a so that's the pief

information that we are very uncomfortable sharing, but understand we wanted a position, you know, if we don't say it, someone else is going to. reggie: that is tough. you can hear more of that interview with ashley judd, coming up on gma. the judge family wants to stress, there is help for people who are struggling, including the national suicide prevention hotline. there are also local organizations if you are struggling with harmful feelings or thoughts. people are ready to listen. you can access those resources on our website, abc7news.com /takeaction. kumasi: more than 60 civil rights, traffic safety groups are rallying against this -- like people are six to 10 times more likely to be stopped by police than white people,

and more likely to be subjected to use of force. this aims to ban officers from pulling peopler rethan a dozen , including a missing license plate, object hanging from your review viewers -- rearview mirrors. >> a lot of people have prayer beads hanging from their mirrors, and i have actually had friends, multiple friends who have been stopped for this reason and this reason alone. kumasi: the police officers union argues that traffic stops save lives because they can lead to the seizure of illegal guns. a proposal to drastically redevelop stone town galleria is moving forward. the city planning commission held its first community meeting on this plan this week. it is the first step in the environmental review process. the owner of brookfield properties wants to build nearly

3000 housing units in parking lots surrounding the mall. brookfield is hoping to break ground in 2024. reggie: new at 6:00, how many friends is enough, or too little? researchers explain how many close friends you should have. what matters is having at least one important person in your life, a partner, parent, friend, or someone else. he also says if you want to have the most meaningful life, where you feel bonded and connected to others, more friends are better. a psychologist says you can have more close friends that bring out different parts of you that others can't, but they say making friends as an adult isn't always easy. studies have found people struggle because they don't trust new people. kumasi: really? oh my goodness. that got deeper than i thought. i thought it was going to be hard to meet people because people are busy -- not that they don't trust people, while. do you know who i trust?

y'all! [laughter] jobina: yes! kumasi: i trust y'all, because we had so much fun yesterday touring the city in these side cars thanks to jobina. jobina: and jerome, who is watching right now. kumasi: hey, jerome. jobina: hey, jerome. reggie: i love that power pose. kumasi: it looks so much fun until jobina got on the motorcycle, and i was like, turn it on, girl. rev it up a little bit. she was like, ok. jerome was standing by, ready to help. immediately, reggie took off. reggie: got real nervous. kumasi: everything is fine. two seconds later -- i am like jobina, what is happening? reggie: our lives/. jobina: the brakes, and we all

got off. kumasi: it was cute. reggie: i got instant karma -- drew: i got instant karma. i laughed at reggie and then a few seconds later i thought i was about to die. reggie: kumasi, where you going? absolutely not. [laughter] reggie: i told all of you, the night before, i was nervous. i had never been on a moto rcycle or a sidecar, but it is so fun. kumasi: it's the best way to tour the city, because you can go places that you can't on a tour bus, which is great, but if you want to navigate the streets -- reggie: go down lumbar? drew: first time for somebody. reggie: i've never done it. jobina: and we were waving, going down the alleyways -- it was fun. reggie: no one gave us the bird the whole time. drew: shocking.

reggie: they like seeing it. jobina: that also took a different direction, but we did have fun. [laughter] kumasi: and kevin -- drew: kevin, yeah. kumasi: the fortune cookie factory. drew: thank you, kevin. kumasi: and those tacos. drew: we will talk about it at teatime at 7:00 a.m. bright and breezy conditions this afternoon with a big warm up headed our way around the bay and inland. the coast remains cool, we will talk about those numbers and a second. a cooler pattern returns on sunday, but the weekend is looking absolutely fantastic if you have to do anything outside. most of us are waking up to the 40's if not low 50's in this hour, so future track showing temperatures in the 50's and 60's by lunchtime. going into the 60's and low

70's, but the wind picks up, gusting over 20 miles per hour at times. overnight, plenty of stars and some coastal cloud cover. we are watching the weekend very closely -- it feels like summer on saturday, cooler on sunday, but looking spectacular, guys. reggie: let's turn to ginger zee with a look at what's happening on gma this morning. good morning, ginger. ginger: good morning. it's great to be here with you this morning. we are following the latest on the wild fires. matt gutman is there. it prompted mandatory evacuations and destroyed at least 20 homes, so i will be tracking the critical fire danger this morning. then we have the latest on the war in ukraine, with fears all wider war as ukraine and sweet -- as finland and sweden

take steps to join nato. and shonda wilson here live -- you don't want to miss it here on gma. reggie: i saw on the twitter feed this morning that shonda said something like, straight hands does not know what he is talking about. ginger: oh, ok. get the fists up, right? [laughter] no, he would happily take that, i'm sure. reggie: i guess they are talking about rumors of the show leaving, and shonda wants to make it real clear. but i like a spicy interview, so i can't wait for that. ginger: me too, yeah. fun to watch here, i get the front row of the drama. reggie: the next time you are here, ginger, you need to go on the sidecar situation -- have you ever been in a sidecar on a motorcycle? >> a sidecar? no, i am like you, scared enough to go on a motorcycle. i will jump off a mountain or

out of an airplane just fine, but being on the road next to someone else driving in a little tiny thing, i am not sure i like that. i like to hear your endorsement. reggie: i put all my trust and faith in this man i met five minutes before, and my helmet -- ginger: now we know how we are going to get around. going to get around. reggie: on our new show, aqui fantastic things start to happen when you step aboard a princess cruise. doors open up for you, your favorite drinks start finding you. and everything seems to be... just how you like it. how does it all happen? it's no secret. ial. and everything seems to be... just how you like it. yes, you! and you. and you too. making sure you feel taken care of. that's what a princess cruise is all about. cruise this summer from san francisco with up to 40% off.

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kumasi: happy hollow park and zoo was just recognized for its standards and excellence and animal care for five more years. it received its latest accreditation from the panel of zoos and aquariums. happy hollow connects people to nature with rides and other activities and its

wildlife conservation program. and in san francisco, the first meson -- first responder museum is open now. it has a collection of firefighting equipment that dates back to the 1850's. reopening also marks the addition of the first law enforcement and emergency medical services displays in the museum. reggie: none indiana homeowner had quite a scare when a company she hired was removing a maple tree from her backyard. kumasi: oh. reggie: oh my gosh, the people running. it can seem like, how could this be happening? the crane tipped over onto the new albany home in tuesday. the crate had no problem pulling out the first section of the tree, but they tipped over when it tried to grab the whole tree. obviously the house got damaged, but nobody was injured -- ooh.

kumasi: i am here. this is where i belong. whoo. reggie: next at 6:30, a big-time bust in the east bay. thousands of dollars of stolen goods found in one man's home, from convenience store items to lululemon. kumasi: and lottery prize payments are suspended. the mega mistake putting payments on hold. reggie: and a live look from orange county -- as you can see, they are still dealing with fires there. a full r

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fire devastation in south california sparking fears for what could be a long summer ahead. live aerials over the firefight that is happening this morning. kumasi: the climb of covid. what to know about the subvariant spreading in the bay area and why tracking these numbers might be harder. reggie: and the bay breakfast boom. one item that has more people saying order up. kumasi: good morning, everybody. it is thursday, may 12. reggie: i have never been a short order cook, but that was my impression. drew: you did well. here are your pancakes. reggie: ding! wouldn't you love to have a short stack right now? chocolate chip pancakes? kumasi: i would rather have panic -- pannacotta right now. drew: we are fighting a warmer

morning out there than this time yesterday. fairfield, 12 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. we have mild air overhead, but breezy conditions later on this afternoon. most of us waking up in the 40's this hour, a live look at the sky, looking beautiful with those baby blue skies. sunshine today with temperatures similar to where we were in the yesterday -- yesterday afternoon -- where we were yesterday afternoon, in the 50's and 60's. i will have more on the weather, coming up in a few minutes, guys. reggie: back to the news out of southern california, here are live aerials from our sister station, kabc. a brush fire forced evacuations south of laguna beach. kumasi: 20 homes have been destroyed and the fire has burned nearly 200 acres so far. gusty winds are what fueled the flames. not -- nat gutman is in

laguna with more. >> miguel almost obliterated by that fire overnight. it came galloping over that ridge behind us, taking out multiple houses here -- i want to give you a sense of the scale of the destruction. it goes on, house after house, but they could not muster enough forces to get out here quickly enough because this fire moved so intensely and so quickly. this goes on, house after house, dozens of fire crews here overnight. they are saying this is a climate change driven fire. barely 60 degrees here yesterday, high humidity, the wind was not even santa ana winds, just offshore winds that happened, but was enough to nurse a very small fire into something that could take out almost two dozen homes in this community, damaged or destroyed. it will take a long time to rebuild this place.

again, fire officials tell us in southern california, where you are in central and northern california, to expect more of this in the coming months. back to you. kumasi: conditions in the bay area are also prime for wildfires. there were at least four of them yesterday. sky 7 spotted a fire burning next to 880 in oakland. firefighters quickly put that one out. in san leandro, fire spread to some fences near homes, and in antioch, fire crews got a fire control under -- under co in a couple of hours. you can always stay prepared for when these fires hit by tracking wind and conditions in your neighborhood in real-time. live doppler 7 is always running for you, on abc7news.com.

this morning, the white house is marking one million deaths from covid. we knew this was coming, jobina, as there are new because urns for the summer as cases rise across the country. jobina: cases are averaging nearly 75,000 daily official reports, close to a high we have not seen in three ■months. this increase is triggering concerns for the summer and fall. the cdc reports omicron sub variants are driving the concerning uptick in cases. new york, florida and california are likely to see the highest death tolls in the coming weeks. covid-related hospital admissions are up 10% or more in 34 states and u.s. territories. >> the number of deaths have been much smaller. people can do the right thing if they have a bit of common sense. jobina: meanwhile, dr. fauci says new findings about variance specific boosters should be out soon. one third of americans are not fully vaccinated, and half of those eligible for booster shots

have not gotten their first shot. reggie: even if you have had covid, you may not be immune from this subvariant that is spreading quickly. amy hollyfield is live for us in walnut creek this morning. amy: doctors are saying, just because you have covid does not mean you have protections anymore. levels of ba.2 .12 .1, they are seeing that on the rise. doctors say most people likely will get reinfected. the antibodies you may have do not protect you from getting this subvariant. it has mutated into a s tealth virus. it has taken over the waste water samples -- they don't even cba one anymore -- see ba.1 anymore. >> the levels in yolo right now

are almost as high as they were during the peak in davis. and the levels in oceanside and the wastewater are currently twice what they were two weeks ago. amy: nationwide, ba.2.12.1 makes up about 60% of new cases, in california, the variant making up about half of new cases here. the vaccine still helps protect you from serious disease and ending appear -- up here in the hospital. kumasi: thank you, amy. kaiser permanente san jose is honoring employees who worked through the pandemic. many of those people continue to care for patients as covid circulates in the community. >> and yet, you were all here. you did not run, you did not hide, you are here to care for your community and help each other. kumasi: at the same time, kaiser

dedicated a memorial fountain to the hospital community members who have passed away. this is and can then -- this is intended for staff to rest and recuperate as they provide covid care. reggie: last year, hundreds of grads took part in a drive-thru car-mencement ceremony. tomorrow through sunday, the 2022 grads will be honored. kumasi: juneteenth has been declared district holiday by san josé unified. it designates june 19 as a special day to recognize the emancipation of enslaved people in the united states. the last class is june 1, but summer programs and year-round services will be marking this day. the district will be closed on monday, june 20, since the 19th is on a sunday.

reggie: four weeks to go until election die, and no chaser booting -- now chase the blue dean -- chesa boudin is reacting. about 40% say they plan to vote yes on the recall, 20% plan to vote no. another 20% are still undecided. boudin dismissed the pole and is looking ahead. >> this work we are doing will destabilize the district attorney's office. reggie: throughout the interview, boudin discussed crime and issues facing the city. he says republican voters are driving the recall and it is not fair to the city. >> my charting rate is actually higher than my predecessor or

other bay area district attorneys when it comes to pretty much every other category of crime, domestic violence, drug sales, property crime. i am taking the lead and my office is taking the lead in solutions to those problems. reggie: -- also pressed boudin on the fact that 50 attorneys have left his office . you can watch the whole thing on our abc 7 bay area news app. and new risks coming to a pocket or face near you. a look at the big board at the new york stock exchange, where we are having a down day. this is the opposite way we started the day yesterday. another look at how we are doing, coming up. and heinz's reimagining a catchup that goes beyond plastic

and glass. don't forget, we have a whole extra hour. abc 7 at 7:00, from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. is on our bay area streaming app. download it now. drew: let's take a look at the tam cam. lots of sunshine, clear skies, so i bright day today, but it is breezy. the wind becoming active later on this afternoon. a live look at live doppler 7, tracking low pressure pacific. rain to the we may see a few clouds moving in from time to time today, but a mostly sunny day on the way. the breeze is an issue later on this afternoon. an onshore flow strengthens today, 20 to 35 miles per hour in spots, and friday is breezy. friday afternoon, it will feel a lot warmer as high-pressure moves in just in time for the weekend. highs today similar to yesterday, 60 on the board,

low 70's inland. tomorrow, the warming trend gets underway, 80's in our inland spots but saturday -- splattered -- saturday feeling like summer. we will see in -- 90's make a return to our warmer spots. for now, let's check on jobina and traffic. jobina: enrichment, we are following a brand-new crash that is starting to slow you down, right on -- wow, westbound 80. sorry i left the label off for you, but it will be 29 miles per hour for your speeds and pick up once you travel further south and reach berkeley. the traffic is backed up well into the bay, so be prepared for some delays here. once you make it through the metering lights, it will be slow on the bridge. san rafael, looking great on 10

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reggie: happening today, the two people accused of kidnapping a three-month-old baby today are back in court. family members of the baby say 43-year-old guadalupe ramirez was obsessed with the baby after meeting his grandmother at church. video shows a 28-year-old walking away with the infant inside a carrier. the baby was found the next morning after a 20 hour search that ended miles from where he was taken. court is set for 1:30 this afternoon. kumasi: today, a group of women with children who died of

fentanyl will be at the state capital. they are urging governor newsom to declare a state of emergency and close what they say are open-air drug markets in the state. they hope the governor will solve the out-of-control fentanyl epidemic. their rally and news conference starts at 1:30 this afternoon. something is brewing at starbucks, a new labor movement. two stores in california became the first to unionize. starbucks workers united is connected with the service workers employees international union. organizer joe thompson spoke with abc7news, saying they hope to lead the way for starbucks employees nationwide. >> workers are fighting for everything. we are fighting for our livelihoods, for workers rights across the state. we will have the bargaining power to negotiate a solid

contract against starbucks, multibillion dollar corporation. kumasi: in addition to higher wages, they are hoping to address the safety of baristas. workers want starbucks to hire security guards for their santa cruz stores. starbucks released a statement that says in part, we believe we can build a better experience sitting side-by-side rather than sitting across a negotiating table. every partner unequivocally will have a choice about who will speak for you and your workplace. you can either choose to speak for yourself and your wants and needs by working directly with us, or have someone else speak for you. reggie: and google unveiling a huge line of gaadgets at its developers conference. first, the google watch. they also debuted the google pixel six a phone, it will be

released in july, and now this -- google promising to break down language barriers with its new smart glasses. the augmented reality prototype lasses can translate languages in real time and display the text through the lenses. it's not clear if or when this gadget will hit the market. we will find out more during a live interview with google that i will do at 7:00 a.m., only available on our streaming app. check us out then. casinos in the u.s. hit a record jackpots. the american gaming association says casinos won more than five -- $5 million -- $5 billion, there is something wrong with that number. that's despite inflation and covid-19 case rates. casinos also finished their best three months. in history. tribal casinos are expected to

report similarly positive results. point is, they are doing well. and -- cut its valuation by 40% to about $24 billion. the company tells its employees it was due to market conditions, but did not affect plans to go public. bloomberg reports a listing could happen as suma -- soon as this year, but instacart execs might decide to remain private. let's check the big were at the new york stock exchange. we are down about 160 points. kumasi: lottery prize payments have been suspended because of a mega mistakes. >> tonight winning numbers are 15, 16, 71, 20. reggie: it does have the lineup at the bottom,. kumasi: the host on tuesday got the number wrong during the drawing. he said the gold mega ball was a

six, but if you look closely, it is a 9 -- there is the line on the bottom. if you think you might be a mega millions winner, official say you should hold onto your ticket until you sort everything out. new at 6:00, a bay area bagel boom. many bagel pop-ups that started during the pandemic are now expanding. according to the chronicle, many have open door are -- opened or are now announcing plans for permanent shops. if you want the best bagels, the chronicle saves -- says you will find them in the bay area. some of the best bagels are in san francisco and napa. they are becoming as prominent as taquerias or pizzerias. drew: bagels -- give me tons of cream cheese. don't skimp on it. reggie: you want all of it?

drew: all of it. a nice toasting of cream cheese on everything bagel. reggie: it's not here, but in new york -- kumasi: we got done talking about the best bagels in the country, and then you say in new york -- reggie: they have this place called esa bagel, where there is always a line? my brother and his wife have figured out a way to skip that line. so every time i go visit them, they have it ready for me. kumasi: awww. drew: how, so they can have it ready for me? [laughter] reggie: enjoy that line. let the locals have their local ways. drew: i love waiting in line. what a great way. let's talk about your day today. san jose right now, we have a

ton of sunshine out there this morning. a bright and breezy day is on the way today. tomorrow, a big warm up for the bay and inland. the weekend is shaping up to be spectacular. right now mainly in the 40's, not low 50's. santa rosa, 37, fremont, good morning, 46 and half moon bay, oakland and concord. later today, the breeze will pick up, 20 to 25 miles per hour at times, but temperatures are almost a carbon copy forecast like yesterday, in the 60's and low 70's, getting where we should be this time of year. let's talk about friday -- future trak temperatures, warmer weather really moves in. 70's and 80's for a lot of us. it seems cool on the coast, in

the 60's, but saturday, the typical summer spread coming our way. 90's and our warmest spots inland, 70's and 80's on the board, it feels well above average to start out the weekend on saturday. bright and breezy today, we will track the warming trend starting tomorrow. yes, we cool down on sunday, but that's a nice day. 70's and 80's with a lot of sunshine, and we those temperatures moderated a bit. kumasi: beta breakers is this weekend, and the company that puts on the race is facing scrutiny for political donations he has made. capstone event groups founder john cain has made several donations to prominent republicans, including controversial congresspeople artery taylor green and matt gaetz. in 2021, he donated $1000 to taylor green, among others, and

$500 to a group supporting congressman gates and donated to president trump's campaign. neither cane nor the company have commented. reggie: a 45-year-old stole items valued at 700 $15,000 inside a pittsburgh home -- look at this. additional items inside several storage units as well. the merchandise has been linked to thefts throughout the state. he is a suspected member of an organized retail theft ring. kumasi: -- was sworn in yesterday as the newest member san francisco film commission. >> i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california.

kumasi: yes, carolyn! the film commission makes sure every production has a successful shoot in san francisco and is working to bring more shoots, tv, film, everything to san francisco. michael finney was there -- me and jobina went to support carolyn, because she has always been so supportive of us through every step of our journey at abc 7. it was good to be there and to see her get her flowers. the mayor was talking about how excited she was to have her on the commission, because she always admired her in her time at abc 7, she was a voice that she could trust and she would be excited to see her interviewing people at city hall. so exciting to see her move into this wonderful new position. reggie: i have to say, getting

up at unbelievable :00, kumasi and jobina did their whole shift, then we did decide cars, then they went from there to the carolyn tyler event and then collapsed. kumasi: yes. but it's carolyn. reggie: you showed up for a friend. kumasi: it's carolyn. i had to be there. reggie: i appreciate you. kumasi: you're a champion. you're not a quitter. quitters don't do what they're supposed to. champions do. and you're a star. and you shine. that's what you do. that's what you do every day. [inspirational music] for state controller, only yiu will save taxpayers money.

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kumasi: 6:58. here are the seven things you need to know this morning. a brush fire in orange county has destroyed at least 20 homes. mandatory evacuations are in effect south of laguna beach. reggie: in the u.s. has reached a somber while stone -- milestone, covid is expected to have killed one million people. kumasi: 37 states, including california, have seen covid cases increased by 10% over the past week.

infection levels from the omicron subvariant in the bay area are approaching what we saw -- half of what we saw during the omicron search. reggie: and the supreme court is meeting for the first time behind closed doors after the leaked draft opinion. drew: 60's and 70's on the coast. jobina: enrichment, there is a crash in the area and a slow slowdown don eastbound i-80. kumasi: and teaming up with a sustainable packing company to produce a new paper bottle. the goal of craft tines is to make all of its packaging reusable, compostable, or recyclable by 2025. reggie: i like that. kumasi: do you use catch up? -- kethtchup? drew: on a lot of things.

reggie: i prefer barbecue sauce in almost every situation. ♪ good morning, america. for our viewers in the west on this thursday morning -- what started as a small brush fire exploding in a california community. breaking overnight, up in flames. record drought and winds fueling a fast-moving brush fire in california prompting mandatory evacuations and destroying at least 20 homes. plus, where the critical fire danger is this morning. battle for ukraine. amid fears of a wider war, the unprecedented move by a country bordering russia. the kremlin's response and this morning, the u.s. secretary of defense's new warning. president biden marks 1 million american deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, as