marked the moment when freedom came for slaves in texas. cornell barnard talked with people about the significance of this day. >> freedom and victory, i know am! cornell: the juneteenth celebration was back on adeline street after a two-year pause. >> we all know now. we are all celebrating, and we are happy. cornell: juneteenth became a national holiday in 2021, commemorating the end of slavery in america. urban smith was here to take it in. >> it means us having a day for us and our people and the struggles we've been through. c>> full of our clothes are

made in nigeria,. cornell: there's a chance for local small business owners to shine. it feels like more visibility. cornell: lake merritt was celebrating juneteenth in a big way. richard johnson was talking with his grandson about why the day is so important. >> we need to have more days like this because this is a day where everybody comes out and feels free. cornell: there were extra police officers on duty and street closures around the lake near the scene of gun violence at last year's festival where one man was killed. chef deion greene wants to move forward with what is good. >> we hope we can continue and let this festival get bigger and bigger, keep it positive.

cornell: in the east bay, abc7news. dion: on juneteenth, the bishop released a video apologizing to those who have experienced racism by the catholic church. >> i also apologize to anyone here who has suffered any form of racism from members or official representatives of the catholic church in your lifetime. dion: the video is from last month. in 2020, bishop barber announced the formation of the diocese of oakland racial justice task force. it is charged with addressing the issues charged i systemic oppression and racism. juneteenth falls on a sunday this year. the federal holiday will be tomorrow, which means the government and stock market will

be closed. in the east, two instances of anti-asian graffiti at the same house are being investigated as a hate crime. san leandro police say yesterday someerday someone vandalized a for sale sign with an anti-asian message. this morning, the message was found spray-painted on the home's barrage door. investigators say the realtor, property owners and most recent tenants are all of asian dissent. abc 7 is proud to help celebrate pride all year round. san francisco's 62nd annual pride parade is next sunday, and abc7news spoke with susan ford who explained why this year's celebration is so special. >> i think the resilience of the lgbtq community in the face of the pandemic will be on center stage. the history of the community in san francisco is marked with

resilience. i think that is essential, and then for the city of san francisco, we are back. this festival is the biggest thing that happens for san francisco the whole year. dion: celebrity grand marshals for the rally include jeopardy champion amy schneider from oakland and actor sherri coale a. numbers of george floyd's family will be special guests marching in front. abc 7 is proud to be a sponsor with special coverage of the crate for the very first time. you can watch it live next sunday, june 26 onne 26 on air n your abc7news app. head to abc7news.com/pride. to the other big parade in san francisco, staging is underway for the warriors championship parade tomorrow. barriers are ready to go with equipment on hand.

the parade kicks off at 11:20 at market and main. you can always watch right here on abc 7. you can check out our parade cried -- guide up now at abc 7.com. new details about a bta employee accused of threatening gun violence at work. investigators say douglas lost room was angry about the vaccine mandate. another employee called the sheriff's office to report threats at the agency's bus yard. all of it came more than a year after a disgruntled bta employee shot and killed nine coworkers at the guadalupe bay railyard. many economists are warning of serious fears of a recession due to a rise of inflation we have not seen in decades. the stock market wrapped up its

worst week since the pandemic, and this morning, treasury secretary janet yellen joined "this week with george stephanopoulos" with a toned down outlook. >> i expect the economy to slow. it has been growing at a very rapid rate as the labor market has recovered. we have reached a full employment, it is natural to transition to steady and stable growth, but i don't think a recession is inevitable. dion: wall street analysts say the economy currently has a 40% chance of entering a recession next year. last week, the federal reserve raised its key interest rate with the biggest jump since 1994. just ahead, getting down and dirty to help the earth. the push to save our soil. a group from the bay area is taking a different approach to preserving land. happy father's day.

it is a day to celebrate dad. the east bay event that made him feel like a king. spencer: intense summer heat is coming our way shortly. i will have the accuweather forecast coming

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dion: the national average for a gallon of regular gas has dropped below five dollars. there is a similar trend in the bay area. san francisco's average is now $6.54, dropping $.10 compared to last week. oakland's average, $6.51. thousands of self-proclaimed birth bunnies are pounding the pavement in order to save soil. the music concourse in golden gate park, one of the sites for a series of walkathon's. it is a group dedicated to our soil. the group calls for the use of more organic material being used in agriculture. >> 52% of agricultural soil is already degraded, and in 60

years, we will lose our farmable land. this is an issue that affects every single person. dion: today's event included a three k and 5k walk, as well as musical performances. organizers say it is one of 60 save our soil events held today. it has been a fair father's day and has been for thousands of dads. today wraps up opening weekend of the county fair, and in honor of father's day, dads got into the fare for free until 3:00 p.m. >> love at. i wanted to do the horse races. mama wouldn't let me. [laughter] dion: the highlights will include a lake show and a concert by l.a.-vation. lots more to come, including a big surprise for a boy whose

one-of-a-kind warriors bike was stolen. >> we've got a surprise for you. dion: the role the warriors played, and today's big reveal, next. plus, taking a live look outside as we get ready for the return of toasty temperatures. weather anchor spencer christian has your acumen forecast. >> coming up in sports, we are on the eve of the warriors championship parade. let's give it up for cover on looney. what the ironman has to say about running it back with the wa

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dion: a new development in the case of a stolen bike belonging to a nine-year-old boy. he is riding high once again. >> surprise! [laughter] >> do you like that? is that cool or what? >> it is. dion: his bike was discovered missing from their garage in san francisco. it was a family project when benny began designing it. when the warriors learned that the bike was stolen, the team

asked the council to build benny a new one. his uncles got to work to help, and he got his new bike today. >> i thought i got my bike back for a sec, but i saw the designs, and it was a new bike. a new seat, bigger. a cool trophy on the front. dion: 2.0. you may remember when benny's bike was stolen last month, we were there. the warriors chipped in to make a donation to the little writer council to help pay for the cost of the new bike. i love this story. such a community coming together, the warriors and their outreach, always impressive. spencer: the warriors are just doing good stuff all around, right? tomorrow, we will get to see the parade. i'm happy for him. here is a look at our weather.

we've got calm conditions in terms of sky conditions. sunny skies, mild weather, but it is breezy once again. gusts as high as 30 miles per hour in some locations. we do have sunny and mild conditions, much warmer conditions than we had at this time yesterday. san francisco, three degrees warmer. that is a hint of what is coming our way the next couple of days. here is a look from san francisco. it is 62 degrees in the city. 81 in mountain view. upper 70's at san jose. here's the view from emeryville. we have temperature readings, 83 in santa rosa. napa, 81, 82.

77 at livermore. santa cruz beach, which may be a popular spot over the next few days, temperatures continue to rise. sunny and warm tomorrow. triple digit temperatures prevail inland on tuesday and wednesday. this heat will ease gradually as we head towards the end of the week. maybe a patch or two of fog, but it will be a sunny day tomorrow, and the warm up will continue. overnight low temperatures will be mainly in the mid 50's as we go inland and the east bay, the lows will drop below 60 degrees. antioch, 64. it is going to be pretty warm, may uncomfortable. tomorrow, the warriors victory parade. by midmorning, it will be nearly 70 in the city under sunny skies. early afternoon, look for

temperatures in the low to mid 70's, which is pretty mild. highs in the south bay, mid to upper 80's, low 90's. 91 will be the high. mid to upper 60's on the coast tomorrow. downtown san francisco will top out at 74 degrees. 89 in sonoma. oakland, 80. the inland east bay will be our warmest region with low to mid 90's in every location. on tuesday, it heats up with numerous locations, about a dozen or more locations experiencing highs between 100 and 105 degrees. the gradually eases. there's a pattern developing going into thursday, and here's the accuweather 7 day forecast. mid 90's inland going into the weekend. it is going to be a warm first few days of summer. >> now abc 7 sports with chris

alvarez. chris: the warriors will celebrate their fourth title in the last eight seasons and seventh overall in franchise history tomorrow in san francisco. our abc 7 live parade coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. let's give it up for kevon looney. he is now a three-time champion. loon played in all 104 games for the warriors this season. he was plagued by injuries earlier in his career, including two hip surgeries. he enters the off-season as a free but says he would love to run it back with the dubs. >> real special for me with everything i had to go through and with the team went through to make it back to the mountaintop, it's an amazing feeling. i always want to be back here. i've been here my whole career, but it's a business, and you never know what is going to happen. i just want to come back and be part of some thing special

again, but you never know. chris: giants going for the sweep in pittsburgh. alex cobb, first start off the injured list. gave up a couple of solo home runs. the rookie tying it here, his second homer would give pittsburgh the lead on father's day. estrada, there goes his fifth of the year. we are all tied up at 3-3, but the glory was short-lived. walk-off winner of tyler rogers, first career three homer game. off to atlanta for a four-game series getting tomorrow. a's and royals, happy father's day. the a's offense has been struggling of late. seth brown, opposite field home run. 1-0, oakland. let's nbash. hey joe montana fan in the stands. jared kane a good starting for

oakland. carlos santana, right-sided, and brown making a nice catch in foul territory. bottom 6, 1-zero, a's. koenig gets his first career win, and the a's when it 4-0. final round of the u.s. open in brookline, massachusetts. birdie on 11 and the lead, -6, but he did get a couple of shots back. matt fitzpatrick won the u.s. amateur a few years ago. he would go up two. a chance to tie on 17 with a birdie, and it's just short. can't believe it. fitzpatrick made a par, so trying to force a playoff birdie attempt, and he will just miss, his second straight runner-up finish at a major. fitzpatrick at negative numeral sings becomes the second player

to win a u.s. amateur and u.s. major. big hug, happy father's day. happy birthday, jordan poole. the third-year guard finished out his days with not one but two third quarter half quarter buzzer beaters in his first ever nba finals. moments after becoming a champion, i caught up with him on our "after the game" show. >> i've worked my entire life for this. the first year, the first team in the league, a lot of people wrote us off, wrote me off individually. i stayed with the process. being in this moment now is amazing. >> polole party is awesome. chris: excited to see the guys at the parade tomorrow. dion: should be fun.

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dion: coming up tonight at 11:00, with the youngest americans soon to be vaccinated for covid, we will hear from parents with first-hand experience. their children were part of the clinical trial. a major decision today on whether transgender athletes can participate in the elite swimming events like the olympics. that is coming up tonight at 11:00. finally, if there is something more frightening than having a bear on your property, it is probably this. a warning, the video you are about to see could be jarring. two bears were caught on a security camera fighting in a carport. lisa quick shared this video. she and her dogs went out to chase the bears away. she says she has never seen the bears fighting. the good news is neither bear was injured. that is it for this edition of

abc7news at 6:00. we will see right back here at 11:00.

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