sandhya patel. meteorologist: it is really going to kick into high gear tomorrow. if you like what you see, i'm sure you will love this mother's day weekend. temperatures right now, in the low to mid 80's inland. 50's at the coast. 60's and 70's around the bay compared to 24 hours ago. just about everyone runningwarmer. up 5 degrees in santa rosa. this evening, 70's and 80's inland. seven, mild away from the coastline. late-night, temperatures, slowly coming down. tomorrow as we start the morning, some fog to start the day. or the afternoon, warming up quickly -- for the afternoon, warming up quickly. inland highs, into the 90's. i will be back to let you know exactly how hot or mild it will be in your neighborhood tomorrow plus a look at that all-important mother's day

forecast. larry: let's get to cornell bernard, with a warning for people to be careful at bay area beaches this weekend. ama: he is lived in tiburon with the details -- live in tiburon with the details. reporter: a beautiful day along the coast, sunny and bright, and tomorrow is looking downright summerlike. for those folks heading to the beaches this weekend to try and beat the heat, first responders say please be careful,. -- they are celebrating mother's day early in san francisco. >> have been checking the weather report to wait for the days to be warm and finally they are here. reporter: by bay area standards, this was a beach day. the sun, slowly coming out to shine from behind the fog. a big warm-up expected for the weekend. >> maybe we will stay here for

one day and tomorrow another day. >> spectacular day. reporter: these newlyweds picked a great day and awesome spot to tie the knot. the san francisco fire department says use caution and be safe near the water. >> it's important to understand the waters are still cold. reporter: he predicts big crowds at beaches to beat the heat this weekend, his advice, never turn your back on the surf. >> we some of the strongest rip currents. so strong, they can pull a grown adult into the sea and just -- in just ankle deep water. reporter: the russian river is flowing big time. the flow is 450% higher than just a year ago. that's why officials are urging caution this weekend asking all river goers to use lifejackets. >> this is the first time folks are getting into the water after the winter, maybe your ability

to swim is a little rusty and we are not looking at a lazy river condition -- at lazy river conditions. reporter: he expects a f house come saturday and expect everyone to be safe. >> don't get close to the water. it's always best to be safe and at the same time enjoy the weather and enjoy the weekend time with family and friends. reporter: the fire department says if you are brave enough to go into the water, let's hope that you do have a wetsuit, beaches with lifeguards on duty are your best bet, and that is stinson and santa cruz beaches, just to name a few. don't forget the sunscreen. cornell bernard, abc7 news. larry: it's going to be a nice evening for san francisco's unite market in downtown. this is a live look along battery street. two blocks are closed ahead of the new night market. this is the first of three events. part of an effort to re-energize

the downtown area. the market will open at 5 p.m. and runs until 10 p.m. tonight. which is important if you are navigating your way to the bay bridge. the battery is closed for two blocks between washington and sacramento streets. part of clay and merchant are also affected. those closures are expected to last until midnight. now we can see some more summer concerts at golden gate park starting next year. next week, san francisco's recreation parks commission will vote on allowing another planet entertainment to hold concerts at the park's polo field. it will take place the weekend after the annual outside lands festival. of the commission box the permit, it will need to be approved by the board of supervisorss. ama: now to the latest up on the oakland teacher strike. teachers have been out on strike since last thursday, that a seven school days so far. larry: and we are only nine days away from the end of the school year, scheduled for may 25th. leaders as they progress has been made at the bargaining table but it has not been enough to make a deal.

le -- lena howlande, with the latest. reporter: s teachers gather for a seventh day on the picket lines, the oakland education association says progress has been made. >> there are many places where we've come to agreement. we still have a little bit of work to do. but we are at this moment in time feeling comfortable. reporter: a second grade teacher who serves on the executive board of the union says it is good to know their goals are one of 20 proposals and it's not what is holding it up right now. >> keeping teachers in classrooms year after year includes having counselors, speech pathologists, nurses. a lot is on that financial peace around staffing. reporter: they are calling for an end to the strike and say they are other ways to negotiate outside of a labor agreement. >> i just wish that they would end the strike and allow the

last points to get figured out by adults without impacting kids. reporter: he thinks the one billion evaluation which the district said the union's demands would cause comes from the facility side of things. a committee which he sets on. >> -- he sits on. >> our schools are run down. we need to invest in repairs. there isn't an easy sort of money for that. we have a facilities bonds that we are making repairs as fast as we can. reporter: this, while parents say it is not fair to have discussions on things like reparations for black students without community input. >> we are talking about racial issues. we need to bring the african-american community into the discussion and ask, what do we need? this is assumed need in the name of the black the previs back in 20 also lasted seven days. teachers on the picket line,

keeping their hopes up for the resolution with just two weeks to go until the last day of school. >> they are hoping this weekend there's a turning point and i will be back with my babies monday morning. karina: united are calling for what they say is a long-overdue pay increase and a better scheduling system. they staged an informational picket today at airports across the country including san francisco international. united pilots have been working without a raise for more than four years. they are looking for a new contract that exceeds the wage increase delta pilots received earlier this year. larry: the city of oakland 's war in 18 new police officers this morning. -- swore in 18 new police officers this morning. they completed six months of training. the mayor was at a graduation. she is proposing six more academies over the next two years, trying to boost the department's ranks. >> i'm not talking about

funded positions. i'm talking about actual police officers walking. that is very different. >> training is rigorous. so much information. but i'm ready to go out there and get to work. larry: the mayor the department is still without a police chief. re -- karina: it is a big weekend for members of the vietnamese catholic church community in san jose. larry: a new parish will rededicated more than a decade after their own church burned down. dustin dorsey takes a look at what the new building means the community. reporter: in the heart of downtown san jose, a place to vietnamese community can call home. >> there's no place like home. reporter: this beautiful building will finally open its doors to the public this week and much to the area. -- much to the delight of many

in the area. >> i know thousands of vietnamese catholic are very excited. reporter: he was kind enough to show us around the facility cluding the esng a statue, a thration, and a rve. thousands around aend. in is environme together, we don't just pray together, we give thanks together, a sense of real community. reporter: a feeling vietnamese parishioners have not felt in a long time here in san jose. in 2012, their former church burnt down. church services continued in locations like school gymnasiums for more than a decade. >> it was quite a struggle. it took a lot of time to set up and have those celebrations in other places.

after 11 years, now we have our home church. reporter: a reminder sits outside despite the name changing in 2013. the be a place of refuge. a welcoming home for the community in san jose. >> where we are gathered together, supporting each other. and i think by the name, our lady of la vang, it sensei really -- it really belonging feeling, at home. larry: oakland's battle with graham somewhere the one city the city -- and the one thing the city did wrong. and/or die for the warriors. we have a preview of game six

karina: we are committed to build a better bay area. the silicon valley is the heart of the tech industry. but now there's a new push to create tech hubs around the country. larry: the biden administration is offering the lives of dollars in grants to create hubs outside the usual silicon valley locations.

suzanne fawn takes a look at what that could mean in the bay area. reporter: silicon valley is home to some of the biggest and best tech companies and a lot of money. >> 80% of the venture capitalists and technology in silicon valley. reporter: the u.s. government hopes to spread out the wealth and turn more metro areas into hot for tech innovation and possibly develop 20 tech hubs around the country. >> to make sure we are democratizing technology and innovation across the country. . this is not only a program that is about economic development what -- but -- it's also about the u.s. global competitiveness. reporter: $500 million in grant funding is available for potential tech hubs. among those who can the 15th of august deadline, business and government groups. the u.s. apartment of commerce as it has a 10 year window in mind. they say the goal is to jumpstart the industries of tomorrow.

>> whether it's quantum computing, the biotech industry, and energy -- in energy. reporter: he says creating more tech hubs won't hurt the bay area. he says the program simply offers seed money. >> this is for planning and development. they are not talking about anything other than that. it's just seed money so companies can start, based on their own strengths. if you are talking about agriculture, why not have that tech agriculture area? >> there are other areas across california that are even adjacent to the bay area. we have made very poignant investments in the merced area. we are looking at expanding it so it's not just silicon valley. reporter: supporters say it's about making sure the regions get help. >> it is a lens towards, how do we create more opportunities across the board and how do we actually unleash karina:sibilitiesthtein sce

the new ceo of twitter. elon musk says she will focus primarily on business operations while he focuses on product design and new technology. before his announcement, she announced she was leaving her role as chairman of global advertising and partnerships at nbc universal, where she's been for more than 11 years. larry: another must win game for the warriors tonight. over. the warriors have a big reason for concern, the health of andrew wiggins, the guy who guards lebron james every game. is officially listed as questionable for tonight. he did participate in the warriors of but was not on the court during the open portion of practice when the media was

allowed to shoot video. an entry like this is about pain management -- an injury like this is about pain management. the warriors expect are planning on having wiggins out there tonight. >> hopefully wigs is ready to go and we don't have to worry about that. once you get over that hump, you are like, all right, it can't get worse. >> wig's a big he can handle it. i'm sure this is not the worst he has been through. i'm sure he will find some way deep down and come out and go with us. larry: game six, 7 p.m., on our sister network, espn, tonight. you can watch the game event happens here on abc7 if they

win. and hopefully air corgi is correct. the tiktok star has predicted the outcome of every game in this series correctly. they are thinking of making the dog their next mascot if they pull off the scumbag. -- off t i'm not sure if that willfit so. you have a dog lucky larry. he says, "larry has a life." -- the life." karina: what is he predictingthe warriors to win ? larry: you can't trust

any larry around here. meteorologist: hopefully we are celebrating a warriors win this weekend. meteorologist: and is going to get really hot inland this weekend, 90's. tonight at 7 p.m. if you are going to the viewing party, it's going to be really nice and bright. 60 degrees, breezy. towards 11:00 p.m., the temperature dropping to 56 witcr rthwest over tstern pafi thord heat to the pacific northwest. we are going to go well above where we should be for this time of year. the sun is shining over downtown san francisco. 61 degrees right here. oakland, 66, palo alto, san jose, in the 70's.

and warmer day. mountain view, 66 degrees. this is one of the hotspots. walnut creek right now, a beautiful view of the sun, upper 70's santa rosa, 83 fairfield, 81 concord. clear skies over the shark heating up tomorrow. temperatures well above average with limited fog along the coast overnight. heat pieces in time for the mother's day plans. it won't be terribly hot on mother's day. temperatures back off. the morning will begin with fog and patchy drizzle. 50's to start off the day. temperatures rising by noontime. thanks for lunch will be nice. mild to warm at 4 p.m.. breezy with a cooler condition -- with cooler conditions at the coast for 7:00 p.m. hour-by-hour, the forecast will show you the fog pushing right in locally over the bay at 7 a.m., then hanging around near the coast which is why you are really not going to heat up. away from the coast,

it'll feel like summer. temperatures in the 50's for most of you. 49 santa cruz. watch out for the fog. tomorrow afternoon in the south bay. 91 gilroy, 87 san jose, 86 santa clara, 77 san mateo. ''s half moon bay. 84 los altos. san francisco, 72 degrees. northbay numbers, upper 80's from sandra file to 90 degrees in napa. . in the east bay, 78 berkeley, 80 oakland. these temperatures are well above where you should be. 85 degrees for fremont. inland areas, it's going to feel like summer. checking out the seven day forecast -- summerlike heat for your saturday. if you don't like the hot weather, just had to the coast. we will have temperatures in the 50's. morning drizzle followed by a cooler day for mother's day. minor ups and downs for the next work week.

beautiful weather with temperatures remaining for most of you above average for this time of year. karina: good patio brunch weather for moms. meteorologist: absolutely. unri bring mom a jact. rr one of safr fari fundrse donors once again throwing around their spare change. the annual penny pinch today was hosted dozens of teams competing. -- was hosted dozens of teams competing. >> think of it like dodgeball with pennies. it's really like gone from there. larry: it's the 43rd year of the pennypinching tournament, to support the on house in san francisco. karina: berkeley's falcon babies have officially been named.

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larry: berkeley were officially named, and their names were announced on abc7 this morning. karina: we learned about the names firsthand.

take a look. >> we had 3700 the last name was decided by months. zephyr is named for the west wind in greek mythology. we decided to give that name to the yellow check. the little male. then luna is of course after the moon. we decided to give that went to the blue tick, because it's once in a blue moon, we thought that was appropriate. and that left rosa for the red chick which makes sense, because you have a red rose. also the red chick, the big fema has been the first to leave the nest --ale has en fit leaveest

llfue they are lookingndf scffan sag they are running around, exploring. rosa just yesterday had her first successful hunt. she chased down a moth, which was really fun to see. >> how are mom and dad holding up? >> looking tired and frazzled, as any parents would at this time of year, but they are doing such a wonderful job. they are still hunting all the time. annie is as vigilant as ever, protective of the chicks, making sure to keep them safe. they are doing wonderfully. karina: we now know what the falcons are named. but what about human babies? the list of the most popular baby names for 2022 is out, courtesy of the social security administration. the top names for boys are liam, noah, oliver, james, and elijah.

girls, olivia, emilio, charlotte, sophia -- emilia, charlotte, sophia. it's interesting, there more common names. larry: common names -- the commoners. very basic. i am basic, that's fine. [laughter] karina: you like that. simple man. larry: california's revived budget plan and the state's growing budget deficit. karina: the effect of ransomware on california cities and the one big mistake the city of oakland made before he got hit. larry: plus the new proposal that could make you pay for driving just about everywhere in the bay area.

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. ♪ karina: day and that is a timely reminder for organizations to upgrade necessary security protections. larry: the recent attack on the city of oakland's network, the sensitive files that impacted thousands of people. stephanie sierra is here with a look at the hacks and what happened in oakland. what stands out. we didn't know there was such a thing as anti-ransomware day. reporter: another tonight, we are looking into several ransomware hacks in california. one in san bernardino county and one in the city of oakland. both entities have some type of network outage insurance. but cybersecurity experts say at least one of the policies may have lacked the necessary protections to minimize the damage.

soaretwo attacks, rippling to california entities. oakland an san bernardino county. the outcome of each hack, vastly different. at least for now. four months after the play ransom group packed into the oakland network, sources say no payment was made. but that was leaked onto the dark web. more than $1 million was paid to a reported russian link hack group who shut down the san bernardino sheriff's department computers in early april. the county footed roughly half the bill. insurance covered the rest. the fbi condemns any ransom payment or negotiations made with hackers. but is reportedly investigating both hacks. why did one entity pay and the other didn't? >> it's an opportunity to reflect what went wrong, what opportunities there are. reporter: he is a 30 year

veteran cybersecurity professional who spent years advising the sec on cyber resiliency policies. >> i would question, does the organization have insurance? reporter: the team confirmed both oakland and san bernardino counties had some cyber liability coverage. were consulted about oakland -- we consulted about oakland's policy, providing coverage for things like information security, regulatory defense, and cyberextortion. >> most of these coverages are aligned to traditional data breach. attacks or perhaps the to deface a or compromise the information of an entity. reporter: he says what is often not considered in this type of coverage is the impact of business interruption or loss of services. >> we see many organizations that assume they have the proper cyber insurance coverage. but when they have the actual

reconciliation from their broker, the policy just wasn't designed for that type of event. reporter: it's unclear of that situation is what happened to oakland. san bernardino county told us he prepared for the possibility of such an incident by securing appropriate insurance we asked oakland officials ora'd tirolicy. but have yet to hear back. do youhiaknd's isufficienenott nst the ransomware attack? >> nms like its covering comprehensive electronic information and security liability coverage. shutting down systems, no to deliver services, this is not designed to meet those. reporter: he added there are many proactive measures organizations should be factoring in verses strictly relying on insurance policies. things like assuring proper backups and building incident response plans. >> recent data suggests ransomware attack's are down -- attacks are down over the last

three years but the residual effect is causing more damage from a cost perspective. reporter: ransomware attack's on u.s. organizations cost more than $70 billion, according to a security on private research from, analyzing more than 200 rsoe cktaetg organizatd government, health care, u.s. schools and colleges,ro that cle ability for oakland's hack has also attacked at least six other entities across the country since 2018 according to that firm. including one of the software companies in san jose. a lot of these groups have ties to both russia and eastern europe. larry: it is state-sponsored ransomware attack's. -- ransomware attacks. they've got a lot of resources. karina: you hope other cities

are paying attention and learning from others' mistakes at this point. reporter: oakland consulted baltimore. a lot of cities are working together. larry: if you have a story for the abc7 news iteam call the number on your screen. or go to abc7news.com/iteam. kethe growing budget he unveiled the updated $306 billion spending plan this morning. he says the deficit now stands at an estimated $31.5 billion. that is $9 billion more than in january. he admits the new plan was not easy to put together. >> we try to do our best to hold the line and take care of the most vulnerable. the most needy. but still maintain prudence. i want to go back to the old ways. you don't have to be profiting

to be progressive. reporter: he says the state's challenges are due to high federal inflation rates and the state's decision to let some people delay filing their taxes after winter storms. the republican assembly leader james gallagher blasted the plan, saying "the cuts to drop programs are dangerous." his fiscal gimmicks are shortsighted and his words about good government and efficiency are yet another empty promise. larry: coming up -- the traffic lights that are watching you and the next big th

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larry: time for the four at 4:00 . the metropolitan transportation commission is considering controversial ideas to try to reduce traffic and boost transit. i think that was michael sighing in the background. [laughter] the proposal includes charging tolls on all lanes of many bay area freeways and arterial routes. even on streets in downtown san francisco, san jose, and oakland. let's start with sighing michael. if the idea is to turn san francisco into a ghost town, this is brilliant. >> they've already done it. the place hardly has anybody in it. here's what's driving me nuts -- they keep putting the cart before the horse when it comes to public transit. we have a horrible system. you can't get anywhere. good luck getting to work. i live and work in the

i walk everywhere. i'm talking about everybody else. i don't need a car. i barely use it. but we can't constantly be berating people for getting in a car when there is no other way to get to their kid's school. does it seem like i care about this? [laughter] larry: tell us how you really feel. >> you go to london or any other international city and you can actually get from neighborhood to neighborhood. you don't need a car. here, you pretty much do. it takes forever to get anywhere. a are you kidding me? london, every three minutes. you make it workable. larry: that's all the time we have on the four at 4:00. [laughter] >> the commission should get you to stop by, michael. >> do you guys take public transit? would you, if you could get to work? [laughter]

i'm the only one who's not driving here. >> he lives in the city, too. >> we are going to talk about another traffic issue. a new traffic light in canada is shaping drivers into following the law. it judges drivers in real-time. you only get a green light if you are driving properly and following the speed limit. drive to france, and you will get a red light. similar lies have been used in europe for years and apparently they work. you see a school bus, they are putting them in school zones. they want you to slow down. it actually makes sense in places like that through a school zone. . you want everyone to slow down and be safe. what do you think about this? meteorologist: it's an excellent idea. i can tell you, taking my daughter to school, i've seen people zooming past,

speeding. if this will deter them from breaking the rules and not following the speed limit, absolutely. karina: they just have to stop at that red light. michael? >> i've talked enough. [laughter] >> if you are going too fast, some people will be stopped at the light for like an hour and a half. [laughter] larry: apple is creating its own virtual reality headset. this is a mixed reality headset. you can see both vr and the physical world around you. it'll be demo's -- june. the first major product since the apple watch in 2014. it will cost around $3000 for the headset. that's bringing silence as well as the traffic conversation. it is the next big thing, but that seems a little pricey. don't you think, michael? >> what does it do for me exactly for $3000?

>> laundry. [laughter] larry: that drives you around san francisco. it makes you feel like you are moving. >> you don't have to leave your house. larry: you can be anywhere. if you want to be in london, you put the headset on. >> i feel like overall, these headsets are taking some time to really take off. they probably thought all of us would be using them at home. i don't know what person -- one person that has one. >> i think it's cool but the price tag is steep. if it was affordable, perhaps more people might try that. >> they have stuff now that you can use to work out, boxing things, playing sports. but the price has to come down. $3000. plus you look goofy wearing them. >> now to the latest robot take over from the minds over at nasa. check this out.

it is a terrifying thig autonous dece called eels, designed to boldly go where no man can go. it is still in development but will eventually be deployed to far-off planets to explore hard-to-reach spaces. i find these kinds of things fascinating. they want to go to one of saturn's moons and be able to navigate that kind of terrain. and also the temperatures there. it can wiggle its way through snow and a lot of different atmospheres. it's fascinating. a little scary. larry: like an electronic snake almost. >> kind of. larry: good luck. all right. what you think -- what do you think? meteorologist: i think it's cool, if you don't want to send a human to one of these places. it can get around little, tiny spaces. >> not big enough for michael.

>> i'm never living this down. larry: we are playing that rant on a loop. that's a good place to stop the four at 4:

larry: all this week we are highlighting six san francisco seniors who have taken the first step of their journey to success receiving the superintendent's 21st century award. karina: our senior education reporter introduces us to monte

clifton, who was ready to lead and work with others. ♪ imani clifton. i'm a senior and i'm ready to lead and work with others. reporter: hearing college wasn't always in the picture for you, when did it click? >> it really clicked for me when i had a black student figure in my life, my cousin. she graduated from high school and continued her education at hampton university and it struck out to me that if she can do it, i definitely can do it. reporter: from that moment on, r e gh uve oaning aour, mehehigh pulled together a group of

my people from the union and was like, and they are not going to give it to us, we will get the money so we can do it by ourselves. reporter: she found salem state university in to be the perfect fit. >> to be in a scenery where it's normal for black people to be successful. above and beyond and the shining star in the room. just being in an area like that will motivate me to be a better self -- be my better self and be amazing. reporter: imani, who a youth leader at her church and community, wants a career in health care management, to make sure every community has access to the care they need. >> we need more black people in health care facilities. that does make it more comfortable for them, easier for them to relate. >> she's just so full of life and energy and she's just so positive all the time.

when things sometimes don't go as planned, we are like, what can we do? what did we learn from this? it is always a positiveutlook d aegative one. has been adipivin >> shed me to be my greatest self and for whatever i want in life. the extra work and take the initiative and you will definitely get to where you want to be or not were somebody else wants you to be. if you can't do that, you can't genuinely be happy. ♪ karina: wise words. state school -- the state school superintendent was spending time reading to students at burbank elementary school. >> we got a chance to see transitional kindergarten, and we have to commend this

district for what you've done. karina: he credits hayward unified school districtlearniols dren.larry: l's get to th week'. me it is indeed, but it's not going to be that hot on sunday. live doppler 7 shows fog has backed off from the coast. it'll move back as we head toward the latter part of the evening. tomorrow afternoon, hot. inland highs in the low to mid 90's. near the coast, in the 60's. we turn down the heat in time for mother's day plans and keep it comfortable as we head into next week. karina: the search for a solution to a complex puzzle in the heart of silicon valley. larry: the last one took years to solve. now it is your chance.

larry: at 8 p.m., "jeopardy masters," followed by abc7 news at 11 p.m. a brainteaser is back in downtown san jose, projected on top of the adobe tower. now comes the race to crack the code. lauren martinez shows you how you can play. reporter: this is a puzzle atop adobe's headquarters in downtown san jose -- the

revolving for circles are circles transmitting a message. >> this is a code up there. it is wacky. reporter: now starting thursday, a new code is waiting to be solved. >> it is a strange. . it is uniquely strange. reporter: the weels turned to a new position every seven seconds. they have 256 possible combinations. >> i think one key thing that we want to remember is pattern recognition is definitely key. and also one thing is patients. -- patience. reporter: it took the last person 4.5 years to solve the last code. >> go. reporter: we spoke to some people intrigued by the idea. somewhere trying to figure it out. >> are they repeating the same message every single time?

reporter: it's -- it was created to combine art and tech into one. >> it is pretty cool. they put everything together, like some sort of modern art. reporter: it is illuminated by 24,000 led lights. the puzzle can be seen for miles. if you are up to the challenge to solve the mystery message, you don't have to be in the bay area. you can watch it through a web link, along with a soundtrack. if you want to crack the in person, the lights will be visible from 7 a.m. to midnight daily. it could be one person or a team of up to five to solve it. lauren martinez, abc7 news. larry: i think i'm close to a 0% chance of solving that. abc7 news is streaming 24/7. get the abc7 bay area app. join us wherever you are,

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