>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kumasi: breaking news. a deal in place to in the more strike. isorni. means r yo you are : less than a week after title 42 expired, the white house says migrant border crossings are way down. a look at the restrictions now in place. kumasi: if you are planning a summer getaway, be prepared to pay up depending on where you go. the destinations that are more expensive this year and the places where you might get a good deal. reggie: good morning on this monday, may 15. kumasi: it is a good monday forecast. spencer: a great way to start the week and day. we have lingering low clouds, but you expect that this time of

day. you can see them over the skyline of san francisco right now. it is getting brighter inland. clouds pull back to the coast. warmer tomorrow and wednesday. cooling again later in the week. right now, 55 degrees in san francisco. for the entire bay area, we have a two degree range of temperatures. in the afternoon, look for a warm up inland to mid 80's. that is the inland east bay and south a. north bay, 80 degrees at max. bay shoreline highs in the mid 70's. sue: san jose hoped to get this accident by 6:00 a.m. on the right-hand side, there the truck. the big rig righted on its wheels waiting to be towed. left lane is still getting by. the right lanes are closed. they transition to 880 two southbound 201 remains blocked

but not for much longer as it is standing back upright on its wheels. a look at your backup. it is slow from highway 87 southbound. the commute direction is in the northbound direction. as predicted, they got that big rig righted. we will check back in a few minutes. kumasi: breaking news in oakland. the teachers strike there is a set to come to an end as a union and district made a deal overnight. amanda live in oakland with the details and what parents need to know this morning. reporter: a day long strike, all of the significant development happening within the last three hours. ousd educators expected back in classrooms for regular school schedules beginning tomorrow. both ousd and oea, the union, alerting families earlier this morning saying a tentative agreement has been reached.

oakland education association declaring victory with regard to their common good goals, saying the tentative agreement includes assessment for un-housed students, shared governance in resources for black thriving committee schools. the district announcing ousd schools will be open today with students welcome on campus. morning, it is not clear how many staff will be in at any given site. we heard from the president of the teachers union a short time after the agreement was made. >> today, we reached an agreement to raise our compensation by 15%. including a historic collapse of our salary structure. we added teacher mental health services to our schools and students. >> [applause] reporter: considered a transition day for oea members to prepare for regular school to resume tomorrow. the district saying educators

are not required to be at school today and oea says its members will now vote on the agreement and hopefully come to an agreement sometime soon. we know today, no educators are expected back on the picket lines. reggie: we sent out an alert like this one as soon as we heard about this agreement. make sure you are the first want to know when news breaks by downloading the abc 7 bay area news app and enable push notifications. kumasi: chp looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run crash that killed a good samaritan in fremont. officers say the victim had pulled over to help another driver who crashed alongside interstate 880 early yesterday morning. it was at the off ramp leading to highway 262. the woman was standing between her car and the car that had crashed when a man in a ford f1

50 plowed into the back of her car. killing her. police say the driver of that truck drove off. the original driver, the woman was trying to help was later arrested for driving under the influence. reggie: martina's amtrak station has reopened one week after a mercury spill led to its closure. capital corridor joint or -- powers authority says local hazmat teams finished their work cleaning up that station. health officials closed off a large portion of that station last monday after finding mercury spilled in the parking lot. traces of mercury were found elsewhere in downtown martinez last week. officials are trying to find the person who dumped that potentially hazardous substance. kumasi: the former chief executive of failed silicon valley bank order to testify before a senate committee this week. greg becker appearing tomorrow morning in front of the senate's committee. on banking, housing and urban affairs. he is expected to be asked about what went wrong at svb, one of

several regional banks that have now failed. federal regulators have suggested the former chief executive of san francisco-based first republic think should appear. reggie: new development set the border, secretary of homeland security says border encounters are down by 50%. that decrease comes four days after the pandemic era health policy allowing the u.s. to deport most migrants expired. reporter: here is justin finch. in the nation's capital, dozens of migrants arrived outside the vice president's residence sunday night and in new york city, three migrant buses arrived over the weekend and the manhattan hotel is being converted into an emergency migrant shelter. new york mayor eric adams says his city is overwhelmed and plans to bus more migrants to suburbs as u.s. cities struggle to support arriving migrants, homeland security secretary is reporting a major downturn in

migrant crossings at the u.s.-mexico border. >> over the past two days, the united states border patrol has seen an approximately 50% drop in the number of people encountered at our southern border. reporter: that drop comes days after title 42, the pandemic era health policy that allowed the u.s. to deport most migrants, expired last week. president biden responding. >> my hope is they will continue. we have more work to do. reporter: -- says policies are making an impact. the new rules call for a non-mexican migrants seeking asylum to first show proof they have been denied protection from a country they passed through on their way to the u.s. border. they are required to use a federal app to make an appointment, though many migrants say it has been difficult to do so due to glitches and a lack of self-service. breaking these rules could mean

deportation, plus a five year ban on entering the u.s. the aclu is suing the biden administration likening its new border policies to the trump administration and calling asylum bands cruel and illegal. sec. mayorkas firing back, insisting those widen era policies are not in asylum ban. kumasi: still to mess left behind in mountain view after a tree fell in the road, blocking it for hours. reggie: mayor breed's latest plan to bring more revenue and special events to san francisco. spencer: an interesting day and week of weather coming our way. sunny afternoon, warmer tomorrow, cooling down later in the week.

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spencer: we have clouds lingering over san francisco right now. currently, it is 55 degrees in the city. 59 in palo alto and mountain view. the skies look brighter clearer from our rooftop camera at abc 7. temperatures right now, it not warmed up much in the north bay. 55 to 57 degrees in most locations there. looking at the sky line from our exploratorium camera, our forecast hotlines. clouds retreat to the coast by midmorning. mainly sunny and mild to warm this afternoon. warmer tomorrow and wednesday, turning cooler later in the week. this afternoon, look for highs of 66 and half moon bay. inland areas, mid-80's. later in the week, a cool down i

will show you the accuweather 7-day forecast. reggie: thank you. coming up, why kelly clarkson is apologizing to her fans and staff. the dog rescued from underneath a house. by a tv news crew in town covering a totally different story. they live look outside. -- a l i work out whenever i can. but with my moderate- to-severe eczema, it can be tough. my skin was so uncomfortable. the itching was so bad. now, i'm staying ahead of my eczema. there's a power inside all of us to live our passion. and dupixent works on the inside to help heal your skin from within. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema. so adults can have long-lasting clearer skin and fast itch relief. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe.

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ask your eczema specialist so i'm mentally preparing for the power outage. oh, well we can help stop one because we're gonna reduce our energy use from 4-9pm. - what now? - i stepped on a plug. oh that's my bad... unplugging. when it comes to preventing outages, the power is ours. reggie: this new video shows crews cutting up and removing a tree in mountain view. the tree fell yesterday afternoon. lanes were blocked for hours while crews were working to get it out of the way. power was not impacted. the lanes are now back open.

a dramatic rescue in texas yesterday in the aftermath of what was possibly a tornado. abc seven news crew in the area heard an animal crying, so they jumped into action and look what they found. look at this cute dog. a little shy, hesitant to come out all the way. they did learn it out with pets, chin scratches and a slim jim me to stick never hurts. --meet stick never hurts. new details, marin of 11 counties across the state getting a part of a 7.5 million dollars settlement from cbs. the company agreed to be selling expired medication and baby product. the county will receive $600,000 as part of the settlement. in a statement released, cvs says the pharmacy has a clear product removal policy in place to help ensure items are pulled from shelves before reaching the expiration dates.

any unintentional deviations from that policy are brought to our attention and quickly rectified. kumasi: an extra special mother's day for more than 40 unhoused moms and their families in san francisco. the nonprofit teamed up with laconia restaurant for the celebration and it included card making, photo taking and a good, buffet meal. moms were touched by this experience, especially as many of them black support. one shared her story of escaping domestic violence and landing on the streets with her daughter. >> i left my relationship and was fleeing. i had to leave without nobody knowing where or how. it means a lot to me and a lot of the moms. a lot of the moms do not have anyone to take us out to eat or a spouse. kumasi: the kids express their gratitude for just getting to spend time with their moms and acknowledging all the work they do for the family. reggie: heads up for this coming

weekend's big bay to event. barn will run a special ser sunday. four trains will run through limited stops through the peninsula and east bay to get you to embarcadero about 7:00 a.m., an hour before the world's wackiest foot race gets going. you can find more details on bart's website. one of these days, i am actually going to do this. kumasi, us? kumasi: i support you. reggie: is it the water? kumasi: i can run. it is not too far. this is me walking, strolling. reggie: there is an evil hill you have to get through. kumasi: i have to get the outfit. if that is what you want, we are not doing that. reggie: they looked like they were tied together. no. we are going to be out of pace. kumasi: [laughter] san francisco mayor london breed launched a proposal super ring no -- new revenue into the city, it involves more music at golden

gate park. a proposal to bring a second to do three concert series. these events will be smaller, attendance will be capped at 65,000. but, that is 10,000 less than outside lands. comparable. the reckoning parks commission will be voting on the proposal thursday. reggie: nepali sherpa just climbed mount everest for the 26th time. that is tied for the most ever climbs of the world's tallest mound. he was hired by a hungarian climber to help with his assent. 400 67 people applied to climb up the mountain this year, which is a record. they have had problems with overcrowding. sue: i would rather do beta breakers. reggie: that is not a dream of mine. for those of you dreaming of it, more power to you. kumasi: 26 times. i wonder if your body gets used to that.

it is so much. spencer: why do you do it the first 25 times? not for us, right? no. no. you were talking about eta breakers. we've got great weather for running this weekend. it is going to be cooler. right now, lingering fog and low clouds to the coastline by midmorning. sprinkle activity offshore, not likely we will see rain over land areas. there could be impacting drizzle. later in the day, the fog will roll back in during the evening. right now, looking at partly cloudy skies over the bay. we've got temperature readings right now 55 in san francisco. temps are moving to the upper 50's in mountain view, san jose, palo alto. a view looking southeastward, brighter skies in that direction . 56 in santa rosa and napa and concord.

mid-50's in these locations. one more view looking across the bay bridge, these are forecast headlines. low clouds retreat to the coast by midmorning. mainly sunny afternoon. turning cooler later in the week. cooler weather will last into the weekend as runners get ready for beta breakers. a high of 61, low to mid 70's mainly around the bay shoreline. warmest regional will be the inland east bay where highs will be around 85 degrees. in the south bay, 82, san jose. north bay, 78 in napa. overnight, fog and low clouds return. low temperatures will be mild overnight, low to mid 50's and highs through the week will be mainly mid 80's until the cooldown starts later in the week. sue: thank you. trouble spot this morning has been san jose 101 southbound at

880, that big break has now been lifted and righted and they are keeping those right lanes open for the next little bit. they should be clearing shortly. you can see the big break on the right-hand side of the road. chp has right -- three right lanes blocked. not a big delay. the big problem spot of the morning. otherwise, the bay bridge toll plaza. we have metering lights on and delay of about 12 minutes from the back of a line to the metering lights. 17 minutes across the span getting into san francisco. kumasi: checking in with ginger zee, live with what is coming up on gma. reggie: good morning, ginger. ginger: great to be with everybody this money. coming up on gma, we start with 50 reported tornadoes in the last weekend. big areas that happen hit more than two dozen states will be cleaning up today between damaging winds and tornadoes. i will show you who gets it next.

what president biden is saying about the sharp drop in migrant crossings at the border. in abc7news exclusive in the case of the colorado mom who banished on mother's day three years ago. suzanne's husband and daughters are speaking for the first time since filing a $50 million lawsuit after murder charges against him were dropped. taylor swift rushing to a fans defense at a concert over the weekend and dwayne johnson getting candid about his battle of depression and his message for others struggling, coming up on gma. reggie: i was in new york this weekend because of the glad awards. not seeing you is my regret. i walked past the studios and was like, ginger, ginger. ginger: like i am in there on the weekends. i missed the glaad awards. i wish i could have made it. reggie: yes, i saw our friends tony and robert, the first time i ever met you. we were missing you.

ginger: if i had known you were coming in, i would make sure to buy those tickets. did you have a good mother's day? we had a wonderful mother's day. my allergies were next level, so i was out of it. my kids thought that was funny. we did a lot of planting and did exactly what i wanted to do, just be outside with kids. it was beautiful, thank you. reggie: happy mom's da

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kumasi: china's leaders want more babies. the country is launching a number of new pilot projects to deal with its falling birth rate. officials say china is trying to create a new era, marriage and childbearing culture. according to local media, china's flam manny -- family planning association will launch the projects. the goal is to encourage women

to marry and have children. china abandoned its decades-old one child policy years ago. it has now raised the limit to three. kelly clarkson is bowing to make changes to her show after there were accusations of workplace toxicity. he claims came to light in a recent rolling stone report. one current and 10 former employees accused executive producers and managers of poor treatment and being underpaid. they claim their jobs had a negative impact on their mental health. clarkson specifically was not named in these accusations, but she did respond, saying she and management would undergo leadership training. if you are planning to take a vacation this summer, you might want to stay close in the united states. the prices for domestic flights are down about 19% compared with last year because of lower fuel prices. the same cannot be said for international flights. experts say they are the highest they have been and more than five years.

according to the travel website hopper, flights to europe are averaging nearly $1200 a ticket. if you want to go to asia, the average is more than 1008 hundred dollars. that could be one reason why 97% of travelers are choosing road trips. aaa says the hottest destination for drivers is denver, colorado. a push in portugal has a new distinction, being the world's oldest dog. bobi turned 31 last week, becoming the oldest canine alive. mifepristone bobi lives in a rural village in portugal. the secret to the longevity the calm and peaceful environment. all the fame and attention and photos lately has them a little concerned about it being too much for bobi. happy birthday, bobi.

next, the south bay homeless encampment that is going to be cleared out later today. the warriors of the season is over, what about the dynasty? the doves are weighing in on their long season and what comes next.

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happy monday. reggie: as far as we know, the spaceship has not landed. that could always change. spencer: things could change. we are seeing ingrained fog. we are going to have sunnier skies later in the day as low clouds burn back to the coastline. mainly sunny this afternoon. warmer tomorrow. wednesday, turning cooler later in the week. hives today reach into the low 60's along the coastline. mid to 70 across the shoreline. sunny all week it will start to cool down into the weekend. runners will be running this weekend and they like the cooler weather. sue: taking a look at the final stages of the cleanup southbound 101 at 880. chp car going back and forth across the freeway, they have just picked up the cones. big break has been cleared.

the accident happened at 3:20 this morning. they predicted 6:00 a.m. for cleanup your you can see the traffic starting to move through the area southbound 101, they have not yet reopened the transition from 880 do southbound 101, which is where the big rig flipped earlier this morning. slowly, surely, traffic is coming back to life. southbound on 101. northbound is looking to. we had metering lights turned on the bay bridge this morning, we are checking oakland 880 moving nicely. if you have plans to travel to the airport this morning in oakland, no delays on 880 getting there. reggie: thank you. breaking news, oakland teachers set to return to the classroom after procuring an overnight deal with the school district. amanda joins us live at skyline high school with the developments. reporter: we will not

ousd educators on the picket lines this morning. instead, they are prepping for the return to the classroom. this marks the end of that seven-day oakland teachers strike we have been talking about for so long. the president of the teachers union spoke short time ago saying in part, part of the agreement involves raising compensation by 15%. it includes what he is calling a historic collapse of the salary structure and says they have agreed to add librarians, more counselors and or mental health services to schools for students. the teachers union declaring victory with regard to their common good goals, saying the tentative agreement includes assessment for unhoused student, shared resources for black, thriving community schools. alerting families earlier this morning about the tentative agreement reached. >> we have been fighting for things beyond our economic gains. we have fought hard for this tentative agreement. it has been and it will be,

hopefully, ratified by our members and will then ensure that educators, parents and students and stakeholders will have a place in our school district. reporter: what does this mean for ousd families? the school district wrote it is looking forward to resuming normal school activities tomorrow, saying some teachers may choose to be back in class with their students today. tomorrow is the big return back. all of this as ousd finishes off the last eight days of the 2022-2023 school year. we know more details on the agreement are expected to be released later this morning with the school district expected to speak with reporters later this afternoon. that tentative agreement reached earlier this morning, just a few hours ago. reggie:

alert like this one as soon as we heard about the -- did send out an alert like this one as soon as we heard about the agreement. download the abc 7 bay area app and enable push notifications. kumasi: work set to begin to clear out sections of a large and cam it along coyote creek in san jose. -- encampment along in san jose. how many people are impacted and the overall plan for the area. reporter: san jose is going to start clearing hundreds of unhoused people staying on the shores of a four mile stretch of coyote creek. this is because construction is set to begin on a nearly $5 million flood control project. up to 200 unhoused people who have built encampment in the area will be moved. the city has quickly built temporary housing, but many residents fear there are not enough resources to help the people who will be displaced. santa clara very waller -- water will begin building walls

coming months as part of this project. this is being done to avoid another flooding catastrophe similar to 2017. that flood impacted 14,000 residents and cost millions of dollars in damage. reggie: that was a mess. florida governor ron desantis is not officially in the residence rates for 2024. in iowa over the weekend, he took advantage of bad weather to contrast himself with former president trump. >> this m governor ron desantis appears closer to announcing his run for the white house. focusing on voters in iowa who will be the first to cast ballots in 2024. >> governor, what made you come here today? >> i just want to say hi to people. reporter: over the weekend, desantis capitalized on a change of plans my former president trump, adding a stop in a restaurant in des moines. postponed a rally earlier miles away, citing a tornado

warning. >> a big disappointment. it has been canceled. reporter: trump drawing skepticism for postponing his event. the communicate occasions -- the communications director posting a picture describing a beautiful iowa evening. santos described what he called a culture of losing in the republican party without mentioning trump by name. >> governing is not about living a brand or talking on social media or virtue signaling. it is ultimately about winning and about producing results. reporter: reacting to santos'appearance, the iowa democratic party chair said no matter who in zipping the gop party nominee, it is clear maga republicans support the most extreme candidates in history. a poll of preferred trump to be the republican nominee, more than double governor desantis nearest opponent. the poll was conducted before trump was found liable for the sexual abuse of writer e. jean

carroll. kumasi: driver of a semi truck that hit and killed a 36-year-old man in san jose. the crash happened saturday night in the northbound lanes of highway 101 near the off-road ramp. when officers got there, they found the man lying in the slow lane. a semi did not stop, it is a hit and run. it is not clear why the man was on the freeway. a tennessee company refusing to comply with the request to recall millions of airbag inflator's and it could lead to a legal battle with u.s. auto safety regulators. according to the national highway traffic safety administration, at least two people have been killed, seven hurt as a result of these defective automotive inflator's. the agency is demanding arc recall 67 million inflator's because it could explode. arc claims there are no defects

in the inflator's and any problems are related to isolated manufacturing issues. reggie: campgrounds in you 70 national park will close today because of flooding concerns. -- yosemite national park be closed today because of flooding concerns. more closures are possible. officials say they are going to give us more accurate update later this morning. parts of the park closed briefly a couple weeks ago due to flooding concerns along the merced river. kumasi: after making national headlines last month, tennessee lawmaker justin jones visited the bay area. he delivered a commencement speech at uc berkeley's goldman school of public policy. jones talked about his career in politics and becoming the youngest lawmaker in tennessee at 27 years old. he gave graduates words of advice as they move into careers in public policy. >> i have three points to leave you with as you leave this institution of the goldman school of a mandate of going out into this world that desperately needs your voice.

those three points are to disrupt, to dismantle and to discover. kumasi: jones was expelled from the tennessee state legislature last month and reinstated over protests of gun violence after the school shooting in nashville. reggie: we saw strange lights flying over the bay area last night. you are not alone. >> what is that? reggie: why did he say that like et? kumasi: you need to be in the moment. reggie: it is very dramatic. kumasi: video of the lights. this was in san jose. we did reach out to norad, where more information about what this is -- we have not heard back yet. we need answers. reggie: we will find out 10 years from now. [laughter] kumasi: coming up, the high-stakes meeting over the debt ceiling and potential economic impacts. they live look right now on the big board at the new york stock exchange. we are down right now about 60

points. another update on the markets, next. reggie: where drivers got stuck in floodwaters trying to drive through heavy rain. stay with us on the abc 7 bay area streaming app starting at 7:00 this morning. we are live there every weekday from 7:00 to 8:00. download that app so you can see us. spencer: skies get brighter, but low clouds are lingering near the coast. mid to upper 50's in most locations except palo alto, the warm spot at 60. across the bay for the bay bridge, 55 degrees up north. santa rosa, still cool, mid to upper 50's in the votto. -- novato. as i lose my voice -- allergies are still acting up. high temperatures today reached 61 at half moon bay. mid to upper 70's inland areas. nice and mild to warm, mainly low to mid 80's.

tonight, low clouds surge back across the b. raturemaly in the low to mid 50's. mild conditions overnight. accuweather 7-day forecast, drive-thru the seven-day period but quite warm inland especially in the next couple of days. upper 80's inland, tuesday, mid to upper 80's wednesday. temperatures drop down sharply thursday. breezy and cooler thursday, friday into the weekend. nice weather as we approach the weekend because beta breaker

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reggie: in be a playoffs continue on abc seven even without the warriors. you can watch game three of the western conference finals saturday. the nuggets are playing the lakers in l.a., tip-off around 5:30. kumasi: today is game three of the warriors off season.

there are a lot of questions about some of the players after a tough season. andrew wiggins missed nearly two months due to an illness in the family. jordan poole's big new contract is going to kick in next season, but his second postseason run was a struggle compared to last year. now, we are unsure if donte beavan jens oh is going to stay. he could be making more money if you go somewhere else. >> i have not thought that much about anything. i thought we would be playing right now, to be completely honest. what i will say is, i absolutely love being a golden state warrior. the guys in the locker room, the coaching staff, the training staff from day one has felt like home. obviously, i would love to be a warrior. reggie: can he please stay? i just like him. you know i do not know anything about anything, but i like him. i do. kumasi: that matters. coach curtis says the team was

maxed out in the second round, ultimately losing the series to the lakers. reggie: wait until you see this video of a fisherman in hawaii. he is in a kayak. all of a sudden, here comes a shark. just know he is fine. >> oh! a shark! reggie: what a really -- i would have lost my entire mind. kumasi: it is hard to watch this. look how, like, fast he is coming. reggie: i am so glad he stayed in the boat and did not get flipped. he is in a kayak. he says he heard a whooshing sound and next thing he knew, the shark was on him. he says he was able to kick the shark away from the kayak and keep fishing. after looking at the video, he figures the shark probably thought he was pray, meaning probably thought he was an injured seal or something. kumasi: hard to be a seal out

here, isn't it? reggie: it is really hard to be a seal. he is not going to stop fishing, but he is going to bring a partner with him next time. kumasi: several drivers had to be rescued when their cars stalled during flash flooding in st. louis. fire and rescue say they responded to at least 15 calls. looknearly half a million people were under some sort of flash flood warning yesterday between three to six inches fell in a few hours. reggie: in the east bay, some formally incarcerated women enjoyed mother's day with families things to a nonprofit. staff held a mother's day brunch to treat many moms and their families to a meal. the foundation works to identify moms who are low-level offenders in need of bail support at santa rita jail. the foundation says nearly two thirds of women in jail are women of color, some cannot afford bail facing charges for low-level crimes. >> they helped me by bailing me

out, for one. i would not be enjoying this mother's day if they did not help me. reggie: she found little support after her prison release. not only is her foundation raising bail for moms, it is preparing them to reenter society by giving them legal and job assistance. president biden expected to meet with congressional leaders on the debt ceiling limit tomorrow. that comes after the white house and congressional staff had productive talks over the weekend. the president says he is hopeful an agreement can be reached with republicans. there is not a clear path forward to avoid a default before that june 1 deadline. we are kumasi: stores closing inside malls could see a big turn into indoor pickle ball courts with stores like bed, bath & beyond, old navy and sax office. malls across the country are looking to fill that vacant space.

real estate investment firm has an idea, they think pickle ball would be a good replacement for those spaces because people crave social experiences. a sports group says the number of people playing pickle ball has grown over 150% in the last three years. it was a good night at the glaad media wards. our friend was there, nominated. congratulations. reggie: thank you. it was awesome to be there. i did not win. we are going to keep trying. please nominate me next year. the awards honor media or fair, accurate and inclusive representation of lgbtq people into the issues we face. you can see my husband there, can who works at abc 7 was nominated. we had a great time. that is my favorite. my favorite queens from my favorite show, rupaul's drag race. abc 7 was on for outstanding journalism for a story called pride to be seen.

one of our colleagues, carl, it was fun to see him. there is me, i am bothered after not winning. [laughter] we had a big after party. i met bob the drag queen, who won twice at the glaad awards this year. one of the most nominated and most celebrated people in the room. it looked like he was not happy to see me, but that is just the face bob's gives -- bob gives. thank you to glaad. mostly, i want to thank abc 7 and abc news. our bosses have been so supportive of me and others who work here who are part of the lgbtq+ community. i cannot say what a difference that makes. thank you very much. kumasi: it feels good to be honor for the work you're doing. that is huge, friend. reggie: i wish i said hi to the peloton people next to me. i just did not want to bother them. kumasi: that was courteous. that was nice. reggie: it looked like they were having a good time. spencer: it looked like you were

having a good time. reggie: we sat at frankie grandes table, arianna grandes brother. it was fun to talk to him. tamron hall was there. all these people i love. kumasi: it seemed like everybody was there. reggie: i was like, what, i doing here? i snuck my husband in. shh. kumasi: he made it. reggie: he deserved to be where he was. spencer: he deserved a spot in the room. reggie: everyone loved him. kumasi: everybody does love phil. spencer: i love the way we are starting off the week with this sunny weather. it is not sunny at, but we are getting there. you can see how we are getting there. low clouds are parting a little bit. in the city, 55 degrees. mid to upper 50's in oakland, palo alto, san jose, mountain view, half moon bay. looking toward the bay bridge

from the rooftop camera, brighter skies but still lingering low clouds. it is between 55 and 57 degrees in the north bay. santa rosa, napa, looking eastfield -- east fairfield and concord. clouds linger at the coast line. sunny skies over the bay. high temperatures in the low to mid 70's. inland areas warm up a bit. about 80 in santa rosa. mid 80's in the inland east bay and antioch. forecast. seven days of mainly sunny and dry weather. notice after warmth the next couple of days, it cools down sharply thursday. cooler thursday and friday, highs up to 80 degrees inland. that pattern will last into the weekend, which is fairly nice. i will call this a nice forecast. sue: looks nice to me, too. we are going to take a look at drive times. if you are heading out right now

on this monday morning, it is a slog between the inner area of stockton up and over the dublin gray into the -- into dublin from tracy, about an hour and 10 minutes. not too fun. highway four is slowing from antioch into concord. take a look back at our problem spot this money, and overturned big graton south on the transition from 880 that has cleared the last 15 minutes or so. traffic is moving lightly through the area. it took about three hours to get it out. slow and go as you approach the richmond san rafael bridge. no stalls or accidents on the span, but slow approaching the toll plaza which is fairly normal and about an eight to 10 minute ride into marin county. reggie: a woman in san francisco once her cats to live their best nine lives. this includes what she feeds them. kelly tran shared this video. she created a charcuterie board

for cats. she is calling it a cat -cuterie board. it includes freeze dried treats, kibble, green lift muscles, dental choose, catnip, cat grass and bonito flakes. she says her cats named penguin, pepper and pl love the board so much she made another one. this is another one i do not know about until now. paired it with cap wine. kumasi: what is cap wine? reggie: our expert, spencer, knows all about people one. have you ever heard about cap wine? spencer: i have not heard about cat wine. cap wine. reggie: what would that be? kumasi: i am looking. reggie: i do not need cats out here. they actually sell that? what is this world? kumasi: pinot meow.

moscat-o. white kitten-dale. purr-seco. spencer: [laughter] reggie: spencer, please start the next podcast. spencer: now we know what cat wine is. reggie: two things you love, wine and puns. this is your lane. spencer: that wine comes from the grapes of wrath. [laughter] reggie: that is why this works. next, the seven things you need to know today. kumasi: you can watch our newscasts live and on demand through the abc 7 bay area news app. it is available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download it now and stream with us at 7:00. reggie:

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kumasi: if you are just joining us, here are the seven things you need to know. breaking news, striking teachers in oakland say they have reached a tentative deal with the district after working early into the morning. the next step is for union members to vote on the agreement. reggie: crews will begin clearing a large and came it of unhoused people along coyote creek in san jose to make way for a flood control project. kumasi: did you see above and the sky over the weekend? a lot of people were sharing videos of strange lights. this was in the sky last night. we reach out to norad for more info. we will let you know if we hear back. reggie: if you have plans to visit yosemite this week, some campgrounds are closing due to flooding concerns. it is not clear how long these closures are going to last. spencer: do not let the morning fog dampen your spirits. sunny, mild, warm weather in the afternoon. sue: the metering lights turned

on about 5:45 this morning. stknu spa :ve ts do by guinness world -- guinness world records. this is bobi. guess how old bobi is? 31/ -- 31. look at the party they had to celebrate. the secret to his longevity his owner says is having a calm and peaceful environment. reggie: i would say a mediterranean diet. sue: how old is that in dog years? that is over 200. reggie: that is dead in dog years. i am a journalist, therefore, i am born skeptical. that dog does not look 31. sue: my dog was great at two. reggie: my dog was 16 when he passed and he did not look like that.

i am not saying, but i am saying. kumasi: maybe he needed a calm and peaceful environment. [laughter] reggie: o >> good morning america for our viewers in the west. a deadly weekend of severe weather from flash flooding in missouri to dozens of tornados ripping from nebraska to texas. trail of destruction. at least 50 reported tornados touching down across six states. >> tornado on the ground, y'all! >> killing at least one person. this morning, where the severe weather is headed next. decline at the border. what the president is saying about the sharp drop in migrant crossings. this as border cities are still sounding the alarm on resources. down to the wire. where the high stakes debt ceiling talks stand with weeks to go until the country defaults. and what's at stake for senior

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