this is abc. >> we are learning new details and the stabbing death of tech executive bobclaiming self-defe. jobina: advocates and san francisco are calling to reopen a life-saving service in the tenderloin, and they wanted paid for by the cities million -- multimillion dollar settlement from walgreens. >> the new statewide campaign to keep people safe, which includes some graphic props. good morning t. this friday, may 18. i'm gloria rodriguez. jobina: excited to have you downstairs and excited for this great forecast we have. >> it is a most like the movie groundhog day. once again this morning we have low clouds, fog, and drizzle, but it is a nice morning because it is friday. here's a look at the skyline of san francisco. just a few clouds. looking at the embarcadero.

in breezy right now. 40 degrees at santa rosa and novato. fairfield in the we will look at our forecast headlines right now. patchy drizzle will linger for a few hours. it will be cloudy and gusty at the coast, but sunny and breezy in our inland areas. cooler tomorrow in all locations and it will start to warm up sunday and monday. tomorrow's highs, about 58 in half moon bay. it is going to be gusty at the coast from time to time, with winds up to 35 miles an hour. breezy in other locations. in the north bay look for 70's to low 80's. what is happening with traffic? >> we had kind of a busy morning already. let's look at the bay bridge. this is the western span. we had reports of an accident at

harrison. that was unable to be located by the chp. they did find an accident at the 5th street offramp, but traffic is pretty heavy on a friday morning coming into san francisco. there is a look at your drive time from hercules all the way into san francisco. heavy fog on the golden gate bridge. you can see the caution sign blinking. right now you have two lines in the southbound direction. that will flip to four in a little while. we had an earlier problem in castro valley eastbound -- pardon me, westbound before eaton canyon. it was a motorcycle. it looked like he was going to be serious, but they got the rider up and out. he was cleared at the accident. gloria: you develop met in the murder of tech executive bob lee. the defendant's attorney is calling the incident an act of self-defense. 30 your world need among many plead not guilty yesterday in a san francisco courtroom.

he is accused of stabbing lee to death in the early morning hours of april 4. authorities say it happened during a confrontation over his sister. >> combination of an accident and self-defense. >> it was an accident with three stab wounds? >> i'm going to say my defense is, it is an accident with cross between self-defense and accident. there was no premeditation, deliberation. >> anyone who is capable of violently killing someone in society as a public safety risk. we believe this was an intentional killing. gloria: the prosecution filed a motion, asking he be held without bail. the judge granted it. jobina: calls are growing louder and san francisco to invest in lifesaving services lost after the closure of the tenderloin linkage center last summer. this comes one day after the city anced aounn million payoutm

walgreens over the opioid crisis. and as the city is on pace for the deadliest year yet, exacerbating the drug overdose crisis. >> indisputable. it saved lives, and after a closed lives were lost. >> lydia branson is the executive director of the gubio project. she is referring to the tenderloin linkage center, where according to the city last year 300 overdoses were reversed. in december the city close the center, saying the plan was to open a handful of more permanent sites dubbed wellness hubs. the department of public health saying, "while we continue to work through the legal issues, our goal is to replicate the lifesaving successes of the tenderloin linkage center and anticipate that wellness hubs will include on-site drug use and will have measures in place to prevent overdoses."isesly aag

e dow un rdeconsumption sites are illega, but the mayor is still signaling support. a statement from the mayor's office saying, "the mayor has consistently said that she supports following the new york model of using non-city funds through a nonprofit to open one of these sites we to seek legal clarity from the federal government on the use of public funds to open a site." supervisor matt dorsey, among the local leaders to visit the new york sites earlier this year. >> if we want to move forward on this we are going to have to assume risk. the city really cannot assume all of the risk, so we're going to have to look to our nonprofit partners. >> the gubio project is one of those willing to take the rest. >> the more we wait, the more people will die. but in the first four months of anoea y diedr of an accidental

overdose, according to the office of the medical examiner. putting the city on pace for the deadliest year yet amid the fentanyl-fueled crisis. >> we cannot put the entire argument into just safe consumption sites. there is a lot of other things we can do. let's get to it. reporter: tara campbell, abc 7 news. gloria: federal officials have agreed to pause involuntary transfers from laguna honda hospital until september. laguna honda lost its eligibility for the medicare and medicaid program last year because of health and safety violations. patient transfers were put on hold after several died soon after being removed from the hospital. the city says granada is working toward recertification. jobina: the chp has launched a campaign morning of the dangers of street racing and sideshows. yesterday in los angeles the chp .displays featured actual people

who have died in street racing and decide so -- sideshow accidents. the chp also announced taskforces that will be saturating cities around the state. >> these taskforces will be canvassing the streets, conducting focused enforcement to prevent sideshows and street racing, while looking for illegal modifications to vehicles. i would like to ensure the public we hear your concerns. jobina: governor newsom has approved $5.5 million in funding for local and state agencies to crackdown on illegal racing and sideshows. gloria: in the southbay people are feeling thankful after a block party in san jose at the area back to life. people from san jose and other cities stopped by downtown for food, music, drinks, and a good time last night. business centers were welcoming all the help they could get. rved a weeks worth in

two hours. many people say the event is a sign of hope, as businesses have been struggling to get customers in, and foot traffic has been low. staurantnd has bee been kind ofe before the pandemic. i liked that the city is making an effort. gloria: they hope more events like this will help rejuvenate the area. looks like it was a nice day to do that. spencer: we have a nice day coming our way today. a little bit of mist and fog around the bay area. these are our forecast headlines. low clouds, patchy drizzle with us again this morning. it will be cloudy and gusty at the coast, but sunny and breezy inland. former again on sunday and monday. he was a look at the cityscape from our exploratorium camera. it is 52 degrees in san francisco and palo alto.

and 54 across the embarcadero toward the baye,0 eit degreesin sanosf. 55 in concord. right now we have calm wind at the surface, we are showing y an around midy we will see gusts of to 25 miles an hour on the coast, and even inland areas will be breezy going into the afternoon hours. tonight the winds will ease up inland, but on the coasts we will still have gusts over 30 miles an hour. tomorrow the ghosts will increase once again. it will be a windy day. upper 50's at the coast. we will see 70 at the bay shoreline. 77, fairly mild in the inland east bay, where highs will reach into the upper 70's to low 80's. over to gloria and jobina. gloria: thank you so much. the super bowl be headed back

here to the bay area? the upcoming meeting that could make it official. jobina: more fallout over the dodgers' decision to uninvited a daar lgbtq+ group to its pride night. the sisters of perpetual indulgence now releasing a statement on the issue. gloria: eight curtain call for a bay area children's theater. the reason the organization how to -- had to immediately stop operation. jobina: a look outside. checking out san francis

gloria: we are learning more details about the dodgers' decision to uninvited the sisters of perpetual indulgence from the team's pride night. chris jiang cordero from our sister station has the very latest. reporter: this week the dodgers have a full schedule, and only some of its opponents are on the field. ahead of next month's pride night the organization decided a nonprofit would no longer be invited. but i was shocked. i was shocked about the dodgers,

came so quickly. reporter: devoted to exclude the sisters of perpetual indulgence. >> our mission, simple put, is to spread the joy and end hate. reporter: they do so in times at draghi, -- in drag, dressed as nuns. >> we have a cap population. can you understand any of the pushback? >> i grew up catholic, cannot understand any of the pushback. we are not an anti-religious organization. what we are anti-is people who use their religion as a weapon against our community. in particular against our trans community. re sisters, even thes sd th strong feelings of people who have been offended. backlash came from three directions. out-of-state based organizations catholic vote and cathic lead, plus florida senator marco rubio's office. we reached out to all three.

we did not hear back. the catholic organizations have publicly applauded the dodgers' decision. the los angeles lgbt q -- lgbtq center has not. >> in a way i don't remember in my lifetime. this is why we need the dodgers to not bend in the slightest. and, in fact, be strong in their ally shipped to us. it is not about this one instance. reporter: the center loan -- no longer plans to attend the night. jan pride night, ceo joe holland owner said they reached out to the dodgers in hopes the two organizations could talk. >> we really want to engage them in a conversation about why this was the wrong decision and help them understand why it should never happen again. reporter: in los angeles, abc 7 news. gloria: the san francisco sisters released a statement saying, "the dodgers capitulated in response to hateful and misleading information from people outside our community."

and, the sisters are not anti-catholic, but celebrating human diversity, adding, do not let people who hate us decide that some parts of our community are more tolerable than others. jobina: in the east bay area children's theater. leaders blame the impact of the pandemic. he comes despite sold-out shows and books summercamp. parents we spoke to say the closing is disappointing, especially for kids who lhe entk t the >> school has been tough for her, so to have a friend circle outside of school has been so important and is really important for her mental health because she has something to look forward to, something to focus on. she is excited about singing songs and learning her lines. jobina: the closure comes after the theaters board held an emergency fund raiser, hoping to raise about $75,000. they raised 15% of that amount, but it was not enough to keep the doors open. a statement from the theater's

boards has information about ticket and tuition refunds will come out at a later date. gloria: the university of california board of regents has voted to establish a new college at uc berkeley for the first time in 50 years. the college of computing, data science, and society will open for the 2025-20 26 school year. data science and computer science are among the most popular majors at berkeley. this comes as the demand for people with the skills to organize and analyze data has increased in recent years. the uc regents have also approved a plan to form a working group to explore the potential path to enable the university system to hire undocumented students. the change could impact thousands of students, and also challenge a law signed by president reagan in 1986 at band employers from hiring lacked legal authorization.

the north bay will be closed this weekend to repair a railroad crossing. traffic will be detoured between sears point and highway 29. caltrans says the crossings require significant repairs because of wear and tear from decades of cars and trucks traveling. the closure begins tomorrow at 3:00 a.m. and will last until 11:00 a.m. on sunday. san francisco's iconic bay to breakers starts this weekend. there will be four trainsmited g from millbrae, pleasant hill, dublin, and el cerrito del norte heading to the embarcadero station. the race begins at 8:00 a.m has anyone run it before? gloria: i have not. sue: it is kind of like a big costume party. the serious runners are at the beginning. it is more of a fun party. spencer: like a mobile costume

party. gloria: hopefully they will have nice weather for it. spencer: i happen to have a bay to breakers weather forecast for you. i'm going to start with the weather headlines. low clouds, patchy drizzle with us once again this morning. that has been the morning pattern all week long. by midday, cloudy, gusty at the coast. we will have warmer weather tomorrow. let's take a look at current temperatures. 52 in san francisco and palo alto. we have 55 in oakland. looking across the 48 degrees right now in santa rosa and novato. mid-50's in fairfield and concord. he was a look at our projected high temperatures for the day. let me point out, it is going to be windy and gusty at the coast, with gusts occasionally up to 35 miles an hour. also breezy in other locations.

look for highs of 58 at half moon bay. 64 in san francisco. some bayshore locations will top out around 70. 82 in antioch. 77 in napa. 77 in san jose. let's talk about the day to breakers forecast. we start the dtemperatures only3 degrees. by mid morning we will see a little more sunshine and temperatures moving into the sud temperatures in the low 60's. the seven-day forecast looks like this. breezy on saturday. warming up a little more on sunday, and the warmest day will be monday. now i look at traffic. sue: those 50's, great for runners. let's take a look at some of your dry times. it is getting busy out of the central valley. we have just about 45 minutes from tracy into dublin west on

580. westbound four is looking great into concord. drive across the golden gate bridge, all clear except for some fog that is down on the deck. the western span, we had an accident, the 5th street on ramp. as you can see, 80 is moving nicely coming into san francisco. still no metering lights at the toll plaza. getting a little busy on the san mateo bridge. some mist there. the brake lights are headed in the westbound direction. about a 17 minute drive from 880 over to 101. jobina: thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. gloria: plus. >> signs of progress in ongoing debt ceiling talks. but could a potential deal base resistance on capitol hill? i am with more from washington. jobina: if you are just joining us, we have a live look outside.

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protesters are calling for the re-imagination o the antioch police deparftment following a scandal currently under investigation. a march and demonstration is set to go -- set to get underway at 10:00 this morning. gloria: senator dianne feinstein's office confirmed she suffered complications from shingles. it includes inflammation of the brain and ramsay hunt syndrome, which affects facial nerves. it can also cause paralysis. jobina: the beloved bay areas children's theater is closing its doors. shows, classes, and cams have been canceled. information's about -- information about refund will. or: igrs a de tpresident biden was updateds morning in japan. house speaker kevin mccarthy says negotiators might reach an agreement as soon as this weekend. spencer: it is going to be a windy to gusty day across much of the bay area, with gusts of up to 35 miles an hour at times. not a great day for stacking feathers. [laughter]

sue: all right then. we had to san francisco, where we have green, which means good. no sooner had i mentioned highway four was looking good, now we have an accident. westbound at port chicago, slowing things from bay pointe into concord. jobina: general motors is recalling over 600,000 suv's due to a car seat safety issue. the recall impacts 2020 to chevy equinox and gmc terrain vehicles. if you have one you should stop using the rear seat belts to secure car seats until repairs can be made. gloria: more accolades for steph curry, but this time he is being honored for his work off the court. curry has won the 2023 kennedy citizenship award, selected by professional basketball writers association. for work promoting

nutrition, as well as curry's commitment to fostering gender equity in sports. jobina: if the rumors are true the 49ers could once again host the super bowl. an announcement is expected next week at the nfl owners meetings. this could mean great news for levi's stadium, as the host for super bowl 60. ceo jed york indicated the 49ers would likely be chosen. the 49ers have asked the inner fall for a loan to upgrade device stadium in preparation for a possible super bowl. gloria: that is exciting. napa county and calistoga are planning more talks about the future of the napa county fairgrounds. that is according to the napa valley register. in march voters rejected a deal to buy the shuttered fairgrounds for nearly $16 million. on tuesday the county decided not to begin the process of selling the property to developers. instead elected to revisit trying to work out a deal with calistoga. jobina: the third annual

peninsula restaurant week. within 100 restaurants will showcase some of their best foods, including dishes made just for the event. jacqueline joshua says the event allows peninsula to show the rest of the world its culinary scene. >> peninsula tends to get overlooked. coming in between two cities, we really want to showcase that we have an amazing culinary scene. since the pandemic i think we really want to get visitors and locals out. jobina: ok, based off of what i'm seeing that place looked like fatoria? gloria: some of the pictures are from fatoria, and some from the distillery. jobina: here is the tea. have created two drinks for restaurant week. one features it house vodka with mint, agave, and lime. the other -- includes its along with mint and watermelon.

restaurant will freak -- restaurant week runs to may 27. gloria: i tried those dishes and they were yummy. they had some mediterranean dishes and they were so good. it is a good reminder to try out restaurant week in the peninsula. jobina: we will have to get into what you order during the break. gloria: coming up, a mystery hiding in the murky waters. the lake in the north bay that just found its own prehistoric loch ness monster. [laughter] jobina: housing in one east bay community is being met with opposition from neighbors. we will tell you about the proposed plan in pleasant hill. gloria: let's get a live look outside this morning. we oh a bird! cute! wait, what's it... ewww ok, it's not on you, that's a win. but is it on me?

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it comes to livability in the bay area. leaders are reacting to new data showing a drop off in population in bay-area cities. >> senator feinstein, do you feel like you are fit to serve? >> i can't right now. jobina: renewed calls for dianne feinstein to set down -- to step down. gloria: a look at housing project built for the redevelopment of treasure island. pl toit move i in. jobina: good morning, everybody. it is friday. we are very excited. we made it through the week. gloria: i'm gloria rodriguez. a key for having in this morning. so far a beautiful morning. jobina: i know. spencer? spencer: we have some beautiful low cloudsndrizz, buit goi to be a beautiful day in the afternoon. generally in the low to midres 's. 50 that we will continue to have the low clouds and patchy

drizzle during the early morning hours. it w and s and bez in our inland areas. tomorrow, warmer on sunday, and on monday. at the peak of our wind gusts this afternoon we will see costs almost 30 milesr inland areas u an hour. high temperatures will be mild as you move to the inland areas. up or 70's to low 80's there. and upper 50's on the coast. now we will look at our friday traffic with sue. sue: no metering lights yet. traffic is flowing nicely for 5:31 on a friday morning. no issues here. we will take a look at your drive time from hercules into san francisco about 25 minutes. as spencer has been mentioning, bay to breakers's this weekend. they will have some extra bark

trains for early-morning runners at the 8:00 a.m. start. they will be going to the embarcadero station. also gold include -- golden gate larkspur ferry and the train will be adding more rights for runners as well. we have this accident blocking lane three, sorted the center lane westbound highway four right near port chicago highway. a car and a truck stopped together. you can see you are back up into bay pointe. loya, jobina -- gloria, jobina? jobina: we have new information this morning about the health of senator dianne feinstein. her office is confirming she has been dealing with complications from shingles, including inflammation of the brain and a condition called ramsay hunt syndrome. the new revelations prompting bay-area congressman ro khanna to repeat his calls for senator diano resign. nensshein was asked about thoses while arrivingyestday, but did .

former her resignation. >> the calls for her to resign really are three people out 535. she is back working at the capitol, so i think those who have been asking for her to resign should just zip it. jobina: senator feinstein has already been questioned over her contradicting responses to retirement questions and where she was the last three months. >> there is no question that she has memory loss problems. there is no question about that. just take a look at the tapes. does that keep her from doing her job? that is the question. jobina: in a statement released by her office last week feinstein said she is still experiencing "some side effects" from shingles, and doctors have advised her to work a lighter

schedule. gloria: a marchet tond get underway in martinez. protesters are calling for the re-imagination of the antioch beeen t - ts betweenesnspoeo t officers. students got toanteue qdnio to a the policeon department. >> knoat is actually goingwh to happen to prevent this situation that happened from ever happening again. they really could not guarantee us that would not happen, which is scary. >> policing has been around for far longer than he has been an been an issue since the beginning of policing. i think it will take a lot more than just one police chief to change it. >> it is really moving from -- for me to hear from these young people.

these are very insightful young people. gloria: students also created possible policies, procedures, and outcomes they presented to the chief. one idea is to have all officers on duty carry a daily work phone that would be checked and turn in at the end of every shift. jobina: in the east bay homeowners are upset about a proposal for new apartment complexes. there is a look at where the new apartments were recommended to be built. one area would be on pass and no gal hill. the other, called mireille terraces on the avenue. one city committee picked these sites to comply with state requirements for affordable housing policies. during a city council meeting last n many residents made their tch rect to igwith one sal needs more time to iron out details. >> it is not like we're talking about putting them in some urban health scape. this is pleasant hill. i feel like what we are all

saying is, take the time, go back and figure out a better plan to submit to the state. have signed a petition objecting to them. treasure island is celebrating the grand opening of its first one hundred percent affordable housing development. >> 3, 2, 1. [cheering] jobina: mayor london breed was there for the ribbon-cutting. it is the first residential building to open as part of the treasure island development. there are more than 100 units for formally-homeless veterans and their families. >> today i moved into my little place, heaven. i kids noticed the difference. i noticed the difference looking in the mirror. i am so relaxed now. jobina:00nearxpected tore islcoo

untry.new york, l.a., and chicae still the top three. san diego comes in at number eight, but no bay-area cities are in the top 10. this is from the latest census rankings. oakland ranks 45th, followed by akers field and long beach. san francisco comes in at 17. that is smaller than indianapolis. san jose, which was once the 10th most populous in america is now number 12. san jose popular -- san jose's population recently fell below one million. mayor matt mahan said falling out of the top 10 for the first time in more than a decade is a concerning wake-up call. >> we have so many assets, but if we are going to continue to ha t and have songlico of get to the basics.

gloria: mayor mahan said some keys to turning around san jose's population trend include properly staffing the city's police department, ending the housing crisis, and making the city feel safe and clean. the east bay a popeyes restaurant has been forced to close after accusations of unsafe working conditions and child labor law violations. the restaurant is at 70 f and international boulevard in oakland. 21yearld elo filed labor and safetyke sayom cntai e cu assaulted an employee. in a statement popeyes sdai immediately closed the restaurant and has launched an investigation. workers want the state to investigate the claims of unsafe work conditions and possible child labor violations. jobina: to the north there is an unfolding mystery at the bottom of a popular lake in santa rosa.

follow the figure inside the circle, because it is a liffdii. th the bottom of lake ralphie in. some believe it could be a species of snapping turtle, which is a rare find in california. father was at the lake with his son he got this video of what appears to be a large turtle about the size of a spare tire. that is kind of big.one exrtpe e hi--is airqut ppturtle." >> they will eat anything. if you put your foot in front of it and you do not see it, it will bite you. >> at first i thought it was a boulder moving in the water. then i looked closely and realized it is a pretty big snapping turtle. jobina: it was the photo. [laughter] the california department of fish and wildlife believes it was probably someone's pet that was let go.

well, come get your pet. officials plan to investigate, and there have been just 25 to 30 reports of snapping turtles in california, and only one in sonoma county. gloria: so it is not the loch ness monster? jobina: not yet. [laughter] we really built that up for you. gloria: i was excited. jobina: gosh. i don't know about turtles. gloria: that is a big one too. jobina: comginpuing thet projlu. the explanation behind the decision. gloria: a win for google, twitter, and facebook. why the supreme court continues to protect tech companies from what users post. first let's get a check of weather on this friday with spencer. spencer: good morning. not surprisingly we have widespread low clouds and fog across the bay area right now. as you can see, we have lots of drizzle along the coastline. as we get later into the day we

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jobina: this morning there appears to be progress on a deal to raise the debt limit and avoid an economic crisis. justin finch has more. justin: president biden, keeping tabs on debt ceiling talks all the way from the g7 summit in japan. pres. biden: i'm confident we will get the agreement on the budget and that america will not default. justin: the white house going on to say, president biden directed his team to continue pressing for a bipartisan agreement. and he remains confident congress will take necessary action to avoid default.

house speaker kevin mccarthy also sounding more upbeat. >> where we were a week ago and where we are today is a much better place. justin: but on capitol hill, concerned that progress could hit another roadblock. republican house freedom caucus now wants debt ceiling talks suspended until the senate passes the gop-past debt ceiling bill. that legislation calls for nearly $5 trillion in spending cuts before raising the debt ceiling. >> we have made good progress this week, but the work continues. one will get everything they want. justin: some in the president's own party to invoke the 14th amendment, to raise the debt ceiling without congressional approval. >> i have confidence and faith in the president in these negotiations. but i do not have faith in speak of mccarthy. and right wing republican house members. justin: the president says he

has considered the 14th amendment option, but knows it could invite legal challenges, while the country would still have no agreed-upon means to guarantee all of its debts are being paid. justin finch, abc news, washington. gloria: a major victory for social media giants. the supreme court protecting facebook, google, and twitter for liability for terror-related content on its platforms. families of americans killed in overseas attacks from terrorists alleged the tech companies are responsible for failing to moderate content on its platforms. supreme court justices unanimously sided with tech companies in a pair of lawsuits against google and twitter. the ruling stated the allegations lack sufficient evidence -- black sufficient evidence. >> there are very few points in this complaint that alleged they aided the persons who actually engaged in the terrorist act. gloria: tech companies say they are working to keep violent content off their platforms and

condemned terrorism. jobina: abc 7's parent company, disney, has announced that is canceling plans for a one billion dollars investment in the orlando area. in a statement company said it was changing due to "changing business conditions." this comes during a public feud with florida governor ron desantis over the state's don't say gay law. the santos' office responded, saying they were unsure if it would come to fruition anyway. his knee is the single largest employer in florida and one of the largest taxpayers in that state. the project would have created at least 2000 jobs. gloria: disney has also announced the star wars galactic star cruiser hotel is heading for its final voyage. the hotel has only been open for 18 months. disney said even though the idea did not live up to expectations, the company is still focused on creating immersive experiences

for guests. >> ♪ part of that world ♪ jobina: i can't wait. this is going to be so good. don't miss a special "little mermaid" edition of on the red carpet. we will take you inside the world premiere of the live-action disney movie, featuring new interviews with hallie bailey and the ours -- and the all-star cast. also with the original voice of ariel told us about halle's performance and on the red carpet airs tomorrow night at 10:00, right here on abc 7. did anyone see -- i think i saw it yesterday. halle's performance at disney when she sang? gloria: in the blue dress? she looked gorgeous, and her voice is so beautiful. spencer: she is just adorable

beyond words. jobina: yes. the casting is on point. spencer: time for the dude at the desk. what's going on with the weather? we have low clouds and some coastal drizzle this morning. this is all going to quickly move back to the coast as it has done every day this week around midday, giving us sunnier skies in our inland areas and over the bay. it is going to be a rather windy day, we will get to that. right now a live view of the sun rising from mount tam. 52 degrees in san francisco, with mid-50's at oakland, palo alto, san jose, and half moon bay. another live view looking over the embarcadero. it is 49 degrees in santa rosa. mid 50's at fairfield and concord. as we take a look at our forecast headlines, low clouds,

patchy drizzle this morning, they will give way to cloudy and dusty conditions at the coast this afternoon. but sunny and breezy conditions in our inland ar cooletmi upanmt now are relatively light. generally w measurable wind, they are below 10 miles an hour. by mid afternoon we will have gusts of up to 35 miles an hour near the coast and date. but a mild day in our inland areas, where high temperatures will warm up to the mid-80's. we will see 70 around the bay shoreline. sunday looks like it will start under mostly cloudy conditions in the city. temperatures around 54 degrees, but the day will get sunnier closer to the midday hours, where we will see temperatures weaving into the low 60's. now our friday traffic with sue. sue: we are stopping at the

richmond san rafael toll plaza, where it is looking nice. ovin.about an eight minute drivt the toll plaza and into marin county. we will pop over to san rafael by the northgate mall. southbound 101 is on the right-hand side, northbound on the left, and both sides are looking good as the sun is coming up. it is smooth sailing all the way to the golden gate bridge. you will find fog on the bridge. you might need windshield wipers. back to concord, westbound four near port chicago we had an accident blocking lanes. it looks like they have cleared it out, but the damage is done. you are stacked up almost to antioch. your drive time is just about minutes westbound on four antioch into concord. gloria: new, a bay-area airport is among the angriest in the country. which one has some travelers miffed.

jobina: i usually don't have a problem with our airports. we are getting newly-released body camera video from police and hearing what they are saying the suspect said before officers opened fire. gloria:ck on a crane during a deadly massive fire in charlotte. how long he was up there bef

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their wedding night three weeks ago. an allegedly drunk driver crashing into them. this morning for the first time since losing his wife, the groom, eric hutchinson, is telling his story to gma. >> she was so happy. planning a wedding is extremely stressful, and she just had a weird calmness. reporter: you guys were having a happy night? >> yeah, we were. reporter: the wedding and the reception. one of the best nights of your life. >> it was. reporter: coming up, we will have much more of this emotional interview. his powerful message a hutchinso remember his bride. i am ava pilgrim, abc news, new york. jobina: we have chilling body camera video showing the moments officers took down a mass shooting in farmington, new mexico. we want to warn you, some of the images may be disturbing. three women died in the shooting, six others heard, including two officers.

police say the first rounds of the shooting spree were heard on a home's ring doorbell camera before police responded. police say the suspect had taken off his bullet-proof vest for the shoot out, and fired more than 100 rounds toward seven homes and 11 cars. >> it is emotional to watch it, and i have seen it a bunch of times now, and talked about it even more. it is still emotional to watch it. jobina: theuntated offillg out "come kille." he died in the shooting. while investigators were to pin down the motive, the victims' families are grieving. the victims were identified as shirley boyd tech, melody iv, and her mother, wendell and schofield. they were both teachers. the two were driving together when they were shot and killed. gloria: in north carolina, a huge fire at an apartment

building under construction has turned deadly. video shows those flames as portions of the building collapse. one man was stuck on top of a crane for two hours before he was rescued. firefighters pulled more than one dozen people from the building, but two people are still missing. the charlotte fire department did not confirm any deaths overnight, but mother of one of the missing construction workers says her son died in that fire. >> i was hoping, but just from the way the room filled up with smoke, i didn't see there being any help. a loving father, a caring en missing isb also a construction worker. because of the fire is under investigation, but it has belief -- it is believed to have started with a machine thaour fw

clouds, patchy drizzle this morning. sunny and breezy inland, then turning warmer early next week. we are looking at temperatures about 52 to 55 degrees in most locations. the afternoon is going to become gusty, especially along the coast. it would be mild in our inland areas, under sunny skies. high temperatures will reach up to the lower 80's in the inland east bay. jobina: that looks good. gloria: a little gusty, but nice. jobina: i will take some sunshine for sure. gm is recalling cars due to a carsey issue. what you need to know. gloria: the push for people to get their second mpox vaccine dose are -- ahead of a possible summer search. jobina:intmenrom pareeloved children's theater in

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