backlash over how they plan to sell it right the lgbtq plus community. now a bay area mayor is accused of refusing to recognize pride month. kumasi: as the debt ceiling looms, lawmakers are breaking for the holiday. but a last-minute deal could be in the works. reggie: the holiday travel rushes and falsely. airports are expected to reach peak volume and the roads could be just as busy. kumasi: as a summer approaches, so does the danger for fire. the risk is being extended by as much as two months here in california. reggie: welcome to friday, may 26. kumasi: we are going to start with a check of our forecast withdrew. drew: the sunshine is going to take its time this afternoon. the morning, even inland, is going to be cloudy. this marine layer is not only thick, it is creating drizzle across the city. do not be surprised if you use

your windshield wipers this morning. notice are of the fog. temperatures right now very typical for this time of morning and this time of year. we are in the low to mid 50's right now. just like yesterday, get used to these numbers not moving. by 9:00 a.m. we are socked in with fog across the region. we will see sunshine even in the east bay it is a pretty cloudy day with temperatures below average. for the holiday weekend we will have armor weather. we will show you that in a couple of minutes. let's check in with jobina. jobina: unfortunately we are starting off this commute with a deadly crash that is going to be in san jose on southbound 17 before hamilton avenue. the chp has reported that at least one lane has reopened in this crash, even though our sensors are picking up that all of them are blocked. we will work to see what is happening, but we have no estimated time as to when the lanes will reopen.

emeryville,hing a onheahts are trinreean happens with that deadly crash in san jose. kumasi: memorial day weekend is here, and that means millions of families are expected to travel over this extended weekend. reggie: aaa is expecting 3.4 million people to be flying. that is up a bit more than pre-pandemic numbers from 2019. he was a look at some of the gas prices across the bay area. san jose is the cheapest at $4.87 a gallon. amanda del castillo is live with what you need to know before you head out to travel. hi, amanda. amanda: i'm just going to speak from experience. i'm coming in from the south bay this morning, traveling east to dublin. a nightmare. there are detours. there is construction. there are crashes.

there are closures. if you think you are going to hit the road early and beat that traffic i have to tell you it is already here. we in the bay area know that even friday afternoon traffic on a non-holiday weekend can be a headache. just imagine with millions and millions more on the road what a nightmare that is going to be. the holiday weekend is in full swing, no doubt. aaa says today is expected to be the busiest for drivers, estimating 37 million-plus to the weekend destinations. putting us at an increase from last year, but still below 20 19. drivers, transportation experts say the best time to hit the road is before noon today. then things will really start to pick up, with the worst window between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. whatever amount you might be saving at the pump over last year will instead go toward your hotel stay. the average rate for a u.s.

hotel room last week was 157 157 dollars a night. the average daily rate for other short-term rentals like airbnb jumped to $316 last month. that is up 1.4 percent from last year, according to airdna. you have to get to your destination first. >> all modes of transportation are close to 20 or pre-pandemic numbers. the one that is bigger than pre-pandemic is air travel. amanda: tra this holiday weekend could set the tone for how the rest of the summer goes at airports. sfo yesterday telling us he had reached a milestone it has not seen for about three years. that is 70,000 people going through security checkpoints in a single day with the same expected for today. as you heard from that expert, it is every mode of transportation. planes, trains, automobiles.

everyone is busy. in the next half hour we will talk about if you are renting the car, if you don't want to put the miles on your own, and that how -- and how that is going to impact your travel. kumasi: developing news in solano county, where vacaville's mayor is being accused of refusing to recognize pride month. the solano pride center tweeted a statement saying the comments came at a meeting on wednesday. the statement claims he refused to raise the pride flag or make a proclamation recognizing june as pride month. the reason for that refusal was not included in that statement. the statement to abc 7 news "i thought we had a productive, positive meeting regarding the importance of supporting the lgbtq community. in vacaville we are an inclusive and diverse community and support the rights of all." reggie: some major u.s. retailers, including target, are running into pushback for

pro-lgbtq commercials or merchandise. tim johns looks at how brands are finding themselves in the middle of the nation's culture wars. tim: first it was bud light, then target, and even the north face. days to go before pride month, more companies are finding themselves in the midst of controversy. target announcing it was removing several items from its pride collection following backlash and violent confrontations from some customers. >> 71% of americans from across the political spectrum believe lgbtq+ people should be protected from discrimination. tim: tom works with equality california. he says at a time where lgbtq people are under attack, showing support for the community is more important than ever. >> there are more than 500 anti-lgbtq bills that have been introduced across the country. tim: target not specify what items it removed from some of its stores. however, bathing suits from

transgender people came under attack online. some online said those were made for children, a claim that is untrue. targets at the bathing suits were only sold in adult sizes. >> we are in debt extreme moment. each community that has a particular side, you know, gets enmeshed in fake news. tim: dr. lonnie brooks is a professor at cal state east bay who show media. he says while companies will continue to support the lgbtq community, they will probably also have to prepare for more pushback from segments of the population. >> target creating those plans and anticipating this backlash, anticipating this information, then coming forward with accurate information. tim: despite that, tim pronto says the lgbtq community is here to stay. >> now is the time for lgbtq+ folks, but also our allies, or

corporate entities, or really everyone to step up and be visible in their support for our community. tim: in san francisco, tim johns, abc 7 news. reggie: all the more reason to celebrate pride, which is just one month away on sunday, june 25. abc 7 is a proud sponsor. you will be able to watch the parade live here on abc 7 and our streaming tv app. kumasi: congress is gone for the holiday weekend, but it appears there might be a deal in the works to raise the debt ceiling. jobina is live with what we know about the potential deal. jobina: the potential deal first reported by the new york times, the debt ceiling would be raised for two years while capping federal spending for the same period of time. this does not include spending related to veterans or the military. the proposal would also spare domestic programs from significant cuts. there are some people that are still anxious about this decision and how it will affect them. if no deal is reached by next week people with disabilities,

also seniors and veterans, be pact. -- would be some of the first to feel the impact. >> not only would be be homeless, my goodness we would not have money to buy food with. jobina: political analyst jackie spears shared her perspective. >> i think it's going to happen, because we are so close to the deadline, his they will pass a modest lifting of the debt ceiling for a month so that they can continue to negotiate. they could do that by unanimous consent. kumasi: the white house has jobina: the white house has not commented on the potential deal. and negotiator said things were going "slow." speaker mccarthy has promised lawmakers three days to review any deal, so that needs to be factored into the timeline here as well. kumasi: thank the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is expecting an average hurricane

season, it does admit it does not know how much of an impact el niño might have. the weather pattern usually prohibit -- inhibits storm development. it is -- it does not know how influential it will end up being. noaa says it is expecting storms of at least 39 miles an hour. >> this includes one to four major hurricanes raking as category 3 and above and winds of at least 111 miles an hour. kumasi: noaa says see surface temperatures in the atlantic ocean are already at or near record high levels. i help storms form and grow stronger. the atlantic hurricane season starts next thursday. reggie: on the west coast california faces a dangerous fire season. in new report by the nonprofit climate central is highlighting a nationwide rise in the number of fire weather delays. -- whether days, i should say.

the biggest increases in the western u.s.. climate central senior research assistant kate trudeau says hot, dry, and windy conditions. >> they mak more ferocious. they can burn faster, they can burn longer, hotter, and make it a lot more dangerous for people fighting the fires and trying to keep them under control. reggie: more californians are also living in places where weather conditions are increasing the fire risk. there are more than 5 million homes in areas that border wildland, up from the .7 million in 1990. -- 3.7 million in 1990. drew: a lot of you may be taking to the skies later on today. one of the areas we are watching , denver, colorado, will likely see thunderstorms later this afternoon. that is a huge hub for united. there may be weather delays

later on today, but much of the country, the great lakes area looking great. much of the northeast, even the southeast looking great. thunderstorms in miami, but very scattered. back here at home it is a great day. these clouds are even more stubborn today than they were yesterday. it is totally cloudy at 9:00 a.m.. even by noon we have limited sunshine. we have a lot of cloud cover around the bay shoreline. by the afternoon it is cloudy along the coast, it is cloudy over the city, and parts of the east bay. that is going to create temperatures even cooler than yesterday. here you can see the cloud contour over the city, parts of the east bay, and that is going to keep temperatures in the 60's and low 70's later on today. he was the three-day forecast. a few changes to sunday. we will add more cloud cover in the morning. it is the coolest day of the three-day forecast. we will see a lot of sunshine and -- in the afternoon. temperatures slightly below

average for this time of year. reggie: one day after laying banko brown to rest, the family of a man killed in a walgreens is prepared to follow lawsuit against the chain and the security guard involved. plus. >> it doesn't look like this is the hub of a lot of transit. kumasi: it is a multimillion dollar mass transit center without the masses. what the future holds for salesforce transit center. reggie: today is for the kids and kids at heart. we are going to show you the professional athlete who

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reggie: the attorney for banko brown's family is expected to file l -- file a lawsuit. abc 7 news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live in the newsroom. gloria: the attorney for browne's family will be filing a civil lawsuit and plans to share more information today. this comes a day after his memorial service. yesterday was an emotional day

for banko brown's loved ones. when he turned out for the 24-year-old's memorial service in san francisco. round's father, saying there is hurt and disappointment. brown's death has deeply touched the community. some protested after d.a. broke jenkins decided not to file charges against the security guard who shot and killed brown at the walgreens where brown was suspected of shoplifting. the guard fired after he said brown lunged at him, fearing he would be stabbed. brown was unarmed. this week the california attorney general's office said it will review the case. the brown family attorney says he is planning to serve a wrongful death lawsuit. >> alleging that his life was wrongfully taken. i think we are in a position to show that walgreens, the security company, and the security officer are at fault. >> justice. i don't care about the money. i want justice.

gloria: during the memorial service during a speech by naacp reverend amos brown. it is unclear what was said, but brown's stepmother asked everyone to calm down and things got back to order in less than two minutes. we will keep you updated on any new developments with this lawsuit. kumasi: thank you. a moving vigil last night in vallejo, marking years since a girl was kidnapped. she has never been found. pearl pinson was snatched while walking to school in 2016. the family put on the event at the spot where she vanished, above interstate 70 80. solano county sheriff's deputies and detectives suspected 19-year-old fernando castro took her, but he died in a police shootout the day after pinson disappeared. reggie: jpmorgan chase is

cutting 1000 jobs within first republic bank. that is nearly 15% of its workforce. jpmorgan chase acquired most of his assets this month -- it's assets this month. workers who are being laid off will get 60 days worth of pay and benefits. there will also be given an additional lump sum. continuing benefits coverage and resources to find jobs. kumasi: today is national paper airplane day. it is a day made for kids everywhere, and apparently klay thompson. as you may have seen, folds the post game stat sheet into a paper airplane. athe end of the briefing clay throws it toward them -- toward the media. the largest paper plane was created in germany in 2013. it had a wingspan of almost 60 feet. then there is the record for the longest distance a paper airplane flew.

it is 226 feet. drew: what kind of paper is flying at 60 feet lot -- 60 feet wide? how do you get that off the ground? i would like to see that. reggie: those are at least three facts too many for me. [laughter] drew: every year in high school we would have a competition. down the hallway. you know the weird things that happen at the end of the year when teachers are running out of ideas? that was my idea for the physics teacher. kumasi: did you win? drew: no. i know. ironically the quarterback of the football team was able to throw his pretty far. [laughter] a live look from the exploratorium camera. have a lot of drizzle this morning. today's going to be a day where there is nothing but cloud cover in the morning. even in our inland cities. a deep marine layer causing those wet conditions along the coastlines.

clouds are very slow to clear. if you thought the clouds were slow yesterday, today it is even slower than that. limited sunshine today and a lot of spots. as we head into the holiday weekend it is pleasant. we will ebb and flow as it comes to the marine layer. temperatures right now, get used to these numbers. look look at the cloud cover still in place. a huge portion of the region. it is cloudy across the city, the peninsula. we will find that breaking down later this afternoon. highs in the microclimate, 60's and 70's with partly cloudy skies this afternoon. it is a cloudy coast, 50's, half moon bay and pacifica. downtown we will hit about 61. in the north bay it is 50's and 60's for the most part with afternoon sunshine. the east bay, limited sunshine. those clouds are stubborn today.

inland we are in the upper 60's and lower 70's. nearly 10 to 15 degrees below normal for this time of year. he is the seven-day forecast. we will warm up a bit tomorrow. sunday is the cloudiest day in the morning for the holiday weekend, but monday we are brighter, that means we will have temperatures closer to average next week. jobina: we have brand-new video into our newsroom of the deadly crash we are following in the south bay. this is in campbell, right next to san jose. according to the chp this crash was reported shortly after 4:15 this morning on southbound 17 right before hamilton avenue. two people were unfortunately ejected from the vehicle. one was pronounced dead at the same. the corner has been called there and they are working to clear this area. they have reopened at least one lane, but we have no estimated time as to when other lanes will reopen. unfortunately we are looking at

a second deadly crash this week. i will send it back to you. kumasi: coming up, the seven things to know this morning. plus. >> they are the gateway to us. like a bridge. reggie: the power of a service dog. one that show

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kumasi: here the seven things to know this morning. number one, the air and on the ground, memorial day weekend travel is in full swing with more than 42 million people planning a holiday getaway. if you are hitting the roads today, you need to leave before noon. the worst time is expected to be between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. reggie: oh, exactly when i am going. which leads us into number two, the bottlerock festival. this year is acts include post-malone, and durant durant. let's not forget lil nas x. drew: it is a pleasant holiday weekend. our marine layer is with us each and every morning. the coolest day of the weekend will be sunday. temperatures, though, mainly in the 60's and 70's all weekend

long. jobina: you heard me mention the deadly crash we are following in the south bay. it is going to be on southbound 17 right before hamilton avenue. kumasi: attorneys for the family of banko brown are expected to announce a wrongful death lawsuit today against walgreens and protective services. brown was a shot and killed at a walgreens last month after being accused of shoplifting. reggie: president biden and kevin mccarthy are reportedly close to a deal on raising the debt limit. the new york times reports the deal does include a cap on spending. kumasi: the president of microsoft is urging federal leaders to regulate artificial intelligence. brad smith says his biggest concern is deepfakes, which fake content that looks real. he is suggesting a new federal agency for oversight. reggie: taking time to highlight mental health awareness month.

we are featuring the story of a veteran and his service dog. kumasi: a film highlights the impact of ptsd on our veterans. south bay reporter lauren martinez has the details. >> september 5, 2008. >> emilio still has the piece of hummer he was driving when he nearly lost his life. >> i didn't know right my right fibula bro. >> described his medical care as impersonal. >> the caring concern that people have for each other, i didn't feel like i was getting it. these are my brothers. i would die for you but you cannot give me a ride to my appointment? i felt a lot of stress and anxiety and separation. >> with ptsd, poetry gave gallego something to cling to. >> it gave me something to p these emotions to, instead of drinking or going to the gym for

hours. >> years after suggested inpatient programs and anxiety medications that were unsuccessful, the program operation freedom paws introduced to gallegos. >> he doesn't know my past traumas, but we are two beings that are kind of messed up and experienced trauma. >> for the past seven years sampson and gallegos have forged a path through life. they graduated together. they do every day aarons liked to the gym. >> he is the person i talked to most in my life. it is good to have someone to give you unconditional love in a place where you can have that love back. >> gallegos and sampson are being featured in a documentary called "my my side." the documentary features three families suffering with ptsd. >> i didn't know until the documentary came out, and hear my daughter say i was scared to

be around my dad. >> this provides a platform for greater conversations to happen around mental health. >> there are times when we are all going to need help, regardless of what our life path is. >> diego's said samson is rage back to success. >> it is good to know and not just remind yourself that i am capable of receiving love from someone. i am capable of that.

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grand central station of the west. reggie: millions are hitting the road and taking to the skies for memorial day weekend. what you need to know before you head out the door this morning. kumasi: good morning, everybody. reggie: drew, it looks like it's going to be a beautiful weekend. drew: what you need to know is clouds are slow to break down. the morning is cloudy everywhere until about noon. we will see sunshine breakout and lead. in the afternoon we will see that cloud cover break down around the shoreline. this morning no dense fog, despite overcast skies and drizzle along the coast and through the city. get used to these numbers. they do not warm throughout the morning. look how deep our marine layer is. it is so cloudy, even in length. as we head throughout the cloud cover breaks down. across parts of the east bay, certainly over the coastline we remain pretty cloudy all day long. morning clouds giving way to some limited sunshine this afternoon. that means it is the coolest day all week. temperatures in the 60's and

70's. but we do have warmer weather for the holiday weekend. let's check in with jobina and see how traffic is doing. jobina: unfortunately we are off to a rough start. you want to get right to the video we have into our newsroom in the last 20 minutes or so from san jose. this is on southbound 17 right before hamilton avenue. i should rephrase. it is in campbell, so right next to san jose. we have one lane open. it is a deadly crash. this was reported shortly after 4:15 this money. two people were ejected from a vehicle. alterable vehicles were involved in one person was pronounced dead at the scene. the coroner is still there. they have not let us know when they plan to open the other lanes. walnut creek looking smooth this morning along 680, and the same story here in oakland at the coliseum camera. reggie: memorial day weekend is here. millions of families, expected to take to the skies.

aaa predicts even more will be hitting the roads. amanda del castillo joins us live with more on what we need to know before we head out this weekend. hi, amanda. amanda: hi, reggie. i'm having to hold my earpiece in because it is so loud on this overpass. the headlights behind me, people heading westbound on 580 this morning. aaa is sayiny into be th busiest day on our roads for our drivers. if you are worried about putting mileage on your car this memorial day weekend you're not alone. we are learning car rentals are cheaper than they were a year ago. you will remember we saw some popular destinations running out of vehicles then. but this year expedia reports companies are renting more vehicles at lower prices. this is good news for the 37 million people projected to hit the road driving to their weekend destinations. that estimate puts us at a 6% increase over last year, but

still below pre-pandemic numbers in 2019. shifting gears to our skies, travel experts predict this holiday weekend could set the tone for how the rest of the summer goes at airports across the country. threeears.ay telling us that is 70,000 people going through security checkpoints in a single day. with the same expected today. its volume, noticed by visitors. >> the airport is the busiest i have ever seen. >> the volume of travel is increasing, and that just means, you know, americaamanda: driveru left the house yet there is still time to make the ideal travel time window. transportation experts suggest you leave before noon today. we :00 to 6:00 p.m. will be the worst stretch for drivers. on saturday and sunday minimal travel impacts are expected. for your return you are -- start

your day early and traveled before 10:00 a.m.. anyone returning tuesday, anytime before 2:00 or after 6:00 p.m. would be the best time for you. and we are learning any money you may be spending at the gas pumps this year compared to last could instead be spent on your hotel stay. that is the story, or focus, in a five 80 inour livermore, amanda del castillo. kusi: s yror electric vehics will have access to networkurnt ford ev ownersuy an adapter. future ford include tesla's charging plug. reggie: governor newsom is showing off california's plan to transition to clean energy. the governor wasn't in richmond

yesterday. that company will be producing double batteries that generate clean energy, instead of the gas generators we are used to. california's goal is to have a 100% clean electrical grid by 2045. >> we want to mark that the goal-setting we have done, that we are moving from aspiration to implementation as a practical reality. a pregnant -- a pragmatism we are pushing here. the most important thing to reinforce is we cannot get it done unless we go big and bold. reggie: the governor also met with five of the origil th rimondactory. ou can see a moment ago, that includes 101-year-old betty reed saw skin. kumasi: do you think she is going to be in the pride parade again? reggie: that would be a dream. come out, we want to see you. kumasi: what was supposed to be the epicenter of transit in the area, bringing thousands of

commuters together, but today the transbay tube anze center is nowhere near meeting expectations. just eight agencies are using this to $.4 billion center, and they are only seeing 35% to 45% of pre-pandemic use. phil matier spoke with transbay tower official adam vandewater street about what is not working. >> it is a real challenge for our operators in the coming years as we struggle to get to a new normal. san francisco more than most is an area that has been about invention, reinvention, innovation, and it is changing. we are going through one of those periods now and it is difficult on our commercial property owners and transit providers. kumasi: vandewater street is despite the lack of transit revenue is coming from other places. >> opened three restaurants. at the end of last year we opened a taproom in the park that has become an evening destination. our sales revenues have outpaced

those of the rest of the city because of that activation. kumasi: phil is transit experts and city leaders believe it will take at least two years to flush out the current downturn in the financial district. they believe jobs and housing will be the key to getting people to return. reggie: in an effort to get passengers back on trains part is turning to anime. bailey is said to be inspired by the goats contracted by bart to reduce fire danger on its properties. she is one of five new mascots for the agency. these are designed tomote puic >> it gets people more, that is great. it is a good public transit system. honestly i think the thing that is the bigger sticking point is safety. reggie: bart overall gets mixed reviews from bart passengers. the bay area council earlier this month found 90% of

respondents want to see more frequent cleaning. 70% would like to see better code of conduct enforcement. and 73% want more uniformed police patrol. kumasi: uc berkeley's botanical garden is in need of help. it is trying to raise money to restore its japanese pool. the pool is a popular breeding ground for newts. it is trying to raise 150,000 dollars by next month to start repairs in august before the next breeding season. uc berkeley put out a statement saying, their annual frolicking and big-laying have delighted thousands of children and adults, further enhancing the already-beautiful setting. if you would like to donate you can visit the botanical garden'' website. the address is on your screen. and click on the tablet says "save our newts." reggie: a mother is speaking about the terrifying moments family members were caught in a

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for the navy seals is under scrutiny this morning. the internal report putting a spotlight on the nation's most elite war fighters. reggie: writer still on strike are getting some support from former president barack obama. first we check in with greg -- with drew tuma. drew: bottle rockets underway today. we have that morning cloud cover, but since the clouds are slow to clear, the festival at 66 degrees. heading into the weekend for saturday and sunday we do warm up. temperatures in the afternoon will hit the low 70's. it is looking quite nice if you are headed to the festival over the next three days. back here currently we do have a lot of cloud, low fog, drizzle along the coast. the clouds today, even slower than yesterday to break down, so expect overcast skies through 9:00 a.m. by 9:00 we are just beginning to see sunshine and lynn for a lot of us.

we are still socked in with fog, so that extra layer keeping an eye on through the early afternoon. at 4:00 p.m. we are still having cloud cover along the coast, but more sunshine is breaking out. that leads temperatures to our coolest afternoon all week. 60's to low 70's. that is about it when it comes to your over -- your afternoon high. looking at the holiday weekend forecast, we do warm up tomorrow. on sunday our marine layer is stubborn once again, but monday is looking nice with mild conditions. ♪ always in that state of mind ♪ ♪ living on a high vibration ♪ ♪ so hot gonna make it melt ♪ ♪ and i'm lovin' what i'm tastin' ♪ ♪ que bonito lugar lleno de tanto sabor ♪

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kumasi: former president barack obama says he is supportive of the writers strike happening in hollywood. he made these comments during a livestream discussing yesterday. the strike has been going for four weeks now. writers are asking for a new compensation model as the industry shifts streaming.

reggie: in your report is an -- is revealing a dangerous environment for navy seal recruits, stemming from the death of a trainee. clipping is at the live desk with these developments. jobina: the nearly 200 page investigation details the grueling situation that 24-year-old kyle and mullen faced, and he successfully finished this process before he died last year. in the report instructions were described as enforcers -- instructors, i should say, were described as enforcers who were hunting the back of the pack to weed out candidates. the report also found medical staff were poorly organized, poorly integrated, and poorly led, and put candidates at risk. after days of being sick but still training, mullen was found to have died from pneumonia. with no misconduct found on mullen's part, he was deemed to have died in the line of duty. >> i said, kyle, you ok?

you heard, are you in a hospital? he just responded, don't worry, mom. i'm good, i love you. and he hung up. >>: was not at fault. they found no performance-enhancing drugs in his system. he did nothing wrong. jobina: the navy's report found some recruits were pushed to use performance-enhancing drugs to cope with the program's requirements. despite a drop in graduation rate, the program's commander refused to adjust it. naval special warfare command has implement some improvements to its training programs. two top navy officers who headed the program were pulled from their jobs two weeks ago and a number of personnel have been referred to navy legal authorities for punishment as well. kumasi: thank you. new data released by census bureau shows the u.s. population is getting older. in the past years -- past two years the median age rose to 38.8 in 2020, which is three

years higher than reported in 2000. the largest living generation right now, baby boomers and millennials. people over the age of 65 represent close to 17% of the u.s. population. a contributing factor is fewer children were born between 2010 and 2020. reggie: bottle rocket music festival kicks off today in napa valley. sky 7 was overhead. the food, wine, and music event runs through sunday, and there are some big acts, including lizzo, post-malone, and the red-hot chile peppers. oh, and cheryl i'm excited about this. i'm finally going. drew: i can't wait to hear your review. kumasi: are you doing everyday? reggie: i'm just doing saturday. i had to pick one and lizzo is my girl. [applause] he sent me that weed yesterday. lizzo did a tribute to tina turner. lizzo, if you are watching this

morning, which i'm sure you are. probably streamers. we would love to see that again. kumasi: it was really good. drew: that was my favorite song. don't be nervous. it's going to be cloudy every morning. i know people get really concerned. the sun will come out in the north bay every afternoon. layers are key. the key thing to have as you live here. look at sfo this morning. it is just cloudy out there. we cannot reiterate that enough. the clouds today, even slower to clear than yesterday. it is a cloudy morning out there at least through lunchtime for most of us. the clouds begin to break down first later on today, then we will keep a cloudy coastline. he was 11:30 this morning. look at how much of that marine layer is left over. as we head into the more sunshine, but look how thick these clouds are along the coast. i think the city's cloudy all day long.

and even parts of the east bay shoreline. alameda as well. highs in the microclimates. you will get partly cloudy skies in the south bay. below average temperatures along the peninsula. downtown today, only 61 with very limited sunshine this afternoon. the north bay, it is a cloudy morning with afternoon sun. 60's to low 70's in the east bay again. 60's is about it for daytime highs, and we will find upper 60's to lower 70's and lend today. overnight we do it again. that marine layer thickens and it will -- here is the seven-day forecast. clouds are quicker to clear tomorrow. it is a bit milder to start out the holiday. cloudier and cooler on sunday, but still pleasant. we will warm up monday, and temperatures have little change for much of next week. jobina: we bac tou southay, is r

issue right now. a deadly crash reported on southbound 17 before hamilton avenue in campbell. this is -- this was reported this morning. they still only have one lane open. the corn is on the scene and we will share some video from the scene a little later in our newscast. he also have a brand-new crash reported in concord. this is south found 242. it is starting to impact of the ride there westbound on highway four. antioch to concord not too bad right now. definitely reflect about the holiday weekend, because a lot of people are already off today. reggie: the college graduates surprised with $1000 during the commencement ceremony. kumasi: first, new technology that

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reggie: google has removed a game called the slavery simulator from its app store after it caused outrage in brazil. am was creedmes. abish slaversers to buy and sell brazilian prosecutors launched an investigation after the game game -- game game criticism. over 1000 people downloaded that game. google says it does not allow apps that incite hate against groups based on race. kumasi: now to artificial intelligence. the president of microsoft is urging federal regulators to regulate the industry. that smith laid out a five-point plan for addressing risks. he says his biggest concern is deepfakes, which is fake content that looks real. he is suggesting a new federal agency and also asking president biden to create new restrictions

on how the federal government uses the technology. smith's beach echoes one from the head of openai. microsoft also announced it is adding ai options to windows 11. the program is called windows copilot. microsoft describes it as an assiour couter or pt mor ive. esop icon and type in request answers. the program will be available for beta testers in june, and to the general public later this year. reggie: scientists say ai helped them discover a new antibiotic that can kill a deadly feces of superbug. they narrowed down houses of potential chemicals to a handful that could be tested. the result is an experimental antibiotic. it needs to be tested more. researchers say ai has the power

to accelerate the discovery of new drugs. the results are published in the journal nature in augmented reality classes, along with an app that allows people to see conversations are helping thousands of deaf and hard of hearing people around the world. x-ray class provided this video, showing how this connects so that the wearer can read speech in real-time time through subtitles. it translates 76 languages, has a personal assistant driven by chatgpt. wearers can ask questions and see the written response right on their lenses. >> everything that i'm saying will now start appearing for you in real time, right in front of you. >> oh my. it's not missing anything. every single word is right there. reggie: interesting. are you ready for this? you need a moment? yeah, it is coo

x-ray glasses has seen a 1500% growth in u.s. users. it is projecting even more growth now that the app is available for apple devices. seems really helpful. drew: that is awesome. very cool. and the glasses are kind of cool too. reggie: it is not bad. drew: kind of like ray bans. reggie: they are a little big. for her frame. kumasi: that's what we are not going to do. reggie: we can slam it down for her. that was made for a much bigger face. [laughter] what? kumasi: that's what they need for it to work. reggie: we can do better for her. drew: that is the beta version. reggie: it is. drew: the 2.0 be stylized. we will make her look great. the forecast is just cloudy. i think 11:00 a.m. sunshine is optimistic, but temperatures, we are stuck in the 50's all morning long. future weather showing you 10:00 a.m. it is still cloudy.

clouds begin to breakdown only in the afternoon. highs today, we will be well below average. 60's to low 70's by about 4:00 p.m. kumasi: new at 6:00, b lime scooters are about to get a new competitor. reggie: baseball's commissioner weighs in on the a's relocation. he says a final could -- kumasi: 12 people got hurt when a passenger opened the emergency exit door midflight. can you imagine? reggie: the words i would have for when we land. kumasi: we are going to show you

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