iance. trinet. people matter. >> building a better bay area. this is abc7news. kumasi: down to the wire. lawmakers heading home for the holiday weekend even though there is no deal for a debt ceiling yet. the deadline looming in less than a week. reggie: away they go -- millions of americans hitting the roads or skies for the long memorial day weekend. the best and worst times to head out. kumasi: and they are about to give you -- >> ♪ if you want to be my lover you got to get with my friends ♪ kumasi: we are talking about a spice girls reunion. the way jobina gasped. [laughter] jobina: i did not know. drew: we have been teased many a time.

reggie: get ready to be teased again. i don't want to ruin it, but that is what it is. me the tour date, and then we can talk. -- give me the tour date, and then we can talk. kumasi: happy friday, may 26. reggie: honestly, these girlies are always out like, "in case we reunite." drew: thinking about it. we might. good morning. this morning, we do have a lot of cloud cover, adding ready for a real overcast start to your day. the clouds were really slow to clear this morning, and that means limited sunshine this afternoon. see these numbers are sitting there for quite some time. this is 10:00 this morning. barely any change to the cloud cover. not until afternoon will be see cloud cover breaking down. it is cloudy over the city all day today, parts of the east bay. today is the coolest day all week. keep the jacket on even through

the early afternoon. 60's to low 70's -- that is about it. for the holiday weekend, we will see warmer weather move in. those numbers in a few minutes. let's check with jobina, see how traffic is doing on this busy travel day. jobina: a major sig a an sroom t -- e crashnhboundig be halt avenue,unfortunately, one s killed, two people ejected from vehicles. multiple vehicles involved. chp is projecting that all lanes should reopen around 6:30 this morning. we will continue to follow this for you and let you know when this happens. ringing in the graphics, southbound 242 at highway four in concord, a crash involving a semi-. -- a semi. expect delays. kumasi: memorial day weekend -- millions expected to travel. reggie: aaa expects 3.4 million

people will be flying. that is a little more than pre-pandemic numbers, by about 5.5%. kumasi: if you are filling up before you hit the road, here is a look at gas prices across the area. san jose is the cheapest at $4.78 a gallon. amanda del castillo is live with what you need to know before you head out. amanda: good morning. we moved here to livermore, 580 westbound traffic heading this way. that is the headlights you can see. but it is bustling. it is busy. no backup from where we are standing. around the bay area, we all know just how heavy afternoon traffic can get anywhere on a nonholiday weekend. but here we are when you are fighting tens of millions of people on the roadways. that is what is expected for this memorial day weekend. aaa just warning today could be the busiest for drivers, the

holiday weekend in full swing. aaa says, as i mentioned, today is expected to be the busiest day for drivers. you have to hear that. they are estimating 37 million plus will be driving to their weekend destinations, putting us at a 6% increase over last year. that is still below pre-pandemic numbers in 2019. drivers, if you have not left the house yet, 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 sitting at the pump compared to last year will likely go toward your stay. a hotel data provider says the the average daily rate fortel wt short-term rentals like airbnb jumped to $316 last from a year ago.

you just have to get to your destination first. >> all the modes of transportation are close to 2019 or pre-pandemic numbers. one that is actually bigger than pre-pandemic is air travel. amanda: this holiday weekend could set the tone for how the rest of the summer goes at airports across the country. yesterday, a milestone not seen for about three years -- 70,000 people going through security checkpoints in a single day at the airport, with the same expected for today. as you heard from that aaa official, peopletranon.re talki, and automobiles. it is going to be busy. already bustling here in livermore. i'm live along congress is gonee holiday weekend, but there might be a deal to raise the debt

ceiling. what do we know? jobina: under the potential deal that was first reported by "the new york times," the debt ceiling would be raised for two years while capping federal spending for the same period. this does not include spending related to veterans or the military. the proposal would also spare domestic programs from significant cuts. some people are still anxious about how a decision will affect them if no deal is reached by next week. people with disabilities, seniors, and veterans would be some of the first to feel the impact. pamela: social security and snap -- not only would there be homeless, we would not have money to buy food. jobina: a political analyst and retired congresswoman, jackie spears, shared her perspective. jackie: i think what is going to happen, because we are so close to the deadline, is that 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. jobina: the white house has not commented on the potential deal, but republican negotiators said things were going "slow." negotiations will continue into the week, and speaker mccarthy has promised lawmakers three days to review any deal. that needs to be factored into the timeline for the deal as well. kumasi: developing news and solano county, where vacaville's mayor is accused of refusing to recognize pride month. solano pride tweeted a statement that the comments came during a meeting on wednesday. the statement claims the mayor refused to raise the flag or make a proclamation of pride month. the reason was not released in the statement or from the mayor. in his statement, it reads in part, "i thought we had a productive, positive meeting regarding the importance of supporting the lgbtq community. here in vacaville, we are an inclusive and diverse community, and 100% support the rights of

all." reggie: as some u.s. retailers deal with pushback for commercials and merchandise supporting the lgbtq+ community, experts say this could be a common situation moving forward. the latest increase in anti-lgbtq rhetoric started with a cut of bud light after a partnership with a transgender influencer. more recently, target has removed some pride items after what they describe as intense backlash they say included violent confrontations with customers. tom is with equality california. tom: now is the time for lgbtq+ folks, but also our allies, corporate entities -- for everyone to step up and be visible in their support for our community. reggie: target stock lost more than $9 billion in market value in less than a week after pulling the pride products. it still has not specified which items it removed from some stores.

and now let's talk about sf pride, because it's happening in less than a month, on sunday, june 25. abc 7 is once again a proud sponsor. you will be able to watch her morning team on the parade, live on abc seven and on our streaming tv app. we will be anchoring the coverage on market street, and we can't wait. kumasi: took home -- the community is hoping for big crowds after it recovers from devastating winter storms. reggie: and the plane ride when one of the passengers opened an emergency exit midflight. the reaction from other people on board. drew: we are taking a look at your bottlerock forecast. this morning, we have a lot of cloud cover it is the coolest day, but tomorrow and sunday, warmer weather moves in. we will reach the low 70's. we take a look at the complete holiday we can forec

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drew: 6:12 this morning. if you are taking to the skies, here is a look at the nationwide forecast today. it's not bad. we will watch some showers and thunderstorms develop across colorado and new mexico later today. if you look at much of the upper midwest, the northeast, even the southeast, it is pretty quiet out there. delays when it comes to your travel caused by the weather today. here is future weather back at home. this is 10:00 a.m. we are socked in with cloud cover. those clouds are stubborn, even slower to clear than yesterday. sunshine even across parts of the east bay, the city, and the coast line -- and it is a cloudy day all day with temperatures in the 60's and low 70's for your afternoon. we warm up a bit on saturday.

sunday is the coolest day of the holiday weekend. it is also the cloudiest, with temperatures barely in the 70's. the holiday itself will be nice. mild conditions. kumasi: still to come, the latest company bringing e scooters to san francisco. then, how many americans say they are still feeling long-term covid symptoms. ready to feel what it's like? when you can du more with less asthma. it's possible with dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks... and can even reduce or eliminate oral steroids. are you in? dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. get help right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs.

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kumasi: welcome back. this is a scary story. terrifying moments on a plane in south korea when a passenger opened a door during flight. officials say multiple people trying to stop the man, but they could not. thankfully, the plane was able to land safely. the man was arrested. no one was seriously hurt. but several people did have to go to the hospital.

a moving vigil las vallejo, marking seven years since a teenage girl was kidnapped. to this day, she has not been found. she was snatched while walking to school in 2016. her family put on an event where she vanished on an overpass above interstate 780. solano county sheriff's detectives suspect 19-year-old fernando castro of taking her, but he died in a police shootout the day after she disappeared. her case is still open. a mississippi mother is to many answers after her 11-year-old son was shot by a police officer who was responding to an incident inside the child's home. she says her son called police so officers knew there was a child present. the initial incident had to do with her ex-boyfriend, who was reportedly being violent. it is not clear why the officer fired his gun at the child, or why the gun was even pointed at

him. his mom with a lot of questions. >> first, he was like, "come up with your hands up." at that moment is when my son came out. you are asking someone to come with your hands up, you are shooting. i don't understand. kumasi: the indianola police department has not commented on the incident and is saying they will not release the officer's body camera video. the officer has been suspended. reggie: governor newsom is showing an ambitious plan to transition to 100% clean energy. the government was at a power facility in richmond. the company will produce mobile batteries that generate clean energy, instead of traditional gas generators we are used to. california's goal is to have a 100% clean electrical grid by 2045. gov. newsom: we are moving from aspiration to implementation. there is practical reality,

hardheaded pragmatism, that we are pushing. i think the most important thing is to reinforce that we cannot get it done unless we now home o moxion. we are continuing to learn more and more about covid-19. a study reveals about people experience long covid symptoms. that can be anything from brain fog to fatigue, and it can last from six months to years. the study was released by the journal of the american medical association on thursday. it surveyed more than 8000 patients who had covid-19 at various times during the pandemic, and more than 1000 people who had never been infected. reggie: spice girls fans, get ready -- probably. the group is reuniting for a mystery project. it includes victoria beckham. >> ♪ if you want to be my lover

you got to get with my friends ♪ reggie: melanie brown, a.k.a. mel b., told "the sun" the spi girls are planning on releasing a statement. she said the group stays in contact and just have not reunited because of timing. it has been a lot of time, ladies! just anoercause'slike theyng on releasingtement they sa t fansey mean? you know? jobina: a remastered thing? a little documentary? reggie: they are going to shop at cafe somewhere? kumasi: and we will all be happy. reggie: because they will feed us. we are hungry.

and thursday. drew: i don't have any regrets, but i do regret not going to their concert. should have done it. reggie: to show my age, i took my dorm to the spice girls movie. drew: oh! "spice world"! jobina: it is the best. drew: a good film. jobina: particularly the scene where the bus goes over the bridge and it is a little toy car that makes the jump. reggie: we are happy. drew: on our friday, we have a lot of cloud cover. here is a live look at the exploratorium camera. a great start. prepare for those clouds again. we thought yesterday we were slow to see sunshine. today is even slower, because our marine layer is even deeper, with coastal drizzle. it means limited sunshine. here is future weather. speed the clock up. this is lunchtime. look how the cloud cover is still overhead pretty much the entire east bay just beginning to see -- entire east bay.

just beginning to see sunshine in the south bay. heading into the afternoon, sunshine continues to increase, it still, it is cloudy along the coast. today, i think the city is cloudy for much of the day. limited sunshine. highs in the south bay -- partly cloudy, 60's and low 70's. good air quality. along the peninsula, it is 50's for the coast, with clouds. 60's from menlo park to mountain view. rightly cloudy skies this afternoon. emmett did sun the city. -- limited sun it is cloudy from bodega bay to stinson, at 56. east bay, stubborn sunshine later today, trying to break through the cloud cover. it just cannot. emmett son. temperatures in the 60's. inland -- limited sun. temperatures in the 60's.

the cloud cover leads to a cloudy start for the holiday weekend. we actually warm up a bit on saturday. temperatures in the mid-70's inland. sunday is the coolest day of the holiday weekend, but also quite cloudy in the morning. we warm back up for memorial day. we are closer to average for much of next week. jobina: good morning. unfortunately, we have continued to follow a deadly crash since our show started this morning. the video is from campbell come in the south bay. it is southbound 17 right for hamilton avenue, is the site of the crash. chp is predicting it should be cleared out of the way by 6:30. we're still following that because we know that two people were ejected from their vehicles . multiple vehicles were involved in the crash. in person was pronounced dead at the scene. in the bay area, things are looking smooth.

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reggie: businesses in capitola village are giving up after a winter storm called -- cause catastrophic damage in january. memorial day weekend marks the beginning of summer for many businesses as people flock to the coast. after a challenging five months, businesses are hoping to reopen. some are months away from that goal. chuck owns "pizza my heart is working to open saturday. chuck: summer is critical and i think everyone is on edge because they have been down for five months and put a ton of money into it. come on down. it is going to be a beautiful weekend and a beautiful summer. don't forget about us. reggie: businesses have yet to receive money or receive a loan. city leaders are working with businesses to get the permits need td.c ooooli throu tuss. bce

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moving forwards. brown set to sue walgreens he was shot and killed by a guard at a san francisco store. kumasi: local subway facing serious allegations of harsh working conditions and child labor violations. reggie: bart says it has a claim to get moreeoding the trains, and the plan may involve anime. there is a goat connection. sometimes you see the video, and you go -- but it does match. drew: prepare for it to be cloudy all morning, and these numbers to barely budge over the next four to five hours. low to mid 50's. here is 10:00 a.m. the cloud contour still intact across much of the region. this afternoon, we will find

sunshine breaking out inland, the south bay, the north bay. cloudy over the city. cloudy along the coast. cloudy on parts of the east bay shoreline. today is a day with limited sunshine for some of us close to the coast. numbers below average, only in the 60's and 70's. i will preview the holiday we can forecast in a few minutes. but see what traffic is doing. jobina: even though the chp gave us an estimate at 6:34 the sig alert for that deadly crash to clear before hamilton avenue and campbell, it is still in place. we will follow it and let you know when it has moved out of the way. in concord, the crash involving the semi at highway 4 -- that is still in place. there is some traffic as you travel along westbound on highway four, antioch to concord. tracy to dublin has only increased to about half an hour. that is not bad for that area. we will wrap up with a live look

at the san mateo bridge. it is busy but things are still moving at the limit. reggie: the aorney forbrowne's o file a wrongful death lawsuit. he was shot and killed a walgreen security guard last month after he was allegedly shoplifting. gloria: the attorney fothe fami 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 his loved ones. many turned out for the 24-year-old's memorial service at third baptist church in san francisco. brown's father saying there is hurt and disappointment. brown's death has deeply touched the community. some protested after d.a. brooke jenkins decided not to file charges against a security guard who shot and killed brown at the walgreens where brown was suspected of shoplifting. guard fired after he said that brown lunged at him, fearing he

would be stabbed. brown was found to be unarmed. this week, the california attorney general's office said it will review the case. the family attorney says he is planning to serve a wrongful owalgreensecy s fact at fault. >> i want justice. i don't care about the money. i want justice. erupted. it is unclear what was said. brown asked everyone to calm down, and things got back to order in less than 10 minutes. we will keep you updated on any new developments with this lawsuit.

kumasi: memorial here. millions of families are expected to take to the skies. aaa predicts even more people will be hitting roads. amanda del castillo is joining us in livermore with what you need to know before you head out. longsmooth. but we know as the day moves on, that will not be the case, especially during this busy memorial holiday weekend. and that horn you just heard -- those drivers are traveling westbound. aaa telling us that today is going to be the busiest day for drivers on our roads, especially this weekend. if you are worried about putting the mileage on your car this memorial day weekend, you are not alone. car rentals are cheaper than they were a year ago. we saw some popular destinations actually running out of vehicles them. this year, expedia reports

larger inventories have allowed companies to rent more vehicles at lower prices -- good news for the 37 million people who are projected to hit the road, driving to their weekend destinations. that estimate puts us at a 6% increase over last year, according to aaa, still below pre-pandemic numbers in 2019. shifting gears to our skies, travel experts predict the holiday weekend could set a tone for how the rest of the summer goes at airports across the country. sfo yesterday telling us it reached a milestone it has not seen for about three years -- 70,000 people going through security checkpoints in a single day, with the same expected for today. it is volume noticed by visitors. >> the airport is the busiest i have ever seen. o'hare is bad, but this is bad. >> the volume of travel is increasing. that just means america is back and blooming.

left the house yet, there is still time to make the ideal travel time window. experts suggest you leave before noon today. to 6:00 p.m. will be the worst stretch for drivers. saturday and sunday, minimal traffic impacts are expected. for your return, start your day early and traveled before 10:00 a.m. on monday. otherwise, noon to 3:00 p.m. will be a nightmare on our roads. anyone returning tuesday before 2:00 or after 6:00 p.m. would be the best time. but it is not just the roads. it is also our airways. planes, trains, and automobiles, all activated for this hectic travel holiday weekend. abc 7 news. reggie: it was supposed to be the epicenter of transit in the bay area, to bring thousands of commuters together in one place, but today, the transbay tube and sit center is nowhere near

meeting expectations. officials say just eight agencies are using the $2.4 billion center, and they are only seeing 35% to 40% of pre-pandemic use. to be honest, even pre-pandemic use was pretty low if you ever went there. and abc 7 insider talked to a trans bay official about what is not working. adam: the real challenge for operators in the coming years, as we struggle to get to a new normal -- san francisco, as you know more than most, has been about invention, innovation, and is continually changing. we are going through one of those change periods now, and it is hard and commercial property owners and transit providers. reggie: he says revenue is coming from other places. adam: we put in three restaurants, and at the end of last year, we opened a taproom that has become quite an evening destination. so our sales tax revenues have actually outpaced those of the rest of the city because of that

activation. reggie: they do have a very nice fitness sf there. transit experts and city leaders believe it will take at least two years to flush out the current downturn in the financial district, and they are saying -- no surprise -- dobson housing will be key to getting people to come back. kumasi: bart is turning to anime. bailey the goat is said to be inspired to reduce fire danger on properties. she is one of five new anime mascots for the transit agency, designed to promote public transportation use, especially among young writers, a growing demographic. >> if it gets people to ride bart more, that is great. it is a really good public transit system. honestly, i think the bigger sticking point is just safety. kumasi: a bay found 90% of respondents want to see more frequent cleaning. 79% would like to see better

code of conduct enforcement. 73% want more uniformed police on patrol. reggie: a vote on the a's moved to las vegas could happen as soon as next month. rob manfred said team owners will meet in mid june in new york. nevada's governor said legislators and the team reached a tentative agreement on a plan. the state legislature still has to vote. we have still not seen any renderings, although the plan is to build it where the tropicana is right now, on las vegas boulevard. one asked if the tree in -- if the team has any chance of staying in oakland, he said "ask oakland's mayor." kumasi: several subway restaurants around the area are accused of threatening and in some cases not paying underage workers. the department of labor investigation involves 14 locations owned by one franchisee, accused of hiring employees as young as 14. investigators say the owner bounced checks to employees,

pocketed tips, and required employees to work in unsafe conditions. an attorney tells abc 7 news agreement has been reached to rectify any violations. reggie: we are sharing the story of one sent has a veteran and his service dog, featured in a video that profiles of veterans struggling with ptsd, and how service dogs are helping them heal. after years of unsuccessful programs medications, he turned to operation freedom pause. -- they go to the gym, they do errands together -- they even graduated together. >> he is the person i talk to most in my life. it is good to have someone to give you unconditional love and a simple place where you can give that unconditional love back. reggie: gallegos says he hopes the documentary leads to more conversations around mental health, especially for veterans.

if you or a loved one is struggling, we do have resources to help. you can take action to get started. and you can always call the national suicide and crisis lifeline by dialing 988. kumasi: a dangerous environment for navy steel -- navy seal recruits -- stemming from a death during so-called hell week. jobina: the nearly 200 page investigation details the grueling course the 24-year-old successfully finished before he died last year. and in this report, instructors were described as enforcers hunting the back of the pack to weed out weaker candidates. the report also found medical staff were poorly organized, poorly integrated, and poorly led, and put candidates at significant risk. after days of being sick but still training, mullen was found to have died from pneumonia,

with no misconduct found on his part. he was deemed to have died in the line of duty. >> i said, are you in a hospital? he just responded, don't worry, mom. i'm good. i love you. and he hung up. >> they found no performance-enhancing drugs drugs in his system. he did nothing wrong. jobina: some pushed to use performance-enhancing drugs to cope with the program's requirements, despite a drop in graduation rate. the program commander refused to adjust it. naval special warfare command has already implement it some improvements to its training programs. top navy officers who headed the program were pulled from their jobs two weeks ago. a number of personnel have been referred to legal authorities within the navy for potential punishment. kumasi: thank you, jobina. the latest bank employees in

danger of losing their jobs. a look at the new york stock exchange.another update on the . and some surprise graduates get a reward at their commencement ceremony. what they are challenged to do for some extra cash. and make sure you stay with us at 7:00 for abc 7 at 7:00. we are live weekdays from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. drew: if you are traveling tahoe for the holiday weekend, just know that we will start out with dry conditions every morning. but in the afternoon, we do have a chance of scattered thunderstorms. saturday is the warmest day, with temperatures in the mid 60's. we will find an unsettled forecast in the sierra, thanks to those daytime thunderstorms every day of the holiday weekend. here is a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. we have areas of drizzle, especially close to the coast

and across the city. it is an overcast morning. the cloud cover is even slower to get out of here compared to yesterday. by the afternoon, partly cloudy skies. overcast along the coast. temperatures mainly in the 60's and 70's. the low avera degrees in some spots. we are at a 66 in napa with the morning cloud cover. warmer weather moves in for saturday and sunday, with highs in the low 70's. the holiday weekend is warmer tomorrow. a bit of a dip in temperatures on sunday for we have a very pleasant memorial day on monday. here is a look at other high temperatures where you live, sponsored by disney's the little mermaid, now playing in theaters. >> wouldn't it be amazing to go someplace no one has ever seen before? >> i would love to see that. >> wait for me. >> isn't it beautiful? >> she belongs to me.

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kumasi: the nba finals return to abc 7 next week. we know the nuggets will play either the heat or the celtics. then one is set for thursday, june 1. reggie: j.p. morgan is cutting 1000 jobs from san francisco bay's first republic bank. it is nearly 15% of its workforce. j.p. morgan acquired most of its assets this month after first republic was seized by the government. workers who are being laid off will get 60 days worth of pay

and benefits. they will also be given on additional lump sum, continuing benefits, and resources to find new jobs. let's look at the new york stock exchange. you can see we are up about 250 points this morning. kumasi: uc berkeley's botanical garden is raising money to help restore its pe,pothey hope to sn august, before the next breeding season. uc berkeley put out a statement about the newts frolicking and egg laying in the japanese pool. it has enhanced the beautiful setting of this historic site. if you would like to donate to the repair project, you can visit the botanical garden website and click on the tab "save our newts." it is graduation season and some college students got a big surprise from their commencement

speaker. reggie: where was this man when i was graduating? they got a thousand dollars in cash. you can see how stunned the graduates were. this is the university of massachusetts. it was in boston. the speaker, billionaire robert hill, turned the commencement ceremony into a cash giveaway. robert: there are two sets envelopes. one says gift, and one says give. each of you is getting $1000 cash. the first 500 is for you. it is a celebration of all you have done to be here today. you are leaders. celebrate. the second 500 is a gift for you to give to somebody or somebody else or another organization who could use it more than you. reggie: i'm with you, drew. if you are going to give me a thousand dollars and i am graduating from college, that is going to me and also to me.

but it is a very nice sen and i should note that while he was saying give half of it, keep half of it, there was no actual string attached, so you could do whatever you wanted with the thousand dollars. this was about two and a half million dollars in total, a small dent in his reported net worth of $5 billion. to that, i say only invite billionaires to do commencement speeches from now on. drew: that's what i'm saying. jobina: remember morehouse a couple years ago, when he paid off the student loans of every student? reggie: i forgot about that. jobina: it was just like -- the shark. drew: could you imagine being so stressed about all that money, and somebody is like -- jobina: i remember that story so well because the valedictorian was from lake pleasanton or something. i talked to him. he was from the area.

so all of these things are amazing. reggie: -- reggie: everyone's skin instantly got clear? drew: yes, yes, yes. kumasi: vibrant. drew: good for them. that is amazing. reggie: nails look good. drew: farms are attended to, your crops. jobina: therapy. kumasi: that bunyan went away. i don't know. reggie: -- that bunion away. i don't know. people got feet things. drew: let's take you to the travel forecast. it is not looking too bad. we are tracking showers and thunderstorms through salt lake city, denver, parts of new mexico. look at the northeast, much of the southeast, it is pretty quiet. the weather is not a huge concern if you are traveling later today. if you are local, look how thick the fog is even by 12:30 this

afternoon. you will keep the jacket on for much of the day. from the south bay, we will get sunshine later this afternoon. 60's and 70's. 50's and cloudy for the coast. for the rest of the peninsula, we will get afternoon sunshine, but it feels cool. 61 is about it for downtown today. keep extra layers with you as you go about your activities in the city. the north bay, 50's along the coast. increasing sunshine this afternoon. the east bay is one of the areas we are watching closely. the clouds are very stubborn today. in the afternoon, the sun is going to start -- going to struggle in parts of the east bay. inland, we will see increasing sunshine in the afternoon. upper 60's to lower 70's is below average for the time of year. overnight, our marine layer does its thing, may gray. the clouds surge inland with temperatures in the 40's and the 50's.

we will find the slow clearing of the cloud cover today. we do have some drizzle along the coast this morning. it is milder to start the holiday weekend. a dip in our temperatures before the holiday on monday, and then temperatures little changed next week. jobina: we are going back to the video in the south bay from south bend 17 right before hamilton avenue. even though the chp expected this all to clear why 6:30 this morning, it is still in place. the street sweepers are saying they should be done in about 10 minutes, so right around the end of our show. this is a deadly crash that was first reported shortly after 4:15 this morning. one person was killed and one other person was ejected from the vehicle. there were multiple cars involved. you can see the extent of the damage from the video. the richmond-san rafael bridge is a little crowded for the holiday weekend, and we wrap with a live look at the golden

gate bridge, where everything is moving smoothly. kumasi: this weekend, carnival sf is back. this is the annual festival honoring music, movement, and so much more. it is happening in the mission tomorrow and sunday. is padit starts on 24th and brt street at 9:30festival and the e free. and really fun. you can now channel your inner captain jack sparrow in texas for a six under $50,000. this pirates of the caribbean themed house -- it looks like it is straight out of the movie set. there are beams wrapped in fabric. it looks like the sales on a ship. and there is a six person shower next to the sauna.

a six person shower next to the sauna. reggie: what happens in the caribbean stays in the caribbean. kumasi: you are right about that. let's move on. the city were planning to ban airbnb's. the seller is a bachelor who is obsessed with the movie and jack sparrow. reggie: did you tt there the corner?l cell on are we sure it is themed to pirates of the caribbean? amsterdam and there was also such a thing. we can talk about it later. kumasi: up next, the seven things you need to know today. reggie: the connected tv app is available for google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. kumasi: as we head to

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kumasi: it is 6:58. here are the seven things to know this morning. in the air and on the ground, memorial day weekend travel is in full swing, with more than 42 million people planning a holiday getaway, according to aaa. if you are hitting the road today, the worst time is expected to be between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. reggie: the bottlerock music festival kicks off in napa valley. it includes lizzo, durant durant, and little nose asks -- lil nas x. drew: we have a pleasant holiday weekend. a warm up tomorrow. a bit of a dip in temperatures, but memorial day looking pleasant. jobina: we do have a new update

from the chp on the deadly crash we have been following in campbell this morning on south bend 17, right before hamilton avenue. all lanes just reopened. kumasi: attorneys for the family of benko brown are expected to announce a wrongful death lawsuit against walgreens. brown was shot and killed at a san francisco walgreens last month after being accused of shoplifting. reggie: president biden and house speaker mccarthy are reportedly close to a deal on raising the debt limit. the deal does include a cap on spending. kumasi: -- maybe. the spice girls are reuniting for a mystery project. melanie brown says they are planning to release a statement. when? it is just the excitement. reggie: ok. [laughter]

>> "good morning america" for our viewers in the west. it's the friday before memorial day weekend. the rush to get out of town is on. travel rush. record numbers of people hitting the road is this friday morning. millions more than last year. right now, the best and worst time to head out. we've got team coverage from the skies to the roads and sam champion here with your weekend forecast. >> lawmakers actually heading home for the holiday weekend but on call to book flights back if a deal is made. this money, how to protect your money if the u.s. credit rating