announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> we are stopping vehicles with hundreds of thousands of potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. the governor cracked -- drug chp is taking up the streets and why the operation is far from over. >> a compass for a's fans. the green light for a publicly funded ballpark in las vegas. the next steps before that move is finalized. >> the last showing first cinemark's san francisco theater today. but we are learning about the future of the theater industry as a whole. >> >> it was like $25 a ticket. >> it was a matinee with all

these kids. >> good morning. it is thursday, june 15. >> thank you for having me. we definitely miss reggie. >> today will be lovely. this is the warmest day of the week. get out and enjoy. here is a live look at the exploratorium camera. we have overcast skies right now but that will change pretty quickly as the day goes on. we are waking up to the low to upper 50's. very typical for this time of year. have the light layer but later this afternoon it is shaping up to be pretty lovely. it is breaking down the marine layer very fast today. high pressure builds in. we will likely see sunshine quickly across the bay area, by about 10:00 a.m. along the coast we will see the clouds break down. temperatures about average for this time of year. we will call it spring warmth

out there. 67 in the city. near 80 at san jose. 76 at santa rosa. along the coast we will get sunshine coming in at 62 for half moon bay. let's get a check of traffic with jobina. jobina: we will zoom into south san francisco what we are looking at a car fire on northbound 280. we are not seeing any slowdowns pop up. definitely be aware if you moved to the area. in richmond, and that counter commute area of eastbound 80 past central avenue. no slowdowns in that area either. we have a couple of blocking issues. as far as things moving at the limit, that does appear to be the case as we look live at the san mateo bridge. emeryville. headlights traveling westbound. amanda: the bill to give the $380 million in public funding for the new ballpark in las vegas is heading to the nevada governor's desk.

it's a huge step to leave oakland but it is not a done deal yet. gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom with the next steps. gloria: the nevada state legislature approved funding for a ballpark in las vegas. the villas heading to the governor who is expected to sign it. the next major hurdle would be approval by major league baseball owners. the oakland mayor released a statement. "the a's have been part of oakland for more than half a century and they belong in the city. if the current ownership once to move the las vegas, they should seek an expansion team." that could be a possibility. the bill says they will provide funding for a baseball stadium. it does not mention the a's. the money could theoretically go to an expansion team. what fans would like is for the owner to sell and let a local group by rights and use the money to go to vegas and build an expansion baseball team. the a's sent a statement thanking members of the nevada

state legislature and their staff for their hard work on taking the a's to las vegas. gloria rodriguez, abc 7 news. kumasi: community groups are calling for changes to the proposed oakland city budget to say funding for violence prevention. the city council is considering custer to a multimillion dollar deficit. the cuts would have an impact on community groups like courage. they took part in a rally demanding no cost to city funding for their programs. part of their work is with young people coming out of prison. >> my organization, over $600,000. that's a lot of money. we are going to have to lay people work as a result of these cuts. these are people who live in oakland, born and raised in oakland. people who have transformed their lives and are trying to do something positive for the community. kumasi: the city council president is proposing a $2 million increase in funding for

violence prevention. we have reported on the challenges in downtown san francisco. it has not recovered from the pandemic. some parts of san francisco are doing better now than they were before covid. sales tax data shows district 2, pacific heights,, the marina, is generating more income than it did before the pandemic. the manager of tocco barn and pacific heights says neighborhoods overall safety and street cleanliness have contributed to its success. >> people want to feel secure, safe, and then doing our job. good service, good quality of food, and maintain our streets clean. kumasi: business owners credit fewer vacant storefronts in their area for bringing customers back. san francisco is relaxing restrictions to fill the vacancies in the downtown area. the board of supervisors approved legislation on tuesday

to cut through the red tape by making it easier to convert commercial buildings. supervisor aaron peskin pointed out restrictions have been around for decades and this will open doors for residential space as well downtown. amanda: cinemark century will have its final showings today. is a story we told you about yesterday on abc 7 mornings. professor galea rossman says there's a trend happening across the country where people are waiting for streaming services to drop movies that are released in theaters first. he says the number of theaters is down 5% since its pre-covid peak. he says streaming services will likely not be a strong going forward as hollywood tries to rebound. >> so if you have closed. box office is down much more than number of screens. in the long run that is not sustainable. >> netflix is just more comfortable now. kumasi: cinemark claims a closure on a comprehensive review of local business conditions. now to the economy.

the federal reserve is skipping an interest rate hike this month as it assesses the economy and inflation. the warning is that more rate hikes are likely in the future. jobina: yes. this is the first time in a year the fed has not raised interest rates. while inflation is easing, it is still quite high. it's around 4% to be exact. the fed wants it down to 2%. that is why jerome powell said yesterday more rate hikes could be in the future. >> we don't see continued improvement on the inflation front and some of the easing, we don't see both of those things, the fed is likely to be back racing -- raising integrates. jobina: it has cost borrowing on everything reddit cards the home loans to be higher. if you're wondering when interest rates could come down, powell said yesterday it will likely be two years. drew: let's go outsi

the exploratorium cameras cloudy. san jose has mostly cloudy conditions. today we will find temperatures at or above average in most spots, from san francisco to san jose to redwood city. temperatures very close if not slightly above average. santa rosa in the 70's. that's about five degrees below where you should be. it will be a very nice afternoon. live doppler 7. high pressure is now in control of the forecast. that is bringing a warming trend and compressing our marine layer. the fog is not going to linger too long this morning. we will see sunshine quickly by 10:00 a.m. much of the cloud cover is out of here. by the afternoon we find temperatures into the 80's and the warmest spots. 83 at concord today. 79 at san jose. 67 at san francisco. even in the city we should see sunshine pretty fast later on this morning.

75 for napa. 62 in half moon bay. looking at the three day forecast, we are sunny and warmer today. finally at or slightly near average for this time of year. the spring warmth does continue tomorrow. it's a steady forecast as we head into the start of the weekend. a lot of sunshine and mild conditions. the back half of the weekend we have some changes coming our way. winds pick up and temperatures drop. we will plan your father's day coming up in about eight minutes. amanda: we know for today's college graduates they can be rough to find a job after college, especially without networking apps. by recent bay area graduate was kicked out of linkedin. kumasi: we are checking in on the governor's efforts to crack than a drug dealing in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. the results six weeks in and what is coming next. amanda: in the most unlikely of circumstances, and who were

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amanda: the state of san francisco's most challenged neighborhoods has been the focus of our covers for long time. governor gavin newsom deployed the chp and national guard to san francisco to crack down on drug sales and trafficking. abc 7 news is getting a look at the result showing what the chp has done in the first six weeks patrolling the tenderloin neighborhood. in a tv news exclusive, abc 7 news angry liz kreutz looks at the latest numbers showing the amount of drugs seized so far and the number of arrests made. liz: accidental overd have been going up. almost every week there is more than the week before. a majority are caused by fentanyl. roughly a third happen in the tenderloin. that is why governor newsom has deployed chp to the tenderloin. they now have anywhere from six

to 10 officers patrolling the area daily. is it working? it has been six weeks since the tenderloin crackdown. what have you seen? >> pretty much what we came to do. we are stopping vehicles with thousands, hundreds of thousands of potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. liz: since the start of the operation on may 1, chp has seized over 4.2 kilos of fentanyl in and around the tenderloin, enough to kill 2.1 million people. almost three times the population of san francisco. the chp has seized 957 grams of methamphetamine, 319 grams of cocaine, and 31 grams of heroin. the agency has made 92 felony and misdemeanor arrests, including charges related to possession of fentanyl, illegal firearm possession, driving under the influence and domestic violence. >> our focus is on traffic. we know, as with anything that

comes to san francisco, it has to get here somehow. if we have fentanyl coming in, it has to be delivered somehow. very often that is done vehicles. liz: the agencies acknowledged six weeks is just the beginning. >> we will be here for as long as it takes. that is my commitment. liz: what is your message to drug dealers? >> you might national guard soldiers on your street, but know this. we are behind the scenes. we will figure out who you are, who your bosses are, who launders your money, and who gives you drugs to sell in this city. we will come after you and we will get you. amanda: that was just part of the full story. liz has been at work covering this issue and many others on our team. it is an issue that is far from over. liz;s. rate -- liz's is honor news app

and abc7news.com. kumasi: unsolicited robo calls continue to be a problem. phone scammers are costing consumers millions of dollars each year. here is trevor ault. trevor: when ill are more than just annoyance -- >> i'm calling for medicare rewards. trevor: and a full-fledged scam. >> >> this is audrey and i'm a social security disability advisor on a recorded line. trevor: it is a problem across the country and something dave yost warns must be taken seriously. >> some are claiming to be from the irs or law enforcement. we have a warrant for your arrest, mrs. smith. we can tear. -- we can take care of it over the phone with a credit card. they are abusing a source of trust. trevor: coming up, the

sophisticated ways scammers could try to target you using everything from your name to your hospital visits. i'm trevor ault, abc news, cleveland. kumasi: more than a d companies are suing twitter, accusing the company of copyright infringement. the lawsuit claims twitter violated copyright law on 1700 songs. attorneys for the 17 publishers say twitter allowed users to post music without permission. twitter was negotiating with the music industry to put broad licensing agreements into place. those talks broke down earlier this year. potential damages could reach $250 million. amanda: a recent santa clara university got kicked off linkedin for one reason. he's 14. we introduced you to him last week. he just graduated this weekend with a degree in computer science and engineering.

the job networking platform says it deleted his account because he did not meet minimum age criteria, which is 16. i guess he's not press because he has a job. he will be working as an engineer with spacex. kumasi: and that's fine. drew: do they check your age on linkedin? i did not know that. amanda: i feel like after we were looking for jobs. need it. drew: these high schoolers are on linkedin. jobina: i have definitely got messages. can i check out the station? amanda: they are ahead of the game. jobina: i'm not mad at it. drew: i think it is just a spot for home will bragging. -- humble bragging. look at the cool stuff i did. good morning.

the exploratorium camera. we have cloud cover this morning but we are in store for a nice day. the clouds are quick to clear in the next couple of hours. we have mild to warm afternoons the next few days. by sunday and monday we turned windy and cooler weather moves in for father's day. good air quality in the south bay. we get a 70's and 80's was sunshine along the peninsula. even the coastline. we will see the cloud cover breakdown for you. downtown today quite nice at 67. 62 at daly city with increasing sunshine. in the north bay today we are in the 70's and 80's. 80 for calistoga. the east bay today mainly in the 70's. 71 at oakland. 76, union city was sunshine. inland mainly in the 80's. 85, antioch. 83 in pleasanton. overnight tonight the marine

layer gets compressed. we will talk about the cloud cover. temperatures in the 50's, give not holding at 60 degrees at the warmest bus inland. we will keep the warming trend friday and into saturday. saturday looking lovely but by sunday the winds will pick up and we will turn cooler with temperatures going below average again. sunny and warmer today. enjoy the warm up. we will keep the warm temperatures for spring friday and start the weekend on saturday. for father's day it does turn cooler and windier around here. we will keep the breeze but frightened those guys on juneteenth. we will warm up a week from yesterday. summer officially begins. we will have temperatures in the 70's and 80's. jobina: good morning. brand-new video that we went to get to know of a car fire we have been following. it was reported around 3:30 this morning. this is going to be a northbound 280 at westborough boulevard.

it will be impacting lanes for some time as emergency crews worked to get this out-of-the-way. it does not appear injuries have been reported. you can tell it has creating a messy situation in the area. this is south san francisco. that might be the best way to describe it for you. let's get to the graphics. -- live cameras. golden gate bridge moving smoothly. the earlier issue we were following eastbound 80 enrichment has cleared. the richmond san rafael bridge has cleared. we look at the drive times. tracy to dublin around 44 minutes. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know this morning. plus -- >> if i had not come to jail i would not have finished my haskell diploma. amanda: these are nontraditional graduates. helping prisoners pursue an education while serving time. it is beautiful to start today.

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the nevada legislature has given approval for public funding for a ballpark. the governor is inspected aside the legislation and mlb owners will have to vote on the move. amanda: in the first six weeks since the chp began a crackdown in san francisco's tenderloin, officers have seized enough fentanyl to kill potentially 2.1 million people. abc 7 news was the first tv news crew to ride along with chp officers. you can see the full report right now on our apps and at abc7news.com. kumasi: another group of migrants have been dropped off here in california. they got into los angeles from texas yesterday. the group is being cared for by city agencies and charitable organizations. amanda:amanda: a tentative agreement has been reached between west coast dockworkers and port operators. that covers 22,000 workers, including some at the port of oakland. drew: we have some morning clouds to start out our thursday. we get sunshine fast today.

spring warmth arrives this afternoon. temperatures feeling very june like. mid 70's to mid 80's away from the coast. jobina: we will zoom into ben lomond to remind you of this major road work underway due to a landslide. highway 9 at shadow brook road closed through june 26. use glenn harbor road as the detour. amanda: descendant work movie theater in san francisco's westfield mall is holding/showing today. cinemark blames the closer on a review of local business conditions. look at this. prograf on the dog -- underdog by day and uber driver by night. he will be playing in the u.s. open tournament. it's been a journey for him to get there. he put on the clubs in 2016 after wrist injury and has racked up more than 3000 rides as an uber driver around palm springs. but now he's back to golf and will be giving it a shot to win

one of the most elite tournaments in professional golf with an almost perfect uber rating. just killing it all fronts. 20 years ago, the sheriffs office set up to educate incarcerated people. it was an innovative idea and one that has paid off. amanda: the latest plastic -- class of people receive their diplomas in jail. lee melendez show you how this program is set to restore communities through education. ♪ excitement and anticipation on this graduation day. >> it's the first time i'm graduating from anything in my life. leanne: daniel was one of 16 men who received a high school diploma at county jail number 3 in san bruno. this was no ordinary graduation ceremony. >> my education is my weapon. my education is my life. my education is my freedom once

again. leanne: the program begun by the sheriff department in 2003, first charter school in the nation inside a county jail. [applause] more than 4000 incarcerated people from san francisco county alone have graduated from this program called five keys. it's been so successful that is now and 25 other county jails statewide. >> we have demonstrated a person who graduates from five keys has a 50% less likelihood of returning to jail. leanne: mojica franco jumped out of high school his senior year. ♪ it >> . i had not come to jail i would not have finished my haskell diploma. >> all of us in the jail want to see people succeed. we want to see nobody coming back. leanne: they will continue to serve their time in jail but now with greater chances of success and for many motivation to

pursue college. for their families it is a chance to finally look towards the future. >> i can finally move onto to the next chapter in my life and become that successful black man i aspire to be. [applause] leanne: his mother and wife cheering him on. >> take your tassels and move them to the left. leanne: lien melendez, abc 7 news. kumasi: congratulations. amanda: to all of you, congratulations. coming up it 5:30, new developments in last week's mass shooting and the person in custody. kumasi: states are under a tornado warning as the midwest brace for more smoky air. the latest on extreme weather across the country coming up. amanda: here is a live look outside of the sun coming up.

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. amanda: a group of migrants arrives in california again. now it 5:30, who is taking responsibility and what is being done to take care of the people now. kumasi: the a's are one step closer to calling las vegas home, but will the deal passed the final step, approval from major league baseball. amanda: a beachfront property is the newest coastal park. the action taken by county supervisors and the timeline for construction. good morning. it is thursday, june 15. let's begin with a check of the weather with drew tuma. drew: fine clouds this morning and the san rafael camera. looks like the marine layer is pretty quick to break down this morning, a lot faster than much of the past week. we will see a lot of sunshine and temperatures finally near average for this time of year. we are calling it spring warmth today.

we are mainly in the mid-50's. the light layer needed but keep it on until about 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. sunshine appears pretty fast. by 10:00 a.m., most cloud cover has broken down. patchy fog. this afternoon the coast will get some sunshine. the warmest spots inland today going well into the 80's. very comfortable around the bay shoreline to the 60's and 70's. near average today. nice to be average sometimes. 75 at napa. near 80 for san jose. 85 for antioch. let's check traffic with jobina. jobina: we are bringing you this live camera from walnut creek. can you see the brake light starting to form in the southbound direction? we have a report of a stall right before 24 but it's on southbound 680. prepare for minor delays. elsewhere, a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza.

no metering lights yet. elsewhere checking out this round of drive times for everything is green across the board. amanda. amanda: new developments. san francisco police have a minute custody in connection with last friday's mass shooting and the mission district. they took javier compos into custody yesterday. they say he has several warrants for his arrest for multiple bay area agencies. the shooting broke out near the corner of 24th and treat avenue, injuring nine people. for the third time in two weeks migrants have ar downtown los angeles. texas governor greg abbott is taking responsibility for coordinating the trip. they were dropped tough at union station. abbott says that his state's small border towns remained overwhelmed by thousands of people illegally crossing into texas, many from south america. los angeles is not the first

city that abbott has sent migrants to. new york, chicago, philadelphia have also had buses arrive in recent months. many immigrants rights groups have condemned the actions. >> that is what makes this incredibly disgusting to see. that a group of people that wanted to come to this country for a better tomorrow are essentially misled and then shipped off and told they are someone else's problem. amanda: in response to yesterday's arrival, governor newsom's office released a statement. "contrary to what many think, california is a border state. instead of demonizing asylum-seekers we are working with locals to support and mainly -- humanely welcome people. our community partners. nonprofits and religious organizations are helping. mayor karen bass says they have

plans in place of more arrive. kumasi: a major win and their attempt to move to las vegas. this is not quite a done deal yet. gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom with more. gloria: the bill is headed to the state's governor who is expected to sign it. the next hurdle is approval by major league baseball owners. the nevada state legislature approved funding for a brand-new baseball park in las vegas. the oakland mayor shantal said the a's along in oakland and of current ownership once to move the las vegas they should seek an expansion team. what fans would like is for the a's owner to sell and let a local group buy the rights and use the money to go to las vegas and build an expansion team. the a's said, "we thank the members of the nevada state legislature and their staff for their hard work, due diligence, and attention to detail as he

worked to bring the athletics to las vegas." the bill says they will provide funding for a baseball stadium. it is not mentioned the a's. the money could theoretically go to an expansion team. gloria rodriguez, abc 7 news. kumasi: san are expecting a budget deficit of nearly $800 million over the next two years. as they work to figure out what the cut families living in single room occupancy buildings rallied against proposed cuts that might impact them. mayor london breed opposed to $5 million cut to the ceop, the code enforcement and hou average program. they help residents deal with mold, broken appliances, and other things. >> i was thinking if we don't have families anymore and if we don't have the ceop program, i don't know who to go to when we need help. kumasi: the mayor's office

released a statement. "to deal with the major challenges san francisco is facing tough choices had to be made." amanda: a housing developer is giving money back to some of its tenants as part of a settlement with the state. the state attorney general says it is the first time california has taken public action for violations of the tenant protection act. >> i want to be clear. when the legis law and the governor signs it, it is the law. it is not a suggestion. it is not a recommendation. it is not if you want to. it is a must. amanda: as a san housing developer. they were accused of raising rate of 20 employee tenants by more than 150% and wrongly evicting six others. they agreed to pay $390,000 and attend rental training. swenson builders told abc 7 news has no comment.

there was a ribbon cutting 70 for new house -- ceremony for new housing development. it will help young people who are transitioning out of the foster system. the community has 46 units and half of them will go to former foster children. mayor matt mahan says the city needs bigger strategies to target homelessness. >> projects like this are the long-term solution. this is how we stem the flow, and reduce the flow of people and homelessness. amanda: that if element is a part of santa clara county's measure a affordable housing bond passed in 2016. kumasi: two very different perspectives. how ai could revolutionize education or destroy humanity. amanda: the results are in. the bay area beaches with a failing grade when it comes to cleanliness. first, a check of the weather. drew: take a look at the dog walking forecast.

it is looking lovely in the next couple of hours. mainly cloudy skies but you notice the cloud cover breaks down faster than the past couple of mornings between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. we will see the marine layer get out of here for sunshine quickly this morning. temperatures responding, quickly warming to the 60's as the morning is on. we have high pressure. the muscle maker of the forecast. if you wanted warmer weather, this is what you want to see. high-pressure influencing the marine layer, giving a sunshine faster and the gradual warming trend in the next couple of days. we have a marine layer with us overhead in most spots. here's how the day shapes up. cloud cover early on, 50's and 60's. by noon we are seeing sunshine across much of the region, even along the coastline. by the afternoon it is sunny and not only warmer than yesterday but today is the warmest day on the seven-day forecast. 83 for concord.

75 at san rafael today. near 80 for san jose. 66 at santa cruz but 71 in oakland. a lovely afternoon on the way today. we will hold steady tomorrow with the spring warmth and the sunshine in the afternoon. the weekend starts off mild. the second half of father's day on sunday we have some changes including gusty winds and cooler weather. we will show you in about nine minutes.

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the new park will be the first major coastal beach additives happen the -- added to san mateo county since 1969. the wet winter took a toll across beaches. the latest heal the bays beach report card shows only 56% of california beaches have good or excellent grades during wet weather, which is worse than average. a total of five beaches made the group's beach bomber list, all in san mateo county. linda morbi trying to third, followed by marlon park. pillar point harbor and gulf park ranked seventh and 10th. it is based on fecal bacteria pollution. hollow state beach made honor roll for exceptional water quality. amanda: we are hearing from the marin county woman who caught a bear on camera in her yard. caitlin lives in the terra linda neighborhood. she told abc 7 news the whole

thing unfold of all she was talking to her daughter before bed. she says her daughter had been having nightmares about bears. >> i was telling her that there aren't bears and there is no big animals like that around here and she doesn't have to be worried. my phone dinged and i looked at my camera and there was a bear. i could not even understand what was happening. kumasi: you have to listen to the children. caitlin says she called authorities but nobody believed her either. the bear has not been seen since. officials are advising residents to make sure that leaving garbage or food outside the home. amanda: that is frightening. my son said he saw scarecrow. now i have to go check my house. and my cameras. looking for scarecrows. we are nowhere near a cornfield. jobina: i would not be shocked

if somebody was casually walking around in a scarecrow outfit. kumasi: i wouldn't. it is 2023. glad she had it on video. drew: seriously. i told you, mom. the beaches will be nice this afternoon. this is santa cruz. we have june gloom but we will have sunnier skies this afternoon. going into 60's from stenson to half moon bay and monterey at 66. the ocean water temperature warming up a bit to 57 degrees. morning cloud cover but we will quickly break down this morning for sunshine. mild to warm the next afternoons. by sunday we turn when dear and cooler -- whe cooler. much of the marine layer breaking down this morning giving way to sunshine quickly. the warmest spots into the 80's. a very pleasant afternoon in the 60's and 70's.

tonight the marine layer is getting pressed thanks to high-pressure. cloud cover not as widespread. it will be a blend of stars and clouds. mainly in the 50's. temperatures hold steady tomorrow, even in the saturday. you will notice the microclimates are in full effect. the coastline, if it stays relatively cool, inland we will find temperatures in the 80's. for father's day you will feel the cooler air. also some gusty winds picking up by the afternoon. future tracker wind gusts and a sunday afternoon. you see the timestamp at 5:00 p.m. we will have this onshore flow bringing winds at 20 to 40 miles per hour. it is a gusty afternoon to finish the weekend. temperatures going below average once again for june. here is the seven-day forecast. it is sunny and warmer today.

we will keep the spring warmth tomorrow and for the start of the weekend. for father's day we cool off and pick up the winds in the afternoon. it stays breezy but bright for juneteenth on monday. we will warm temperatures back up as summer begins officially on wednesday. jobina: good morning. we will start with a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza. i want to let you know if you're traveling into san francisco from the east, we have a new three-car crash on westbound 80 at 5th street. we want to bring you a live picture from walnut creek letting of the southbound traffic on 680 has improved because the stall has cleared. if they can go over to some vehicle brought into the newsroom earlier of a car fire on north found 280 around westborough boulevard. the chp at last check is still on the scene and we will get this cleaned up.

if you move through this area, which is south san francisco, you might run into this scene this morning. i heads up on that. amanda: thanks, jobina. the san francisco-based judge making history with his senate confirmation. kumasi: artificial intelligence. will it hurt us or help us? how a school is taking full advantage of the new technology, testing a new form of classroom learning. a live look outside. 547 540 -- 5:47.

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kumasi: now to the extreme weather across the country. severe storms. millions of people breaking for record heat today. some of the worst air quality we have seen in decades. jobina has more on this. jobina: more power outages from severe weather overnight across the south. 150,000 customers affected from georgia to texas. a tornado caused damage near savannah, georgia. new video shows lightning striking a traffic camera in the area were part of i-95 was shut down due to fallen power lines in neighboring alabama. a tornado tore through uvala, damaging homes and businesses.

a possible tornado east of dallas shredded building and damaged cars. dangerous weather also hitting the northeast. and new jersey parks employee was hit by lightning while painting lines on a soccer field. >> he did not have a pulse and we began cpr. once we were in the ambulance and he got a pulse back he slowly began to gain consciousness. jobina: the worker is expected to survive. more smoke from wildfires burning in canada is drifting into the u.s. minneapolis seeing its worst air quality yesterday since 1980. some of the smoke moves over to chicago today and indianapolis. kumasi: it is artificial intelligence going to bring about the end of the world? 42% of ceos attending this week's yale ceo summit says it has potential of destroying humanity and the next decade. and, while there are differences on the level of danger they are

protecting, nearly 60% say the danger is not being overstated. as we start to consider the potential dangers of ai, summaries ethical questions about the impact on medical care. >> the concerns are many. certainly the top of the list is our notion of privacy. kumasi: of the stanford university school of medicine. he worse it could take data that has no identifiable patient information and link it to social media and other sources of information to identify someone. that is why stanford medicine says it's announced new platforms called responsible ai for safe and equitable health. they are hoping it can become a code-2 platform for people at stanford and beyond -- a go to platform. >> it is to convene people, emphasis and broadly speaking for the public to come up with a

structured way to look at these ethical concerns. kumasi: the initiative is starting out. there is no launch date yet. the next step is to get minds together and gather public input to get a that -- get ahead of the rapid growth of technology. amanda: there is also potential for benefits of ai. abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey shows us the new chatbot tutor that in revelationize the classroom. dustin: how do students solve the school's toughest problems. they can look in a book or asked -- ask a teacher. students are learning to solve problems themselves with an artificially intelligent tutor. >> my first step would be to use the foil. dustin: say hello to the chatbot tutor conmigo.

it is to be an extension of a teacher, offering personalized and immediate educational help or any student. >> we have been thinking about how to make education more personalized, armed teachers with more knowledge and make their lives easier. i think artificial intelligence has accelerated that. dustin: it has knowledge on a variety of subjects like history, math and science and many languages and different grade levels. >> i think i will choose to learn about the evolution and natural selection. dustin: questions about that topic. you can have conversations with characters like ben franklin or winnie the pooh. the goal is guiding students towards learning, never giving up an answer or doing the work for them. >> if you ask it how to solve a problem, they want ts -- it wants to walk you through a similar problem so you can use the techniques you learned and

test it yourself to see if you apply those. dustin: artificial intelligence can be the next evolution of learning. >> how can this be the next step of education as we know it? >> some of what i described we are already doing in places like khan lab school i thought was science-fiction year ago. that is literally happening in real classrooms already. it will happen for tens of not hundreds of thousands of students this coming sillier. dustin: dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. drew: taking a look at the air quality as we see high-pressure begin to build. most of us in the good air quality zone along the coast and parts of the bay coastline will find moderate air quality. a bit of haze. we will have cloud cover. the marine layer breaking down between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. this morning. the numbers will climb into the 60's by about 11:00 a.m. and will take off more to the afternoon.

the warm response going into the 80's. enjoy the sunshine and warmer weather later today. it is back to average across the region. mid 70's around the bay shoreline and the coastline getting sunshine and low 60's. it's a pretty steady pattern, even to friday and to start the weekend. we will have the morning cloud cover giving way to afternoon sunshine. we have changes coming our way for father's day on sunday. we will see cooler temperatures and the wind will pick up. we start out your sunday with morning cloud cover giving way to brighter skies. the big takeaway in the afternoon, winds really gusting at 20 to 40 miles per hour. you will certainly feel the cooler weather moving. temperatures below average by 4:00 p.m.. 50's along the coast. mainly 70's and the warmer spots in length. kumasi: west coast port workers making a deal after a year of negotiations. thousands of bay area employees will be impacted. amanda: a warning over lithium

batteries. several fires blamed on them in the last week. kumasi: the church that will not have women pastors even after a push by one of california's largest congregations. amanda: here's a live look at the bay bridge. it is 5:56 and we will be right back. you can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. help us make every wish come true. ♪

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