>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: national guard in the tenderloin cracking down on drug sales and trafficking. abc 7 news getting the first look at the results. is it working or not? the move of the a's to las vegas takes another step forward, the response from the team and oakland mayor. then, your friends will be there for you at a replica of tv show. set to open the first central

park café. jobina: i thought we had that. drew: there was a pop-out. >> a lot of my friends did it, they are crazed. they took pictures and reenacted the scenes, it looked like fun. jobina: did you reenact scenes? drew: no. my husband is a huge friends fan , i am hopping on the bandwagon like 20 years later. kumasi: we are starting with a look at the forecast. drew: we have a warm day on the way this afternoon, temperatures right now in the mid and upper 50's. we have typical temperatures in the marine layer overhead, what is different as high pressure builds in today, that means the marine layer breaks down pretty fast, between 8:00 and 10:00. here is a live look from the exploratorium camera, bright skies for a lot of us this afternoon and today, it is finally back to average.

it will feel warm after this month has been so cool. 60's along the coast, we will get some sunshine, that will feel nice. around the bay shoreline, in the mid 70's. in the end where we should be, mid-80's by 4:00 p.m. we will look at how long the warm weather will last in a few minutes. jobina: we want to get right to this video we have been following, this is a car fire that was reported shortly after 3:30 this morning. it is northbound 280 right near avalon drive. we were reporting westborough boulevard earlier, it is aligning with both of those areas. it has been upgraded to a sig alert, chp has not confirmed when all lanes will reopen. elsewhere, we are going to look at the map and zoom into a new crash we are following, this is in san francisco as you hop off the bay bridge westbound 80 at 5th street.

speeds down to around 24 miles per hour. kumasi: this morning, able to give the a's $388 million in public funding for a new ballpark in vegas is headed to the nevada governor's desk. it is a huge step in the team's effort to leave oakland, but it is not a done deal just yet. gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom with next steps. gloria: the nevada state legislature approved funding for a ballpark in las vegas. the bill is headed to the states governor, who is expected to sign it. the next major hurdle will be approval by major league baseball owners. the oakland mayor released a statement that read in part the a's have been part of oakland for more than half a century, and they belong in this city. if the a's current ownership wants to move to las vegas, they should seek an expansion team and leave the a's in oakland. the bill the nevada says they will provide funding for a baseball stadium. it does not mention the a's, so the money could theoretically go

to an expansion team. what fans would like us for the a's owner to sell, let a local group buy the rights, then use the money to go to las vegas and build an expansion baseball team. the a's sent a statement thanking members of the nevada state legislature and staff for their hard work on taking the a's to las vegas. >> are getting a first look at results showing what the chp has done in the first six weeks controlling san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. last month, governor newsom deployed the chp and national guard to the city to crack down on drug sales and drug trafficking. since the start of the operation on may 1, chp has seized more than 4.2 kilos of fat and all, that is enough to potentially kill 2.1 million people. nearly three times the population of the city. the agency has also made 92

felony and misdemeanor arrests. >> my message to drug users in the tenderloin is this. you might not see uniform national guard soldiers on your street, but know this. we are behind the scenes, we are going to figure out who you are, who your bosses are. who monitors your money and who gives you your drugs to so in the city. we are going to come after you and we are going to get you. >> the governor's office says more agencies are joining the operation, including alcoholic beverage control and caltrans. the agencies are going to deploy additional resources to the tenderloin to address things like loitering and graffiti. this is just part of the full story. liz kreutz has been hard at work covering the issue, so have many others on our team. it is an issue that is far from over. you can catch the full story right now on the app and abc7news.com.

west coast dockworkers have reached a labor deal after more than a year of contentious negotiations. this includes workers at the port of oakland. the union, which represents more than 22,000 dockworkers, said the deal will run for six years. it has to be ratified, which could take several months. the specifics of the deal are not clear yet. workers walked off the job a few years ago, closing the port for several days. a similar walkout happened in portland and seattle. in a statement overnight, president biden praised the deal. kumasi: community groups are calling for changes to the proposed oakland city budget to save funding for violence prevention. city council is considering across-the-board cuts to closing multimillion dollar deficit, but the cuts would have a big impact on community groups like courage. it took part in a rally yesterday demanding no cuts to city funding for their programs. part of their work is with young people coming out of prison. >> our organization had over

$600,000, that is a lot of money. we will have to lay people off as a result of the cuts in these are people who live in oakland, born and raised in oakland, people who have been impacted who have transformed their lives and are trying to do something positive for the community. kumasi: the city council president is proposing a more than $2 million increase in funding for violence prevention. >> not to the economy, the federal reserve 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: this is the first time in over a year the fed has not raised interest rates. while inflation is still easing, it is quite high. it is around 4% right now. the fed wants it down to 2%, that is why jerome powell said yesterday more hikes could be in the future. >> we do not see continued

improvement on the inflation front and some of the easing in the labor market, if we do not see both of those things, the fed is likely to be back in the game of raising interest rates. jobina: the elevated interest rates have caused borrowing on everything from credit cards to home loans to be higher. if you are wondering when interest rates could start to come down, powell said yesterday it could be around two years. kumasi: still to come, the parts of san francisco that are now doing better financially than they were before the pandemic. amanda: the bay area teen who gets a job at spacex. by his profile was removed. drew: a live look, the exploratorium camera. we have the cloud cover, we will see sunshine fast this morning and we are on our way to a warm for likes or followers. their path isn't for the casually curious. and that's what makes it matter the most

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kumasi: a recent university graduate got kicked off of linkedin because he is 14. we introduced you to him last week, he just graduated this weekend. a degree in computer science and engineering. the platforms as it deleted his account because he did not meet the minimum age for -- age criteria, which is 16. he already has a job, he will soon be working as an engineer with spacex. drew: he is not pressed at all. here is a live look from the tam cam, a beautiful sunrise. we have a lot of cloud cover down below. the clouds do not linger too long, they break down between 8:00 and 10:00. by 11:00, bright skies across much of the region, even the

coast line. future weather saying even the clouds will break down for sunshine this afternoon and later today, temperatures close if not above average for this time of year. spring warmth is here with the sunny skies, 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. 80's in the warmest spots inland and we hold steady with temperatures the next couple of days. to start the weekend, we have above average conditions. the back half of the weekend is cooler for father's day. kumasi: still ahead, twitter lawsuit. by more than a dozen companies are suing the tech giant. celebrating the new class of high school graduates, the incarcerated people getting their diplomas. as we head to break, a live look outside. there it is. that feeling you get... when you can du more with less asthma. it starts with dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma.

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kumasi: welcome back. the manager of a morgue at harvard's medical charges for stealing human body parts. we want to tell you some details of the story are disturbing. he and his wife are accused of selling the remains, including heads, brains, skin and bones. court documents show the body parts came from cadavers that were donated to harvard to be used for educational purposes. the manager has been fired and school leaders are calling the case morally reprehensible. a grand jury has indicted a former marine in the chokehold death of a man on a new york subway train. official charges will be unsealed when he is arraigned. the date is expected to be announced sometime today. he was initially arrested on manslaughter charges. it is believed he will be facing one charge of second-degree manslaughter and another charge

for criminally negligent homicide. amanda: we have reported on the struggles in downtown san francisco. it has not recovered from the pandemic like many other cities, but some parts are doing better now than they were before covid. sales tax data shows district to, which includes pacific heights in the marina is generating more money than they did before the pandemic. the manager of taco bar in pacific heights says he believes the neighborhood's overall safety industry cleanliness may have contributed. >> they want to feel secure, safe and continue to do our job. good servers, good quality food and keeping the streets clean, doing our part. amanda: business owners credit fewer vacant storefronts in the area for bringing customers back. san francisco is relaxing its zoning restrictions to make it easier to fill the vacancies in the downtown area. the board of supervisors approved legislation tuesday

that should help cut through some of the red tape by mick get easier to convert commercial buildings. a supervisor pointed out that some of the restrictions have been around for decades. this will open up the door for residential space downtown. kumasi: cinemark century san francisco at the westfield mall will have its final showings today. it is a story we told you about yesterday. ucla professor says there is a trend going on right now across the country where people are waiting for streaming services to drop movies that have been released in the theater first. the number of theaters is down 5% since pre-covid peak, he also says streaming services will likely not be as strong going forward as hollywood tries to rebound. >> so if you have closed because box offices down much more than the number of screens and that is not sustainable. >> the convenience of being at home is more comfortable. kumasi: cinemark is blaming the

closure on a comprehensive review of local business conditions. amanda: if you are a fan of the long-standing tv show friends, you will love this real-life central park coffeehouse opening. it is more than a television set, it will be a fully functional and permanent location inspired by the sitcom café. the coffeehouse will surprisingly be located in boston, not new york, as set in the original show. central perk is set to open later this year. you can always buy friends themed coffee on centralperk .com. drew: that is nice. [laughter] amanda: not big friends fans here. kumasi: i have seen living single. jobina: which was created before friends and if you do research, you might find out something had been very inspired. drew: i'm going to do a deep dive. kumasi: just saying.

jobina: a little tv history. drew: i am googling after this. a live look from the camera showing you the lake is busy with boats this morning, you can see clear skies. if you are headed to tahoe, a nice forecast through the weekend. sunshine with temperatures in the 70's. back at home, cloud cover overhead. warm afternoons the next couple of days. by father's day, we find cooler, gusty or weather moving in. today, enjoy the sunshine. the marine layer breaks down between 8:00 and 10:00, we find temperatures in the 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. warmer spots inland going to the 80's. tonight with a compressed marine layer thanks to high pressure and control means less cloud cover, more of a blend of stars and clouds with less overcast skies. hold steady with temperatures tomorrow afternoon and evening to saturday.

microclimates are in full effect, meaning the coast is cool but inland will go into the 80's. on sunday, cooler weather moves in for father's day. it comes with gusty winds, here is future trak. the timestamp sunday afternoon by 5:00, the onshore flow gusting about 20 to 40 miles per hour. a windy end to the weekend. sunshine, warmer weather today. we hold steady with temperatures tomorrow and saturday. for father's day, nice-looking afternoon. it is cooler in the winds turn gusty by 5:00 p.m. breezy for juneteenth, by on monday then we warm up the temperatures as summer officially arrives wednesday. jobina: we want to get right to video into our newsroom of a crash that has upgraded to a sig alert in south san francisco, this is northbound 280 around avalon drive. if you move through the area, giving you a heads up chp has not given us an estimated time as to when all lanes will

reopen. seems pretty difficult to clean up because the crash was first reported shortly after 3:30 this morning, so it has been there for a while. we are moving to graphics because if you are coming into san francisco on the bay bridge, this crashes in the process of clearing. the car crash on westbound 80 at 5th street, so speeds are picking up. it is slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on and we will wrap up and let you know if you're coming into san francisco from the east bay, give yourself extra time. amanda: now let us turn to rebecca jarvis live with a look at what is coming up on gma. rebecca: good morning, it great to be with both of you. coming up, we are following the dangerous storms in the south, plus the air alert with more smoke from the canada wildfires weaving back over the u.s., and ginger has the latest on the timing and the track. also this morning, a new warning

about robo call scams. we are on the road in cleveland where authorities say people across ohio are bombarded by the calls. what to know to protect yourself anywhere in the country. plus, sharing more of a battle with cancer, showing what it can look like to fight the disease. a big announcement from garth brooks and more deals and steals in the summer spectacular with tori johnson. it is coming up on gma, happy friday eve. kumasi: we are almost there, looks like you have a great show in-store.

drew: a live look outside, you can see the fog. going above average this time of year, we have spring warmth today. there is the average most thais are above average.

santa rosa still struggling to hit average, it will be nice later today. shaping up lovely at lake tahoe, sunshine developing with temperatures in the 70's and 80's away from the coast. amanda: more than a dozen music companies are suing twitter, accusing them of copyright infringement. the claims twitter violated copyright law on about 1700 songs, attorneys for the 17 publishers essay twitter allowed users to post music without permission. twitter was negotiating with the music industry to put broad licensing agreements into place. the talks broke down earlier this year. potential damages could reach as much as $250 million. a breakthrough in reproductive science. researchers have created the first synthetic human embryos. it is made from stem cells without using spur more eggs. the embryo structure or models

as if they are in the earliest stages of development, so they lack organs like a beating heart but include cells that would typically go on to form the placenta. scientists hope these will teach them more about genetic diseases and the causes of miscarriages. the san francisco shares office is celebrating the latest class of incarcerated people to receive high school diplomas. the program started in 2000 three and is the first charter school in the country in a county jail. it has been so successful it is now in 25 other county jails across the state. 16 men got their first diploma yesterday in san bruno. >> is so bizarre to me i had to come to jail to do it. if i had not come to jail, i would not have finished my high school diploma. >> i can finally move on to the next chapter of my life and become the successful black man i aspire to be. [applause] amanda:

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. amanda: off in california from out-of-state. where they came from this time and the response from governor newsom. kumasi: severe weather leaving tens of thousands in the dark. tornadoes tearing through parts of the south. when people could finally see some relief. amanda: blaming beyoncé.

the country singer pointing his finger at queen bey for the bills. kumasi: bills, bills, what about that money? drew: she is like how much do you want? kumasi: good morning, it is almost friday. drew: we are getting there. warmer today, a nice afternoon. today is the warmest day on the seven-day forecast, so get out and enjoy. temperatures are in the 50's, the light jacket you need, keep it on until about 9:00 because cloud cover breaks down pretty fast. this is the king street cameron san francisco showing overcast skies. increasing sunshine as the morning goes on, it is bright today. along the coast, a good amount of sunshine in the 60's around the bay shoreline. topping out in the mid 80's.

jobina: good morning, we are going to zoom in -- stepped all the way off my box -- to south san francisco. the sig alert we have been following all morning northbound 280 at westborough boulevard a d all out-of-the-way. past central avenue, we have a minor slowdown due to a crash. just a heads up on that. metering lights are on, it is going to be a bit of a slower ride into the city because we had an earlier crash on westbound 80 at 5th street. kumasi: san francisco police have a man in custody in connection with last friday's mass shooting. sfpd is telling us they took him into custody last night. he had several warrants out for his arrest from multiple bay area agencies. friday's shooting broke out near the corner of 20 4th avenue, injuring nine people. amanda: oakland a's fans, turned

away. the stadium deal to bring the team to las vegas passed through the assembly and is headed to the governor's desk. it is the latest step to move the a's to the desert. gloria rodriguez has the latest. gloria: we know the a's fans do not like the sound of this, but this is not a done deal yet. the bill is headed to the state's governor, who is expected to sign it. the next big hurdle is approval by major league baseball owners. nevada state legislature approved funding for a brand-new baseball park in las vegas. the oakland mayor released a statement saying the a's belong in oakland and if current ownership wants to move to las vegas, they should seek in expansion team. what fans would like is for the a's owner to sell, let a local group by the rights, then use the money to go to vegas and build an expansion baseball team. they sent a statement saying in part rethink the members of the nevada state legislature and their staff for their hard work,

due diligence and attention to detail as we work to bring the athletics to las vegas. the bill in nevada says they will provide funding for a baseball stadium, it does not mention the a's. the money could theoretically go to in expansion team. -- kumasi: for the third time in two weeks, a group of migrants has arrived in california, this time in downtown los angeles. texas governor greg abbott is taking responsibility for coordinating the trip. he said small border towns are overwhelmed i thousands of people illegally crossing into texas, many from south america. this angeles is not the first city he has sent migrants to, new york, chicago, philadelphia have also all had buses arrive in recent months. many immigrants rights groups, including some in the bay area, have condemned the actions. >> that is what makes all of

this incredibly disgusting to see. a group of people that wanted to come to this country for a better tomorrow are essentially misled, then shipped off and told they are someone else's problem. kumasi: in response to yesterday's arrival, governor newsom's office released a statement reading quote contrary to what some may think, california is also a border state. but instead of demonizing asylum-seekers, we focus on working with local communities to support and humanely welcome people. the state is in close communication with the county and city of los angeles and community partners. nonprofits and religious organizations in lar helping to assist those in need. the l.a. mayor says they have plans in place if more arrive. amanda: lithium batteries are being blamed for three recent fires. this when you are seeing ignited at a home in walnut creek on

tuesday. investigators believe a lithium battery sparked a second fire on tuesday, then another both in antioch. the fires were a bike, remote control car" list vacuum cleaner. the fire department has safety tips to prevent the fires. >> we suggest people are doing inventory of rechargeable batteries throughout their home. step number two is to move them, especially the charging operations, to the safest place you can. amanda: the safe places to move lithium batteries include a garage or building outside the home. kumasi: new details about a fire at a self storage facility in san jose. video captured explosions after the fire broke out last night. dustin dorsey

and a half miles from the fire and says there were half-dollar sized pieces of ash falling in his backyard. neighbors closer to the fires a the explosion shook their homes. >> i heard a big explosion, shook the whole house. my cap freaked out, running all over the place -- cat freaked out, running all over the place. my husband ran outside and there was a big plume of smoke. my neighbors thought it was the power plant, but then i started hearing all the noise. kumasi: roads were closed and traffic was delayed as firefighters battled the fire. the cause is under investigation and there were no injuries. amanda: san francisco officials are expecting a budget deficit of nearly $800 million over the next two years. they work out what to cut families living in single room occupancy buildings rallied against proposed cuts, that would impact them. the merrill imposed a $5 billion

cut to the code enforcement and outreach program. they help residents deal with problems like mold and broken appliances, among other things. >> i was thinking to myself, if we do not have them anymore and we do not have the program, i do not know who to go to. we need help. amanda: the mayor's office released a statement that reads in part in order to deal with the major challenges san francisco is facing, tough choices had to be made. kumasi: a san jose-based 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 a violation of the tenant protection act. >> just want to be absolutely clear, when the legislature writes a law in the governor signs it, it is the law. it is not a suggestion, not a recommendation. not if you want to.

it is a must. kumasi: swenson bui san jose-based housing developer. the company was accused of raising the rent of 20 employee tenants by more than 150%, then wrongly evicting six others. they agreed to pay $390,000 attend regular rental law training. they told abc7news it has no comment on the settlement. amanda: san jose city leaders and community partners held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new housing development. mason terrace will house young people who are transitioning out of the foster care system along with families and seniors. the community has 46 units and half of them will go to former foster children. the mayor says the city needs bigger strategies to target homelessness. >> projects like this are the long-term solution. this is how we stem the flow,

reduce the flow of people into homelessness. amanda: the development is a part of santa clara county's measure a affordable housing bond that was passed in 2016. kumasi: new developments in a state law that is supposed to create accountability and transparency. it prevents officers who are fired for wrongdoing from getting jobs and other police departments. governor newsom's latest budget proposal strips away a key component of the law that makes personnel files of the officers public. it is drawing pushback from the city of antioch, which is in the middle of a police texting scandal. >> had the records related to the investigation up and made public, this scandal would have never been uncovered. the criminal acts demonstrated by the antioch police department and other neighboring law enforcement agencies would have gone unchecked and continued to target and harm black and brown members of our community. kumasi: supporters of the

governor's plan say records would still be available for police departments, just not the state. the senate has confirmed the first openly gay judge to the san francisco federal bench. he is president biden's nominee to the u.s. district court in the city. according to the chronicle, he has been with the firm since 2009, representing workers, unions and consumers. attorney said he bring significant experience protecting the rights of working people and the freedom to vote. amanda: still ahead, some americans say the annual cost-of-living increases getting smaller and smaller. kumasi: looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange come up by about 60 points. another update next. amanda: bill cosby facing nearly a dozen new sexual misconduct accusations. stay with us on the abc 7 bay area streaming up at 7:00 for abc 7 at 7:00, we are live

weekdays from 7:00 to 8:00. download the app wherever you stream. drew: live doppler 7 along with satellite, we have high pressure influencing the weather pattern today. what that means is a warmer afternoon, faster sunshine this morning. it will bring about some haze in the atmosphere. along the coast and around the bay shoreline, moderate air quality. most everywhere will have good air quality the next 24 hours. 11:00 a.m., all of the cloud cover overhead right now, it quickly breaks down and pulls back to the coast line. the coast should see some sunshine today. temperatures close to average, sunshine, spring warmth, 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. mid 80's in the warmer spots inland. where we should be for this time of year. enjoy the sunshine, warmer temperatures will hold steady with the spring warmth tomorrow and saturday. it is cooler and windier on

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kumasi: now to the extreme weather across the country. severe storms, millions of people bracing for record heat and some of the worst air quality we have seen in decades.

jobina: overnight, outages from severe weather across the south. more than 100 50,000 customers affected from georgia to texas. the national weather service confirms a tornado caused damage near savannah, georgia. video shows lightning striking a traffic camera in the area, were part of i-95 was shut down due to fallen power lines and in neighboring alabama, a tornado tore through, damaging several homes and businesses. a possible tomato east of dallas shredded a two-story building and damaged cars. dangerous weather also hitting the northeast. a new jersey parks employee was hit by lightning while painting lines on the soccer field. >> he had a pulse and 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, meanwhile more smoke from wildfires burning in canada

is drifting into the u.s. and the apple is seeing the worst air quality yesterday since 1980. today, some of the smoke is expected to move over chicago and indianapolis. amanda: nine more women are accusing bill cosby of sexual assault in a new lawsuit. they say he used his enormous power, fame and prestige to victimize them. the suit alleges he drugged and assaulted them individually between 1979 and 1992 in las vegas, reno and lake tahoe. the 85-year-old former star has been accused of sexual abuse and harassment by more than 60 women. he has been freed from prison since 2021 after a high court drop his conviction. kumasi: no female pastors allowed, that is a ruling from the southern baptist convention. the decision came after five churches were expelled from the convention ordaining women.

two appealed the decision, including one of california's largest churches in orange county. the founder argued the church's case. >> i am not asking you to agree with my church, i am asking you to act like a southern baptist. >> the church is not in friendly cooperation with the southern baptist convention. kumasi: houston churches will not be able to associate with southern baptist or take part in its missionary and disaster relief programs. the convention proposed expanding restrictions on women serving as leaders. it will vote next year on those expansions. as businesses look at the risks of ai and how to mitigate them, teachers in the bay area are looking at the benefits ai can play in education. educational organizations students using a new chatbot tutor. the tutor was devel extension of the teacher and offers personalized and immediate educational help for

any student. >> always thinking about how to make education more personalized, how to arm teachers with more information to make their lives easier, how to make students more engaged in learning. i think artificial intelligence has accelerated that. kumasi: he believes artificial intelligence can be the next evolution of learning. the goal is to guide students toward learning and teach them to never give up on an answer. amanda: for your monday morning report, the next cost-of-living increase for social security recipients is likely to be the lowest in a long time. according to a senior advocacy group, the senior citizens league, the latest bureau of labor statistics show the cost of living adjustment will be 2.7%. that is the lowest increase since 2020. last years was the highest in two decades at 8.7%. even with the record increase, the group reports more seniors these days are struggling to cover cost of food, housing and

health care. we want to take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning. but slick we are up 124 points -- looks like we are up 124 points. kumasi: is to blame for inflation in sweden. she kicked off her renaissance tour last month with two sold-out shows and some say the high demand for hotel rooms, restaurant reservations was so intense that it increased inflation statistics. one economists assist the concerts probably added about 2% --.2% added .3%. amanda: blame the people. kumasi: how much did that generate for the local economy? drew: remember when we said

taylor was billions in the economy, now beyoncé. for the two days she was in sweden? they made money. jobina: mariah song and say why are you so upset with me? that is not her problem. amanda: a whole country? kumasi: they sold out. booked and busy, you're welcome. drew: supply, demand, the one economy class i took. the two lines. [laughter] they paid what they paid. outside this morning, we go to the exploratorium camera. cloudy to start with sunshine appearing pretty fast this morning. mild to warm the next few afternoons. i sunday and monday, cooler and the winds pick up. spring warmth, we are pretty close to average for this time of year.

60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. that is where we should be the middle of june. it looks like we will see a fair amount of sunshine, we will keep our eyes on that. the marine layer likes to play tricks in the afternoon. overnight tonight, a blend of stars in clouds with numbers in the 50's. future trak temperatures into saturday, we start up the weekend mild. by sunday, temperatures drop below average in the wind picks up. this is sunday, 5:00 p.m., there is the onshore flow bringing gusty winds about 20 to 40 miles per hour, giving us cooler temperatures. father's day, it is looking lovely. starting with morning clouds giving way to sunshine throughout the afternoon. it is in the afternoon, we have the gusty winds to contend with. numbers generally in the 60's and 70's. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast, the next seven days. sunny and warmer today, we keep

pattern through saturday. sunday, turning cooler in the wind picks up. not as windy on monday for juneteenth, still breezy. it is bright. we start to warm up as a summer officially begins wednesday. jobina: good morning, we are going to hayward where we are following a stall that is causing a bit of a slowdown. it is south bend 80 four industrial, speeds -- southbound 880 before industrial. in san rafael, looking live at 101 no problems to report. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on and the crash that was on westbound 80 at 5th street has cleared. overall view of the map, we do not have too many slow spots. kumasi: we are hearing from a marin county woman who caught a bear on camera in her yard. she lives in whole thing unfolded while she

was talking to her daughter before bed. she says her daughter had been having nightmares about bears. >> i was telling her there are not bearers, there are no big animals like that around here, she does not have to be worried. my phone things -- look at my camera and there is a bear. i could not understand what was happening. kumasi: authorities but no one believed her. the bear has not been seen since. officials advise residents to make sure they are not leaving garbage or food outside the house. amanda: the little girl who cried bear. san mateo county will begin construction to revamp a beach. the county bought the once private beach in 2020 with the goal of making it public. by next summer, it is expected to have trails, ranger station

and other amenities. the board of supervisors approved more than $11 million for the construction. the new park will be the first major coastal beach added to san mateo county's park system since 1969. kumasi: a christian the original name was quote spreading satanism. the bus line was 666 to which is a town on the coast of poland. a photo from a polish journalist shows what it looked like, look at this picture. amanda: jesus take the wheel [laughter] kumasi: hel is a popular tourist destination. the service would run during the summer. but the summer. [laughter] now they are changing it to 669. i think they should have kept it. amanda: i think that is

hilarious. i'm catching the 666 straight to hel. if it fits. [laughter] kumasi: next, seven things you need to know today. amanda: you can watch all of the newscast live and on-demand through the abc 7 bay area connected tv app, it is available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and start streaming. you are heading to hel, whatever. [laughter] kumasi: a live look for likes or followers.

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amanda: in the first six weeks since the chp begin a crackdown in san francisco's tenderloin, the agency says officers have seized enough that not to kill potentially 2.1 million people. abc7news was the first tv news crew to ride along with chp officers. you can see the full report on our app and abc7news.com. kumasi: another group of migrants have been dropped off in california, they arrived in los angeles from texas yesterday. the group is being cared for by city agencies and charitable organizations. amanda: the cinemark movie theater at the westfield mall will have its last showings today. they blamed the closure on a comprehensive review of local business conditions. drew: number five, you can see the morning clouds below, but we have sunshine that will quickly appear today. spring warmth is ahead this afternoon, looking nice. temperatures pretty much near average for this time of year, mid 70's to mid 80's away from

the coast. we hold steady with the temperatures both tomorrow and to start out the weekend. jobina: number six, a life picture from the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on, traffic is backed into the maze. once again on the bridge, it should be a nice raid into san francisco. -- ride into san francisco. kumasi: indiana jones and the dial of destiny is in theaters today, you can see the stars of the movie celebrating last night. they had the premiere in los angeles. this is the fifth installment of the film, which is produced by disney, which is the parent company of abc 7 news. drew: i love these movies, i live indiana jones. temple of doom is really good. you have to watch them. amanda:

it at cinemark san francisco. drew: you have other places. [laughter] ♪ >> good morning america, for our viewers in the west. severe weather out break, with storms slamming the south. overnight, the south battered. more than 500 damaging storm reports from oklahoma to florida, bringing tornados, powerful wind gusts and hail, with more storms on the move. ginger is on the ground with the track. some states experiencing their worst air quality on records as canadian wild fires move south. vatican releases new photos of pope francis paying a visit to young patients in the hospital