dion: next on abc 7 news, a sign of promise, resilience, and acceptance during a time of increasing division. an iconic symbol is back on twin peaks in san francisco, a sign that the fight continues. cornell: i'm cornell barnard where a drag story hour is bringing protesters out on both sides of the issue. >> let's hold on. dion: holding on after a terrifying trip through a sewer pipe filled with floodwaters. it is the rescue of a lifetime. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news.

dion: an event celebrating month was met with protests today in the north bay. it happened outside petaluma library, where demonstrations -- demonstrators pushed back against the drag story hour event. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dion lim. those protesting say the event is not appropriate for children. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard tells us they were met with some opposition. >> hey hey, ho ho. cornell: this large protest was happening outside the petaluma library on saturday where drag story hour with drag king vera was happening inside. >> drag queens are awesome, larger-than-life. they are fun. raters disagree. they believe drag performers should not be reading to kids. >> what i'm against is explicit sexuality, i do not care if it

is gay or straight. being put upon young innocent children. >> i just feel like we are losing our moral values in the country. this is not right to do this to children. cornell: folks supporting the event were also here and quickly seems to outnumber anti-drag protesters. >> my feeling is, if you feel like there is something not right about bringing your children to a drag story hour, don't bring your children. cornell: chelsea says with hundreds of anti-queer and drag laws across the country, events like this need community support. >> the people opposing at are sending a message that they think it is unsafe or somehow adult or sexualizing simply to be here and trance in public, and that is not the case. cornell: library director said they were prepared but just to be safe, they notified petaluma police to help keep the protests

peaceful. >> libraries are expressing these kinds of issues and challenges, and it has only been ramping up last year. >> i'm scared. >> we will never be divided. cornell: drag king vera declined to speak to us about the event, which was closed to the media. in petaluma, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. dion: these demonstrations began a year ago, when five men disrupted drag queen story hour at the sanna marin so library. -- san lorenzo library. they were described as members of the far-right groups the proud boys p our partners that "the standard" report no charges were filed by the da's office because it did not meet "hate crime criteria." in response to the protest, the library kicked off every month is pride month series, and the

drag story hour has a program. the beacon of h to shine bright on twin peaks. the pink triangle was created today. 450 volunteers laid out 175 bright pink cards to form the shape of a triangle. it was once used to brand people suspected of being gay in nazi concentration camps. now it is a simple against homophobia. >> leave it up to san francisco to take a symbol of hatred and turn it into something that means something more than that, that means something that is celebratory in nature. dion: the tribal installation today included a special desiccation -- the triangle installation today included a special dedication and the country's first-ever drag laureate, darcy.

world that has a giant pink triangle hovering for the pride festivities, uniquely san francisco. dion: the 2700 pink lights of the tribal hit -- will click on tonight at dusk. they will be lit up every night until july 1. at the san jose earthquakes soccer team is holding a pride night at tonight's game against the portland timber. the quakes will have an lgbt q+ auctions to raise money for those groups. tonight's game at paypal park starts at 7:30 page san fro pride parade is a week y. abc 7 is a proud you can watch the parade live on sunday, june 25, on abc 7 and on our abc 7 bay area streaming tv app. to developing is out of napa county where a wild fire is burning.

cal fire says that fire is 45% contained and started at about 5:30 yesterday and has burned 103 acres. at least 14 engines and a helicopter are now fighting the planes. no word yet a what caused that blaze. to the east bay, where contra costa fire protection helped residents there prepare for wildfire season p special fire town hall taught about planning for evacuations and what to do after a fire. they also had special answers on preventative efforts, spotlighting the importance of keeping your grass and weeds cut. >> the reason i say it is important, is because even if you are able to the home, you leave a lot of potential for that fire to spread and travel quickly because of that type of fuel. you do not want to negate what you have done by not being able to complete all of it. you have to kind of consider that. dion: california has more than 7400 reported wildfires in 2022

alone or the 10 largest in the state all happened in the last 20 years. new developments, a man faces charges, accused of starting last year's oak fire near yosemite in mariposa county grade yesterday, investigators arrested 71-year-old edward wacker men, who lives in the area of the fire, of several felony charges. the wildfire consumed nearly 20,000 acres and destroyed 127 homes along with 60 other structures. smoke from that wildfire prompted air quality advisories for the bay area last july. a driver is wanted in oakland for a hit and run crash that killed a woman. it happened after 7:00 p.m. at the intersection of vicksburg avenue. that woman was crossing the street in a crosswalk and she was hit by a black mercedes. police say the car that hit her was involved in an illegal street race. a high water rescue took a terrifying turn in florida. the shocking moment was caught

on camera. >> oh my gosh. dion: swept away. a deputy and driver survive after floodwaters swept them into a storm drain. and you can call it googleville. we will take a look at just approved plans to build a massive new neighborhood in mountain view. frances: it will be cooler for father's day a juneteenth. i will let you know how

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dion: now to a dramatic rescue

caught on camera. a florida sheriff's deputy jumped into action to save a man who nearly drowned in fast-moving floodwaters. this video may be upsetting to watch. this is from the deputy's body camera during the downpour early friday morning. he saw a driver who was trapped in the raging water, and when he rushed to his aid, both were nearly swept away. the video goes black when they were swept into a drainage pipe. >> they were submerged for nearly 30 seconds and traveled 100 feet underwater. they eventually resurfaced on the other end of the roadway, lucky to be alive. dion: the good news, the deputy and the driver did not face major injuries. both are said to be doing ok. new details now, a collapsed structure of interstate 95 in philadelphia will reopen within two weeks. that is the word from pennsylvania's governor. that came shortly after president biden took a helicopter tour over the damaged part of the highway today. mr. biden pledged federal funds

and longer-term support for a permanent fix for this vital road. a search of the east coast's main north-south highway collapsed after a tractor trailer hauling gas flipped over and caught fire underneath. people across the bay area took part in celebrations marking america's second independence day. ♪ we will take a look at highlights from juneteenth celebrations, recognizing the holiday beyond black america. frances: and you will need a windbreaker, maybe even a jacket for father's day and juneteenth. you can see here we've got some clouds moving across the golden gate bridge. temperatures are going to be cooling down. i will have those details in the you can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. help us make every wish come true. ♪ ♪

dion: google has gotten the

green light for a massive expansion said to be the largest residential project ever in mountain view. city council members approve a redevelopment plan for the north bayshore neighborhood shown on this map. google wants to build an urban village with 7000 new homes, office space, and more than 26 acres of parks. 15% of the units will be set aside for lower and middle income housing. that project is expected to take 30 years. no word yet on when construction will start. over in the east bay, oakland held its 14th annual family am juneteenth celebration -- pham bam juneteenth celebration. thousands turned out. it featured things like dance performances, a skating rink, and as you can see, live music. it was also a day to promote unity and private one vendor says she is excited the celebration gives people an appreciation of history. >> to be able to celebrate it as a stork and something that

cannot be forgotten to die no across the nation, there's a lot of, you know, war turmoil about what should be include in textbooks, but it is important that we know what we come from, we know where we are going, and we have a sense, understanding our purpose, and learning from the past. dion: the event featured over 100 food and merchandise vendors. the celebration for community and culture will continue until 8:00 p.m. meantime, a freedom celebration marked this juneteenth weekend in san francisco's fillmore district. today's festival filled eight city blocks from geary boulevard to fulton street and featured dozens of retail and food vendors along with free carnival rides, games, and a performance by the grammy award-wi gospel duo mary mary. the fillmore district was a hub of african-american culture in the 1940's, earning the nickname "harlem of the west."

people also marks juneteenth in san jose today, during the 42nd annual juneteenth in the streets festival to the event celebrants the arts, culture, and heritage of santa clara county's black community and the richness of african american history and culture. as the community reemerges as it -- after a lo struggle is especially meaningful to you can find a long list of events at our website, abc7news.com, including events like the juneteenth short films grinning on the peninsula and the community celebration in san jose. all of those details on abc7news.com. frances, i said to you in the commercial break, what happened to the weather? [laughter] frances: i know, june gloom continues in san francisco. san jose will get sunshine and pretty comfortable weather. right around the immediate bay, is going to feel cool and blustery. we will show you live doppler 7,

the satellite radar image. there's a storm to the north that is increasing the onshore flow, so we are getting a lot of clouds moving in, and we are going to get some blustery conditions, starting this evening. in fact, winds right now, 31 miles per hour in san francisco, gusting to 26 at sfo, even 28 miles an hour in fairfield. they are just going to get stronger you see those great skies -- gray skies, the marine layer with this live shot from emeryville. temperatures will cool down even more the next couple of days. in san francisco, currently 63. oakland 64 peter san jose as comfortable as 73. half moon bay only 59 degrees. here a live look from exploratorium showing you more of those low clouds moving it. santa rosa, novato, napa in the 70's right now. fairfield, 76. concord, one of our warmest spots, 81, but tomorrow, we will not see any 80's. we will be dropping to the 70's for our inland areas. livermore currently 78 degrees.

mount tam looking south, you see the marine layer moving in. here's what you need to know. it is going to be blustery and cooler, father's day into then slightly warmer for the first not going to feele summer at all. and then, below average temperatures all through next weekend, even for pride events. here's a look at the forecast animation through 7:00 tonight. notice we see some clouds coming from the north. what is different is this onshore breeze is going to push some of the clouds awake at we could get patchy fog tomorrow morning, but by the afternoon, plenty because of the strong winds pushing the clouds away. unfortunately, it does mean cooler temperatures. 9:00 tonight, poin raise my get up to 40 mile an hour winds. many areas over 30 miles an hour, especially along the coast, and even into monday, still some very strong winds.

overnight lows will generally be in the mid to upper 50's, so it little bit milder with those breezy conditions. 5 in san francisco5, 58 in san jose with some patchy, low clouds. tomorrow, notice it is going to be cooler. windy conditions are going to bring temperatures down, 60's around the bay, upper 70's for the inland areas, and then this temperature trend continues to drop, so gusty and cooler for father's day, windy for juneteenth, and even cooler, just slightly warmer midweek, for the beginning of summer. wednesday will be the warmest day. and then we have another area of low pressure moving in thursday and friday, bringing us even cooler conditions thursday into friday. stay with us.

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>> now, abc 7 sports with larry -- chris alvarez. chris: in omaha for a chance for the national championships. stanford taking on wake forest in the opening round. here is stanford's malcolm taking one for the team, hit by the pitcher. the bases-loaded. park gives this court easy, 1-0, stanford bottom to. it is a show shot, stanford response the next inning, carter graham, looper to no man's land, right field. tom petri hustles and, 2-1, stanford. dustin johnson, what a catch that is.

so nice we show it twice. the defensive play of the game. but in the seventh inning, lighting in the area causing an 88-minute weather delay. deacon doing some damage, danny corona base of the middle, wake forest takes the lead 3-2, stanford with the go-ahead run at the plate in the night, and troy grounds into the game ending 4-3 double play. stanford fall 3-2. overall with a 56-41 victory over the vegas nighthawks, taking sole possession of the lead peer here is a sports director larry beil with more on the team. >> no time remaining! larry: in indoor football, stopping a offense of drive is

like getting a turnover. that is where darren hungerford comes in, the linebacker lives up to his name with his hunger to win on a team with championship potential. >> it is never about the opponent, it is about us, how good are we going to execute, how good are we going to come together, how much effort will we play with? if we come out and do what we do, we know for fact that at the end of the day, there is no team back and play with us. larry: the panthers offense traded by quarterback dalton sneed who took on a bigger leadership role after an early-season coaching change. >> it was a hard week for us, but we found that energy to rally around each other and play as a team. i think through the darkness of it and the downs of it, i think it built our team in a way. it rallied our team together and allowed us to rally and play for one another. larry: ifl teams can routinely score 60 points per game, so this is nonstop action, and then after the games, and get up and personal with the players. >> your birthday? how old are you turning? 10?

happy birthday. >> that's a big reason why we play, you know, you love the fans, you love the fan interaction, it is more than football, and we've got to keep remembering that. we appreciate you guys coming out. chris: good stuff. we will have highlights at 11:00 -- 6:00, actually. [laughter] larry had a gre there. as you mentioned, football compressed is fun. it is really fast. dion: yeah, looking back and forth, my neck was getting a little sore. how fun. chris, thank you. coming up, hot

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dion: ok, we've heard this before, but it appears we are in the midst of a sarong check shortage. chile ship pepper -- sra shortage. a chili pepper shortage resulting in this. filipino fusion restaurants told sfgate that some people have even resorted of stealing bottles of sriracha restaurants, and at the plaza, a bottle of sauce is going for $30. i mean, i.e. it, but i don't think i would pay that much for it. frances: yeah, i don't think so.

[laughter] dion: can you imagine just sticking it in your handbag? [laughter] chris: don't steal s dion: you don't even like it. not your thing. that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. tonight, as we come on the air, the dangerous weather threats. tens of millions on alert for severe weather. storms, possible tornadoes, or excessive heat. 40 million people from texas to florida are under heat alerts, the stifling combination of high temperatures and humidity. in houston and other cities, it will feel like 115 degrees, and severe storms threatening places already hit hard by a deadly tornado that wiped out homes and businesses. plus, a deputy swept up in flood waters while rescuing a man in the florida panhandle. sama