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search for the missing some merciful. the recovery underway after a catastrophic implosion. kumasi: pride we can preparations in san francisco. there are so many events the next few days. but it is all leading up to one of the biggest pride parades in the country. [laughter] reggie: good morning on this friday, june 23. kumasi: all we want to know is how is a forecast going to be today and sunday? drew: on sunday, the sunshine breaks out around noon so we have fog and sunshine appears for a bright end to the day. today is a lot of cloud cover, temperatures 50's, if not low 60's, in the south bay, so the marine layer is here for another morning, a live look at sfo showing cloudy skies. we begin with mostly cloudy conditions, breaking for some time later today. breezy this afternoon and temperatures for another day remain below average. in the 60's and 70's.
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we will take a look at the pride forecast in a few minutes but let's check in with jobina thank you -- jobina. jobina: thank you. our supercomputers are the only ones dealing with a slow ride westbound 580 around 80 miles per hour so they will pick up because our trees he to dublin right is pretty good. richmond-san rafael bridge, no problems to report or advisories coming in from chp. the bay bridge toll plaza would normally be our busy spot, metering lights at 5:41 but also this is light so a true friday in terms of your commute. kumasi? kumasi: developing news overnight, police are investigating after a man was shot and killed at the powell street bart system -- station in san francisco. this is an image from cellphone video from the scene last night. officers say when they got there around 8:30, they found a man here with gunshot wounds. he was taken to the hospital but later died. investigators are still piecing
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together what happened but witnesses say the situation escalated quickly. >> when i see a young man acknowledge a lady, tell her how beautiful she looked, you know, mind you next thing you know, it is time for us to get off and her boyfriend stands up and says something to the dude and shoots him in the chest twice. kumasi: no arrests have been made. authorities call this an isolated incident. says there is no threat to the public. reggie: investigators are searching the ocean floor, trying to find more clues in the catastrophic implosion of the titanic-bound submersible. the debris field was found after days of searching. all five people died. where learning the u.s. navy likely heard the implosion sunday, the day the submersible lost contact with the crew. jobina: so navy experts confirming their underwater acoustic system heard the implosion sunday, shortly after the mission began. they say they passed the
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information along to the coast guard. this is separate from the deep sea banging sounds heard tuesday. it is unclear what was causing that. pieces of the craft were found 1600 feet from the front of the titanic. officials believe the sub imploded not long after it departed. there was possibly a failure in the subsystem after encountering intense water pressure. >> the debris is consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. jobina: the journey was supposed to take the crew to the ocean floor to see the wreckage of the titanic. the company that owns the titan sub released a statement saying in part they grieve the loss of life and called all men on board true explorers. the main objective of the search crews now is to find as much debris as possible to figure out what went wrong. they will also try to recover
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the remains of the five people on board but that is not likely to happen given the damage. kumasi: thank you. we are hearing from a local expert who has done 17 submersible dives to the wreckage of the titanic. he is an underwater cinematographer, his exploration of the titanic was in the submersible operated by the russian academy of sciences. that was made of titanium in the walls 4.5 inches thick. the titan had a carbon fiber construction which the experts say is not the right material for deep-sea diving. after a number of excursions, the titan was likely stressed. >> there's not much comparison. one is more capable deaths. it would show signs of fatigue and time through this compression and decompression and then compression and decompression process. kumasi: he said he was surprised
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to learn well-known french veteran diver paul nargolet was in the submersible. paul discovered the titanic wreckage in 1985. he said he would have known the design shortcomings. it is pride weekend and events are happening across the bay area to celebrate. reggie: it leads to this sunday's pride parade in san francisco which abc 7 is a proud sponsor of. the barricades go up along the roof and at city hall. kumasi: that is where we find gloria rodriguez with more on the preparations for all of the festivities. good morning. >> good you can see preparations behind me, the stage is set up and they are getting ready for pride weekend. abc 7 caught up with crews yesterday as they were putting up barricades on market street for the pride parade. numerous streets in san francisco will be closed until the parade is over. some closures have already
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started and more are coming today. organizers are estimating half a million people -- half one million people will visit sunday for pride. the parade will go along market, 8th street, for the celebration right here at civic center. reggie talked to sf pride executive director suzanne ford on abc seven at 7:00 this week as the aclu tracks about 500 anti-lgbtq plus bills. >> i think this year san francisco pride will draw the line on market street and you can come join us and say you are for human rights for all edge -- all lgbtq people. you are with us or against us because there is no moderate position when it comes to human rights for our community. that is our job at as pride and we will make a huge statement sunday. jobina: there are festivities around pride this weekend including the 20th annual trans march at dolores
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park and the mission district. the festivities start at 11:00 in the morning. the marches 6:00 p.m. and today, here at city hall, they will be performing 200 50 marriages and a special lgbtq+ pride celebration coming 10 years after california resumed same-sex marriage. they have a lot planned for this weekend, there will be six community stages, a mainstage, a lot of great acts, so what are you to most looking forward to this weekend? reggie: we are going to be partying after the parade. [laughter] kumasi: right? i'm ready for the moment i get to walk up to market street and feel the energy. that is the moment. then when it is over, the party. reggie: and of course looking forward to the parade. i'm just looking forward to the after party because that means our work is done. kumasi: true. kumasi: i'm the support, t my role. my friends are out there
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anchoring, one and all up and down and around. i am therefore emotional support and to have a good time. reggie: and to make sure we get to the after party. not home in bed. [laughter] >> get them there. you were talking about the energy, kumasi, you can feel the energy already as they are gearing up. it will be a fun weekend. reggie: thank you. abc 7 is the only place to see the pride parade all caps live in the morning screw will be there, coverage starting at 10:00 a.m. sunday and we will also be on abc7news.com/pride or wherever you stream abc 7. kumasi: a south bay shelter hoping to find forever homes while waving shelter fees for 100 animals. reggie: the first block for uc berkeley police department. drew: for the pride forecast, the typical pattern of morning clouds, sun, specifically sunday for the parade, the sunshine appearing around noon,
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drew: here's a live look at san jose, cool june continues, daytime highs, are we useless? for the past three weeks we have had below average temperatures, about four to 12 degrees below normal later on, depending on where you live. temperatures, low 60's to begin our day, the cloud cover slow to break down, 11:00 a.m., a fair cloud cover around the bay shoreline and coast. away from the coast, a lot of sunshine. still cool for june, temperatures mid-60's, mid-70's, and the breeze will pick up once again, gusting 15 to 30 miles per hour by about 4:00 p.m..
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reggie: organizers rallying to and kind violence are hanging peas posters around the san francisco landmark encouraging the public to sign up. the posters can be found along pier 39 near last weekend's gunbattle between two cars that left six people, including four bystanders, hurt. >> some events like this, it can be a tragedy but in light of tragedies, it does not have to stay at something sad but it is also an opportunity where like and be signed and something we
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are hoping to do is help cultivate the heart of the community of the bay area to come together at a time like this to make a greater determination for peace within our communities. reggie: the issue of gun violence is getting attention on l. california congressman mike thompson joined with other members of congress to call out those who only speak about con violence during mass shootings but failed to take meaningful action. >> speaking out on it then all of a sudden they are nowhere to be seen when we are trying to pass legislation. >> citizenship also has duties. obligations and duties. we keep each other safe. to make sure other people's rights are respected. bottom line is we are failing that duty in america. reggie: according to the gun violence archive, there have been more than 20,000 deaths in the u.s. from gun violence this year. reggie: we marked juneteenth and
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all month long abc7news is celebrating black culture, freedom, and resilience. in the east bay, one woman is making history as the first black woman to lead uc berkeley police, directing 140 officers and staff. she feels welcomed, loved, and honored as the first black woman in many if not all of her roles and that is not always been the case. >> there were many times in my career where it was made evident and obvious i was not welcome at the table. but you cannot let those things deter you. kumasi: after more than 23 years of public service, she has not let anything deter her, not even insurrection. on that day, she was in the command center for u.s. capitol police, leading the dignitary collect -- protection unit, security detail for congressional leadership. after that she rose to acting chief, becoming the first black woman to lead the capitol police department. >> i am proud to say that i was
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able to endure, i was successful at opening toys -- for doors for others, and i'm excited to see what my next chapter looks like here at uc berkeley pd. kumasi: i asked her about what she is most exciting about -- excited about in her new role. she said she want to make sure actions aligned with their words and they lead with the compassionate heart and a heart of service. one thing i say that stands out to me about her is her calming presence and i can only imagine how we felt watching january 6 and all that unfold and the tension of it actually being on u.s. capitol police thinking about how can i protect congress and the dignitaries there. she has been through a lot to still keep moving forward and making history. i really admire that. reggie: you should just say i
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want to get as far away from that spark. -- spots. way across the country. [laughter] kumasi: she just said she really likes the bay area. reggie: good. kumasi: her kids are on the east coast so she does travel back and forth but she is loving it here and says she knows the community. still making history. reggie: nice. drew: you will love it here. if you like warm weather, you will like it now. everyone stops me on the street like why? reggie: that's not that bad is it? drew: i like it. it is june, i think it is just after the wet winter i think it is hitting people harder. take oakland, here is the month so far, only two days have we had temperatures above average, that was the first weekend. saturday and sunday, temperatures slightly above average but we are going on almost three weeks straight to that began june 5 where temperatures have not enabled to
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hit average or exceed average. in oakland, average this time of year is around 7070 -- 70 to 71. for much of the month we have been stuck in this is -- the 60's. a similar story across the region. outside, the cloud cover to start with sunshine later today and pockets of drizzle along the coast. into the weekend, brighter skies, minor warm up but bigger warm up hit us late next week. winds pick up and the onshore flow keeping temperatures on the cool side. the winds gusting 15 to 30 miles per hour, strongest winds over the city into the delta later on. temperatures mid-60's to mid 70's. we are about four to 12 degrees below average depending on where you are today. so the breeze picks up around 4:00 and we are pretty cloudy along the coast, a lot of sunshine away from the coast but below average for another day. overnight, our marine layer gathers again and we have the overcast skies into the weekend and temperatures starting in the 50's for saturday.
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here is the seven-day forecast, the next seven days, morning clouds and drizzle, we had to the weekend with brighter conditions, minor warm up, but next week, we start seeing more summer-like temperatures. wednesday, at average and then late next week, temperatures above average for this time of year. jobina: that is exciting. thank you. good morning. because sunday is going to be a very busy day in san francisco, we have the pride parade and we will all be there. there will be changes to mass transit. a lot of options, bart opening at 8:00, added trains. caltrain is also running additional special service, but heads up, muni writers, there will be a number of closures starting well below the system opens. make sure to check the schedule or get your steps in and maybe walk further. look at the dry times, tracy to dublin, 34 minutes, everything on time, and we end with a live
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look outside showing you emeryville. westbound toward the maze and the bay bridge toll plaza, it is empty there and metering lights came on at 5:41. kumasi: thanks. now we are checking in with ginger zee live with what is coming up with gma. reggie: good morning. ginger: good morning. nice to be with everybody. we have to have the latest on the story everybody has been following all week, the tragic end to the search for the missing submarine. the debris was found and we will talk to titanic director james cameron, a guy who knows a thing or two about the ocean. then an oceanographer who had discover the titanic wreckage originally. then the reopening of i-95 after part of the freeway collapsed erie everybody thinks construction takes a long time and i guess it doesn't tell you are on i-95 because now vehicles are getting back on the road. we are live on the scene. a new warning to parents about the popular energy drink marketed to teens. it is loaded with caffeine. we are
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and detergents. wire cutter put them to this test and they show topics and hacks. sean hayes is live and a special live proposal. you don't want to miss it all. reggie: can you give us a little tease about the proposal, like what is going on? ginger: yes. the best part is when the family is here and surprises her as well. it is very touching. i can't wait for you to see it. reggie: that is so nice. i also know it is pride weekend in new york so happy pride to all of you out there. ginger: thank you. we have our big streaming pride special so i will be in chicago cohosting with alex perez. we are there in chicago and new york so you can watch us sunday. the march is all over the country. reggie: so we are -- jobina, you are doing live shots, aren't you? she will be representing san francisco. that will be fun. please say hi to alice perez as
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kumasi: it is 6:25. the san jose animal care center is trying to get pets into their forever homes faster amid record numbers of animals entering shelters nationwide. it is now waving all adoption fees through july 31. animals available for adoption include dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and more. the center believes hundreds of pets find their homes now that the adoption fees have been waived. it is located south san jose and open seven days a week. earlier this week, new warriors g.m. mike leavy junior thought jordan poole -- would be with the team for years. turns out 72 hours. the warriors are sending him to washington for chris paul, so they get out from under a contract. chris paul is coming in with the
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expectation to back up steph carry -- steph curry. cp three has been a hall of famer but never won a trampy and ship. chris paul has been prone for injuries and at age 38, he has a history of getting hurt at the worst time in the playoffs. the trade is not official so the warriors cannot make comments on this. you sought here on abc 7, the first round of the nba draft, and historic night, a set of twins from oakland who became the highest picked brothers at number four and five overall. >> the houston rockets select amen thompson from oakland california the pistons select is our thompson -- reggie: they are identical twins if you could not tell. they are 20 years old. according to as f gaetz, the twins spent two years in an atlanta-based -- atlanta-based league. this will be the first time the
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brothers have been on different teams and different cities. one told our sister network the first thing he wanted to do to celebrate was get some in and out in brooklyn. i think that can be arranged. a successful block party. san jose's business recovering from the pandemic, hoping the summer will bring in more money with these events. we take a live look outside at 6:27.
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cute or still creepy. a toy craze in the 1990's arriving on store shelves this summer. drew: that craze was not's. reggie: they look a lot -- drew: they look kind of the same to me. reggie: brighter? drew: the color. reggie: yeah. looks like a troll and furby were part of an unspeakable act. drew: not on this pride weekend. kumasi: good morning, everybody. reggie: on this june 23. let's get you to the forecast. [laughter] drew: ok. now that you say it, i see that. good morning, everybody. that is what you have now. this is santa cruz, we have the june gloom for another morning, looking at the beach, we find cloud cover first thing, breaking for sunshine, and the big take away, keep the cool
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june pattern for another day, breezy this afternoon, temperatures in the 60's and 70's. do you have a furby? jobina: i sure did. i had two because one, you know when no one asks what you want for your birthday and you end up getting two items. both of which i had a light blue and like a brownish, they were both scary. [laughter] it was horrible. and they don't turn off. any parent out there, think about it. then think about it again before you buy. [laughter] in terms of traffic, things are incredibly lie, a super minor crash reported in novato, no injuries or problems, that is good news, north frontal 101 passed send -- sent on your road. elsewhere, backup of the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights at 541 and this is the busiest spot. then a live look wrapping up the san mateo bridge where everything is moving at the limit. reggie: final preps for pride weekend now underway and it is
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leading up to the annual pride parade in san francisco. kumasi: happening this sunday and our morning steam will be out bringing you the fun. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez live at city hall with more on the celebrations. hi. >> good morning. there will be a lot of celebrating here at city hall today as well because 250 couples are going to be getting married here in a special lgbtq+ ceremony. this comes 10 years after california resumed same-sex marriage. as sunday, we know it is the big pride parade, one of the largest pride celebrations in the world and organizers are estimating about half a million people will visit san francisco for pride. the parade will go along markets, 8th street for the celebration at civic center. yesterday, abc 7 saw cruise putting up barricades for the parade on market street, numerous treats closed until the parade is over.
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some closures already started and more are coming today. reggie talked to sf pride executive director susan ford on abc 7 at 7:00 this week about the many festivities this weekend. >> friday is the trans march, pride will take a day off or that and keep working. then saturday, i want everybody to know to come up to the civic center because princess nokia will be the headliner and we need everybody to show up saturday. gloria: agencies are providing extra service on sunday for pride. check this out, bart is running more trains and will operate from 8:00 in the morning until midnight. san francisco bay ferry will operate extra trips on the oakland and alameda routes as well as two and from vallejo. caltrain is adding four trains that will run northbound into the city. muni needs to reroute three
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lines around civic center plaza because of the parade. weekend long so keep that in mind. here live, this is the main stage you are looking at. that is where princess nokia will be performing tomorrow. you heard suzanne ford talking about that then haley kyoko is performing sunday. in addition to this main stage, they have six community stages and a big celebration that is going to be happening here saturday and sunday and i know the fashion will be a big thing this weekend as well. everybody will be coming out in their best so i have to know if you have your outfits planned for the weekend. reggie: do you know what you are wearing? kumasi: i have an idea and i ordered a thing and it is not fitting. it will be bright. it will have pops of color. reggie: i was trying on things at home alone listening to music
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at my place last night. you know when you hear the music late at night and you think it is hot but you are not really sure if it is? [laughter] that's where i am right now. gloria, we are not sure. it is a work in progress. gloria: not sure. kumasi: but it is all about the attitude. gloria: i will know sunday so can't wait to see it. reggie: as drew said, it is not what you wear, it is how you wear it. see you then. this is the only place you can watch the san francisco pride parade broadcast live. the morning screw will be there, coverage starts at 10 a clock a.m. on sunday and on abc7news.com/pride or wherever you stream abc 7. kumasi: san jose businesses are hoping to get a boost with block parties and other events that will draw people downtown. the week to block party was the first big hit bringing a nearly unprecedented amount of people and revenue to this area. it has been in general a lot
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quieter than many would like. abc7news spoke with a brewery owner. >> that is the number one thing to draw people downtown is having something to do and we noticed if we do not have events, there's a not -- there is not a lot going on. people will come and have a good time. >> coming down, patronizing local businesses, that creates a tax base that provide services throughout the entire city. kumasi: a night market is one event that will happen weekly throughout the summer. the first was last night and you can catch it again every thursday through the end of august. reggie: a group opposed to the changes to san francisco's castro theater, getting their voices heard in a creative way. they held a mock funeral outside of the theater, multiple city agencies signed off on a plan from the new operators of the theater. this will remove the theater existing states. the seats have been a sticking point between the operator and locals who argue the seats are historic.
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supporters felt removal of the seats would take away from the landmark and film culture of the theater. the castro theater is an historic venue and one of the oldest in san francisco. this year marks the 101st anniversary since they open their doors. kumasi: the walnut creek city council is making changes after a series of anti-semitic comments during recent city council meetings. city council members contend -- condemned the comments saying they do not represent the city values. kevin wilke who is jewish says it is hard to interrupt people, partially because callers tend to argue with them being interrupted and because of free speech laws. one solution proposed would be to end online public comment and require anyone who wants to speak to appear before the council in person. a san francisco business owner is begging the city for help. he says after three failed calls to officials, he is still looking at piles of debris blocking his business. charles says an on house woman
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who went to the back of his art gallery - he says the items are blocking access to his freight elevator. city officials have not remove the items because the woman claims it is her property. lender has an art show july 4 and says the debris could impact his show. >> i have to have that ada access and freight elevator access to do business here. kumasi: the fire department have submitted a fire prevention complaint on the situation and lender also filed a restraining order against the woman which was served to her by deb these yesterday. reggie: chatgpt optimistic about artificial intelligence but reminding people to keep their guard up. altman spoke at the bloomberg tech summit in san francisco and was asked if we should trust him and he answered "you shouldn't," and encouraged people to keep asking questions. that is from our media partners at the san francisco standard.
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he reiterated the need for global regulation on ai. kumasi: today's the second day of a two-day hearing into a train to rome and in ohio that released hazardous chemicals into the air. it happened in february. investigators say an engineer raised concerns about the size of the trains before the disaster but the yard master pushed the concerns aside saying "this is what they want." during an ntsb hearing, a fireman who responded to the derailment said he did not know it was carrying toxic chemicals and his team did not have proper equipment. >> concerned about not only my responders but everyone around for health concerns. hopefully we do not find anything. unfortunately, we probably will have some that will. kumasi: many residents were evacuated because of the toxic air and some for months because they were fearful for their health. reggie: there are new developments in the investigation into the deadly shooting on the set of alec baldwin's movie rust.
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the armorer is facing a new charge for tampering with evidence. the lead investigator is preparing to step down next month? jobina: alec baldwin's team argued the lead investigator violated the state constitution because she is also a representative in the state legislature. that is a separate issue. in new court filings, prosecutors accused weapon supervisor hannah gutierrez read of passing drugs to someone the day of the shooting. that accusation comes a week after prosecutors alleged an a court filing that she was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of rust and was likely hung over on the day of the shooting. her lawyer called the accusations "retaliatory and vindictive." in his own filing, he revealed he was accidentally included on an email to the d.a. from her lead investigator slamming the law enforcement response to the case. gutierrez-reed is the only
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person still facing charges in the shooting that killed a cinematographer halyna hutchins. gutierrez-reed plans to plead not guilty to all charges. jobina: women -- reggie: women in the workforce, what could be behind a disruption in their jobs. kumasi: looking live at the big board, the new york stock exchange down by 213 points. another update on the markets next. reggie: ice cream dream. the position one company is looking to feel -- fill and what you need to do if you want the job. stay with us on the bay area streaming app at 7:00 for an abc seven at 7:00. live weekdays from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.. download the app wherever you stream. drew: 6:42 and we find cloud cover on this friday morning. a live look from the exploratory and camera showing you the overcast sky, cool june pattern will continue for another day today, in the 60's and mid-70's. advertise this time of year into the 80's in our warmest spot. today we are fortunate well degrees below average later this
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afternoon. upper-level low moving through nevada, pushing to the east but we are still under the influence of this cooler pattern for another day, enhancing our marine layer and the cooler afternoon. here's future weather by 11:00 a.m., sunshine breaking out for the east bay, south bay, so cloudy along the coast and we get sunshine away from the coast throughout the afternoon. temperatures only in the mid 60's to mid 70's. the breeze will pick up this afternoon, gusting 15 to 30 miles per hour. peeking around 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. today. take a look at the broad forecast, very simple june pattern, morning cloud cover, afternoon sunshine, on sunday specifically for the pride parade, sun will break through the cloud cover around noon. temperatures in the 60's. on the seven-day forecast, warmer weather moving in. that in nine
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reggie: at the golden gate bridge told camera, drivers will have to pay more, increasing by $.25 starting july 1. so now it will be a dollar $.75 if you have fastrak, $9.75 if you don't. there are other prices for carpools and other vehicles. golden gate transit bus and golden gate -- this is the hardest thing to say. golden gate ferry fares, part a multiyear toll increase program approved by golden gate bridge board of directors in march 2019. kumasi: they look -- a new partnership between san jose state and the city to help improve staffing shortages across the city. the university and city announced the paid fellowship program for sjs you students interested in public service. eventually it creates a direct
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path for students to fill vacant jobs within the city. reggie: here we celebrate lgbt clue -- lgbtq plus pride all day long in the city of san jose has their pride parade in august of last night a pair of events got the parade going early. the theme, pride and progress. one event was hosted by the real estate alliance of silicon valley an organization that advocates for fair housing. officials from the program set ally ship plays a huge part in progressing the community. >> it is important to get allies on our side and to give them an understanding of who we are as a community. reggie: state assembly member evan low also appear last night and spoke about his effort to repeal prop 8 which eliminated the rights of same-sex couples to marry in california. while the law is unenforceable, if the supreme court were to overrule its marriage equality decisions, marriage rights for same-sex couples could be in jeopardy in california and that is why they are trying to put it on the ballot.
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kumasi: at a time whe stores are closing in san francisco, one major retailer is preparing to open a flagship store market street. yesterday ikea installed a massive rainbow welcome at in front of their new store being built on market between faith and sixth streets. it is celebrating pride. the 87,000 square-foot ikea store and food all will be the first of its kind in the united states in the coming months. reggie: artificial intelligence could disrupt the workforce for women more than it would affect men. that is according to a new analysis from the university of north carolina. if found 79% of women are occupations susceptible to disruption and automation compared to 50% of men. a possible reason for the difference is more men work in manual services like carpentry and electrical work which are more difficult to automate. bed, bath & beyond may live on even after all of its stores
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have closed. overstock.com one any auction for the company's intellectual property. the deal means overstock will acquire the chain business data and publicity rights. bed, bath & beyond filed for bankruptcy in april after struggling with dwindling sales in a failed merchandising strategy. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway, we are considerably down to start the day, almost on 200 points. it is too late for us because we are at work but today is national take your dog to work day if you happen to be going to office on friday which no one does in the bay area. while it celebrates the great companions, it also helps promote adoption and the importance of pet shelters. another reason to bring a four-legged friend to work, study show pets can reduce stress and anxiety which can help increase productivity. kumasi: parents, your kids could soon be talking a lot of nonsense thanks to a toy from the 1990's. reggie: the furby is making a
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comeback. hasbro says it is reintroducing its gibberish talking furball to market toys tony for the anniversary. the new furby comes in purple and coral. a response to hugs, pats on the head, tickles, and you can pretend to feed it a tiny pizza. the toy has five voice-activated modes and more than 600 phrases, jokes, and songs. it is available on amazon for $70 and then will be in stores nationwide next month. it still operates on batteries. jobina: so no one else had a furby? drew: my sister had one. i was a time i was a time a gushy kid. jobina: oh? reggie: tommy got she was cooler. drew: the little eggshell. kumasi: the way you were talking about it, i'm glad maybe we did not. reggie: it is a national jobina: it is a stressful toy. zero shade to hasbro. it has this thing where it does not turn off.
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reggie: no off switch. jobina: no, just going and going. you face it against the wall and pray on it stop talking. somebody takes out the batteries eventually. reggie: this is a common sentiment about the furby, the whole closet thing and finally popping out the batteries. is it one of the things where you have to take a screwdriver? jobina: you know it. it is a screw thing. reggie: that is tough. reggie: kids can do that. jobina: no they can't. drew: i remember the beak being noisy like the click clack. i was like this thing is so creepy. jobina: like chuck e. cheese. drew: chucky -- reggie: chucky would get stuck. drew: we will be right back and
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then they shut the curtain. i was never obsessed with the furby's, what was the allure? jobina: the commercial. reggie: it was kind of like having a pet. but more annoying. drew: seriously and less love. [laughter] outside, here is that abc 7 oakland airport camera this morning. we have gray conditions to start, sometime peeking out, pockets of drizzle on the coast. be aware of that, the marine layer greeting us this morning. brighter and milder into the weekend but even warmer next week. temperatures beginning our friday at the door, mid-50's to low 60's, so not too chilly by any means. years future check, six a clock p.m., the wind you felt them yesterday and the day before, much of the week you felt winds gusting 15 to 30 miles per hour and onshore flow keeping the cooler than average pattern in place. cool for june, clouds and sun, we find temperatures below average mid-60's and mid-70's.
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the breeze picks up and peeks around 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. tonight. the cloud cover rolls back in across the region. we turn overcast again and numbers falling into the 50's. here's the seven-day forecast. morning clouds and drizzle to sunshine, brighter over the weekend, we find for the parade sunday in san francisco that sunshine will peak through the cloud cover around noon and then next week we will finally see warmer weather, backed average by wednesday and above average by the end of next week. jobina: good morning. if you missed gloria rodriguez this morning talking about mass transit changes due to the pride parade sunday, we want to let you know basically you will have more options which is great news for bart opening at 8:00 a.m., additional trains and caltrain running special service, there will be numerous changes to muni. it reroutes and street closures i will start earlier than when service operates. check the schedule if you rely on that for any part of your sunday.
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the richmond-san rafael bridge, traveling in the westbound direction is our busiest spot right now because the bay bridge toll plaza has not delivered in terms of traffic so great news for anyone that needs to travel into san francisco. if you're going to the office. highway four to the maze, 21 minutes along 80. reggie: how does free i scream for a year sound? kumasi: new york-based ice cream brand, one of them, is hiring a lead ice cream taster and offering to pay someone with free ice cream. the job offer -- reggie: you better give me some money too. kumasi: you said it. i was waiting. reggie: i assume you eat ice cream if you work at an ice cream place. kumasi: anyway. this offer is coming from van uin. based -- they say perks include a trip to berlin
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tour. if you want to apply, you have to record a short video explaining why you love ice cream, what your favorite flavor is from this brand, and what would make you the best candidate. they want you to develop. they want to do research, development, marketing for free ice cream. [laughter] up next, the seven things you need to know today. reggie: heading to break, a live look outside. [laughter] reggie: pay us. kumasi: not that long list of things. reggie: no. we will be right back. reggie: i'm reggie from abc 7 mornings, we love the parade and the outfits but what happens when all of that is on? we celebrate pride 7.
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kumasi: it is 6:57. here are the seven things to know this morning. a man has died after a shooting near the powell street bart station. police have not released details but say it appears to be an isolated incident, there is no threat to the public. reggie: cruise continues to -- to search the seafloor to find more clues and the titan submersible. a debris field was found not far from the wreckage of the titanic yesterday. there were no survivors. reggie: the wall -- kumasi: the walnut creek city council is considering
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restricting online public comments during council meetings after several instances of people calling into a meeting to make anti-semitic comments. reggie: temporary lanes of interstate 95 will open this morning. crews have been working around the clock since the interstate collapsed june 11. drew: we have morning clouds and afternoon sunshine and we keep the cooler than average pattern for june. another day in the 60's and 70's but breezy this afternoon. looking at the pride forecast, you will find morning fog, the sun come up for sunday in the city specifically for the parade, that will peak out around noon for those clouds. jobina: we found an incredibly light morning in terms of traffic so you should not have a problem with your commute as we show you a live camera outside of the san mateo bridge. kumasi: number seven, final preparations are happening for sunday's pride parade in san francisco. barricades were dropped along market street yesterday.
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public transit is the best way to go if you are heading out there. there is extra service from bart, caltrain, and if you cannot be there in person, start streaming at 10:00. our live coverage starts at 10:30. drew: at the parade. reggie: we have a special tent that runs cool stories we all worked on that we hope you see end at 10:30 is when it all starts. jobina: then you will be up early at 9:30. drew: good reminder. reggie: am i still wearing a tank? drew: of course. [laughter] >> good morning america. for our viewers in the west tragic end in the search for the missing sub. a recovery mission under way after a catastrophic implosion destroyed the sub, killing the five people on board. debris found near the titanic, more than two miles below th
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