[man singing] i will rescue you >> pride is inclusive, it is a celebration for all families. >> just love of any kind, every single kind. dion: next, feeling the love. a look at how san francisco is expanding acceptance before the pride parade tomorrow.

was overturned, the california governor says a number of states are coming together to defend abortion rights. and a basketball star comes home to the north bay inspire younger generations. abc7 news at 5:00 starts right now. announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. dion: here we go, san franciso pride weekend of 2023. that celebration is in full swing with people from across the globe coming to the city. we are celebrating pride month here at abc7, and in san francisco the celebration kicked into high gear today. our news reporter has been taking it all in.the is at civic center plaza with a look at the pride event. happy pride. i love the shirt. cornell: happy pride.

it is all happening, pride weekend is in full swing across san francisco. the pride festival happening right behind us, as you can see, but can you hear it? that is the sound of thousands of people celebrating inclusiveness community, and of course pride. ♪ the rhythm of pride was loud shining bright across civic center plaza, even though the sun was late showing up. >> great weather. cornell: anthony and friends from two years san francisco showed us their moves. >> i am out, i have a family. i have support in my network. pride is being proud of who you are. cornell: and feeling proud to be here. >> i transitioned when i was 16. i wanted to be happy

happy. and this is the time of the year, so i decided to come. i'm so happy. cornell: pride was about grabbing the perfect picture with friends or the pride --. many say they needed the celebration. >> i am so happy to be here. covid took so much away from us. and we are the most resilient state in the world and we need to just love. cornell: but some states are pushing back against lgbtq rights and denouncing drag performers. >> i think we have made progress, so there is a backlash now. cornell: across 10, the castro family pride block party was happening. there was a drug story for kids, a petting zoo, and >> >> even a pride unicorn. pride -- even a pride unicorn. >> pride is mccain sure everybody has fun.

it is a joyous time. happy pride. cornell: pride organizers expect a half million people will be in san francisco for the event this weekend, may be more. san francisco police providing security for us, for everyone here, for the weekend as wel the festival wraps up at 6:00 p.m. tonight. tomorrow, the pride parade is happening tomorrow morning. happy pride. dion: what an awesomeurnout. cornell, thank like you mentioned, this sunday, abc7 is the only place you can e pride parade broadcast live. the morngrewill be there. coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. we will also be online. and in the meantime, a show of strength in the north bay as people took pride in a march this morning.

the route was between two businesses who are lgbtq plus owned orpheum -- or friendly to the community. the rally organizers say both businesses were previously vandalized, and let go of the march was to promote, educate and support the lgbtq community. we are looking live outside right now. things are looking clear, but the big question -- will it be great for the parade tomorrow? let's get to spencer. we are crossing our fingers for a good outcome. spencer: it will be in little gray to start the day. right now we have gusty winds near the coastline. i will give you an advanced look at the overnight forecast. we will see fog and even drizzle, across the bay and pushing inland. for the early morning tomorrow morning, just before the parade that cloudiness will be hanging around.

even the drizzle. clouds are stacking up. low fog and drizzle overnight. partly sunny for the afternoon. i will give you a more detailed look later, but bear in mind in light not be i -- may not be ideal conditions. dion: today marks one year since the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade, giving states the power to choose their own abortion laws. in washington, there was a rally as abortion rights advocates were outside the supreme court. vice president harris was in south carolina. >> it is clear where this is headed. republicans in congress have proposed a ban abortion nationwide, nationwide. but i have news for them. whe are not having that.

dion: abortion is expect play a critical role in the 2024 presidential election. on friday, mike pence urged republicans to support a 15 week federal abortion ban. governor gavin newsom released a statement today, marking the one-year reversal of roe v. wade. he said, "here in california the right to abortion care is embedded in our constitution in we are leading a coalition to defend this right across our nation for women." developing news, in against ukraine come a turn of events. the leader of the russian wagoner group is turning around after calling for rebellion against the kremlin's defense minister. reporter: the leader of the group has reportedly ordered troops to heart -- to retr

their field camps in ukraine to avoid shedding russian blood. the announcement appearing to diffuse a crisis between him and russian military leaders. earlier today, troops on the streets in a southern russian city, the wagoner group declaring a rebel against the military leadership. educational institutions into events have been suspended until july 1. putin: the action "a the back of the country," morning it could lead to civil war in russia. >> this is not a force to be underestimated. these are their best fighters, as they have proven themselves in ukraine. if putin is determined to stop them, he will have to use force and it will depend on how many russian forces they have on the battlefield. reporter: putin called on fighters to lay down their weapons.

a them of staging an armed mutiny and opening a criminal case against him. this follows months of public feuding between them and military leaders, accusing them of failing to provide troops with enough ammunition. in ukraine, they are closely watching, hoping that turmoil can be used to their advantage. president zelenskyy wrote tweets saying, the longer russia keeps its mercenaries on our land, the more chaos, pain and problems it will help her itself later. the white house saying that president biden and the vice president have been briefed on the situation and the secretary of state also releasing a statement, saying he has spoken with other g7 members, saying the u.s. will be in coordination with allies as the situation continues to develop. abc news, new york. dion: what exactly is the wagoner group?

it is run by a 62-year-old who has been tied to vladimir putin for 30 years, first as a caterer, then as a founder of the wagoner group. it is believed it started in 2015 with some thousands of fighters from elite special forces. since then it has grown to tens of thousands of fighters operating in syria coming ukraine and across africa. the leader is also accused of finding social media trolls that meddled in the 2016 presidential election. recently, he has been at odds with russia over war strategy in ukraine. fire forced more than 30 people from their homes in san jose. >> shocked. it was so quick. dion: we hear from one man left in disbelief when flames consumed his home. the change buyers ca wh

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to the fire. no other injuries reported. if you drive between the golden gate bridge and the marina district, you will have to drive slower. the speed limit on lombard street between richardson avenue and chestnut street has been redud from 30 to 25 miles per hour. it went to effect yesterday. signs with the new speed limit are posted and designed to make the roads safer for pedestrians. a celebration in the north we will tell you that celebration between a revitalization project designed to bring the community together with a hometown hero's visit adding a special touch. spencer: it will be cloudy overnight. how effective parade tomorrow? we have the forecast coming up.

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dion: a bear area -- bay area basketball tournament on a newly renovated basketball court. darian trammell was a special guest. in much, he led san diego state to the finals. and today he joined with neighbors for games on a redone basketball and brand-new pickle ball courts. organizers say the upgrades are agents to bring the community together. >> so, an opportunity to be able to exercise like the rest of the folks in the county is important. the opportunity for everybody to exercise and be a community together, that is the beautiful part about sports. dion: so nice. officials say the blacktop has not been touched there in 30 or

35 years, but now look at it. it is so snazzy. yeah, and all of the pickle baller's out. spencer: a great day to exercise before the fog and drizzle. dion: ok, what do we think about tomorrow? spencer: let's start with today. i will show you what is happening right now. another breezy and gusty afternoon here with gusts up to 31 miles per hour in our area community and feel the breeze. the temperature change indicates no significant change from yesterday. at some places are a degree or so warmer, some cooler. here is a look at san francisco under mixed sky 61 in the city right now, mid cities in oakland. and 59 at half moon bay. at the golden gate, blue other locations have increasing clouds. 68, santa rosa.

napa, fairfield and concord in the 60's. 59, livermore. you can see clouds here stacking up over in the coastal areas on the west side of san francisco. low clouds, fog and drizzle will be with those overnight into tomorrow. partly sunny in the afternoon further pride parade. below average temperatures lingering into early next week. tonight, later in the evening we will see a search of a marine layer pushing across the bay with a lot of patches of drizzle in advance of the low that pattern will be with us until midmorning tomorrow. by that time, the. -- the parade will be highs tomorrow near 60 at the coast, mid-60's around the bait. mid 70's -- bay. mid 70's and linda.

we will be having overcast conditions by 9:00 a.m. with a patch or two of drizzle. more sun around noon. in the afternoon, increasing sunshine. and high temperatures in the city in the low 60's. here is the seven-day forecast. monday will bring us a brief warm up, only by a couple degrees. it will cool off on tuesday. a more state of the get warm up on wednesday. take a look at thursday through saturday, the highs at or above 90 degrees right around the shoreline. upper 70's there. and the mid to low 60's at the coast. the kind of weather that we want tomorrow will be here on thursday through saturday. dion: let's put it into perspective, you do not want to be sweating and uncomfortable for the parade. good job. chris has sports. chris: today was a lot of fun.

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man, that bird is getting sauced up. just $5.49? ok, i like that. time100 now sports -- now sports a chris alvarez. the giants are within to and a half games of first place today and another chance to gain ground. it was a great day to ride dad's shoulders. giants up a run.

a strike away from ending the inning, but walker with a bases clearing double as arizona takes the lead. the giants respond in the bottom of the half. this gets by jake mccarthy, it is a five hypo poor game. the giants would later tie it. two on for corbin carol. taylor rogers with a big strikeout. it's still at 5-5. bottom of the sixth. the liner big homer of his career. the giants win into -- will go for a sweep of the snakes tomorrow. the a's in canada. the blue jays get their first two runs in the second. chappy throws across for the out. he's done that so many times over the years.

he is so good defensively. bottom of the junior about this. 437 the warriors introduced their new draft picks yesterday, davis and brandon project ski from santa clara. w photographic memory and we asked him on the spot if you good name every player taken in the draft. brandon: you have victor, brandon miller, you have anthony, walker. number nine was utah, taylor hendricks. 10 was case in wallace, who got traded to the thunder for derek lively at number 12. 11 was? who did they pick?

hold, we will come back. 13 was brady then jordan hopped and -- hopkins. number 15 was the jazz with george. number 17 was the lakers. 18 was the heat. but 11, hold on, i am missing someone. 11 they picked up jett howard. that is who it was. [laughter] chris: so nonchalant. did you get all of those? dion: i barely remember all of our coworkers' names. chris: imagine if you went later in the draft. he is a bright guy. dion: i cannot wait to see him on jeopardy. [laughter]

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dion: ugly never looked so cute. a new dog was crowned -- tak look, scooter was named in the

winter on friday. world's ugliest dog. but i think he is adorable. the runner up included a seven year old named wild thing and a senior chihuahua. the contest has been taking place for 50 years to celebrate lovable flaws. they are all beautiful to me. spencer: ugly is in the eye of the beholder. dion: that is right. that droopy tongue. chris: i wonder if those dogs can name the previous winners. dion: oh. [laughter] . >> david: tonight, breaking news as we come on the air, the attempted mutiny in russia, the head of a mercenary group with thousands of troops marching on moscow, then abruptly calling it off. the extraordinary scenes