announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. dion: abc seven news at 11. all right . take a look at this. what is billed as the world's longest rainbow flag is lighting up san

francisco tonight at the lasers are in the plaza in front of the ferry building and are pointed up market street. these lights stretch for about four miles long enough to even reach twin peaks as long as the fog doesn't get in the way, they will be turned on once again tomorrow night until midnight. now hundreds took to the streets this evening for the annual m reporter: from dolores park to the castro, the dyk meaningful as ever. marching and fighting for their rights. the bills taking aim at the lgbtq community. >> it means a lot because we need this.

people from years ago have given their life, time to promote this and give us the freedoms we have now. reporter: becky is a michigan native, this is her first march. >> we do not want to go backwards. it is important to do it for future generations. >> we love marching with pride. reporter: and making time to party in the park. >> it is moving. i feel positive energy. reporter: allies are showing up. paint and for everybody to know that they are accepting, like the rainbow and gay pride. >> it is uniqueness. reporter: all the way from denver to dolores park. >> i am celebrating my daughter's clearness with her. reporter: standing up for her

rights. >> let people know they are not alone. it is a huge community out there. dion: nice to see that turnout. pride celebrations are in full swing this weekend. there was a festival today at civic center plaza, as well as a block party in the castro district. people come to the city from all over to be part of this celebration of unity and inclusion. reporter: the rhythm of pride was loud and shining bright across civic center plaza, even though the sun was late showing up. >> great weather. we love when carl is around. reporter: anthony and friends from cheer san francisco showed us their moves and what pride is about. >> 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. and i am continuing to transition. i wanted to just be happy more, more happy. i heard that pride is the time of the year so i decided to , come. i am enjoying it so much. i'm so happy. cornell: pride was about grabbing the perfect picture with friends. many say they needed the celebration. >> i am so happy to be here. covid took so much away from us. and we are one of the most resilient states in the world it we need to accept everybody and 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. >> happy pride. reporter: across town the castro , family pride block party was happening. there was a story hour for a pride unicorn. , apetting zoo and even a pride unicorn. >> pride is mccain sure

-- petting zoo and even a pride unicorn. >> it is about everybody having fun. it is a joyous time. happy pride. cornell: pride organizers expect a half million people will be in the city to celebrate this weekend. it will wrap up with the big pride parade on sunday. dion: speaking of that, the parade will go down market and in the party is at civic center plaza -- and the bigpart. this sunday, abc7 onl place you can see the pride parade bro liv the morning crew will be there. coverage start0:00 a.m. we will also be on abc7news.com/ pride. what kind of weather will we have for the parade and celebrations? let's take a look. our fingers are crossed. spencer: keep them crossed. right now, we have an onshore

flow that will be pushing the clouds up to the coastline and beyond overnight. we'll have lots of low clouds and fog, even drizzle overnight and in the morning. it will not be until midmorning that it goes back to the coastline. but these are the forecast headlines. drizzle in the morning. partly sunny by the afternoon for the pride parade. and here is the in the early morning, it will be overcast, 55 degrees. by noon, we will see the sun peeking through. by afternoon, sunny skies. it will start off cooler with fog, but it will be a pleasant afternoon. dion: ok, thank you. in the north bay, a show of strength and unity. people took part in a pride this

march morning. the route was between two businesses who are lgbtq plus owned or friendly to the community. the astro motel and brew coffee and beer cafe. rally organizers say both businesses were previously vandalized. the idea of the parade was to promote, educate and support the lgbtq community. a local donut shop is the latest target of a brazen robbery. on friday commute can see three individuals enter colonial donuts. as the cashier approaches, one after another jump the counter, firearms in hand. >> they are saying commit do you want to die -- saying, do you want to die? dion: they go to the back of the shop to look for the safe. with no luck, they come back to empty the cash register.

the owner describes the small business her mother and father's dream. she says that she is sharing this story to hopefully make a change. >> i hope that they know that small businesses are the heart of the oakland community and we are looking for help. and we are suffering in many ways. i do not know what the answer is, but i think that something has to change. dion: colonial donuts remained open on friday, despite the armed robbery. they hope they do not have to change their hours because of crime. no arrests have been the owner will speak about the incident at team meeting dated -- meeting later this month that the mayor will attend. an investigation is underway into the cause of a fire that damaged townhomes on friday night. it happened just before 10:00 a.m. 30

are receiving help from the red cross. one person lost their job to the fire. and this and has a major making it clear that drugs on city streets will not be tolerated. during a press conference, he joined the police chief to promise a jail cell the drug dealers. aside from putting drug dealers in jail, he is focusing on helping users get treatment. >> last died, that is more than double the amount of people in our city who died from homicides. so, clearly there are too many people on the streets. if you say it is their choice, i do not buy it. dion: the mayor says san jose is the safest big city in the bay area and he wants to keep it that way. still ahead at 11:00 p.m. >> we we

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dion: zion rick gaines passed away. he was legally blind, but it did not stop him from chasing his

dream. his family told us he passed away in his sleep. they are planning a celebration of life for him this monday, along with a balloon release at open -- at ocean beach. the investigation into the t itan continues. investigators in newfoundland will look at data from a data recorder, conduct interviews and conduct audio recordings. it could take up to two years to investigate why the sub imploded. the u.s. coast guard is deciding whether to recover pieces of the sub from the ocean floor. a local engineer says that ocean gate's ceo ignored signs at that the material used to build the submersible was not safe. our reporter brings us this story. reporter: long before the titan

carrying five people on a quest to see the titanic lost communication before later in imploding came the early warnings. >> we told them, somebody will be killed in this thing. reporter: the a visit to alameda in 2015 while building his submersible commode to meet with liz taylor, a deep-sea engineer. and works where they build their own submersibles. he wanted to hear her findings from a research project. >> he felt like he wanted to push the envelope, use new materials. reporter: that is when taylor said to not use carbon fire bear -- fiber as it has not been tested in extreme depths of the ocean. >> having the tremendous pressure of the ocean trying to push in on it, it is not the right material. reporter: in 2018, the manned

submersible committee wrote a letter, urging rush not to proceed. but he moved forward. >> it was like, i do not need them. i have done the math. i am confident. reporter: she says that rush cut corners, but not building his sub with a remotely operated vehicle that could serve as a self rescue tool. >> there was no second submersible. reporter: and because he was technically operating in international waters, there was no way of stopping him. >> when it happened through a combination of complacency and greed, it was frustrating and sad for the families that they did not have -- they had no idea of the true level of risk they were putting themselves in.

dion: well, it is getting serious, dead serious -- that' what elon musk and mark zuckerberg are saying about a potential cage match. the president of on the phone with them about holding a fight in las vegas. musk confirmed it might actually happen. the spat between them started on social media and quickly escalated. the match could generate $1 billion. tomorrow in the peninsula, the san mateo county sheriff's office is hosting a fireworks buyback program. the event is a chance to earn cash and for deputies to get illegal fireworks off the streets. it runs from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on sunday in redwood city. bring in fireworks

get up to $75 based on the amount of the weight. tonight, kids from richmond got a chance to witness the release of salmon. all thanks to the r police in department of fish and wildlife. the fish were safely released into the bay. the kids say that they left inspired by the employees' pa ssion. >> they are really passionate about it. i could see that they were really into it. and they really enjoy their job. so i might do this again. dion: i hope she does, what a great experience. this was a first for many of these kids. and i feel like it is those little experiences that inspire you to do something later in life. spencer: absolutely. the parade tomorrow.

the weather may not be ideal, but it will be pleasant. dion: as long as it is not raining people will be happy. spencer: patchy drizzle in the morning, but that is all. right now, breezy conditions. gusts have diminished. there was an onshore flow will be pushing the marine layer on land tonight. no change in the temperatures. here is a look over san francisco, 56 right now. upper 50's in san jose, palo alto, and 55 at half moon bay. at the golden, fog. it has not quite hit it yet. 55 at santa rosa. mid to upper 50's. napa, fairfield and concorde. these are the headlines. fog will develop overnight and a stay with us until the early

morning. we expect partly sunny skies for the afternoon, as the parade is winding down. below average temperatures into early next week. e'll see fog -- we'll see fog inland overnight and early morning. by 8:00 a.m., just before the parade, this will be with us. it will burn back to the coastline by midmorning. by midday, more sunshine. and than overnight lows will be mainly in the mid 50's. mild overnight. 50's at the coast tomorrow. mid 60's at the shoreline. 70's inland. now a look at the pride parade. overcast in the morning. cool, 55 degrees. the parade begins at 10:00 a.m. by noon, sunshine through the clouds. about 57 degrees in san francisco. by the early afternoon it will be sunnier and we will have low

60's. here is the seven-day forecast. on monday, it will warm up a couple degrees. on tuesday, cooling off again. not much but we have a big change beginning on wednesday as it turns much warmer by about eight degrees. and on thursday through saturday, we are looking for inland highs to be around 90. 70's and up to 80 degrees at the shoreline. a nice warm up beginning late next week. the remainder of the week and has a little more june gloom. dion: better to have the parade i these conditionsn -- in the conditions compared to 90 degrees. game on. a hometown hero is coming back to check out some renovations

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dion: in the north bay, a bay area baller is back hosting a basketball tournament on a newly renovated basketball court. and hometown hero darian trammell was a special guest. in march, he led san diego state to the ncaa tournament finals. today he joined with neighbors for games on a redone basketball and brand-new pickle ball courts. organizers say the upgrades are a game changer. >> there is not a lot of access for folks to exercise. not only will they now have a place to exercise, it will be a place for people to come and enjoy being in their community. dion: officials say the blacktop there had not been touched in 30 years. the newest warrior shows skills off the court and a rookie makes an impact for the giants. here is a preview of sports.

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chris: streak the giants have climbed back into the race. a great day for sparky to ride dad's shoulders. giants up a run. christian walker with a bases clearing double as arizona takes the lead. the giants answer in the bottom half. right-center, gets by jake mccarthy. all of a sudden it is 5-4 game. fans are fired up. the top of the sixth, two on taylor rogers with a big strikeout. it's still at 5-5. bottom of the sixth. the runner is on for luis matos. the rookie, it goes left, stays fair.

and it is gone. it is his first big homer of his career. the giants win and will go for a sweep of the snakes tomorrow. a's north of the border in toronto. a lucky fan gets a baseball. the blue jays get their first two runs in the second. look at that what a play. , fans have seen this so many times over the years. bottom of the sixth, 5-2 a's lose this 7-3. one, their new draft picks yesterday, davis and brandin podziemski from santa clara. we heard brandin had a photographic memory and we asked him on the spot if he could name every player taken in the draft before him. here is how he did. brandin: you have victor wembanyama, brandon miller. the thompson twins. you have anthony black, jarace walker. number nine was utah, taylor hendricks.

number 10 was cason wallace, who got traded to the thunder for derek lively at number 12. 11 was? who had that pick? who had the hold on, we will come back. number 13 was dick. then jordan hawkins. number 15 was the jazz with keyonte george. number 17 was the lakers. hood-schifino. 18 was the heat. but 11, hold on, i am missing someone. 11 is -- the magic again? yeah. they had jett howard. that is who it was. so. >> it was. chris:

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. dion: a challenge to putin's power ended today. the head of the wegner group ordered troops to head towards moscow, but then ordered them back to their bases. we are following the story. reporter: mercenary group has reportedly

ordered troops to retreat. they were going north towards moscow. a major oil depot exploding as troops advanced. military helicopters being fired on by wagner forces. putin warning >> it is the first time his control has been challenged. so's control has been weakened. reporter: but then his troops, less than 200 miles from moscow, announcing a halt, yevgeny prigozhin saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed. decision was negotiated by the belarusian president, a putin ally.

an intelligence agency had opened a criminal case against yevgeny prigozhin, but charges quickly dropped. ukrainian troops pushing those occupying forces in the east and south of ukraine. a spokesperson for putin. >> given what we have seen happening in russia, do you believe we are at the beginning of the end of the war in ukraine? >> without a doubt it is the beginning of the end, for the problem is it could last for quite some time. we have to understand that. reporter:reporter: a senior official says the white house has been monitoring developments in real time and coordinating with allies. mark milley canceling a trip to the middle east today, instead speaking with his ukrainian counterpart. dion: the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade, giving states the power to choose their

own abortion laws. students for life held a rally in washington today with mike pence in front of the lincoln memorial. on the eve of the one-year anniversary, mike pence urged republicans to support a 15 week ban. today, vice president rallied in charlotte, north carolina, as state lawmakers are set to sign a bill into law. >> we will never relent until we restore the sanctity of life to the center of american law in every state. >> it is clear where this is headed, extremist republicans have proposed to ban abortion nationwide. nationwide. but i have news for them. we are not having that. dion: there are 14 states that

have near-total abortion bans governor gavin newsom released a statement about 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." a bridge that crosses the yellowstone river collapsed today commit taking a freight train down with it. it was carrying hot asphalt, which spilled into the water. this led to officials shutting down drinking water intake downstream. sulfur is used as a fertilizer, as well as insecticide. the cause of the collapse is under investigation. tonight, a bay area mother is sharing a story about her 12-year-old's death by suicide last year. tara campbell spoke with her as she hopes to raise awareness and

help families understand how to support struggling loved ones. >> that was two weeks before they passed away. we had a nail shop day. reporter: photos on the kitchen table, sarah remembering her son as he was. >> this was our last thanksgiving. i think that dad was tickling their toes. reporter: a lot of laughter. >> yeah. reporter: is that how you think of them? >> always. reporter: le diedo -- le by suicide last year, not long after changing their names and pronouns. >> we accepted we had to not go around certain people because i did not want to put my kid in a position where they were uncomfortable, because it is our job to protect them. reporter: mom and dad, big brother, cousins and aunts and

uncles, loving as leo emerged. >> we went and got glasses. they wanted these ones because they looked handsome in them. reporter: describing her a creative kid, crafting a gift for a friend the day they died. >> i said, i am proud of you for making that. good job. because i was -- i do not know. reporter: sarah keeping the memories close and sharing her message in hopes of helping others. >> all kids deserve to be who they want, whatever they want. i told my kids that all the time. reporter: but still leo stopped going to school. sarah was at a loss. >> i had three jobs

and a quick two of them because i was not going to leave my kid own loan by themselves -- alone by themselves. reporter: comforted by a poem by leo. >> rain, a very relaxing noise. the most calming thing ever. do you wish it would rain every day? reporter: he is still a part of our community. the principal i she says leo's legacy will be lasting. >> it is important to acknowledge he was on the path towards going to high school and completing his education. reporter: on this day of graduation, a chair for leo and a principal's call for more mental health support. >> the ratio of students to counselors is not sufficient. we have two for a student

population of 600. reporter: the lgbtq community among the most vulnerable, according to a survey by the trevor project. more than 50% of transgender and non-binary youth seriously considered attempting suicide. cynthia garcia is a school counselor, and says that there are signs to watch out for. >> the biggest one is a change in mood, what they are doing. if they stop doing things that they love, they are isolating themselves. those are the main factors that could get red flags. reporter: if you see signs, start by listening. >> being a nonjudgmental person is a great first step. listen to your child. say i may not understand everything but i am here to listen. >> leo was gentle, kind and funny. reporter: sarah holding on, a

mother still in mourning. a moment of silence for her son. >>o honor the memory of leo. dion: what a story. if you oa loved one are struggling, we have resources to help. you can visit abc7new called the nationald suicide lifeline by diane lane -- i'm living with hiv and i'm on cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. it's two injections from a healthcare provider. i really like the flexibility. and for me,

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dion: the northern california summer games are underway. the event features over 1000 athletes and coaches competing in swimming, tennis and track and field. it gives athletes with disabilities in opportunity to play and and teaches them

important lessons. >> the coaches are like role models for life. the coaches here have volunteer 20, 30 years, and they build relationships with these athletes. it means everything to them. dion: athletes of any age can participate. today's otis ashley is 80 years old. ugly never looked so cute. a new world's ugliest dog has been named. scooter was named the winne friday. he uses a cart to get around. the runner up was named wild thing. the ugliest dog contest has been happening for 50 years and it celebrates the lovable flaws and

imperfections of the dogs. they are beautiful. spencer: they have a future. dion: a time for them to shine. spencer: all beautiful in their own way. the weather is not really beautiful, though. [laughter] spencer: overnight, low clouds and drizzle pushing across the bay. but it will burn back to the cosine by midday tomorrow. we'll have some sunshine as pride weekend winds down. lows in the 50's. highs tomorrow in the 50's at the coast, mid 60's around the shoreline, low 70's inland. cooler than average. the forecast highs for sunday through monday and tuesday she was not much change, until midweek. here is the forecast. tomorrow, since i'm burning through the early morning

clouds. so, it will not be a totally gloomy day. on the day, sunny and warm. dion: ok, thank you. now sports. chris: coming up, a former stanford star with a str finish in the third round of the lpga gp ship. and what the warriors's

chris: the warriors introduced their new draft picks on friday, trayce jackson-davis podziemski from santa clara. officials raved about his photographic memory.

he cannot wait to learn from the best shooters in nba history. >> it is all about being a sponge. there's veterans on the team that have been through it. so just a lotto veteran leadership that will help guys like me and trace. i get to play alongside the best shooters in the world. >> he is a competitor. i'm a competitor and i hope make them better. chris: the warriors acquired the 57 the pick in the draft from the wizards. his dad was a physical force back in the day, playing with the pacers. trace can handle the ball and it looks like he wants to rip the rim down with every dunk. >> i was waiting for my name to be called, getting three hours of sleep, coming out here. it has been a blessing. i feel like i am really coachable, so being able to play

through mystics was huge. coach woodson letting me bring about ball down the court, expanding my game. when you are in between the lines, i feel like i am a different person. a competitor. i just try to attack. chris: lpga championship in new jersey. zhang won her weeks ago, now hanging around in her first major. look closely, she is using a stanford ball, which she would then roll in. from one over to one under. six shots off of the lead going into the final round. and this is the second half. forcing a turnover. montero, his first goal of the

year. tied at 1-1. seconds left. tommy thompson with a great chance, but the keeper makes the save. thompson cannot believe it. they fall, ending their streak. gold cup usa beginning play against jamaica in chicago. the u.s. never trailed. down 1-0 in the 87th minute. it goes to vasquez, who ties things up. ends with a draw. they will play in st. louis on wednesday. game one of the college world series, joe burrow watching his tigers. tommy tanks is called because he hits tanks. this florida fan is not having a good time because the tigers' pitcher tied a record with 17

strikeouts. that kid is not having it. 3-3. a bomb. 4-3, tigers. lsu's c fresno finished things off. they could win their seventh college world series tonight. the angels en route to a 21-5 win over the rockies, a franchise record. and every angels starter had at least two runs. four different players drove in at least a run each. and that is crazy. rock casino. dion: that is it for tonight. the news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m.

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