♪ lovin' this land everyday ♪ ♪ norte a sur lo puedes ver ♪ ♪ nada se puede comparar ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado...yeah ♪ announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kumasi: from dangerous sideshows. a push to punish people who watch. reggie: more than 100 people looking for a new place to live this morning after fire ripped through the east bay complex. kumasi: this one is for the birds.

the creature just named the official animals of san francisco. reggie: i was pulling for the seals. kumasi: these parrots bring me joy. when they show up, what's happening? reggie: good morning on this wednesday, june 28. kumasi: they will start the forecast withdrew. -- with drew. drew: we have numbers in the 50's. pretty typical for this time of morning. we have fog down below but we will clear the cloud cover back to the coast as the day goes on. here is how your day shapes up. pockets of drizzle first thing this morning close to the coast. it's increasing sunshine throughout the afternoon. temperatures closer to average for this time of year. it gets hot by the end of the week with heat advisories going into effect. we will talk about that in a few minutes. but see how traffic is doing today. jobina: just giving you a view of the map. it is pretty much green.

good news for your commute. a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza. the meters came on at 5:54. the cars off to the left-hand side are traveling southbound. so far no big problems to report. highway 4 to the maze beginning to slow. about 21 minutes there. kumasi: a move by county supervisors to cut down a dangerous sideshows. there could soon be penalties for people who watch. abc 7 news reporter amended to steal you joins us with the latest on this. amanda: t back for a second reading next month. instead of six months of jail time, santa clara -- excuse me, alameda county supervisors are considering three months instead and up to $1000 in fines. here is the driving force.

others have long plagued bay area cities. the video shows an incident from last month near lake meredith that turned violent. the spectators as her cheering as the car slammed into a parked car that was on fire. we have seen many videos, multiple cars doing doughnuts, vehicles blocking intersections. all this attracting large crowds. it's the reason alameda county supervisors are considering an ordinance which would make it illegal to be a spectator, casting its first reading yesterday. there are some vocal critics, including the legal director of the nonprofit the first amendment coalition. >> the first amendment does not allow the government to punish people simply for exercising their free speech right to observe, document, and report on events of public concern occurring in public places. even if those events are illegal. >> not just anybody, spectators. the people engaging in the

activity or standing there recording their actions. they're making money off their presentations on youtube and social media outlets. amanda: this is not a new idea. in 2021, san jose passed a similar ordinance for sideshow spectators charged with a misdemeanor and fined up to $1000 and serve up the six month in jail or both. last november, police issued hundreds of citations, and pounded at least 20 cars and investigated a possible carjacking during overnight sideshow enforcement. the city of pittsburgh also has a similar ordinance already in place. reporting live in alameda county, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. reggie: in the east bay, 160 residents have been displaced after a fire at an apartment building in san leandro. it started yesterday shortly after 5:00 p.m. on the third floor the building on east 14th

street. the red cross is helping. 42 apartments were red tagged. no one was hurt during the fire. kumasi: in the south bay, a family displaced by a fire last weekend is convinced it was arson. the family shared this surveillance video with abc 7 news. you can see the person on the bicycle riding by mattress leaning against the wall in the moments later this, the mattress starts to burn. >> within two or three or four times he went by the flare started going up. for the first time in my life i feel violated. kumasi: san jose fire investigators are still trying to determine what cost of the fire. officials say five of the seven units of the complex were heavily damaged. the hoa started to claim that says rebuilding will be a long process. reggie: former president trump is offering a new explanation for that audio recording where he appears to admit he held onto

a classified document after leaving the office. some say the tape only adds to trump's legal troubles. jobina: the former president spoke with senior congressional correspondent rachel scott after abc news aired the recording from a meeting at his new jersey golf club in 2020 one. "if you want to know the truth, give us bravado. i was holding up papers and talking about them but i had no documents." in that recording from can be heard describing the document he says was compiled by former joint chiefs chairman general mark milley outlining an attack on iran. >> isn't that amazing? it totally wins my case. exempted is highly confidential and secret. >> he insists he did nothing wrong and maintains the fact he was not actually showing classified documents. you heard the recording for yourself. jobina: trump plead not guilty to 37 federal charges in

relation to documents found at his mar-a-lago resort in florida. the new york times is reporting prosecutors have subpoenaed surveillance video from trump's new jersey golf club as part of the investigation. kumasi: thank you, jobina. prosecutors have dropped several drug dealing cases after san francisco police officer was accused of misconduct. according to our partners at the san francisco standard, the case involves christina hayes, a veteran officer and was involved in large-scale busts of fentanyl dealers. the chronicle reports she's accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a confidential informant. it is not clear if she is under investigation or how many cases may be impacted. reggie: san francisco could become the first city in the country to require pharmacies to carry narcan. narcan is used to reverse overdoses and has become a popular tool in the city's fight against the drug crisis. supervisor matt dorsey introduced the legislation yesterday.

pharmacies would be required to have at least two boxes of narcan in stock at all times, or face a fine. kumasi: coming up, the effort to bring a major-league baseball to the south bay is a swing in the mess for now. -- and a miss, for now. reggie: tr quality and one u.s. city is the worst in the world. drew: our air quality is good but the heat is ramping up. by the end of the week our first heat advisory of the year will go into effect for a huge portion of the bay area. it will last through the weekend. we will preview the heat that is incoming by friday right after this break.

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the city had the most unhealthy air in the world. it is due in large part to smoke drifting across the border from wildfires in canada. poor air quality is seen in detroit. it could impact new york city again by tomorrow. they have been through it. drew: it just stays over them the next couple of days. they cannot get any sort of wind to bring them fresh air. they are dealing with the unhealthy air for today and likely tomorrow as well. back at home we have good air quality. we have fog up above and will find increasing sunshine as the day goes on. closer to average with the afternoon highs. we are either at average like santa rosa today or slightly below average in most spots. we turn much hotter by the week. here is the future weat her. temperatures in the warm spots getting well into the 80's. 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. we will find 80 degree readings in the hottest spots away from the coast. looking at the forecast, enjoy today's pleasant temperatures.

the warming trend takes off tomorrow and we heat up fast on friday with the heat advisory going into effect for a good reason. some of the hottest weather so far this year arrives by friday afternoon. reggie? reggie: the creature just named the official animals of san francisco. the fourth usually means sun, cooking -- skiing? this live look outside at 6:11. we are coming right back. to severe plaque psoriasis. now i feel free to bare my skin, thanks to skyrizi. ♪(uplifting music)♪ ♪nothing is everything♪ i'm celebrating my clearer skin... my way. with skyrizi, 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months. in another study, most people had 90% clearer skin, even at 5 years. and skyrizi is just 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses.

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crimes based on sexual orientation were up 29%. attacks against black californians are up 25%. hate crimes towards asians dropped slightly from the reform of they believe it is dropping because people not reporting crimes. >> reach out to organizations in your area that can provide support and guidance and direction as well. what we don't know about we cannot respond to. it's important to share. reggie: in response to the data, bulletins are issued summarizing laws to prevent hate crime's. -- crimes. oakland police and fire fighters are hoping to collect fireworks at had fourth of july without punishment. all fireworks are illegal in the city. collection barrels have been set up outside six fire stations of people can surrender fireworks safely. in oakland, anyone caught with fibers can be fined up to $1000.

police also have a fireworks tip line. kumasi: they have an update for san jose's efforts to bring a major-league baseball team to the south bay. our media partners at the bay area news reported the city struck out, at least for now. commissioner rob manfred responded to the letter sent to him by five mayors asking for him to consider suspending the territorial rights that belong to the giants. that would mean the city could get in expansion team. he thanked them for the letter but said they are focused on the oakland a's situation and the potential relocation to vegas. then, may look at the territory rights and expansion. reggie: have to wait for two weeks if self-driving car companies can expand taxi operations to 24 hours a day in san francisco. the california public utilities commission delayed a vote that was supposed to happen tomorrow after local public safety and transit officials had called her a slowdown in the robo taxi rollout. they say crews and waymo

vehicles create traffic jams and interview with emergency vehicles. kumasi: it looks like wild parrots are the official animal of san francisco. it started with a contest the chronicle did earlier this year where readers chose the parrot out of 16 animals. then supervisors voted yesterday to make the parrot the city's official animal, saying they are a symbol of the city's diversity, sociability and resilience. the ordinance says the animals are ruckus and noisy, wild and free, much like the human san franciscan counterparts. reggie: this july for his p -- is sure to bring visitors to tahoe. it is hot and there are lots of outdoor activities. skiing is a option at palisades tahoe for the first time in more than a decade. the plan is because water levels are higher. >> the lake is quite high. it's about 1.5 feet below its legal limit.

that means nice, big, beautiful lake high water levels, small beaches and cold water. reggie: if you're heading up to tahoe, locals ask you to please clean up after yourself. last year volunteers collected more than 3400 pounds of litter after the july for holiday. -- july 4 holiday. kumasi: that is the least we can do. please. enjoy. drew: skiing on the fourth. how fun. jobina: will warm up there? like you can wear shorts? drew: 70's at 8000 feet. the lake level close to 90 some days. it is getting warm up there. wear sunscreen if you are skiing. that sunshine bounces off the snow and burned you even harder. it is looking very nice there and hotter here as we see the first warm spell of the year arrived. here is the tahoe forecast. into the 80's at lake level was

a lot of sunshine. minor cooling for the fourth but looking delightful if you're heading to the sierra. a live look at home from the east bay hills camera of the fog this morning. some areas of drizzle. we are heating up later this week with heat advisories and effect. the first one of the year. the last time we had he divisor he was labor day weekend of last year. quite sometime since we have seen hot temperatures. today is pleasant, 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. 80's inland but ukiah is hot today into the low 90's. tonight the marine layer is getting compressed as high-pressure moves in. les cloud cover and temperatures in the 50's. talking about future track temperatures a lot this weekend for a good reason. we have a wide range of temperatures coming for most of us we are feeling the intense heat by friday afternoon. the coast days relatively mild with 60's and 70's all weekend long. that is the place you want to go to beat the heat.

by saturday, this is the peak of the heat. not only widespread 90's from the south bay and the east bay and the north bay but triple digits in the hottest cities. this is for sure the hottest air so far we have seen this year. it's been a very cool spring and cool start to summer and that will change over the weekend. warming up in the next couple of days. the hottest day will be on saturday but sunday is not that cool. still hot inland with temperatures above average but the heat will begin to ease early next week. it is looking pleasant for the holiday. on the fourth of july temperatures average with morning fog to afternoon sunshine. jobina: that looks lovely. in terms of traffic you are looking great. i'm bringing in a different round of drive times see can see other not as popular commute corridors, at least from antioch to hercules. 37 minnis because westbound 4 is continuing to slow.

it will be about 20 minutes. if you're traveling towards the bay bridge and the toll plaza in the westbound direction, only 12 minutes to get across into san francisco. san jose, no problems to report in this spot or in emeryville. a live picture showing you 80. good news in terms of traffic. reggie: now we turn to ginger zee in california right now. kumasi: good morning, ginger. ginger: i knew i was going to get out here eventually. we are at tulare lake. i will be telling you why am here but first, why it took so long. the travel chaos that so many people are stuck in. my goodness. it is some of the weather but the faa starting to talk about shortages and how that may have impacted all of this. it is important because millions are just about to travel in the air for the holiday weekend. we will get into all of it. we have a warning about a dangerous rip current after an alarming number of drownings in florida.

officials are sounding the alarm and telling people what they need to know before they go to the beach. i'm here at tulare lake and i know you all are a lot more familiar with the situation because you have been watching your reservoirs to capacity at orville and shasta. the biggest lake since 1983. it was the biggest lake west of the mississippi as of the late 1800s. then colonizers diverted the water away from the lake to irrigate land and the land became, until six month ago, some of the most profitable farmland in america. now that has been underwater for three months it has reached its peak and receding. how is this going to impact people well beyond the jobs lost here? who is fighting to preserve it in the indigenous people? what to expect with el niño? we will get to those answers coming up on gma. reggie: that is really interesting. kumasi: three months underwater. reggie: i'm glad you finally made it. kumasi: you're only three hours

away. ginger: now i have to make it back. reggie: fourth of july at tulare lake. things could be works. -- worse. i'm not putting that on you. ginger: it is great to be in your state. reggie: we will see you at 7:00 and we will be right back

kumasi: 10 effort is growing that supporters say would put more money in the pockets of jurors to make the criminal justice system more equitable. >> what we saw as we get jurors an extra stipend from $15 to $100, we really allow people who could not afford to be jurists to now participate. kumasi: smb member phil tate sponsored legislation to give them $100 a day. the pilot program started last spring in san francisco. the state senate is now voting on whether or not to expand it to four other counties.

the city department overseeing the program says the $100 is making a difference, helping create juries error more reflective of the community. happening now in london, jury selection is underway for a four-week trial against actor kevin spacey on sex offense charges. he has denied all the accusations of offenses committed against four men that are said to have happened between 2001 and 2013. one charge includes causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. which of convicted could carry a life sentence. opening statement are expected to start on friday. sir paul mccartney is blaming a big artist for concerts that last for hours. ♪ the former bruce springsteen for starting the trend and said he "ruined it for everyone." mccartney says he misses the

days when multiple artists would perform in one show. he said the beatles would only do half an hour for their concerts. now he says concerts have these expectations and they want long shows. fans attending the 2024 paris olympics will not be able to drink alcohol at the competition venues unless they are vips. the ban as a result of a law dating back to 1991. french law prohibits sale or distribution of alcohol in stadiums, physical education rooms, gems and sports establishments. catered hospitality areas like the vip suites have different rules. there are exceptions to the lop but the limbic's competitions are just too big -- olympic competitions are too big to apply for an exception to be made for paris 2024. next that 6:30, a landm affirmative action case in front of the supreme court. whatever personal could mean for the minutes of -- millions attending college in california.

the bay area city set to month. we are taking a live look at 6:27. we will be right back.

announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: after numerous incidents involving retail theft, there's a new law that is trying to stop them from happening. what businesses will be forced to do now. kumasi: coast-to-coast chaos at the nation's airports. millions of travels stuck for days, sleeping on cots, paul because of severe weather around the country. reggie: the champ who could not believe its eyes when it finally saw the sky. kumasi: isn't that the cutest thing? jobina: never seen this guy before? that makes me -- the sky before? that make me sad. kumasi: that was nice. it warmed my heart.

it is wednesday, june 28. drew: that is my feeling. we cannot see the sky right now but we will. we have a lot of cloud cover this morning. starting out in the 50's right now. south beach camera showing you the morning marine layer is with us once again. coastal drizzle as well but we will get the sunshine coming in here. first it will appear in linden and on the bay shoreline. we are closer to average for this time of year. these numbers are really going to take off tomorrow and especially on friday as some of the hottest weather so far this year arrives with heat advisories going into effect. the first of the year. we will talk about the incoming heat in a few minutes. let's check in with jobina. jobina: good morning. we will start off at the bridge drive times. thought i would bring this up because they are not bad at all for the bay bridge. when you make it through the medium lights, 13 minutes.

golden gate bridge, six minutes. that's the westbound direction for the san mateo bridge. why don't i show you what they look like live right now. the golden gate bridge a bit foggy this morning. we don't have an advisory admission by the chp. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lens came on at 5:34 and is deftly backed up. kumasi: tomorrow we are expecting to get the final decision from the supreme court before justices lee for the summer break. the court ruled in three cases. they rejected a controversial election law theory that would have given state lawmakers essentially unchecked power to set rules for federal elections in their states. the justices reversed the conviction of a man who made online threats to a stranger, saying that man was protected by free speech laws. in another case, they cleared the way for lawsuits against ohio state university by more than 100 men who say they were sexually abused by university dr.. -- by a university doctor.

other cases include the protections for lgbt people. it appears the court is poised to end rates as a fact for college admissions. gloria: it could overturn a 40 having your president of race conscious college admissions. as of the supreme court decides the fate of affirmative action, some are preparing for what that might mean for campus diversity. they are worried about possibly losing black, latino, and other underrepresented students. a professor is chair the department of educational leadership at san jose state university. she thinks there are a lot of institutions in hiring zaidi as they wait -- with high anxiety as they were for the decision. >> the court confirmed in the cases of limited use of race because there is educational value to having a diverse student body.

that is something that has been upheld over 50 years that has supported this law. now there is a challenge and likely we will see the end of affirmative action as we have known it. if it is done away with, it does not mean the problem of equalizing opportunity has ended. institutions will have to be creative about how they diversify campuses. kumasi: the professor says -- gloria: the professor says california has not used race is the passage of prop 209 and 1986. affirmative action has diversify campuses and when he comes to professional leadership ranks in the military and private industry. the court to set to decide the future of affirmative action this week and it could happen tomorrow. gloria rodriguez, abc 7 news. reggie: in the east bay, a new ordinance to publish -- punish people who watch sideshows is

moving forward. it applies to any corporate parts of alameda county. amanda joins us live to explain the penalties that violators could face. amanda: similar to and measures in place in both san jose and pittsburgh, alameda county is considering possible jail time as well as fees for sideshow spectators. . as the driving force. -- here is the driving force. the video s last month near lake merritt in oakland that turned violent. spectators can be heard cheering us the cars slammed into a parked car on fire. sideshows typically involve multiple cars doing doughnuts, vehicles blocking intersections, and they are known to attract large crowds. that is why the county wants to crack down. the board of supervisors passing his first reading yesterday. we have seen more action before in 2021.

san jose passed a similar ordinance where sideshow spectators can be charged with a misdemeanor and fined up to $1000, serve up to six months in jail or both,. last november police issued hundreds of citations, impounded 20 cars and investigated the possible carjacking during overnight sideshow enforcement. alameda county is taking action against an old problem that has long plagued cities across the bay area. >> the spectators who are actually doing the videoing and or -- they don't care about of anybody's danger. people are getting injured and hurt, killed based off vehicles hitting them in the side to activities. it is just for us to be able to bring a better quality of life to with the residents. amanda: there are some vocal critics, including the legal director of the nonprofit the first amendment coalition. david lloyd feels although sideshow events may be illegal, he says the ordinance is a clear violation of the first

amendment. we know the ordinance will come back for a second reading next month. instead of that six-month jail time, the county supervisors are considering three months and up to $1000 fine. all of this for sideshow spectators. reporting live in alameda county, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. kumasi: a new federal law is attempting to stop organized retail theft. it requires online retailers to collect information from third-party sellers. sellers with more than 200 sales amount of money -- amending to buy the $5,000 year would be subject to this. matt ross once harsh penalties for people caught selling stolen items online. >> i think is a very small step in the right direction. it is going to slow down some of the sales but they will always find a way around it. get law-enforcement to start looking at the sentencing we are doing now for these types of crimes and let's start treating

those things right. kumasi: he says he's worried without more action the problem could get worse. he added as this is across the state are worried about potential threats to customers and employees when thefts turned violent. reggie: the san francisco supervisors budget and appropriations committee takes up the mayor's budget proposal and the public safety package with it. mayor london breed held a conference yesterday calling on the board to approve the plan. it includes $776 million to fu thought enforcement and the city's ambassador program. >> we know public safety right now in the city is what everyone is talking about. we know it is the number one concern. it has to be reflected in our budget investments. reggie: time is running short for changes. the proposal must be ready for the full board to review by july for one. -- july 1. kumasi: the oakland city council has pushed the mayor's $4

billion encloses a $360 million shortfall by freezing currently vacant staff positions, including police officer positions. council members voted against the budget because it calls for several departments to be merged. reggie: some people will be making more money starting this weekend. have a dozen cities are raising the minimum wage. san francisco, berkeley, alameda, emeryville, fremont, and the pedis. emeryville will go now to the highest minimum wage in the bay area, $18.67 per hour. that is higher than san francisco and berkeley where they will see $18.07 an hour. fremont is raising minimum wage to $16 80 since in our. alameda will go to $16.52. the statewide minimum wage is $15.50. >> your people struggling to get by in this economy, the extra $.80 an hour for make a big difference for people able to

meet bills and cover the rent. it is not enough. it is not what people totally need to survive and meet their needs. it does make a huge difference. reggie: those minimum wage hikes take effect this saturday. kumasi: novato is considering selling a mobile home park in a move that could balance the city budget. the management company is offering to buy the land for the marin valley country club for $30 million. residents are worried the new owners will raise the rent. grant is anywhere at this point between $600 to $1000 a month. the park's hoa says it all rely on city services and they claim to be self-sustaining. >> it operates financially separate from the city of novato. we are responsible for the maintenance of the park. different >> --

and people cannot stay here, a lot of people will lose their homes. kumasi: reached out to the city council for comment and they were unavailable. reggie: a hotel in san francisco that served as a temporary shelter for homeless families will be dedicated primarily for that cause. during the pandemic the city raised money online to take over the oasis hotel and the fillmore district. the hotel's owners announced plans to sell the building. former tenants and homeless advocates fought to keep it as a shelter. yesterday, saint anthony's foundation bought the hotel and the city is also providing funding. still to come, the popular condiment becoming more expensive and harder to find. kumasi: the bay area named one of the top places outside of new york to get a bagel. we will talk about the local bakery'ies named best o best. 7:00, abc 7 at 7:00. we live weekdays from 7:00

to 8:00. we are trying ice cream today from what's the scoop. it will be a fun show. drew: ice cream will be popular this week and as we see how temperatures arrive later on in the forecast. this morning a live look at the gorgeous sun and the fog below. we are at average percent of rose this afternoon. four to should be this,. half moon bay at two miles. future weather as we go hour-by-hour. cloud cover pulled back to the coastline for afternoon sunshine. today's a bit warmer than we were yesterday. we will have the warmest spots going into the 80's. 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline with a lot of sunshine. looking at the forecast it is pretty pleasant today. a little warmer than yesterday but we are close to where we should be this time of year. those temperatures really begin to accelerate. by thursday and friday we are

heating up fast around the bay shoreline. the hottest spots in lynn hitting the 100 degree rating. for the heat advisory -- first heat advisory of the year on friday and lasting through the weekend. we will take a closer look at how temperatures coming up in about nine minutes. more high temperatures around the bay area. sponsored by indiana jones and the dialogue destiny playing in theaters -- dial of destiny playing in theaters this friday.

reggie: travelers are waking up to more flight cancellations, thousands more delays. the summer travel disruptions artificially blamed on storms. one airline is pointing the finger right at the faa. jobina, what is this about? jobina: thunderstorm threats are grounding flights in the northeast with more than 2000 cancellations and 7000 delays yesterday. the chain reaction was felt all the way in colorado at the denver airport. while the faa is faulting the weather for air travel disruptions, united airlines ceo scott kirby is blaming the agency itself or delays at its hub in newark, telling employees, "the faa reduced the arrival rates by 40% and the departure rates by 75%, and calling the weather something the faa has historically been able to manage."

the faa firing back, saying, "we will always collaborate with anyone seriously willing to join us to solve a this comes as the faa struggles with staffing, especially for air traffic controllers. >> is only so much they can do. they cannot snap their fingers and create air traffic controllers. it is just not that easy. jobina: with tsa screening within 2.8 million americans alone on friday, the u.s. travel association is pressing congress to finalize funding for the faa to hire more staff and to make the nation's capital system more efficient and secure. kumasi: thank you. the santa clara county board of supervisors is honoring dr. harry edwards. >> dr. harry edwards we are honoring you for your restoring your contribution to the region, our nation, and your persistent defiance in the face of adversity.

kumasi: the commendation is for the recent edition of his papers at san jose state special collections and archives, and his career in social justice. he says the sentiment is about more than just him. >> 50 years now, people will say harry who? but they will look at that statue and say something important happened here. let me go here to the library and look at the collection, look at the books, look at the history and see what it was. that is what is important. that is what is being honored today. kumasi: dr. edwards hopes this inspires the next iteration of social justice heroes. reggie: pet smart is about t pay out $1.5 million in a lawsuit. it accuses the company of overcharging customers and false advertising. pet smart acknowledged he created unfair competition and agreed to pay civil penalties,

restitution, and the cost of the multi-county investigation. the agreement bans the company from doing any misleading advertising or from charging any higher than the lowest posted price for an item. saratov lovers, it might be hard to find the hot sauce. the makers say there's a shortage now and they blame it on drought conditions that have heard crops in mexico. there is no estimate when supplies are going to return. kumasi: a lifeline could keep one of the largest sellers of bridal gowns and business. david's bridal filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in april. now they are in advanced discussions with interested interested bidder for portions of its assets. they say the potential bid would save about 7000 jobs and keep nearly 195 stores open. there are two locations in the bay area. a hearing is set for next month. reggie: a 28-year-old chimpanzee is seeing the sky for the first time in her life. the organization save the chimps

share this video of the animal named vanilla as she was in awe of the open sky. she's a survivor of a research lab in new york where chimps were kept in small cages. save the chimps says she had never been outside of a cage until she got to this sanctuary in florida. yes, florida. [laughter] they say she is settling in well and climbing the platform to explore. i want to do a deep deaf about this. she walks like a human being. kumasi: and her facial expression came out. reggie: what i found out was this florida sanctuary is made up of a bunch of man-made islands. the reason they do that is so they don't have to create fencing, because chimps are naturally afraid of water. by separating them on islands he keeps the groups in a social circle with other chimps they get along with but it does not require them to build any

structure to keep them away from each other or the natural surroundings. i was really smart. kumasi: very interesting. and there are alligators in the water. [laughter] jobina: florida. kumasi: because it is florida. reggie: i'm happy for her. she's about midway through her life. she has a lot of years to enjoy the grass. the sky. kumasi: she looked really happy. that face was like, my gosh reggie: what is this? kumasi: enjoy. drew: let's take you to our abc 7 oakland airport camera where we are seeing flights taking off. we have overcast skies right now but we will get some sunshine peeking out later on today. it's a little warmer this afternoon but all about the heat that hits us by friday and the upcoming weekend. today pretty pleasant and closer to average.

increasing sunshine after we burn off the morning fog. hades pretty much in the warmer spots inland. 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. ukiah is the hotspot in the low 90's this afternoon. the marine layer is getting compressed tonight as high moves in. that means less cloud cover and temperatures in the 50's. we continue to highlight friday and the weekend because we are seeing some of the warmest weather so far this yer -- this year arrive. friday into the 90's if not 100 and the woman spots inland. 70's and 80's for a lot of us close to the water. along the ocean we will be mild in the 60's and 70's. as the heat peaks on saturday the coast is the place to be the find the natural ac. the little bit of difference in location makes a huge jump in temperatures. 60's and 70's along the coast. hop into the east bay and we are in the 80's and 90's.

the hottest weather so far this year. the first heat spell is always the hardest on our bodies because we are not used it quite yet after such a cool spring. you will feel hot this weekend away from the coast with this weather. we have a warmer afternoon but temperatures really take off by the end of the week has the heat advisory goes into effect away from the coastline. the hottest day is saturday but still warm out there on sunday before the heat will release early next week. looking pleasant for the fourth on tuesday. jobina: good morning. if you rely on bart, there's a 10 minute delay in the daly city direction due to an equipment problem on the track. give yourself a little extra time if you rely on that line really in either direction. bridgman san rafael bridge. vehicles traveling in the west end direction. it's a little slow until you reach the center span. if you're traveling to the north bay in the san rafael, a live look at 101 where traffic is moving smoothly this morning.

we have not had a single major blocking issue for your commute. reggie? kumasi: we were having the whole discussion about this animal. reggie: you are? kumasi: sad. reggie: we do terrible things to animals. this was a good story. kumasi: she is thriving now. reggie: the bay area boom continues. kumasi: the top bagels outside of new york and three bay area shops make a list. want to the top of the list? midnight bagel, chicken dog bagels in san francisco. midnight bagel is in dogpatch. you can see it as some of the farmers markets. chicken dog bagels is a pop up in bruno heights. poppy bagels is in oakland. all right. reggie: i have not tried any of those. i love a bagel.

kumasi: you need to know today. reggie: who needs the summer body when you can have a bagel body? need to work a little harder. these outta here are doing a lot. you can watch the newscast live and on-demand with the abc 7 connected tv app for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download now you can start streaming. kumasi: what is this? reggie: it is a gray again.

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kumasi: here are the seven things to know this morning. you could soon be fined or face jail time if you watch a sideshow and alameda county. an ordinance passed its first reading of the board of supervisors yesterday. reggie: san francisco could be the first city in the country to require pharmacies to stock narcan, the medication used to reverse overdoses. pharmacies would be required to have at least two boxes of the drug in stock at all times. kumasi: all eyes on the supreme court. justices are restricted to issue rulings on president biden's student debt relief plan, affirmative action, higher education, and protection for lgbtq+ people. reggie: more than 1000 flights

have been canceled today. the faa blames bad weather along these coast, but some airline saved staffing shortages are also a major factor. drew: a warming trend will start to get underway here but it really intensifies by the end of the week. some of the hottest weather so far this year arrives. a heat advisory, the first of the year, will begin on friday and lasted the weekend for all areas shaded in orange. jobina: traffic has been pretty manageable all morning long. a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights came on at 5:34. kumasi: what is this? reggie: what am i looking at? kumasi: a four-year-old girl loves all things nature. i love a hummingbird. she created this wearable feeding device to attract hummingbirds. her name is anna and she has a helmet with nectar tubes attached. she said she was happy to have

such a close encounter with a hummingbird. kumasi: i'm not moving. drew: you can just hang a feeder and get binoculars. kumasi: i love hummingbirds. reggie: that outfit? kumasi:kumasi: it is a feeding device. reggie: why would i want to be attacked by birds? >> good morning america. a nationwide travel mess ahead of the july 4th weekend. coast to coast chaos. thousands of flights cancelled or delayed, leaving travellers stranded as severe weather and a staffing shortage caused major disruptions heading into what's expected to be a record setting holiday travel weekend. chicago with the worst air quality in theld