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complete. when that ship will leave is pretty much anyone's guess. good evening and thanks for joining us.

-- an update o reporter: hi guys. that's right. it has been the day for passengers on board the ruby princess. the ship is still very much here behind me at pier 27. there's noon when we might actut sail. princess cruises saying they will be offering a goodwill gesture of compensation for those on her. a start to the day for passengers on the ruby princess. princess cruises telling abc7news, the ship was damaged after making contact with the dock at pier 27. that damage clearly visible. >> i don't swim that good. reporter: jim simpson is on board the ship with his family, waiting to depart for their trip for alaska.

after creative thinking, we got each other's attention while he was standing on the balcony of his room. the ship was supposed to leave san francisco at 4:00 thursday but has been delayed because of the damage. simpson says he's not worried and that the captain has kept everyone updated. >> it's a 10 day cruise. there is plenty of time. we can make up time. i don't think it will be an issue truthfully. reporter: when will the ship actually leave? it really depends on the extent of the damage which princess has not elaborated on. >> it depends on where the damages. is it at the water line? is it above or below the waterline? is there an actual penetration in the whole? reporter: steve brown is a dean at cal state maritime. he says if the ship is dented, it is safe to set sail. if damage is more expensive, that could change things. >> if there's a hole in the whole, it would not be safe for them to go to see until it's

repaired. reporter: despite the delay, simpson says the mood on the ship remains pretty happy. he tells us his family doesn't mind a little extra time here in the bay area. >> we haven't been to san francisco in a number of years. first time for the granddaughter so we are having fun just looking at the skyline. reporter: princess cruises it's working with the u.s. receive clearance to set sail. the u.s. coast guard saying they are launching an investigation into how the crash happened. that involves drug testing department who was responsible for navigating the ship into the peer earlier this morning. tim johns, abc7news. dion: we first sent out the alert about the ruby princess is hard landing through our mobile app this morning. it's one way to stay on top of breaking news as it comes into our newsroom. download and enable those push alerts. larry: patrols have begun in

east oakland to increase police visibility. a str hopes will fight crime. according to burglaries -- opd, burglaries are up. auto burglaries up by 27%. >> is having an impact. >> they are patrolling. we need that around here. >> i feel like my presence has done a great deal larry: crime is down in some parts of oakland. reporter: the man suspected of killing a person who was delivering flowers is in custody in chicago. eric is accused of shooting and killing matthew guy does on 26th street. police believe walking dogs and arguing right

before the shooting. police were previously searching for a woman who was walking with the shooter. she is no longer considered a person of interest. larry: fireworks were to blame for a fire in antioch that destroyed two homes. contra costa county fire protection confirmed the results today. we brought you one of their stories last night at 11:00. he and three others are in need of a place to stay. across the county, crews responded to at least 69 fire incidents on the fourth of july with at least 11 of those caused by fireworks. temperatures a bit cooler than normal but that could change soon. dion: let's get to sandel with a look at the forecast. sandhya: you won't have to wait all that long but i will tell you what. if you like the pattern we are in, you will love the weather over the next 24 hours.

right now, it is overcast. mostly cloudy in san jose. this is how we will start the day. 7:00, overcast skies and 50's. by noon time, the sun is breaking through. it will be cloudy near the coast . below average, breezy to gusting in the afternoon. by evening, temperatures in the mid 50's to the low 70's. there are big changes ahead. i will let you know when you can expect them, coming up. larry: thank you. twitter is considering legal action against metta over its new app called threads. twitters attorneys sent a letter to metta accusing the company of stealing twitters trade secrets. they claim meta hired twitter employees to build threads. meta saying there are no former twitter employees on their generic team. it's now up to a court to decide the legal battle and meta will

have to step up to the plate. >> they have to prove that they own the design and shape and forms. if i look at this one, it's just a distraction. trying to distract meta going ahead. it's just incredible to see how many people joined the new platform. it's an average of 2 million every hour. that's unheard of, especially for social media platforms. larry: twitter killer. dion: meta is one of the two major tech companies canceling conferences at the mas goni center. the latest sign of post-pandemic's troubles in downtown san francisco.

they are feeling the impact of seeing fewer customers. >> it is scary. hopefully tourism is coming back up. things will start coming back alive. these events were super big or get i don't know how it's going to affect us. it won't be in a positive way. dion: bay area council says cleanliness challenges are causing companies to think twice before meeting in san francisco. larry: graduate students at stanford university have voted to unionize. lauren martinez explains why and what's next. reporter: to make an elite research institution like stanford better, that's why graduate student instructors and researchers say they voted to unionize. >> stanford is our employer and landlord. reporter: it was a landslide win

by 94% voting yes to unionize on thursday. monica, a phd student in the earth planetary sciences department, said a key goal is higher wages. >> contrary to what people think about stanford, most of us come from working class background. our parents can help us out out there. reporter: wages can range. those in the education department can make 38,000. those in life sciences can make 48,000. those in computer engineering can make around 60,000. >> we've been going to the food pantry. we don't have proper health care. we've been saying this for year. stanford hasn't listened. the quality of our research goes down. reporter: the university says, thank you to all those who participated in the election and those who provided support. as leaders, we will continue to respect, support, and work to advance the needs of our

graduate student community. >> it's an amazing opportunity. going to stanford costs so much. we are here to work but we also deserve to have rest time, vacation time. right now, there's no protections. reporter: next step is electing a bargaining committee. lauren martinez, abc7news. dion: for the first time, the fda has granted full approval to a drug proven to slow the progression of alzheimer's disease. it is seen as a major breakthrough in the fight against the devastating condition that affects millions and is marked with memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioral changes. mike valerio has the latest on this medical development. reporter: the first drug shown in trials to slow alzheimer's now has full fda approval. infusion centers are gearing up for an anticipated surge in new patients. >> i anticipate we will receive

at least 15 to 20% more patient referrals for this drug. reporter: the drug is administered through iv infusion once every two weeks. the drug is coverage by medicare. it has been available under accelerated fda approval since january. at a cost of more than $26,000 per year before insurance, many patients couldn't access or afford it. >> you had this treatment at your fingertips. suddenly, you had medicare saying, yeah but you can't quite get access to that at this point. reporter: a large trial funded by the drugmakers found it slowed the progression of the disease by 27%. it targets a specific protein that forms plaques in the brains of all timers patients. the drug because -- does carry risk. 13% of patients had brain swelling. 17% had brain bleeding.

while experts agree the drug is a major turning point, they also warn it's not a care and was only tried in people with early alzheimer's disease. >> people who are moderate or severe, we would not know whether this drug was efficacious and we wouldn't know whether it was safe. reporter: michael ariel reporting. larry: coming up, we go one of the north bay's oldest cemeteries. one -- once stolen tombstones are back where they belong. dion: a post-pandemic first pulled off by an iconic san francisco church just by opening its doors today. larry: this is a beef nobody saw coming. britney spears crossing paths britney spears crossing paths for your most brilliant smile, crest has you covered. ♪ (laughing) nice smile, brad. nice! thanks? crest 3d white. 100% more stain removal.

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develop my manufacture, and distribute naloxone. larry: some missing pieces of history have suddenly been returned to a landmark cemetery where some of california's first settlers are buried. the recovery of a long missing tombstone is a significant find for the teams of volunteers maintaining the graveyard. cornell barnard has details on where the stones were found. >> the here. reporter: volunteers revealing long forgotten history and mystery inside santa rosa's rural cemetery where many of california's early pioneers are laid to rest. >> you couldn't have read this before. this is rebecca fulkerson. she was born in 1818. reporter: the first burial took place in 1854 but over the years, many tombstones broke or went missing. >> we don't often get stones back. when i was a boy, people would

take the stones home. they would use them for landscaping in their backyard. they would use them for bookends in their homes. reporter: imagine the surprise when jonathan and his cemetery crew got a call regarding some long lost tombstones. >> we figured we would never get those back. recovered. the stones were dis homeowner inside their garage. they had likely been there for 30 years. the person's name will stay anonymous. >> we are happy to get them back. as i say, they have the best intentions. forgotten. reporter: the work to restore the missing marble has begun. >> we are going to place them together.

reporter: volunteers believe there are many more missing headstones somewhere out there in the community. their only request is, just bring them back. no questions asked. >> we have complete amnesty for anyone who wants to return anything. reporter: long-lost history now being returned to this quiet hillside cemetery. >> she died. 1855. reporter: cornell barnard, abc7news. dion: in the tenderloin district, glide reopened its indoor dining program after a nearly three and a half year hiatus. san francisco's shelter-in-place order effectively shut down glides free meal program. within three days, they pivoted to serving to go meals outdoors. guests say indoor dining is a special experience. >> it's warmer than outside. >> most of these folks spent all day outside. too many of them are spending all night outside. to be able to come into

someplace warm and comforting, it provides dignity and hope. >> getting respite goes a long way. people are not on the streets. they are inside. at the end of the day, we all want somebody to take care for us. dion: it makes a big difference. people will be able to receive a warm meal three times a day year-round. larry: cal fire getting help from an australian air tanker as the states fire season ramps up. the boeing 737 is on loan from down under. the aircraft can dump 4,000 gallons of fire retardant where it's needed within a matter of minutes. many of the tankers that calfire normally uses will hold only 3000 gallons. the u.s. and canada have sent equipment to help firefighters in australia for many years. last year, the wildfires throughout australia were devastating. it's quite -- great that we can help each other out. dion: you have to think about climate. speaking of our own weather

situation, feeling cooler than usual. larry: but not for long. sandhya patel! sandhya: i nope get you know that larry is looking forward to the hot weather coming. i know you guys are ready. let me show you what time lapse. the sun going down at 8:43. that marine layer was over 2000 feet deep. it didn't prevent us from capturing this gorgeous view of the setting sun. that camera was bouncing as well. why has it been so much cooler than average today by five to 10 degrees? upper 50's to upper 70's. we have another trough coming through northern california. there's another low out here and it's been one after another coming through. that's why there's been -- it's been so much cooler than average. climate prediction center is saying that beginning july 12 through the 16th, here is how the nation is going to run. above average out west. near-normal across much of the northeast and central portion of

the country. above average in the bay area. it's a 40 to 60% chance of that happening during this time between july 12 and 16th. middle to latter part of the work week. here's how hot it's going to get. upper 90's inland. we are talking about the heat on wednesday. 60's co-side. thursday, it will be a hot summer day as well. we will feel the heat but we will have to wait a few days. visibility is poor. watch out for that fog during the morning commute. temperatures in the 50's and 60's right now. wind is still on shore, gusting to 28 in concord, 25 and rio vista. all of our reporting stations, cloudy skies except for fairfield. here's a lovely view for santa cruz camera. good air quality the next few days. you can enjoy the fresh air. emeryville camera showing you

fog right now. cloudy morning with patchy fog. temperatures below average the weekend. it's not going to get hot around -- here. morning temperatures in the 50's. drizzly conditions and breezy conditions for the afternoon. wendy along the coastline. mild, sunshine inland. 70's and 80's. 50's cosine. -- coast side. as we start out the day, it's a little windy and get stronger as the day goes on. over 30 mile-per-hour wind. here's a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. 80's through the weekend inland. upper 50's to 60's coast. warming begins monday. cranking the heat tuesday, wednesday, thursday. 90's.

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the face by his security team. he says he felt somebody was grabbing his shoulder and security push that person away. she filed a police report after the incident and she says she has not yet received an apology. a lot of drama and he hasn't even played one game yet. dion: so bizarre. warriors first-round pick brandon pitt jansky feeling right at home right now. the u.s. beach. chris alvarez joining us with a preview of sports. reporter: coming up in sports, history on the monterey peninsula. an adventurous day ever u.s. women's open. highli

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reporter: history about two hours down the road. for the first time ever, pebble beach is hosting the u.s. women's open. first-round play teeing off today. looking for the largest first ever women's golf, $11 million. former major champion daniel kang, to hops over the bunker on 17. tied for 29th. here's former major champ brooke henderson. she's one under par, tied for 13th. third shot on number six. the approach. we'll roll this thing within four feet of the cup.

puts it in for birdie. finishes at four under. she's tied for the lead. let's check in on our favorite. number three. putting from 35 feet. the birdie drops. that was nice. here's the tee shot. using the gap wedge. she's going to knock this thing as close as you can get it. three feet within the clock. she would birdie the whole but not all roses later in the road for her. a ball in the clips of pebble beach. she would lose a couple strokes. tied for 39th. only 20 out of the 156 players were under par after round one. oakland going for the three game sweep of the tigers. jake resnick. one hops the wall in the center. r.b.i. double. deep to left-center. his second of the year.

the giants were off. the warriors begin the las vegas summer league tomorrow. golden state fleet their two games at the california classic in sacramento. nice showing from brendan to jump ski. 17 points. not to mention a game-high five seals. >> a lot of the stuff we do is predicated on the warriors. so all the terminology, all that kind of stuff is something i've already learned as a new player. it's been easy for me to pick it up. just the level that these players play in and how better they are, it's cool for me to see. reporter: the n announcing basketball hall of famer kobe bryant ill be the cover athlete for nba 2k 24. it will be his fourth time on the cover. sports

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