san francisco is great grace cathedral held host to a beyonce mass.he singer was not there, but it still drew a large crowd. live now telling us many in attendance say they do not normally go to church, but they wanted to know just what a beyonce mass is. so do i. amber. >> heather, grace cathedral holds what it describes as a contemporary service with music every wednesday night. organizers say the beyonci mass is a way to bring people of diverse backgrounds to church. >> at the church bell curiosity about the beyonce mass led to hundreds of people to line up for the event. many tell us they do not normally attend church services. >> it was an opportunity to hang out with my friends and beyonce virtually. it was a cool time. >> many are fans and have attended her concerts. >> church musicians performed her songs, but no image of her was displayed inside the cathedral. >> i am curious as to what this is all about and how they are going to kind of connect her with the church. >> black women who fought to the air corps to make sure that there was a bett

tonight's service, a beyonce mass. pop star's music really seen as very inspirational to a lot of people. >> that's right, jessica. there was so much excitement here tonight. beyonce fans weren't sure what to expect. they packed the pews, got some powerful music and a message. ♪ >> nearly 1,000 people flocked the grace cathedral in san francisco for a beyonce mas. >> church on a wednesday night is the place to be right now. >> i've been asked time and time again why beyoce. i believe beyonce because she reminds us that sometimes you have to do your thing your way. >> the reverend developed the service. >> for those in bondage, we need. ♪ >> reporter: lots of music mixed with prayer and preaching, celebrating the voice of the opressed, signing the light on the achievement of black women. >> put it in front of as many people as possible the issues that black women face and the issues we bring to society. for beyonce fans it was a chance to celebrate an icon and each other. ♪ >> it sends a powerful message. >> we have to f

realities that black women face. >> reporter: reverend yolanda norman is the brain beyond the beyonce masse's a professor at san francisco theological sem seminary. she explains she's using the wide appeal to bring a diverse group of people together. >> people think we're worshipping beyonce. none of that is true. >> reporter: norton says nothing is scheduled yet but this will not be the last beyonce mass. in san francisco, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> full disclosure, i know the pastor in that package. even he was really surprised by how much of an impact this had. it was in "the new york times." >> the entire country is talking about this. >> they got an enormous amount of attention and turnout last night. >> 750. wow. >> i like that. >> let's take a look at what's going on. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. here is a look from our roof camera. the flags once again, look at them, blowing to the east on the ferry building. the marine layer is even deeper today, reaching all of our neighborhoods. more cooling especially inland. we'll have sunshine this

the beyonce mass. coming up where it was, what it's about and how it brought people together. >>> also sharks fever, hockey fever from here to las vegas, getting ready for tonight's start of the stanley cup playoff series. play "do it like this". [music plays] [dog barks] [concert roaring] [music stops] dinner in 5. when everything's connected. it's simple. easy. awesome. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. our time now 5:23. >>> happening today, the port of oakland, the commission there will meet about the future of the oakland as. the vote is whether to have exclusive -- building a waterfront stadium at the howard terminal site. the one-year negotiating agreement with give the as time to look at the economic prospects and environmental problems in that area. the as are working on a similar agreement with the city of oakland about the coliseum property. >>> well, the oakland as get a day off before they start a weekend series with the houston astros, the defending champs. yesterday the as lost to the t

female voices. >> i use beyonce as a central figure to have these conversations about the realities that black women face. >> reverend yolanda norton is the brain behind the massis a professor at san francisco theological seminary. she explains that she is using beyonce's wide appeal to bring a diverse group of people together. >> i know people think that we're worshipping beyonce. none of that is true. this is a way to just have different kinds of conversation. >> norton says nothing is scheduled yet, but this will not be the last beyonce mass. in san francisco, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> crews hope that they can start demolition tomorrow morning at an unfinished apartment complex that's burned that fire started early ncord. yesterday morning. experts from around the country, including the atf, are helping find out exactly what happened. investigators have to wait until part of the building is torn down to make it safe enough for them to go inside. it's just a husk, really, that's left. evacuated residents of a nearby apartment complex returned home for just a few minutes to get some of their personal items. >>> the woman who accused 49ers linebacker rubin

female voices. >> i use beyonce as a central figure to have these conversations about the realities that black women face. >> reverend yolanda norton is the brain behind the masson is a professor at san francisco theological seminary. she explains that she is using beyonce's wide appeal to bring a diverse group of people together. >> i know people think that we're worshipping beyonce. none of that is true. this is a way to just have different kinds of conversation. >> norton says nothing is scheduled yet, but this will not be the last beyonce mass. in san francisco, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> crews hope that they can start demolition tomorrow morning at an unfinished apartment complex that's burned for nearly two days in concord. that fire started early yesterday morning. experts from around the country, including the atf, are helping find out exactly what happened. investigators have to wait until part of the building is torn down to make it safe enough for them to go inside. it's just a husk, really, that's left. evacuated residents of a nearby apartment complex returned home for just a few minutes to get some of their personal items. >>> the woman who acc

. >>> in san francisco, hundreds of people showed up at grace cathedral for a special mass, a beyonce mass. >> right. the singer wasn't there but the event attracted a lot of people who were curious to see what is this all about. amber lee has more on the message behind the mass. >> reporter: as the church bells toll, curiosity about the beyonce mass led hundreds of people to line up for the event. many say they don't normally attend church services. >> honestly it was an opportunity to hang out with my friends and beyonce spiritually. it will be a cool time. ♪[music] >> reporter: many are queen bae fans and have attended her concerts. church musicians performed beyonce's soppings but no image was displayed inside of the cathedral. >> i'm curious what this is all about and how they're going to kind of connect her with, you know, the church. >> black women who fought to their core to make sure that there was a better tomorrow. >> reporter: reverend yolanda norton with the san francisco theological seminary partnered with grace cathedral to hold the mass. the singer, a symbol of strength, is

this is one of the bullet holes, and not so subtle he minder of that morning. >>> beyonce will be the focus of a special massht at grace cathedral church. >> reporter: mike, it's certainly unique. we know a lot of people worship beyonce, and now an entire service is dedicated to the queen bee, and it will happen here at grace cathedral in san francisco, and the church is expecting it to be a packed house. snows snows -- house. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: you can bet a lot of church goers will put their hands up tonight. many of her hit songs will be woven into the service. reverend yolanda norton will use the music to connect with people who feel marginalized and forgotten. in particular it's meant to speak to the struggles of black women. the idea for the beyonce mass came from a second year divinity student at grace cathedral who wanted people to look at christianity in a new light. fans of grace cathedral like what the church is doing. >> he's kind of a god, and she's like pretty amazing. she is kind of a superhuman, so, i think that's amazing that she is like taking people to church here, and that's cool. >> report

a san francisco cathedral will hold a beyonce mass. announced it will devoted to her music. after a performance at coachella, saturday night. beyonce's music highlights the lives of the marginalized and forgotten. especially, black females. beyonce's mass if you are interested in next wednesday night. >> newly unveiled by the san jose police department. a scholarship program. led a team in blue to, the high school today. the surprise appearance interrupted a science class. as the the chief, surprised senior, amanda doan with good news. clearly thrilled to see the wig 40,000 check in her name. i was really worried about how to finance my journey to college. thought that i would have to work multiple jobs just to meet, ends meet per quarter to pay. i am really glad i have the slip now. that means that i don't have to, spend my time working when i can be studying instead. >> she is pretty sure she will be studying, uc santa barbara. her parents are the ones really thrilled. she says for most of00er life they had to work ten hour days seven days a week. the chief says the scholar

it's time to get in formation for beyonce's mass, holding a mass inspire by the superstar tonight. ♪ 's video from coachella. today in san francisco, church goers will be singing beyonce shows during service. hundreds of people are going to this. so how did this all come about? reverend ee lancaster da norton teaches at the thee logical seminary and one is called beyonce and the hebrew bible. >> we're using beyonce as a tool to uplift the idea that black women are created in the image of god and we have unique ways we worship and live in the world and that what we're seeing with beyonce and her career, the kind of fphenomenon around her represents something about the lives of black women. >> it's important we hear our sisters in christ and they have not only a place at the table but place in our leadership and life together. >> okay, so beyonce did say if you like it, put a ring on it. >> are they going to play that in weddings? there you go. >> you also heard there from judd herman, everyone is invited to feel the spiritual power of beyonce tonight. when you're there you can say uho.

. >>> okay, it is time to get in formation for the beyonce mass. n francisco cathedral is holding a mass inspired by the superstar this evening. in about an hour, hundreds of people are expected to grace the cathedral in san francisco. tonight, though, bey won't be there, but fans will sing her songs in church. a reverend says a mass is being held to honor the positive way beyonce has represented the lives of black women. >>> amazon's alexa is going kid friendly. it's colorful, and parents can filter songs with bad words and stop kids from chatting late at night. it is not only promising to entertain children but teach them good manners. a new magic word feature encourages kids to say "please" and "thank you" when asking alexa questions. the new one comes out in may. >>> students go for a world record today. we'll show you how they did it next. a breaking development in reuben foster domestic violence case. the new statements from the woman inv >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, a breaking development in the rubin foster domestic violence case. there ar

face. >> one of the pastors says nothing is official yet, but this will likely not be the last beyonce massequel appears to be in the works. >> maybe she'll show up for the sequel. >> maybe. maybe this time. >> maybe she was there. beyonce always likes to make a good reveal. >> maybe kanye will show up. all right, moving on. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's talk about what's going on today. look at that. we've got multilayers of clouds for your viewing pleasure from mt. tam mall pious this morning. high clouds mean mostly sunny afternoo afternoons. we start cloudy but they'll pull back to the coast about the same time frame as they did yesterday. tonight the clouds return, a little drizzle possible near the coast and mash up into the north bay. we've got sprinkles across the north bay tomorrow and more drizzle for the rest of us saturday morning and then a warming trend comes ba.ow ckressure starting to move north, now will make a right-hand turn and come closer to us. it's deepened the marine layer up to 2,000 feet. that's why the cooler weather

it looked and sounded more like a concert than a church during a first-of-its-kind beyonce mass.ned up outside an hour before it started. the public invite on facebook went viral. 750 people showed up. >> it was amazing. it was one of the best spiritual experiences i've ever had. >> it was fun. it was up lifting. it was also really rejuvenating. >> i use beyonce as a central figure to have these conversations about the realities that black women face. >> one of the reverends there says nothing is officially scheduled yet, but this will not be their last beyonce mass. >> so popular. >> it's been somewhat controversial, too. some people not sure if this is the right thing to do. when is the last time you saw this much coverage and that many people waiting in line to go to church. >> a smart tactics. >> they're not worshipping beyonce, just using her as a guide. >> only to get into the message. >> right. thank you. here is a message for you. who do you think has had more tornadoes this year? us or oklahoma? >> i would think oklahoma. >> it's a trick question. we've had five in calif

. >>> you know beyonce mass at saint cathedral church drew hundreds last night. if you couldn't go, we have you covered. >> i bet they enjoyed singing her music, too. beyonce music with prayer and preaching. yolanda norton developed the service to shine a light on the achievements of black women. >> to put in front of as many people as possible the issue black women's face and the gifts we bring to society. >> for black women, an incredible, powerful message. >> many fans told us it was a wonderful opportunity for them to celebrate beyonce and each other in a beautiful space. >> the church and the word. >> 4:51 right nows come back because we've got more for you, nbc bay area responds. >>> a special delivery for mom that isn't at all what a loving daughter expected and paid for. i'm consumer investigator chris chmu chmura. nbc bay area responds. >>> first happening now. good news for president george h.w. bush and his family. there are reports he'll be released from the hospital friday. the 41st president was not taken to the hospital sunday. he contracted an infe

hundreds of people showed up at san francisco's grace cathedral for a special beyonce mass. . ♪[ musicusic ]♪ >> now, the usual wednesday night service at the church attracts about 50 people. last night at least 900 people were there to hear church members sing the songs of beyonce. many of them say they don't usually go to church but they were curious about this particular service. the reverend who presided over the mass says it was a way to change the perception that churches are judgmental. >> we are just saying let's use that as a conversation piece to talk about god, right? because this is a worship service. i know people think it's a gimmick. i know people think that we are worshiping beyonce. none of that is true. >> honestly, it was just like an opportunity to hang out with my friends and hang out with beyonce spiritually and a cool time. >> now the reverend who presided over the mass says she wants to hold even more beyonce masses in the future. >>> he's suspected of 12 killings, dozens of rapes and more than 120 home burglaries. now a suspected serial killer who terrorized no

san francisco's grace cathedral unveils a church service that will bring national attention, the beyonce mass. >> the reverend uses it to talk about the issues that black women face in society. to be clear, as far as we know, beyonce will not be attending or performing. grace cathedral has received lots of praise and controversy for using a pop icon to address modern day spirituality. you can decide for yourself when it hams tonight at 6:30. >>> a major day for president trump's proposed travel ban and outrage in the east bay. >> that's what those images to you? they meant money? >> parents are upset after local students who posted racist photos on social media are now being awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars. >>> plus the manhunt finally over for a man who shot two texas police officers and a guard at a home depot. see the brand new video we're just getting of the moment he was taken to jail. >>> the hero in the waffle house attack >>> coming up on 5:00 a.m. you're up early. glad you're with us on this wednesday, april 25th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweat

next week grace cathedral is sponsoring a special beyonce's mass on wednesday. it is bas . >> and so we use beyonce as a tool to talk about issues that black women face in society so to talk about black motherhood and issues of embodiment and how black female bodies are policed and how they are judged. >> how do we explore our own unconscious biassed and how do we work towards greater reconciliation with each other. >> just to be clear, beyonce will not be performing or att d attending the mass. but her music and theme will be woven throughout. it is time now 5:56. the 51st annual blossom continues at japan town. groups from hawaii and japan will be performing today, there will be plenty of food a and vendors. the grand marshal will be christie yamaguchi. >> next, in a few hours, formerh la lady mrs. bush will be laid to rest. why the white house says president trump won't be in attendance. >> you have to take a first step to take a stand. it is the job of everybody here at abc 7 to tell the truth to empower you and empower your family. whether you are worry abou

the packed beyonce mass at grace cathedral included a sermon, a scripture reading, communion.nd of course songs by the queen herself. >> are they singing "survivor"? ♪ freedom, freedom >> all right. >> uh-huh. >> so some people aren't so happy about the whole thing. they say this is a publicity stunt and a sing-along. >> but organizers insist this is about bringing people together, not pulling them apart. it's just weird when you have the communion and instead of the wine, it was beyonce's body sweat. >> ooh. >> from coachella. >> you went there. >> sweat of beyonce. >>> on that note, from body sweat, shall we move on to rob ford? >> i'm rob ford and ready to get down. >> that's rob base. >> who's rob ford? >> remember, he used to be the mayor of toronto? >> oh, yes, tommy boy. >> something like that. >> similar. >> let's get some pics right now from the set of the upcoming film about the colorful toronto mayor, rob ford. >> you might remember his fall from grace that made headlines, especially when a video of him doing drugs with his constituents surfaced. he also had that we

beyonce. grace cathedral announced the mass devoted to beyonce's music and her accomplishment. he cathedral says her music highlights the lives of marginalized, especially black females. the mass is wednesday night. bey will not be there. it's just a mass to honor bey. >>> after missing with an injury, johnny cueto returns to the mound tonight with one of his best performances as a giant. was it enough? sports is next. the east bay ton as we showed >>> okay. talk about a party in the east bay tonight. we showed you earlier in the newscast the a's celebrated 50 years at the coliseum. >> more than 45,000 fans were treated to free tickets and parking. the a's hosting the chicago white sox. it was packed and they didn't leave disappointed. the a's came up swinging scoring five runs in the first inning. the green and gold beat the white sox 10-2. >>> giants were in phoenix taking on the diamondbacks. cueto returned from the disabled list with a sparkling performance. he pitched seven shutout innings. runs and hits were scarce for both teams. the giants didn't get their first hit unti

grace cathedral in san francisco responseering a beyonce mass on wednesday based on the work of yoland the songs in career in teaching spiritually. >> we use beyonce as a tool to talk about the issue that is black women face in society. so to talk about black motherhood, talk about issues of embodiment. how black female bodies policed, judged. >> how do we explore our own unregistered sometimes unconscious bias? how do we work towards greater reconciliation with each other? >> and just be clear, beyonce will not be attending or performing at the mass. however reverend norton says her immunizing and themes will be woefren throughout. again that's this wednesday at 6:30 p.m. >>> time now for ask finney "7 on your side" michael finney answering questions sent in by facebook, twitter and email. we start with jan from santa rosa asking we were charged $51239 for one hourwork by a plumber. i feel we were price gouged can i get a refund. >> really it depends. there are no rules around what a plumber can charge for repair. however they are supposed to give you an estimate and you have to agree

. >>> happening today beyonce is the focus of a special mass. church says people will sing along to her hits and exploring her impact on society. the beyonce mass is part of a three-part series organized to raise up the voices of women tonight at 6:30. doors are opening at 6:00. more coming up. >>> our coverage of the san francisco mayor's race continues. you will hear from the only republican in the race in a minute, and hear what he has to say about the violent crime in san francisco. >>> san francisco voters will soon decide on a new mayor, and we have invited all eight candidates to our studio. you hear from amy weiss earlier, and now listen to part of the interview with richie greenburg. >> reporter: i want to read a recent statistic i saw. when it comes to violent crimes, san francisco's rate is 60% higher than the average rate in california, and 84% higher than the national average. if elected, what would you do to change that? >> this is clearly an enforcement issue, and enforcement means police, and i'm a big supporter of our sfpd, men

. >> it's now to get in formation for beyonce's mass. n francisco's grace cathedral holding a mass inspired by the superstar tonight. ♪ >> i can't imagine walking up to communion like that. >> well, once you're in formation you never know. that's video we're watching right now from coachella. beyonce back with destiny child's girls. today in san francisco maybe you can get in formation as well. church goers will be sing beyonce songs during service. you heard me right. hundreds of people are expected to go to this today. how did this come about? yolanda norton, one of her classes is called beyonce and the hebrew bible. here's norton explaining why. >> we're using beyonce as a tool to uplift the idea that black women are created in the image of god and we have unique ways we worship and live in the world and that what we're seeing with beyonce and her career, the kind of fphenomenon around her represents something about the lives of black women. >> it's important that we hear our sisters in christ and that they have not only a place at the

tonight, san francisco's grace cathedral unveils a church service gar energy national attention, a beyonce mass the service will be led by reverend i don't land do norton who has used beyonce's songs, using them as a tool to talk about issues frak women face in society. to be clear, queen b will not be attending or performing at the mass. grace cathedral also received praise and controversy for using a pop icon to address modern spirituality. decide for yourself. the service is tonight at 6:30. >> what if she did attend? >> that would be amazing. >> what if, like, michelle showed up? >> that's more realistic. >>> a pony is home safe after spending a day running around the highway. >> this video shows an escorting the horseback to its home. apparently the pony wanted to be a wild horse. it galloped on a highway. police lured the horse to safety by offering it some carrots and then took it home. >> something about this that touches my heart and it's also kind of sad. >> a whole hero's journey. >>> coming up next, the 7 things you need to know before you go. >> if you haven't yet, follow us@abc ne

. >> happening tonight, san francisco's grace cathedral unveils the beyonce mass. >> the service will be led by reverend yolonda norton. she's been teaching a class about beyonce and the bible for a while. she uses it as a theme to talk about the issues black women face in our society. to be clear, beyonce, as far as we know, will not be attending or performing. however, they are going to have their band do beyonce songs. grace cathedral has received praise for this and controversy for using a pop icon to address modern spirituality. it starts at 6:30 tonight. >>> over to alexis with the traffic update. >> she's flawless. >> thanks, reggie. you were talking about me, right? >> of course. >> taking a look at southbound 101 before the 280 connector in san francisco, we have the report of the new crash blocking the left center lane. the person involved is not sure if their vehicle is movable, but they are trying. we'll see. hopefully that doesn't involve a tow truck. ace 1 and 3 on time. no issues out of the central value if you're taking mass transit. 48 b.a.r.t. trains in service. no i

. >>> that beyonce mass in san francisco grace cathedral drew hundreds of people.we have you covered. ♪ >> the music played along with prayer and preaching. reverend yolando norton trying to shine a light on the achievements of black women to put in front of as many people as possible the issues that black women face and the gifts we bring to society. >> especially for black woman, i think this is a powerful message. >> many fans said it was a wonderful opportunity for them to celebrate beyonce and each other in a beautiful space. >> looked like they had a good time. >>> all right. coming up, kari's here with the weather. i like it. >> beautiful weather, sunshine as we go to los gatos for the temperature trend for the rest of the day. reaching up to about 70 degrees. with sunshine and then cooling off nicely this evening. these temperatures perfect. what about the weekend? we'll talk about that coming up next. >>> a special delivery for mom that isn't at all what a loving daughter expected. and paid for. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds

san francisco )s grace cathedral >>> time to get information for beyonce's mass. san francisco grace cathedral holding a mass inspired by the superstar tonight. ♪ ♪ >> and i guarantee there will be some walking into mass just like that. that is video from coachella this year. she is back with her destiny's child crew but today in san francisco churchgoers will sing songs during service. maybe "halo." hundreds of people are going to this. so how does this all come about? the reverend yolanda teaches at san francisco seminary and one of her classes is called beyonce and the hebrew bible. here is an explanation why. >> beyonce is a tool to uplift the idea that black women are created in the image of god and unique ways of worship and that we live in the world and that what we're seeing with beyonce and her career, a phenomenon around her represents something about the lives of black women. >> it is important that we hear our sisters in christ and that they have not only a place at the table, but a place in our leadership and in our life together. >> that was grace ca

. >>> san francisco's iconic grace cathedral host as mass devoted to beyonce. after her highly aclaimed performance at the coachella music festival. parishioners will sing along to the biggest hits, learning from the lyrics which express struggles of a marjleized and forthen. the mass is organized by the vine known for progressive theology set to a pop beat. >>> still ahead this evening, san francisco airport picking up a special guy. >> the 49ers help provide a military family with a homecoming they'll never forget. >> and tonight at 11:00, cannabis for your pets? making sure your veterinarian can legally with you about it and what you need >>> i'm ama daetz coming on news at 6:00, san francisco finds a solution to keep pedestrians safe from scooters. but there is something local leaders and the rental companies with agree on. >>> also from seven on your side, the local college student who learned what not to do when you get a suspicious letter in the mail plus -- >>> a north bay high school choir is also set to perform at carnegie hall but it took more than ju

. >>> a special mass next wednesday devoted entirely to beyonce. this comes after her performance at coachella. the "san francisco chronicle" reports that parishioners will sing along to some of her biggest hits. the mass is organized by the vine, known for its progressive theology set to a pop beat. >>> a san francisco comedy festival will offer more laughs. the big names being added. >> one southern california lawmaker says the driving directions are dangerous. >> the by living off the grid. completely. you could generate your own energy, at home. maybe you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> look at this at 7:00 this evening, nobody driving on dry streets unless you're really close to the coast. a possibility of drizzle there. as we head overnight, look at the best chance of getting wet. the peninsula, the east bay, down into the diablo range and the santa cruz mountains. >>> a wildfire raging in the western half of oklahoma. loo

beyonce! .. san francisco's grace cathedral will hail the queen bee with a special service tonight. not because she's a saint.. cuz nobody's perfect.. but because of how she's helped empower black women. the masson centered on how she's a unique embodiment of black women's struggles. ( darya ) and speaking of those struggles.. you have to hear what happened to a group of black female golfers in pennsylvania. they're members the grandview golf club .. and they were having a perfectly lovely round when they were told speed it up.. or they'd have to leave.. but get this: they were only on the second hole and nobody was waiting: so what was it?? well.. they were the only all=female all=black group of golfers on the course.. a foursome were 50 something women who play all the time.. these ladies know golf ediquette and they say they were causing no back up.. they even skipped the third hole to keep things moving.. yet the white owners told them they were playing too slowly.. things escalated and the owner tried to kick them off the course and called the cops. two women dropped out after the 9th hole they were so shaken up but the other two kept playing.. they know their rights: one is an attorney a

. >>> this evening in san francisco beyonce will be the focus of a special mass at grace cathedral. sheriff says people will be able to sing along to beyonce's hits while exploring her impact on society. a man will lead the mass using her music as a way to connect to people who feel marginalized and forgotten particularly black women. the idea for the service came from a second year divinity student at grace cathedral who wanted people to look at christianity in a new light. >>> the anger from north bay fire survivors is growing against their insurers. we go to sacramento where politicians are fighting to protect those who lost everything. >>> the california insurance commissioner and two state politicians from wine country want the legislature to approve new protections for wildfire survivors. >> they are hoping to protect people from the practices that have left several homeowners under insured. ktvu's tom vacar spent the day in sacramento covering the mounting anger aimed at insurers. >>> reporter: in the wake of the wine country wildfires, the state legislature is considering pro

. >>> san francisco's icon ic cathedral will hold a special mass devoted to beyonce. >> the "san francisco" reports parishioners will sing along to some of her biggest hits. the selected songs highlight the struggles of the marginalized and forgotten. it's organized by the vine known for its progressive theology set to a pop beat. >> that will be fun "who won the world," "if i were a boy," i can see it. >> we had some interesting stuff monday. yesterday was much calmer. today it will be relatively calm, just not as bright and maybe a couple degrees cooler. and then that chance of rain we've been talking about. it's still out there. it's mainly going to be over the ocean. i'll show you in just a second. tonight, quick moving showers. and the extended, a touch of summer for the weekend. today, not so much. we've got low to mid 60s in our inland south bay neighborhoods. low 60s around the bay, the north bay, upper 50s along the coast into san francisco. here is our area of low pressure. it's sliding more to the south as we talked about it could yesterday. it looks like it's going to rain a li

some church-goers in san francisco will soon be getting in formation for a special mass devoted to music icon beyonce. ♪[ music ] >> probably won't be dancing like that in church. but worshippers at grace cathedral will be able to sing along to her songs at a special service there next wednesday. service starts at 6:30 p.m. and is free and open to everyone. the one thing about this event that may disappoint fans is she won't be there. >>> can the san jose sharks finish off the anaheim ducks in a sweep? highlights inside the locker room and the a's go extras again. straight ahead. atlanta. >>> it was hard to figure out which statistic was more impressive in this sweep for snake, the 16 goals they scored offensively or the four that martin jones gave up in goal in the sweep of the ducks. the sharks found the net eight times in game 3. sorensen gets his rebound makes it 1-0 san jose. anaheim didn't score until the third. game tied in the third. two minutes later they blew the roof off the place redirected the shot past gibson. the first series sweep for san jose since 2013. they get a ticket to "sin cit

. >>> a special mass will be held next wednesday devoted to beyonce. >> it comes after her highly acclaimed performance at coachella over the weekend. "san francisco chronicle" reports parishioners will sing along to some of her biggest hits. the songs highlight the marginalized and forgotten. >> look at her in all her performances, the wind is always blowing her hair back as she sings. she's so incredible. >> mike, we're talking about a little bit of rain maybe later today. >> a little break. let's take a look at what's going on. it's 6:51 on wednesday. look at the soft light, how just amazing the golden gate bridge and the marin he, a little irone color in the hills there. absolutely stunning. got to move on. here is something else that's almost as stunning. the bay water almost like glass this morning. definitely the calm before -- hate to call it the storm because it's not going to produce much. cooler than average today. tonight, quick moving showers and the extended, a touch of summer for the weekend. today along the coast, 58 at half moon bay, 58 in san francisco, only 61 in santa cr

. >>> beyonce is making an appearance in san francisco sort of. she is the focus of a special massthe iconic grace cathedral next wednesday. queen b won't be at the church but the music will. according to the chronicle people get to sing along to some of the biggest hits, select the songs highlight the struggles of the marginalized and forgotten. >> i like that. >> yeah. her fans have always thought it was a religious experience. >> good one. >> from all of us here at abc7 news, thank you for joining us. and i am a senior public safety my namspecialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better california. when heartburn hits... fight back fast with tums smoothies. it st

beyonce will now be the topic of discussion at a special mass next wednesday night at 6:30.anizers say people will be able to sing along and dance to many of her hits while exploring her impact on society. especially for and about african american women. >>> the city of san francisco has decided that both italian americans and indigenous people will share the october holiday formerly known in the city as columbus day. san francisco supervisors voted 10-1 to declare the second monday in october italian- american heritage day in addition to indigenous people day. board members in january replaced january with people indigenous day saying they wanted to honor native americans. >>> local seismologist releasing a report of what could happen if a large earthquake struck right along the active hayward fault. >> also what is being done to help minimize damage. that is today on the four on 2. just a couple minutes away here from the closing bell on this wednesday afternoon. the dow jones up and down throughout the day. not a huge loss. but even still down 34 points. >> thank you for

beyonce's destiny's child reunion wowed fans. queen bee will now be the topic of discussion during a special mass next wednesday night at 6:30 at grace. organizers say people will be able to sing along and dance to my of her hitting while explorer her impact on society especially for african american women. >>> the san jose sharks can wrap up the first play off round tonight in the best of seven. >> a key player will be back in the line up. defenseman byrd missed most of the third period. the winner of this series will take on the vegas golden knights. the knights wrapped up their series. >> don't give them a nibble. finish them off tonight. my advice to the sharks is win tonight. get it over with. >> coach mibach. >> let's go. >> let me ask you one last question. do you have two tvs going because the giants, the a's, the warriors and the shark. >> sometimes in the mibach home there's two tvs going with two different events. >> just wanted to know. >>> we'll be talking about the bay area commute. john goodwyn from the transportation commission will join us live to tell us how commuters can use one of the bridges he uses are about to