as you heard from cornell barnard, sf pride brought out visitors to the bay area.u missed any of the excitement from the parade here are some of the highlights. ♪ >> we are so happy to be here once again, 53rd f -- sf, the second year right here. >> so happ able to live in this space where there is community and there is joy. >> when we see everyone to hear it is a reminder that our joy cannot be stopped. ♪ ♪ >> we love you, we respect we care about you, way that you are here or not, we are together in spirit. >> people of all ages here to support the community and it is beautiful. >> great crowd, atmosphere is amazing. >> nobody in the world celebrates pride like our city, the parade is a rock trick. -- electric. >> we are here to support you and there is a place for you. >> heart is full. it is so beautiful to be out here. >> whatever you do, be safe, be out, and be proud. and thank you for your support. we love you. dion: we love it too. somebody who is sparkling harder insurance, chris alvarez. >> coming up, a team that won't believe what's a draymond green on

in petaluma, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. dion: these demonstrations began a year ago, when five men disrupted drag queen story hour at the sanna marin so library. -- san lorenzo library. they were described as members of the far-right groups the proud boys p our partners that "the standard" report no charges were filed by the da's office because it did not meet "hate crime criteria." in response to the protest, the library kicked off every month is pride month series, and the drag story hour has a program. the beacon of h to shine bright on twin peaks. the pink triangle was created today. 450 volunteers laid out 175 bright pink cards to form the shape of a triangle. it was once used to brand people suspected of being gay in nazi concentration camps. now it is a simple against homophobia. >> leave it up to san francisco to take a symbol of hatred and turn it into something that means something more than that, that means something that is celebratory in nature. dion: the tribal installation today included a special desiccation

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard was there. dion: we begin with our team coverage with dustin dorsey who was on the tarmac when the president arrived. dustin: air force one landed here just after 12:00 p.m., president joe biden visiting the bay area, greeted by a small group including local and state leaders. this was the first time the president has made his way back to the region after visiting storm-ravaged capitola and upstarts in february. federal, state and regional leaders visited the president as he deplaned. nasa research director, the santa clara county board of supervisors president, the san mateo congresswoman anna eshoo, and governor gavin newsom getting hand-checks from president biden. the national climate advisor and the director of the office of science and technology policy, traveled with mister biden for this visit focused on climate research funding and west coast campaigning. president biden will depart the bay area on wednesday. at martha field, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. dion: from the airport, the preside

cornell barnard, abc7news. ama: san francisco' pride parade isighlht of pride month and abc7 is a proud sponsor. watch on june 25 right here on abc7. dan: still to come on this special edition of abc7news, we will take you to san jose for the groundbreaking of a new housing development with a particular goal. ama: plus breaking news on the debt ceiling deal. the vote in the u.s. dads are special. fun. inspiring. always there for you. so make father's day extra special with gifts he'll love from weathertech. floorliners... cargo liner... seat protector... sunshade... ready-to-wash system and cupfone. or our newest product, the golf cart mat. order these american made gifts or a gift card at weathertech.com have a very happy father's day. at weathertech.com one grocery store will stop at nothing to make sure you save more on the brands you love. starring produce, and...... you... as the super saver, in....bargain bliss todd we talked about this. our deals are just so epic. i know, todd. i know. ♪ grocery outlet b

abc reporter cornell barnard is in the studio. he spoke earlier with the sun of a victim. cornell: jonathan, who lives in the north bay, says the unabomber's reign of terror impacted his family greatly after hisrget almost 30 years ago. >> my first reaction was that finally we can close the chapter on this part of our life. cornell: ted kaczynski, the death means closure for his family. >> i was glad to hear the news. cornell: his father, a ucsf geneticist, was a target of the unabomber in 1993 when a package was delivered to the family's tiburon home. >> i was driving across the golden gate bridge when i was called by my on, i believe, said mike father had opened a mail bomb. cornell: dr. epstein was injured and lost fingers in the blast. his father's research was focused on understanding down syndrome. >> the irony of his being targeted is my father was not involved in engineering or some of the things people feared at that time. cornell: kaczynski served eight life sentences after pleading guilty. three people were killed, 23 others wounded. kaczynski, who lived as a rec

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live where the event is happening trade organizers say the mission is to promote equality for all. cornell: for sure, dion, and that equality has been celebrated all day long at the sonoma county pride event. the theme this year is community come up with an emphasis on the word "unity," as many states are pushing back against lgbtq+ rights. ♪ downtown santa rosa, a huge crowd showing up for this year's parade. >> i love it. i love all the people that are here to show our community love. we should all have a sense of belonging. that is why we are here. cornell: captain brian brought his daughter. >> i live here, she lives here, we wanted to have fun together, basically. >> this parade, this everything is a celebration of the fact that we have, so far and an acknowledgment that we have a long way to go. cornell: many believe in a new sense of pride unity as some states seek to diminish equality 540 anti--lgbtq bills have been introduced in legislatures this year. >> there are anti-trans laws and be lgbtq is strong in other parts of the country, and it

life in san francisco, cornell barnard.n: what a turnout and i will use that mark alt -- as my metric as well, sparkle harder. we also saw you speaking with the police chief, the police presence, the cruisers, have there been any issues for law enforcement to contend with? >> so far so good, knock on wood. we spoke with the police chief and that it has been a pride -- peaceful pride according to him. we have seen people going back and forth from here and the police chief has said that it has been an all hands on deck situation as in other pride festivals, all other officers working to keep everyone safe. i do have to say that i have covered pride for 11 years and this one feels like one of pre-pandemic years, definitely a big vibe here, safe, it seems like everyone is having fun and it has been a peaceful event. dion: that is what we like. we will be watching it all night long. many thanks to you. the former house speaker nancy pelosi was part of today's parade and brought a special guest, congress met adam schiff whom she

abc 7's cornell barnard tells us that the parade mission is to promote equality for all. ♪ cornell: prideas on full display in downtown santa rosa. a huge crowd showed up for this year's parade. >> i love it, i love all the people here. we should all have a sense of belonging. this is why we are here. cornell: this captain brought his daughter. >> she needed to get outside. i live for this and she does it for this, so it was a good chance to get out and have fun together. >> this parade is a celebration of the fact we have come so far and acknowledge we have a long way to go. cornell: many believe there is a new sense of pride unity this year as some states seek to diminish equality. the human rights campaign says 540 anti-lgbtq bills have been introduced in state legislatures this year. >> anti-trans laws and anti-lgbtq is strong in other parts of the country. it is important we continue to stand up and show our support for our lgbtq community, especially our youth. >> my 13-year-old is marching. she has been questioning her sexuality and she is out and proud this year, so we are celebra

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard tells us they were met with some opposition. >> hey hey, ho ho. cornell: this large protest was happening outside the petaluma library on saturday, where drag story hour with drag king vera was happening inside. elizabeth noris brought her child. >> drag queens are awesome, kids love them. they are larger-than-life. they are fun. cornell: this group of dimmest -- demonstrators disagree. they believe drag performers should not be reading to kids. >> what i'm against is explicit sexuality, i do not care if it is gay or straight. being put upon young, innocent children. >> i just feel like we are losing our moral values in our country. this is not right to do this to children. cornell: folks supporting the event were also here and quickly seemed to outnumber anti-drag protesters. >> my feeling is, if you think that there is something not right about bringing your children to a drag story hour, don't bring your children. cornell: chelsea from lgbtq says nonprofit positive images says with hundreds of anti-queer and drag laws across the country, events

i'm cornell barnard abc7 news. all right, appreciate the report, cornell. thanks. moving on to developing news now. crews are getting the upper hand on a wildfire in napa county. cal fire says that fire is 80% contained. it started friday in pope valley and so far burned 103 acres. no buildings have been damaged and the cause is under investigation. today's progress comes just as stronger. gusty winds are beginning to blow into the bay area. now, speaking of those winds, we are getting some strong gusts out there right now. take a look. yeah, you certainly can hear it. this video taken at san francisco's aquatic park a little more than an hour ago. howling winds are expected to be the strongest at the coast and on the hills. let's bring in abc7 news meteorologist frances dinglasan to tell us about these weather changes blowing our way. hey, francis. yeah, hi, dion. in fact, you can see here this live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. the wind is whipping those trees around and the leaves right now check out current surface winds gusting up to 40mph at sfo. very st

cornell barnard, abc7 news. dan: in his latest attempt to tackle the ongoing issue of gun violence, governor newsom is now proposing a new 28th amendment to the constitution. abc7 news reporter dustin dorsey has details of the proposed landmark change to the u.s. constitution. >> half moon bay, san jose, gilroy. just a few cities impacted by devastating mass shootings in the bay area the past few years. governor newsom says prayers for those affected are not enough. gov. newsom: i am the 28th amendment to the constitution to do that. dustin: if approved the amendment would require universal background checks, ria the firearm -- raise the firearm purchase raise to 21 and bar the civilian purchase of assault weapons. >> this will guarantee states the ability to enact common sense gun safety laws while leaving the second amendment intact. dustin: this announcement was quickly met with criticism. the california assembly republican leader said "newsom's proposal is a poorly t out attention seeking stunt." "if he trul

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard tells us they were met with some opposition. >> hey hey, ho ho.est was happening outside the petaluma library on saturday, where drag story hour with drag king vera was happening inside. elizabeth noris brought her child. >> drag queens are awesome, kids love them. they are larger-than-life. they are fun. cornell: this group of dimmest -- demonstrators disagree. they believe drag performers should not be reading to kids. >> what i'm against is explicit sexuality, i do not care if it is gay or straight.

cornell: i'm cornell barnard.police say it was a wake-up call for them after two teens are dead from gang violence. we will tell you what is being done. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. ama: flowers, candles, and messages all to remember a teenage boy who lost his life and what is believed to be gang violence. i'm ama daetz. dan: and dan ashley paid this weekend's deadly shooting happened in santa rosa, where authorities say they are a dealing with an increase in gang violence. ama: this is the second team to be shot and killed in a month. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has more. >> i was praying that he would be ok. cornell: elsa cannot believe a 15-year-old boy was wounded right in front of her house after shooting on night. saturdaysadly, the tea and later died from his injuries. memorial appearing on this sidewalk. >> loss of life is sad. you have so much potential at a young age. it hurts to see, you know, losing young people. >> unfortunately, last ni

cornell barnard is live at civic center plaza where they are putting everything together. cornell: hey, happy pride you guys. the countdown is on. pride is taking shape in san francisco especially here in civic center was a, where the final touches are coming together for pride fest on saturday and sunday. music, food and drink in once will -- place. police are trying to make sure it is safe. >> i cannot wait for it. i have fun every year. it is a blast being in the parade. cornell: christina ashton says the pride celebrations everything. the pride festival mainstage is taking shape in civic center plaza, where a big lineup of performers will uplift a crowd saturday and sunday. the police chief wants pride to be amazing and safe for everyone. >> this is about community unity, inclusiveness. it really shows what our city is all about. we want to make sure is a great event and everyone is safe. cornell: every available officer will be on duty, to provide security for one of the largest pride parades in the world, upwards of half a million people are expected to take part. whi

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has more. >> i was praying that he would be ok. cornell: elsa cannot believe a 15-year-old boy was wounded right in front of her house after shooting on night. saturdaysadly, the tea and later died from his injuries. memorial appearing on this sidewalk. >> loss of life is sad. you have so much potential at a young age. it hurts to see, you know, losing young people. >> unfortunately, last night, this young 16-year-old man passed away from these injuries. cornell: police chief john cregan said it began with an argument between two groups. so far, no arrests. two weeks ago, another 15-year-old was shot and killed in the same roseland neighborhood. >> if this is not a wake-up call for santa rosa, i don't know what is. phil: the chief says -- cornell: the chief says he is seeing a rise in gang violence. >> one of the things that i important for me is working on, what are some of the root causes of violence? i are 15-year-old boys in santa rosa carrying ghost guns? cornell: a community meeting has been called to address neighbors concern

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cornell barnard is joining us live. cornell: it has been a day of wildfire training for these brand-new wildfire firefighters who will be training out in the mountains, out where the fire will take them, this summer. check it out, the firefighters are still here in the field. they are getting ready to go, wherever wildfires will take them this summer. smoke and flames of marin county and a lot new firefighters learning how to tame a fire. more than 100 new and returning seasonal firefighters are using this 30 acre swath of open space between san rafael and novato. the marine county fire department academy is wild and intense. >> the main focus, public safety, but the train our seasonal firefighters to be ready to fight fires this summer. >> making sure we stay hydrated. we are fueling up before we start the day. cornell: setting backfires and learning to put the flames out is part of the training. this controlled burn is happening less than a week before summer in an area where the grass is already high after record-sett

cornell: in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> today's pride parade star at market and beale street' near the embarcadero. he goes market to 8th street, and the big party is at civic center plaza. organizerst half a million to celebrate.ake their way here remember today that abc 7 is the on place you can see the san francisco pride parade broadcast live. the abc 7 morniw will host the event, and it will also be on abc7news.com/pride, or wherever you stream. as before, you will only see on 7, a family is looking for answers after a popular donut shop in the east bay became the latest target for a brazen armed robbery. abc 7 news anchor dion lim still -- talks to the daughter of the owner who says something needs to be done. dion: before 5:00 a.m. on friday, you can see people enter colonial donuts. as soon as the cashier approaches the trio, one after another jumps the counter, firearms in hand. >> they are yelling at him, saying "do you want to die?" dion: they searched for a safe. with no luck, they returned to the front of the shop and empty the contents of the cash registe

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard tells us they were met with opposition. happening outside the petaluma library on saturday were drag story our with drag king vera was happening inside. elizabeth noris brought her child. >> drag queens are awesome, kids love them. they are larger than life and fun. >> this group of demonstrators disagree, they believe drag performers should not be reading to kids. >> what i am against is explicit sexuality, i do not care if it is gay or straight, being put upon young innocent children. >> i feel like we are losing moral ground in our country. and this is not right to do this to children. >> folks supporting the were also here and quickly seemed to outnumber antidrug protesters. it collects my feeling is if you think there is something not right about bringing children to a drug story our don't bring your children. >> jesse from lgbtq nonprofit positive images says with hundreds of anti-queer and drug laws being passed across the country events like this need community support. >> the people opposing this are sending a mess

cornell barnard, abc 7 news.: for a check on the forecast, here is meteorologist shayla girardin. shayla: good morning. a little bit of sunshine moving in this afternoon. some areas will see a mix of sun and clouds. other areas will hold onto the we bring layer. we have cloudy skies to start. temperatures again below average. a cooler start this morning. that continues into the afternoon. going to be a little warmer than yesterday. here is something we are also tracking. isolated shower chances this afternoon. we are watching a chance for thunderstorms. it will be very minor. you can see the cloud coverage, the marine layer to start the day. already seeing showers far east of us in sonora. that is something we could see closer to home in the afternoon. a live look at the bay, cloud cover, marine layer. some light drizzle through san francisco this morning. this afternoon, here is the marine layer that we were talking about. that continues into the early afternoon hours. some areas starting to see clearing. here i

the building is in san rafael cod as abc 7 news reporr cornell barnard explains, the nonprofit behind the project hopes to make it a model across the bay area. >> putting it back together, me and the apartment complex. cornell: it's a place where meetings once held and papers were shuffled. >> this place was empty and was not being used for about a year or so. getting that refurbished from that to actual living space is probably the biggest task. cornell: this 41 thousand square-foot former office building is on its way to become a supportive housing publix, 41 student apartments for those formerly unhoused. >> residents will receive it on site as well as across the street. cornell: the $33 million project is thanks to a partnership between marin county and nonprofit and housing, that is creating affordable housing communities across the bay area. >> we are working for the goal of producing 10,000 units in 10 years. cornell: the idea for this complex was born during the pandemic when empty hotels or commercial properties were used to shelter the unhoused or those at risk of losing the

in san francisco, cornell barnard abc7news.ne thing i noticed, i got there early -- you all got there early to me. i got there at 1045 time. drew: [laughter] kumasi: i was there around 2:30. why did it feel like 1045 time? -- 10:45? i feel like there were so many people there at that length in the morning. drew: there was a lot of people this year. were they told they had to dance? every contingency had some kind of courier. -- choreo. i was entertained. [laughter] kumasi: alaska always comes with it. jobina: the way they -- we only had a minute before we had to go on life and i was like, did you have a routine? and they were like. drew: say less. kumasi: you are right. the dances, the djs, the outfits. drew: it was a great time. julian: you all did such a great job. you were fun to watch. learning choreo on the spot. drew: every time i heard you in my ear i was like, she is having fun. jobina: [laughter] i was until my feet started hurting. where sneakers to pride. drew: when we wrapped up i was like, jobina, let's go. jobina:

cornell barnard tells us they were met with opposition. reporter: happening outside the petaluma library saturday where drag story hour with striking vera was happening -- drag king vera was happening inside. >> they are larger-than-life, they are fun. reporter: this group of demonstrators disagree. they believe drag performers should not be reading to kids. >> i am against explicit sexuality. i don't care if it is gay or straight, being put upon young, innocent children. >> i feel like we are losing moral ground in our country. this is not right to do this to children. >> ♪ i'm going to let it shine ♪ reporter: folks supporting the event were also here and quickly seemed to outnumber protesters. >> my feeling is if you think there is something not right about bringing children to a drag story hour, don't bring your children. reporter: with hundreds of anti-queer and drag laws being passed across the country, events like this need community support. >> people opposing this are sending the message they think it is unsafe or somehow adult or

cornell barnard takes us there. >> those with a need for have come to the right place.es is bringing the roar back to sonoma raceway this weekend and for fans like derek, it is everything. >> it means a lot. i have been coming here since 1998. >> we have a ton of nascar fans in northern california and this is the one time of year we visit this area. >> where else can you get this close to the cars? and crews and drivers like john hunter who is here for the two mile track packed with twists and turns. >> most race tracks we go to do not have the elevation changes we have in sonoma. a lot of line rolling corners and you drive up the hill and down the hill at 7:00 -- 7, 8, 9, 10. >> traffic was already pretty tough getting here friday afternoon. >> nascar fans know that there are couple must haves if you're coming to the racetrack. number one his sunglasses. number two is ear protection. because you will need it. >> obviously we went to purchase some of these because it was a little loud. i did not realize how loud it would be. [laughter] >> is it loud? >> yeah. >> we have

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is in the newsroom and spoke earlier with the son of a bay area victim. cornell: jonathan lives in the north bay and says the unabomber's reign of terror impacted his family directly after his father was targeted almost 30 years ago. >> my first reaction was that finally we can close the chapter on this part of our life. cornell: jonathan epstein says the man known as the unabomber's death means closer for his family. >> i was for his family. cornell: his father was a target of the unabomber in 1993 >> i was driving across the golden gate bridge when i was called by my aunt who said my father had been hit by a bomb. >>'s father was severely injured and lost fingers in the blast. he said his father were's -- father's focus was on understanding down syndrome. >> my father was not not involved in genetic engineering or some of the things people feared about it. cornell: he pleaded guilty after mailing bombs from 1978 to 1995. he lived in a sparse cabin in montana and explained his motivation for the killings has been rooted in hatred of the modern world and

in san francisco, cornell barnard abc seven news. new details in the death of the man known as the unabomber. four anonymous sources say ted kaczynski died by suicide, died at a federal prison. medical center in north carolina. kaczynski was found unresponsive early saturday morning. staff tried to revive him, then transported kaczynski to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. kaczynski was serving a life sentence for mailing a series of homemade bombs around the country from the mid 1970s to the late 90s. he once worked as a math professor at uc berkeley, where two of his bombings took place. a third happened in tiburon, a catastrophic incident in philadelphia this morning. this interstate overpass collapsed, serving a major east coast artery, i-90 five. this is how it started. a tanker truck under the highway overpass caught fire that caused the northbound direction of the interstate to collapse. the southbound direction is also heavily damaged. preliminary reports indicate a tanker truck carrying gasoline caught fire. the

abc 7's cornell barnard tells us that the parade mission is to promote equality for all. ♪ cornell: prideowd showed up for this year's parade. >> i love it, i love all the people here. we should all have a sense of belonging. this is why we are here. cornell: this captain brought his daughter. >> she needed to get outside. i live for this and she does it for this, so it was a good chance to get out and have fun together. >> this parade is a celebration of the fact we have come so far and acknowledge we have a long way to go. cornell:

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is in the newsroom and spoke earlier with the son of a bay area victim

for many, the celebration continues tonight, and cornell barnard joins us live once again near san franciscoc center where that party is going strong. >> happy pride to yo it has been a great day all around the city, the parade is over and it has been a nonstop party here in civic center and ever since then the party has been slowly wrapping up. speaking of the party, there is a chance to be seen and heard today. ♪ ♪

cornell: i'm cornell barnard a north bay where one community has declared the start of fire season. means for others. sandhya: i am meteorologist sandhya patel. tracking showers. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. ama: smoke in the air. firefighters on the scene. today is officially fire season in parts of the bay area, and fires are already sparking in others. good evening. i'm ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. fires are the hot topic tonight, but let's talk about our changing weather. noticeably cooler and cloudier for most. ama: let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel to discuss what is going on. sandhya? sandhya: yeah. believe it or not, there's a chance of thunderstorms, dan and ama. let's take a look at live doppler 7. there's an area of low pressure that is spinning just off the southern california coast, and as that is spinning off the southern california coast, you can see it right there, moisture is wrapping around this area of low pressure and coming right back around. we are seeing thu

cornell barnard is live at civic center plaza where they are putting everything together. pride you guys. the countdown is on. pride is taking shape in san francisco especially here in civic center was a, where the final touches are coming together for pride fest on saturday and sunday. music, food and drink in once will -- place. police are trying to make sure it is safe. >> i cannot wait for it. i have fun every year. it is a blast being in the parade. cornell:

i'm cornell barnard in san rafael.etter bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> more controversy on san francisco's capp street. after five months, the i-team is still on the story. i am dion lim. dan: and i am dan ashley. various barricades were installed to deter alleged sex traffic. so is it working? cornell: i-team reporter stephanie sierra is digging into it. he still has been. -- she still has been. stephanie: the process is not cheap, the city attempts to deter alleged sex work along capp street has faced one hurdle after another. the latest one is not even working. it is costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. out with the old, in with the new. over the past five months, we have seen new barricades installed to deter alleged sex along san francisco's capp street. not once, not twice, but three times since february. data obtained by the i-team shows it has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars when you add up the cost of materials, the staff time to install them,

you saw the parade live on abc 7 and abc7news reporter cornell barnard spent the day on the parade route. ♪ [drumming] cornell: everywhere on market street. thousands came out to be part of it all. >> pride means to be part of the fight the fight for equal rights, be ourselves, and be happy in our own body and skin. >> it is really fun to see everybody, being comfortable with yourself and knowing you are not alone. >> is more cell -- more important than ever that we celebrate queer and trans joy and let them know that we are not going back. cornell: with queer and trans rights under attack nationwide, many believe unity and visibility is needed now more than ever. >> it is important we get our moment of unbridled joy because this year so far has been so demoralizing and it weighs heavy on my heart sometimes. so this is kind of an antidote to that. cornell: as in years sfpd has stepped up staffing for pride, especially this year given the amount of anti-lgbtq rhetoric across the country. >> the message is unity and community. this is great. with everything going on today, it is great to g

cornell barnard tells us they were met with opposition. reporter: happening outside the library where drag story our was happening inside. they are larger-than-life and fun. reporter: demonstrators disagree. they did not believe that drag performers should be reading to kids. >> it >> i feel like we are losing moral ground in our country and this is not right to do this to children. reporter: event were also here and quickly outnumbered anti-drag protesters. >> if you think there is something not right about bringing children to a drag story our then do not bring your children. reporter: anti-clear and drag laws being passed across the country, events like this need community support. >> air sending a message that they think it is unsafe or somehow adult or sexualizing being cleaner or trends in public. that is simply not the case. reporter: they were prepared for the protest and notify police to help keep the protest peaceful. >> celebrities are experiencing these issues and challenges, and it has only been ramping up the last year. >> i

cornell barnard spoke to the son of one of the victims. >> my first reaction was that finally we can close the chapter on this part of our life. cornell: jonathan epstein says the man known as the unabomber -- the death of the man known as the unabomber brings closure. his father, dr. charles epstein, was a target of the unabomber in 1993 when a package was delivered to the family's home. >> i was driving across the golden gate bridge when i was called by my aunt, i believe, who said my father had opened a mail bomb. >> dr. epstein was severely injured and lost fingers in the blast. jonathan says there was no reason for the attack because his father's research was focused on understanding down syndrome. >> the irony of his being targeted is that my father was not involved in genetic engineering or some of the things people feared about at the time. cornell: kaczynski pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight life sentences. kaczynski, who lived as a recluse in a sparse cabin in montana, explained his motivation for the killings as being rooted in hatred of the modern world and technol

as cornell barnard reports, biden will have a gop presidential hopeful also visiting nearby. cornell: a surprise in the over marin county friday as military aircraft maneuvers ahead of president joe biden's visit to the bay area. lucy evans baylands nature interpretive center and preserve what he will announce projects. >> the president will emphasize climate change and what the priority and what the biden administration has been doing around those jobs.rnel biden win reportedly had two private fundraisers, one at los gatos at the home ofsoft chief technology officer kevin scott, and another at atherton. republican candidate ron desantis will be in nearby woodside for his own rough fundraiser. >> when he hones his own fundraiser, he will only be a couple of miles from where the president of the united states is at holding his fundraiser at the same time. cornell: earlier in the day, desantis will be at the state capital. >> he has made a point of flying first to san francisco where the migrants were sent a few weeks ago. cornell: both of them no networking among donors is ever

cornell barnard's life. this training is vital. cornell: extremely vital, fo sure. it has been a long, hot day of training for these firefighter recruits, who say they are more than ready for summer fire season. smoke and flames in marin county, and a lot of new firefighters learning how to tame a wildfire. >> let me get back to the engine. cornell: more than 100 new and returning seasonal firefighters are using this 30 acre swath of open space between san rafael and novato as their classroom. the seasonal wildland academy is wild and intends. >> the goal and main focus is public safety. but to train our seasonal firefighters to be ready to fight fires this summer. >> making sure we are staying hydrated, fueling up before we start the day. cornell: setting backfires and learning how to put flames out is part of the training. this controlled burn is happening less than a week before summer, in under area where the grass is already high after record-setting enter rains. >> when we get a lot of rain, the grass is typically bigger. so, our grass is going to be tolerant

cornell barnard takes us there. cornell: speed have come to the right place. nascar cup series is bringing the raor back this weekend -- roar this weekend. >> i'm a diehard fan and i've been coming here since 1998. >> we have attentive nascar fans in northern california. this is the one time of the year with visit the area. cornell: where else can you get this close to the cars, pit crews, drivers? he's here for the two-mile track packed with twists and turns. >> most racetracks don't have the elevation changes we haven't sonoma. a lot of blind, rolling corners. you drive of the hill and turn -- in turn one and two. down the hill for 7, 8, 9, 10. cornell: traffic was tough getting here on friday afternoon. fans knows there are a couple of must haves. number one, sunglasses. number two, your protection. yeah, you will need it. >> obviously, we purchased some of these because it was a little out. i did not realize how loud it would be. >> is allowed? >> yeah. cornell: we found cameron. this 12-year-old is already a rising star on the stock-car racing circuit. >>

cornell barnard has more from marin county. cornell: it is a place where water from the bay is piped in on-demand to buffer sealevel rise. >> we take it out and replant it and we do three acres of restoration last week. >> welcome to a mile-long stretch of marin bayfront known as the estuary and oceans science center. for the past anything you can think of that affects estuary and ocean health. we are interested in water quality and reintroduction of sea otters. >> we care about how they are using structures because they use them as habitat. >> care about wasters who are definitely threatened in the san francisco bay. >> the center and faculty are at risk of using -- losing operating funding from the university. this historic site, once a navy facility from the 1940's, could close it doors for good. >> we are on a timeline where we have to develop a fiscal and operational sustainability plan and that means basically self-support. cornell: she says she come up with $2 million per year to run the operation and keep the lights on a

as maybe seven news reporter cornell barnard shows us, people coming out of san francisco from all over to be part of the celebration of unity and inclusion. ♪ >> and shining bright across civic center plaza, even though the sun was fashionably late. >> we love when carl is around. >> anthony and friends from sheer san francisco showed us their moves and what pride is all about. >> i am out, i have a lot of support. pride is being proud of who you are. >> mr. lopez from salinas proud to be here. >> i transitioned when i am 16. i continued to transition. i want to be more happy. i heard san francisco pride is the time of the year so i decided to come and i am enjoying it so far. >> pride was about grabbing the perfect picture with your friends or the pride gorilla, they say they needed the celebration. >> i am so happy to be here. covid took so much away from us. we are one of the most resilient states in the world and we need to accept everybody and just love. >> some states are pushing back against lgbtq+ rights and announcing drag performers. >> there is a little bit of a backlash. >>

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cornell: in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. gloria: today's pride para starts at ma ble street near the embarcadero. goeto market to 8th street, ceer plaza. party is at civic organizers expect half a million people will make their way here to celebrate. and remember that today abc the only place you can see the san francisco pride parade broadcast live. the abc 7 morning crew will host the event. coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. it will alon abc7news.com/pride, or wherever you stream. tune in. to a story you will only see on 7. a story is -- a family is looking for answers after a popular donut shop in the east bay became the latest target for a brazen armed robbery. abc 7 news anchor dion lim talks to the daughter of the owner who say something needs to be done. dion: before 1:00 a.m. on friday, you can see people enter colonial donuts. as soon as the cashier approaches the trio, one after another jumps the counter, firearms in hand. >> they are yelling at him, saying "do you want to die?" they are pointing the gun at him. dion:

abc7news reported cornell barnard joins us live from palo alto with more on that visit. -- reporter cornell but are joins us live from palo alto with more. >> windy conditions greeted the president here. he used this nature preserve to highlight some new investments in climate action and clean energy. president biden: what we are seeing is an amazing success story of how you can work together to make communities more climate resilient. >> president biden toward nature preserve and palo alto, a success story he says due to ongoing efforts to contain damage from climate change. president biden: these wetlands act as a critical buffer between the rising tides and the communities at risk. they are protecting homes, property and infrastructure that is flooding. >> the reserve was a backdrop for announcements of 600 trillion -- billion dollars to combat the climate crisis which includes better protecting the nation's power grid from extreme weather, helping communities prepare for sea level rises and reducing fossil fuel emissions. president biden, we billion tons of co2 and create jobs. >> calif

reporter: cornell barnard, abc7 news.ma: about a million people expected to attend this year's pride events in san francisco, and expected to spend hundreds of millions of dollars. reporter suzanne fountain takes a look at what is in store, and whether the city's ongoing challenges might impact festivities. suzanne this is for a lot of places in the castro district. as the bay area celebrates diversity and pride month, the castro district will see visitors and a lot of spending. >> it's an economic boom for our city. suzanne: ask paul, manager of crisper variety. people want to buy a lot of things. >> hats and bows and pictures t-shirts and scarves than spend whatever somebody is possibly going to want to have, and of course, anything that is shiny. suzanne: he says the volume of visitors isn't exactly what it used to be before the pandemic, but -- >> there are european and other foreign tourists who make a point of coming to san francisco. >> june is the first big mouth of the year were you see, you know, a 15% to 20% in

for almost two decades he terrorized northern california and cornell barnard spoke to the sun.inally we could close the chapter on this part of our life. >> jonathan epstein says the death of ted kaczynski means closure for his family. >> i was glad to hear the news. >> his father dr. charles epstein was a target of the unabomber in 1993 when a package was delivered to the families home. >> i was driving across the golden gate bridge when i was caught by my aunt who said my father had opened a mail bomb. >> dr. epstein lost fingers in the blast. jonathan says there was no reason for the attack because his father's reachers was focused -- research was focused on down syndrome. his an serving eight life sentences after pleading guilty to mailing bombs to people from 1978 in 1995. three people were killed and 23 others injured. kaczynski motivation for killings being rooted in hatred in the modern world and technology. he sent a 35,000 word essay to the fbi explaining his motives which became known as the unabomber manifesto. >> they called him the unabomber because initially some

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has the sights and sounds of the parade in santa rosa.ntown santa rosa. to crowd showing up for this year's parade. >> i love it. i love all the people that are here to show our community love. we should all have a sense of belonging. >> this man brought his daughter. >> she needed to get outside, i live for this and she lives for the so it was an awesome moment to have fun together. >> this parade, this everything is a celebration of the fact we have come so far and an acknowledgment we have a long way to go. >> many believe there is a new sense of pride unity this year as some states seek to diminish equality. the human rights campaign says 540 lgbt bills have been introduced this year. >> there are anti-trans laws and anti-lgbtq and is definitely strong in other parts of our country and it is important we continue to stand up and show our support for our community and especially youth. >> my 13-year-old is marching. she has been questioning her sexuality and is out and proud this year so we are all celebrating with her and are excited

cornell barnard, abc 7 news. ama: one person was hospitalized after a tax a gas -- toxic gas was released on in a pittsburgh safeway. the freon was released from a refrigerator in the deli department cared one worker had to be hospitalized with breathing issues. officials say the store will be fully ventilated before it reopens. dan: new at 6:00, anheuser-busch struck a deal with the epa that involves making safety improvement that barria's, including the one in fairfield. -- at breweries, including the one in fairfield. company behind bud, bu michelob, and other beer brands will pay for issues at the burberry's that use a type of -- breweries that use a type of ammonia, a refrigerant care there are 11 total that that that category. the epa says this will make it safer for people living there those volleys. ama: the impact of social media on kids has become an impact of reform for kids. kids have become a focal point for reform. it would make teaching literacy in the classroom mandatory. abc 7 news reporter lyann