mornings live now at six. >> mayoral race ramping up this morning san francisco mayor london breed, kicking off her reelection campaign, plus the investigation into a church fire taking a turn. the response from an oakland pastor while

authorities searched for answers. and if you're driving in san francisco this weekend, you might come across street closures. it's all because the popular bay to breakers race is back. good morning everybody. it's saturday, may 18th. lisa is here. it's very gray out there. >> yeah we have that may gray once again. and we will be looking at some sun by late morning in our inland valleys. and the clouds have made it into our inland valleys. so it is a cloudy start for you and concord and livermore. and the big picture shows a high pressure cell offshore. and that's what is keeping us dry. but there's a trough to the north, and that is allowing for that cooler air to continue to infiltrate the bay area. beautiful view. mount tam, the sun up just a few minutes ago, 53 downtown, 56 in oakland. it is 57, in san jose. and a look at santa cruz mid 60s later on today with partly cloudy conditions 51 santa rosa 56 with the clouds in concord. so we're a couple degrees milder for some of you and throughout the

afternoon we'll be increasing the sun and enjoying those 60s and 70s bay and inland. stephanie >> all right, lisa, thank you. just hours from now, san francisco mayor london breed is kicking off her reelection campaign at the fillmore. breed is expected to share more about her vision for another term as mayor. special guests will also appear, including the former giants announcer renel brooks-moon. breed is running against supervisors aaron peskin and asha safai, along with daniel lurie and former interim mayor mark farrell. breed's event begins at 10:00 this morning. also this morning, thousands of students at sonoma state university will walk the stage and graduate. the commencement, though, comes one day after the school's president announced he's retiring. mike lee was put on administrative leave wednesday for insubordination. lee reached a controversial agreement with pro-palestinian student protesters without proper approval. he apologized, but in

his original message, he endorsed student activism. protest and dissent csu chancellor mildred garcia issued the following statement, saying, quote, president mike lee has informed me of his decision to retire from his role. i thank president lee for his years of service to the california state university. the university system is trying to get the state to stop what it calls an illegal strike. a union for uc workers authorized the strike earlier this week over how the university system has handled pro-palestinian protests on campus. the uc system says the strike would be in violation of the united auto workers contract. uaw does represent uc employees. the college system is asking a state board to issue a cease and desist. uc santa cruz workers are set to be the first to walk off the job come monday. stay with us for the continuing coverage of college campus protests here in the bay area and across the nation. you can get the very latest anytime at

abc7 news.com. we've been following the story of an oakland church that went up in flames one week ago, and this morning we're hearing from the pastor and his mother as the investigation takes a turn, it happened on 27th and west streets while the congregation was preparing for services. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has more from investigators on its why it's deemed suspicious. >> inside the remainder of the church, it's all it's just smoke damage, pastor robert lacey is talking about the devastating damage to saint andrew missionary baptist church in west oakland. >> this was the scene one week ago. a fire started outside on the property spreading to the church where the pastor and parishioners were inside rehearsing for services. >> myself in one of the other parishioners thought it was small enough for us to fight it, and at that point windows started exploding inside and we it was time to leave. it's time to go. >> the oakland fire department

telling us they believe the start of the fire is suspicious, and that they are still investigating. >> we're just at a point now where, you know, we're still numb to the fact that the fire was set. it wasn't because of any structural errors or whatever. >> and now they're trying to salvage what they can of the designated landmark. it was nominated, i believe, in 2007. >> okay, to be a historic landmark because of the significance of the building. >> the church was built in 1910 to house african american oaklanders displaced by the 1906 earthquake. later becoming a home to the black panther movement and more recently serving as a school which did encounter some scandal. it now serves a small congregation. do you have any reason to believe anybody, like why anybody would want to do this? >> no, i'm just this this this is a this is an area prone to, you know, this kind of activity. >> it was just a total shock, i couldn't believe that this was

really taking place. >> elizabeth curry is the mother of pastor lacey and has a long history with the church. so you don't you don't see anybody who would want to do this or have a reason to do this on purpose. >> no, not at all. i never even dreamed of such a thing. >> the pastor turning his focus to restoring what they can as fast as they can. >> but they're seniors that take advantage of the computer lab, community members that fill out applications. they come here for support, and now we can't provide that support because of what has happened. so we're moving as fast as we can to at least get ourselves back. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> the man who attacked paul pelosi with a hammer will spend decades in prison. a federal judge sentenced david depape to 30 years over the assault of then house speaker nancy pelosi's husband at the couple's home in san francisco. back in 2022. >> today's sentence reflects david depapes lack of remorse and contrition for violently

assaulting mr. pelosi. >> a jury convicted to pap back in november of the assault on paul pelosi and attempting to kidnap speaker emerita nancy pelosi, though she ended up not being home. prosecutors wanted a 40 year sentence for the crime. the defense argued for 14 years in court. pelosi's daughter read letters from her parents, saying her father still suffers from dizziness and headaches. depapes ex-wife says they plan to appeal with his son, describing it as a death sentence. >> i think that's a really long time because if you think about it right, he's already nearly 50. he's he's basically it's just a death sentence. >> depape is still facing state charges. he's pleaded not guilty in that case, facing other charges, including attempted murder. his trial in state court is set for next week. being a mail carrier in the bay area is becoming an increasingly dangerous job. they are becoming targets for people looking to

steal their keys and swipe mail, which can lead to all sorts of financial crimes. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has a closer look at the problem. these thieves are targeting letter carriers for their mailbox keys. palo alto police and the u.s. postal service are investigating a strong armed robbery that happened at this apartment complex off middlefield road on thursday, police said. the carrier was approached by two men who demanded his postal keys. when they then asked for his wallet and cell phone, a fight ensued and then the suspects fled towards the parking garage. >> these incidents do turn really needlessly violent, so this is not something that carriers should have to be worried about. their job is already physically and mentally demanding. >> u.s. postal inspector matthew norfleet said this is not the most recent incident. over the weekend, two arrests were made after mail carriers were robbed in belmont and palo alto. >> and in these cases, we're seeing the robbers are also traveling across the bay area

using cars that were stolen in the sacramento area. >> according to the analysis by the abc seven data journalism team, in 2023, there were 145 postal robberies in california to approximately 61% occurred in the bay area. >> the people who steal mail are criminals. they are dangerous. when we catch up with them, they are often armed. >> back at the apartment complex in palo alto, residents had no idea a mail carrier had been robbed. on thursday, we spoke with one man who walks regularly to a nearby park. >> i'm very surprised. i would say i never heard about in all my all my time that i'm here in palo alto. i never heard about any of this type of thing. >> in light of these robberies, police are asking the public to keep a watchful eye out for carriers and their postal service vehicles. >> we usually do see the cars the robbers are using follow the carriers for a ways before they get ready to do the robbery. looking looking for that

opportunity. >> postal inspection service offers a significant reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects in palo alto. lauren martinez abc seven news happening now if you're heading to wine country this weekend, you may want to allow for some extra time. eastbound highway 37 from sears point in sonoma county to highway 29 in vallejo is closed for repaving work. the detour you can see on the map is outlined in green. it is scheduled to reopen at 5:00 monday morning. this is the last scheduled closure of this highway down in big sur. highway one is open for the first time in about six weeks. caltrans posted this video showing traffic on a section of the highway that was closed after a partial collapse. it's going to be one way traffic because the southbound lane still isn't fixed yet. this reopening comes eight days ahead of schedule. a

permanent repair is in the design phase. the highway is still closed at pole slide on the south end of big sur. all right, let's get you outside with lisa. good morning. all right. >> good morning. the sun already up. but we didn't get to see that sunrise here due to all the cloud cover. 53 in san francisco going for a high of 63, which is a lot like yesterday and near average. so we won't change it up too much today. but a warm up coming your way for the second half of the weekend. i'll have the details in a few minutes. lisa >> thank you. also coming up, new warnings about a resurgence of m-pox. what's triggering that message from the cdc and the plan to bring pandas to the san francisco zoo faces a new hule. why city leaders are

sean diddy combs on his then girlfriend, the graphic footage was exclusively obtained by cnn. they say it shows combs in a towel chasing cassie ventura down a los angeles hotel hallway back in 2016. now we're not showing the entire video because it is disturbing. ventura was grabbed by her neck, thrown to the floor, kicked twice, and then dragged her, lawyer says. this video corroborates allegations made in a since settled lawsuit that combs physically abused her for years. combs has denied those allegations, and i want to note abc news has not independently verified this video and has reached out to combs representatives for further comment. following the release of that video, the national domestic violence hotline saw a spike in calls and chat requests . it posted a message on its website saying people should expect longer than usual wait times to talk to someone. if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, help is

available. you can find a list of local resources over on our website abc seven news.com slash. take action or call the hotline directly one 800 799 safe. turning to your health news now, the cdc is warning about a resurgence of m-pox, the infectious disease formerly known as monkeypox. the alert comes ahead of pride events around the world, which start on june 1st. m-pox spread to thousands of gay and bisexual men around the world back in 2022. now, the cdc says there's currently an epidemic of an even deadlier version of the disease and the democratic republic of congo. so far, no new cases have been identified outside of africa, but anyone at risk is being urged to get vaccinated. here at home mayor london breeds plans to bring pandas to the san francisco zoo have hit a roadblock she thought she sealed the deal during a trip to china

last month, but a board of supervisors committee is now rejecting her fundraising plans. abc seven news reporter tim johns has been following this story and has a look at the political fight. >> the push to make two pandas san francisco's newest residents has officially stalled. on thursday, a committee of the board of supervisors rejected the fundraising proposal put forward by mayor london breed. supervisor dean preston, who chairs that committee, says amendments need to be made to the proposal before he would support it. >> we do need to make sure we have the information to prevent actual conflicts of interest here and make sure that this is all being done transparently. >> preston isn't the only one criticizing the mayor's plan. supervisor asha safai, who is running against breed in november's election, tells us he thinks the mayor's fundraising plans are a distraction from the cuts the city is making amid a budget crisis. >> in the same week, you're announcing all these cuts to major programs that have been a vital, vital delivery of services in our city. you're announcing those cuts while at

the same time you're like, look over here. >> on friday, breed responding to some of the pushback, her office sending a statement to abc seven news, which reads, in part, postponements of a vote or requests for amendments are not uncommon. and the mayor's office will work on amendments based on the feedback from supervisors. but concerns are being raised about more than just the fundraising effort. some are also worried about whether the san francisco zoo can actually accommodate the pandas. that includes justin barker, the head of a watchdog group called sf zoo watch. >> there's animal neglect, animals escaping their cages, and this is decades long issues. >> barker says the zoo has been mismanaged for years and is in desperate need of repairs. he tells us that even if the city can get funding, he doesn't think the zoo will be able to actually take care of the pandas at this point, that this zoo is not meeting the needs of its animals and bringing pandas here is a terrible decision. in response to san francisco's zoo sent abc7 news a statement which reads in part, concerns about

our zoo's conditions are unfounded as we undergo regular inspections by various regulatory bodies. these independent inspections are thorough and encompass aspects such as animal enclosures and exhibit spaces. breeds fundraising proposal will rely solely on donations to bring the pandas to the city, and not taxpayer money. in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> well, more to come on that happening tomorrow. some people are getting ready for san francisco's famed bay to breakers race. expect to see some fun and wacky costumes, or perhaps nothing at all. we all know that happens as thousands of runners are going to hit the pavement tomorrow. the city is counting on the event to be a huge economic boost because it attracts many of out of town visitors. >> it's going to run it, but now i think i might just walk it just to like, enjoy the sights. we did it once a couple years ago and it was fun, so yeah, it's just nice to be back in san francisco. >> you can be naked in it. and,

i hope to do that. >> lots of personalities for sure. you may notice no parking signs and stacked up barricades already set up around the city in preparation tomorrow, the race will begin at howard and main streets and run down market street starting at 8 a.m. now the race continues through golden gate park before finishing up at ocean beach. it's about 7.4 miles, and fun fact the 1986 edition of the race set a guinness world record for being the world's largest footrace, with 110,000 participants at the time. now, that was since surpassed by a race in sydney in 2010, but still pretty cool. lots of fun. i always enjoy seeing the costumes lisa is tracking what you can expect forecast wise. >> yes, stephanie, good morning to you. hi everyone. it's going to be a lot brighter at this time tomorrow and we're going to see temperatures come up slowly. even at the shoreline. so starting out in the low 50, just some patchy fog and then more

sunshine as we go through the morning hours. staying cool, great running weather and looking at temperatures noontime 60 degrees by the coast. so that's a big change where we've had a lot of cloud cover. and in fact the clouds not clearing the coast today. there's a look at what's going on in the upper levels of the atmosphere. high pressure there, low pressure trough to the north of us. and that is keeping us in this cool regime with the gray sky making its way all the way across the bay this morning. here's a look at emeryville, where you can see it is mostly cloudy. 56 in oakland, 53, san francisco, 59. in hayward with 57 in san jose and at the coast, 54 mist and drizzle at the coast as well, and looking at the temperatures in the north bay in the low 50s mid 50s, with the cloud cover reaching our inland valleys around livermore. so this morning low clouds spotted drizzle. the roof camera shows the flag blowing a bit, so we already are getting in on that breeze in parts of the bay. and

then throughout the afternoon getting breezier. west winds up to about 20 miles an hour with sunny skies, but that sun just halts right at the san mateo coast and the marin county coastline. and then sunny for your sunday. warmer slightly, and then monday and tuesday. the warmest days of the upcoming workweek. so there's a look at the cloud cover this morning and then as it pulls back throughout the afternoon, we've got sunshine, but clouds at the coast. and then saturday night into sunday morning, the clouds are from the san mateo coast southward. and then at 7:00 you notice we've got sunshine for parts of the bay. and then throughout the morning hours, the fog just gets swept away there. the winds though with us this morning, you saw the flag out there up to 23 miles an hour. half moon bay. and already through the delta. it'll just build 25 to 30 miles an hour from the city back towards half moon bay. so a cool, breezy, gray day here. while we have the breezy and cool afternoon for most of us, but mild inland as

we get into your monday, we've got 80s arriving from concord danville not quite, but into the mid 80s. antioch low 70s around the bay shore. and then by tuesday this is the warmest day with mid and upper 80s upper 70 from richmond to hayward, san francisco. a sunny day and a warmer day. but by wednesday, looking at slightly cooler conditions as that sea breeze picks up. so as for your highs today, another cool one out there. breezy with sunny skies arriving mid-morning for you in fremont, 7475, in concord with mid 70s in santa rosa. the accuweather seven day forecast. we're breezy and sunny by the mid morning hours and by tomorrow sunny or earlier. slightly warmer in the afternoon and then monday and tuesday. our warmest days 70s and 80s for most of us, a little warmer and sunnier at the coast and then cooler the second half of the

morning america. good morning. coming up on gma. dangerous weather threats. seven tornadoes across four states from georgia to pittsburgh. more than half a million homes and businesses without power. and more severe weather is on the way. our weather team is tracking it all. plus, the latest on the arrest of the world's number one golfer, scottie scheffler, accused of ignoring police instructions at the site of a fatal accident. what the golfer is now saying this morning and the nba playoffs heating up. the indiana pacers pushing the series against the knicks to a game seven. we have the highlights and a look ahead to tonight's matchup, as the thunder hope to even up the series against the mavericks. it's all ahead right here on gma . >> if you have some shopping to do this weekend it's a big deal. is rounding up the best kitchen essentials currently on sale right now. here's ryan field and danny beckstrom. >> hello and welcome to one of our favorite segments. it's a big deal. >> and this week we've rounded

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with the students values. >> now, at 630, students frustrated over the president's handling of the war in gaza. more protests expected as biden

prepares to speak at morehouse college tomorrow. good morning everybody. thank you for being with us this half hour. we will have more on that story in just a moment. but first, lisa is tracking your weekend forecast and more on this may. gray. >> yes, you said it, stephanie. that's exactly right. lots of cloud cover out there, but a beautiful shot here from mount tam where temperatures haven't budged much from the low 50s. san francisco 56. in oakland, upper 50s hayward. and as we look at san jose, a cloudy start, few low 50s santa rosa mist and drizzle closer to the coast. we're in the mid 50s in our inland valleys and maybe a degree milder out there. otherwise the breeze is with us along the coast and we've got cloudy skies the next couple of hours and then by 10:00 we're sunny inland. 11:00 most of the bay is sunny, 60s and 70s with numbers coming up through the 70s in our inland valleys and staying cool only in the upper 50s with the clouds. half moon bay, steph. >> lisa. thank you. new this

morning more than 300 pallets of humanitarian aid is now in gaza. the israeli military says they were delivered through a new floating pier that was installed by us military, the un humanitarian agency says gaza is facing a dire food situation. it says more aid should be allowed to pass through checkpoints and enter gaza so it can get to civilians. also new this morning, police arrested pro-palestinian protesters after a demonstration on university of pennsylvania's campus. members of the penn solidarity group said they wanted to occupy a building on campus. a university official says the group entered the building and tried to occupy it before officers arrived and made arrests. the group then marched on campus, where commencement ceremonies will be held this weekend. it's unclear how many people were arrested. president biden is getting ready to deliver a commencement speech tomorrow at morehouse college.

it's a prestigious, historically black, all male university in atlanta. he's trying to appeal to black voters. president david a thomas says the school began the speaker selection process last summer, but biden's presence will come as tensions rise at campuses across the country. the campus president, thomas, says he will allow silent non-disruptive protests. >> i had students ask me about it what if we, you know, turned our backs on the president or turned our chairs? and i said to them, i'll be embarrassed, but that's not your problem. >> he also added he would shut down ceremonies on the spot rather than allow police to remove student protesters in zip ties. if things escalate. now, the bodies of three hostages are now in israel. the israeli military said those hostages escaped from the nova festival on october 7th. they then went to kibbutz, where they were

killed. this morning we're hearing from a diplomatic correspondent for haaretz, a leading newspaper in israel. >> every time we hear about people who had been kidnaped into gaza and we were hoping still alive over there. and then we find out that they are dead. it's heartbreaking. >> and here is a live picture from gaza right now. you see smoke billowing in the distance. hamas led militants killed around 1200 people and abducted 250 others during the october 7th attack around half of those hostages have since been freed. most in swaps for palestinian prisoners held by israel are back here at home in the east bay. the fight continues for more than 120 oakland employees, demanding restitution from the radisson hotel oakland airport. now, the city sent a demand letter last year, but the employees say they still haven't been paid. and now a new report

suggests the bay area has one of the highest minimum wage violations in the entire state. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has this story. estamos de la lucha, standing in front of the radisson hotel oakland airport, where he used to work, francisco bonilla says he's owed more than $7,000 in wages from the hotel. >> bills peeking through a translator, bonilla says that's money he and his family need to pay rent and their bills. last october, the oakland department of workplace and employment standards found that the radisson hotel did not pay the correct minimum wage to 128 employees between july 2019 and april 2020, totaling more than $400,000 in back wages. the letter demanded restitution be paid within 45 days. six months later, it still hasn't been paid. >> it says to us that they don't think that the city of oakland takes this seriously, and we need the city of oakland to show that that they do.

>> sonya caraballo is a researcher at unite here local two, the hotel workers union. she says low wage workers at hotels like the radisson are often immigrants and women, many with limited english skills, which karabell argues makes them easy to exploit the difference between what they should have been paid legally and what they were paid a difference of $5 an hour. the radisson hotel declined to comment for this story, but a new report by rutgers university that examines wage theft in california over the past ten years finds that the san francisco oakland fremont metropolitan area had the highest rate of employees being paid below the minimum wage at 14. >> i would point out that we're only looking at minimum wage violations, but oftentimes these are paired with, you know, discrimination, sexual harassment. daniel galvan is the lead author of the report. >> he says competition and profit are the main drivers of wage theft. the biggest violations happening in the food service industry and private household industries, like maids and housekeepers. he says intervention is key. >> we also need stronger enforcement to make sure that

that the workers who are entitled to the minimum wage are actually getting the wages that they're earned. >> in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> california's attorney general is issuing a cease and desist order to the nonprofit neighbors together oakland. that's according to online news site oakland. side neighbors together was founded by activist seneca scott in 2021. now, scott ran for oakland mayor in 2022, and he's now helping lead the campaign to recall mayor shang tao. the may 10th order states the group illegally solicited and received donations while failing to register as a nonprofit with the state. it also says the group failed to file required financial forms. in an email, neighbors together says it will appeal the attorney general's order. still ahead this morning, a gift from the city of san jose quickly ruined business owners now speaking up after a project was trashed by vandals. and as we head to

break, here's a live look outside. we'll be right back

gray continues to linger this morning. it's 639 in the south bay. heartbreak in one san jose neighborhood after a new beautification project was vandalized. 29 trees planted last week. and they say willow business district. and now more than a dozen of them snapped and torn apart. take a look at this. san jose city council member omar torres pushed the city council to pay for the trees and maintain them for three years, and he said the vandals responsible for the destruction may have cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> unfortunately, they're just terrorizing the neighborhood because, you know, again, this is a very important business district to not only my district, but the city of san jose. >> a lot ruined. torres said he

plans to have the department of transportation replant or fix these damaged trees, and he says he is currently in contact with police across the state. now, triple a says millions of americans will travel for the memorial day weekend. reporter ivan rodriguez tells us more about what's expected to be a record season. >> nearly 44 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this memorial day weekend. 3.5 million of them are expected to travel by air, a 9% increase compared to 2019, according to triple a in 2005, that was the busiest memorial day weekend we've seen in 25 years. >> that was four years after nine over 11 and right before the recession. so that year was particularly busy for travel. what we're seeing now is in 2024, four years after the pandemic, the travel industry has just come back in a big way. >> alex diaz with triple a says memorial day travel paints a picture of what we can expect

for summer travel based on their projections, the season is expected to be sizzling hot. the transportation security administration, for its part, also expects setting new records this summer. the agency predicts screening more than 3 million passengers on same peak days this upcoming season. >> airports are going to be packed. if you've flown recently, you know that most flights these days don't have many empty seats left. people are flying in big numbers, diaz says. >> road trips are also expected to set a new record, with about 38 million people traveling by car, with gas prices similar to last year, gas prices have been ticking down in recent days and they really remain steady over the past month or so. >> so we haven't seen any spikes in gas prices. >> i'm ivan rodriguez reporting. >> the california fish and game commission voted this week to ban in river salmon fishing. the ban will affect sacramento area rivers and klamath basin. this comes after the amount of chinook salmon returning to spawn sharply dropped by 40%

over the last year. it is the second year in a row that the state has banned in river salmon fishing. the salmon fishing ban is expected to go into effect before july 1st. in houston, texas. now, the mayor says it could be weeks before power is fully restored to all homes and businesses left in the dark by storm. related outages. thunderstorms with hurricane force winds tore through houston. that is thursday, knocking out electricity to nearly 1 million people. the national weather service says wind speeds hit 100mph. at least seven people died in the storms, and widespread destruction, as you see here, has brought much of houston to a standstill. back here at home, let's check on conditions outside. lisa. >> all righty. it is cloudy. san francisco in the low 50s here. going for a high of about 63. maybe 64. underneath sunny skies. winds will pick up to about 10 to 20 miles an hour. and the clouds cling to the

coastline. this morning. it's gray all across the bay area. we'll talk about sunshine and 70s for some of you, and a big warm up for all of us as we get into next week. that's all coming up. >> lisa. thank you. also next, scottie scheffler climbing the leaderboard this morning despite news of his arrest on friday, how he's calling the situation a big misunder

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camera. you see the clouds rolling in this morning? it's 645. happening today. the bay area is celebrating the new golden state valkyries with a block party. the event will begin at 2 p.m. at thrive city, right outside chase center. the valkyries haven't even played a game yet, but their sales are already taking off, surpassing 10,000 deposits on season tickets alone. now there was a big jump this week after the team revealed its name and logo

and that purple you see on the screen. the wnba debut will be in 2025, and today you can watch a wnba doubleheader on abc seven at 10 a.m. caitlin clark and the indiana fever take on sabrina ionescu and the new york liberty at noon. watch former stanford star cameron brink and the los angeles sparks as they face the defending champion las vegas aces. also today, you can catch the 2024 nba playoffs right here on abc. seven on the diamond. tough news for the giants outfielder jungwoo lee is not expected to return to the lineup anytime soon. here's abc seven sports director larry beil. >> good morning. the giants spent over $100 million to sign jeong ho lee. his season is already over. he needs surgery on a torn labrum after crashing into the fence on sunday. recovery time is going to be about six months. giants and rockies. orange friday yes, helping out the grounds crew. i got your i got your stuff here.

giants often struggling as of late, but an explosion in the fifth a big blast. thairo estrada three run. jack giants up six five. estrada with three hits. and the kids, they're playing coming through. luis matos drove in five in this game. a two run double on an zero two count. down the line. giants snap the rocks seven game win streak ten five. how about the a's in kansas city in the sixth. here it comes for michael masi. and there it goes two run homer. the royals score five times in the inning and coast to a62 victory. scottie scheffler shot a 66 in his second round of the pga championship. amazing, given the fact he started the day being arrested. now a man was killed after being hit by a bus in the morning. a short time later, scheffler tried to drive into the course. police stopped him but the golfer said he was confused in the chaos of the moment it was pitch black, as you can see was raining, police claimed that scheffler dragged the officer was trying to stop him. the top ranked golfer in the world was arrested and taken to jail. released a short time later and now is facing assault

charges. >> i can't really explain what happened this morning, i did spend some time stretching in a jail cell. that was the first for me. i started going through my routine and i tried to get my heart rate down as much as i could today. but like i said, you know, i still feel like my head's spinning a little bit. >> a normal person would have been completely rattled, but scheffler made it to the course about an hour before his tee time. he played really well starting on the back nine. here he is on 1220 seven foot birdie. he had six birdies on the day. on for the wedge to set up a short tap in on his way to a second round 66. he's tied for fourth at eight under par after starting the day in jail. former cal bear collin morikawa a big move. long birdie on six, part of five birdies in a row for morikawa. he's 11 under one back of this man. the leader xander schauffele from the bunker on seven. nice touch. second round 68. he leads by a stroke at 12 under par and tiger woods missed the cut. nba playoffs game six knicks and pacers in indy must win for the pacers. pascal siakam to evan turner with

authority. siakam led the way with 25. pacers up by ten at the break. third quarter obi toppin air ball. but tj mcconnell says i got you i got you reverses it up and in. pacers win 116 103. and it's to on game seven in new york. we're kicking it with bay fc taking on the san diego wave. bay fc was down one nothing. they came back 87th minute rachel kundananji racing in the ball. it looks like she touches it. but it went off a wave player. so technically that's an own goal nonetheless. bay fc wins two one. they snap a five game losing streak. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody. i'm larry biel >> well i got to say i'm a big jiang hu li fan and i'm very sad about the news. but we got to keep that giant's energy going. they have another home game against the rockies today. first pitch is at 105. lisa, how's it looking? >> you know, it's lonny and breezy out there. temperatures will be right around 60 degrees 105. and then by the nin inng about the

same. so we'll be looking for that fog to come back into play along the shoreline and across the bay. somewhat patchier into your saturday night than we were this morning. and then we are this morning, because we do have a good deal of fog as high pressure sits well offshore and a system to the north of us allowing for that fog to expand from sfo. right now you can see san bruno, where temperatures are mainly in the 50s for everyone. low 50s downtown, mid 50s over in oakland with upper 50s in hayward, 57 san jose. half moon bay has fog at 54 degrees. some of that dense mist and drizzle as well, all the way up through the marin county coastline. it is 52. in napa and winds gusting to over 30 miles an hour by the delta. cloudy skies with mid 50s concord, livermore and from emeryville. looking at the gray this morning that sun sets at 816. low clouds, spotty drizzle and then sunny skies. breezy. winds up to 20 miles an hour. and we'll be looking at not only the

temperatures warming into your sunday somewhat, but considerably for monday and tuesday as north winds take over and allowing for some 80s temporarily. there's today, the clouds pulling back. we're sunny, except at the coast. and then as the clouds try to reform, you'll notice just making a little bit over into the east bay and the san mateo coast, but around half moon bay south. so for bay to breakers, we're starting out with more sun and then finishing with some sun. but as for today, clouds at the coast winds up to 20 miles an hour or better in some spots. so it's going to be cool. it's going to be gray there, but the look ahead for our inland valleys features those 80 degree temperatures. and this is a look at concord upper 70. but where you hold on to the clouds in the north bay you have been much cooler. elsewhere. we've been near average below average today with low to mid 70s inland. and then there's your bump up for sunday and then monday. tuesday your warmest afternoon with temperatures holding on the warm

side on wednesday in the south bay because that cloud cover leaves sooner than in the north bay. it looks like you'll warm up through the 70s today, with 76 in santa clara, san jose 78 looking at 73. redwood city, mid 60s san mateo and all of that fog from south city, daly city, 64 downtown near average and up in the north bay. it's 74 this afternoon in santa rosa with upper 60s and breezy winds. san rafael, 68, in oakland, heading to castro valley. a pleasant afternoon with mid 70s for you and you head inland more mid 70s to upper 70s and our warmest locations from pittsburg to brentwood. pleasanton at 76. the accuweather seven day forecast. so drizzle and some fog at the coast, then sunny and breezy today. warmer for your sunday and then with more sunshine and less of that marine influence. we warm up considerably monday and tuesday all across the bay, slightly cooler wednesday, with the cooling trend continuing into the end of the week. stephanie. >> all right lisa, thank you.

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walk. friday marked 100 years of ups and downs, twists and turns for the giant dipper. the iconic wooden roller coaster opened to guests on may 17th, 1924, and here's a taste of the time back then rides cost just $0.15. today, the boardwalk will celebrate with special events and a fireworks show. >> it's now the fourth oldest roller coaster in the united states. it's one of the 10th oldest roller coasters in the world, so it's really one of the last of its kind. it's a really special treasure. >> i've been coming here since i was little. >> this is my first time. >> his first time. so just sharing a little piece of history and my family with him, you know, ride it. how many times? >> ten times as many as we can.

we can? >> yeah. truly iconic. the giant dipper helped santa cruz county see a 135% tourism spike in 2023, with more than $1 billion flowing in. happening tomorrow, the season finale of american idol reporter george pennacchio spoke with the judges about the end of the season and katy perry's last show. >> the finale is always feel like kind of a major awards show. >> i think they're all deserving. >> now bring it home. >> the 2024 season of american idol is coming to a close. the three contestants still in the running will mostly be one. jack blocker ground control to major tom and abby carter part of that war. world sunday night will also be katy perry's final time at the idol judges table. you have tissue in your pocket just in case. for katy,

it'll be emotional. >> i mean, katy and lionel and i are really, really uh- have developed a really close friendship and anytime, anytime you bust that up, it'll be a it'll be a different feeling and sensation. >> there will be a moment she's going to take the stage and perform, and i'm sure that will be something to remember, as it always is, but especially significant being her last performance. >> to see her leave is going to be frightening and sad, but at the same time, hang on to your seat because you know katy doesn't leave with just she has a roar about herself, if i may say that, no pun intended, i think that i will just be like crying almost at anything. >> it's been a beautiful journey and i. i love watching these kids grow and i just love, the humanity of america and getting to see all of them kind of mesh together as this big, beautiful patchwork quilt in los angeles. >> george pennacchio, abc seven news. >> the end of an era. well, thank you all for joining us this saturday morning for lisa

>> whit: good morning, america. deadly storms. at least seven people now reported killed after powerful winds and a tornado leave a trail of destruction in the houston area. still picking up the pieces from windows blown out and winds over