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have a lot to get to this morning. but first, lisa argen has your saturday forecast. good morning. >> good morning. you had to time that right because the fog is with us this morning. in fact, a dense fog advisory until 10:00 along the coast there from the city southward, even up in the north bay. the big picture shows the clear sky as high pressure dominates our weather. for another day. but boy is it foggy out there and the fog has extended over into oakland. this morning there's a look at our sutro tower camera. so it is shallow and numbers are anywhere from the low 50s in san francisco and oakland to the upper 50 in san jose. it's 50 half moon bay, and there's a sunny spot there looking over towards the bay bridge. low 50s with reduced visibility. santa rosa 52 petaluma and the visibility reduced to a half mile in napa. and you can see it creeping into concord there just a mile visibility and 24 hour temperature change. milder in the north bay. and as we look at the golden gate, yeah, you know, it's going to be a cooler day simply because we've got that deck of low clouds. but inland,

up to 90, we'll talk about the varying temperatures around the bay when we see in a few minutes. zach. >> lisa, thank you. new overnight. at least seven people are injured, including multiple children, after two cars crashed into each other. head on. it happened in an unincorporated area in contra costa county near brentwood. at least three of the people hurt were rushed to the hospital by an air ambulance is developing now. investigators are trying to find out what caused the fire at a historic church in oakland. the church is located on the corner of 27th and west streets. it's been around for decades. abc seven news reporter tara campbell is following the story and talked to a witness. >> smoke billowing and flames ripping through saint andrew missionary baptist church in oakland fire crews responding to the scene just before 730 friday evening. >> it eventually spread to the church and the church. there was a partial collapse in the residential property in the church also suffered some pretty severe damage on the charlie side of the building. in the

rear, multiple crews making every effort to save the historic church with no reported injuries. there was no one living in the single family residence, and the pastor was in the church when the fire started, oakland fire chief damon covington noting it could have been a lot worse. crews did an outstanding job of keeping the fire to this building and half of the church, it really could have gotten a whole city block going had they not reacted so quickly. >> i was walking from the burrito spot down on what's that, san pablo? and, yeah, it was it was intense. >> matthew evans says he could see the flames from a distance. >> when i walked by, there was still flames protruding out the building. i just hope everyone's okay. >> meanwhile, the fire chief says despite everyone being safe, there was a close call. >> there was a collapse to the rear of the building while the firefighters were inside the building and we were just lucky that no one was got hurt. >> the chief says crews would stay on the scene until late friday night as an investigation into the cause of the fire gets underway. tara campbell abc

seven news. >> happening today, thousands of uc berkeley students will walk the stage and graduate at memorial stadium. the commencement comes after the university's law school graduation was interrupted several times by pro-palestinian chants. >> professor sayeed has been teaching at berkeley law since 2009. >> the commencement at the greek theater continued despite a controversial mobile billboard outside the event. at times, protesters could be heard interrupting dean erwin chemerinsky. many of the graduates said they expected the commencement disruptions because of the protests on campus. the last few weeks. >> respect. respect students. right to you know, have their voice be heard, especially in, you know, public forum. this is a public university. >> in the end, more than 600 graduates picked up their diplomas. there are 90 other graduation related ceremonies and events taking place around campus in the coming days. thousands of people are evacuating southern gaza as

israel ramps up its war against hamas. the israeli security cabinet approved the expansion of the operation in rafah. now, the u.s. is questioning whether israel violated international humanitarian laws using american weapons, abc news reporter derek dennis tells us about the new report. >> reporter a new state department report concluding it is reasonable to assess that some weapons sent from the u.s. to israel have been used in ways that are inconsistent with international humanitarian law. the report states the idf has the experience and tools to minimize civilian harm, but the high level of civilian casualties raised substantial questions as to whether the idf is using them effectively. in all cases. but the report stating they do not have all the information necessary to conclude if in fact international law was broken because of the type of conflict that is unfolding in gaza. all of this being released as the idf closes in on rafah, where

more than a million gazans are seeking refuge or safety. friday, our george stephanopoulos interviewing biden's national security adviser about what could happen if rafah is invaded. >> what would happen if they went in? well first, because there's a million people there in very close quarters who've been pushed there because of the military operations in other parts of gaza, you would have really significant civilian casualties. >> the report ordered by president biden was mandated by national security memorandum 20 to examine the use of u.s. supplied arms in active conflict zones. derek dennis, abc news, new york. >> and speaking of the president, he's now in seattle after his busy fundraising stop right here in the bay area, pro-palestinian demonstrators rallied outside both of biden's campaign fundraisers and portola valley and palo alto friday, the protesters sent a strong message to the president, calling on him to stop sending military aid to israel. they say also that their biggest goal was getting that

message to his donors. >> we need actions from biden, which he could easily take. he could pick up the phone and things could change in a heartbeat. >> demonstrators holding israeli flags also took to the streets to show support for the work biden is doing here. >> i do not support the israeli government's decisions. >> i support israel's existence and israel's right to defend itself. but i think that right now the goal should be returning the hostages. >> experts say fundraisers are critical to biden's campaign and can determine the outcome in elections. the first campaign reception was hosted by billionaire venture capitalist vinod khosla. the second was hosted by former yahoo and google executive marissa mayer and before those two south bay events, president biden's visit also brought out a lot of families and visitors to san francisco's marina green. those who showed up for a glimpse said they couldn't have asked for better weather. 15 month old colette vicknair and her parents were out and about when they saw air force one arrive. >> it was amazing. we had no

idea it was going to happen, but we were on a walk and we were here and saw all these helicopters come down, and it's just incredible. i mean, it makes me teary eyed when you see it. >> this was president biden's second campaign fundraising visit to the bay area in recent months. new this morning, san francisco is taking new steps in an effort to stop fare evaders on muni. the city plans to hire three dozen additional inspectors to work on routes and lines throughout the muni system. city officials say the inspectors are going to do more than hand out tickets. they'll also educate, provide resources and encourage riders to pay their fares. muni fare evasions have spiked 20% from about 12% since the pandemic. happening now part of highway 37 is closed in the north bay so caltrans crews can make repairs. it's the second to last weekend of construction there. the closure is on the eastbound lanes from sears point to vallejo. that's the same stretch that shut down for several weekends last month for repaving. you can see the detour there in green on the map. caltrans would have started

the eastbound work last weekend, but rain forced them to postpone. the road is set to reopen by 5 a.m. monday, and bart is not going to be running trains this weekend. between union city and the warm springs south fremont station. that's because crews are going to be replacing aging equipment and cutting down vegetation in that area. bus service will be available between the stations. the green line between san jose and daly city will also shut down both today and tomorrow, so make sure you're checking the bart website for updated schedules and ride alternatives. all right, we've got a lot more to come, including weather. let's check in with lisa. >> all right, zach, you know, we peeked our temperatures in san francisco last wednesday because the sea breeze started. and then thursday was cooler. how about 78 yesterday and 69 today. so a big drop today in the city. a nice sea breeze though. and even further drop for mother's day all across the bay. and this morning the fog is in concord. we'll talk about the cool down for you too, in the east bay. not much of it though. coming

up. >> also ahead, one step closer to a strike. why san francisco nurses say they're moving forward with an authorization vote and in california, under a tight budget where the governor is planning

yorkville, santa clara county, and here in san francisco, and one of the strongest solar storms in decades is behind the light show. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez went to chabot space and science center to look up the sky and just think like, wow, what is out there? >> families from all over the bay area drove to chabot observatory for a special night. >> we just wanted to see the northern lights and see some planets. >> a strong solar storm could

make the northern lights visible in parts of california. >> it's a lot of hype. we're so excited! i always wanted to take the kids to see it and we have our opportunity, like close to our backyard. so then why not? >> every friday and saturday, chabot astronomers provide free telescope viewing. chabot has three massive and historic telescopes where people can peek into the wonder of the universe. santa clara university associate professor of physics philip creston said, you won't need a telescope to see these rare lights for the eclipse. >> you know, you had to have certain special things available to you for the northern lights. if they're in the sky, you can see them from anywhere, creston said. >> the northern lights, which are officially called the aurora borealis, are spectacular when you can see them. and the reason this event is so exciting is because it doesn't happen very often. >> there are a lot of things that happen in your life where you miss it. you go, oh, i'll

see tomorrow. i'll do it tomorrow. this is not one of those things. >> san francisco resident elisa yao first saw the shimmering display on a trip to abisko, sweden, when it was -20 degrees outside. it was totally worth it and i almost cried uh. >> and they look like green snakes in the sky. >> this photo was sent to one of the chabot astronomers from her sister, who lives in lexington, massachusetts. she took this photo around 8 p.m. eastern time at chabot space and science center. lauren martinez abc seven news. >> in the north bay, a massive bird fighting bus that started as a different case. now, it began with rohnert park police investigating a burglary at a storage facility. they searched a suspect's home last month on stony point road and look at what they found there. 1000 birds police say were raised for fighting. plus knives and several other malnourished animals. investigators also found the stolen property tied to that burglary. they were initially investigating. orting police arrested a man on suspicion of 36 counts of

possession of razors used for bird fighting. governor newsom's revised budget calls for some belt tightening across the state, but no new taxes. newsom says the deficit grew by $7 billion above his $38 billion projection in january. but due to $17 billion in cuts and other actions, he and lawmakers have already made, the deficit stands at $27.6 billion. the governor says despite the adjustments in his proposal, he believes the state's values are, quote, foundationally intact. >> if we move along the blueprint we're putting forward, we'll be back uh- where we need to be, and that is back in the black uh- we'll be back on our feet as it relates to this budget, and we'll continue to do nation leading work across the state. now here are the major takeaways from newsom's $288 billion budget plan. >> it proposes funding cuts to some 260 different state programs, including the jobs first and calworks programs. it cuts 10,000 vacant state jobs

and eliminates $2 billion in broadband expansion, as well as 500 million that would have improved water storage. san francisco public health nurses are set to hold a strike authorization vote next week. they're concerned about what they call inadequate and unsafe staffing levels at the city's hospitals and clinics. the san francisco department of public health runs s.f. general and laguna honda hospitals. the department says 166 nurses have been hired since december, and has plans to hire 50 more. well, there's a new push for a major overhaul of melatonin after a report found thousands of kids ended up in the e.r. because they took too much. the supplement is meant to help people sleep, but health leaders are concerned that too many kids are taking it without their parents knowing. a cdc report shows. from 2019 to 2022, 11,000 children ended up in the emergency room after taking melatonin without supervision. now, a trade group for the supplement industry is pushing new voluntary guidelines for

melatonin. >> it has a central nervous system effect. it makes them uh, makes the children so sleepy that they are hard to wake up. >> the group is asking companies to include labels about the dangers of the supplement for small children, including the choking hazard. if gummies aren't chewed enough, they also want manufacturers to put melatonin in childproof containers as well. raging waters is making its comeback in san jose under the new name cali bongo water park, and this morning we're getting details, new details on what it's going to look like. and it's really just a turn of the tides as california's been seeing so many water parks shut down, this park was set to close for good, but the city managed to find a new operator called california dreaming. the renovated park is due to open june 8th. >> the new operator has invested a couple million dollars in infrastructure. they've made some some upgrades. uh- resodded the area and some things to improve the customer experience,

which to me is important because , for those of us who've been to the park, you know, previously in the last couple of years, it needed a little bit of tlc, if you will. >> and if you need a summer job, they are hiring. cowabunga is working on staffing up lifeguards, concessions, and ticket takers for the season. they're also planning something special for opening day, so we will be looking forward to that. bhangra and beats night market is back in downtown san francisco, and last night's event took up three city blocks on battery and clay streets. live djs make south asian bhangra music with popular bay area genres to get people dancing. as you see there, it's part of the mayor's plan to activate downtown with more night markets and events. >> when you think about it, 100 years ago, after the pandemic, there was a roaring 20s where people took to the streets and had fun. and that's what we're doing now. >> we're celebrating. we're having fun, and we're taking advantage of every opportunity to do so right.

>> there's going to be three more bhangra beats events this year bhangra and beats events this year. the next one is july 12th and it really was a great day to have an event like that. it's been a great week to have those kinds of events and hopefully this mother's day will be a nice day as well. as we round out the week. >> yeah, it was getting a little toasty there midweek and we're used to the sea breeze. those of you who live by the coast and in the city. so that cooperated and we're looking at a bit of a cool down from san francisco to oakland as we get into mother's day. but even today, the low clouds and fog really made quite a push across the bay. the big picture shows that high pressure is dominating the west coast, allowing for a pretty quiet weekend compared to last weekend, and this picture just keeps getting better. from our sutro tower camera, you can see just a little bit of fog, but boy is it moving about. so from 53 in san francisco we have some fog in oakland, hayward is at 57, san jose is clear 59 and then zero visibility. half moon

bay, our dense fog advisory from san francisco on south. and there's a clear look at san jose. it was 86 yesterday about the same today 53 in santa rosa, petaluma, foggy, napa through concord. now with temperatures in the mid 50s. 53 in livermore, it was 90. in concord yesterday. so with all of this fog, it is going to clear, but it's going to make for a slower warm up, just slightly. we're still going to see the warm temperatures inland, but along the coast still will be partly cloudy. and there's a look at the oakland airport where you can see a little bit of fog in the distance. so another hot day inland overnight, dense fog again reaching towards our inland valleys, allowing for that cooldown to take place. more widespread for your sunday. and we'll look for the temperatures though to be quite comfortable with that summer spread becoming a little narrower. today we're about 30 degrees spread, but we'll be coming out of the 90s inland. here's a look at san francisco for your sunday. so from 78

yesterday to the upper 60s today down to lower 60s for your sunday. and then even cooler for monday and then for the week ahead looking at those temperatures coming up for a really comfortable week in the city. no big extremes. so in the south bay today, look for numbers from the mid 80s in santa clara and morgan hill. plenty of sunshine. it is foggy in santa cruz right now. 71 later on with some sun on the peninsula, you were in the upper 80s yesterday, redwood city. so with the sea breeze and the morning low clouds, the dense fog, you'll be at about 80 today. low 80, mountain view, pacifica, in the low 60s, upper 60s downtown. that's a big drop off from yesterday, but it has been cooler each day. downtown 88, in santa rosa. still a warm day here. up in the north bay despite the early fog, and then over into the east bay. we're in the mid 70s in oakland and it was 81 yesterday and on the bay shore hayward, you'll be cooler in the upper 70s. you were in

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destructive. good morning to you. thank you for being with us this half hour. i'm zach fuentes. before we get to that story, we want to get to lisa and the weather center, where lisa, we are warming up again today. >> we are. and, zach, behind you, we can see that compressed marine layer, but it has made its way across the bay over into oakland, even in concord. and we have a dense fog advisory from san francisco, highway one point south. all the way down to big sur. there's fog in the north bay. you can see that clearly with the visibility reduced from a quarter of a mile in napa. three quarters of a mile. santa rosa, novato. you can't see anything at all in half moon bay and concord. now the visibility has improved. you can see a little bit of sun there from pier 39. it is in the low 50s for you in san francisco and oakland. half moon bay at 50 exploratorium, nice and sunny here with 56 the delta. but as we look out towards the next couple of hours, it's going to be a slow, warm up at the coast because that's where the fog

sits. but by noontime time we're already in the low 80s inland, so a quick warm up for you. slight cooling along the bay shore from the upper 70s instead of those low to mid 80s. yesterday and then as we go through the rest of the afternoon, a few peeks of sun at the coast, but anywhere from about a 30 degree spread there today from the coast to our inland valleys. we'll talk about that mother's day cooldown in a few minutes. zach. >> sounds good. lisa. thank you. new this morning, the u.s. is vowing to vote against any bid for palestinian statehood. the united nations general assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution to back a palestinian request for un membership. it now goes to the un security council, who will reconsider that request. israel un ambassador say the move advances . quote, the establishment of a palestinian terror state. >> do you know who controls gaza? you probably have forgotten because in all of your resolutions here, since october 7th, you have failed to even call them out by name. so i'll remind you, it's the terrorists of hamas.

>> the assembly voted 143 to 9 with 25 abstentions, granting the un membership would give palestine new rights and privileges as a state. the assembly's vote does not give palestine full membership, but it recognizes them as qualified to join. and pro-palestinian protesters at the university of pennsylvania. their demonstrations. they marched near upenn overnight after police dismantled a two week encampment on the campus. at one point, several people crowded the university president's home and developing news in donald trump's criminal trial, a new warning coming from the bench. but it's not directed towards trump. abc news reporter aaron katersky tells us what to expect when trump's former fixer michael cohen takes the stand after repeatedly ordering donald trump to stop publicly attacking witnesses, judge juan merchan warning the prosecution star witness to stop publicly attacking donald trump. >> the warning, directed at trump's former fixer michael

cohen, who brokered the hush money deal with actress stormy daniels. cohen. to testify monday, has been skewering trump online, appearing on tiktok wearing a shirt showing trump behind bars. >> trump 2024 more like trump 20 to 24 years trump's lawyer todd blanch asking judge mershon to put cohen under a gag order the same way president trump is saying it's becoming a problem every single day, that president trump is not allowed to respond to this witness, prosecutor joshua steinglass, insisting he has no control over cohen, adding, we had repeatedly, repeatedly asked the witnesses not to do that. >> mershon said there would be no gag order, but he instructed prosecutors to communicate to mr. cohen that the judge is asking him to refrain from making any more statements about this case, and to make it clear you are communicating that on behalf of the bench. trump, unsatisfied. >> everybody can say whatever they want. they can say whatever they want. but i'm not allowed to say anything about anybody. >> reporter but trump's lawyers did notch a clear win today. the

judge ruling prosecutors could not show the jury a 1999 video of trump bragging about his knowledge of campaign finance laws. >> i think nobody knows more about campaign finance than i do prosecutors wanted to use it to show trump would have known cohen's hush money arrangement with daniels amounted to an illegal campaign contribution, but the judge ruled that out, telling prosecutors you are asking the jurors to draw an inference that because mr. trump knew the laws in 1999, he knew them in 2016. >> that's a lot of speculation, michael cohen says he was in the room with donald trump, talking about the hush payment to stormy daniels at the center of the case. he's expected to be on the witness stand here on monday, and after him, prosecutors have only one witness left. they said they could rest their case against trump at the end of next week. aaron katersky, abc news, new york new details the department of justice wants the man who broke into speaker emerita nancy pelosi's home to spend 40 years in prison. >> that's the recommendation from the doj and the federal

case against david depape. he's scheduled to be sentenced next week. depape was convicted of breaking into the pelosi, san francisco home in october of 2022 and attacking the former house speaker's husband with a hammer. paul pelosi suffered severe injuries, including a fractured skull. nancy pelosi was not home at the time. the doj is also asking for the court to classify depapes crimes as an act of terrorism. depape also faces a state trial on charges including attempted murder, assault and more. that trial is set to begin after the federal trial concludes. investigators are looking into whether mechanical failure played a role in the crash that killed a family of four in san francisco's west portal district . authorities are considering possible issues with the mercedes, a 78 year old woman was driving when she crashed into the family. that's according to our media partners at the san francisco standard. the driver's initial toxic toxicology report shows she was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the east bay. a

longtime oakland restaurant owner is expressing his frustration after having his business broken into twice just hours apart. thieves burglarized alomar dominican kitchen on grand avenue very early yesterday morning. the owner of the restaurant posted video of some of the damage on instagram. the first break in happened at about 4 a.m. the owner believes the same thieves came back about two hours later and struck again. he says the restaurant's future is now in jeopardy. >> he can't seem to stay positive. guys, not this time. i'm sorry. it's just too devastating and i'm really angry. like part of me is done and we're going to be done if things don't go well this weekend. unfortunately alomar recently celebrated ten years of business at its oakland location. >> chef nelson, there says he believes one of the suspects is the same person who broke into the restaurant back in november. oakland's new police chief is set to start his new job this monday, but he won't be the only

new face on the force. abc7 news reporter anser hassan met with a few of the 12 new officer cadets that graduated into the department. >> i proudly present to you, the graduates of the 1/93 basic. >> under the eye of oakland's incoming police chief, the graduates of oakland police department's 193rd academy are ready to take their ranks. >> it's been a long journey, but now i can officially say i'm an officer, moreno officer kevin molina says. >> he got into law enforcement because he sees it as a pathway to helping the community. >> we want to be the ones to be out there helping in whatever way i can, even if it's just a simple conversation, a simple flow, i can make that difference in someone's life. >> officer manveer sandhu is one of three females in this graduating class. she's a punjabi sikh. for her, this is also about representation. >> that's one of the differences i wanted to make, to kind of open up that field to uh- females from my community, from my culture as well. i feel like it's definitely exciting and a excited to go on the new path.

>> and muhammad zanoni. >> these graduates underwent six months of grueling training and academics during that time in the academy. two oakland police officers died from injuries suffered in the line of duty. >> no one can take away from you when you have. accomplished. however, the work has just begun. this profession is not easy. >> it's hard, officer molina admits. that was a hard reality to face. >> i'm not going to lie, i feel a little fear because that is a reality. i could go out there in my very first day on patrol and my life could be taken, but that's the choice i'm making, and it's actually a choice that makes me want to do it more, because i'm willing to put my life on the line to help anyone i can. if that means that they could go back home to their families for this first. >> in oakland, anser hassan, abc7 news. >> new this morning a rule to cap credit card late fees is on

pause. a federal judge temporarily blocked the federal government's plan to ban credit card late fees of more than $8 a month. the judge called the policy unconscious national. the legislation would limit banks from charging excessive late fees, unless they could prove how the extra charges would make up for financial losses. the move could now be challenged in court. well still ahead on abc seven mornings, we're getting an inside look at the tunnel expected to reduce flood risk in the south bay. the progress being made at the anderson dam and here's a live look outside from our roof cam taking a look at the bridge right now as the

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berkeley, martinez, pittsburgh and antioch. and in the south bay, the multi-billion dollar anderson dam seismic retrofit project is approaching a major milestone. the tunnel that will reduce flood risk and allow water to be diverted out and around the dam, is nearly complete. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey shows us what the tunnel looks like from the inside. reporter let's take a walk under anderson dam construction is 80% complete for this giant water release tunnel. >> it's part of an even bigger upgrade to make santa clara county's biggest reservoir safer and more efficient. it's a much larger amount of water that will be able to release that. >> we would only have to do in an emergency, such as an earthquake or another, you know, flood event or something like that, a large storm where we could quickly lower the reservoir if needed. >> if this tunnel looks like it goes on forever, that's because it kind of does. it will be 1700 feet long with a 20 foot diameter. when completed, and that's going to make a major difference when trying to move water from the dam. the current

pipe is just too small, and during last year's storms, water couldn't release fast enough. the reservoir hit 60% capacity, dangerously close to the current 68% limit for seismic safety. but now about 15 times more water can be released. >> yeah, so right now we can do about 400 cubic feet per second, which is just under about 3000 gallons per second. it will be up to do 6000 cubic feet per second, or about 45,000 gallons in this new building outside of the tunnel will slow the energy of all that water as it flows into the coyote creek. >> this should dramatically reduce flooding like we saw in east san jose seven years ago. >> if this project had been in place in 2017, we would not have seen the flooding we did there. and this project is so important and so big that it reaches all the way into alviso and phase one is almost done. >> the next step will be using specialized drilling equipment to install the final 350ft of pipe, which will complete this very important tunnel. >> what we're really celebrating

here is a milestone that gets us closer to a completed project, but also creates a high level of safety in the interim, making sure that communities that are living along this creek aren't negatively impacted as a construction is going forward by next year. >> this tunnel will be diverting water around the dam and out of the reservoir. so the seven year seismic retrofit can officially begin in morgan hill. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> and that project has been a very long time in the making. they're got more coming up. let's check in with lisa. all right zach, nice and sunny behind you. >> but there is a deck of low clouds. you can see it here. what a gorgeous shot here from our sutro tower camera. everyone's in the 50s and fog. it's made its way patchy fog to the east bay. a dense, advised, dense fog advisory along the shoreline. so a lot to put together for your saturday. the warmer day of the weekend is today, so we'll talk about the cooldown, mother's day and a gorgeo

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group of sea lions is called a herd or a raft of sea lions, and we are definitely seeing them out there just starting to wake up this morning at 647 this morning. and also today you can catch the 2024 nba playoffs right here on abc seven. dallas takes on oklahoma city at home coverage starts at noon with nba countdown, followed by tipoff at 1230. then don't miss when boston faces cleveland on the road. that game starts at 530, and it was a shaky start for the giants in their series against the reds. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. >> good morning. after going three and seven on their ten game road trip, giants were back at home to take on the reeling reds. they've lost eight in a row. ace logan webb on the hill, hoping to get the nine game homestand off on the right foot. look at this kid. got a picture with lucille. that's cool. and then handshake. oh no i'm too cool for that. all right. bottom one down one nothing. thairo

estrada loads up and hits it out to left. his sixth of the year on an orange friday. we're tied at one. the ace logan webb went seven strong innings matt chapman. oh what a play that was. starts the double play to end the inning. webbie three earned runs on 100 pitches. need more offense. giants top eight two outs stewart fairchild high. deep. it's going to go off the wall. bounces between the outfielders and that's trouble. fairchild the rare inside the park. home run save. reds win four two. they snap an eight game slide. giants have lost six of eight. how about the a's in seattle? the pike place fish race at the ballpark something new every day. oakland native brian woo making his season debut for seattle struck out three. down goes lawrence butler seattle scored five in the fourth off paul blackburn. dylan.

had five rbi in the game. a's lose eight one. they've lost five of six. how about some football? the four niners opening rookie minicamp this weekend. nick sorensen enters his rookie season as the niners defensive coordinator. he replaces steve wilks, who was fired after just one season. the longtime niners assistant has the respect of the players and fellow coaches. he expects to see a talented defense playing at a high level next season. >> i want them to see that we're still the standard of what we've always been, an attacking defense that plays fast, we play violent, we play with speed and we finish. we all know the standard here and you know we all want to win. we all want to play great defense and that's the expectation. but i have that on myself. i just know what we want to get done and what i want to get done. >> after dropping two games in denver nba playoffs, nikola jokic and the nuggets the champs in minnesota for game three, jamal murray 18 of his 24 in the first half denver up 15 at the break. jokic had a big game. just missed the triple double. he had 24 points 14 rebounds and nine assists one assist. short lob to archbishop mitty

aaron gordon throws it down. nuggets win 100 1790 trailed the series two one. the pacers beat the knicks in game three of the eastern semis, but new york still leads that. games to one. that is your look at sports. have a great saturday. let's send it back to you. >> it is a great saturday so far chris. thank you. and let's get a check now of the bay area forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. >> right. hi there zach. good morning to you. it is like summertime where we have the fog at the coast and those warm temperatures inland. all compliments of high pressure. but it is beginning to shift inland and that is allowing. it has allowed for the fog to return to the coast. that sea breeze. there's a sunny look at san jose. another warm day on tap for you. mid 80s returning 53 san francisco and oakland where we've had a little bit of patchy fog. hayward was warm yesterday into the 80s, maybe a few degrees cooler today. that's what we're counting on in

redwood city. certainly dropping off half moon bay is at 50. and look at the clear sky. san bruno there at the airport where temperatures made it once again into the 80s, but will be cooling off today, 54 in santa rosa. we have got dense fog all along the coast, but it has not pushed into the gaps there. 50 in napa with some fog, even fog in concord. so at four mile visibility, just about reaching the east bay as it kind of curves around there a half mile in novato, over two miles in napa, and look down through half moon bay, montara, highway one. that's where we have our dense fog advisory. so from san francisco, gorgeous out there. but about a 9 degrees drop anticipated today. yesterday it was 81 in oakland. you're coming back down into the 70s. so the hot weather remains inland. and then more dense fog tonight. but we'll get a finger of that once again over into the east bay. and then for mother's day a nice spread once again, but even cooler by about five to maybe seven degrees. so as we look at the winds develop throughout the afternoon, notice not bad. it's going to take about all day to get that sea breeze. so it will be comfortable and we'll have patchy fog at the shoreline. but

a really nice day for many of us. but some of you probably battling the allergies with the grasses, elm and pine, the top allergens out there. and looking at that to continue, obviously, as things are really getting a pretty gorgeous out there. but the price to pay is definitely the allergens. so as for highs today, notice once again reaching about 90 today. yesterday it was 88 in livermore. so about the same. the change has come along the bay shore where we're looking at the mid 70s today to the upper 70s. we had some low to mid 80s from concord and livermore. little change for morgan hill and san jose in the mid 80s, upper 80s in santa rosa. but the fog here pulling back to the coast. so we'll look at those upper 60s today downtown, the accuweather seven day forecast looking at a bit of a spread there certainly today into tomorrow gets a little narrower. so today will be the warmest day out of the next seven, a little

cooler for mother's day. that trend continues into monday as we get into the middle of next week. a slight warm up for mid and upper 80s mid 70s around the bay. so really gorgeous into next week and typical at the shoreline. zach. >> it's a nice looking forecast. lisa thank you so much. and a reminder that you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app that's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. so download the app now and start streaming. all r you're not alone. rent is up, and every family outing costs an arm and a leg. well, we want to help.

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the country are ramping up for mother's day tomorrow. the california flower mall in downtown los angeles is extending its hours, staying open for 24 hours. that started this morning at 4:00. >> so once for my mom, mother's day, uh- one is for my mother in law and one is for my sister in law. and then this is actually for my daughters boyfriend, whose birthday is today. >> he thought of everyone, didn't he? the flower mall is made up of 30 family owned flower vendors. many of them say they've been working around the clock to get ready for one of their most profitable days of the year. okay, we want to give you one more look at the rare northern lights seen from around the world, including right here in the bay area. this is a photo from point reyes. increased solar activity causes those auroras. isn't that beautiful? i'm just looking at it right now. the different colors are formed when energized particles reach earth's magnetic field and interact with gases in the atmosphere. so many people have been excited for this, and this

is just so incredible that we've been able to see this here locally. in this way, people have to travel so far to see that typically, so it's really neat to see it here. i love that picture. anyway, thank you for joining us. the news is going to continue at 9 a.m. for lisa, chris and all of us here on abc seven mornings. we hope you have a great day and we'll see you again at nine. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. >> yay! you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you.

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