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now at six, we are live on the scene of a fiery crash overnight. we're working to confirm details coming through our newsroom right now, and a business tried playing loud music to get an encampment to go away. >> instead, the encampment is filing a lawsuit and more details this morning about speeding cameras being put up in all areas of the bay area. >> the fines you could face in one city. >> good morning. it is tuesday, may 21st. >> we're going to start the check of our forecast with drew. yeah it's going to feel warm today. >> a lot more like summer than spring out there today is the warmest day of the week. that sun is up here. you can see it

on sutro tower this morning with a live look outside looking across the region. the only area right now reporting any sort of cloud cover is half moon bay. everybody else is seeing that sunshine from the start this morning. temperatures right now though, a bit of a mixed bag. some of our coolest valleys in the north bay and in the east bay. we are starting out in the 40s, but you look at brentwood, it is mild at 61 degrees. the jacket, you'll need it for the next two hours or so, and then you can get rid of it as we warm up pretty quickly today, looking along the coast first we have that sunshine appearing pretty fast after that morning. cloud cover temperatures in the low 60s for daytime highs around the bay shoreline. it will feel warm today. we have sunny skies this morning getting us into the upper 60s by 11 a.m. and then by 4 p.m. we're in the mid 70s this afternoon, which is above average even warmer inland today. full sunshine from the start, 76 degrees by 11 a.m. and then by 4 p.m. upper 80s, close to 90 degrees in our warmest cities. let's check in with amanda and see how that commute. >> good morning drew. yeah. here

at 601 we're checking bridge traffic. sausalito to san francisco. that will take you six minutes. hayward to foster city for 18 minutes, and then a 15 minute drive from emeryville to san francisco and updating breaking news that i've been tracking for about 90 minutes now. the extreme turbulence on a singapore airlines flight that killed one person overnight. right. we just got video of the plane as it made an emergency landing in bangkok, thailand. the flight from london to singapore had to divert there after experience seeing the turbulence. the plane was met by emergency crews, who immediately began assessing injuries of the passengers and crew. in the last 15 minutes, singapore airlines said 18 people had to be taken to local hospitals. the plane was just 90 minutes from its destination when the turbulence happened. singapore airlines says it is providing assistance for all passengers. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. a really scary crash in fremont overnight, this car burst into flames after crashing into a

tree. fremont police have not confirmed if there were any injuries, so that's what it did look like. and this is what it looks like now. a live view of the scene a section of fremont boulevard still closed right now between thornton avenue and bond way. as you can see, fremont fire appears to be leaving the scene now. we'll let you know when we get any more information . >> happening today, the future of california's gig economy going to the state supreme court justices are being asked to decide the fate of a voter approved law classifying uber and lyft drivers as contractors instead of employees. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is following this case. and gloria, the outcome could impact more than a million people here in california. >> it could kumasi, and it could also change how companies like uber and lyft operate. this is all about whether making gig workers contracters is constitutional. today, the california supreme court justices will hear arguments on whether proposition 22 is constitutional. voters passed the ballot measure back in 2020.

among other things, it stripped workers compensation coverage for on the job injuries and illnesses. labor groups think this is unconstitutional because workman's comp was once codified by the legislature under prop 22, supporters say another century old law gives a last word to the people. uber and lyft have both previously threatened to leave cities and states that classify drivers as employees, and there will be a rally outside of the california supreme court building in san francisco at 1230 this afternoon. more than 200 workers are expected to rally. the state supreme court is due to rule on the case within three months. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. thank you. gloria. >> the owners of the two farms where seven people died in a mass shooting last year, owe more than half $1 million for how they treated their workers. the shooting last january shed light on the plight of farm workers in half moon bay. the labor department says the farm owners will pay workers more than $450,000 in back wages and damages. the owners also owe

$70,000 in civil penalties related to housing conditions. the suspect in that shooting has pleaded not guilty. >> we're following the story to find out what went wrong behind the wheel, killing a family of four last month, reuters reports . federal regulators are now investigating a deadly crash in the east bay. all four members of the george family, including their two children, died in a crash in pleasanton last month. the ev they were driving crashed into a large oak tree and caught on fire, records from the national highway traffic safety administration show. someone filed a complaint about steering problems on a vinfast car, sharing details that match the pleasanton crash. reuters reports. nt, the nt, nhtsa is now investigating the crash. pleasanton police have been looking into whether speed played a role. we have reached out to vinfast but have not heard back. >> interesting battle going on in the north bay between an encampment and a local tire

shop. it's all over. a new tactic to push the unhoused away from the shop. >> you are trespassing. please leave the area. this area is under video surveillance and you have been recorded. >> last friday, east bay tire in san rafael started using the noise machine to try and deter some incidents that the company says spills over from the encampment toward the shop. the speaker also plays classical music from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. bruce gaylord lives at that encampment. he says the machine is keeping him, keeping him awake at night. on monday morning, gaylord filed a lawsuit against the company to get them to stop the noise. >> they could place the device someplace else. in my opinion, every morning we're out here picking up garbage and glass and, you know, just different things. >> and so it's been hard. >> the east bay tire company says it will turn off the music while the lawsuit plays out. >> resign or be fired. that's the demand from some san francisco business owners. about

the city's director of transportation. they claim jeffrey tumlin and sfmta didn't take merchants opinions into account when making decisions about changes to city streets. now, they started a change.org petition asking mayor london breed to replace tumlin. the group behind the petition is a group that represents merchants along valencia street. in the mission, merchants have been fighting to get the city to remove a controversial center bike lane that they say is killing their businesses. the petition also claims mismanagement with other projects that tumlin has approved. >> merchants from hayes valley. they contact us and, you know, they see us on the news and they know that we're fighting to remove this bike lane. and they made a mess out of hayes valley as well. >> sfmta responded to the petition saying in part, quote, the authors of this petition suggest that pedestrian and bicyclist safety in thriving commercial corridors are mutually exclusive. we do not agree. >> new developments president

biden slamming the international criminal court's request for an arrest warrant for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other israeli leaders. amanda, you've been tracking this story at the live desk for 24 hours. >> yeah, reggie. >> at a jewish american heritage month event, president biden doubled down on his support for israel, rejecting the icc's application, saying what is happening in gaza is not genocide. >> and let me be clear, we reject the icc's application for arrest warrants against israeli leaders. whatever these warrants may imply, there is no equivalence between israel and hamas. and it's clear there isn't much to do. all it can to ensure civilian protection. but let me be clear. contrary to allegations against israel made by the international court of justice, what's happening is not genocide. we reject that. >> the president also highlighted efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to palestinians, saying those in

gaza are suffering greatly because of the war and working toward a two state solution. the icc s application also seeks arrest warrants for some hamas leaders, saying both sides have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. a panel of panel of judges, excuse me, will decide if the warrants will be approved. now to dru. >> amanda will take you to our okay camera this morning with a live look. as one of the aircraft gets towed to the gate. we're finding mostly sunny conditions right now. a current temperature at the airport, 49 degrees. just a light breeze out of the east. right now at six miles per hour. looking at the travel forecast today, our major hubs across la and new york will be just fine. chicago for much of the day is quiet. after 9 p.m, will likely see some severe weather move into chicago later on tonight. denver's in and out of thunderstorms today. seattle likely see some rain. so there's really two areas we're watching. denver and seattle for the potential of some delays later

on back here at home. here's future weather. we warm fast today by noon. look at the 70s and 80s. it will feel mild by lunchtime. then into the afternoon we continue to warm with our warmest areas into the 80s, if not close to 90 degrees, so feeling a little more like summer than spring. 76 in oakland, 70 in the city with full sunshine across the entire city today 82 in san jose, 83 in napa, 88 in fairfield. the coast is looking lovely, 60s and 70s, but a bit of a breeze. this afternoon we'll find those winds onshore between about 15 and 25mph. later on today. the next three days, get out and enjoy. the warmest of the week is today, but we have full sunshine through thursday. guys >> drew thank you. it's the word a lot of drivers dread tolls. we have details on a new one coming to a freeway near you. >> our electric fairy is coming to you as well. >> the funding that could lead to big changes in the water. >> does anyone want to hang out with steph curry? details of what the superstar is up to this weekend.

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district employee ended up finding him off the trail yesterday. >> all things considered, he seems to be doing pretty good. the dog is doing pretty good as well. >> it is. you're assuming he got off the trail and got lost? >> yes, it looks like, he probably went the wrong direction instead of going to del valle and wound up at the san antonio reservoir, medics took him to the hospital as a precaution. >> should oakland allow more aggressive police chases. that's the question. before the city council today, council members are considering a resolution to have the police commission analyze the current rules and recommend changes. by mid september, some city leaders think changing the rules to align with national best practices could help police address crime. oakland has not updated its police pursuit policies since 2014. the current rules are quite restrictive and only allow for pursuits in specific circ*mstances. >> making our streets safer for everyone is a part of building a better bay area. local leaders believe installing speed cameras is part of the solution. san

jose has just received $8.5 million in federal grant money to install 33 cameras at snap, photos of speeders and then send a ticket. fines start at $50 for drivers speeding at least 11 miles over the limit, and then goes up to $100 for 16mph over, then $200 for 26mph over. >> the goal of these cameras is really to change behavior. the first six months that they're up, they will simply, automatically issue a warning via the mail. after that six month period, people who were speeding in areas where these cameras are deployed will get a ticket in the mail. >> san francisco and oakland are also installing speed cameras. all three cities are participating in a pilot program created through assembly bill 645, your trip to tahoe from the bay area could soon be a bit quicker. if you're willing to pay for it, a toll lane project on i-80 in yolo county is one step closer to becoming reality. the california transpoation commission has approved $105

million for the first phase. it would add one toll lane in each direction of i-80 from davis to west sacramento. so right now let's take a live look at that stretch. officials say the goal is to ease congestion and improve travel times. no word yet on how much drivers may have to pay to use the new lanes. once that project is done. caltrans is expected to begin construction in the fall. >> angel island ferries are going green after tiburon was awarded a $24 million grant to make it happen, the marin ij reports. the money is coming from the california air resources board. it will allow the angel island tiburon ferry company to convert its three boats to fully electric vessels. the plan also includes expanding the dock for charging equipment and installing solar panels. a state is requiring the state is requiring all short distance ferries be emissions free by the end of 2025. mcdonald's is releasing a new cold treat today, inspired by grandma's.

>> this is true. >> it's called the grandma mcflurry. mcdonald's says the new mcflurry is sweet, just like grandma. it's a blend of vanilla soft serve ice cream and then sirup and crunchy candy pieces. whether she's your gram's abuela omolola. mcdonald's says the new mcflurry tastes like a trip down memory lane. >> it's a cute cup. >> x-o-x-o grandma, right? it's like a little doily. >> kind of around the m. yeah i know our grandma is like, not as grandma as it used to be. like, wait a minute. >> what do you mean? no? >> what i mean is that, like, they're not like doily. they're young and energetic and, well, people are living longer. i don't know, i don't know, that seems like maybe like an older version of what a people thought a grandmother was. oh, yeah. >> my, what they want. that's the target. >> okay? my grandma, my grandma, my mom doesn't even go by grandma. she's like, call me mama. oh and i'm like, no,

because that's going to be the first word she says is mama. and she's talking about me. oh not you. oh but anyways, they're talking about lola. okay, give me some halo. halo put some of that stuff in it, mix it all up. >> right. i guess the question is like who's grandma. >> yeah. >> whoever invented this, the man in the lab creating the ice cream. this is my grandmother. >> you have to put some, like, taro in it. >> yes. what? i'm saying i want some. hello? hello. >> you need that, like, blue tin of cookies. it's just the sewing kit. inside the sewing kit, it's actually. it's needles. it's needles. you always get tricked. you're like, ooh, butter cookies. no, no, it's always that pin cushion in your like, does that pin cushion y? you're right. we all have that six buttons, three of them broken. three broken. >> yeah. >> it was a different time. it was a different time. here's a live look at the exploratorium camera. the sun is up. we have a lot of sunshine in store today. today is the warmest day of the week. good to moderate air quality. today, pollen levels are unchanged from yesterday. and your uv index is a seven out

of an 11. here's a okay camera. right now it is warm sunshine today. your sun's up here already. sun set at 818. so today's the warmest day of the week. 80 for a high in santa clara. we'll go to 82. in san jose, the same in morgan hill. santa cruz, lovely. along the coast at 75, equally as nice along the peninsula coastline. we have a little bit of cloud cover right now. it'll quickly break down for sunshine, 60s for half moon bay in pacifica, much warmer in redwood city at 80 for a high 78. in palo alto, 72 for millbrae. the entire city today will see sunshine, the sunset and richmond districts in the mid 60s. 70 for the financial district downtown today in the north bay, it's warm. 84 in santa rosa, 80 in san rafael, 82 in vallejo, 60s and sunny for bodega bay and stinson, sausalito. quite nice today at 71, in the east bay, we'll have sunshine. 76, san leandro 78, newark 80, castro valley 76. oakland and inland today, widespread 80 if not close to 90 degrees and our warmest cities. looking at the evening planner,

you find that lack of fog once again, our marine layer certainly taking a break this week and it will stay pretty pleasant even through 9 p.m. we're hovering in the upper 50s and lower 60 overnight tonight. just a little bit of patchy fog around half moon bay. otherwise, we'll have clear skies and temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. accuweather seven day forecast. today's the warmest day of the week, but we keep full sunshine through thursday. the fog returns friday, which ushers in some cooler weather for the upcoming holiday weekend. monday. the holiday itself the warmest of the three days with temperatures close to average. guys. >> all right, good morning america. starts at 7 a.m. right here on abc seven. >> and sam champion has a look at what's ahead. >> hey san francisco reggie kumasi. nice to see you guys this morning. coming up we are tracking severe weather. more of it. what a season it has been. millions are possible here for the twisters, the tornadoes here and the severe storms hitting the midwest. this could be ef2 or greater in the red zone. and now the threat is ramping up as we move through the day. today,

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summer. the first round of price cuts actually took effect yesterday. target says the lower prices will save shoppers millions of dollars on household staples and everyday items, from milk and fresh fruit to diapers and pet food. the goal is to get people who cut back because of inflation to start spending again. >> i love to shop, but i've been holding back. even my kids are proud of me. i haven't been shopping like i usually do because it's too expensive. >> other major retailers, including ikea, have been reducing prices in recent months in an attempt to attract consumers to stores. san francisco's olympic club has hosted the world's best golfers in the past. yesterday, it played host to a unique golf clinic. about 30 athletes with physical disabilities got lessons on putting, chipping and driving the challenged athletes foundation provided some converted golf carts to let those in wheelchairs stand up and make a swing. >> and instead of just saying that we've been in bed for the

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university, created the mural. >> it was a great experience. i am honored to be able to design a huge mural like this is one of my first murals that is this big, and leading a team of artists is really great. >> to have a piece of history like this on the wall is incredible, and i think it's just amazing that carmen, who's 22 years old, did this like like, wow, seriously, the mural is 21ft tall. >> it offers visitors a window into the fire department of the late 1800s. it's designed to be a visual welcome into the oldest standing firehouse owned by the department. >> in our next half hour on abc7 mornings, bay area seniors learning hula a look at the hawaiian cultural tradition as you mark aapi heritage month and concerns and a warning about drinking water. >> what federal officials want you to know this morning. first, though, here's drew. hey, good morning. >> we'll take you to our east bay hills camera where it is sunny out there already. get you

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now at 630. more details about a fire at tesla's fremont factory that forced evacuations and we are just days away from the start of pride month and schools in martinez are clearing up confusion when it comes to flying the pride flag. then we take a live look outside. it might not look like it right now. up this is actually a terrible crash that happened, which we're going to update update you with in just a couple of minutes. but let's come out to us because we're going to talk about how warm it's going to be today. drew is saying this is going to be the hottest day of the week. yeah, get out and enjoy it if you can. >> sunshine and temperatures well above average. we'll take a live look at the exploratorium camera right now where you do notice full sunshine out there already this morning. it's a beautiful morning. we do have a little bit of cloud cover around half moon bay along our coast this morning, but that will break down very quickly for full sunshine temperatures right now we do have our typically chilly valleys where we're starting out in the 40s and our coolest spots. so the jacket, the light

one, you'll need it for the next 90 minutes to 2 hours. then after that, temperatures do warm pretty fast today. so let's begin at the coast. we do have a little bit of cloud cover right now. breaks down pretty fast for full sunshine before noon and then into the afternoon. it's a bright forecast and it is mild with temperatures in the low 60s now around the bay shoreline. we see sunshine already. we'll get into the upper 60s by 11 a.m. and then later on this afternoon it will feel warm with temperatures in the mid 70s for daytime highs inland. today it's even warmer than that already into the mid 70s with full sunshine by 11 a.m. and by 4 p.m. we'll go into the upper 80s, if not close to 90 degrees and our warmest spots today. let's see how that commute is going with amanda. good morning. >> good morning drew. we're going to give you a live look from our emeryville cam. you can see things are definitely filling in the headlights heading west toward the bay bridge toll plaza. and there things are crowded as you see here from highway four to san francisco. that's going to take you an hour back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. the fate of a

2020 voter approved ballot initiative sponsored by uber and lyft is now in the hands of the california supreme court. it classifies those drivers, their drivers, as contractors instead of employees. but is it constitutional? abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is following the case. gloria the outcome could have a big impact on gig workers across the state. >> it could. reggie. more than 200 workers are expected to rally outside the california supreme court building in san francisco today. this, as a court, hears a legal challenge to proposition 22, which voters passed in 2020. some argue the ballot measure strips workers compensation coverage for on the job injuries and illnesses. today, justices will hear arguments on whether prop 22 is constitutional. the ballot measure makes gig workers, contractors and labor groups think this is unconstitutional. because workman's comp was once codified by the legislature under prop 22, supporters say another century old law gives the last word to the people.

uber and lyft have both previously threatened to leave cities and states that classify drivers as employees. that rally starts at 1230 this afternoon. the state supreme court is due to rule on the case within three months. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news thank you, gloria. >> investigators say a fire at tesla's factory in fremont started inside of an oven at that facility. our sky seven was flying overhead, giving you a bird's eye view of the firefighters quick response on the roof that fire broke out at about 5:00 yesterday afternoon, and then a short time after that, it put out a quite a bit of smoke. you could see it for miles. it dissipated pretty quickly, though the building was safely evacuated, there were no reports of anyone being hurt in the south bay, a major development after a huge fire destroyed a san jose home depot store two years ago, home depot has agreed to pay $1.3 million for fire code violations in its stores. >> the violations came to light during the investigation into

arson at the blossom hill location in april of 2022, investigators say the automatic sprinkler system at the store was disabled, and even though home depot had been warned about that, firefighters also reported they had trouble getting to water sources because pallets were blocking their access. >> it was just a breakdown in many different aspects of the home depot store, from employee training all the way to the monitoring, all the way to the notification of home depot investigators. >> later found fire code violations at 13 of the 14 home depot stores in santa clara county. the home depot is implementing new training and tracking methods to ensure compliance with fire codes. uh- schools in martinez will once again fly the pride flag this june, after a vote by the school board cleared up some confusion. last year was the first time that martinez held a pride festival celebrating the lgbtq plus community. the school board had also voted last year to display pride flags at the

district offices and on campuses during school days in the month of june. apparently the language of that bill wasn't quite clear enough, so the board voted unanimously to tweak it. martinez unified will keep flying the pride flag on campuses every june from here on out. >> uc santa cruz will hold classes fully remote the next two days, this after graduate student workers went on strike yesterday over the university system's crackdown on pro-palestinian protesters. among their demands is amnesty for members facing discipline related to the protests. the uc system says the strike, which is planned across all campuses, violates the union contract. officials are asking the state to issue a cease and desist order. >> you may remember this video from abc seven mornings. yesterday, a rescue on the sonoma county coast after a car veered off of highway one and tumbled hundreds of feet down a cliff. now we're getting more details about how this all unfolded. it is quite dramatic. deputies say they were called to the site crash early sunday morning near the jewel gulch

area south of fort ross. the emergency system in the man's vehicle sent an automatic alert to 9-1-1. thank goodness the dispatcher on the other end could sense that something was very wrong. >> if you can hear me, we've got help coming. but if you can hear me, can you say something? >> so we talked to the dispatcher and she stayed on that line for nearly an hour, even though she didn't get any verbal response, all she could hear was some breathing. so from there, the sonoma county sheriff's office took over. they flew a helicopter in, but it was still super challenging because they had a hard time finding the car. >> all i could see was a guy's hand. he was wearing green clothing, so he blended right in with all the all the brush. >> larry is saying a fandom, a fandom. i'm like, point and he's pointing and i put larry right over, over the top of him. and from 100ft above, i still cannot see the person. that's how

buried he was in there. and camouflaged he was he was about 350ft down from the car. >> it's really incredible that he was able to get rescued. a tree is actually what stopped the car from rolling even farther down the cliff. the driver was rushed to the hospital. he's expected to be okay, a warning from the environmental protection agency. cyber attacks against water utilities are on the rise. epa issued an enforcement alert warning agencies to take immediate action to protect the nation's drinking water. so according to this alert, nearly 70% of utilities are not meeting standards to prevent cyber threats. many have outdated facilities and weak passwords. the advisory follows a string of recent cyber attacks claimed by russian speaking hackers. >> your voice, your vote. the 2024 presidential election is still months away, but us health and human services secretary xavier becerra could already be looking at future opportunities

in 2026. politico reported last month that becerra is considering a return to california to run for governor in two years. that speculation came after an appearance at manny's in san francisco, where the stanford grad said he misses his home state during a news conference in fresno yesterday, becerra was asked about the rumored run. he didn't say yes, but it's not. no. >> you know what i can say there is. i am thrilled that the president gave me a chance to be secretary of the department of health and human services. it's not something everyone gets to do. only 24 others have had a chance to do it. i'm going to do it as well as i can. and then chatting with the boss, i'll see what i do after that. but i am thrilled to get to do this right now, and i'm not going to give it up until we're done. >> the current governor, gavin newsom, is facing term limits, so he can't run in 2026. and there's already a long list of people trying to succeed him, including lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis, state senator

toni atkins and state superintendent tony thurman. >> this morning, a big push to strengthen ties between the bay area and china. mayors from across the region are on a mission together. and a man. it's all about bringing new business opportunities home with them. >> yeah, that's the goal. it's all about finding and developing new business relationships. we knew over the weekend the mayor of antioch was headed to china. now we're learning this is part of a larger trip that includes five other bay area mayors. there there with palo alto based nonprofit china silicon valley, which was founded in 2012 to improve business between the region and china. antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe says the group met with government officials in hong kong on their first day. we spoke with hernandez thorpe over the weekend before he left. >> we're not competing for, you know, just small mom and pop shops. we're also competing for, businesses that traditionally have not been out here in east county and so that's why this trip is so important in the days ahead, the group will focus on cultural exchange and economic

growth, opportunity says this is the first trip china's silicon valley has organized since the pandemic. >> back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. still to come on abc seven mornings, it's scarlett johansson versus san francisco based openai. an update after she says chatgpt ripped off her voice. >> plus, your pc, now paired together with built in ai, the new offering from microsoft, and a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> up by just about a point right now. another update on the markets next. first, though, here's drew. >> hey, good morning kumasi. time now 640. we're in the south bay this morning with a live look at san jose. current conditions. clearly you can see it's very sunny out there already this morning. we have a current temperature of 53 degrees and a light wind right now. so the headline today is that a warming trend is underway. today is the warmest day of the week. we expect full sunshine even along the coast this afternoon. and temperatures mainly in the 70s and 80s. so take a look at future weather. let's go hour by hour. by 9 a.m.

you can see widespread 60s. it's already mild along the coast. we will have sunny skies as well by lunchtime. we are in the 70s and low 80s and those numbers continue to warm even more so you need the jacket for the next 90 minutes as we see these cool morning temperatures. and then we'll warm pretty fast as we approach lunchtime highs today about 70 in the city with full sunshine across the entire city. warmer in oakland at 7682. in san jose, 84 in santa rosa. quite warm if not getting hot in fairfield at 88 degrees. your pollen count does remain high. that is unchanged from yesterday. a bit of an onshore breeze later on this afternoon, peaking around 4 p.m. those winds gusting about 1515 to 25mph. so the next three days it's nothing but sunshine. but by the end of the week, those temperatures are trending cooler . we'll preview the holiday

a crash overnight. fremont police say there were two people in this car, and they have just confirmed one person has died. the other person is in the hospital, right now. the car burst into flames after it crashed into a tree. this is what it looks like live at the scene right now. a section of fremont boulevard is still closed between thornton avenue and bond way. at this point, we

are not sure when the road will reopen. >> the dangers of ai. everyone from a-list celebrities to the fbi are taking notice. and it points to the long road ahead in making sure regulators can keep up. federal investigators have made an arrest in what is believed to be one of the first cases involving artificial intelligence used to create child sex abuse material. the suspect in this case is a 42 year old man taken into custody in wisconsin. he is charged with using a text to image ai model to create thousands of images of young children. investigators say the man then sent some of those images to a 15 year old boy through instagram. direct messages. the doj credited instagram for flagging that illegal content and reporting it. >> now to the fight between open ai and a hollywood starlet over the voice of the future of ai. open ai is pulling the voice of chatgpt after actress scarlett johansson brought in an attorney

, saying the voice is mimicking her. >> hey, chatgpt. i'm mark, how are you? >> oh, mark, i'm doing great. thanks for asking. how about you ? >> company says the voice dubbed sky was recorded last summer in san francisco, and it first rolled out in the fall. scarlett johansson claims openai ceo sam altman contacted her around the same time, asking her to voice the system. she says she declined and was shocked when the demo released last week. she thinks it sounds like her in a statement, johansson said in part, quote, i was shocked, angered and in disbelief that mr. altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and news outlets couldn't tell the difference. openai denies that voice has a connection to the actress, the company wrote in a blog post. that, quote, sky's voice is not an imitation of scarlett johansson, but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice. the voice is on pause, though, as

openai rolls out its new gpt four model, and we're going to just keep talking about ai and our morning money report, because microsoft is making a major push to put the feature into laptops, it's introducing a line of personal computers from various brands called copilot plus pcs. >> the computers come with built in ai hardware. microsoft showed a feature called recall, which will help users find files and other data on their pc. partners include dell and hp. these new computers start at $1,000, and they begin shipping on june 18th. now a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway, you can see that we're up slightly about 30 points. >> a man on a skateboard came out with a pretty creative way to walk his energetic dog and beat traffic. >> at the same time, he used his furry friend to speed through the streets of oregon. and here's a video someone in a car took this video. it shows the dog on a leash towing his human down the sidewalk on a skateboard in portland. the

woman says she spotted the pitbull going in circles on the sidewalk, waiting for the light to turn green. and once it did, they took off. that is really harnessing that energy. >> she really is. i actually see this on my rollerblades. with my with your dog. yeah. oh, really? get me to and from, really? yeah. go from my house to main street. >> so with your rollerblades on, you're approximately the height of big bird. >> yeah, well, this is what i was a teenager, so, like, not as tall as i am now, you know, but more gangly. >> six, two. so it was more like 510. got it. >> because now we legally can't do rollerblades. do you understand that? >> we would be too top heavy? yeah, yeah, we just we would tumble, right. >> it's not like in a statue, but i just mean, like, yeah, in our own hearts and minds. >> see, i don't know that life, you know. >> yeah. >> you can, you can go on. >> you can do whatever you want. that low center of gravity. you could stand up. >> i'm still the same height.

>> like, no stand up. amanda yeah? when are you gonna stand? >> wow, that counts as bullying. by the way, you said it. i'm just labeling behavior. you're not good or bad. just behavior. >> okay, here's a live look at our okay camera this morning. it is sunny out there. we are in store for the warmest day of the week, which means as we head towards the holiday weekend, temperatures will be trending cooler. so here's the outlook. from saturday to monday, the holiday itself, we'll have more wide spread cloud cover. our morning marine layer really returns for the upcoming weekend. that means the afternoons will be trending cooler. in fact, saturday and sunday temperatures will be a bit below average for this time of the year. throughout the entire weekend, we'll have a cool coast with a lot of cloud cover. we'll have mild inland sunshine, but just know it's not going to be as warm as today feels. weather wellness today. air quality good to moderate your pollen levels. moderate to high, and your uv index is a seven out of an 11. looking at the day planner today, you will notice full sunshine that sunset coming at 818. it's just a warm

afternoon. no matter where you are, even along the coast, it will be bright and mild. here's a look at highs in the microclimates 70s and 80s in the south bay. 82 for san jose, 79. in cupertino along the peninsula . warm and redwood city at 80. mild sunshine this afternoon along the coast for half moon bay in pacifica. in the 60s, we'll hit 70 downtown. the entire city sees sunshine today a little bit cooler in daly city. at 65, in the north bay. it's warm, 71, in sausalito today, 84 in santa rosa, 83 in napa, 60s for bodega bay and stinson beach in the east bay. 70s and low 80 s 76, in oakland, 80, in castro valley, 79, in fremont and then inland. some areas are flirting with 90 degrees. later on this afternoon , the evening planner shows you anything outside. there's a lack of fog this evening. we'll find clear skies and generally comfortable temperatures throughout the evening. overnight tonight, just a little bit of patchy fog around half moon bay. otherwise, clear skies and 40s and 50s heading into wednesday. accuweather.

seven-day full sunshine through thursday. fog returns here. widespread on friday that will bring cooler conditions for the start of the holiday weekend. by monday on memorial day, it's a little warmer with temperatures closer to average. guys san jose based ebay wants you to shop use today is hosting its. >> ever recall its first ever recommerce day? the company is partnering with actress alicia silverstone to celebrate. silverstone is a secondhand shopping advocate and donated some of her things to be resold. proceeds will benefit a charity and there will also be a live shopping event, according to ebay, nearly 3 in 4 shoppers plan to buy something pre-owned at some point this year. >> a budget airline known for charging extra fees is getting rid of a big one. spirit airlines will no longer charge you to change or cancel a flight . this aligns the airline with one of its biggest competitors, frontier, and did away with these fees last week. both airlines have been struggling financially since the pandemic. spirit flies in and out of oakland and san jose in the east

bay. >> a change for restaurants in berkeley. the city is now requiring owners to pay a fee if they want to keep their parklet seating private. if businesses want to avoid the fee, they can either dismantle the parklets or open them up for anyone, even if they aren't a customer. a group of seniors in the bay area honoring the traditions of the hawaiian islands, this aapi heritage month through hula at the san ramon acosta senior and community center, students immersed themselves in pacific island culture. >> desiree elder teaches hula to all ages, but her most unique class is the 55 and up hula dancing gives him an opportunity to move and exercise their bodies in their minds. they also create friendships in the class, immerses students in hawaiian culture. >> they also learn about basic hula dance traditions. because there are a lot of traditions that go with dancing hula, how to stand, how to, you know, put your costume on, how to take it off. so there are a lot of different aspects of the hawaiian culture that get brought into just classes, basic instructional classes, elders to

is learning about hawaiian culture, and hula is especially impactful during aapi heritage month. >> my only note is it really needs to be barefoot, but other than that, it looks great. but i understand people got feet things. i get it. the monterey bay aquarium acknowledges not everyone can afford to go. tickets start at nearly $45 for kids ages five and up, so. so starting next week, it'll begin offering free admission to low income families. that includes anyone who receives federal food assistance benefits. all you have to do is show your ebt card at the door. the aquarium issued a statement saying that it wants to make sure everybody has access to the joy and wonder that the ocean provides the free admission program starts monday, may 27th, which is perfect because kids have off of school that day. for memorial day, voting is underway to name the four falcon chicks living on cal's campus. >> you can vote for the names in groups so one option is aurora eclipse, solstice, and equinox.

all earth related themes. another is alder, madrone, aster, and myrtle. after bay area native plants or you can vote for ramona, henry, beezus, and ralph from beverly cleary books. and then the last group includes pam the funkstress, lucky taranta, and sunny. all of these names were suggested by kindergartners. the winning names will be announced on thursday, and we looked up pam the funkstress funkstress who was an oakland dj. >> kool who has since passed. so i guess it's to honor her. i don't know how a kindergartner is up in the dj scene. >> sometimes you have an old soul, sometimes you do and you just connect with the music. >> and some of these kids are good. good on the ones and twos. see up next, the seven things you need to know. >> today i just use spotify. >> i don't know, it just does it for me. you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. just download the app now and you can start

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say a person has died after this fiery crash overnight and another person is in the hospital. a portion of fremont boulevard is closed right now between thorton avenue and bond way. it's not clear when it will reopen. number two, the california supreme court will hear a case today that could transform the gig economy. >> the justices will hear arguments on the constitutionality of prop 22, that ballot initiative sponsored by uber and lyft, was approved by voters in 2020, classifying drivers as contractors instead of employees. >> number three, the judge in donald trump's hush money trial has told attorneys to prepare their closing arguments for next week. trump is not expected to take the stand. >> number four uc santa cruz will hold classes fully remote for the next two days. the announcement comes after grad student workers went on strike

yesterday over the university system's crackdown on pro-palestinian protests. >> number five are getting ready for the warmest day of the week this afternoon. we have a lot of sunshine out there from our east bay hills. camera along the coast this morning. we do have a bit of cloud cover that quickly breaks down for sunshine. close to 9 a.m. we'll go into the low 60s along the coast for daytime highs around the bay shoreline. we warm quickly this morning. upper 60s by 11 a.m. by 4 p.m, temperatures in the mid 70s and inland. it's verging on hot. this afternoon we will have total sunshine and mid and upper 80s later on today, so a high of 70 in the city, 76 in oakland, 82 in san jose, 88. in fairfield. the pollen count remains high next 24 hours. >> and number six, a commuter alert for those who rely on capitol corridor. train 521 it is stopped near the oakland coliseum because of fire department activity. >> and number seven, an ice cream treat to celebrate grandma mcdonald's is now offering the

grandma mcflurry, which is a blend of vanilla ice cream, sirup and crunchy candy pieces. mcdonald's says the new mcflurry is sweet, just like grandma. >> so they're saying the candy is supposed to be like grandma's favorite treat. she hid in her purse. >> i don't want that in the hid in her purse. >> you know the strawberry with all the lint on it? no >> and it tastes a little bit like pennies. >> my grandma used to have werther's original. >> same. oh okay. dish. >> that's why people are thinking that it's going to be butterscotch. i'm all right with that. are we getting one. where's the mcdonald's. is t >> michael: good morning america for our viewers in the west. the severe weather on the move and the cities in the bullseye. overnight, twisters and severe storms hitting the midwest. now the threat ramping up, with strong tornados possible in the heartland.

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