>> secrecy surrounds a shooting inside the concord police department. but tonight the i-team is on the case. they are asking why didn't officials want anyone to find out? >> and fire season is here in earnest. p-g-and-e's warning of possible power shutoffs to prevent danger as the temperatures rise. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> our top story tonight. major changes coming for sf muni riders service reductions, possible route suspensions and riders being left for the next bus. those all on the table. now as the agency looks to balance its budget. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan. >> ashley and i'm ama daetz. muni is set to cut service on five bus lines in san francisco starting this weekend. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns is following this story for us. he's here with more. tim. >> dan. the sfmta tells me those cuts will save about $7 million. but with the agency facing deficits of around $50 million this fiscal year and 322 million in the next. more service

reductions could be on the way. some muni riders in san francisco will have fewer options starting this weekend. on saturday, the san francisco municipal transportation agency will cut service along five bus lines, consolidating two of them and ending the other three routes along market street. >> we looked at these routes in particular because they hads in plenty of service redundancies in place. >> michael roccaforte is an sfmta spokesperson. he says the agency's $50 million budget deficit this fiscal year is the reason for the cuts. but the service reductions weren't popular with commuters we spoke with along those routes wednesday. >> frustrated? you know, it will take another 20 minutes of my day, so it's irritating. >> lauren hart tells us she's been taking the same route to and from her job for the past six years. she says she's already trying to plan for how her commute will change next week. >> i work at general hospital and it doesn't get me as close. it dropped me right off and you know i'm going to have to figure out a different route. now.

>> the service reductions could just be the start, not just for muni, but also for transit agencies around the bay area. they received a lifeline during the pandemic as government funding helped support them. but that money is set to run out at the end of this year. for sfmta, that means their budget deficit is exploding from $50 million to as high as $322 million by the 2026 fiscal year without additional funding, roccaforte says, the agency service would be decimated. >> what that looks like are could be lines being suspended, huge reductions in service frequencies, meaning the bus isn't arriving as often, and when it does arrive, we could see bigger crowds, leading to riders being passed up. >> in order to address that problem, state senator scott wiener is calling on voters to pass a regional sales tax measure to help fund local transit. >> we are working on legislation to authorize a regional funding measure for november 2026. >> if that measure is passed by voters, the sales tax would

raise about $500 million a year. i'm live in the studio. tim johns, abc seven news. >> tim. thank you. >> muni's budget shortfall is part of a larger financial crisis for a handful of bay area transit agencies. >> the metropolitan transportation commission estimates a combined $3.7 billion budget shortfall over five years. starting next year. caltrain is facing a projected $75 million deficit. to address that, the agency is exploring several options, including service reductions and station closures. caltrain is also trying to secure additional funding and state funding. >> ac transit this week adopted a balanced budget for next year, but that's not likely to last long. it's facing a projected $73 million shortfall starting in 2027. ac transit is hoping for a slight boost from a fare increase that takes effect july 1st. adult fares are going up $0.25 to 2.75. transbay cash fares will go up to $6.50. >> bart will manage to avoid service cuts for one more year. >> the board of directors last

week voted to adopt a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year. the board used the remaining $318 million dollars in state and regional emergency funds to help cover the cost of running train service, and expect to pay a little more at the pump. starting july 1st. california's gas tax will rise by 1.6 cents to 61.2 cents per gallon for those with fuel up with diesel, that tax is going up as well. it will be 46.6 cents per gallon. the state calculates the change annually based on the california consumer price index. >> according to triple a, the average price for a gallon of gas in california is 4.65 a gallon, the highest in the country. nationally, the average is around 3.19, the most expensive gas in the bay area right now. napa county, clocking in at $5 a gallon. p-g-and-e's has issued an alert for possible public safety power shutoffs tomorrow through sunday. because of high winds and dry conditions. the psps alerts are

for limited areas across the state, including parts of alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties. exact locations haven't been released, but residents in those areas are bracing for changes in the coming days. >> it is an inconvenience, but i do realize it's very necessary for places that are close to the fire zones. i feel it is necessary for a lot of places, so i live with it. for several years, p-g-and-e's has been turning the power off in areas where there's potential for their equipment to start fires during certain weather events. >> and those deliberate power shutoffs come as the bay area is heating up today. actually the warmest day of the week. >> yes. so when will those cooler temperatures move in? will they? abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya. >> yeah, as early as tomorrow. so, dan, let's take a look at the high temperatures for today. got up into the mid 90s for our hottest locations in the inland east bay 96, concord 94, livermore 97. in cloverdale. it was only 61. in half moon bay 83, san jose, 93, in santa rosa.

still retaining some of that heat. we have the 90s inland but comfortable near the coastline where the onshore winds are picking up. sfo 35 oakland, gusting to 32. biggest concern here is look at the humidity values. brentwood is 19%, saint helena 14%. with those winds ramping up some more heading into tomorrow. over 30 milen hour winds even 40 at times. the fire danger index will spell what is concerning here. so moderate to high fire danger in our inland areas. tonight as we head into tomorrow morning, the fire danger is okay. but then tomorrow afternoon, increasing once again into the high to very high category. i'll be back with a full look at the forecast. i'll let you know how long the windy pattern will last and what's ahead for summer. >> all right. thank you, sandy. and stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage on the forecast and the p-g-and-e's public safety power shut offs. be sure to download the abc seven bay area app so you can get the latest alerts.

>> we are getting a look at the aftermath of a brush fire that burned 90 acres yesterday in the san jose foothills. sky seven was over the charred hillside earlier today. crews continue to monitor for hotspots. fire danger certainly is something san jose residents know all too well, and abc seven news reporter j.r stone has more. >> here in san jose. on one side of me you can see this black, charred hillside. then you can see how close these flames came to homes. >> literally. at one point we tried to like spray down the house and like because we just weren't sure where it was going to go. >> that's amy wheeler describing the situation tuesday, where this fire appeared to be coming straight at the ranch. she lives on just off of sierra road. as crews started to close roads because of the fire, she came back to get her dogs. then the challenge was getting out. >> there was just fire on both sides of the road. nothing but smoke. you couldn't see even like five feet in front of you in the car. and the car was just like, filling with smoke. >> fortunately, wheeler was able to get out. 92 acres burned, but

from video taken wednesday, nearly 24 hours later, you can see nearby homes like hers were spared and animals saved. >> as the flames were coming up, they were rushing along the fire line to get all the horses to come back up here to safety where it's mowed down, and we have a fire break closer to this house. luckily, that's usually or luckily, that's what saved us. >> officials tell us that hours before this fire, they became part of the free genesis protect app, meaning that those who had signed up were directly notified about evacuations. >> to a specific neighborhood. so people here would get the notification. but if you live on the west side of san jose where you're not affected, you wouldn't get a notification on your phone. >> those we talked with in the area were not aware of the app, but were all outside closely watching the situation unfold on tuesday. as the. >> smoke moved. >> up, you could see the flames moving up. >> looking back on things honestly, just so grateful that it did somehow go around the

house and not straight through because our house was built quite a while ago. it's pretty old, so i mean, that thing, if it goes up, it goes up like no stopping it. >> j.r. stone abc seven news. >> in the east bay, a dead whale has washed ashore again. it ended up at a beach near where the san lorenzo creek flows into san francisco bay. according to marine mammal center, this is not a whale. it had previously washed ashore in another location. we did see two gray whales wash up near richmond last week. more than 20 whales have washed ashore in the bay area this year. >> the san jose earthquakes are up for sale. team owner john fisher, who also owns the a's, bought the quakes in 2007 for about $20 million. the team is now valued at nearly 600 million. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey spoke with a former sports executive to find out why fisher is selling now. >> the san jose earthquakes are officially for sale, the

franchise announced after nearly two decades as principal owner john fisher is selling the controlling interest in the club. fisher saying we are proud of the role the quakes have played in the growth of soccer throughout silicon valley. the bay area is a special place and we're deeply grateful to the fans, players and staff who've been with us on this journey. after fisher helped build paypal park, the stadium hosted top clubs and men's and women's national teams from around the world. professional lacrosse and volleyball. john polk with the san jose sports authority, says that's not including what's coming in the next year. >> thanks to fisher's investment. we're hosting not one but four gold cup matches. we're going to host nwsl championship november 22nd with paypal park. 50 years of earthquake soccer. there is no world cup here if it wasn't for the san jose earthquakes. >> meanwhile, fans are looking forward to the new ownership. san jose ultras leader dan marguerite told us we are hopeful that the new ownership will understand and respect the rich local soccer culture, the long history of the quakes and the fact that our fan base that has been

through so much is starving for quality soccer and a high level team. fisher is also owner of the athletics, which makes the announcement of this sale a bit of a surprise to many, considering his previous unwillingness to part ways with the former bay area baseball team. >> i'm thinking of a number of a's fans whose hearts probably stopped when they said fisher selling professional sports team. >> former a's executive andy dolan says the move is surprising given soccer's growth in the bay area. but with the athletics new stadium in las vegas expected to cost 1.75 billion, dulwich believes this decision is financial. >> is it john's time to say, well, i might be able to maximize my revenue in order to put money in the bank for a ballpark in las vegas? >> and yes, we asked, while the quakes start to search for a new owner, dulwich does not believe the a's will be doing the same in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> professional men's soccer

will soon be played on the pitch of the historic kezar stadium in san francisco. the city's board of supervisors unanimously approved a 15 year permit for kezar stadium to become the home of the golden city football club, which is a major league soccer developmental team. the agreement requires the team to invest a minimum of $10 million in improvements to kezar stadium. >> recession fears ramp up again. what's prompting more americans to question the strength of their finances for the rest of the year ahead? >> ramping up production to hit the road. a robo taxi company puts down roots in one bay area city as it gears up

villa and adam schiff have introduced legislation to restrict the president's authority under the insurrection act. it follows president trump's recent decision to deploy the national guard and u.s. marines to los angeles to protect federal buildings over the objection, of course, of governor newsom. the new legislation act of 2025 would narrow the criteria for the domestic deployment of military troops for law enforcement purposes. it would also require the president to consult with congress before invoking the insurrection act and require congressional approval. if the president seeks to exercise the authority under the act for longer than seven days. >> another big move for an autonomous car company, foster city based zoox is gearing up to welcome its ft public riders. the company has officially opened a new robotaxi production facility in hayward. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the details.

>> a rare peek into the production line. zoox newly unveiled hayward factory is to get a look into the future of driverless vehicle technology. >> they have about 100 technicians in the hayward facility, and they have a test range, you know, in that area. so it's really showing that the company and, you know, is really serious about this. >> tech expert professor ahmed says this opportunity is a big deal, not just for hayward, but for the bay area as a whole. it's another pioneering industry gaining ground in the bay area. >> we have the talents here, you know, that's the key thing. >> according to zoox, which is headquartered in foster city, the hayward facility is the first ever purpose built robotaxi serial production facility in the united states. once at full scale, it will have the capacity to assemble more than 10,000 robotaxis a year. >> state college as well as a community college. there's so many students that are, you know, so thirsty for opportunities like this in their own backyard. so we're we're thrilled to have zoox here in

hayward investing in our community. >> lucy lopez is the ceo and president of the hayward chamber of commerce. she calls zoox investment a milestone for hayward. it brings high skilled, high paying jobs, but may also spark new investment in hayward's industrial corridor. in a statement to abc seven news, paul nguyen, hayward's chief economic development officer, says since the departure of gillig, which manufactured busses, the city has been looking for a catalyst to reshape the local economy. he described zoox new facility as, quote, an indicator of the city's broader industrial transformation from a regional logistics hub to a destination for advanced manufacturing, innovation and clean technology. professor bonafe says this could be transformational for city like hayward, which can now go out and compete for a range of highompanies to come to hayward. >> that's good for us, that's good for us here in the bay area because there's more jobs, more manufacturing facilities and an opportunity to keep leading the world in this technology.

>> in hayward, anser hassan abc seven news. >> waymo has filed for permits to start testing its robo taxis in new york. until the permit is approved, drivers will manually operate waymo vehicles around the city. if the permit is approved, waymo will still have someone behind the wheel at all times. new york requires at least one hand on the steering wheel for any car in operation, even self-driving cars. >> all right, let's get a check on our weather. >> meteorologist sandyha patel is here with what we can expect as we inch a little closer to the weekend. sandy. >> yeah. dan and ama. you know what? it's going to get windy as we head into tomorrow. and cooler, you're going to notice it. good evening everyone. let me show you a live picture right now from our east bay hills camera, where you can clearly see mount diablo. it is absolutely sunny right now, but hot. concord. fairfield. livermore in the 90s. santa rosa, you're at 88 degrees 70, in petaluma and napa. golden gate bridge cameras showing you a sunny view right now. mid 60s from san

francisco. oakland. two degrees higher than that. definitely warm in san jose. redwood city, 59 degrees in half moon bay compared to 24 hours ago. temperatures are running higher by 13 degrees in livermore. and as we give you a lovely view from our y camera, this is up on that sky star wheel in fisherman's wharf. you can see just a sea of blue, not just down below, but up above as well. high pressure came in. brought us the heat today. it's going to start to move out of the picture as this trough is going to start to drop down. it will kick up our winds and it will bring us the cooler air, even though it's not going to bring us rain. northern california has a shot at it. so let's talk about the winds right now. not terribly gusty out there across the entire region, but there are some spots like oakland and sfo that are already starting to see the winds pick up 32 to 35 miles an hour as we head into 7:00, over 40 mile an hour winds. that wind direction will stay out of the northwest, and then

10:00 you will notice it's breezy in our inland areas as well going into tomorrow morning. strongest winds near the coast, but by the afternoon and evening everyone is getting in on that windy pattern. we're talking about 30 to 41 miles an hour for the strongest winds. so stay aware as we look from our san jose camera. it is just a bright view tonight into the weekend. gusty winds and fire concerns. the next two days. noticeably cooler weather coming our way and the season changes on friday. summer solstice occurs at 7:42 p.m. and there will be no signs of heat by then. 8090 at 7:00 tonight, 50 coastside 9 p.m. you're still pretty mild to warm around the bay and inland. and then tomorrow morning, just some patchy fog going into the afternoon. not nearly as hot as it was today. the warmest spots will be in the 80s. we'll have those 50s remaining near the beaches. your morning temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s. some patchy fog out there. inland areas will be clear tomorrow afternoon. it is definitely windy from coast to inland. 63 in san

francisco, 82 in santa rosa 67. oakland palo alto 81 out towards antioch, 71 degrees in san jose where the sun will be shining. the accuweather seven day forecast. juneteenth is definitely a cooler one. windy weather, fire danger is a concern. and then summer solstice occurs on friday. temperatures will bottom out in the low 80s. inland 50s coast. still windy saturday, but those temperatures will begin to rise as the winds back off on sunday. and then next week we'll have our typical summer spread with warm weather inland and comfortable weather to cool weather at the coast. >> ama and dan all right, we like the coast. thanks, sandhya. >> legendary heavy metal band metallica held a blood drive at levi's stadium today ahead of their shows on friday and sunday. the blood drive was a collaboration between the bands foundation, all within my hand and the red cross. people who donated blood received free swag, including limited edition t shirts repping the red cross and metallica. all right, coming

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police chief mark bustillos did not answer our phone calls and email over the past two months. i even stopped by his office, spoke to the clerk and waited. but he didn't come out. so i attended the concord city council meeting last week to finally ask the question. does the public have a right to know about the shooting in your lobby? bustillos refused to answer. we got the lead on the story just after 6 p.m. in the abc seven newsroom, saturday, april 19th. >> i was just sitting here listening to the scanners like i always do. >> assignment editor ed walsh heard an emergency call over the radio. >> engine six, medic 16, respond. code three. >> a gunshot in the lobby at concord police headquarters. >> it's going to be at the pd front lobby. accidental discharge. unknown. injury. enters through the front lobby door. >> that's a story. that's a big story. that doesn't happen every day. >> we needed details for that evening's news. so walsh started making phone calls and sending email to concord police and city officials. but he received no

response. walsh says in his experience, other police departments around the bay are more forthcoming. >> you know, they can't tell you every last detail, but they'll give you the basics. hey, somebody was shot. the injury was such, and so they were taken to a hospital. we're looking for a suspect. they give you the basics in this. it was just stonewalled. >> stanley capehart spent 40 years in six different police agencies, including as chief. he now testifies as a police practices expert. >> your call should have been referred immediately to the public information officer, who should have given you the information that you were requesting or what he could give you, or she could give you, and then wait for further developments. >> barr tells me the reputation and credibility of the concord police department are at stake. >> it is an embarrassment. it means that there's a training failure. it means that there's a supervision failure. there's some reason why this accidental discharge occurred or it wouldn't have occurred.

>> five days after the shooting, concord city manager valerie barone finally emailed back. i am not able to provide any comment on your inquiry. so ed walsh fired off a public records request for any and all emails, surveillance and body camera video, text messages and other documentation related to the shooting. the city answered with only this a highly redacted document titled police event information. it gives the date, time, and location of a suspicious circumstance, an accidental discharge shot in leg, something we already hd from the police radio that nigh. >> shot into lane. an accidental discharge of a firearm. >> the report lists ten concord pd personnel officers, detective sergeants, a lieutenant who came to the lobby after the shooting. it says officer brandon arata applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding at 6:15 p.m, and that officer, stanley cherry, called

dispatch to direct the emergency response. >> 614 do you have medical come to the front lot? i got the front doors open for them. >> the report also indicates the victim went by amr ambulance to john muir medical center, walnut creek. from this report by concord police, we don't know whose gun went off and why, whether they shot themselves in the leg or fired and hit someone else. we don't know a name, rank, gender or if any civilians were involved. >> the public needs the full story, not just the official story. >> david loy is legal director of the first amendment coalition, a nonprofit that defends free speech, free press and the people's right to know. >> discharging a firearm in the workplace, whether that's a police officer, a teacher, a planning clerk, a city manager or anybody else, anytime a gun goes off in the workplace, that's a serious issue that the public has a right to know about. >> the city did disclose emails that show police chief bustillos did not inform mayor carlyn obringer about the shooting,

that she found out from us two days later. shouldn't you have told the mayor about it before we told her? i emailed mayor obringer and she responded, i apologize, but because this is a personnel matter, i cannot comment on this. but i explained to her there are many issues to discuss beyond the personnel issue. what went wrong? has the department retrained the officer involved? did it cause a review of training for the entire department? should the public feel safe walking into that lobby or encountering concord police officers on the street? i went to the city council last week to ask those questions, but got no respo. i wonder if you have any concerns with the way that the shooting was handled. that's council member laura hofmeister and mayor carlyn obringer, the second through the door. do you have any questions for the chief about how it was handled? i'm daniel from channel seven, your council member. right. i wonder if you have any concerns about the shooting at the lobby of the police department. >> i asked for you. have you heard about that? i'm about to refer you to city staff.

>> i'm asking you as you're as you're rolling oversight for the police department. you're going to talk to me. >> it's a big deal. it's a serious issue that deserves your participation. it commands your participation to tell us what is being done for the safety and security of your employees, as well as the general public in the city of concord. >> anything to say to the public? >> chief? >> it would be great if public officials would see the public as their partners, if not their supervisors, so to speak, and being accountable to the public instead of treating the public as an adversary. >> the city council has a police oversight meeting scheduled for this week. it is closed to the public, but we'll keep trying to find out what happened and what they're doing to prevent this from happening again. dan. >> so strange. >> bizarre. lipped about. >> its few stories where everybody is just keeping quiet like this. >> it was really unusual. >> okay, dan, thank you. >> well, remember, if you need a story investigated by dan and the abc7 news i-team, get in

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only by a seismograph, but the kind of fiber optic cable that might carry anything from your internet service to a simple phone call. in this case, it was an unused line running 50 miles between moscone center and san francisco and sunnyvale. at one end, ichinose and his collaborators plugged in a box shaped device known as an interrogator. >> it's about the size of a microwave, and we just plug it into a telecommunications port and turn it on. the interrogator sends a pulse of light down the fiber, and it records the backscatter. >> he says it's the equivalent of listening in as a ground movement jostles the cable around with the fiber optic line running through it. to help demonstrate, computer scientist tim brant strung a similar line through the lab's hallways, then went for a stroll, and even the faint vibrations of his footsteps on the carpet were enough to register. >> so here's tim. now you can see his individual footsteps. >> the team envisions a scalable network that could reach almost

anywhere in the world, covered by fiber optic communication cables, including the ocean floor. the kind of remote but seismically active areas that can trigger deadly tsunamis and offshore earthquakes. >> it could be set up pretty much anywhere else. the amount of network bandwidth we need is negligible. >> and ichinose says the real power comes with scale the kind of data that researchers spend years trying to collect in areas like parkfield along the san andreas fault. >> we've been using the same old technology for the last century. it's your traditional seismometer. and what fiber optic distributed sensing allows us to do is turn ordinary fiber optic cables that are used for telecommunications into thousands of virtual sensors. >> and perhaps a revolution in the way we detect movement and the shifting ground beneath our feet in livermore. drew tuma abc seven news. >> really interesting. and the livermore team believes fiber optic networks could also be used as an early warning system, or even to monitor stress levels

on key structures like dams and roadways. >> we know how to prepare for an earthquake, but are you ready? get a kit. make a plan. be informed. if you need help, check out abc seven news.com/prepare norcal. >> all right. up next. it's sunny and warm today across much of the bay area. so when will we see a cooldown? perhaps we'll check back in with sand

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magical moments for san francisco youth this summer. a magic is the official name of the summer program put on by the public defender's office. they work with other agencies on summer camps for kids from the fillmore western addition and other neighborhoods. there was a kickoff today on the steps of san francisco city hall. listen to all those screams. having a blast! one supervisor reflected on his childhood. >> i know growing up, for me, it wasn't what i remembered in the classroom. it's what i remembered by forming the friendships after school. and that's what you're going to make magic so special. >> after today's kickoff, the kids enjoyed a bunch of activities at civic center plaza, including soccer and some face painting. >> abc seven is the proud sponsor of the annual

professional business women of california conference. i helped with the hosting duties today, along with abc seven news anchor amanda delcastillo and building a better bay area reporter, lyanne melendez. the theme of this year's conference is we will. and as abc seven news political reporter monica madden found, attendees say that message of persistence is critical. >> empathy really. >> at a time when women's issues are front and center in american politics. speakers and leaders at the professional business women of california conference focusing on hope. >> the people who can open doors for you could be anywhere. >> the 36th annual conference bringing hundreds of attendees to silicon valley to hear from women across industries. including democratic politician and activist stacey abrams as the keynote speaker. >> we are in a moment where women and diverse communities are under attack. >> she offered a message of empowerment despite living in what she calls a moment of fear. >> so i'm encouraging everyone, especially the women here, to

own our power, but also own our patriotism. we have the right to more and we should be fighting for more every single day. >> author and psychologist allison fragale says the goal is to teach women to boldly be themselves. >> being respected and valued is not about doing more or being a different person. it's about communicating in ways that help people see the value and the greatness that you've already achieved and contributed. >> conference founder and san mateo county supervisor jackie speier says there's still work to be done for women in the workplace. >> there's an effort in this country right now to put women down, to send them back home to the kitchen. we have got not just stand up, we have to speak out. >> saying spaces like these are critical now more than ever. >> it gives women leadership skills. it gives them networking opportunities, and it inspires them to get to the next level. >> women working together to empower future generations of

leaders. in mountain view monica madden, abc seven news. >> such a great event and experience for all the attendees. a reminder, we're just 11 days away from the san francisco pride parade celebration, and abc seven is the exclusive broadcast partner. you can watch it live on sunday, june 29th, right here and everywhere you stream abc seven news. be sure to join us. >> all right. working our way through the week and maybe working our way to a cooldown. >> yeah, that's right, sandy is back with the forecast. >> yeah. dan and ama, those temperatures that were in the 90s today, they're coming down into the 80s tomorrow. it's a beautiful view from pier 39 for the visitors. certainly sea lions look like they're enjoying the sunshine. breeze is picking up 33 miles an hour at spring valley. the windier pattern with dry conditions is going to raise our fire concerns. so some 45 this evening. parts of the bay area inland. moderate to high fire danger going into tomorrow. we'll have even some very high fire danger with the humidity coming down. so be aware of this on

live doppler seven. skies are clear right now. we're not expecting a ton of fog. it will be patchy at best, and tomorrow afternoon is noticeably cooler. windy, upper 50s to the low 80s. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. fire danger will be rising for juneteenth as summer starts on friday, and those temperatures will be running below average in many locations before they recover heading into the second half of the weekend and into next week. >> all right. summer's coming. thanks, andrea. >> all right. sports director larry beil is here with some giants news. >> yeah. giants trying to build some momentum here. they're getting some reinforcements back tonight, starting with future hall of famer justin verlander. he's back after missing almost a month with an injury. so will he get his first win as a

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>> well, my first at bat obviously was a little bit nervous because of the ovation. right. i wasn't expecting that. but you know what? afterwards i felt a little more comfortable and it was great to see the fans welcoming me that way. i was really hoping to just hit one out of the ballpark. but you know, overall it was a very happy with the ovation that i got. just want to stay positive and just enjoy the moment. we didn't win the game and i am sure that there will be better days where we're going to have more wins. >> so the red sox losses, the giants game. staggering shocking deal. today, the buss family reportedly selling the lakers for $10 billion, making this the highest price ever paid for a sports franchise. mark walter has been a minority owner of the lakers as well as the dodgers. he owns an f1 team. he owns a ton of stuff. he's buying the lakers. jeanie buss will continue to serve in her role as the franchise's governor slash owner. that's what they call them in the nba. and after the sale, she's going to continue on. her father, doctor jerry buss, bought the lakers for

$67.5 million in 1979. 46 years later. 10 billion. pretty good return on investment. here's something to think about. if the lakers are worth $10 billion and do not own their own arena, what are the warriors worth as four time nba champs in the past decade were the brand new chase center joe lacob. cha ching. again, we may see the crowning of a new nba champion tomorrow night. the okc thunder will try to finish off the indiana pacers. tyrese haliburton a game time decision with a calf injury for indy. so we'll see if he can go pregame at five. tipoff game six 530 right here on abc seven, followed by after the game. well, things are getting pretty fy in the wnba. last night, jack sheldon of the connecticut sun poked caitlin clark in the eye. i don't think it was intentional, but a scuffle ensued. and then later in the game, sheldon on the fast break got dumped by sophie cunningham. that was intentional. the message being, you don't mess with our star, caitlin and the fever. they're playing the golden state valkyries at chase

center tomorrow night. the elks more than a pleasant surprise. they're selling out every home game, and it's obviously going to be the same thing with caitlin playing. now, the valkyries lost a game they should have won last night in dallas. they know they got to get back to their gritty brand of basketball. >> i think just one thing just controlling our energy, controlling the effort that we that we put out there. i think that was the big key for tonight. there's no way teams should outrebound us knowing what our identity is. that's what we should be doing every night to teams, to other teams. so this is just a game to reflect back on, kind of wake up. you know, we we're kind of on a little high. and i think we were kind of high to too high. and now we got to come back to earth a little bit and just get back to work. >> kayla thornton just named the wnba western conference player of the week. it's interesting because caitlin clark, she there's so much animosity towards her in the league. and it makes no sense because she is their meal ticket. so she was out for two weeks and ratings were down 50% 55. exactly.

that's the same analogy that i used earlier a little resentment. >> well yeah. and you know, she's hyper competitive. >> of course. and she's, you know, a little chirpy, but still but she's making them money. like she's literally putting. yes. and you know, they should be giving her foot massages. >> the spiciest will sell some tickets. >> well that's. >> a good point. all right. thanks. >> all right. coming up tonight on abc seven, a special edition of 2020 that will be followed by shark tank at ten. and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, larry beil, all of us here. we appreciate your time. hope you have a nice evening and we'll see you again tonight at 11. >> trust is earned. truth is non-negotiable. and when it comes to your rights, you deserve to have someone on your side. you know, senator, i don't

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