now. >> well, i'm pleased to officially announce that the department of the navy is renaming the fleet replenishment oiler, formerly known as the usns harvey milk, to the usns oscar v peterson. >> at a time when the federal government wants to ignore harvey, we say he is exactly the kind of person that we should celebrate in our city and in our country. >> as san francisco pride weekend gets underway, a setback for the legacy of lgbtq icon harvey milk. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm karina nova. today, us defense secretary pete hegseth made it official announcing the renaming of the us navy ship harvey milk. >> the timing is upsetting to local activists who say milk needs to be celebrated, not erased. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has more. >> happy pride san francisco.

>> san francisco mayor daniel lurie kicking off pride weekend in the castro on the plaza, named for the late lgbtq activist and politician harvey milk. u.s. secretary of defense pete hegseth had an announcement of his own. >> we are taking the politics out of ship naming. we're not renaming the ship to anything political. this is not about political activists. unlike the previous administration. >> hegseth using pride month to order the navy to strike harvey milk's name from a vessel honoring the pioneering gay rights activist and renaming it for oscar v peterson, a decorated world war two hero. >> people want to be proud of the ship they're sailing in. >> milk's nephew, stuart milk, calls the name change a step back. he spent several days on board and believes the ship's crew was proud to serve. >> i was sleeping, you know, on the same ship as them. i had no one who expressed anything but pride in the fact that they were

serving on the us navy ship harvey milk. >> activist cleve jones was milk's friend. >> it's just so petty. and i'm sure whoever they named the ship after deserves to be remembered and honored. but that's not what this is about, is it? >> harvey milk was one of the nation's first openly gay men elected to public office, winning a seat on the san francisco board of supervisors. in 1977. he was assassinated a year later. milk was also a navy veteran, serving for years but discharged for being gay. >> they may take his name off a vessel, but today and every day, harvey milk's legacy lives on. >> meantime, plans for a memorial at harvey milk plaza are moving forward thanks to measure b funds approved by voters last year. the memorial will transform the entrance of the existing muni metro station to honor milk's legacy and the castro neighborhood he served. >> and all those people are going to be inspired by harvey milk's message, and they're going to learn about the lgbt

community and the castro and our history. >> construction is set to begin next year in san francisco. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> well, you won't have to wait for the memorial to experience harvey's legacy and inclusion, because san francisco pride is in full swing this weekend and the festivities are already underway. right now, a kickoff celebration is just beginning, and abc seven news reporter tim johns is there and live with the final preparations ahead of this weekend's big events. oh, you have your fan ready to go, tim. >> i've got my fan ready to go. i've got my boa here. and that is because this block party has just kicked off. now, this is one of the city sanctioned block party, and it's called drag me out to front street. now, this will feature some of san francisco's best known drag performers. we have a live dj going on. there's food, there's drinks, and this is only one of many events happening throughout the city this pride weekend. >> by virtue of the authority vested in me by the state of

california, i now pronounce you husband and husband. congratulations. >> with a kiss and an i do lgbtq couples lined up to get married at san francisco city hall friday. neil sharp and his now husband, steve hardy, were one of two couples to be married by mayor daniel lurie. the couple has been together eight years and chose this pride weekend specifically to be their wedding date. >> we met online at a time when i think both of us had actually given up on the idea that we would actually meet our life's partner. and from the very first meeting, it became very clear that our lives were meant to be entwined. >> with this ring, i thee wed. >> mayor lurie says the city has been preparing for pride festivities for months and is ready to welcome thousands of people. he tells us he wants san francisco to remain a beacon for the lgbtq community. >> it's true. every single day. it was true when harvey milk stood up and gave people hope. it's true today, and it's going

to be true years from now. >> on the streets of the city, the anticipation for one of the biggest weekends in san francisco could be felt everywhere. but perhaps nowhere was that more true than in the castro. >> oh, i feel excitement here all the time. just look around. >> the highlight of the weekend will be sunday's parade. san francisco pride executive director suzanne ford says this year's theme is queer joy is resistance. >> and they are feeling it and they are frightened. and i think, quite frankly, they're a little paralyzed. >> ford says the lgbtq community is facing increasing hostility, fending off attacks from some politicians, as well as from those trying to take away hard fought for rights. that's why, ford says, it's more important than ever for people to come out this year and celebrate pride. >> we are not going to allow the people that are standing in opposition to lgbtq rights to take our joy away. >> now this block party is set to go until 8:00 tonight, so if people want to come out, you still have plenty of time to do just that. i'm live in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right. sounds good. tim,

thank you so much. and sky seven was over dolores park in san francisco a short time ago, where a large crowd is gathering for the trans march party. the group is going to start marching at 6 p.m. and head to turk and taylor streets. that's the location of the famous compton's cafeteria riot. they plan on holding a rally there until 8 p.m. >> abc seven is the exclusive broadcast partner of the san francisco pride parade. you can watch it live sunday morning starting at 1030, right here on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> all right, let's take a live look outside and find out what we can expect for the pride weekend forecast. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the scoop for us. sandhya. >> yeah, it's looking spectacular for pride weekend. let me show you a live picture right now from pier 39, where you can see it is just blue sky. a great day for visitors for pride weekend. here's a look at the temperatures 64 degrees right now. really a little bit of a breeze. westerly 25 miles an hour from our sky star wheel, which is up on top of the sky

star wheel at fisherman's wharf. it is really just an amazing view. and i'll tell you something tonight it's going to be lit up in pride flag colors to honor the 55th anniversary of san francisco pride. so this weekend you are going to have bright sunny skies on saturday, 68 degrees sunday. still mild and breezy in the afternoon. it is really just going to be ideal. weather temperature in the mid 60s. after the morning starts out in the 50s. i'll be back to tell you about the summer heat for the weekend in just a few minutes. karina. >> all right, sandhya, thank you. the man convicted of ambushing and murdering a sacramento police officer with bay area ties received the death penalty today. a judge formally sentenced adel ramos, who pleaded guilty to the june 2019 killing of officer tara o'sullivan, who grew up in pleasant hill. the shooting happened as o'sullivan and other officers responded to a domestic violence call. it should be noted that california has a moratorium on executions, so it

remains to be seen if ramos will ever be put to death. >> in the east bay. gun violence is a leading cause of death for children and young adults in alameda county. that fact is part of a new report released by the county's health department. and as abc seven news reporter anser hassan tells us, it's part of an effort to look at the issue of gun violence, not just as a public safety issue, but as a public health issue. >> over the past few years, on average, three alameda county residents are killed by a firearm every week. 12 are shot and injured. the numbers are based on a new report about gun violence in alameda county. >> many times people think of it as a public safety issue exclusively. and so we wanted to frame it in a way that we can look at gun violence from a public health standpoint. >> kristen clopton is the violence prevention manager at alameda county's department of public health, which authored the report. among the other key findings in alameda county, guns are the leading cause of death among children and young adults.

black residents are 33 times more likely to die from gun related homicide than white residents and the county's poorest neighborhoods in west oakland face gun homicide rates eight times higher than the county's wealthiest areas. >> so that stresses the importance of programs that will work towards reducing poverty and supporting food, housing and health care that remain essential to the well-being of our entire community. >> the report also states that the high level of gun violence in alameda county is part of what is referred to as the legacy of racist public policies that created under-resourced communities with limited opportunities and easy access to firearms. >> we have a duty within public health, but community wide to start looking at how we improve those opportunities. >> the report offers solutions around reducing gun violence through programs that focus on intervention and prevention. >> we believe those who are, you know, close to the pain are also close to the solution. >> jorge galvez is the executive

director of courage, which for years has been working on violence prevention in alameda county. he's encouraged that the report is raising the strategy at the county level. he hopes it can shift funding from incarceration to prevention. >> we cannot incarcerate. we cannot police our way into public safety. and so where we can actually make investments that address root causes, create transformation is going to be critical. >> in alameda county. anser hassan abc seven news. >> the attorney for the man accused of hitting and killing a popular oakland school teacher last month says his client's cognitive disabilities led to the tragedy. according to the chronicle, court documents filed on behalf of eric hernandez, garcia claimed the 18 year old's disabilities caused him to panic and act on impulse. hernandez garcia is accused of killing castlemont high school teacher marvin boomer, and seriously injuring his partner. the incident happened as hernandez garcia tried to flee authorities trying to pull him over. he remains in jail without bail, facing multiple felonies, including vehicular manslaughter.

>> the 49 ers are saying little today about last night's arrest of defensive back deommodore lenoir in los angeles. according to police, officers approached a group of people, including lenoir, and saw a gun inside a car. when the officers asked for the keys, the man who had them threw them to lenoir, who then tossed them to a third man who allegedly tried to hide them. the accused of obstruction of justice, he was released from jail today. he's scheduled to appear in court next month. >> still ahead, the port of oakland announces plans to once again try to rename its airport. we'll tell you the proposed name change. >> but first, after the break, the supreme court justices have ruled that federal district courts do not have the power to stop president trump's executive orders. what that means for birthright citizensh

>> today, the supreme court ruled that federal district courts do not have the power to

block president trump's executive orders. the decision is tied to trump's order to end birthright citizenship. but it is not a decision on the legality of that order. abc news reporter perry russom explains. >> with today's supreme court ruling. president trump can move forward with implementing the end of birthright citizenship, at least for now. the high court, not ruling on whether his executive order constitutional, but whether federal district courts have the power to issue nationwide injunctions. >> it was a disaster where somebody from a certain location in a very liberal state, or a liberal judge or a liberal group of judges could tie up a whole country for years because their decision was sometimes take years to overturn. >> after trump signed his day one executive order to end birthright citizenship. >> birthright. that's a big one. >> federal judges in three states ruled the ban violates the constitution's 14th amendment, issuing nationwide injunctions blocking it from going into effect. birthright citizenship has been guaranteed by the constitution for more

than 150 years. in today's six three decision, justice amy coney barrett, with the opinion of the court writing universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that congress has given to federal courts. >> this was only about whether the district judge could enjoin the enforcement of that nationwide. >> trump's executive order remains blocked for the 22 states and individual pregnant women who brought the case. >> in the end, this ruling does nothing more than guarantee that the fight and the movement towards justice continues. >> this is not the end of birthright citizenship. legal challenges. the merits of the order have yet to be heard by the high court. justice sonia sotomayor, writing in dissent as every conceivable source of law confirms, birthright citizenship is the law of the land, trump appears to see today's ruling as a green light to enact more of his agenda. >> thanks to this decision, we can now promptly file to proceed with numerous policies that have been wrongly enjoined on a nationwide basis. >> trump's order to end birthright has a 30 day grace period. so right now, any child born in the us is an american

citizen. perry russom abc news at the supreme court. >> governor newsom is suing fox news for defamation after a network host claimed he lied. >> i just filed a lawsuit against fox news for lies, for deceit, for misrepresentation. enough of their lies. we'll see them in court. >> the lawsuit is related to president trump's assertion that he talked to newsom the day the president deployed 700 marines to los angeles. governor newsom says that didn't happen. the $787 million lawsuit claims jesse watters, fox news program, misleadingly edited a video of trump to support the president's claim. fox news called the lawsuit a publicity stunt and frivolous. governor newsom is seeking the exact same amount fox news had to pay over a defamation lawsuit by dominion voting systems. >> a superior court judge in san mateo county has denied sheriff christina corp's request for a restraining order to stop the board of supervisors from firing her. his attorneys argued that

the process has been unconstitutional, calling it, quote, an echo chamber where the board acts as accuser, prosecutor, judge, jury, and appellate body. they also claim supervisors noelia corzo and ray mueller have displaced bias in their public statements about the case. corpus attorneys tell us they will file an appeal next week. >> if you didn't get the memo, the weekend is here. you are looking live out at the conditions right now. beach is looking good. after the break, we're going to check in with abc seven news

san francisco state senator scott wiener has filed paperwork to run for nancy pelosi's seat in congress. he said in a statement he intends to run whenever the seat opens up. that could be as soon as next year. speaker pelosi is 85 years old and will be up for reelection in 2026, but it's unclear whether she plans to run again. wiener calls the filing, quote, a critical step to prepare for the

serious work of running to succeed. one of the icons of american politics. >> oakland's airport is getting a new name again, the second name change in a year. last year, the port changed the name from oakland international airport to san francisco bay oakland international airport. but today it is changing again to oakland san francisco bay airport. it comes after the city of san francisco sued, claiming putting the name of san francisco first would confuse travelers. the new name keeps the san francisco bay reference, but puts the name of oakland first. >> no confusion whatsoever. all right, i don't want to be confused about the weather this weekend. >> no, it seems like it's going to be great. so let's get the details right now with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. >> it is going to be great, karina. and let me show you a live picture right now. good evening everyone. take a look at this view from fisherman's wharf. it's up on that skystar wheel and you see plenty of sun looking towards alcatraz. now tonight this skystar wheel is

going to be all lit up in pride flag colors. so if you are out and about, you'll want to check this out. it's to basically commemorate the 55th anniversary of san francisco pride. the parade is happening this weekend and it is going to be perfect. 10:00 in the morning, 59 degrees. it's a light breeze. bright skies at noontime. mainly sunny in the afternoon, a little milder by 4:00 into the mid 60s. so if you are going you'll need the sunscreen on the shades, that's for sure. checking out those temperatures right now. inland areas are hot 96 in fairfield, 94 in concord. this is summertime in the bay area, but it is 64 degrees 30 degrees cooler than concord in san francisco right now, 80 degrees in san jose, checking out the 24 hour temperature change up 11 in novato, seven degrees warmer in san jose, running a few degrees warmer in oakland and san francisco. looking at our live pictures right now from our tower cameras, certainly a nice day to be out on the beach or here in the city or in walnut

creek. it doesn't matter where you are, the weather is fantastic. we do have some patchy fog on live doppler seven, so it never completely cleared the coast. high pressure is sort of just taking a back seat, which is why the coastal areas continue to be influenced by the marine layer at times and the sea breeze. pier 39 camera certainly is a nice day for visitors. chamber of commerce weather this weekend. perfect for pride events, a wide range of temperatures. it's going to be hot inland again, mild at the coast, and early next week we'll have some minor cooling. so 620 tonight if you are stepping out for friday night plans, looking at warm weather still inland, 80s and 90s coast side in the 50s, the fog will start to move in across the bay later on tonight, and by tomorrow morning you will notice that it's around near the bay side and coastal communities to start off the day. but it will pull back to the coast and you will see plenty of sun away from the beaches at noontime already in the 80s inland, eventually getting up into the 90s for the hot spots. the coast will remain in the comfort zone, though you

don't have to worry about it getting too hot here at the beaches. your morning temperatures in the 50s and 60s once again starting off with some fog. and then tomorrow afternoon you're going to see the sun in the south bay. we are looking at 88, in gilroy, 87, san jose, 84, in milpitas on the peninsula, 77 in san mateo, 62. half moon bay, 80, in mountain view around san francisco, it's going to be 68 degrees 65, in the sunset district, north bay. numbers mid 80s from san rafael all the way to petaluma. 87. santa rosa 90 and 100 seconds away from the bay area heading into the east bay. 75 in oakland. perfect weather. 86 fremont inland areas will be hot. 92 in concord, 94 degrees in antioch, 93 in livermore. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. we'll have our summer heat this weekend. tomorrow's a hotter of the two days, perfect for the parade on sunday. temperatures do come down just a skosh and then some drizzle with even cooler weather on monday before we head into july. turn things around with a

little midweek warm up and look. we're looking ahead to the 4th of july and friday. it is going to get cooler so temperatures will trend lower. we'll have to watch out for that fog. >> okay. >> thanks, andy. >> well, the nhl draft is happening right now, and the sharks are hosting a draft party at sap center in san jose. more than 5000 diehard fans are in attendance. they can take pictures with the famous shark head shark himself or the zamboni's sharks. the sharks had the second overall pick in the draft and chose forward

>> one of san francisco's most iconic restaurants and one of the most secretive, is opening up a new location in the financial district. we're talking about the crustacean, which is opening next month at 195 pine street near california street. the original crustacean opened 34 years ago by vietnamese immigrants. it became a hit with its garlic noodles and whole roasted crab that were made in a secret kitchen. the pine street location will also come with a secret kitchen. >> san francisco's sunset dunes officially rolled out its newest

feature today. a skate park. it's located at sloat boulevard and designed for skaters of all ages and skill levels. there's a quarter pipe, a bank, an island feature, and several other elements. the park, which is located along what used to be the great highway, opened just a few months ago. today was the perfect chance for people to check it out for the first time. >> and so we're like, it will be great for our daughter to be able to have a chance to opportunity to be able to skate for a bit. and, you know, we hadn't been to the park since they named it sunset dunes. and this is a perfect opportunity to just, you know, check it out. >> and everything you that was used to make the park was upcycled. the city says sunset dunes averages 3400 visitors during the week and 4900 on the weekends. looks like a cool spot. >> they're loving it there. we have much more news ahead at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. >> that's right. join karina for that. if you're watching us on tv. world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel all of us. thanks for being here.