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transportation today, be patient. travel surge getting underway now as we enter memorial day weekend. good morning it is friday may 28. i am len kiese. >> i am anne makovec in for michelle. we begin with a new development in the mass shooting as we enter day three of the investigation. >> we have learned new details about the gunman that suggests he may have already been in hot water with vta. justin andrews joins us live from the vta rail yard. >> we are hearing that the man had conduct issues at work. >> reporter: absolutely. the same day he went on this deadly attack we are told he was set to face some disciplinary hearing because of his conduct in the past. you see the sheriffs deputies are on the scene securing. that's because they're still inside canvassing the area, making sure there are no additional bomb making materials inside as detectives are still in the thick of the investigation. i want you to watch this video,
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newly released surveillance video of cassidy. you see the top left corner of your screen, he is walking between two buildings and vta rail yard. this is the middle of the rail yard in the middle of him firing rounds, 39 of them, according to the sheriff, from three different semi automatic hand guns. bodies were spread between two buildings and cassidy knew who he was looking for according to the sheriff. we now know cassidy had been on law enforcement radar before when he was stopped by customs and border protection back in 2016. federal authorities say he had writings in notebooks about how he hated working for vta. they found books on subjects of terrorism and manifestos. >> this guy worked for vta for sometime, so he knows all the nooks and cranies where police may look but not suspect. that's where they've got to be careful.
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he was certainly aware that vta was in close proximity to the sheriffs department. he knew that. he worked there for years. he knew it was going to happen quick. >> you mentioned investigators believe cassidy targeted his victims. did they give any indication as to why? >> reporter: len, no. no indication as to why. but the sheriff did tell us he went up to people saying "i am going to kill you" and went up to others and said i'm not. in one person he said "i am not going to kill you" and he turned the gun and started to kill others. we'll keep following and asking the questions throughout the investigation. >> i can't even imagine the survivors' guilt related to that. thanks for the insight. thousands gathered outside of san jose city hall last night to remember the nine vta employees killed in wednesday's rampage. the crowd heard from loved
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ones, friends, co-workers sharing stories and memories of the people they lost. >> families of victims stood together united in their loss and heartache. >> ♪ i once was lost ... >> stories of final moments of hero system were brought to light including how singh called co-workers to tell them to hide and how megia reportedly told a co-worker she could hide in his office before he was ultimately shot and killed. >> god took my best friend too soon and i am wishing i can give him one last hug and tell him how much i love you. >> never leave home without giving your loved one a kiss good-bye. that was the last i got. >> a memorial for the victims outside city hall has grown in size with signs, flowers,
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pictures of the victims. candles also burned late into the night. many have been asking how to reach out and help the shooting victims and their families. we have all the information in our vta stories on kpix.com. today, the man accused of attacking two asian americans in san francisco is going to appear in court. 39-year-old jenkins assaulted a 75-year-old and 83-year-old vietnamese man in march. one fought back after being attacked hitting jenkins with a stick. today the judge will consider the defense's request for his release and, if granted, under what conditions. new, a three alarm fire at energy plant in hayward forced local people in a one mile radius to evacuate their homes last night. the fire was in a turbine in one of the generators. no reports of injuries. evacuation orders were lifted about a quarter to 3:00 this morning. 6:04. a live look at the bay bridge,
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we are seeing a travel rebound like no other as millions head out for the holiday weekend. >> we have live team coverage this morning. gianna is monitoring road. emily is already at the packed oakland airport but we begin with mary with the weekend warm up just getting started. we're going to heat things up significantly for our memorial day weekend. check out what you can expect on monday. along the coast, upper 60s to low 70s. around the bay on memorial day, upper 70s to low to mid 80s. inland we are going it see temperatures soar to to bely triple digits, upper 90s for many locations inland on monday with the sunshine. today, tracking areas of fog as we start our day in low clouds, on shore flow, temperatures in the upper 40s to low to mid 50s at this hour. as we head through our day, seasonal daytime highs. mid to upper 50s along the coast with clouds. around the bay partly sunny in
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60s and inland with more sunshine, mid 70s to mid 80s this afternoon. we'll talk about what you can expect through the holiday weekend coming up. of course, a big weekend for travel. let's check with gianna for the latest on that. hey g. yeah, it is get away friday. a lot of folks are looking to get out and about and hitting the roadways. this afternoon we will see the largest increase in numbers. if you can leave early, that's probably a very good idea. we are seeing brake lights already into the altamont pass. it is friday, so friday light, not a lot of cars hearded to work. if you are headed out of tracy to 580 it is slow west bound and extends to about north flynn at this point. past that things look better toward the dublin interchange. there was an earlier trouble spot on 84, heading to 680, that is in the clearing stages. it's a great time to be on the road west bound 580 is looking
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good as well as the east shore freeway but all of that will change this afternoon. a nearly 2.5 million americans are expected to take to the skies. >> 750,000 fewer people will be boarding planes this holiday compared to 2019. emily turner is live from oakland international airport where travel season is taking off. some folks have to get through the lines first, emily. >> reporter: man, i will tell you what, when we first got here it was packed. now is a little bit of a lull. we are in between departure times. you can tell by the way people are dressed where they are headed. we are seen a lot of hawaiian shirts for those lucky ducks headed to the island. i can't tell you when the last time we saw this, obviously prepandemic. everybody has started traveling
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again. they're so ready and it shows. the airports have been packed. the airport does expect at oakland more than 130,000 travelers over the five day holiday period. that period started on wednesday and runs until monday. today however is expected to be the busiest day of the period with over 30,000 passengers just on friday expected to use the airport on 110 peak day departures to 46 different nonstop destinations. we have talked to people headed to hawaii, phoenix, l.a., all sorts of different places. they said they don't even care where they go as long as they get out of town, just need a vacation and change of scenery. for many, this is their first trip since the pandemic. >> i am not because we are double masked. it's a really short flight. we'll be packed like sardines but i think we've got it figured out. >> it's got to be good to get out of town. >> it's good to get out of the
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zip code. we are excited about that. >> reporter: we talked to a family a moment ago, this is the first time they're traveling. they said the year has been really hard, they've lost family members. being able to take their family out of town, it's way to leave the last year, year and a half behind them and to start to move forward getting closer to normal. i can completely understand that. the interesting thing about the travelers is oakland is coming back to life faster than sfo or san jose airport. all these people, they've clearly got somewhere to go and are very glad to be going there. >> that escape is a game changer. thank you. to the coronavirus, the mass vaccination hub at moscone center is set to close today after completing scheduled second dose shots. demand is dropping off signaling a shift in focus for the vaccine campaign. a series of family day vaccination events will be held this weekend. the site is open today in bay
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flooding the neighborhood. this year's event is capped at just 5,000 attendees because of public health restrictions. dream force will include in person events in new york, london, and paris. the conference will be streamed online. last year's online only conference drew more than 140 million views. officials hailed the return as a sign of revival for tourism industry. in 2020 tourism plunged by $8 billion. that's more than 77% compared to 2019. sales force does not have an estimate for dream force's economic impact this year. 14 minutes after 6:00, a live look at sfo where sky terrace outdoor observation deck is going to reopen for memorial day weekend. you don't need a ticket nor a boarding pass to get in. you can find the terrace at terminal two. it will be open between 10:00 and 6:00 and you will need to wear a face mask if you want to
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get that cool view of the airport. checking in with gianna, how is the view looking on the road way? just a little bit busy as you head into altamont pass. we have brake lights west bound 580, sluggish out of tracy. it is a little slow as you head in the area but that's typical for weekday commute. it is safe to say it is friday light because we are not tracking major issues on travel times. east shore freeway highway 4 and 101 are all looking good. that will likely change as that memorial day travel day get away friday, we'll see more cars on the road way later this afternoon. i want to update you on the latest for vta public transit. vta light rail still suspended. bus bridges are in place. you can use alternates such as roadways or freeways. traffic is light through south bay and we'll let you know if
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anything changes. on the vta buses everything is on moving on time and at the limit. no delays on 101, traffic clear heading towards the airport. we have brake lights along 880 nimitz freeway south bound, a few slow and go conditions as you work your way through union city. if you are headed to the oakland airport via 880 traffic is moving nicely. through oakland, traffic is moving pretty good in both directions. at the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights. it is friday light. plenty people including myself are ready to kick off this unofficial start of summer with a road trip. aaa northern california is expecting over 37 million people to travel on the roads friday through monday. that's down 13% when compared to 2019 numbers. the question is where is everybody going?
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>> as of may 19, most popular hotel destinations include las vegas, anaheim, san diego, los angeles, monterey, phoenix, albuquerque, a lot of california spots are being visited this month so far. >> if it's been a while since you have traveled keep in mind your experience might look very different this time around. >> anyone looking to travel, really do your research. find out what's going on in your destination. if planning a hotel stay, what's open? are hours restricted at some of the amenities you typically enjoy? find out those things so you are not surprised when you arrive. here are some of the freeways that will likely see the most congestion. 80 heading to and from tahoe this weekend, you will see busy conditions. 101 of course north and south bound. 580 will be busy heading to
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tracy. if trying to get to i5, i5 will see busy conditions both directions in and out of southern california. a busy ride on the bay bridge as well as the golden gate bridge. right now current traffic conditions are looking okay. how is the forecast going to look? let's check with mary. things are going to heat up. for sure. it will be feeling more like summer as we look to our holiday weekend at least on monday for memorial day, peak of our heat. i will show you how high the temperatures will climb in a moment. here is a gorgeous live look with our sutro cam with the sun above that blanket of fog. still tracking on shore flow, the reason why we are starting our day with areas of fog and low clouds along the coast, around the bay, even inland locations as well. temperatures are in the upper 40s to low to mid 50s. let's get to what you can expect for that holiday
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weekend. we have an excess civ heat watch that will be in effect from sunday afternoon through tuesday evening for the areas highlighted in yellow. that's for solano, fairfield, vallejo as well as for the sacramento due to temperatures soaring to the upper 90s to the triple digits for those locations. along the coast on monday for memorial day, warming up to the upper 60s to lower 70s. inland, upper 90s with sunshine on memorial day and some spots could hit the triple digits for some of our hottest locations. that memorial forecast on monday, specific locations, we are going to come close in some spots to tying the record high or just getting close to it for monday. now for what you can expect today and tomorrow, seasonal daytime highs, so around where we should be for this time of year but it's really that ridge
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of high pressure building in for the end of the weekend, we will heat up sunday and especially on monday for memorial day. today we are looking at partly sunny to mostly sunny skies. tomorrow morning, we can start with coastal drizzle, first thing with the gray skies for your saturday morning. and then looking at partly sunny skies to mostly sunny for your saturday with daytime highs similar to today. watching that on shore flow and ocean breeze and that will be the case again as we look to tomorrow, maybe even a bit stronger with that sea breeze kicking in for your saturday. sunrise at 5:50 and sun set at 8:24. daytime highs for south bay, 76 santa clara and san jose, 80 morgan hill in the south bay. east bay, even warmer. 80 concord and pleasant hill. check out antioch and brentwood, 83 later today, upper 70s to low 80s for the tri valley. 65 alameda, 68 oakland, mid to
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if you are just waking up with us, we have learned vta shooting suspect was set to face a disciplinary hearing on the day of the shooting. this comes as we receive new chilling video showing the shooter in the middle of his rampage. man accused of attacking two asian americans in san francisco will appear in court.
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jenkins assaulted a 75-year-old and an 83-year-old in march. one fought back after being attacked. the judge will consider the defense's request for his release. a three alarm fire at an energy plant in hayward forced locals in a one mile radius to evacuate their homes. the fire was in a turbine in one of the generators. no one was hurt. evacuation orders were lifted four hours ago. good morning. it's 6:30 on friday may 28. i am len kiese. >> i am anne makovec in for michelle. we have reached day three into the investigation of the deadly mass shooting. thousands gathered outside of san jose city hall to remember the nine employees killed in wednesday's rampage. families of victims shared stories and stood together united in loss and heartache. >> justin andrews is live at the scene of the crime with what investigators say happened wednesday inside the rail yard. >> you have new details on what
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led up to thanksgiving miracle morning. >> reporter: get this, a locker believed to be the gunman's inside the rail yard apparently had bomb making materials and precursors to explosives. that's why bomb teams have been canvassing vta facility for several days and deputies securing the scene because they are aggressively canvassing the facility looking for any and all clues. the gunman had three semi automatic hand guns. the sheriff said the hand guns he had appear to be legal but his high capacity magazines are illegal in california. the gunman worked for vta for sometime and knew all the nooks and cranies of the facility. investigators say the shooter seemed to have a timer or some type of device set to his home which made it go up in flames
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about 13 miles away from the scene. listen to what the sheriff says. >> we know he killed nine people. i have no reason to believe he would have stopped there. perhaps if we hadn't been there. we are doing search warrants on his home where there was the fire and his cell phones and everything. we are going to try to see if we can piece together with witness and victim statements and co-worker statements what was this guy all about. >> reporter: a source confirmed to us that he was supposed to have some type of disciplinary hearing the same day he went on this deadly shooting rampage. i am justin andrews, kpix5. >> the deadly mass shooting is again renewing calls for congress to pass legislation on gun violence. a recent senate hearing shows just how hard that could be. >> every time there is a shooting, we play this ridiculous theater where this committee gets together and
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proposes a bunch of laws that would do nothing to stop these murders. >> this is a preventable epidemic. we've got to solve it. >> in a statement, president biden urged congress to take immediate action to end gun violence saying every life that is taken by a bullet pierces the soul of our nation. we can and we must do more. there have been 62 mass shootings just this month along according to gun violence archive which defines mass shooting as four or more shot or killed other than the shooter. stay with kpix5 and kpix.com for continuing coverage of the shooting investigation on air and online. flaring from the chevron refinery sent heavy black smoke over the richmond skyline. you can see flame pouring out of the stacks. you could see the smoke for miles. the county sent a hazmat team
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and confirmed that the flaring has stopped. the county is still monitoring air quality. last night richmond's mayor advised residents to keep their windows and doors closed. flaring incidents have been reported several times for the past months. mary, you have been checking the air quality in richmond. how are things looking? current air quality conditions at least for the richmond area from several air quality monitoring sites show good air quality. specifically for the richmond refinery, that location, there may not be enough air quality censors to monitor that. sure, if you smell smoke take the right precautions to stay safe. looking at on shore flow, a gray start to our day along the coast, around the bay, even inland locations. temperatures are in the upper 40s to low to mid 50s. seasonal daytime highs today and tomorrow and then a big
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warm up as we look to the end of our holiday weekend. mid to upper 50s along the coast with clouds, partly sunny in 60s around the bay and mid 70s to mid 80s with mostly sunny skies inland this afternoon. checking the memorial day forecast for monday, we are going to heat things up. upper 60s to lower 70s along the coast. upper 70s to low to mid 80s around the bay and heating to the upper 90s inland on monday. talking about dangerous heat expected for our holiday weekend. also this holiday weekend, a big travel weekend. let's check with gianna for the latest on that. with the hot temperatures on monday, it's a good beach day. you will probably see busy conditions along highway 1, the coast, highway 17 to santa cruz, 92 for folks heading to half moon bay. today current travel conditions on the roads look good. it is friday light at the bay bridge. we are seeing a nice commute out of the east bay as you head into san francisco which is
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pretty much the case. if you are heading out this memorial day weekend, leave early. this is going to look different this afternoon. right now it is quiet across the golden gate bridge. travel times are in the green but later we will see an influx in traffic as folks head out of town. that's a look at your current travel conditions on the roads. if you are skipping the roadways and plan on taking to the skies to travel instead via say the airport emily turner is at the airport with the latest information on what people can expect when they get there. >> reporter: it has been a busy morning. we are in the lull between departure times. you can see there are people lined up. but earlier this morning they were lined up from the kiosks out the door to the sidewalk. it's been packed. people are pretty excited to be getting out of town. you can imagine after the year and a half we've had, they feel
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closer to normal. so many are vaccinated. at the airport in oakland they're expecting 130,000 different travelers over the five day period. it's been a historically low year of travel in 2020. memorial day weekend will see nearly 2.5 million boarding planes, nearly six times more than last year which is up about 577%. pretty staggering. 750,000 fewer people will take to the skies than 2019, not surprising, considering everything that's happened in the space between. at oakland, 130,000 different travelers over the five day holiday period which started wednesday and runs until monday. today is really the busiest with over 30,000 passengers expected to use oakland airport alone. there are 110 departures with 46 nonstop destinations and they're going all over the place. of course ever popular hawaii, i have seen people in their shirts and big hats getting ready for the beach all the way
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to l.a. nearby and phoenix. it doesn't matter where people are headed, they're just ready to get out of town. >> it's amazing. it's a breath of fresh air. do you know what i mean? the babies are happy. this is their first time going. do you know what i mean? they're super excited. we're taking a holiday! >> reporter: that is pretty much the story from everybody that we have spoken to. they're ready to get out from inside their four walls, see a destination somewhere other than their zip code. out of the three bay area airports oak land is the busiest. so here we are seeing all the people finally get ready to indulge wander lust that's been pent up for the last year and a half. >> thanks. taking a live look at the white house where today president biden is going to kick off memorial day weekend. he is heading to a military base in hampton, virginia. he will be meeting with air men
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and soldiers during the visit and is set to give remarks this afternoon. also president biden plans to propose spending $5 trillion in new federal spending over the next decade. it is part of fiscal year 2022 budget request. new spending would be paid for in part by $3.6 trillion in additional revenues. results, a net deficit of 1.4 trillion which would begin shrinking after 2030. biden will include 300 billion of the $5 trillion budget request which if you are counting brings total budget request for 2022 to $6 trillion. looking live at san francisco, mayor's new emergency rental assistance program will launch today. it's welcome relief for struggling renters. the city will give 90 million in federal relief funds and could provide up to six months assistance including up to three months of future rent.
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san francisco will begin accepting applications today. it is about 20 minutes before 7:00. coming up, if you want to look at the menu, take off the mask or pay up. the unusual store policy at this california cafe. >> stock market opened about ten minutes ago. a quick check on the big boarddow is opening this morning more than 100 points. elise preston is going to break down the numbers right after the break.
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in new york. good morning and happy friday to you. good morning. happy friday. trading has been underway for a little more than ten minutes. let's look at the big board. you can see the dow is up about 106 points. nasdaq is also up 70 points right now. heads of some of the nation's biggest banks say they will continue being flexible with borrowers even as coronavirus pandemic winds down. members of congress grilled chief executives of jpmorgan chase, wells fargo, and others on business practices saying it is unfair to hit customers with over draft and other fees during a time of economic uncertainty. >> elise preston of cbsmoneywatch.com. thank you. san jose earthquakes partnering with santa clara to kick off memorial day weekend with a vaccine clinic at over felt high school. that will be from 11:30 to 7:30. team members and officials will
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be around between 4:30 and 6:00 signing autographs and there will be competition for signed earthquakes jerseys. there is a catch, all the activities are open only to residents who get a shot at over felt high school today. a good way to turn off some of your loyal customers, a cafe in mendocino added a very unpopular store policy. >> customers at fiddle heads were shocked to find a poster saying this. $5 fee added to orders placed while wearing a face mask. on top of that, there was another note saying if anyone is caught bragging about vaccines, another $5 fee would be added. some customers have paid the fee and others were outraged. the business page on yelp is disabled to stop bad reviews from being posted. >> outrageous. >> yeah, i don't know about that one. it's not just oakland. we are going live to l.a.x.
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airports across the country feeling rush of the holiday weekend with passenger traffic picking up all morning. l.a. life guards are staffing in preparation for crowds flocking to beaches. officials say the risk of catching coronavirus out doors is low and beaches are a safe place to gather. let's see how the roads are shaping up to see if they're busy with people getting out of town. hopefully if you are leaving early, it's the best idea. later on it's going to be a lot busier for this memorial day get away friday. west bound 580, a few brake lights into altamont pass. your travel time is 30 minutes from 205 to 680. we are going to see busy conditions on the freeways later on especially after 1:00 and really, really the heaviest brake lights will be between 3:00 and 6:00 for folks getting out of town and for those
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trying to head home from work. if you can leave early that is your best bet or pack your patience because you will be in traffic for quite sometime. it is looking a little bit foggy this morning. san mateo bridge west bound towards 101, travel time is 13 minutes between 880 and 101. an easy friday morning commute, no metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's quiet across the span into san francisco. again that will change this afternoon for folks trying to get out of town for this memorial day weekend. a couple public transit things, vta light rail system suspended until further notice but bus bridges are in place. you have that option. there is no estimated time when things will get back on track. if you are using bus bridges give yourself extra time for changes in the schedule. bart is dealing with about a ten minute delay this morning in the richmond direction. if you are taking ace rail everything is on time.
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headed to sfo to catch early flight, so far so good on 101. a quick live look at 880, nimitz freeway headed to the oakland airport, you shouldn't have delays. it is time to check your forecast and see how this memorial day weekend is shaping up. it's going to be warm. >> it is. we are really going to heat up as we head through our holiday weekend. it is feeling more like summer by the end of our weekend. a live look with our mark hopkins hotel camera, san francisco cam. it's a gray start to our day. fog, low cloud action, that marine stratus along the coast, around the bay, even inland locations as well. temperatures are in the upper 40s to low to mid 50s. let's talk about the heat. that will be on as we head through the holiday weekend. take a look at the excessive heat watch that will be in effect from sunday afternoon through tuesday evening for
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areas highlighted in yellow. solano, sacramento under that excessive heat watch due to daytime highs soaring to upper 90s, triple digits. that includes vallejo, fairfield, benicia. monday on memorial day, highs in upper 60s to the 70s for the coast. inland, daytime highs are into the upper 90s with sunshine and some hottest spots could hit the triple digits. dangerous heat. as we look to your monday and what you can expect with those high temperatures, we will come close in spots to the record highs for the day. let's show you the satellite and radar, futurecast, what you can expect. seasonal daytime highs today and for tomorrow. watch as we head through the rest of our holiday weekend. this ridge of high pressure builds in and also a little bit offshore wind flow that will really heat us up sunday and especially on monday for memorial day. as we take you hour by hour on
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futurecast, partly sunny to mostly sunny skies this afternoon. tomorrow morning, catching coastal drizzle that is a possibility for your saturday morning and then again daytime highs near average for your saturday. as we look to our winds, we are going to see on shore flow for today and that sea breeze really kicking in as we look to your saturday. let's show you what you can expect for south bay. 76 in santa clara, san jose. 80 morgan hill and the south bay. east bay 80 for concord, pleasant hill, antioch and brentwood, 83 this afternoon. 61 san francisco, mid 60s in oakland. north bay, looking at mid to upper 70s to low 80s, 65 alameda, 68 oakland, 81 in sonoma, 83 windsor. the extended forecast and what you can expect. the temperatures are climbing
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sunday and especially on monday, hottest day out of our extended forecast. back to you. at kpix5 we are honoring bay area grads. we have some very special shout outs to give you. a big congratulations to our very own production assistant april scott. april is graduating from san francisco state with a degree in broadcast journalism. she's hoping to become a tv producer or reporter. >> that's not our only p.a. graduating from the program. austin castro is getting his degree. austin says working at kpix has been the highlight of his senior year of college. as for what's next austin hopes to become a news reporter. congratulations. so cool. talk about dedication, we caught this pic of them in action working the teleprompter fully decked out in their cap and gown. we are so proud of you. congrats to you both. >> we are.
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cassidy you see at the top corner of your screen, he is walking between two buildings in this vta rail yard. this is between him firing 39 rounds from three different semi automatic hand guns. this disturbing details, bodies were spread between two buildings, cassidy had been on law enforcement radar for a couple years when he was stopped by customs and borders protection. authorities said he had writings in his notebook about how he hated vta. also he found books on the subjects of terrorism and manifestos. the sheriff says he knew exactly who he possibly wanted to shoot and killed. he in fact told some he would kill them and others that he wouldn't. >> so chilling. thanks. three minutes before 7:00. time for a look at other top stories. the man accused of attacking two asian americans in san francisco will appear in court. jenkins assaulted a 75 and 83- year-old in march. today a judge will consider the
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defense's request for his release and, if granted, under what conditions. three alarm fire at an energy plant in hayward forced locals in a one mile radius to evacuate their homes. the fire was in a turbine in one of the generators. there are no reports of injuries. flaring from chevron refinery sent heavy black smoke over richmond skyline. this lasted for hours and smoke was visible for miles but it has since stopped. the county is monitoring air quality. mass vaccination hub at moscone center will close after completing scheduled second dose shots. demand is dropping off shifting the focus for the vaccine campaign. more than 130,000 travelers are expected to fly over this five day holiday weekend. today could be the busiest with more than 30,000 people taking to the skies. as we look at the roadways, aaa expecting over 37 million
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to travel on roads which means you will see busier conditions later on as folks get ready to head out for the lee day memorial day holiday. your travel times are good so if you are getting out of town, it's good to leave early. that's best bet if trying to avoid brake lights or delays. no delays along 101. mary. it is a gray start, a foggy start in san francisco and along the coast and also a bit gray in spots inland this morning. temperatures right now are in the upper 40s to low to mid 50s. seasonal daytime highs this time of year, we have clouds along the coast, looking at mix of sun and clouds around the bay in the 60s. we are really going to heat up. tomorrow, very similar, but we will warm up sunday and especially on memorial day, peak of our heat with highs inland into the upper 90s. similar saturday, little bit warmer sunday. we'll really be watching potential for dangerous heat on
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monday. hopefully you can stay safe in the heat for our memorial day weekend. >> i don't think we are ready hearing triple digits. >> yes. >> break out the shorts. this morning" on this friday, may 28, 2021. i'm gayle, anthony and tony is on baby leave. you know that. it is memorial day weekend and millions of americans are showing they want to break free from this pandemic. what you can expect during possibly the busiest travel weekend this year. new questions are emerging about the gunman's motive in this week's san jose massacre. why there may have been warn pg signs, including from the shooter himself. a key event to mark 100 years since the tulsa massacre is sde
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