francisco today closes its doors for good. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> the water, because of the rain, is so clean and clear this year, it is unbelievable. dion: a hotspot to keep cool in the bay area reopens just in time for our summer scorcher. it looks refreshing. thanks for joining us. i'm dion lim. let's take a live look outside at the beach. parts of the very area -- bay area are sweltering today. this is the hottest day of the year so far. let's get to your accuweather forecast. spencer is standing by with how hot it is going to get. spencer: it is still over 100 in some spots. let's take a look at the 24-hour temperature change. you can see it is so much hotter today than this time yesterday.

yesterday was a pretty hot day, but it is 16 degrees warmer in san francisco and hayward. 10 degrees warmer in most other areas as well. 105 fairfield, 101 concord, livermore. up in the north bay, 105 cloverdale, 103 ukiah. numerous locations have temperatures in the 90's. los gatos with a temperature reading right now 102. temperatures are slowly coming down, but this heat is not going to recede anytime soon. we have at least another date of weather almost as high coming up. dion. dion: thanks. our team coverage of the heat on is now focusing on dealing with the elements. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live where this heat has people searching for ways to keep cool and has fire crews on alert. hi there, cornell. cornell: yeah. a really busy day for

firefighters. there was so much dry grass. we were here when crews jumped on a grass fire right across the road and stopped it into toddy -- in cotati. the heat sent a lot of families straight to the beach. >> a vegetation fire impacted two infrastructures. cornell: this cotati ranch of west sierra avenue was saved from a fast-moving grass fire which broke out saturday, on one of the hottest days of the year. the fire was stopped at one acre. >> it is hot, it's dry. there's a lot of people are out. you know, just be careful making decisions. mow early. cornell: on friday, crews battled flames from the ground and the air, putting out this 24 acre grass fire in petaluma near san antonio road. firefighters say they are bracing for the heat and ready for fire season. >> we had some very cool periods to an immediate warm period.

the temperatures are in the 90's, up to 100, so keeping the crews acclimated and keeping them hydrated. cornell: cool water at the russian river was too good to pass up when temperatures were sizzling. hundreds of families made the trip to memorial beach for some relief. >> this is the perfect timing. we are getting up to the near 100's. it is exciting for all the families here locally, and, you know, from the bay area. cornell: this popular swimming spot is reopening for the first time in four years. the pandemic and drought prevented the summertime dam from being built here, but now it is back in time for the july 4 weekend. >> it feels nice. we have been waiting forever for the hot weather to come. it's perfect. the kids love it. look at all of them. jim: it's nice to have it back up, and the water, because of the rain, it is so clear and so

clean, it is unbelievable. cornell: families grilling up some amazing food under the hot summer sun. a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. how did you end up behind the grill on this hot day? >> daddy duties. that's just how it is. cornell: so many people there today. park rangers expect 2000 people will be there at memorial beach on july 4. as for today's fire, calfire says it is under investigation. we are live in cotati, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. dion: thank you. a medical emergency led to a helicopter rescue at marshall beach in san francisco. sf firefighters were initially called out. the helicopter was then called into flight of the beach around 3:00 this afternoon. it is unclear what led to the emergency, but authorities say the man had to be helped off one nearby trail because of his condition. over in the east bay, beaches are packed hundreds of visitors, as you can see, doing their best to keep cool at crown

beach in alameda. many of them hit the sand early, trying to get a good spot before the temperatures spiked. jeanette: it is so hot. i did not take my shoes off. but it is hot. >> just preparation for the summer. dion: parts of the east bay are getting the hottest temperatures, but the breeze off the they are keeping temperatures a little bit cooler over in alameda. calfire is getting 24 additional firefighting aircraft. 19 will be provided by gavin newsom's administration. the additions include three large air tankers, each designed to carry up to 4000 gallons of retardant. last week alone, calfire responded to over 300 wildfires. as those summer temperatures continue to increase across the state. in the south bay, dozens of cooling center locations are now open to help people escape the

heat. we've got a list at our website, abc7news.com. just click on the heat story on our homepage for that link. as many people were starting the day we also sent this push alert with a link to the forecast. you can get news and weather notifications straight to your mobile device by downloading the abc 7 bay area app and enabling those push alerts. in other news, a 71-year-old man is recovering after being shot twice during an attempted robbery in san francisco's cow hollow neighborhood. police say they responded to the on fillmore and filbert street. two people approached the man and tried to rob him, then shot him. those people escape. the man was shot twice and will survive. happening today, old navy on market street in san francisco is closing its doors for good. it has operated for nearly three decades at this location, and it

will not reopen after it locks its doors at 8:00 tonight. old navy says it is working to identify new locations in downtown san francisco, but the closure is a blow to the once bustling union square shopping area. banana republic, whole foods, saks off fifth, and nordstrom have all announced shutdowns in recent months. all right, notice something? the outline is all that remains of the san francisco pride pink triangle atop twin peaks. organizers say more than 700 volunteers helped transport, build, and lay out 175 bright pink tarps to form the shape of the triangle. it went on display two weeks ago, and this morning it was disassembled. the pink triangle was once used to brand people suspected of being gay in nazi concentration camps, and now it a symbol of protest against homophobia. san francisco is the only city in the world with a giant pink triangle hovering over the city during its pride festivities get

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dion: thousands of employees in the bay area got a raise today. minimum wages went up in six cities, and thishows where . emeryville now has the highest cal minimum wage at $18.67 an hour. all are higher than the state minimum wage. also starting today, we will pay more to cross the golden gate bridge into san francisco. taking a live look outside right now, where it is hot, for drivers with fastrak, the increase is from $8.40 to $8.75. golden gate transit bus and ferry rates also went up today. another price increase went into effect today. east bay mud customers will notice higher rates on their water bills. it will cost the average single-family home an extra $.19

a day. rates will go up another $.21 in july of next year. the agency says the increases are needed to fund critical investments in wastewater infrastructure. "twitter down" trended today, as thousands of users were limited. owner elon musk says the site is temporarily limiting the number of posts people can read. he changed the limits three times a day. those maximums are 10,000 for verified accounts, 1000 for unverified, then 500 limit for unverified accounts. people without an account cannot even see any content. musk addressed changes, what he called extreme data scraping and blamed companies behind ai technologies for that change. some visitors to yosemite are leaving disappointed. it seems the national park has a popularity problem this summer. the impact a huge crowd rush at

yosemite is having. plus, taking a live look outside at a very clear and, yes, hot, indeed, downtown san francisco. spencer will talk more about the heat advisory for this weekend. chris: coming up in sports, the giants look to begin july with another win. another tough season for the a's. this team always in a fight to the finish. the exciting walk-off is just ahea you can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. help us make every wish come true. ♪ ♪

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dion: some visitors trying to get into yosemite national park are being forced to reconsider their plans. huge early summer crowds are facing wait times about two five -- of up to five hours just to get inside. this is the first peak tourist season since the pandemic, but yosemite does not have a reservation requirement. that policy change was announced in november. since then, record amounts of rain and snowfall have led to road closures and repairs that are limiting where visitors can go in the park. celebrating women and celebrating representation. just some of the topics being discussed today at the essence festival of culture in new orleans. day three kicking off with thousands once again filling the new orleans convention center,

and enjoying the sampling of the latest products in beauty, health, and fashion. many say it is an important reminder that representation matters in all industries. michelle: our presence here is really about giving to guest to really the breadth and scope of what we have to offer, listen to them one on one, about where we are doing well, what products are they interested in? what other things can we do more for this audience? amin: they are always taking care of the brothers as well, because that is what black women do, right? you know, it is a holistic approach to this festival, it has always been inclusive of everyone, throughout our culture, you know, and i just feel like it's fun to see more men showing up to the festival and families. it is amazing. it is empowering. dion: essence fest continues tomorrow, but later tonight, is round 2 of the essence concert series, and one of the headliners is missy elliott. you can watch the concert live on hulu, which is owned by the same company as abc 7.

all right, getting back to the weather. spencer: oof. [laughter] dion: i think that pretty much sums it up. spencer: we cannot get away from it, can we? today's high temperature, we got up to 108 in fairfield today, seven livermore, santa rosa was actually higher than 101. this is the reading at sonoma county airport, but the city of santa rosa was higher than that. even fremont, 101. pretty warm all across the bay area. right now we have a live view over sutro tower, looking out over san francisco, where it is 76 degrees, 77 oakland, palo alto 86, 61 at half moon bay. golden gate, lingering clouds. finally the sky has become blue there. map 88, 1 05 f fairfield, 101 concord and livermore. looking down to the bank, from mount tam, these are our

forecast headlines, a thin marine layer tonight. it will have minimal cooling. heat persists tonight. a much cooler pattern beginning fourth of july. nonetheless, we have this heat advisory in effect until 11:00 tomorrow night for virtually all of the bay except the immediate shoreline and the coast. heat illnesses are possible at high temperatures range from the low and mid 90's to about 105 degrees tomorrow in the hottest area spirit we have a beach hazard statement in effect until 11:00 tomorrow night, because the sea surface temperatures are a bit colder than normal, so it is possible to have cold water shock when you going into that water, especially if you go from very warm air. temperatures under mainly clear skies will range from the mid-50's to the mid 60's, so it will be pretty mild overnight.

. highs tomorrow at numerous locations inland will top out at 100 degrees in lynn. many spots at 100 today will only be in the upper 90's tomorrow, and around the bay shoreline, we will see highs in the mid to upper 80's. here is the kgo. notice -- here is the abc 7 bay area news app -- here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. tuesday, fourth of july, the cooling continues highest readings inland will be around 90 degrees. only mid-70's around the bay shoreline. closer to average temperature ranges -- temperature readings, i should say, on wednesday, and that cooling continues all the way through the end of the week. finally, friday and saturday, we will see high temperatures only in the upper 70's. >> now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. chris: what a day in the begich apple -- big apple last night for rookie patrick davis. the giant delete over the mets, then he throughout the ninth inning to help secure a

5-4 win. the manager called the performance superstar caliber stuff. this mets fan, that superstar 'fit right there. some kind of style, bottom two, tommy fan, b drive, what a catch from the kid. so nice, we show it twice. hit three homers, there's francisco alvarez and brandon and francisco go back to back with two outs. he gave up three earned runs in just three innings pitched, and that started justin verlander cruising. the 40-year-old with six strikeouts and seven innings. giants looking for another late inning rally. giants lose 4-1. they play baseball tomorrow night. haze fan trying to beat the heat in oakland.

seth brown going downtown, his seventh of the year, 4-3 a's. they . it is a 6-6-game as this game goes to extras. bottom 10, second two outs, rounder to second, elvis andrus fumbles it, and he is safe at home could what a way to win it. tyler, second, and that his former a, he is safe at home. what a play. a's win it 7-6. wade gets the ice-cold gatorade . oakland will go for the sweep on sunday. espn reports seven-time all-star guard damian lillard has requested trade out of portland. the franchise expected to move the oakland native to a contending team if oakland -- portland continues their rebuild. the miami heat are reportedly his preferred destination. the clippers also showing interest. spurs could be a wildcard team.

littler turns 33 in a few weeks. we have got a classico down the farm tonight. earthquake hosting the rival l.a. galaxy. match kicks off at 7:30 tonight down a stanford stadium. quakes practiced earlier this week at stanford, prepared for a big atmosphere that will greet both teams tonight. luchi: these guys are super excited to be able to draw more fans than normal and against our rivals, california rivals. we are excited. we are building a good team here. >> we are excited to play here at the stadium, and i we can do a good game. chris: should be a lot of fun. indy car in ohio this week, during today's practice, simon pagenaud flipped 6.5 times, very scary, and thanks to technology

was able to walk away with no major injuries to her he was checked by medical staff. the 39-year-old may not be able to race tomorrow. he will be reevaluated tomorrow. scary site there. happy bobby bonilla day. especially if your name is bobby bonilla. in the year 2000, the mets bought out the bonilla's contract, agreeing to deferred payments plus interest, guaranteeing him $1.19 million. paid every july for starting in 2011 for 25 years. because the mets were heavily invested in the ponzi scheme, it -- they thought it would be easy to payoff. he will receive paychecks until 2035. happy bonilla day. dion: can we address that in our contract? chris: maybe. dion: maybe not even $1.1 million. chris: maybe $1.5 million. dion: you are thinking the opposite way! [laughter] thank you, chris. trouble for a dog that would not follow police

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plus, getting deeper into the supreme court's ruling that could affect lgbtq+ rights and protections. is same-sex marriage the next target? what is california doing in response? those stories and much more tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. finally now, a the trick to lure a trapped dog out of a canal. in glendale near phoenix, officers tried and tried to get a leash on the dog that was struggling in the canal. they captured the attempt, as you can see, on the body cameras. then one officer came up with an idea. >> try this. it's my wife's pumpkin muffin. >> oh man. come here, puppy. dion: [laughs] apparently the pumpkin muffin did the trick. the dog was not hurt and was reunited with his human. when in doubt, offer food. [laughter] spencer:spencer: it works for me. dion: for sure. it's like our newsroom, you know, like all the people that

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