that no one was got hurt. >> now at nine, flames and smoke billowing out of an oakland

church. the damage this morning while crews spent the night cleaning up and evacuate. now that's the message from the israeli military preparing for a potential ground offensive. while the u.s. is investigating whether israel violated international law. plus, northern lights from california to the new images coming in overnight of the rare, powerful solar storm. and good morning to you. it's saturday, may 11th. i'm zach fuentes. let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. some of those images are so beautiful. yeah there's been a lot of them not close to the coast here because we were socked in and as a result, our dense fog advisory. >> but if you look at the big picture, high pressure, our dominant weather feature still with us for a wide range of summer-like temperatures today, we've got the low clouds and fog that really have been quite dense in spots. so that's why this advisory lasts for another hour. but you know, the fog has been everywhere from the north bay to the east bay, but already cleared there. the worst of it, half moon bay, right? now, look how pretty that is from our exploratorium camera sparkling

bay there where we're in the low 60s redwood city yesterday was 87. not that hot today for you on the peninsula, 63 in oakland. a cool down for you. and from mount tam there's a look at our low cloud deck. so get set for some of this for quite some time. with temperatures though, warming up to near 80 inland by noontime. zack. >> lisa. thank you. new overnight. at least seven people are injured, including multiple children. after two cars crashed into each other head on. it happened in an unincorporated area in contra costa county near brentwood at least three of the people hurt were rushed to the hospital by an air ambulance. and developing now, investigators are trying to find out what caused the fire at an historic church in oakland. the church is located on the corner of 27th and west streets. it's been around for decades. abc seven news reporter tara campbell is following the story and talked to a witness. >> smoke billowing and flames ripping through saint andrew missionary baptist church in oakland. fire crews responding

to the scene just before 730 friday evening. it eventually spread to the church and the church. >> there was a partial collapse in the residential property in the church. also suffered pretty severe damage on the charlie side of the building. >> in the rear, multiple crews making every effort to save the historic church with no reported injuries. >> there was no one living in the single family residence, and the pastor was in the church when the fire started, oakland fire chief damon covington noting it could have been a lot worse. crews did an outstanding job of keeping the fire to this building, and half of the church . it really could have gotten a whole city block going had they not reacted so quickly. >> i was walking from the burrito spot down on what's that, san pablo? and yeah, it was it was intense. >> matthew evans says he could see the flames from a distance. >> when i walked by, there was still flames protruding out the building. i just hope everyone's okay. >> meanwhile, the fire chief says despite everyone being safe, there was a close call.

>> there was a collapse to the rear of the building while the firefighters were inside the building, and we were just lucky that no one was got hurt, the chief says crews would stay on the scene until late friday night as an investigation into the cause of the fire gets underway. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> happening today, thousands of uc berkeley students will walk the stage and graduate at memorial stadium. the commencement comes after the university's law school graduation was interrupted several times by pro-palestinian chants. >> professor sayeed has been teaching at berkeley law since 2009. >> the commencement at the greek theater continued despite a controversial mobile billboard outside the event. at times, protesters could be heard interrupting dean erwin chemerinsky. many of the graduates said they expected the commencement disruptions because of the protests on campus. the last few weeks. >> the respect, respect students right to, you know, have their voice be heard, especially in, you know, public forum. this is

a public university. >> in the end, more than 600 graduates picked up their diplomas. there are 90 other graduation related ceremonies and events taking place around campus in the coming days. thousands of people are evacuating southern gaza as israel ramps up its war against hamas. the israeli security cabinet approved the expansion of the operation in rafah. now the u.s. is questioning whether israel violated international humanitarian laws using american weapons. abc news reporter derek dennis tells us about the new report. >> a new state department report concluding it is reasonable to assess that some weapons sent from the u.s. to israel have been used in ways that are inconsistent with international humanitarian law. the report states the idf has the experience and tools to minimize civilian harm, but the high level of civilian casualties raised substantial questions as to whether the idf is using them effectively in all cases. but the report stating they do not

have all the information necessary to conclude if in fact international law was broken because of the type of conflict that is unfolding in gaza. all of this being released as the idf closes in on rafah, where more than a million gazans are seeking refuge or safety. friday, our george stephanopoulos interviewing biden's national security adviser about what could happen if rafah is invaded. >> what would happen if they went in? >> well, first, because there's a million people there in very close quarters who've been pushed there because of the military operations in other parts of gaza, you would have really significant civilian casualties. >> the report ordered by president biden was mandated by national security memorandum 20 to examine the use of u.s. supplied arms and active conflict zones. derek dennis, abc news, new york. >> and right now, president biden is in seattle after his busy fundraising stop here in

the bay area. pro-palestinian demonstrators rallied outside both of biden's campaign fundraisers in portland and palo alto friday. protesters sent a strong message to the president calling on him to stop sending military aid to israel. they say their biggest goal also was getting that message to his donors. >> the actions from biden, which he could easily take, he could pick up the phone and things could change in a heartbeat. >> demonstrators holding israeli flags also took to the streets to show support for the work. biden is doing here. >> i do not support the israeli government's decisions. i support israel's existence and israel's right to defend itself. but i think that right now the goal should be returning the hostages. >> now, experts say fundraisers are critical to biden's campaign and can determine the outcome in elections. the first campaign reception was hosted by billionaire venture capitalist vinod khosla. the second was hosted by former yahoo and google executive marissa mayer. and before those two south bay

events, president biden's visit also brought out a lot of families and visitors to san francisco's marina green. and those who showed up for a glimpse said they couldn't have asked for better weather. 15 month old colette wiener and her parents were out and about when they saw air force one arrive. >> it was amazing. we had no idea it was going to happen, but we were on a walk and we were here and saw all these helicopters come down and it's just incredible. i mean, it makes me teary eyed when you see it. >> the president this was the president's second campaign fundraising visit to the bay area in recent months. new this morning, san francisco is taking new steps in an effort to stop fare evaders on muni. the city plans to hire three dozen additional inspectors to work on routes and lines throughout the muni system. city officials say the inspectors are going to do more than hand out tickets. they'll also provide education resources and encourage riders to pay their fare. muni fare evasions have spiked 20, from about 12% since the pandemic. happening now part of highway 37 is closed in the north bay so

that caltrans crews can make repairs. it's the second to last weekend of construction there. the closure is on the eastbound lanes from sears point to vallejo. it's the same stretch that shut down for several weekends last month for repaving , and you can see the detour there in green on the map. caltrans would have started the eastbound work last weekend, but rain forced them to postpone. the road is set to reopen by 5 a. monday. and bart is not going to be running trains this weekend between union city and the warm springs south. fremont station crews are going to be replaced, aging equipment and cutting down vegetation in that area. bus service is going to be available between the stations. the green line between san jose and daly city will also shut down both today and tomorrow, so be sure to check the bart website for updated schedules and ride alternatives. all right, got a lot more coming up. let's get a quick check of the weather with lisa. >> all right, well, where the fog has been sitting, only in the upper 50s, san francisco. santa rosa is only 58. but along the bay shore. how about 68 degrees already? so a wide range of temperatures. a lot like

summer. but the forecast is changing. as soon as tomorrow we'll talk about it with my full accuweather seven day forecast coming up. >> thank you lisa. also ahead, one step closer to a strike by san francisco. nurses say they're moving forward with an authorization vote. and california, under a tight budget where the governor is planning to make cuts after the state

get the cloud cover there and just how gorgeous our saturday is so far. at 912 this morning it's getting off to a really nice start. and as we get this day off to a start, we'll get you some more news this time in the north bay, where there was a massive bird fighting bust that started as a different case. it began with rohnert park police investigating a burglary at a storage facility, and they searched the suspect's home last month on stony point road. and look at what they found. 1000 birds, police say were raised for fighting. plus knives and several other malnourished animals. investigators also found the stolen property tied to that burglary that they were initially investigating. police arrested a man on suspicion of 36 counts of possession of razors used for bird fighting. governor newsom's revised budget calls for some belt tightening across the state, but no new taxes. newsom says the deficit

grew by $7 billion above his $38 billion projection in january. but due to $17 billion in cuts and other actions, he and lawmakers have already made, the deficit stands at $27.6 billion. the governor says despite the adjustments in his proposal, he believes the state's values are, quote, foundationally intact. >> if we move along the blueprint we're putting forward, we'll be back where we need to be and that is back in the black uh- we'll be back on our feet as it relates to this budget, and we'll continue to do nation leading work across the spectrum. >> here are the major takeaways from newsom's $288 billion budget plan. it proposes funding cuts to some 260 different state programs, including the jobs first and calworks programs. it cuts 10,000 vacant state jobs and eliminates $2 billion in broadband expansion, as well as 500 million that would have improved water storage. san francisco public health nurses are set to hold a strike

authorization vote next week. they're concerned about what they call an inadequate and unsafe staffing levels at the city's hospitals and clinics. the san francisco department of public health runs s.f. general and laguna honda hospitals. the department says 166 nurses have been hired since december and has plans to hire 50 more. well, there's a new push for a major overhaul of melatonin after a report found thousands of kids ended up in the e.r. because they took too much. the supplement is meant to help people sleep, but health leaders are concerned too many kids are taking it without their parents knowing. a cdc report shows. from 2019 to 2022, 11,000 children ended up in the emergency room after taking melatonin without supervision. now, a trade group for the supplement industry is pushing new voluntary guidelines for melatonin. >> it has a central nervous system effect. it makes them uh, makes the children so sleepy that they are hard to wake up. >> the group is asking companies

to include labels about the dangers of the supplement for small children, including the choking hazard. if gummies aren't chewed enough, they also want manufacturers to put melatonin in childproof containers. while raging waters is making its comeback in san jose under the new name cali bongo waterpark. and this morning we're getting new details on what it will look like. it really is a turn of the tides, as california has been seeing so many water parks shut down. this park was set to close for good, but the city managed to find a new operator called california dreaming. the renovated park is due to open june 8th. >> the new operator has invested uh- a couple million dollars in infrastructure. they've made some some upgrades, uh- resodded the area and some things to improve the customer experience, which to me is important because, for those of us been to the park, you know, previously in the last couple of years, it needed a little bit of

tlc, if you will. >> and they are hiring if you're looking, carly bonga is working on staffing up lifeguards, concessions and ticket takers for the season. they're also planning something special for opening day, so that's quite a tease there. and bhangra and beats night market is back in downtown san francisco. last night's event took up three city blocks on battery and clay streets. live djs make south asian bhangra music with popular bay area genres to get people dancing. it's part of the mayor's plan to activate downtown with more night markets and events. when you think about it, 100 years ago, after the pandemic, there was the roaring 20s where people took to the streets and had fun. >> and that's what we're doing now. >> we're celebrating, we're having fun, and we're taking advantage of every opportunity to do so right. >> there will be three more bhangra and beats events this year. the next one is on july 12th. all right, now to a celestial spectacle. if you were lucky overnight, you might have seen the northern lights in the bay area. these are some new images from yountville, santa clara county. and here in san

francisco, one of the strongest solar storms in decades is behind the light show. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez went to chabot space and science center. >> look up the sky and just think like, wow, what is out there? >> families from all over the bay area drove to chabot observatory for a special night. >> we just wanted to see the northern lights and see some planets. >> a strong solar storm could make the northern lights visible in parts of california. >> it's a lot of hype. we're so excited, i always wanted to take the kids to see it and we have our opportunity, like close to our backyard. so then why not? >> every friday and saturday, chabot astronomers provide free telescope viewing. chabot has three massive and historic telescopes where people can peek into the wonder of the universe. santa clara university associate professor of physics philip creston said, you won't need a telescope to see these rare lights for the eclipse. >> you know, you had to have

certain special things available to you for the northern lights. if they're in the sky, you can see them from anywhere, creston said. >> the northern lights, which are officially called the aurora borealis, are spectacular when you can see them. and the reason this event is so exciting is because it doesn't happen very often. >> there are a lot of things that happen in your life where you miss it. you go, oh, i'll see tomorrow. i'll do it tomorrow. this is not one of those things. >> san francisco resident alisa yao first saw the shimmering display on a trip to abisko, sweden, when it was -20 degrees outside. it was totally worth it and i almost cried uh. >> and they look like green snakes in the sky. >> this photo was sent to one of the chabot astronomers from her sister, who lives in lexington, massachusetts. she took this photo around 8 p.m. eastern time at chabot space and science center. lauren martinez abc seven news. >> so exciting for the people who got a chance to see it in that way. we've seen some

gorgeous images of those northern lights and lisa, we were talking earlier. sometimes with the eclipses and now northern lights here in the bay area, we don't always get a chance to see them because of our fog, which we're known for. >> so true. i know maybe if i got up an hour earlier, but that wasn't going to happen because the fog did roll in and that really obscured the viewing along the coast parts of san francisco. but early on, yeah, some definitely some good pictures. and inland we're looking at them now. and boy, they are certainly magnificent. as we look at the visible picture, you can see all the fog up and down the california coast from the bay area, all the way down to los angeles. we get in closer and, you know it has been with us for the past several days. our heat peaked on wednesday and thursday can, depending on where you were. it was 77 on thursday, half moon bay. it was 87 yesterday. redwood city and san francisco has been dropping since about thursday, reaching a high temperature before noontime. and yesterday in san jose it was 86

degrees. so really all having to do with the microclimates for sure. a summer spread with us for the day to day. 50 two half moon bay. it is chilly and foggy there. 57 san francisco 67, in hayward, 68, in san jose. and it is 72 on top of mount tam, so above the low cloud deck it is still quite mild, but you can see we can barely see the golden gate bridge there. 54 in petaluma, 58 santa rosa socked in all morning long with the low cloud deck. that's why the temperatures are really dragging. they're slow to warm up and that's going to affect our afternoon highs for sure. 67 by the delta mid 60s. concord had some fog earlier. and check it out from our sutro tower camera. still certainly some haze there. but another hot day inland for you. conquered the livermore valley. then overnight tonight, once again, the push of low clouds will make it across the bay, influencing our weather for mother's day, which will be cooler with a mix of some sun and fog out there from the bay shore and then very pleasant as

you head inland. here's a look at that sea breeze where it's not going to be too intense. it's going to take all day to develop, but where it does, it will be cool once again. like it was yesterday, but even cooler in the city by about nine degrees. and then with the sea breeze coming out of the 80s today on the peninsula. so with everything blowing around and all of the sun, last week's rain certainly looking at better air quality, but the pollen levels, you know it. moderate to high with the top allergens being the grasses, elm and pine. so kind of don't need me to tell you that. right. for san francisco. very pleasant week ahead. but if you want some warmth, you're going to have to wait till the second half of the workweek. we'll warm it up. as for today, upper 60s downtown, 72, in richmond, out of the 80s along the bay shore. upper 70s fremont, 86, in morgan hill. the accuweather seven day forecast. the summer spread today still cooler, though in spots. even more so for your sunday, mother's day for those of you celebrating. and another cooler

forecast for monday before we warm up, just a little bit for a very pleasant second half of the workweek right through the end of the week. zach pleasant. >> we like it. lisa, thank you so much. a reminder that you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. so download the app

some of the planet of the apes is now in theaters. alicia vitarelli, from our sister station in philadelphia, introduces you to two of the stars who went through extensive training to learn to embody the apes made so famous by this franchise. what a wonderful day. >> what a wonderful day. >> what a wonderful day. >> i feel like you can't. you cannot shake this. you are one in the same. now we really

can't. >> yeah, yeah. >> the characters sneak in a lot, especially when we see each other. yeah, the apes greet each other before the humans do. >> yeah, the apes come out immediately. we becoming apes was an acquired art for owen teague and his on screen nemesis, kevin durant. i went to a sanctuary in florida, spent a week with chimpanzees, and then came to australia. and we did six weeks of ape school. >> the elders did not tell us everything. >> teague plays the young hero noah. yeah durand is his fierce foe. proximus caesar. so i understand that's actually how you met. you guys met as apes? >> yes, we did. >> i'm not ready to ape in front of all these people yet. and no, it keeps coming closer and closer. and he's putting his hand out. he kind of gave me the ticket to ride. he kind of said, here, come and play. and then all of a sudden it's fun. yeah

>> you're like, walked off into the trees and had a 45 minute long improvization where we just like, discovered so much about these two characters and their relationship stuff that ended up in the movie. yeah >> yes. have a wonderful day. >> you too. >> oh, very good. wow. very good. thumbs up. >> that was alicia vitarelli reporting. disney is the parent company of 20th century studios, which made the movie as well as abc seven. all right. still to come on abc seven mornings. mechanical issues at question in that deadly west portal crash. what's being revealed in the driver's initial toxicology report? plus, donald trump's criminal trial? his former lawyer preparing to take the stand monday. th

and good morning to you, i'm zach fuentes. we're starting this half hour with a look at

the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen good morning. >> i wish it was like this earlier. you know, to see the northern lights. some of you may have gotten great pictures. i've seen some of them, but a lot of fog got in the way in parts of the bay area. what a gorgeous view from vollmer peak. this is where all the warmth is going to be in our inland valleys. while san francisco big drop today 57. right now oakland is coming out of the 70s and low 80s. actually yesterday was 81. they'll be in the 70s today. hayward is mild at 68. there's a look at emeryville where we're in the mid to upper 60s. concord, livermore, fairfield. those are the hot spots again today. quarter mile visibility left at half moon bay. so inland

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suffered in the line of duty. >> no one can take away from you when you have just accomplished. however, the work has just begun. this profession is not easy. it's hard. >> officer molina admits that was a hard reality to face. >> i'm not going to lie. >> i feel a little fear because that is a reality. i could go out there in my very first day on patrol and my life would be taken, but that's the choice i'm making, and it's actually a choice that makes me want to do it more, because i'm willing to put my life on the line to help anyone i can. if that means that they could go back home to their families for christmas. >> in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> still ahead on abc seven mornings, we're getting an inside look at the tunnel expected to reduce flood risk in the south bay. the progress being made at the anderson dam. and we're taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. it's pretty foggy out there. still at 938 this morning, lisa argen is going to have your forecast in

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>> and welcome back in the south bay, the multi-billion dollar anderson dam seismic retrofit project is approaching a major milestone. the tunnel that will reduce flood risk and allow water to be diverted out and around the dam, is nearly complete. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey shows us what the tunnel looks like from the inside. >> let's take a walk under anderson dam construction is 80% complete for this giant water release tunnel. it's part of an even bigger upgrade to make santa clara county's biggest reservoir safer and more efficient. it's a much larger amount of water that we'll be able to release that we would only have to do in an emergency, such as an earthquake or another, you know, flood event or something like that, a large storm where we could quickly lower the reservoir if needed. if this tunnel looks like it goes on forever, that's because it kind of does. it will be 1700 feet long with a 20 foot diameter. when completed. and that's going to make a major difference when trying to move

water from the dam. the current pipe is just too small, and during last year's storms, water couldn't release fast enough. the reservoir hit 60% capacity, dangerously close to the current 68% limit for seismic safety. but now about 15 times more water can be released. yeah, so right now we can do about 400 cubic feet per second, which is just under about 3000 gallons per second. it will be up to do 6000 cubic feet per second, or about 45,000 gallons in this new building outside of the tunnel will slow the energy of all that water as it flows into the coyote creek. >> this should dramatically reduce flooding like we saw in east san jose seven years ago. >> if this project had been in place in 2017, we would not have seen the flooding we did there. and this project is so important and so big that it reaches all the way into alviso and phase one is almost done. >> the next step will be using specialized drilling equipment to install the final 350ft of pipe, which will complete this very important tunnel.

>> what we're really celebrating here is a milestone that gets us closer to a completed project, but also creates a high level of safety in the interim, making sure that communities that are living along this creek aren't negatively impacted as a construction is going forward. >> by next year, this tunnel will be diverting water around the dam and out of the reservoir. so the seven year seismic retrofit can officially begin in morgan hill. dustin dorsey abc seven news. >> it's a big project, finally nearing completion there. all right. we got a lot more coming up, including weather. let's check in with lisa. >> all right. zach, check it out. you can see from the coast how foggy it is. and then just across the bay here from our exploratorium camera, it is nice and sunny, 57 degrees downtown. compare that to nearly 70 in our inland valleys already. so certainly feeling and looking a lot like summer today, but some subtle changes on the way and then more dramatic for the second half of your weekend. stay tuned. i'll have your forecast next. >> thank you lisa. also next, the reds run around the giants.

abc ven orts anchor chris alvarez has the

right here on abc seven. dallas takes on oklahoma city at home. coverage starts at noon with nba countdown followed by tipoff at 1230. then don't miss when boston faces cleveland on the road. that game starts at 530, and it was a shaky start for the giants in their series against the reds. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. >> good morning. after going three and seven on their ten game road trip, giants were back at home to take on the reeling reds. they've lost eight in a row. a slogan web on the hill, hoping to get the nine game homestand off on the right foot. look at this kid. got a picture with lucille. that's cool. and then handshake. oh, no, i'm too cool for that. all right, bottom one down one nothing. thairo estrada loads up and hits it out to left. his sixth of the year

on an orange friday. we're tied at one. the ace logan webb went seven strong innings matt chapman. oh what a play that was. starts the double play to end the inning. webbie three earned runs on 100 pitches. need more offense. giants top eight, two outs. reds stuart fairchild high a deep. it's going to go off the wall. bounces between the outfielders and that's trouble. fairchild the rare inside the park. home run safe reds win four two. they snap an eight game slide. giants have lost six of eight. how about the a's in seattle? the pike place fish race at the ballpark. you see something new every day. oakland native and woo making his season debut for seattle struck out three. down goes lawrence butler seattle scored five in the fourth off paul blackburn. dylan moore a two run shot. he had five rbi in the game. a's lose eight one. they've lost five of six. how about some football? the four niners opening rookie minicamp this weekend. nick sorensen enters his rookie season as the niners defensive coordinator. he

replaces steve wilks, who was fired after just one season. the longtime niners assistant has the respect of the players and fellow coaches. he expects to see a talented defense playing at a high level next season. i want them to see that we're still the standard of what we've always been an attacking defense that plays fast, we play violent, we play with speed and we finish. >> we all know the standard here and you know we all want to win. we all want to play great defense and that's the expectation. but i have that on myself. i just know what we want to get done and what i want to get done. >> after dropping two games in denver nba playoffs, nikola jokic and the nuggets, the champs in minnesota for game three. jamal murray 18 of his 24 in the first half denver up 15 at the break. jokic had a big game. just missed the triple double. he had 24 points 14 rebounds and nine assists one assist. short lob to archbishop mitis. oh aaron gordon throws it down. nuggets win one 1792 and the series two one. the pacers beat the knicks in game three of

the eastern semis, but new york still leads that series two games to one. that is your look at sports. have a great saturday. let's send it back to you. >> thanks so much chris. let's get a check now of the bay area forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi zach. good morning everyone. a visible picture. the sun was up just after 6:00 and you can see all the fog from the bay area down through southern california, certainly influencing our weather the past couple of days. and as for today, it's going to stay put. we're going to have a lot of fog at our beaches. pier 39 right now. you can see it in the distance there, but nice and sunny and temperatures are responding. it is 57 downtown with 63 in oakland with sunny skies along the bay shore. a very mild but certainly temperatures cooler than yesterday's low to mid 80s in hayward and fremont. redwood city 65. you won't be in the 80s today, and half moon bay at 52. the oakland airport. you can see mount tam in the distance there. 72 on top of mount tam right

now, 57 petaluma. these areas had fog this morning, so certainly lagging in the warm up but upper 60s by the delta. another hot one today inland upper 80s to near 90. you can see the fog there san francisco. the dense fog makes it makes its way across the bay tonight into our inland valley. so i think last night was our best viewing for the northern lights. in fact , even inland could see some fog. whereas last night we were pretty clear looking for a mix of clouds and sun closer to the bay shore. tomorrow for mother's day. so as we cool off, monday should be one of our coolest days, but still getting into the low 80s inland. and then by tuesday we begin a very slow warm up, and then by wednesday the number is inching up a bit. so we'll be back into the 70s. in oakland, it was 81 yesterday in oakland, and it was 87 on the peninsula. those numbers certainly coming down. but about the same in the south bay from 86 san jose. and morgan hill. but on the peninsula, with that sea breeze touching about 80

redwood city, mid 70s san mateo downtown upper 60s, and you have been cooling off since thursday, actually downtown and in the north bay, low to mid 80s, even some upper 80s as you head up towards sonoma. so a warm day there and on the bay shore, mid 70s for you in oakland, a couple of 80s as you head out towards union city and heading inland. we're looking at temperatures once again, pretty warm from antioch in pittsburgh at 90 to 87. good pool weather in pleasanton, the accuweather seven day forecast. our summer-like spread today, cooler for everyone tomorrow and we'll keep that trend for your monday. but as we get into the second half of next week, we've got a warming trend, a slow one. we'll keep the fog at the coast pleasant around the bay and inland back into the 80s at lisa. >> thank you. bay area researchers are hoping to better understand the damage from a worldwide event that's threatening coral reefs from australia to florida. at the same time, they're working on technologies to help. abc seven

news weather anchor spencer christian has a look. >> we have to count the number of scales in the lateral line and count the number of spines describing a newly discovered species of ocean fish is a joy for california academy of sciences researcher luis rocha, but describing the coral reefs that many call home is increasingly frightening. >> rocha just returned from an expedition to australia and the great barrier reef, a habitat now caught in a global event called coral bleaching. >> coral bleaching happens when temperatures, water temperatures go up and corals get very stressed and they expel the algae that lives within their tissues. >> the result is the bone colored bleaching that indicates the coral could soon die off if conditions don't change. this is now the fourth and possibly worst global bleaching on record, matched by historic ocean warming and during the dive, rocha and his team made another unsettling discovery scientists hadn't expected. examining the coral at lower depths, where the water is typically cooler, they found the same warming trend and the same pattern of damage from rising

water temperatures in the deeper reefs. >> it was supposed to be 76 to 78. it was 80 to 82, so it was causing the deep corals to bleach. so even though the deeper water was colder then the shallow water, it was still warmer than normal and causing the deeper corals to bleach. >> and the damage is widespread. recently the national oceanic and atmospheric administration estimated that more than half the world's coral reefs are now experiencing heat stress severe enough to cause bleaching, and those same rising ocean temperatures are affecting ecosystems well beyond the coral reefs, including the west coast of north america and our own bay area shoreline. teams from the academy have been documenting the loss of a predator known as the sunflower sea star that's unleashed an environmental chain reaction, damaging vital kelp forests that provide habitat to other native species. researcher rebecca johnson studies the fallout and believes it's a collective result of our changing climate the bleaching, the loss of the sunflower stars

on our coast, the changes that we've seen here at this reef. >> i mean, these are all kind of like symptoms of global change. >> the academy already has two cutting edge programs geared to the future breeding the sea stars in captivity to preserve their genetic diversity, while at the same time spawning coral that could someday be transplanted to help regenerate damaged reefs. >> we kind of see that there's different types of coral. >> luis rocha believes coral reintroduction may ultimately be necessary to keep the reefs healthy, pointing out that ecosystems they provide are a lifeline to roughly a third of the ocean's creatures. >> so if the corals die, those species associated with them die. so it's not just the corals that are going to go. there's a lot of species that depend on coral. >> still, he's hopeful enough of the world's reefs will survive and flourish to form a kind of coral bridge to the future, giving researchers time to develop strategies to help the stressed reefs regenerate all. as the world works to combat the causes of climate change in san francisco. spencer

23 are in the social security administration is revealed. the top baby names, olivia and liam snagged the top spots for girls and boys, and the boy names took a turn, with mateo moving up to the sixth place, taking benjamin's spot. the largest turnaround was the name kaylee, which jumped nearly 1700 spots, which has been marked as the fastest rising girl's name for 2023. that's spelled k, e, l i. all right, one more look at the rare northern lights seen from across the world, including here in the bay area. this is a photo from point reyes. increased solar activity causes those auroras. and the different colors are formed when energized particles reach earth's magnetic field and interact with gases in the atmosphere. so just such beautiful imagery we're getting from that. >> i thought we had a shot getting up so early. yeah, but

you would think we didn't. >> i mean, no credit for waking up this early. >> the fog certainly along the coast this morning, even locally into the north bay, the peninsula, we had a dense fog advisory. and tomorrow the fog will reach the east bay. so your chances tonight? not so great unless you're far inland. upper 70s today in fremont. near 90 inland. and there is cooling from oakland to fremont to san francisco today, but even more so for your sunday, mother's day. that carries over into monday. and then we're back into a very pleasant pattern. so really, the entire week looking really nice. >> just a very happy that sunday is going to shape up to be as nice as it will be. yeah, yeah. great day ahead for us. thank you so much for joining us on abc seven. morning, zach fuentes along with lisa argen. abc seven news continues at 4:30 p.m. for now. have a great day.

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