live now at five, developing news a huge fire tears through a building in concord overnight. several roads are closed and your commute could be impacted and tensions on college campuses reaching a boiling point. >> police clashing with protesters as they move in to clear more encampments. the escalation overnight as students are preparing for final exams, plus a possible breakthrough in revitalizing san francisco. >> leaders think nightlife could be the answer. why? some bar owners say allowing more venues to open is only solving part of the problem. good morning to

you. it is tuesday, april 30th. >> it was breezy yesterday, but really sunny but really sunny. >> it was nice and that's really the trend. the next couple of days it gets warmer and warmer, but the breeze is with us in the afternoon. we're in store for a nice looking forecast once again. here's a live look from the exploratorium camera. we are totally cloud free and we will remain cloud free for the next four days. we have a really sunny pattern coming our way, and that sunshine is really going to help to bring us some above average temperatures as we head into the upcoming afternoon. so take a look at the accuweather headlines today. it's a warmer pattern today. sunny skies, but a windy coast like stephanie alluded to, that coastline will have winds gusting 20 to 40mph, but away from the coast the winds will not be as strong. temperatures this morning. certainly it is cool out there. you want that jacket? you'll have temperatures mainly starting out in the 40s for our current temperatures. but you look at the day planner today, it is nothing but sunshine. so you need that jacket. you need the sunglasses.

we will have those temperatures in the 50s along the coast, but 70s around the bay shoreline and inland. by the way, your sunset now at 8 p.m. so those days are getting longer and longer. 64 in the city today, 72 in san jose, 69, in oakland. hit about 73 degrees later on this afternoon. guys >> thank you drew. developing news in the east bay that could impact your morning commute. emergency crews are blocking off the area around a big fire that burned overnight. this is all happening in downtown concord on sunset avenue and east street near the concord bart station. firefighters say it doesn't look like anyone was inside the commercial building when that fire broke out late last night. abc seven news reporter lena howland just got there, so lena, do you see any flames? >> reggie. no flames at this hour. and the good news is, is that this fire does appear to be out. as you can see right here behind me, we are still seeing quite a few contra costa fire crews on scene. still working to mop up any hot spots and just monitor this situation. i want

to go now to some video taken from the scene overnight. this dramatic this video shows the moment part of the building collapsed. just missing fire crews. intense flames could be seen coming from this large commercial building. at times, even shooting out of the windows. this quickly grew to a two alarm fire. contra costa fire crews. crews say that their crews were on scene for more than two, and a half hours before they were able to put it out. it's unclear what caused the fire in the first place. fire crews say the building was vacant at the time. no injuries were reported. now several streets are closed in the perimeter around this fire. but the biggest impact we're told, will be to the concord bart station because. because the bart parking lot on park street

is closed because of this fire. so again, there are several streets right now closed around the perimeter of this fire. but the main one that you're going to want to keep in mind is the closure of that bart parking lot on park street. that means if you are taking bart today, you're going to want to have to choose another bart station. the closest the closest ones are in north concord. martinez, as well as pleasant hill. now, fire officials say to expect these closures to stay in place throughout the day. so you're going to want to have to give yourself a few extra minutes of travel time. if you are making your way through this area today. for now, reporting live in concord. lena howland abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. developing news now on the pro-palestinian protests on college campuses across the country. the demonstrations are escalating and police continue to make arrests. gloria is at the live desk now with the new information we're learning this morning. >> good morning. stephanie. a tense police standoff is

unfolding at the university of utah. officers ordered the crowd there to disperse. that protest formed yesterday morning and the university said students are not allowed to camp on campus overnight. police are using riot shields and pepper spray as they move in on a new encampment at virginia commonwealth university. officers tore down the camp last night, the university says the protest was violent and violated policies, with final exams about to begin at new york's columbia university, students forced their way into a building overnight and could be seen barricading themselves inside. the school is suspending students who refuse to leave, and just before 4 a.m, administrators announced they are restricting campus access to students and essential staff. cornell university is also suspending students who refuse to move their protests to another location. >> these repulsive scare tactics mean nothing compared to the deaths of over 34,000

palestinians. >> protesters are demanding their universities divest from weapons manufacturers, companies and other businesses that support israel and many are also calling for a permanent cease fire in the israel-hamas war. u.s. officials are asking for a temporary pause in the fighting. the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a cease fire is hamas. secretary of state antony blinken says israel's latest proposal for a temporary cease fire to release hamas hostages is generous. but blinken says israel still must do more to get more humanitarian aid into gaza. stephanie gloria, thank you. >> you can follow our coverage of the college campus protests here in the bay area and across the nation over on our website, abc seven news.com. >> today is the last day of earth month, and we're learning that governor newsom is about to take the fight against climate change to the vatican. the

governor is expected to address the pope and other world leaders at a conference in a few weeks. climate change was also a focus of the governor's visit to china in october. his trip ended with an agreement that california and china would work together to cut greenhouse gas emissions. governor newsom's predecessor also made a climate focused trip to the vatican. that was in 2017, when then governor jerry brown gave a scathing speech on the trump administration's climate policies. the news of governor newsom's visit to europe comes just a few days after a big boost for electric vehicles in our state, he says. there's now one ev fast charging station for every five gas stations in california. there are more than 100,000 public chargers across the state. the state's energy commission estimates we'll need 2 million ev chargers by 2035. >> san francisco mayor london breed is asking voters for hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding to tackle some of the city's biggest issues. she's proposing a $360

million bond measure for the november ballot. the money would pay for more shelters, family housing and renovations at several hospitals and road repaving across the city. the board of supervisors has to approve the plan before it goes to the voters. as city leaders focus on ways to inject new life into downtown san francisco, some believe the key to revitalization is nightlife. mayor london breed says the number of venues opening is on the rise, but bar owners tell us there are still major struggles. as abc7 news reporter j-r stone found out nightlife could be a breakthrough to building a better bay area >> get a dj or a musician like this chris clauss at san francisco's white rabbit. you could see the crowd will often come new bars like zhuzh near california and polk, is one of nearly 150 new businesses that opened in march in san francisco. >> we believe in the city, and we know that things are going to

turn around, and we have faith that this is one of the most beautiful places in the entire world. >> in fact, the city of san francisco is cutting some of the red tape bar owners tell me city leaders have yanked five grand entertainment license fees for new businesses in their first year, and made those easier to get by rezoning certain areas from residential to commercial, meaning djs at those venues can now play until 2 a.m. instead of 11 p.m. >> as of this week, we have dj seven nights a week and enticing people to come to the city or go to venues like this is what was talked about monday at the sf nightlife and entertainment summit. >> travel experts saying that people are now coming to san francisco because they want to come, not because they have to come. juges aaron paul says sales have been down 30 to 50% at his other establishment, and bar owner friends of his are feeling it even worse, but he's still optimistic. like city officials, i truly believe that

nightlife will actually be the engine that that brings our city uh- back. >> i think it will be the main engine. >> the controller's office recently reported a jump in new restaurants and bars opening in our city, with 99 new businesses opening in february and 147 new businesses opening in march. >> san francisco's comeback is underway, and it is entertainment and culturally powered. youwatch fox news. >> and like there, like they show people shooting up in the tenderloin and you're like, you know, that does happen. but that's not our whole city. it's actually pretty. it's still beautiful. and there's a lot of us living here that love it and get some positive vibes. >> back in san francisco. j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> let's get you outside. good morning, san jose. a live look. we have clear skies not only here but across the entire bay area. it's a little windy along the coast right now, but san jose coming in at 50 degrees. other cooler spots are in the 40s this morning. here's live

doppler seven, along with satellite showing you it's a really quiet pattern on satellite and radar. we have high pressure off of our coastline several hundred miles away, but it is continuing to bring a pretty breezy shoreline wind throughout the day today. so along the coast will likely find winds gusting 30 to 40mph away from the coast. not nearly as windy out there. so take a look at the morning drive out the door this morning. we have clear skies. that sun's up here at 615. it will be a very sunny day. temperatures do start in the 40s, but we warm through the 50s and into the 60s by about 11 a.m. so your forecast region by region inland, lots of sunshine today. we'll pop into the mid 70s for daytime highs around the bay, shoreline, upper 60s to near 70 degrees with sunny skies even along the coast it is bright. but again those winds out of the northwest could have gusts close to 30 to 40mph at times. now, if you've been sniffling and sneezing, a big change to the pollen index.

grasses are now high. that's an increase over the past couple of days. so if the past seven days you've just become an allergy sufferer, that is the reason why. and that's not going to change because the next three days it is nothing but sunshine. the pick of the week is thursday. widespread 70s and 80s. but we do have some changes for the weekend. we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes, guys. >> thanks, drew. fisherman's wharf might be on the verge of a major facelift. the proposal that could bring new life to one of san francisco's most iconic spots and california's city is stepping up efforts to address homelessness. >> the action happening right here in the bay area, a be napping in the east bay, the search for the person who swiped more than 15, and cache in, at cache creek casino resort,

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living in fremont. fire investigators are reviewing security footage for clues that fire destroyed more than 50 units at the extra space storage facility, just after six yesterday morning. crews were on scene throughout the day putting out hot spots. abc seven spoke

with one man who has rented a unit there for ten years. he said he had 40 years worth of things inside. >> stuff that is, priceless, my family photos, they're all there. i don't have all the video tapes of my son walking and all that. i mean, they're all gone. everything is gone. >> now, that man believes some people may have been living in units there. the facility owner hasn't commented, and there is no official cause yet. >> capitola will give an update tonight on what its iconic pier might look like when it reopens this fall. it's holding a town hall meeting tonight. a bad storm damaged the wharf in january last year. the city recently made the decision to demolish two buildings that housed a restaurant and a bait and tackle shop. the temporary plan now is to reopen this fall with space for fishing and boat rental services, restrooms and benches. long term plans are still being finalized, and a city proposal could transform san francisco's fishermen.

fisherman's wharf, as we know it, the goal is to bring in better business and experiences. the plans include a wholesale seafood market, an area to see workers processing fish and a food hall. and we could even be seeing new places to visit, like an event center, public spaces, a winery, brewery, distillery and an experimental museum. >> it could be a great attraction for here, especially since these past few years it's been getting a little sparse due to people going out of business. >> the plan will be brought to the fisherman's wharf advisory committee tomorrow. if the board of supervisors ultimately approves the project, the group could finalize design and construction in 5 to 6 years. >> new developments in a story we're tracking in san francisco's west portal neighborhood, supporters of a plan to redesign a busy intersection after a crash killed an entire family are now worried safety improvements may never happen. gloria comes after

the changes were put on hold late last week. >> that's right, reggie, you might have missed it over the weekend, but plans to redesign the area around the intersection of yolo street and west portal avenue were put on hold after local residents and businesses raised concerns. they are worried that the effort to make more space for bikers and pedestrians near west portal station will hurt access to local shops, and that prompted supervisor myrna melgar to create a committee to look into possible changes and also figure out the best way forward. melgar's office says the committee will come to a consensus that works for everyone. but according to the chronicle, some supporters of the changes are voicing their own concerns that the committee is just an attempt to delay or even stop the project altogether. they're pushing for faster action, and the changes that were already proposed. melgar told the chronicle that she hopes a revised plan will go up for a vote at the board of supervisors this summer, and

ribbon cutting on a redesigned area could happen as soon as september, so of course we'll stay on top of the story for you, gloria. >> thank you. >> thanks, gloria. we'll go outside. here's a live look from sutro tower this morning. looking lovely. the accuweather headlines will call this afternoon a warm one with sunshine, but the coast will be windy. we'll have winds from time to time, 20 to 40mph there through friday. we get this warm sunshine in the forecast, but over the weekend we do have to include some light showers as an area of low pressure moves into northern california on saturday. we'll show you that in one second. your weather wellness today. your air quality is good. grass pollen is high. your top allergens, not only grasses, but oak and cedar trees. your uv index is an eight today that is very high. the sun will be strong today with lots of sunshine to wear that sunscreen. here's a look at the winds today. you can see along the coast it is quite active, but as you move away from the coast, those winds really drop off. so this wind event is not widespread, but still close to

the coast. we will have those winds close to 40mph later on this afternoon. so we have a lot of sunshine on the way. 64 in the city, but a windy 58 in half moon bay. we'll hit 72 in san jose. that feels very pleasant today. 75 in concord, 73 in napa will hit about 66. in san mateo overnight. tonight, we'll keep those clear skies a little bit of a breeze along the coast, and temperatures in the upper 40s to the lower 50s for daytime highs. now, future tracker temperatures will experience a warming trend over the next couple of days by thursday, that's certainly the pick of the week. widespread 70s and 80s for daytime highs. but then as we head into the weekend, we see a significant cooldown as low pressure moves in here. here's future weather showing you by saturday. there's that low on top of us daytime highs in the 50s and 60s with some light showers on saturday. rainfall amounts look less than a quarter of an inch right now. looks like it's a pretty fast mover. sunday. we should be able to salvage a nice end to the weekend with drier weather

returning and temperatures starting to rebound. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast this whole week ahead is very nice. we have sunshine, warm weather. there's that level one on saturday before we dry out on sunday guys. >> drew thank you. coming up the seven things to know this mornin >> saving the surf. the group banding join the millions who're feeling the power of osteo bi-flex®, the #1 pharmacist recommended joint care supplement. (♪)

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downy. breathe life into your laundry. one. crews are on scene of a fire in downtown concord. it ripped through a commercial building on sunset avenue and east street right near the bart station. thankfully, no one was inside. police are asking people to avoid the area, saying there will be extended road closures due to the fire and that includes the bart parking lot on park street. >> number two new clashes between police and protesters on college campuses overnight. activists at columbia university began occupying a building on campus. dozens of people were arrested in virginia and texas yesterday. >> number three, secretary of state antony blinken says a new cease fire deal has been sent to hamas to bring an end to the fighting in gaza. blinken says the proposal is, quote, extraordinarily generous. >> number four, the largest

wireless companies in the u.s. are vowing to fight nearly $200 million in fines. the fcc says. t-mobile spring 18 t and verizon illegally sold location data from customers to bounty hunters and other third parties described as shady. >> and number five, we have a nice sunny day today with mild temperatures. the only problem? it's a little windy on our coastline today. we'll have those winds gusting between 20 and 40mph. >> number six a look at your drive times for this morning from tracy to dublin. it will take you 47 minutes from san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes and antioch to concord, 15 minutes. right now, number seven american express presale begins at noon for the bay area stop of billie eilish's new tour . >> she'll be at san jose's sap center december 10th and 11th. investigators in the east bay are searching for a bandit wanted for the theft of an entire hive of honeybees. on

saturday, a thief swiped a colony kept by an urban beekeeper in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. it happened when she went inside her house for a moment during a public honey tasting she was hosting. the stolen hive had more than 15,000 live honeybees and their queen. >> i lost a colony and it was very heartbreaking to see the children that day coming to check out the bees. and they didn't get to do that. they they learned about theft. >> beekeeper susan donahue says the bees are probably dying because whoever took the hive isn't a beekeeper. she feels certain this urban bee heist was a drive by crime of opportunity. >> an annual dog surfing championship will be returning to pacifica in august, but we're learning it was almost wiped out. abc seven news reporter tim johns is following the story of the rough surf and the community push to keep this event going strong. >> over the past eight years,

the annual dog surfing competition in pacifica has become a favorite event for people around the world. scheduled to take place in summer this year was almost called off after organizers say the spiraling cost of doing business in the bay area saw their expenses rise more than 100% in recent years. >> some of the costs are permitting fees. some of the costs are additional expenses that we are required to do, like porta potties, for example, and dumpsters. >> a.k. crump works with taste tv, the company that puts the competition on, he says, in order to offset some of those costs, the organization created a gofundme. it's been so successful that crump says the contest has been saved. welcome news to many, including santa cruz resident steve trotter and his dog rosie. >> rosie started surfing at about eight months old, first when she was seven. she started out on a stand up paddle board and then after that we went to surf some little small waves in santa cruz. and then we've just

been surfing ever since. >> rosie has participated in the event for the last two years, and steve says he was upset when he heard it might have been canceled. >> it's a neat chance to for people to see what you can do with the dog, what a dog is capable of, and the bond that people have that surf with their dog. it's really amazing. >> beyond the good feelings, steve says the competition also supports good causes. each dog competing comes with an entrance fee, all of which supports local animal charities and experience, steve believes, benefits everyone involved. >> there's a lot of camaraderie. everybody's supportive. people get in the water and help each other with the dogs. >> it's a lot of fun with the funding issue mostly resolved, the competition will happen in early august, but for now, organizers say they just want to thank the community. >> a lot of people tell us this is their favorite event of the year, and some people actually arrange their travel plans to the bay area to coincide with it. so you know, it means a lot in pacifica. >> tim johns abc seven news. >> california is getting into

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ceasefire deal that would release hostages. and christiane cordero with the latest on those efforts coming up. >> bracing for impact, more damaging tornadoes expected in the middle of the country today. many of the areas already dealing with the aftermath from storms over the weekend. good morning everybody. it's tuesday, april 30th. >> we start with a check on the weather. hi, drew. >> hey. good morning. our weather could not be calmer today. we have a lot of sunshine coming our way. a little bit of a breeze along the coast. here's a live look from our abc seven oakland airport camera. the airport reporting clear skies. in fact, everywhere we have clear skies out there. the big takeaway what to expect today a warmer pattern with sunny skies but a windy coastline. we'll have those winds 20 to 40mph so the winds are not widespread, but where they are strong, they could be gusting close to 40mph this afternoon. out there right now we have a little chill in the atmosphere. most of us are starting the day in the 40s, so certainly the jacket take it with you, but also take the

sunglasses because you look at the day planner and we are in store for full sunshine throughout the entire day. your sun is up here at 614 this morning. we have a bright morning that continues throughout the afternoon. temperatures 50s along the coast bay shoreline, 60s to low 70s and inland will get you into the mid 70s for daytime highs. so 69 in oakland today, 72 in san jose, 64. in the city, a windy 58.5 moon bay. santa rosa a mild 74 this afternoon, guys. >> thank you drew. we're tracking developing news in the east bay where the aftermath of this big fire is causing problems in downtown concord. the fire started last night in a commercial building on sunset avenue in east street. crews are still there right now, and many roads around the fire are closed. abc7 news reporter lena howland is there with the impact as you head out the door. so, lena, how does it look now? >> well, reggie, we are still seeing quite a few firefighters on scene right now. at this moment, they are actively working to put some water on this fire and also working to

mop up any hot spots. the good news, though, is that this fire does appear to be out at this hour. but things were a much different story only a couple of hours ago. the fire quickly grew to a two alarm contra costa. fire officials say their crews were on scene for more than 2.5 hours before they were able to put it out. it's unclear what caused the fire in the first place. fire crews say the building was vacant at the time. no injuries were reported. an intense moment was caught on video when a chunk of the wall fell off and this dramatic video taken over night shows the shows that moment when part of the commercial building collapsed, just missing fire crews, flames could be seen coming from this large commercial building at times even shooting out of the windows. fire officials say to expect several road closures throughout the day around this

area, with heavy traffic congestion just in the last hour , police expanded road closures in the area to include clayton road and oakland avenue, where they are expecting heavy traffic westbound clayton road and grant street, park street and grant street. colfax and concord boulevard, east street and concord boulevard, first street and sinclair avenue. but the biggest impact will be to the concord bart station. since the bart parking lot on park street is closed because of the fire. that does mean if you are taking bart today, you'll want to leave your car at home or choose a different bart station. your closest options are going to be the north concord martinez station or pleasant hill. so a good reminder that you're going to want to have to take a few extra minutes if you are passing through this area and prepare for delays. for now, reporting live in concord. lena howland abc seven news thank you. >> lena. leaders in the north

bay say they're seeing progress in their fight against homelessness. napa county is sharing the first results from this year's point in time count. the county says the total number of unhoused people dropped 18% compared to january of last year . the number of people spending the night on the street dropped 42, with more people staying in shelters in the south bay. big changes are coming to the salvation army campus in san jose. the fourth street facility is getting a makeover. the charitable group will open a temporary 74 unit shelter for existing residents of the immanuel house, immanuel house itself will be rebuilt and expanded to 112 beds. a community member donated $1 million to help fund the $4 million project. >> we have a concentration of wealth that's nothing else like it in the world, and yet we have not solved this homeless problem . we're trying, and it's only through partnerships with the city, with the county, with other nonprofit providers,

especially the ones that are going to provide the on site services. we all have to kind of work together to make this work. >> the salvation army will keep the temporary housing in place for ten years. during the renovation of the entire campus, a new shelter that will serve as a central hub for the unhoused is now under construction in vallejo. the city broke ground yesterday on its first navigation center at broadway and commercial street. once completed, it will have 125 beds. the center will provide shelter, case management services, access to social and medical resources, as well as job training programs. >> the state of california will soon have its own version of the opioid reversal drug naloxone. yesterday, governor newsom announced that the state has agreed to a partnership with amneal pharmaceuticals. now, under this deal, the state would pay $24 for a two pack of its new generic version of the product. that's 40% below the current market price. it will be

distributed under the state's prescription drug label, cal rx s this morning. >> pressure is growing for israel and hamas to accept a ceasefire deal that would release more hostages. a new proposal would provide a 40 day truce and bring dozens of people home. abc news reporter christiane cordero has the details of the deal. >> meetings with mediators in the middle east today has led to one urgent message to hamas from the biden administration. take israel's latest deal. the proposal, a 40 day pause in fighting combined with a release of potentially thousands of palestinian prisoners, according to a top british official in exchange, according to the new york times, israel has dropped its previous demand of 40 hostages and is now willing to accept 33. pressure has grown in the days since hamas released new videos showing hostages speaking under duress, including israeli american keith segal. his daughter is demanding a deal. >> stop the talking and start the actions. >> secretary of state anthony

blinken is in israel today following meetings with arab leaders in the region. there he categorized the latest cease fire proposal as extraordinarily generous for hamas, reiterated support for israel and called on an end to civilian casualties in gaza. >> what we're seeing, in my own country and in the region, in many other places, reflects the deep emotions, the profound feelings that many people have at the suffering that so many people are enduring, those emotions still running high on campuses nationwide from san antonio, the people united will never be defeated. >> did to seattle. >> we're staying out here until until they make a change, until they until they divest. >> some universities have called on police to make arrests, with demonstrations ranging from sit ins to anti-semitic hate speech. columbia university in new york announced it started suspending students who refused to abide by monday. deadline to vacate columbia says it won't divest from companies with ties to

israel, instead offering to invest in health and education in gaza. commencement is scheduled to go on as planned. christiane cordero abc news, washington. >> demonstrations on bay area college campuses have remained relatively peaceful so far, and new encampments are being set up every day since the cancellation of the valedictorian speech at usc, more than a dozen prominent universities in california have seen pro-palestinian encampments set up on campus. gloria is at the live desk with the latest demonstrations here in the bay area. >> good morning reggie. students at san francisco state are the latest to join pro-palestinian demonstrations. we first told you about this yesterday on abc seven mornings, students held a big rally and an encampment that went up yesterday at sonoma state. protesters set up tents on friday and held rallies throughout the weekend. protesters say their calls to action are not meant to make jewish students feel unsafe. >> a lot of us here are working class students, and we're realizing that this is a time

for using institutions of power to help those who can't, who don't have a voice, the president of sonoma state said that while the demonstrations have been peaceful, there are signs of anti-semitism. >> the university plans to remove those messages. meanwhile, the san francisco police officers association says officers are at cal poly humboldt to help csu police ensure that everybody is safe during these protests and before we go back to the desk, we want to go to a traffic alert this morning, the metering lights just flipped on at the bay bridge toll plaza. they flipped on about five minutes ago, and from highway four to the toll plaza right now, it will take you 14 minutes. so metering lights are on, but still not too busy out there this morning. stephanie, gloria. >> thank you. now to the deadly standoff with law enforcement in charlotte, north carolina. overnight, a fourth officer has died from his injuries. last night, the president gave his

condolences to those impacted. it started yesterday afternoon when a task force of u.s. marshals attempted to serve two warrants. that's when police say a man opened fire from inside a home. schools were put on lockdown, helicopters circled above and swat teams surrounded the house. eight officers were hurt. >> shots fired, an officer possibly one down. correction two down subjects barricaded himself. >> we were at the track and we could hear a lot of gunshots. >> they used one of our bedrooms, set up a us marshal sniper in just to get a point. >> investigators say the man eventually came out of his home armed with a gun. police shot him and killed him. two others inside the house were taken in for questioning. >> today, people in the middle of the country are preparing for another round of severe weather that could bring tornadoes. this comes just as they're starting to clean up after a deadly tornado outbreak over the weekend. large hail, strong winds and tornadoes are expected to hit eastern nebraska and southwest iowa. in oklahoma, at

least four people were killed by tornadoes over the weekend, emergency response officials say at least 30 people in a town about 80 miles south of oklahoma city were hurt during these storms. >> our entire downtown uh- is devastated. it went into our business district and it took our entire our entire business district devastating. >> i'm i'm heartbroken. it's our home. it's our love. it's our passion. it's everything. >> federal support is on the way to the region today. the head of fema will speak to people impacted in the state by the storm. billy eilish is going on tour when you can grab tickets today for her bay area stops. >> but first, let's check in with drew. >> hey, stephanie, we'll take you to sutro tower, san francisco. looking lovely. a west wind right now, breezy at about 15mph. currently sitting at 50 degrees. i do want to highlight the coast here. boat beach and surf forecast. going to be an active day along the coast. northwest winds 20 to 40mph. waves are elevated today

7 to 10ft with that swell period about 10s and your ocean water temperature still in the mid 50s today is going to look fantastic. it's nothing but sunshine. the coast is windy this afternoon with those bright conditions and just know your sunset now at 8 p.m. so we're getting more and more daylight as we head towards the summer solstice, breaking down the area forecast region by region. sunny skies everywhere, 50s along the coast, upper 60s to near 70 around the bay, shoreline and inland. we'll get into the low and mid 70s for daytime highs, so the three day forecast looking lovely. we'll have a minor warming trend. thursday is the pick of the week for our warmest temperatures with bright sunshine over the weekend. we have a dramatic cool down and also some rain to talk about. i know it's

oquendo in this morning's gma first look. want to save on summer travel. now. might be the best time to book that getaway when traveling internationally you want to book at least 60 days in advance. >> and domestic the sweet spot is usually 45 days. so depending on when you want to travel this summer, you might want to be booking now or pretty soon. >> that booking time frame, known as the goldilocks window. funny name, but the savings are serious as it's not too early or too late. some airlines bracing for record travel this summer. >> demand for travel is strong, especially intergenerational travel. i recommend, you know, choose the destination where the deals are so you can spend less on airfare and hotels and spend more at your destination. >> and coming up at 7 a.m. more tips from the points guy with

your gma. first look i'm victor oquendo, abc news, miami. >> we're learning about one of the winners in last month's $1.3 billion powerball jackpot drawing. his name is saffon and his story is incredible. so he says he's battled cancer for eight years and just had another round of chemo last week. in the weeks leading up to the drawing, he says he wrote out numbers and slept with them under his pillow, praying he would win. >> my life has been changed. now i can bless my family and find a good doctor for myself. >> he is an immigrant from laos who now lives in oregon with his wife and two young kids. he and his wife say they'll be splitting the prize with a friend who contributed to buying the tickets. they are taking the lump sum $422 million after taxes. the jackpot was the fourth largest in powerball history. >> wow, that pillow trick. >> you know that's one way to do it. >> well, that guy on the chiefs.

otherwise known as travis kelce just got a new contract extension, making him the highest paid tight end in the nfl. that's according to his agency, milk and honey sports. the three time super bowl champion announced the deal yesterday on x. his two year extension is said to be worth $34.25 million. travis brother jason kelce is also making moves. he's set to join monday night countdown on our sister network, espn. the hiring, though, has not been announced yet. disney is the parent company of espn and abc. seven swift foodies rejoice taylor is shattering records on the billboard hot 100 with her new album, the tortured poets department. so if songs are taking the top 14 spots on the chart, she was previously the only artist to dominate the entire top ten, with songs from her 2022 album midnights. it's her 12th time at the number one spot, not with her song fortnite , featuring artist post malone. tortured poets is her 14th chart

topping album. she ties jay-z for the most number ones by a solo artist, and to put it in perspective, the beatles have 19. get your american express cards ready. the amex presale for billie eilish's new tour starts today. she announced the tour yesterday. it's tied to her new album hit me hard and soft, which is set to release may 17th. there are only two bay area dates, december 10th and the 11th, both at the sap center in san jose. so if you want to grab those tickets, presale starts at noon and the general public can get tickets. that is starting on friday. >> i'm sure that'll sell out. >> and in grand tradition, yeah, tuesday to wednesday. >> i know they always do it to us every time. every time they do. and you know what? speaking of concerts, i have to give it to reggie. we were talking last week. beyonce did not perform at stagecoach. i was rooting for it. yeah i would think i was hoping for it, but it didn't happen. you were right. i give

it to you. thank you. >> i don't know that i deserve it, but i'll take it. >> yeah. >> willie nelson was on stage. willie nelson was there. >> yeah. >> we gave every willie was there, right? yeah. jones to willie jones. he's also we learned yesterday. yeah. it was also on the cowboy carter album. >> we were hoping for dolly. she didn't show up. that's okay. yeah. she's doing her thing. >> doing her thing. yeah. >> love it. this morning. let's take you to pier 39. the sea lions up early this morning. here's a live look there. we have clear skies this morning. that sun's up here at 614, and we are in store for a sunny day this afternoon. but the coast, very similar to yesterday. it will be windy. we'll have winds about 20 to 40mph. we'll keep this warm sunshine through friday with dry conditions. i know this weekend it is a new month. it is may. we can still get some showers in the weekend and we will find some light rain coming our way on saturday. we'll show you that in one second. here's your weather wellness today. air quality is

good. grass pollen is now high. if you've just recently been suffering over the last seven days with allergies, it's because of grass pollen has really taken off your uv index and eight very high. let's look at those wind speeds today. here's this 4 p.m. outlook. clearly you can see the coast is going to be very windy, with winds out of the northwest gusting close to 40mph. but it's not a widespread wind event. once you get away from the coast, those wind speeds really do drop dramatically today. so we'll have a windy and cool coast. half moon bay 58 degrees, but inland it's calmer conditions. warm sunshine, 75 for concord, 72, in san jose, near 70. in oakland today we'll hit about 64 in the city with an afternoon breeze, 74 in santa rosa. overnight tonight, clear skies that breezy coast continues. 40s and 50s overnight tonight. heading into wednesday, we'll start to see some warmer weather move in here. thursday is the pick of the week because it's the warmest day. the winds start to back off and we'll have a lot of sunshine in the forecast heading into the weekend. we'll see a widespread

cool down and showers return. here's the area of low pressure. almost looks like a winter like pattern here on saturday with that low essentially on top of us. this is 4 p.m. saturday. some light showers, but all indications is that that low moves off pretty quickly, so we may be able to salvage a dry second half of the weekend on sunday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. warm sunshine, windy coast today. it stays sunny for the rest of the week. there are those showers on saturday to level one before we dry out on sunday. guys >> thanks, drew. new at six royal return. king charles is back on official duty after being sidelined for months due to a cancer diagnosis. >> but first, a more memorable that is start to a career as a 911 dispatch operator. how he was able to help deliver a baby when you have moderate—to—severe eczema,

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thick metal exposure. that's according to a new study published in the tobacco control journal. researchers found those who vaped intermittently about 6 to 19 days of the month had lead levels about 40% higher than those who vaped occasionally. experts say chronic exposure to metals can lead to negative health impacts on the body. a medical device company will pay more than $1 billion to settle lawsuits over defective sleep apnea machines. philips has recalled more than 5 million of its cpap machines over the last three years. it's one of the biggest medical device recalls ever. the foam inside them can break down, causing users to inhale fumes and tiny particles as they sleep. philips has not admitted any fault, though the company also reached a deal with the us government earlier this month to change how it builds the breathing machines in the future. >> gnc is getting in on the

wegovy and ozempic craze. they are redesigning their stores to attract a new customer base, so people who take what's known as glp one medications will now be able to get specific vitamins, protein shakes and supplements to go along with their weight loss drugs. employees will also be trained on common side effects of the popular medications. health care providers say they wrote more than 9 million weight loss prescriptions during the end of 2022. researchers expect 30 million people to be on glp. weight loss drugs by the end of the decade. and monterey county a little bit of relief for local businesses cut off when part of highway one collapsed near big sur a month ago. convoys have resumed on highway one. we first told you about this yesterday. there are only two convoys per day in the morning. residents and tourists are allowed to travel into big sur in the evening. residents are allowed in, but tourists are only allowed to leave the area. local leaders say it's a major step

forward for businesses that rely on hospitality. 8-80. the big sur chamber of commerce estimates about $30 million in losses since the highway collapsed. >> the businesses in big sur are hurting so badly. more to the point, the employees are the ones that really face the problem because they need the work, they need the hours, or else they have to find another job. and that makes it very, very hard. >> convoys will remain in place until crews are able to stabilize highway one and complete work to open the road to one way traffic. officials say the power poles for traffic signals are up, but winds are stopping crews from doing critical work off the cliff. >> this is a sweet story. a butte county couple met the 9-1-1 cal fire dispatcher who actually helped deliver their baby. captain ryan may had only been on the job for two months, but two weeks ago he answered the call from tyler and michelle gray. the couple was not able to get to the hospital in time that happens very often, so captain

may helped instruct tyler over the phone to deliver their seventh child, a baby girl. >> he was saying all right, you got to help her the rest of the way out. and so i told her to push and took a minute, but i kind of just helped. i kind of wiggled the baby out and then just took her out, and she's she's perfect. she was super healthy, having the team and everyone behind me to help me out through our pro qa program really helped me out to calm me down. >> and then having tyler call him on the other end of the phone, just everything went smooth. >> very sweet. on friday, the couple met captain may to thank him for his professionalism and calmness to help deliver their baby. new at six a local congressman defending college protesters in their first amendment rights. as demonstrations grow more tense across the country and the growing number of online stores that will stop selling those controversial license plate covers in california, then saving a local institution. a popular dog surfing contest will go on as scheduled, after organizers almost had to call it off.

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