i think ethan's death was tragic, and i think about him every day, and i miss him every day. but he's unfortunate. just part of a larger symptom. >> our top story tonight. the case of a champion cyclist. hit and killed riding through san francisco. nearly one year

later, we are learning the fate of the driver who was behind the wheel. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us tonight. we've learned a plea deal has been reached for the man who hit and killed that professional cyclist in san francisco's presidio last year. >> last april, ethan boyes was riding through the area when he was hit on arguello boulevard near inspiration point. >> and tonight, abc seven news reporter jeff stone is learning the 81 year old driver will not serve more than a year in jail. >> my reaction is shock and appall. >> i think it sets a dangerous precedent, for roadway safety. you know, in our city and in the country more broadly, both gabriela and luke, cyclist and advocate, are referring to a plea deal reached in boys case. >> boys was the world champion cyclist who was hit and killed while riding along this road in the presidio last year. the plea deal reduces all charges, including vehicular manslaughter and operating under the influence of alcohol to misdemeanors, with a maximum of

a year in jail for 81 year old arnold kinman lowe. >> on the one hand, it's good to finally have some measure of closure, but then on the other hand, like i, i worry that the punishment just wasn't severe enough. >> james grady was friends with ethan. he is aware that ethan's family sent this letter to the judge, which at one point reads, it is our sincerest belief that ethan would in no way want to see mr. lowe incarcerated, nor would he have wanted our family or mr. lowe and his family to endure the lengthy and painful process that a criminal trial will surely entail. but while grady does worry about this punishment and what it means for the cycling community, he can't help but think about his friend ethan, who went out of his way to entertain his son one year ago this weekend in santa cruz. it was the last time james saw ethan. >> he interacted with him like just like a wonderful, loving person, you know, i miss him. i

know so many people miss him. >> lowe's attorney in this case tells us that this was an accident, and his client understands his guilt in the case. he does say that while lowe had two glasses of wine before the accident, specific blood alcohol levels could not be determined, and it is still undetermined if alcohol played a role here. still, though, those we spoke with are frustrated that this kind of response and this result isn't really going to show anyone that, like there are consequences for driving a car and potentially injuring or killing someone. >> a life is a life, and i respect what the family has asked for and what ethan's wishes are. >> but i'm so scared that this sends a message that my life as a cyclist doesn't matter. everyone is saying their focus now is to make sure that this road where boys was killed is a safe one. >> going forward for riders and drivers. j.r. stone, abc seven news in the east bay tonight, a

67 year old man is dead and another man hurt after a shooting in pleasant hill. >> police say it happened just before noon on twin bridge circle near long brook way. witnesses heard a number of gunshots, followed by a car speeding away. then they saw two men lying on the ground. no arrests have been made and police are looking for at least one suspect. the victims names have not yet been made public. >> looking live out at the east bay hills tonight, rain is on the way for the end of the week. but we are not done with the warm weather yet. abc seven news meteorologist sanjay patel is tracking it in our 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandhya. yeah. >> ama spring is here now and we still have some 70s in the forecast for tomorrow. so let's take a look at a live picture from our sutro tower camera. a beautiful view of downtown san francisco. here's a look at what you can expect. your day planner 7:00 in the morning. partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the 40s. bright and sunny at noontime, but that's not going to last. the sun dims as the clouds increase in the afternoon and in the evening, and it does start to cool. here's a look at

live doppler seven and what is headed in our direction. this is why the clouds will first increase and then our rain chances are increasing. as we head towards friday and saturday. i'll be back with a look at the timeline coming right up. dan and anna. >> all right. thank you sandhya, new at 11. >> people in vallejo say they're fed up with growing homeless encampments butting up against their backyards. tonight they took their frustrations to city leaders who say solutions are easier said than done. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns explains a drive by the intersection of lewis brown and bw williams drives in vallejo, and it's impossible not to see this large homeless encampment. >> it's a public has said it's not safe. our children cannot play there. bringing out rodents. >> willie jean tsay austin has lived in the houses behind the encampment for decades. she says the camp has continued to grow and bring with it an array of problems. tsay austin tells us it's gotten so bad that she and other elderly neighbors are

sometimes afraid to leave their homes. well, this intersection is one of the main areas that the residents wanted to highlight. many of them tell us that encampments like this one are popping up all over the city where we live. >> there is no rules. >> that's why on tuesday, several vallejo residents showed up at a city council meeting to express their frustrations. >> they keep saying, well, it takes time and there's a process, but we've been waiting years and years and years. >> city officials say they're aware of the problem at this and other intersections around vallejo, and told the residents they share many of their same concerns. >> if we had a solution, obviously we would make it. we would do so. >> mayor robert mcconnell says the city can only do so much in response to the public comment at tuesday's meeting, mcconnell says a combination of factors has prevented the city from taking action. some of those, including things such as money as well as public opposition neighborhood groups, have come down and said not in my backyard. and while the council says they're determined to solve the issue for many residents here, it's not happening fast enough.

>> and i want the city of vallejo council to know that we're not going away in vallejo. >> tim johns, abc seven news we now know the names of the family hit and killed over the weekend. >> while they were waiting at a bus stop in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. they were 40 year old diego cardoso de oliveira, 38 year old matilda ramos pinto and one year old joaquin pinto de oliveira. another infant, remain hospitalized. the 78 year old driver of the suv that struck them was arrested. now, abc seven news is not naming her until she is potentially charged in court. her lawyer released this statement tonight. quote while it's understandable to seek more information regarding the causes of this devastating accident, my client and her family respectfully request privacy during this difficult time. as investigators continue to gather relevant information. the attorney adds his client is mourning the tragic loss of life that occurred. >> san francisco is a step closer tonight to installing speed cameras at 33 locations throughout the city. the

proposal was formally presented during today's sfmta meeting. next month, the board is expected to take the important step of approving the locations. there was also almost no opposition during today's public comment on the plan. i'm all for this, this program, and i'm i'm happy to see that there's going to be 33 cameras, but i hope that it expands and it's successful. >> we in san francisco are far behind. other places have the cameras, and they're saving lives as long as it doesn't hit any bumps along the way. >> sfmta expect to have the cameras up and running in early 2025. cameras will snap photos of drivers who go 11mph or more over the speed limit. those drivers will then face fines. >> new at 11 an urgent health warning about measles in alameda county. the health department says anyone at the sons of liberty restaurant in san leandro on march 9th may have been exposed. if you or a family member were there from 445 to

730, you're asked to call your health care provider right away. measles is highly contagious and on the rise across the country. one person with measles can infect 90% of the unvaccinated people with whom they come in contact. the cdc says. the u.s. has already hit the same number of cases this year as it did in all of 2023, 93% of them are linked to international travel, mostly in children who didn't have an mmr vaccine. >> our mission in building a better bay area is what excites us to be there when breakthroughs happen. and right now, there's a major one happening in san jose. the top leaders in tech and innovation are coming in from all over the world and converging on the downtown area this week. and one topic is really stealing the show. silicon valley is striving to find the next best thing in artificial intelligence. you know that. and tonight, abc seven news south bay reporter shows you how san jose is hoping to capitalize on the current state of the ai revolution. >> energizing, i think in one word, energizing. yeah really

inspiring. >> tech enthusiasts are calling nvidia's ai conference a must attend event. >> welcome to gtc. see on monday, ceo jensen huang took to the stage to a full sap center. >> you go to the keynote. it's like a rock concert, except it's a guy in leather jacket. but he's not singing. he's talking about ai models and it's just as exciting for nerds like me. >> nvidia, the santa clara based company, is a tremendous leader in the artificial intelligence space. huang unveiled its new ai computing platform called blackwell. he also announced nvidia's new partnership with apple, nvidia's omniverse cloud platform can stream to the vision pro headset. >> the fact that apple has been able to secure this relationship with nvidia to help produce spatial video uh- and take advantage of that, that's a pretty significant deal. >> tech analyst mark vena sees a push from nvidia toward ai

powered robotics. >> there seems to be a big bet that nvidia is making on humanoid robots, that's actually did surprise me a little bit. i think they're setting themselves up for, hey, they want to have some type of pole position on where humanoid robots utilizing ai, what kind of surface? >> over the next couple of years, the company's five day conference is drawing people from all over the world, really from just understanding what's around the corner. >> where is ai going? how is nvidia unlocking that for people? >> jerry wu traveled from taiwan to pitch his company's product. >> a lot of from different industrial, different friends. >> it's a meeting of the minds from different industries. >> we have autonomous driving and you have robotics and you have the health and life sciences, and they're all integrated together and people are sharing ideas. and i think that is really incredible to see and to be a part of. >> gtc 2024 wraps up on thursday, march 21st at the san jose convention center. >> lauren martinez abc seven news including i. >> silicon valley is the

epicenter of the tech world and whomever gets to represent it in congress arguably might be the most important. one of the most important politicians around. experts say it's a top issue for voters in district 16. >> we see a lot of the fears, criticisms and questions around artificial intelligence. we've seen a lot of debates and discussions about moderating big tech in general and tiktok in particular. and i think this seat is going to be hugely influential in representing the views of big tech in congress. so i think this is a very important election at a very important time for the industry. >> the district spans santa clara and san mateo counties. anna eshoo held the seat but is retiring. former san jose mayor sam liccardo advanced to the november general election, but we still don't know who he is going to face. evan low and joe simitian are separated by just two votes. california leads the nation in nail salons, a new look at how the industry is exploding and the concerns for workers falling through the cracks. >> all that time, tinkering with

your march madness bracket really adds up. but the cost to companies may actually be a positive. >> each wave brings these heroes closer to healing. veterans are finding surfing is the solution for their recovery. >> those stories and more ahead. but first, here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy. thanks dan. >> and to stay up late, doctor dre's orders. >> i think we're going to need a specialist. doctor jackson. what do you think? >> sorry

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be hiding underneath it all. nail salon workers are among the worst paid in the state, and now the demanding, better. that's according to a new report by the ucla labor center. using census data estimating that the hourly median wage for nail salon workers in 2021 was about $11. that's under the minimum wage for small businesses and for an industry mostly comprised of immigrant women, are more fun. >> the uh- a large portion of elderly workers like me have poor eyesight and are often allergic to chemicals. they're exposed to uh- in dental work, advocates and industry leaders say employers are misclassifying thousands of manicurists as independent contractors. >> so instead of getting an hourly wage, they often only get paid per manicure, making a fraction of the profit. >> a new bill could exempt certain fast food locations from the $20 dollar minimum wage increase. the pay hike for california fast food workers takes effect april first. it

applies to nearly all fast food chains with more than 60 locations nationally. however, assembly bill 610 would exempt locations and hotels, event centers, theme parks and museums. lawmakers say workers in these fields have unions and already receive wages. more than $1,020. the assembly voted yesterday to move the bill forward in the east bay. >> harmful blue green algae blooms have the parks district warning everyone to keep themselves and their pets out of the water. a danger advisory have been posted at a number of parks like livermore's, lake del valle, shadow cliffs lake and pleasanton quarry lakes in fremont. these algae blooms are starting now and they can last all summer. >> do take it seriously with this increasing water temperatures, and we've seen that all through california that they're inching up due to climate change. that gives these blue green algae that a little, advantage over the others. >> experts say if the bloom becomes big enough to drop oxygen levels in the water, fish

will be at risk next. that's much like the bloom that happened in lake merritt two years ago that killed off. remember, thousands of fish? we reported that at the time, one of the bay area's biggest development projects is moving forward. tonight the concord city council advanced a new plan to build on the former naval weapons station. the massive chunk of land north of town along willow pass road has sat empty for 25 years now. the city wants to build thousands of new housing units, parks and commercial space. the multi-billion dollar project is on its third developer. tonight's vote on the rough terms of the plan is the most progress that they've had in years. it's expected to take 40 years to finish this project. >> here is the best thing we saw today a chance at healing heroes in the ocean. military veterans are finding peace through a program called operation surf the ocean. >> you have to be present, completely mindful. i'm here. i'm not back in the middle east. i'm not. i'm not in the past. i'm in the present.

>> this week long program has brought vets to the santa cruz coast for more than a decade. it was founded by someone who struggled with mental health and addiction. surfing helped save his life, and now he's building community for others to do the same. going through my journey of recovery, i realized how powerful the ocean was to me, and i was recognizing a lot of their their mindsets and a lot of their challenges was similar to mine. >> even though i'd never been in the military. everything that we try to do is something that has helped me. >> together. they get to address deep grief, learn to build trust with new people, and accomplish shared goals in all around. >> i absolutely. what a powerful idea. all right, well, it was a nice day actually to be out by the water. a little bit cooler, but still beautiful. >> yes, maybe another day or two of this. >> sandy, you got it. since you guys love it so much. ama and dan. let's take a look at the sunset from tonight. it was the last sunset of winter, and in just some beautiful views from our towercameras 721 that sun went down and we did enjoy a 70s

inland 76 in livermore. it was 72. in concord, fairfield, 71, san jose 70, in san rafael got up into the 60s. oakland, santa rosa, san francisco, half moon bay, 58 degrees, a little bit cooler in many areas, as dan just mentioned. let's take a look at the almanac for san jose. so average high is about 66 degrees. today was 71. yesterday was 72. you see that the temperatures were running a little bit higher than where they should be for this time of year. and for the month. the rainfall 1.26. high pressure is in control of the weather. we're going to be getting more rain in san jose and the rest of the bay area as this ridge gets pushed out of here by a couple of systems that are developing in the pacific. first comes the clouds and the cooler weather over the next few days, just gradual cooling. and then by friday we bring the rain in on live doppler seven. we do have some patchy fog out there, temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. here's a look at what you can expect as we look at a live picture from our kgo roof.

camera springs here. the season changed at 8:06 p.m. the next two days. gradual cooling trend and for the end of the week, wet and much cooler weather is headed your way. so first thing tomorrow morning, we had a lot more fog this morning, but tomorrow morning we'll start out with some areas of fog and clouds. 40s to start the day 50s as we head towards noontime, inland areas will pop up into the 60s along the coast. it's still going to be cool. and then clouds begin to increase. high clouds. that is. so for the early afternoon dimming the sun. so our warmest locations will get up into the low 70s, but it's not going to be quite as warm as 76 in livermore today. first thing tomorrow morning. temperatures 40s, 50s out the door. partly cloudy tomorrow afternoon. we're going to go with increasing clouds, which will filter the sun upper 50s to the low 70s. now we're going to fast forward to friday. here comes that system. 7 a.m. in the north bay in the morning. that is light to moderate rain pushing through at 11 a.m. and then really just scattered showers for the afternoon and

the evening hours. and this pattern will repeat as we head towards saturday as well. so here's a look at the rest of friday night. going into saturday the sierra will see some snow this continues late saturday night. early sunday things start to wind down and then another system tees up for next week. in terms of rainfall, we're looking at anywhere from about a half an inch to over an inch in the north bay and the santa cruz mountains. over the course of a couple of days, the accuweather seven day forecast. it is mild inland, cool coast. the next couple of days rains back on friday and it's a level one, a level one for saturday. certainly it will be wet, gusty and cooler. you'll need those sweaters and jackets early morning chance sunday, but a better chance on monday. now with a level one system. dan and

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more interest than ever this year because of the growth of the women's game that has seen audiences like never before, but it could also mean double the distraction. >> yeah. >> are you ready for this? march madness is known for causing a drop in workplace productivity, and it's estimated hoops will cost employers nearly $10 billion this year. >> whether they're researching and filling out brackets, they're organizing pools in their office or they're actually live streaming those games

during the workday. people are going to be doing a lot of not work over the next few weeks, not work. >> this might also be a chance for businesses to do some team building of their own, experts say. with the rise of people working from home, it might do some good to offer prizes for friendly competition. nothing brings together the office like a good bracket. >> no, that's a good point. and it's kind of that if you can't beat them, join them. exactly. right, right. well, the giants open up the 2024 season in just nine days. >> abc seven news sports director larry biel is here. >> larry dan ama it certainly took a while, but the giants eventually made some nice acquisitions this off season, signing matt chapman and blake snell. that should generate some interest, especially if chappie makes plays like this one tonight.

warriors have just 15 games left in the regular season, and nobody from steve kerr to steph curry to draymond green has any idea how they're going to play. they'll host memphis tomorrow night after the impressive high energy victory over the lakers on saturday night. the warriors they led. jaylen brunson and the knicks score at will. last night. he had 34. miles mcbride at 29. the warriors effort or

should we say lack thereof is a concern at this point. just qualifying for the 910 play in game is no guarantee right now. >> i think i could care less about where you're at. it's just the consistency of uh- how we're playing. that's the most important thing because honestly, who cares what seed you are if you play like we did at six, seven, eight, nine, ten, whatever it is doesn't matter. you're not going to get very far . >> saint mary's is the only bay area college basketball team to reach the ncaa tournament. they'll play grand canyon this friday in spokane. the gaels, the five seed and that always dangerous 512 matchup and pumped to make the big dance. three years in a row for the program. >> i mean, it's huge. you know this is this is something that we're building on. this is three times now for me personally. you know you always want to come in and leave a place better than how you found it. and i feel like we're really starting a huge winning tradition here. >> cactus league action blake snell, now officially a giant wearing the orange and black

giants and royals. renal fans will be heard from count on that another new giant matt chapman showing off that platinum glove at third, robbing nick prado of a hit five four. royals in the fifth. and the giants load the bases. thairo estrada high, deep and aloha means a grand slam. he also had a single and a triple game tied at eight. bottom nine lamonte wade jr base hit. good night. game over. drive home safely. giants win nine eight. how about the a's visiting the reigning champion texas rangers? second inning miguel andujar deep down the left field line, his fifth of the spring. wow. fast forward two. all game in the sixth and brant rooker here it comes. there it goes. three run cloud to left as the a's and rangers end in a77 tie. sharks visiting nashville. her heart will always belong to team teal one all in the second. mario ferraro, the wrister for his first goal in 36 games, two one. teal but the preds answered with seven unanswered goals. michael mccarron scored twice. preds win

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