now abc seven mornings live. >> a big day for reddit. now at five. the san francisco company preparing to debut on wall street today. will an ipo solve its financial problems? and a bill that could lead to tiktok being banned here in the us getting traction on capitol hill despite pushback from millions of people who use the app every day, it's reaching rare bipartisan, bipartisan support in the senate, this is horrifying. this is bad for everybody, bad for business, bad for the community. >> a south bay starbucks bathroom becomes a disturbing violation of privacy. detectives say a suspect was caught after setting up a camera. users had no idea they were being recorded. good morning. on this thursday, march 21st, i'm going to start the check of our

forecast with drew. >> hey good morning. >> all right. so we have some cloud cover out there right now. today is a dry day. before we welcome back some showers tomorrow. live look from the exploratorium camera a deck of clouds up above, but not low enough that it's obscuring some of the skyline. so we'll start out with partly cloudy conditions today, and we'll find increasing clouds as we head throughout the afternoon. temperatures right now were mainly in the upper 40s to the mid 50s. 55 in oakland right now at 53 in the city, 51. that current temperature in san jose, a live look outside from our san jose camera showing you we have patchy fog early on, giving way to filtered sunshine this afternoon. temperatures very similar to yesterday. we'll go into the 60s and 70s for the afternoon, so enjoy the dry day today. rain is back in the forecast. tomorrow we'll show you that eight minutes. let's say hi to amanda. see the commute is going this morning. >> hi, drew. yeah. as expected, it's a pretty quiet commute across the bay area this morning. we want to give you a look from the golden gate bridge. but actually, let's get

straight to the drive times. everything is on time. it seems. i'm talking about mass transit. here it is, 5 a.m. you guys. thanks for dealing with me elsewhere. traffic is moving at the limit across the bay area. your only trouble spot so far is the usual commute from tracy. >> thanks so much, amanda. a terrible development to share this morning. police say the baby, whose parents and brother were killed at a bus stop in san francisco's west portal neighborhood, has died. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live with this tragic story. gloria. >> yeah, this has been just so sad. reggie. that baby was fighting for their life in the hospital, but sadly did not make it. the entire family has died. diego cardoso de oliveira and his wife matilda ramos pinto, their toddler and baby, were waiting at a muni bus stop in san francisco's west portal neighborhood when an suv plowed into them on saturday. police chief william scott spoke about the tragedy at yesterday evening's police commission meeting, this was this was a horrific incident and heartbreaking, there was a vigil

held monday night and the community came out in mass to support the victims of this accident. this collision, rather, police arrested the 78 year-old driver who was behind the wheel of a mercedes suv. >> she was arrested on reckless driving and vehicular manslaughter charges but has since been released from police custody. and we spoke to the attorney for the driver who said his client is also devastated by what happened. >> this is a very difficult time for her as well, you know, this is a tragedy that she has to find a way to live with and navigate. >> san francisco da brooke jenkins says her office is still reviewing the case to determine what charges the driver might face live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news kumasi. >> thank you, gloria. this morning, one week after the house approved a bill that could potentially ban tiktok here in the u.s, senators from both sides of the aisle have a stark new warning about the app. a man is tracking that story from the

live desk and amanda, one senator compared tiktok to a gun aimed at americans. >> yeah, kumasi certainly an alarming statement. >> lawmakers are raising new security concerns as they consider a crackdown. it comes after senators yesterday got a classified briefing about how tiktok, owned by chinese company bytedance, uses the information it gathers against americans. one concern the app could be used by china to influence the upcoming presidential election. >> tiktok is a grave national security threat to americans. >> tiktok is a gun aimed at americans heads. i will say very emphatically, the american people need and deserve to hear what we've just been told because they would be deeply frightened. >> bytedance denies sharing americans data with the chinese government. >> tiktok has urged its 170 million users in the u.s. to contact their lawmakers to oppose the bill, passed by the house. if passed, the bill would force bytedance to sell the app

or face a ban in the u.s. still, no word on whether the senate will take up that bill, but there appears to be growing support for some action later this spring. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. this morning, the social media platform that calls itself the front page of the internet enters a new era. san francisco headquartered reddit will go public. the company is targeting a valuation of about $6.5 billion. reddit said yesterday it would offer 22 million shares, pricing them at $34 each. tech analysts say the ipo is more of a necessity than a choice. >> they have to monetize because they, you know, they're income is in negative because of the expenses they have to maintain the servers and the computers. >> the company has infamously never turned a profit. reddit's debut on wall street has many analysts cautiously optimistic it could lead to other ipos in silicon valley later this year. >> new developments in elon musk's endeavor into the human mind. his company neuralink,

sharing a live stream as a quadriplegic man, moved chess pieces with his mind. >> every day it seems like we're learning new stuff, and i just can't even describe how how cool it is to be able to do this. >> yeah. >> so, so this is 29 year old nolan arbor. he is a recipient of the first neuralink brain implant. the device decodes movement intention from brain signals during the live stream last night, arbor was able to play a game of chess and the video game civilization. the movements of the cursor are all controlled through the neuralink implant. according to neuralink, which has its offices in fremont . >> former san francisco giants public address announcer renel brooks moon posted a lengthy and emotional farewell message on instagram. emotions have been swirling since we learned earlier this week she would not be returning for a 25th season. giants fans, in particular, have expressed their displeasure with the team's decision to part

ways. her statement reads in part, quote, it wasn't always will be the greatest honor of my life and career to serve as your pa and community ambassador. mother, a huge baseball giants fan, was pregnant with me in 1958 when the team moved west, making me a giants fan in utero. never in my wildest dreams did i ever think i would grow up to be the voice of the ballpark. giants fans have been passionate in their reactions to ronell's departure. you can see what they're saying and share some thoughts of your own by finding and sharing a post at abc7, abc7 news, bay area facebook and instagram pages. >> more developing news in the world of baseball superstar shohei ohtani finds himself in the middle of a bit of a scandal . the dodgers fired his interpreter and longtime friend over allegations of massive theft. but there's more to the story. initially it was thought ohtani had agreed to cover a gambling debt for his friend and wired at least $4.5 million to a bookmaking operation. then the

story changed, and it appears the interpreter is now being blamed for taking the money from ohtani's bank account. he was an interpreter for all we know. >> so how do we get from interpreter to being able to access his accounts? we don't know, and until we do, it's the details are a little hazy, but there's definitely a lot more to this story than we're being told at this time. >> major league baseball has strict rules on gambling. espn reports federal investigators are looking into the bookmaking operation. >> 508 this morning. here's our san jose camera live. look, that's 87 with cars traveling partly cloudy skies up above. this morning. it's just a day of filtered sunshine, and these clouds are in advance of the rain we're tracking here to morrow. looking at your weather and health today. air quality is good, but we continue to track that tree pollen at high levels. oak, cedar and pine. your main offenders, your uv index is a five. it is moderate today. here's a live doppler seven

along with satellite. we're still under the influence of a weak area of high pressure. but what is getting closer to us is our next storm system. first, we'll have a cold front move through here tomorrow with some light to moderate showers, and then the low pressure behind it will kind of spin over us on saturday. so we do have some wet weather moving our way for the start of the weekend, but right now, sunday we may actually finish the weekend with some dry skies in the afternoon. but today it's all about that cloud cover advancing in here ahead of the storm. tomorrow we'll find temperatures going into the mid and upper 50s. by 10 a.m. there's that filtered sunshine, maybe 1 or 2 degrees cooler today compared to yesterday, a little bit below average and a lot of spots. but we'll get you into the 60s and into the 70s for daytime highs today. enjoy the dry day today. so the next three days showers back in the forecast here tomorrow. it is a level one. and then as we head towards saturday with that low we have the chance of even a rumble of thunder moving through. so we're going to go hour by hour in future weather,

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valid before takeoff. abc news confirms he was booked on two standby flights that were full. he told authorities he was just trying to get home. >> it has been quite the past few months for airplane manufacturer boeing. the recent series of mid-air and runway mishaps have caused a slowdown in production of new planes. while the faa demands safety changes now, some airline ceos are saying your summer vacation could be more expensive as a result, there is no doubt this summer we're facing delivery delays, which will constrain ryanair's growth this year. >> instead of carrying 205 million passengers, i think we're heading for somewhere between 100 and 98 200 million. >> boeing's bottom line is taking a big hit from the door plug incident on that. alaska airlines jet earlier this year, the company's chief financial officer told investors its commercial airplane unit's profit margins will drop to -20. that's their biggest loss in two years and some more unfortunate

airline news if you fly jetblue, there's about to be a lot less access to bay area airports. the carrier is set to end flights between san francisco and l.a. the move is a part of a restructuring plan. the airline will end operations in five cities, and 16 other routes will be cut. right now, there's only one daily route between lax and sfo. this comes after a federal judge blocked jetblue's acquisition of spirit airlines earlier this year. >> the 2024 game developers conference is bringing a big boost to businesses in downtown san francisco, so nearly 30,000 people are at the world's largest conference for game industry professionals at moscone center this week, according to san francisco travel. gdc will generate more than $40 million in economic impact for the city. and we noticed a line outside of this peruvian restaurant right across from the conference. >> super happy. you know, i want everyone to try my food. you know, this is why i am i am good for all the guests coming today. more busy today. we have today.

we have many reservations, many parties. >> oh, now i want to go to the restaurant. so it's called bocado. and you can tell the chef there was really happy. this whole thing is a sigh of relief for so many businesses in the area, because they're still recovering from the apec summit. it forced multiple streets to close and it blocked foot traffic to some of those businesses, and they really didn't see a boost in business as they were hoping. well, a similar boost happening this week in the south bay. san jose is hosting one of its biggest conventions since the pandemic. nvidia's ai conference is drawing people from all over, and visitors could provide a nice boost for local companies. one of them is frost. it's a cupcake factory, the owner tells abc seven that nvidia ordered a thousand cupcakes from her. besides being grateful for that business, she's noticed a change in the downtown area. >> you can just tell the whole city is booming. the hotels are packed, everything. there's people walking with lanyards everywhere. it's pretty cool.

we've been waiting for this to come back. so something like this is huge for us. >> it is. officials are working to entice more companies and groups to hold their events in san jose. it's estimated this year they will generate a nearly $80 million economic windfall. >> russian river brewing company will release its coveted pliny the younger beer this starting tomorrow. i should say it will be available at russian russian rivers, pubs in santa rosa and windsor through april 4th. every year, thousands of people line up to get their pour of pliny the younger. it's one of the world's highest rated beers. this year marks the 20th release. >> it is national puppy day this weekend, so it means it's time for our annual celebration right here on abc seven. make sure you are with us tomorrow here on air. we have so many adorable and adoptable puppies from shelters across the bay area. we have live coverage starting at 6 a.m. on abc seven mornings, and we hope that you will be with us and watch us wherever you stream. and maybe we adopt. who

knows, you might fall in love with one of these cute little puppies. it's hard not to. they're all so cute. >> it is. that's the whole point. you want these dogs to be out of the shelter, so maybe watch and get entranced. >> i don't know exactly the moment of zen. yeah, four hours of puppies. i feel nice. it's a nice time. >> it's what everyone needs on a friday to honestly. >> let's watch us. all right. this morning, we'll take you to sfo. it is quiet out there, but it turns wet and windy over the next couple of days. your accuweather highlights calling for a dry thursday here. we have filtered sunshine as those clouds advance in. and ahead of that front tomorrow that will bring us some showers for friday . friday is a level one storm on the abc seven storm impact scale . the. heading into saturday we have showers in the forecast and then there's the chance of a thunderstorm as low pressure swings through here. so looking at highs today, filtered sunshine, temperatures in the 60s and in the low 70s. your sun is up here shortly after 7 a.m. your sun set today at 723 this

evening. mostly cloudy overnight tonight. overnight we do stay dry. those temperatures in the 40s and in the 50s for friday and saturday. it's a level one light system on the storm impact scale. we're tracking light to moderate showers, slick roads, and some breezy conditions at times, and then again on saturday. that's the best chance of an isolated thunderstorm popping up. if one does could hear a clap of thunder. here's future weather tomorrow morning, right around noon. the rain is mainly focused in the north bay, so a lot of us are waking up to just cloud cover to start out our friday. by friday afternoon and friday evening, this front is moving south into the peninsula, the south bay and into the east bay. then on saturday, the low pressure will bring us more scattered showers and then into the afternoon. you see these hit or miss pops of yellow. there's that chance of a thunderstorm popping up to start out the weekend. rainfall totals in our wettest spots approaching an inch of rain and our drier locations probably closer to a quarter of an inch of rain through saturday. a winter storm watch is in effect for the west slope of the mountains through

sunday, 8 to 18in of snow above 5000ft are highest peaks. could pick up three feet of new snow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. filtered sun today. showers tomorrow. that chance of a thunderstorm on saturday. early sunday morning. a chance of a shower with most of sunday afternoon being dry. and then our next chance of rain is on wednesday. amanda. all right. >> julia, we're starting on the richmond-san rafael bridge. almost empty at the toll plaza. especially if you're making your way up north. and here, oakland, 8-80 camera uh- everything seems to be moving. flowing freely as you travel there by the coliseum. and then we want to take a look at drive times. you can see 580 westbound. tracy to castro valley is going to take you about 52 minutes at 519. let's get back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. coming up, the seven things to know this morning a handful of bart employees involved in a workplace scam. >> the scheme that allowed one worker to retire with thousands of unearned wages. >> and a live look outside right now at the bay bridge this morning. 519 we'll be right

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number one, a baby severely injured when an suv crashed into a san francisco bus stop last weekend, has died. the baby's one year old brother and parents were also killed. >> number two california voters have narrowly passed proposition one. the latest vote totals show the measure winning 50.2% to 49.8. the mental health plan, aimed at addressing homelessness was supported by governor newsom. number three, more americans have been evacuated from haiti. >> they arrived in florida yesterday. more than 1000 americans are still in the country. >> number four this morning, san francisco based reddit will go public. the company is targeting a valuation of about 6.5 billion. shares are priced at $34 each. >> and number five, we have a dry day today with filtered sunshine temperatures in the 60s and 70s. rain is back in the forecast tomorrow. it's a level one with a chance of thunderstorms to start out the weekend on saturday. >> number six from the san rafael camera. all is quiet in

the north bay. 1 to 1 is looking great as you travel northbound into santa rosa. no major issues to report. number seven lego and the makers of fortnite expanding their partnership. >> you can now design and build your own island within fortnite using lego elements. there are four templates to get you started. then you're only limited by your imagination. investigators say three bart workers made a habit of showing up to work, clocking in and then going right back home. bart's inspector general has put out a new report. it says these employees were getting paid their regular salary and overtime. in one instance, a technician for the systems automatic fare collection system clocked in and didn't work the shift for a total of 106 hours over 18 days last year. that earned him more than $9,000 in falsely billed wages and benefits. he retired after investigators got bart police involved and is now facing criminal charges. bart's management is handling the other two.

>> police have arrested a man who they say hid a camera inside of a starbucks bathroom in san jose. apparently, more than 90 people were reportedly filmed since january, the youngest being just four years old. this happened at the starbucks near coleman avenue and taylor street. san jose police say an employee found the camera under the bathroom sink facing the toilet. we spoke to a father whose son attends the school nearby. >> it's sickening. it is a feeling of being violated and this is wrong, you know, i'm glad they caught the person and i hope they the hammer comes down hard on them. >> police found guns. a lot of them, and other micro cameras at the 35 year old suspect's home. he's facing multiple charges, including child. authorities couldn't comment if the footage was sent to another location or uploaded online, starbucks said in a statement. this is a deeply disturbing incident and we are grateful for the quick and thorough response from the san jose police department and apprehending the suspect.

>> authorities in the central valley rescued 86 dogs and two people from a home in deplorable conditions. an anonymous call for a welfare check led police to this home in stanislaus county on tuesday, where they found five people and 86 dogs and what police called unlivable conditions. a four year-old and an elderly woman were removed from this home. three adults were arrested on abuse and animal cruelty charges. officials tell us the conditions inside were so were horrific and unsafe, even for the rescuers. >> fire department determined it was too unhealthy to enter without protective equipment, because the oxygen level was only at 16% and the oxygen level was so low because of all of the urine, in ammonia that was caused by that. and just all of the filth of the waste from the dogs. >> oh, no. oh, boy. >> that's a lot to process.

>> so they took the dogs to the county animal shelter to be treated. as you can imagine, a lot of the animals were sick. now, shelter officials there say they are well over capacity. >> a southern california police department has been getting attention for putting lego heads over the faces of people they've arrested. now lego is demanding they stop sharing these photos online. see what i'm talking about? and we mean virtually, by the way, not actually putting the lego head on their bodies. lego says the practice violates their trademarks. the murrieta police department says it began the practice to comply with the new state law earlier this year. it bans police from sharing mugshots of people accused of nonviolent crimes. >> a little fun, get some attention. you know, game the social media algorithms generate some attraction. it likes follows stuff like that. i definitely believe strongly in the value of transparency with

our community and letting them know what their police department is doing out there. >> it is hard not to laugh when you see these photos. i mean, there is something about it. >> it's something about the faces, the point of the new law was to protect people from being assumed guilty before they were tried or convicted of a crime. >> the department says it plans to just do something else moving forward. they could use emojis. >> maybe that's what they'll have to do. >> yeah. >> come on, bear not. come on, bear. in lake tahoe have been removed from homes and other buildings this winter. the bear league says it has forced out more than 100 bears. sometimes they remove eight bears a day. can you imagine? so a pastor in tahoe city recently found out a bear looking for warmth was lodging underneath the church for about a month. he says he called in a contractor after he realized the chapel just wasn't heating up

like it should have. >> while he was underneath, the contractor came face to face with a hibernating bear and immediately ran out. it's just the bears doing what they need to compensate. >> come on, get up. >> go! oh, man. okay so the executive director of the bear league and bryant, i think that's her we just saw says the bears are just doing what they need to do to compensate for humans taking over their forest. >> she says people can prevent the issue by securing their crawl space and not leaving out food. >> come on, bear, come on bear. plans to build a new theme park are in the works, coming up at 530 where it'll be and how soon it will be expected to be ready for visitors. >> plus the push for automakers to better focus

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don't make us safer. >> now, at 530, the dangers of police pursuits, the call to action to quit this practice after a recent chase ended with an innocent man killed while on his way to work. >> proposition one, narrowly approved by california voters. what it means for california's mental health system and the state's homeless crisis. new overnight, a flight full of americans who were trapped in war torn haiti. >> now back home in the u.s, the gang led rebellion against the country's government is displacing hundreds of thousands and is growing into a major humanitarian crisis. >> good morning everybody. it's thursday, march 21st. >> we start this morning with a check on the weather. hi, drew. >> hey. good morning guys. we'll take you to our abc seven oakland airport camera. we are dealing with mostly cloudy skies up above this morning, and those clouds are ahead of showers that returned to the forecast tomorrow. so we are dry today. temperatures slightly warmer than we were this time yesterday. a lot of us are

beginning this morning in the low and mid 50s right now, and we're on our way to a pretty pleasant afternoon. here's a live look at sfo. we're calling it filtered sunshine. throughout the day we'll have those high clouds streaming in ahead of that cold front tomorrow. temperatures in the 60s and 70s later on today. so a high of about 63 in the city, 66 in oakland, 72 in san jose. we'll hit about 67. in napa, we'll show you that rain coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with amanda and see how the commute is going. >> yeah. hi, drew. we're going to start and stay on the san mateo bridge, where traffic is moving pretty freely. highway 92. don't expect anything but an easy ride to or from the peninsula here at 532. let's get back to our headlines. >> thank you. amanda, a fourth victim has died from saturday's terrible crash in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. police say the baby, whose parents and brother were killed at the bus stop, has died. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez. gloria rodriguez here with what chief bill scott is saying about this

investigation. >> gloria, good morning. kumasi. that baby had been in the hospital with life threatening injuries but did not make it. police chief william scott talked about the tragedy at yesterday evening's police commission meeting. he says the incident was horrific and heartbreaking. >> it was it was a lot of support for this family there, this investigation is still open and ongoing, even though there was arrest. so we're asking that if anyone has any information that can lend us some evidence to this investigation, please contact the san francisco police department community members have been paying their respects at the spot where the family was killed when an suv plowed into them. >> diego cardoso de oliveira and his wife, matilda ramos pinto, their toddler and baby were waiting at a muni bus stop in san francisco's west portal. community police arrested the 78 year old driver, who was behind the wheel of the mercedes suv. she was arrested on reckless driving and vehicular manslaughter charges but has since been released from police

custody. we spoke to the attorney for the driver, who said his client is also devastated by what happened. abc seven suzanne phan asked him why she's no longer in police custody. >> you know, there are times unfort you know, that accidents and tragedies happen and there wasn't a crime committed. >> did she have a medical emergency? >> i'm not aware. and it's not. i'm not. not that i'm a i'm not aware. i'm not privy to that kind of information yet. >> san francisco da brooke jenkins says her office is still reviewing the case to determine what charges the driver might face. according to the driver's attorney, she is still in the hospital but will be released in the near future. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> gloria, thank you. this morning we're looking into police pursuits because there was a high speed chase that went from el cerrito toward the bay bridge toll plaza earlier this week that led to a deadly crash. that victim is 57 year old david lee weiner from lafayette. authorities say he was heading to work in san francisco when a

speeding pickup truck connected to a store, break-in in el cerrito, collided with his car. abc seven spoke with the woman, who was a victim in another police pursuit in december. an officer chasing a car across the bay bridge and into the east bay crashed into her. >> there are other safer alternatives to police chases. and i really think that we need to approach police chases with extreme caution. >> based on a 2021 report, chp says there were around 12,000 police pursuits that year. of those, 20% resulted in a crash. about 60% were property damage. only 25% were injury crashes. close to 2% were deadly in today's gma. >> first look. women on average are more likely to be injured or to die in a car crash than men and the federal government is now looking into whether car manufacturers should be required to include female crash test dummies in their testing. here's

abc news reporter gio benitez >> in this morning's gma first look, the future of female crash test dummies in america. the dummies inside current tests are based on designs nearly five decades old. and they're largely built to reflect the male body. what experts say needs to be done to make women just as safe as men on the road. >> we know that females are injured differently than a male, so it doesn't matter if you have a small male in the car. we need to have a female in the car to represent a female and coming up at 7 a.m. >> how the national highway traffic safety administration is responding. >> the previous generation of vehicles. there's no question that there was a disparity between male and female crash outcomes. and look, as a department, we are obviously committed to closing that gap with your gma first look, i'm gio benitez abc news new york. >> now to the race to get out of

haiti. over a dozen americans landed in florida from port au prince overnight escaping the worsening violence in that country. a man at the live desk with the effort to get more americans out. >> yeah, reggie, the nearly 1600 americans who are still in haiti have reached out to the us embassy, hoping to get out as soon as possible. 14 americans, including eight children, landed in orlando last night. they leave behind the chaotic echoes of gunfire and fear as neighborhoods have been taken over by violent gangs. one man evacuated says neighborhoods and main roads are blocked off as residents try to protect themselves. this morning, he's grateful to be back home with his family. >> a very difficult part was getting around and making it to the airport. mission accomplished, and we're finally reunited with julian, our two year old son. it took about two and a half weeks. >> gangs in haiti are now launching attacks on the capital of port au prince, where the airport is shuttered. the us state department is also airlifting americans out of the country and into the dominican

republic. officials say more evacuations are expected. there's now concern that haiti could run out of food in two weeks, with ports closed back to the desk. >> thank you amanda. it has been more than two weeks since california's primary election, and we finally have a decision on prop one, the measure aimed at updating the state's mental health system, has passed governor newsom's hard push ballot measure puts strict requirements on local counties to spend on mental health and drug abuse resources. abc seven news reporter tara campbell tells us the successful vote is also a major political victory for the governor. >> this is a huge win for the governor. >> political science expert melissa michaelson is talking about prop one, the $6.4 billion bond measure to pay for mental health services treatment facilities and housing to help people off california's street. >> this is a huge win. if it turns out that passing prop one means that california can make a significant dent in the homelessness issue, the statewide proposition narrowly

passing wednesday evening with just over 50% of the vote. >> more than two weeks after californians went to the polls, the governor, now poised to claim victory in his state of the state address. >> he was kind of taking a risk, right, because if it didn't pass and then he went and did the state of the state with that loss, then he'd have to speak about it in a different way. turns out it went the other way and it passed. and now he can have a successful state of the state. so i think he rolled the dice and he won. >> in a statement, the governor saying in part, this is the biggest change in decades to how california tackles homelessness and a victory for doing things radically different, going on to challenge local governments to step up, saying this historic reform will only succeed if we all kick into action immediately . state governments and local leaders. >> together, we are ready and willing. this is a long time coming. >> san jose mayor matt mahan says the city is ready to do what it can to put the measure

into action. the first major update to the state's mental health system in 20 years. >> implementation of the mental health services act revenue and prop one really falls to counties, but cities approve land use and we're ready to do everything we can to expedite permits. >> meanwhile, those working with the unhoused say whether it's successful or not, it's going to take a lot more than prop one to address the severity of the crisis on the streets. >> we're not going to see the help that people need before uh- behavioral health crises get really severe, and the community based treatment, that was tara campbell reporting. >> we are still waiting to see who will be advancing to the general election in november in the race to replace an issue in congress. so former san jose mayor sam liccardo, we know is going to be moving forward. you can see he got 21.1% in the vote of the vote. but the question is, will it be evan lowe he's facing or joe

simitian, they are separated by just three votes at this point. now, it's not out of the question that we could see a recount, but the cost would have to be picked up by the candidate who requests it. mixed messages this week from the beloved fitness guru richard simmons, coming up with the 75 year old is now saying about his health, i'm just super excited to kind of eat my way through california adventure a taste of disney. >> we're taking an inside look at the annual food and wine festival. but first, a check on the weather with meteorologist. oh very cool. >> excited for that. let's take you outside to our exploratorium camera. do see, we have mostly cloudy skies. it's not a low deck of cloud cover, meaning it's not obscuring any of our skyline, but we will have filtered sunshine throughout the day. we're still dealing with pollen issues when it comes to trees that's running high. your main offenders oak, cedar and pine. and that will not change until about saturday, when that wet weather kind of washes away

some of the pollen. here's live doppler seven, along with satellite. what we're tracking. there's still a brief area of high pressure overhead today for dry skies, but this front will move in here tomorrow, and then this low will follow it on saturday for a couple of days of wet weather. but let's break it down region by region today. starting inland, you have sunshine early on, giving way to those clouds in the afternoon, but it's feeling nice. temperatures in the low 70s in our warmest spots away from the coast, around the bay shoreline filtered sunshine all day long. temperatures in the mid 60s and then heading along the coast a little bit cooler and more cloud cover, but temperatures pretty close to average in the upper 50s to lower 60s later on today. so as we take a look at the next three days today, get out there, enjoy the dry weather. it's the final dry day this week. by friday, that cold front will bring showers for a lot of us. those showers are mainly in the afternoon and in the evening. on friday, it's a level one light storm on the storm impact scale. but by saturday, cooler air moves in here. most of us stuck in the 50s, and on saturday we

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been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, which is a type of skin cancer. in a post, simmons explained a specialist was not able to remove the cancer cells in a first procedure, so he went back for a second one. he was reportedly told to go back, but didn't explain why simmons apologized to fans earlier this week after he said he was, quote , dying in a post. and of course , people started to worry. >> lollapalooza tickets go on sale today. presale starts at 8 a.m. general sale begins at 10 a.m. sizza. tyler, the creator. blink 182, and the killers among the headliners at the 20th lollapalooza festival in chicago, organizers revealed the lineup this week. skrillex is also part of this. the festival

runs august 1st through the fourth at grant park. >> toymaker mattel is planning to open another theme park. this one will be in bonner springs, kansas. construction is set to start later this year, with an opening planned for 2026. the park will have similar attractions to the mattel adventure park in arizona, including a lot of barbie themed rides, restaurants and a hot wheels roller coaster. >> disney california adventure food and wine festival is underway. it's an event for all kinds of food lovers and of course, disney fans. reporter irene cruz from our sister station in la has that. >> we are here at cars land getting a preview of all the sights, sounds and tastes of the food and wine festival here at california adventure and it smells amazing. from pistachio cheesecakes to shrimp papas locas to cheeseburger baos, there's something for every palate at the disney california adventure food and wine festival . >> i'm just super excited to kind of eat my way through california adventure. >> chef luis is part of the team that puts creativity to the test

we have. >> we call it family meals. we each cook for ourselves, and we try different ingredients and try different recipes that our families bring. and that's how we come up with with combinations of, of offerings, a lot of times we also have these, these internal friendly challenges where, where whoever could come up with the dish that's most popular for our guests. >> so good. >> i could eat ten of these. and guests have been bringing big appetites. >> we've come a couple of years for this event because it's so fun to just try it. a little tiny bites of everything. and usually we share. >> you can buy foods individually, but to really save by a sip and savor, pass eight items for $61 or four for $31. there's even a tasting passport breaking down all this year's dishes and where to find them. the festival also brings in cooking demos, mixology seminars and new merchandise. >> it just makes me so happy just being here. >> have you cried yet? >>, on soarin.

>> it also brings back the ride soarin over california for a limited time. >> that's really exciting because that's what i kind of grew up on, was soaring on california, and it's great just to have that ride back the food and wine festival goes through april 22nd, reporting in anaheim irene cruz abc seven eyewitness news. >> so do you know who patrick warburton is? >> no, i don't i do not from seinfeld, he is the flight attendant on soarin in the beginning. >> oh, okay. yes, yes yes yes yes. >> okay. so he after all these years of doing the intro to that surprise, people at this food and wine festival, that's very cool and incredible. personally walked out in his flight attendant uniform and did the whole speech for them. >> it's a disney magic that is so cool. >> yeah, it's on the disney parks blog if you want to check it out. i thought it was really sweet. >> that's really cool. i still remember that orange smell you get when it was california. >> that's what they're playing right now. >> oh my gosh. >> yeah.

>> so good. that ride is so fun. it's always it's always packed. >> and the original is my fave. >> i agree you see the world though in the new one. very you do. >> but in this one you fly the california one you fly over the golden gate bridge. >> i know it is very neat how fun! enjoy that if you're going to disneyland. okay, here, back at home we are enjoying one more dry day before the rain is back here tomorrow. so it's filtered sunshine on your thursday with dry conditions. those clouds you'll see today ahead of that storm system we're tracking here tomorrow. it's a cold front with a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. and then on saturday, low pressure will follow that front. and underneath that low, we could have the chance of a thunderstorm popping up. we'll show you those details in one second today. get out there and enjoy the dry conditions for one more day this week. filtered sunshine. we'll get you into the 60s and 70s. your ocean water temperature currently 56 degrees off of our coastline right now. tonight it's mostly cloudy. we still stay dry in the overnight period. upper 40s to the mid 50s, a level one for friday and saturday with light to moderate

showers, slick roads and saturday there's that chance of a thunderstorm popping up. so tomorrow morning it's mostly cloudy around lunchtime. the showers are mainly focused, first in the north bay and then in the evening we'll see those showers slip south as we head into saturday. the showers are more scattered in nature with the low pressure behind that front. saturday afternoon you see these pops of yellow on your screen. that is the chance of a thunderstorm. in some locations. we could hear a clap of thunder. rainfall estimates close to an inch in parts of the north bay. closer to a quarter of an inch around the bay shoreline. just quickly, a winter storm watch is in effect tomorrow, up to three feet over our highest peaks this weekend. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. rain is back here tomorrow, with a thunderstorm possible saturday. most of sunday is dry before our next chance of rain comes on wednesday. amanda. >> hi, drew. yeah, for those of us heading into the city reliant on the bay bridge, know that it's going to take you about ten minutes to get from the toll plaza into san francisco. know that the metering lights are

also on to the south bay. not much going on here. northbound 101 has minor slowing approaching oakland road, but that's about it. and then when we take a look at drive times 580 westbound, tracy to dublin is going to take you 48 minutes back to you all at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. >> new at six. tens of thousands of americans are about to get their student loans forgiven. the overnight announcement from the white house, the first to look inside a one of a kind lab in the south bay, helping to make stem projects interesting and exciting for students. first, a live look outside.

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of socks were also donated by fedex volunteers, as fedex cares partnered with operation warm to make it happen. the national nonprofit works to provide children in need through basic needs programs. >> uh- giving back is a part of the dna of fedex, and it's an initiative that i'm, personally, invested in, being able to see smiles and be able to allow, children who may need these shoes, really warms my heart. >> fedex is expected to ship thousands of pairs of shoes to more than 20 schools in north america and in the caribbean. fedex and operation warm have been giving back to the community together for more than a decade. a robotics team from the peninsula has dominated a silicon valley regional competition and is headed to the world championships in houston next month. this is the fine handiwork of the churro bots compromise of high schoolers from the east palo alto area.

the team edged out other prestigious competition competitors for a ticket to texas. this means a lot to us. >> this is like our first time that we've ever won and like, this is the farthest we've ever made it. and the second we heard that we're going, we all started jumping. we all started screaming. it was the moment was like blissful. and it was it was just so amazing. >> the team is hoping to raise $40,000 to cover the cost of the trip. you can donate through the hope horizons website. >> students in san jose are getting a lesson in sustainability with the help of a special shipping container this week. this is the curiosity cube. yesterday, it visited john muir middle school. the cube is a one of a kind lab teaching kids about stem subjects. every year the theme changes. this year it's sustainability. >> we believe it's really important to have this opportunity for schools who otherwise don't have the experience to bring new science technology into the classroom, or maybe just want to switch up their daily routine in the classroom. so our goal is to bring science accessibility

wherever we visit. >> the curiosity cube will be open to the public this saturday. it's visiting happy hollow zoo from 10 to 4 4555. >> on our thursday. we're looking at your health and wellness today. air quality. we are good throughout the afternoon, but tree pollen we continue to track that at high levels. your top allergens are oak, cedar and pine trees. your uv index today at a five that is moderate on the uv scale. now looking outside today we have partly sunny skies, filtered sunshine as high cirrus clouds move in in advance of our rain tomorrow. but it's still very nice afternoon temperatures. quite comfortable in the 60s and 70s. today is the last dry day. this week we have those temperatures around 63 in the city, 66 in oakland, 72 in san jose, 67 in santa rosa. hit about 70 in concord this afternoon. now looking at tomorrow, these are the rain chances for friday. it's a level one light storm. the morning looks pretty quiet after lunchtime. that's a better

chance of starting to see showers work through the region and into the evening. they will be on and off throughout the day on friday. so here's a look at the three day forecast. dry today with filtered sunshine. by friday we have that cold front that will bring some showers. and then on saturday behind the front we get low pressure following it and that could create some instability. a thunderstorm is possible. could hear a clap of thunder saturday afternoon. kumasi thank you drew. >> new at six. the latest milestone for steph curry. what he did that's been done only seven times in history. >> and the bizarre crime spree that includes a woman dumping a body into san francisco bay. the other crimes she and her coconspirators are facing prison time for, and how much shares of reddit could go for when the company goes public later today. but first, a live

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