baltimore bridge collapse. we're learning about some of the victims who were construction workers on the bridge. >> sentencing day for sam bankman-fried. how much time the man once known as the king of crypto could face in prison

following his conviction of financial fraud? >> and girl scouts scammed the investigation that caught the attention of the secret service and involves the famous cookies. >> these girl scouts are going to have to become like the lady at the safeway. just this requires a visual just holding up the 20 because now they do. >> you know, venmo card payments. i got mine online. they're going to ruin it for people who have cash. who use cash. me looking for cookies always. >> please don't scam these girls. and good morning on this thursday, march 28th. >> yes, we're going to tell you more about that story. we're going to start with a check of our forecast with drew. yeah. >> good morning. so we had some light rain last 12 hours. that front is now to the south of us that supplied us with that wet weather. you can see that on live doppler seven. behind the front we have some cooler air that has moved in here, an isolated shower along the coast. but for much of the day today, it's just a mix of sun and clouds. live. look outside the exploratorium camera. partly cloudy skies. we'll find a cooler afternoon on the way, upper 50s to the lower 60s for

our daytime high. so see some sunshine here and there throughout the day. temperatures below average by about 5 or 8 degrees depending on your city. tomorrow we have more rain, even stronger winds on the way. we'll show you that coming up in six minutes. let's check in with amanda. how's the commute going? hi, drew. >> heads up for drivers in the south bay. a big backup to tell you about specifically in san jose. we're talking about a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. this is northbound 101 before oakland road. you can see speeds are down to nine miles per hour. there it's blocking three of four lanes with no estimated time of reopening. but there's also a crash with a vehicle facing the wrong way in the backup of that initial crash. and that second crash, it's blocking two lanes. you should expect delays from tully road back to the desk. >> thank you amanda. happening today. it is sentencing day for sam bankman-fried, the bay area man who became a billionaire and then lost it all. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez here with the details. and gloria, he's facing decades in prison. >> he is. good morning. kumasi.

sam bankman-fried was found guilty of seven charges in connection with a collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange that he founded, ftx and today he'll find out how he'll be punished for it. freed became a billionaire at the age of 30, hiring celebrities to hype his exchange, ftx. it collapsed in late 2022. he siphoned billions in customer funds from ftx to keep his privately controlled hedge fund afloat. prosecutors say he gambled, repeated with other people's money in the tune of $8 billion, and he faces between 40 and 50 years in prison. but his lawyers are requesting no more than six years. and they say this interview with george stephanopoulos is proof that he's already accepted responsibility. >> but you're ultimately responsible and ultimately, absolutely. >> like, i look, i should have been on top of this, and i feel really, really bad and regretful that i wasn't. and a lot of people got hurt and that that's

on me. >> the son of two stanford law professors, bankman-fried was born on the campus of stanford university. defense attorneys say he is quirky, not conniving, and will say he deserves a chance to become a humanitarian and philanthropist. the sentencing is scheduled for today in manhattan. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news kumasi. >> thank you gloria. a sentencing hearing for the man who attacked paul pelosi with a hammer is delayed. david depape was found guilty of assault and attempted kidnaping charges in federal court last year. he was supposed to be sentenced next month, but a judge rescheduled that hearing for may 22nd day. pappas, facing up to 50 years in prison. he's also facing state charges. the original sentencing hearing for the federal case conflicted with his state trial, which has not started yet. >> developing news in the deadly bridge collapse in baltimore, divers recovered two bodies yesterday from the wreckage for more remain unaccounted for, and

four of the victims have now been identified. all the victims are construction workers who were on the bridge when it collapsed. investigators with the ntsb finally boarded the cargo ship, which is still stuck in the bay. the or in the river, i should say. the agency shared videos of its investigators looking around and putting up a drone to survey the scene. they also brought in experts to evaluate the cargo and quickly discovered a potential environmental issue. >> he was able to identify 56 containers of hazardous materials. uh- that's 764 tons of hazardous materials. some of the hazmat containers were breached. we have seen shear on or sheen, sorry, sheen on the waterway. >> the ntsb says the bridge was inspected in may of last year. it was in satisfactory condition getting the port of baltimore open remains a priority right now. ships aren't allowed to go in and out of what is one of the

busiest ports in the country. the search for the remaining bodies will continue once debris from the area can be cleared. you can stay with us for the very latest on the baltimore bridge aftermath and investigation. we have live updates running anytime at abc seven news.com. >> oakland's new police chief is pledging to bring change to the city. the mayor introduced floyd mitchell to the city yesterday. he'll be the city's 13th chief in the past 20 years. he says his approach is centered on data driven, proactive policing. he also values building a close relationship with the community. >> my approach begins with strong community engagement and collaboration. i'm here to work with the citizens of oakland. >> he's a smart crime fighter who delivers results, and it is what i demand. >> mitchell spent more than 20 years on the police force in kansas city. he then went on to serve as police chief in temple and lubbock, texas. after he is expected to start his job in

oakland in late april or early may, chief mitchell will face his fair share of issues when he takes the helm. >> abc seven news insider phil matier joined us on our show, getting answers at 3 p.m. to lay out some of those challenges. >> the emphasis is going to be on public safety, and that means more police on the streets. the question is whether oakland even has the money right now to put more police on the street in the numbers that may be needed. up to a 90 police officers are up for retirement this year. they've only got 700 officers, and the recruiting classes aren't going to match that. so not only is he going to be have possibly fewer patrol officers, but also some of the command staff is looking at the door as well. this is not a great time to become oakland's new police chief. there are a lot of challenges, not the least of which is the politics of oakland, which have never stopped rumbling or never know unexpectedly what might happen. >> phil matier believes mitchell is making a good first impression. he says a key to

mitchell's success will be connecting with everyday neighbors. >> girl scout cookies are a mainstay this time of year, but some north bay scammers may be targeting the troop selling them and amanda is live with how these thieves are taking advantage of children. >> yeah, kumasi what they're doing is using counterfeit money to buy girl scout cookies. >> there are multiple reports of it happening in solano county three times, in fact, in the last month. and each time it involved a person giving the scouts a counterfeit $100 bill, the troop impacted, says they didn't realize the bills were fake until they got a notice from their bank. fairfield police say usually the goal of the scammer is to get cash in return. investigators say it happened twice in lowes parking lots and the third time was in front of a peet's coffee. >> what's heartbreaking? these are children, you know, we're taking advantage of our children, and so in both cases, you know, the person came across as extremely genuine and just wanting to support the girl scout troops. >> one of the same troops was victimized last year as well,

because counterfeit money was used. the secret service is also investigating kumasi coming up parking lot protests. >> the boycott that the a's fans are planning for opening day, protecting pedestrians, the improvements one city is celebrating that aims to keep people safe while getting drivers to slow down. >> 608 this morning. it's a blend of sun and clouds today, a cooler afternoon tomorrow, though, the weather turns active once again. a level two moderate storm for not only heavy rain at times, but also some strong gusty winds and thehae of a thunderstorm. we'll take

last night behind that front. now, just some isolated pockets of drizzle this morning. our

next storm system is already on approach. it's coming in two phases. first, low pressure coming into the pacific northwest right now will merge with this energy here on satellite. these two will come together tomorrow and bring wet and windy conditions for our friday. but today it's all about an isolated shower chance this morning, giving way to a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day. it's also a cooler afternoon temperatures. look at that by five. we're basically only in the upper 50, so we are below average for this time of the year, a high of only 59 in the city, 60 in oakland, 62 in san jose, 59 in napa. now, friday it's a level two moderate storm with a chance of thunderstorms. heavy rain at times and winds up to 45mph. kumasi and advisories up for friday. we'll talk about that coming up in eight minutes. >> thank you. drew. top travel destination the bay area city coming in at number two. according to yelp and season tickets available right now. thousands of deposits have been collected for our new wnba team set to play here in a little

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opening day. the giants kick off their season on the road against the san diego padres. first pitch is at 110. today, they returned to oracle park for the home opener next friday, april 5th. and now the a's will be at the coliseum for their home opener against the cleveland guardians tonight. first pitch is at 707, and the team is giving out magnets schedules to fans who will be at the game. now the a's home opener is coming with some controversy. fans are angry and expecting to protest in the parking lot as the team. as the team begins, what could be its final season in oakland. they plan to

tailgate, but not actually go to the game because this is a part of yet another boycott against the organization. protesters are not giving up their long running push to get the team to stay, and not to move to vegas to show that there is support. >> there's going to be 20,000 people strong in that parking lot. so it's to send a message and send a statement that the fans are here. the fans organize this. >> the a's recently announced the parking lot will be open later than usual, two hours before the game. just two hours. fans say they're concerned that move will lead to backups, and they are asking the team to open earlier. >> daly city is celebrating the completion of a $2 million pedestrian safety improvement project. the safe utes to school project took over south park plaza drive between benjamin franklin intermediate school and garden village elementary. the improvements include raised crosswalks, brighter signs with flashing lights, more visible stripes on

the road and ada compliant curb ramps. there are also green markers painted on the street to indicate bicycle traffic. the goal is to get people to slow down. >> this is an investment not only in our kids, but it's an investment in our community and infrastructure. this will save lives. >> san mateo county supervisor david canepa is also working to reduce the speed limit to 15mph when school is in session. the bayview hunters point tennis courts in san francisco are back open for several years. the courts have been shut down with an uncertain future. now they'll be used by youth tennis advantage, one of the country's oldest inner city youth tennis programs. >> and i really want to express my appreciation for the san franciscans for sports and recreation and the us tennis association foundation for raising all of the money to help resurface this tennis courts. >> the courts date back to 1987,

with support from tennis legend arthur ashe. the makeover was partly paid for using fees from a real estate deal that never happened. a planned 1,000,000 square foot campus at the site of the bay club in soma. the project stalled out due to economic challenges brought on by the pandemic happening today. >> bruce springsteen is playing at san francisco's chase center. it has been a long wait for fans, given springsteen's recent health issues. to honor his arrival, chase center created special street signs on warriors way and in drive city, okay, springsteen and the e street band performed tonight and on sunday night as part of the north american leg of their tour. we checked in. tickets for the upper deck are just $70 on some retail websites. today, gamers will face off in the global candy crush all stars competition for a chance to win $1 million. so candy crush is a phone game you probably seen if

you don't play it. you know somebody who plays it. you match the colors and the candies to make it to the next level. anyone over 18 who passes level 24 can be a part of the competition. you can sign up online, play on your own device. the top ten players from this tournament will advance to the live final in l.a. the winner will receive that $1 million prize, along with the 2024 all star champion title, a piece of the shuttered star wars hotel that used to be in florida will soon be in disneyland. >> and we're talking about cocktails. once served as the galactic starcruiser will be served in oga's cantina inside star wars galaxy's edge from april 5th to june 2nd. you can get the fiery mozaffarian that includes tequila, aperol, and peach puree, or the silver sea martini, which includes hendrick's gin and minute maid lemonade. disney is a parent company of abc seven. >> i like olga's, i do too. >> that's just like a little adventure in there. that'd be cool. >> that would be cool. different

drinks? >> yeah, i go to olga's last time, but i will be going this time inside because it. because it's gonna rain. >> it rained when i was their friend and we were like, where can we go? olga's and we stayed in there until it stopped raining. >> so did you like the little robot dj? that's cute. >> his name is rex. >> but can you bring the littles in? olga? >> yeah you can. okay. because they have nonalcoholic. oh, okay. >> yeah, that's where you'll be. >> yeah, we'll do that this morning. >> we are getting a break from the rain here before our next storm arrives tomorrow. a live look at sfo this morning. we have partly cloudy skies up above. and today, in between storm systems, we'll hang to on that cloud cover. it's a partly sunny day. we had a cold front move through here yesterday. and behind that front today you can see those temperatures are below average. we should typically be in the upper 60s for daytime highs in most cities today will be in the upper 50 to around 60 degrees now. tomorrow it turns wet and windy. it's a level two moderate storm. for friday we'll have some downpours to deal with

in the afternoon. in the evening we'll likely see some isolated thunderstorms pop up and winds will be an issue. we could have winds gusting up to 45mph. those strongest winds in the east bay hills, the santa cruz mountains and the peninsula coastline. this wind advisory kicks in here tomorrow morning. and those winds, when they're up to 45mph, will likely see some isolated trees come down and isolated power outages, as well as this next storm system moves through. here's future weather tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. we're seeing those initial bands of light to moderate rain move onshore. it's in the early afternoon and throughout the evening we'll find some rounds of heavier rain. future weather showing you the santa cruz mountains likely taking the bulk of the heaviest rain out of the storm system. but even into friday night, you see a peppering of showers. that's when we have the chance of a thunderstorm rolling through here. could hear a clap of thunder, even see some hail. this is a pretty decent late season storm we're dealing with a lot of areas likely could see close to an inch of rain in our coastal ranges in the north bay and in the santa cruz mountains, we could have areas exceeding

two inches of rain. friday night into saturday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. sun and clouds today before that storm arrives here tomorrow, a chance of a thunderstorm lingers into saturday. for easter sunday, we're drying out with clouds giving way to sunshine and then warmer weather gets back here next week. amanda. >> hi drew to san jose. we go northbound 101 before oakland road. we told you about that deadly sig alert crash involving a pedestrian that has since cleared. but there is a crash with the vehicle facing the wrong way. in the backup of that initial crash. and that crash is blocking two lanes there. so expect delays from tully road. you see speeds down to nine miles per hour. we send it back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. good morning. america's coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and sam champion has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning reggie. >> hey kumasi. nice to see you guys this morning. let's begin. news first. coming up, what's the latest on that catastrophic bridge collapse breaking overnight? there is new audio from the ship detailing the moments just before the ship hit

that bridge. one of the survivors is talking about a voice that saved his life. and what comes next in the operation to get this critical port up and running again. gio is live for us on the scene this morning, as you would expect, and he is there. also ahead, shark tank star barbara corcoran is here live with a housing market. reality check. and she's the internet's favorite grandma. i'm talking about babs costello and she's ours too, with some great hacks on your family's easter celebrat

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star and espn host chiney ogwumike. ogwumike. excuse me, shared this photo with the vice president. the celebration coincides with women's history month. college basketball phenom caitlin clark received a $5 million offer from ice cube to play on the big three. he's the ceo of that three on three basketball league. some former nba players compete in the league. the rapper actor posted on social media, confirming the offer, calling clark a generational athlete. don't know if she's going to accept it. seems unlikely, but it's generous anyway. in the meantime, clark and her team, the iowa hawkeyes, play colorado on saturday for a chance to make the elite eight. you can watch that game here on abc seven. excitement continues to build for the arrival of the bay area wnba team. the organization says it's received more than 5000 deposits for season tickets so far. the team is set to begin play at chase center in 2025. if you're interested in buying season tickets, you can do so by

placing a deposit at wnba .com/ golden state. the golden gate park band is back with 25 free shows lined up for the summer. the concerts are set for every sunday starting april 28th, all the way through october 6th. the wind band plays a variety of music they say delves into the culture of the bay area. there will be costume guest performers, dancer speakers and singers. on july 14th. they're going to be doing a disney magic show with music from encanto, frozen and moana. napa is one of the best cities in the country for families to visit. that's according to yelp. it placed second on the list compiled by the review website. it came in behind fredericksburg, texas. oh, what's in fredericksburg, texas? >> find out. let me find out. >> the list measured options for the outdoorsy foodies and culture seeking napa was rewarded for family friendly restaurants, museums and hands on farm experiences. one other

california city made the list at number nine. a city that i really love. san luis obispo. >> i know fredericksburg also has wineries. it's known for its wineries. >> oh, and kids love wineries. >> well, they have charming bed and breakfast and shopping. >> okay, this is 630 at benefits to offering child care. the new study that shows the perks for employers and employees. plus, arriving in san francisco, the naval ship named after the late supervisor harvey milk, making a quick stop here in honor of national vietnam war veterans day. and as we head to break a live look outside, it's 627.

instill a community rocked by a deadly police shooting. a mother killed after her son says she shot him. what neighbors are saying about what they heard seeking the state's top office, a democratic field to take over after governor newsom terms out getting more crowded. >> the latest candidate launching her campaign and can you solve this wheel of fortune puzzle with just one letter? >> there it is. one contestant did, impressing host pat sajak. the other two contestants and the audience not one letter. >> i need the category. >> first category is for and after. >> good morning everybody. it's thursday, march 28th. >> we'll get to that. but first here's drew. yeah. >> good morning. so we had late rain yesterday with a cold front. that front is now to the south. behind it we have an isolated patch of drizzle along the coast, but for the most part today is just a mix of sun and clouds. here's sfo with those partly cloudy skies. find some

isolated pockets of drizzle this morning close to the coast, but the bigger takeaway is just a cooler afternoon. we're dry throughout the afternoon, but we hang on to some of that cloud cover with temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s, which is certainly a below average for this time of the year. cool. for late march, 59, in the city, the same in richmond, up to 60 in oakland and san mateo, 62. in san jose, a stronger storm arrives here tomorrow to finish out the week. we'll preview that in six minutes, but let's check in with amanda and see how that commute is going. >> yeah, drew, let's start this half hour with your drive times. if you take a look, tracy to castro valley is going to take you about an hour at this hour. and then from 85 to sjc in the south bay, that's taking up to 30 minutes. but here at 632, i'm going to send it back to the desk for your headlines. thanks, amanda. >> now to the latest in the baltimore bridge collapse. overnight, authorities said they identified four of the six victims. they were all construction workers. the search for the remaining bodies will continue once debris is cleared from the area. today, the ntsb will be interviewing the two pilots of the cargo ship that

crashed into the bridge. abc news reporter perry russom is live in baltimore with more on that investigation. perry >> hey, reggie, good morning to you. state police are describing a terrifying situation for the men who were killed. two were find were found trapped in their truck underwater. >> we're now moving from a recovery mode to a salvage operation. >> maryland state police say the divers have to wait for the rubble to be cleared before they can find the missing. the area they're trying to get to is fully enclosed by concrete and metal. yesterday, divers recovering the bodies of alejandro hernandez fuentes and dorian cabrera divers located a red pickup truck submerged in approximately 25ft of water. >> divers recovered two victims of this tragedy trapped within the vehicle. >> among the four still missing and presumed dead are miguel luna from el salvador, a father of three, and minor. suazo sandoval from honduras, a father of two. >> minor and miguel are just two

stories. two specific examples of thousands of thousands of baltimoreans that are making a contribution to this beautiful country. >> the ntsb says new information from a data recorder on dolly shows at 126 in the morning, the pilot calls for tugboats. at 127. the pilot reports they lost all power and are getting close to the bridge. 129 sounds can be heard consistent with the collision. new video shows how crucial that communication was. traffic cleared from the bridge just moments before dolly comes into view. is it clear what's in the cargo on that ship? >> we do have the manifest of the ship. i have not reviewed it, but we do have the manifest, and we know that dot's hazmat team is also on scene. >> the coast guard says 56 cargo containers on board have hazardous materials, even though they're hazardous, we've determined that there really isn't any kind of threat to the public. >> the port of baltimore is still closed. cutting off a

major shipping hub. how fast do you want to see this port reopened? >> i want it open now. you know, we're going to put every effort to make sure that this gets done. but the thing that i know is this it's a complicated mission. >> and the ntsb says the design of the bridge is what they call fracture critical. so when one part of the bridge goes down, the entire bridge goes down. there are no redundancies built in. there are more than 17,000 bridges built just like that here in the us. reggie, back to you, perry. >> thank you. and stay with us for the very latest on the baltimore bridge aftermath and investigation. we do have live updates running anytime at abc seven news.com. >> happening today, the bay area man convicted of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in history will learn his punishment. sam bankman-fried was found guilty on seven charges in connection with the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange he founded ftx. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live in the studio. and gloria, he's facing

decades in prison. >> good morning kumasi. today, prosecutors hope to send the former king of crypto to prison for up to 50 years. but his lawyers are requesting no more than six years. sam bankman-fried became a billionaire by the age of 30 and then lost it all. he siphoned billions in customer funds from ftx to keep his privately controlled hedge fund afloat. experts say the massive impact of his fraud on the public could decide the number of years, or even decades, that he spends behind bars. >> the state is seeking a number of enhanced daetz to his current sentence, and what they're saying is that he violated public trust, which is an enhancement he affected more than 25 people significantly in a financial way, say more than $8 billion of customer money was misappropriated. >> the son of two stanford law professors was born on the campus of stanford university. his legal team is pointing to ftx's bankruptcy. estate and how

the company expects to fully pay back those customers. bankman-fried says he plans to appeal his conviction and sentence. live in the studio, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news, kumasi. >> thank you gloria. developing news in pacifica, where an investigation is underway after police shot and killed a woman whose adult son says that she shot him first. police say that man called 911 from an apartment on francisco boulevard yesterday morning. when officers got there, they say the woman was trying to leave and then pulled a gun on them. they shot her and she later died. neighbors say it was so loud. they originally thought it was construction work . >> everybody says it's a pop, pop, pop like a firework. this was not a pop pop, pop. it was more like a bang, bang, bang. like dropping the heavy equipment that they use, you know, below me and i was like, what are they doing this morning at the apartment, a ford escape could be seen with at least five bullet holes in the driver's side door. >> you see that video there? the

window shattered. police say it's still not clear what led to this incident between the woman and her son. he is expected to survive this morning. >> we're learning new details about the death of a west point cadet from the bay area. south florida police say the 21 year old died in an apparent accidental drowning. a man is at the live desk with what we know, amanda. >> yeah, reggie haven morris was from pleasanton and was a west point cadet on leave in florida. >> fort lauderdale police say he was on spring break and was last seen over the weekend. during the overnight hours saturday going into sunday, a fort lauderdale police spokesperson told the miami herald that a dive team pulled his body out of a river in a press release, west point says his death appears to be an accidental drowning and no foul play is suspected. the downtown area he was in is only a block or so away from the new river. on social media, a woman named melissa replied to our story, claiming to be his former employer. she wrote, quote, haven was one of the most

amazing young men i ever had worked for me. so funny, outgoing and smart. he brought smiles to everyone around him. another person wrote had the pleasure of having him at my house many times, such a wonderful young man. haven attended amador valley high school in pleasanton, the school tells abc seven. our hearts go out to the morris family at this point, it's still unclear how he got to the river if he was swimming with friends, or if any drugs or alcohol were involved. we've reached out to fort lauderdale police but have not yet heard back. back to you at the desk. >> thank you. amanda. the political world mourning the death of former vice presidential nominee and senator joe lieberman this morning. he died yesterday at the age of 82 from complications from a fall. lieberman served as a senator from connecticut from 1989 to 2013. he was the first orthodox jewish senator in u.s. history. he was also al gore's running mate on the democratic ticket. in the year 2000. lieberman later became an independent and

was founding chair of the no labels party. his funeral will be held tomorrow in his hometown of stamford, connecticut. >> add another name to the list of candidates who want to be california's next governor. betty yee formally announced she'll seek the state's top office. the democrat and san francisco native has held several political offices over the years, and was most recently the state comptroller. lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis, california superintendent tony thurman and state senator toni atkins have already entered the race. >> san francisco mayoral candidate daniel lowery is locked in a key endorsement. former san francisco mayor frank jordan. i'm encouraging daniel lowery to be the next mayor because he has the ability, the integrity, the clarity of vision , the determination and the tireless energy to restore san francisco to its rightful position as a world class city. jordan says he's endorsing lowery because he believes lowery has the creativity to carry san francisco into the

future. lowery is running against mayor breed current supervisor asha safai, and former supervisor and interim mayor mark farrell. >> a new study shows companies that offer child care benefits to their employees see lasting rewards and recruitment, retention and productivity by austin consulting group and nonprofit moms first surveyed us companies they found for every dollar spent on childcare benefits, employers saw a net gain of $0.90 to $4.25 through reduced absences, fewer tardies, and lower rates of workers, leaving the workplace. the study essentially shows the benefits pay for themselves. >> marin county health officials are warning about a rise in whooping cough cases, primarily at one of its largest high schools. >> nearly 100 cases have been reported in the county since december of last year, according to the chronicle. 65 of those cases were reported at tamalpais high school in mill valley. whooping cough is a highly

contagious respiratory disease. symptoms are similar to that of a common cold, so coughing, runny nose and fever. >> the usns harvey milk will arrive in san francisco today for a short visit. the ship honors navy veteran and lgbtq activist harvey milk. it will be the centerpiece of an event happening tomorrow to in absorbance. excuse me? in observance of national vietnam war veterans day, bay area military veterans will be honored and given label pins. harvey milk was lapel pins. i should say. harvey milk was one of the first openly gay candidates elected to public office in san francisco, or really, anywhere. butterfly business as maui residents continue to deal with last year's wildfires, a farm owner is hoping his place can be a sanctuary and taking a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange, up about 30 points. >> another update on the markets next added to the registry a dozen establishments in san francisco, now part of the city's legacy business program.

>> and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven. at seven. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. download the app now wherever you stream. >> 642 this morning, temperatures are on the cool side. we're starting out in the mid 40s to the mid 50s as we get you out the door on this thursday. we had a cold front move through here late last night. brought some light showers, less than a half of an inch of rain. that front is now to the south of us, working its way into southern california. a little bit of a lull in the action today before our next storm system arrives on friday. it's in two parts right now low pressure spinning in the pacific northwest is going to merge with this energy here you see on satellite, and it's going to head into our direction tomorrow to bring us some heavier rain and some gusty winds at times. but future weather showing you this morning an isolated sprinkle is very possible. but for much of the day it's all about a mixture of sun and clouds and temperatures below average in the upper 50s to the low 60s. look at the three day forecast. we'll find those partly sunny skies today. tomorrow so though it's a level two, a moderate storm on the

storm impact scale for heavier rain, some gusty winds, even the chance of a thunderstorm and that thunderstorm chance lingers into saturday. winds will also be an issue tomorrow. we have wind advisories that start tomorrow morning. we'll go into detail. we'll time out the rain and shea, those wind

closer to becoming the bay area's newest transit hub. congressman john garamendi awarded the city $850,000 to make that a reality, so they plan to build a bayfront transit hub within the next five years. it will include a train station and ferry terminal, along with a retail and living space. leaders say it will help alleviate some of the traffic at the connection between highway four and interstate 80. >> we have a lot of great opportunities for people to stop and shop and eat, so, so we're happy about that. but we want to make sure that we keep the traffic flowing. and that's why that's what brings this project

to our city. >> hercules is looking to build the train station first. they are still working to secure additional funding for the ferry terminal. >> an update to a story we first brought you yesterday. we are now talking with the women on napa county's history making board of supervisors. for the first time, the board will be entirely made of women, and here is the board. so the supervisors have varied backgrounds, including nonprofit, community based organizations. several attorneys, a scientist. many say having an all women board in napa county is a big win for gender equity. >> you know, i do think this is, you know, it's symbolic, but it's a it's a step, it's a step in the, in the direction of, of good representation. >> our constituency chose who they believed were the most qualified people. they just all happened to be females. and it's incredibly exciting that we get to do this together. >> for napa county is the second county in the state to have an

all woman board after la county, the owner of a butterfly farm near lahaina hopes his small business could be a sanctuary for residents as maui continues to recover from the wildfires. >> last year, the maui butterfly farm survived the fires, but they remain closed out of respect for other locals dealing with the aftermath. the owner, jeff wilson, says he knew it was time to reopen after an encounter with a woman who lost her own butterfly garden in the fires. she said hey, can i just come in and cruise around because i want to see some butterflies and i want see some plants. >> and sadly, my house that i lived in my entire life. my family's been there for 100 years, close to prison street in lahaina has burned down. can i just cruise? and i said, absolutely. and i brought in her whole family for free. >> the wilson say business is down about 50% compared to last year, but it's slowly picking back up after seeing an alarming number of gray whales dying and washing ashore in recent years. >> scientists say they believe the event that caused it may be over. local experts, who did

necropsies on these whales think climate change was one of the main reasons driving this unusual mortality event. that is what they are calling it. researchers think whales had less food available in their normal feeding grounds, so they didn't have the strength to make it for their annual migration. and then they ultimately died. recently, though, they say the whales have adapted. while this unusual mortality event may be over local experts, i know some of these images are a little graphic. it's hard to see. so they think this particular event might be over. but there are still risks to the whales like ship strikes. so they're just i didn't need all of this. >> i know i'm not even eating my cereal yet. >> well i'm glad the whales are doing better. now for your morning money report amazon is increasing its investment in artificial intelligence. the tech company announced it's adding another $2.75 billion to its investment. and anthropic, the san francisco startup, is considered a leader in generative ai and has created its own chatbot to compete with

openai and chatgpt. yesterday's announcement brings amazon's total investment in anthropic to $4 billion. >> one contestant on wheel of fortune solved a puzzle. that puzzle that had just one letter on the board. and as you can imagine, his fellow contestants were shocked and so was pat sajak. >> glacier bay, alaska. of course, who? way to go >> that was phenomenal. okay >> how'd you do that? >> i looked a lot. i looked a lot at maps before this game. >> oh. did you? yeah. well, that's exactly what i would have said. >> wow. so, a monday night show. tom solve the last toss up. he won a total of $33,000. he moved on to the bonus round. he couldn't get the last puzzle, so he missed out on 50 k. but let's not steal his joy. that was really awesome, okay? he didn't

get the 50. he he solved that with one letter. >> and it also seemed like he wasn't surprised. >> he was like glacier bay. >> everybody else was surprised. >> i looked at the map. you can watch wheel of fortune weeknights 730 right here on abc seven. >> i don't know if he was kidding or not, but can you really prepare for wheel of fortune? i don't feel like you can. >> you can. >> i know you don't know what that category. >> no you don't. >> what were the chances he was going to get on the map? >> yeah, yeah. >> sometimes you just have a feeling about something. yeah? >> yeah. >> lady luck, go with it on his side. >> nine times out of ten, that feeling is not right. >> that's not. >> i want to ignore my instincts. >> no. how's that working out? >> terrible. >> well that journey for him love that. >> oh my goodness. well from glacier bay to the bay bridge we want to get to your traffic. we'll take you to the bay bridge toll plaza. we're metering. lights are on. traffic is backed up from the grand avenue overcrossing now to the golden gate where it is quiet. whether

you're getting in or out of the city, you're speeding in both directions. drew >> hey, amanda. we'll go outside. here's the exploratorium camera, partly cloudy conditions. we're in between storm systems right now, so it's a mix of sun and clouds. today it's a cooler day in the wake of a cold front that moved through here late last night with those light showers, upper 50s to the lower 60s. tomorrow, though, we're emphasizing wet and windy weather is back. it's a level two moderate system for a thunderstorm. possible as well, and those winds will be gusty. a wind advisory kicks in here tomorrow morning for the east bay hills, the santa cruz mountains and the coastline of the peninsula where those winds up to 45mph could bring trees down and also cause some isolated power outages. so here's future weather tomorrow morning, 8 a.m. we have initial bands of light rain moving onshore. it's into the early afternoon. heavier rain starts to develop and into the evening we can see those pockets of downpours continuing and that's our best chance of seeing a thunderstorm. look at these rainfall totals. pretty good for a late season storm. many areas probably approaching an inch of

rain. higher amounts in our coastal ranges in the north bay and in the santa cruz mountains. this will bring snow to the sierra. heavy snow coming our way as we head into friday and saturday will likely see some sort of winter storm warning pop up. we could see anywhere from 1 to 2ft of snow on our highest peaks. here's the accuweather seven day forecast back here at home, showing you sun and clouds today. that level two tomorrow with those showers continuing. saturday we dry out for easter sunday and then we warm up early next week. >> amanda drew, thank you. now for your toyota tahoe report. heads up. you'll need chains for all highways as you head to the snow from the city to palisades tahoe. it will take you three hours 19 minutes. north star you see three hours, six mines heavenly three hours, 20 minutes again. chains needed. sugar bowl sierra at tahoe two hours 59 minutes and then kirkwood three hours and 38 minutes. >> thanks, amanda. hulu is now available on disney plus. that

means bundle subscribers can stream hulu content directly in the disney plus app, providing access to thousands of additional titles without having to move between the apps. disney bundle plans start at 9.99 a month. they're available at disney bundle.com, and disney is the parent company of abc seven, the san francisco international film festival kicks off next month, and the stars are going to be here, including oscar nominated actor chiwetel ejiofor. >> he'll be here for a special screening of his most recent directorial feature called rob peace. a san francisco actress, joan chen, will be there, too. she's in a movie called didi. it was written and directed by sean wang. he says it's loosely based on his childhood growing up in fremont and his love of skating. didi means little brother in mandarin. joan chen plays the mom in the movie. the festival kicks off april 24th and it usually goes 11 days. however according to the chronicle, it's only going to be five days because it's still bouncing back after the pandemic. >> new at 612, businesses have

been added to san francisco's legacy business registry. it includes five restaurants liguria bakery in north beach, which specializes specializes in focaccia bread, is now on the list. others include rnt lounge in chinatown on the bridge restaurant in japantown, greens restaurant at fort mason, and restaurant idylla in north beach. legacy. businesses have operated for at least 30 years. owners gain access to support like rent stabilization grants on the bridge, japantown. do you know what that is? it's the restaurant that is literally on the bridge that connects the two parts of the mall. >> that's cool. yeah i've been to green's, which i love in fort mason. it's so nice. well, well earned. >> i think i destroyed the name of restaurant. what did you say? i don't know, that's okay. but congratulations to them. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today as we head to break a live loo

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morning number one ftx founder and bay area native sam bankman-fried will be sentenced today. he's facing up to 50 years in prison on seven financial fraud charges related to his company. >> number two passengers on a frontier airlines flight were evacuated during their boarding process because of a reported strong odor. look there using the slide, the captain issued evacuations as a precaution. passengers exited using those evacuation slides. one person was hurt as they went down the slide. >> number three two bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the bridge collapse in baltimore. victims in the tragedy are construction workers who were people are still missing and are presumed dead. >> number four, today is opening day. the a's open what could be their final season in oakland tonight at the coliseum, protests are expected. the giants begin their season in san

diego today at number five. >> we'll take a live look outside our sutro tower camera. it will be a mix of sun and clouds all day today. temperatures on the cooler side for late march.ght with those ls upper 50s to the low 60s for daytime highs. now tomorrow, don't put away that rain gear. it's a level two, a moderate storm for downpours. some strong winds with a wind advisory posted even the chance of a thunderstorm. those thunderstorms will linger into saturday as well. >> and number six a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza to get into the city. from there, it'll take you about 22 minutes. metering lights are on and number seven, the oakland zoo keeps giving because, look, this is alice, the warthog >> and alice celebrated her 13th birthday yesterday by rolling around in the mud. the zoo describes alice as brave and confident, relatable? clearly,

yes. >> to time. as a child i felt that way. rolled around in the mud. >> yes, alice, i saw a real life warthog when we went to africa. >> we went to south africa on the safari, which was really cool. but the tracker kept saying pumbaa! and i thought she was just like playing with us because of the movie. but i didn't realize that's why swahili language users call warthogs pumbaa's. and that's how it came about. did you know that? >> i had no idea. >> no. so you can call up pumbaa and you're being accurate. >> that is amazing. >> i was a young warthog. >> was a y >> robin: good morning america. new details in the urgent investigation into the bridge collapse. breaking overnight, new audio from the ship detailing the moments right before the catastrophic collision in baltimore leading to a may day call. what we ow