five. now, at six scary moments at a north bay safeway. three people in the hospital after more than a dozen shots are fired in the parking lot. what we know right now. then the push to keep the a's in oakland, at least for a few more years. >> the proposal being presented today to extend the team's lease at the coliseum. >> and a bizarre trend of people getting hurt at the gym. why? experts say it can and should be

prevented. good morning everyone. >> it is tuesday, april 2nd. >> yeah, a lot to get to this morning. want to start with a check of our forecast with drew? >> yeah. so yesterday was lovely. today we do it all again. warm sunshine on the way this afternoon. we'll take you to our oakland airport camera this morning where it is a quiet start. but we are dealing with areas of dense fog in the north bay. will get in real tight on live doppler seven on visibility mode showing you santa rosa, petaluma. right now we're still down to a quarter of a mile visibility. temperatures this morning, low 40s to the low 50s, just like yesterday. you need that jacket first thing, but you can get rid of it this afternoon because we're on our way to above average temperatures. we have that cloud cover along the coast and in parts of the north bay early on, giving way to sunshine and a nice afternoon temperatures going into the 60s and 70s. hi, gloria. >> good morning drew. good morning everyone. so right now we are tracking a crash over in berkeley. this is causing some delays in that area. you can see right here where it is. this is

a three car crash over on westbound 80 before ashby avenue. right now speeds are down to 18mph. and this crash is blocking one lane. so we are starting to see delays in this area. we'll keep tracking this for you throughout the morning. and we have a live look outside at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. and you could see right now that it is getting busy out there, metering lights are on and from the toll plaza to san francisco, it will take you 12 minutes. >> thank you. gloria happening today, negotiations resume between the city of oakland and the a's. the city has a new proposal to try to get the team to temporarily stay in oakland while the new stadium in vegas is being built. abc seven news reporter lena howland joining us in the studio with the proposal, lena kumasi the a's new ballpark in las vegas won't be ready for at least another three years. >> so they're looking for a place to play until it's ready. their current lease at the oakland coliseum expires at the end of this season. the team has been exploring a temporary home in sacramento or salt lake city,

but oakland is trying to get them to stay. abc seven news is learning the city will offer to extend the team's lease for up to five years. it would cost them an average of 19.4 million per year, with an opt out in year three. the team would also need to sell half of the coliseum property. an offer sheet obtained by abc seven shows the city is now no longer asking the a's to change their name when they leave oakland, or guarantee that the city get an mlb expansion team in the future . in a statement to our sister network, espn, oakland mayor shengtao said, the terms we have proposed for a lease extension at the coliseum are clear, reasonable and achievable. having major league baseball in oakland is what is best for the owners, the league, the players and most importantly, the fans. today's meeting between oakland a's officials and the city is only is only the third formal meeting between the two sides since the a's got the green

light from major league owners to move the franchise to las vegas. live in studio lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. well, the end of an era this morning in las vegas, making way for the a's new stadium, the famed tropicana resort closed its gaming floor overnight, and the hotel closes later this morning. once the last guests check out. performers came together over the weekend for a final farewell. the tropicana has been on the strip since the 1950s. bally's corporation, which owns this resort, says demolition is expected to start in october and the new ballpark is set to open in 2028. >> a terrifying trip to the grocery store in napa county. three people are in the hospital after an apparent gun battle in a safeway gas station. parking lot in american canyon. that store in the gas station next to it is on american canyon road, just off highway 29. two cars were riddled with bullet holes. police say there were at least two shooters. a witness in the

nearby safeway store says she heard about 16 to 20 shots. she says it was a hard experience to go through, but i do know it was not like a boom boom boom. >> it was like a bada bada bada for about five to 10s. i was a little shook up. i'm just now starting to relax and calm down. but it's just awful. >> the three shooting victims were rushed to the hospital. their condition is unknown. two others were detained and are being questioned. >> new this morning, 216 year old boys have been arrested in connection to last week's deadly shooting in downtown san francisco. police say a 17 year old was shot and later died on thursday just outside the powell street bart station. and at this point, officers say it's not clear what led up to the incident. on friday, officers served a search warrant on turk street and took two teens into custody. the two suspects

identities have not been released because they're minors. the identity of the victim is also unknown at this time. >> part of building a better bay area is finding solutions to our region's housing crisis. >> today, one of those solutions takes a big step forward. applications open for a new affordable housing complex made specifically for teachers to qualify teachers, household income must be between 42,000 and $160,000 a year. the 135 unit building is currently under construction in san francisco's sunset district. it's a project that's been a decade in the making. the city blamed delays on the pandemic and school district budget cuts as usd hopes the housing will help the district retain more teachers. >> as we've been struggling with staffing and recruiting and retaining, and so it means so much to be able to have our educators have an option in the city where they can be close to our schools and focus on what's happening at school, rather than worrying about affordable housing. >> the apartments are set to

open in the fall. >> san francisco unified wants to develop two more properties for educator housing. new developments in former president trump's civil fraud trial. he's posted a $175 million bond, successfully avoiding the seizure of his new york assets. while he appeals the case, gloria is at the live desk with what we're learning about the owner of the company that's backing trump, gloria. >> good morning. amanda. los angeles based night specialty insurance company served as the underwriter for trump's bond. billionaire don hankey owns the company and told abc news it is more of a business decision. but i happen to be a supporter. also a judge had found that trump and his adult sons deceived lenders and insurance companies by inflating their net worth on social media. trump spoke against that judge, claiming the case is election interference without any evidence. trump had originally been ordered to post $464 million, but last week the

amount was reduced. while he appealed the ruling. if the appeal fails, trump will have to secure the original amount or authorities could start seizing his new york properties. new york attorney general letitia james previously told abc news she is prepared to do that. >> we will seek a, you know, judgment enforcement mechanisms in court and we will ask the judge to seize his assets. >> trump's bond pauses any actions against his properties until at least september, when the state appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments. also yesterday, in a separate ruling, the judge in trump's criminal hush money case expanded a gag order to include his family members. it came after trump publicly, publicly criticized the judge's daughter, amanda. >> all right. thank you so much, gloria. now today marks exactly four weeks since california voters went to the polls, and we're still awaiting the final results on a key race. the candidate who will challenge former san jose mayor sam

liccardo for 16th congressional district seat is still too close to call. the latest numbers show santa clara county supervisor joe simitian, leading assemblyman evan low by just five votes. it's important to note there are hundreds of ballots that have been challenged. most of the time, it's because the signature doesn't match what's on file. voters have until the end of the workday today to resolve the challenged ballots. the election will be certified a week from friday. >> still to come, an american among the aid workers killed in an air strike trying to get food and help to gaza ships with valuable resources. now turning back around, then, international diplomacy trip the san francisco's mayor. >> she will soon go to china. will she come back with good news about pandas? >> 609 this morning look at sutro tower. a bit of fog rolling through the city this morning as that sun slowly gets up here. no issues for the morning commute. will find a mix

of sun and clouds early on, giving way to full sunshine this afternoon.

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low 40s, low 50s. we have a bit of fog in the north bay around santa rosa and petaluma that breaks down for sunshine. partly cloudy skies along the coast by 1030, and another afternoon of warm temperatures inland going into the 70s. so above average today with a lot of sunshine, we will have a onshore flow, a wind developing this afternoon, about 10 to 20mph. so half moon bay you can see partly cloudy skies 59. but areas like concord, livermore, san jose in the mid 70s, it's going to feel nice today. so sunny skies, 70 in oakland, 78 in san jose, about

65. in the city, 74 in santa rosa. rain returns here on thursday. amanda will time it all out for you. coming up in about eight minutes. >> all right. thanks so much, drew. still to come, san francisco voicing its concern with oakland's plan to potentially change the name of its airport. why? the city says it's just confusing. and warnings about bird flu, a confirmed case spread from a cow to a human. why some health experts aren't sounding the alarm just yet. and as we head to break a live look outside, it is 612. we ask about vraylar. because you are greater than your bipolar 1, and you can help take control of your symptoms with vraylar. some medicines only treat the lows or highs. vraylar treats depressive, acute manic, and mixed episodes of bipolar 1 in adults. proven full-spectrum relief for all bipolar 1 symptoms. and in vraylar clinical studies, most saw no substantial impact on weight. elderly dementia patients

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air strike in gaza overnight. one of the victims, an american canadian dual citizen. but their identity has not been released. the workers were delivering food

with the world central kitchen when they were hit just after leaving a warehouse. the israeli military says it's investigating how it happened. world central kitchen says it's pausing operations in gaza and assessing future aid operations. other aid is also at risk. cyprus says it's turning back ships loaded with about 240 tons of undelivered food aid after the strike. san francisco mayor london breed is going to china in two weeks. mayor breed will travel to the country to promote tourism. according to our media partners at the sf standard, breed wants to strengthen relations with shanghai and hopes to return with good news about pandas potentially coming to the san francisco zoo. chinese tourists spent more than $1 billion a year here pre-pandemic. this will be mayor breed's second trip to china. days of cruising through the carpool lane with your clean air vehicle sticker may be coming to an end. without federal and state intervention, those stickers won't be renewed come

2025. the federal government has to allow states to extend their programs for clean air vehicles, then california would be able to extend carpool access as a perk of owning a clean air vehicle. but that scenario does not seem likely because of a stalemate in congress. >> to the best of my knowledge, there's there isn't even a bill introduced yet, on this. and so time is running out. >> more than 400,000 drivers in california have decals. it's not known how the september 30th, 2025 expiration date for decals could affect the sales of clean air vehicles in the state. >> a live look this morning at the oakland airport right now, there is a battle brewing over what to rename the airport. officials want to add san francisco bay to the airport's name. they say it would help. travelers would be travelers to clearly identify the airport within the bay area. but the plan announced last week is getting quite a bit of pushback.

>> our concern, especially for international travelers, is that somebody may book a flight thinking that they're going to one location, and only when they land do they realize they're going to a completely different airport. >> sfo officials say they understand oakland's drive to attract more travelers through its airport, but piggybacking off of the name san francisco is not working. port of oakland commissioners are set to consider this name change on april 11th, a new study finds. >> injuries to the head and face while exercising are going up. men accounted for nearly 56% of people injured and researchers say ego lifting could be contributing to the increase of injuries in men. that's when they are driven by social pressures to exercise and lift weights beyond what they are capable of, leading to bad techniques. >> ego lifting come on bro god, even lift. >> is this a thing? i guess it clearly i apparently maybe a

little too fast. >> not proper technique. >> the pressure, the pressure, the societal pressure to always look. >> i wonder if those people are recording themselves too, because that social media, you know, to post it and then they just get videos of them hitting themselves, that's not paying attention. that can't be fun. >> post it posted. >> yeah, we'll show it probably too. >> yeah. this is one example. yeah. like the selfies where they take the selfies and then like fall out. gosh it's so dangerous. >> be careful out there. this morning though. we're on our way to another delightful afternoon. here's the tam cam. you'll notice we have some low cloud cover out there, some patchy dense fog and parts of sonoma county. so our marine layers here in spots. but it gives way to sunshine pretty quickly today. so we're on our way to a bright afternoon. warmer and a lot of locations compared to yesterday. things start to change tomorrow. cooler, cloudier weather returns and then showers are back here thursday and they linger into friday morning. the weekend it's dry, but it's going to be chilly . temperatures well below

average in the 50s and low 60s for saturday and sunday. future tracker winds showing you a bit of an onshore flow later on this afternoon. anywhere from about 10 to 20mph, so it's a little breezy later on today, but we will have a lot of sunshine once again. it feels very nice in the south bay. look at san jose 78 degrees today, 75 in concord, 70 in oakland, 65 in the city as you go for morning fog to afternoon sunshine. and that breeze kicks in across san francisco, 74, in santa rosa, ukiah, up to 80 degrees overnight. tonight our marine layer expands even more, so we'll turn mostly cloudy overnight tonight, some chilly spots dipping into the 30s like lakeport and cloverdale around the bay shoreline will dip into the mid and upper 40s first thing tomorrow morning. future weather showing you tomorrow is a partly sunny day. those clouds are moving in ahead of the showers turning here on thursday. here's late thursday morning into the early afternoon. we see those bands of rain moving through and some cold air as well. future weather showing you around mount hamilton that white is an

indication of some snow likely falling on our highest peaks. this is a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. we are expecting less than a half of an inch of rain on thursday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. soak in the sunshine. the warm weather. today we turn cloudier and cooler tomorrow with showers here on thursday to level one. storm. some of those showers linger into the early morning on friday, but will dry out for the weekend and early next week for the solar eclipse. will have good viewing conditions. about a third of the sun gets obscured by the moon here in northern california. gloria. >> yeah, you know, we're just getting video right now of this crash in berkeley. it's causing some delays in that area. you could see all of the police activity out here, the lights. they are working to clear this, however. right now two lanes are blocked. this is over on westbound 80 before ashby avenue. this is a three car crash and this is really impacting the commute. there traffic is backed up from golden gate fields. we have a closer look at exactly where this is now. speeds are down to about

seven miles per hour in that area. so of course we'll let you know when they clear this crash. now looking live outside our san jose camera, you could see in this area everything is looking good. no congestion, no delays right here in san jose. amanda kumasi all right. >> thanks, gloria. good morning. america is coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and sam champion has a look at what's ahead. >> hey, amanda. hey, kumasi. nice to see you guys. this morning. all right, so we're going to start with this severe weather impacting 50 million people across the country with damaging storms hitting the heartland overnight early this morning around 5 a.m. central, the radar just lit up with tornado warnings. so this could be worse later on today. so where they're headed next? also, this morning we hear from a couple who were left behind with other cruise ship passengers after they didn't get back to their ship in time. now they're trying to get back aboard, so we will try to figure out what's going on. plus, the new report on young people and mental health. this is disturbing. so what all parents want to know to help because we all want to help

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today once again. but tree pollen i wish you could really changes. it is still high oak, sycamore and pine still doing their thing today. the uv index is a six that is high. wear that sunscreen because we do have a lot of sunshine on the way. again, break it down region by region along the coast. this morning we do have cloud cover giving way to some sunshine temperatures in the upper 50s with an onshore breeze kicking in around the bay shoreline. it's bright today in the mid and upper 60s, but inland feeling quite warm today. we'll get into the mid 70s for daytime highs. amanda >> i'll take it through p-g-and-e's tired of people digging up their equipment on

accident. it's a problem that they say is not only expensive, but it's dangerous. so you are supposed to call 811 before you dig for construction or landscaping, just to make sure that there are no p-g-and-e's lines in the area. but the utility says that's not happening. p-g-and-e's counts nearly 140 damaged lines in santa clara county last year. the company says the county is already up to 16 so far this year, and even small projects could cause big problems. >> think, oh, i'm going to only dig a couple of inches. well some utility lines can be very shallow, so it is important to call every time, p-g-and-e's says damaging a line can be expensive for people responsible . >> while the average repair bill tops $3,500. a person is recovering after being infected with bird flu in texas, the cdcc says it's the second human case of avian influenza in the u.s. the person contracted the virus after working with infected

dairy cows. though the news sounds alarming, the cdc is quick to point out that the overall risk to the public is very low. health officials say the infected person in texas only experienced some redness in their eyes. they were treated with an antiviral drug. new at six, a historic waterfront restaurant in oakland that closed earlier this year, is reopening, according to our media partners, the east bay times. nathan tran and his family have assumed ownership of quinn's lighthouse, and they're testing out a menu that includes some favorites like clam chowder, fish and chips along with vietnamese dishes like garlic noodles and banh me tran is hoping to do a soft opening in may. san francisco's restaurant week returns this friday. restaurants across the city will be serving up gourmet meals at set prices. foodies have ten days to dine at the city's finest at a discount. restaurant week runs through april 14th. next, at 630, who is now able to ride some public transit for free in the north bay, then florida's controversial abortion ban

allowed to stand for now, the state's highest court, allowing voters to decide. and as we head to break a beautiful look outside this morning at 627, we'll be right back

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>> not drew having to talk me off the ledge yesterday because i saw clouds in the forecast for where i'm planning to watch the eclipse. and i said, drew, not this. >> yeah, i think you'll be okay in texas. good. it will be cloudy. morning. okay. don't worry. you'll see it. okay. >> you'll feel here. >> locally, we're shaping up to have a nice afternoon if you like. yesterday. today is equally as delightful. one little change this morning though. you can see from sutro tower. we do have some cloud cover out there as coastal clouds and a little bit of dense fog has developed in parts of the north bay. will flip it on over to live doppler seven. there you can see as we press in just a little bit closer into the north bay, we do have some thicker fog. santa rosa, petaluma. just be aware of that. you are down to a quarter of a mile visibility. looking at the day planner today, we'll find some coastal clouds giving way to bright sunshine across the region and a warm afternoon 60 and 70. hi, gloria. >> good morning. >> that's causing some major delays this morning. and we have a live look from there this morning where you can see all of

the activity out there is really causing some delays. if you're commuting in the berkeley area, just keep that in mind. give yourself a little bit more time this morning and you can see right there that there are tow trucks there. they're trying to clear it, but right now it is still blocking two lanes. and right now traffic is backed up from san pablo avenue, so you can get a closer look exactly where this is. this is on westbound 80 before ashby avenue again in berkeley. and this is a three car crash and speeds are down to about 11mph in this area. because of this crash. so we will let you know when this clears up. and a look at your drive times for this morning from tracy to dublin. 58 minutes san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes and antioch to concord, 27 minutes. >> thank you. gloria happening today in the south bay, thousands of santa clara county nurses are walking off the job. it is day one of a three day strike over wages and working conditions. abc seven news reporter lena howland joining us

live with how patients could be impacted lena kumasi, we're told the strike may impact primary care and clinics, resulting in postponements, but the county will still spend $20 million to keep essential services running with temporary staff during the strike. >> nurses from the registered nurses professional association are holding a three day strike starting today over issues of pay, workplace conditions and staffing. it's the first strike in the union's history. tentative agreements have been made on key terms, including workplace safety. but a sticking point is money. the problem is the county faces a $250 million structural deficit. vice president maybelline cue says they're asking for the bare minimum. >> we're asking to be able to live in the community that we serve. we're asking to be able to have safe staffing for our nurses and our patients, and we're asking for the county to not do things that undermine patient safety. >> and the union is asking for a 15% wage increase through

october of 2025. it rejected the latest county proposal of a 13% increase. county executive james williams says, quote, we are taking all necessary steps to safeguard patients, employees and visitors from the impacts of any possible strike activity. the strike started at 459 this morning and is expected to run through thursday. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right. thank you so much, lena. oakland mayor shang tao wants to change the process of selecting a police chief. tao wants to block the volunteer led police commission from participating in any future search. this would leave the decision solely to the mayor and city administrator. she claims the process to choose the new chief, floyd mitchell, was not effective because of the oversight groups involvement. we reached out to the police commission and mayor's office for comment, but have not heard back. >> near big sur, caltrans is warning rain later this week could impact their ability to repair a portion of the highway.

highway one that slipped away over the weekend, and that slip has forced the closure of an iconic stretch of the highway until further notice. it's basically cut off the big sur area to tourists, and that's a big concern for local businesses . it's essentially crushing their hopes for a busy summer travel season. >> if that becomes a reality and becomes a possibility, all of the businesses down here will probably will want to do everything we can to not discourage people from visiting, but to encourage folks to come to big sur. >> the cause of the slip is still being determined. caltrans says crews are working on steps to stabilize the edge of the roadway and design a permanent repair plan. >> we're now hearing from north bay emergency officials after a dramatic rescue over the weekend. we first showed you this video yesterday on abc seven mornings. a man fell down a cliff over the weekend near the battery alexander trail in the marine headlands. he was minutes away from falling into the ocean. the southern marin

fire department got a call sunday night about the man they requested a helicopter from the sonoma county sheriff's department rescue. night vision equipment to find him and then lifted him to safety. >> the rescuer afterwards, speaking with him, said that that was one of the most precarious rescues because of how how the victim was grabbing on and how quickly they were to let him go. >> the man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and is said to be okay. >> one of san francisco's busiest biking neighborhoods is celebrating a victory when it comes to safety. new data from the presidio trust shows changes made along arguello avenue. arguello boulevard, excuse me, in the presidio are working. 85% of cars are driving slower than before. between there and washington boulevard, residents asked for improvements after chpion cyclist ethan boys was hit and killed in that area a week ago. a year ago this week. changes include new speed cushions and rumble strips, as well as a bigger buffer between cycles and cars.

>> rideshare drivers are pushing back against issues they claim are affecting their earnings and job security. dozens of drivers held what they called no fools rallies in front of uber and lyft headquarters in san francisco yesterday. they say they've noticed a decline in pay due to high company fees, delayed stipends and sudden ride cancellations. they're also fighting for better methods to appeal deactivations and protect drivers against false claims from riders. >> there is no process in place by these companies to fast track drivers and put them back on the platform. >> uber tells abc seven news they have made significant improvements, allowing drivers to appeal false allegations. lyft also responded, saying its drivers will always make at least 70% of weekly rider fares after fees in the north bay, sonoma could become the first us county to ban some controversial animal feeding operations. >> the board of supervisors is considering a ballot measure to

end factory farming, also known as concentrated animal feeding operations. critics say those kinds of farms exceed animal population limits and contribute dramatically to pollution and other health and safety concerns. it's estimated there are approximately 24 factory farms in sonoma county. >> it's a very small fraction compared to the total number of farms in the county. and yet across these two dozen facilities, there are approximately 2.9 million animals confined. >> a sonoma county farm bureau is fighting the ordinance. the organization says it would have catastrophic impacts on the local economy and set a dangerous precedent for other animal agriculture producers. happening now, a 20 foot banner is hanging, as you can see here from yerba buena island, calling for an immediate cease fire in gaza. this is a live look at it right now. you can see the

banner reads let gaza live. commuters on the bay bridge heading west towards san francisco are able to see this. as you can see, some of those vehicles making their way there. now, jews say, let gaza live. as you can see, what that banner says now the bay area jewish group, if not now, is behind this action. and in addition to a cease fire, they're demanding a solution to release all hostages. it has been nearly six months since the war between israel and hamas started, and you can see live looking right now at yerba buena island, that banner up in opposition. >> i'm in the east bay. anti-abortion activists could soon face new restrictions. the walnut creek city council is holding a public hearing tonight on the use of sound amplifiers during protests. community members have voiced concerns about the level of noise. they say anti-abortion protesters use bullhorns and megaphones to harass people trying to go into

planned parenthood. the city council will discuss restricting those items within 100ft of the property line. the community says the noise is disruptive to patients and the services provided in the facility. >> the florida supreme court has cleared the way for the state's new six week abortion ban to go into effect, and it will be one of the strictest abortion laws in the country. however, it could face a big challenge in november. gloria. the court also signaled voters will have the final say. >> good morning. kumasi. the court ruled yesterday that the florida constitution does not protect abortion rights, and that allows a trigger law to take effect in 30 days. it bans abortions at six weeks before most women know they are pregnant. there are exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. governor ron desantis approved the ban last year. florida is a key point of access for abortion services in the region. when the ban takes effect, nearly all abortions will cease in the southeastern united states. the biden campaign is responding.

>> we're now going to have a ballot initiative where people are going to be able to fight back against this sort of extremism that continues to play out because of what he did in appointing the justices who overturned roe v wade. the fight over this law is not over yet. >> voters will have the opportunity in november to enshrine abortion into florida's state constitution. 60% of people need to approve that ballot measure to other red states that have put abortion on the ballot have voted to support abortion rights, and that includes kansas, kentucky and also ohio, kumasi thank you, gloria. >> in the north bay, smart is offering free train rides to seniors and young people until june of 2025 people 18 and under, and seniors 65 and older can ride for free. those groups represent 42% of sonoma and marin counties, but only account for 25% of smart's ridership. rail officials hope this will encourage them to use public transportation to help contribute to a cleaner future

for the community. >> still to come, when giants fans will finally get to see their new ace pitcher take the mound and a live look right now at the big board new york stock exchange. >> oh, we're down right now by about 400 points. another updates on the market. another update on the markets next. >> then united asking some of its pilots to take unpaid time off and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we're live weekdays from 7 to 8 a.m. just download the app now wherever you stream. >> 642 this morning i just love this picture from our tam cam. it shows you this nice colors of the sunrise. we have that low level cloud cover right now along the coast and in parts of the north bay. live doppler seven along with satellite. we are still in control of high pressure. you can see that clockwise flow that is going to give us a lot of sunshine today. and those warm temperatures once again, just like yesterday. so looking at the morning commute, we do have some areas of dense fog in the north bay between

santa rosa and petaluma. elsewhere, it's a mix of sun and clouds early on, giving way to full sunshine and we warm nicely 50s into the 60s by about 11 a.m, future weather showing you into the afternoon. partly cloudy skies along the coast but full sunshine away from the coast and feeling quite nice. well into the 70s and our warmest spots today. in fact, san jose going for a high of 78 degrees today that will feel warm with sunshine. 70 in oakland, 74 in santa rosa. that breezy in the city with afternoon sunshine at 65 degrees. clouds will back here tomorrow. cooler weather arrives and then by thursday showers are back with a level one storm. we'll show you the timeline that th

in finland. three people were shot and one of them died. the extent of the injuries of the other victims is not immediately clear. finland has strict gun

laws enacted after two different school shootings in the late 2000. >> the giants new pitcher, cy young award winner blake snell, will make his team debut at oracle park. he's set to make his first giant start monday against washington. the giants signed snell late last month, but because it was so late during spring training, he was unable to get many starts with his new team. the cy young is awarded to the best pitcher in each league, and snell has won it twice. the giants lost last night to the dodgers opening day at oracle park is friday afternoon against san diego. and while you were sleeping, astros player ronald blanco pitched the first no hitter of the season. blanco wasn't even supposed to make the roster and had never thrown a complete game in his career by calendar date. this was the earliest no hitter in league history. >> a big pay bump for 40 niners. rising star qb brock purdy. he got a performance based bonus

from the nfl for taking the niners to the super bowl and making the pro bowl so-called mr. irrelevant made $985,000 last season and got more than $739,000 in bonus pay. >> so it works out to be about 75% of his salary. now he's not eligible for a big salary increase until after next season. >> happening today, federal regulators are expected to roll out new safety rules for freight trains. according to the wall street journal, the new rules would require a two person crew on the trains. currently, most trains already have two people on board, but train companies have opposed this rule, saying they need flexibility. it's unclear which types and sizes of trains will be subject to the new safety rule. last year, senators ruled out safety legislation that included certain types of freight trains, like the one that derailed and released hazardous materials in

east palestine, ohio. that bill has yet to pass. >> the last living survivor of the uss arizona, the battleship that sank during the attack on pearl harbor, has died. >> lou kanter was 102 years old, and he passed away at his home in grass valley, which is about an hour from sacramento, surrounded by his three children. kanter's daughter says he suffered congestive heart failure. more than a thousand sailors and marines died on the arizona in the attack that launched the u.s. into world war two. kanter was standing on the ship's main deck as japanese bombs dropped and worked to put out fires in the aftermath. >> now for your morning money report. united airlines is offering voluntary, unpaid leave to its pilots next month. it's all in an effort to cut overstaffing due to delays in boeing's aircraft delivery. the move follows united's announcement about a pilot hiring freeze in may and june. the voluntary leave option is only for may, at least for now.

pilots are expecting to receive similar offers later this year. and taking a live look now at the new york stock exchange. now, as trading gets underway this morning, you can see we are down about 440 points this morning. >> if you have been kind of waiting to purchase a powerball ticket, well, you're lucky there are no jackpot winners in last night's drawing. >> so now the jackpot is 1.09 billion. and here are the numbers in case you may have won something. it's been three months since anybody won the powerball jackpot. and so with no winner, the drawing on wednesday day will be one of the biggest of any lottery. so good luck everybody. now let's take a live look from our mount tam camera this morning. we are less than a week away from the total solar eclipse, and we'll be able to see some of it here in the bay area. so a total solar eclipse is when the moon. oh, look how beautiful. beautiful.

>> look at it. yes. so the moon completely blocks the sun from the earth's view. >> and the moon's shadow will be 120 miles wide. it will last up to 4.5 minutes. >> but your eyes are seeing. is that where the sun used to be? in the sky? there's now a black bullet hole surrounded by the corona or the crown. the atmosphere of the sun, which itself is giving off light about as bright as a full moon. pictures don't do it justice. it's really kind of an electric white, feathery, uh- amazing structure. and then beyond that, you'll see the brightest stars and planets appear. all around the horizon will be a faint glow of twilight. >> yes, like i'm ready. >> we'll see. though nasa says the best time to catch a glimpse of the eclipse in the bay area will be from 1015 to 12:15 p.m. perfect. >> so we've got about a third of the sun obscured by the moon, and we'll have really good visibility here in california.

we won't have fog, we'll look nice. but where you are, you will see it. >> wow. she's been looking at the stressed out i am. >> they are talking about the eclipse. viewing skies are unlikely, but they sit. it said cloud cover. they were like here is where you can get at least partial, not at least partial. drink is so sweet. >> uh. all right. well, we can't wait to hear from you all about it for sure. >> and bill nye the science guy is ready for the solar eclipse to. but it's his outfits that are really getting fans excited on social media, the popular tv scientist took part in a photo shoot with time out magazine, saying he wants to answer all your burning questions about the solar eclipse. bill nye will be in texas to see it for himself just find bill and all will be well, right? >> if bill is there, it will be fine. >> well, you'll notice him because he'll be standing out with all of these outfits, these

outfits. >> bill i like the glasses too. he's got all the cool sunglasses. cool. kumasi do you have your eclipse? >> oh, yeah, i got two. i got a back up pair because you never know what might go down. >> you are prepared, my friend. >> got him for me. my friend cindy. shout out to her. she got them from the exploratorium. so you should go over there. legit. >> wow. >> yeah. >> they're going to help you out. >> and don't forget if you can't watch the eclipse in person you can watch abc seven news. we'll show you the eclipse live on air and on the stream on monday. >> it'll be very cool an event across i mean if bill nye is going come on. >> i know you'll be just fine. >> go find him. >> i think i should go find him. yeah that would be fun. >> bill. >> bill, i still track him on social media. where is this morning? >> it's beautiful. i mean, out there right now that sun's getting up here. we have a little bit of fog across the city from a live look at sutro tower. we'll get that sunshine across the region throughout the afternoon. it's actually a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday. showers back here in the forecast thursday into early friday morning. the weekend outlook. it's dry, but it is chilly. temperatures below

average both saturday and sunday. a little breezy this afternoon. onshore flow picking up. we'll see those winds gusting about 10 to 20mph later on this afternoon. but it's a full sunny day. temperatures really pleasant. if you liked yesterday, today is equally as delightful. 78 in san jose. it's going to feel warm in the south bay. 72 in napa, 65 and sunny in the city today, 70 in oakland, 72 in palo alto, 75. the high in fairfield overnight tonight will turn to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures dipping into the 30s in some of our coldest spots. mid and upper 40s around the bay shoreline. here's future weather. tomorrow is going to be a partly sunny day. those clouds roll in ahead of the rain we are tracking here heading into thursday. we'll have those showers beginning here in the morning. they continue on and off throughout the afternoon and we'll have some chilly air pulled in here thursday. we're basically stuck in the 50s looking at rainfall totals on thursday, we're expecting less than half of an inch of rain across the region. now. friday's a big day at oracle park. it's giants home opener. we will be

dry, but it is going to be chilly and windy. temperatures with the first pitch right around 52 degrees in those winds gusting over 20mph at times in the afternoon. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. sunny and warm today. cloudy and cooler tomorrow. showers on thursday. dry over the weekend, but below average before we warm up early next week. gloria >> yeah, you know, we do have an update for you this morning on that crash in berkeley. it has cleared, but there are still some delays in this area. this is over on westbound 80 before ashby avenue. this was a three car crash. and again they have cleared it. but the delays are still pretty bad right now. you can expect heavy delays from cutting boulevard, and speeds are down to about 17mph in some areas. so just give yourself a little bit more time. this morning we're also tracking a crash over in mountain view. this is on northbound 101 at ellis street. this is a two car crash right now it is blocking two lanes. and there are delays from lawrence express way. and

the speeds there down to five miles per hour. so traffic moving very, very slowly here in mountain view and looking at your drive times for this morning from santa rosa to petaluma, 14 minutes, castro valley to the maze, 14 minutes and two 8680 to highway 85, minutes. amanda. all right. thanks, gloria. >> more than 1000 wines will be featured in the two day north coast wine challenge. it starts today at the sonoma county fairgrounds. 30 judges will sip through wines and a blind tasting. that means the bottles won't have labels, prices or packaging. they will pick which ones stand out to award best of the best, best of show, sparkling and best show dessert wine vintners are hoping to snag a spot in the top so that their wine will be highlighted at the north coast wine and food festival in june. >> that's good. up next, the seven things you need to know today, and you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area

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want a live look right now at yerba buena island, where protesters, as you can see here, put up a huge banner calling for a ceasefire in gaza. if you're heading into san francisco this morning, no impact on the bay bridge. you will see it as you head into the tunnel. >> and number two, the oakland a's may stay in oakland a little longer, abc seven news has learned. the city will present an offer today to extend the team's lease at the coliseum for up to five years. the a's still plan to move to las vegas, but their new ballpark there won't be ready for at least three years. >> number three, thousands of santa clara county nurses are expected to walk off the job today, the union is starting a three day strike over issues of pay, workplace conditions and staffing. >> number four, former president donald trump has secured a $175 million bond in his new york civil fraud case. in his criminal hush money case, the

judge has expanded a gag order declaring his family off limits from trump's social media attacks. >> at number five, we'll show you live. look from our exploratorium camera that sun is just about to get up here. we do have some coastal clouds this morning. some dense fog in parts of the north bay will get rid of that cloud cover pretty quickly this morning. it's all about sunshine and a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday. well into the 70s away from the coast. >> so we have an update for you on that crash in mountain view. it has just cleared. this was over on northbound 101 at ellis street. two car crash, but there are still delays from lawrence expressway and number seven, a groundbreaking device will allow people with vision challenges to experience the next solar eclipse next week. >> so it converts sunlight into music that's played through headphones. so a bright light sounds like a flute and dimmer light sounds like a clarinet. >> how amazing.

>> that's good because everybody should experience in some form one mind. >> yeah. >> it's really nice. don't worry. i hope you go i hope you see it. you will. you think about changing your plans. >> yes. national weather service all morning. >> now she's looking at different cities. >> be in buffalo, the upstate new york. >> but you never know. things change quickly. let's hope hopefully clear up. we're praying >> robin: good morning america. severe weather impacting 50 million americans across the country. overnight at least four reported tornados and a trail of destruction in oklahoma. this morning as the severe weather moves east, flood watches for at least seven states, and what to know about the intense, long track tornados.