interview. you're going to hear from klay thompson on his future moving forward. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it was warmed by spring standards today. but that is going to change for some of you. i'll show you where. coming up abc seven news at six starts right now. >> always live with abc. seven news starts right now. >> those who were stuck for hours by protests in the bay area could help determine whether protesters face criminal charges. san francisco's district attorney wants to hear from them. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley, and i'm ama daetz. >> if you didn't get stuck in those protests, no doubt you heard about them. pro-palestinian activists monday blocked lanes of 8-80, the golden gate bridge and southbound 8-80 in oakland. more than 30 people were arrested for the shutdown, but san francisco's district attorney has delayed charging the cases that are making their way through her office. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains how she wants to talk to people affected by the road closures.

>> 26 gaza war protesters were arrested for their alleged involvement in monday's shutdown of the golden gate bridge, as of wednesday, all were released, but that does not mean we are not going to pursue charges, san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says there's a tight time frame to make a charging decision when a suspect is booked on a felony, so all 26 were released pending further investigation. potential charges include unlawful assembly, false imprisonment and conspiracy to commit a crime, a possible felony that requires us to have specific evidence related to each one of the 26 people we need. >> video evidence. we need statements from uh- people impacted by the protest who were witnesses to what occurred. >> the da is asking for those stuck in traffic to come forward to help with the investigation, adding they may be entitled to restitution. rachel shapiro mckim says she's considering it. she was in traffic for almost 4.5 hours, headed to san francisco for medical treatment. >> my bigger concern is for people with more life threatening injuries or doctors.

i was standing next to waiting to cross the bridge who weren't in the hospital to see their patients in the east bay. >> alameda county district attorney pamela price is investigating protesters who shut down 8-80 in oakland in a statement to abc seven news, she writes, our prosecutors are standing by and prepared to receive case information for individuals arrested during that incident. while my office supports the essential right to protest, it's important to note that public safety should never be compromised. the group a15, one of the protest organizers, say the goal of monday's demonstration was to target the global economy. they write without the billions of dollars in military aid provided to israel by the united states government, the massacre of over 30,000 people in gaza would not have been made possible. the arab resource and organizing center, which is organized gaza related protests over the past few months, was not involved in monday's action. but in a statement to abc seven news, they called the claims to be absurd, ridiculous and distracting. executive director lara kiswani writes jenkins criminalization of dissent runs

disturbingly parallel to the calls for violence against protesters being made by the far right d.a. jenkins has one year to file misdemeanor charges, two years for a felony in san francisco, anser hassan abc seven news. >> if you park in san francisco, chances that you'll get a ticket have just increased. transportation officials say parking control officers will begin conducting intensive enforcement operations across the city. abc seven news reporter luz pena is here now to explain why and what it means for us all. loose >> that's right. sfmta says their enforcement plan is all about public safety. but some san franciscans believe it's also about something else money and the budget deficit. parking enforcement officers in san francisco are gearing up to ticket more people. >> our parking control officers are going to be doing some intense operations in each supervisorial district. >> sfmta's director jeffrey tumlin announced the city's parking enforcement officers will finally be able to start enforcing all the parking rules,

something some san franciscans feel like has been happening. >> catching, catching. >> that's the sound of money. leaving james account when he got a parking ticket several weeks ago. >> i was before it was parking in a commercial space with a noncommercial vehicle. >> tumlin said their parking department was short staffed during the pandemic, but some san franciscans say they didn't notice a change in the last four years. alan showed us the ticket. he got just last week. >> this is a parking ticket i got the other day for parking during street sweep hours. >> our data team analyzed san francisco's parking citation data and found that in 2023, the majority of violations listed were for street cleaning. over 500,000 tickets were issued for this. sfmta said their focus will be public safety. >> the safety oriented rules like parking on the sidewalk, blocking fire hydrants, blocking the crosswalk, sustainable transportation advocate luke bornheimer is glad this enforcement is coming.

>> we know that people who park on sidewalks or in bike lanes or in crosswalks or really close to intersections reduce safety for all people, but especially for children and seniors. people with disabilities who walk, bike or use mobility devices to get around. >> sfmta's plan comes after mayor london breed announced the city street safety plan, a decade after vision zero policy began. supervisor mandelman is hopeful this enforcement will help public safety. >> i have been frustrated for many years about cars blocking bike lanes, parking in the street in ways that are dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. >> sfmta anticipates a $12.7 million deficit during the fiscal year 2024 to 2025, and 2025 to 2026, a deficit that makes some san franciscans question the latest enforcement announcement. >> well, the whole city is trying to get more money because of the deficit. the budget deficit. >> and the data shows that the number of tickets issued each

month by sfmta over the last four years has stayed approximately the same. sfmta said they're planning to increase their enforcement at the end of april. dan and emma. >> all right, louis, thanks very much. louis pena reporting pumping life into downtown san francisco has grabbed lawmakers attention at the state capitol. there are now a number of proposals weaving their way through the legislature. one bill, introduced today by assembly member phil ting, would help the city with its plan to turn vacant office space downtown into housing. ting estimates the city has 32.5 million square feet of empty office space. get this. that's the equivalent of 23 salesforce towers empty. his bill would create a revitalization district that would rely on tax incentives. >> while many people know our famous office buildings, the newer office buildings, those really won't be the ones that will be converted. it'll probably be some of the older buildings, the buildings that are smaller or less famous because those are the ones that are easier to convert into housing.

>> there is a second bill backed by scott wiener. it made it out of committee today. >> water rates could be going up for people living in the south bay. that's if a proposed increase from santa clara valley water district is approved. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey explains how much the rate hike could cost people in silicon valley is already one of the most expensive places to live, and utility rate increases aren't helping from p-g-and-e's hikes to proposed raises from san jose water now, santa clara valley water district is discussing their own increases that could spike bills for customers like martin rockwork. >> now's the time. >> people are really frustrated. we grow weary of it. the bills have gone up so high. it's so much higher than inflation, a higher than the stock market goes up, you know, how can how can we how can we live with this ? how can we keep going? >> a challenge for many. but valley water says the proposed charges have a purpose. the money will go towards infrastructure upgrades at places like anderson dam and the rinconada treatment plant. the board will vote on raising

groundwater production and treatment plant charges for cities and private water retailers. >> our infrastructure is old. we need to make sure that we're updating it, providing the proper maintenance, repairing where we need to repair and also, you know, investing in new projects to provide water supply here in santa clara county, the nearly 13% increase could end up costing customers just under $9 per month on average. >> but valley water says without the infrastructure improvements, it will cost the community even more. >> a reliable water supply is something we all take for granted. you know, you just expect to turn on your faucet and the water to come out, but that takes investment. we can't not invest in the infrastructure that provides the water here, because if we don't invest now down the road, it could have impacts, obviously, on the reliability of our water supply. >> ralph quirk understands rate increases are inevitable, and he wants to see all companies that raise rates held accountable to follow through with the plans. that way, our money goes where they say it will. >> we do have to foot the bill for infrastructure. it's just is it responsible infrastructure or

is it lying? that's that's to me the difference. >> the valley water board will meet tuesday the 23rd at 1 p.m. to hear from the community and vote on the proposed increases in san jose. dustin dawsey abc seven news in a first of its kind move, california officials voted today to start monitoring groundwater use in the central valley. >> the resource accounts for nearly 40% of the state's annual water supply. now, california's water resources control board will oversee groundwater pumping in san joaquin valley. that's where many crops are grown. so this will primarily affect farmers. regulators will watch how much water can be pumped from the ground and charge a fee for it. >> all right. the season is over for the golden state warriors after they lost to the sacramento kings in last night's play in tournament, and it also could be the end of a star player's career with golden state. today, the players spoke with the media about the season and their future. abc seven news sports anchor chris alvarez is live from the chase center. chris >> hi, dan. yeah, it's hard to believe that less than 24 hours

ago, i was in sacramento getting ready for that play in game. all kinds of hopes for the warriors season to continue. we're there. and now here we are a day later. the season is over and the players had their exit interviews and you mentioned one of the players whose future is kind of a little bit in jeopardy. that's free agent to be klay thompson, the future hall of famer. the four time champion spoke today with the media. he had a night to forget last night in sacramento zero for ten from the field. he was scoreless in last night's elimination game loss to sacramento. but look one game doesn't make a career for klay thompson. he has had one of the best careers in warriors history . the four time champion missed just five games the entire regular season. so he was healthy. he was there, he said. the best of his ability today is availability and he was available for his team. he averaged just under 18 points per game, hit over almost nearly 273 pointers. he led the league in free throw percentage, so in the grand scheme of things, klay had a pretty nice season in the big three of steph, klay and

dre. they want another run at trying to win a title. >> we've been through the highest of highs and lows. whether it's losing a championship, winning a championship, missing the playoffs. we've been through everything together. so uh- that does mean a lot. and makes me, grateful to have the times i've had with them, like, done some pretty historic stuff. >> can never see myself, you know, not with those two guys. it's i understand this league changes and there's so many things that go into it, and we're not going to play forever. but, you know, we've, experienced so much together. and at the end of the day, like, again, i know they want to win, i know i want to win, and that's all i'm worried about. >> they stuck with us through the good and the bad. not so great this year. but you can't win every year. so yeah, i do have confidence until it's no longer obviously you want to keep winning. >> i mean when you've been a part of winning seasons, you

don't really want to go away from that. so i would like to win again. one for the thumb would be nice. >> and that is the storyline coming up this summer for the warriors, ken. and will they keep the big three together? klay thompson a free agent and see what the market bears as far as the other teams that potentially want his services, what the warriors management thinks klay is worth and how many years potentially klay would play with the warriors. so a lot on the line here. but it's april 17th nba free agency doesn't begin until late june or early july. so there's some time for the emotions to kind of heal and see what it looks like. kind of the big picture time, big picture side of things as far as what the warriors want to do, this franchise moving forward, because obviously the core is getting older, but they still believe in the championship ability. they have. well, much more coming up in six. and also some baseball highlights. and stanford women's basketball has a new hire and a familiar face. >> all right i love what he said. one for the thumb would be nice. thank you chris.

>> i'm not going to let fear run my life. >> a youth baseball league in the east bay won't let thieves steal their season. how? it's trying to get back in the game and you'll see how ai is giving some small, local businesses a boost. >> and it's not costing

junior optimist baseball league storage containers at nelson avenue and laura alice way in concord. abc seven news reporter tim johns has a look at the

impact on the team, and the effort to help these young players. reporter >> at the baseball diamonds of the junior optimist baseball league in concord, things have felt a little different over the past few days. on saturday, anthony northrop, the league's facilities director, says he got a call from one of his colleagues that their property had been broken into and their storage containers burglarized. >> we lost one of our large atvs . we lost a trailer generator, water pumps and a bunch of a bunch of maintenance stuff, anthony says. >> in total, they lost anywhere between 18 and $20,000 worth of equipment just as the season is getting underway. >> that was my initial gut reaction to be angry today. it's just more sad. >> that sense of sadness has spread throughout the club. anthony's brother mark is jbls president. mark tells me covid hit the league hard and that they had only recently started to recover. he says the timing of this burglary is especially bad. the league serves kids aged

four through 13 and is entirely volunteer based. despite this theft, though, both mark and anthony tell me they're determined not to let it have an impact on the children. following the incident, the league filed a report with the contra costa county sheriff's office, which says an investigation is ongoing in the meantime, though, mark says they're looking to install security cameras to try and prevent something like this from happening again. absorbing another cost to ensure things run as smoothly as possible for the players. >> we will just figure have to figure out a way to lengthen our recovery process, the kids are most important here. i'm not here for anybody else but them. >> the job isn't alone. a gofundme has been set up to help them recover some of the losses, a step mark says has touched him and so many others in the league. now he wants to thank the community for its continued support. >> you've got to weigh the good and bad and the good way outweighs the bad here. it's just the response is overwhelming. >> in concord, tim johns, abc

seven news. >> with the help of ai, one company is doing free graphic design to support some small businesses. today, they held a storefront makeover reveal in san francisco's excelsior district. free pick partnered with local designers who are early in their careers to spruce up some facades and bring the business owners ideas to life. >> running the business is so hard, and it's always difficult to find the funds and to find the time, so i think that we gave them this kind of break and opportunity and help to do this. >> so far, they've helped familiar restaurant excelsior cafe and razzoo's barbershop free pick helped each business cover the costs of both the designs and the execution. very nice. yeah. all right. very nice weather outside today. >> another gorgeous day. >> yes. is it going to last? sandhya patel is here with that santiago. >> it depends on where you are. okay, so ama and dan, we're going to hold on to the warm weather inland, but along the coast and around the bay, it's

going to begin to cool. let me show you the high temperatures for today. got up to 80 degrees in san rafael, 81 in san jose. pretty warm across most areas, either 70s or 80s. unless you were around half moon bay, it was 61 degrees 77 in oakland, 73 in san francisco, 79 napa and santa rosa. let's take a look at the almanac for san jose. the high temperature was 8177 yesterday, so it was definitely warmer. average is 69 degrees. so you know that it was warmer than average. today's highs anywhere from 8 to 12 degrees above average. all right. you still have time before the sun sets to get out and enjoy this nice weather inland areas 7 p.m. you're looking at sunshine, mid 70s, 10:00. it's really just going to be a mild weather and as we head towards 1 a.m. low 60s. so mid 60s to low 60s around the bay. partly cloudy, 68 degrees. and then the skies begin to clear late tonight going into early tomorrow. low 60s dropping off to the upper 50s along the coast. you're in the upper 50s at 7:00. and then

coming down into the mid and low 50s, high pressure controlled. our weather brought us warmer weather today, but that ridge is going to start to slowly back away as we head towards friday. high clouds passing through right now, as you see on live doppler seven. a view from our oakland airport camera right now, as we look back towards the city. just absolutely clear skies. oakland is at 69 degrees san francisco mid 60s, still pretty warm around san jose and palo alto along with hayward in the 70s. live view from our kgo roof camera. a little bit of a breeze along the embarcadero. it is in the mid to upper 70s for most areas. 68 though in petaluma, 76. in santa rosa, 77 in concord. and look at this gorgeous view from our san jose camera as we're getting closer to sunset tomorrow, the coast cools warm inland. on friday. temperatures drop in all areas, and for your weekend it is going to be mainly sunny and warmer weather coming your way. so tomorrow morning, mostly clear in the north bay. partly cloudy along the coast and the south bay. you're looking at 40s and 50s. not terribly cold tomorrow

afternoon. it's a beautiful day again in the south bay. we're looking at 78, in morgan hill, 69 in santa cruz, 80 in san jose on the peninsula, 75 degrees in mountain view, 60 and half moon bay. downtown san francisco, 69 degrees. so not quite as warm as today. 66 in daly city, north bay, a mix of sun and high clouds. 76 in san rafael, 78, in santa rosa, heading into the east bay, anywhere from the low to upper 70s. 76 hayward 74 oakland inland areas up to 79. in concord, 80 in fairfield, 79 degrees pleasanton and livermore now here are friday's temperatures still going to be pleasant, just not as warm. so 50s to 70s on saturday you will notice those temperatures bounce back. and by sunday we're bringing those 80s back into the forecast. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll have a few low 80s inland tomorrow, but we'll go with 70s by friday for the warmest spots. and then over the weekend we do get warmer weather coming back into play. there may be a little

drizzle to start off your saturday morning. next week we'll cool it off into the 60s and even bring in a slight chance of a few showers wednesday. so really big changes ahead. all right. >> thanks, andy. >> a teacher known for her love of learning and sneakers is living on through her passions. >> even after her passing. she's helping students in the south bay. her story is next.

for the students is still giving back to her community, even after her unexpected and tragic death. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more on how her impressive shoe collection is helping the next generation of students. >> virginia wright was a well-known and beloved san jose teacher. her family says she mentored and inspired students for more than 35 years. >> she taught in the same school district where not just she went to school, but it was all of all of us her siblings, her sister jose sanchez says wright's teaching inspired both students and other teachers for decades. >> even after her official retirement, she was still subbing. >> that was her passion just to be around the kids. >> tragically, wright died last year in a car accident. her family, still coping with their loss, wanted to find a way for her legacy to continue. over the years. wright started collecting jordans. that collection ended up leading to connection. she just loved that idea of there

was a connection and kids would question the shoes and hey, mrs. wright, what shoes are you wearing today? >> and you know, she just loved that. >> the difference she was able to make through her tireless work and shoe collection caught the attention of major shoe retailer shoe palace. that's how we first met her in 2019, the day she got air jordan ones made in her honor at an assembly at santee elementary in san jose, a day she was blown away by. i like that i was a teacher. >> they liked that i was giving back to the community, and they chose, instead of going for an athlete or a celebrity, they chose to go with a teacher. >> sanchez had more than 200 pairs of her sister's shoes together. she and shoe palace are now working to auction off those sneakers for a san jose state scholarship, wright's ama mater. >> i just feel in my heart it was the right thing to do with her collection. >> shoe palace helped facilitate the restoration of the shoes and auction. the goal is to raise $50,000. so far, it's raised 20,000, but there are more than 60 pairs of shoes left to auction. >> she's still helping kids, and

she's helping kids succeed. i know that's, what she would be really proud of. >> to find out more on how to bid on the shoes, head to charitybuzz.com and search sp gina. a cash donation site is also set up on san jose state's website in san jose. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> a boeing whistleblower says, quote, they are putting out defective airplanes. the airliners already battered reputation took another hit at senate committee hearings today on capitol hill, and tourists behaving badly is blamed for a move by hawaiian officials to deliberately destroy a landmark attraction. >> stay with us

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follows a series of mishaps involving boeing jets in the last few months. abc news reporter christiane cordero on the allegations and why boeing insists they're inaccurate. >> today, a boeing engineer spoke out on capitol hill about his employer. >> i'm not here today because i want to be here. i'm here today

because i felt that i must come forward. >> sam sallyport claims the boeing 787 dreamliner could fail over time because he believes it was put together improperly. he accuses boeing of taking manufacturing shortcuts by ignoring gaps in the fuselage to save time and money. >> in a rush to address its bottlenecks in production, boeing hit problems by pushing pieces together with excessive force to make them appear that the gaps don't exist, even though they exist. >> so far, sallyport has not provided any documentation to support this claim. boeing calls the claims inaccurate and says it is fully confident in the safety and durability of the 787. boeing strongly disputes the allegations and this week the company invited cameras inside of its south carolina facility, where senior engineers explained how boeing tested the fuselage, simulating 165,000 flights with no issues. >> it's actually the longest fatigue test of any commercial airplane that's ever been run. >> the faa reviewed and approved

boeing's production quality after the issue was first raised years ago. it's conducting another investigation into saliba's claims, claims industry experts say wasn't many questions. >> we got to pay attention to our whistleblowers, but when you hear somebody conflating things, a little bit, i began to be concerned about their overall message. >> sallyport accuses boeing of retaliating against him after speaking out. boeing says it encourages employees to speak up about any issues. it also says reports to an internal tip line for quality control are up 500% this year. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> more aviation news a computer issue caused delays for alaska airlines passengers at bay area airports today. alaska briefly grounded all flights for about an hour this morning. the seattle based airline said it requested a ground stop for alaska and horizon flights. out of an abundance of caution, the airline experience an issue while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates weight and balance.

>> bay area union carpenters and local elected officials joined forces today to take a stand against tax fraud in the construction industry. dozens gathered outside daly city city hall as part of a national day of action. the goal is to let companies know if they engage in illegal practices, like violating workers comp laws, failing to pay overtime or failing to pay at all. they will be prosecuted and they're taking advantage of the workers and that's our job is to say, you know, when you do that, that's tax fraud. >> when you do that, that's even if it is a form of labor trafficking. and we're not going to just sort of say it's a civil issue. we're going to treat it like what it is. it's a crime. >> officials say they want to make sure the labor force, union and nonunion alike is protected. according to district attorney wagstaffe, those who violate labor and tax laws can face three years in prison or more, depending on the number of victims. >> developing news with former president trump's hush money trial in new york. jury selection will resume tomorrow because court was not in session today. so far, seven jurors have

been seated. that means five more are needed, along with six alternates. the judge indicated yesterday that there was a chance opening statements could start as soon as monday. the former president faces 34 charges of falsifying business records to cover up a payment made to adult film star stormy daniels. mr. trump has denied any wrongdoing. >> now to the war in the middle east. today. israel's prime minister made his first comments since iran's direct attack over the weekend. reporter josh einiger from our sister station is in jordan with the latest. >> good evening from amman, jordan. this city of 4 million people, where f-16s patrol the sky tonight, a message not just to iran, but also to israel that the airspace here is not to be used if this war with iran escalates. meanwhile, abc news has learned from multiple sources israel has planned and aborted at least two different retaliatory strikes since saturday. the world today kept trying to convince israel to turn the other cheek. days after

the unheard of onslaught of missiles and drones launched from iranian soil, some foreign leaders called on prime minister benjamin netanyahu. today and he told them politely to shove it. >> batsmen. >> they also have all kinds of suggestions and advice. i appreciate it, but i want to make it clear we will make our own decisions, and the state of israel will do everything necessary to defend itself. >> israel has made it clear it will retaliate for saturday night's barrage, which iran said was in response to an israeli attack on iranian officials in syria. the meanwhile, the other war, the one against hamas, still plods along amid words ceasefire talks are bogging down again. israel today did ramp up more humanitarian assistance through a checkpoint in the south. but while the idf has reduced its footprint along the gaza envelope today we heard mortar blasts and saw smoke rising from a village in ruins.

you can see how the idf has simply leveled an entire village on the other side of this thousand yards or so of a field that is gaza over there. and on october 7th, crews of terrorists flooded across 19 year old new yorker and idf soldier etienne died there when his tank was overrun by militants while he tried to protect this town, his body and those of two other americans are still being held, along with five americans believed to be still alive. hersh goldberg, poland among them. >> and i often wonder, what does he know? i don't think that he knows very much. >> this week, his parents, john and rachel, met with cardinal timothy dolan when he visited israel, and just today, rachel poland was named time magazine's 100 most influential people list for her advocacy for hostages. hersh is 23 years old. he's been missing nearly 200 days. >> what we want to do is lay on the floor in a ball, weeping,

but that won't save him. and it won't save any of them. and we have no choice. and so we run. we run to the end of the earth. >> hersh and the other 132 know that we are, we're coming with passover starting in just a few days. >> there is high anxiety in israel right now. airlines that had resumed service after october 7th have once again pulled out of ben-gurion airport, and the flights that are flying are jam packed. people who were there saturday just don't want to stick around to see what happens next. in amman, jordan, josh einiger abc seven news in hawaii a landmark will soon be torn down. >> the haiku stairs on the island of oahu, often called the stairway to heaven, were built during world war two. they've been closed to the public since 1987, and now the nearly 4000 steps that twist and wind through a mountain trail are going to be removed. it's all because tourists continue to trespass illegally. the city

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section seats from san francisco's castro theater. advocates fought hard to preserve the historic seating at this landmark building, but it seems this renovation sale is the closest they are going to get to keeping them. single seats are going for $350 doubles or 500. another planet entertainment's website says. proceeds will be donated to oasis arts and the castro organ devotees association. >> a new musical soon to be playing in san francisco won the pulitzer prize even before it got to broadway, and then won a tony once it opened. it's based on a frustrated writer working as a lion king usher while writing a musical about being a lion king. usher. abc seven news anchor reggie aqui spoke with the creator about his circle of

strife, a strange loop is a show about a black queer man writing a musical about a black queer man writing a musical about a black queer man writing a musical. >> it's making its west coast debut here at act in san francisco. we're about to meet the man who wrote this show and the man who plays its lead, usher, who's stuck in a strange loop. >> sure, he's us near him >> the play. >> who is usher? >> usher is a young, fat, black, gay musical theater writer who is an usher at the lion king, and he's sort of cycling through his own sort of self perceptions, and his thoughts sort of take form around him. >> show me how to pray. >> while i did draw from personal experience to write the show, it's not autobiographical, not exactly. it's emotionally autobiographical. i felt everything that usher has felt.

maybe you don't know how to pray. >> so when you were an usher at the lion king, what was or wasn't going through your head standing at the back of that audience? >> so one day i was an amazing level of the theater, and we had just let patrons come in and it's sort of older woman had come in and she'd gone down to her seat and like row a and i was standing in aisle four, and then she sort of turned around. she was looking for a booster cushion, and she goes, usher, usher and i like clocked that. and that sort of became the motif of the opening number. the, you know, my name is malachi macaskill, and i'll be playing usher in a strange loop. >> you are still in college. >> i'm still in college. i'm a junior at the university of north carolina at greensboro. but coming into this role is kind of surreal, because i get a glimpse of the deepest and darkest part of my life, and i get to put it on the stage and do it honestly, which is amazing. >> i need you to tell me how you

got this role. how did you audition? >> i never stay off my phone, so i was on instagram and i saw the telsey office was having a countrywide casting call for usher. i sent in my materials and i went to the callback in new york, and then, boom! i am here in san francisco. >> you're going through rehearsals right now here in san francisco at act. can you describe that process for me? >> it's very rigorous. we have very long days, but honestly, the rehearsal room is so relaxed and chill. everybody makes everybody feel comfortable. we have great communication in our director, stephen brackett. makes everyone feel comfortable. and if we need to take a step back, we absolutely will because this is a very heavy show. >> two, three and four. maybe oh no, maybe you don't know. >> so what is it that you want them to walk away from that theater thinking about? >> same thing i told audiences since we began doing the show is i want them to walk away thinking about themselves. everybody has their own strange

loop, and they're hopefully will see their own strange loop refracted through usher. people can say all kinds of things about you externally in the world, but sometimes the worst person is inside. that's like, no one can really hurt me. it's more than i can hurt myself. you have more power than you think. it's just about how you use that power. >> that looks great, doesn't it? does a strange loop is playing at the act in san francisco until may 12th. go check it out. >> taking a live look outside from our emeryville camera. a nice warm up today with above average temperatures. >> sandia will have an accuweather update next to let us know how long we can enjoy this

this was nominated by experts and voted on by readers of usa today. our iconic golden gate park is number two. it's beloved for its trails, museums, gardens, athletic fields, boating lake and of course, the bison paddock. a riverfront park in tulsa, oklahoma, took first place. tulsa's gathering place is known for its five acre

adventure playground and water spaces. i'm sure that's nice too. yes, but not our love. our park. right? and you know, people are out enjoying golden gate park and all around the bay area today. absolutely, sandhya. it was gorgeous. today it was indeed. >> i mean, there's no argument there, that's for sure. ama and dan let's take a look at a live picture from our mount tam cam right now. a beautiful view of the almost setting sun. the sun is not setting until about 747 here in san francisco, so you still have time to get out and enjoy this. look at how warm it is. still inland areas like danville, livermore in the 70s along with concord, san jose, 69, in oakland, 66. in the city, in the north bay, you have mid 70s around santa rosa, napa, mill valley. here's a look at your weekend preview in case you're making plans. it's going to be nice this weekend. dry, low 60s to upper 70s saturday sunday is even warmer. we do have some high clouds on live doppler seven right now. they'll be around again tomorrow afternoon filtering the sun. temperatures will be in the low 60s to the low 80s, so we hang on to that warmth. inland, the

coast cools off and then everyone will see a drop off in temperatures friday before they recover over the weekend. as we get used to this idea, though, next week temperatures dropping off, a slight possibility of a few showers on wednesday, but certainly more cloud cover. dan and i think right now we just have to take advantage of this weather for sure. >> definitely. thanks andy. all right. and now let's get to chris alvarez at chase center. >> yeah. this tough night for the warriors last night season is over chris. >> yeah it's hard to believe the season is over. and now all eyes on the off season. the big storyline will klay stay. klay thompson is going to be a free agent this summer. he talks about his future with the warriors. less than 24 hours after the season ending loss in sacramento. sports f

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ladies welcome to chase center, site of the end of the warriors season. >> the team held their exit interviews today. of course, they lost in sacramento last night in the play-in tournament. and really blow out fashion and the kings. and now all eyes towards the off season and probably the biggest storyline of the off season. klay thompson what is his future look like? the unrestricted free agent will be entering free agency and the open market now. he had a night to forget last night. the future

hall of famer went scoreless. oh for ten from the field in last night's elimination game in sacramento. he's a four time champion and missed just five games the entire regular season average just under 18 points. hit 268 three pointers and led the league in free throw percentage. actually beat out steph curry for that category. now the big three stephen curry, draymond green and klay thompson have delivered four titles during this dynastic run and they still want another shot at another one. >> i'm not going to let one sour night or year ruin a decade plus of great work and success. >> what klay has meant to this franchise, as good as he still is, we desperately want him back. >> can never see myself, you know, not with those two guys. >> obviously we want klay back. you know it's obvious that we want to continue what we've been doing i understand he got a decision to make. he's going to make the best decision for him. >> it's up to them. but the end of the day whatever happens it's all gravy. it's been such a freaking special run.

>> the business of basketball will unfold this summer. it's officially official. stephen curry will make his olympic debut this summer in the 2024 paris olympic games, led by warriors head coach steve kerr for team usa. curry is a two time world cup champion with team usa in 2010 and 2014, becomes the fifth warrior in franchise history to play for team usa in the olympics. in just over a week after legendary head coach tara vanderveer retired from stanford and women's basketball, they have a replacement. her name? kate payne. you might know her because she's a woodside native and she's been with stanford for a real long time, been a part of two of the three national titles won as a player under vanderveer, and one is associate head coach on tara's squad back in 2021. and after 17 years on tara's staff, she says she's ready to do her own job and lead the cardinal. >> i feel so well prepared for this opportunity. i know stanford, i love stanford, i know our players, their parents, their families working with fantastic people, you know, i

know that there are challenges ahead, but i feel totally prepared and ready to get to work. >> good luck to coach pay as they enter the acc this coming season. giants rematch against the marlins in miami. logan webb handing out the lineup card, seventh inning tied at one. what a play from louisa rise. but it does bring in a run. but look at him. tap second base of the glove and throw across for the out. at first what a play that was. and the double play in the eighth two one game matt chapman. he's got a little bit of a hot streak here down the right field lane line. excuse me. they added the lead and the giants win three one. they win the series. they'll host the diamondbacks beginning tomorrow for a four game set as host. the cardinals series finale there in oakland. rickey henderson making a stop at the coliseum. and rickey probably like this estuary. ruiz crushing a two run homer to left center. second and three games after returning from triple-a. two nothing. oakland and the a's. hey, they may have found themselves a closer six three lead in the ninth. mason miller 102 mile an hour fastball

to end the game, six three. the a's win six. sports on abc seven, is sponsored by your northern california honda dealers, and i think all the warriors fans are kind of soaking in what just happened. the season is over, but hey, there's another year. they'll line it up in october. just a matter of who will be on the team. and that's the big question this summer. >> boy, that is going to be really interesting to see. we hate to see them break up that trio, but we'll see what happens. obviously chris thank you. >> coming up tonight on abc seven at eight. it's the connors followed by not dead yet at nine abbott elementary then the $100,000 pyramid and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. but that is it for us for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, chris alvarez, all of us here. >> we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening and that we see you again for abc seven news at 11. >> look at that gorgeous.

from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios... this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants... an attorney from asbury park, new jersey... a business development executive originally from spokie, illinois... and our returning champion,

a writer and creative executive originally from san jose, california... whose four-day cash winnings total $107,700. and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!," ken jennings. [cheering and applause] thank you, johnny. welcome to "jeopardy!" in yesterday's game, our champion, alison betts, was $400 off the lead, leaving double jeopardy. and assumed she would be leaving us a three-game winner. but a savvy wager in final saved the win and allowed her to live to play another game. a win today would make her our first five-game winner of season 40, and our first official qualifier for the next tournament of champions. a lot on the line, but that's true as well for vidya and jeff, hoping to notch their first win. good luck to all three of you. let's get to work in the jeopardy round. these are the categories... ...is up first. then...