the alarm, asking the city to test for the new opioid. abc seven news reporter luz pena went to see the process that detects these drugs lose. >> yes, the san francisco medical examiner's office is testing for over 200 drugs. in every case, the concern is that every year, new drugs are synthesized and getting laced with existing drugs, making them stronger and more deadly. fentanyl took the lives of over 600 people in san francisco in 2023. now now, a new drug that experts say is being laced with fentanyl could lead to an even greater toll that the city of chicago, philadelphia, indianapolis and also toronto and vancouver are seeing. >> medetomidine adulterating the fentanyl drug supply. now, this is a very potent and dangerous animal tranquilizer. >> san francisco supervisor matt dorsey sent this letter to the city's health department and the medical examiner's office asking for the animal tranquilizer to be added to the hundreds of drugs tested every year, giving

san francisco a chance to respond. >> i wanted to make sure that san francisco was ready for this , i know that in philadelphia, just in the last month, over the course of just 3 or 4 days, there were more than 600 people who were hospitalized from medetomidine because it was laced into the fentanyl drug supply. >> ucsf's doctor ceccaroni has been studying drugs for decades. >> the concern is that because it's sedating that that could go, in the wrong direction. when you're already on a sedating opioid like fentanyl. and now you have two sedating drugs or sort of a double downer combination, we could call it, and that would raise the risk for an overdose. >> we got a rare look inside the san francisco medical examiner's toxicology lab, where they test over 200 drugs per case. san francisco's chief forensic toxicologist said they're constantly detecting different

types of drugs. >> so in the last several years, we've noticed drugs such as xylazine, but also bromazepam both designer drugs, or drugs that were previously used in other areas of our industry, such as veterinary drugs, also been found in decedents, of an accidental overdose. >> now they have a new drug to add. medetomidine. >> we periodically update our testing regime when feasible, and that is certainly a substance that we would add to our list of testing regime. >> and the medical examiner's office said there typically 50 to 100 drugs that are synthesized every year. this is now adding to that list. lose pena. abc seven news. >> it's really dangerous. game of whack a mole. thank you. lose. well, the man convicted of assaulting the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. >> abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra was inside federal court as david depape read aloud his apology. and stephanie is live in the newsroom with the latest.

stephanie >> yes, kristen and julian. david depape walked in with his orange sweat suit on and he cracked a small smile as he sat down this morning. unlike the last hearing, the 44 year old convict was given an opportunity today to speak before the court and apologize. three decades behind bars. that's the federal sentence for the man convicted of assaulting paul pelosi with a hammer and attempting to kidnap then-house speaker nancy pelosi. with little emotion, david depape apologized tuesday, saying in part, quote, i'm sorry for what i did, especially what i did to paul pelosi. i should have just left the house when i realized nancy pelosi wasn't home, he added he regretted the, quote, stupid, immature call to the ktvu reporter and said it's been a long time since then, i've been able to reconnect with my family, and that's helped me move forward legally. anyone convicted of a crime is granted the right to speak on their own behalf at sentencing, but neither depapes defense nor

federal prosecutor raised the issue. during the may 17th hearing, the judge took the blame tuesday and apologized for not catching that. as for depapes apology, it did not impact his fate. the u.s. attorney's office made it clear earlier this month, 30 years sends a strong message. >> the courts sentence will ensure that the pope will not be able to use violence to pollute the political process. that political discourse must never transform into violence, the judge said. >> she took into account the 44 year old had no prior criminal history before this attack, but underscored the severity of his actions and why this sentence needs to set a precedence. sergio lopez, the acting assistant agent in charge of the fbi, added public servants and all citizens deserve to work and live without threats of violence or intimidation. >> the pops attack, fueled by misguided ideology, underscores the dangers posed by extremist beliefs. the fbi is committed to protecting all citizens and

ensuring that our democracy remains strong. we stand by the pelosi family and all victims of violence, depape will get credit for time served, which is just over 19 months now. >> following his prison sentence, he will have five years of supervised release, which means if he violates any terms of the agreement, he could face another prison term. but the judge made it clear it's likely he will be deported after serving his time. as for his state criminal trial, julian and kristen, that begins tomorrow. >> all right, steph, so that does begin tomorrow. there was a hearing though in state court today ahead of the trial tomorrow. what happened there for a while now, kristen, the state public defense team has been trying to get the case dismissed in light of the federal conviction. >> and as we reported last week, prosecutors responded by adding some additional felony charges. then the defense filed a vindictive prosecution motion. so ultimately, the judge said today he won't be able to rule on any of this until he's witnessed the arguments and

evidence from both sides. so despite all that, opening statements will still begin tomorrow as scheduled. >> all right, stephanie sierra, thank you. >> in the east bay, a man shot by pittsburgh police during a mental health crisis is now suing the department, saying his hands were raised when an officer shot him. >> we just wanted help to know where he was, and they did the total opposite. i felt like it was our fault that we called the police and we shouldn't have. >> the lawsuit says officers dismissed mental health counselors and forced ashton porter out of a hotel room with pepper spray. an officer claimed porter ran out holding a knife, though the lawsuit says body camera video shows his hands were raised when officers fired. they hit him with rubber bullets. then an officer shot him twice with a real gun. >> for me, it wasn't any cops out there that stood up for me or tried to de-escalate. >> the now former officer who shot porter is facing several unrelated criminal charges tied

to allegations he took bribes and defrauded the city. >> a fugitive on the run for 16 years was captured today. right here in the bay area. a man dubbed the bad breath rapist fillled or fled massachusetts in september 2007. twin kit lee was on trial for the kidnaping and rape of a young woman. in 2005, danville police got involved after several leads that lee was staying in the area, and today the u.s. marshals service arrested him. san jose police gave an update today on a deadly shooting that led to a 2.5 hour standoff last night. they've learned the suspect also shot at a second victim who survived. this all happened near east julian and north 20th streets. officers found a woman dead in the home. now, they say the suspect shot a man as well before they arrived, but the man was not seriously hurt. police arrested the shooter after that standoff. >> crime victims in san francisco will soon have more access to help the city announced today the

establishment of the office of victim and witness rights. it will provide support and assistance to victims and their families in the aftermath of a crime during criminal prosecution and after a verdict is reached, it will be led by civil rights attorney ivy lee, who has worked in the mayor's office as a policy advisor on public safety and victims rights . >> this office will have one purpose, which is to try to make government work better for survivors and the people who serve them. >> we have so many organizations and people who do this work every single day, and now you have a city department that is leading the effort and will make sure that we do the analysis necessary to provide you with the support and resources you need. >> the creation of the office of victim and witness rights was mandated by proposition d, which was approved by voters in 2022. >> oakland fire investigators say they now know where a massive lumberyard fire first started. but the cause is still unknown. sunday's four alarm

fire at economy lumber sent a massive plume of smoke into the air at coliseum way and high street. the business will be closed for the rest of the week. >> there's a new push underway in sacramento. excuse me, in sacramento, to protect firefighters from a health hazard found in their uniforms, san francisco assembly member matt haney today announced legislation that would ban pfas from being used in fire retardant gear, the so-called forever chemicals are known to cause cancer. >> it can no longer be in plastic packaging. it can. no mcdonald's can no longer use it. it's out of menstrual products all over the country. there is a recognition all over the world that pfas should not be around humans because it can cause cancer. it is proven within the science, but shamefully, this chemical is still in the gear that our firefighters use. >> if the bill is approved, the ban would take effect in july of 2026. >> a medical mission turns into a nightmare for doctors stuck in

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governor gavin newsom's budget cuts. now, the governor and the state's largest teachers union have reached a deal to avoid classroom cuts. it comes after the california teachers association paid for tv ad blasting the governor's budget plan. california classrooms face a monumental crisis. >> tens of billions of dollars in cuts to public education over the next three years. >> newsom had proposed cutting $12 billion from the state education budget over two years, as the state struggles to close a deficit. this new deal, reached today, promises an extra $5.5 billion for schools in the future. >> now to the effort to improve safety at a dangerous train crossing. there have been multiple crashes at the caltrain stop in burlingame. two of them were deadly. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez has a look at the plan.

>> it's common to hear this sound before the train crosses at broadway and california and burlingame, but leaders say this crossing can be deadly. state senator josh becker and burlingame leaders gathered at the crossing tuesday with a plea for governor gavin newsom. they want money to improve safety at railroad crossings, put back in the governor's proposed budget. the governor issued a revised may budget proposal for 2024 2025 with numerous cuts. his office has said the revision would ensure the budget is balanced over the next two fiscal years, tighten the belt and stabilize spending after the pandemic. >> the rest of the leaders and to the governor, please put that money back in. we need that money to leverage this funding and go forward. so mr. governor, let's be clear what this is. >> we're not asking for new funding. we're asking for a restoration of money that was committed $70 million that we thank you for. and we celebrated you for $70 million that we need in order to achieve the matching

funds with the federal government next month. >> vice mayor emily beach explained to me what the project would entail. >> the uh- railroad tracks will pass over the roadway so it will prevent safety collisions. it will also prevent this kind of congestion that backs up for extraordinary amounts of time. in addition, there will be pass through's for bicycles and pedestrians. >> the vice mayor says construction could start next year. of course, that will depend on funding. in burlingame, gloria rodriguez, c seven news. >> caltrans is warning san francisco drivers about roadwork scheduled for this week. starting tomorrow, two of the northbound lanes of 19 avenue will bclos from sloat boulevard to taraval street, going toward golden gatpark. maintenance crews will perform major pothole and pavement repairs along the three block stretch. >> now to the sierra and california's snowpack once again melting into our water supply. you might remember the snow levels after those historic

storms last year, finishing the rain season at 237% of normal while this year is definitely a drop off from last year at at least 113% of average, but that means there is still plenty of water to go around and all of that snow melt means better for businesses. for one of northern california's most celebrated summer sports. abc seven news reporter j.r stone has the river rafting boom. >> reporter oh, yeah. oh lovely. >> there's something special. knowing that not only is whitewater rafting happening right now in the sierra, it's thriving again. >> so this is the first time we've had back to back really strong snow years. and i don't know how long, like 20 years or 20 plus years. >> derek roth owns the rafting company sierra whitewater and says the late season storms have and will make a huge difference. >> so let's say it snows a lot in november and december and gets warm. you lose all that

before the summer months here, where we had the big snowfall was like april and into may. so it's right there, right now, coming down now. >> polly miltner of tahoe whitewater tours says the start to this year's whitewater rafting has been, quote, epic. the snowpack was not as high as last year, but it was still around average. and that is night and day better than a drought. miltner took this video earlier this season on the north fork section of the american river, a section where rafting can be limited in dry years. as to the best time to go whitewater rafting this year, we collectively think that june is by far the best month to go rafting. >> the water is still up from kind of the tail end of the snow melt, yet the air temperature and the air temperature is extremely nice. >> if you can't get here by then, both miltner and roth say their companies will have rafting through september due to

the late season storm systems. we rely on most of the rivers that we run uh- by reservoirs, as well as kind of lakes and things like that. >> so when those are nice and high, or at least filling up, then it lasts. >> people don't really realize that we've got this recreational paradise right in our backyard. i encourage them to check it out, even if you're not that strong a swimmer. everybody's got a life jacket on. we've got a helmet on. you can float down uh- through swimmers rapids, jump off a rock. uh- really a great time. >> j.r. stone abc seven news. >> all that water boy is going to be exciting. i love whitewater rafting. >> oh, rafting, floating. it always is a good time out there for sure. >> yes, indeed. maybe not today. just a little on the chilly side a little bit, yeah. >> started off great too, but the sun eventually started to peek out. we check in now with abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian for a look at that forecast. right. >> julian and kristen. well, the sun did burn through and gave us

a nice mild afternoon after a little bit of a chilly start to the morning and there's much more warming ahead in the next few days. let's take a look at what's going on right now on the satellite radar. composite image. the old familiar onshore flow, which is giving us some really gusty conditions. right now we have gusts at sfo up to 45mph. and just in the last hour, we've seen gusts between 20 and 30mph across along the coastline, around the bay and over into some inland areas like concord. now, as we look at the wind gusts animation, you can see the going into the evening hours. in the early nighttime hours, it's going to remain gusty until about 9 p.m. or so, just about everywhere. and on the coast, even as the inland gusts diminish a bit, we'll see strong wind gusts up to 40mph or higher right around midnight. but as we go into tomorrow morning, we'll see the winds sort of easing up just about everywhere right now. the 24 hour temperature change shows us about 2 to 5 degrees warmer generally than at this time yesterday across the bay area. so let's check some specific temperature readings right now in san francisco 60 degrees. we have low to mid 60s at oakland hayward mid 70s at san jose.

redwood city 70 degrees 57 at half moon bay, looking at blue skies and breezy conditions at the golden gate. it's 82 degrees of santa rosa right now. low 70s at petaluma and napa, 80 at concord, 75 at livermore. and now, as you look out over sunny san francisco, we'll check out our forecast headlines tomorrow. summer-like warm up begins thursday and friday. we'll see inland hot spots above 90 degrees and over the weekend, temperatures will moderate. now tonight we look at the forecast animation. you can see not much in the way of cloudiness. a few high clouds will swing by, maybe a little patch of low clouds along the peninsula coastline, but that will disappear quickly. so basically we're looking at clear conditions overnight and a sunny start to the day tomorrow. overnight, low temperatures will be mainly in the low 50s. you can travel to the far north. you'll see some lows dropping into the upper 40s in places like napa and santa rosa. cloverdale. then tomorrow high temperatures 59 degrees at half moon bay, 68. here in san francisco. we'll see lots of mid 70s around the bay shoreline and in the inland areas. look for mid to upper 80s as the first

day of this warmer pattern takes us into some summer like weather . here's the accuweather seven day forecast thursday friday inland highs around 90 to 92 degrees in the warmest spots, up to about 80 or even higher around the bay shoreline. low 60s on the coast. then over the weekend, temperatures moderate a bit. we'll see highs closer to average for this time of year as we go into the first couple of days of june, but then midweek or early next week, we'll see another warming pattern beginning by next tuesday, we may see low 90s once again in our inland area. so if you like warm weather, you'll probably like the next 6 or 7 days. >> i like it. okay, good. >> i'm happy if you don't take it, take it up with somebody else. >> not just the messenger. >> exactly. appreciate it. thank you. >> san jose's downtown is getting more vibrant by the minute. neighbors are working together to paint the city's biggest mural this week. we first brought you this story yesterday as painting got started on the 12,000 square foot mural in san pedro square. the city hopes the changes will

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today, her office says she was going to announce her chinese name in honor of aapi heritage month. but that did not happen. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn looks at the practice that bay area politicians have done for years. >> on tuesday, alameda county district attorney pamela price was supposed to announce her chinese name. but we got this message from her office that the press conference was canceled. when we asked her office why the event was canceled, no reason was given. stuart chen is president of the oakland chinatown improvement council. >> i'm kind of disappointed that it didn't go through. i was hoping that she will have an opportunity to reach out to at

least the asian american community in chinatown, to be able to publicly announce that she has now a name that we can identify her either you're supporting her or not. at least you know who you're voting for. >> i think it is ridiculous. it's cultural appropriation and pandering at the highest level. charles huang, founder of national asian pacific islander prosecutors association, criticizes d.a. price. >> he says price has a rocky past with the asian community. >> these are words of no substance because her actions of actually protecting the aapi community have been seen and on display based on her actions and striking all these enhancements and reducing charges to let violent criminals out. >> some critics believe that d.a. price is trying to win over the asian american community that's been involved in her recall. >> i understand that you're being recalled, but, you know, if you want to get closer to our community, talk to us. uh- not, you know, doing all this political move across the bay

area, candidates identifying with the chinese name has been a common practice for years. >> daniel lurie is running for san francisco mayor. he announced a change to his chinese name in february. doctor jennifer tran is a professor of ethnic studies at cal state east bay. she explains what's behind the move and says it has a lot to do with where the voters are at. tran says it's extremely important that leaders understand the diverse aapi community, and we really appreciate our elected officials making the effort to support and acknowledge our communities during aapi heritage month. >> but our communities really demand our elected officials to step up to really act in alignment with the needs of our communities. >> suzanne phan abc seven news. >> closing arguments begin in the trump hush money trial and as the fighting continues in gaza, a bay area doctor on a mercy mission there finally returns home. >> we'll talk to her after the break. >> and later, fighting climate change in the bay area. it all

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abc news reporter reena roy has the latest from new york. >> in their closing argument, prosecutors attempting to convince all 12 jurors to convict trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records when he ordered his former attorney, michael cohen, payoff adult film actress stormy daniels in exchange for her silence about their alleged sexual encounter. but defense attorney todd blanch telling the jury trump is innocent, calling prosecutors theory of the case absurd and the testimony from their witnesses irrelevant. over the course of a month, the

prosecution calling 20 witnesses to the stand, including cohen and daniels, arguing that trump tried to hide damaging information from voters ahead of the 2016 election and then hiding that effort to influence the election by labeling cohen's reimbursement as a legal expense. the defense, calling cohen the human embodiment of reasonable doubt, even calling him the gloat or the greatest liar of all time. they also tried to distance trump from those invoices and vouchers at the heart of the case, and insisted trump was too busy to look at the checks he was signing. blanch, even going as far to say you cannot send someone to prison, based upon the words of michael cohen, prosecutors saying the defense focused on cohen as a deflection, adding that trump chose cohen as his fixer, saying he got the jobs the defendant wanted to keep quiet. trump seen shaking his head when prosecutors said his primary concern was the election and not his family. during that october 2017 payment to daniels, almost ten years after that alleged encounter with her. >> this is a dark day in

america. we have a rigged court case that should have never been brought, and trump had more support today in court from his family, including from his children, eric, donald trump jr and his daughter tiffany. >> reena roy abc news, new york. >> developing news on the war between israel and hamas. the u.s. state department says it's closely watching the results of the israeli investigation into a deadly airstrike in gaza. sunday's attack left a refugee camp in rafah engulfed in flames, killing at least 50 people. the location was near a designated humanitarian area. the biden administration said today it's now assessing whether the airstrike crossed the president's red line. >> we will continue to emphasize to israel their obligation to comply fully with international humanitarian law, minimize the impact of their operations on civilians and maximize the flow of humanitarian assistance to those in need. >> already this month, president biden threatened to withhold weapons from israel if its defense forces entered rafah. it's now even more difficult to

get humanitarian aid into gaza. rough seas in the mediterranean tore apart this pier over the weekend. the pier was always meant to be temporary, and it can only operate safely when waves are low. >> a south bay doctor is home after getting stuck in gaza. she knew the risk when she took on a volunteer medical mission in the war zone. but when the rafah border was closed by israel in mid-may, she got stuck there. abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to the doctor about the situation in gaza and what she's learned now that she's finally back home. reporter >> this weekend's homecoming was bittersweet, says doctor hale sheikholeslami. at one point, she wasn't sure how she would get home. >> i'm glad to be home. i'm glad to be with family, but there's a lot of people i had left behind. they're not just patients, but also, you know, colleagues, coworkers who have not been able to evacuate yet. >> sheikholeslami is a physician at sutter health in san carlos. she went to gaza on a volunteer

medical mission. it was her first time in a war zone treating up to 40 patients a day with limited medical supplies at the al-aqsa mosque in southern gaza. >> people living in tents, coming in with skin issues and chronic care that really needed to be addressed as well, you know, refilling their medications for blood pressure, diabetes. >> she was only supposed to be gone two weeks to rafah with more than 1 million palestinians have fled since the start of the war. but while she was there, the israeli military invaded and shut down the rafah border. she was stuck. >> things just got worse. where medication ran out, there was no new medication coming in because the closure of the rafah border. so, it was kind of working with your hands tied behind your back. she says her team struggled for the next few days, limited where they could go with destruction all around, poor air quality and israeli military drones monitoring the area. >> but they decided to keep working. >> you never knew what could happen when you did hear bombs.

they were at a distance. you know, you kind of became on a survival mode yourself. that al-aqsa hospital that i told you about. the ran out of fuel. >> her family and local muslim organizations worked with the us state department to get her home. her mission to rafah was to help. but now that she's home and reunited with her family, she isn't ruling out going back. but perhaps once the situation improves, the mission is never accomplished. >> the mission is ongoing. i don't think mission is accomplished until the war is over. the ceasefire. there is an end to the blockade that aid can't get in. we do whatever we can in our part. >> we can't remain silent in the south bay. anser hassan abc seven news. >> a new plan for a double decker seats on airplanes. i bet you have a lot to say about that. and grumpy baby goes viral

the infamous troublemaking santa cruz otter is back! otter 841 was spotted over the weekend by photographer mark woodward. the otter gained some national notoriety last summer for being aggressive to local surfers and evading capture by wildlife teams, and it's good timing, too, because tomorrow is national otter day. >> of course it is. >> didn't know there was a

national otter day. >> how appropriate. >> yeah, i would just say that i think i went kayaking one time in the santa cruz area, and an otter kept wanting to jump onto my kayak and the guy said, you got to push it off with your paddle because they can be quite aggressive. so a lot of people don't think of them as aggressive, but they can be. >> yeah, because they're so cute. you know, they they lie on their back. they play with shells. but little do they know they can take that shell and they can crack it and then they can cut you. >> yeah. whoa. it's a little aggressive talk about being aggressive. we just took it there. yeah listen, we also have to remember, right? we are in their territory when we're out enjoying the water kayaking and things of that nature. so, you know, give otter 841 some room to write. >> they're so gentle about this. so kind. >> julian, i've never had the otter crack a shell and try and take me out. dion. so until then, maybe that'll all change your way, right? well, here's something that i think a lot of folks are going to have an opinion on. the double level airplane seat is back, and this

time, apparently with a new twist. there's now a swanky first class option. look at this in the first images here. it's an upgrade from last year's economy version. each row is private, with all the luxuries of elite travel, including a lie flat bed and lots of leg room. the designer is confident that this vision will catch on sooner rather than later. okay, this looks like something we can get behind the luxury version, right? >> yeah. what what airlines might be introducing this? do we know i don't think an airline has adopted this yet. >> i think this is a concept by an engineer. i interviewed him on the three. and he was happy to talk because he was so maligned. he, i think he wanted a chance to explain himself. right. you know, i think if airlines if we accept that airlines are going to pack more and more people in there like sardines, what is a way of packing that could make people more comfortable? yeah. and he was trying to come up with that and if this is first class for a lot cheaper, i don't know, maybe. >> right. do we have to accept that we're going to be packed in like sardines, though? i mean,

eventually enough is enough, right? right, right. yeah. your knees are already folded into your chest. right? when you when you get on the planes now anymore. >> yeah i know and airfares keep going up. >> exactly. >> julian. you're just going to have to fly private. >> he doesn't already. yeah i know, shocker. >> maybe one of you will let me borrow your pj and then we can take care of that, right? >> yeah. why don't you borrow my gulfstream aircraft? okay. >> anytime you want. that's it. how about a ride from coldplay? a 64 year old fan says she was walking to a music festival in the uk when her arthritis flared up. she stopped to rest against a fence. that's when a black mercedes pulled up, offering her a lift. she almost didn't get in when she saw coldplay frontman chris martin, but she got in. it's like, what? and now she has like the best story to tell. oh it's amazing, martin just got a whole lot of kudos from me because so often times we think of celebrities, you know, as not real people, not down to earth, nice human beings. >> but look, he's got a new fan now. >> yeah, i'm a fan of coldplay

anyhow. but if he wants to give me a ride in his car, i'll be a bigger fan. >> and she didn't have to pay extra for the meet and greet to write. how awesome is that? >> i know right? no backstage pass needed. >> yeah, well, now to the grumpy baby who's gone viral. have you seen these images we're hearing from the photographer who took the amazing photos? here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally. >> his name is trent, and little does he know, he's now taking the internet by storm with his adorable, grumpy scowl. >> i don't think i've ever had a baby as expressive with as intense eye contact along with it. >> the woman behind the camera is lauren carson, the owner of drawing and light photography in cincinnati, ohio. she had no idea she'd be documenting social media history. >> it has been wild. i never in a million years would have guessed that it would have gone to this level. >> carson has been photographing newborns for a decade, but baby trent was a bit more of a challenge, something carson says his mom is used to.

>> for him, it wasn't anything unusual that she had seen it before, so i think she was glad that we were able to document it. >> and now he's being documented all over social media. he is his own do not disturb sign. grumpy cat would approve. he's already at the get off my lawn stage. ha >> i love this look. you have been taken from a nice warm womb where it's, you know, nice and dark and here we have a light shining on you. i get his grumpiness, but isn't he the cutest grumpy face you've ever seen? >> adorable. yeah. absolutely adorable. i agree it's hard for babies not to be adorable even. >> exactly. i was going to say all baby grumpy faces if photographed like that with that light and, you know, artistic. it's very cute. >> very cute. love it, love it. such adorable pictures and memories they'll definitely have for forever now. amazing all right, that'll do it for this edition of the 44. we'll take a entrust your heart to entresto.

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regions that are warming even more quickly than the rest of the planet. brian druin is a principal investigator with the nasa jet propulsion lab in pasadena. brian why are we studying the poles? why is that so important in regards to the rest of the earth? >> there's a tremendous amount of ice uh- which, when it melts, it goes into the oceans and spreads around the whole planet and causes the sea level to rise . >> first, it helps to understand that hotter air from the tropics typically churns around the planet with a significant portion being released into space at the polar regions. but what if increasing greenhouse gases changed that pattern? to learn the answer, nasa is launching two shoebox sized satellites in a mission called pre-fire. they'll orbit both the arctic and antarctica, measuring the radiant energy being released and that area where the heat is emitted. >> it's not well studied and it's changing. it's changing fast due to the warming climate.

>> and the consequences could be lasting. researchers have already documented a decades long pattern of global sea level rise, but fellow nasa jpl researcher josh willis also studies how that ocean warming is melting glaciers from underneath, and that includes massive areas from greenland to the so-called doomsday glacier in antarctica, measuring 80 miles across, glaciers in antarctica are the elephant in the room. >> they're they're huge, they have the potential to disappear very quickly. and they're really being driven by ocean warming understanding the changes at the poles could be key to predicting the changes that the bay area will see in the coming decades. >> everything from erosion along our coastline to rising sea levels that could threaten the shores of san francisco bay. >> the rise we saw in the early 90s was less than half of the rate of rise that we see now, but what can we expect and how

much time we have to prepare are still critical questions raise questions nasa hopes to answer, in part with the help of two shoe boxes in space, collecting critical data about our planet. >> drew tuma, abc seven news and just to underscore the urgency of this mission, a newly released study has provided evidence that the so-called doomsday glacier in antarctica is melting from underneath at a much faster rate than previously known. >> the new research from climate central shows climate change added about a month's worth of extra hot days to the calendar over the last 12 months, since may 2023, the average person experienced 26 more days of abnormal warmth than they would have without global warming. the past 12 months have also been the planet's hottest 12 month stretch ever measured. >> climate change is impacting where we live, and by the year 2050, rising tides will flood our coastline, exposing entire neighborhoods to hazardous waste. >> so we know that there are

very important contaminants that would cause cancer in people in the mud here. and those have concentrated and flowed down in the groundwater because those contaminants are buried, rising waters in hidden hazards, one of the many impacts of sea level rise. >> so what do experts say will happen in the future? watch the abc seven originals bay area 2050 now streaming wherever you watch abc seven uh. >> well, right now you can see finally we get a little clearing right? oh no. but the fog is about to roll back in only a little bit. >> only a little bit. there won't be as much of a marine layer tonight as we had last night, so. but we'll see some, though. here's a look at our forecast headlines for tomorrow. summer-like warm up begins. then on thursday and friday we can expect inland hot spots to reach or exceed 90 degrees. and then over the weekend, temperatures will moderate a bit before our next warm up begins. for tonight, look for mainly clear skies, but a little patch of low clouds and fog will form along the peninsula coastline.

overnight lows will be mainly in the low 50s, a little cooler up north where lows will drop into the upper 40s. then tomorrow, a bright sunny day just about from start to finish with high temperatures ranging from about 60 at the coast to mid 70s around the bay shoreline to upper 80s and the warmest inland spots. and it's going to get even warmer. here's the accuweather seven day forecast thursday and friday will produce high temperatures in the warmest locations. low 90s. we'll see highs up to about 80 degrees around the bay shoreline, which is pretty warm for the bay. and then on the coast, only low 60s, so they won't be nearly as much warming at the coast as we'll see around the bay and in our inland areas. then over the weekend, as june arrives, we'll see temperatures moderating a bit to a more typical early june mid spring kind of range. and then early next week we'll see another warm up, beginning with high temperatures climbing into the low 90s inland again. by next tuesday. julian. kristin. >> all right. spencer. thank you . a rare piece of artwork almost sold at auction for $1,600 is now on display in spain. ecce homo is one of the only around

60 known works by 17th century italian artist caravaggio. the painting had been part of king philip, the fourth art collection. i went to university, then to a politician , where it was eventually lost. most recently it had been hanging in a kitchen in france before the attempt to sale. it's now on display at the prado museum in madrid. >> now to the three bay area students vying for a big championship. >> i have the part of speech. >> can you say the word again? sacroiliac. can i please have the language of origin? >> it's national spelling bee time will tell you how mike's feeling like himself again. but even though time has passed, his risk of a second attack hasn't. mike is still living in the red. with a very high risk of another heart attack or stroke. he doesn't know with his risk factors his ldl-c (bad cholesterol) is still too high - the recommended level is below 55. are you living in the red?

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then at ten, catch the $100,000 pyramid and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. >> now to an exciting story. three bay area middle school students are on the trip of a lifetime. >> they are competing this week in the scripps national spelling bee in maryland, with 242 other students. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley caught up with their supporters today as they faced off in the preliminary round. >> sacroiliac s a c r o c sacroiliac. that is correct. thank you. >> trotta amoretti is a 14 year old eighth grader from basis independent silicon valley upper

school, who tied for third place last year and has returned this year with high hopes of winning it all. her classmates are buzzing with excitement. >> she's an excellent student overall, so, in all of her classes, she is also one of the kindest people, very humble student. despite all of her achievements. >> it requires a lot of work, a lot of sacrifice for these middle school students and their parents to get this far. it's not just spelling, it's also a love of language and vocabulary. three bay area students are competing this week all sponsored by the san ramon valley rotary club. >> they are well prepared and they went there this week. and they are they are going through the preliminaries today and tomorrow is, semi, quarterfinals and semifinals and finals is on thursday. so we are keenly watching b o u i l is correct.

>> amani khan is an eighth grader at chaboya middle school in san jose. she sailed on into tomorrow's rounds, as did 12 year old aaron lee, a seventh grader from helios school in sunnyvale. >> i have the part of speech noun decoys d decoys. >> that is correct. >> we are hoping that one of them will bring the, scripps championship to the bay area. >> hello, doctor bailey, i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> how do you remember? right. >> all those words, they are locked into with focus. i know, and i love the different techniques where some of them will, like, spell out the word. that's one palm of their hands right in the air. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> well, the competition continues tomorrow with the quarterfinals and the finals will be held thursday night. >> and of course, we're rooting for our three locals here. yes we are.

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