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abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley got out into the open space in the east bay to find out for us. she is live from the foothills of mount diablo in walnut creek, at the trailhead of shell ridge. hi, leslie. >> hi, dan. great assignment today. out here. beautiful day and of course, warmth. plus you bet warmth plus water is equaling lots of april flowers. in fact, wildflowers are out in abundance all across the bay area right now, so it's a great time in northern california to get out and take a hike. the buzzword is biodiversity. the bay area is blessed, and this spring showy wildflower display is now exploding in the sunshine after late season cool rainfalls. >> we're really starting to see kind of this peak of the bloom right now. i think the sun that's helping this week, is really starting to make those colors pop. >> poppies are popping up everywhere, along with lavender, lupine. experts say it won't rival last year's super bloom, but it will be a pretty spectacular season this year. >> two is very similar to last year, and we're seeing a lot of blooms start kind of a little b
abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley got out into the open space in the east bay to find out for us. she is live from the foothills of mount diablo in walnut creek, at the trailhead of shell ridge. hi, leslie. >> hi, dan. great assignment today. out here. beautiful day and of course, warmth. plus you bet warmth plus water is equaling lots of april flowers. in fact, wildflowers are out in abundance all across the bay area right now, so it's a great time in northern california to get out...
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i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> a single car crash is causing some delays for south bay commuters. this was the scene just after 4:00 this afternoon on monterey and metcalf roads in san jose. the crash completely blocked southbound lanes, and now the cleanup and investigation are causing delays. the driver of that suv was seriously hurt. unfortunately drivers are advised to find alternate routes . police are investigating a death in east palo alto after a man died this afternoon along newell court at cooley avenue. at this point, the department is releasing very little information, but police chief jeff liu tells abc seven news that he called in homicide investigators out of an abundance of caution. we're told an autopsy will be performed tomorrow to determine how he died. >> now to our work to build a better bay area. the struggle of san francisco's downtown recovery was front and center at the state capitol. and it's not just a bay area problem. abc seven news reporter luz pena joins us live now from the newsroom to explain luz. >> that's right. diane. the mayor of san francisco
i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> a single car crash is causing some delays for south bay commuters. this was the scene just after 4:00 this afternoon on monterey and metcalf roads in san jose. the crash completely blocked southbound lanes, and now the cleanup and investigation are causing delays. the driver of that suv was seriously hurt. unfortunately drivers are advised to find alternate routes . police are investigating a death in east palo alto after a man died this afternoon...
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i'm leslie brinkley. abc seven news. coming up here next. >> taking the stress out of a medical visit for everyone. see how these sensory health clinics help patients their families and the staff as well. stay with it's at sundown. passover commemorates the biblical story of the jewish people's escape from slavery in ancient egypt. passover often coincides with easter, but the dates vary depending on the lunar cycle. the holiday ends on april 30th. >> april is autism acceptance month, and part of acceptance is advocating for equal opportunity managing the health care of children with autism can be challenging and certainly very stressful for parents. but sutter health has found a way to make it a healthy and happy experience. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how a mother's love for her children led to a life changing medical clinic for patients. >> it's a big day for nine year old frances weaver visiting the doctor for vaccines or blood draws is not easy for children and adults living with autism. it c
i'm leslie brinkley. abc seven news. coming up here next. >> taking the stress out of a medical visit for everyone. see how these sensory health clinics help patients their families and the staff as well. stay with it's at sundown. passover commemorates the biblical story of the jewish people's escape from slavery in ancient egypt. passover often coincides with easter, but the dates vary depending on the lunar cycle. the holiday ends on april 30th. >> april is autism acceptance...
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abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley got out into the open space in the east bay to find out. you can see that lovely backdrop behind her. she's live from the foothills of mount diablo in walnut creek at a trailhead for shell ridge. hi, leslie. >> hi, dan. it was a great day out here on the trails at every turn you see a rainbow of colors. all the wildflowers are out. and as sandy was just saying, if we do indeed get more rain rolling through, it could extend our wildflower season well, well into may. so the buzzword is biodiversity. the bay area is blessed and this spring showy wildflower display is now exploding in the sunshine on after late season cool rainfalls. >> we're really starting to see kind of this peak of the bloom right now. i think the sun that's helping this week, is really starting to make those colors pop. >> poppies are popping up everywhere, along with lavender lupine experts say it won't rival last year's super bloom, but it will be a pretty spectacular season this year. >> two is very similar to last year, and we're seeing a lot of blooms start kind of a
abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley got out into the open space in the east bay to find out. you can see that lovely backdrop behind her. she's live from the foothills of mount diablo in walnut creek at a trailhead for shell ridge. hi, leslie. >> hi, dan. it was a great day out here on the trails at every turn you see a rainbow of colors. all the wildflowers are out. and as sandy was just saying, if we do indeed get more rain rolling through, it could extend our wildflower season...
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i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> we could have a decision this week on a possible name change for oakland international airport. the port of oakland, which operates the airport, plans to vote on it thursday. the proposal is to change the name to san francisco bay oakland international airport. port officials say the change will put oakland on the map for travelers, but san francisco officials are hitting back, threatening to sue over trademark infringement involving sfo's name. san francisco international airport. >> we've had these trademarks for so long that they're incontestable under federal law, and so from our perspective, if oakland chooses to move forward with its proposal, we will have no choice but to pursue legal action to prevent the misuse of our trademarks. >> well, the port of oakland sent us a statement saying the change would, quote, clarify, not confuse, and would help identify where the airport is actually located, which is on the san francisco bay. >> well, another close call, as you see the statement there from the oakland airport officials, another close
i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> we could have a decision this week on a possible name change for oakland international airport. the port of oakland, which operates the airport, plans to vote on it thursday. the proposal is to change the name to san francisco bay oakland international airport. port officials say the change will put oakland on the map for travelers, but san francisco officials are hitting back, threatening to sue over trademark infringement involving sfo's name. san...
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like, just go to class and not not worry about it. >> at uc berkeley, i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> well, there are about 60 protests going on at college campuses across the country. it all began this time around at columbia university. abc news reporter and nguyen has the latest. >> the biden administration condemning any violence on college campuses spurred by ongoing israeli hamas war protests. >> being unsafe on campus is not going to be tolerated. >> the national security council spokesman calling recent actions by student protesters at columbia university the wrong approach after video captured them storming hamilton hall smash windows and barricading the doors with furniture. columbia releasing a statement saying those students inside hamilton hall now could face expulsion. protesters at virginia commonwealth university, some clashing with police in riot gear at cal poly humboldt law enforcement arresting 25 people and securing the buildings. the university president saying this is a difficult day. unfortunate serious criminal activity that crossed the line. put the
like, just go to class and not not worry about it. >> at uc berkeley, i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> well, there are about 60 protests going on at college campuses across the country. it all began this time around at columbia university. abc news reporter and nguyen has the latest. >> the biden administration condemning any violence on college campuses spurred by ongoing israeli hamas war protests. >> being unsafe on campus is not going to be tolerated. >>...
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obviously and in just the past hour, abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley says there was hail in walnut creek. take a look at this video. so for details on this, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel sandhya. >> yeah. and dan and ama. it is still active across parts of the east bay tonight. just in case you don't want to stay here because it is unsettled. i want to show you your aloha friday travel forecast. this is sponsored by oakland airport, offering daily nonstops to four islands. let's talk about oakland's weather tomorrow. mostly sunny, 59 degrees honolulu looking at windy conditions with some rain 80 degrees though you know it's warm there. kahului 80 degrees 20% chance of an isolated shower. but overall just a beautiful forecast. what you would expect in the hawaiian islands on the hawaiian islands around this time. and we are seeing some thunderstorms of our own. so let's track them right now. first, going into the east bay, some downpours near black hawk tassajara area. we are tracking those storms moving towards livermore. i know you've already had thunderst
obviously and in just the past hour, abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley says there was hail in walnut creek. take a look at this video. so for details on this, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel sandhya. >> yeah. and dan and ama. it is still active across parts of the east bay tonight. just in case you don't want to stay here because it is unsettled. i want to show you your aloha friday travel forecast. this is sponsored by oakland airport, offering daily nonstops...
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abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley begins our coverage now from berkeley. >> it's called the free palestine camp sprouting up on the steps leading up to the administration building at sproul plaza at uc berkeley, 12/10 yesterday. and the camp is growing exponentially free. gaza messages are scrawled in chalk everywhere, and the center passage through sather gate also has a banner across it. this is all very organized. there's an area for encampment donations. there's a food area with
abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley begins our coverage now from berkeley. >> it's called the free palestine camp sprouting up on the steps leading up to the administration building at sproul plaza at uc berkeley, 12/10 yesterday. and the camp is growing exponentially free. gaza messages are scrawled in chalk everywhere, and the center passage through sather gate also has a banner across it. this is all very organized. there's an area for encampment donations. there's a food area with
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some spots in the east bay got hail this afternoon, abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley shared this video from walnut creek. she says it came down like this for ten minutes straight, so it's been another busy day in our weather department. >> it certainly has. let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist andy patel with a look at the chilly night ahead. sandhya yeah, it is going to be cold enough that we have frost advisories going up. ama and dan let me show you the temperatures right now. they have fallen down to 42 degrees in brentwood, 49 in san francisco, 50 in san jose and oakland. look at the north bay, already cold in calistoga, 36 degrees santa rosa. you're at 46. so all of our valleys and the santa cruz mountains under a frost advisory, 1 to 9 a.m, 33 to 36 degrees tomorrow morning. frost will form and that could cause damage. so you'll want to protect any sensitive plants. we have a freeze warning for the interior areas of lake and mendocino counties. you will notice those numbers dropping down to about 31 degrees and frost and freeze can do some damage. so pets, pipes and
some spots in the east bay got hail this afternoon, abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley shared this video from walnut creek. she says it came down like this for ten minutes straight, so it's been another busy day in our weather department. >> it certainly has. let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist andy patel with a look at the chilly night ahead. sandhya yeah, it is going to be cold enough that we have frost advisories going up. ama and dan let me show you the temperatures right...
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some spots in the east bay got hail this afternoon, abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley shared this video from walnut creek. she says it came down like this for ten minutes straight, so it's been another busy day in our weather department. >> it certainly has. let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist andy patel with a look at the chilly night ahead. sandhya yeah, it is going to be cold enough that we have frost advisories going up. ama and dan let me show you the temperatures right now. they have fallen down to 42 degrees in brentwood, 49 in san francisco, 50 in san jose and oakland. look at the north bay, already cold in calistoga, 36 degrees santa rosa. you're at 46. so all of our valleys and the santa cruz mountains under a frost advisory, 1 to 9 a.m, 33 to 36 degrees tomorrow morning. frost will form and that could cause damage. so you'll want to protect any sensitive plants. we have a freeze warning for the interior areas of lake and mendocino counties. you will notice those numbers dropping down to about 31 degrees and frost and freeze can do some damage. so pets, pipes and
some spots in the east bay got hail this afternoon, abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley shared this video from walnut creek. she says it came down like this for ten minutes straight, so it's been another busy day in our weather department. >> it certainly has. let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist andy patel with a look at the chilly night ahead. sandhya yeah, it is going to be cold enough that we have frost advisories going up. ama and dan let me show you the temperatures right...
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. >> i'm leslie brinkley. abc seven news. >> so unfortunate. now, leslie mentioned how hive thefts are more common in ag areas. just last month, 200 beehives were stolen from a ranch in selma, near fresno. it all happened during the almond pollination season, the beekeeper said. that cost them about $200 a hive, so this theft amounted to a loss of about $40,000. well, moving on, leaders in the north bay say they are seeing progress in the fight against homelessness. napa county is sharing the first results from this year's point in time count. the county says the total number of unhoused people dropped 18% compared to january 2023. the number of people spending the night on the street dropped 42, with more people staying in shelters. big changes are coming to an organization that is a backbone of the community in san jose. >> the salvation army campus on fourth street is getting a makeover. the charitable group will open a temporary 74 unit shelter for existing residents of the immanuel house. the immanuel house itself will be rebuilt and expan
. >> i'm leslie brinkley. abc seven news. >> so unfortunate. now, leslie mentioned how hive thefts are more common in ag areas. just last month, 200 beehives were stolen from a ranch in selma, near fresno. it all happened during the almond pollination season, the beekeeper said. that cost them about $200 a hive, so this theft amounted to a loss of about $40,000. well, moving on, leaders in the north bay say they are seeing progress in the fight against homelessness. napa county is...
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abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley explains the repercussions. >> september 30th, 2025. that's when the california clean air vehicle program is set to expire for everyone. so all owners of electric plug in or natural gas vehicles with a rainbow of stickers on their car, allowing them access to the carpool lane, would no longer have access. >> really, a whole generation of drivers have come up uh- with carpool access as an incentive for buying a clean air vehicle, and that access is uh- in relatively short order. will be disappearing. >> the problem is, first, the federal government has to allow states to extend their programs for clean air vehicles. then california would be able to extend carpool access. but that scenario seems highly unlikely given the stalemate in congress. >> to the best of my knowledge, there's there isn't even a bill introduced yet uh- on this. and so time is running out. there are over 400,000 drivers in california who currently have decals. >> many of them bought their clean air vehicle to speed up their commute, so losing that privilege is a big
abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley explains the repercussions. >> september 30th, 2025. that's when the california clean air vehicle program is set to expire for everyone. so all owners of electric plug in or natural gas vehicles with a rainbow of stickers on their car, allowing them access to the carpool lane, would no longer have access. >> really, a whole generation of drivers have come up uh- with carpool access as an incentive for buying a clean air vehicle, and that...
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brinkley, abc seven news. >> there is an added challenge now when it comes to getting financial aid for college. it can cost up to $100,000 a year to pay for tuition, housing, meals and other expenses at some private colleges and universities. this year, technical glitches with the fafsa form have left millions of students waiting to hear how much aid they will be receiving. the fafsa form was not available in october as promised. >> instead, end of december and at the end of december, it didn't work particularly well. there were a number of occurrences of crashing, and it needed to be revised for january. >> so in response, some colleges are now pushing deadlines back for accepting and enrolling deposits. it's unclear when this fafsa processing backlog will finally ease up. >> all right. if you didn't win the mega millions billion dollar drawing last week, you do have another chance at extraordinary winnings with tonight's powerball drawing, the billboard says all you need to know right here. the jackpot is now more than $1 billion. it's the ninth largest lottery jackpot in us hist
brinkley, abc seven news. >> there is an added challenge now when it comes to getting financial aid for college. it can cost up to $100,000 a year to pay for tuition, housing, meals and other expenses at some private colleges and universities. this year, technical glitches with the fafsa form have left millions of students waiting to hear how much aid they will be receiving. the fafsa form was not available in october as promised. >> instead, end of december and at the end of...
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abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has the latest on a tough decision made by city leaders. >> livermore has recently become a popular place to go for july 4th fireworks, as other east bay communities canceled their shows, they moved to the event out of downtown and out to robertson park last year to better accommodate the growing crowds. >> i think it ultimately came down to the event kind of outgrowing the infrastructure and the resources that came down to kind of too much, not enough parking. roads were jammed. >> other communities like napa and richmond want to move away from traditional fireworks for safety and sustainability reasons, instead looking into hosting patriotic drone shows for july 4th in livermore. it's more about the safety of local residents. over 60% of the over 12,000 people who attended the event were not from livermore. livermore's police chief and the city manager issued an online statement last week explaining why they are canceling the july 4th fireworks show going forward . >> for the last year at least, it's been the only local place that has fireworks shows
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abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley begins our coverage now from berkeley. >> it's called the free palestine camp sprouting up on the steps leading up to the administration building at sproul plaza at uc berkeley, 12/10 yesterday. and the camp is growing exponentially free. gaza messages are scrawled in chalk everywhere, and the center passage through sather gate also has a banner across it. this is all very organized. there's an area for encampment donations. there's a food area with hot coffee, and behind me at least 50 tents growing by the hour. >> we're standing here today because we're inspired by the students at columbia, who we consider to be the heart of the student movement. >> students take a look as they pass by on the way to class. some people definitely have complaints, but i think their cause is righteous. >> students, along with outsiders from the community, are demanding that uc berkeley divest itself from all investments and companies that make weaponry and do business with israel. >> they also want a cal internship program in israel to be shut down. they say the u
abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley begins our coverage now from berkeley. >> it's called the free palestine camp sprouting up on the steps leading up to the administration building at sproul plaza at uc berkeley, 12/10 yesterday. and the camp is growing exponentially free. gaza messages are scrawled in chalk everywhere, and the center passage through sather gate also has a banner across it. this is all very organized. there's an area for encampment donations. there's a food area with...
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our leslie brinkley, one of our reporters, got pictures of that. >> yeah. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that sandhya. >> yeah, just a couple more hours of this, okay? and dan. and after that, you can put the umbrellas away, at least for a day. let me show you a live picture right now from our tahoe camera, where we're seeing a pretty view of all the snow on the ground. you can see the snowflakes coming down right now.e have rain coming down as we look at live doppler seven, i'm going to press into the east bay across 580 livermore area, las positas road. you will notice there are some downpours heading out towards the altamont. so if your travels take you through there, be prepared for some slow going. certainly had thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, starting out first in the north bay where they first began around yountville, napa area, and then started to slide southward and eastwardnto the east bay. so that's why we've been seeing the active weather in the hail right now in the north bay. sonoma highway 12, dry creek road. we are seeing
our leslie brinkley, one of our reporters, got pictures of that. >> yeah. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that sandhya. >> yeah, just a couple more hours of this, okay? and dan. and after that, you can put the umbrellas away, at least for a day. let me show you a live picture right now from our tahoe camera, where we're seeing a pretty view of all the snow on the ground. you can see the snowflakes coming down right now.e have rain coming down as we look at live doppler...
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abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley explains the repercussions september 30th, 2025. >> that's when the california clean air vehicle program is set to expire for everyone. so all owners of electric plug in or natural gas vehicles with a rainbow of stickers on their car, allowing them access to the carpool lane, would no longer have access. >> really, a whole generation of drivers have come up uh- with carpool access as an incentive for buying a clean air vehicle, and that access uh- in relatively short order will be disappearing. >> the problem is, first, the federal government has to allow states to extend their programs for clean air vehicles. then california would be able to extend carpool access. but that scenario seems highly unlikely given the stalemate in congress. >> to the best of my knowledge, there's there isn't even a bill introduced yet uh- on this. and so time is running out there are over 400,000 drivers in california who currently have decals. >> many of them bought their clean air vehicles to speed up their commute. so losing that privilege is a big deal. >> it's fr
abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley explains the repercussions september 30th, 2025. >> that's when the california clean air vehicle program is set to expire for everyone. so all owners of electric plug in or natural gas vehicles with a rainbow of stickers on their car, allowing them access to the carpool lane, would no longer have access. >> really, a whole generation of drivers have come up uh- with carpool access as an incentive for buying a clean air vehicle, and that access...