happening tomorrow morning. >> i saw the helicopters so we figured something was going on. >> this is the ninth gray whale discovered in the bay area this year. concerned and curious citizens flocked to the beach to catch a glimpse. >> i thought it was real sad, you know, like what's going on out here for these whales to keep washing up on the beach like this. >> its death is a cause for serious concern. >> it looks like it got hit by the side of it, which is really, really sad. >> marin's marine mammal center has performed the necropsies on the other eight whales and plans to examine this one tuesday morning. four died from mall electrician and three from ship strikes. biologists have observed whales in poor body condition during migration and believe changing food sources could be a cause. >> what's really going on, is it the pollution? we're polluting the beaches, getting up in the belly, the intestin intestines. i don't get it. what's wrong? so many questions, you know, that need answers.

wow. >> scientists have also cited global warming as a possible cause saying warming waters and changing migratory patterns are mangto put into perspective, scientists say they have found more than 30 dead gray whales along the california coast so far this year. while many of those died because of malnutrition, we still don't know cause of death for this one. hopefully there will be answers in the coming days. in san francisco, i'm dion lim, abc7 news. >> thank you, dion. well, peta is honoring the california highway patrol officer who helped rescue a sea lion stuck on a bay area freeway. it happened last tuesday on 101 near san francisco. you see it there in the back of the cruiser. peta today said it sent the officer a certificate and boxes of vegan cookies for helping save the sea lion's life. >> he is so cute. san jose police officer at home recovering after he was hit and dragged by a suspect in a stolen car. >> police shot and killed that suspect this weekend. chris reyes is live with new

details on the second fatal shooye. kris? >> good afternoon. well, police will not be releasing the suspects identity until his family has been notified. however, chief eddie garcia did tell us here this afternoon that the suspect had a long criminal record, including arrests for assault and grand theft auto. >> this individual was given ample opportunity to surrender, and one thing and what training in different scenarios will never be able to account for is a desperation of a suspect, of a felon who then tries to escape by taking one of my officer's lives. >> chief eddie garcia to shoot a suspect after a call for a stolen car led them to a parking lot on story road on saturday morning. at the scene of the crime, andi a validated gang member as well.

>> police allege the suspect resisted arrest whenate alone ir when he jum boo the and ramming a police vehicle and then an officer. >> during the incident, two additional officers fired shots at the suspect as the officer was being struck and dragged by the vehicle. the suspect vehicle then came to a stop after crashing into a support pole. >> three officers in total fired shots through the car. the suspect was taken to hospital where he died. this is the second time this year that san jose police have shot and killed a suspect. in february, a man hijacked a ups car and then ran into a crowd with a shotgun. >> after reviewing the evidence that we reviewed and seeing what we've seen, the officer is extremely lucky. we're extremely lucky that we didn't lose an officer. > police say the suspect was not armed, but he was behaving erratically. the influence ofting on drugs or alcohol.

the whole incident was captured on police cameras. that footage will be released as soon as the d.a.'s office investigation is complete. live in san jose, i'm kris reyes for abc7 news. >> kris, thank you. meanwhile, vallejo police today released body camera video from the deadly shooting that happened last year when officers responded to a domestic dispute. they stopped ronell foster who was on a bicycle. he took off rung. the video know shows what happened when police caught up to him. officers say they tried to use a taser but that didn't work. he grabbed an officer's flash flight. second later, gunshots. foster's family has filed a federal lawsuit over what happened. now to our effort to help build a better bay area, and one of the issues that affects almost everyone who lives here, housing. >> a new plan to put multihousing unit is bringing three proposals. menlo park, palo alto, and east palo alto all into one single meeting tonight. >> in palo alto, the median home price is just over $3 million.

it's about 2.3 in menlo park and almost a million in east palo alto. and those communities are concerned about what the plan to put more multiunit high-rise housing near transportation hubs would do to their property values. >> pennia -- pena. thinking meeting is set to start at 5:30 tonight. what we're hearing is menlo park, palo alto, and east palo alto are in the middle of the dispute. east palo alto is the only city that agrees with sb 50, but they do want to amend it. the topic of discourse, senate bill 50, a bill by scott wiener that would override local laws about high density housing and allow the construction of apartment buildings close to transportation. >> sb 50, i think it's a good vehicle at the state level to prompt more cities to produce more housing for low and

moderate income communities. >> east palo alto councilman is a vocal advocate for this bill. days before tonight's meeting, east palo alto city officials contacted the office of state senator scott wiener. >> the city of east palo alto, the city council did send a letter basically supporting the intent of s 50, but also providing some amendments. in particular to make sure that tenants are protected locally from displacement. >> if approved in the senate, sb 50 would allow building heights of 55 feet with no quarter mile radius. palo alto's mayor doesn't agree with this bill in its entirety. >> we propose it unless it be consistent with the principles adopted by the association of santa clara. by and large, we oppose one size fits all mandate, and we oppose sacramento overreach of local control. >> when it comes to affordable housing, the mayor of palo alto

says the city is taking action. >> we have spent $28 million in the last four years on affordable housing. >> let's keep in mind that tonight's meeting is just to hear both sides. there won't be a decision that's going to be made, but a week from today there will be a senate hearing about sb 50. in palo alto, luz pena, abc7 news. >> thanks. what's going on in the bay? it's cold today. gray in some areas. kind of a damp day. >> this is a live look from our exploratorium camera. spencer christian is here with a quick look at our forecast. >> yes. things are a little damp and drizzly out there. they have been for the last 24 hours. let me get my clicker there. and move along and show you what's going on in terms of our rainfall totals in the last 24 hours. 0.03. just barely measurable at roque

la oakland and watsonville. you can see going into the nighttime hours, we may see some patches of drizzle moving down along the coastline and over the santa cruz mountains, even into parts of the east bay and the south bay. we expect the chance of any drizzle to diminish going into the early morning hours. and we can expect partial clearing later in day tomorrow. ll have com accuher seven-day forecast in a few minutes. larry? >> thank you, spencer. everybody has seen and heard of baseball games being postponed by rain. today a swarm of bees caused a 20-minute delay in the giants game in cincinnati. and while fans were waiting, eric dietrich sprang into action here. he dressed up as a pest control worker. he put on cover-alls and pretending, look at, this fending off the bees. at least he was pretending to. the giants got stung 12-4. now to the warriors and tonight's nba play-offs. they're set to take on the houston rockets in game four of

the western conference semifinals. >> warriors up 2-1. a lot of people wondering what to expect from steph curry who had one of his worst play-off games ever on saturday night. mindi bach live courtside in houston. what's up with steph, mindi? >> oh, gosh, i think everybody would like to know. we'll get to seth in just a minute, larry and ama. that overtime loss on saturday, yes, the warriors know that the rockets played with more intensity and hustle. it really showed on the boards. houston had 20 more rebounds than golden state. still the warriors pushed that game to overtime, and they know tonight they will have the intensity they need. >> nice thing in the play-offs is you're not flying all over the place, you know. so even though our guys played heavy minutes the other night, just to be here for 48 hours, take care of their bodies, get some sleep, we should be good to go tonight. >> i think we will exceed the intensity tonight and learn from our mistakes. >> it's the play-offs. it's going to be a little room for error.

and the pace isn't as fast you would think between the rockets and the warriors, but we'll adjust accordingly and come out tonight and play -- i have a feeling we'll play a great game. >> well, stephen curry as you mentioned struggled on saturday. he has struggled in the three games against the rockets. he is shooting only 35% from the floor and is of 32 from the three. draymond green who knows steph very well says he is very angry at himself and n the way he is playing. when that happens he usually refocuses, comes out very aggressive. when that happens, it bodes well for the warriors. so tonight we could very possibly see that stephen curry that everyone has been missing. we'll bring you more at 5:00. live from the toyota center, mindi bach, abc7 news sports. >> thank you. >> showing up angry perhaps like some people. i have to believe that dislocated fingerer is bothering him. even though it's in his offhand. great news from britain. a royal birth. >> i'm just over the moon. >> reaction not only from dad,

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the city london breed, i announce on her behalf and on behalf of all 800,000 san franciscans, whom i suspect hope listens or watches you every day, abc day in san francisco. this simply means that all those parking tickets that your sound trucks have been receiving on this day be l be canonized, and you don't have to pay. [ applause ] >> that's the best. >> a reprieve! >> that's the best news i've heard in a long time. how about our personal parking tickets or speeding tickets or anything like that? any way, great to have willie. it's so dignified the way he does the presentation. >> proclamation. >> yes. >> abc7 news, kgo tv, channel 7, whatever you want to call it, has been connected to all the communities in the bay area sharing the triumphs and tribulations for seven decades now. >> can you believe it?

abc7 news's drew tuma combs our archives for a look back for memorable moments from abc7 news's years. >> abc7 news's history starts with the orange tower. not the big orange one you see now, but a much schaller tower built next to an old mansion that was kgo tv's first television station. harry jacobs was director of engineering, assigned to get the station up and running. >> nobody knew anything about television except what we read in the book. >> channel 7 first went on the air may 5th, 1949. the local programs were done live. no rehearsals, everything just went on the air cold. whatever happened, happened. a weekly show promoting bay area industry was a channel 7 staple. in this program, the featured c explaining what it took to get live television on the air from a remote location.

>> microphones, lights, electronic devices, immensely valuable cameras, and literally miles of heavy cable. >> as technology got more sophisticated, kgo moved to a new state-of-the-art a 15-minu newscast anchored by william winter. >> the person would sit behind the desk and look into the camera and talk. >> by the early '60s, channel 7 was upping its game. >> these pickets have vowed they will sit in, lie in or do anything else necessary to block the entrances in order to express their disstataste for vietnamese policy. >> news was still a formal business, whatever the story. >> this is inside the cow palace. they're not making much of a racket yet, but then show time is still a few seconds away. the next sound you hear will be that unique beatles scream. [ screaming ] >> most of channel 7's resources still focused on entertainment shows. ♪ high on a h 1966 first

episode of channel 7's first morning talk show with jim dunbar. the show made news itself when the alleged zodiac killer called dunbar live on the air over several days. police even hid out in the studio, just in case. no arrest was ever made. by then, channel 7 was adding more local news programs, promoting with ads featuring kgo news wagon speeding around town. but it was this wild west ad campaign that helped change local tv news for forever shirks not afraid to smoke out his own news stories. >> the new team featured pete giddings, the first meteorologist forecasting weather on bay area television. here he is with the news team on the beach for a promo. that blond in the background? it's actress suzanne somers. beyond the crazy ads, the new

formula focused on real people and reached beyond san francisco to the rest of the bay area for community-based coverage. van ambe so popular that someti more than half of all bay area viewers were tuned to channel 7 news. even back then, people wanted their trusted news team to help build a better bay area. >> suzanne somers? >> i'm all for doing our promos on the beach. how about david louie in there. he is 40 years ago, i think. >> yeah. >> a lot of people look back at our coverage over the years. >> it's fun. >> it's so much fun. they started broadcasting from a mansion, from a house. >> the wild west. >> that is excellent. >> well, you can watch all of our coverage too. you can go to all of our platforms from abc7news.com, each our news app and amazon fire. check it out. >> i actually learned a lot

about the history of the station from watching some of these pit wener years ago? that's something you would have said to spencer, so i beat him to the punch. >> i was almost 2 when the station went on the air. yeah. i'm still acting like a 2-year-old. >> occasionally. >> let's take a look at what's happening with our weather, shall we? that was a really fascinating look back at the station's history, by the way. very well done here. is live doppler 7. we have cloudy skies and kind of dreary conditions around the bay area right now. this is the view sort of from sutro tower looking over san francisco. as you can tell, lots of low clouds. still passing through the area and areas of light drizzle. it is 62 in oakland. mountain view 66. 69 in san jose. santa cruz, 56. can that be right? i guess so. and 57 at half moon bay. this is the view from emeryville, looking at a dark and dramatic-looking western sky. 61 right now at santa rosa. 66 at fairfield.

vacaville, 67. 63 in livermore. and the view atop mount tam where it is drizzly and dreary. it will be cloudy overnight with more showers possible. sunnier, milder wednesday and thursday with another chance of showers coming our way early friday. overnight, look fornddrzl areas drizzle near the coast. maybe some of it working its way across the bay from time to time. overnight lows generally in the low 40s to 50s. center of low pressure just off the southern california coast. you can see how the circulation around this area of low pressure is pulling moisture down through the bay area, and that's why we have occasional drizzle. now tomorrow 12-hour planner looks like this. e7:00 tomorrow morning. there will be lingering clouds and spotty drizzle. but by midday we'll see skies getting a little brighter, and then it becomes partly to mostly sunny with temperatures beginning to rise a bit to close to seasonal levels. we'll see highs to 60.

some coastal locations look for upper 60s to 70 tomorrow. highs in the inland areas will generally be in the mid-70s. a little bit milder. toward the end of the week we have that other system coming in, i mention. this is the forecast animation for friday morning showing that more moisture will move through and produce the chance for more showers at the end of the week. it doesn't look like it's going to be a very wet event, but we could have a few wet spots. here is the accuweather. it will warm up to about 80 degrees inland on wednesday. in the upper 70s on thursday and friday, but friday also brings with it more clouds and our next chance of showers. then brighter skies over the weekend. mother's day is looking lovely on sunday. oh, my gosh, mainly sunny skies. just a few clouds around. highs around 80 degrees inland. mid-70s. look for a great day on mother's day. happy mother's day in advance. >> yay. thanks. >> all right. thank you, spencer. a royal delivery. prison harry and meghan now proud parents. all the details on the new baby

sussex. >> yes. she'll get to celebrate mother's day. >> yes. plus, the very modern item that popped up on "game of thrones" last night, and alright, let's talk perks! would you like a desk chair, weekends off, or the bathroom code? yes, please! which one? it's time to get more. lower fares. better service. sweeter rewards. alaska airlines. this spring, it's out with the old and in with the awesome. as in, in with the fastest, most reliable internet from xfinity xfi. so you can be in with brilliantly connected devices in every room. and in with finding all your favorites on live tv and streaming apps with just your voice. this spring it's out with the old, and in with simple, easy, awesome. during the xfinity spring sale, get started with internet and tv for $35.00 each a month for a 1 year when you bundle both with 20 hours of cloud dvr service included. click, call, or visit a store today.

it's official. the newest royal is here. prince harry and wife meghan welcomed a baby boy this morning. >> and speaking to the media after the delivery, harry said he is over the moon. abc news reporter julia mcfarland with the details. >> after weeks of frenzied speculation, the most anticipated new arrival was announced. >> it was amazing. absolutely incredible. >> the duchess of sussex, meghan safely delivering a baby boy. the royal family's first mixed race and first anglo american child. the announcement from buckingham palace said meghan gave birth at 5:26 in the morning. her first born son coming in at 7 pounds and 3 ounces. adding both mother and baby were

doing well. and of course the townsfolk in windsor had their ways of making the announcements. >> god save the queen. >> royal fans almost giddy at the news. >> hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray. to prince harry and meghan and the baby boy. >> first time dad prince harry bounding up to tell the world's media the happy news outside their home at frogmore cottage in windsor. >> this little thing is absolutely to die for. i'm over the moon. >> adding that he and meghan had some time to think over names since the baby boy kept him waiting a week. megh meghan's mother has been with the duchess and her father said he was delighted at the news that he had a royal grandchild. and a statement from the new aunt and uncle, the duke and duchess of cambridge. they're overjoyed and looking forward to meeting the latest addition to the family.

meghan and harry are expected to show off their newborn in two days' time. we think they'll also use that moment to announce his name, but for now the world breathe acai of relief at the happy news. julia mcfarland, abc news, windsor. >> it is exciting. in other excitement, some newborns in the bay area got the royal treatment today. a nurse at van ness hospital did tiny little crowns to hand out. isn't that cute? they were meant to celebrate the babies' common birthday with the new member of the royal family. abc7 news caught up with two of the infants, kion and harlow and their respective families. for today they were a prince and a princess. >> adorable. spoiler alert. if you did not watch "game of thrones" last night, heads up because fans got a taste of the modern world as the fictional series winds down to its final few episodes. some eagle eye viewers last night spotted a takeout coffee cup on the table during a celebration in which the actors

drank from goblets and horns. the cup came from a local coffee shop in northern ireland. he said the cup was overlooked because the crew was so exhausted. a lot of people said the cup was from starbucks so the company chimed in tweeting we're surprised she didn't order a dragon drink, pushing their newest product. no blaert the cup came from. it wasn't a mug of mead. it was herbal tea that the queen of dragons ordered. how many people had to miss that north for to get on television. >> it does help starbucks a little. the fight over minimum wage. many people want to it go up. but others say it could put them out of business. the pros and cons just ahead. and get ready for a big strike that might affect your commute. the ride share drivers s

live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. san jose police say a man shot to death by officers on saturday had a long criminal history. officers found the suspect in a car that had been reported stolen. they say the man drove at officer, hitting and dragging one of them on the ground. his name has not been released. abc7 news reporter laura anthony is following the ghost ship trial. she sent out this update as to why the defense objected to the prosecution calling the mother of one of the victims as its

first witness. california has already approved a scale hike of the minimum wage by 2023. some like san francisco and petaluma have already adjusted up. others are considering it. and that leads us to sonoma, where abc7 news's wayne freedman joins us live. wayne? >> good evening, larry. it's a bit of a wrestling match. this is sonoma square, place to go for fine food, fine wine, fine restaurants. also tonight, a pragmatic question. should the minimum wage apply to people who earn tips. another picture-perfect day in the city of sonoma, even under overcast skies. a day with a storm brewing tonight. >> i think it's a question of your values. do you want people to live in dignity, or do you think we should have jobs where people are required to live in poverty? >> mayor amy harrington will make that argument before the sonoma city council in proposing that sonoma move ahead of california's 2023o $15

an hour. but she has opposition. >> i think they're doing a feel-good policy based on a broader economic challenge. and i think they're taking the easy way out. >> the president of the girl and the fig restaurant, where all employees already make $15 an hour except for the service staff. waitresses like kat huffman for instance make 12. she also collects tips. >> you could make $20 an hour. you can make 30 or you can make none. >> only restaurants have complained to the city council about its proposal. they want a waiver for those employees, also known as a tip credit. the costs add up to a lot more than $3 an hour, they say. salle owns cafe lahaye. >> if you're 42% labor cost, 32% food cost, your fixed costs, we're making a living, not a killing here. >> you're looking probably 300,000 to $500,000 when you include just the wages, the wage

compression,orrs disability, all of those things that add on to it. >> meantime, the mayor argues that the cost of living is higher in sonoma than elsewhere. case in point, kat huffman, who added this as an aside. >> i have to work two jobs in order to make a liviing wage. >> and all the restaurants want? time to prepare for that increase, but on the state's schedule. >> isn't this inevitable? >> yes. it doesn't mean i need it sped up. >> it is a complicated issue here. and you're not getting the same answer from the same person. a few moments ago we spoke with a waitress who work here is inside the swissotel. she told us minimum wage doesn't matter. the amount of tips do. there is a complicated formula that involves tips, state taxes, credit cards. i couldn't figure it out. she had a hard time figuring it out. but she says there is a lot more than just a plain old minimum wage. much more complicated. in sonoma, wayne freedman, abc7

news. >> so we're talk minimum wage, wayne, as well as cost of living. what is the average rent for an apartment in sonoma right now? >> well, that's part of their justification here. the minimum wage they say doesn't cover the average rent. the average rent here is $2,000 a month. the cost of living they say here is $23 an hour, not 15. they say they have a long way to go. >> all right. wayne freedman, thank you so much. reporting live this evening. all right. well, a new study shows restaurants throughout the state are actually experiencing the negative effects of the minimum wage hike. now researchers at uc riverside found higher wages have led to job losses. restaurant jobs account for about 11% of california's employment base. labor is one of the industry's biggest costs. as those costs rise, there is a danger the higher minimum wage will stifle growth currently projected at 9% through 2020. if you're planning to take uber or lyft this week you may

have a hard time finding a ride. drivers all across the country, they're planning to strike on wednesday. they're protesting conditions and payment. this comes as uber gears up for its ipo on friday. abc7 news reporter jobina fortson has the details. >> on the heels of uber's highly anticipated ipo, drivers around the country including san francisco are preparing to strike sunday. >> let them stand up for their rights. unionize. why not? >> the strike will include lyft drivers too. according to business insider, drivers feel their working conditions are geared towards corporate level employees. they released a series of demands including increased job security, livable incomes, and a cap on the company's commission. drivers want to guarantee 80 to 85% of proceeds from the car go to the driver. >> we have to pay for our own gas. we got to pay for our own health insurance. if i get sick, i don't make money. i work probably seven days a week. >> charlie park says uber takes 25% of the total fare cost while

lyfto drivin wth it, it's all at strategy. >> hit the local routes. uber and lyft, they do cut us drivers off. they don't want us drive more than eight hoursween lyft and uber apps so he doesn't get cut off. >> lyft, lyft, you can't hide -- >> we've watched frustration build among drivers in the last couple of months, especially as lyft's march ipo grew closer. >> the fact that they can make their own hours is kind of a positive on their end. but they shouldn't have to be like working around the clock in order to be making enough for sure. >> it's unclear what kind of impact the strike could have in san francisco, but drivers we talked to hope it sends a message. we asked the uber and lyft drivers we talked to today if they would be participating in wednesday's strike. aside from one, they tell us they'll be out on the road wednesday because they need to make money. reporting from sfo, jobina fortson, abc7 news. developing news out of

texas. we're hearing from a mother whose daughter is missing. the girl's stepfather says she was kidnapped by three men. the stepfather of 4-year-old maleah davis also says the same men beat him and stole his car on friday. darri darion venrioion vence went unc and woke up holding his son and little maleah nowhere to be found. we spoke exclusively with our abc sister station in houston. >> i love you so much. and i'm not going to stop looking for you, i promise, baby girl. i'm not going stop looking for you. >> just heartbreaking. both police and loved ones say it's critical to find maleah quickly. look at that. >> adorable. >> oh, goodness. the 4-year-old has had multiple brain surgeries and needs regular medical care. volunteers on foot and on horseback have joined the search. president trump's former personal attorney is now in federal prison.

michael cohen arrived at a minimum security prison about 70 miles northwest of new york city today. mr. trump's so-called former fixer spent the last few weeks trying to get his sentence delayed or reduced. cohen pleaded guilty to charges osecor s iedted campaig money payments to women who allegedly had affairs with mrwoe presidential medal of freedom from the president that ceremony took place at the white house a few moments ago. woods won the masters last month. the president said he is giving the golfer the award because of his incredible success and comeback in sports. this is the highest civilian award in the u.s. woods plans on playing in the u.s. open next month at pebble beach. a big night for some popular bay area restaurants. and a rare look inside a bay area church known for its secrecy. i'm spencer christian. dark clouds still hover over parts of the bay area, and we have more showers corporation our way as well.

i'll are the accuweather forecast to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. to craig, this rock. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california.

the james beard award ceremony is under way right now. 15 bay area chef, restaurants, and bars are finalists. we'll be finding out any minute whose going to win. some of the local nominees include cory lee who is up for outstanding chef. man resa in los gatos nominated for outstanding chef and baker. san francisco's angler has been

nominated for new best restaurant. the james beard media awards are already handed out. the program salt, fat, acid heat on netflix won for best on location tv program. the host is a chef and writer from berkeley who started out as a food runner at chez pannise. we have the full list on our website, abc7news.com. the mormon church in oakland opened its doors today to show off its newly remodeled temple. the media was invited to take a look at the church's interior for the first time in its 55-year history. officials provided this video. media photos are not provided inside the temple because of the sacred nature of the space. >> we feel honored that you're here this morning. we feel it's a great privilege to have a chance to take you through the temple and see it. >> the temple has been closed for more than a year for renovation. the public can visit for the next three weeks. let's get back to the

forecast. kind of odd today. chilly, a little rainy at times. >> yeah, just a little bit of drizzle out there,encer. >> just little bit. it started yesterday. it's lingered into today. cooler than average. overnight look for even more clouds and a continuing chance of drizzle mainly near the coast. but some of it could happen in other locations as well. overnight lows will mostly be this the upper 40s to low 50s. and then tomorrow we'll see brighter skies by midday. but in the early morning hours, clouds will linger. highs will range from about 60 at half moon bay to 68 san mateo. 67 at oakland. mid 70s in the inland east bay and in the north bay and the south bay as well right around the bay shoreline it probably won't break 70 degrees. tomorrow's highs we predict will be slightly below average. oakland we expected a high of 67. 1 degree below average. right at average in san jose and 1 degree above average in livermore. it's sort of a mixed bag tomorrow. here is the accuweather

seven-day forecast. we'll all have brighter skies certainly by midday and brighter still on wednesday and thursday as high temperatures climb up a little bit, up to about 80 inland on wednesday. near 80 on thursday. but then friday we get more clouds and another chance of showers. good news, though, for mother's day. we're going to have mainly sunny skies and nice mild conditions and dry. >> that's good. >> excellent. >> thank you, spencer. you spend a lot on your home. is a home warranty worth the extra money? 7 on your side's michael finney will help us out. how often do you shower? >> oh, personal. >> i don't know. it might be a lot more than your friends. the dirty

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well, if you've ever been wowed by -- thank you -- by the majesty of a giant redwood. then you probably won't be surprised to learn that their dna is also special. after five years, scientists have finished sequencing the genome of the coast red woods. they say among other discoveries, the trees have extra sets of chromosomes, possibly as a result of evolution. but they say the real value of the effort is to learn more about the diversity within the redwood species to help them survive. >> one of the most important

things is just having good diversity. we don't know exactly what is coming down the pike as climate changes, but we know that there are going to be a lot of big changes. so the more genetic diversity you have, the better chance you have at success. >> save the redwoods partnered with several unincngd frogs mads by mark twain are thriving in yosemite valley 50-year abse the frogs were raised from tadpoles at the san francisco zoo and reintroduced to yosemite in 2017. look at it go right there. now there are signs of success. today biologists said they've documented the first breeding by the frogs, which could lead to 2500 frogs in the future. let's talk consumer news. homeowners spend a fortune fixing things like refrigerators and furnaces and plumbing. so would buying a home warranty help with the costs? >> 7 on your side's michael finney caught up with bay area

checkbook kevin brasler for some answers. >> kevin, thanks for being here. >> hey, michael. >> you've just done a study on this? >> yeah. these things really seem like good deals. they for sure advertise themselves as good deals, that they're going to protect you against really high repair costs that you might have. and that's the urgency that they preach, that you can have these really big repair bills. but you can have peace of mind e pro is in their ads, you buys they don't really disclose that first of all, there is a lot of expenses that you still have if you buy one of these policies. you to pay the premium which is from $400 to a thousand dollars a year or more just to buy the policy. and then every time you do need a repair you have to pay a service charge. you to pay the company that comes out between 75 and $125 just to come out and look at the problem. and you're still on the hook for that charge if they decide that that's not something that's covered by your warranty. and often the things they say they're going repair aren't

covered by the warranties. the companies in general, a lot of different problems. common repairs that you might need are not covered by the warranties. and you really have to dig deep, deep into the fine print to discover that the most common repairs you might actually need like a repair to an ice maker or certain other things that are caps on them that there are a lot of things they don't cover that you thought based on the total protection they say they're going to offer. >> now, when you sell a home, they all but make you offer a warranty and the buyers want to see one. >> our advice is that if you're buying a house and they offer you one of these things say you know what? just give me the cash equivalent instead. because these warranties really aren't worth much. among the largest companies, one of the ones we checked, we checked their sec filings. for every dollar they take in terms of premiums, they only pay out 50 cents in claims. so in insurance policies, which is really what they are, insurance policies against repairs, it's really a bad deal

in terms of insurance coverage and in terms of what they're paying out. another really big problem with these plans is you don't as the homeowner get to pick which company comes and does the work. and these warranty companies, they get thousands of complaints filed against them each year with the better business bureau and other consumer agencies. common complaints are things they declined to do the repair. they wouldn't pay 40. they said it wasn't covered. but a lot of the complaints they get are about the work that was being done that the company that was sent didn't do a good job or broke the thing even more or there was a problem with the repair service. i don't think that's a surprise to us. it doesn't seem that the warranty companies are picky about the companies they're hiring based on the complaints we see. >> they just want to get somebody out? >> worse. the company they send, they don't send any responsibility for guaranteeing the work. so let's say the company comes out and ruins your furnace or does something or doesn't show up or does lousy work, the

warranty company absolves itself from doing any kind of guarantee that that work will be done well. so you're better off, far better off on your own paying for repairs yourself that way you get to pick the company you. get to decide what happens. >> and you can take a look at the bay area consumers checkbook entire study on this. go to abc7news.com. it usually costs money, but it won't because you're watching this right now. kevin, thanks for joining us. >> good to see you, michael. you're going to notice something a little different at pride this year. for the first time ever bud light is revealing a pride aluminum bottle that features a rainbow design with words of inclusivity and support. bud light will donate $1 from every per to glaad up to $150,000. okay. prepare yourself for this one. san francisco already ranks as being one of the dirtiest cities in america, and now it can boast of being on another dubious list when it comes to poor personal

hygiene. so the quality logo products pull asked people how often they bathe, brush their teeth, and even change their underwear. okay. i just -- i can't fathom some of these results. 7.5% of the people surveyed said they only bathe every four to five days, a little more than 5.5% wear the same underwear for four or more days in a row. i guess it's a small percentage, but still. >> i like to know the methodology. who are they talking to here? >> i don't know. >> it's already a rough allergy season. you probably know that. there is more that you can do than just taking medicine. how to keep your home from being a trigger for those aller oakland men are taking matter into their own hands many more ways than one. >> throw as many as we can. >> new at 5:00, by day they're you're average working professionals. by night, they're the here

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stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. as many of you know, it is a really tough time of the year if you get allergies. while a lot of people worry about being outdoors, experts also warn to make sure your house is clear of potential triggers. >> that's right. abc7 news has tips. >> when kendra sanders steps outside, she often has to worry about what she brings back inside to keep herself from getting sick. >> taking a nasal spray. i'm taking two medications every day, and trying to avoid allergans that i can. >> there have been times i've had to skip work. i've had to miss things because i just haven't felt good from this. it is that serious. >> and she's not alone. >> statistics show anywhere from 25 to 40% of people suffer from sinus problems and allergies. >> sinus and allergy specialist

joseph says he is seeing more patients. >> people are just miserable. >> it's misery they don't are to live with, though. katherine roberts with consumer reports breaks down ways to keep your allergies from triggering inside your home. >> it's really important to sort of tackle this from multiple angles. >> saunders says she frequently cleans her sheets too, even vacuums her bed. roberts goes as far as recommending certain kinds of sheets. >> look at the label. make sure it's a woven sheets and look for a pore size of 6 microns or less. >> both women also recommend keeping windows closed and cranking the ac instead. and showering before sleeping can help. saunders says weekly vacuuming to get rid of dust mites, mold and pollen is important. but her biggest secret is just knowing her limitations. >> it involves being really aware, check pollen.com, protect yourself from allergies at all time. >> the doctor also recommends trying things like natural honey

or irrigating your sinuses with saltwater. if none of the things work, the best thing is to see a doctor. abc7 news. >> knocks. >> i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. >oday in the ghost ship fire trial, testimony from victims' families began, although defense attorneys say it shouldn't be allowed. >> we're just helping out the community. we're helping the city fix the roads. >> a secret diy mission by neighbors in the east bay. they're building a better bay area, one pothole at a time. making safety voluntary. a new program that targets unwanted gowns launched in the south bay today. and get to know san francisco's new fire chief. abc7 news asked her about some of the biggest issues facing the department. >> live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> the first witness takes the stand, and it doesn' take long for tears to flow in the ghost ship warehouse fire trial.

good evening. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. we'll begin with developing news in the ghost ship fire trial. >> a mother of one of the 36 victims who died in the fire took the stand today pour the prosecution. abc7 news reporter laura anthony was inside the courtroom for the emotionally charged testimony. >> the first witness for the prosecution in the ghost ship trial was the mother of nicole seacrest, one of 36 people who died when the warehouse went up in flames. carole cidrik began to cry when the prosecutors showed her a picture of her 29-year-old daughter, and she confirmed that nicole sent her a single text the night of december 2, 2016 that read "i'm going to die now." >> just to know she was in there and she couldn't get out. >> did you know that text was what it was? >> no, i didn't. not at the moment when i got it and read it. i didn't know where she was. >> the defense had objected to

cidrik's testimony. >> they wanted her up