him. >> here is another look live from sky 7 above the scene where both directions are closed along highway 4. look at that car. >> terrible crash. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. we dig into the big issues that effect where you live. tonight, we're talking housing. >> a bill seeks to put more multi yient high rise housing near transportation hubs. it will have the next senate committee hearing one week from today. >> changing housing rules is such a device chb issue that it is bringing together three separate city councils into a single meeting. one of the big concerns is what high density housing will do to existing property values. >> the median home price is just over $3 million. it's about two 1/3.

>> we are joined live from the site of the meeting. >> reporter: that's right. the meeting started around 30 minutes ago. at least ten people filled out this speaker card. they each get four minutes to speak. palo alto officials are calling it a study session meeting where council members will get to discuss sp 50. >> i believe that local control is very important to our community. >> it's a good vehicle at the state level to prompt more cities to produce more housing for low and moderate income communities. >> reporter: senate bill 50 is the bill by scott weiner who hopes to fix thesing crisis by preempting zoning laws by building apartment houses close to local transportation. east palo alto officials agree with it and say there is a

deeper root to cities opposing it. >> one is education segregation and economic segregation is housing segregation. >> reporter: if approved in the senate it would allow building heights of 55 feet with no quarter mile radius of sand traps. palo alto's mayor doesn't agree with the bill in its entirety. >> we oppose it unless it is consistent with the principles adopted by and large we oppose one size fits all mandates and oppose sacramento overrate of local control. >> reporter: when it comes to affordable housing, the maper of palo alto says the city is taking action. >> we spent on affordable housing. >> reporter: the mayor olpalo alto also made it very clear at the beginning of the meeting that they are not meeting to make any decision but juts to hear both sides. live in palo alto --

>> now to another story about building a better bay area. this one literally is no secret that many of oakland's roads are lined with pot holes. now a couple of residents are filling pot holes themselves. we are live in oakland with the story tonight. >> reporter: good evening. you can see those are two pot holes that the so-called pot hole vigilantes filled last week. then they posted signs to let people know what they are doing and how they can donate. ask them about what they are doing late nights on oakland streets and they'l tell you they are doing community service. >> we love the city. if they are not going to do it, we'll do it ourselves. >> reporter: for the past three weeks this duo has been taking up the task. so far they filled up six. >> literally you buy win dex in the bag and drive over it right

away. you don't have to mix it. >> reporter: in an e-mail, incity of oakland says they can't condone what the doo is doing especially considering the safety risks involved. >> we went and knocked on a few doors to see if other neighbors thought it was a good idea. eight out of ten people we asked donated money. we are on to something. >> it's been so long nobody is willing to do it. i think it might be illegal. >> reporter: the group posted flyers and on instagram hoping people will donate more so they can do more even if they don't have the city's approval. >> we are not supposed to be doing it. i would say it's a good deed. t help out the anyin to community. >> reporter: now, on tuesday night the city council will vote on a new paving plan. inapproved it will pump $100

million into fixing streets. the city is trying to decide which streets to fix first. as for the pot hole vigilantes, they plan to be back out on wednesday night. >> plenty of pot holes to choose from. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. in the east bay sky 7 flew past a southwest airlines flight after it struck a bird. it arrived around 11:30. airport officials tell us the boeing 737 was inspected to make sure it was safe before getting towed to a gate. southwest towed the plan to look for damage. a suspected drunk driver is to blame for a deadly crash. the driver hit a tree just before 10:00 last night. the passenger was thrown from the car and died at the scene. a witness told police the car

was racing another vehicle when it struck the median. the victim's name has not been released. san jose police released new details on a man shot and killed by officers on saturday. the police chief says that suspect was in a stolen car when confronted by officers, the man drove at them hitting one of them and pinning the officer between two cars and then dragging him underneath one of them. the chief says that officer suffered several broken bones and is now recovering at home. >> after reviewing the evidence that we reviewed and seeing what we have seen, the officer is extremely lucky. we are extremely lucky that we didn't lose an officer. >> while police released extensive information about the suspect they have not releze leased his name. today the department released new body cam video from a deadly shooting last year when officers responded to a domestic dispute. police say foster took off running. the video shows what happened

when police caught up to him. officers tried to use a taser, but that didn't work. police say foster grabbed an officer's flashlight. a somber event to honor police officers honored in the line of duty became a platform for one police chief to criticize california's sanctuary laws. the foundation held the memorial ceremony across the state capitol today. ten officers' names were added to a nearby monument. the police chief talked about officer corporal singh shot in the line of duty last christmas by an illegal immigrant with a history of arrests. >> the policies coming from across the street are making it more difficult for us to do things, but yet i know looking out of the sea of green and blue that we will never stop. >> the officer added to the

memorial today were from los angeles, marin, newman, sacramento, solano and stan slaus county. today the first lgbt fire chief in san francisco's history was sworn in. abc 7 news reporter is live from a fire station. this is a different fire department than when his wife took over 15 years ago cht. >> reporter: it is a changed city. 15 years ago the homeless situation was not what it is today. i'm told that also today more than 80% of the calls at a fire station like that one responds to has to do with some kind of medical or rescue emergency. she is known as an insider who has gained the respect of the rank and file. >> she knows the fabric of this

organization. >> reporter: as chief, she vows to address the homeless crisis which has overburdened the fire department because of the high number of emergency responses on city streets. >> have more access, more outreach to the homeless and opioid addicted people on our streets. it's really important that we work with the mayor's office on that. >> reporter: cancer survivor herself, she has already helped to create awareness about cancer rates among firefighters being higher than the rest of the population. >> we are facing this challenge head on with awareness and with changes to policies and equipment. >> reporter: with this new fire chief at the helm and with all the challenges she now faces, i'm wondering what other questions san franciscans might ask her. this man wanted to know what is being done to keep firefighters from leaving the city. >> the studios are going for like $3,500. that's obscene. that's crazy. who can afford that? >> reporter: there are no plans to build affordable housing

exclusively for firefighters. instead, the new chief said the department is focussing on recruiting young people who already live and will stay in the city. start with kids in under represented neighborhoods, have emt classes, fire science classes in the schools. >> reporter: as for those red emergency call boxes that are in need of repair, chief nicholson said they're working on them. >> they are very expensive to repair and we're looking at more wireless type of technology for that. so gnat that is in the works. >> reporter: those are important because the chief said she wants to ramp up her emergency preparedness and education plan. kids are seeing that in the classroom, in schools and now the chief wants to extend that to other communities in san francisco. i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. cal fire is bracing for what they are calling the new normal as fire season is just around

the corner now. state emergency officials are gathered in sacramento to mark wildfire preparedness week and say responders dealt with 470 wild fires this year alone. they are calling on the public to chip in on prevention measured including developing an evacuation plan. >> part of this responsibility is not just a government responsibility. it's an individual responsibility. so it's important to learn about the threats in your area, what kind of a fire zone do you live in? >> governor newsome wants an extra $100 million to help fight and prevent wild fires. today the first witness took the stand in oaklands ghost ship fire trial. that witness was a mother who sent the last text message her daughter sent her. scientists say this is a serious concern. skies are gray and in some spots the ground is wet.

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the minimum wage, critics said they never factored in the cost of living ipdifferent parts of the state in different cities. sonoma would be one of them. a now the city council wants to raise the minimum wage for anybody who works in the city. now the question is this, should it include restaurant workers who wait on tables? the not so simple act of serving a customer. in the city of sonoma tonight that lies in the heart of a controversy. >> i do work two jobs. >> reporter: she hardly sees herself as a poster child for raising the minimum wage here. the mayor and vice mayor regard it as essential. >> i think it is 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. >> if you work 40 hours a week, you deserve food on the table,

health care and the ability for your family to go on vacation. >> reporter: they will make that argument tonight before the sonoma city council in proposal of accelerating ahead for the deadline for raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. restaurant owners oppose it. >> i think they are doing a feel-good policy based on a broader economic challenge. and i think they're taking the easy way out. >> reporter: president of the restaurant for all employees already make a $15 an hour minimum wage except for the service staff. cat huffman gets $12 an hour plus most of her money in tips. >> you can make $20 an hour. you can make 30 or more rrcht now restaurants want a waiver for those employees. the costs add up to a lot more than $3 an hour, they say. >> if you're at 42% labor cost your fixed costs, we are making a living.

>> reporter: all the restaurants really want, time to prepare for the mandated increase, but on the state's schedule. >> isn't this inevitable? >> so is death. doesn't mean i need it sped up. >> reporter: some restaurant servers told us the bigger issue isn't so much minimum wage as consistency of paycheck from month to month. they say there are issues with credit cards and taxes on what they own. also worth noting, the study that the city recently showed is that really they need $23 an hour. live in sonoma, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. some bay area restaurants and bars have won the prestigious grajames beard awar shorts and architecture won other eating and drinking

places. and look who was there. she was one of the presenters. one of the year's biggest fashion and charity events is underway in new york. long time vogue editor is hosting the met gala. this year's theme is camp. notes on fashion based on an essay. serena williams arrived with her husband. singer celine dion got with a pencil skirt. lady gaga with four changes on the red carpet. >> she is wearing a parachute. let's turn our attention to the weather forecast as we start another week. >> and some sprinkles out today. >> they started yesterday and

continued overnight and are lingering. here is the view right now. excuse me. still trying to recapture my voice a week after my cold is gone. these are our forecast features. we will see cloudy conditions. sunnier and milder wednesday and thursday. showers moving into the bay area again on friday. let's get the turn table out of the way and take a look at what is happening on live doppler 7. not picking up returns at the moment. there is spotty drizzle hanging around. this is the view looking at lots of low clouds over the bay. it's currently 55 degrees here in san francisco as well as san francisco in santa cruz. 60 at oakland. 64 mountain view. 66 at san jose. here is the view at central tower. you can see how low the clouds are. 57 degrees in santa rosa. napa 58. 64 in fairfield. we have low to mid 50s and 60 in livermore. and overnight we'll see a few

patches of drizzle continuing to move mainly near the coast. some could work their way inland. overnight lows will be upper 40s to low 50s. high pressure well to our northwest. low pressure center off the coast. the circulation around the low is pulling moisture down into the bay area and producing the isolated showers or drizzle that we're experiencing. so here is your 12-hour day planner for tomorrow. 7:00 a.m. we have clouds and maybe some spotty early morning drizzle. then to noon and the clouds start to break up a bit and get partial clearing. it will be mostly sunny by late afternoon and temperatures will start rising into the mid 70s and up to about 70 around the bay. look for highs around 60 at half moon bay tomorrow. 62 here in san francisco. across the bay oakland will top out. north bay and down to the south bay, as well. we may see 70 degrees or so near

free mont and palo alto. f then on friday as i mentioned we have more rain coming in. mainly light showers and this is what our forecast animation is showing us, an area of moisture mainly to our south and southeast. some of it is likely to work into the bay area. if that happens, of course, we can have more life showers or isolated drizzle similar to the pattern we have right now. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. next couple of days skies get brighter and brighter especially on wednesday. even though thursday we'll begin the day with bright skies. clouds will rapidly increase late in the day. we may see a late night shower on thursday and there could be lingering early morning showers on friday. and then a bright sunny mother's day weekend sunday. low 70s around the bay. it's just lovely. it's a boy and it's a big deal. >> where the newest member of

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frenzied speculation, the most anticipated new arrival was announced. >> it is amazing. absolutely incredible. >> reporter: the duchess of sussex delivering a baby boy, the royal family's first mixed race and first anan child. her first born son coming in at 7 pounds and 3 ounces, adding both mother and baby were doing well. of course, the towns folk in windsor had their ways of making the announcements. >> god save the queen! >> reporter: royal fans almost giddy at the news. >> hip, hip, >> reporter: first time dad prince harry to tell the world's media the happy news outside their home in windsor. >> this little thing absolutely to die for. i'm just over the moon.

>> reporter: adding that they had some time to think over names since the new baby boy kept them waiting a week past their due date. her mother has been with them the last couple of weeks and so far he said he was delighted at the news that he has a royal grand child. and a statement from the baby's new aunt and uncle, they're overjoyed and looking forward to meeting the latest addition to the family. they are expected to show off their newborn in two days time. we think they will use that moment to announce his name. for now the world breathes a sigh of relief at the happy news. >> spencer is hoping for spencer as the name. a wayward seal was found wandering in the bay area on a freeway last week. >> he survived partly based on a chp officer who is being awarded for his actions. can't find a clean restroom

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this is abc 7 news. >> it is one of the deadliest structure fires not just in the bay area but american history. the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland. on a december night a crowd of people gathered to listen to music when fire sparked. investigators never figured out why, but the flames caused the deaths of 36 people. these are their faces. >> it was just so tragic. and the trial is now underway. it has seven stages as you see here. last monday jir selectiuriy sel finished. today the prosecution began its case. laura anthony was in the courtroom as the first witness was called. >> reporter: the first witness for the prosecution was the mother of nicole siecrist.

carol began to cry and confirmed that nicole sent her a single text the night of december 22 that read i'm going to die now. >> just know that 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. >> reporter: the defense had objected to the testimony. >> it's legal that you can do that, but it is part of a strategy. they don't care about the mother. they want her to cry. they want the jury to feel her agony. >> reporter: the second witness was 27-year-old nicholas bushard who co signed the lease for the warehouse in 2013. she said he and others met to try to convince him to put in sprinklers and make other safety

upgrades. he scoffed and laughed at us he testified. he said it was too mainstream. derek liked to do things not by the books. a woman who lived at the warehouse the night of the fire talked about what it was like getting out. she describes the wall of flame and hearing faint calls for help as she ran out the front door. prosecutors revealed another former tenant died suddenly sunday afternoon. he was set to testify this week about electrical work that he had done inside the ghost ship before the fire. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> and the ghost ship trial is expected to last for months. abc 7 news is prepared to cover each day of the trial. when there are major developments we will send out breaking news alerts on the app. we have all been there. you need to use a rest room but

a clean one is nowhere to be found. >> the founder of a local company saw a problem and create ad solution that she hopes will build a better bay area. >> we sent michael finney to flush out the details. >> we have all been there. you are standing there and remember build a better mouse trap. >> reporter: she recalls jogging with her friends and needed a rest room. >> we had difficulty finding one. it started the dialogue around couldn't we use technology. >> reporter: the conversation inspired to launch good to go, an app that pin points where in san francisco you can find a clean bathroom. in less than 18 months, the app has been used 500,000 times. each of its 15 bathrooms can be located via the good to go app and all are touchless and germ free. the door swings open via remote

control using the app itself. the toilets can be flushed with the swipe of the hand. the faucets, soap, driers and the exit are all touch free. there in late 2017 a creamery in san francisco became the first to install one of the good to go bathrooms. >> having such high standards wen the bathroom, having no touching and germ free. i felt that it would be a good thing to try. >> reporter: he says he has seen a spike in business of five to ten percent since he put in the good to go bathrooms. good to go plans to expand to two cities and 60 bathrooms by the end of the year. eventually it sees itself launching nationwide within three years. san franciscan says knowing he can find a clean restroom has made a huge difference. >> the experience that users had towards rest rooms has been

changed so much. i have been using it way more than i was using it before. >> reporter: until two months ago using the app was free. now it is 99 cents per use. customers who patronize a business where a bathroom is located can use it for free. this raises questions about who gets access to clean bathrooms. in 1969 assembly woman smashed a toilet on the steps of the capitol to protest paid toilets. governor ronald reagan signed a bill banning paid toilets. >> i can't speak to what the rule may have been back then, but now the law in california is if you have a customer-facing restroom it's up to the retailer to set the policy on access. >> reporter: we spoke to the state assembly business and professionals committee and they confirmed that. i want to hear from you.

my 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday. the telephone number is -- you can reach us on my facebook page and on abc7news.com. speaking of filthy, san francisco already ranks as one of the dirtiest cities in america and now it can boast on being another dubious list when it comes to poor personal hygiene. the quality products poll asked people how often they bathe, wash sheets and change underw r underwear. san francisco was one of the five cities who did those the least often. a sad site, the body of a gray whale. we are seeing a lot of these lately. coming up next, making history at abc 7 after 70 years on the air. congratulations on 70 years of abc 7.

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here at abc 7. >> today former san francisco mayor willie brown superintendentpresented a special honor. >> on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, as directed by the current mayor of the city i announce on her behalf and on behalf of all 800,000 san franciscos whom i suspect you 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 will be canonized and you don't have to [ cheers and applause ] >> that's nice of him. >> that is nice. i think we have to pay the parking. >> we have a lot of footage from our archives posted online. you can see what it was like to be a news photographer in 1968

and go behind the scenes of reality tv in 1955. alex trebeck picked up a daytime emmy award. the 78 year old announced in march that he has advanced pancreatic cancer. he had been worried that sympathy rather than merit had something to do with the win. >> last year i was nominated and just had surgery to remove blood clots on my brain. you would think that would have elicited a certain amount of sympathy, but i d win. >> he has a great sense of humor and has been so courageous during this. you can watch jeopardy every week night at 7:00 here on abc 7 right after us here at abc 7 news at 6:00. tonight jeopardy begins a two-week teachers' tournament.

keep an eye out for a local contestant later this week to coincide with teacher appreciation week. several businesses are offering teachers deals to celebrate. we have a full list of offers on our website, abc7news.com. participating restaurants include chipotle and arby's. it's also nurse's week. thanks to all the work that you do. we have a look at deals for them, as well, on our website. now to a live look at the sea lions at san francisco's pier 39. they are just hanging out on this gray day. they did get some sun this ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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peta is honoring the california highway patrol officer who helped rescue a sea lion. it happened last tuesday. it sent the chp officer certificate. >> a ninth gray whale was found in the san francisco bay area this morning. >> there are usually five to ten cases in an entire calendar year. >> ocean beach where people are

wondering what is going on here. >> reporter: this latest dead gray whale has become quite the spectacle as you can see here along ocean beach. there have been people flocking to it taking pictures and at one time disturbingly standing on top. you can see there is a large gash on its side. we don't know whether or not this whale h h h h h boat strike. >> i figure something is going on. >> reporter: this is the ninth gray while discovered in the bay area this year. concerned and curious citizens flock to the beach to catch a glimpse. >> i thought it was real sad. what's going on? >> reporter: it's death is a cause for serious concern. >> looks like it got hit by the side of it which is really, really sad. >> reporter: the mammal center has performed nucropsies on the

other eight whales. four died from malnutrition and three from ship strikes. biologists for observed whales in poor nutrition. >> what's really going on? it getting up in the belly and the intestines. i don't get it. what's wrong? so many questions need answers. >> reporter: scientists have cited global warming as a possible cause saying warming waters and changing migratory patterns are making food scarce. >> it is important for grey whales who have one of the longest migrations. >> to put this into perspective scientists say they have found more than 30 dead gray whales along the california coast so far this year. whie many of those died because of malnutrition we don't know the cause of death for this one. hopefully there will be answers in the coming days.

look at the size of that. >> incredible. we want to turn to our weather. we have some of that rain that everyone had been talking about. >> so how much more perhaps or cloudy skies? >> just a small amount so far, but there is a small amount remaining to fall. here is a look at live doppler 7. cloudy skies will remain overnight. there is a chance of isolated drizzle mainly around the coast. tomorrow we'll see sunnier and sunnier skies as the day grows longer. high temperatures in the afternoon will range from about 60 at the coast to lower mid 70s inland. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. it will be sunnier and milder on wednesday. thursday will begin as a mainly bright day and cloudier later in the day with a slight chance of showers. mother's day weekend is looking spectacular, sunny, mild, dry. a great day to enjoy the weekend and celebrate mom. warriors in action right

now. >> a lot of people wondering what happened to steph on saturday? and will he be able to bounce back tonight? green says the key in game four

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some were with his left hand. he has the dislocated finger. bizarre game for the mvp. and that just can't happen. there is a tendency to relax. they are going to play like their lives are depending on it. i think they play with a different sense of desperation than we did. >> it's the playoffs, going to be little room for error. and the pace isn't as fast as you would think between the rockets and warriors. we will come out tonight and play. i have a feeling we will play a great game. >> today demarcusnsold espn he expects to play again. he tore his quadin game two of the first round. it is kind of hard to get back on the court.

best guess is he might return for the finals. now all the warriors have to do is just get there. two weeks after the horrific looking head injir shooarks captain says he is possible for game seven if necessary. closeout games are always the toughest. the reward for winning is not only a trip to the western conference finals, but a few extra days of rest. san jose the to come from behind to win the series. >> we have to think back to the way we felt when we were on elimination so we were desperate in game five and game six. we have to be better than we have been all series. >> the giants wrapped up a four game series in cincinnati today. a bizarreo game that featured a little bit of everything

including bees. the game was delayed because of the invasion of the bees. there was a bunch. reds outfielder playing exterminator. scoring five runs. leadoff homer on just the second pitch of the game. same result, another bomb off that gave up seven runs in an inning and two thirds. sandoval also busy. high, deep. everybody can hit it out. three-run makes it 7-4. bottom half. the pitcher hit back-to-back batters. one righty and one lefty. giants hit four batters in one inning that ties a major league record from 1893. spencer was calling that game. down 12-4. sandoval, they brought him in to pitch. five in one game.

the giants lose 12-4 and split the series. the details are out on the contract extension that wilcox received. he led the bears to a bowl game in his second year in berkeley. 1.5 34i8 yn in the five-year deal bumped up with almost 16 million guaranteed through the year 2023. you know there is flopping in soccer and then this. the under 17 european championship. the defender goes down and the referee gives a red card and an ejection. watch right here. he was barely touched. you think james harden flops a lot. he should take lessons. >> academy award. >> it's ridiculous. >> got to be a little more convincing. >> warriors trailing 20-18,

three minutes left in the first quarter. much more aggressive going to the basket and making shots. he has eight shots early on and the warriors should stop turning the ball over. >> join us tonight 9:00. we're talking sun screen, not enough and you will burn. what if you put on too much? we'll look at the risks at 9:00. an east bay community is joining forces to humanely manage the ferrell cat population. why it is working and building a better bay area in the process. >> that's all coming up later this evening. here is the lineup tonight on abc 7. at 8:00 it's the bachelorette reunion, the biggest in bachelor history ever followed by the fix at 10:00. stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> and at 11:35 you can catch jimmy kimmel live. tonight's guests include a berkeley-based chef and author

of salt, fat acid heat. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. for breaking news whenever you like on the abc 7 news app. we appreciate your time. >> for the entire abc 7 news team, have a great evening.

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