organizers and the assembly member behind a be 2179, the housing relief program that protects tenants from getting evicted until june 30 while they wait on the states aid. dan: what about people on the others i've the equation? today she spoke to a landlord who has not gotten paid for more than 20 months. reporter: in 1986, gary brought his home -- bought his home. reporter: a view of the mountains. >> i looked out this window and the woman said oh my god. it was just amazing for her to see what this was. reporter: 36 years later, his dream home is an income property, but for the past 26 months, he has not made any income. >> for over two years, i have tenants that have not paid a single dollar. reporter: gary said the couple who rented the house have a business and the wife has a stable job. yet, they refuse to pay setting

covid protection laws. >> they are very aware that they do not have to pay because i cannot affect them and that is what they are doing. they are purposely doing that to me and it hurts. reporter: how much money do they owe at this point? >> it is over 100,000. reporter: he applied for the states housing program but realized he did not qualify. his property is in alameda county. that county is running their own housing relief program with federal funding. >> i applied for that last july and nothing -- they told me they received the email in the application, but nothing ever came out of it. reporter: alameda county received $129 million to help tenants and property owners with rent. they received over 13,000 applications and so far, approved close to 6000. the east bay rental housing association says many landlords are on the verge of losing their properties as they continue to wait for the state or their

county for help. >> they are getting out of business because it is too complicated. and restrictive. restrictive to run the business. reporter: as for gary, he does not know how much longer he can hold onto his dream property. >> well, basically zeroed out at this point. i have $50 in my savings account. so i have a big problem. i just paid for my real estate taxes and my mortgage payments. everything is paid, so i am clear through april, but then may, i am going to have to give up -- i'm going to have to borrow some money. reporter: the housing director for alameda county says they are running out of money and will not be able to help everyone, even if they qualify. she says they are now prioritizing small property owners and tenants who may be on the verge of homelessness. property owners like gary, she says there tenants don't pay them, they are going to have to take them to court. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. dan: what's update you on the

pandemic headlines worldwide, cases and deaths are both down for the second week in a row. that is according to the world health organization. today a panel of fda advisers met to discuss booster shots and how to handle future variants. no recommendations were voted on. attorney general merrick portland has tested positive. -- merrick garland. he does not have symptoms but asked to be tested after learning he might've been exposed to someone with covid. he is positive in fact. today our 3:00 p.m. program, getting answers, we spoke live with ucsf's dr. monica gandhi about whether we should shift into more of an endemic attitude, treating covid like a health risk that we just live with similar to the flu. other countries have done that. >> the u.k. has gone to what they call endemic management and they mean it. they mean no -- even if you are sick with covid, if you have symptoms, stay home, but there is no standard time of isolation. you don't even have to tell somebody you got covid, so i

think it is an important distinction. we are not there yet in this country. the u.k. has gone full on endemic, denmark has too. we are not there yet. dan: while some places are relaxing rules, others are still strictly regulating activities as we've seen throughout the pandemic. there is no one-size-fits-all answer. ama: can you believe this weather? and it's only going to get warmer print let's k live look outside at today's pitiful conditions. this is the view from our camera top looking over san francisco. abc 7 meteorologist is here. how warm did we get today? sandhya: warm enough for you to notice. let me show you the high temperatures for today. 89 degrees in fairfield. it was pretty warm in santa rosa. 87, 80 five in san jose. downtown oakland, 79 degrees. 77 degrees and half moon bay. i want to sugar the temperatures right now. you're starting to notice the sea breeze kick in around half moon bay were instructed 64, many other areas are in the 70's

and 80's. beach hazard statement remains up for the coastline, so in case you're thinking let me head to the coast to enjoy a little bit of a break from the warmth, just watch out because those large breakers are bringing the risk of recurrence as you go hour-by-hour. here is where you can expect relief. not exactly at 7:00 but by the time we headed to 9:00 p.m. those temperatures are dropping off into the 50's and 60's. i will show you how much cooler by morning and how hot tomorrow, coming up. dan: thanks very much. development, sacramento police say it has become increasingly clear that gang violence is at the center of sunday mornings deadly mass shooting. police say they have identified at least five shooters. among two groups of men responsible for the gun violence that took six lives and left 12 people wounded. police credit some of the new evidence to video and photographs sent in by the public. >> you received close to 200 videos submitted through our qr code portals. and i would like to continue to

ask the community to share those videos with us. dan: police say they have arrested three men on gun charges in connection to their investigation so far. police have not arrested anyone for crimes directly related to the shooting themselves. meantime, a memorial at the side of the shooting on k street in downtown sacramento continues to grow. it features photos of the six victims, three men and three women, ages 21 through 57. in the wake of this terrible tragedy, the mayor of sacramento and state legislators joined advocacy groups to call for more investments in crime prevention and healing services for victims. abc 7 news reporter karina nova is in the newsroom with more on that plan. karina: it's been three days since the deadly shooting in sacramento but a budget proposal that has been six months in the making is now an urgent push to invest in crime prevention. community leaders, legislators, crime victims, the aclu and the mayor of san francisco -- sacramento rather all spoke

today after the devastating shooting that took the lives of six people sunday. violence and preventing similar crimes is top of mind. the mayor of sacramento says action is needed now that can prevent future deadly incidents. mary darrell says it is time -- mayor darrell says it's time to address the issue at its core by helping people who turn to violence. >> long before the trauma in my community last sunday, i am tired of forsaking people. i am tired of pretending that we care about those who have fallen on hard times or maybe have done something wrong and paid their price. that they do not get another chance to actually succeed and do the right thing here in society. let's take this money and let's put it to good use. karina: the request today is to fund programs that leaders say would address the root cause of crime and focus on preventing

mass incarceration. the $3 billion in funding would go to statewide resources that would tackle rehabilitation, substance abuse, mental health treatment and housing. in the newsroom, karina nova, abc 7 news. dan: before you go, part of this money would also karina: help kids, right? karina:that's right. none of the speakers dan, today, you talked about growing up surrounded by violence as a child, which eventually led him down the same path and into prison. the proposed budget today is also targeting kids who are in that cycle of violence. and those who may join gangs, part of the money would go toward youth programs and committees. dan: ok. thanks. ama: the family of a 13 euro boy says he was racially profiled by san francisco police officer mistakenly detained right outside of his school. they filed a claim against the city and county of san francisco. abc 7 news reporter melanie road -- woodrow has a story. >> never in a million years did i think that something like this would happen with him coming out

of school. melanie: dolores says the san francisco police sergeant detained her seven-year-old desecrates on as he left this school for a crime he did not commit. >> are black and brown children do not deserve this and it really needs to stop. reporter: attorney john burris says the 13-year-old was racially profiled by police sergeant as he was getting into his tutors car after school. >> there was no legitimate basis to stop this young man, only that he was black and african-american. that in and of itself is not enough. reporter: according to him, school employees told the sergeant the student was in school all day. the sergeant claimed he fit the description of a suspect. which included black pants, a black hoodie and red shoes. he says the 13-year-old was wearing black shoes with red shoelaces. michael coleman says his son has had nightmares since the interaction. >> it is does not even want tor the pair of shoes that he had on that day anymore. reporter: the san francisco police department referred abc 7

news to the city attorney's office. an emailed statement a spokesperson for the city attorney's office said quote the city strives to foster trust between law enforcement and local communities. we will review the claim and respond appropriately. in a statement, the san francisco police officers association said in part quote san francisco police officers focus on behavior and suspect descriptions when they make stops or detain people. the fact that this happened to a teenager is not relevant to the crimes we are trying to solve. the school said -- sent families a message calling the incident disturbing and sing the student did nothing wrong to also that the school filed a complaint with the san francisco police department. the coleman family says they are looking at schools with her son and the north bay. in san francisco, l.a. woodrow, abc 7 news. dan: this may be one of the toughest times ever if you are trying to bible estate in the bay, but there is hope even for -- trying to buy real estate. there is hope even for first-time buyers. >> we have a zero admission home. ama: call him a climate hero.

he is hoping to build a better bay area. dan: have you ever gotten a text from yourself? it is spam and it is a scam. 7 on your side's michael finney will expand why it is happ

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dan: stocks dropped again today after investors saw the minutes from the federal reserve's march meeting. the central bank indicated it is likely to raise interest rates to half a percent in half a percent increments instead of quarter percent increments. investors fear the fed may raise rates too quickly and leave the economy in recession. that is the concern today.

the dow dropped 144 points, ending just under 34,500. the nasdaq lost 315 and the s&p was down by about 44 toward cash. housing is one of the biggest issues bay area residents face. the challenges of buying a home are not going away anytime soon for the middle class. but while things are tough for middle income earners, some experts are urging them not to give up just yet. abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes expense. >> i have never owned a home, my wife never owned a home. nobody in her family has ever owned a home. zach: that wasn't till a few weeks ago when they bought this san jose townhouse. getting into their home took years. they fall into the middle income category. those who earn between 80 to 165,000 a year according to a new uc berkeley study that found there is a lack of entry-level homes available for people in that range. >> that is the biggest challenge buyers are facing right now is that there is just not enough homes out there.

zach: she is a realtor who helped them get into their new home, though she says the challenges outlined in studies like the uc berkeley one do exist, there is hope for the average first-time homebuyer. it does take work and time. it was a two-year process for them. >> in the first year, he got his credit up. they got preapproved. after they got preapproved, it only took three weeks, believe it or not. zach: there is a proposal in the state capital that calls for the construction of more homes and down payment assistance programs. in the meantime, homebuyers should not lose hope. >> there is a breath of opportunity within a marketplace trade we live in a very hard community here. zach: he owns real estate agency next stage lifestyle and says the time between january and april sees fewer homes on the market but changes usually come in the summer. >> summertime and the end of summer time, fall, things start slowing down. there are less buyers out purchasing and there tends to be a bulk of homes that are listed

in the summertime. zach: he says it is critical for potential homebuyers to do their homework and find an agent to help give guidance. for jim, the work he has done has been life-changing. >> owning a home is cool. it's ours. it was a huge deal. zach: zach fuentes, abc 7 news. ama: all right, let's turn to this heat up. dan: it is coming big time. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it for us. sandhya: forget about spring. it like summer. it's only going to get hotter tomorrow, believe it or not so the word for today, warm. tomorrow, we're going to go with hot for many areas. i'll show you what's bringing the heat, a strong ridge of high pressure that is in control of our weather with the offshore winds. we are getting that arm and compared to 24 hours ago, -- that warmth. of 13 degrees in santa rosa, san jose, 17 degrees warmer in san francisco. humidity values with the offshore winds running low, so this is why we are concerned

about fire danger, but the good thing is we do have a little bit of moisture in our vegetation from the rain that we had in the last few months. so this could be worse if it was july. 12%, 16% livermore. always a good idea to remain vigilant. tomorrow morning temperatures start out in the comfort zone pretty quickly at noon time you are in the 70's and 80's and this is not where your temperatures end up. here is a live view from the golden gate bridge camera. it's nice to have that breeze right now as we head into tomorrow. we're looking at the potential for a few cities breaking records or tying them. santa rosa, 91, 87 oakland and livermore 92 degrees. many of these records were set back in april of 1989. and some of these cities will likely hit their record, so take a look at this beautiful view from our tower camera as we look towards the marin headlands. clear skies. 71 in the city, 75 in oakland, a beautiful evening to step outside. 82 san jose, 60 force half moon

bay. clear skies, 84 in santa rosa. 77 petaluma and look at this, visitors not wearing this lecture it's like they normally would in the summertime. it is short sleeve weather as we look from pier 39 right now. dekes tomorrow and records are likely cooler coast and bay on friday. warm inland but it will be sharply cooler and when you're this weekend, so get ready for major changes to your high clouds tomorrow morning, 40's, 50's on this temperatures. quickly those numbers will soar in the south bay. 92 and south -- san jose. gilroy on the peninsula 89 palo alto, 80 six san mateo, 80 degrees and half moon bay. downtown san francisco 83 degrees, well above average. 79 in daly city. north bay temperatures low 90's for calistoga, santa rosa 88, san rafael and the east bay 87, oakland, 90 in fremont, so it's going to be well above where you should be. stay hydrated in the inland east bay. 91 concord, 92 degrees in livermore.

seven day forecast records are likely tomorrow. cooling begins on friday. even though you do not notice it inland, it is a sharp drop in those temperatures as we hit the weekend and the sea breeze comes in and then a level 1 storm bringing us wet, windy and colder weather monday. so you really are going to see genetic drop in those temperatures by then and then we will slowly see those temperatures come back up tuesday and wednesday. a ama: we ama: will need that drop. thank you. earth day is coming up in two weeks but we are observing earth month all throughout april. addressing climate change and the environmental issues are key pillars of building a better bay area. one aspect is putting the spotlight on climate heroes, people committed to expanding awareness of climate challenges and solutions. abc seven news reporter david lui has the story. david: when you visit this home, it's no surprise he has an electric vehicle parked in the garage. he did that 10 years ago. he had added 15 solar panels install a decade ago.

he was influenced after seeing an inconvenient truth by al gore in 2006. daughter shelley was nine at the time, sonny gareth was six years old. >> it's going to be too late for them to be part of the solution grid whether i liked it or not, the adults of today, people like myself would have to be the ones that would take action. reporter: that led to leaving a successful career in multicultural advertising and switching to the solar industry. >> i realized i had to quit my job and quit my career to try to find a new path forward that would be part of the solution. reporter: he went to chicago to be trained by al gore personally to give climate change presentations. his volunteer efforts earned him a national green award for giving 133 presentations and 40 cities and five countries. he also cofounded the climate reality bay area chatter, which has grown to 1500 members. >> it's a long-term problem and we need more and more people to get up at any time, whatever the motivation is, everybody is welcome. to be part of the solution.

reporter: he is influenced the two sons of dr. chan and her late husband to become climate advocates. >> we have been very supportive of our efforts and speaking in town council meetings and board of supervisors meetings to advocate for climate policies in our community's. reporter: they also lead by example at home, to address fossil fuel carbon emissions. >> in just 40 five days, i actually converted and retrofitted my entire home to take out all of my gas appliances and use high-efficiency electric pump appliances and save money and have now today a zero emission home. reporter: one person can make a difference. >> he is the best case example of really how to be a leader. and how to know how to motivate people to work with you and bring many hands forward to have a more positive and more significant impact. reporter: he is building a

better bay area by being a climate hero. in lafayette, david lui, abc 7 news. dan: awesome. what is considered fun for son can turn out to be deadly for others. tonight, see how t large out-of-state corporations have set their sights on california. they've written a ballot proposal to allow online sports betting. they tell us it will fund programs for the homeless, but read the fine print. 90% of the profits go to out-of-state corporations, leaving almost nothing for the homeless. no real jobs are created here. but the promise between our state and our sovereign tribes would be broken forever. these out-of-state corporations don't care about california. but we do. stand with us.

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another use as an inhalant drug and santa clara leaders want the public to be aware of the damage. reporter dustin dorsey explains how a member of the community is leading the charge against whippets. reporter: drug use has been blamed for destroying families across the bay area and you may not know about the drug use until it impacts someone you know or love. that was the case for deanna and whippets. >> many kids think that it is safe, so, they are looking for a high that they think is safe. it's not safe. so they are fooled by it and it is addictive. reporter: they are canisters of nitrous oxide used for making wood cream. it's a legally -- if illegally huffed, it can cause damage or death. people have been using it for decades. >> it's a larger issue than people realize. reporter: they brought the issue to santa clara county. now south bay leaders are working together to curb the issues this drug can cause. >> a number of people try to push initiatives through the state and they have been

unsuccessful. i think what it means is cities across the state, parents across the state, and even young people across the state have to lean in so we can have some restrictions that are much more safe. reporter: while the canisters are legal to purchase for cooking purchases, smoke shop seldom so city leaders want to educate the public and crackdown on where they are sold. >> most bakers are not going to vapes shops to get their with cream canisters. and that is really why we need to close this, all because places that are selling inhalants should not be selling nitrous oxide. it is not a safe inhalants. reporter: police will work with leaders on inspections of where they are sold to address the issues of illegal distribution. in the southbay, dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. dan: coming up next, you could call it a good news bad news situation. we're talking about the drug crisis in san francisco and one drug in particular. ama: also ahead, the multimillion dol

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solutions. this is abc 7 news dan: 1870 five lives lost not to covid, but to drug overdoses and san francisco last january through this february. ama: that is more than double the number of covid deaths in the city. dan: tonight abc reporter stephanie sierra looks into the drug killing people on our streets. >> this reporter: reporter: is our standard bedroom. jack is the program director at marina harvard detox, a substance abuse rehab facility in san francisco. in just the past few years he has lost a dozen friends across the bay to fentanyl. >> employees hear that come up to me every day say i have another funeral to attend to, do you mind if i get today off work? it's like oh my gosh, you know, that is what reporter: were up against. it's a dark reality that pushed a group of moms to shine a spotlight on. they funded this 25 thousand dollar billboard at union square. >> famous the world over for our brains, beauty and now dirt cheap fentanyl. reporter: what is your reaction to that?

>> finally. finally, somebody is saying what is really going on. reporter: the highly addictive synthetic opioid also called fent is destroying lives on our streets. according to the san francisco medical examiner's office, there were 645 accidental overdose deaths last. around 74% were due to fentanyl. close to 60% of those deaths happen in three neighborhoods. the tenderloin, nob hill and soma. most of the victims are men. >> incredibly lethal, so a tiny little bit kills. reporter: dr. anna is the director of the stanford addiction medicine clinic at she says fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin and is being added to every drug sold on the street, including nx, marijuana and other counterfeit opioids like oxycontin. >> people think they are taking a xanax or oxycontin and in fact are taking a combination of

different drugs, including fentanyl. reporter: the city a lot of $510 million this year for behavioral health programs to address issues like the drug crisis. but if you ask her, the city needs to do more. just in the past two years, he has seen a 50% increase in patients addicted to fentanyl. many of those admitted to his facility did not even know it. >> i don't think people realize what we're up against. there's not a drug in the tenderloin right now that is untouched by spent all. reporter: in san francisco, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. ama: an update on a story we shared with you monday could oakland police have found a wedding dress and a stolen car it was in. on march 27, the oakland woman who owns that car was attacked. surveillance video shows what happened. she had her friend's new wedding dress in the car and was devastated to have lost such a special item. today, police confirmed they found the car, though they will not say where. the dress was still there and is being returned to the owner. dan: let's move to the latest on russia's war in ukraine.

ukrainian forces claim they have uncovered even more atrocities committed at the hands of russian troops and there is a desperate effort now to evacuate civilians from cities under siege. abc news reporter ike is in washington with the latest. ike: today, brutal images coming out of ukraine. the ukrainian governor releasing photos which she says show an attack on a school. ukrainian officials say the building was acting as a humanitarian aid center. info chuck, the british mastery of defense confirming the bodies of ukrainian civilians were on the ground for 10 days before russian troops who controlled the area left the city. today, a sign of support from the pope, kissing a ukrainian flag from bucha. a 53-year-old man telling abc's james longman russian forces made all the men go outside and check their papers. anyone under 50 was shot dead. his friends were killed in front of his eyes. >> your 53. so you made it by three years.

reporter: in the port city of mariupol which has been shelled repeatedly, about 160,000 residents are still trapped in the city without electricity, communications, medicine, heat or water. the russian military is not allowing humanitarian aid convoys into the city. the red cross saying it did transport 500 civilians who fled on their own. the u.n. says close to 1500 ukrainian civilians have been killed with almost 2200 others wounded. the white house will levy new sanctions against russia that will further isolate the russian economy, making it more difficult for russian president vladimir putin to fund his war. it will ban a new investments in russia, increased sanctions on major russian financial institutions, and target government officials and their family members. >> russia wanted to take ukraine's capital city kyiv and topple its democracy. today, kyiv still stands and that government still presides. this fight is far from over. reporter: we are now learning

the u.s. will send another $100 million in anti-tech missiles to the ukraine. this latest delivery means the u.s. has sent more than 1.7 billion dollars in security assistance to ukraine since russia invaded the country. ike, abc news washington. dan: now if you want to help the people of ukraine, we have put together a full list of verified groups and nonprofits sending donations and supplies to refugees. it's on our website, abc 7 news.com take action. ama: some stanford students are going the extra mile to support ukraine. they are sending millions of dollars with the medical supplies to the war-torn country. as abc 7 news reporter taryn campbell found they are not done yet. taryn: 3.5 million dollars of medical supplies being loaded on a plane in seattle bound for poland, thanks for the work of roughly 40 stanford students. helping lead the way. >> like a snowball, little by

little, with all of the help and all of the supporters here in stanford, this is a huge humanitarian mission. reporter: it all started with one medical student, josh. the young navy that was ready to packed suitcases full of medical supplies, but it quickly turned into more. >> this whole mission was born in our minds. we were like wide don't -- what with them and ourselves to suitcases? why don't we use our stanford network? reporter: students started tapping their contacts from former employers to major foundations. josh making his way to poland to help with the delivery. >> and landed around midnight and spent the entire night loading of the trucks. reporter: from there, they drove, crossing the border into ukraine and dropping supplies off. >> it was really just a completion of a herculean effort that our entire team completed and it was ensuring the delivery of the supplies that we had gathered.

these donations. reporter: these stanford students are not stopping at a single shipment. they have a number of projects on the go to get immediate help to the people of ukraine. >> there is another plane on april 11 and we are working with other ngos to make sure that all supplies that are available right now are going on that plan. reporter: they've also started another fundraiser for more humanitarian aid. >> very motivating to continue the effort, because they are of the mind we will fight. we just need help. reporter: as for kate, she has no plans to slow her efforts in helping her homeland. >> every day i think it could not get worse. but then, you see the news and it happens they cannot even imagine. reporter: tara campbell, abc 7 news. dan: there is a brand-new text scam and it's less than two weeks old. hang around and i'll tell you all about it.

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dan: if you are like most people you've probably seen a growing number of spam texts coming across your phone. 7 on your side's michael finney is here to explain what you need to watch out for. michael: a huge problem. it seems really bad right now.

over the past week, searches for the terms of spam text have spiked significantly. let me show you what is behind that surge. like most of us, john has had an increase in the number of spam texts he has been getting pretty he ignores most of them, but this one supposedly from a friend he knew ask him to buy $400 worth of google play cards for a local civic group. >> it looks legitimate, sounded legitimate and it's the kind of thing that we would possibly do. michael: his wife was going to safeway anyway, so he asked her to purchase the gift cards. she did. great, the spammer texted, gently peel or scratch the label of the back of the cards and send me clear pictures of each card and a picture of the receipt two. >> at that point, i went this is a fake. this is a scam here. michael: beware of anyone asking you to purchase gift, cryptocurrency or to use a

payment cap. these kinds of transactions are hard to trace and do not offer the legal protections of a credit card. the texts john received in person. many more pretend to be from a business. the federal trade commission reports that spam texts supposedly from a business have billed taxpayers out of $5 billion this year just through march 21. here is lois. >> we've done reports of the increase in amazon impersonation scams coming in by text and other medium. michael: the latest scam began just more than a week ago and pretends to be from verizon. offering you a free gift for paying your bill. at the same time, google searches for the term spam text spiked. >> so, just in the first day i think last monday, we saw 5000 complaints in the first hour of those text messages starting to get sent out. michael: julia of the spam

filter out robo killer says gamers are doing spoofing to send you text from your own number. here are tips she and the fcc released. the cautious about giving out your phone number. watch for strange looking urls, do not click on them. beware of misspellings. forward spell -- spam text for the to the ftc to spam at you ce.gov. into your phone company. if a text is unexpected, ignore it. these scams are nothing new. >> yes, all given new life by the internet and yet another rebirth through iphones and android devices. michael: as for john, we brought his case to safeway and they gave him a refund for his google play purchases. >> you got their attention and got my money back, so i was smiling. michael: so where we. more people choosing not to answer the phones, scammers are

turning to texts. the ftc says young people are more likely to get scammed and seniors who get scanned lose more money. verizon is telling us it has been able to block the verizon spam text from getting through, so there is some good news. i want to hear from you. send me your stories about buying a home, a car, paying off a loan, anything that has to do with money. i want to hear about both your triumphs and frustrations. go to abc7news.com/7 on your side to share them. so we caught that one within two weeks. seven or eight days really. eight or nine days. but there will be another one. dan: now that they are getting wise to texts, they're going to drop out of the sky. thank you, michael, very much. >> warm weather today and even warmer temperatures tomorrow. sandia shows you how hot it will get wh

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they've written a ballot proposal to allow online sports betting. they tell us it will fund programs for the homeless, but read the fine print. 90% of the profits go to out-of-state corporations, leaving almost nothing for the homeless. no real jobs are created here. but the promise between our state and our sovereign tribes would be broken forever. these out-of-state corporations don't care about california. but we do. stand with us. junk sleep is a slippery slope, america. what'll it be? i'm good. how are you? go see the sleep experts at mattress firm. they train over 200 hours to find the perfect mattress for you. unjunk your slep at mattress fir. ama: warming temperatures and conditions have firefighters clearing vegetation ahead of summer. they're working on steep terrain, decreasing the risk of fire danger. this is not dealing pathway they are clearing.

as part of the fire boundary program, they are creating a path in the fire service for people for diverse backgrounds. >> as a community, as well as people in underserved communities. ama: the program offers community members education, housing and guidance for careers in the fire service and public safety. it even offers recruits a paycheck. the program comes as the drought continues and more firefighters are needed to battle wildfires. dan: of course, what we need is more rain. we don't have much time left but there is a chance of some coming up. ama: that is nice to hear. sandhya: absolutely. that is coming on monday, so before we get to that, let's talk about the air quality. good right now for most areas although we do have a few pockets of moderate air quality in san jose and ukiah and it is only going to deteriorate. a live view that is beautiful from the east bay hills camera. moderate air quality is the key builds, so thursday and friday

not looking great. temperatures in the 90's inland. you'll notice 90's and 80's along the bay. pretty warm for the coast and bay as well but here is the good news. friday the cooling starts. you will not feel it in when so much but saturday you will notice and sunday you will notice as well. it's going to be a dramatic drop in temperatures. it is a roller coaster ride. as you look, you're live doppler 7 not showing rain. that will be changing on monday. we have a system coming in. it will be a polar system bringing the potential for crs now. we'll take it at this point in the game. the accuweather 7 day forecast, likely records tomorrow. cooling trend on friday really hits over the weekend. wind will come up and a level 1 storm for monday before we dry it out midweek. dan: ok for thank you very much. onto sports. director larry beil. we are hanging in there but you've got others to talk about. larry: and tiger as well. two superstars per while we wait for stuff return, the warriors

getting set for their final home game. all of the corded practice. a cuteness alert, coming

i'm 53, but in my mind i'm still 35. that's why i take osteo bi-flex, to keep me moving the way i was made to. it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. osteo bi-flex. available at your local retailer and club. >> now abc 7 sports with larry beil. larry: where is going set for the final game of the regular season tomorrow night hosting the dreadful lakers who are going to miss the players somehow someway. trying to hang onto the three seed in the west.

quick clips of a bootless steph curry. that is the way we like him, bootless. working on a return for game one of the playoffs. trayvon junior and stole the show helping his data and drills, also battling for rebounds just like his father. look at the low post there, boxing out. dj was so fired up i think he might've gotten teed up just like dad. later, steve kerr offered the latest on steph curry's progress. >> we practiced on one side of the court. one court and he had his shooting in on the other court. for most people, he is moving and came out yesterday really well. and he seems to be doing well today too. larry: positive news. interesting comments from lebron james on his show the shop. after spending the season with russell westbrook, who was the one guy will bond would love to team up with? steph curry -- lebron. who brushed off lebron's comments on the radio and 90 57 again. >> steph curry is the one i would play with today in today's

game. >> when he got out his card, you better guard him from the moment he pulls up to the arena. >> he got his wish. he was the captain. he's been the last two all-star games, so i don't know if that suffices. but i'm good right now. larry: steph curry was referring to the all-star game. i'm sure if lebron wanted to play for the minimum, may be the warriors could squeeze him and down the road. meanwhile, tiger woods is set to tee off in the masters tomorrow at precisely 7:34 a.m. california time. you can watch round one on espn and espn plus which has a ton of golf. par 3 contest before the rains came. the pond. look at this, dan. skipping the ball and one out of three shots actually end up on the green. jason coker khan the fourth hole on the green and rolling, rolling, rolling. hole-in-one. nice. like we're with the birdie putt on the first poll, nick doing

his best curling impersonation. let's help it along pretty he's sweeping, he's sleeping, he's sleeping and perfect. we're an mckenzie tied at the par 3 victory at four under. the winner of the par 3 has never won the masters, so baseball season starts tomorrow. the giants and a is open on friday. days in philadelphia while the giants will host the marlins. the mascots from both teams, seal and stomper together at the plaza in san francisco, taking part. this was put on by major league baseball. they call it on the road to opening day and a couple of legends turning out. giants great jeffrey hackman and pitch for both the a's and giants. >> this is something i enjoy doing, mingling and meeting people. luckily for me, i have been playing for the a's and giants. the a's fans, the giants fans. i got the best of both worlds. >> 20 thing of all the different sports, baseball has the greatest, most important

opening day of all of them. this feels a gorilla opening day and it is going to be fantastic. larry: finally, kate popstar bam bam will perform at halftime at tomorrow's warriors lakers game. today, he met adoring fans outside chase center. look at this crowd. 50 lucky fans got to meet bam bam and they took selfies with him. outside for myself he. anyway, again, we were rocking some and them in the sports department. and well, no he could sing clearly to your he sings in english. i did not realize that. i thought it would be korean. anyway, he's good. dan: he is huge. larry: his fan base is just gigantic. you cannot even describe it. dan: really rabid fans. thanks, larry. ama: tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, the kardashians and abc news special followed at 9:00 by the wonder years and home economics. a million little things on it 10

and stay with us for abc7news 11. remember, abc7news is to make way for seven pretty get the bay area out and join us whenever you want, whenever you are. that is it for this edition of abc7news. thank you for joining a street i'm ama daetz. dan: and i am dan ashley could all of us appreciate your time. have a nice season and then we'll see you again -- have a nice evening and will see you again for abc7news.

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