>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is acadia. -- kgo. >> that woman's call led police to the baby nearly a full day after he was reported as kidnapped. we have live coverage with zach fuentes. >> we are just across the street from regional medical center in san jose. this is 12 minutes away from where that baby was reported missing. she saw that van and recognized it based on the description.

she was too shaken up to speak on camera but her boss says she is very happy to have had some kind of role in the resolution of this 20 hour search. >> it was just after one on monday afternoon. police say the baby was taken from the san jose apartment by a man who was seen walking with the baby carrier. that led to a massive search for the baby that led to the fbi. the response -- three suspects have led to this nursing home. >> what transpired this morning was one of my employees that works here felt a little bit suspicious and saw something out of character. >> she saw this man, a silver 2011 nissan quest. california patrol tweeted out a description and license of the van.

it is unknown why they have had this breakdown in communication. this is what led that employee did notice the van. she was there just after she called police. >> she saw something was a little out of place. the police department did show up. both the front and the back but the -- they went to the alleged suspects house. >> maria alvarado says that she lives just under home that police invaded. she said that she was so shocked to hear such a commotion outside her home. she says they had the boy right there this time. at least five officers were seen

carrying evidence from that home. they did say that three suspects include the man seen in the surveillance video. a woman with the child's grandmother is also being detained. police had the initial investigation shows the link between the family and the suspects. just after the team cleared, we went to that home that police invaded to see if there was someone there to speak. there was a man who said he had just gotten home. he said to check back later. we did check back with him in the last hour. he is not there and we still have not heard back from him. that baby is home safe with his mother. >> that is what matters here. dustin dorsey continues the team coverage. he is live in san jose.

>> baby brandon is home safe this evening. i can only imagine the relief there. >> we are just here a few miles away from where you just saw zach and every single time a neighbor came by, we got to tell him the good news. you could hear the relief in their voice. it is just great news. just less than 24 hours after he went missing yesterday. the colors park neighborhood was horrified to learn this news. that brandon was missing and he was kidnapped. a man took the child and was assumed gone. police believe that is one of the few people in custody. not even a photo later, neighbors woke up to the much needed good news that young baby brandon was found safe.

>> we were up all night talking about how it happened. this was just like turn the news on. just relieved and overwhelmed for sure. >> we found out it was a kidnapping. a three month old. i could not imagine. my heart when in sync. it ran into anxiety. i could not keep my mind off of it. quick super early for the mom, the family. glad he was found safe with a short amount of time. welcome home baby brandon. >> absolutely, welcome home. i can only imagine what mother and son are feeling. we have been here all day long. she is asking for privacy at

this time. we are thankful the two of them are united at this time. >> no question about that. when news broke that the baby had been found, we sent out word so that you would be the first to know. download the app. you can customize the alerts for the place you're most interested in. >> new details that they are threatening to shoot staff. lamar was charged with two counts of felonyd. last thursday's threat was brutal -- was related to a student for threatening behavior. a new report says acts of violence against jewish americans rose to an all-time high. an audit released by the anti-defamation league shows a

record -- it is a 34% increase. california saw 27% increase. officials say they don't know the motivation for the rise in anti-semitic activity but the records show a deeply troubling indicator of larger societal fissures. >> now to the emergency use authorization for a booster dose for kids five to 11 years of age. they hope to share additional data on a vaccine for kids under five in the coming weeks. americans who have not had covid are now in the minority. at least three in every five americans have antibodies think -- indicating a prior infection. it also estimates to be out of

every four children have been infected. covid-19 cases are increasing throughout the bay area. the majority of the region has high community transmission. >> he is not worried even though covid cases throughout the bay area have been increasing. to understand the extent of this new wave of covid-19 transition in the bay area we have to talk about the numbers. this map was data collected. there are high levels of community transmission. one of those counties is marin county. >> we are looking at our case

counts. about 70 on average per day. if you look back at the delta search, the peak of the delta search was about 50 cases per day on average. >> the last time marin county for stressors like this was december. but now the public health officer is not worried. they say hospitalizations are not going up. >> right now, we have about six people in the hospital. >> why are they in the red? people gathering again and something else. quest the fact that we may have less natural immunity means we may have less risk.

>> san francisco has seen about 200 covid cases per day. the chief of emergency medicine general hospital believes that number is even higher. >> of san francisco has seen a steady case rate due to the subvariant that is even more transmissible. this is for people who are up-to-date on their vaccinations. san francisco reports 33 people are hospitalized right now with covid. >> day three and four are generally the worst. you can only describe it as

feeling friday and then they start to get better by day five and then they are almost feeling like they're back to normal again. maybe a little more fatigued than usual. >> he is not planning to bring back the mask mandate despite marin county reporting seven cases per day. he says the community is vaccinated and boosted. everyone has to weigh the risks. >> thank you so much. we learned that vice president kamala harris has covid-19. she tweeted that she has no symptoms and will continue to follow cdc guidelines. she is grateful to be both vaccinated and boosted. they are taking the covid antiviral pill, a decision after consulting with her doctors. >> coming up, water cutbacks in the east bay. the reductions customers will have to make to avoid fines.

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>> two companies face a lawsuit that says they made treasure island a dumping ground. accusing the companies of illegally dumping several tons of soil on treasure island. the city says it's been $200,000 removing and testing material dumped at the site in may of 2018. -- 2019. a man who answered the phone for tiktok trucking would not comment on the suit. ? cutbacks have become mandatory. east bay mud declared a doubt -- declared a drought emergency. it will require its 1.4 million customers to reduce water usage by 10%. those who go over well face a penalty and a surcharge. the district considered a 50% reduction but east bay mud plans

on revisiting the number in november. we will see where we are them. what a reduction had not been voluntarily done since april of last year. >> april is earth month and with the focus usually on the negative impacts of climate change, we are shifting to the positive. >> we have a special four-part look now at bay area solutions that are already working. joining us with part two. >> these projects are being singled out by bay area environmental research groups. one example they are honing in on is a valley that could become a key water resource. >> when you are flying over the sweeping green, coyote valley can seem a world away from the urban core of santa clara valley but when it comes to water, it is connected in ways that are becoming increasingly important in the face of drought and climate change.

>> absolutely. a great model for what could be done around the state. quest we have the open space that helped secure land in the northern part of the valley. he says the area is a key resource for both natural flow control and recharging the clinical groundwater aquifers which connects to basins in the santa clara valley. reviews showed the flooded watershed gathered at the valley low point during the rainy season which allows floodwater to spread during big storm events. it also allows a recharge the aquifer that connects to the water source in the south bay. >> the surrounding area has been at the center of long-running land-use battle with some landowners arguing for development. other local farm owners believe the restoration can work for growers. >> i think it is very important and i think we should balance

and try to protect the water and share the water but not use too much. >> this is fisher creek. >> restoration work has already begun at nearby creek. young volunteers help to the banks. landgraf says the team hopes to ultimately restore the natural connection to the floodplain. >> that is right. we are bringing it back to how nature wanted to be so nature could help us be more resilient to climate change. >> they say it is an evolving concept of water management that they provide lessons for other areas as well, working with the natural infrastructure to restore the areas once by the full groundwater basins. >> tomorrow, we will be looking at the project they are highlighting in san francisco. we will look at the benefits of water conservation even if they don't have the resources to own their own homes. >> thank you so much. public comment is still going at

this hour over a plan to make jfk drive in san francisco permanently car free. the debate started around 9:30. supervisors are expected to eventually vote in favor of the proposal. people who have chimed in have shown support for the closure. san francisco closed out shortly after start -- closely -- closed at shortly after the start of the pandemic. >> first time program in san francisco marking the futures of students is at its 10th anniversary. >> this $11 million saved means there have been millions of conversations in every household these students live and about their possibility of going to college. that is the purpose of this program. >> city and state leaders gather to celebrate their kindergarten to college program and create a college savings account with a

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>> the bay bridge series is back. the athletics are in san francisco to take on the giants. the first page is at 6:45. >> they are coming off the went sunday and the giants are on a four-game winning streak. the second bay bridge series will be in august at the coliseum. >> those curveballs make her a little bit more. >> getting blown around.

>> they are pros. they can play in the wind. i want to show you alive picture right now from the roof camera here. you can see the flags are unfurled. it was definitely windy. 57° for first pitch, last page, 54, grab a jacket if you are going when the giants take on the athletics. it will be a windy one and a cool one. they do have an airport weather warning until 10:00 p.m. tonight. 29 mile per hour gusts. it is an onshore wind, dropping our temperatures up to 10° cooler in livermore compared to 24 hours ago. the cold front came through, a dry front for the bay area. the wind is picking up behind it and it did bring in a cooler air mass. there is a live view from the camera. most areas it was moderate earlier. 58 in san francisco.

let's mid 50's in oakland and san jose. you can see this clearly here. 73° in santa rosa and fairfield. mild in concord at 70°. get used to views like this. it is really shaky views and gusty winds. the gusty pattern remains with us over the next few days. the wind will use friday. it is going to be warmer for the weekend. 6:00 tonight, 30 to 38 mile per hour wind along the coast. coming up to 40 later on tonight. they pick right back up again tomorrow afternoon. coming off the ocean, blowing toward the land, that will keep those temperatures going down over the next couple of days as we go into thursday. that is when we are expecting the strongest wins. pretty typical around the region. we could see some 40 or 45 -- 40

or 40 mile-per-hour winds. as we go hour-by-hour tomorrow morning, a few patches of low clouds will try to reform. higher clouds overhead. we do have frost advisories and freeze warnings tomorrow morning. temperatures low 30's first thing in the morning. protect any sensitive plants you might have. 30's and 40's, it will be windy near the coast. chilly enough to where you will need that extra layer. breezy right near the coastline. gusty winds, the coolest day is thursday and then we will start to notice those temperatures rebounding as the wind begins to let up. the warming continues with 60's to 80's. a nice range of temperatures.

they will bring in a slight possibility of some showers. right now we will have to wait until perhaps sometime in the first week of may to see the potential for some wet weather. a baby eagle knocked out of its nest and down a cliff.

>> abc 7 news is streaming 24/7. get the bay area streaming tv app and join wherever you want, wherever you are. >> a family of egos reunited on catalina island. it was accidentally knocked out of the nest by a parent as it flew away. they placed the eagle back into the nest. because they created quiet dissertation. the bird could be heard chirping helplessly until rescuers finally came after it. grace world news tonight with david mears is next. >> thank you so much for joining

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tonight, vice president kamala harris testing positive for covid. and what the white house said today about president biden. vice president harris now in isolation at home, testing positive after being vaccinated and double boosted. and when was the last time she was in close contact with president biden? cecilia vega standing by live at the white house. the u.s. responding tonight to russia's newest warning of the dangers of nuclear war. what defense secretary lloyd austin said today. and tonight, germany, for the first time, sending ukraine heavy weapons. marcus moore in kyiv tonight. the developing headline as we come on the air. the audio tonight of house republican leader kevin mccarthy. you will hear what he said, his concerns after january 6th, over members of his own party fueling unrest in this country.