three people are in custody now. >> vice-president kamala harris at home and isolation. the treatment she is undergoing for covid-19. >> and the decision about a popular stretch and whether it will be permanently car free. >> and the lingering question this morning. good morning. it is wednesday, april 27. >> we want to start with meteorologist francis. >> here is a at dr. seven. temperatures have cooled down. we have a freeze warning and a frost advisory. temperatures may drop to subfreezing.

frost advisory, the blue areas, temperatures down to 30 degrees. it is a little bit cooler now. there are a few 50's out there. eight degrees cooler compared to yesterday. i will let you know what that means for our afternoon highs. >> vic images of the primary suspect in the kidnapping of a three-month-old. the baby is safe this morning. there are still so many questions about this case. >> five minutes is all it took. [indiscernible] the boy was found after a 20 hours search. police revealed this surveillance footage showing a man with a baby carrier casually

walking along elm street. in this exclusive footage, timestamps uncovered that same man leaving only five minutes later. it gave our only glimpse of the kidnapping. police say it was instrumental in the investigation. >> it was light and when he had it walking back, it looked like there was some weight in there. the grandmother says she was -- >> grandmother says she was unloading groceries outside with the baby inside. three suspects are in custody with some connection to the family. >> there is much more for the data had lives today. -- for the detectives to do. >> an employee at a nearby nursing home found a van that she thought was suspicious.

tuesday morning, at least five officers were seen carrying evidence from the home where the baby was found. they did not elaborate on why the special unit was there. our knocks were not answered, but neighbors described their shock. they had the boy right here all this time and she did not know it. back at the baby's home, they are trying to make sense of the kidnapping that they thought>> n -- i have a lot of children and great grandchildren. >> every aspect of the case has made her emotional. >> who can come into your home

with a little baby bed to carry this child out? who could be so daring and ugly? >> the suspects include the man in the footage. a man with the grandmother before the induction was also detained. >> a student is facing charges of threatening staff. 39-year-old lamar is charged. last thursday's threat was related to a student who had been placed on interim suspension for threatening behavior. the lockdown lasted for four hours. >> the white house says vice president kamala harris is asymptomatic, but she has been quarantined.

>> good morning. vice president harris is isolating and working from home. we are also learning this morning that the vice president is taking prescribed doses of the antiviral drug that is said to reduce the risk of covid hospitalizations and death. she tweeted that she has no symptoms and is grateful to be both vaccinated and boosted. >> the goal of our policies should be minimizing infections when possible, but to make sure that people do not get seriously ill. the best ways to do that is make sure that people are vaccinated and boosted and make sure that we have plenty have therapeutics. >> the biden administration is expanding access.

complications will be able to get it at clinics across the country. this comes as a new cdc study found a majority of americans have been infected. we are looking at teens and adolescents, where 75% had evidence of infection. >> after a more than two year closure, the palms casino resort is we opening today. the casino is celebrating the reopening with a fireworks extravaganza tonight. a band of mission indians bought the palms last year. it will be fully operated by the tribe. we are told the office was small and most employees can work virtually. the online payment platform

previously had two offices in san francisco. this one is set to close on june 3. >> a popular stretch of san francisco drive will be car free. comment on whether to keep the stretch and golden gate park went on for nine hours. ♪ >> that was mixed reactions. they argued that change could impact access. >> is it car free or diversity free? is it car free or access free?

is it car free or people with disabilities free? >> the mayor put out a statement applauding the move but added that it is only a start and there is more work to be done. you will need to cut back your water usage. there is a stage two drought emergency. people are required to limit outdoor watering to three times a week. restaurants will only be able to provide water if you ask for it. if you use too much, you can expect a fine on your bill. they will consider more action, if needed. >> the war years will try to close out the denver nuggets with a playoff series advancing to the semifinals. no word yet on whether stephen curry will be returning to the court.

the coach is not saying much right now. >> is he going to start tomorrow? >> we will figure it out. you have to make the best call in the spirit of winning. >> if you want to go to the game, resale tickets are starting at $150 on the warriors website. >> has starting to look at the winds. in san francisco, 19 miles per hour. the strongest wins -- winds -- the wind is not blowing too much at this point. but here is your day planner. temperatures in the 40's, near 50 for the next couple of hours.

the sea breeze will pick up. we will see strong winds from the northwest. low 70's around the bay. made 60's. at the beaches in the 50's. there will be some strong winds overnight. there has been a wind advisory issued for parts of the north bay and east bay. possibly up to 60 miles per hour across the highest elevations. areas in yellow through tomorrow morning, look for some possible downed tree limbs and of course, we will be watching the commute. we will look at what the commute looks like with jobina. >> good morning everyone.

we do have a couple wind advisories issued for this morning. i will have to get them for you because i cannot locate them at the moment. since we are winding down in april, i want to remind you that couching will be half priced through the end of the month. if you have not had the opportunity to take advantage of it, now would be a great time to strike there. also, emeryville, everything is moving smoothly. we will wrap up with some drive times. antioch to concord, to san francisco, a 16 minute ride. >> if drinking more water is a goal of yours, a new tool could help. >> glasses that could help the

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>> this comes after san francisco revealed that investigators used a woman's dna from a sexual assault to arrest her in an unrelated crime. >> we need to do everything in our power to encourage survivors to come forward and make it clear that we will support them and protect them. we will make sure that this misuse of dim dna never happens again. >> the woman whose dna was used announced plans to sue the city. new guidelines would ban the use of dna and unrelated investigations. >> the track is warning fans and drivers not to display the can. flag. it was banned during the 2020

season because of the pandemic and there were no races last year. there is no word on what prompted it. the track posted on its page last week. san francisco is ready to celebrate pacific islander heritage month. have paid tribute to the asian american community during the month of may. it is a celebration of history and culture. it is also a call to action. >> we want this to be a time where we create programs and welcome everyone to learn not -- to learn about each other. wes it is not only an opportunity to share stories, but to also build bridges, to build relationships, to continue to come together. >> and includes --

it is scheduled for may 7 and union square. >> remember google glasses? they ended up being problematic for the company and users never went to fire. now they are using them to help the visually impaired to see. >> pulled him over your ear like normal glasses. >> hoping that these glasses will be a life changer. after starting to lose his vision, he had to stop driving and working in finance. >> i will do what it takes to be gained my independence and live a normal life. >> a dutch firm has added artificial intelligence. >> double tap to scan the text. it sounds like it took a picture. >> they can collect data in a

matter of seconds. envision founder says this opens a new world for the blind and visually impaired. >> it reads over 60 languages like hebrew. it reads handwritten scripts as well. >> when a user box into the room, the glasses will describe who or what is there. they can have a hands-free call to help the user navigate a complex setting. >> we have big conference rooms to the left. >> i'm always trying to figure out if i am at the right trees nation or if it is the right direction i am going. when i am on the chain, is there somebody sitting in front of me? >> the $3500 cost is sometimes covered by insurance and new

features are being added. in the field of vision, there are a lot of choices, but the envision classes will be a game changer, in terms of mobility and independence. >> a company is offering two new smart water bottles in stores and online. you can set reminders to drink more. the bottles are supposed to keep water cold for 24 hours. why are they $60? >> because it is apple. >> i'm not buying, now that i have processed it. >> you better get your gallon and your marker with your sharpie. we got you covered for $60.

>> that is a little steep. i will go the old-fashioned way. we will start out with temperatures right now. a little bit cooler than yesterday. a couple things affecting it. also, we have some winds we will pick up this afternoon. oakland and union city, 50 degrees, and it will be a cold morning. the area has an purple, temperatures down to as low as 20 degrees. this could be killing some plants and sensitive vegetation. in addition, we will have a wind advisory. winds will pick up. areas in the north bay and east bay, look out for possible

downed tree limbs and a few power outages. they will be strongest along the beaches, but they will pick up this afternoon and through tomorrow afternoon. that is my things will get slightly cooler for inland areas. highs today on the cooler side. san francisco, 60. inland areas in the low 70's. here is the seven-day forecast. partly cloudy conditions with breezy and windy wind. tomorrow, a little bit cooler. people warm up starting on friday. the warming continues with the 80's returning. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. have --

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this morning. three people are in custody, including the person you see in the video with the baby carrier. >> the district is telling parents to keep their kids home on friday because of a planned teacher strength. >> today, president biden will give the eulogy for the first woman secretary of state, madeleine albright. she died of cancer in march at the age of 84. >> more than -- many customers are being ordered to cut back on water use. if you do not define. >> we will have a breezy windy afternoon with temperatures in the 60's. inland areas will have a tough time getting into the 70's today. >> we have some wind advisory

issued for the bridge and through the pass as we show you this live picture. 680 is looking good. >> a stretch will be car free at the golden gate park. they made the decision after more than nine hours of public comment. >> and first look, the dramatic defamation trial between actor johnny depp and his ex-wife amber heard continues, as she prepares to take the stand. >> this morning's gma first look. dramatic new testimony in the defamation trial against his ex-wife amber heard. a psychologist taking the stand saying that she suffers from borderline personality disorder, a condition driven by a fear of abandonment. >> she had a very sophisticated

way of minimizing any personal problems. >> she is now preparing to tell her side of the story after johnny depp took the stand. >> trials are about the truth. quest we will have an analysis coming up at 7:00 a.m. >> a san francisco woman found herself at the center of one, big, fun lie on tv. jessica help stop a celebrity panel on abc game show to tell the truth last night. jessica and two other contestants claimed to be professional music conductors. the other two were actors, but jessica is the director for the san francisco philharmonic. quest i got to meet with the producer and the imposters

because they had to be primed with how to answer questions as if they were a conductor. we had different producers who would put us in areas of the somebody's might you this and how will you answer? >> this is cool. jessica says she accepted the invitation to be on the show to raise awareness about the need for diverse and inclusive orchestras. get ready not to talk, but to sing about bruno. ♪ >> ♪ we don't talk about bruno ♪ >> this summer, you can sing along with the magical family and the -- in the encanto sing-along the toy has 32 stops, including one in the bay area.

tickets go on sale on friday. disney is the current company of abc 7. >> you know these kids are about to lose their minds. >> i went to hollywood to see black panther performed at the orchestra and i lost my absolute mind. that was not even a sing-along. it is something about having everything going. lex it is an experience. it sounds really cool, especially with this soundtrack that everybody knows and loves. coming up, one airline changing the way that it pays flight attendants. you will be surprised at what they have not been compensated for until now. >> an increase of covid cases in the bay area. we are talking about the impact on businesses. >> if you're having trouble making ends meet, you are not alone.

>> we have a lot to get to. starting with this. covid-19 cases are increasing through the bay area with the majority of the region under a high level of trance nation. the public health officer who says he is not worried. >> a baby boy found miles away from his home. the questions about who is involved in the kidnapping. >> preparing for a teacher's strength. the message to parents this morning. we are so happy to be with us and happy that kumasi is back. >> you look lovely and yellow. here is an at the bay bridge. the winds are blowing this morning in san francisco and it will really pick up later today -- sorry. i have the wrong graphic there.

if you are heading out tonight to the giants and 80's game -- a's game, the winds will really pick up this evening. last pitch at 51 degrees and i will have your complete seven-day forecast coming up. julian: we are waiting to find the act -- find out the identity of the three people at used of adopting a baby -- abducting a baby. -- accused of a ducting -- accused of abducting a baby. this is video of the man arriving the baby carrier. we have exclusive video of the man leaving with the carrier minutes later. a surveillance camera captured the images. >> they caught the gentleman walking from left to right with the baby and without the baby. that was for sure and i knew that was the suspect. you could tell when he was

walking, it was light. when he had it walking back, it looked like there was some weight in there. >> the baby's grandmother said she was unloading groceries when the baby was taken from the apartment. the search for the baby involved the fbi and now three suspects are in custody with some connection to the family, the police are not being specific. kumasi: there is fallout from right after the insurrection. mccarthy is heard saying that republicans may be inciting violence. it has many people fired up. reporter: they are calling on mccarthy to explain himself. they are demanding it. the audio -- they expressed

concern about the violence fueled by members of his own party. >> the country is too crazy. i do not want to look back and think that we caused something or missed somethingreporter: hes comments will not hurt his chances of coming the next house speaker. carthy is expected to be re-invited to the january 6 committee to answer more questions. back to you. julian: today president biden will give the eulogy for the first woman secretary of state, madeleine albright. she was appointed by former

president bill clinton. abc news will air a special report set to happen around 8:00 this morning. kumasi: now we turn to the pandemic and rising covid cases. you can see the majority of the nine counties with a high level of transmission. the only counties not in red -- averaging about 70 cases a day. the public health officer is not worried because hospitalizations are not going up. >> we had 50 cases of day -- a day of delta. kumasi: he says he is not

planning to bring back the mask mandate. julian: hit with another covid outbreak. cases were reported on the ruby princess on the lights to hawaii. the health department says nearly 100% of crew members and passengers were fully vaccinated on both of the sailings. kumasi: we are not seeing a major impact on businesses like at the beginning of the pandemic. jr spoke with experts in the workplace. >> and 2020, weddings were being canceled left and right. those close to getting married are no doubt keeping an eye on the rising covid cases, says the bay wedding planner. >> we are seeing people having increased anxiety.

we are seeing people starting to pay attention to what might be coming down the pipeline. reporter: the returns work has slowed. the mask mandate that was dropped and high gas prices. >> we are seeing the return slow down a little bit. fice i not like it was.ack to he estimates that the workplace post-pandemic life would be more hybrid with less than half the employees at the office, much lower than initial estimates a year ago. >> we will only be about 35% to 45% fool relative to where they

where. >> we are scaling back on what we were taking on. kumasi: you can visit our website where we had a page dedicated to this. julian: in the east bay, parents say the district is telling them to keep the kids home on friday because of a planned teacher strength. teachers are planning a strike for unfair labor practices. at issue is the planned closure of 11 schools. teachers say it targets primarily minority communities. >> it ultimately led to this strike. julian: there has not been a final ruling on the unfair labor

charge. the district says it respects the right to protest but urges the union to reconsider its illegal activity. kumasi: the cost of living crisis making it difficult for families to make ends meet. julian: and a life-changing moment. before we get to that, we check back in with our meteorologist. frances: temperatures in the 40's and your 50 degrees right now for some spots. san francisco 48. a little bit of a cooler start with less cloud cover to yesterday. with that, we have a freeze warning and a frost advisory across parts of north bay. areas in blue and purple could reach below subfreezing. right now, winds are starting to pick up, especially along the

peninsula coast. 21 right now in san francisco. this evening, through tomorrow morning, there is a wind advisory. when gusts up to 60 miles per hour. a few power outages. highs for today are on the cooler side. only upper 50's for parts of the beaches. new 60 in san francisco and low to mid 60's around the bay. some areas will hit the low 70's. overnight lows will be windy again. temperatures in the mid to upper 40's. let's check traffic with jobina. >> thank you and good morning. we do have some wind advisories issued. we start off with a live picture . traffic is beginning to pick ■up

but no slowdowns there. we do not have any blocking issues to report. those headlights are traveling southbound. we will wrap up with drive times. highway forts of the main will be a quick 60 minute ride. even

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julian: a sacramento man is accused of exploiting children online. the details are disturbing. most of the victims were between the ages of six and 13, from across the nation. 24-year-old demetrius david now faces charges. -- demetrius davis now faces charges. dave convinced them to take part

in sexual acts. >> please check your child's internet devices. if you believe your child may have engaged in illicit communications or sent illicit content over the internet to a subject named lizzie, please contact the second no sheriff's office -- the sacramento sheriff's office. julian: he may have victimized at least 20 children. kumasi: anti-apple hold a swearing-in ceremony for its new police chief. he was named the interim police chief in february and previously served in the police department for 31 years. he also teaches administration of justice courses at san francisco city college and san francisco university. julian: claiming that they made

treasure island into an illegal dumping ground. a lawsuit has been filed. he is accusing the companies of soil. they spent money removing and testing the material dumped at the site. a man who entered would not comment on the pending lawsuit. new evidence that more americans are struggling to make ends meet. the price of everything from food to electricity rising to record levels. it shows how expensive childcare has become in this country. reporter: this morning, a new study share -- shedding light on how americans are not making enough money to support their families. >> all of these things impact how healthy we are and our well-being. reporter: the study released

overnight shows the wage many people earned is not nearly cover the amount needed for basic necessities. researchers found a typical household with one adult and two kids needs to make $35,000 80 -- $5.80 an hour to cover all costs. the federal minimum wage is a far lower 728 -- seven dollars and five cents an hour. >> it would take a 200 percent increase for the average wage to meet the living wage. >> there is a growing gender pay gap. women earned less for the same work. to earn the average salary of a white man, a white woman must work three more months to make the same amount. a black woman must work seven more months and a hispanic woman must work 10 more months. >> it is important that we take steps to close the gender gap so that women can meet their full potential, can create economic

security for themselves and for their families, and their communities. reporter: childcare has become a major drain on the resources of american families. a household with two children now spends a quarter of its income on childcare. >> the system is affordable and accessible. it sets our kids on a path for success. reporter: there was a lack of paid sick leave for many women in the workforce. kumasi: a first of its kind college savings program is celebrating its 10th anniversary. it has reached $11 million in savings for the public school students. it opens a college savings account for every public school student going into kindergarten. one student says it is helping to make her dream of college a

reality. >> i am working towards my goals and putting purpose and meaning behind them. my plan is to major in social work. i want to travel and help people through traumatic experiences. kumasi: the concept has expanded statewide and nationally, helping 1.2 million children in 39 states go to college. julian: in okemos city couple got married seven -- 37,000 feet in the air after weather delays and cancellations forced them to miss their scheduled valves in las vegas -- vows in las vegas. they said i do on a flight all thanks to a passenger named chris, who happened to be ordained. other passengers and flight crew made the event special by decorating the plane and putting

up toilet paper streamers. ohmic cake was the wedding cake. -- doughnut cake was the wedding cake. kumasi: i think this is cute. she had her aisle moment. she did walk down the aisle. julian: kudos to the entire plane for jumping in on the fun. frances: so spontaneous and impromptu. i love it. kumasi: it is like a movie. they had their moment. julian: it does sound like a movie. frances: like a wrong calm. i wish i was there too. -- rom-com. i wish i was there too. hopefully there was no turbulence and there were clear skies. clear skies over many parts of the bay area. you can see temperatures are little bit cooler. it is cold, where we have a

freeze warning and purple. temperatures could drop down to below subfreezing numbers. that is in effect until 3:00. santa rosa at 42. even a 39 degrees through parts of the east bay. the winds will pick up this afternoon. there is a wind advisory for parts of the east bay. the areas -- look out for downed tree limbs. we are close to average. san jose, 67. overnight lows, also still windy with a wind advisory in effect through tomorrow morning. temperatures in the upper 40's around the bay. if you are in the north bank,

temperatures will drop to the mid 40's, but we do have a warm-up headed our way. i will tell you about that shortly. julian: we will see you in just a second. coming up, call it paradise or a potential worst nightmare. the video of one person's tropical vacation that you will find relaxing or extremely frightening. kumasi: and a final farewell for one band hitting the road one more time. the stop in the bay area. julian: and a history making nurse mariyam sabo

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julian: a new mission in space is making history. they blasted off into space a few hours ago. one of the astronauts is jessica watkins. the first black woman to become -- perform a spacewalk in the space station for a long term mission. they will work on 200 experiments, including smart shirts that measure your vital signs in zero gravity. it will take them more than 16 hours to get to the station. kumasi: delta air lines is changing the way they pay their flight attendants. fighting attendance typically do not get paid until everyone is seated. delta is facing another attempt to unionize its flight attendants and says the new policy starts in june. it will be 50% of the regular wages that fight attendants get. delta is the first airline to implement this change.

trailblazing icon moreno will be one of the professional lemon at the conference. she will join mindy calling, -- mindy kaling. the conference will be virtual and abc 7 is a proud media sponsor of this conference. julian: after 45 years of performing together, the b-52s have announced the date of their farewell tour. >> ♪ love shack baby ♪ julian: you know that hits like shack. they will have 15 shows, including two in san francisco. tickets go on friday morning at 9:00 on the band's website. the b-52s are scheduled to appear on jimmy kimmel live at 11:35 here on abc 7. frances: we are starting off

with clear conditions. temperatures in the 40's and near 50's. winds are going to be breezy at the beaches during the morning hours. by this afternoon, things will pick up into tomorrow morning. temperatures will be on the mild side. san jose, 67. here is the accuweather forecast. breezy and windy conditions with partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, temperatures are a little cooler. the warming begins on friday. it continues into the weekend and 80's will return to inland areas around the bay. at the beaches, still near 60 degrees. we are tracking a slight chance of rain on monday. it is not looking too likely, at this point.

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announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. kumasi: making news at 6:00, baby brandon finally brought back home. now thee suspects found in the san jose baby kidnap from its grandmother and may have been a targeting attack. julian: san francisco choosing to keep j.f.k.'s drive car-free. the peculiar way one argued his case to keep the golden gate to

vehicles. plus -- >> go ahead and pull them over your ear like normal glasses. kumasi: glasses giving power. the artificial intelligence combined with google glasses aiming to give countless people an all new independence. julian: good morning. it is wednesday, april 27. we're so happy you're waking up with us here. kumasi: yes, we want to check on our forecast with francisco. frances: from -- frances. frances: looking out the bay bridge, winds are starting to pick up here's your day planner for today. sunrise at 6:18. temperatures mostly in the 40's. and the breeze will pick up. it will be windy at the beaches and higher elevations. around the bay, low to mid 60's and at the beaches, mid to upper 50's. sun sets a 7:56. % tomorrow. and i'll let you know with your complete accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. kumasi? kumasi: thank