>> with the 105th pick in the 2022 nfl draft, the san francisco 49ers select danny gray, wide receiver, smu. >> the last couple of picks for the 49ers one we didn't get to because of the commercial break, running back was selected and then danny gray from smu. a 4.340 guy. caught a lot of passes for the mustangs and will get a chance to start his nfl career with the 49ers. we've wrapped up the third round of the nfl draft. what are your overall impressions? >> first three rounds owned by wide receivers. oh, man, off the board in the first three rounds. i don't know what the research says, but it must be some sort of record. >> 15 in the first 55 picks, which is a new record all-time

in the draft era. >> that's my takeaway. first three rounds owned by the wideouts. >> and finished with a wide receiver, too. >> smu guy, danny gray. >> kind of fitting. i'll take malik willis, desmond ridder. still got drafted early. i think they'll have chips on their shoulder. i like the intensity in their eyes. you didn't go as high as you wanted to. neither did aaron rodgers. it will be all right. >> desmond ridder going atlanta, there's not an expectation to play right away. malik willis you have a year figure things out and see what happens. but we know he has the physical tools to succeed. he's just not there yet in his development. >> 17 wide receivers by this third round. tied for the most through three rounds in the common draft era. >> tied. >> tied record.

need one more lalong the way. great two nights at the draft. rounds four through seven on abc and espn tomorrow. todd and i will be there. hope you enjoyed the stories of all these guys selected in the nfl draft. we're saying good night from las vegas. all these guys selected in the nfl draft. we're saying good night from las vegas. announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news.

ama: good evening towm. dan: thank you for joining us. ama: let's take a live look outside with a view of the golden gate bridge. we are expecting warmer weather for the weekend. dan: there will be some winds to watch out for. ama: sandhya is here with details. sandhya: savor this moment where the winds are not strong or gusty like we had yesterday, dan and ama. as we pan around, you can clearly see all the way across san francisco, just absolutely gorgeous looking across the bay now. wind gusts 20 miles an hour in santa rosa. not bad. pretty much light winds inland. this is really what looks like a winter storm headed towards the benefit on live doppler seven. they are getting the rain. i wish i could tell you we have rain comingout it. instead we'll have the winds kicking up tomorrow behind the

front. 30-33 miles an hour tomorrow afternoon as we head into the latter part of evening still on the gusty side but nowhere near the strength of the strong wind gusts we experienced yesterday. in the 70's inland. mid 70's to low 80's inland. pleasant spring weather. coastside in the fiforts d. i'll be back to let you know what sunday is looking like. ama: looking forward to that. you can track the weather and chemicals where you are any time. available on your roku, amazon fire, android tv and apple tv. dan: two pg &eemployees are hospitalized after drying off a gas line along highway 29, part of process after testing the

line for leaks they said there was no release of natural gas during this incident. they are working to figure out what wrnts went wrong. highway 29 has since reopened. ama: a street ambassador was shot this afternoon in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood around 2:00 p.m. on turk. the street ambassador borrow. the victim's condition is unknown. the suspect got away. this is second time a street ambassador has been shot. the other happened outside a homeless site near city hall. dan: a concord man was sentenced to more than five years behind bars for hate crimes four comments made on the video gaming site about killing jews and police officers. he was con verdicted last december. hissents -- convicted last december. ama: the 2017 murder of a

beloved little league coach from san jose is headed to prison. trevino was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. navarro was stabbed to death working at as a night manager at a nightclub in san jose. dan: the suspects arrested this week for the kidnapping of a 3-month-old san jose court today seeking bail. >> 43-year-old yesenia guadalupe ramirez and a 28-year-old roman portillo were in court today to enter a plea, but first their attorneys asked to have their handcuffs removed. after the court hearing, ramirez's attorney said that his client is terrified as they face charges of kidnapping and conspiracy. >> she is scared. she is not used to being

incarcerated. when you go from working three jobs all day every day to being placed in handcuffs and held without bail, i think anybody would be terrified. she is terrified. reporter: the prosecutor for the district attorney's office declined it to go on camera to talk about the case, and was criticized for not providing detailed evidence of the investigation. he has agreed to provide more details in a few days. a reason could be the investigation is still ongoing. according to a legal analyst. >> how are people communicating with one another about this? what is the commonality here, why brandon, how did these people know each other, and what was the motivation? those will be key for the court in assessing how to handle the case. reporter: the judge will consider the bail request on may 12. at the same time, there could be a hearing on the entering of pleas for both suspects. abc7 news.

ama: in the east bay oakland teachers went on strike today over the plan to close or merge 11 schools. this is the third time they walked out. we went to a rally at lake merritt. >> shut it down. reporter: with less than four weeks of school left, teachers will not go on another strike this academic year. still, parents from parker elementary came out to support the teachers and said they will do what they can to keep this school from closing. >> all 250 students that we have here belong right here at 7929 main avenue and we will not give up this building. reporter: this morning, the teachers union disagreed with the school district's financial assessment. >> they told us there is no money to keep our community schools open. and that we had no choice. but there is always a choice.

reporter: the union wants the district to use money from the state to avoid shutting down any schools. they also complained that oakland unified has too many administrators earning more than teachers. >> we are a community. we are fighting. reporter: but the school board has already scaled back on its closure and merger plans. the school district says the decision has been made, but the teachers union maintains and that the fight to save those 10 schools that will eventually close or merge will continue after today's strike. after all is said and done today, then what? >> we will continue the fight in the fall. i'm a cochair of our contract negotiations, and we will be looking to remedy this long-term issue. reporter: that means students from parker will be assigned elsewhere. and this middle school will close one's classes resume in

-- once classes resume in august. it would be up to the board to reverse of the plan for the remaining seven schools. abc7 news. dan: turning now to tonight's pandemic headlines. the fda announced an advisory committee will review vaccines for children under five. there will be meetings on june 8, due to anyone and june 22. and they will also review the novavax vaccine on june 7. the state released its latest numbers today. they are updated just twice a week now. our seven-day positivity average is 3.1%. it was 2.7% on tuesday. so it has ticked up a bit. 950 covid patients were hospitalized in the state on tuesday, that number is now above 1,000. a week after a the state terminated a contract with a covid lab, we have learned a new company is in line to take its

place. reporter: the state is processing a contract with a tech company to facilitate covid testing across california. this comes six months after an investigation found deficiencies at a state-run lab. in roughly two weeks, the state will terminate its $1.7 billion covid contract with perkinelmer group, accompanying that -- a company that partnered with the public health department to operate the valencia branch lab. a lab that was once touted by the governor as being a game changer during the pandemic. it failed to meet standards according to a report from last november, detailing deficiencies like invalid tests, and unprocessed patient samples and inaccurate results going back a year ago. six months after that report, our team has learned that kohler health is in line to take over a new role to provide testing. in a statement, the state will continue to offer testing capacity to local health

jurisdictions in the same manner and has prior to the valencia lab closure. the only change will be testing capacity will be provided through commercial partners rather than the state's lab. michael wasserman sat on the vaccine advisory committee. >> i think it is critical that we have transparency around it so that we don't have a situation like the previous one occur again. reporter: according to an analysis of public records, the lab was charging $55 per test, not $30 that was initially promised. we found a bay company that was only charging $10 per test. the state says there will be no change to the consumer experience, including no change to costs and who can access the services. it is no -- kohler health. will be charging for tests the state says that the contract will be published in

the next couple weeks. stephanie sierra, abc7. dan: remember, if you would like to see a story investigated, contact the i-team. go to abc7news.com/iteam. ama: an east bay veterinarian closes their

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ama: look at that. the san francisco zoo rescue rose just got a room upgrade and is eating four big meals a day along with growing her fur back. we would love to hear it too. send us more video with pic pictures. pressure is mounts after the sudden closure of a vets nair clinic nick the oakland hills. clients want their animals' medical records and some ans answers. >> it takes a bit of time for carla, the chihuahua to warm up

to strangers. >> she is a nervous girl, so consistency is helpful for us. we try to go to the same grammar and vet. reporter: but the consistency of a rigger health care provider was interrupted when her clinic closed last friday after decades of being in business. >> i found out because of a facebook group. reporter: this letter was supposedly sent to families of patients, alerting them of the closure and recommending other partner hospitals in the bay area. >> we never got it. my husband could not find it. yeah, we never got an official notice. reporter: dozens of pet owners expressed their confusion on next door. >> another thing to worry about. reporter: another woman who didn't want to go on camera had been taking her bouvier des flandres to the clinic for ye years. she asked for the records via email. it has been a week and she has not gotten a response. what is frustrating is only feet away her records could be right there. i reached out to the hospital itself -- >> it is with regret that we inform you that montclair

veterinary hospital will be permanently closed. reporter: and thrive, which allegedly purchased the montes claire hospital. i did not hear back via phone or e-mail. as per sadie and darla -- >> there you go. reporter: the need to find a new vet soon. >> she needs teeth extracted and she definitely needs them cleaned professionally. reporter: like so many other families that relied on the hospital for the care of their furry friends. abc7 news. ama: shortly after the story first aired live streaming, for one of the pet owners heard from the vet office and received her pet's medical records. an e-mail said all requests for pet records and information will be given but be patient. dan: let's turn our attention to the weekend forecast.

sandhya: i see smiles across cross your faces, dan and ama. the weather looks terrific for any outdoor plans. we're going to talk about what is showing up which is absolutely nothing unfortunately. no rain on our radar but i'll tell you where it is raining. i mean, this is just really nice to see. this storm system pushing into pacific northwest and they are getting rain into the northern portion of california. a live look from our golden gate bridge camera, visibility is good. here is a look at temperatures. san jose, santa clara, low 60's. you can see for miles from our east bay hills camera. i wanted to step aside so you can see here. right now because we don't have the fog but that is going to

change come morning. 66 in santa rosa. 66 in petaluma. did you notice it? it was a warmer day as the winds dialed back. temperatures came up. anywhere from 2-11 degrees warmer. highs today anywhere from the upper foiforts the low 80's at or -- 50's to the low 80's. here is a look at the forecast. fog returns to coast overnight. breezy at the beaches. mild inland tomorrow. looking at sunny and warmer weather on sunday. outside air quality is all green. good air quality across the entire bay area now. if you have plans outdoors here is a live view from our kgo roof camera. good air quality is expected saturday and sunday across our entire region. these weak systems keep coming

through preventing the ridge from building in. this next cold front up around the pacific northwest starts to fall apart as it moves across the southwestern portion of the state. this is where the showers will remain. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow you will notice fog near our coastline. it will not be completely socked in but there will be some fog in. that front will mix up the atmosphere and more areas will be seeing sunshine for your saturday. winds start to pick up behind that dry, cold front. as we go into tomorrow afternoon at 2:00, 25- 30, 33-mile-an-hour winds, not just near the coast but across parts of the bay. it is going to be breezy going into the evening, definitely plan on breezy conditions. best as you know this time of year, dress in layers. morning temperatures, mid 40's to the low 50's. we will see some fog near the coast. higher clouds as well. 47 in santa rosa. 50 in san rafael.

pretty comfortable in oakland. 51 degrees. upper 50's in concord, san jose. tomorrow, 73 in san jose. 73 in gilroy. pretty nice-looking day. 63 in the city. 58 daily city. 71 in san rafael. you want sunshine, you got it in the east bay and comfortable weather. 68 in oakland. inland, 7 5, walnut creek. now another cold front comes through here on monday but once again, it is in the pacific norths west, the far northern end of our state. taking you through may 9, not expecting any rain. really a dry forecast. the pacific northwest down to redding expect a bit of wet weather. up there a lot. morning fog gives way to a breezy afternoon. winds relax. a little warmer sunday.

low 60's to low 80's and then temperatures will fall as those winds pick back up again with that dry front on monday. noticeably warmer, tuesday, wednesday, mid 80's inland. low 60's coastside and back down again thursday and a holding pattern for friday. dan: sanction, sandhya, very much. a sows bay school is doing more than bring students t

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dan: it's a day of celebration for hollister. espn named it one of the top five banner schools. espn is our sister network and as a reporter explains, san benito high school is being recognized for its work to bring all students together. reporter: it is the only high school in hollister, but san benito high school not only has a huge campus, its student body has even bigger hearts. for more than a decade, they put focus on making sure that all could come together as one community. it started with a circle of friends program they launched in 2010. >> the core of that program is to have students with and without disabilities having lunch together and showing inclusion. reporter: they have an inclusive prom and homecoming parade. a two years ago they partnered with the special olympics and things really took off. they have added more sports than basketball, like football.

-- flag football. >> when i was a kid, i wanted to play sports all the time and i got to do it. reporter: students like caitlin are promoting inclusivity and enjoying genuine friendships. >> san benito is so special, and it is just a gem. everyone is genuinely so amazing all the time, inclusive and supportive. reporter: it is for that reason the school was chosen out of others for the espn top five banner award, a national recognition for their contributions to their community. the student body, more than 3000, showed up as they got the -- got to unveil the banner. it was presented to the school among fanfare and celebration. >> i have had other staff and students say i have never seen a school like this. it's nice to hear that we are special and at that is what this honor represents, that somebody sees that we are doing something special. reporter: in hollister, abc7 news.

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dan: we now know the war in ukraine has claimed the life of an american civilian fighter. despite the constant shelling, russia's war certainly has not gone to plan. mommy that is according to a defense michelle. former u.s. lien william joey cancel was killed in ukraine. his wife added my husband was very brave and a hero. the president called cancel's death very sad. >> we know people want to help but we encourage americans to find other ways to do so rather than traveling to -- rather than traveling to ukraine to fight there. it is a war zone. reporter: that message from the white house comes as russia ramps up attacks in eastern and

southern ukraine. according to a defense official, russia's war still not going to plan and they are having trouble with their offensive in the east and are behind schedule by at least several days describing the don b don martindale bas asa knife fight. >> we urge russia to stop escalating the rhetoric with respect to nuke weapons and do the right thing and end the war today. reporter: the pentagon does not assess there is a threat of use of nuclear weapons. another mass grave has been discovered outside of butcha. john kirby tearing up as he talked about the war's atrocities. >> it is difficult to look at the -- sorry.

it is difficult to look at some of the images and imagine that any well-thinking, serious mature leader would do that. reporter: abc news, los angeles. dan: if you want to help people in ukraine, we have put together a full list of verified groups and nonprofits sending supplies refugees. meefg on marine veteran trevor reed is back in the united states after spendings nearly three years in prison in russia. he is receiving treatment at a military hospital in texas where he has been reunited with his family. >> after nearly three years in a russian prison, trevor reed is recovering at a military hospital in san antonio in texas. >> he has a long way ahead of him to recover. he think he will be fine.

reporter: he is being offered intensive psychological counseling and support. he was imprisoned in charges he assaulted a police officer in moscow, an sackization he insists was false. >> considering all he has been through and the recovery ahead of him, his spirits are bright. he is telling stories. reporter: he was released as a prisoner swap. a congress amanda reed's family greeting him on the tarmac. >> he was very fatigued. his spirit is incredible. hhe is a survivor. he is a fighter. reporter: his parents worked hard to bring him home. the couple meeting with president biden in the oval office last months after demonstrating outside the white house. >> we said if we can speak to the man we think he can make this happen. that's exactly what happened.

he did everything he said he would do and it is amazing and we can't thank him enough and we believe he may have saved trevor's life. reporter: there are other americans still imprisoned in russia including paul wheeland and brittney griner after russian officials said they found cannabis oil in her luggage. ama: a brutal end to a terrible week on wall street. the dow dropped 939 points closing below 33,000. the nasdaq took a bigger hit percentage wise. the s&p 4,500 dropped 155. now to washington. the house select committee investigating the deadly january 6 attack on the capital has a set of hearings.

this as the fallout on kevin mccarthy continues. >> a date is now set. vinny thompson announcing the first public hearings will happen thursday june 9. >> we collected an awful lot of information and some of that information has bearings on members. reporter: thompson says they will hold at least eight public hearings in total. some happening in primetime. he adds that senators will be invited to cooperate. the panel will reinvite other republicans linked to conversations inside the trump white house before and after the january 6 capitol riot including minority leader kevin mccarthy who refused to cooperate. he is now being called a hypocrite for down playing the events and expressing support for former prufor former presidd

trump. audio of some of his statements were released by the "new yorktimes." >> this is serious stuff people are doing that has to be stopped. they have to start paying attention to what they say. >> the radical right playbook is simple. number one, lie. number two, lie. number three, lie. reporter: but in the first house republican meeting since the leaked audio surfaced, mccarthy defended his words and received a standing ovation from his colleagues. in recent weeks the de heard behind closed doors from ivanka trump, jared cushner, donald trump jr. could be next. and bill barr signaled he would be willing to cooperate. dan: the cdc ruled out covid as

a possible cause for a mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children. the cdc specifically looked at children in alabama and none of the children had covid or had received the covid vaccine. officials are looking at another virus that some of the children tested positive for. we shall see as they continue their research. a spike in school-related covid-19 outbreaks in the north bay is prompting health officials the issue new rules for spring events like prom and graduation. >> we're seniors. it is sort of our last chance to do anything here. reporter: zoe and courtney are going to the prom on saturday. all attendees are being asked to test before the prom. they are getting free covid test kits. >> i will probably take both, just to make sure. they are not 100% accurate, but

i will take them both. reporter: precautions after health officials sent a letter to schools about an uptick in school related outbreaks, attributing the infections to post spring break exposure. >> this is when gatherings are happening, and we are seeing more transmission. reporter: in april, 15 middle schoolers tested positive after a trip to washington, d.c., and days later 54 students tested positive after their senior prom on april 16. officials said everyone had mild symptoms. >> you are testing before prom? >> i will. yes. reporter: he says he will do whatever it takes to make his prom fun and safe. schools can also require proof of a negative antigen test, proof of vaccination and masks for indoor events with 50 people or more. >> they are focused on making it as possible, both in terms of covid and other issues.

reporter: despite the spike in cases, nobody is talking about canceling the events that the students have been dreaming about for two years. >> we're not recommending that prom bees canceled. this is a really important rite of passage for the students. and they have been deprived of a lot over the last couple years. but let's take steps to make it as safe as possible. ama: making it onto "american idol" is hard enough. for one contestant this challenge pales in

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ama: "american idol" is down to its top 10. you can vote for your favorite in sunday's live disney night show. one contestant is a man who overcame a challenge. >> ♪ i still need you here ♪ reporter: each week hundreds gather at his uncle's restaurant in that long island community to cheer on christian. >> they have been doing viewing parties and the turnout has been insane. reporter: speaking from l.a. where he is preparing for sunday evening's big show, christian told me win or lose, he has already learned so much. >> as a musician and performance-wise when it comes to singing and working the stage connecting with a song. reporter: this is not his first tv show, but when he appeared on america's got talent, the

teenager already faced a challenge that would have intimidated just about anyone. >> when i was born, i was born with a receipts nall disorder caused -- retinal disorder. reporter: at the age of 12, he was going completely blind. >> that is something that messed me up for a while. reporter: they took a chance on an experimental gene therapy that restored his sight. he testified about it to government regulators. >> they wanted to hear what it was like going from nothing to seeing all of these new, incredible things for the first time and it has been a blessing. reporter: so now others faced with his rare condition won't have to go blind. >> i feel as though that built me up with my confidence to do what i'm doing sood. ama: wow. incredible. do catch "american idol" here on

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c.g. film comparedded to a hand-drawn film, but it all starts with the drawings. and eye do not think that will ever go away. reporter: sketchbook is streaming now on disney plus. in los angeles, abc7 news. dan: those animators are so incredibly talented. i can't conceive the level of intensity of that work. ama: so talented. it is incredible. dan: i guess we can all learn to do it a little bit. we'll see. ama: of course disney is the parent company of abc7. tiktok is made up of fun

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ama: a young southern california woman's life was turned upsidedown when she was diagnosed with stable five chronic kidney disease. she turned to tiktok to find a donor. reporter: with tears in her eyes, her doctor told her it would take almost a decade to help find a match to replace one of her kidneys. >> i was in shock mode. i didn't understand why it happened to me. i've always been very healthy. reporter: ruby was 23 when her life took a turn. at that time her life was only focused on college but then she started having excruciating symptoms. >> every morning i won't being

up, my face would be swollen. reporter: a doctor told her she would need to undergo die ya'll sis treatment. >> all kinds of consequences to either -- if you have kidney failure, you absolutely need it. reporter: just when she started to lose all hope, her doctors gave her the c.d. idea that would change her life once again. >> i posted my story on tiktok. i posted, i continue posted my story of my kidney journey. reporter: a donor reached out and offered to be her donor. >> i messaged her and asked if she had found a donor. i scrolled through her comments and a lot of people were commenting. i reached out and she said she had not found anybody. i let her know that i was in the process. reporter: with the same blood type and being similar in age they became a perfect match

giving ruby a perfected kidney and gain agnew sister in the life she never thought would be possible. >> she is my soulmate. ama: wow. ruby is hoping to change careers and advocate for organ donors. her donor sandra is in the army and hopes to become a firefighter. dan: what a story. a lot adults have been vaccinated for more than a year but the youngest kids in america are still waiting. tonight a look at what is holding up their shots.

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>> moderna stg for approval of its children vaccine. >> it was safe. there were no reported cases of serious adverse events. reporter: the vaccine was 51% effective in preventing infection for 6 fopts to 2-year-olds. none of the children in the trial got severe disease. there are still 18 million children in that age group who remain ineligible to be vaccinated. >> i honestly couldn't be more excited. she will be vaccinated the literal moment we have the opportunities to do it. reporter: questions remain about how quickly the f.d.a. will authorize the moderna vaccine. and whether they will regulate it alongside pfizer's request. >> there is no need to wait. we will move as quickly as we can. reporter: they have as advisory

panels in june. >> the f.d.a. needs the information not all of which has been presented to them yet. to make a determination. reporter: covid infections in children were up 43% in the last two weeks as 40 states in u.s. territories are reporting an increase in new daily covid cases and 31 states are seeing an uptick in hospital admissions. in washington, indicate beddingfield, the latest white house staffer to test positive for covid covid last saw the president wednesday in a socially distanced situation masked. the president tested negative wednesday. dan: remember, our abc7 vaccine team is here to answer your questions. heads to abc7 news.com slash vaccine and click on the big blue box to submits your question. ama: as you can see from the

california drought monitor map, it is not as bad as last year. worse than a few months ago. we have a look at what is being done to help. reporter: this past january and february were the driest two months beginning on record in the state. beginning in june, people in southern california will face unprecedented restrictions only being allowed to water lawns once a week. >> why is it we're always rung behind. what i'm curious about is what steps are we doing for the future? >> california is testing this idea placing solar panels over the thousands of miles of irrigation canals in the state. the idea is the solar panel also slow down the evaporation of the kal can alt water. while supplying energy. water levels are low. lake mead splice the las vegas area with 90% of its water. the intake pipe was exposed for

the first time ever making the system unable to pump water. thankfully they were test agholor level pumping system which is now operational. >> the trouble with predicting the future is nobody knows. we know based on all of the climate science this could be more normalthan we think. >> areas in the west recently expanded to include parts of colorado, arizona and new me mexico. dan: you have to see this. video from a gas station near detroit shows a frightening encounter that put an infant's life in real danger. it started with an argument and escalated quickly from there. reporter: a mother's heart wrenching plea for mercy falls on deaf ears as a woman on a tirade smashes into one then two cars and one woman had an infant

in her back seated. she is finally able to get the child in her arms for safety. the attack is not over. a woman who police i haved as 26-year-old arriah bennett grabs a bat out of her car and smashes the driver's side windshield. it happened at a shell station. what led up to the attack. the two women that know each other were meeting up for a child's clothing exchange. the woman in the black suv confronts ben etc. and called her a burnt piece of toast and the two got into a physical fight and it wasn't long before fists were not enough. kim was just trying to get gas and she heard tires screeching and realized it was her van being smashed into into. she said the woman hit her car with the bat too. she is thankful no one was hurt.

seriously. for the i rate woman reached for a bat and not a gun. >> police quickly arrived on scene and bennett was arrested and faces charges and fines. the other woman involved in the altercation has not been charged but police confirmed the 7-month-old child was not injured during the crashing. dan: the woman arrested in the case faces three felonies which could send her to prison for 14 years. ama: electric vehicles are supposed to be good for the environment because of their later emissions. tonight the road to zero is part

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ama: tonight we bring you a new installment of our series california dreaming called the road to zero. electric vehicles are supposed to be one of the absolutelys to the climate crisis. dan: but they are not without environmental concerns. there is a special focus now being put into how they are made and how they are dismantled. reporter: it is no secret the u.s. has a car obsession. there are an estimated 2-9d 0 million vehicles registered in the country. that is nearly one for every person including children. each year about 12 million of these vehicles end up in junk yards where parts are taken out

to be reused or recycled. hybrid vehicles present a new challenge. they have batteries that can be toxic. there is a question what to do with them at the end of their service life. we visited several junk yards. the operators did not want to talk on camera but they showed us around. one had a pile of hybrid batteries. some still in the vehicles. >> there are risks assessed with this. they are a fire hazard. it is important to make sure these batteries are managed correctly at the end of life. there is a risk you can have heavy metals into the environment. >> this is the first meeting of the california lithium battery recycling advisory group. >> two years ago the legislature set up a panel to develop regulations on managing batteries from zero emission vehicles. the panel was made up of vehicle

manufacturers, recyclers and environmentalists. >> a lot of electric vehicles will be retiring in the next five, 10, 20 years. we don't have the complete infrastructure in place to handle the battery inside the vehicle. the intent of the advisory group was to devise policies that would ensure as close to 100% of all of these batteries will be recycled, repaired and reused back into another electric vehicle or be reusedded for the grid. reporter: muhammad is already doing some of that work and runs hybrid battery solution from a small is get the old recycled. we check the capacity the voltage see how much they can hold the load and if they're reusable we it back in the car if they're not then when we recycle it. this technology is about 10 15 years old. we focus on recycling each part

of the battery. so like this one is still alive. we can still use this. the goal is to have zero waste. there's a lot of research into making the batteries to be able to extract those materials from the cells from the batteries and reuse them the value of those electric vehicle batteries is only going to increase and there's going to be a lot of interesting reusing those batteries in other applications. so i don't think there's a major concern down the road about abandoned ev batteries because there will be quite a bit of value associated with that. waste management is rarely profitable for the company doing it unless there's a fee involved. we pay a deposit on cans and bottles so that there's an economic driver for seeing recycling happen. we have to acknowledge that the industry might not just happen on its own we might need to intervene in a bit with policy to make sure that the incentives are in place to see those batteries recycled. everybody has a lead acid battery in their car. it's what makes your engine start, right? those batteries are recycled at

rates of upwards of 99% in the us. we all pay a deposit at the beginning and when you turn that battery in the deposit comes back and that's how we get them recycled right now for electric vehicle batteries. we don't have any kind of program in place. the leading recommendation is to have the vehicle manufacturer handle the battery while the vehicle is under warranty when the vehicle reaches the end of its life and auto dismantler would be responsible for the battery. but if no one wants it, the original manufacturer would have to take responsibility for it again, but disposing of the batteries is just one environmental challenge. another one is the mining of the materials and metals that are used to make them. we can't replace dirty oil with dirty mining in order to have electric vehicles. we need new metals that we've never needed at scale before metals like lithium and cobalts. the demand for lithium has gone up really fast. a lot of newer lithium is coming from australia there. they're getting it from rock minerals which historically have meant they have higher environmental impacts. organizations like earthworks

fight to reduce the environmental impact of mining and energy extraction. it created a system called the initiative for responsible mining assurance or irma for short. we're working on getting minds to become irma certified minds that will help assure customers downstream automakers that the product that they're using doesn't come at the harm of communities and the environment not all lith. comes from other parts of the world last year the california legislature created the lithium valley commission to study extraction of the medal from the sultan s a aa tt's of the most polluted places inn the s . we have geothermal electricity production. that uses brine that's brought up in order to generate electricity and that brian happens to be rich in lithium the state as working on to determine whether can extract the lithium from that brine for electric vehicle production, but also in the salton sea we have some very acute environmental impacts. it's not just lakes like the

salton sea that have faced environmental harm. there's growing concern about mining for minerals on the ocean floor on the floor of the ocean we have. gypsy corals which have been living for hundreds if not thousands of years. we have animals like the bloody belly comb jelly and many other animals that are the basis of the food chain for whales dolphins. this is a very diverse ecosystem. the monterey bay aquarium is co-sponsoring legislation to prohibit leases from mining within of the california coast. it's hoping that inspires bands further into the deep ocean. seabed mining destroys entire habitats as it grinds up the crust of the seabed. when minerals are taken from the sea flow, that's just the beginning of the process the parts that they want to keep are taken out, but then the mud and the silt gets pumped back into the ocean once you put sediment into the water column that's going to be carried off to currents literally 50 100 miles

away from the source of the mining. it's going to make the environment really cloudy and it'll affect their feeding finding mates all kinds of processes that rely on in the water column. the drivers are choosing electric vehicles because they care at some level about the impact. automakers are also recognizing they need to do things better. we have tesla demanding free prior and informed consent from indigenous communities where mining is done. we have bmw in volvo with a moratorium against deep sea mining. we should be excited at the prospect of this big transition away from intern. combustion vehicles and the opportunity to do it, right? stream the entire 30 minute, california dreaming special the road to zero right now on the abc 7 bay area streaming app. you can watch all of our california dreaming stories on demand the streaming tv app is

available for roku amazon fire apple tv and android tv. we are expecting warm weather this weekend. sandia has the forecast for us next.

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sunday. y■oucan get tickets online at big bounceamerica.com. from the world's largest bounce house to the solar system's largest planet jupiter astronomers say there will be a planetary conjunction between jupiter and venus. they'll appear to merge before ending in a bright spectacular glow. you can see it between four and five am tomorrow gotta be up early if you miss it. you will have another chance early sunday morning somebody record it for me. wee here that's impressive, but i still think not quite a spectacular as the bounce house, i mean if we're gonna be honest and bounce house looks like more fun right alright sandy. we're here. all right, what i have is not so good news, dan and amma. let's take a look at the drought monitor. this is from accuweather 91% of the western us is in a drought. i mean, we're in the third year of a drought now and as we take a look worsening over the next

two weeks through may 12th out west so you already have the large fire burning arizona any more large fires and wind events out west could lead to worst conditions for the southwestern us and the southern plain. so that is obviously concerning as we do not have any rain on live doppler 7 right now and nothing in the near future here locally, unfortunately, but here's a look at the forecast for tomorrow. it does look good for outdoor plants 58 degrees and half moon bay breezy right near the coast and around the bay 68 in oakland 71, san rafael 73 napa, san jose. 76 degrees in concord and getting you up to 80 degrees in fairfield now just in case you want to go. the beach and enjoy the weather tomorrow high uv index. so make sure you have your sunscreen everyone pretty much in the 50s except santa cruz 71 monterey 64 degrees now check out what's ahead for sunday? it's gonna be a little bit warmer a low 80s showing up around many of our inland areas on monday. we see a reversal winds picking

up cooler weather as a front goes thres through and then on tuesday, we're gonna bring in some warmth. 60 east coast side a look at the accuweather seven day forecast and it does feature morning fog breezy afternoon a little warmer for your sunday, but temperatures go down only to go back up again, you know those swings in the spring that we typically experience. our warmest days will be tuesday wednesday mid 80s inland 60s co-side and then we'll drop you back off thursday and friday. danana. all right, very good, sandia. thanks. what a spectacle we saw here on abc tonight. wow, that draft. let's get to chris alvarez here. chris yeah coming up in sports the 49ers they make some picks finally in there looking to build that roster. welcome to the bay. they draft three players will introduce you to drake tie and danny 49ers making moves sports is next.

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now with speeds up to 5-gigs. alvarez one year ago today the 49ers selected quarterback trey lance of the third pick in the first round of the nfl draft that trade to move up to number three is the reason the niners did not have a pick in last night's first round as day two open the niners were scheduled to make three picks the draft continued right here on abc 7 the 49ers first selection of the 2022 draft came the second round. they select usc defensive end drake jackson. first overall, he had 103 tackles and 12 and a half sacks in his college career at usc and today he earned the call of a lifetime. he's been working his whole life

outsidt man. likal i couldn't believe it my whole life, you know was dedicated for this moment. i've always done the things that i needed to do to get into this place and but still at that point you never really know if it's if you're able to go it's still like a one like a one once once in a lifetime opportunity and i just can't believe it man. it's why i'm still you know baffled by it. i'm blessed. always cool to see those moments the niners next pick game in the third round selecting lsu running back ty davis price 91st overall he rushed for over 1,000 yards and six touchdowns last season at lsu. so they take a running back and they follow with more offense 12 picks later the 49ers select smu wide receiver. danny gray with pick 105. he ran a 4 3 3 40 yard dash. that means he's really fast for fastest wide receiver at the nfl combine. he had 49 catches 83 yards and nine.

anxiety season also, hey big headline here debo samuel as expected still a niner now the warriors prepared today as if they were going to have to play sunday, but all of it dependent on if memphis and minnesota went to a game seven now if memphis won the warriors would open the second round on sunday right here on abc 7 if minnesota won the warriors game would be on tuesday. we'll get to all that in a moment. but first wednesday's series clinching win over denver earn the warriors a little extra time to prepare for their next opponent, whether it's the grizzlies or t-wolves. entering the day dose found themselves in some unfamiliar territory plane the waiting game. it's kind of strange. i don't know that we've ever been in this position since i've been here. where you know you don't have much time and you're scouting two different teams, and then we got to be ready to pivot. so, you know, whatever happens happens. we got to be prepared for either scenario. just watch the games and see what both teams are doing, but it's kind of locking on yourself and try to reflect on the last series get better on what you can do. then when coach gives the game plan, which i like it on that.

as i mentioned john morat in memphis trying to close out minnesota carl anthony towns. watch the big man slam it home team wolves up by 10 after 3, but as they've done the entire series memphis comes back john morant. how good is he driving? let's just nifty in the line. it's the third time minnesota had a double digit lead this series in the fourth. and blew it memphis wins, and they move on 114 106. it'll be the warriors and grizz. game one sunday afternoon, 12:30. it's only right here on abc 7 that's scheduled for the warriors just coming out. but where's the play as i mentioned sunday here on abc 7. we'll have an after the game show and then it's like they love playing on abc 7 the following saturday when they come back home for game three. it'll be here at chase center. also on abc 7 also after the game so warriors and abc 7 are like the perfect combination. it's gonna be a tough series for the warriors. this crazy team is really good. yeah, but the warriors get a little bit of rest now now they know they're playing they're just getting everything ready. they're memphis tomorrow and of ou know it's right here onnoon.

abc's. it's all gonna be fun to watch right here here on abc 7. thanks guys. well coming up tonight on abc 7 we love fortune is next that is followed by jeopardy and stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. do you remember abc 7 news is streaming 24/7 get the abc 7 bay area app and join us whenever you want wherever you are. all right that is it for this special edition of abc 7 news. thank you for joining us. i'm on the dates and i've been ashley for sandia patel chris alvarez all of us here. we appreciate your time on this special edition of the news. we'll see you again at a regular time eleven o'clock. bye for now. in every moment there's an opportunity the numbers truly don't. find a path forward to move ahead to build something better issues of race and social justice are a key part of building a better bay area at

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