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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc seven news. >> mexican bride is on full display for single demaio. san jose draws some of the largest crowds with celebrations happening around the city. good evening and thank you for joining us. amanda del castillo you visits a holiday hotspot. >> the sun. ♪ and sounds. single demaio and e san jose. >> mexican pride, that's what it is. >> the annual parking lot party. the sea of mexican flags

signaling the celebration thursday. >> feels so good. i'm 100% mexican. i like seeing my people and the culture, how they get pumped up, hoo pren>> you can't even descr. what you are, who you are, what you represent. being mexican, having everyone around you. you know everyone has your back. >> we want to be one always. always mexico. >> the day has been known to draw large crowds of people to the city of san jose, one reason police say they are staffing up for the weekend ahead. warning of traffic diversions. this year, dedicating additional resources to crackdown on sideshow activity. >> every year, we come back. no permits. it's not about that. we like to see each other and have fun. >> with mexican heritage top of mind, many are making sure the

history of the holiday isn't lost. >> people get confused with independence day in mexico but that's not the case. >> may 5, 1862. single demaio commemorates the mexican army's unlikely victory over the french forces of napoleon the third. -- napoleon. >> abc7news. >> the fda is limiting johnson & johnson's covid vaccine as a last resort for adults who can't get a different shot. the vaccine can result in a rare condition that could lead to life-threatening blood clots. new covid-19 test sites opening on the peninsula today. a law working its way through the state legislature would allow children ages 12 and up to

be vaccinated without their parents consent. new data shows bay area counties have some of the highest covid positivity rates in the state right now. j.r. stone spoke to several experts about why now and what's to come. >> what's your thought on why we are seeing the highest positivity rates in san francisco versus other parts of the state? >> there are lots of different possibilities. i think it will probably come down to the fact that other parts of the state had higher levels of infection recently. in december, january, february. that's more protective than the vaccine in the short run. >> natural immunity from covid is what ucsf stopped her is referring to. the idea that people in other areas of california already had the new variant of covid in recent months. >> the people who weren't exposed before are the people who are going to get exposed. that's why even within san francisco, the wealthiest

communities are being affected this proportionately now. >> communities that hadn't been previously had is hard. another possible reason for our 7.7 covid positivity rated san francisco? >> we test more than other places which is great. we still have testing sites. people are really aware. >> doctors agree. vaccines and boosters are keys going forward even for younger age groups that are now seeing higher transmission rates. >> a lot of people who are less vaccinated who haven't been boosted. in their 20's and 30's. that's where the transmission is going on. >> the good news is that despite these higher positivity rates in san francisco, state data shows hospitalizations remain low and we haven't seen the covid death here since mid april. doctors credit the vaccines and the boosters. >> we will have to learn to live with the virus. >> hopefully the models will

peak in two weeks and then come down by the end of may. >> j.r. stone, abc7news. >> if you would like to stay up-to-date, we have all that information on our website. head to abc7news.com/vaccine. now to abortion rights. demonstrators returning to the supreme court after the bombshell leak of the draft opinion suggesting justices were ready to overturn roe v. wade. lawmakers are now weighing their option. morgan norwood has the latest on what happens next. >> our rights are not up for debate. >> a flood of demonstrators returning to the steps in response to the leaked draft opinion suggesting the justices are set to overturn roe v. wade. senate majority leader chuck schumer announcing that the senate will vote next week to begin a debate on protecting

abortion as part of federal law. >> two choices. they can on the destruction of women's rights or they can reverse course and work to prevent the damage. >> there is no right to kill an innocent child but there's a right to life. >> on uphill battle in the 50-50 divided chamber were democrats don't have the 60 votes needed to overcome an expected filibuster. jen psaki telling us that the white house is looking into several possibilities regarding next steps. >> we are in a range of discussions with leadership in congress, members of congress about the path forward what's possible. i don't have the details of what that might look like. i can't speak to it at this point. >> when it comes to the attorney general, eyes on the future. saying today that the justice department is committed to defending the right to abortion. >> if the law changes, we will address appropriate and accepts

at that time. what will not change is our commitment to defending the rights of women and all-americans. >> abc news, los angeles. >> the local ongoing abortion rights demonstrations are causing some concern for the oakland diocese. it sent a notice to parishioners ahead of plan protests this weekend. ryan curry a has more. >> protests and demonstrations continue in the bay area over the anticipated supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade . in san jose thursday, many came out to protest once again, joining a series of pro-abortion rights demonstrations happening across the bay area this week. >> [inaudible] >> stand up, fight back. >> they are causing concern within the oakland catholic diocese. we have learned they sent out a notice to members telling them to be prepared for possible disruptions to service this weekend. in a separate statement, the diocese said the church has a

baptismal responsibly to protect life at every stage. >> people don't realize what a broad landmark decision this was. >> ruth robinson is with raging grannies actually, planning a protest in berkeley sunday and says now more than other, women's voices need to be heard. >> we don't know what's coming down the pipeline as we face a more conservative united states. this could indeed spread to problems with people getting reproductive rights in california. >> the oakland diocese didn't want to comment on the protest this weekend but they did say in their notice that they want their members to be vigilant while in service. robinson doesn't have plans to disrupt a service this weekend but she did say she wants to send a strong message. >> the vast majority of americans believe in the right to reproductive justice which includes abortion rights. the vast majority of american catholics also believe that. the vast majority of american catholic women practice birth control. >> her demonstration will follow

the money already seen this week. she believes sending a strong message to religious groups is vital right now. >> as older women, we haven't been listened to. we were told to be quiet and stay in the house. we don't want to do that anymore. >> abc7news. >> coming up, new details about what's next for the man accused of attacking dave chapelle on stage. answers about the future of california's garlic festival. what one organizer is planning for this year after gilroy's offense got a makeover. i california home invaded by swallows. the workers hired to clean it up say they've never seen anything like it. >> sprinkles and even a chance of showers in the seven-day forecast. the weekend weather, coming right up. >> a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> where's jimmy? i don't know. what's the most unhinged audience member you ever had? >> the worst one is when i got

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>> the man accused of attacking dave chapelle is facing several charges tonight. the l.a. district attorney's office says the 23-year-old didn't use a weapon and chapelle was not injured. he is being loaded into an ambulance there. instead, he will face misdemeanors. among them, battery and possession of a weapon with an intent to assault. the gun found was actually a fake and it's folding nice will -- nice was in a retracted position.

investors have a lot of ground to make up after the worst trading day of the year on wall street. the dow dropped more than 1000 points today. some experts call the losses and overcorrection to big gains yesterday on news of the federal reserve playing to increase its benchmark interest rate. abc chief business and economic correspondent explains what happened today and the impact it could have on long-term and short-term investment. >> this is a bit of reality setting in. the dow plunging more than 1000 points. the s&p 500, down 3.6% yesterday. the way wall street looks at this is that inflation is at historic highs right now. the jobs market is historically strong right now. the only path forward in order to keep prices from getting so far out of reach for typical american families is through more interest rate hikes. that ultimately can mean a

slower moving economy. that's what you see reflected in the stock market right now. it has been in the backdrop so much this year which is why you see the s&p 500 down more than 13%. if you had put $1000 into the market at the start of the year, today given those declines, you'd have about 806 he five dollars left. what's important to keep in mind is history. historically, the market returns about 9% on average each year and that's accounting for inflation which is why investing for the long term is what is so important. abc news, new york. >> there's a new partnership with a plan to reignite travel in the bay area. following the pandemic, experts say getting more people traveling is a spark the bay area economy desperately needs. the american hotel association spoke with the san jose and san francisco chambers of commerce

along with other organizations that promote travel to the bay area. they are all working together to strategize how to get more people to come back not just for leisure travel but also business travel. >> we know that connectivity increases productivity. we commissioned a study from san diego's university to talk about that. the businesses that are doing face to face meetings are going to do better in the long run. >> fewer people coming to the bay area means fewer jobs and hospitality. one expert says san jose needs to restore more than 14,000 hospitality industry jobs that were lost during the pandemic. the man who runs the san joaquin asparagus festival says he's moving forward with plans for a new garlic festival. he's planning to hold it august 13 and 14th at the san joaquin county fairgrounds. the gilroy garlic festival called off this year's event citing financial challenges but it says stockton isn't the successor of their event.

the promoter told abc 7 he tried to reach the gilroy organizers but they didn't call back. >> i have open arms, inviting everybody that was involved with the gilroy garlic festival. i want all their vendors and community support. let's work together to make this thing a great event again. >> he says he's planning to eventually bring the festival back to our area but he couldn't say where. his wildfire preparedness week and state leaders are urging californians to prepare for a challenging wildfire. the time to start is now. >> have a plan. have supplies like food, water, and emergency backup power. now in practice if i q8 and routes. >> this data spending billions to decrease the risk of wildfires but they say they will need the public's support. calfire says it's already seeing wildfire activity across the state.

now to reading were a couple returned home from a trip to find their home invaded by swallows. look at that. hundreds of them. when they walked in, they said it was like the alfred hitchcock movie the birds. they flew in through the gymboree -- chimney. the restoration crew called apocalyptic. >> we've seen bats, skunks, swirls, you name it. this is the first time we've done something like this where birds infested the inside of a home. in the quantities that they did. >> when i first walked in, i thought it had been a week or something. it just took a day. crazy. >> one day. the birds caused an estimated $20,000 in damage. state farm agent told the owners their insurance policy has an exclusion for small animals and it's unlikely that they will cover the repairs. i was worried about that. let's get to our weather.

we felt that cool off. >> double drop for some areas. it was noticeably cooler. temperatures in the upper 50's to mid-70's. hopefully you liked it. if you didn't get a chance to get outside, i want to show you this stunning sunset. clouds stacked up on multiple levels. the higher clouds made for the colorful sunset. here's a look at live doppler 7. looking pretty active for may. a couple systems over the pacific. the latest one that came through today rod is cooler weather and certainly brought rain up in northern california. still a few spreckels but rainfall totals up there anywhere from a few hundredths to over an inch of rain. we have clouds up above, fog down below. visibility down to three miles in half moon bay. once again, be careful tomorrow morning if you are commuting. 50's and 60's on temperatures because of the cloud cover.

it's keeping us insulated. clouds fog overnight, patchy morning drizzle. another breezy one tomorrow afternoon. cool co-side and mild in lynn. there's a chance of showers and windy conditions for mother's day. we will get to that in a moment. first thing tomorrow morning, watch out for the drizzle. 40's and 50's under mostly clear skies with fog down below. afternoon highs will be similar today. upper 50's m 's. plenty of cloud cover with peaks of sun and certainly another breezy afternoon. hour-by-hour tomorrow morning, a little drizzle. tomorrow evening, still could see some spotty drizzle. as we head toward sunday, this is when things get interesting. the strongest in the series of systems drops down here. 9:00, the north bay could be looking at rain. noontime, 4:00, back into the north bay. keep in mind, the snow level

will be dropping down about 3000 feet so i wouldn't be surprised if we saw a few flurries over our higher peaks. rainfall totals are not expected to be a whole lot. anywhere from about three hundredths to 13 hundredths. we will take the rain because it keeps delaying the fire season. the wind picks up, beginning on saturday. 40 mile-per-hour gusts. sunday, even when deer with 30 to 40 miles per hour widespread in the mountains. this is going to mean a lot of snow especially for may. 14 inches in tahoe city. kirkland, 11 inches. morning drizzle. really windy day for saturday. mother's day, lever one storm bringing us a chance of showers and gusty conditions. make sure mom has an umbrella and a jacket and they will be just fine. below average early next week before we warm it up. >> thank you so mu

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>> lawyers are honoring the former mayor. the team unveiled a statue of ed lee. he served as san francisco mayor from 2011 until 2017. he called chase center his legacy project and help strike the deal that lured the warriors across the bay from oakland. members of the family say

today's unveiling comes on a significant day. >> seeing the statue, it's really beautiful. this is such an incredible opportunity today, to celebrate his 70th birthday. i'm so excited to be here. such a great celebration area [applause] >> you can find the statue in the thrive city area right outside chase center. the nba has announced a suspension following the gary payton injury. >> the penalty came down and steve kerr had choice words about the warriors mindset heading into game three of their playoff series

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>> the nba handed down a one-game suspension for dylan brooks so he will miss aim three of the series get it's not fair but that's just the way it is. clobbered by brooks. payton with a broken elbow and ligament damage. there's a chance that gp two might be back before the end of the season. he will be reevaluated in a couple weeks. >> we are doing what we are doing. just playing hard. battle for every loose ball and rebound. compete every possession. don't risk a guys career if he's ahead of the play and transition. that's our mantra. >> only one place you can watch game three of the warriors grizzly series, saturday night at 5:30 on abc seven. giants open up a seven-game

homestand tonight against the cardinals. trying to snap a three-game slide. one run per night isn't going to get it done. the little girl in purple grazed by a foul ball. shaken up but then mom figured out. mike yastrzemski muscling one down the line and write. giants down 3-1. that was the only run of the evening. opportunity in the sixth. giants can't capitalize on a big chance in the seventh. the cardinals turn with the bases loaded. tyler o'neill capitalize. two more score. the giants have lost foreign a row. mets with a crazy comeback in philly. down six runs in the ninth. france gives go limp or makes it 7-3. mark canha gets away and it's a 7-4 game. jd davis doubled on the left field line with another run-scoring. they will come all the way back. brendan nimmo with a two run single.

the mets fan's. starling marte, deep left-center. go-ahead run scores on this play. metz comeback to win by a final of 8-7. after removing the 49ers from the social media, then demanding a trade and not being traded, devo samuel is following the 49ers once again. now to work out a contract extension so the niners can make their star receiver happy. sports on

under district attorney gascón, i prosecuted car break-ins. all repeat offenders, often in organized crime rings. but when chesa boudin took office, he dissolved the unit and stopped me from collaborating with the police on my cases. now home and car break-ins are on the rise because repeat offenders know they can get away with it. chesa boudin is failing to do his job. there's a better way to keep san francisco safe. recall chesa boudin now.

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