moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. we are stepping in and doing something. perhaps is the most impactful thing we have done in decades in the state of california to our efforts on gun safety by getting these weapons of wars salt weapons off the streets governor newsom signing a first of its kind vigilante type gun law allowing private lawsuits against those who sell make or distribute band assault weapons and ghost guns. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. and i'm on the dates. it's the latest groundbreaking bill from governor newsom. and what's been a week of sweeping action on gun control and this move comes as the governor launches an ad campaign in texas abc 7 news reporter tara campbell has that story? and in shrine this bill governor

gavin newsom friday signing a law aimed at getting assault weapons and ghost guns off the streets. you cannot sell you cannot manufacture. you cannot transfer these legal weapons of war and mass destruction in the state of california the new law will allow for everyday people to sue the manufacturers and sellers of these illegal weapons the governor sending out this warning. they're 40 million people. can collect $10,000. from you and attorney fees for engaging in that illegal activity governor newsom launching this ad campaign today in texas taking direct aim at the supreme court's ruling on abortion and the texas governor. i use greg abbott's own words. as he was quote unquote asserting them. that sb8 somehow is going to save lives and i crossed out sb8 abortion. but in the word gun texas was crossed out put in california if

the supreme court can take away women's rights. the governor says it can also take away the rights of people making guns if they're going to use this framework to put women's lives at risk. we're going to use it to save people's lives here in the state of california. the governor's push into the national spotlight conjuring the question. will he make a presidential run in 2024 a question he answered again today. sub-zero can say it in five languages now, i don't want oh more often i can say it the sub-zero. well, he's not running for president right now, but he is standing and he's standing tall abc 7 news. cider film meteor says the governor's been very vocal about becoming the voice of the democratic party says the democratic leadership isn't doing enough. he says he needs to go out to the red states and confront them directly that says a lot about national politics not so much about california. one reason the governor is

holding back. says he has president joe biden who has said he's seeking reelection after that. you have vice president kamala harris and fellow, california. and who would be the next logical person in line, so there is an even a presidential race worth entering until those two people opt not to run now if that happens. it's a whole new. ballgame tara campbell abc 7 news. the number of americans who believe that government can do more to prevent mass shootings that an all-time high. that's the finding of a new cnn poll seven out of 10 adults say there should be more action to prevent mass shootings like the one in uvalde, texas 92% of democrats support stricter gun laws compared with 39% of republicans about 58% of americans are somewhat worried about gun violence with 28% saying they are very worried. we're following breaking news a wildfire. post a county near one of the

main routes into yosemite. this fire video was taken just a short time ago from a pg&e camera. you can see flames shooting out from the base of the large plume of dark smoke the blaze named the oak fire is near mid pines close to highway 1 40 and carstens road. there is mandatory evacuation orders in that area. the fire has burned about 600 acres in just a few hours and it's spreading rapidly. abc 7 news meteorologist, sandy patel is tracking the conditions there on the fire line sandy. yeah, dan and part of the problem. is it is so hot and dry in that area take a look 102 degrees near the fire relative humidity 9% so in the single digits and the winds are out of the northwest 14 miles an hour as you check out the wind trend it will get a little breezier as we head into the next few hours before the winds tapers. so the biggest concern here is around this time. we're dealing with a severe drought obviously you bind that with low relative humidity and hot conditions and that is obviously not going to help the

firefighters ama. thank you, sandia the anzar fire burning in san benito county is now 50% contained there were two separate fires when this started yesterday afternoon firefighters quickly contained one, but the south ends our fire continues to burn today. it has scorched 101 acres so far fire officials say the main focus now is fire in dense. eucalyptus groves cal fire has downgraded most evacuation orders to evacuation warnings but there is some good news at big basin redwood state park, which partially reopened to the public for the first time in two years. this comes after the czu lightning complex fire caused all of a devastating damage abc 7 news reporter's zach puentes took a trip to the park today. these are some of the first steps taken by civilian visitors to california's oldest state park in two years. it's completely different than before one of the first visitors was matt ryan and his family they live in nearby ben lomond and just like the park were impacted by the czu lightning

complex fire after a difficult two years. ryan says, he looks at the parks reopening as a sign of encouragement. we've turned a corner maybe. hopefully the path of devastation left behind by the fire can be seen on the way into the august 2020 fire tore through miles of trees and leveled buildings many of the trees destroyed in the fire included douglas spurs, but not only have so many of the parks iconic redwood survived. there's also new growth something park officials tell me is a testament to nature's resiliency redwood trees have an amazing ability to regenerate so you'll see them sprouting from the base from the stem regrowing their crowns state parks district. superintendent. chris spore says the last 23 months have been spent doing tireless work to get the park back. open for the public right now. it's still only partially open reservations are required and so far slots have been booked up for the next 60 days worth of weekends stuart. canyama is a member of friends of santa cruz state parks. he says the experienced people will get in this new iteration of the park is priceless.

i think this would be a it's like a whole new kind of lesson in evolution of how a forest of redwood forest. we repairs itself. those four says there's still several years of work ahead for the park to be fully operational. this new milestone only furthers their motivation there was despair but this this moment here is a it feels really good. it's it feels like a victory and i'm just very pleased to see the public enjoying the park in santa cruz county zach fuentes abc 7 news. federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order that keeps caltrans from clearing out a massive homeless encampment in oakland about 200 people live at the encampment on wood street under the 880 and 580 freeways a fire at the site in april killed one person raising safety concerns us district judge william orrick ordered caltrans to work with alameda county officials on a plan to house the people living there, but in oakland spokesperson said the city does not have the capacity to shelter all 200 people. governor newsom said the decision in dangers the public

adding our roadways and highways are no place for individuals to live and this encampment is risking public health and safety. new developments in the case of 33 year old tyrell wilson a coroner's inquest in contra. costa county has found that he died at the hands of another person other than by accident wilson was shot and killed by former danville police officer andrew hall in march of 2021 hall was responding to reports of a man throwing rocks onto highway. 680 wilson was a transient whose family said he was mentally ill. body cam footage showed wilson holding a folding knife hall was involved in a similar shooting in 2018, but remained on the force in that case hulk killed lodmir. abdalleta who was unarmed paul is serving six years in prison for killing arboleda in pittsburgh a beloved bakery is dealing with the aftermath of a customer who went on the attack after being asked to follow covid safety protocols abc 7 news anchor dion limb visited

the owners of star bread in pittsburgh and brings us this story. you'll see only on along with the empanadas and lubia the star of the show at starbread in pittsburgh. is there senorita breads? thousands of these buttery sweet crowd favorites are sold each day from this family-owned location seeing the community happy and excited purchasing our bread. it's exciting that excitement though was shattered with the very last customer monday evening as the shop was preparing to close when i first saw the video i was shock. that surveillance video shows a man clad in a shirt that reads army approach the register. he was known to employees after previously ignoring covid protocols and we did ask him. you know just to keep his social distancing in another strange twist employees. say the man then said the previous offender wasn't him. it was his twin. he was even offered a refund, but it wasn't enough. he just kept pointing at his

shirt that said the us army on the video. that's when things escalated the man throwing hand sanitizer the cash register terminal even hurling the donut display and they tried to close the door and lock the door. and then that's one he came back the man can be seen. used in the police investigation punching the employees face and i even shutting the door on his arm. all i saw was anger. and rage the shops 53 year old owner who requested we not use her name or show her face was also punched. binky bone is broken. she's now forcing herself to return to work despite the physical and mental pain because of an employee shortage every time i remember the guy i'm gonna i'm having just pains star bread is now considering installing a takeout window to keep employees safe, whatever it takes to show appreciation for the community that for them through it all the support from the community here in pittsburgh antioch. brentwood. oakley is insane.

pittsburgh police tell me the investigation is ongoing and they are working to identify the man caught on camera in pittsburgh dion limb abc 7 news. after the break concerning new developments from the cdc regarding monkey pox were now learning of two children diagnosed with the virus including a toddler here in california plus a community gathering spot since the 1830s is getting a multi-million dollar renovation details of the plans and when construction will begin abc 7 news at 5 continues in a moment.

a worrying announcement from the cdc today two children have now been diagnosed with monkeypox in the us. one of the cases is a toddler in california. the other is an infant who does not reside in the us health officials say the children likely got infected through household transmission, but the exact cause is still being investigated doctors say anyone who comes in contact with an infectious rash can catch box,

although most cases have happened through sexual activity right now to an update on president biden's health one day after testing positive for covid. he continues to have mild symptoms but is continuing to work and today met virtually with his economic team and flashed a thumbs up. when asked how he was feeling abc news reporter. rena roy has the latest the white house says it's business as usual for president biden as he battles covid-19 in isolation seen here in this new photo masked up and on the phone with his national security team today. the president said he is still he is still putting in eight plus hours a work a day. and that he wants to remind americans to get vaccinated the president's physician says he did have a temperature of 99.4 thursday night, but has remained normal since taking tylenol biden still has a runny nose fatigue and an occasional loose cough, but his medical teams has his symptoms have improved since

testing positive thursday morning. i really appreciate your increase your concerns. i'm doing well the 79 year old says he's been fulfilling his duties and hard at work weaning a photo of of signing the formula act into law thursday today he met with his economic team to discuss lowering gas prices. you'll have to work in isolation for five full days and get a negative test result before returning to work in person and normal activities. president. biden is taking the anti-viral drug pax livid given his age as his medical team keeps a close eye on him president is doing better. he slept well last night. he ate his breakfast and lunch. i fully he actually showed me his plate contact tracing is underway for those considered close contacts of the president including members of the press and congress and the white house resident staff has been reduced to only essential staff as the president isolates rena roy abc news, new york.

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and if you're pregnant or planning to be. square will get a long overdue renovation. the chinatown park has been a gathering place since the 1830s assemblyman phil ting announced a four million dollars state budget investment today. is considered a living room for somebody seniors because many people live in single room occupancy hotels that obviously are just one room. this is where they congregate. this is where they this is where they talk. this is where they play card games. this is where they hang out. the city's recreation and parks department has been working on renovation plans for several years those plans include demolishing the much maligned next year. daly city rolled out the red carpet for comedian joe coy

today his upcoming film easter sunday takes place in daly city and celebrates its rich filipino american culture abc 7 news reporter lena howland explains. why many think that's helping build a better bay area. from the big screen father and son road trip to the pinoy capital of the united states. we declared. 51 year old comedian joe koy got his own day and now the city of daly city presents the key to this to the city to joe floyd for the film easter sunday. i am going to put this. on my keychain who is film easter sunday takes place in daly city. he was thrilled to shine a light on the city's filipino american culture. just a represent them shout them out in the movie. is just my new my indirect way of giving you know. shining light i have literally never seen this many filipinos in the same place before that's

why movie like this is so significant because finally like now my mom can finally get to see something that looks like her talks like her acts like her lives here in america like her and she gets to celebrate it just like manolo daily cities first ever female filipino city council members says, it's representation that's been long overdue. there were no movies. growing up. i would say that had a filipino american family. she believes the key. she handed over symbolizes opening the door and keeping the door open for others that look like her it's finally here and jo koi is opening those doors for so many others like the local actors and comedians and i think what he's doing is paying it forward and making sure with that key that he's opened. he's opening it for others daily

city is home to around 33,000 filipino americans koi says he hopes the movie sends a much larger message to the city's younger generation. you can do it. you're not silent anymore. you're being heard. it abc 7. what a great thing to do seems like super nice guy. all right, let's update the weather forecast. yes meteorologist. sandy patel is here with our weekend weather san diego. yeah and the weekend weather looks fantastic, dan and am i want to show you a live picture from our pier 39 camera whereas some people are out and about enjoying the sunshine in san francisco. definitely a beautiful day. here's a look at the temperatures 85 in santa rosa. it's in the 70s petaluma, napa our hot spots in the low 90s, which isn't too bad livermore though 87 degrees a live view from our emeryville camera as we look back towards sutra towers san francisco. just an absolutely gorgeous day in the city's 63 oakland 67. it is 80 in san jose right now half moon bay standing at a cool

59 degrees on live doppler 7. we have a very quiet weather picture at this hour as we check out the winds right now westerly wind to 39 in san francisco. it is breezy around fairfield 28 miles an hour, right if you're getting out of town, here's a look at the hawaiian. lines forecast tomorrow mild and mainly sunny there will be some fog near sfo breezy afternoon upper 60s to low 80s looking at some showers in honolulu in the morning 88 in the afternoon, new york city sunshine 90 degrees and there's a slight chance of thunder in chicago 91, los angeles. mostly sunny after the fog 82 degrees we have fog from our mount tam cam as we look towards ocean beach right now foggy morning with drizzle along the coast who litter beaches and warm inland this weekend and there is a possibility of higher. any next week with the monsoon flow, so just keep that in the back of your mind, especially if you don't like the humidity first thing tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock. there will be some spotty drizzle around certainly some fog around the coast and bay as we head into the noontime hour

the fog pulls away out of the bayside community still hangs around near the coast. you know, it's their summertime pattern. so do expect that 40s to 60s on your temperatures from 48 in santa rosa to 62 and antioch. watch out for that fog. once again, it's a shallow layer about a thousand feet deep, so it's not going very far there's so means that the fog is going to be right down on the deck 81 in san jose tomorrow afternoon 85 and gilroy sunnyvale 77 degrees on the peninsula you're looking at mid-70s from palo alto to mountain view 62 half moon bay downtown san francisco 64 degrees lingering clouds around daly city the sunset district low 60s breezy conditions. and in the north bay 82 in san rafael 80 in napa 87 in santa rosa. so similar temperatures to today 70 in oakland 76 fremont had and it's going to be warm 91 in fairfield 88 in livermore 91 in brentwood now for the san francisco marathon sunday, it's going to be nice a little bit of fog in the morning still cool, and then perfect weather for the marathon at 8am you're looking

at 55 degrees temperature coming up to about the low 60s accuweather 7-day forecast a wide range of temperatures for saturday warmer for your sunday, but it's not extreme heat mid 90s inland low 60s coast the inland heat eases early next week and then bounces back but notice did easter it's coming up as well the middle to latter part of the work week ahmed, dan. all right. thank you, sandia. well, it's race weekend in san francisco the 45th, san francisco marathon starts sunday morning at 5:30 today thousands of runners picked up their race packets at the fort mason festival pavilion, including a two-person running team whoanisy whole pregnancy with her. so this will be her first race in person outside of my womb. the first wave of runners will start at 5:30 in the morning on the embarcadero admissions street. there are also two half marathons a 10k and a 5k all

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the dangerous and deadly heat wave spreading from coast to coast. a verdict in the steve bannon trial. but first, new developments on president biden's battle with covid. the president making an appearance today at a virtual meeting with economic advisers. his voice deeper, with a slight cough. the president saying he feels fine one day after testing positive. president biden's personal physician saying biden had an elevated temperature, runny nose, fatigue, but overall is improving. and taking the antiviral drug paxlovid. the first lady and vice president still testing negative. and one on one with dr. anthony fauci. what he has to say about the president's condition and his own recovery from the virus. also tonight, one of former