moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> a top tech executive killed in the streets of san francisco. how bob lee is being remembered as the search for his killer continues. >> leaders in the tech industry now voicing their thoughts about crime in the city, many pointing the finger at mayor london read and city officials. >> security is a concern for some celebrating the holiday of passover. jewish communities in the city en garde, in light of a rise in anti-semitism. >> who else was part of this -- >> people living in san jose now demanding an independent investigation after a drug smuggling operation was discovered within the police association. >> a lot to get to on this thursday. drew: good morning. start off very nicely with cloud -- with clear skies,

clouds thickening is the day goes on. a cold front will bring a return of showers late tonight and tomorrow morning. kumasi: since a deadly stabbing of well-known silicon valley executive bob lee. the search is still on this morning for the person who might be responsible. lee had been working for a cryptocurrency company called mobile coin but those who knew him said his innovations in tech will never be forgotten. amanda is live in san francisco with the latest. amanda: there is a growing memorial along tech street and a growing list of loved ones now coming forward and sharing their stories over the shock of his death. one of those friends describing the last few days as being almost numbing. another saying that the lee he

knew had no enemies. he has been called a loving father, loyal friend and all-around good guy. those reflecting on his contributions to the tech world say there are many innovative things he was still working on, things that would've helped people going forward. friends mention teal reit -- friends mentioned he relocated with his daughters but was back in san francisco for the cryptocurrency he worked for. his friend says the two had dinner as recently as last saturday, describing lee's spirits as high. >> he did not seem to have a care in the world. he was excited about where things were going and he was excited to be back in the bay. >> still processing. this is not expected. two daughters as well that he loved quite a bit. amanda: sadness for his loved ones is the understanding of who he was,

a man they say would have given up anything of value to avoid violence. ahead, we will share a detail -- we will share details about surveillance video that appears to show lee, just moments after he was stabbed, struggling along main street. >> we will minutes. people in the tech industry including elon musk taking to social media and expressing concerns over safety in san francisco. jobina, how is the stabbing death sparking this conversation? jobina: on social media, elon musk posted quote, violent crime in san francisco is horrific and even if attackers are caught, they are often released immediately. san francisco police officers are responding to that, a police commission meeting yesterday, chief l scott offered his condolences to the family and friends of mr. lee. he also said this case in san

francisco -- is san francisco's 13th homicide of the year and the first with southern station district which includes mission bay. chief scott says every homicide case is a priority for them. >> our investigators investigate these just as we do any other loss of life. i know sometimes the appearance of these high profile cases get the attention. i want to make sure people know that all cases get the appropriate attention and it is important for the public to know that. jobina: neighborhoods like the tenderloin and the bayview had more homicides this year. using our neighborhood safety tracker, we can -- we compiled the latest crime data available and if you look at this graph behind me, you can see the yellow line at the bottom is the homicide rate in san francisco in 2021. 13 big cities including

los angeles, miami, washington, houston, chicago and atlanta all have more reported homicides. julian: thank you for that breakdown, jobina. we have made our interactive neighborhood safety tracker available for you to use. you can see how your city fares when it comes to public safety. right francisco, san jose and oakland. we are currently working to expand it to more cities. it is on the front page of our website, abc7news.com. kumasi: in oakland, the mayor hoping to breathe new life into the city and says changes are being made will help oakland become more safe and inviting. >> you will see that moving forward, we will be closing some streets down, downtown during the day, to say to families and businesses that we are serious when it comes to public safety.

part of that is shutting down streets so we can have together space. kumasi: just last month, the city returned to in person meetings. the mask requirement expired at the end of march. julian: this reopening at oakland city hall comes nearly two months into a ransomware attack that has put at least 4300 current city employees and possibly thousands of former employees at risk of being hacked. one update was -- the mayor shared an update saying -- back online. the city is still working to figure out what personal information was shared. >> i am upset. obviously what is put out into the dark web cannot be taken back will stop i am frustrated. my information is out there as well. we are going to be proactive. julian: the mayor says with ongoing budget talks, the city is looking at further investing into i.t. systems to make sure this does not happen again.

we will be talking with the mayor about this topic coming up on midday live at 11:30. kumasi: the abc7news following an extraordinary step taken by the alameda county district attorney. they announced in a social media video yesterday that she is going to block a local judge from hearing any criminal cases in the future. >> because of judge mckennon's inappropriate comments and conduct on two separate occasions, my office will file a motion to disqualify him from hearing any criminal cases being prosecuted by our office. kumasi: the conflict all started a few weeks back when judge mark mckennon rejected da bryce's plea deal for a triple murder suspect. he faced 75 years to life for the murders but price offered a 15 year deal if he pleaded guilty to a single count of voluntary manslaughter. after judge mckennon rejected

that, price formally requested he remove himself from the bench but the judge declined. in the south bay, a coalition of police reform activists demanding answers in the case of a police officer involved in drug smuggling. -- is accused of importing and disturbing drugs including fentanyl using a work computer. yesterday a group gathered at city hall asking why officials are conducting an internal investigation instead of an independent investigation with community oversight. they also want city litters to stop receiving funds from the association and demanding her mugshot be released. >> she is no susie homemaker or betty crocker. she is an international drug cartel person, killing our people in our streets. kumasi: her next court appearance is set for april 28. julian: jewish communities around the bay are celebrating

passover. -- during the first night of the holy holiday. tim johns tells us security was top of mind this year. tim: it was the f an eight-day celebration. on wednesday, they hosted the annual passover seder to the local jewish community. >> a lot of good energy, singing and dancing. tim: passover is a holiday that celebrates the israelites escape from slavery in egypt. a time for family and friends to come together. despite the festivities inside, organizers tell us they had to worry about serious things, including security. according to the anti-defamation league, hate crimes against jewish people have been rising rapidly in recent years, including in california. in 2021, the adl says they reached an all-time high. >> we a specific way but we are being

cautioned -- we are being cautious and taking extra steps to be careful. tim: people in attendance wednesday night say it is important to practice the religion operably. >> regardless of your race or ethnic background, recognize and appreciate the work of our ancestors. tim: the holiday dinner was open to everyone and many we talked to told us that no matter what your faith is, passover can offer a lesson to us all. >> it represents the release of slavery, to freedom from the jewish people but it is a universal holiday because it represents freedom for all mankind. showing it is quiet but this time tomorrow morning, we will be tracking light showers moving through as a cold front approaches are area. right now we are seeing a bit of cloud cover overhead that is keeping us insulated. temperureswe y.

all of u a4's right now. fisiein you can see on the satellite, some clouds starting to move-in as that cold front approaches. you can see it very nicely on satellite and radar, beginning to move into parts of the pacific northwest and northern california, and this will cross beginning late tonight into tomorrow morning. outside we go, it is quiet out there. a bit of sun early on but those clouds will quickly fill in and during the day we are totally dry. late tonight there is a chance for showers in the north bay. today is a partly sunny to mostly cloudy day. temperatures will feel warmer with increased humidity as well. many of us going into the 60's this afternoon. the storm impact scale, a level one tonight into friday morning with scattered light rain. we will time out this storm and we do have some nice changes to the weekend. we will check in with jobina to

see how traffic is going. jobina: if you were part of the early commute this morning, eastbound on the bay bridge, we want to let you know that deadly crash on the bridge has cleared, so that is all open with eastbound lanes before treasure island. in terms of drive times, everything is pretty light this morning. tracy to dublin is just 35 minutes. you can see that things are mostly green. emeryville, showing 80 with headlights traveling westbound for your reference point. as we show you 880 at the coliseum, no major blocking issues. julian: the nation now under a state of emergency. the ongoing water crisis caused by a landslide. kumasi: hundred -- 100 new security cameras are going tall. wh andhere you could get to do o

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kumasi: new developments -- then water line was damaged a week ago when a hillside collapsed. residents have been asked to cut water use by 40%. the city is pumping and water from lake herrmann as a secondary source. the emergency declaration clears the way for funding for repairs and some of that money might come from fema. caltrans crews have been working each night to repair 680. bolero has been find $1.2 million for two flaring incidents. one of those happened in 2017 the other in 2019 and both led to orders for people to stay inside to avoid exposure to hazardous chemicals. the environmental protection agency is requiring valero to make improvements to their chemical processing as part of the settlement. julian: small businesses in san

francisco's chinatown have a new resource to help fight crime. is funding 100 new security cameras. the goal is to help give video of things like break-ins so police can identify criminals. a lot of businesses iss grant we mom-and-pop places to install better quality cameras. >> they don't have to go through bureaucracy and they can easily store these cameras -- install these cameras in a much faster way. julian: others hope the cameras will be a deterrent to criminals altogether. also, the effort to restore the iconic red lanterns, has quickly met its fundraising goal. we told you about the story yesterday morning. the lanterns were badly damaged in a recent storm. you can see how torn they are. each strand of lanterns costs roughly $1000 in about three blocks of them along grant avenue need to be replaced.

the chinatown merchants association says they have reached the goal they set in a they are not bunnies, but look at these little lambs. how cute. so the zoo share this video with us, the lambs are about two weeks old, they are from -- where all six of the sheep are from. it will spend 30 days and quarantined by the petting yard. they have not been named yet but i wonder if they will have a contest or if they will just name them, but they are so cute. julian: when they first open up the door, they are like where are we and what are we doing here? kumasi: since we are talking about the zoo, we must tell you about this, especially if you like yoga. starting this month, you can do yoga surrounded by giraffes, zebras and more.

the san francisco zoo is introducing a new outdoor yoga program. this one hour class is going to be conducted in the middle of leeann b roberts african the classes are for everyone, no matter how much experience you have with yoga. tickets are $25 if you are a zoo member. if not, it is $50. if you buy a ticket for the yoga, you get admission to the zoo for the day. how close are we going to be? drew: i assume not that close but around. julian: they do have those goat yogas where you are in it, with the goats. that is part of it right? kumasi: they really like to be close. have you seen that video? drew: trying to be calm.

kumasi: drew: a nice way to wake up. outside this morning, it is quiet but things will get active later tonight. a live look showing you we have partly to mostly cloudy skies right now and throughout the day we will find our best chance at sunshine for clouds -- before clouds really take over and that is ahead of showers returning late tonight. though showers are on and off through tomorrow morning but it looks like this storm will exit quickly, right around lunchtime. behind that storm, we have better news for the weekend. we are trending dryer for saturday and trending warmer for sunday. partly sunny today ahead of that cold front. a bit of a mild breeze getting us into the 60's. closer to where we should be for this time of year. tonight, showers arrive first in the north bay and then sinking south across the region. future weather showing you those clouds thickening today. there is the rain late tonight

in the north bay. and then tomorrow morning, 5:00, we are tracking light to moderate scattered showers the first part of your day and by noon, this system is pretty much out of fear but we will have a lot of cloud cover left over for friday evening. rainfall estimates are highest in the north bay and the numbers drop off and we see this total in the south bay. lm that the south bay just ends up with a lot of cloud cover. saturday we are back to average, look at sunday. for easter we will see a lot of 70's return, some of the warmest weather we have seen so far. the second half of the weekend is shaping up to be nice. morning showers tomorrow. trending dryer for saturday, sunday we are trending warmer and looking nice. we will start to cool off and bring back cloud cover early next week but all in all, looking pretty nice for any outdoor activities this weekend. julian: you really outdid

yourself. we love to see that. kumasi: coming up, seven things to know this morning. julian: a new response team hitting the streets of the north bay with safety in mind. how it is offering an alternative to police and connecting people with resources they need.

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kumasi: here are the seven things to know this morning. still no arrest in the murder of tech executive bob lee. sourcesideo sh st in tenerheta.wetiat led up to thetaing t we are told that lee was here on business. he recently moved from the bay area to miami. julian: former vice president mike pence says he will not appeal a judge order to testify before the grand jury investigating the january 6 insurrection. former president donald trump had objected to a subpoena claiming executive privilege to prevent pens from testifying. kumasi: at least six people have died after severe weather slammed into missouri and kentucky. today, damaging wind and rain are taking aim at virginia, maryland and delaware. drew: we will find increasing clouds today.

temperatures a little bit warmer than yesterday.yrom theoa bor sher kusi we gi backlium camera in od beew crash reported, an overturned vehicle just north of the camera picture. northbound 880 before high street. expect minor delays. julian: there could be more self driving taxis on san francisco streets this year. -- is applying to operate vehicles without drivers. cruise has already been driverless taxi services for several months. kumasi: today through saturday, you can play a nine hole golf round from the upper deck and on custom greens on the field. tee times are from 7:00 to 9:00. julian: nearly a month after the -- river levee breach, evacuees

are getting some major relief angst to a double-decker bus. volunteers traveled through monterey county with busloads of resources for residents that were displaced. along with blankets and socks, there are clinicians on the bus to link people to telehealth and mental health services. san jose fire fighters also helped with a december -- also held a december toy giveaway to help with kids who need necessities. >> we sometimes forget about the children, the kids who are displaced and lost everything. julian: monterey county only recently received a federal emergency disaster click -- declaration which will not assist many of the un-document and residents. kumasi: tonight we will have a special presentation of abc7news at 6:30. two months after the deadly mass shooting in half moon bay, we are taking a look at the lingering crisis uncovered by that tragedy. the horrific living conditions that some farmworkers endure.

our reporter spent days in a san mateo county coast, investigating how these conditions were allowed to happen. join us for hidden crisis, tragedy at half moon bay. that is tonight at 6:30. julian: in today's gma first look, chipotle is suing sweet green saying the new chicken burrito bowl is a violation of aaa's trademark. will reeve has the details. >> in this morning's first l is. oing to be in your bowl. >> chipotle mexican grill filing a lawsuit against salad chain sweet green, alleging sweet green's new chipotle chicken burrito bowl violates chipotle's rights. >> certainly if you think about it, chipotle has become very synonymous with this type of bowl. >> aaa claiming sweet green's very similar and directly competitive bowl is an attempt to capitalize on their brand,

arguing the competitor's ad uses the same font and style as chipotle branding and features a similar color to their trademark adobo red. >> they have cause to be concerned. future of the boat -- of both restaurants? it is all coming up at 7:00. kumasi: it has been three months since actor jeremy renner had life-threatening injuries after an accident involving his 14,000 pound snowplow. coming up on good morning america, diane sawyer will be live with a first look at her compelling one-on-one interview with renner. you can watch jeremy renner: the diane sawyer interview. it airs tonight at 10:00 here on abc seven. julian: coming up, joe biden is looking to get some competition for the democrat nomination from one of the most powerful names in american politics. kumasi: a new plan for housing incident -- in downtown san jose.

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. julian: mike pence now agreeing to comply with a special counsel investigation. the documents and testimony he is expected to provide. kumasi: fox chairman rupert murdoch could be taking the stand in a 1.6 billion dollar defamation suit against fox news. the allegations surrounding the 2020 election. >> i used to walk there all the time at night. i did start -- >> this is not a city where anybody should fear for their lives at 2:30 in the morning. julian: the stabbing death of a tech executive raising questions and concerns about safety in san francisco. kumasi: good morning everyone. julian: we appreciate you joining us. we check in now with meteorologist drew tuma for a look at the forecast.

we are loving what you are showing us. drew: we have to get through some rain first. ahead of a cold front we are tracking that is adding a few clouds and acts like a blanket. right now, temperatures in most cities running a few degrees warmer compared to this time yesterday. no frost advisories in effect and you can see most of us are in the mid to upper 40's right now. santa rosa coming in at 39 degrees. live doppler 7, here is the cold front that moves in late tonight and early tomorrow. outside this morning, it is calm and quiet. a bit of sunshine throughout the morning but clouds will thicken as that cold front gets closer. that rain will return first in the north bay and then spread south across the region overnight tonight. a closer look at that storm and previewing that weekend coming up. kumasi: the search is on for the person who killed well-known tech executive bob lee. he died after being stabbed in san francisco earlier this week.

lee had been working for a cryptocurrency company but those who knew him said his innovations in tech will not be forgotten. we are live in san francisco with the latest. amanda? amanda: we heard from several of lee's friends including one who described the last few days as being almost numbing. a second said they did not know lead to have any enemies, sharing shock and confusion over his violent killing. they have a lot of unanswered questions. what we do know is that friends all mention lee relocated to miami with his two daughters but was back in san francisco for a business summit with the cryptocurrency company he worked for. elevating their level of sadness, friends say lee would have given anything of value to avoid violence. they say he was a loving father, a loyal friend and all-around note -- all around good guy. well the search for the stabbing suspect continues, the sf

standard reporter watched were -- watched surveillance video showing the moments after lee was stabbed. >> at harrison, he seems to lift his shirt up as he approaches a car that is stopped on the corner with his flashers on. the car drives away, he falls to the ground, he gets up again and then walks back the way he came but on the others to the street and then falls down. >> even if somebody were trying to rob him or something of that nature, bob is one of those people who would not have tried to fight them or anything like that. he values his children too much. i cannot imagine anything like that. amanda: reflectin contributions to the tech world, we are told there are many innovative things he was still working on, things that would have helped people going forward. back out live along main street,

there is a growing memorial at the location where he was stabbed in a growing list of loved ones who are now speaking out -- and a growing list of loved ones who are now speaking out, expressing frustration over what happened. julian: many tech exe claiming san francisco is unsafe because of violent crime. they are making these claims on social media platforms but how true is it? we are trying to put this in perspective now. ryan curry joins us live in the newsroom with what the data says. ryan: tech executives like elon musk have posts on social media saying violent crime in sf is horrific. others attack city leaders and their policies on crime. bob lee was killed in an upscale san francisco neighborhood. his murder is the first reported homicide this year to take place within the southern station of the police department. neighborhoods like the tenderloin and bayview area have

had more homicides so far this year, according to the latest fbi and local police crime data. san francisco is close to the bottom of the list of major cities, with 6.9 homicides per 100,000 people. austin, los angeles, miami and others have more homicides than san francisco. supervisor matt dorsey acknowledges the city can be safer. >> this is not a city where anyone should fear for their lives at 2:30 in the morning. statistics don't matter when it is somebody you love who lost their life in an incident in san francisco. ryan: as of april 2 of this year, there have been 12 homicides compared to 10 for that same time last year. robberies are up by 14% but rape and human trafficking crimes are significantly down. kumasi: thank you. -- police chief is stepping down.

he announced his retirement after 25 years of service with the transit agency. he has been chief for the last four years. last month he announced changes in service that included think -- increased police presence -- police presence on bart trains. the deputy chief will step in as interim chief. in the north bay, -- has a new mobile response unit. instead of police responding to certain calls, the crisis team will. they will typically handle reports of mental illness or homelessness and will work together with the san rafael police department. we were there as the team hit the streets for the first time. >> we operate under 911 now. if anyone contacts safe team can come. instead of getting guys in trouble, we will come and see what you need. if you need transportation or food or clothes, anything like that. kumasi: this was actually

yesterday. san rafael police say the team will help free up officers to handle other calls. lian: the downtown san jose hotel formerly known as the fairmont is undergoing more changes. the owner is accepting bids to sell the southern tower to be transformed in the housing. a group that included hotel workers gathered in front of city hall opposing this conversion. they say it would eliminate jobs and impact tax money that goes to the community. omar torres represents downtown and went to the city to review -- wants the city to review the potential impacts before selling. >> the fact is if these hotel rooms go, more folks are going to be less interested in having a large convention in the city of san jose. julian: he says it would hurt the mayor's plan for a downtown vibrancy, but the ceo of the downtown association says gaining housing could help luber

in more businesses. >> eventually we will reach critical mass. important interesting retailers will be interested in coming downtown because critical mass has been reached. julian: as of now, no deal has been made. turning now to the latest on the special counsel probe into the alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the january 6 capitol attack, former vice president mike pence says he will comply with a grand jury subpoena to testify. jobina is at the live desk with more. jobina: a federal judge rejected former president trump's attorney's efforts to squash that grand jury subpoena for former vice president mike pence, citing executive privilege. originally pence was onboard board with trump's attorneys pushing to block his compliance but not anymore. his office says he quote, will not appeal the judge ruling and will comply with the subpoena as required by law. this subpoena could position pence as a star witness in the

special counsel investigation into alleged efforts by trump and allies to overturn the 2020 election results. pence was questioned by david mure about this. >> did you ever point blank say that the president -- to the president, i will not do this, i will not intervene, we lost this election? >> i did, many times. jobina: trump arraigned on felony counts in connection to hush-money payments involving adult film star stormy daniels just before the 2016 election. trump is the focus of a series of crucial inquiries, including a georgia grand jury election interference probe and two others in new york state. as for pence, his testimony could be weeks away unless trump's lawyers try again to block it. his team says he will comply with the court's decisions. kumasi: fox chairman rupert murdoch and his son may have to testify in person in the 1.6 det against fox news.

dominion voting systems is claiming the network damaged its business by allowing allies of former president donald trump to clean its voting machines were rigged for the 2020 election. lawyers have asked murdoch if he was aware fox news hosts endorsed those claims and he replied quote, yes they endorsed. >> fox itself has made plenty of arguments in court that separate from fox news, the fox corporation parent company which is what rupert murdoch runs, should not be involved in this lawsuit at all. kumasi: murdoch denied fox promoted election falsehoods, saying it was covering and commenting on trump's allegations. the trial is set for april 17 and could feature some of fox's biggest on-air personalities like tucker carlsen and sean hannity. julian: governor newsom is escalating his feud with for the governor ron desantis a tour with several red states.

he shared photos of a visit to a library to poke at florida's banning of some books. this has been part of desantis's so-called stop will campaign. governor newsom also visited a liberal arts college that has been a target of the four he also visited a church in mississippi, met with democrats in arkansas and toured a museum of the history of slavery in alabama. he is funding the trip with money left over from his reelection campaign. president biden will have a democratic challenger in the 2024 election. robert f kennedy jr. has filed paperwork with the federal election commission to run for the dimmer credit nomination. kennedy is the son of former u.s. attorney general robert f kennedy and nephew of the late former president, john f. kennedy. the 69-year-old environmental lawyer is also a long time anti-vaccine activist. he says his top priority will be to quote, and the corrupt merger between state and corporate power. kumasi: still ahead, a chance to

take up a round of golf from inside levi's stadium over the weekend. we will tell you how. julian: chatgpt is not just for photos or essays. we'll show you how one san francisco business is putting this new ai tech to work in a big way. first up we get up check of the forecast withdrew -- get a check of the forecast with drew. drew: you can see changes are afoot across california. what we are finding is that clouds will be on the increase throughout the day. a bit of sunshine but mainly overcast afternoon and it is all associated with this cold front that will move on shore late tonight and into tomorrow morning and bring a return of light showers. ahead of that front we have a mild breeze coming in, more areas getting into the 60's. closer to average for this time of year. as we go hour-by-h dry and by noon we are in the

50's and 60's. clouds are thickening throughout the afternoon and late tonight after 10:00, we will find those showers first arriving in the north bay before we expect scattered showers for the commute and some slick roadways out there. on the storm impact scale, a level 1 light storm late tonight for tomorrow morning. it is mainly light rain. the highest amounts will be found in the north bay and the biggest impact is slick roadways. behind the storm system, we have dry warm air moving in for the weekend. we will about that in eight minutes. let's check in with jobina. jobina: you heard me mention this new crash we were following in oakland right at the coliseum camera and you can see the flashing lights. we want to let you know that traffic is beginning to stack up and chp's reporting an overturned vehicle blocking at least one lane. butha slowdn

starngo , seeds are tr aroun 24 miles per hour right now. the crash itself is on northbound 880. in terms of your drive times, slow but not too bad and we will wrap up with a live look at the san mateo bridge where everything is movi for likes or followers. their path isn't for the casually curious. and that's what makes it matter the most

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llioeahy, keep cafoiansfood on amic tables. julian: according padilla, the money will help impro the water delivery canals in central california and also help modernize and refurbish trinity river fish hatcheries and restore the imperial dam on the lower colorado river. kumasi: workers are -- work is underway to rep -- to repair eight heavily damaged bridge from the storms last month. barges broke free, slammed into it and that buckled parts of the walkway. we stopped by yesterday, they were removing the handrail on the east side of the bridge and that is when the last things that needs to be done before a test lift of the drawbridge can be performed. there is soon going to be a protected bikeway running down the middle of one of san francisco's most dangerous streets. you discipline transportation agency board and intimately approve the plan for valencia.

once it is installed, drivers are going to be prohibited from turning across traffic and some parking spaces will be removed. julian: biking might get more appealing if gas prices keep going up. san francisco is now teetering on five dollars a gallon, again. how are we back here? aaa puts the average at $4.99. in san jose, it is $4.85. jobina: levi's stadium is transforming into a golfer's paradise. fans will have the chance to play a nine hole round of golf from the upper deck and on custom greens on the field. tee times run from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.. the experience goes until saturday. one's -- one of san francisco's most popular nightclubs has a

new drink on the menu thanks to chatgpt. the bar use the ai tech to create a new bar -- create a new drink. it has chili infused mess cal, grapefruit and blood orange juice is. -- blood orange juice. firewater bidders. do you know what that is? julian: no but that sounds good. kumasi: chatgpt analyzed the flavor profiles of dozens of mescal cocktails and used that data to create this recipe, but the bar says they added a bit of their own flavor to it as well. it looks good. julian: and you can do that. you can say what ingredients you have in your pantry and say chatgpt, figure out something for me to make with this. drew: that is like my number one thing. julian: they are also working on a version. abc had this first look at chatgpt and what they are doing next.

you can literally take a picture of your refrigerator and see the ingredients and it will be like, you can make this. drew: oh my gosh. that is incredible. julian: and you still get on your phone and order takeout anyway. [laughter] drew: does it have an estimated time to make? julian: i don't know about that. kumasi: that is awesome though. julian: they are coming up with some cool stuff. drew: let's go outside this morning. here is a live look at the tower camera, it is nice and dry but showers return to the forecast. morning showers return tomorrow but the weekend is trending drier on saturday and warmer on sunday. here is future weather. much of the day is dry, late tonight. showers arrive in the north bay.

it and by midday, it is totally out of fear. temperatures in the mid 50's to mid-60's as the clouds increase and the showers are light and arrive from north to south with temperatures mild on either side of 50 degrees. temperatures in the mid and upper 50's. trending drier on saturday. we get a brief warm up for one day with sunshine, 70's returning from the coast and we will cool often and some sky later this week. julian: coming up, writing around in a robo taxi. the bay area city that could become the first in the country with driverless services competing with uber and lyft. kumasi: but first, representing for the bay area. the local college student making

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kumasi: welcome back. a new exhibit is opening at the de young museum and it puts a spotlight on photographer your -- photographer ansel adams as an activist. western landscape like you somebody. for much of his career, he worked to help keep it that way. the new exhibit looks at how his environmental activism is taking on a new urgency in the age of climate change. the exhibition is also an intimate look at his bay area roots, from the golden gate, before the golden gate

developing landscape, dotted by little boxes on the hillside that mixes classic and contemporary views of landscapes, the west and ultimately the change facing our entire planet. julian: we have an update on a story we first told you about in february about a family fm francisco's chinatown that has been invited to the white house for the easter egg role. the family lives in what is known as a single room occupancy unit. they can't afford to pay for the trip. our partners at the san francisco standard explored their plight, shining a light on the family of four living in these conditions. since then, the family has been chosen to attend this years's eggroll next monday but did not have the funds -- big - look at this right here. they have hit the goal and then some. kumasi: love to hear that. in local college student will be in the spotlight on wheel of fortune tonight.

week. prizes on the cars and cash. we are going to see how jordan does tonight. wheel of fortune airs at 7:30 right here on abc seven. drew: a look outside, the along. the pollen forecast shows tree pollen at high levels. juniper, cedar, pine and oak. a bit of relief coming our way with rain and the forecast but right now we are warmer compared to this time yesterday. most of us finding temperatures in the 40's first thing. a bit of sunshine for the morning, but clouds really build in throughout the afternoon ahead of our rain and we will find rain first in the north bay before this storm system spreads south across the region overnight and friday morning. a level 1 light storm on the

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> kumasi: now at 6:00, friends and colleagues reacting to the news of the deadly stabbing of the cash out founder, the suspect is not been caught. julian: the safety of san francisco. help police are responding to comments about crime in the city after his death. kumasi: help coming to be niche or after the main water line had a major damage after recent storms. julian: good morning, it thursday, april 6. kumasi: we saw some 70's for the weekend. drew: it is trending a lot better. we get through rain tonight and tomorrow, behind that storm, the temperature is looking nice. we had numbers in the 40's,

warmer right now compared