treat covid 19. it's a brand new day. don't let junk get in. the way you have to do is point what ? and you'll be back to your old self again. 1 800 got junk visit 1 800 got junk .com building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc seven news shouldn't have to feel like i'm putting my life in danger. every time i ride my three year old son to school, but i do now it's six. various cyclists called for action. the changes they want to see on the roads after a well known cyclists died while riding his bike in san francisco. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us at saturday, april 8th. i'm loose. freud's here with lisa arjun. good morning, lisa. before we get to that story, let's get a check of the forecast. good morning to you, liz 6 44 the officials sunrise. we have plenty of clouds out there now, but no rain. there'ss

erdale i are 3esooler this morng compared to yesterday. the rain has gone but we will look for the cloud cover to stick around for the first half of the day for fifties bayside to near 60 by noontime, mostly cloudy and then partly cloudy skies. with mid sixties inland, low sixties along the bay shore. the coast will stay cool that sunsets at 7 38, and as we get into a clear night will be starting out with more sun for your sunday we'll talk about, uh, the start of the warmer work week and see if it less talk about that coming up. all right, lisa, thank you. cyclists are on san francisco are calling for changes following the death of ethan boys on tuesday afternoon. boys who was a nationally recognized an award winning cyclists died after a collision with a car in

the presidio, abc seven news reporter tim johns was at the vigil held for him were literally dying out here. i'm not sure what we have to do to make them care, anger and sadness friday night individual in san francisco's presidio, dozens coming together to remember cyclists ethan boys who was killed tuesday after a collision with a car near this spot. we just want to reflect to ethan was as a person, which was a very positive grounded centered person boys was a renowned and world class athletes, someone who won dozens of awards throughout his life and left a profound impact on the sport he loved. he is a current record holder in several disciplines on the track, and he has, i think 10 national championships over his career, but friday's event was more than just a vigil for the local cycling community was also a chance to call for change. according to city data. san francisco has had at least one bike fatalities a year since 2014 and cyclists are demanding that local leaders take more

action to keep them safe on the roads in the very short term that looks like posts and other things in the ground, but you no longer term. ideally we're looking at physical concrete curbs and physical protection. because for them anyone could have been ethan boys. i shouldn't have to feel like i'm putting my life in danger. every time i ride my three year old sunday school, but i do. police are investigating the cause of tuesday's crash in san francisco , tim johns, abc seven news a dead whale washed up at the san leandro marina park. sky seven was overhead yesterday afternoon and spotted the whale on the rocks, and it's clearly missing its tail. it's a gray whale and appears to be a juvenile, the marine mammal center in california academy of sciences so they are sending a team to check it out. in the south bay. the senate, a police officers association terminated executive director joanne segovia after she was accused of running a years long drug distribution scheme. segovia was charged with attempting to import illegal synthetic opioid drugs from

overseas. federal prosecutors say it was part of a years long scheme to distribute them around the country. the center is a police unions president says they have completed the first part of their internal investigation and will now hire outside help planned this from the very get go. we have taken it. is a serious as we can. from minute one from the time we were notified. until this very moment and continuing to move forward. segovia is expected to appear in court on april 28th anti trans activist and former swimmer riley gains says she was attacked on thursday night at san francisco state following a speech at an event opposing the participation of transgender athletes and women's sports. this is the video taken by gains in which we can hear swearing and we see a lot of shakiness, but it does not show an assault. she claims someone hit her twice, with one blow grazing her face. san francisco state police are investigating gains is a former

college swimmer who competed against leah thomas. last year, thomas became the first openly transgender athletes to win an n c double a championship. happening today, a coalition of drag queens and allies will protest in san francisco against antiers expect between five and 10,000 people to attend the rally at city hall, which is scheduled to begin at 11 this morning. it's one of several weekend protests around the country. the a c l u is tracking nearly 450 legislative actions targeting the lgbtq community. many of the bills target transgender people and drag queens. a similar rally will be held in l a tomorrow. on the peninsula, another close call with a falling tree, menlo park man says it's a miracle his family is safe after a large oak tree crashed into their yard this week, the city of menlo park has received hundreds of tree related calls this year, abc seven news reporter lauren martinez talks to the father about the narrow escape from danger. my wife and i were right

there with our with our one month old toddler camera north home and his wife were playing with their daughter poppy inside with just seconds after these photos were taken, a large oak tree came crashing down in their menlo park backyard. we were just frozen right because it was just so out of place and sort of hard tatas actually happening. the tree crashed in between their home and their 80 you with his in laws on monday afternoon, no one was hurt north home rushed over to his next door neighbor's house where the tree had fallen from his neighbor told him despite efforts to remove it in the past, he took good care of it had been trimmed. it looked healthy talk to our neighbor before and he said, yeah, you know, it spent all this money to kind of keep it in shape and follow the rules and the regulations and everything else. after back to back storms, we reached out to the city of menlo park about fallen trees this year at the end of march, a city spokesperson said. they had 342

tree related calls. 125 of those were fallen trees. when you have someone who's done the right thing, spent the money follow the rules. and something like this can happen. i'm not someone who's prone prone to hyperbole, right? but you know, we really got lucky home said with more high wind event in the future, the next family may not be so lucky. 4 58 4 59. there's our little girl. lauren martinez, abc seven news. highway 3 95, a major highway in the sierra nevada is back open this morning without restrictions. seven mile stretch of the road was closed for nearly six weeks after a series of avalanches buried a portion of the roadway with almost 40 ft of snow. the announcement by caltrans on friday is big news for people who live in this europe because they've been forced to find other routes of transportation. since that highway closure. it's been a tough go for all those folks up in the sierra lisa. oh,

yeah, for sure. and as we look outside our window here, little bit of that sunrise arriving. 6 44 is the official sunrise, richmond san rafael bridge and over in richmond today, mid sixties, so we'll be looking at the warmer day today. thewat ars ay and my full accuweather seven day forecast is next. thank you. lisa also had abortion drug ruling. most commonly used method of abortion. is now in a state of uncertainty after a texas judge halted its fda approvaltu ta cei lifeme trip abroad, how they're building a better bay area in hawaii. surprises, except when you get a bill that's higher than expected . that's why sng carpet offers a no surprise guarantee the price quote is always the price you pay, and during this month's buy two get one free sale by any two

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other people who live in san francisco are showing opposition against the proposed location for a cannabis dispensary kids. protected the 600 ft radius. they held a rally friday night in san francisco's inner sunset district. the owners of gold mirror want to convert the top of the restaurant into a dispensary. protesters say it's a safety safety concern for children in the community. keep the drugs away from children across the street. we have preschool. we have students. we have small kids that they should move to somewhere else. comfortable tell me, according to the city and county of san francisco, the dispensary application is in the processing phase. this year's mushroom festival in morgan hill is canceled because the security company that was hired for the event has terminated its contract, the festival's executive director, told mercury news. the security company cited liability reasons for this event was supposed to be scheduled for the end of may. but organizers say there's just not enough time

for the morgue until police department to vet a new security company. the cancelations come as security concerns are heightened following shootings at large events like festivals and concerts in the south bay. there's a question being asked is more officers mean more safety for residents. san jose mayor matinee han wants san jose to return to being the safest big city in the country, as abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey explains. mayhem plans on doing so through his proposed policing and community safety budget. a beautiful day for a bike ride in south san jose, break forward. let's go, guys. matt mehan joins san jose police chief anthony martin and other officers for a bike patrol at shady oaks park. this is really about practicing community policing, having officers be visible in the community being able to do foot patrols in downtown bike patrols on our on our public paths to the community. feels comfortable getting back out and using our public space, but mehan says it's more challenging to do

these sort of patrols due to s. j p d. staffing his budget plan calls for doubling the rate of officer hires and a new recruitment and hiring process. time crime rates and perceptions of safety, those measurable outcomes and the communities feeling that we're serving them well, and they have confidence is much more important than an exact number. that's going to look different in every city, but chief mata has the number in mind for san jose 1400 right now. we know what to do with 1400 currently sits at 1173 officers around 200 less than their peak in 2008 1400. motta says the city employees the lowest staffing ratio of officers to residents of any big city in the u. s. he believes more cops will lead to the results. the mayor wants to see 1400. we were the safest largest city in the nation. um obviously , the population has grown, the city has grown. and we need to grow our infrastructure. our public safety. along with the growth of the city. more

officers equal more safety william are million with the san jose silicon valley wants to know from sjp d. why they think that's true. how am i supposed to evaluate that as a decision if you're not saying these are the specific problems that we are going to address and doing so here's how that's gonna work , and here's how you're going to know that that was effective in says without those questions answered. it's hard for the taxpayers to trust that the budget should be allocated in this way. when the fiscal year begins in july in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news also happening today. if you're headed across the cemetery bridge p junie helicopter crews in line workers will be working on transmission lines and towers . you might be able to see line workers suspended below a helicopter today, crews are finishing up their upgrade and replacement of transmission equipment. pg and e. says using choppers reduces the need for heavy trucks and equipment and lessens the environmental impacts. the number of one house students in california is growing. according to new data from the state. the total number

of unheard students has gone up to 9% compared to the 2021 2022 school year. that's more than 187,000 students statewide. analysts say. the increased on how student population is due to the lack of affordable housing in the state. meanwhile enrollment across the state has dropped slightly to 5.9 million students. abc seven news is committed to building a better bay area and this time we are doing it in hawaii. some oakland middle school students are getting the experience of a lifetime. learning about culture and protecting the environment is abc seven news reporter terry campbell reports. it's also giving them a new perspective on what's possible with the boarding pass. there are 12 middle school students from oakland unified school district taking flight hawaii. chosen to take part in travel academy, a partnership between alaska airlines and state bags because i never knew i would be able to

go somewhere farther than i had never been before in my life, because i've never been out of state marcus wheeler and the others experiencing a lot of first over the past week, learning the history and culture of hawaii and the importance of sustainability and conservation . beautiful we've been like going to a lot of places. right trees and all that kids from these communities are often met with so many barriers and challenges that it's hard for them to think to themselves, but i can still do. it is the co founder of st bags and says their itinerary is purposely packed with risk taking outings . snorkeling yesterday was a major thing for a couple of our kids that don't swim in the open ocean. scott spending time in the ocean with some of the kids , including markets got emotional because i was like you know? he was so proud of himself kind of scared that i'm kind of looking a drowned but when i

went inside the water i was like i thought i was going to drown right now. seventh grader ania sarfraz, also working through her fear so many like beautiful fishes that have never seen also faced some other fears, making new friends the first day. i was, like, kind of, like, very quiet, and i really didn't know who to talk to, but now like i get along with everyone eager to take the lessons learned and friends made in hawaii back home to oakland. tell other people like you should try to become friends with others. campbell, abc seven news. astronomical phenomenon happening right here in the bay area, the so called california henge happens twice a year when the sun sets above the bay bridge between california and golf street. it's somewhat similar to england's stonehenge , which was built to align with the sun during winter and summer. solstices california henge is supposed to happen today through monday before seven am, and if you miss it

this weekend, don't worry. the astronomical phenomenon will happen again this september. oh that's always so pretty to see lisa. you gotta wake up early for it, though. i caught a glimpse of that really pretty moon the other night and we will have clear skies tonight. but this morning, a lot of cloud cover around and that is due to that system yesterday really didn't want to give way. did it lingered with all of that? mist and drizzle? so a lot of cloud cover muggy conditions, and this afternoon will begin to dry things out with partly cloudy skies but look at all the cloud cover around. you'll notice that it's offshore. and as we look outside live pictures, 6 44 is the official sunrise and you can see that we have some clouds but pretty shot there from sutro, 49 san francisco. it is 51 in palo alto, as well as mountain view 52 in san jose with 45 half moon bay, so looking at some milder readings to start out. we will have temperature temperatures today in the sixties along the

bay shore, but it's tomorrow we'll have the warmest day maybe 5 to 8 degrees warmer than today. there is mount tam, and as we check out the bay pretty quiet, glassy looking bay this morning 45 santa rosa, it is 48 nevado 49 conquered. and livermore and from our roof camera the days getting longer sunsetting and about 7 38 so mostly cloudy this morning partly cloudy in the afternoon warming up for our holiday weekend, starting with today, the warmest day that week will be sunday and then looking at cooler temperatures as plenty of moisture moves into the pacific northwest and will be on the south side of that. so two o'clock we are getting sonnier in spots around the bay, but still partly cloudy throughout the day. mostly sunny for your easter sunday into monday, you'll notice the system dropping even further to the south, so we'll bring the temperatures down or stronger, onshore flow. but we're getting close to average highs today from the mid sixties for parts

of the north b. we t8,anta rosa and as youruch factfr the north bay to the south bay will be well into the seventies 72 for you on monday as we get into a slightly cooler day, but it's really tuesday and wednesday where the temperatures come down a little bit below average by wednesday. as for today, coming up about 3 to 4 degrees on the bayshore with 63 in oakland, look for 66. in fremont as well as santa rosa, upper sixties inland valleys and getting into more sunshine in the south bay today, planning your easter for the weekend today, starting out with the clouds upper sixties for the warmest locations mid sixties bayshore but into sunday, here comes the warm up, but it would be nice if we could last with those milder temperatures, but it looks like still cooler weather arriving in the weather. seven day forecast. so tomorrow is the warmest day. then. still warm inland, but we'll see

temperatures begin to come down on your monday and then as we continue that turn tuesday, wednesday looks to be the coolest day thursday and friday , a little warmer, but we don't have any raindrops on those panels were looked to be done with that for the short term anyway, right? that's good news and that heomice dr weatherweekend for the holiday, agreed. thanks lisa. just ahead of you remember several barrier residents were scammed after using the tap to pay option atms. well, now they're trying to prove point to the banks. we'll have that story coming up. attention beneficiaries worried about covid 19 covid 19 tests are now covered by medicare. part b. it's true, that's right. just call the number on your screen and achieve dx will ship you your rapid covid test at no cost straight to your home to use fda authorized test will give you results in 15 minutes. even if you have a medicare advantage plan. you can have these tests delivered to your home at no cost to you and the shipping is

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story. there is like a card stuck in the 80 m. malarkey recalls how someone stole his money at this chase atm card slot was glued shut. a man next to him offered help. he says. oh, you have to tap your card because it's been broken. and i was like, oh, thanks. tapped his phone withdrew. $60 in, walked off at all seemed normal until he went back to that 80 m and then the same man was there. that's where i was suspicious. joey withdrew and other $60. the man came closer. he went up to the atm like right behind me. so i was like, that's not good. sure enough, joey later found multiple withdrawals from his accounts $1640 gone like that happened to me. i scammed me last night at the atm machine. i didn't think anything of it. i thought he was just using the atm. my initial reaction was wait a second. i definitely did not withdraw that much money.

the same thing happened to several customers at that 80. yeah they put glue in the card reader of the atm machine manager told victims that scammers pour glue into the slot so victims have to tap instead by tapping the transaction window stays open even after the cash comes out, customer walks off without closing the window thief can step up and withdraw more money. i called them maybe 20 times within the span of that week, chase steak rejected joey's claim, just as it denied other victims, ruling that they authorized the withdrawals, and they just pretty much said you don't have any. proof of these claims. bankers told joey. he must have taken the money since he tapped his phone at the atm. since i didn't report my phone missing that i must have made these charges, which was not true at all. the bank refused to check the surveillance video to see who really took out his money. they said the police have to request the surveillance video they need like a subpoena . and so joey took matters into

his own hands. he made his own video. every time i walk my dog, i would just look to see if he was there. and he was there one time from across the street. joey saw the same man lurking at the atm. secretly he shot this video, he says it shows the man scamming someone else. i told them i told chase hey, i have this video is this proof and they said no. just because you have proof of them. doing it to someone doesn't mean it happened to you contacted chase bank. it reviewed joey's case, and this time he got a refund. the bank also refunded other scam victims but has not said how it investigates the scams telling us we are making changes to our atms to protect our customers impressed, surprised because i tried so hard to get that money back. michael finney, seven on your side. consumer advocates tell us banks are required by law to conduct a full investigation, they are not allowed to simply ignore important evidence like surveillance video. so the

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forecast looking nice out there this morning getting some peaks of sun for sure. as we look out towards the golden gate bridge, you can see some of the cloud cover overhead and we will have this for the first part of the day. but temperatures in the upper forties downtown so not too hard to take 51 in palo alto 52 in san jose, 45 half moon bay . it is 53 in santa cruz low sixties today, partly cloudy skies arriving in the second half of the day, upper forties nevada and napa, and we are still a little bit on the cooler side this morning from oakland. three degrees four degrees cooler in nevada. so look at about nine o'clock you can see mostly cloudy skies. little temperature change, but by one oclock, we're into the lower sixties and a few peeks of sun, but we're gonna have to wait to the later part of the afternoon where we get into more sun milder weather mid sixties we'll talk about the seventies, arriving in time for your sunday bliss. all right, lisa. thank you. the future of access to one of the most commonly used methods of abortion and the u. s. is in limbo this morning following a ruling by a federal

judge in texas. the judge has suspended use of the drug chris stone uphill approved by right regulators 23 years ago. abc news reporter ty hernandez has the latest an unprecedented decision late friday from a federal judge in texas, suspending fda approval of the abortion pill mifepristone president kamala harris reacted to the ruling friday night. contrary to what makes public health policy to allow courts and politicians to tell the fda what did you do? this is a drug that the fda approved and safe. 20 years ago. 20 years. is a dangerous president, attorney general merrick garland , saying in a statement that the justice department will defend the fda is decision and file an appeal. us district judge matthew kaczmarek, an appointee of president trump, making the

ruling after holding a hearing last month, the alliance defending freedom christian conservative legal advocacy group, filing the lawsuit claiming the fda exceeded its regulatory authority when it approved the drug in 2000. the fda has failed its responsibility to protect women and girls. and that it's time to remove these drugs from the market. or at a minimum to put back important safeguards on their use. kristen is safe and effective, calling the adf claims without merit. shortly after the texas ruling, a federal judge in washington state issued a dueling injunction in a separate case barring the fda from pulling the drug off the market. the texas ruling is paused for seven days so that the federal government can appeal. hernandez abc news, new york and as you just saw not the vice president was a nashville where she met with the democratic lawmakers who were kicked out of the state legislature this week following their protest over gun control.

that protest happened on the house floor last week after six people died in a shooting at a nashville school. the three lawmakers at the center of the controversy walked out of a meeting yesterday. to an applause from the tennessee black caucus, with their arms locked together. moments later, vice president harris delivered a fiery speech to some college students says you don't silence the people. you do not stifle the people. you don't turn off their microphones when they are speaking. oh, faced expulsion from breaking house decor. um the two lawmakers who were kicked out our black, the third lawmaker who was spared expulsion by just one vote is white. republican leaders say race had nothing to do with the outcome of the votes. this morning. china is starting the first of three days of military drills around taiwan . the display of force comes days after taiwan's president met with house speaker kevin

mccarthy and california despite repeated threats from beijing. china is calling the drills united sharp sword, it says the exercises are meant to be a quote, serious warning against the taiwan separatist forces. who claim that taiwan is colluding with external forces. taiwan's has detected a little more than 40 warplanes over the taiwan strait, which separates the island from china's mainland. three california condors have recently died and the avian flu is to blame. and now authorities are trying to find out what killed five other condors in the same flock. the national park service is the three birds died in arizona. they were part of a population that moves through northern arizona and southern utah, including the grand canyon. they say sick female condor, suspected of having lead poisoning was found dead on march 20th. testing short of it has highly pathogenic avian influenza to other birds found dead later on also tested positive. abc seven is partnering with national geographic to bring you stories about the science behind health

and wellness, and this week's mind body wonder you can't teach an old dog new tricks. but scientists hope dogs can teach humans about the process of getting old and how maybe we can reverse it. here's abc news reporter, abc seven news reporters suzanne fun with this state. we can't command our bodies to drop it when we age or can we? some scientists believe we can reverse aging in humans and that studying our dogs can show us how great models for figuring out why humans decline over time. national geographic contributing writer fran smith explores the studies into canine longevity. for years, researchers studied the human lifespan was simple organisms like worms, but are turning their attention to our pups are larger mammals there, so you know they're more like us than a worm or fruit fly. they also live in our environments. they share our food. they are the closest. animals to us kind of lifestyle wise, you know, we

walk them. we walk with them. um they're drinking the same water . we're drinking and dog years matter. you can do studies with dogs and really get answers about the effect on lifespan and life expectancy and longevity in a matter of years, whereas you did the same studies in people it would take a decades. one study is examining the life experiences of dogs over 10 year period and using a smaller subset. poaches for a clinical trial of repute. mason possible human longevity drug another is testing a new kind of gene therapy on canines. so far, data shows, diet and exercise matter . very good evidence from this is that physical activity really is protective against cognitive decline later in life. another study found that one daily meal is better than frequent feeding . but no matter we learn mankind wants what's best for its best friend. americans have 77

million dogs. we love our dogs and any drug and any kind of diet that would help our dogs. live better is a is a great interest to lots and lots of us. and to learn more about how to nominate your canine companion to participate in one of these studies, you can go to nat geo .com/ health. seven was overhead of the annual way of the cross procession in oakland's fruitvale neighborhood last night. hundreds of people attended the annual good friday reenactment, which ended at st elizabeth catholic church. so i had on abc seven mornings, restoring the iconic red lanterns, the project that looks to rebuild a historic piece of san francisco's chinatown. and here's a live. look outside right now, just a beautiful start on this saturday morning sun starts to come up here. we'll check in with lisa when we get back. the s is back april 14th through the 16th at the alameda county

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live look right now from our east bay hills camera looking out over the bay on this saturday morning, passover and easter weekend this holiday weekend, a lot of people on spring break as well and iconic part of san francisco's chinatown took a big hit during the recent storms, and the community is now asking for help . i spoke to some of those community members about their effort to replace the beautiful red lanterns on grand avenue. san francisco's chinatown. it's a place to find by the sound of music, the smell of good food. and for the last 10 years, the sight of these iconic red lanterns framing bustling grant avenue, the red lanterns actually our symbol of love and hope and actually prosperity. but look up now and you may notice something slightly off on one block. they're gone and in the places they're still hanging . they just look very tattered and old. the reason is the recent weather. look at that.

the atmospheric rivers and windstorms that pummeled the bay area took a toll on the delicate paper lanterns, ripping them up and, in some cases, shredding them into pieces. so as you could see there in pretty bad shape evenly and jenny channel with the china town merchants association launched a go fund me campaign with the nonprofit b e. chinatown to replace the lanterns, so any amount and any support is very helpful. project isn't cheap. each strand of lanterns cost roughly $1000, and they need to replace three blocks of them. it's a cost, they say, is worth it. since the lanterns were first installed a decade ago, they functioned as an extra layer of security for those who live and work in chinatown. it's something chance says has been even more vital amid the rise in anti asian hate crimes, and a lot of the residents in the s r o. they really like taking evening strolls, but, um, it could get really dark in the alleys and on the streets the lanterns at a sense of safety because it's their lit up at night. there are

also a big draw for visitors looking for that perfect san francisco photo op. i mean, can you imagine grant avenue without lanterns for the tourists? so yeah, we're working on it right now, and we have a lot of challenges in the arturs season already, so yeah, hopefully it will get them done before the summer crossing fingers for good fortune. and good news. in a few days, donations have poured in to help replace the lanterns. the china town merchants association says the total cost, including labor is expected to be about $90,000. they say a large donation from a foundation will cover about half of that, but there's still raising money for the rest. alaska airlines has committed to matching all go fund me donations up to $20,000. you can find a link to the go fund me in the story on our website, abc seven news .com. happening today. san francisco's japantown is hosting the 56th annual cherry blossom festival. post street between laguna and fillmore streets has blocked off for festival foot traffic

festivities start at 11 this morning and last until six tonight. this happens today and tomorrow over 200,000 people are expected to attend, and the festival is free and lisa. they're very lucky because the weather is going to be really nice this weekend. yeah we are certainly looking at more sun towards the afternoon. plenty clouds right now. mid forties north bay low fifties elsewhere, and there's a look at the golden gate bridge winds will be light and we'll turn this thing around this forecast for at least a couple of days this week because we have more spring like temperatures, but, well, the sunshine cooperate. i have the answers coming up. thank you, lisa. also next playoff push for the warriors, the dubs on the road taking on the king's during the final weekend of the regular season, abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has all the highlights coming up in sports we are grocery outlet and we are your bargain bliss market. ndrands you knowng yn

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beautiful view as the sun starts to come up on this saturday. thanks for waking up with us in sp city royals for opening day and on the court, the warriors are traveling up to sacramento, taking on the king's during the final weekend of the nba regular season, abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has more in this morning's sports. good morning. it is the final weekend of the nba regular season the warriors needed to win the final two games to assure they're going to stay out of the play in tournaments stefan curry and the warriors in sacramento on friday, second quarter it's curry with the handles that is pretty gets it to bonn loony to gary payton, a second for the slam loony at six points, 16 rebounds and seven assists. worries of five break third quarter little two man game between draymond green stefan currie. ultimately curry corner triple. how good is that moments later? steph doing stuff like stuff? circus shot is up. and then he had 25 points. thompson some two way play steel on keegan murray and then goes down for the layup. he had a game

high. 29 warriors win 1 1997 taking a half game lead over the clippers for fifth. in the west giants opening the home portion of their schedule on friday afternoon, taking on the royals opening the 24th season of play on the corner of third and cranking and how great is opening day. the weather staying mostly dry. bottom two giants down one thing. it's the rookie blake sable game time r b. i single up the middle. yes gorgeous one off sable versatility on display here, sliding, bobbling catch so nice. we show it twice starter alex cobb had to love that. top eight still a 21 game. salvador perez taking tyler rogers deep to left . 31. kansas city. bottom nine, though the giants rally, yeah, as representative and run the home plate umpire that is like questionable strike three, frustrating their three batters later, sables your potential winning run strikes out looking , finishing a frustrating 31 loss. when something gets taken out of your hands like that one. it shouldn't. it's frustrating. so that's where where the emotion came. and you know, just one of those competitive moments

where i felt like we had some momentum in just kind of got taken out from under our feet yet your hot dogs a first road game of the year taking on tampa bay bottom two. it's 21 game. make it 61 isaac parade's grand slam off ken waldo check, one of seven total home runs in the game. rays win 95 2nd round of the masters. rory mcilroy will not be around for the weekend shot at 5/77. the story of the tournament so far, the amateur from texas a and m sam bennett. no amateur has ever won the masters back to back 68. he's all alone in third place your leader, four time major champion brooks keeper. eagle on eight, a bogey free day. he's currently three clear jon rahm, tiger woods and even par on the day through 11 holes sits on the cut line currently and will be out early to see if he can make the weekend cutting right before play was suspended. scary sight on 17 as a few trees. wow! they fall down. no injuries were reported. thankfully that is your look at sports. let's send things back to you. fans were out in full force for the san francisco giants home opener,

oracle park was packed with fans ready to watch the orange and black take on the kansas city royals. some traveled from as far away as sacramento to enjoy the game. longtime fans are hoping the team has what it takes this season. we come whether they win or lose because we want to see our homeboys beat him. of course, awesome to be here. san francisco the whole feel of it opening day. it's amazing the whole vibe as great the giants taken on the royals again later today at 105 and lisa, you can see them braving the cold weather there yesterday . the rainy weather. it's certainly didn't want to give up. it lingered and we have a lot of cloud cover for your saturday morning that live look outside from the east bay hills camera atop balmer peak, where temperatures are mainly from the upper forties, too low fifties happened by the 46. it is 51. in palo alto and from emeryville. little sunshine here that sun up just about four minutes ago, 46

santa rosa in his 48 in napa, 49 conquered livermore and from our roof camera. we've got partly cloudy skies and by the afternoon many of you enjoying the partly cloudy skies this morning, though mostly cloudy warming up for the holiday weekend. today we're warmer tomorrow we're warmest and then the cooling trend starts subtly on monday gets more pronounced tuesday into wednesday, so we will look for the skies those clouds to thin out throughout the afternoon, but by two o'clock we're still partly cloudy and then overnight clear getting up early on sunday, looking for more sun, and then for the afternoon with that son and high pressure. building in will be well into the seventies , so high pressure at its peak for sunday it begins to drift off to the east on monday as an area of low pressure from the pacific northwest will get close . but it's not going to move into the bay area. it just will allow for a stronger onshore flow and those raindrops to the

north if you are headed to a t and t park today. temperatures slightly milder upper fifties to start out and then about 60 by about four o'clock with some sunshine and the rest of the bay area today, with low to mid sixties from palo alto through fremont today, 66 look for 67 in san jose with 65. if you're headed up towards wine country planning your day tomorrow the sun is up. at 6 43 with low fifties for most mid sixties inland, low sixties bayshore with upper fifties at the coast and look at those seventies for the bayside communities and inland with that easter warmth with us throughout the afternoon . here's a look at the accurate seven day forecast. we're in the fifties today at the coast, but notice as we warm up throughout the rest of the weekend. the coast is going to follow suit, but still on the cool side. that onshore flow low sixties tomorrow seventies bayside mid seventies inland and monday is almost as nice. it's tuesday, you'll notice some subtle

changes, and by wednesday doesn't look like we're going to see really warm weather, but at least we have some dry icons and boy, lots of oak and ash blooming out their list. so that means those allergies are quite high. and if you've seen the grasses wow. all of that moisture is allowed for some pretty gooddllergy season. i should say the next few days, people are feeling it. but tomorrow is going to feel pretty warm for us now that we've been so used to this cold weather totally need to air everything out. exactly lisa. thanks remember, abc seven news is streaming 24 7. you can get the abc seven bay area app. enjoying us whenever you want, wherever you are next star wars surprised look at the big celebration happening right now in the uk and can we expect new star wars films? that's the question we'll answer coming up.

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from the honey baked ham company. here are the winning numbers from last night's $414 million mega millions drawing 12 30 to 49 51 66, the mega number 21. nobody picked all six numbers and this drawing tuesday's drying increases to an estimated $441 million. tesla has once again lowering its prices for its vehicles. electric car company says it's trying to attract new buyers as the industry becomes more competitive. the price of its model s and model x cars was slashed by nearly $5000 each model. three sedans and some model white crossovers are also seeing their price drop. the reductions come as tesla prepares for the $7500 tax credit applied to purchases of its more affordable models on april 18th take a look at this. a seven ft alligator yes, was found in the sacramento river. the california department of fish and wildlife says someone captured it on wednesday and brought it in. and they are now

trying to find the owner because someone did anonymously call a couple of weeks ago, saying they had a friend with a pet gator and wanted to make sure it was properly. cared for so a little suspicious. thankfully nobody was injured. disney star wars celebration is underway in london right now, for over two decades, super fans gathered to celebrate everything. star wars , including guests, exhibitions and special reveals the celebration is the place to get the latest star wars news and fans came decked out for it. they were in star wars cosplay gear just as characters from galaxies far away. to come back years later and have them having seen what we did and then show that appreciation. this is the this is the toughest crowd you're going to get when you're making star wars. these people have the most invested and they have high standards. lucasfilm announced three new live action star wars movies are in the works exploring star wars past present and future. disney is the parent company of abc. seven

alright, have you missed out on the shamrock shake this year? mcdonald's has you covered something different? the fast food chain is launching a new limited edition mcflurry strawberry shortcake. it's a vanilla base like all mcflurry is and then it has strawberry flavored clusters and shortbread cookies blended in the new flavor comes out on wednesday. that actually looks pretty good . yeah ready for spring. exactly that's what i was thinking. alright yeah, we are ready and arriving this afternoon a little bit more sun, starting out with some cloud cover and milder readings from 66 in fremont as well as valet. hola for 63. oakland san mateo 62. the acura the seven day forecast a little sonnier for easter sunday. seventies inland low seventies along the bay shore, and we'll get into some cooler weather midweek. but at this point, we look drive and accept oral days. so that's a good thing we need to dry. that is great. fantastic news. he said. thank you. thanks for joining us here on abc seven

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