quality matters. so join triple a america's most recommended roadside circus. building 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 at nine. varia cyclists call for action the changes they want to see on the roads after a well known cyclists died while riding his bike in san francisco. plus more sideshow activity where the crowds were located throughout the east bay last night. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us on this saturday, april 8th. i'm loose cords here with lisa arjun. it's a holiday weekend for a lot of folks as well and we're gonna have some nice weather. lisa we are we are waiting on the sun with a lot of cloud cover and weak high pressure building in right now, but you can see the clouds from northern california all the way

through the bay area, so as we look outside marie smith hills camera top bulmer peak. temperatures are pretty comfortable with 50 in san francisco, 55 san jose, but as you look at our future tower camera, a lot of cloud cover here in the city upper forties from santa rosa, 53, fairfield and 54 in livermore, so we will thin this out the cloud cover throughout the afternoon, but it's going to take a minute so through the first half of the day the temperatures climb to near 60 inland by noontime, but by the afternoon, it's milder and we should see partly sunny conditions so we'll get into the warmest day of the week for the holiday tomorrow, and then we'll track that cooling trend for the upcoming work week, liz. all right, lisa. thank you. cyclists around 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 boys were literally dying out here. i'm not sure what we have to do to

make them care, anger and sadness friday night at a vigil 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 son to school, but i do investigating the cause of tuesday's crash in san francisco, tim johns, abc seven news. overnight she was multiple side shows across oakland rodeo and richmond. this is video from oakland and around four in the morning. you can see crowds of people. their cars do donuts in the intersection. people hanging out of the windows. take a look. this is video from another side show that happened around midnight in rodeo right here. witnesses say there was eventually an accident in that same area hours later, which led it to please trying to clear traffic. in the south bay. the san jose police officers association has 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 san jose police unions president says they've completed the first part of their internal investigation, and they will now hire outside help planned this from the very get go, uh we have taken it. is a serious as we possibly 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 activists and former swimmer riley gains so 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 you can see a lot of

shakiness there. the video does not show an assault. however 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 anti drag legislation organizers 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 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 los angeles tomorrow. on the peninsula, another close call with a falling tree. menlo park man says it's a miracle that 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 wi aft e ke, a large crainown bayard wr juse i cappening 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 e next familyayot 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. a seven mile stretch of the road was closed for nearly six weeks after a series of avalanches buried a portion of the highway

with almost 40 ft of snow. the announcement by caltrans is big news for people who live up in this era. they have been forced to find other routes of transportation since that highway closure. all right, lisa 908 this morning and we're starting to pretty nice saturday . let's go check outside. all right. there's a look at santa cruz 54 degrees, so it's pretty mild. a few glimpse of sun, especially in our inland valleys . partly cloudy skies on the way today warmer than yesterday, the warmest day of the week falling on your sunday and i look at a cooler week ahead next. thank you, lisa also ahead. how can san jose returned to being the safest big city in the country? the chief of police has a number, he says, can make it happen. james. and friday. it's ryan's farewell celebration monday at nine only on abc seven.

and done. can we just call my dad now? hmm gorilla glue, of course, is incredibly strong and versatile, even outdoors, toughest jobs on planet earth. apply a pokes his lip hurtsn't e with invisalign and business drama free, painful than bruce line this week at macy's take an

extra 20% off everything you and your family need to celebrate the holiday inn style rewards members aren't even faster during macy's star money, bonus days going on now. mm someone is across the neighborhood across the street or across the room, you have the power to make them feel right at home. brits taste of welcome las vegas. the most popular food is broccoli. yeah that's the only food they have broccoli smoothies and broccoli pancakes and broccoli, ice cream and broccoli, hot dogs, and of course, they have raw, unseasoned broccoli stems. i don't want to go to vegas for fuel and mommy tomorrow. oh, are you sure? are you sure you don't want to go? it'll be so much fun . california is leading the way

with goals to reduce emissions by 85% and as a california company, chevron is proud to be developing technologies that can help our state meet these goals from investments in hydrogen fuel that can power cars that only emit water and air to innovations in carbon capture that can help lower the carbon intensity of the industries we rely on california is moving toward a lower carbon future, and chevron is helping by the technologies to get us there. the south bay. there's a question being asked. does more officers mean more safety for residents? san jose mayor matt mayhem once san jose to return to being the safest big city in the country, as abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey explains mehan plans on doing so through his proposed policing and community safety budget. a beautiful day for a bike ride in south san jose 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 maybe, he 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. mayor mehan says this will lead to better outcomes and response 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 a c 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 sil wants to know from sjp d. why they think that's true. how am i that as ae the specific problems that we are going to address and doing so here's how that's going to work, and here's how you're going to know that that was affected. our million says. without those questions answered . it's hard for the taxpayers to trust the budget should be allocated in this way. when the fiscal year begins in july in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news concerned parents and other people who live in san francisco are showing opposition against the proposed location for a cannabis dispensary kids.

it should be protected. what did 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. 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 tom number oven house students in california is growing, according to data from the state. now the total oven housed students in california is also growing. as we mentioned, according to data from the state, they're in the total numbers oven. house students has gone up to 9% compared to the 2021 2022 school year. that's more than 187. 1000 students statewide, analysts say the increase 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 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 facilities. start at 11 this morning. they last until six p.m. tonight. it's also happening tomorrow over 200,000 . people are expected to attend and the festival is free, so a lot going on this weekend. that's gonna be a great festival and also obviously easter tomorrow, some people celebrating passover, so a busy weekend temperatures near average today, upper sixties so that sounds very warm. we've had cooler than average temperaturew uld sea 9 ee . east bay valleyrely a nice lo, starting out with a mix of clouds, and sometimes you can see all the cloud cover here from live doppler seven. the active weather is to the north of us in the pacific northwest. so we are the recipients of the cloud cover for now, but as we

high pressure builds in that should begin to thin out a glassy looking bay right now showing the golden gate here. really know when to speak of the winds will be light will be turning a little bit stronger as high pressure moves out of town monday and tuesday. but for now , 50 to san francisco as well as half moon bay, it's 53, oakland , palo alto, 55, san jose and mountain view and from our exploratorium camera, little bit of sunshine here. 47 santa rosa . it is 52 in nevada, with 54 in livermore, 53 by the delta, so some clouds around the city here mixed in with some sun, then getting into that warmer afternoon today, upper sixties inland, still kind of cool at the coast, but by tomorrow we will be above average. it's not gonna last, though we'll see a slight cool down on monday and a big turnaround tuesday and wednesday as a system to the north gets closer so partly cloudy saturday more sunshine for easter and sunday and then here comes the cloud cover. and

you can see rainfall to the north of us. it really looks like the middle of the week. we could get even closer with the storm system to the north and west dropping further south. as for today, starting out with the cloudy skies for the giants game and then turning partly cloudy, a milder afternoon from the upper fifties to about 60 with lighter winds and for the rest of us today, look for 66 on the bayshore was 65 in napa. numbers in the upper sixties inland, so that is where we should be for this time of year and look at easter shows that sun coming up at 6 43. it'll be sonnier as tomorrow will be the day where high pressure really builds into its strongest and then as we get through the afternoon look at the temperatures climbing through the seventies, the first time we will see this warm of a forecast all year long. not a big surprise. 2023 has been cold and wet, but we'll look forward to, uh, temporary warm up because you'll notice the accurately 70 forecast shows the temperatures beginning to slide

on tuesday with numbers in the sixties in the warmest locations and then by wednesday and thursday. it's even cooler wednesday so this could get interesting. we'll call it partly cloudy for now. and at this point, the weekend looks a little bit milder, but has taken some time for us to feel like we deserve a spring or getting a spring. we have had so much rain that for the first time, we can just be happy that it's not raining and yeah, exactly. and hopefully a lot of chocolate tomorrow. no guilt with that either. right right, lisa. thanks. stick with us. we'll be right back. welcome if you or someone you know were injured in an accident. that was not your fault. listen up. we have legal professional standing by to tell you how much your case is potentially worth. so tom, tell the viewers watching at home who should call in right now, gina. anyone who's been injured in an accident that was not your fault should give us a call. right now. we have live agents

available to answer any questions you have. they'll tell you if you have a case and how much is potentially worth. thanks tom. you heard it. folks call now we are grocery outlet and we are your bargain bliss market. what's bargain bliss? you know that feeling you get when you find the name brands you know and love but for way way less. that's bargain bliss. it's grocery outlets. 20% off wine sale going on now until april. 11th we have hundreds of wine short to pair with any gathering. so act now because these deals won't last long stop in and save today. grocery outlet garden market. i can't afford to follow my dreams. invest in myself and my future can get free money for college. help me achieve my goals can be and do whatever i put my mind to start your future at a california community college financial aid is available to

help with tuition supplies and sometimes even rent and roll today and apply for financial aid, and i can't go to college .com. hi everyone and welcome back. i'm here to remind you that if you've been injured in an accident that was not your fault. we have legal professionals standing by to tell you how much your case is potentially worth. spokesman tom must in is with us in the help center. so tom tell the viewers at home why they should call in. well, gina. they should call because we have live agents available for you right now. if someone's been injured in an accident, that was not your fault. give us a call right now and find out how much your case is potentially worth. all right in sports on the diamond. the giants were hosting the kansas city royals for opening day and on the court, the warriors traveled up to sacramento taking on the king's during the final weekend of the nba regular season, abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has this morning 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, the s f the sm unisipots, woiese break third quaer lite two n me beten draymond green stefan currie. ult cur coer. how good is that moments later? steph doing stuff like stuff? circus shot is up.a. 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 to 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 stables. versatility on display here,

sliding, babbling 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 yeahs represent italian run the home plate umpire that is like , 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 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 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 wallet. chuck, 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 of jon rahm, tiger woods and even part of the day ne currely and will be outhe c early to see if he can makeor ay fall down. no injuries were reported. thankfully, that is your look at sports. let's send things back to you. alright and fans were out in full force for the san francisco giant 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 as well as sacramento to enjoy the festivities. 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. just awesome to be here. san francisco the whole feel of it opening day. it's amazing the whole vibe as great the giants

take on the royals again later today at 105 and stick with us, we'll be right back. 18 years. that's all you get explored dirt roads get outside will never forget it. do it all with rex van. we're here to fuel your memories of the most popular mattress brands is available at the revived sleep center inside living spaces where you can find out what purple is all about discovered. they just write comfort, plus revolutionary technology that instantly adapts to your body. you'll love the pressure relief and dreamy, floaty feeling soft, stretchy sheets and supportive pillows enhance your experience. and with free next day shipping, you can enjoy it all as soon as tomorrow. shop purple at the revive sleep center inside living spaces, living spaces. and done. can we just call my dad now? hmm gorilla glue, of

course, is incredibly strong and versatile even outdoors for the toughest jobs on planet earth. shop wire pokes his lip hurts bad. can't handle it fine with invisalign and visits drama free , painful than bruce line this week at macy's take an extra 20% off everything you and your family need to celebrate the holiday in style. rewards members aren't even faster during macy's star money, bonus days going on now someone is across the neighborhood across the street across the room, you have the power to make them feel right at home. brits taste of welcome places you never been wrecked band makes it possible with our huge selection of adventure vans

. midwest automotive legend is discounted over $67,000 go find your adventure van wreck band. alright 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 a place to get the latest star wars news as well, and fans were decked out in star wars cosplay gear dressed 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 work . so exciting news for those fans there, and disney is the parent company of abc seven. the san diego zoo has cause for

celebration. a pair of endangered leopard cubs were born at the zoo several weeks ago. the juices the cubs are just now emerging from their birthing den. this species of a more leopard is listed as critically endangered, and that makes these two little cubs that much more significant. according to the zoo. there are less and 300 of these leopards in the wild. and in captivity. those are very, very cute. adorable oh, my gosh, blanketing cloud cover this morning, but despite that we will warm up through the upper sixties especially inland this afternoon around the bay about 63. oakland tomorrow, though, is sunnier and warmer. we begin to cool down on monday and then back to below average throughout the middle of the week and breezy alright, but a very nice easter sunday ahead for us, and we're off early today. thanks lisa. thanks all for joining us here on abc. seven mornings is corey. it's along with lisa arjun, abc seven news continues. at 4 30 today. nhl hockey is next have a great day.

here. excited what happens to all this now? what do we do with priorities? none of it makes its way back to the ocean. this is a community that has learned to speak out. everyone has done their part. we are sticking with the story here on our 24 7 livestreamed. after months of uncertainty, business owners tell us they're seeing signs of progress every day at abc seven. we're building towards something better, better bay area. california is leading the way with goals to reduce emissions by 85% and as a california company, chevron is proud to be developing technologies that can help our state meet these goals from investments in hydrogen fuel that can power cars that only emit water and air to innovations in carbon capture that can help lower the carbon intensity of the industries. we

rely on california's moving toward a lower carbon future, and chevron is helping provide the technologies to get us there. so good, alex business? great you know that loan has really worked wonders. that's what you expect is for your growing in california. yep so cal, nor cow monterey all day branch of ventura. that's for sure. atms in fresno? yes it's anita's indeed. astana hunt. big time i'm on a roll. how about you? i'm just visiting us bank ranked number one in customer satisfaction with retail banking and california by j. d. power we are grocery outlet and we are your bargain bliss market. what's bargain bliss? you know that feeling you get when you find the name brands you know and love but for way, way less. that's bargain bliss. grocery outlets 20% off wine sale going on now until april, 11th. we have hundreds of wine short to pair with any gathering. so act

now because these deals won't last long stop in and save today. grocery outlet garden market. welcome everyone to a jam packed abc hockey saturday. pittsburgh's playoff push continues to take on the wings, the pen streak of 16 straight postseason appearances may be in jeopardy this afternoon. the golden knights look to maintain the top spot in the western conference. while the stars are aiming for the lead in this general division. and tonight, the bruins chase for history continues one win away from tying the all time record.