>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> within the alameda county das office. only on abc seven news, what the number two person in charge is accused of saying about a crime victim. >> these officers should not have credibility in a court of law. >> contra konta county -- why they say the pub have confidence in any prosecutions right now. good morning. it is sunday, april 16. thanks for joining us. we are going to get to those top

stories in a moment. a quick look at the weather with lisa. lisa: looking at live doppler a systemffect er todofhe 47 in fremont. a good three to five degrees cooler in the north bay. from our sutro tower visibility is good with clouds scattering out by midmorning. plenty, upper 50's for most of us. by the afternoon, a few cooler, breezier and windy at the coast. we will talk about more clouds in shower chances arriving later tomorrow. liz: the alameda county district attorney's office is in hot water over an alleged racist comment. abc 7 news anchor dion lim obtained an email with a

complaint the number two in charge made the comment about a samoan victim of crime. >> reporter: during monday's justice for jasper rally in oakland, victors of crime shared their stories. families of murdered loved ones such as virginia, wife of kevin who was killed while protecting a tv news crew. her bra, whose brother david was killed in a freeway shooting last year spoke about the need for proper punishment and fears over possible changes to the severity of charges from district attorney pamela price. >> you do not know how it feels until you have been in our shoes. reporter: alameda county prosecutor butch ford says he was put on paid administrative leave by price taken to the podium. >> i am half african-american and was influenced by the first

african-american female judge in alameda county history judge judith ford. reporter: ford shared an anecdote of a seemingly racist incident a female d.a. says she asked -- she experienced last month. >> i had a conversation with the d.a.. reporter: that female d.a. -- she says chief assistant district attorney otis bruce criticize the victim of her case who was a api. the complaint was sent to her direct supervisor and a union representative alleges bruce said samoan's fight, they like to get drunk and high and they fight in a minute. ford commented on this at monday's rally. >> it was his way of attaching a victim of a violent crime and justifying what would most assuredly be a very low sentence. our young a api sister was still shot -- shocked. reporter: i reach out to bruce

along with the das office asking for comment on tuesday and regularly followed up. we have yet to get a response. board told me monday the purpose of the rally and sharing what happened to the young female d.a. was not about race. >> it is about doing what is right and protecting victims. reporter: when i asked the staff attorney from the union about response from otis or price with this matter, he said no. liz: these allegations come after emails dion obtained which d.a. price sent to some members of the asian-american community, calling them misinformed about a case or the asian pacific islander prosecutors association denounced those emails, calling them offensive. the contra costa county public defender's office asking the district attorney to dismiss all pending public defender cases involving the antioch police department. this comes after a growing racist texting scandal possibly involving 40% of the department.

>> the public have trust or confidence in any prosecutions coming from antioch at this time. reporter: ellen mcdonald is chief public defender for contra costa county. immediately dismiss all pending public defender cases involving antioch police department agreed to release our incarcerated clients and cease filing any apd related cases. this after published reports revealing a chain of racist and homophobic text messages allegedly sent by antioch police officers over a period of almost two years. >> have you seen anything like this before? >> no. this is unprecedented. reporter: the deputy public defender at contra costa county says the text messages show exactly what police officers are doing in their own words. an example, this officer texted so many black people.

officer adams replies, they all look the same. tell me about it. i feel like i am at the zoo. i hate these idiots. he looks at cases based on the word of officers must be dismissed. >> a traffic stop, an identify someone on a video, these officers should not have credibility in a court of law. reporter: the public defender's office says this could impact thousands of cases, including those that involve violent crimes. those may require more than litigation. >> it may be up to judges to determine how big a remedy to give. reporter: this at trinity -- this attorney represents -- he is raising concerns about detective gerber, who is named in the report. she says he testified as a gang expert in his case as relates to special enhancements. those charges could lead to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> that enhancement is in large

part founded on gerber's testimony. the impact is tremendous. it infects every aspect o charges against my client. liz: t unified school district will vote tomorrow whether to strike. contract negotiations with the district happen going on for about six months and there is still no deal on the table. the school board approved a package of budget reductions for next school year. those reductions are designed to make room for pay raises for teachers, but there union representative say increases in state funding should be enough to fairly compensate teachers. the warriors are looking ahead to game two of the opening playoff series against the kings. it was a wild finish in sacramento and you did see it on abc 7. the warriors had their chances up 10 points in the third quarter. ayors -- warriors

gave a six point lead. warriors came back and andrew wiggins had a chance to give the warriors the lead and steph curry had a chance to send it to overtime but could not connect. the kings won 126-123. >> it is what the playoffs are about. guys making plays. that first game is a feeling out process. high energy gain from start to finish. the learning lesson is, e momentum swing matters no matter who you are playing. especially with an offense they have, we played our best road game in the sense of meeting the moment. i am excited about game two. liz: game two of the series is tomorrow night at the golden one center in sacramento. more on game one later in sports. thrive city did become ground zero for defamation. warriors fans gathered outside

chase center to watch the game on the big screen. it was not meant to be. tara campbell was there as fans were taken on a roller coaster ride of emotions. >> it is about the warriors. reporter: hopes were high in the lines long. city, ready to watch their team make a run at another championship. >> you think they are going to win? >> yes. >> confident? >> very confident. the kings are good, but it cannot touch us. reporter: the historic matchup met by some big cheers. a fast-paced game won, fans on their feet and a tight score meets some tense moments. >> it was exciting. almost like cannot breathe, especially the last second. >>ow - at the edge

notitas:king to ei i turry put u a good perfmance today. iowleersh team through >> the game was crazy. we could have had the comeback. i wish we would have, but there is next time. let's go warriors. reporter: these faithful fans, ready for game two. >> i hope everybody comes back healthy. let's go warriors. i will be in the city watching the game again. time. lisa: as we look outside right now come -- from the exploratorium camera, looks nice but you need the jacket. it is great to start up. not quite as warm, but we have warm weather in the seven-day outlook. i will have that for you next. liz: showing support for wired

oakland police from mayor sheng thao. >> abortion is our right. liz: abortion rights advocates rallying in oakland, their demands as the debate over a common abortion pill plays out across the country. ♪

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community and let them know i am not out of the spotlight. i continue to pay attention to the violence in oakland. liz: mayor tao fired armstrong in february because of questions surrounding his handling of misconduct by one of the sergeants. his appeal hearing is set to take place in june. the battle over reproductive rights is taking a new turn this weekend surrounding the drug mifepristone. supreme court wearing -- weighing and allowing access to the drug for now. abortion rights advocates rallied in the east bay demanding the drug be available to people who need it. >> abortion is our right. >> we will not give up this fight. reporter: a small but vocal group of abortion rights advocates rallied demanding the drug mifepristone, commonly used in chemical abortions remain illegal in available. >> mifepristone is under attack by judges. we think it is critically important people come out here and understand why it is upsetting. >> are going to back down?

>> no. reporter: emotions running high on both sides as fears play ration -- play nationwide. justice alito issuing a issue stay in texas that would overturn the fda's original approval of mifepristone that would essentially take people off the market. giving the court until april 20 to review the case and decide what their next step will be. >> it is a distressing time for reproductive rights and help. reporter: the last-minute way in bringing a temporary sigh of relief or abortion rights advocates have left the used of the drug nationwide of -- up in the air. >> we were talking to doctors around the country and there was mass confusion and chaos. reporter: the antiabortion rights group represents doctors from the original texas case. >> we are confident when any court looks at the facts and the law of this case, they are going

to agree with us. this is the next step in the litigation. reporter: governor newsom announcing this week the state has become stockpiling quantities of an abortion medication if mifepristone is banned. >> we need to be prepared to push back. i think that is why we are here today, to speak out and say that. >> let's get busy. liz: north bay sonoma county revamped its website for reported local covid statistics. county health officials prioritizing wastewater surveillance, hospitalizations and deaths. they say infection rates and case counts are no longer reliable due to dramatic decreases in lab testing. officials say data on covid-19 variance will be emphasized. it is a celebration of spring in san francisco. families gathered at the willie wu will while playground on sacramento street for the chinatown springtime festival. there were big basket giveaways,

diy arts and crafts, a scavenger hunt and carnival games. children got to hunt for eggs inside a colorful big patch. city officials recognize the vibrancy of the chinatown neighborhood. >> there was no other chinatown on the planet that is this incredible. come and enjoy it. let's get out the doom and gloom and into the boom of spring. liz: they are offering special discounts this weekend. taking a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. both sides of the sidewalks on the bridge are closed as runners prepare for a race this morning. the sidewalks are eec op after 10: ahr the nonprofit the guardsman is organizing the event. there is a 10 mile race, a 10k and a 5k fun run and walk. a pancake wreck this will be held at the finish line. what is the weather going to be

like for those hitting the road? lisa: kind of cool. we are looking at live doppler 7, a system to the north is going to tightening the pressure gradient. windy conditions along the coast. we get into cloud cover. possibility of maybe a few sprinkles later tomorrow and into tuesday. there is a look at a closer view and you will notice that patchy fog around parts of the south bay. otherwise, we are looking at those numbers on the cool side. to the north of us, dropping into the low 40's. it is 45 in danville. relative humidity in the upper elevations of mount diablo, 5%.. morning clouds to afternoon sun,

looking at the possibility of maybe showers, a sprinkle into late tomorrow and tuesday. looking at much warmer conditions, much warmer by the end of the week. here we go again on that roller coaster. into the day today, here comes the wind. anywhere from 15 to 20 miles per hour for the first part of the day. the second half of the day, breezier conditions, along the coast and maybe high clouds in the north bay. overall, we are expecting a sunny day and fairly similar conditions to yesterday. stopping this late tomorrow. he will notice we have showers loaning -- lining up to the north. that cold air in place falls apart. ride up through tuesday, it is going to be windy here, colder. we are talking at least 10 to 15 degrees colder than the pt w rainfall, not much to talk about. maybe one 100th through later tuesday. in terms of snowfall, this is interesting.

2000 feet, maybe 3000 in the mountains. we could see anywhere from five inches in kirkwood to six inches in donner. some travel troubles here. a look at the south bay and much of the bay area the next seven days. today, mid-60's, should be in the upper 60's. we drop off with that system, series of systems. by the end of the week, we are looking at very warm temperatures. as for today, not as were. high clouds late in the day. winds pick up late in the day. quite blustery, san francisco. it was only in the 50's yesterday. 58 today. 61 in oakland. a little shy of average, looking at mid 60's into these pay. 65 in san jose. numbers in the north bay, mid-to upper 60's and dropping with cloud cover and wins later in the day. seven day forecast, breezy, slightly colder today. temperatures coming down each

and every day as we get into the middle of the week. you will notice we have the coolest temperatures. by thursday and friday, temperatures are warming up. that will be nice. back to the numbers above average. liz: yeah. i am looking forward to this nice, spring weather. lisa: keep those winter coats around the next couple of. liz: skyscraper in san francisco's sunset district. what neighbors are saying about this 55 story building proposed in their area. ♪ like going hiking, just to hike to the bathroom. reaching for the bar, just to reach for pads. waiting for the sunset, just to wait for the stall. discover gemtesa. a once-a-day pill proven to reduce all 3 key symptoms of oab:

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liz: a 50 story skyscraper san francisco's after sunset is raising eyebrows. it would be located on sloat boulevard between 45th and 46th avenue's and you can see in these pictures, it would tower over the existing neighborhood. it would add housing and parking. suzanne fon has a closer look.

>> it is definitely out of scale to the area. reporter: imagine a skyscraper going up at this garden center at 2700 sloat boulevard. 55 stories. >> it does not make sense for an area like this. reporter: the proposal calls for 712 apartments, 15,000 square feet of retail space, 113 affordable units, bike parking and a car basement. we showed neighbors artist renderings of the project. >> i do not know how that footprint is sustainable out here. >> it looks like it should be in dubai or the uae, not in the sunset across from the zoo. reporter: we reached out to the developers, but have not heard back. meanwhile, san francisco's planning department director released this statement saying, the proposed project is inconsistent with local zoning rules and state and city bonus laws. it sets back efforts to appropriately add housing on the

city's west side. friendly, it is a distraction. local leaders agree. >> a distraction from the housing work that we are doing. i do not think they are relying on any housing law i have authored as a legislator. i think they are relying on the state and -- state density bonus law which has been around for 40 years. >> we need housing from the west, absolutely. to plot a salesforce tower there, it is ridiculous. reporter: in the past, more than 1500 people signed a petition to stop a plan that would have put up a 12 story building in the same spot. suzanne has lived in the outer sunset since 1993. >> i know there is a lot of issues with affordable housing and resources and spaces. reporter: she says we need more housing, but it has got toe susa is t . it does not fit out here in a visual way, but it also would

change the entire community around here. the traffic, the walkable neighborhood. liz: tuesd since the great earthquake that struck san francisco. thousands died and about 80% of the city's buildings were burned. an annual ceremony will continue tuesday at lot's fountain on market street. this served as a meeting spot for friends and family members during the emergency. a crowd is expected to gather at 5:12 a.m. tuesday, the moment the earth started shaking in 1906. as part of the celebration, the golden fire hydrant that was the source of water that they will spray painted with a fresh coat. make sure you are ready for the next earthquake. get a kit, make a plan and he informed. if you need help, check out abc7news.com/preparenorcal for resources. let's rock, the concert.

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solutiliz: leaking classified documents preparing for a court hearing this week. what we are learning about those files and the man behind the league. good morning, thanks for joining us. first, let's get another check of the weather with lisa. lisa: good morning. we are looking at live doppler 7 where we have clear sky and parts of the bay area but temperatures have dropped in the north bay. right now, 45 in foster city. upper 40's closer to the bayshore with low 40's in the north bay. that is where it is about three to five degrees colder. the differences come today with cloud cover and breezy afternoon wins. through the morning hours, it is full sunshine. after 8:00.

through 11:00, we are in the 60's. by 4:00, you will notice the winds and some high clouds in the north bay. temperatures a few degrees er. 50's at t's elsewhere. we are starting the cooling trend and we are going to talk about much colder air in the next couple of days. liz: this morning, new information coming to light about the leak of classified documents. the washington post reports some of those files repealed -- revealed he tells about chinese surveillance. reporter: the world watching back in february as the u.s. shot down that chinese spy balloon off the coast of south carolina. now, those highly classified pentagon document sleep on the internet revealing their reportedly were more pure the washington post obtaining some of the leaked files showing u.s. intelligence agencies of four additional spy balloon's that flew over the continental u.s. earlier this year. the post reporting those

materials show another balloon flew over a u.s. carrier strike group in the pacific ocean. the documents posted on the social media chat service discord allegedly by national guardsmen jack teixeira charged with unauthorized transmission and willful retention of classified documents. >> serious penalties associated with that. we intend to send that message, how important it is to our national security. reporter: to shara had top security clearances as part of his job. officials say he copied the materials and shared them online. >> these individuals need to get on the system. if they open a document that they have no need to know, that should trigger some kind of warning to a supervisor so they can investigate why this individual would be looking at this document and why they would be printing it. reporter: the leaks detailing battle plans and the nation supplies in ukraine. the white house saying will be

action. >> i have instructed the department to make sure they get to the root of why he had access in the first place. number one. number two, to focus extensively on the extent to which it all occurred. reporter: jack to shara's family has military ties. his mother volunteers with the veterans group and his stepfather tired after serving 34 years in the same unit as him. >> the arrest of a 21-year-old air national guardsmen for the massive breach of classified information that has been going on for months. what took so long and did the leaks hurt national security? an 11th hour stay by the supreme court. what next in the battle over the abortion pill. we will cover it all with republican senator lindsey graham and democratic senator amy klobuchar. we talked to maryland governor westmore. all that, plus the powerhouse

roundtable coming up on this week. liz: developing news. a search underway for three american sailors who are missing in mexico. u.s. coast guard and mexican navy are searching for kerry o'brien, frank o'brien and william grows. the three went missing after departing from massive lawn on april 4. they were aboard a 44 foot vote and were supposed to stop in cabo san lucas april 6. officials say marinas have been contacted but the boat has not been found. developing out of sudan, violence has rocked the country's capital leaving dozens dead and hundreds injured. rival military groups clashing for a second day with gunfire and explosions across the city. doctors say at least 56 civilians were killed. the u.s. ambassador to sit and tweeted he and his staff had to take shelter within the embassy. the conflict continues despite diplomatic pressure to cease fire. tensions have been escalating for weeks over plans for a government transition to democracy.

officials say a train that derailed near a village in central maine is not a threat to public safety. several train cars jumped the tracks yesterday but none were carrying hazardous materials. other cards were carrying hazardous materials, but were not affected by the derailment and fire. a spokesperson for the canadian pacific kansas city real network says ice and debris on the track lately because that -- likely caused that realm it. > liz: the city of boston honoring victims and survivors of the boston marathon bombing ahead of today's race. this year marks 10 years since the attack. one boston day ceremony is included, gathering and private business to memorial sites for the families who lost loved ones in 2013. happening today in san francisco, the aap i community teaming up with -- to take a stand against gun violence. the event is focused on wells fargo calling on the bank to cut

its ties to the gun industry. wells fargo tells the chronicle commitin theolce.darity withhe thi pi alliance says the community is struggling with the aftermath of shootings in monterey park and half moon bay. if you are taking you need today, you might run into delays. transit officials closing the twin peaks tunnel between the castro and west portal stations. this will allow crews to complete a detailed ceiling inspection of the tunnel. service will be interrupted for the k ingleside, the l terrible bus and the emotion view lines. shuttle trains will provide connecting services throughout the city while the tunnel is closed. ahead on abc seven mornings, welcome mark consuelo scum, the actor taking over as the new cohost of a live with his wife, kelly ripa. a live look outside from our

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liz: the faa has cleared the launch of space exes rocket. the project that aims to one-day transport people back and forth to the moon and mars. it could take off as soon as tomorrow morning. the government approval allows for the launch of what will be the most powerful rocket ever constructed. it has been tested last five years and is planned to launch from taxes. it should return to the same launchpad likely starting a new era of space expiration. the next time you go to the san francisco zoo, you will see new prairie dog pops. zoo officially says they gradually all emerge from their underground burrows this we can.

the black tailed pups were born to various mothers. they spend their first four to six weeks in their burrows. these u estimates they are five weeks old. they are exploring playing. contra costa county second annual pride prom coming up this month. this year's theme is wonderland. john mayer health providing funding through a community grant. a group called p flag of cons curd -- of concord is sponsoring the event. >> to be fully themselves and celebrate with whom they want and in the matter they want and know no matter -- no one in the building is going to make a dagger -- a day aggregate and comment. >> i have never been a big of school dances, partly because there is way too many people.

it can be a lot with be queer. it is not always comfortable you cannot always be yourself. at pride prom, me and my friends were able to do that, which was a lot of fun. it is kind of like having our own space. liz: pride prom is next saturday, april 22 at concord high school. it is open to juniors and seniors in the mount diablo unified school district as well as surrounding high schools. tickets are on sale through p flag's website. the address is on your screen. if you would like to support the event, you can sponsor tickets for students. give us a check outside. lisa: it is cloudy. we have cool temperatures, low 40's to the upper 40's. this is from sutro, visibility good but temperatures not getting out of the 50's today. it will be sunny and windy. milder inland, not for long.

i will explain next. liz: tga tffs against the warriors. the highlights coming up in sports. ♪ like going hiking, just to hike to the bathroom. reaching for the bar, just to reach for pads. waiting for the sunset,

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liz: the warriors lost an opportunity to lead off the playoff series against the kings. kings fans were excited. this is amade ths in 17 years. reporter: good the warriors won the face of the sacramento kings around one of the playoffs. be careful what you wish for, you might get it. kings take the series opener in its first ever playoff meeting between these two rivals. kings fans have been waiting since 2006 to see their team back in the playoffs. de'aaron fox gets steph curry and the defending champs.

end of the driving leg. 32 points off the bench. kings up one heading the fourth. fox, de'aaron fox for 3. fox goes for 38. steph, wow. under two minutes to go, keeping the doves in th game. one point game with 15 seconds left. andrew wiggins gets a wide open look for three in the lead. no. he missed last 25 games of the regular season. two free throws, steve curry is going to drop one final play with under two seconds left. steph, off balance. push shot, no good. kings hold on. 126-123. >> luckily, it is the first of four. give those guys credit, they played a great game. they attacked us downhill. he rebounded us. we had a great chance to win.

the goal is to get one here. i am confident we will. >> i know we can shoot the ball better and rebound the ball better. if we can do those things, i like where we are at in terms of -- we have got to win one in this building at least. >> have a shot to repeat what we want to do. that is all we can ask for. obviously, playing against a hell of a team. we have got to clean some things up and do better in game two. reporter: jackie robinson day, everyone wearing number 42 including brandon crawford. giants jump up to a big lead. 6-1 giants after three. what could go wrong? the full pin blows. shaun jolly gives the game 10 signal to santa rosa's. going extras again to the 11th. miguel cabrera wins it,

rogers 7-6. giants losing with a walk off of a second straight day. in deas and the athletics have a 2-0 lee. mr. fuji sentara pick sing in the seventh. mark canha, a fair ball, that is gone. we are tied at deuces. mets fans, canada fans are celebrate. fuji nami got pulled. trey gives a two-out double. they have dropped nine of 10. that is a wrap on morning sports. enjoy your sunday. liz: let's get a check of the forecast. we have potential rain in the forecast. lisa: mainly in the north bay later tomorrow. a cold system is dropping down from the north. we are going to see our high-pressure ridge that has been protecting us move out of

town, allowing for the breezy winds, the colder days and as we get towards the end of the week, it is going to warm up. temperatures will be as much as 10 degrees colder, maybe more into tuesday, probably the coldest day of the week. you can see the precip in the pacific northwest. we are cloudy. patches of fog around. overall, a great start with 48 in san leandro as well as oakland. 50, union city and low 40's in the north bay. cooler here. overall, we are looking at a quiet day today. couple degrees below average. those temperatures in the cities, still in the 50's. it was 56 yesterday downtown. go down to redwood city, it was 64. got to get out of that blustery wind to warm up a bit. temperatures only -- the 70's for san rafael. 72 in santa cruz. morning clouds to afternoon sun.

possible shower or sprinkles in the north bay throughout the later afternoon monday and tuesday. we are getting into a warm up by the end of the week. temperatures will be about average. wins throughout the morning hours, already breezy. over 20 miles an hour, look at livermore, 23 mile an hour. 4:00, 5:00, the wind is getting fast towards the north bay, coastal gaps. feeling colder out there and getting into your monday, that is when we get more cloud cover. today, we are sunny except for the day in the north they. increasing clouds, here comes that system. later on monday, there is a look at the low snow levels in lake county. this will bring snow to the sierra nevada. it is going to keep us cold, windy, great throughout much of monday, tuesday and wednesday. things begin to turn around. if we were to add up to rainfall totals, maybe one 100th and the north bay. you can see spotty precip

tuesday. the mountains, not bad. anywhere from three to five inches of snow. this is through tuesday. the colder air in place, allowing for that precip to fall and snow. as we turn the forecast around on thursday, pretty much doing a 7 i o se'downtownndaslo at tg weekend, looks just as nice with temperatures on the mild side. above average. as for today, cooling down a little bit. 62, fremont. getting windy later in the day. more clouds in the north bay, only 50's at the coast. we are looking at cooler weather tomorrow, maybe a sprinkle into tuesday. wednesday is slightly milder. thursday, friday, saturday we are back into that springlike pattern. up and down as we go for spring.

liz: at least we are out of the day lose of winter storm. -- eluge of the winter storm. mark tomorrow morning as the nect host of live. >> mark consuelo's has plenty of practice cohosting live with his wife, kelly ripa. when the suggestion came that he do it permanently, they both had the same reaction. >> are they crazy? >> that was a universal, like, no. that is a terrible idea. >> we made a list of pros and cons and it became apparent there was a lot of prose. reporter: after cohosting 100 times, mark says he has developed the right approach. >> it is always successful when i concentrated on just that show

that day. it has been fun. reporter: before they share the stage, mark and kelly liked to joke around. >> he will say to me, this is not live, is it? i always look at him and say, no. less he thinks it is a live tv program, the better we will be. reporter: after six years sitting next to her friend, kelly says the mug was passed to the right person. >> he is very much in the g tradition of ryan seacrest before him. authentic, totally comfortable being himself. reporter: and expressing his opinions. >> that is going to be great for me. we have such differing opinions about most everything. i think it is like with every marriage, there is a yin and yang. we have that. >> i find this therapeutic, did -- to discuss these things. >> and the safety of this room? >> i feel safer. liz: live with kelly and mark

premieres tomorrow. you can watch them right here weekdays at 9:00 a.m. on abc seven. next, celebrating the state champs. the two oakland teams being honored today for their hard work on the hardwood. ♪

liz: today is your last chance to catch the cherry blossom festival in san francisco. the grand parade starts at 1:00 from civic center to japan town. each year, the festival sees about 220 thousand people taking in the vibrancy of japanese culture. the celebration lines up with the blooming of the cherry blossom trees. today's schedule includes karate, cosplay, raffles and more. the city of oakland will honor these high school state champions with a.. the oakland tech high school basketball team is celebrating their third consecutive title. this is the high school boys

first ever championship title. the parade kicks off at 11:30 this morning at children's fairyland. the warriors honored both teams at chase center last month. next on abc seven mornings at 6:00 a.m., the assistant district attorney of alameda county accused of making a racist comment. it is a story you will see only here on seven. preparing to possibly go on strike, east teachers getting ready for a critical vote tomorrow. ♪

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