this is abc news i know those police officers and to know >> community members, it was horrifying. reggie: more followed from the police texting scandal. the threats of lawsuits from some of the people allegedly targeted by police. >> learning new details in the case of a teenager shot in kansas city after going to pick up his younger siblings. the claims now being made by the homeowner accused of shooting a teenager. reggie: a public commuter crisis. the state budget shortfall expected this year and what that could mean for services like public transportation. >> in some parts of the area saul rain overnight. you know we've got to ask drew if that means that rain is back in the forecast because there are things that need to be done. drew: for you?

>> we are not cleaning that. drew: lunch outside tomorrow. today is just chilly. showers are really winding down. reggie: winding down. drew: coming to an end. live doppler 7 showing you a cold front moving through as we speak. when we say a couple of showers, some in the south bay, some in the east bay. that front is now pushing out. what is left over is some cool air and cloud cover this morning. 46 here's life doppler 7, you clearly see the cold front, area of low pressure well to the north. behind the front is going to reinforce the cooler air. for another day today, we have temperatures well below average for this time of year. outside we go, a live look of the exploratorium camera showing you dry conditions and mainly there skies.

temperatures starting out in the 40's and 50's. i think we see more sunshine today than yesterday, and again, it is a cool afternoon with most of us stuck in the 50's. the cool pattern is ending pretty quickly tomorrow. we find some warmer weather moving in by the end of the week. reggie: there are new developments in the antioch police department texting scandal. tonight, the city council walled a special meeting to begin auditing the equity, promotion, and internal affairs policies. that comes as we are learning more on the people targeted threatening a lawsuit. six years ago, antioch's 2017 youth leader of the year was named. last week she was identified in a target in the 21 page report detailing the texting scandal. the report shows a racist and sexually asked message allegedly sent from sergeant josh evans about her. she says she knows the sergeant personally that you see here in this facebook post.

>> i feel very violated and traumatized, so i do feel unsafe in the city. reggie: she was born in the u.s. to a muslim family of pakistani and afghan dissent. she says she is concerned about continued stereotyping of the arab and muslim communities. of 16-year-old ralph, and 85 gold kansas city man has been arrested in the shooting and is now facing felony charges. the family says he was going to pick up his younger brothers a mistake and they went to the wrong address. the homeowner told police he thought it was a break in. or documents show when he opened the door, immediately shot once in the head and then a second time in the arm. prosecutors say race could be a factor, but he will not face hate crime charges because in missouri, they carry a lesser sentence than the charges he is facing. the story has reverberated throughout the nation.

people in the bay area are finding ways to cope with the violent that it seems like we are confronted with on a weekly basis. >> protests have been happening across the country as people grapple with what happened. here in the bay area, people are finding their own ways to express emotions putting 16-year-old san jose artist kyler gordon. we met with him before.as been s of promine about 10ea sunday, s he feltemwered to at s collection and crown him as a king. >> i really felt like it was me in that situation. have on my family and friends, that is something i couldn't handle. i wanted to let the world know that these things have to stop. >> psychologist and csu professor michael stanton

acknowledges incidents like this happen on an almost weekly basis. he says gun violence in america is a public health issue and leaves society as a whole needs to re-examine the role of guns and how they play out in our lives. >> a gofundme account has been set up to help the family pay for medical expenses. so far, it has raised more than $2.5 million and nearly 70,000 donors. art of the proceeds will help ralph pay for college. reggie: santa clara county is getting more than $11 million from the federal government to help bite shelter. the u.s. department of housing and urban development selected santa clara to receive the grant as well as 51 housing vouchers. since e than 10,000 permanent housing. officials say the work is not done. >> despite the success, there are still thousands of people experiencing homelessness in our

community and tens of thousands more who are at risk of being pushed into homelessness. this funding will help us do more. >> the money will go toward a variety of services and outreach programs. >> new development on the future of san francisco's historic castro theater. a city committee has voted in favor of designating the seating inside the theater a landmark, which would limit changes. the organization took over the theater last year and wants to move those existing seats and replace them with a modern, movable floor and seating. a second vote is expected next monday and then taken up by the full board of supervisors. that san francisco city hall in just a few hours, calling for more protective right lane. this is after the death of usa cycling champion ethan --. he was hit and killed two weeks

ago. protective bike lanes in the area. the event starts at 9:00 this morning. >> live doppler 7 the coastline this morning, a cold front moved through. the cold front itself is now south of gilroy, move through early in the morning this morning by around 1:00 or 2:00 a.m. a little bit of light rain to the region. for a lot of us today, it is just a cool april day with partly cloudy skies. some snow is falling around tahoe. the past four hours, you can see the light snow falling as chilly temperatures are overhead. the winter weather advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m., still seeing 4-10 i sw.y see a few flt

again, travel is slick this morning, just be aware of that. later on this afternoon, it will turn to higher conditions around tahoe. here's a live look from the camera. another cool april afternoon. today, once again, pretty similar to yesterday. 50's and 60's, well below average by about 12 degrees. clouds bubbling up throughout the afternoon. limited sunshine and a cool afternoon once again. 56 in the city today. 61 in san jose. 58 in san rafael. heading toward the end of the week, we will see much warmer weather moving in. we will talk about those numbers coming up in just a few minutes. reggie: spring cleaning. coming up the plan underway aimed at repairing some city streets. kumasi: and if you are thinking

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kumasi: welcome back, everyone. the 75 hundred dollar federal tax credit that got a lot of car buyers to go electric is going away for many models sorting today because of new rules implemented by the inflation reduction act. now, the percentage of battery minerals and components are required resource from north america or u.s. trade partners. the four listed cars that still qualify will be released today. as of yesterday morning, only about 10 types of vehicles were on the list. the shift is meant to incentivize u.s.-based production. even if the vehicle you are thinking of buying is not on the list, there are still some ways to save. >> people need to remember that the california tax rebates have not changed. tax credits have not changed. so if they buy a different car,

they can still get those tax credits. if >> you're still looking at buying an electric car, you can go to fueleconomy.gov, the information, and that website will show you which rebates are available. >> the pothole blitzes underway in oakland and there is a lot of work to do. the mayor and other leaders took part in a ceremonial fill in yesterday morning. the mayor said it was just the first phase of a new event called one oakland spring clean. >> we are highlighting services that make our city cleaner and safer and a better place to live. and of course, that means pothole filling. i truly believe if we all come together, we can confront any of the issues here in the city. reggie: the spring cleaning will feature daily events leading up to earth they on saturday and volunteers are welcome. crews have already filled about 2700 potholes since march 1 and will be filling as many as possible in the weeks ahead.

kumasi: today marks 117 years since the deadly earthquake and fire in san francisco. this morning in a ceremony, and a lot of -- is underway to commemorate that anniversary. amanda is joining us live this morning. amanda: things ended pretty quickly and early here this morning. you can see the crowd that has gathered. maybe over 100 people for the annual ceremony here. just one stop risers marking 117 years since the deadly earthquake and fire in san francisco. the ceremony was supposed to start at 5:12, the exact moment the earthquake rocked the city back on april 18, 19 six. the group had a moment of silence and there was also a wreath dedication. sirens broke the silence for about 30 seconds, and there was

great significance between the great quake of 1906 and after all the destruction. survivors came around to post notices looking for family or friends amid the rubble. it also holds added significance is the oldest surviving monument from that day. in attendance this morning, mayor london breed, guardians of the city, and san francisco's fire, police, sheriff and emergency management department. more than 3000 people died and hundreds of thousands lost their homes back in 1906. the earthquake and subsequent fires destroyed much of the city and caused billions of dollars in damage in today's dollars. we heard from former mayor willie brown earlier who encourages everyone to come out. >> i think they ought to be here. because i have been here consistently for multiple years at 5:00 and believe me, it is usual.

in san francisco, it is always a party. >> following the ceremony, the group will move to the annual building of the fire hydrant. that was to be from 5:40 to 6:30 at 20th and church. back live, everyone is talking about remembrance and reflection here this morning, but also a reminder about earthquake preparedness and preparedness in general for any natural disaster. that was a fema said by many of the speakers this morning. we are here all morning long, very much focusing on today's monumental 117th anniversary. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. reggie: ok, amanda. people just pushing right by you. we will see you a little later on. a so-called death spiral, yikes. that is what local leaders say could happen to bay area public transit agencies if they don't get more funding from the state.

tim johns as with sacramento projecting a budget deficit this year, the money could be hard to come by. >> we are sounding the alarm and urging the governor and our state legislature to step up. >> a call to action ahead of a planned rally tuesday afternoon. local legislators will urge the california government to provide desperately needed funding to keep bay area public transit agencies afloat. >> it is overwhelmingly low income folks in the bay area in san francisco, essential workers, people of color who ride public transportation every day. >> the supervisor is one of those leading the charge. he says when the pandemic hit three years ago, the number of people taking public transit plummeted. ridership has slowly begun climbing, but it is nowhere near pre-covid levels. the only reason agencies have survived is because of money provided by the federal government. >> that has all ended.

we are looking at where are these funds going to come from until the local cities and counties are able to raise the funds by going to the ballot? >> he says outside of state help, the consequences could be irreversibly harmful. >> we talk about the dreaded transit death spiral. >> that could include things like no weekend services, hourly weekday services and the possibility of entire bus lines being cut. scott weiner believe there are both economic and environmental benefits to funding public transit and is also calling on sacramento to step in, but that has been difficult so far in the state capitol where governor newsom and lawmakers are faced with a projected budget deficit of millions of dollars. despite the challenge, he believes transit should be one of our top priorities. >> public transportation is not optional, particularly around the bay area. it is part of our lifeblood, and we need to save these systems.

accuweather headlines today. some overnight showers are coming to an end. what will linger are a partly cloudy conditions today and these temperatures in the afternoon will remain below average today and tomorrow. but by thursday and friday, it is going to feel a lot warmer around here. right now we are waking up to numbers in the 40's if not upper 30's and spot right now. live doppler 7 along the satellite, you can clearly see the cold front moving through here over the last 12 hours. some light showers, most areas ending up with less than 1/10 of an inch of rain. still some snow falling in the sierra, the winter weather advisory in effect. it is a blend of sun and clouds this morning. cloudier later this afternoon. there are some showers off the coast line later today but as they approached the north a, it looks like it just falls apart. we do remain dry, but conditions

are chilly. today, partly cloudy and cool, 56 in the city. 61 in san jose. well below average for this time of year. tonight, temperatures dropping into the 30's and 40's. tracking temperatures by thursday, we are back to average. look at friday. widespread, low 80's away from the coast. we finish out the week with above average temperatures. a cool afternoon today and tomorrow. warming up by thursday and friday. the weekend looking delightful. saturday, the warmer of the two. kumasi: i liked delightful, thank you. coming up, seven things to know this morning. reggie: the warriors losing game two to the sacramento kings, but the loss is not the only issue on the minds of fans. and a live look outside right now, out across the bay bridge this

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attorney's office revealed racist and homophobic text messages sent by police officers. reggie: criminal charges have been filed against an 85 euros kansas city man who shot a 16-year-old wife last week. the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong home to pick up his siblings. if convicted, the suspect could spend the rest of his life in prison. >> plans to replace senator dianne feinstein are being blocked by republicans. he asked to be replaced as she recovers from shingles. reggie: a federal appeals court overturned berkeley's ban on natural gas lines in new construction. the court will the ordinance conflicts of federal law. drew: number five, another cool april afternoon. temperatures well below average, only in the 50's and low 60's. right now in livermore causing a minor spot of congestion that is

going to be on westbound 580 or isabel avenue. >> number seven, the warriors are no two days behind in the nba playoffs. before a lot of fans had even gotten over the loss on saturday. reggie: many people we spoke with are still upset over a 40 getting booted from the crowd over the weekend. more from the san francisco watch party. >> all eyes we and strong opinions still out there over what happened with e-40. specifically the moment saturday night where there was a disagreement between e-40, earl stephens, and least one fan in the crowd. minutes later, he was escorted out by security. >> i really feel uncomfortable at this situation. that is the worst part. >> warrior stands watching game

two from san francisco, mostly siding with e-40. security so i disagreement between a black man and white woman and immediately assumed that i was at fault. one witness we spoke with sunday night said that some kings fans were upset, saying that e4 was blocking views from where he was standing in the first row. fans did not want to hear that monday night. >> kidding called out for excessive standing, what do you do at a sporting event? that is my opinion, i think it is kind of bogus. just let it go. >> i think it was an issue with him being black. >> that's all it is. that's all it is. we are not worried about sacramento. we are not even worried. >> that is my dog, you feel me? >> but while many did side with e-40, they also admitted that

they wished they knew more. >> i don't have enough context on it. i relyin take these claims seriously and are investigating the facts and circumstance regarding the situation as we do any an accusation like this is a. fans here making light out of a tough situation. >> it's e-40. if he is standing up, so what? get his autograph and take a picture with him. coming up, a bay area author caught up in the middle of a politically charged cultures. why she is being told her children's book is being pulled from scholastic book fairs. kumasi: and regarding religious freedoms and how far employers have to go to accommodate their workers. reggie: a live look outside, it is 5:25. >> everyone is here, so excited.

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concern. >> the idea that we are going to have a big part of grass across the state, that should happen. >> but what does that mean for fire season? the new forecast suggests it could be bad, but local experts aren't ready to say that yet. >> good morning, everybody. tuesday, april 18. >> we will take a doppler 7 along the satellite, the local view. and what we had was a cold front that moved through most of midnight, very early this morning. ve l showers to the region and you see the cold front is now pushing off to the south. the were light are ending it today it is another day where temperatures are well below average. this cold front is reinforcing

that cooler, deeper air. from cloverdale to santa ro mid to upper 40's for most of us around the shoreline. giving way to clouds in the afternoon and again, it is cool for april, some areas even 10 degrees below average. a closer look at these highs and also the winter weather advisory still in effect coming up in about six minutes. kumasi: developing news on senator dianne feinstein's absence from congress. gloria rodriguez joins us with details on this. >> senate majority leader chuck schumer saying he will move for a resolution this week you temporarily replace senator dianne feinstein on the high-stakes judiciary committee. but the plan could face in public in opposition. she has been away recoverin from shingles since march 7.

a replacement would allow decisions on president joe biden's judicial nominees to move forward. but at least three republican senators have said they will not support a move to temporarily replace the democratic senator on the senate judiciary committee, saying they wouldn't want to help, credit advance president joe biden's agenda. one senator saying that helping schumer replace feinstein what i meant helping democrats pack the court with activist judges. >> she's hopeful of return. she's hopeful on returning soon. we think that republicans should allow a temporary replacement until she returns. >> never, not once have we allowed temporary substitutes on committees. and now is not the time to start. republicans are not going to break this precedent in order to bailout senator schumer or the biden administration's most controversial nominees. >> schumer says he hopes

republicans will support the resolution to fill her seat. it will now take at least six votes to pass the resolution. that means at least 10 republicans need to join democrats and if this did pass, they would have to talk with members of his caucus to select a good choice. >> 7 in investigation into rival criminal syndicates. california's attorney general's office that the rival groups were targeting the sikh community. search warrant were served in several counties. investigators say the violence began with fights and sword attacks and it escalated from there to at least 11 shootings. the attorney general says the quick work of law enforcement prevented at least two more shootings. >> because of this operation, future gun violence, huger crime, future harm has been prevented.

any day when we do just one of those things is a good day for public safety. today, doing all of those things is an extraordinary day. reggie: there are five outstanding warrants, 41 firearms including an ar-15, ak-47s, handguns, at least one machine gun. reggie: fire experts are weighing in on the 2023 fire forecast from accuweather meteorologists. it predicts in california 400,000 to one million acres will burn which puts the state at average or slightly above average for fire danger in the summer. to give you some perspective, nearly one million acres burned in just the dixie fire in 2021 and the national park. problems will arise when the grass tries out. >> as we get into fall, we can always have high fire danger because it is the driest time of the year. kumasi: experts say if you live by grassy hillsides, it is more important than ever to cutback the growth this year because of

that fire potential. the fire protection district has unveiled two new agents, and they did it the old-fashioned way. they pushed the trucks backward into the station in half moon bay. it is a tradition that dates back to an firefighters had to detach horses from the wooden carriages when they returned to the station. one will stay in half moon bay and the other will operate out of --. reggie: san francisco is marking 117 years since the earthquake that destroyed much of our city. amanda is live where the ceremony took place just over an hour ago. >> leave here on their way to the park with th the fire hydrogen. they are going to paint that fire hydrant gold, as we have seen in years past.

today very much marking the 117th year of the great quake. later this morning, we saw some early risers at this specific location, about 100 of them. after all the destruction, survivors came to the fountain to post notices looking for family or friends amid the rubble and the location also holds added significance as the oldest surviving monument mandate. more than 3000 people died and hundreds of thousands lost their homes. the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent fires destroyed much of the city and caused aliens of dollars in damage. the ceremony here started just before 5:00. ate wreathlaying dedication, moment of silence, and we heard 30 seconds of sirens break the silence. typically happening right on the dot to really mark the exact moment that the earthquake rocked the city back on april 18, 19 of six. in attendance this morning we

saw the -- 1906. emergency management departments. for today, we connected the former mayor brown who encouraged everyone to come out. >> i think we ought to be here. i have been here consistently for multiple years at 5:00 and believe me, in san francisco, it is always a party. >>the gold painting of the fire hydrant, that is expected to run through 6:30 this morning. but as of right now, still the last of the people were celebrating and remembering here at the fountain just clearing out. the wreath will stay up. that dedication happening way earlier this morning. kumasi: thank you, amanda.

a last-minute delay of dominion voting systems defamation lawsuit against fox news channel. up next, what to expect later today when the $1.6 billion trial begins. ♪ >> blackman who enjoyed education, obligation. reggie: ok, yeah. bay area students mixing music and education. that has earned a very high honor. drew: live doppler 7 to the sierra. we have snowfall in right now. the heaviest snow is winding down but we still have chain controls on both 80 and 50 right now because of the winter weather advisory. when the front moves through, we will end up between four and 10 inches of snow. some wind gusting from time to time you're 40 miles per hour. a cold front moved through here early this morning and brought some light rain into the region.

rainfall totals extremely light. from hayward to san jose, we picked up less than 1/10 of one inch of rain at the front moved through. what it will do today, reinforce the cooler than average april air. another cool april afternoon on the way. today, afternoon highs in the 50's and low 60's. here is your average this time of year. most areas near 70 if not in the low 70's santa rosa, redwood city, livermore, 10-12 degrees below where we should be this time of year. partly cloudy skies throughout the day and temperatures going into the low 60's. only 56 in the city, 61 in san jose and 58 in napa. but we will find warmer weather moving in by the end of the week. let's check in with jobina to see what traffic is doing this morning. jobina: still seeing a bit of a slowdown in livermore due to a crash in west and i've hundred 80 right before isabel avenue.

you can see that patchy spot but otherwise, looking pretty good for the most part. this is not walnut creek, sorry about the label. this is the san mateo bridge. headlights traveling we don't have any advisories coming in from the chp, the only issue in livermore. tracy to dublin, 59 minutes. even though the crash is in that spot, it is not affecting the drive times much. that commute is beginning to i don't have to worry about daily hiv pills because i switched to every-other-month cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month.

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welcome back. having today, the supreme court will hear arguments around a major religious liberty to. the case was sparked by a pennsylvania postal worker whose christian release bar him from working on sundays.

he claims to have been forced out by his employer and coworkers over his religious beliefs. legal experts say the supreme court ruling on the case could ultimately clarify how far employers have to go to accommodate employee religious beliefs. >> also having today, the defamation case against fox news is set to get underway after a last-minute delay. what can we expect? jobina: learning the jury selection is expected to wrap up and then opening statements will be made. there was news yesterday of a possible last-minute agreement between the minion voting systems and fox, but that does not seem to have materialized some thought that was the reason for the delay. the judge did not give much explanation on that, but did say 80 lay like that is not unusual. >> it's not unusual. most cases have settled without a trial in many cases settle on the courthouse steps. i'm very surprised this case is not settled before now. jobina: dominion is suing for

$1.6 billion over false claims made on fox news about its voting machines following the 2020 election. lots claims it should not be liable because it was relaying newsworthy claims. they say that is newsworthy made by then-president trump and his allies. tents have been set up outside of the courthouse to shield from of the witnesses in the case including some of fox news top acres. the trial is expected to last about six weeks. reggie: senator john fetterman has returned to the senate after receiving inpatient care for clinical depression. he says he wants people to know that treatment works and is encouraging people who struggle to seek help. the pennsylvania lawmaker says he has grappled with oppression all of his life. sorry this is the wrong video, we are looking at george santos. it's john fetterman's is mental health care is about politics and he says lawmakers from both parties are wishing him well. now to george santos, he

announced his plan to run for reelection. this, despite some republicans on capitol hill calling for him to step aside. he will be running for new york third congressional district. santos has admitted to lying about his resume, his background, his family, and he is now under investigation over his finances. because of this, senior republicans have said they would not want him to be the nominee for this seat. kumasi: the white house as president biden will veto a bill aimed at banning transgender athletes sports. that is if it even makes it to the president's desk. specifically, it would ban biologically male transgender girls are taking part in girls sports. the biden administration says a bill like that would be discriminatory in schools are already working to develop dissipation rules that are fair to all players. it the bill does make it to the senate, it is unlikely to have the votes to pass. reggie: amid the battles over banning books, a bay area author has found her children's involved.

it is a story of love during the horrors of a japanese american internment experience. controversial for scholastic oaks. the publisher was seeking a licensing agreement, hoping to repackage the book and put it in classrooms. the author shared a screenshot of their proposed changes. scholastic cut out an entire paragraph and removed the word racism. abc 7 spoke with the author who says she sees parallels between this and the attempts to silence authors who write about things like black, is in, queer studies and black lives matter activism. >> it is all part of the same movement for kind of return us to the comfortable problem in the way that we talked about our history. as somebody who is also jewish, it is really difficult for me not to see parallels to other instances when books have been banned and told that certain people

listening to it all. reggie: she says she gave scholastic a resounding no to their attempt to license, so they will not be in schools, but it is verified with the original authors note. >> to fit greater than our compass wrappers, finishing in the top 10 of the national contest >> he was a black man who enjoyed education. a top 10 finalist and his classmate said both are fifth-graders. this is a company that creates educationgs anos with hip hopecord the

performance. >> i was very happy. frankly, i was a little bit surprised. it starts with have you ever heard, and it ends with now you have heard of sojourner truth. >> as a rapper, they are going to make it into an animated video with isabella at the end talking about her research. isabella, listen. you've got the presence, you got the outfit. >> my brain very much works like that when we have songs in school. that is cool. >> we didn't have contests like this. i was doing the stuff without being asked.

if you could just actually have a seat. don't perform it, don't read it. it is not that kind of presentation. >> let's go outside this morning. early this afternoon, but though showers are ending. partly cloudy conditions today and temperatures, you felt the cooler air yesterday. that continues today and tomorrow. but then we will change things up by thursday, especially friday. warmer weather really moves into finish up the work week. right now, from santa rosa. 48 in hayward right now. 43, the current half moon bay. along with satellites, that cold front moving through very early. still seeing some snow showers around tahoe. winter weather advisory still in effect until 10:00 a.m. and you have chain controls at this hour. future weather showing you we will stay dry today, keeping a mix of sun and clouds throughout

the day. thus temperatures later this afternoon. again, well below where we should be this time of year. this time of year, we should be well into the 70's, but we are only in the low 60's for afternoon highs tonight, we will have partly cloudy conditions close to the coast and temperatures, the typical chill in the 30's and 40's. this is thursday afternoon. we will call this fact to average, where we should be for this time of year in those cities. by friday, warmer weather really moves in here. look at that stretch of 80's from santa rosa over to fairfield. antioch, even san jose at about 80 degrees. that is going to feel a lot of warmer to end the week. a cool afternoon today and tomorrow. then we warm up. friday looks to be the warmest day over the forecast, but saturday is very nice.

a little bit cooler on sunday but all in all, we do expect a lot of sunshine out there. >> i like seeing it is in the 60's. that is a good sign. nonstop security. why one store opening downtown plans to have guards around the clock. plus, the changes made to google maps into ttion of natural environments.

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that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your retinal scan connects at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. kumasi: the san francisco school board is considering a measure for capital improvements worth $1.7 billion. the plan does not include money for a newschool of the arts which was promised back in 2016. the school of the arts is currently in the glen park neighborhood, and many argue that it should be in the heart of the community.

opera, the ballet, the symphony hall, and the san francisco center. in 20 16,000 of san francisco ends voted to fund the new location, but then that money got diverted to other projects. the district was supposed to find matching funds from private donors, but that hasn't happened. >> it is a tremendous oversight. how can you say this is the master plan for facilities and leave out one project which the district has been committed to for decades? kumasi: the facilities master plan is not finalized yet. it will be presented to the board in may. a federal appeals court has overturned the ordinance banning natural gas lines in new construction. it was a first of its kind banned in the country aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. the measure requires new homes and commercial buildings to use entirely electrical lines unless

it couldn't be constructed without natural gas piping. yesterday the appeals court of san francisco ruled that the ordinance conflicts with federal laws on energy efficiency. >> google has rolled out a new feature to help you find your way just in time for national park week. that kicks off saturday. you can download entrance fees will be waived saturday with the first day of national park week. reggie:reggie: apple ceo tim cook is in india for the first apple store openings. these openings marked a milestone for the iphone maker in the world's second-largest smartphone market. cook personally welcomed customers this morning. as you can see, employees cheered and clapped at outlet. and today, mcdonald's is making some big changes to its classic burgers. janai norman has the details.

>>: a mcdonald's makeover. >> these are the best burgers ever. >> the fast food giant revamping some of its most famous menu it in order for mcdonald's to really compete, they are going back to basics. >> the new and improved cheeseburger and burgers promising softer bonds, patties cooked with white onions on the grill, melted cheese, and even extra special sauce. >> products, product, product is the name of the game for them so that they can really pull out what they are uniquely good at, which is their heritage. >> and coming up at 7:00 a.m., some of the other big changes happening under those golden arches and telling you which iconic character is about to make a big comeback.

why? hamburglar. let's take it to live doppler 7 this morning. south, light sry early as wl riavchn vit iwinding down, still left over with some light snow showers. a winter weather advisory weather advisory is in effect until 10:00 a.m. this morning. a live look from the east bay hills camera, partly cloudy conditions. another cool april afternoon. this time of year, the warmest cities should be in the 70's. today, most of us will settle in the 50's for afternoon highs. reggie: kumasi has your answer. kumasi: we just teased it. reggie: for "good morning america."

most people aren't making up for it. kumasi: the hamburglar. reggie: which i think -- the erasure of grimace, and the disrespect of burgie. kumasi: people like what they like. reggie: a criminal? kumasi: we don't judge it. new at 6:00, we will be right back. reggie: ok. hamburglar stole our time. all of it. you are wearing the color

>> building a better bay area. moving forward, findings abc 7 . kumasi: auditing it yacht police. reggie: earthquake. the ceremony marking them of the earth shook on this day 117 years ago. kumasi: the rain is overnight and in certain spots. this is video from walnut creek. drew is tracking our forecast and when we are expecting the warm up this week. reggie: i am looking forward to that. drew: i think i timed it right. jobina: i'm just thinking about the outfit still. drew: