more. >> good afternoon. they have been out here for 30 minutes, some of the speakers include those named in the report. family remembers of those arrested by antioch police. they are calling for more accountability and transparency. in 30 men still march to the police department, -- minutes, they will march from the police to farmiga city hall. a special -- special meeting will be held tonight. >> they're calling for change at the antioch police department. >> sending paszek -- pictures to each other about gorillas. saying they are at a zoo. it is really disturbing that is how they view the people of antioch. how can they treat a person humanely as a human when you cannot see them as one? >> he is calling for more accountability, many that

gathers said allegations of racism at the antioch police department is not new. he said this is not a problem at antioch. >> it is time to do something about getting racist police officers out of department and making sure these do not happen. >> the rally and protest come after published protests reveal a chain of homophobic, racist, sexist, text messages sent by antioch police department over years. close to 40% of the police force may have taken part according to the public defender's office including high-ranking officers. >> i have concerns about the vice president of the police union serving as a member of the internal affairs team that is a conflict that grace problems. reporter: in a previous interview the mayor laid out what they expect from tuesday's meeting. an audit of police department

internal affair, hiring and promoting practices as well as an equity audit. >> we will be able to collect data to make decisions. decisions i hope that get at the heart of the culture of the police varmint. and that she has -- police department. the chief has to do his work as well. >> the meeting begins at 5 p.m., we reached out to the antioch police department they did not return the request for comment. kristen: thank you so much. pleasanton police investigating a shooting at a home depot. the location near johnson drive in owens drive police are asking people to avoid the area right now. investigators say suspects have been detained. we do not have other details. they plan an update later today and we will bring that to you when we get. julian: southwest airlines flights technique -- temporarily grounded today after a technical issue.

affecting travel in the bay area and across the country. the pausing service brought back unpleasant memories of december's service. , your member that? rt:echnical -- moren whatre happedacking soware knownrede o the union says southwest airlines flwitho. >> for nearly two hours this morning monica ranger waited to take off on a southwest plane from sacramento headed to burbank. >> we are going to let you guys get out firmly if you want to do so. no need to be on the airplane. >> the pilot said good news and bad news and the bad news was quite bad. that was all he could share this time. he proceeded to tell everyone on board that southwest had some safety concerns with all of their flights. that they grounded the entire fleet in the united states. >> in a statement southwest

airlines said it temporarily paused flight activity this morning to work through data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure. the department of transportation said the airlines request the faa paused southwest departures as airline work to solve the issues. >> it is our dispatching software. the software that gets all the paperwork together. gives us the flight plan and every thing like that. we cannot go without it working. it is an outdated old system. >> it was slated to be replaced five years ago. >> what happened this morning is different than december, but it is still an i.t. failure. a failure from southwest investing in its i.t. infrastructure the past several years. reporter: bringing back unpleasant emory's far travel -- memories for travelers. >> it is not busy, we have to get anyplace it is not during a holiday where it would be devastating. >> i do not look at this as a

barrier to my future travels with them unless they do not do something about this. reporter: santora said southwest is lucky it was an early morning event. >> lots of frustration from the pilots association, the bp they are says they have been negotiating a contract for more than three years. he said 81 pilots have left southwest airlines or other airlines this year alone. melanie woodrow, abc7news. kristen: happening now the san francisco board of supervisors is repairing to vote to approve a resolution urging the state to provide more funding to save a area public transit. julian: hearing from stakeholders that ellie rally about this on the steps of city hall -- today. >> on the steps of city hall in newport to rescue bay area public transit as a whole. >> our progress when it comes a

service restoration is in jeopardy now. we need the federal and state governments to step up and save public transit before this too late. >> san francisco leaders now warmly asking the state for help, as agencies are up against their own shortfalls. from ridership levels not returning to pre-pandemic levels, rising cost of operation and federal emergency relief funds set to run out in the coming year. >> what is at stake is not just service cuts but denying san franciscans opportunity to get to work, school, medical care, social services. the effect on people will be dire. reporter: san francisco director of transportation jeffrey tomlin says 400,000 people ride it every day. half are people of color and 70% make less than $15,000 a year. >> one more thing that would make living in the bay area harder and less affordable. ma drive people to --iot may

drive people to leave the area can really. >> it could mean we can -- no weekend art service, and entire bus lines being cut. scott weiner has already asked for the governor's support. >> why the state? we do not have enough money locally, we in san francisco subsidized our public transit more -- more than most cities do because of how much we value it. >> with this push comes and out -- uphill battle with a deficit of billions of dollars. >> we have to prioritize transit over other things. now is the time to do that. if we do not do it now we cannot just turn transit offer a few years internet back on like a light switch. >> abc7news. julian: cyclist and their supporters staged a rally outside of san francisco city hall calling for protected bike lanes.

where cycling champion even was hit and killed two weeks ago. the presidio trust has taken action in week -- recent years to make cycling and pedestrians safer by protected bike lanes are needed immediately. kristen: san francisco mayor london breed joined us on "getting answers." at 3 p.m.. >> ultimately, we know there is a perception out there about san francisco. whether we deserve it or not. what is most important to me as a mayor of the city is safety. to do all we can to address public safety with police officers, alternative to policing, all of the various programs. ultimately what was missing from the equation, something new since our new district attorney has taken office is accountability. the police department working with the district attorney to

bring people to justice. especially in violent crimes. kristen: the mayor added there is a big push to add more police officers to the fore since the departed has a big staffing shortages. proposed legislation would allow for felony charges to be filed against people who have multiple threat -- that related convictions. petty theft and shoplifting would be among them. it would help offset proposition 47. under proposition 47, would misdemeanor if the value of the items is under $950. julian: san francisco turning to pop-up stores to breathe life into downtown, called bacon to vibrant. connecting landlords -- vacant to vibrant. they would receive a grant to help cover the permit process.

the first round is expected to start in the summer and last three months. two more rounds are planned for later dates. kristen: do sugar taxes work? the new study. cleaning up oakland one van at a time. the organization planning on getting people out of gangs that setting its sights on the environment. >> bright and breezy day, chance of isolated showers i will have the

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julian: san mateo county is celebrating the first of its kind navigation center. kristen: the complex dorsey explains how it will benefit the community on the peninsula. reporter: in just 370 days that brought blazing heat, strumming dies, -- storming skies, and everything in between. going from groundbreaker ribbon-cutting to a revenue surely -- revolutionary project on the peninsula. providing hope to members of the on house community. >> they long for better days in that journey for many of them will start here very soon on this very site and we are very excited about that. >> this complex in redwood city housing 260 residents with enough space for couples and pets. making this place feeling like

home. prefabricated units stacked to create a modular structure, the first in the nation. >> as impressive as this is, what will be as impressive will be all the magic that will happen inside. >> through the partnership of life moves, this navigation center will offer services such as job training, - medical, dental services. they call it the largest one stop shop for anyone experiencing homelessness in northern california. >> today we are your tivoli and literate -- figuratively and literally opening new doors of hope. opening new doors of opportunity and bright futures for our on housed neighbors -- unhoused neighbors. > jackie spears helps procure a half million dollars in funding when she was a congress member.

this navigation center will help those in need. >> we live in the richest county in the state of california. the fourth just county in the country. we await to all of the people that live here to make sure that they have a fair shake at life. juayfoalled one kland,ews. sprinkli. yesterday was about potholes today is about abandoned cars. now handled by the city's department of transportation. crew district 70 account three majority service calls of abandon cars. include the southeast -- district seven account for a majority of the service calls about abandoned calls. >> it reduces the ris for public health safety issues.

traffic impeding. from blocking neighbors front doors. driveways, the conditions it brings into our community is being addressed today. 1 oakland spring clean continues tomorrow they community thing update. seven locations cleaning up trash. kristen: an organization helping young people escape gang life, is launching a new initiative to save the environment. appaflshioxtiles and simultpluso incarcerated or who have gang affiliations. >> hundreds appellants each week with -- of pallets each week with tens of thousands of items of clothing. we will open them up, go to the mall, create order out of the chaos. figure out what can be used,

reused, repaired, and ultimately recycled with materials recovered. kristen: hector escaped gang life thanks to the work of homeboy industries. >> i look at my family now, this is unbelievable. my mom is sober. my kids are not gang members. icon -- i come from general gangs. grandfather, father, am a longer and again, and i say think -- eight gang, and i say think god for that. >> those that work there also receive access to services including housing support, tattoo removal and mental health services. julian: powerful program. kristen: definitely. if you take a look outside it is pretty nice. julian: we are all looking ahead to what is coming up on the seven-day forecast. >> some beautiful temperatures coming up you're right about that. bright and breezy today,

although a bit cooler than average for the seven -- right now you can see how breezy it is at the service. wind speeds up to 25, 26 miles per hour. 26 mile per hour gust at san mateo. the has been the pattern for a while. 24 hour temperature changes shows not much change at all. one or two degrees cooler in some spots. one or two degrees warmer and others. here is a view from the tower over blue skies looking over san francisco. 55 degrees right 58 across the bay and oakland. 54 degrees in half moon bay. blue sky over the golden in traffic flowing freely. other temperatures reading -- over the golden gate in traffic flowing freely. here is the view of blue sky. make a great song title. and look at the forecast headlines. mostly clear overnight, chile in

the in land values. and what -- valleys. and much warmer pattern will develop. overnight, at 5:30, you will isolated patches of showers moving to the north bay. some of this will hit the ground, there may be some measurable rain and some spots. after midnight she was he not only the showers ending but skies clear and giving way to a sunny day tomorrow. rainfall totals of theirs measurable rain at all will be 100 of an inch, elsewhere it will be dry. temperatures low to mid 40's chillier in the north bay where you see lowe's in the mid to upper 30's and places like santa rosa, napa, fairfield. high temperatures tomorrow could you six half moon bay, san francisco 59. -- 50 six half moon bay, san francisco 59. in land is basically five concord, livermore, concord to

antioch rather. seven-day forecast, a look the warm up that julian was referring to earlier. sunny and dry days coming our way through the entire seven-day forecast period. look at the warm up friday and saturday. in land high will be around 80 degrees going into the weekend. mid 70's along the bay and shoreline. mid 70's inland and mid upper 60's bay shoreline. this is a nice welcome pattern coming our way. julian: your seven-day forecast so impressive. she took a picture of the seven-day. kristen: 80, i have to keep that 80. >> put me in there. >> thank you. san francisco marked the anniversary of the great 1906 earthquake. sirens wailed at 5:12 a.m., the

moment the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit. that is where people went to post notices for families and friends after the -- missing after the earthquake. it is the oldest surviving monument from that day. kristen: check those lottery tickets someone is about to lose $1.5 million. >> 7 on your side, some changes coming to alaska airlines inside the airport. united

kristen: we are getting closer to the coronation of king charles. overnight a rehearsal was held with mounted troops traveling along the 1.3 mile route. the coronation will be held at westminster abbey on may 6. now it. is time for consumer news kristen: 7 on your side michael joining us with the headlines. >> there are some changes coming to the airport. travel season is here. later this year united will the largest carrier between the u.s. and south pacific. airline announcing 66 new weekly flights between -- including nonstop services between sfo and

christchurch new zealand. the last time nonstop flights to christchurch from the u.s. was offered, was 2006 when air new zealand terminated that route. they are removing the check-in kiosk an effort to modernize. travelers will be encouraged to print their boarding passes at home or use the pass phone instead. lobby changes were tested at san jose's international airport over the past year. federal trade commission issued a warning today about artificial intelligence technologies. the warning about possible use of ai to turbocharge fraud and scams came during a house committee hearing today. ftc leadership emphasize companies cannot use algorithms or ai to discriminate against or deceive consumers. the commission invited

current statutes could be applied to anyone abusing the evolving technologies and they will be abused. julian: such a can of worms. >> it will be amazing, a lot of watch. kristen: anytime there's a new technology. julian: i bunch of fraudsters. thank you. julian: oak doing what is intended come to buy fewer of the sugary drinks. they found purchases among oakland residents bought -- dropped 27% since the tax took effect. lowering the risk of diabetes and unhealthy wealth -- waking. saving $100,000 per every 10,000 residents in the past six years. >> senator dianne feinstein recovering from her bout of shingles, and washington the

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been away from jeezy since march 7 recovering from shingles. chuck schumer wants to solve in -- sub in replacement. it needs 60 votes a pass, meaning 10 republicans, and that is extremely unlikely to happen. joining me is jackie. thank you for being here. >> great to be with you. julian: what is your take on mcconnell's statement? is this about the can is being unqualified in your view? >> it is astonishing mitch mcconnell would make that statement when he rammed amy coney barrett through the senate as a supreme court justice with months left in the trump administration. trump had already lost his reelection bid. so he has no standing on which to make that criticism. i think, this is all inside

baseball, this is political gamesmanship. it is not unusual in congress for this to go on. he has no problem being hypocritical. because of his past conduct. now that he is all the sudden holier than thou. it is in fact unusual for to be a substitution. there may at some point be a situation where there is someone who is going to replace her on the committee. that happens from time to time. let's remember that mark, the senator from illinois was out for one year after he had a stroke. there was no mention of him having to resign. also senator tim johnson from south dakota was out 8 months. even mitch mcconnell was ever 40 days. i think senator feinstein should be given the opportunity to make the decision in conjunction with her physicians.

she continues to work from home. cosponsoring legislation. i have been in contact with her office. she continues to work on what she has done for so many years in congress. julian: we know mitch mcconnell, his joke before being the model, leave no vacancy behind. we saw that when republicans were in the majority and there was a republican president in the white house as well. we know a temporary replacement on the committee would allow that to happen. to expedite these supplements and get them confirmed. how likely do you think this is to happen for this temporary replacement to be made? >> it appears now that there is not the votes. there is a lot of horsetrading that goes on. can 10 republicans be peeled off to vote for this replacement if they get something they want for their states from the democrats? only time will tell. senator feinstein will be making a decision, relative to her ability to return, i am sure, in

short order. julian: i want to ask you about that. do we actually believe that the senator might step down? we know there is a growing chorus of calls from republican senators asking for her to do exactly that. how likely do you think it will be that senator feinstein will make the call to step down completely? >> it is a personal decision that each member of congress makes in their own time. on their own review. she will make that decision if and when. i do not think that any controlling or criticizing by members of either party will have an effect on her decision. she will make it in conjunction with her physicians. she continues to work out of her home in san francisco. julian: we appreciate your time jackie, obviously a story we will be watching very closely. kristen: now to the supreme

court and today's oral arguments about the case of a former postal worker who refused to work on sundays on religious grounds. the worker ultimately quit his job and a suit alleging religious discrimination. reporter: it is a case that could impact workplaces across america. former postal worker and even juggle christian and his legal team -- even gela coal christian asking the court to protect religious liberty is telling justices employees should not have to choose between their fate in the job. he used to deliver mail for the u.s. postal service in rural pennsylvania except from sundays where he attended worship services. >> they started to ask people of my position to deliver sundays or holidays. i told them i cannot work on the lord's day. >> they said crook=

accommodating his religious beliefs created -- the solicitor general representing the postal service arguing to the court that the lower courts correctly found undue hardship on these facts. title vii of the civil rights act of 1955 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of religion. unless the employer shows reasonably accommodating the employee creates undue hardship on the business. it was interpreted 46 years to mean anything more than a dim and immense cost on operations. a justice suggested the president should be tightened raising the requirement for employers to accommodate religious observance while balancing the business's need to make money. >> employers will have to show a lot more to avoid accommodating employees who ask for exceptions. >> during oral argument several

justices indicated the case should be sent back to lower courts for consideration. it is not clear if the majority of justices believe the postal service is obligated to accommodate him on sundays. . . abc news, los angeles julian: today is national holocaust reverence day. marking a milestone with the 80th anniversary of the warsaw ghetto uprising. in commemorating the jewish family and children services holocaust center in san francisco held a virtual event. mayor london breed shared opening remarks. more than 500 people joined. in washington dc there was a ceremony honoring congresswoman's nancy pelosi's father for his efforts. >> he used his role in congress to challenge the roosevelt administration's rejection of holocaust refugees. in recognition of his histo

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i do not think so it probably just goes back into the coffers. >> that is a problem, people look, they say oh my gosh i did not get the numbers so i do not win the $1.2 billion or whatever it is. you can still be a million or million and half dollar winter. >> i accidentally washed in my clothing lotto scratch tickets before. that could've happened to the person. >> is true. >> what a shame. >> you have to play to win and you have to check at the cash it, too. >> a baseball player's social media post ignited quite the debate over airline etiquette. he tweeted this photo blasting the flight attendant he says made his wife, who is 22 weeks pregnant clean up popcorn that their two-year-old dropped on the floor. united reached out to the family with a tweet saying they are looking into it. bass getting some supportive responses as well as some

unsolicited advice on raising children. one critic said, so throwing garbage runs in the family. kristen: ouch. you have to throw junk sometimes as you know. >> has a pitcher, exactly. the kid was two years old? i mean, any two-year-old might do that. kristen: ok, but here is the complicated part. i was reading different accounts. there are people, that hey, if your kid made that big mess you should have a role in cleaning it up. she is pregnant, that is true. hopefully people would be kind enough to help her. other people pointed out it is hard for anyone else to get under the seat the way it was because it is such a small area. other people said, the flight attendant gave them the popcorn. i just do not know it is so complicated. ideally everyone would pitch in. >> or the nonpregnant husband. >> right, exactly. >> i do not think he was there. julian: not on the flight?

>> he was playing ball and throwing junk. kristen: i deftly have in my kids were young had done things before where i was flabbergasted and mortified in a restaurant. i apologize, try to clean up, if they say no we have it, do not worry about i say thank you we are so sorry. >> should we explain the term throwing junk? the picture is not throwing a traditional fastball or regular curve, throwing junk. >> to get you to swing. >> a pitch is hard to hit but not necessarily a blazing fastball. >> spencer, always educational. >> always concerned about the uneducated. kristen: a start up onto take you from san francisco to l.a. in style and back again. they want to operate a first-class overnight passenger train with private rooms. they're working on the basics like financing inking the rights

to use the rails -- and getting the rights to use the rails. hoping have the service up and running sometime this year. that is not a bad idea, what is it? five hours? >> sounds like an inviting idea i love traveling by rail and i like to sleep when i can. sounds like a really good idea. julian: anything to give these airlines a run for their money, more competition that could make the flight prices cheaper and the real prices, too. >> using an existing rail line you do not have to build anything. if the cost is less than eating a hotel. a hotel -- getting a hotel. if a hotel is $300 and this is 150, this is a better deal. >> rev the bullet train? kristen: the california high-speed rail they started working on 30 years ago and i have reported on my entire

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kristen: a restoration project in the bay area could help point the way for similar projects around the state. julian: spencer christian back with us to share details. >> very interesting project.

researchers have been collecting the data since bridging the levees cover the has been functioning as a powerful carbon sink collecting greenhouse gases. reporter: when we first visited the reason restored tidal marsh was already flourishing. hiding amongst the reeds, was a critical question, how effective would be at sequestering carbon? eight key benefits -- restoring wetlands. >> we inhale more oxygen and -- reporter: professor of -- his team placed sensitive instruments to measure greenhouse gases and other data in multiple ways. he says the results after a year of monitoring show the title marsh acts as a powerful carbon sink. drawing co2 into the ground where it should be sequestered

instead contribute into climate change. >> in the upper once percentile -- one percentile in the ecosystems of the largest carbon dioxide taken up over a year. reporter: as a comparison, karen and her team help take additional measurements. while the surrounding farmland is emitting greenhouse classes, the new title marsh is sequestering co2 at a faster rate. >> pulling in, dockside -- carb dioxi tn farmlan it could r other restoration projects up and down the state. first the california barman of water resources excavated the channels and leveled the soil. teams planted 25,000 plants and 50,000 trees and shrubs. after the plants were established crews broke the surrounding levy creating the marsh. >> the benefits, once you have

the plant, they will be really big and it will come really quickly. reporter: they have created guides for title marsh restoration. the key question has been whether the added restoration work is worth the time and effort compared to less expensive strategies that allow the title marsh is to form over time. >> they'll be the biggest question. how long until you get the benefits coming back. the benefits once you have the plants will be really big and come really quickly. >> pressures raging -- ranging from common change, sealevel rise, these could be critical to california moving forward. reporter: they can provide another important benefit this summer with runoff threatening to flood our rivers and low-lying areas. the marsh can act as an overflow outlet to absorb the extra whether -- water. this is promising. julian: this earth month we have

partnered with abc news and national geographic sister networks to take an in-depth look at our nation's aging water structure. the first of the three-part series will air on earth day, saturday april 22, 9:00 p.m. on abc 7. if you want to learn more good abc7news.com/hour america. >> a man known as the michael jackson of his time. >> the music, the man, and his use -- muse. that is next. >> everyone is here, so excited. >> what happens to this? >> number one priority net event makes it way back to the ocean. >> community that learn to speak out. >> everyone has done their part. >> we are sticking with the story here on the 24/7 livestream. >> after months of uncertainty, businesses say they are seeing progress. >> we are billing for some better. >> a better bay area.

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>> it is raised on story of joseph. he was the illegitimate son of a french plantation owner and an african slave. his talents as a violinist and composer would make him a star in french society and a good friend to marie antoinette. >> what he had to overcome every single time. there were so many obstacles. and he was so sexy about it. so quick and witty and funny and cool, everyone loved him. >> one day the whole world will know me. of course the music will be spectacular. bold. >> this is someone that a lot of people have never heard of. >> he was like the michael jackson of the moment. it was fun chronicling that from the 1700s and ending out how it contemporary -- finding out how

contemporary was for us in a lot of ways. >> the hell is that? >> unapologetic 100% of the time. i pulled from prince a lot, i think prince was never trying to diminish who he was in his artistry. ♪ you want me or you do not, that is your problem, your loss. i left it. >> he called it his character's purple rain. when you watch him perform, there is nobody double. he played violin as a kid and director stephen williams was confident in his ability. >> i was so scared i could not pull it off. steven refused and i'm glad he did, he pushed me to accomplish things i did not know i could. i am really grateful for that. >> in los angeles, george, abc7news. julian: that will do it for abc7news at 4:00 p.m., abc7news

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