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rain returns, making for a soggy night around the bay area. >> more like march with rain moving into the bay area. >> are we jumping into spring or summer? what's happening? meteorologist: we will have to wait for the feeling of spring. winter kept delivering, spring is still delivering, but we are talking about rain. you will notice on live doppler 7 most of you except for the north bay is getting the wet weather, the south bay is not in the rain shadow tonight. as we look out towards the inland east bay from concord to antioch, highway four, pleasant hill, you will notice around martinez, clayton road, it is slippery roadways come also on the peninsula a
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city. watch out. if you have early plans, this light level 1 storm is not quite through yet. the next 24 hours, here is what you can expect, 4:00 a.m., you will see the most widespread rain across here, 7:00 a.m., release body, then by 11 a.m. -- release body -- really s then by 11 a.m., it is mostly gone. sunday, you will enjoy some sunshine. you can see the roads are slick right now. i will be back with the changes ahead, coming right up. ama: thank you. in the south bay, the rain did not put the brakes on cinco de mayo celebrations. some of them are still going on right now and they are as colorful as ever.
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are rolling down the street with pride. this cinco de mayo, cruising is not a fine in san jose. these classic custom-built joined the parade of others, driving up anton with mexican flags. earlier in the day, cinco de mayo festivities started out at a plaza in east san jose. on and off again rain didn't stop the dancing horses or the band from playing. >> rain or shine. it is still the same thing. it is still cinco de mayo. reporter: she wanted to bring her family out to celebrate. >> as part of our culture. we have to keep our culture going. to show the kids needs to keep going and going. reporter: she has been a vendor at this parking lot since 2005. she says this year, turnout has been rough. >> maybe 1000, 2000,
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now it's been about 200, 300. believe it or not, we try to make a living. reporter: for juan gonzalez, this is the first year his teenage son drove his own truck. >> from trying to drive safe. reporter: he has celebrated cinco de mayo at this plaza off story and king. >> i'm feeling very good, it's been 20 years in san jose. i'm feeling happy. celebrating with all you guys. reporter: his family's caravan of trucks will join the rest cruising into downtown san jose. cinco de mayo is about celebrating the past. and a low rider community hopes to keep culture alive well into the future. police have dedicated more resources this weekend to remind everyone to celebrate safely and responsibly.
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lauren martinez, abc7 news. dan: a uc berkeley professor is apologizing after a falsely claiming -- after falsely claiming indigenous heritage for years. the policy and management professor, elizabeth huber, says she's actually white. in a statement she says she grew up believing she was native american. hoover conducted during research last year after rising concerns about her heritage. results show that she has no trace of native american lineage. in the east bay, sky7 was over teachers on the picket lines today in oakland as the strike entered its second day. there's no signs of progress being made and each side is pointing the finger on why they have not returned to the bargaining table. reporter: it started with this statement on thursday by the school board president, mike hutchinson, stating the teachers union abruptly stopped negotiating, even though they were so close to finalizing a
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salary agreement. >> we want to continue negotiating. we don't want a strike. but they've left the table and broken off discussions, not us. reporter: today, a small group of teachers showed up at his house, as he was in pajamas and drinking his morning coffee. in front of us, a member teachers union bargaining team was on the phone assuring hutchinson they were at the table ready to negotiate. >> has already been holding up negotiations -- our team been holding up negotiations? reporter: so how can both sides say they are at the table when they are clearly not meeting? hutchinson claims ousd officials were at some point negotiating directly with the interim president and vice president of the union, when a salary proposal was given to both of them. and instead of consulting with
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their own bargaining team, they walked away and called for a strike. >> that is an accurate. -- is not accurate. they sent it to us after they left. i don't know what time. midnight or something. we never got that before. reporter: the union says everyone including the bargaining team now has that salary proposal, even though the union president admitted he has not had time to really digest a proposal -- the proposal. >> i'm confused. they are saying they are at the table. you are saying you are at the table. >> i'm confused. we were there. the team were there. our team has 50 members that were there. reporter: during this morning's surprise visit, union members told hutchinson the district was not at the table because they needed an authorization from him and the board. >> they've been authorized to negotiate. that's how we have been engaging in negotiations. there no call from the school board necessary to continue negotiations. is been authorized. reporter: to clarify, hutchinson
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told us to school district's bargaining team is not authorized to negotiate anything outside of the scope of the contract, like common good proposals. why? he says it would be fiscally irresponsible to add proposals the district cannot afford. especially given that oakland unified is still under receivership from the state. with regard to the actual contract, if accepted by the union, the district will carve out an additional $70 million from the general fund to pay for the salary increases. that means some programs will have to go. i also spoke to some teachers attending today's rally and they said they are worried if the strike continues and students don't return before the end of the school year, it could have a negative impact on them. on the teachers. even though many parents have expressed their support. ama:
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are going to be installed along arguello boulevard in san francisco after the death of a champion cyclist, according to the chronicle. sfmta controls one the presidio trust controls the other. the plan calls for protected lanes and speed cushions. there were calls for improvements to be made after ethan b. died in a collision last month. the crash remains under investigation. the clearing of the wood street encampment in oakland is done. the site spent about 25 city blocks at one point, with about 300 on house people living in rvs or makeshift shelters. oakland city officials say the majority of the 70 people still living there moved into city up -- city operated shelter services. tons of trash and debris were hauled away and 39 vehicles towed, including nine stolen vehicles. the site has to be cleared in order for construction to begin on an affordable housing complex. >> new developments tonight with a suspect arrest or a string of
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stabbings that left the davis community on edge. carlos domingues plead not guilty in a yolo county courtroom today. is accused of stabbing three people, killing two of them and leaving one woman severely injured. police say he was a student at uc davis until last week, when he was separated for academic reasons. he is being held without bond and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on monday. ama: d snyder is responding after sf pride organizers dropped the band's song as the anthem for this year's celebration. organizers are upset dee snider opposes children undergoing sex reassignment treatments. he believes transitioning should be done as an adult. he wrote that kids don't have the mental capability to make rational, logical decisions on things of a magnitude that will affect them the rest of their lives. he says he is an ally to the transgender community even if he disagrees with some viewpoints. in response, sf pride today said
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like any ally, we are glad that he wants to continue learning about the issues that affect the transgender community. dan: a big milestone reached in the covid pandemic today. the who announced covid-19 is no longer a public health emergency. it was declared january of 2020 is set to expire on may 11. the cdc rolled out new of tracking hospital admissions and testing wastewater throughout the united states , less reliant on testing now. dr. rochelle walensky will be leaving her role as cdc director by the end of june. she helped lead the biden administration's response to the pandemic. ama: she is ready for the coronation. we will introduce you to a san francisco woman who has a remarkable collection of royal memorabilia and how she plans to use it to help out a charity. dan: so long, silicon. where this year's show is been canceled and what is going to happen to those who bought
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dan: we are hours away from the coronation of king charles. a huge crowd has gathered for the event and he greeted some people earlier today in london. numerous world leaders will be in attendance for the ceremony expected to be watched by millions around the world. head of the coronation of king charles tomorrow, one san francisco woman is showing up her collection of royal family memorabilia. ama: she's collected hundreds of pieces and now she's hoping they will be able to raise money for a good cause. >> i only go back as far as
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queen victoria. reporter: walk into her home, and you might feel like you have been transported to the u.k. >> cops and so forth -- cups and so forth. news particles and magazine covers. coins. reporter: for the past seven decades, betsy has been collected any and -- collecting any and everything having to do with britain's royal family. betsy says she doesn't know exactly how many pieces she has, but estimates it is in the hundreds. she tells me her fascination with the monarchy started when she was a little girl, growing up in virginia. at that time, the late queen elizabeth had just had her own coronation. in her 20's, the young monarch caught betsy's attention. >> she was extraordinary. have enormous admiration for her. reporter: now after years of collecting, she says she's likely stopped. she's packed most of her items in boxes and hopes to be able to sell them to anyone who might be
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interested. >> i would love for someone to take it all at once. and get rid of what they don't want. reporter: not to keep the money but instead to donate it to a worthy cause. >> i've been torn between food banks or organizations. reporter: she says some habits are difficult to break. she says she will spend saturday watching the coronation of king charles. >> the people that are there, the precision timing, it is fascinating to watch what they've gone through to do it. reporter: tim johnson, abc7 news. ama: the coronation is tomorrow. we will have live coverage of the event all morning starting at 2 a.m. run ending until 7 a.m. live here on tv or streaming on the abc7 bay area app. on a whim, i set the dvr. dan: good for you. ama: a blow to the south bay as
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silicon has canceled its 2023 convention. the event formerly known as silicon valley comic-con may be announced -- made the announcement on its website, citing unforeseen challenges and economic challenges but didn't go into specifics. they hope to bring it back to san jose at some point. anyone who bought a ticket for this year's event will receive a refund. dan: tonight's deep at 11:00 focuses on a consequence of all the rain and snow we had this winter that you don't hear about very much. i met with ceo of the aquarium of the bay george jacobs to talk about this. we have had this fantastic winter in terms of rain and snow. which has brought us great benefit in terms of our drought. but it's caused another problem out here in the bay. >> sure. one of the things that happens with the rain and also the melting snow in tahoe is level changes in the san francisco bay.
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dan: normally the salinity level in the bay is 34 parts per 1000. because of the wet winter, it is now at roughly 31 parts per 1000. that doesn't sound like a big number but is significant, isn't it? >> when you have too much water, the saliency levels change. dan: as a result, the staff of the aquarium since january has already added 4 tons of salt to the fish tanks in the bay that hold a total of 750,000 gallons. what happens if you don't add the salt? >> the animals in the are adaptive and can move into areas that are deeper and have more salt content. but the animals in the tunnels, they need the precise quantity in the tanks. dan: could it be dangerous without it? >> it could be. dan: the spring snow melt is only just beginning as we move into summer the process will
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only increase which means the salinity level in the bay will continue to fluctuate. biologists will spend the next months on silly monitoring the levels and adding salt the tanks to maintain the wildlife they are responsible for. ama: nevado fire esteeming up with local agencies to prevent wildfires from causing extensive damage. the plan is to build a massive safety zone or shaded break around the city of nevado. it would be one of the largest fire prevention projects in marin county history. it will surround the city flatlands and hills stretching 60 miles. >> we will decrease the rate of spread of the fire and intensity, we give our residents more time to evacuate and our firefighters an opportunity to put the fire out. ama: worisle-nativeru - ring flaablend non-native brush. isxpted to b
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completed within five yrs throul grants. dan: the street style dance competition was in oakland tonight. 16 dancers took center stage to show off their moves in front of hundreds of people outside oakland city hall. each dancer was put to the test on their freestyle performance on randomly selected songs from today's hits. the crowd favorite will lock in a spot to compete in the national finals in chicago later this month. i guess my application got lost. i was planning to compete. ama: that must have been it. [laughter] dan: that would be good video. ama: that would be hilarious. dan: what are you saying? ama: hilarious wonderful -- hilariously wonderful. dan: another drizzly day out there. ama: changing the subject. [laughter] meteorologist: very clever. we are going to take a look at live doppler 7 in just a moment.
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a computer system just crashed. if we can get an engineer, then maybe we can get on the air. here is live doppler 7. we can advance. street-level valley to haworth, we need to's dance moves -- those dance moves, dan. we have some rain right now. taking a look at her and lynn east bay around clayton, clayton road, concord, 680, seeing light showers, still going in the south bay from morgan hill to highway 101. that main color door going into gilroy. here's the area of low pressure spinning off the coast. that is the instability that was brought in by the low that is moving towards us. certainly snowing in the mountains. we are seeing the showers here locally. how much rain have we seen so far? 2/10 of an inch in petaluma, 1200's and oakland
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temperatures in the 40's in the 50's right now. the clouds keeping us insulated. it's not going to be a cold night. certainly cloudier looking back toward san francisco. wet whether through the dry and miles are for your sunday. we are looking at light showers for monday. but don't worry because we are talking about big changes. much warmer weather mid to late in the week. let's talk about game three if you are going to thrive city. tomorrow be a watch party at 5:30 p.m. at tip-off. the temperature will be mid 50's, dropping to the low 50's. is not going to be raining. that is a good thing. taking a look impact scale, it is a level one through tomorrow morning. we are keeping the light to moderate showers around, slippery roads. under 4/10 of an inch of rain. 4:00 a.m., some widespread rain. hopefully most of you are sleeping. 7:00 a.m., notice those showers
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are moving through. my 11:00 a.m., a couple of lingering showers. for the afternoon, and isolated pop-up shower in the hills is what we are expecting. rainfall estimates, additional rain. in the sierra, he winter weather advisory until 8 p.m. tomorrow. up till a foot near the peak. your morning temperatures, 40's and 50's. don't forget the umbrellas to start the day. mid 50's to mid 60's sunday. the sun mixing in with the clouds. it is a one for your saturday morning. after that, dry the rest of the weekend. a little system, a week one, monday bringing us spotty light showers. after that, what a lot of people have been waiting for and asking about. the little warm-up, mid 70's to 80's wednesday to friday. w way. dan: thanks,
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it paid homage to that contribute to the city's culture. the event takes place every first friday of the month and is free to the public. the rain didn't stop people from heading out. dan: they had umbrellas. it was a great time. the warriors face the lakers tomorrow night here on abc7. ama: larry beale is here with sports. larry: the warriors split two games at home is making key adjustments in game two. what is their mindset heading into pivotal game three in l.a.? that is next in sports. yeah, that's the only food. they have broccoli smoothies, and broccoli pancakes, and broccoli ice cream,
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larry: the playoffsare all about adjustments . anthony davis dominated in game one. he hit 21 three's to win in a blowout. who makes adjustments tomorrow night? steve kerr restarted in game two. the laker he dished out 12 assists. clay thompson with 30 and that blowout. they know the task that awaits them in l.a.
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>> you've got to take the show on the road. it's a lot easier to do things at home. >> you never know how game three is going to go. we've got to be ready for whatever comes our way. >> knowing it's going to be tougher, game three and l.a. -- in we have to believe our game can carry on the road. excited about the opportunity and challenge ahead. larry: the warriors and lakers, game three tomorrow night, tip-off 5:30 p.m. here on abc7 followed by "after the game." damien ludlow -- damien lillard, courtside. 39 for to -- 39 for durant. 21 for border. devon berger went with
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47. let's get to the baseball. a's and royals -- we found john fisher! that's just sasquatch. his three rbi's. the solution? keep scoring. a 9-2 cushion for the a's. they held onto victory, 12-8. milwaukee, down in the fifth. a two run single down center. the giants take the lead at 5-4. william contreras. giants win it 6-4. sports on abc7
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