>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> awesome we can in place to make sure we did -- we attract them. >> excitement and optimism over reports that the super bowl is coming back to the bay area and 2026. >> thank you for joining us it's been more than game. and as zach fuentes six planes, a lot of people -- explains, a lot of people are seeing dollar signs. >> there is a lot of excitement about something that is only a possibility right now. the super bowl could return to the levi's stadium and 2026.

>> it could raise pride in san francisco. >> the 49ers bid to host the super bowl is a potential opportunity to have the super bowl back in santa clara, and to host pending the decision three. it has the hotel council of san francisco excited as well. >> it will benefit our hotels, our workers and it will help our partners, the restaurants, the coffee shops, the small businesses. >> though an est million was brought to the bay area in 2016, a big event doesn't always mean big money for the business is down the street from the stadium. some tell me it keeps their customers away. >> some don't want to park here. >> other businesses said they

did not experience a boost from the super bowl. if the super bowl comes back around, the san jose downtown association they they are hopeful that the is in will benefit. >> the more events that we bring into the area of the more it will affect our downtown as well. downtown is an entertainment district, and if people come to the super bowl they will be headed to downtown san jose. >> the bay area benefit from local tourism. >> they will go to the local hotels, cities and shops. and then those that service those employees with long-term job benefits. the long-term benefit is the strength of the economy. >> zach fuentes, abc 7 news. >> the report from rockport analytics shows that the super bowl brought in $68 million in direct business spending, including sponsorships, and

ancillary invents. nationally, the bac trigger more than $15 billion in consumer spending. and a report convention last year for the super bowl commission in los angeles said that on average the visitors in town for a super bowl would spend between 200 and $300 a day. >> anyone headed to one country this weekend, highway -- at the highways to sonoma county will be completely closed, and it starts in the overnight hours tonight and and tomorrow morning. is abc seven news reporter. >> aaron jones donna was gassing up ahead of what could be a busy weekend on the roads. >> i think it's could be gridlock, these intersections get clogged up on a regular day. >> a stretch be closed for train track

repairs, >> for us residents it will be an interesting weekend to say the least. >> it will happen between 121 and -- the detour will drivers around. >> it's already a mess as it is. 121 and highway 12 become nightmares. >> when the weather gets nice, traffic in one country can be, challenging, stop and go. this weekend, caltrans says it's going to be more like stop and stop. >> it will be a much drive, it's a pleasant drive, but a lot of traffic. you might want to go on sunday after 11:00, that is when the road will reopen. >> that's not an option for tourists and wedding parties that were broke -- booked months

ago. >> we've emailed all of our reservations for the weekend to let them know that the road closure has happened. >> caltrans it said 47,000 cars travel on a daily basis. but this weekend, it will need to find a new route. >> either plan a detour or travel that route on a different day. >> good luck. abc 7 news. >> it's not just one country, anyone headed to yosemite, there could be travel issues that is causing the river to rise. it could reach 12 feet on monday which could inflate -- flood major roads into yosemite valley. they are fil between northside and southside drives. >> the lady us -- let's get the latest from the sierra. >> the snow melts, the epic snow

melt is happening. let's take a look at this live picture right now this is from yosemite. you will notice there are some clouds but there is plenty of sun there. it's going to be warm this weekend and even warmer on monday which is going to continue to cause concern. flood warning in effect for the river until monday morning. the flood sages 10 feet i've just -- the flood stage is 10 feet, and expected to rights -- to rise to 12 feet tonight. we have a flood watch on the reno side. and zephyr cove where it is a sunny one, it's going to be warm in tahoe we are talking about 70's this weekend with the slight possibility of showers and thunderstorms but because of this the concern is there that this snowpack, melting to fast, definitely keep an eye out if you are traveling to the mountains. >> thanks very much.

this stabbing death of 864-year-old woman in low income housing is raising questions about safety of residents especially at risk to seniors. we have the story tonight. >> never spoken to jesus because of the language barrier. he is accused of her killing. along with our media partner, sf standard, we went in search of the question, how was this able to happen? >> she up and minds is the great contributions that -- she epitomizes the great contributions that immigrants make to our city. >> she was stabbed her low income housing unit. she was the president of the local janitorial unit, and he is upset about how ms. who was killed. >> more safety protocols

could've happened so that she could be here with us right now. >> her next-door neighbor was arrested and charged with her murder. even though esparza was not a senior, he qualified for low income housing due to his disability related to mental health and lived at the property since 2017. his lawyer talked about his mental health, saying more investigation was needed to determine his fitness for trial. he further stated, his family worried about him because they don't know what's going on why here's where he is, and what happened. >> they are asking for answers on why this happened in the first place. >> may be something could've been done to prevent it, we are concerned about the safety of the city and everyone living around here. >> they would not confirm if complaints were filed against him because of privacy. but the neighbors say there have

been issues. >> he was my neighbor, he moved out of the building, he should have been screened out of the process. definitely. the san francisco housing authority says they refer each resident to the property, but it's up to the tenant to give complaints. some were fearful about giving up their spot and housing. it illustrates a much larger issue in the low income housing of the city and calls for more preventative measures. >> we need to create facilities for people, who will need long-term suit -- solace. the county is maintaining this facility and it has not worked. >> as they to draft -- grapple with the question of why.

the janitor union which she was a part of will hold a rally next week to keep her memory alive and call for change so this does not happen again. esparza's public defender tells me her client next public appearance will be june 12. abc 7 news. >> a san francisco dismissed charges against a former san francisco police officer accused of shooting and killing an unarmed man while on duty. it comes hours after the attorney general decided not to file charges. the case involved kyiv to o'neil who was killed in 2017 by sammy jo a during a pursuit by the officer who was just out of the police a county. he would not be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the shooting was not self-defense. ask a judge has set a preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing hash out the bob lee. a judge ruled he is a danger to the public.he was stabbed a numf

in the south market area. mona needs -- momeni' says it was self-defense. >> california added thousands of jobs last month but one analyst says their syndicate should that the state is now in recession. -- there is an indication that the state is non-recession. >> a famed wildlife photographers effort to save species from extinctio it's spring! non-drowsy claritin knocks out symptoms from over 200 allergens without knocking you out.

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night but the state's unemployment rate still climbed higher. in all, the state added 60,000 jobs last month. the report says 10% of -- 10 of

california's 11 industries, gained jobs. 10 out of 11. and while that might seem good and the economist with zip recruiters told the chronicle that once -- that the state may have entered a -- recession this month. >> the san francisco standard reports of the state commission utility will vote to give cruise and way mode to pick up passengers without restrictions. way mode needs a safety driver present. self-driving taxes -- state self driving taxis create traffic. >> full firefighter gear and a breathing apparatus, her and other elected officials were asked to participate in a fire drill, and g a

at firefighters putting out a fire in a shipping container. >> until you have felt the heat and had the cons -- the claustrophobic feeling, you don't know what the job is about. >> we need to staff up our fire department, we need to assure they get there in a timely manner. its lifesaving efforts. >> mehr towel has to select a new fire chief. the current chief announced two weeks ago that he is leaving. >> today is endangered species day and it's time to recognize animals in danger of extinction. >> one photographer is raising awareness and he's working to document every single species and he has already 14,000. >> this indochinese green magpie is cute, bossy and lucky to be alive. the l.a. zoo rescued her after a thwarted smuggling attempt at lax. 93 birds that were stuffed into

baggage with only eight surviving. >> we thought we would love to tell her story. >> joel sartori recently photographed the bird. this sassy songbird marks a huge milestone for joel, his 14,000 picture for the photo art. >> we hopefully get to save species and their habitat while there is still time. >> the effort began 17 years ago and his hometown of lincoln nebraska. >> my wife got breast cancer and we had three kids at home and i stopped everything for a year to take care of her. >> without traveling the world for nacchio, he turned his lens to the backyard. >> we know that gorillas and tigers are rare but we don't think of the sparrows and toads and mice of the world. >> throughout history, species

have gone extinct without a visual record of their existence. joel hopes instead, this can help people do more to help the animals. >> let's remember that as these animals go away so could we. >> there is no distractions, we can look them right in the eye. >> this endangered species day the u.s. postcard postal service is featuring the bighorn sheep to the wyoming toad which are found within the 50 states and territories. >> at one point, the black footed ferret, the marmont and mexican gray wolf got down to fewer than two dozen each and they of and pulled back from the brink of extinction. >> joel remains optimistic as he continues his journey, aiming to photograph between thousand species in total. his son, cole planting to finish

-- planning to finish the job if needed. >> it's so fascinating and worthy of protection. >> so well said, we posted more information about the photo archon or homepage. national geographic is the partner of abc 7. >> still to come what's being billed as a magical playground for

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>> of the wind said it's the weekend. >> we jumped on you. >> the weekend weather is going to be so nice that you both want to talk about it. i don't blame you. dan and elma, let's talk about the live pictures right now. mount tam, it certainly windy in

santa cruz, it's a beautiful day. temperatures are running lower for most areas anywhere from a few degrees to a few degrees cooler than yesterday. marineay s iterinlyei sa right, fairfield 23 miles per hour. it's going to be windy tonight as we head toward 9:00 if you have any late-night plans, grab an extra layer you will need it. and tomorrow morning, wins come down a little bit but still breezy as you will notice, and then they ramp up at 7:00, into that when he five to 30 mile per hour range. in this era we see showers and thunderstorms, -- in the sierra we see showers and thunderstorms, and if you have travel plans keep that in mind in addition to the snow melts because of the warm weather. more clouds sitting near the coast starting to push over the bay. temperatures today, 83 in brentwood right now. such -- kind of a

not as warm as you would expect low clouds.were going to warm ip sundthe marine layer pushes well inland tomorrow starting with gray skies and drizzle in the afternoon. in the evening low clouds are going to stubbornly cling to the coast like today, and parts of the bay as well. not everyone will see the sun but it's going to be pleasant this weekend otherwise. 40's, 50's on the temperatures. drizzle and a low clouds tomorrow afternoon it's going to be windy near the coast, holding your temperatures. you are going to have a mild spring day, temperatures in mid to upper 50's. but it will be on the busy side. and for those of you take -- breezy side, and for those of you taking part in the race, it's going to be a cloudy start,

you will need layers. and its ideal conditions. 54 degrees. you don't wanted to be warm at 10:00, by noon time you see more son. temperatures rebounding nicely for sunday, and we will have the spring warmth before we go. much cooler of next week. i think everyone's ready for the weekend. >> thank you. >> don't mess -- don't special edition of little mermaid on the red carpet this weekend. ♪ >> we are going to take you inside the world premiere of the new live-action disney movie featuring interviews with halle berry and the all-star cast. the little mermaid heirs tonight -- the

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fire tv and roku just search abc 7 bay area to find it. >> and magic is coming back to the bay area. >> the city of santa clara and -- the new magical bridge playground will be in central park on kiley boulevard it will serve as a safe and inclusive's space for all ages and abilities. the design includes a child zone , a picnic area, empathy are and a two-story playhouse. >> this really is the culmination of a lot of people's work. a lot of people who have been fighting for a long time. >> san francisco city leaders also celebrated the reopening of its renovated lower terrace playground. the more than one million dollar renovation includes areas for picnics, exercising and dogs to run around and for people to just have fun. just in time for the summer season. >> there are a couple of magical bridge playgrounds and they're all fantastic. we still of much more news ahead. >> let's get to karina nova for

the -- a look at the stories at 5:30. >> the man accused of killing tech executive oddly was back in court today after pleading not guilty. momeni's attorney calls self-defense. plus, we recipients of the superintendents of 21st century award. we will -- join us for those stories and more, at 5:30, on abc 7. >> you can download the abc 7 app, or had to abc 7.com to join karina into minutes. >> and world news tonight with david muir is next. we appreciate your time, >> we will see you again at six clock. -- at 6:00.

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>> david: tonight, the major turn in the war in ukraine. will the u.s. now supply f-16s to ukraine? tonight, a senior administration official telling "abc news" president biden has now agreed to let ukrainian pilots begin training to fly american-made f-16 fighter jets. one of the most urgent requests from president zelenskyy since the war began. zelenskyy now set to appear in person at the g7. the question tonight, will it be the u.s. or our allies who supply the f-16s? terry moran standing by with late reporting. he's traveling with the president. also developing, the battle over raising the debt ceiling tonight. talks suddenly put on pause. so what's driving this with time now running out? rachel scott on the hill. the alleged pentagon leaker in federal court today asking the judge to release him on bail. prosecutors calling the air national guardsman