hub without the masses? trans bay terminal. bart turns to anime. thanks for joining us. >> we will get to their stories in a moment first, the long holiday weekend is underway for some. larry: the freeways are starting to get crowded but what is in store weather-wise? sandhya: get used to what you are seeing behind you. gray skies. at least in the night, and the morning. let's take a look at a live picture where you can see nothing but gray skies. we are seeing sunshine inland but as you look at the satellite picture, there is circulation just off the coast. it is what we call an eddie. that is keeping the marine layer up against the coastline and parts of the pay are -- bay are

socked in. in oakland, onshore breeze keeping temperatures down. at 5:00 tonight, 50's coast side 70's inland. temperatures will fall and cloud cover will increase and drizzle shows up tomorrow between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m.. if you are staying in town inland, 50's on the coast. you will notice a bump in temperatures. i will be back with a closer look coming up. julian: the unofficial start to the summer travel season is here. memorial day weekend is always one of the biggest for road trips. between now and tuesday, triplet estimates -- aaa estimates millions of americans will be driving 50 miles or more per 3.5 million will fly over the next few days, up 11% from last year. pete buttigieg says the faa is still working to hire more air

traffic controllers to keep up with demand. >> there is always a question whether airlines are properly aligning their schedules that they are promising with their resources and staffing, including enough of a buffer to deal with situations that may come up. >> experts say the busiest days are today and tomorrow. if you you have already missed the best time to leave. that was before 1:00 this afternoon. right now is the worst time. wait until after 6:00 or hit the road before noon tomorrow. saturday and sunday won't be too bad but traffic will pick up noon monday. larry: community of capitola is hoping for a banner summer. really important after months of closures due to the winter storms. dustin dorsey went to capitola today to see how everybody is preparing. >> when it comes to holiday

weekend plans in the bay area, residents flock to our coast. after a challenging five months, capitola is gearing up for what they hope will be an interesting weekend. >> this is part of much the beginning of summer for us. it is nice to see everything up and running. just glad things are getting back to normal. >> still not quite all the way normal here at the village. >> any old building like this on the ocean come a you peel something off and you find something more. a lot of the stucco was cracked. we are racing to try to get open for saturday morning. >> chuck hammer owns pizza my heart. he says after months of repair due to a january storm, the work continues. he hopes to reopen again this weekend. others are still a month away. jimmy goldstein told us the city has been working with businesses from the beginning to help anyway they can. >> we have held weekly meetings

to help walk them through the recovery process to get the permits they need to rebuild. >> what the businesses need now is funding and that falls on the government. even after promises from gavin newsom and joe biden, these restaurants received no money. >> fema goes mostly to residential. fema steered everybody to the small business association and it has been a slog. >> these owners know memorial day weekend kicks off the summer season. they hope the crowds will bring back life and potentially save some businesses. >> this summer is critical. everybody is on edge. they have been down for five months. the potato and of money into it, but come on down. it is going to be a beautiful summer. do not forget about us. wet winter, we are facing fire danger. a new report is highlighting a

nationwide rise in the number fire weather days. the biggest increase is in the western u.s., incling california. caitlin trudeau says those areas are seeing two additional months a year with hot, dry, windy conditions. >> they really increase severe fire behavior. they make these fires a lot more ferocious. they can burn faster and longer and hotter. and make it a lot more dangerous for the people fighting the fires and trying to keep them under control. larry: more californians are living in places where weather conditions are increasing fire risk. there are more than 5 million homes in areas that border wildland, up from 3.7 million in 19 90. oakland fire department trying to test a new tool. the department will begin utilizing what they call real-time wildfire sensors in oakland's ghost at risk zones.

staffers are installing them in strategic positions. >> air quality sensors will be installed throughout oakland. these sensors will continuously sample air quality. there will be a dashboard showing the status of all the sensors that are online in real time. the vendor will email or text us whenever they are alerting for fire. larry: the new sensors are part of a pilot program expected to last two years. julian: new details in the fentanyl crisis. state lawmakers have passed a pair of bills that would make narcan more accessible. the assembly voted in favor of legislation that would require health insurance carriers to carry the nasal spray that would reverse the effects of opioid overdose. the assembly also passed a bill to have public schools have narcan on campus. larry: to a memorial service for a 24-year-old transgender man

killed last month. julian: ground was suspected of shoplifting when he was killed by security. today's service got off to a rough start. it was disrupted by people attending the memorial. suzanne phan is live in the newsroom. >> we heard people shouting out of -- we heard the reverend pleading with others to calm down and then sit down. at one point, several police officers entered the church, but left. so many people who turned out to third baptist church today new it was going to be difficult. at the memorial service, there were plenty of raw emotions. we heard from his father. >> it is hurt. disappointment. >> as the service got underway, tensions ran high. during comments made by amos brown, tempers flared and a shouting match erupted.

upset people to calm down. in less than 10 minutes, things got back to order. >> they had a lot of feelings. we just had to let everybody calm down first and try to get our emotions in check. >> reverend brown then continued with the service. [indiscernible] last month has raised questions and fueled frustrations in the community. some protested, demanding change after brooke jenkins decided not to file charges against the security guard that killed brown at walgreens. brown was suspected of shoplifting. today, as friends and family came to show support. >> i knew him for a number of years. when i found out about the whole situation, it threw me off.

>> the investigation into the shooting continues. the california trade general's office said it will review the case. >> there is a good process. the da wasn't doing anything. so, they go to the state, maybe they will do something. that is what we are hoping for. to get justice. >> the attorney for brown's family will be filing a civil lawsuit and plants to share more information tomorrow. >> a long -- wrongful death lawsuit. people walgreens security company and of the security officer are at fault. >> brown knows nothing can be done to bring back his child, but he is adamant. >> i want justice. i don't care about the money, i want justice. >> family and friends told us what they will miss about brown. their attorney said holding a press conference tomorrow to talk about the lawsuit he is filing against

walgreens and the security guard. julian: thank you suzanne. several subway restaurant locations are accused of endangering, threatening or not paying underage workers. the department of labor investigation is looking at locations all owned by one franchisee, accused of hiring employees as young as 14 years old. the lawsuit says the owner bounced checks, pocketed tips and forced employees to work in unsafe conditions. an employee tells us an agreement has been reached directed by violations. larry: barth is introducing some real characters. the new mascots the company hopes will get people back on trains. the transit hub without the masses, what it means for the future of public transportation. governor newm is in the bay area continuing his

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larry: these anime characters were introduced by bart. they have names like nimbus and bailey. if this sounds unusual, here is what is going on. it is an effort to attract young people to improve ridership which has been dismal since the pandemic. while it is slowly going up, still dramatically down.

ridership last month averaged 150 7000 weekday exits in april compared to more than 400,000 in april of 2019. as you can see, a huge dr lena howland is joining us live now from walnut creek. been struggling. ridership numbers still have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, which is creating a looming financial cliff. it has become so serious, the agency and other state lawmakers have asked for a state they'll out. but, that is not stopping barred from doing everything they can to attract more riders, bring people back in a very different way. this is bailey the goat. an anime character that is supposed to be a star online employer-based -- she was inspired by the grazing goats,

contracted by bart to reduce fire danger on their properties. she is one of five other characters now dubbed as the new anime mascots, all created by artists right here in the golden state. >> i like bird it >> to their website, bart says these anime mascots will help us iour permission -- our mission to promote public transportation. particularly among youth riders. something daily riders like bryant baker say adds to the sense of belonging. >> i think it is nice. it is a part of the b when i was a kid, there wasn't a bunch of anime there. i think it is dope. >> this comes at a time when ridership still has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. >> if it gets people to ride bart more, that's great.

point is safety. >> a pull from this month says 90% of former riders want to see more frequent cleaning. 79% would like to see better code of conduct enforcement. 73% would like to see more uniformed police. >> [indiscernible] >> ivanka federer an marketing professor, says while it is a fun idea that even his own kids would be interested in seeing, he thinks bart has bigger priorities that still need attention. >> for a service like art to make keeping your current customers happy, keeping -- -- then trying to attract -- >> all five of these mascots will make their debut in person

tomorrow at a very popular anime convention in downtown san jose. larry: it is not just is struggling, mass transit all around the bay area is suffering. >> what happens when you take the masses out of mass transit? the even survive? larry: phil matier is taking a look at that for billion-dollar transit center that has not met expectations. julian: governor newsom touting california's transition to clean energy and outlining its plan for the state to achieve ambitious climate goals. the governor was at moxie empowers headquarters in richmond, coinciding with manufacturing at the clean storage factory. california's goal is for 60% of all retail energy sales to be from renewable energy by 2020 and to have 100% clean by 2045. >> we want to mark the

goalsetting we have done. we are moving from aspiration to implementation. as a practical reality. the most important thing is to reinforce that we can't get it done unless we go big and bold. julian: the governor also met with five of the original rosie the riveters. including an icon locally. san francisco water, power sewer. thanks to the largest loan in history from the u.s. environmental agency, the loan will help will systems to better handle storms, flooding challenges and climate change. officials say they will also help keep rates lower for customers. the loan marks a major milestone in the effort to invest in both local infrastructure and

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was 1:00 today. larry: at this point, you might as well keep watching us. [laughter] it is likely better than being stuck in traffic. thursday before a holiday weekend, everyone is out of here. >> i understand that. people are ready for the weekend. the weather? let's just say it is not what you would expect. temperatures still running below average but it is going to be nice away from the coastline. let's check out live doppler seven. right now, socked in. not just around the coast, but parts of san francisco and parts of the north bay. i want to turn your attention to thunderstorms developing just north of clearlake, heading southward. watch out over the next hour or two. you may see the potential for downpours. heavy rain is accompanying these thunderstorms firing up from

northern california to the sierra nevada. we told you that would happen and they have already issued a flood watch until 10:00 p.m. for eastern california and parts of nevada. a live look, you will notice it is breezy with lingering clouds. mid to upper 60's from oakland to palo alto and san jose. 55 degrees in mountain view. there isn't a whole lot of sun to be found from this vantage point, but it looks pretty cool to see this deep marine layer. 60 in santa rosa. 67 in fairfield. 66 concord. over more, 69. not exactly a beach day. cloudy with spotty drizzle overnight. breezy and below-average again tomorrow. mild weather inland. cool coast for the holiday. 6:00 tonight, you are seeing the marine layer push in. by 5:00 a.m., you will notice how overcast it is 8:00, still

misty. the only places where you are going to see the sun shine is inland. parts of the bay and the coast will remain socked in. friday is when temperatures bottom out before we see a bump saturday. fog to start the day. tomorrow, low 70's inland. upper 50's on the coast and it will be another breezy afternoon. the morning will sort out cool and gray. for the afternoon, it should be 66 degrees and a little milder saturday and sunday. low 70's after the usual morning fog. the forecast features a damp and gray morning. cooler than average right on through the weekend. a minor rebound in saturday. sunday, breezy. you might see a little sun for

memorial day, which means temperatures go back up again. through early june, it is looking below-average. we are going to keep it going. larry: surprising. sandhya: not exactly what everyone likes, but the upside is the fire danger. this keeps fire danger down. julian: i guess we have something to be thankful for. the new exhibit at the california academy of sciences is offering eight never before seen look at the biggest animals to ever walk the earth. it is called the world's largest dinosaurs. it opens tomorrow. the massive creatures lived 140 million years ago and were up to 140 feet long. the academy says this is the first exhibit of its kind, going far beyond the bones of the animals. >> this exhibit takes you inside the bodies of these amazing animals and brings to life how they were able to walk the earth and live in these gigantic

bodies, fighting against gravity. julian: you will get to see a life-size sauropod heart and learn more about metabolism and reproduction. larry: half a football field long. julian: massive. larry: i just hope nobody goes like you're asked -- jurassic park. take its dna. [laughter] the future of san francisco's transit hub. >> it does not look like this is the hub of a lot of transit. larry: for looks into the pricey bill that was supposed to be the grand central station of the west. >> how much is that expect it to cost? >> that project is $6.9 billion. julian: we will talk about the struggles and what has worked.

announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. julian: that went for billion-dollar trans bay center was supposed to be the epicenter of the bay area, built to corral commuters and serve as the urban center of a new neighborhood. today, it is a very quiet place. larry: phil matier is joining us now to tell us what the future of the next grand central station is going to be, since it is not too grant right now. >> that is the drama. it is huge. that gives you an idea of how big it is. when it opened, there were high

hopes it would serve as an economic roadway for commuters from all around california, especially l.a.. well, a pandemic and change in worker habits and we have to ask, is the transit center ever going to live up to expectations? maybe. for years, this was the vision of the new san francisco. this was the place, the hub, grand central of the west. 100,000 people a day would be walking as they went in and out of the city from here to los angeles. it doesn't look like it happened. >> it is generational infrastructure. we are replacing a terminal that was built in 1939. we built this for the next several generations. we have connected to eight providers. we one block from bart and we are working to connect high-speed rail through downtown, making numbers 10 and

11. >> a lot of ambition, a lot of good points but at the same time we have had covid, remote work, retail shutdowns in the core of the city and mass transit see you about are not doing nearly the number of passengers they were doing a couple of years ago. the projections of them doing more are slim. >> no question. our transit operators are not experiencing the same ridership good and without that, not the same recovery. >> what happens when you take the mass out of mass transit? will it survive? >> there is a real challenge for operators in the coming years as we struggled to get to a new normal. san francisco is an area that has been about invention, reinvention and innovation. we are going through a change period right now and it is difficult on property owners.

>> the transit providers have gone to the governor and said we need $1 billion a year in order to not go over the cliff. so far, he has said no. could it get even tighter? even fewer people? >> one thing we have known regardless of the topic area is change is difficult. we will go through difficult periods, but we need to invest in the future because we know in order for people to take transit, it needs to be clean and it needs to go where they want to go. >> this is the bus bay where commuter buses are supposed to be rolling in regularly. i see one way down there, it doesn't exactly look like the hub of a lot of transit. >> this is an am and pm peak use. we have seen the hybrid work model today is consolidating around the middle of the week. >> when we opened, you had rider projections for the bus component.

>> that's >> how are they measuring up? part is 40% of what it was pre-covid. percentage we've got eight providers. some are doing better than others but between 35 percent to 40%. >> the center was built with the hopes of linking san francisco to los angeles via high-speed rail. below the ground level is a two level train station that has been built to house a high-speed rail and link an electrified caltrans system from the south bay to fourth and king streets. if the system are fully funded, trains could be stopping in and out of san francisco by 2033. >> we are underneath the street. south of market. we've got about four city blocks and two stories of a completed train box. was part of the long-term vision of the program.

we are walking on the mezzanine level. just below us are three platforms. it will bring about 100,000 passengers when it is complete. >> what it is complete. right now, high-speed rail is in the middle of the central valley and it is over budget. in order to complete i also have to tunnel about two miles. >> that's right. >> how much is that going to cost? >> the downtown rail extension portal will connect this center to the existing caltrain alignment. that will go fully electric next year and we need to bring the last island a half, two miles to construction. >> how much is that expected to cost? >> $6.9 million -- we are about three quarters of the way funded and working toward a full funding grant agreement to start to construction. >> aboveground, there are signs

to transit center may make it. how long do you think we can continue? you have to pay bills, run electricity. are you going to have the money coming in to keep it open? >> our operating revenues come from a couple of sources. this center is almost 90% leased. we have opened three restaurants . at the end of last year, we opened a taproom that has become quite a destination. sales tax revenues have outpaced the rest of the city because of that. the activation does rely on commuters, but not solely. we have 15,000 residents year end international visitors discovering our park. >> that massive park gives you a window on what this neighborhood has, or could become. tree-lined pathways admit concrete and steel surrounded by empty offices where workers only

come a few days a week. residences for those who try to live here. >> this was the c entire new neighborhood that came up with this transit center. that includes the salesforce tower, which is one of the new icons of the city, and other office buildings which now are at a high vacancy rate. people just aren't coming to them. what are you going to do? >> san francisco's vacancy rate is higher than the rest of the nation because we have more remote friendly, industry, tech, finance, etc. where we are seeing the vacancy is moving from our older buildings downtown into our newer. the newer ones do happen to be here because this is the newest part of downtown. some of these have a lot of activity. more so, as i mentioned, tuesday through thursday. >> have you even had a full year

to figure out where you stand? >> we opened in 2018. there we are five years later and we have yet to have a normal 12 month period of operation. we have had robust ridership, then we closed, then reopened, then went into a pandemic. >> with the pandemic end, there was some hope san francisco would reemerge to the new normal beekeeping hearing about. >> do you foresee the day when these offices and residences, these new ones here, are filled with workers like they were before? do you ever see that? is the world's going to be tuesday, wednesday and thursday? >> we are in for a period of change and it is not going to be solely office financial districts and residential bedroom communities, but a hybrid in both directions. the district, more than most of downtown, has been that vision for decades. we have 15,000 residents here

today who are frequenting our park and retail, keeping it alive even with transit service lower than projected. do i see these filled? i do. i think it will be a mix. we will have more diversity in our tax base and it won't just be one or two industries. we will have more residential and more retail. long-term projection in the long-term vision is still the there. people want activated, walk abeles, -- whether it be downtown or elsewhere. >> two years is experts say and city leaders are talking about for the downtown financial district come back. others say it is going to take a lot longer, if ever. but the key to recovery is going to be not only changing the looks of downtown, but the work that goes on. will it happen? we will see. in the meantime, it cost $30

million a year. larry: the number that made us gasp was $6.9 billion. >> in public works, project like this to my do you know the saying? if you are in trouble, stop digging. public works when you are in trouble, that is when you start. larry: thank you. speaking of transit, we will talk about bart's effort to get more trains and going green even after death. we want to help you find name brand bargains for your family. to do that, you need to be able to buy more groceries for less money. the problem is prices keep going up, which means less bang for your buck. at grocery outlet, we believe you should be able to buy the name brand products you love at prices you can afford. wow. shop us first and get the name brand products your family love, for less.

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larry:art has introduced five mascots to get more young people to ride. mascots were chosen from an op call to artists last year. the mascots are not so unusual in japan and south korea. the artwork is c i come back to what one of the passengers was saying, the whole key is safety. i mean, this is cute. maybe we will get a laugh, safety, safety, safety. >> no question. i get it, they are trying to reinvent to the way they are marketing themselves and improve their image. that is fine. but, blocking and tackling is it has to be safe, convenient and clean. not just safe, but comfortable.

how many times have people been on bart and they may not be in danger, but there is something weird going on. it is uncomfortable. i don't know what they spent on the art, but maybe they could have spent the money elsewhere. the ricoh i should have moved to another seat, dan. [laughter]-- julian: a dutch company wants to help you go green in the afterlife. luke is growing coffins made with mycelium and hemp to disrupt the funeral business. the coffin will break down into compost in less than two months. it cost $1000 and they are selling 500 a month. it is cheaper than a coffin, but interesting. do you want to be one with nature? >> it is better for the environment. how much do people fork out for a coffin? i think it is tough enough

they are putting subject to rest and you have to pay all this money for a coffin. better for the environment, less expensive. larry: may be the wave of the future. >> a growing number of people are choosing to be cremated. i have told my wife angela, do not spend a lot of money on a fancy coffin. just the basics. >> is that what you're looking for? we will take care of you. [laughter] julian: shoebox. >> put me in the compost. larry: a burbank police officer was called upon to reunite a runaway horse with its owner. this officer hopped on the horse named oreo. dispatchers received a call about the horse running with a saddle on through the neighborhood.

his owner says the animal got spooked and ran off. how about that officer? [indiscernible] >> it is like a scene from the electric horse man. larry: i don't know how many people in burbank can do that. i don't think of cowboys in burbank typically. >> he needed a hat. >> that guy is awesome. good job. julian: this weekend is th unofficial start of summer. what says summer more than ice cream? ben & jerry's has come out with a new twist on the classic, an ice cream sandwich that is actually not a sandwich. larry: here is alexa harrison, public relations manager with ben & jerry's. thank you for your time. we've got samples of what you call sammy's? explain what a sammy is.

>> eat with you guys. it is all about nostalgia. when you dig into this point, it's got a vanilla base, classic vanilla with chocolate sandwich cookies and chocolate cookie swirls. when you take a bite, it is like you are biting into an ice cream sandwich. we want to take you back to summer, boardwalks, the beach. >> it is delicious. >> so good. larry: i am sold. i will take 1000 of them. >> i thought this would be cookies and cream. but it is better. this is limited-edition. >> [indiscernible] those really big cookie pieces really make a difference. and then the cookie crumbled throughout really adds to the

texture. larry: how long will these be available? >> they are hitting freezers now and will be available throughout the summer. you might get lucky and it will still be there labor day. >> any chance if it does well that it might come back? maybe permanente echo >> we never say never. this is an exclusive flavor at a national retail chain and it was so popular we had to bring it to everyone. so. you never know. >> count us in for that. larry: ben & jerry's these exotic flavors. i don't know how you come up with this stuff. how do you come up with this stuff? >> we have a team of flavor guru's that are chemists, scientists, very educated on

what flavor combinations work well together. and then you have to know how to put the flavors together so that it still works and you want it to taste good. they keep an eye on what trends are happening. our line this year, every new flavor is nostalgia based. our top line has a boston cream pie, like the popular donut. we pay attention to what is happening and what people like. >> you nailed this one. larry: what is the salary of a flavor guru? [laughter] >> they do well. [laughter] >> they say dream jobs don't exist. . larry: alexa harrison, thank you for feeding us.

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julian: augmented reality glasses with an app that allows people to see conversations. they are hoping deaf and hard of hearing people all over the world. providing this video showing how it connects with glasses so the wearer can read speech in real-time through subtitles. how cool is that?

it even translates 76 languages, plus a personal assistant driven by chat gpt so the wearers can ask questions and see responses. >> everything i am saying will now appear for you in real time, right in front of you. >> oh my. it is not missing anything. every single word. julian: growth. it is expecting more now that it is on apple devices. the ricoh that is incredible. life-changing. art, a lot of people have weekend plans, holiday weekend. what is going on? sandhya: it is going to be nice. not exactly where we should be for this time of year, but nice. suck at a live picture from zephyr cove where it is cloudy. they are going to see showers

and son -- thunderstorms over the next four days. if you are traveling, keep that in mind. you can see all of those thunderstorms in the area. high temperature tomorrow, still below average. if you like clouds and fog, breezy and foggy at the coast. temperatures going up a little saturday, then back down for sunday. larry: just right. breaking barriers at high speed. >> i can remember driving it, i was probably just going 60 kilometers per hour. >> the bay area native

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larry: we are highlighting the history and culture of a community. we spoke with an 18-year-old who just became the first filipino to win an f1 academy race. >> you have the feeling in the car where you are like, i am going to crash. but you are not. i think that feeling of close to the edge, ever since i was young, it gives me adrenaline. >> her passion for racecar driving is undeniable. the 18-year-old made history in early may as the first ever filipino to win an f1 academy race. a new all-female racing series founded recently by formula one.

brewster mande is proud to represent the 130 million people living in the philippines and filipinos around the world, but is also well aware of the challenges her family faced growing up both in the philippines and the united states. specifically in the bay ar. >> my dad was an in san jose. he worked three jobs to get money for my race day. because of this, i rarely saw him. that is why it meant so much. >> while the recent win was big, she will never forget winning the international grand prix at the age of eight. >> i went for the last corner and took the checkered flag. that was my first international win. after winning that,

philippine flag and being the only girl, it was like pivotal point in my career. at first it can be daunting pursuing a path that not many people would normally take. i have always told myself if it was easy, everybody would be doing it. >> j.r. larry: while. go bianca. that will do it for this edition. the news at 5:00 is next. i'm living with hiv and i'm on cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable,

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