that gets us to tonight's abc seven news advancer at 11. it's our way.e like to get you ahead on some of the top storylines. you'll be hearing much more about in the days to come. a proposal that could dramatically cut some californians utility bills is expected to be taken up by the california public utilities commission tomorrow. for starters, the usage rate would get slashed. it also would introduce a flat rate of $24 per month for most people. there would be lower cost options for some folks, depending on income, going to make utility bills more affordable for low income households. >> that will reduce the volatility of month to month bills, and it will promote electrification. if this proposal is approved, the new billing structure would take effect next year. >> our next abc seven news advancer at 11 has to do with the fate of bart and discussions of a voter tax measure that may be its only hope for survival. bart is expected to reveal its latest budget projections tomorrow. the transit agency has said it expects to run out of nearly $2 billion in

that gets us to tonight's abc seven news advancer at 11. it's our way.ke to get you ahead on some of the top storylines. you'll be hearing much more about in the days to come. a proposal that could dramatically cut some californians utility bills is expected to be taken up by the california public utilities commission tomorrow. for starters, the usage rate would get slashed. it also would introduce a flat rate of $24 per month for most people. there would be lower cost options for some folks, depending on income, going to make utility bills more affordable for low income households. >> that will reduce the volatility of month to month bills, and it will promote electrification. if this proposal is approved, the new billing structure would take effect next year. >> our next abc seven news advancer at 11 has to do with the fate of bart and discussions of a voter tax measure that may be its only hope for survival. bart is expected to reveal its latest budget projections tomorrow. the transit agency has said it expects to run out of nearly $2 billion in stat

abc seven news. >> time now to get to tonight's abc seven news advancer at 11.t's our way of keeping you informed on top of the big headlines you'll be hearing about in the days to come. and a trio of court proceedings will be featured prominently in the news as our first advancer is scott peterson's bid for freedom heading into a hearing with potentially huge implications tomorrow, a judge will hear arguments about whether to revisit dna evidence in the murder of laci peterson and her unborn child, 20 years ago. the la innocence project is focused on a van and bloody mattress found near the peterson home in modesto. tests five years ago found no signs of laci's dna. peterson's attorneys want them tested again. >> the technology, the assays, the way that we collect and analyze evidence has not changed enough since 2019 that these samples warrant retesting. but we know uc davis forensics expert ashley hall doesn't think new testing will make a difference in the case, says peterson's attorneys try to revive a theory that burglars killed laci. >> hall is worried if

abc seven news. >> time now to get to tonight's abc seven news advancer at 11.t's our way of keeping you informed on top of the big headlines you'll be hearing about in the days to come. and a trio of court proceedings will be featured prominently in the news as our first advancer is scott peterson's bid for freedom heading into a hearing with potentially huge implications tomorrow, a judge will hear arguments about whether to revisit dna evidence in the murder of laci peterson and her unborn child, 20 years ago. the la innocence project is focused on a van and bloody mattress found near the peterson home in modesto. tests five years ago found no signs of laci's dna. peterson's attorneys want them tested again. >> the technology, the assays, the way that we collect and analyze evidence has not changed enough since 2019 that these samples warrant retesting. but we know uc davis forensics expert ashley hall doesn't think new testing will make a difference in the case, says peterson's attorneys try to revive a theory that burglars killed laci. >> hall is worried if

. >> now to tonight's abc seven news advances at 11. it's our way. we like to get you ahead of some of the top storylines. you'll be hearing much more about in the days to come. bhangra and beats officially returns to downtown san francisco tomorrow night. market will feature food, music and local shops. right now, it's scheduled for four fridays this year, taking over several city blocks each time. it is free and is part of the city's effort to revitalize downtown. >> take a look at the 125th anniversary gala for the chinese hospital. abc seven news anchor don lemon seed tonight's event at the hyatt regency in san francisco hospital, opened in 1899 to provide health care to the chinese community. >> looks like a fun time all around there. >> all right. a good deal of fun outside today because the weather is nice and warm. >> any time it's like that. sandhya, it is a fun time outside at least comfortable time outside? >> absolutely. and you know what? if you're a warm weather lover, you were in heaven today, jr and ummah. tomorrow we're going to hang

. >> now to tonight's abc seven news advances at 11. it's our way.like to get you ahead of some of the top storylines. you'll be hearing much more about in the days to come. bhangra and beats officially returns to downtown san francisco tomorrow night. market will feature food, music and local shops. right now, it's scheduled for four fridays this year, taking over several city blocks each time. it is free and is part of the city's effort to revitalize downtown. >> take a look at the 125th anniversary gala for the chinese hospital. abc seven news anchor don lemon seed tonight's event at the hyatt regency in san francisco hospital, opened in 1899 to provide health care to the chinese community. >> looks like a fun time all around there. >> all right. a good deal of fun outside today because the weather is nice and warm. >> any time it's like that. sandhya, it is a fun time outside at least comfortable time outside? >> absolutely. and you know what? if you're a warm weather lover, you were in heaven today, jr and ummah. tomorrow we're going to hang on

well let's look now ahead to some of the big stories we'll be discussing this week in our abc seven news at 11 advancerfirst, some workers at uc davis and ucla will strike this week over how the uc system handled pro-palestinian protesters. it's an extension of the same union strike that started at uc santa cruz starting tuesday. more teaching assistants and grad workers will walk out. they're asking the universities to drop disciplinary and criminal charges against its members. the uc system argued the strikes are violating the union's contract to our next advancer tonight. a critical court hearing this week for the scott peterson case, the la innocence project will argue in court for a chance to retest some dna evidence in the case. peterson was convicted of killing his wife, laci and unborn child 20 years ago. his new attorneys want items from a burned out van to be tested, including a bloody mattress. investigators found the van near the peterson home in modesto the morning after laci disappeared. prosecutors argue the dna has been tested enough. our final answer yet another busy day for holiday tr

well, time now for our abc seven news at 11 advancer, where we help you get ahead on what's happening this week. first up, school leaders in san francisco are confronting a major money problem. on tuesday, the s.f. unified school board will discuss a new state report raising the alarm on the district's finances. the state's financial crisis team says the district is barreling toward insolvency within a year, unless it makes significant cuts. this month, the school board will vote on vinyl, finalizing hundreds of layoffs. but the report says the cuts can't stop there. the district is considering school closures as well. our next advancer at 11 is a big hearing for a bill that would give local governments more say over autonomous vehicles. south bay state senator dave cortese is behind the effort to give cities and counties say over how self-driving cars operate in their respective communities. waymo says it will begin testing its robo taxis in seven more bay area cities in the coming weeks, all on the peninsula. in march, the state puc cleared the way for waymo to expand its operating

new advancement in the world of ai. it's all part of what's making up tonight's abc seven news to know at 11. take a look. a driver who hit two pedestrians in san francisco, including a 14 year old girl, is under arrest. police say the first person was hit just before 8 a.m. in the tenderloin neighborhood. they weren't seriously hurt. officers spotted the suspect a short time later and started pursuing him. they say that's when he hit the teenager, who was walking near francisco middle school. police tracked down the driver and arrested him along the embarcadero. a bicyclist was killed this morning after san jose police say a driver ran a red light and caused a chain reaction. crash. the collision happened on east capital expressway at center road near andrew hill high school. investigators say the driver of a red pickup blew through the light and hit a white truck. that truck was pushed into the cyclist. we're told the cyclist was an adult. >> this hatred continues to light deep in the hearts of too many people in the world. >> president biden condemned the recent rise in anti-semitism in america during

. >> abc seven reached out to the university, which said that it does not comment on personnel matters in san jose's zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> a bay area middle school student has advancedfinals of the scripps national spelling bee. >> what is a sobriquet? a collection of flowers b a sumptuous feast c a fanciful nickname, a sobriquet is c a fanciful nickname? >> that is correct. thank you. >> that's shraddha rajamati, an eighth grader from bassist independent silicon valley upper school in san jose. she finished third in last year's spelling bee. congrats to all of the students competing this week. the semifinals are today. the finals take place tomorrow. good luck to all. >> coming up, a step forward for california's new plastic bag ban. next, a look at how it would change the rules put into place a you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. both: cash reward? and there's a cash bonus when you open a new checking account to get you started. wow. anything you can't do? ( ♪ ) mugs. ♪ bmo ♪ her budg

new advancement in the world of ai. it's all part of what's making up tonight's abc seven news to know at 11. take a look. who hit two pedestrians in san francisco, including a 14 year old girl, is under arrest. police say the first person was hit just before 8 a.m. in the tenderloin neighborhood. they weren't seriously hurt. officers spotted the suspect a short time later and started pursuing him. they say that's when he hit the teenager, who was walking near francisco middle school. police tracked down the driver and arrested him along the embarcadero. a bicyclist was killed this morning after san jose police say a driver ran a red light and caused a chain reaction. crash. the collision happened on east capital expressway at center road near andrew hill high school. investigators say the driver of a red pickup blew through the light and hit a white truck. that truck was pushed into the cyclist. we're told the cyclist was an adult. >> this hatred continues to light deep in the hearts of too many people in the world. >> president biden condemned the recent rise in anti-semitism in america during a ceremon

new protections for transgender students in california. the state lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban school policies, forcing teachers to out trans students. abc seven news reporter sarah campbell explains why some say these protections are needed. >> a bill aimed at protecting transgender students privacy is one step closer to becoming california law. the state senate education committee wednesday advanced a bill banning school districts from setting policies requiring parents to be notified if their child identifies as transgender, a move some school districts have already made. gayle lola chavez is the executive director of lyric, a local nonprofit providing refuge for lgbt plus youth. and, they say, forcing students to come out to their parents is dangerous. >> many of these really conservative, outlandish bills and resolutions force them forced them to be unsafe, have them in a vulnerable place at school. >> aaron friday is with protect kids ca, the organization behind a failed attempt to get a measure onto the november ballot requiring school districts to out transgender students to their parents. she says parents have the right to know if the

abc seven news gloria, thank you. >> while lawmakers work to regulate ai, tech companies are pushing forward in advancing the technologyt yesterday, san francisco based openai came out with a new version of chatgpt. gpt four will use text and vision. it can view screenshots, photos, documents or charts uploaded by users and have a conversation about them. >> it's basically listening and can see through the camera and can give answers. it's another step, you know, towards, something we call as the, the perfect ai, which is basically the ai will have all the five senses of human. >> dozens of demonstrators were outside openai's headquarters in the mission yesterday. they want companies to hit the pause button on ai. so more research on superhuman intelligence can be done. it is arguably the biggest sports focus of the year . the buzz around women's basketball. and today, the wnba will tip off a highly anticipated season on our sister station, espn. two young stars like caitlin clark and stanford's cameron brink are joining the ranks this season. google trends show searches about the league are sky rocketing, along with t

abc seven news. >> gloria, thanks for the update. while lawmakers work to regulate ai, tech companies are pushing forward in advancing the technology, , san francisco based openai came out with a new version of chatgpt. the gpt four will use text and vision. it can actually view screenshots, photos, documents, or charts uploaded by users and have a conversation about them. >> it's basically listening and can see through the camera and can give answers. it's another step, you know, towards, something we call as the, the perfect ai, which is basically the ai will have all the five senses of human. >> dozens of demonstrators were outside open ai's headquarters in the mission yesterday. they want companies to hit the pause button on ai. so more research on superhuman intelligence can be done. >> happening today, a meeting that could indicate if and how pro-palestinian protests on uc campuses are making a difference. the university of california regents investment committee will be meeting to discuss the university system's financial performance for the third quarter of fiscal year 20 2324. as you know, protesters have been calling for uc

abc seven news. >> all right. how's it looking outside? lisa >> well, we're looking at the rain advancing from the north, and you can see how rainy it looks here from our exploratorium camera. the winds are picking up as well. and this late season cold front is really going to give us a good soaking. we'll talk about how much rain you can expect for your saturday next. >> thank you lisa. also ahead, pictures, decorations and a whole lot of dancing. how ucsf patients spent the night at prom. putting health concerns aside to walk the red carpet. and the bay area represented well at the white house. who is receiving the presidential medal of freedom for marking their mark in the na get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. ♪ ♪ (box thuds) (water boils) (packet tears) (tea bag clanks) (water pours) - listening to people that drink bigelow tea is so important to my family, because making that perfect cup, it's the reason we do what we do hi, guys! - hi! - hey! - so what are you guys drinking? - constant comment. - when i'm drinking bigelow tea, it's just a moment for me. it's just me t

abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria. three bills addressing reparations for black californians are moving forward after advancing in the statee. they're written with the intent to begin correcting the harms of slavery and decades of discriminatory policies perpetuated by the state and local government. the first bill would create a new agency in the state to oversee and administer any reparation measures passed. to be eligible, you would have to be able to trace lineage back to enslaved and enslaved person or black person. in the united states before the end of the 19th century. the second bill would create a fund for reparations and reparative justice in the state treasury. this would be where that money would come from to pay for reparations. the third bill, sb 1050, would provide compensation to families who've had their property taken from them and racially motivated applications of eminent domain. the power of eminent domain has been used repeatedly to abuse, to move black and brown people off of their land and destroy their homes. >> these actions have devastated the opportunity for families to build intergenerational

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the story. >> a bill aimed at protecting transgender students privacy is one step closer to becoming california law. the state senate education committee wednesday advanced a bill banning school districts from setting policies requiring parents to be notified if their child identifies as transgender. a move some school districts have already made. gail chavez is the executive director of lyric, a local nonprofit providing refuge for lgbtq+ youth. and they say forcing students to come out to their parents is dangerous. >> many of these really conservative, outlandish bills and resolutions force them, force them to be unsafe, to have them in a vulnerable place at school. >> aaron friday is with protect kids ca, the organization behind a failed attempt to get a measure onto the november ballot requiring school districts to out transgender students to their parents. she says parents have the right to know if their child is identifying as transgender, and it shouldn't be up to educators. >> what this bill will do is it is permitting adults to make decisions for other people's children. they are keeping these secrets from parents because they fear that parents

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abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the story. >> a bill aimed at protecting transgender students privacy is one step closer to becoming california law. the state senate education committee wednesday advancedill banning school districts from setting policies requiring parents to be notified if their child identifies as transgender. a move some school districts have already made. gail chavez is the executive director of lyric, a local nonprofit providing refuge for lgbtq+ youth. and they say forcing students to come out to their parents is dangerous. >> many of these really conservative, outlandish bills and resolutions force them, force them to be unsafe, to have them in a vulnerable place at school. >> aaron friday is with protect kids ca, the organization behind a failed attempt to get a measure onto the november ballot requiring school districts to out transgender students to their parents. she says parents have the right to know if their child is identifying as transgender, and it shouldn't be up to educators. >> what this bill will do is it is permitting adults to make decisions for other people's children. they are keeping these secrets from parents because they fear that parents wil

abc seven news deep dive at 11. >> it's our way of giving you some thoughtful, expanded perspective on the issues that matter to you. and tonight we're diving more into the fast paced advancementse're seeing play out in the world of ai. >> this certainly is going to be the summer of ai. that's the way i would kind of compromise. i would summarize it. >> the ai arms race is moving fast in the bay area, as you know, is right at the center of it. today open ai, that's the san francisco company behind chatgpt, announced a new ai model designed to be smarter, faster and easier. it's called gpt four zero. >> hey, chatgpt, how are you doing? >> i'm doing fantastic. thanks for asking. how about you? pretty good. what's up? >> the new model can interpret and generate text, images and audio. then have a conversation with you about it. open ai executives ran through some things that we all might try, like getting help in solving, say, a math problem. they even had the ai tell a bedtime story, and we talked with a number of experts. they're impressed. >> the ability to do that in real time, where it's almost so fast, you're almost having like a complete, real time interactive conversation,

abc seven news deep dive at 11. >> it's our way of giving you some thoughtful, expanded perspective on the issues that matter to you. and tonight we're diving more into the fast paced advancements we're seeing play out in the world of ai. >> this certainly is going to be the summer of ai. that's the way i would kind of compromise. i would summarize it. >> the ai arms race is moving fast in the bay area, as you know, is right at the center of it. today open ai, that's the san francisco company behind chatgpt, announced a new ai model designed to be smarter, faster and easier. it's called gpt four zero. >> hey, chatgpt, how are you doing? >> i'm doing fantastic. thanks for asking. how about you? pretty good. what's up? >> the new model can interpret and generate text, images and audio. then have a conversation with you about it. open ai executives ran through some things that we all might try, like getting help in solving, say, a math problem. they even had the ai tell a bedtime story, and we talked with a number of experts. they're impressed. >> the ability to do that in real time, where it's almost so fast, you're almost having like a complete, real time interactive conversatio

advance to the finals. >> who's the greatest of all time? now, i ask you, jeopardy! >> masters semifinals. can always live. abc seven newse breaking news. the president of sonoma state university is retiring. that announcement coming. just moments ago, mike lee had been put on leave for insubordination after announcing an agreement with pro palestinian student protesters. the csu chancellor said lee issued the message without proper approval. lee later apologized, saying that he marginalized some students in an attempt to find agreement with others. and now here's drew with your friday forecast. >> hey, reggie, we'll take you to pier 39 this morning where we have our morning marine layer the sea lions just waking up. we'll take you to our temperatures where we are basically starting in the 50s in every city. most of us have that cloud cover right now. and we'll find that cloud cover breaking down between 9 a.m. and noon today for bright sunshine. it is a breezy afternoon. those temperatures quite pleasant later today. similar story tomorrow. a lot less fog. >> drew. thank you. another abc seven news update and about 30 m

advance to the finals. >> who's the greatest of all time? now, i ask you. jeopardy! masters semifinals continues tonight on abc. >> always live abc seven newss. here's a live look at traffic with amanda. good morning. kumasi the monday morning commute through walnut creek is a mess specifically for southbound 680 drivers. and that's because of a multi-car crash before olympic boulevard. you can see speeds are down to 22mph. that multicar crash is blocking the two left lanes, and traffic is backed up to 242. there's also a backup on to 42 as well. here's a live look. there will be a 25 minute delay. good morning. joe. hey, amanda, we are seeing mostly sunny skies out there. >> a few clouds from time to time. temperatures main only in the 50s currently, so as we take a look at your day planner today, you will notice bright skies. it's warm afternoon. we really take a break from the fog this evening. even by 9:00 pm. we have clear skies out there this afternoon. you'll find those temperatures is nice even along the coast. we'll go into the 60s and 70s 67. in the city, 72 in oakland, 78. and san jose, kumasi. >> thank you. we'll have another ab

advance. >> absolutely insane. >> who will master the competition like i can't wait to see how this turns out. >> jeopardy! >> masters primetime event continues tonight. always live abc seven news seven mornings. here's a look at traffic with amanda. >> good morning. we are seeing some major delays on 80 from highway four into the city. that drive is going to take about an hour and 15 minutes. at this point. here's a live look from our emeryville camera. things still slowing down because of that sigalert in oakland. some progress being made. that big rig turned on its side and now crews are working to clear it. but the grand avenue offramp is still shut down. this is in oakland without an estimated time of reopening. that's your traffic. >> hey, amanda. we'll go to the exploratorium camera where it is cloudy out there right now. we'll find our day planner will give us brighter skies heading deeper into the day. just like yesterday. we do have a pretty big spread in our daytime high, so layers are key along the coast in the 50s, but this afternoon, around the bay shoreline, we start out cool, but we warm up to the 70s and inland. we're going into the 80s for our warmest area, so

advance. absolutely insane. who will master the competition? i can't wait to see how this turns out. >> jeopardy! >> masters prime time event continues tomorrow on abc always live abc seven news seven mornings. let's get a look at traffic. good morning stephanie. yeah, it is slow moving in san mateo because of a crash. the good news is, though, that crash has cleared. the residual delays, though, are going to be an issue. this is because of an accident on northbound 101 before 92. you can see speeds are down to 42mph. we'll keep our eye on it. and stephanie. thanks, amanda. meteorologist drew tuma hasour accuweather forecast right after this break . >> here's a driver put in tires to the desk and deserves a prize. and that's always best from ben. big o's ben lowest tire price guaranteed. he's the man that you go to see. it's ben right now. it's by three. drive one three by three. select in-stock tires with installation and get the fourth tire free. plus zero interest. it paid in full within 12 or 6 months. a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up

advance. >> absolutely insane. >> who will master the competition like? >> i can't wait to see how this turns out. >> jeopardy! masters prime time event continues tonight on abc. >> always live abc seven newsc with amanda. >> good morning reggie. an update to that sig alert over in south city that we've been following all morning long. the good news is it has cleared. this is a three car crash at southbound 280 before westboro boulevard. and look at the speeds ramping up to 32mph. we say that it's cleared, but there are very much residual delays that you have to be aware of while you're there. all right. drew. >> hey, amanda. good info. we'll take you to the forecast sfo. it's gray out there this morning. temperatures right now in the 40s and in the 50s. so looking at the forecast inland today sunny into the 80s. we go the bay shoreline clouds now, sun later. it's mild along the coast. pretty cloudy all day and cool in the 50s. so cool coast warm inland temperatures slightly above average. >> reggie drew thank you. another abc seven news update comes. comes your way in about 30 minutes. you can always find us on our news app and abc seven news.com. and every weekday morning from 5 to 7 a.m