amanda del castillo you joins us with more on the impact that this could have. amanda: the ordinance will come back for a second reading next month and instead of six months of jail time, supervisors are considering three months and up to $1000 in fines. here is the driving force. >> oh! amanda: this others, have plagued the area. the crowd of spectators is are cheering as the car slammed into a parked car that was on fire. we have seen other videos. multiple cars doing doughnuts, vehicles blocking intersections, all attracting large crowds. that is the reason the alameda county supervisors are considering the ordinance which would make it illegal to be a spectator. passing the first reading yesterday. however, there are vocal critics including the leader of the non-profit the first amendment coalition. >> the first amendment does not allow the government to punish people for exercising their free speech right to observe document and report on events of the public concern occurring in public places. even if those events are illegal. >> not just anybody is a spect

amanda del castillo you joins us live. disparity, the study is going to look at recommendations that cpe can give specifically to rpd in terms of how they practice their invasion policies. the study will take place over the next 18 months and the center for policing equity and the part office of the independent police officer will look at how bart response to incidents and whether race plays a role in enforcement. fair invasion is a huge issue for the transit system. bart officials estimate that the study will add to a severe analysis. which was conducted through the database justice product -- project. while addressing the need for state funding for bart to continue deployment strategy, which chief kevin start of the month they had the highest rates for the part of the pandemic. >> we have a very high closure rate. people get arrested if they commit crimes on bart. >> between 2012 and 2017, black writers would dock eight times as often as white writers and that resulted in six recommendations being delivered to police, al

amanda del castillo was breaking down everything you need to know. amanda: it is called the journalism preservation act with the idea of preserving journalism, but what could this mean for the average user of platforms like meta, google or microsoft? it could mean it could limit any access to news content on your own feed. the bill is under consideration in sacramento. later today, as mentioned, state lawmakers will have their first vote on the plan from east bay assemblywoman buffy wicks. it would require formerly facebook's meta and others to give 70% of certain profits, was the goal of giving the money to journalists. outlets that add content to the platform experience. a spokesperson for metta said if the journalism preservation act passes, we will be forced to remove news from facebook and instagram. a similar requirement was put in place and r -- place in australia, and then companies may deals with news outlets. there are plenty of questions, one being, have journalists in australia benefited with the change their? those familiar with the overs

amanda del castillo you joins us -- amended the custodial -- amanda del castillo joins us.l is proposing higher rates at seven bridges in the bay area. if the bill is passed, the money 12 help prevent bart and other transit areas from cutting service. they've had struggles bouncing back from the pandemic, especially with low ridership. in their desperation for help, bart described facing a looming fiscal cliff and falling off of it. it will raise five years, upping the total to $8.50 for two axle vehicles with fastrak toll pass. it is not clear if the governor will support the bill as governor gavin newsom has been skeptical about bailing out the transit agencies while california is facing a statewide budget deficit of more than $31 billion. state senator scott weiner who is an advocate of the bill said, i understand it is never popular to raise bridge tolls but we need robust transit for the bay area future. letting agencies fall apart is not an option and i will not let that happen on my watch. bay area drivers would pay higher tolls on seven bridges including the bay, sa

amanda del castillo joins us. amanda over 18 months to complete.l explore any disparities and hopefully in the end provide part pd with any improvements to their practices. all of this looking at how the police force response to derivation incidents. office lease under durable look into the incident. the cpe says the new study will add to a previous analysis of the policing practices and behaviors which was conducted through the centers national justice database project. between 2012 and 2017 ders stopped more than s. bart beefed up their response to evasion back in 2018 they started requiring writers to provide proof of payment. part pd's discusses the deployment strategy as paying off in the form of more arrests. kevin franklin said that apartment recorded its highest monthly arrests total since the start of the pandemic. >> incidents like that occurred we have a very high closure rate. people get arrested if they commit crimes on bart. >> it's important to note the reasons for those of risks and breakdown of race warrant discussed. partners at t

amanda del castillo joins us live. amanda: good morning. ahead of the conference, grounds crews have been at it for about one hour getting ready for the big event ahead. the developers conference will be met with demonstration today. this is just one of six locations with strikes planned by the writers guild of america. they are calling it an apple day of action. members will hold it here at apple park in cupertino and apple stores throughout the country. be nothing without its writers. its sixth week with 11,000 film, tv, news, radio and online writers demanding higher pay and provisions about artificial intelligence. the writers guild and allies are expected to hand out leaflets, not picket. in the last few weeks, we have heard from writers around the country. >> making money for studios, it is our content on the screens and we believe we should be compensated correctly. amanda: of course, all of this is -- as to the annual developers conference. a mixed reality headset is one of the items expected to be announced during the weeklong even

amanda del castillo ao is live at the toll pleasant with the proposals. anda: what if some -- amanda: what if some tolls were not free. it is not the case now that it is being researched by the transportation commission. the widespread tolling idea would include all lanes of insurgent freeways, not just the express lanes. the price would vary by location and time of day. officials are considering the proposal to ease traffic congestion and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. strategies include adding tolls to freeways where there is a viable public transportation option. many have public transit options running parallel to the road. another suggestion is adding tolls to major roles -- roads that run next highways to limit people trying to go around the polls. >> this is not a popular idea. by the same token, using pricing is shown to be the most effective way to meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets that are mandated by the state. generation freeways study and also creating pricing in downtown san francisco, opened and a san jose that would charge an

amanda del castillo live. amanda: idea of preserving journalism but what does this mean for the average user of those platforms like metta --meta? this could limit the amount of news content you're. are able to access on your own feet. the bill is under consideration in sacramento and state lawmakers will have their votes -- their first vote on the plan. as it is written, it would require metta --meta and to get profits. -- to get profits. -- give process -- profit. a similar requirement place in australia. meta it that for a short time and then the company made deals with news outlets. there are 20 -- plenty of questions. have journalist in australia and fitted from the change there and will it happen here #some say it is too hard to tell. >> there needs to be a guarantee that the money goes to the newsroom than the boardroom. amanda: you heard from the deputy chief executive of the union representing journalists in australia. he says there are big sums of money and -- involved in some evidence that the media

amanda del castillo you his life -- amanda del castillo is li reporter: those first groups were dropped off last night and none of the local dioceses are getting involved at this point. an important update is expected this morning from the sacrament of it community. all of this is the state attorneys general is investigating who is behind the two flights of migrants that landed in sacramento. the attorney gener florida was -- the group landed in sacramento and were left in the catholic diocese there without warning. according to any organization supporting migrants, that group was led to an offered help to get jobs and take them to their final destinations. ag bonta is looking into if any crimes or civil violations have been committed. the governor on twitter yesterday with a strong message for ron desantis saying, " small pathetic man, this isn't martha's vineyard." >> we have two very big egos out there adjusting with these immigrants as ponds. it isn't the first time ron desantis has played this card. he sent a plane to martha's vineyard and their questions lazed laced about the lega

amanda del castillo is live outside apples headquarters.ple day of action my just one of six locations type two apple across the country will have a plan to strike apple headquarters in cupertino will see a lot of action today. all of this is apple opens its doors for the annual developers conference. to mix reality headset is one of the items expected to be announced also talks about apple using the event to showcase its latest mac computer and the next operating system for the iphone the company will reportedly also discussed its strategy for artificial intelligence. ai on the minds of those planning to demonstrate through strike today. the writers strike is entering its sixth week with 11,000 demanding higher pay, stable pay structure and provisions about artificial intelligence. members of the writers guild will hold his apple day of action here in the bertino and apple stores in d.c. pittsburgh, philadelphia, new york, and l.a. afl-cio nothing without its writers. afl-cio is the largest federation of unions in the last that's in the u.

amanda del castillo joins us live in san francisco. amanda: there is no denying that fare evasion has been a problem for years and it has only gotten worse because there are not enough fare inspectors. there are fewer now than there were back in 2019, so it is a pattern. people do not pay, and you need is not collect in the agency finds itself in a deficit. tomorrow, state legislatures expected to vote close the operating gaps at muni they are expected to provide half of what muni needs to stabilize finances. the money would covered three years, which the head of the san francisco municipal transportation agency overseeing muni says would buy time to figure out how to close the other half of the deficit. one ways to come up with a plan to mixer -- make sure passengers pay the citation when they are caught. since 2019, muni experienced a sharp drop in fare citations, which are slowly begin to increase. in 2019, they collected about half of citations issued in that continues today. >> funding for robust fare inspectors in the reality is,

live in dublin, amanda del castillo. kumasi: neighbors are absent because people at a porter cost thousands of dollars worth of damage. all this happened saturday night. we were to show you the video of what was left behind, a trail of vandalism including four cars, have a dozen buildings packed with graffiti. neighbors say since the start bar closed, there has been an underground of an sanctioned street parties every year during pride weekend. >> this one was worse. the tagging was comparable with the fact that they demolished several cars were windshields and hoods. >> it was frustrating and tough to see that happen to my car. kumasi: reports yesterday, no arrests have been made. reggie: the san francisco police force is about to get a boost. chief william scott told reporters the department has its largest police academy in three years. 32 recruits have started their training. san francisco is short hundreds of officers and continues to rely on overtime to meet demand. the city's did it overtime budget and recruiting

that is where amanda del castillo you is, talking with travelers. good morning. >> good morning. last half-hour, we introduced in l.a. resident larry parker who is trying to get to l.a. from newark. a flight that should've taken a few hours is taking three days. at the end of that, i actually wished him well, sent him on his way to the security gate and guess what? he came back. i am back with larry parker. wiry back here. tell me the first and you told me? >> this was not rehearsed, but believe it or not, after i left, i got a message on my cell phone. there has been what they call an unexpected operational issue. the flight has been pushed back one hour. at this point, i don't know if this is happened one way or another, and finally, the flight is canceled. you've taken trains, you've taken planes. a lot of you are asking, why not take a car? >> i suppose so. a man next to me last night said they were trying to do the same thing. from texas, houston, they thought it was canceled, they wanted a car. it was a rental car that was gone. >> rental cars are gone. you said hotels are

amanda del castillo is live it sfl with what we are hearing from one of the stranded passengers. pse at what conditions are looking like on the ground for passengers on that air india flight. the carrier released the latest information around 3:00 our time. a flight was carrying essentials and food to the passengers who were stranded in a remote part of the country. they are all expected to board that same fairy flight and head over here to sfo. they will not be landing until tomorrow at some time. the original plane was a boeing 777. it was reportedly experiencing engine problems and was diverted to russia's magadan airport in the far east. you can imagine the concerns with the ongoing war in ukraine. russia has banned numerous western countries from operating in its airspace. some carriers like air india continue to fly over russia. india has maintained a neutral stance throughout the work. another concern is the remoteness of where they are stranded. air india says it will operate and alter it -- alternate flight, landing sometime on the 8th, which is tomorrow. flight ai 17 pas

amanda del castillo is alive at the bay bridge toll plaza. of drivers are unhappy. amanda: i have to say i am just the messenger, but here is the question. would widespread tolling on bay area roads keep you off the roads? it is a question to consider, especially as the mtc is planning to discuss this in detail later this morning. the agency has been researching this thought and recently released a report about it. it is called the next generation freeway study and involved possible widespread tolling on all lanes of certain freeways, not just express lanes. the end goal is to ease traffic projection and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. price would vary by location and time of day. the report looks into creating what is called cordon pricing in san francisco, oakland, and san jose, which would charge an extra toll for drivers going into the most congested parts of those cities. his could also mean adding tolls to freeways where there is a viable public transit rotation option like bart or caltrain running parallel to the road. another str

for now, reporting live, amanda del castillo.ay on the future of the a's proposed ballpark in vegas. the emergency session went on for seven hours. gloria rodrÍguez is here with all of that. gloria? gloria: lawmakers are expected to take it up again this morning as the special session was called upon by the governor after it wasn't taken up in a rate your letter session, stomach stressing anger over the proposed project as it called for the legislature to consider a financing and infrastructure project related to the construction of a major-league baseball stadium in las vegas. a $1.5 billion project with 30,000 seats, making it the smallest stadium in baseball. $380 million of that would be publicly funded. there were people on both sides speaking up. >> a taxpayer-funded stadium at the same time that the governor has vetoed funding for summer school, a bill to support children's mental health, a bill requiring paid family leave? >> it's going to be the shiny new project on the strip. the ability to sell that place out over thos

reporting live in alameda county, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. bay, 160 residents have been displaced after a fire at an apartment building in san leandro. it started yesterday shortly after 5:00 p.m. on the third floor the building on east 14th street. the red cross is helping. 42 apartments were red tagged. no one was hurt during the fire. kumasi: in the south bay, a family displaced by a fire last weekend is convinced it was arson. the family shared this surveillance video with abc 7 news. you can see the person on the bicycle riding by mattress leaning against the wall in the moments later this, the mattress starts to burn. >> within two or three or four times he went by the flare started going up. for the first time in my life i feel violated. kumasi: san jose fire investigators are still trying to determine what cost of the fire. officials say five of the seven units of the complex were heavily damaged. the hoa started to claim that says rebuilding will be a long process. reggie: former president trump is offering a new explanation for that

amanda del castillo, abc7 news. kristen: governor newsom was in the bay area yesterday to sign the budget bill that includes more than $5 billion for transit across the state. >> the new return -- demanding more accountability on collaboration. we are demanding a new approach. a new business model for public transit. not just for the bay area public transit but writ large. kristen: the budget still needs to be finalized by state lawmakers and signed again by the governor before it is final. larry: coming up, putting driverless rides to the test. leading to waymo confusion for the bay area self-driving service. also, a lake resurfaces after a decades long disappearance in the central valley. it is your chance to buy the white house, sort of, kind when you start a business you put everything into it. hackers know that small business owners are busy. they don't always have time for cybersecurity, which makes them vulnerable to cyberattacks. ♪ -that's why the google tools they use every day are secure by default and why

amanda del castillo was with east bay mud and uc berkeley engineers as they showcased spot. y call him spot. a robotic pup engineers hoping will pave the way for inspections of underground and underwater infrastructure with less risk to humans. place in the future, we will still be doing human inspection, but we are looking at ways of using this technology not just for us, but other types of inspections and beyond. amanda: spot is being tested to hopefully improve on already capabilities. >> this was last inspected in 1987, so this is a really great opportunity for us to go in and see how infrastructure is holding up, if it needs any immediate repairs, and like i said, it is looking pretty good. amanda: equipped with more sensors than a drone and carrying 3d and stereo cameras, spot is equipped to provide more precise information about water tunnel conditions. that's what is happening here at the upper san leandro tunnel. spot testing all 7000 feet of this tunnel. >> it is difficult to go in, and spot is not that big and can carry many things and can go all the way in and com

amanda del castillo live with what you need to know before you head out. amanda: talk about turbulent travel. at sfo, we have seen people stranded, exhausted, frustrated, having already faced several dozen cancellations and delays. this is all ahead of the busy fourth of july holiday travel day -- travel weekend. you can only imagine what the headache will be like. we found this scene at sfo yesterday. some families described having went all night and day here, waiting in hours long lines for help with rebooking and connections. having struggles with luggage, looking for their own longings. it holiday weekend only exacerbated by staffing shortages and severe storms on the east coast. airlines were bracing for a record-breaking memorial day weekend in may, preparing for a bigger routes with warnings about the busy summer travel season ahead. this comes after the winter holiday travel we end disaster -- holiday travel disaster we saw last year. >> i have been here 36 hours. i have two kids that are absolutely spent. >> we had a customer service line that was

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amanda del castillo was east bay mud and engineers as they showcased spot. reporter: they call him spot. robotic pup -- a robotic pup for with less risk to humans. >>>> we will still be doing human inspection but we are looking at ways to be able to use this technology not just for us but also for other types of inspections. tunnels and beyond. reporter: similar to tools like drones with cameras and sensors used for years by the east bay municipal utility district when inspecting confined spaces, spot is being tested to hopefully improve on those capabilities. >> we don't do physical inspections too often. this is a great opportunity for us to go and see how infrastructure is holding up. see if it needs any immediate repairs and it's looking pretty good. reporter: precise information about water tunnel conditions. that is what's happening here at the stanley tunnel. testing all 7000 feet of this 100-year-old tunnel. part of a collaboration between east bay mud and uc berkeley, he was deployed for day two of testing this morning. on the control engineers moni

amanda del castillo joining us live from san francisco. >> there is no denying that fare evasion has been a problem for years. the issue is only growing because there are not enough fare inspectors. fewer today than in 2019. people do not pay, it muni does not collect, then the agency finds it self in a deficit. tomorrow, the state legislature is expected to vote to close the operating opposite gap of several transit systems, including union bart. the -- mui and bart. the state is expected to provide funds in. the agency overseeing this would buy time to figure out how to close the office -- deficit. one plan would be to make passengers pay citation when caught. since 2019 muni drop in fair titrations -- their citations -- f >> funding for robust inspectors. if you do not pay, you will pay a fine. >> if we want muni to survive, we need to pay our fair share. >> we also found unity has budgeted for fewer fare inspectors than before the pandemic, budgeting for 45 instead of 50 inspectors, but as of may 2023, the transit agency had only 36 of those employees on the payroll. only 23 were