j.r. stone has the story this earth month. >> they may barely be bigger than the trees they are holding, but these third and fourth graders in oakland have referred to themselves as a tree army doing their part for earth day. >> in the neighborhood of the school, door to door asking if they the project was inspired after their school had to be shut down last year for two days due to a flea infestation. they learned later the cold weather would have likely killed nearby flee bigs. cold weather never came. >> the whole school, it was hard for me and others. >> they learned about global warming and grew concerned. a month after the fleas, this eagle soda -- showed. up on the soccer field when your >> >> environment is out of balance, strange things start happening. so it was really trying to bring balance back through community. >> soon afterwards, they came up with the idea of planting more trees. teachers found a group called common vision to donate trees and kids went to work. offering to plant

j.r. stone the story this earth month. >> they may barely be bigger than the trees they are holding, but these third and fourth graders in oakland have referred to themselves as a tree army doing their part for earth day. >> in the neighborhood of the school, door to door asking if they want a little fruit tree. >> the project was inspired after their school had to be shut down last year for two days due to a flea infestation. they learned later the cold weather would have likely killed nearby flee bigs. cold weather never came. >> the whole school, it was hard for me and others. >> they learned about global warming and grew concerned. a month after the fleas, this eagle soda -- showed. up on the soccer field when your >> >> environment is out of balance, strange things start happening. so it was really trying to bring balance back through community. >> soon afterwards, they came up with the idea of planting more trees. teachers found a group called common vision to donate trees and kids went to

j.r. stone has a look at the challenges investigators are facing. ing felony charges involving illegal gun possessions before, during, or after the sacramento mass shooting. known charged with homicide or murder and now this -- none charged with homicide or murder and now this news. our sister station in sacramento sent us this video posted to social media showing what appears to be suspects -- suspect martin. -- dancing while holding a gun. the video is believed to have been recorded on the night of the shooting due to a timestamp. sacramento pd received nearly 200 video and -- videos and photographs and say the shooters were among two groups exchanging gunfire, going so far as to say -->> we would like to confirm that the shooting is gang-related. j.r.: we spoke with rick smith who spoke about some of the challenges police are now facing. >> the problem they have is putting it altogether. there's so many people involved in it. they need to charge everybody that fired a gun out there. and not just the people that shot somebody. j.r.: wednesday, the

j.r. stone is in the newsroom with more on the changes that the chief wants to see. lling for more resources in numerous areas. at one point last weekend, we saw five shootings in a matter of seven hours. all this as you have a police force with its lowest number of officers in eight years. >> we as a city remain committed to protecting our children. and on saturday, we did not do that. j.r.: moran armstrong making reference to come isla brown -- to 15-year-old brown. her homicide was the fourth in the city in four days. one of 12 shooting cases last weekend. chief armstrong on the offensive tuesday, calling out alameda county's judicial system. >> far too many people have been let out of custody after being caught with firearms. j.r.: while nina carter says she agrees with the chief, she also says we need to get to the root of the problem by trying to help these young people who often end up on one side or the other in dangerous situations. a segment that she says does not have safe places to go in oakland and because of that, they are often led down the wrong path.

j.r. stoneconfirmed they are looking into allegations from several bar patrons at duke's spirited cocktails. they say their drinks were tampered with over the past year. >> in this situation, what we saw on social media is people jumping to discredit those who claimed to be victims. it is a really unfortunate situation. >> the mayor says a woman posted online last week saying she believes she was roofies at duke's. when kelly spoke of that, the women and men came forward, citing instances at the same location. >> i had several folks contact me saying i was victimized, i hadn't reported, what should i do? >> those at duke are concerned and working to help police in any way they can. >> preemptively, we went to the police department wants the allegations went on social media and turned over our video footage of the night in question. >> meg jabbar hasn't seen any concrete evidence showing tampering. she's aware of police looking into civil allegations and is very much concerned. going so far as to

j.r. stoneas the story of their recovery and new habitat. >> these two owls are likely closely eyeing a street corner in san francisco right now. news that should make you smile. back in february, these owls got inside this building. >> i cannot believe what i was looking at. when i saw him land, he's -- he landed next to another owl and they purged themselves near the dj booth. it was amazing. >> they were inside the church of eight wheels, a former church now a san francisco rollerskating rink. video posted to facebook showed them appearing to dance. those from the nonprofit saw the video and grew concerned. >> that is not an animal dancing or enjoying himself. it is a very stressed wild animal trying to use his census and figure out what is happening. >> those with wild care found someone to rescue to catch the owls who had likely been high above, but inside the roller rink for five to seven days. they were put in an oxygen incubator with iv fluids and feeding tubes at the wild care facility

j.r.: j.r. stone, abc 7 news.a california man is accused of playing on more than 80 children across the u.s. what investigators want -- preying on more than 80 children across the u.s. what investigators want parents to know. you can never truly see the world through someone else's eyes but will glasses giving it a try for those who cannot see. >> windy weather continues tomorrow. i will let you know when palmer conditions are -- calmer conditions are expected. dan: here is a look at jimmy kimmel live. jimmy: fancy meeting you here. ♪ oh, wow barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, but we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. -but i just... -so thanks, we're doing great. i'm so happy for you! but i'm just here for my order. oh. entre-pin-eurs? yeah, my bowling team. i like it. there's money in puns. do business like a gigillionaire at&t business fiber, now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availabilit

j.r. stoneeir recovery and new habitat. >> these two owls are likely closely eyeing a street corner in san francisco right now. news that should make you smile. back in february, these owls got inside this building. >> i cannot believe what i was looking at. when i saw him land, he's -- he landed next to another owl and they purged themselves near the dj booth. it was amazing. >> they were inside the church of eight wheels, a former church now a san francisco rollerskating rink. video posted to facebook showed them appearing to dance. those from the nonprofit saw the video and grew concerned. >> that is not an animal dancing or enjoying himself. it is a very stressed wild animal trying to use his census and figure out what is happening. >> those with wild care found someone to rescue to catch the owls who had likely been high above, but inside the roller rink for five to seven days. they were put in an oxygen incubator with iv fluids and feeding tubes at the wild care facility in san raphael. on

j.r. stone was there and spoke with bar management. >> police confirmed they are looking into allegations from several bar patrons at duke's spirited cocktails. they say their drinks were tampered with over the past year. >> in this situation, what we saw on social media is people jumping to discredit those who claimed to be victims. it is a really unfortunate situation. >> the mayor says a woman posted online last week saying she believes she was roofies at duke's. when kelly spoke of that, the women and men came forward, citing instances at the same location. >> i had several folks contact me saying i was victimized, i hadn't reported, what should i do? >> those at duke are concerned and working to help police in any way they can. >> preemptively, we went to the police department wants the allegations went on social media and turned over our video footage of the night in question. >> meg jabbar hasn't seen any concrete evidence showing tampering. she's aware of police looking into civil allega

j.r. stone is in the newsroom with more on the changes that the chief wants to see. j.r.: the chief and everyone i talked with calling for more resources in numerous areas. at one point last weekend, we saw five shootings in a matter of seven hours. all this as you have a police force with its lowest number of officers in eight years. >> we as a city remain committed to protecting our children. and on saturday, we did not do that. j.r.: moran armstrong making reference to come isla brown -- to 15-year-old brown. her homicide was the fourth in the city in four days. one of 12 shooting cases last weekend. chief armstrong on the offensive tuesday, calling out alameda county's judicial system. >> far too many people have been let out of custody after being caught with firearms. j.r.: while nina carter says she agrees with the chief, she also says we need to get to the root of the problem by trying to help these young people who often end up on one side or the other in dangerous situations. a segment that she says does not have safe places to go in oakland and because of t

j.r. stone has a look at the challenges investigators are facing. charges involving illegal gun possessions before, during, or after the sacramento mass shooting. known charged with homicide or murder and now this -- none charged with homicide or murder and now this news. our sister station in sacramento sent us this video posted to social media showing what appears to be suspects -- suspect martin. -- dancing while holding a gun. the video is believed to have been recorded on the night of the shooting due to a timestamp. sacramento pd received nearly 200 video and -- videos and photographs and say the shooters were among two groups exchanging gunfire, going so far as to say -->> we would like to confirm that the shooting is gang-related. j.r.: we spoke with rick smith who spoke about some of the challenges police are now facing. >> the problem they have is putting it altogether. there's so many people involved in it. they need to charge everybody that fired a gun out there. and not just the people that shot somebody. j.r.: wednesday, the third suspe

j.r.: j.r. stone, abc 7 news.a california man is accused of playing on more than 80 children across the u.s. what investigators want -- preying on more than 80 children across the u.s. what investigators want parents to know. you can never truly see the world through someone else's eyes but will glasses giving it a try for those who cannot see. >> windy weather continues tomorrow. i will let you know when palmer conditions are -- calmer conditions are expected. dan: here is a look at jimmy kimmel live. jimmy: fancy meeting you here. ♪ the world is full of make or break moments. especially if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture, it's time to make your move to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. only prolia® is proven to help strengthen and protect bones from fracture with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, or take xgeva®. serious allergic reactions like low blood pressure, trouble breathing, throat tig

j.r. stoneo the doctor and the siblings. >> this is matthew and carswell, siblings who have a rare genetic condition. because of it, both are in dire need of a new kidney until recently. >> we are finishing up dialysis. >> the doctor -- the doctor leans his head in with the phone to his ear and goes " do you want to kidney?" i froze. >> a kidney was now being offered to carswell at benioff children's hospital. >> i get this news. >> as exciting as that news was, it soon got even better for the siblings from antioch. >> i'm half waking up from sleeping. i just hear her say " it's happening, is happening!" i glanced over and said " what?" the gears in my head started turning, and i immediately got a rush. >> a rush because another kidney had become available for matthew hours after carswell's surgery. >> why don't you bring matthew and so he does not get jealous that his sibling got a transplant? he is going to get one too. >> sibling love in one of their most challenging times yet. the doctor tel

j.r. stones abc7 news.nd the department of justice are expected to release a new rule around ghost guns tomorrow. the measure is expected to modify the federal definition of firearm to include unfinished gun parts like frames and severes. once finalized, it will be the first time that the definition will be changed since the gun act of 196. a pair of major fires in the bay area. nearly 24 hours, a fire at that time port of benecia is contained. in san jose, the investigation is zeroing in on what might have tore through a home depot. we start with the home depot fire where it took several hours to bring the flames under control. and there was not much left as the roof collapsed. that store is near sanna teresa boulevard across from the oak ridge mall. tara campbell spoke to a work who was take ago break when the fire started. >> the ruins of a five-alarm fire at a san jose home depot. firefighters still at work after a more than six-hour battle saturday night. the fire now mostly under control. >> we're hot

j.r. stone spoke to a man who saw the whole thing unfold. >> the car that got hit had good windows, multiple bullet holes jr: a witness describing this vehicle that was shot up in the westbound lanes of interstate i've 80 -- of interstate 580. he says he saw the whole thing with his five and seven-year-old sons come away from -- on their way home from minigolf. >> it look like he had to semiautomatic weapons and just unloaded on the suv to lines -- lands over. it seemed like a several clip. jr: chp close the interstate and spent hours on the highway and shoulder looking for evidence. as for the injuries, scanner traffic said this -- >> two with multiple gunshot wounds. jr: officers will not say anymore about injuries are the extent. a neighbor says things are coming way more common. >> this is not a good sign. we have to clean this up. standing and might driveway getting ready to take off on my motorcycle, then i heard a scattering of bullets. >> you hear about it and read about it, when this is

dan: jr spun -- j.r. stone spoke with the doctor and siblings today. ings who have a rare connecticut condition. because of that, both needed a new kidney but that was until recently. >> we are finishing up dialysis and the doctor heads in with the phone pressed against his ear. he casually goes, do you want a kidney? i completely froze. j.r.: after two years of dialysis treatment, a kidney was now being offered to carswell. >> so i go, what? he says, do you want to kidney? i say, yeah, i will take it. dad was on the other side of the room. >> i walk over there and i get this news and just disbelief. not really sure what i was feeling. all of the emotions coming in at one time. >> like what is going on? i just got a kidney offer and i think we had the same look of, oh my god. it was an hour and a half of celebration and going, oh my god. j.r.: as exciting as that news was, it got better for the siblings from antioch. >> i am half waking up from sleeping. and i just hear their say -- them say, it is happening. i glanced up and said, what? but then the ge

j.r. stone has a look at the challenges investigators are facing. jr: these suspects are facing felony charges involving illegal gun positions before, during or after the sacramento mass shooting. gun charged with homicide or murder, now this news. >> we have identified at least five shooters. j.r.: our sister station in sacramento sent us this video posted to social media showing what appears to be suspect smiley martin recently released from prison waving a gun at the camera, and appears to be his brother now behind bars, dancing while holding a gun. the video is believed to have been recorded on the night of the shooting due to a timestamp. sacramento pd has received nearly 200 videos and photographs and say that shooters were among two groups exchanging gunfire, going so far as to say -- >> the shooting is gang-related. j.r.: we spoke with former fbi agent rick smith who spoke about some of the challenges police are now facing. >> the problem is putting it all together. there are so many people involved in it. they need to charge everybody that

j.r. stone has a look at the things that the storm stirred up. j.r.: i just spoke with pgd and as of 9:00, nearly 5000 people are without electricity, winds still a big problem. downed trees and sierra snow from an april storm system that packed the punch. we start in palo alto where this massive tree came down on several cars. >> i heard a huge crash. j.r.: carrie's suv was smashed the family next to it was inside their car but escaped unharmed as did everyone else nearby. across the bay in martinez, another tree. the wind from the storm system always -- also felt in the sierra. >> the winds were amazing last night. 115 recorded winds across the ridge stops. we had just thought out the summer furniture, and it crashed right inside like a pinball machine, moving around. j.r.: with those winds came snow at lake levels and how elevations, something that state climatologist michael anderson says is good news. >> this one system looks like a place that will outperform for april, may, and june of last year. j.r.: while the snow here helps, we are still

i am j.r. stone. we will have more on that story in a moment, but let us get a look at the weather and here is lisa argen. lisa: we are looking at a quiet start this last day of april, and temperatures will come up in spots around the bay area. syste north that is allowing for ac breeze to kick up. you know that means the coast will be blustery. 53, san leandro. elsewhere mid 40's along the coast, and compared to 24 hours ago we are mild from five to nine degrees warmer. there is emeryville with a lot of sunshine. 9:00, 50's and 60's. noon, windy. 60's and 70's. 4:00 we are reaching 80 inland with upper 60's to low 70's around the bay. still at the coast, we cannot get a break. we will talk about another warming trend as we welcome may into the picture coming up. j.r.: developing news and contra costa rick -- contra costa county, investigators trying to determine the cause of two separate fires. officials are calling them suspicious because they are set not far apart. the first was set 12:30 a.m. on t

i am j.r. stone. we will have more on that story in a moment but let's start with a look at your weather. here is lisa argen. lisa: we are starting out pretty quiet this last day of april. we will have a system to the north to allow for the fog to come back and the sea breeze. live doppler 7 picking up on a cold front in the pacific northwest. we will be looking at the satellite, you will know about it because we have those winds later today. there is a look at mount tam where the camera shaking. 53 in the city as well as open with 50 in -- as well as oakland with 50 in south mo bay. it is a warmer start to the day. a lot warmer along the coast. we will reverse the trend later today. temperatures stay in the 50's. there is santa cruz. upper 40's. sunshine, the winds pick up. 60's and 70's by midday, bayshore, and inland. by the afternoon, we could see 80 toward brentwood and upper 60's be near 70 around hayward today. cooler along the peninsula. j.r.: developing news in contra costa county, investigat

this is j.r. stone.street corner in san francisco now, news that should make you smile. but in february, these owls got inside this building. >> when i saw him land, he landed next to another powell. -- owl, right near the dj booth. it was amazing. the former church is now a san francisco rollerskating rink. the music played. video posted to facebook showed these owls starting to dance. those from the nonprofit wild care wildlife hospital saw the video and were concerned. >> that is not an animal dancing, enjoying itself. that is a stressed wild animal trying to use it senses and triangulate and figure out what is happening. jr: while care found someone to catch the two owls, who had likely been high above but inside the roller rink for five to seven days. they were immediately put in an oxygen incubator with iv fluids, and feeding tubes. one of the birds passed away within 48 hours after the rescue. >> then i come back another day and i see the exact same thing. i'm like, what is this? it is another owl

i'm j.r. stone. we begin with a focus on your health. one of the issues we focus on and our commitment to building a better bay area. tonight, a concerning increase in covid cases across california. average daily cases have gone up by more than 50% since the end of march. according to the cdc, most bay area counties are at the high level for covid transmission. the surge comes as two new omicron variants are spreading, now accounting for 93% of cases nationwide. >> with the next variant, this is the problem, this is what we have to focus on prevention. because we do not know what we are going to be dealt with later this year. j.r.: one bit of encouraging news, hospitalizations are still trending down statewide. data released friday shows california currently has 132 patients in the icu with covid compared to over 300 this time a month ago. starting tomorrow, masks will no longer be required in public commission and board hearing rooms in san francisco city buildings. people who want to continue to wear masks are encouraged to do so. the

j.r. stone has a look at the challenges investigators are facing. >> these suspects are facing felony charges involving illegal gun possessions before, during, or after the sacramento mass shooting. none charged with homicide or murder, and now this news. >> we have identified at least five shooters. j.r.: our sister station in sacramento sent us this video posted to social media, showing what appears to be suspect smiley martin, waving a gun at the camera, and what appears to be his brother, was now behind bars, dancing holding a gun. the video is believed to have been recorded the night of the shooting. sacramento pd has received nearly 200 videos and photographs. they say the shooters were among two groups exchanging gunfire. going so far as to say. >> we would like to confirm this shooting is gang-related. j.r.: we spoke with private investigator rick smith, spoke about some of the challenges police are now facing. >> the problem they have is putting it all together. there are so many people

. >> i am j.r. stone.ra costa county, investigators are trying to determine the cause of two separate fires set overnight. officials are calling the fires suspicious because they were set not far apart in martinez. both started on opposite sides of interstate 680. firefighters were able to extinguish the flames. no buildings were affected. here is lisa argen with a look at your weather. lisa: good morning. you see the fog in the distance. the camera is shaking. 52 in san jose. a milder star out there. gorgeous view from vollmer peak. the sea breeze comes back in earnest today. 53 in fairfield. 60's and 70's for most. windy, in the upper 50's at the shoreline. >> at adp, we use data-driven insights to design hr solutions to provide flexible pay options and greater workforce visibility today, so you can have more success tomorrow. ♪ one thing leads to another, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ ♪ jolene ♪ ♪ please don't take him just because you can ♪ >>> oh, welcome back on "gma" on this saturday morni

dan: jr spun -- j.r. stone spoke with the doctor and siblings today. is the pair of siblings who have a rare connecticut condition. because of that, both needed a new kidney but that was until recently. >> we are finishing up dialysis and the doctor heads in with the phone pressed against his ear. he casually goes, do you want a kidney? i completely froze. j.r.: after two years of dialysis treatment, a kidney was now being offered to carswell. >> so i go, what? he says, do you want to kidney? i say, yeah, i will take it. dad was on the other side of the room. >> i walk over there and i get this news and just disbelief. not really sure what i was feeling. all of the emotions coming in at one time. >> like what is going on? i just got a kidney offer and i think we had the same look of, oh my god. it was an hour and a half of celebration and going, oh my god. j.r.: as exciting as that news was, it got better for the siblings from antioch. >> i am half waking up from sleeping. and i just hear their say -- them say, it is happening. i glanced up and said, w

i am j.r. stone.uard is resuming a search for a third victim after a car drove off they clip into the ocean at pescadero state beach. officials said two people were found dead last night. several agencies, including the chp, san mateo county sheriffs office, and the la honda fire department responded to the scene. officials are investigating and trying to determine thee accide. ather.oined by meteorologist lisa: a nice day out there, but. we have fog. . . weyoac ro warriors. because we know you want to get back to going your speed, steering life at 10 and 2. you're hitting the road... and we're helping you get there with confidence. soon you'll get back to skipping the counter without missing a beat. back to choosing any car in the aisle. back to being the boss of you. go national. go like a pro. ♪ it's gonna be me ♪ >>> we love that song. especially as we approach the month of may. >> especially as we approach the month of may. welcome back to "gma." most punderful time of year. they're making me say

j.r. stoneut five simona county tribes have signed on to a letter opposing a building of a casino resort. >> the five other tribes are united and we are standing in solidarity with them. j.r.: david is concerned about coy nation's a plan to reestablish its tribal land base by building the resort and casino, a 200 room hotel and casino with a spot. we spoke with those from coy nation when they revealed the plan last september. they said the casino resort would create at least 2000 jobs. >> it is a resort. i prefer to be -- i prefer to call it a retreat. j.r.: the tribe's website says most of their people have lived in sonoma county more than 100 years. >> we don't want to step on the tribe's issues of establishing their homeland at the same time the casino issue is a huge one for us. j.r.: land use is an issue for many we have talked with. there are questions about roads, traffic, and loving, just -- plumbing, just to name a few. one person has serious questions. >> it is the current zoning and p

j.r. stone has a look at the things that the storm stirred up. eople are without electricity, winds still a big problem. downed trees and sierra snow from an april storm system that packed the punch. we start in palo alto where this massive tree came down on several cars. >> i heard a huge crash. j.r.: carrie's suv was smashed the family next to it was inside their car but escaped unharmed as did everyone else nearby. across the bay in martinez, another tree. the wind from the storm system always -- also felt in the sierra. >> the winds were amazing last night. 115 recorded winds across the ridge stops. we had just thought out the summer furniture, and it crashed right inside like a pinball machine, moving around. j.r.: with those winds came snow at lake levels and how elevations, something that state climatologist michael anderson says is good news. >> this one system looks like a place that will outperform for april, may, and june of last year. j.r.: while the snow here helps, we are still well below our needs. >> we have more moisture on the la

reporting live in san jose, j.r. stone, abc7news. >> this is one last look at the suspect.a dark blue shirt and had a black face mask. he also had on a baseball cap. the baby carrier is black. this is the three-month-old baby who was kidnapped. we have posted his picture on the abc7news facebook page. >> let's move to developing news with twitter. elon musk who currently holds the title of the world's richest man has bought the social media company for $44 billion. once this goes through he will take the company private. this caps a whirlwind dance that first saw muska by company stock, then an offer to buy the company at five dollars per share more than where the stock has been trading. muska has been critical of twitter and has suggested his plan is geared toward free-speech. >> twitter has become the de facto townsquare. >> he tweets a lot, he has been public with his criticism about the platform, so he is putting his money where his tweets are. he is buying the asset. >> it could take nine months before the deal is ironed out and twitter officially belongs to elon musk.

ama: abc7news reporter j.r. stone joins us live in the newsroom and you spoke with doctors and scientists about the situation on planes. j.r.: the reaction all over the place from those who are traveling, but from doctors and scientists, much more concerned. we are now seeing faces at the airport and on planes after a federal judge struck down the transit mask mandate. reaction from doctors, a bold one. >> it sets really scary precedent for a time when we think about public health emergencies and whether or not judges and politics can override what the cdc is saying. >> even companies like delta calling this an ordinary seasonal virus in a press release. it is not ordinary and not seasonal yet. j.r.: while travelers are choosing to unmask, others are not. we spoke with researchers who studied aerosol dispersion and covid transmission on airplanes. in 2020, sean was part of a group that found covid transmission reduced more than 99% on planes due to high air exchange rates, hepa filtered recirculation, and downward cir

ama: abc7news reporter j.r. stone joins us live in the newsroom and you spoke with doctors and scientists about the situation on planes. j.r.: the reaction all over the place from those who are traveling, but from doctors and scientists, much more concerned. we are now seeing faces at the airport and on planes after a federal judge struck down the transit mask mandate. reaction from doctors, a bold one. >> it sets really scary precedent for a time when we think about public health emergencies and whether or not judges and politics can override what the cdc is saying. >> even companies like delta calling this an ordinary seasonal virus in a press release. it is not ordinary and not seasonal yet. j.r.: while travelers are choosing to unmask, others are not. we spoke with researchers who studied aerosol dispersion and covid transmission on airplanes. in 2020, sean was part of a group that found covid transmission reduced more than 99% on planes due to high air exchange rates, hepa filtered recirculation, and downward cir

j.r. stone story. >> not just one opposition letter, but five simona county tribes have signed on to a letter opposing a building of a casino resort. >> the five other tribes are united and we are standing in solidarity with them. j.r.: david is concerned about coy nation's a plan to reestablish its tribal land base by building the resort and casino, a 200 room hotel and casino with a spot. we spoke with those from coy nation when they revealed the plan last september. they said the casino resort would create at least 2000 jobs. >> it is a resort. i prefer to be -- i prefer to call it a retreat. j.r.: the tribe's website says most of their people have lived in sonoma county more than 100 years. >> we don't want to step on the tribe's issues of establishing their homeland at the same time the casino issue is a huge one for us. j.r.: land use is an issue for many we have talked with. there are questions about roads, traffic, and loving, just -- plumbing, just to name a few. one person has serious

reporting live in san jose, j.r. stone, abc7news. >> this is one last look at the suspect. he is described as hispanic and was wearing a dark blue shirt and had a black face mask. he also had on a baseball cap. the baby carrier is black. this is the three-month-old baby who was kidnapped. we have posted his picture on the abc7news facebook page. >> let's move to developing news with twitter. elon musk who currently holds the title of the world's richest man has bought the social media company for $44 billion. once this goes through he will take the company private. this caps a whirlwind dance that first saw muska by company stock, then an offer to buy the company at five dollars per share more than where the stock has been trading. muska has been critical of twitter and has suggested his plan is geared toward free-speech. >> twitter has become the de facto townsquare. >> he tweets a lot, he has been public with his criticism about the platform, so he is putting his money where his tweets are. he is buying the asset. >> it could take nine months before the deal is ironed out

i'm j.r. stone.ld a better bay area begins with a focus on the environment. areas honored earth day. in some community this is earth day is a chance to take stock of how much climate change is affecting the planet >> yeah, j. >> , earth day weekend is giving folks a lot to think about when it comes to future of the planet >> green business on display from solar to those who plant trees. all food vend or have gone ve vegan. >> being around the community with a lot of people who are dan: the same thing, -- who are doing the same thing promoting veganism. >> it's more than a celebration. it's a teaching. >> climate change is moving the needle and changing the conversation. >> gives me the chance to think about how we can take tiny ste

j.r. stone spoke with the bar's management. j.r.: police confirm they're looking into allegations from several bar patrons at duke's spirited cocktails who say their drinks were tampered with over the past year. >> unfortunately in this situation, what we saw on social media is a number of people jumping to discredit those who claim to be victims. that is a really unfortunate situation. j.r.: the vice mayor says a woman posted online last week who believes she was roof eat at duke's -- roofied at duke's. >> i've had several folks i don't know contact me, saying i was also victimized, what should i do? j.r.: those at duke's say they are concerned and are woke -- working to help police anyway they can. >> preemptively we went to the police department once these allegations came out, and turned over our video footage of the night in question. j.r.: one person says she has not seen concrete evidence of tampering. she is aware of police looking into 6-10 similar allegations and is very concerned, going so far as to increase staff tra

j.r. stone has the new details. >> smiley martin is one of three suspects, including his brother in custody right now in connection with a mass shooting that happened sunday in sacramento, leaving six dead and 12 wounded. >> smiley and his brother were together during this incident, we believe. >> smiley was before a -- who was shot during the incident will be booked into the sacramento county main jail when his medical condition improves. he is no stranger to the law. the department of corrections and rehabilitation confirmed that smiley was released in february of 2022 after serving nearly 5.5 years of a 10 year sentence involving robbery. now he faces gun charges, including being in possession of a machine gun. they were so concerned about smiley's release that they wrote the parole board saying " he has little regard for the law." his sentence was completed. >> the question will be asked air " what leaven -- here, " what level of supervision was the under, if any, when he left prison"? >> it

j.r. stone, abc7news. reggie: building a better bay area focusing on education and students are getting a new lesson about the history of slavery and america through a new children's picture book called the 1619 project born on the water. it talks about how africans were taken from traditions, enslaved and brought to america centuries ago. >> this book was written with five in mind to be able to speak directly to them about what their origin story is and to feel proud of the people that came before them. reggie: today one of the authors will read the book to students during an assembly or they know the top could be difficult for kids they will risk -- provide space for them to feel and respond. kumasi: a southwest flight from chicago to buffalo new york was delayed for an hour. flight attendants got creative and let's just say they ruled with this -- rolled with the situation. what is happening? in the video, you can see passengers having a toilet paper race as the train was sitting at midway international

j.r. stone, abc 7 news. reggie: the white house can claim a legal victory in vaccination policies.a federal appeals court has upheld the requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated. a lower court had issued an injunction on the initial requirement back in september peered the new hire court ruling will affect 3.5 million workers who must get vaccinated by late november. this comes as a wave of covid cases hit washington. house speaker nancy pelosi tested positive one day after she was with president biden speaking with him unmasked. washington dc and 11 states reporting significant upticks inchoate hospitalizations, mostly tied to the omicron ba.2. >> i would get vaccinated and boosted again. jobina: near exit he seeing the effects of rising cases. roadway canceling shows including sarah jessica parker, and matthew broderick. shows are recommending people wear masks endorsed again. reggie: bay area food banks say they are seeing an increase in demand for food. kumasi: with rising gas prices and inflation, people are coming back. the food bank of contra costa is serving 260

j.r. stone has a look at the problems stemming from the weather. : downed trees, power outages, and snow from enable storm system -- from an april storm system. we start at palo wreare crash. j.r.: kerry's suv was smashed. the family in this car was inside their car and escaped unharmed. >> it was really scary. j.r.: across the bay in martinez, another tree. the wind from the storm system also fell in the sierra. >> the winds were amazing last night. 100, 110, 115 recorded winds. we had just broke out the summer furniture. we thought it was cool to put it on the deck. last night, it sounded like a pinball machine moving around. j.r.: with those winds came snow at lake level and high elevations, something that michael anderson says is good news. >> this one system looks like it will outperform april, may, and june of last year. j.r.: gander said since last year -- anderson says let's hear -- last year was the second drive from roadway -- on record -- second driest on record. >> the last four days, we have ranked -- great -- rak bags of pine needles.

in san francisco, j.r. stone, abc7news. amazing story and so awesome they were both able to get kidneys. if you are interested in becoming an organ donor, you can sign up the domain life california and we have a link for you at abc7news.com. ama: dispenser for one last check of the weather. spencer: clouds increasing tonight with temperatures increasing of the 40's for most of the b area. tomorrow through friday, we expect. the light rain and showers. an occasional downpour breezy at times. forecast animation starting tomorrow morning. rain will sweep down to the north bay and start -- through the afternoon, able stretch survey area. waiver rain will be followed by rain on thursday and thursday night into friday before the storm finally widens down. basically about a quarter of next to the record is of an inch steps -- systems. a beach hazard statement for tomorrow night until late friday night there will be rough surf and the risk of waves. accuweather forecast. storm activity ranks only one on the storm impact scale throu