lena howland abc seven news lena. >> thank you. charges are pending for a man accused of stabbing a parishioner outside of a well-known catholic church in san francisco. the attack happened right after sunday service in front of saints peter and paul catholic church in north beach. witnesses say a man who's believed to be unhoused interrupted mass. then he was escorted outside of the church due to safety concerns. a short time later, witnesses say he shot a jesus is not real before stabbing a man in the leg. the victim's wife called police, who came and arrested the man. community members expressed their frustration. >> until we figure out how to solve this problem and solve it with with compassion and also, you know, crack down on things. >> the victim's injuries are non-life threatening. he is. and that person is expected to survive. >> five security guards at a bar in petaluma are under arrest, accused of assaulting a customer. it happened saturday night at jameson's roaring donkey in the heart of town. police say the customer,

that's where we find abc seven news reporter lena howland and lena. riders are being asked to look for busses now in front of the terminal. >> yeah, that's right. kumasi. good morning to you. today, instead of taking the ferry, passengers are being told to look for busses parked right outside of the terminal. now, this is happening while the sausalito pier remains closed after an issue requiring immediate attention was discovered during a routine inspection on friday. over the weekend, signs could be seen all around the pier saying the ferry service between san francisco and sausalito had been suspended until further notice. yesterday we spotted a large crane and a barge ready to do work, a city council member says they can't do any work until low tide. that's just before 5:00. meanwhile, golden gate ferry service is suspended until the repairs can be made. the change confused visitors. we found at the dock. >> i was originally planning to ride a ferry from san francisco to here and then back, so luckily we drove here. so yeah, i guess we're okay. >>

abc seven news reporter lena howland is here, and lena, students at san francisco state university are going to hold a rally for solidarity with gaza. >> reggie. that's right. good morning. a group called students for gaza at sfsu is behind today's demonstration. the group says the rally will be focused on calling on the csu system to stop providing support to israel. as sfsu associated students already voted to divest from israel back in 2020. their message follows calls for divestment from students on college campuses nationwide. at stanford, more than two dozen tents have been set up on the campus's white plaza. their demonstration first started on thursday for what student activists are calling a people's university for palestine. this group told us they're demanding stanford separate itself from any companies or organizations advancing military efforts in the israel-hamas war. and they're calling out three well-known companies stanford has ties with lockheed martin. >> stanford has ties with chevron with hp, and all three of those companies, are are hurting the palestinian people.

lena howland abc seven news. >> all right. thank you lena. so if you want to know more about today's eclipse, you can go to abc seven news.com. we have everything you need to know, including the local events lena just mentioned and how you can make your own eclipse viewer at home if you don't have the right protection. maybe you want more context about the eclipse, or you just want to see what's happening across the bay area in the country. our special coverage starts at 11 a.m. wherever you stream abc seven news. >> developing news now the faa is looking into a very scary situation for passengers on board a southwest flight out of denver. gloria, the plane's engine cover blew off and passengers could see it outside the window. >> yeah. so scary. reggie. the plane only made it to about 10,000ft before it had to turn around. and make an immediate emergency landing. take a look at this. passengers were watching the whole time in fact, they were the ones that alerted the flight crew because the pilots could not see it. 143 passengers were on boa

abc seven news reporter lena howland live at sfo. where they'll be arriving in. well, i guess pretty soon now. right, lena? >> yeah, that's right. kumasi we know that, though these flights were slightly delayed, there are two different flights coming in from taiwan this morning. expected to land here at sfo really within the next hour, both carrying passengers who felt this intense earthquake. a youtuber in taiwan captured the quake on this video inside of his apartment, roughly 80 miles south of the epicenter in taichung city. at sfo last night, we talked to passengers who were actually up in the air when it happened. one couple from taipei was receiving messages from his friends and family. >> yeah, they're all fine, but just like, have to clean out. like the whole household got really messy. wow >> yeah, yeah, it's very scary. >> we have some broken bottles here and there at home. yeah, but the good thing is that none get hurt. you know what i heard on the messenger app? you know, that looks like the most of my friends are okay. >> now, we also talked to one ma

lena howland abc seven news thank you. >> lena. the north bay say they're seeing progress in their fight against homelessness. napa county is sharing the first results from this year's point in time count. the county says the total number of unhoused people dropped 18% compared to january of last year . the number of people spending the night on the street dropped 42, with more people staying in shelters in the south bay. big changes are coming to the salvation army campus in san jose. the fourth street facility is getting a makeover. the charitable group will open a temporary 74 unit shelter for existing residents of the immanuel house, immanuel house itself will be rebuilt and expanded to 112 beds. a community member donated $1 million to help fund the $4 million project. >> we have a concentration of wealth that's nothing else like it in the world, and yet we have not solved this homeless problem . we're trying, and it's only through partnerships with the city, with the county, with other nonprofit providers, especially the ones

lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you lena. well we are learning new details about the local entrepreneurs killed when their plane crashed near lake tahoe and gloria. people who knew them say they had a huge impact on the tech industry. >> they do. kumasi truckee police say that lauren and naomi pietruszka crashed as they were coming in for a landing on saturday night at the truckee airport. the couple was from israel and had homes in hillsborough and incline village. palo alto, based upward, is one of many companies in hand in. we spoke with the venture capital firm's founder, gil ben-artzi, and he says that leon and naomi never sought the limelight, but they had a huge impact on the businesses that they backed. >> there were quiet leaders. they weren't upfront and center. you won't read about them, you know, in business or investment publication. but if you talk to every single founder that they invested in, they would always say that they were the first call. >> the pair wanted to give back to the israeli tech world through

lena howland abc seven news. >> lena, thank you.or updates on the earthquake in taiwan. you can get breaking news alerts as they happen by downloading the abc seven news app. now's a great opportunity to check on your own earthquake plan. we have what you need to know to get a kit, make a plan, and be informed. check out abc seven news.com/prepare norcal. >> we have all seen headlines about the surge of migrants coming to america, some of them ending up here in the bay area. but there hasn't been a good way to track just how many people we're talking about. until now, data about migrant families is now being tracked by san francisco unified immigration status is not a barrier to getting kids into school, so enrolling students is one of the first things that many families do when they arrive in san francisco. sfusd does not ask a family's immigration status because san francisco is a sanctuary city we're seeing about. >> i would say, an average of 150 newly enrolled students every single month since about december of 2023, and every

abc seven news reporter lena howland here. with what we know about this potential deal. >> lena kumasi, good morning to you. the a's new ballpark in las vegas won't be ready for at least another three years. so they're looking for a place to play until it's ready. their current lease at the oakland coliseum expires at the end of this season. the team has been exploring a temporary home in sacramento or salt lake city, but oakland is trying to get them to stay. abc seven news is learning the city will offer to extend the team's lease for up to five years. it would cost them an average of 19.4 million per year, with an opt out in year three. the team would also need to sell half of the coliseum property and offer she obtained by abc. seven shows the city is now no longer asking the a's to change their name when they leave oakland, or guarantee the city get an mlb expansion team in the future. in a statement to our sister network, espn, oakland mayor shang tao said the terms we have proposed for a lease extension at the coliseum a

lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. lena.s, slack, phone calls, bosses have a lot of ways to contact you when you are off the clock. well now, a lawmaker in the bay area wants to ban bosses from calling you after hours. assemblymember matt haney of san francisco introduced a bill this past week to give employees the legal right to ignore work calls and emails when they are not working. inspired by an upcoming right to disconnect law in australia, haney's proposal would find bosses starting at $100 for repeatedly trying to contact workers after hours. california would be the first u.s. state with a similar law which state has the heaviest drinkers? surprising answer coming up. >> it's a tip or not to tip. >> that is the question most americans are asking themselves at the checkout counter. but first, let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> good morning amanda 5.39 will take you to san jose this morning where all is very quiet. >> it is chilly out there with temperatures in the 40s and we have clear sk

lena howland, abc seven news. all right. >> thank you lena, we are excited. if you want more, know more about today's eclipse go to abc seven news.com. we have everything you need to know, including the local events that lena mentioned and how you can make your own eclipse viewer at the house. if you don't have the right protection. you want more context about today's eclipse, or you just want to see what's going on around the bay area in the country today we have you covered. our special coverage starts at 11 a.m. wherever you stream abc seven news. >> developing news now. the faa looking into a very scary incident for passengers on board a southwest flight out of denver. gloria. the plane's engine cover blew off during takeoff. good morning. >> reggie. yeah, the plane only made it to about 10,000ft before it had to turn around and make an immediate emergency landing. passengers were watching the whole time. in fact, they were the ones that alerted the flight crew since the pilots could not see it. 143 passengers were on board. nobody was hurt. one woman say

live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. thank you lena. >> this morning, memorial plans are being made for a man who made such a huge difference on the lives of thousands of people, the reverend cecil williams died at his home in san francisco yesterday. >> he was 94. williams was a civil rights pioneer who fought for the poor and the hungry. he and his late wife founded the now world famous glide memorial church in the tenderloin. his last appearance was easter sunday. san francisco mayor london breed says williams was at the top of the list of black role models. abc7 news reporter j.r stone looks at the pastor's legacy of compassion and fierce advocacy. >> two things that are critical to us unconditional love and unconditional acceptance. and when you got those two things going for you, you really are out on the cutting edge. >> words to live by. from the late pastor cecil williams, who died monday at the age of 94. words that helped glide memorial church grow from less than 50 members in the 1960s to more than 11,000 in r

live in studio lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. well, the end of an era this morning in las vegas, making way for the a's new stadium, the famed tropicana resort closed its gaming floor overnight, and the hotel closes later this morning. once the last guests check out. performers came together over the weekend for a final farewell. the tropicana has been on the strip since the 1950s. bally's corporation, which owns this resort, says demolition is expected to start in october and the new ballpark is set to open in 2028. >> a terrifying trip to the grocery store in napa county. three people are in the hospital after an apparent gun battle in a safeway gas station. parking lot in american canyon. that store in the gas station next to it is on american canyon road, just off highway 29. two cars were riddled with bullet holes. police say there were at least two shooters. a witness in the nearby safeway store says she heard about 16 to 20 shots. she says it was a hard experience to go through, but i do know it was not like a boom boom bo

live in studio lena howland abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. and you can follow our coverage of the campus protests in the bay area and across the nation over on our website at abc seven news.com noncy. >> students at city college of san francisco will be able to vote in elections for the school's board of trustees. the board president says allowing non-citizens the opportunity to vote for their board would give them a voice in their education and how their school is managed. those students have to be over 18. be a san francisco resident to vote. the school estimates more than a third of the 53,000 ccsf students were born outside of the us. >> if you're noticing higher prices at fast food chains chains, that is, you are not alone. according to market research firm data, central prices are up by about 10. the price hikes come about a month after california increased the minimum wage to $20 per hour. data central analyzed thousands of restaurants across 70 large chains. chick fil a, starbucks, taco bell, and chipotle are among the restaurants tha

lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena.a's other baseball team is leaving oakland to play in sacramento. >> looking forward to this being our home until we move on to our stadium in las vegas in 2028. >> the a's made it official yesterday announcing their new home in west sacramento. the a's are set for three seasons at sutter health park before the plan moved to las vegas. the city of oakland offered the a's a lease extension to stay in play at the coliseum a little longer. it didn't work out. so now the a's are packing up. so what about the employees at the coliseum? the team may be eliminating jobs after the a's move to sacramento. according to the chronicle, in a zoom meeting with the a's front office, employees were notified that a staff reduction is coming in november. the report says the a's are partnering with the nba's sacramento kings and triple a rivercats, both owned by vivek ranadivÉ, which would create redundancy among workers, prompting the a's to eliminate jobs. so here's a look at how the a's stadium saga d

abc seven news reporter lena howland here. with the plans to reportedly move the team to the capital city, kumasi, after meeting with sacramento officials yesterday, the a's are now reportedly close to finalizing a deal that would temporarily move the team to sutter health park in sacramento before their planned move to las vegas. >> this is the view of sutter health park from drone view seven, home to minor league team the sacramento river cats. the a's would play there for two years while they build a stadium in vegas. once their lease with the oakland coliseum expires at the end of the season. abc seven sports anchor casey pratt reports that a's employees have already been told sacramento is close to a done deal. the a's held a negotiating session with oakland city officials on tuesday, but not much came out of it. the team put out a statement saying the two sides were far apart. major league baseball already approved their move to vegas, but the earliest a ballpark a ballpark could be ready is the 2028 season. an official

live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. while the a's prepare to leave oakland, a new minor league team is getting ready to move in. abc seven news was at raymond field yesterday where renovations have started on the oakland ballers new home. the team is spending more than a million and a half dollars on improvements, including a video scoreboard and new bleachers. the ballers first home game is in june, and here's your chance to play professional baseball. the ballers are holding tryouts this saturday at laney college in oakland. you can find more information on what you need to do at abc seven news.com. alameda county residents are going to have to travel out of the county if they want to see fireworks on the 4th of july. >> the city of livermore has canceled its annual display. livermore was the last community in alameda county to stage fireworks. the police chief and city manager issued an online statement saying the area just couldn't handle the 12,000 people who attended. they say 60% of those people were visiting fro

lena howland, abc seven news. >> what a day it has been, lena. great job to you and your photographer, edward. today well, protesters shut down the golden gate bridge just before eight this morning. and traffic, as you can see, there, was backed up for miles into marin. abc seven news caught up with a woman who was trying to get to san francisco for a medical procedure that was time sensitive. the protest left her stuck in the north bay. >> i'm feeling pretty frustrated. you know what? i believe in the right to protest. and i believe in the right to express your point of view. but i think causing this type of disturbance to thousands and thousands of people isn't the right way to go about it. >> the bridge reopened at about 1215 this afternoon. officers arrested 26 bridge protesters there weren't any protests on the bay bridge, but officials were ready. >> the off ramp from eastbound 80 to on southbound 80 was closed in anticipation of possible protests. the chp also blocked the grand avenue on ramp to westbound 80, increasing the gridlock on nea

but let's start with abc7 news reporter lena howland. live in oakland. lena >> kristin, we are at the bottom of the on ramp to 880 southbound lanes here at seventh street in oakland, where things are really a much different story than the last time you checked in on us. only a couple of hours ago, the protesters that were here blocking the entrance to this onramp and that were blocking all lanes of southbound traffic on 880, have since cleared the area, and it wasn't until about 140 this afternoon when chp officers also finally cleared this area as well and reopened all lanes of traffic. now, here is a look at what happened on 880 northbound near fifth avenue in oakland earlier today. this all started around 6:00 this morning when protesters walked onto the highway physically chaining themselves to barrels. some demonstrators could even be seen sitting on the highway next to those barrels from our sky. seven view protesters tell us these are each filled with concrete weighing about 300 pounds each. it took officials several hours to break through these ba

>> abc seven news reporter lena howland breaks down the numbers. newsroom with more lena, dan and dion both business owners and the city's top cop. >> tell me the numbers are encouraging, but they also say there is still a lot of crime and that this is not the time for law enforcement to take their foot off the gas. progress in san francisco since chp began patrolling the city's streets last may under governor newsom's orders, officers have taken enough fentanyl to kill the entire city's population nearly a dozen times over. >> remove, saying that much of it that many fatal doses that otherwise would be out on our streets being ingested by who knows, that's a huge step forward. >> in that time, the chp has also issued more than 6000 citations, leading to almost 500 arrests, and they've recovered 15 crime linked guns. >> our focus from the beginning has been increased patrol in these areas of san francisco that have been identified as having higher crime or, you know, we know that there are, for lack of a better terms, these open air drug markets. >

abc seven news reporter lena howland dives into that demand. and what companies protesters are targeting. >> reporter a cardboard cutout of stanford university president richard sackler with blood on his hands and signs calling for divestment are greeting newly admitted students at stanford's spring admit weekend. >> we want stanford university to pull all of its funding from companies that are helping facilitate israeli war crimes. >> it's unclear how many students slept here friday night, but more than two dozen tents are still set up on the campus's white plaza. they've been here since thursday for what demonstrators are calling a people's university for palestine. this demonstration, drawing support from this parent of an incoming political science student here visiting from georgia. >> so it appealed me. let's go. i have a couple of hours and offer them whatever help they i can do for them being a parent. adrianna a stanford junior and spokesperson for the group, says there aligned in solidarity with other schools nationwide. >> they're de

. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland explains why this is what $1.7 million will get you on thern edge of silicon valley in cupertino. >> a cozy 384 square foot home, which is a little more than the average size of an american hotel room. >> it's location, location, location. >> but the house might not be what people are paying for. instead it's the potential of a 7800 square foot lot. >> there's one thing that that we don't make anymore, and that's dirt residential real estate, particularly in the san francisco bay area, is it's unique. it's unique because, you know, there there are so few choices for buyers these days because sellers really like to live here. >> the home up for sale is at the end of a cul de sac, sandwiched between homes worth around $5 million, according to zillow. >> this home has a lot of interest because of the lot size and the neighborhood. cupertino is really well known for its school district and great schools. >> maxwell ducklow is the buyer's agent, he says it's the smallest house that's been up for sale in cupertino in more than ten years. >> i imagi

. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland live at oracle park with what's new this year? se fill us in. >> oh, that's right. well, happy opening day. we are finally here. this is the day we have all been waiting for. and we are joined now by shayna dom. she is with the giants and she's here to tell us about what is new this season including about all of this wonderful food right in front of us. so shayna tell us what's going on. >> well, it's opening day. it's our 66th opening 66 year in san francisco, 67th opening day. so really exciting. of course, preparations are getting ready for today's game. you've got, you know, people power washing and checking the scoreboard and making sure everything is working. but just super excited for the day. the bunting is out, the food is here, which we know that everyone comes obviously to meet our new manager, bob melvin . welcome him home and back to the bay area where he's originally from, and our team with all of our new players. we're going to get to see jordan hicks on the mound today. one of those new players. and then of course t

abc seven news reporter lena howland for the first time in alameda county history, a district attorney is facing a recall election. >> this is the first time for us all, a group that calls itself safe or save alameda for everyone has been on the ground collecting signatures countywide since october to recall district attorney pamela price. >> of the more than 123,000 signatures they collected and turned in last month. the registrar of voters says nearly 75,000 were valid, which is about 1000 more than what was required to force a recall election. >> i cried for kevin because she can leave this office. she can leave this office, she can continue her career elsewhere. but kevin can never get out of the grave. he can never be with his family again. >> it's welcome news to virginia nishida, wife of retired police officer and tv news guard kevin nishida, who was shot and killed while protecting a crew in oakland more than two years ago. >> we, the voters, have the right to hire you, but we are also the people who can fire you. >> but the group wants voters to decide if price should keep her

abc seven news reporter lena howland talks to students and the university. >> a cardboard cutout of stanford university president richard seller with blood on his hands and signs calling for divestment, are greeting newly admitted students at stanford's spring admit weekend. >> we want stanford university to pull all of its funding from companies that are helping facilitate israeli war crimes. >> it's unclear how many students slept here friday night, but more than two dozen tents are still set up on the campus way plaza. they've been here since thursday for what demonstrators are calling a people's university for palestine in this demonstration, drawing support from this parent of an incoming political science student here, visiting from georgia. >> so it appealed me. let's go. i have a couple of hours and offer them whatever help they i can do for them. being a parent. >> adriana, a stanford junior and spokesperson for the group, says they're aligned in solidarity with other schools nationwide. they're demanding stanford separate itself from any companies or organizations advancing militar

for now, reporting live in oakland, lena howland abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. now to the north bay and the protest on the golden gate bridge. it began early this morning, and officials closed both northbound and southbound lanes for hours. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard joins us live with the latest. cornell, we were with you as those lanes finally reopened several hours ago. >> yeah. julian and kristen uh. what a difference a few hours make. as you can see behind me, the golden gate bridge is open. but, you know, a lot of folks wishing they had worked from home today because this was definitely a commute they will never forget. one for the record books, for sure. here's what it looked like earlier today monday morning's commute quickly turning into a carmageddon nightmare after pro-palestinian protesters blocked both lanes of the bridge around 8:00 this morning, the demonstration closing the span completely for hours, leaving many drivers confused and frustrated. traffic was backed up for miles on highway 101 into the city, into places like mill va

live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. this morning, memorial plans are being made for a man who made a huge impact on the lives of so many people here in the bay area. >> the reverend cecil williams died at his home in san francisco yesterday. he was 94. williams was a civil rights pioneer who fought for the poor and the hungry. he and his late wife founded the now world famous glide memorial church in the tenderloin. his last appearance there was easter sunday. san francisco mayor london breed says williams was at the top of the list of black role models. abc seven news reporter j.r stone looks at the pastor's legacy of compassion and fierce advocacy. >> two things that are critical to us unconditional love and unconditional acceptance. and when you got those two things going for you, you really are out on the cutting edge words to live by. >> from the late pastor cecil williams, who died monday at the age of 94. words that helped glide memorial church grow from less than 50 members in the 1960s to more than 11,000. and

abc seven news reporter lena howland looks at the impact on this wage increase for employees. business owners and you as well. >> april 1st marks a fresh start for fast food workers across the golden state, with a new minimum wage of $20 an hour. that's $4 higher than california's general $16 an hour minimum wage. >> pero even though we are the engine of $1 billion industry, too many of us struggle to keep up with rent, our bills, and the rising cost of living. >> angelica hernandez, a mcdonald's worker, has been in the fast food industry for the past 19 years, and she says this will make a big difference in her personal life. >> this raise gives us more of a chance to make ends meet, a chance to breathe a little easy, a chance to buy a coffee, or maybe take our family to the movies. >> the state doubled its minimum wage for most workers over the past decade, despite concerns that it would lead to job loss due to higher expenses. instead a new study released by the roosevelt institute says wages went up and employment didn't change. we have a group that raised this minimum wag

abc seven news reporter lena howland talked with fishermen about the impact of their bottom line. >> for the second year in a row, california won't be having a commercial or recreational salmon season. >> salmon is about 90% of my income on an annual basis. >> it's a massive hit for seafood distribution. the charter boat industry and coastal communities, but especially for commercial fishers like salmon captain sarah bates. she says it's already putting people on her fleet out of work. >> many of us are unfortunately not finding work on land. bank accounts are unhealthy. mental health is even more unhealthy right now. and i do fear that we are going to start losing members of our fleet. we're going to start losing some of our capacity as a port to deliver seafood to california. >> still, many fishermen tell me this is a double gut punch after dungeness crab season has already been cut short. >> salmon and crab is kind of our iconic san francisco fishery. they've closed it down again, mainly because of water policy issues, as most water is going down south into the desert to grow almo

i guess we'll find out when the property sells in cupertino. >> lena howland abc seven news in atherton eichler eichler is still on the market. >> it was designed, owned and lived in by famed developer joseph eichler. the home still has much of its 1950s design intact. the five bed, five and a half bath house has been on the market for about three weeks at a list price of $6.38 million. it's one of the warmest days of the week today. >> hard to believe it's going to rain this weekend, but that's what's in sandias seven day forecast. we'll have details on that as we continue. for change last night. students are cooking up recipes and raising money to tackle cyberbullying. tonight is the big night where students share their concoctions with parents and hopefully bring in some money that will be used to tackle a growing problem. part of the soup for change initiative includes putting up fliers citywide that link folks with the city's mental health association hotline. >> great food, great cause. well, how people with disabilities access disney parks is changing the current rules are there

. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland has reaction and a look at what voters can expect next. >>he first time in alameda county history, a district attorney is facing a recall election. >> this is the first time for us all, a group that calls itself safe or save alameda for everyone has been on the ground collecting signatures countywide since october. >> to recall district attorney pamela price. of the more than 123,000 signatures they collected and turned in last month. the registrar of voters says nearly 75,000 were valid, which is about 1000 more than what was required to force a recall election. >> i cried for kevin because she can lead this office. she can leave this office, she can continue her career elsewhere. but kevin can never get out of the grave. he can never be with his family again. >> it's welcome news to virginia nishida, wife of retired police officer and tv news guard kevin nishida, who was shot and killed while protecting a crew in oakland more than two years ago. >> we, the voters, have the right to hire you, but we are also the people who can fire you. >> b

lena howland abc seven news. >> remarkable. all right, lena, thank you very much. >> coming up next from the abc seven news i-team, a warning about uber. and it's coming from someone who isn't even on the app. also ahead, what do we want to tackle wi we want to do mental illness. >> do we want to do cyberbullying. like. and miles actually was like let's do both. >> why not? they're making a difference by making soup. these kids are helping build a bet safety concern to the rideshare company. >> and listen to this. she doesn't even use uber, but she's now hoping to point out the warning signs she saw. abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow joins us with what more that person says she saw. >> yeah, dion and dan, this is pretty concerning. and in fact, the person i spoke with was so concerned for her safety in light of recent anti-semitism that she asked, we refer to her by the pseudonym rachel and not show her face on camera. rachel says she was disturbed to recently see a vehicle not far from san francisco international a

lena howland abc seven news the anti-defamation league claims it's stanford, and cal are not making the grade when it comes to protecting jewish students. >> the organization's first campus anti-semitism report card gives stanford an f and cal a d. 85 schools nationwide were reviewed. 12 others, along with stanford, received an f, including harvard and princeton. two schools received an a, brandeis and massachusetts and elon university in north carolina. the adl says the report card assesses jewish life on campus as well as policies and actions related to combating combating anti-semitism and protecting jewish students. >> all right, sandhya has prepared us for several days now, but it is time for us to say goodbye to spring and welcome another season. >> i guess they say all good things come to an end, but it will be back. nice brother. changing. the weather is on the way. sandy is here with that. >> yeah that's right. and dan and dion we're going to bring winter into the picture just in time for your weekend plans. but don't worry, it is not going to be a complete washout. a live view

as abc seven news reporter lena howland explains, the impact will be felt in all corners in california for the second year in a row, california won't be having a commercial or recreational salmon season. >> salmon is about 90% of my income on an annual basis. >> it's a massive hit for seafood distribution. the charter boat industry and coastal communities, but especially for commercial fishers like salmon captain sarah bates. she says it's already putting people on her fleet out of work. >> many of us are unfortunately not finding work on land, bank accounts are unhealthy. mental health is even more unhealthy right now, and i do fear that we are going to start losing members of our fleet. we're going to start losing some of our capacity as a port to deliver seafood to california. >> still, many fishermen tell me this is a double gut punch. after dungeness crab season has already been cut short, salmon and crab is kind of our iconic san francisco fishery, they've closed it down again, mainly because of water policy issues. most water is going down south into the desert to grow almonds,

abc seven news reporter lena howland has the emotional response from his parents. >> shalom. currently. hirsh. goldberg. pauline. >> it's been 201 days since berkeley native hirsh goldberg, poland, was kidnaped and taken hostage by hamas during a music festival on october 7th in israel. but on wednesday, a heavily edited video of a man identifying himself as 24 year old hirsh was released on a hamas run telegram channel. >> seeing a video of hirsh today is overwhelming. we're relieved to see him alive, but we are also concerned about his health and well-being. >> hirsch's parents, john poland and rachel goldberg, say they want the world to see this video . they are now putting out a desperate plea to all leaders involved in negotiating the hostage situation. >> be brave, lean in, seize this moment and get a deal done to reunite all of us with our loved ones, and to end the suffering in this region. >> according to the video, hirsch's left arm has been amputated at the forearm. his parents told abc news just days after the october 7th attack that he suffered a serious injury t

abc seven news reporter lena howland talks to students and the university. >> a cardboard cutout of stanford university president richard seller with blood on his hands and signs calling for divestment, are greeting newly admitted students at stanford spring admit weekend. >> we want stanford university to pull all of its funding from companies that are helping facilitate israeli war crimes. >> it's unclear how many students slept here friday night, but more than two dozen tents are still set up on the campus way plaza. they've been here since thursday for what demonstrators are calling a people's university for palestine. this demonstration, drawing support from this parent of an incoming political science student here visiting from georgia. >> so it appealed me. let's go. i have a couple of hours and offer them whatever help they i can do for them. being a parent. >> adriana, a stanford junior and spokesperson for the group, says they're aligned in solidarity with other schools nationwide. they're demanding stanford separate itself from any companies or organizations advancing military eff

abc seven news reporter lena howland talks to students and the university. >> a cardboard cutout of stanfordersity president richard sackler with blood on his hands and signs calling for divestment are greeting newly admitted students at stanford's spring admit weekend. we want stanford university to pull all of its funding from companies that are helping facilitate israeli war crimes. it's unclear how many students slept here friday night, but more than two dozen tents are still set up on the campus's white plaza. they've been here since thursday for what demonstrators are calling a people's university for palestine. this demonstration, drawing support from this parent of an incoming political science student here visiting from georgia. so it appealed me. >> let's go. i have a couple of hours and offer them whatever help they i can do for them. being a parent, adriana, a stanford junior and spokesperson for the group, says they're aligned in solidarity with other schools nationwide. >> they're demanding stanford separate itself from any companies or organizations advancing military efforts

abc seven news reporter lena howland has the emotional response to the video from his parents. >> shalom hirsch goldberg polin. >> it's been 201 days since berkeley native hirsch goldberg, poland, was kidnaped and taken hostage by hamas during a music festival on october 7th in israel. but on wednesday, a heavily edited video of a man identifying himself as 24 year old hirsch was released on a hamas run telegram channel. >> seeing a video of hirsch today is overwhelming. we're relieved to see him alive, but we are also concerned about his health and well-being. >> hirsch, his parents, john poland and rachel goldberg, say they want the world to see this video. they are now putting out a desperate plea to all leaders involved in negotiating the hostage situation. >> be brave. lean in. seize this moment and get a deal done to reunite all of us with our loved ones, and to end the suffering in this region. >> according to the video, hirsch's left arm has been amputated at the forearm. his parents told abc news just days after the october 7th attack that he suffered a serious injury to that ar

abc7 news reporter lena howland with the latest. >> this was the dramatic scene, the moment part of a conquered commercial building collapsed in flames. >> there was a couple structural members that did collapse during the fire, and that's primarily due to the amount of heat that, comes during the fire, which caused a couple walls to fall, the contra costa county fire protection district says luckilly firefighters had already taken a defensive approach to fight this fire from the outside not long after the call. >> first came in around 1030 monday night. intense flames could be seen coming from this three story building at times even shooting out the windows. this quickly grew to a two alarm fire. neighbor steven anderson says he saw it just walking his dog before bed last night. >> saw a large, billowing, orangish red cloud in the distance, and it was pretty large. it caught my attention as soon as i walked out. i couldn't believe how big the cloud and cloud it was. >> fire officials say the cause of the fire is still under investigation in concord. lena howland abc seven news. >> me

as abc seven news reporter lena howland explains, it's part of what victims say is becoming an alarming trend. bomb. >> bomb palestine. bomb >> bomb palestine. pro-palestinian demonstrators calling for peace were met with hate on wednesday. just outside of south san francisco's civic center. >> pull your mouse down, you wait, man, don't do that. >> well, my first initial reaction is like survival mode. like i need to i need to document everything. >> this woman is a representative for the group ca 15 for ceasefire. she doesn't want us to use her name over safety concerns. she identifies as a palestinian muslim and had just spent the day celebrating eid to mark the end of ramadan when she shot this video, he verbally assaults everyone in our group with me. >> he elbowed me in the face. he spit on a friend of mine, he pushed another friend of mine and then my other friend got her head bumped into. >> i can do whatever they want. they're demonstration called for the south san francisco city council to adopt a gaza ceasefire resolution. >> it escalated quickly and intensely. and, you know,

moms are like superheroes in san francisco. >> lena howland, abc seven news. >> today is world wish dayparent company, disney, is celebrating along with the make a wish foundation. throughout the month, disney has been granting wishes to deserving kids at disney parks and pixar animation studios. other kids got to live out their dreams on broadway. one little girl visiting disney's animal kingdom even got to feed the baby elephant who happens to be named cora. just like her car. cora. >> oh, she ate it. she found it. this is so fun. >> this means the world. just watching cora actually be able to get her dream and wish come true. and just being to enjoy herself as a child with, like, the people most special to her. >> make a wish, of course. grants the wishes of kids with critical illnesses in historically, about half of all the wishes granted in the us are disney wishes. disney has granted more than 155,000 wishes over the years. >> well, the lion king himself is back. disney has released the first trailer for the prequel mufasa the lion king. take a look. i was nine. >> this story begi

abc seven news reporter lena howland has the emotional response to the video from his parents. >> shalombeen 201 days since berkeley native hirsch goldberg, poland, was kidnaped and taken hostage by

investments like where it puts its money, and that's another thing we would like the school to do >> lena howland abc seven news. >> tensions on college campuses around the country are rising. some protesters face deadlines to clear out, and police are also making arrests. jewish students at some schools say they do not feel safe on campus. abc's phil lipof has a look at what's going on with some pro-palestinian demonstrations. hands up the middle east. >> chaos on college campuses across the country. as protests over the israel-hamas war continued to grow. since last week, demonstrations and tent encampments popping up at at least 48 colleges across the country in boston, authorities began clearing an encampment from northeastern university's campus on saturday, school officials say what began as a student demonstration two days ago was infiltrated by professional organizers with no affiliation to the university. some protesters hurling anti-semitic slurs, the university saying, we cannot tolerate this kind of hate on our campus. at least 100 people arrested and charged with trespassing. student

lena howland abc seven news. >> new details here. investigators arrested two people in a shooting that injured three people outside of a safeway gas station in american canyon, police say two people from vallejo are being held without bail. one of them is a teenager, the other is 18 years old. that shooting happened yesterday afternoon on american canyon road, just off of highway 29. three people were shot. officials are not giving us any information about their conditions at this time. a witness in the nearby safeway says she heard about 16 to 20 shots, and 216 year old boys have been arrested in connection to last week's deadly shooting in downtown san francisco. police say it was a 17 year-old that was shot and killed thursday, just outside of the powell street bart station. it's still unclear what led up to that shooting. then on friday, officers served a search warrant to on turk street and took the two teens into custody. their names have not been released because they are minors. >> three people now face charges for burglaries