carlos martínez: okey, daniel martínez, toca violín, pepe martínez, toca violín, andrés gonzález, quetiago, toca guitarrón, julio martínez, que toca el arpa, gilberto aguirre, que toca la vihuela, eh, miguel barón, toca violín, fernando velásquez, que toca trompeta, gustavo alvarado, que toca también la trompeta, y alberto alfaro, que toca el violín. damián trujillo: la, la tradición mexicana, me imagino que también se puede transmitir con esa música, con los gritos, con, con los zapateados de, del mariachi. arturo vargas: sí, yo creo que podemos, podemos jactarnos de tener la música, la gente más bullanguera que, que podamos tener en cualquier otro país; yo siento que el mexicano grita, llora, ríe, disfruta la música al 100%, de cualquier género, pero, yo creo que más, la música de, de mariachi; yo creo que el, el sentarse a escuchar la música, y cómo no, tomarse un tequilita, es válido, este, se disfruta aún más. damián trujillo: y han tocado en todo el mundo, su escenario favorito es el palacio de bellas artes, el degollado, aquí en cache creek. carlos martínez: bueno, yo creo que

. >> jose martinez joins us live with that part of the conversation. >> reporter: that's right. we spent time with a young tech worker here in rincon hill who had some strong words to say about the city's safety. despite the fact that she works here, she said she would never consider moving to the city. christina nguyen is a tech worker. we spent time with her, and she had strong words about the city's safety. >> i don't consider sf very safe. there are pockets i don't feel comfortable walking through in the middle of the day. i will walk around it to the park. >> reporter: she commutes to trend san francisco a few times a week for work but said she would never live here. >> even though my company is here and i have a ton of friends here and i am from the bay area , one of the reasons i would never move here is because of safety. i don't think a lot of the neighborhoods here are places i would want to live. in the neighborhoods that are more safe, the rent prices are so high that it pushes anyone else out from being able to move into the city. >> reporter: according to city crim

as for the martinez refining company they declined to be interviewed for our story.y referred us to their root cause analysis report released in february. they said no notification was made to authorities because nothing was seen on refinery units and equipment in the refinery. by the next morning refinery personnel were investigating the dust in trying to determine where it came from. martinez says the first call to authorities came that night and continued into saturday morning. they hope to have soil testing results early summer. more information can be found on our website, kpix.com. >>> tonight at 11:00, it is a proposal that has gotten lots of attention. paying out $5 million to every black adult in san francisco that qualifies. so let's bring sara donchey in to explain. >> this has made headlines around the country and has generated controversy. tonight we are talking to an artist who really wants the payments to come through. her father faced housing discrimination when moving to san francisco despite fighting in world war ii. we are also talking with an acti

includes refineries in the bay area, including phillips 66, chevron, valero, and the refinery in martinez. i think the most stark findings of this report show that while refinery businesses have increased over the last decade, regulations that oversee how much they can discharge and what they discharge have not changed since the 1980s, and that is true even for chemicals of concern that are emerging well after that, including micro plastics and things that are used across industries, including nonstick pans and raincoats. >> chemicals are not being regulated. even the regulations that have been on the books, it seems they are not particularly strong, and they are not being enforced, why is this?>> i think you have to ask the epa wife. the report lays out that the epa has routinely failed to regulate even the regulations they have on the books now, i thk that would make enforcing strict permitting near possible.>> we did reach out to the refineries to get a response, chevron sent one back that said enrichment, they disputed the accuracy of the data in this report, they pointed us to cal ep

catalyst ash on not just martinez, but in other nearby communities. the group also includes the health department, announced a consulting company will start collecting samples for study, would really in some ways. >> be more comforted with base more knowledge and better understanding, right? that particularly for for average citizens. i do think knowledge is is power and some comfort. we can planning and making next steps. and parents said that she had planted garden in our new backyard. but all of that is on hold. county health officials warned residents not to consume food grown in soil that could be contaminated. >> barrett says that it took several days for the refinery to inform the public about the 20 to 24 tons of spent catalyst released into the community now is really moving with the understanding of. something could fall from the sky from the refinery that is toxic and can cover your whole house. >> and we'll have could have negative health effects. >> several agencies, including the oversight committee city officials and the district attorn

ten hag said martinez�*s injury is not an achilles tendon problem.n's six nations ahead of their clash this saturday, but one england player has a unique perspective on the match. scrum—half lucy packer played for wales sevens before choosing to play 15s for england through the english half of her family. whilst she has no regrets, packer is delighted that welsh womens�* rugby is on the rise since giving the players full—time professional contracts. i think it is always a big rivalry, and rugby, anyway. the rivalry between wales and england is always there. this six nations, the atmosphere around the game is really big, which is exciting. the growth in the game is really exciting, with the contract being brought in. it is exciting to grow the game even further. now, tyson fury, 0leksandr usyk or anthonyjoshua? joejoyce says he's ready to take them all on in his quest to become a world heavyweight champion. in the meantime, he has an interim wbo title to defend against china's zhi—lei zhang at the copperbox on saturday before he can take on the bigges

one example here in martinez.r of researchers from uc irvine looked at what happened after the marathon refinery closed three years ago. 345 people lost their jobs there in martinez. the researchers found that while about 75% of the workers found new jobs, on average, they were making about 25% less in terms of wages. the workers also said that as they applied for those new jobs, a lot of potential employers didn't really understand what skills they had or how they might translate. joining us now, dr. virginia parks, a professor at uc irvine and one of the researchers on this project. dr. parks, thanks for being with us. historically speaking, we know this. one industry winds down. it gives birth perhaps to another industry. so no more gas stations, but instead battery charging stations instead. is that what we're seeing now, this transition? >> we're definitely getting a look on to what that transition possibly will mean for different communities, and this is something when this refinery closed down, it was a rea

lauren martinez is looking at the push to shore up freeway safety. reporter: three days after the deadly freeway shooting, a five-year-old. chp investigators shut it down for hours looking for evidence relating to the shooting which happened near fremont. >> our freeways have become shooting grounds. that has to stop. reporter: for years, dan romero has advocated for freeway cameras. with several mayors support, contra costa county received federal funding to install a freeway security network along interstate 80 and highway four. now the hope is that other counties can get cameras. governor newsom announced funding for a pilot program to add more cameras on freeways across the state. >> got the money in 2017. i never imagine that six years later, i would be back on tv talking about this regularly. reporter: contra costa county was facing 115 shootings in a 13 month time span. by 2021, after cameras were installed, that number decreased by 68% according to the chp. >> will it stop the shootings? i don't think so. it is suicidal. reporter: the santa c

lauren martinez is looking at the push to shore up freeway safety. reporter: three days after the deadly freeway shooting, a five-year-old. chp investigators shut it down for hours looking for evidence relating to the shooting which happened near fremont. >> our freeways have become shooting grounds. that has to stop. reporter: for years, dan romero has advocated for freeway cameras. with several mayors support, contra costa county received federal funding to install a freeway security network along interstate 80 and highway four. now the hope is that other counties can get cameras. governor newsom announced funding for a pilot program to add more cameras on freeways across the state. >> got the money in 2017. i never imagine that six years later, i would be back on tv talking about this regularly. reporter: contra costa county was facing 115 shootings in a 13 month time span. by 2021, after cameras were installed, that number decreased by 68% according to the chp. >> will it stop the shootings? i don't think so. it is suicidal. reporter: the santa c

the same in martinez and napa. on saturday it will be beautiful out there.nother nice one and slightly warmer with some of our inland valleys reaching the low 70s. make plans to get out there and go for a nice long walk, by yourself or the family, doesn't matter. and we are watching this, and we are looking at a slight chance of rain in the forecast on tuesday and possibly early wednesday and the rest of the week is looking dry as that high pressure returns. look at the temperatures, still going up and down. it's fairly mild and then warming up to 72 on saturday, and upper 60s on sunday. early next week, as people go back to school and work, in the low 60s, so a taste of winter there. our 7-day forecast, we will continue to have mild weather. mostly sunny skies and slight rain chances for the north bay early next week. >>> let's get a look at the bay bridge that has been flowing well. the metering lights are not on. we are also looking at a bigger pick up in traffic especially now that we have people heading to work this morning. we will continue to monitor

catalyst ash on not just martinez, but in other nearby communities.lso includes the health department, announced a consulting company will start collecting samples for study, would really in some ways. >> be more comforted with base, more knowledge and better understanding right thing, particularly for for average citizens. i do think knowledge is is power and some comfort. we can planning and making next steps. and parents said that she had planted garden in her new backyard. but all of that is on hold. county health officials warned residents not to consume food grown in soil that could be contaminated. >> barron says that it took several days for the refinery to inform the public about the 20 to 24 tons of spent catalyst released into the community now is really living with the understanding of. something could fall from the sky from the refinery that is toxic and can cover your whole house. >> and we'll have could have negative health effects. >> several agencies, including the oversight committee city officials and the district attorney's office

catalyst ash on not just martinez, but in other nearby communities.includes the health department, announced a consulting company will start collecting samples for study, would really in some ways. >> be more comforted with base, more knowledge and better understanding, right? that particularly for for average citizens. i do think knowledge is is power and some comfort. we can planning and making next steps. and parents said that she had planted garden in our new backyard. but all of that is on hold. county health officials warned residents not to consume food grown in soil that could be contaminated. >> barrett says that it took several days for the refinery to inform the public about the 20 to 24 tons of spent catalyst released into the community now is really living with the understanding of. >> something could fall from the sky from the refinery that is toxic and can cover your whole house and we'll have could have negative health effects. >> several agencies, including the oversight committee city officials and the district attorney's office cont

>> that roster residents may finally get some answers about a toxic release from the refinery in martinez 5 months ago. health officials have warned residents of concerns of potential contamination. our first theresa reports. >> saw that. >> i in our car on our garbage bins the day after. >> what looks like ash fell from the sky and landed all over rebecca baer, its neighborhood in the hours after a martinez refinery release. >> barrett says at the time she didn't know what it was. 5 months later. >> she and her neighbors still don't know. >> scary. i think it more than anything else right now at i'm trying to be very careful when talking with you to use a lot of ifs in may language because fact is we we don't now potential health effects in any of the levels up what we would be concerned about thursday, the martinez refinery oversight committee unveiled a new map showing the widespread dumping of >> spent catalyst ash on not just martinez, but in other nearby communities. the group also includes the health department, announced a consulting company will start collecting samples for study

find out who is set to testify against him. >>> new, martinez still reeling from refinery's >>> welcomeews bay area. former vice president mike pence can testify before a grand jury within weeks. it's part of the justice department's investigation about efforts for former president trump and allies to overturn the 2020 election. helping us break this down is jarred hill joining us live from new york. what are some of the things we have learned in the past days since we saw him in court? >> reporter: one of the big ones is there again can be this other witness testifying in another one of the investigations surrounding the former president. this time it could be pretty significant for the federal investigation into former president trump. his vice president mike pence is willing to testify within certain perimeters as a grand jury in washington looks into trump and supporters' actions around january 6. cbs news learned mike pence will not avoid an order to testify about president trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. >> this is an earthquake and not a small earthquake. >> report

catalyst ash on not just martinez, but in other nearby communities. the group also includes the health department, announced a consulting company will start collecting samples for study, would really in some ways. >> be more comforted with base, more knowledge and better understanding right thing, particularly for for average citizens. i do think knowledge is is power and some comfort. we can planning and making next steps. and parents said that she had planted garden in her new backyard. but all of that is on hold. county health officials warned residents not to consume food grown in soil that could be contaminated. >> barrett says that it took several days for the refinery to inform the public about the 20 to 24 tons of spent catalyst released into the community now is really living with the understanding of. something could fall from the sky from the refinery that is toxic and can cover your whole house. >> and we'll have could have negative health effects. >> several agencies, including the oversight committee city officials and the district attor

texas democratic state representative, trey martinez fischer.inst republican efforts to pass voter suppression bill in texas. tonight, texas republicans are at it again. two years ago, texas democrats made national news when they walk out of a legislative session, killing the republican legislation, fled the state, and brought their fight against voter suppression to washington, and the national press corps. in response, texas republicans cowed, walking back some of the worst provisions, stating, horrendous policy that it would never be healthy for the democracy. now, two years later, the right to vote is being challenged, again, in texas. on thursday, texas house republicans voted for a bill that would make it a crime to vote, illegally, even if there was zero intention to vote -- commit voter fraud. democrats noted that a study by the aclu of texas found, 86% of prosecutions for alleged offenses, not convictions, which are rare, was prosecuted in communities that were majority nonwhite. but, according to a texas republican cosponsor of the bil

luego de varios meses nos informaron que la seÑora martÍnez obtendrÍa 4933 dÓlares con 60 centavos porlenar para nosotros para ver este e cÓdigo qr, telemundo 48 responde. >>> no se preocupe que la tarea complicada la realiza arlene al investigar esto, tiene que llamar o contactarnos con cualquier situaciÓn. >>> casi cinco mil dÓlares que le regresaron a la seÑora. >>> considero que bueno comÚns veces quizÁs es mejor directamente con la aerolÍnea en vez de ir con terceras agencia consulte mandan de un lado para otro y tardan en resolver cualquier situaciÓn. >>> tenemos mÁs informaciÓn, y para hablar de esto. residentes salen a las calles a exigir cambios en el departamento de la policÍa despuÉs de que se revelara mensaje del texto de Índole racial. >>> no creemos que la familia son parte de una pandilla pero hay cosas que tenemos que investigar. detalles sobre el tiroteo en la autopista 880 donde perdiÓ la vida una niÑa de cinco aÑos, regresamos con mÁs despuÉs de la pausa. >>> noti

lauren martinez spoke to some about how they are getting by. >> more than 1000 farmworkers and their families stood in line in downtown watsonville for food and other resources friday. >> the line never went down, it started down the block. >> the nonprofit center for farmworker families said the monthly resource event lasted for five hours. for some, farm work ends in november and begins around march. after much of rain and flooding, work has not even started. this woman who did not want to give her name said since she has not worked since 2022, she came to this distribution event to ask for diapers and clothing for her baby. she has not received a call from a boss to return the fields and has no luck finding work elsewhere. >> it is not people don't want to work just like you and they can't do it because there is no work. >> the executive director says she has not seen a solution that will carry this community into the future. >> what would we do without these people? all of us are dependent for their food. it is no way to treat human beings. >> for the past three years, the organi

lauren: lauren martinez, abc 7 news. dion: a gofundme account has been set up to help for the yarl family to pay for medical expenses. it has now nearly 70,000 donor part of the proceeds will help him pay for college. ama: andy 65-year-old man been charged with second-degree murder after police say he shot a young woman who mistakenly turned into his driveway. kaylin gillis and three people got lost while looking for a friend's house in rural new york. she attempted to make a u-turn and the homeowner shot two rounds toward their car saturday night. one of the bullets fatally struck gillis. we know that the weight of gun violence can be difficult to process. that is why we have put together a list of resources. visit our website for more information and help. dion: new details about the emergency stockpile of abortion medication in california. governor newsom announced he has secured up to 2 million pails -- pills of the medication to reproductive health treatment access. this follows a judge ruling the ban of fda approva

genesis mendoza martinez was driving when the car crashed into a fire truck. martinez died at the scene. a passenger and four firefighters were hurt in the crash. the national highway traffic safety administration has been looking into tesla's autopilot crashing into parked emergency vehicles. >>> city officials are in the midst of a spring cleaning. they are focusing on removing a lot of the abandoned cars, clogging the streets. many of them stolen or just stopped running altogether. car towing used to be the police responsibility but the city recently removed it and gave it to the department of transportation. it's on pace to clear 300 cars this month. >> we are in district seven. we know that this district suffers . it's one of the districts that suffers the most from abandoned vehicles and we want to ensure we have the equity framework so all families in the city of oakland have a good quality of life. >> this continues tomorrow. >>> air travel is already tough, a lot of times. rarely do we hear everyone say something goes according to plan, but more than

. >> coming up, the investigation continues into the troubled refinery in martinez. officials say they will test the soil not good enough. >> plus, the tiktok challenge that school officials say sent 6 elementary school students to the hospital. >> and it is april. now we've got some showers out there for the time being. but could we soon see the rain season wind down and come to an end? we'll talk about the truck ended and is coming up next. >> contra costa residents might finally get at least a few answers about that toxic release from a refinery in martinez 5 months ago. investigators are saying they're planning to do some soil samples in the areas where they believe toxic particles slammed it as kron four's theresa tells us why residents say testing the soil is a good step. they're still frustrated. >> saw on our car on our garbage bins. the day after. >> what looks like ash fell from the sky and landed all over rebecca baer, its neighborhood in the hours after martinez were finally released. >> barrett says at the time she didn't know what it was. 5 months later

reporter: lauren martinez, abc 7 news. dan: a significant development. the maker of narcan is working to keep the cost low. it's aiming for a price under $50. the fda allows it to be sold over-the-counter. narcan is a nasal spray that reverses opioid-related overdoses. emergent plans to have it available online and in stores by late summer. ama: san francisco's hippie held its 420 festival for all the cannabis lovers out there. there were big performers who also stopped by. thousands of people enjoyed a day of music from djs, vendors, and food. people were able to purchase cannabis on site with a lot of options to choose from. dan: a night of learning the science behind the bay area's recent storms brought out some of the best weather experts in the area. drew tuma joined the san francisco chronicle weather science team tonight in the mission. the group talked about the recent winter storms, how they affected the bay area, and what to expect next. it comes after 12 atmospheric river's hit our area at the start of the year. >> a lot of people were watchin

martinez family is struggling to make sense of their loss. his wife, ada marquez, now raising haley and her three younger brothers, including a one year old without their father. so excellent. he really cared about his kids and his family. everything for them . martinez worked in auto glass repair on the night he was killed. he had a late night appointment from a previous customer. what led up to the shooting remains unclear. we don't exactly know what happened . they still haven't told us because they're still not sure i have learned the chp recovered 15 to 17 shell casings from the scene. investigators believe that toyota camry that the victim rear ended was not involved in the shooting. the chp has not released any description of who may be responsible or any cars that were involved. she, um doesn't like a grudge against the person. she knows that god has a reason for everything. haley says she wants justice. i do hope that that person is punished for what they did. and so hopefully this will all be over soon. chp says. any tip no matter h

egab martinez. >> us this is where they work, live and where agriculture is. there's no one to go -- where to go. reporter: t understands federal and takes a while. the need is now. >> that is a lot of red tape and takes a lot of time. it air hungry today. amanda: we saw volunteers second -- go door-to-door. next wednesday, the nonprofit will bring their mobile resource center to the farming community to help with the mental health needs. >> it was the lead agency for that community's. they saw the great effect it had on the mental health of the farmworkers. these farmworkers have a daily stresses. it is these organizations, nonprofits that come in and help the people. >> 680, which sustained storm damage. it was storm damage. the lane will be closed each night from 5 p.m. until five in the morning. this look shows the heavy damage to access the road next to six a. the road is impossible, but beneath it, there is damage waterlines that provide water to residents. bart's track improvement will impact service on the yellow line. bart will replace its interlockin

. >> from martinez refinery, the problem started about 5 months ago. you see the ash also known as catalysts dust cover this car. this was in the hours after that release on thursday, the martinez refinery oversight committee showed a new map that illustrates the areas where the ash fell on nearby communities. we talked with one resident who says it took several days for the refinery to inform the public about the toxic release. >> scary. i think it more than anything else right now be more comforted with base, more knowledge and better understanding right thing, particularly for for average citizens now is really living with the understanding of. something could fall from the sky from the refinery that is toxic and can cover your whole house and we'll have could have negative health effects. >> several agencies, including the oversight committee city officials and the district attorney's office continue to investigate to see if any laws were broken. the refinery owned by pbf energy says it is cooperating with investigators. >> that's right. now that y

lauren martinez has more on the debate. reporter: crews have days long process to remove the thomas fallon statue in downtown san jose. the sculpture has been a divisive issue ever since its installation in the 1990's. >> a 30-year-old, practically controversy. reporter: an 1846 raising you the u.s. flag. california was still a part of mexico at the time. dr. gregorio moore torres asked by the san jose city council to write an opinion piece on the monument. >> we honor somebody who was a hero. for a lot of people, is a villain. reporter: historians say fallon is a founding father of the city of san jose. tom mchenry who was behind the statue was vocal in support that the history during fallon's tim. he spoke at a meeting in 2021. >> oppression and mistakes, all of those happened under each flag and they deserve to be excoriated. they have been. reporter: after years of protest, vandalism, and debate, city leaders voted unanimously to revoke -- remove this culture two years ago. >> the statue represents a time in our history

reporter: lauren martinez, abc 7 news. dan: a significant development. the maker of narcan is working to keep the cost low. it's aiming for a price under $50. the fda allows it to be sold over-the-counter. narcan is a nasal spray that reverses opioid-related overdoses. emergent plans to have it available online and in stores by late summer. ama: san francisco's hippie held its 420 festival for all the cannabis lovers out there. there were big performers who also stopped by. thousands of people enjoyed a day of music from djs, vendors, and food. people were able to purchase cannabis on site with a lot of options to choose from. dan: a night of learning the science behind the bay area's recent storms brought out some of the best weather experts in the area. drew tuma joined the san francisco chronicle weather science team tonight in the mission. the group talked about the recent winter storms, how they affected the bay area, and what to expect next. it comes after 12 atmospheric river's hit our area at the start of the year. >> a lot of people were watchin

in hollister, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. ama: the earthquake was felt across much of the bay. dan: many folks are frustrated about not being able to get a helpful alert on their phone. ama: j.r. stone spoke with experts tonight to get answers. >> all of a sudden there was a big jolt and shaking. >> it started to shake and really started to roll. j.r.: descriptions of tuesday's earthquake that centered than hollister came from across the bay area. on my facebook page, questions and comments came pouring in about the shake alert early warning system. some like melanie received this image and said, i felt it in gil wrote, got alert on my phone, but many other people like vicky and sheila never received an alert. those from usgs have a reason for that. >> the people who receive those alerts will be the people who can feel that intensity three level. j.r.: and in the dark areas where many of you told me you felt the quake, this official from usgs says that intense movement was felt in the southern area of this map, where the earthquake was not centered in san hinze spoke -- san fra

lauren: in santa clara, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. ama: a new state bill could be a possible solution to the ongoing homeless crisis throughout california. if passed, state bill 3664 could transform vacant parcels of land to build interim heavens and for those losing -- interim housing for those living on the streets. >> we already have private landowners reach out to us and say, i have got a parcel that i am not going to be doing anything with for the next five or 10 years. could we be part of the solution? can we help solve homelessness? the answer should be yes. ama: mayor mayhem says quick build communities have reduced homelessness and the city is looking for more temporary locations. the units can be relocated and are able to bypass permits. dan: president biden may be hours away from announcing his reelection bid. sources tell abc news the announcement could come tomorrow. the president has long said he plans to run again despite polling that shows 70% of americans saying he should not. he is 80 years old and would be 86 by the

abc7news reporter lauren martinez spoke to some about how they are getting by. reporter: more than 1000 farm workers and their family stood in downtown watsonville for food and other resources friday. >> the line never went down. it started out clear down the block. reporter: the center for farmworker families of the free monthly resource event lasted five hours. for some farm work ends in november and begins around march, but after months of rain and flooding from the levy break, work has not even started. this woman who did not what to give her name said to since she has not worked since 2022 she came to this free distribution event to ask for diapers and clothing for her baby. she hasn't received a call from her boss to return to the fields and she has had no luck finding work elsewhere. >> it is not that people don't want to work. they want to be responsible for themselves just as much as much as you or i do. they cannot do that right now because there is no work. reporter: the executive director for center for farmworker families has not seen a solution tha

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. ama: the boy scouts are planning to hold a memorial but remade humans are still being made. dan: verge of following the raiders to las vegas. oaklands mayor has thrown in the towel and trying to get a deal to build a new waterfront ballpark. j.r. stone is following the story very closely. he's in the newsroom for us tonight. it sounds like it's over. reporter: very upsetting to hear what we heard tonight. the a's confirmed this evening that they've signed what's being called a binding purchase agreement for land not far from the las vegas strip, enough land for a ballpark. they say the process to build a ballpark in oakland has made little forward progress for some time. this comes after years of negotiation between the a's and the oaklands government over a plan to build a new ballpark at howard terminal. the plan has most recently passed through an environmental review but a great deal still has to be ironed out. the a's lease in oakland at the coliseum expires next year. in a state

digo, está en la mesa directiva, diana peña, este, jesús quiceno, también tenemos maestros, héctor martínezchuchas, usted como ya con lo de la diócesis católica de san josé, bueno, ayuda a celebrar la misa, hace bautizos, quinceañeras, y qué no, y al mismo tiempo, es presidente de esta, de esta gran escuela; es que es mucho trabajo para usted. rubén solorio: trabajo, pero es una doble bendición para mí, ser el diácono permanente, aquí en el sagrado corazón de jesús, el abuelo, y también como presidente de esta escuelita, es una, ha sido una gran bendición estar aquí para servir a esta comunidad, que también, este, me sirve a mi corazón, a poder ayudarles con sus quinceañeras, con sus bodas, con sus bautizos, y con las misas, en cada fin de semana; es una gran comunidad, aquí en la calle willow, que ayuda a transformar e inspirar a muchas familias, porque esta comunidad empezó como una comunidad de inmigrantes, para los italianos, y sigue para muchos de los latinos, los hispanos, aquí en esta comunidad, y también para los africanos que vienen de diferentes países en África, que aquí también

santa rosa reaching 62, also 62 for napa and martinez and much of the tri-valley, into the east bay, jose reaching 64 degrees, while san francisco will be in the upper 50s this afternoon. as we take you into tomorrow, a little more of a warm-up as our highs reach into the upper 60s from san martin to morgan hill and 66 degrees in livermore, 64 in martinez. it's going to be a nice spring-like day, but there will be more clouds coming in and we'll continue to see the clouds increasing on friday as our weather remains mild. as we go into late friday afternoon, it first starts in the north bay with some rain and some showers that are going to roll from north to south across our area, and then gradually start to taper off on saturday, as we go toward the end of the weekend it's looking dry. we may begin early next week with another round of some spotty showers, especially for the north bay, and drying out for the end of next week. so just on friday, parts of the east bay and the south bay could see about a tenth of an inch of rain, but it could be as much as a quarter inch of rain for san

joe martinez became an advocate when his son was killed by a speeding driver in fresno. >> we hope people will be mindful when this law does pass and they slow down and they stop for stop signs and stop for red lights and reduce their speed because speed does kill. >> the bill would require any money collected from fines to go to street safety improvements to prevent speeding. >>> one in five hospitals in the state are at risk of shutting down according to the healthcare management and consulting firm kauffman hall. the new report shows healthcare expenses rose more than 23 billion last year compared to prepandemic levels. hospitals were unable to raise their rates to cover high costs. other factors include covid-related losses, inflation, and underpayment by government payors like medicare and medical. >>> juul has a settlement and attorney general rob bonta announced the state will receive more than $175 million of the settlement. >> if you set your sights on our children, we will set our sights on you. we won't stand by and let e-cigarette companies put their profits over the health an

in san jose, lauren martinez, abc7news. ama: danour next breakthrough in one area that really affects us all and now our public transit systems are in trouble. today, we were there to hear one ambitious plan to help pull our transit into the future. some local leaders are requesting a large financial bailout from the state to the tune of $5 billion. it's because agencies like bart, and mta are bracing for steep cuts in the next few years. it is brought on by the serious pandemic drops in ridership that have not recovered since. some lawmakers are not so sure the funding would be managed correctly. >> there has been front, there has been conflict of interest. you combine that with the safety problems on bart that they have done very little about. ama: today, senator steve glaser agrees with the funding idea, but wants to make sure there is proper oversight over how it is spent. this key discussion on what to do is ongoing and we will be sure to follow it. one important thing to still figure out, how to get people back on boa

in hollister, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. ama: the earthquake was felt across much of the bay. dan: many folks are frustrated about not being able to get a helpful alert on their phone. ama: j.r. stone spoke with experts tonight to get answers. >> all of a sudden there was a big jolt and shaking. >> it started to shake and really started to roll. j.r.: descriptions of tuesday's earthquake that centered than hollister came from across the bay area. on my facebook page, questions and comments came pouring in about the shake alert early warning system. some like melanie received this image and said, i felt it in gil wrote, got alert on my phone, but many other people like vicky and sheila never received an alert. those from usgs have a reason for that. >> the people who receive those alerts will be the people who can feel that intensity three level. j.r.: and in the dark areas where many of you told me you felt the quake, this official from usgs says that intense movement was felt in the southern area of this map, where the earthquake was not centered in san hinze spoke -- san fra

since then, martinez created an oversight committee to investigate what happened.t the meeting tonight, they talked about the results and they are waiting on soil samples to understand the impact of that dust. >> i am happy they are looking into it. i am waiting to see how much farther they will go. how much quicker they will start coming out to do soil samples. it is all up in the air until we know what is in our soil. >> the oversight committee has its next meeting tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. >>> it is no secret and it takes a lot of money to make it here in the bay area. a new study breaks down just how much money you need to make each year to live comfortably in the bay area. compared to other parts of the country. according to smart advisor, you need an average post-tax income of $60,000 to live comfortably. nationwide. in the bay area, bring that up higher. need to bring home at least $84,000, after taxes, to live comfortably. that is up $10,000 from last year. in san diego and l.a. you need to make between $77,000 and $79,000. in st. louis, the metro area, the mos

lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: it's been tough but though strawberries to look good.i've got some coming in at my house. i will bring a few. dan: time to get an the weather forecast. steamy day today. ama: i bet it was warm in gilroy. sandhya: it was indeed. tomorrow will be another warm woman swell. live pictures. we've got fog from sutro tower golden gate bridge. santa cruz camera. the only view that's not obscured by fog is emeryville right now. certainly fog playing a bigger more -- role. marine layer has deepened to 1000 feet. that means some of your temperatures away from the inland communities going down tomorrow. visibility is going down. less than a quarter-mile in half moon bay. five miles in san carlos. the fog is dropping visibility. give yourself extra time for the commute. 50's at the coast. still pretty warm in our inland areas. 60's and 70's. these temperatures inland is what you typically see in the afternoon. it's warm without a doubt. hour-by-hour, we will start you off with fog along the coast. it will be sick in spots. 40's and 50's out the door.

. >>> the health impact in martinez at the refinery is once again in the spotlight today, an oversightee will meet this afternoon to discuss the aftermath of that incident which saw the refinery release about 20 tons of toxic metals into martinez without alerting any of the authorities. this happened last thanksgiving day. the committee also met last night to discuss its investigation. >> i am happy that they're looking into it. i'm just waiting to see how much farther they're going to go or how much quicker they'll start coming out with the soil samples. it's all up in the air until we know what's in our soil. >> health officials are so worried they actually asked people not to eat fruits and vegetables grown in the backyard. they are waiting on soil samples to understand the extent of that impact. >>> also today, fema is headed to pajaro to assess the destruction from the recent spring storms. the agency is expected to be on site in nearby watsonville. fema employees and other staff, they will also be working with the committee and the community with others who are impacted by the fl

reporter: lauren martinez, abc 7 news. our mission here at abc 7 is to build a better bay area. tonight, we found a breakthrough e we were at an event where san jose's new groundbreaking project was revealed. you are seeing the start of the city's largest interim housing site. city officials and nonprofit partner celebrated the start of construction for the new housing project. it's located on brandon lane and will house 612 people. the structure will make up three stories of apartment units with 200 beds. the project is an effort to get homeless individuals off the streets. >> we are at crisis level and we have to do something. doing nothing isn't an option anymore. ama: san jose is open five interim housing sites since 2020. dan: some pg&e customers may see a reduction on their electricity bill thanks to a new proposal. pg&e and other electric companies submitted the plan to the public utilities commission. it includes a fixed monthly charge that's based on income. pg&e officials say it will give relief to customers who

the inland valleys will reach into the mid to low 70s today with concord reaching 75, also 75 in martinezke it to tomorrow, and you can probably tell by the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen it's going to be heating up over these next few days with mountain view tomorrow reaching 78 degrees, 80 in martinez, 86 degrees in fairfield, and low 80s for much of the south bay. then we take it to wednesday, upper 80s in the forecast for san jose, reaching 87 for fairfield and 86 in santa rosa. even san francisco's going to be significantly warmer, going into the mid-70s on wednesday, and very mild weather near the coastline in half moon bay as well. so, the warm air is surging in. we'll continue to see high pressure building, dry conditions throughout the week. heading into the weekend, some cooler air will start to push down. it's going to push back that warmer air, and then we'll see some slight rain chances farther to the north, not reaching into the bay area, but we are going to get that cooldown. so take a look at brentwood. we're going from upper 70s today to mid-80s tomorrow,

lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: it's been tough but though strawberries to look good.ma: i've got some coming in at my house. i will bring a few. dan: time to get an the weather forecast. steamy day today. ama: i bet it was warm in gilroy. sandhya: it was indeed. tomorrow will be another warm woman swell. live pictures. we've got fog from sutro tower golden gate bridge. santa cruz camera. the only view that's not obscured by fog is emeryville right now. certainly fog playing a bigger more -- role. marine layer has deepened to 1000 feet. that means some of your temperatures away from the inland communities going down tomorrow. visibility is going down. less than a quarter-mile in half moon bay. five miles in san carlos. the fog is dropping visibility. give yourself extra time for the commute. 50's at the coast. still pretty warm in our inland areas. 60's and 70's. these temperatures inland is what you typically see in the afternoon. it's warm without a doubt. hour-by-hour, we will start you off with fog along the coast. it will be sick in spots. 40's and 50's out the do

reporter: lauren martinez, abc 7 news.ission here at abc 7 is to build a better bay area. tonight, we found a breakthrough to solve a problem that our area knows well. the housing crisis. we were at an event where san jose's new groundbreaking project was revealed. you are seeing the start of the city's largest interim housing site. city officials and nonprofit partner celebrated the start of construction for the new housing project. it's located on brandon lane and will house 612 people. the structure will make up three stories of apartment units with 200 beds. the project is an effort to get homeless individuals off the streets. >> we are at crisis level and we have to do something. doing nothing isn't an option anymore. ama: san jose is open five interim housing sites since 2020. dan: some pg&e customers may see a reduction on their electricity bill thanks to a new proposal. pg&e and other electric companies submitted the plan to the public utilities commission. it includes a fixed monthly charge that's based on income.

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. ama: tomorrow, a documentary chronicling steph curry is opening at the grand lake theater. dan: if you are thinking about getting tickets, don't bother. nothing is available. it premiered at the sundance film festival earlier this year to critical acclaim. it starts with his college career and goes through last year's championship season with the warriors. ama: there are a couple of open ties. peter next has lived in the city since 1997. the film will get a wider release later this year. dan: a big week for the warriors. their highly anticipated title defense to -- begin saturday against the sacramento kings. tomorrow, the mayors of san francisco, oakland, and san jose are declaring it blue and gold day. all of dubnation is being called to wear their warriors colors and support. this is video from mayor breeds flag racing last year. flags will go up at each of the three city halls. game one of the series is saturday night. you can watch it only here on abc 7. coverage begins at 5:00.

. >> dana: officer martinez, what was it like that people were inside and a baby who couldn't fend formoment for everybody realizing that the baby was outside the window in the baby seat. we knew we had to act quickly. thankful the ladder happened to be there and thankful for the sergeant's quick reaction and a great teamwork. >> dana: which one of you brought the baby down? >> so i'm the one in the body camera video at the window. we handed it off like a train from me to officer douglas and to officer martinez. >> dana: officer snyder, we were talking earlier today about the incredible amount of training that police officers go through for all sorts of different scenarios, in particular earlier this hour we were talking about the police in louisville who responded so quickly to that shooting yesterday. in this scenario, as you said you haven't been responding to a fire where there were people inside but the training that you all do, do you think it led to your being able to be so calm, cool and collected to help the family get out safely? >> i think amount of training we go through is

lauren martinez has more on the debate. reporter: crews have days long process to remove the thomas fallon statue in downtown san jose. the sculpture has been a divisive issue ever since its installation in the 1990's. >> a 30-year-old, practically controversy. reporter: an 1846 raising you the u.s. flag. california was still a part of mexico at the time. dr. gregorio moore torres asked by the san jose city council to write an opinion piece on the monument. >> we honor somebody who was a hero. for a lot of people, is a vill historis is founding father of the city of san jose. tom mchenry who was behind the statue was vocal in support that the history during fallon's time is important. he spoke at a meeting in 2021. >> oppression and mistakes, all of those happened under each flag and they deserve to be excoriated. they have been. reporter: after years of protest, vandalism, and debate, city leaders voted unanimously to revoke -- remove this culture two years ago. >> the statue represents a time in our history that was bruta

lauren: lauren martinez, abc 7 news. dion: a gofundme account has been set up to help for the yarl family to pay for medical expenses. it has now nearly 70,000 donor part of the proceeds will help him pay for college. ama: andy 65-year-old man been charged with second-degree murder after police say he shot a young woman who mistakenly turned into his driveway. kaylin gillis and three people got lost while looking for a friend's house in rural new york. she attempted to make a u-turn and the homeowner shot two rounds toward their car saturday night. one of the bullets fatally struck gillis. we know that the weight of gun violence can be difficult to process. that is why we have put together a list of resources. visit our website for more information and help. dion: new details about the emergency stockpile of abortion medication in california. governor newsom announced he has secured up to 2 million pails -- pills of the medication to reproductive health treatment access. this follows a judge ruling the ban of fda approva