sonoma county is an easy, spontaneous spring getaway.h farm fresh food and wine, this area is a foodie's paradise. i'm here in the heart of sonoma county's wine country. and as a chef, this is the most amazing place to be when it comes to food and culinary. we've got the bounty of everything. you've got fish at the coast. you've got all your artisan cheese, the best of the best produce right here at our fingertips. as a chef, it doesn't take a lot to manipulate these already amazing ingredients and get it to the plate. ♪♪ >> and you can raise a glass and celebrate sonoma wine month. >> fallcrest vineyard is the perfect name for this winery. we have been here for 27 years. what we found was we're about 12 to 14 miles from the coast. arguably one of the best places in the entire world to grow the pinot noir grape. the house and the winery have very similar southern french influences. what we really want is for people to come and feel like they're at home. they can come in, sit on the patio, look at the amazing view, and have a glass of win

please look at maps and traffic applications in sonoma county. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >>or london breed is hoping macy's union square will remain open longer than planned. the company announced its san francisco flagship store was up for sale back in february. macy's plans to keep the store open through at least 2025, officials say mayor breed is offering financial incentives, regulatory streamlining and investments in public safety. she recently tweeted, quote, while i know union square must evolve, i believe that macy's can still be a part of that evolution. and there are signs that san francisco's biggest mall could also be making a comeback. according to the san francisco chronicle, three empty retail spaces inside the emporium san francisco center mall have been leased to unknown tenants. three red signs were spotted on the former storefront windows that say leased and coming soon. the mall was known as westfield san francisco center until westfield and brookfield stopped making payments on the property last june. >> well. the plot thickens in the race for the distri

now at sonoma state, students there have set up a similar camp. they're protesting their university stance and alleged investment in the war in gaza. students who organize this protest say they're forming their own chapter of a national student organization called students for justice in palestine. we decided to start a local chapter here at sonoma state, we haven't seen as much activism in regards to palestine as we've wanted a sort of bystander effect. and so we decided it's, you know, it's time to step up and show solidarity, not not only with gaza and columbia, but all else, too. students say they have four demands for the administration at sonoma state divest and disclose any financial connections to israel. stop discriminating against palestinian students who face study abroad restrictions. have palestinian history recognized in the curriculum, and call for a permanent cease fire? now, nightly news will have more on the campus protests across the country, as well as the latest on the hostage video just released by hamas. coming up right afte

as of last night, westbound lanes of highway 37 will be closed from vallejo to sears point in sonoma county for roadway repair. that closure will last until early monday morning. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has a look at the impact. it's going to be a mess, but that's what you can't avoid it. >> drivers in american canyon are bracing for a big construction project, which will shut down portions of highway 37 over the next four weekends. >> even before the construction. 37 has always been a problem because 37 has a lot of, a lot of, potholes. >> part of the process is we're going to be grinding and repaving. >> caltrans says a 21 mile stretch of 37 from solano to sonoma counties is getting new asphalt. they say it's a challenging job on a two lane road. having a 55 hour closure allows our crews to stage safely . >> we be able to work on, like you said, that limited space and maneuver. so, it's very beneficial for us to be able to do so. and that is the limitation this weekend. >> the closure from 9 p.m. friday to 5 a.m. monday will impact westbound lanes of 37 from vallejo

the encampment at sonoma state went up this weekend. the students say they want the school to disclose their investments, create an official curriculum on palestinian history and a permanent ceasefire. >> a lot of us here are working class students and we're realizing that this is a time for using institutional power to help those who don't have a voice. >> organizers are also planning a faculty walkout for palestine tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. the school released a statement saying sonoma state university is primarily concerned with three things during such events, the safety of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors, supporting the right to free expression by our community and minimizing disruptions at the teaching, working, and learning taking place on campus. >>> further north cal poly humboldt's campus is still shut down. students are occupying two buildings there. over the weekend protesters let journalists inside one of the buildings where you can see broken windows and graffiti just covering the walls. school officials estimate t

last may there were 155 legal cannabis growers operating in sonoma county. today, there are less than half that. >>> marijuana users who like their weed delivered can breathe a sigh of relief tonight. the cannabis company ease reached a deal with its hundreds of drivers to avoid a strike just before 4/20. in the union statement, one bay area driver says they are proud of the deal, which gives every worker a raise, a path to transparent and equitable reimbursement for their mileage, and one of the largest statewide contract of its kind for cannabis delivery. >>> three-year deal comes after nine months of negotiations. union members are set to vote on it later this week. >>> oakland police were able to track down the suspects of an armed robbery of a delivery truck dropping off tobacco. it happened on the 7900 block of mountain boulevard near i-580. investigators connected the armed robbery to a series of other tobacco related robberies throughout the bay area. so far making eight total arrests connected to those incidents. the robberies though still under inv

sonoma state university is the latest school where demonstrators have set up camp to protest the war in gaza. the tents went up this weekend. students want the school to disclose investments, create a curriculum on palestinian history and permanent cease fire. the school did respond with a statement saying sonoma state university is primarily concerned with three things during such events. safety of students, faculty, staff, visitors, supporting right to free expression by our community and minimizing disruption to the teaching, learning, working taking place on campus. students say that statement is not enough. they want direct action from the university. >> it seems sonoma state's tactic is to kind of ignore us and use our oppositional movement, like, to kind of coop as a messaging for the school to say we support students while not doing any of our demands. >> students say they plan to stay in place until all demands are met. >>> in other parts of the country encampments continue to grow despite repeated efforts to shut them down. peaceful protests have become violent at some scho

well, cloverdale, 5249, santa rosa, saint helena, sonoma. and then we've got those low 50s in oakland, 49 in fremont, though, and a look outside emeryville. they're mostly cloudy this morning. and as we go through the 8:00 hour, those clouds begin to peel back. and then by 9:00, partly sunny over the weekend, we've got sunshine and spring warmth with the warmest day of the weekend will be tomorrow and even the entire week. even though we're going to hold on to that warmth on monday, we'll get some cooling along the coast for your monday, and then we'll look for temperatures to continue to drop off after we peak on sunday and monday, and some neighborhoods with perhaps even some rain showers, light rain showers by next friday. here's a look at the low clouds and the fog early this morning. then we're left with sunny conditions for your saturday afternoon. and then as high pressure builds, we have less in the way of that marine influence for your sunday. even at the coast. and the winds will be lighter. so as a result, the warmest day certainl

here's that video of the sonoma county sheriff's office.ling someone from that vehicle that went down a steep ravine again on mount tamalpais. so this rescue happened around 6:00 last night, right near panoramic highway. that's on the west side of tam. due to the tall trees on the mountain, the rescue team had to be lowered 200ft down. as you can see here, they did manage to reach the victim and bring her up to the chopper. no word tonight on her condition. >> an exhibit on the great immigration migration is opening this saturday at the berkeley art museum and pacific film archive. it's called a moment in every direction legacies of the great migration. it examines the generational and cultural impacts of the migration, which started in the early 1900s. more than 6 million black americans moved out of their south to other out of the south to other parts of the country. they left to escape the oppression of jim crow laws and to pursue better economic and educational opportunities. we heard from anthony graham bamford, senior curator, about h

the avian flu outbreak was devastating for the poultry industry in sonoma county. than 250,000 chickens and ducks were killed. >> when you have a depopulation of a ranch because of bird flu, the ranch is disinfected and cleaned and then it's got to stay empty for a while for it to make sure it's not doesn't have any more diseases. so that farmer is out a few months of actually work, in come the activists from direct action everywhere posted video from the farms last fall. >> we have gone back to sunrise and reichert and we have documented more criminal animal cruelty, and we have saved several more lives, including elsie and river. >> now they say poultry producers and state regulators are blaming them for shortcomings in the industry. >> they're trying to deflect blame onto the whistleblowers so that people don't look at the reality of the situation, which is that factory farming is a recipe for disaster when it comes to public health. >> the state report also raises concerns about biosecurity, different farms, sharing personnel and equipment. and it says the avia

he was booked into sonoma county jail on suspicion of felony robbery. >>> william sonoma will pay more than $3 million after improperly labeling products as made in the usa. according to the federal trade commission, the san francisco-based company broke a 2020 ban on advertising foreign made products as american made. william sonoma agreed to a settlement that requires him to pay nearly $3.2 million, the largest penalty ever in a made in the usa case. >>> napa county is celebrating a steep drop in homelessness over the last year. the latest point in time count found an 18% drop in homelessness between january 2023 and january this year. the county attributes the drop to a concerted effort. county leaders did raise an increase in concern for those experiencing homelessness for the very first time. >>> let's look live in san jose where the salvation army's emanuel house is on fourth street downtown and currently has 88 shelter beds. after the remodel the number will go up to 112. the county gave $4 million for the temporary shelter. the complete remodel will take about ten years. san jo

he's considering a return to sonoma county politics in 2025.re dealing with the arrogance and the narcissism of somebody who thinks he's the victim, attorneys say a civil lawsuit against foppoli is now moving forward in sonoma county, colonel bernard abc seven news from a surprise appearance in the coachella music festival stage this weekend to the steps of the state capitol today. >> why paris hilton will be advocating for a bill meant to help combat abuse at youth centers. >> and right now, a live look outside at 526 at the airport. we'll be right back. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yeah >> you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and start watching feel the power of osteo bi-flex®. taken every day, it's clinically shown to improve joint comfort in 7 days, with significant improvement ov

we're live in sonoma, cornell, bernard abc seven news cornell. >> thanks so much. wow brutal images there. developing news in the east bay. a crash left a dozen cars smashed up in el sobrante today. just look at that car upside down. chunks of metal and glass all over the road happened this morning on san pablo dangum road. two cars seemed to have the worst damage with several other cars banged up. a neighbor told us his mom and aunt were in one car, hit head on by another driver. he says his mom was not hurt badly, but his aunt's in rough shape. >> basically, the whole steering wheel was like pressed against her. she was pretty bloody. her face was bloody. it was pretty bad. it's not clear what led up to the crash or what happened to the other driver involved. >> as part of our commitment to following the story here at abc seven, we have a sad update to share. the oakland police officer, hurt in a bad crash several years ago, has died from his injuries. officer jordan wingate was on his way to a call when he crashed into another car and a semi-truck back in august

the avian flu outbreak was devastating for the poultry industry in sonoma county.re killed. >> when you have a de-population of a ranch because of bird flu, the ranch is disinfected and cleaned and then it's got to stay empty for a while for it to make sure it's not hat doesn't have any more diseases, so that farmer is out a few months of actually work. income. >> the activists from direct action everywhere posted video from the farms last fall. we have gone back to sunrise and reichert and we have documented more criminal animal cruelty, and we have saved several more lives, including elsie and river. now they say poultry producers and state regulators are blaming them for shortcomings in the industry. >> they're trying to deflect blame onto the whistleblowers so that people don't look at the reality of the situation, which is that factory farming is a recipe for disaster when it comes to public health. >> the state report also raises concerns about biosecurity, different farms sharing personnel and equipment. and it says the avian flu most probably came from wild

you'll notice we have some low cloud cover out there, some patchy dense fog and parts of sonoma countyur marine layers here in spots. but it gives way to sunshine pretty quickly today. so we're on our way to a bright afternoon. warmer and a lot of locations compared to yesterday. things start to change tomorrow. cooler, cloudier weather returns and then showers are back here thursday and they linger into friday morning. the weekend it's dry, but it's going to be chilly . temperatures well below average in the 50s and low 60s for saturday and sunday. future tracker winds showing you a bit of an onshore flow later on this afternoon. anywhere from about 10 to 20mph, so it's a little breezy later on today, but we will have a lot of sunshine once again. it feels very nice in the south bay. look at san jose 78 degrees today, 75 in concord, 70 in oakland, 65 in the city as you go for morning fog to afternoon sunshine. and that breeze kicks in across san francisco, 74, in santa rosa, ukiah, up to 80 degrees overnight. tonight our marine layer expands even more, so we'll turn mostly cloudy over

sonoma county fire got a call about 2 teens in the water that needed rescuing. they say they did rescue one, but they're still looking for that second team. they plan to resume their search today. a berkeley man was charged with a woman near the north conquered bart station. investigators say it happened at about 6 o'clock monday night while the victim was walking near the station. that investigation also unfolding and business owners along valencia street in san francisco's mission district say they are planning to take legal action now against the city over new bike lanes installed on that street. it's led to some financial losses for them and it's blocking, they say access to their customers. so more on that story to come. all right. well, we've been following a breaking news story that back up on south la 80's. going to be some problems for big problem in the east bay, michael thomas following in the traffic center. michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. that's right. now, day 2 when it comes to major backups in the east bay for those commuters, this is ov

as of last night, westbound lanes of highway 37 will be closed from vallejo to sears point in sonoma county for roadway repair. that closure will last until early monday morning. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has a look at the impact. >> it's going to be a mess, but that's what you can't avoid it. >> drivers in american canyon are bracing for a big construction project, which will shut down portions of highway 37 over the next four weekends. >> even before the construction. 37 has always been a problem because 37 has a lot of, a lot of, potholes. >> part of the process is we're going to be grinding and repaving. >> caltrans says a 21 mile stretch of 37 from solano to sonoma counties is getting new asphalt. they say it's a challenging job on a two lane road. having a 55 hour closure allows our crews to stage safely and be able to work on, like you said, that limited space and maneuver. >> so, it's very beneficial for us to be able to do so. and that is the limitation this weekend. >> the closure from 9 p.m. friday to 5 a.m. monday will impact westbound lanes of 37 from valle

among the speakers, sonoma county elected officials and also wildfire survivors. this bill will support efforts like defensible space clearing enhanced emergency water access, fire, oppression systems, technology, and automated systems that assist first responders and much more education is on the rise. but we have to acknowledge that the financial increases in the cost of insurance is leaving many without funds to do the work to protect their homes, families and communities. when asked about how much this bill will cost taxpayers loss of insurance to homeowners is going to be devastating. but self. >> you add to that a disaster too. and the price tag is over the top. so i would argue the cost of this is going pale in comparison to what the cost of not doing. it's going to >> and the bill still needs to be passed by congress. the co-sponsors of this bill say they hope it happens as soon as possible. reporting from santa rosa, gayle ong kron. 4 news developing tonight. we are learning that a family of 4 was killed in a fiery crash in pleasanton last night. >> inclu

. >> among the speakers, sonoma county elected officials and also wildfire survivors. this bill will support efforts like defensible space clearing. >> enhanced emergency water access, fire, oppression systems, technology, and automated systems that assist first responders and much more education is on the rise. but we have to acknowledge that the financial increases in the cost of insurance is leaving many without funds to do the work to protect their homes, families and communities. when asked about how much this bill will cost taxpayers loss of insurance to homeowners is going to be devastating by itself. >> you add to that a disaster too. and the price tag is over the top. so i would argue the cost of this is going pale in comparison to what the cost of not doing. it's going to >> and the bill still needs to be passed by congress. the co-sponsors of this bill say they hope it happens as soon as possible. reporting from santa rosa, gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> all right. a warning for people heading out and about yanks the east bay parks district is posted warnings re

sonoma county health leaders discovered the gross situation last week.spection report for north bay post-acute in petaluma says the county found rat droppings all over the place, and bags of food with teeth marks. the county shut down the kitchen while the nursing home gets pest control help. the inspection report says the company will be bringing in meals from another nursing home nearby. north bay post-acute did not have comment for us tonight. >> california's wildlife or wildfire insurance crisis is getting so bad you ready for this? the state can't even get coverage for fire stations. it came up this week as part of a cal fire budget discussion. cal fire tells state lawmakers it can't get coverage for two fire stations because no insurers would take them, citing the wildfire risk. it's an obstacle for cal fire as it tries to pay for renovations at those facilities. lawmakers are calling it ironic and just plain crazy. >> i mean, we can't get in fire insurance at a fire station. it's going to be manned by firefighters. that's that's where we are in ca

because tomorrow, almost as nice as today. 77 today, santa rosa, sonoma, san rafael. that's about ten degrees above average. it was 69 in san francisco and 71 in oakland. we should be in the low 60s downtown and 67 san jose and santa rosa. so well above average. big ridge of high pressure protecting us today and tomorrow. no, it doesn't last. you've probably heard about it in fact, we're going to get a big whiplash by the end of the workweek. with temperatures struggling to make it out of the 50s with cold rain headed our way. 64 in san francisco, it is 66, in oakland, 68 in hayward, 70. san jose 67. san mateo. nobody there except right in the corner back there, a few sea lions, 73 in fairfield, 70 santa rosa. so really nice out there for the next few hours. and in fact, tonight we'll get into patchy low clouds and fog. and another just as mild day for most of us. for your tuesday, you can see the onshore flow allowing for a bit of a breeze. san francisco was significantly cooler than the rest of the bay, but still delightful out there. tomorrow. sunny, mild to warm a

and look at all the low 80s in santa rosa, sonoma and also in napa.hat light level one storm to deal with this morning with a few hit and miss showers. and then notice tomorrow temperatures warm up a bit. it will be partly cloudy, but really the sunshine heads our way on tuesday we warm up and it continues. the trend of this warmth. wednesday into thursday will be the warmest day, possibly some mid 80s in the inland areas around the bay. upper 70s and it might even be nice to head to the beach in the upper 60s. >> stephanie francis, thank you. you can track the rain with the abc seven bay area apps, and you can also get the latest forecast on that upcoming sunshine. and look at the same live doppler seven radar francis uses just search abc seven bay area and your device's ♪ we belong ♪ ♪ we belong together ♪ ♪ we belong ♪ hulu on disney+. available with disney bundle. plans starting at $9.99 a month. with brand new bikes, helmets and locks. nearly 150 underserved youth from kindergarten to fifth grade also got some cycling training. more than 50 volun

here we go toward napa and sonoma. a little bit of a dusting of snow stretching down into the santa clara valley. it is dry right now but that was not the case about two hours ago. we got our fair share of rain and now we will continue to watch this into the next couple of hours on futurecast, showing the same trend we have right now. hit or miss showers tonight. there is that center of low pressure system moving its way off into the east. it will leave behind some lingering showers tomorrow. this is by 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. here we go into the early morning commute hours, lingering showers just along our shoreline. from now until tomorrow morning, we could see another half inch of rain in areas like fairfield, a quarter of into napa and sonoma. we will keep a close eye on this system because luckily it starts to move away pretty fast. then we are just left with mild conditions but, today, that cold front left its mark. we are talking about daytime highs in the 50s. along the peninsula, we are used to that but fo

woodside was 39, sonoma 39, woodside and sonoma only briefly touched 39, but they were there., pinole, stanford, hollister, 40, and socal even made it to 41. there were many in there. many, many, many 49. water temp at san francisco. boy is incredibly cold for april 30th and you're seeing low 50s. as long as this water temps stay cold, there will be a lot of fog in our near future 40s. on a few tenths, but now we're starting to see more 50s here and that makes more sense. i mean, we bounced off those morning lows. the nights are not that long anymore. to get down that cold was impressive. 28. truckee 31, south lake tahoe 47. arcadia to 61. popular near santa barbara, los angeles and san diego. i think the fog is just about gone. there was some there. that line in santa clara valley, san jose, down to morgan hill, san martin, gilroy, over to monterey. but it looks like not much hanging on series of systems. just keep plowing into the pacific northwest. that keeps the breeze going for us. and that northwest wind on the coast keeps the upwelling, which means the water temps are s

felton, sonoma, pinole of all dipped to 41.is also dip to 4237. middletown, ukiah 3941. occidental, now 42 rohnert park. there's sonoma's 41 fairfax 42. i mean, these are cool, cool numbers here. bolinas fire station 44. so there is a no doubt chill in the air and is a really cold end of april bowie temperatures 49 san francisco i can't remember that at the end of april, sometimes. may. june. yeah. but i mean low 50s. incredibly cold here on the water temps. the systems keep moving into the pacific northwest and that's giving them more rain. vancouver, seattle, portland, we get the breeze. so even kelseyville is a 38 lot of 40s. there's menlo park's 41 degrees, mid 40s, upper 40s here. for many, north dublin is 41 degrees. there's penoles 41 degrees. orinda is down to 43, clayton, danville and castro valley also down to 43. 23 alturas, truckee and south lake tahoe 25 mammoth says, yeah, come catch me if you can. i'm 18 degrees. it's cold, we have a systems continuing. to just give seattle and portland a cold, rainy pattern up t

please look at maps and traffic applications in sonoma county. >> colonel bernard abc seven news. >> tomorrow is 420, and although the official cannabis celebration has been canceled in san francisco, thousands are expected to gather anyway. in golden gate park, their destination will be hippie hill. we checked in on the site today and found a gathering of people celebrating another drug, lsd. today marks 81 years since the first documented intentional ingestion of lsd. tomorrow, many more people will celebrate cannabis. >> i hope that many people come out who might not have come to a big commercial sponsored event and make a day of it and have a picnic with their families and pass around a couple joints here on hippie hill. >> this is video of last year's event. the city is providing ten portable toilets for the unofficial gathering, but neighbors worry that's not enough. they're also concerned about crowd control, local groups are chipping in with medical aid and more porta potties. >> a supreme court case that could have major implications here in the bay area. why? it could be th

last may, there were 155 legal cannabis growers operating in sonoma county.oday, there are fewer than half that many. and, with that, we thank you for watching. up next hour first alert weather special looking at the lasting impact of our wild winter that will be around the bay area for a while. >>> in the climate watch special, how scientists are protecting species threatened by a changing planet. we will see you back here at 11:00. - [narrator] behold the new churro twists at round table pizza, our most decadent dessert, baked in a flurry of cinnamon sugar and paired with a sumptuous caramel dip. an odyssey of flavor just- - enough fine words. this feast cannot wait! - right. available for a limited time only at round table pizza. - [reporter] another epic winter in california. - just awful last year, but this year it's a lot worse. - [reporter] powerful storms flood the bay area. - it's disheartening. i probably am homeless. - [reporter] and prompting swift water rescues. - [reporter] unleashing strong winds, (tree crashing) bringing down massive trees. -

continue now at 9 we hear from students in sonoma were tense are popping up at cal state campuses, plus ><<>the reason me are the parent. the hours. >nicole>protecting students from racial slurs this morning how a bay area community is stepping up to combat racist attacks. we begin with campus clashes as they continue here in the bay area and across the country. we start another week, singing camp mintz of tents and protest signs. now this is a scene at stanford made while up north protesters setting up barricades around cow polly. humble protesters rally for an end to the war in gaza. they give a glimpse of life behind the barricades. ><<>very different than regular life. just it's safe lot of community we hangout talk, um, eat together. it's very comfortable space to be in >nicole>taking a live look at sonoma state protestors have pitched dozens of tents here at person lawn, also calling for an end to the violence in gaza. at 1st, some students set up their encampment on friday and then additional demonstrators joined in over the weekend. take a listen to what 1 of the students said a

it could have ended in a tragedy, but thanks to the chopper rescue crew in sonoma county, a young man is now walking away with no serious injuries. we showed you some of this video yesterday, but today we have more details. take a look. okay. don't let go, man. >> don't let go. okay don't let go. >> a tense and dramatic life saving rescue off the cliffs in the golden gate recreational area. it was easter sunday and the sun had just set. cody cortini from louisiana was dangling off a rock after officials say he was climbing up from the beach. >> i'd be lying if i told you i wasn't a little nervous, deputy larry martelli and pilot nigel cooper with the sonoma sheriff's henry one helicopter unit made their way over from santa rosa to assist southern marin county firefighters. >> cooper flew while martelli hung off a rope suspended 100ft from the chopper. they say a night rescue like this is especially challenging. >> the first couple of times larry touched the cliff, he lost his footing and the rocks crumbled away. so he had to kind of kind of reposition him a little bit. >> and cody's p

campuses like sonoma state, sacramento state and san francisco state, pro-palestinian protesters are directing demands toward their university and the entire csu system, which represents 23 campuses statewide. we have an update now from stanford university. leaders. there are now warning students of consequences for those who camp in on campus there those demonstrations. nbc bay area's marianne favro reports from stanford's campus tonight. marianne the number of protesters here at y plaza has grown in just the last three days. there are now 23 tents out here. despite the warning from the university that students at camp out here overnight could be expelled, this tent community in white plaza is a new home for dozens of student activists who say they're fighting for peace in palestine. the genocide has been occurring for 200 plus days, and it has not stopped. and right now we need to stand up more than ever to call for a cease fire. demonstrators are also calling for stanford to divest in companies including chevron, hp and lockheed martin that students claim are supporting military e

see northern a sonoma county seeing some of the showers moving in right now all the way down toward the day debate. most a very light activity outside. but overnight tonight, yeah, it's going to pick up as we head throughout the night tonight about 01:00am. the rain starts to move into the north bay a little bit heavier. and then as we head to early tomorrow morning for 5 o'clock in the morning, i think much of the bay area going to get hit by some moderate some heavy amounts of rainfall as it moves on through. then turning more scattered showers by about 9 or 10 o'clock in the morning. but a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and maybe even a couple of snowflakes across the mountains. guys, back to you, lawrence. thank you. thinking of mayo is just a couple weeks san jose police were criticized for how they patrolled the event. some politicians. >> even called it racist. kron four's jack molmud spoke to people in the low riding community about what steps the day and the police are taking this year. eddie lewis with the united low-rider council. san jose was born and raised. >> an

he's considering a return to sonoma county politics in 2025. we're dealing with the arrogance and the narcissism of somebody who thinks he's the victim, attorneys say a civil lawsuit against foppoli is now moving forward in sonoma county. cornel bernard, abc seven news. >> in the north bay, seven people, including one child, are safe after they were rescued from an overturned boat in tomales bay, marin county firefighters say they were clinging to the boat as it capsized around three yesterday afternoon. all of the victims were taken to the hospital with minor injuries because of cold exposure. federal regional and local agencies helped with this rescue. as we head to break now, let's check in with francis. how's it looking outside? >> it is looking like things are starting to clear up. we have a live view for you outside from our exploratorium camera looking at downtown san francisco. we have some clouds right now, but it is breaking up and a few spotty showers are expected throughout the rest of the day. and then we have temperatures warming

someone on shore in case you need assistance. >> deputies say the teen was not from sonoma county. fire. >> all of our fire agencies, we do everything we can for a different result in the north bay. >> cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> one man is dead. more than a dozen others injured after a stolen 18 wheeler was driven into a building today. this was the scene at the texas department of public safety in brenham. that's about 90 miles from austin. the driver, who's 42 years old, was arrested. police say he was. the crash may have been deliberate. authorities say the man was told he wasn't able to renew his commercial driver's license yesterday. they say he returned to the office today and plowed the big red tractor trailer right into the building. >> this is a sad day for dps and for all the people that were involved. uh- all the customers that we had in our building today. uh- for today's incident, other counties, authorities are still investigating at the scene . >> coming up, a south bay entertainment destination fed up from dealing with repeated burglaries, we'll hear from

they're anti-semitic wording has no place at sonoma state or anywhere else. respect and tolerance are practiced. therefore, those messages will be removed. >> we're expecting a lot these days on our campuses where we're more seen as businesses than as entities to teach, professor of communication at cal state east bay lonnie brooks would like to see these protests be sites of more shared dialog, because i think that the encampments kind of play into a polarization often of our opinions. i think there's an opportunity here to bring dialog among both sides, rather than who can uh- out, noise. the other at stanford university, their encampment heads into their fifth night on monday. >> larry diamond, director of the center on democracy, moderated a forum with speaker doctor salam fayyad, former prime minister of the palestinian authority. >> problem is, sometimes people get fixated over one element of something and to the to, to, to the extent of saying, you know, if this is true, then everything else must be must be false. and that's where you really get into d

. >> and the area that was virtually wiped out by the 2017 north bay fires among the speakers, sonoma county elected officials and also wildfire survivors. this bill will support efforts like defensible space clearing enhanced emergency water access, fire, oppression systems, technology, and automated systems that assist first responders and much more education is on the rise. but we have to acknowledge that the financial increases in the cost of insurance is leaving many without funds to do the work to protect their homes, families and communities. when asked about how much this bill will cost taxpayers loss of insurance to homeowners is going to be devastating. but self. >> you add to that a disaster too. and the price tag is over the top. so i would argue the cost of this is going pale in comparison to what the cost of not doing. it's going to >> and the bill still needs to be passed by congress. the co-sponsors of this bill say they hope it happens as soon as possible. reporting from santa rosa, gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> you might spot somebody familiar in this shot. that's our n

the russian river in sonoma county. this time of year. it is cold. it is dangerous and moving fast. good evening everyone. >> i'm mike mibach and i'm julie julie haener. tonight, a swimmer went underwater and disappeared. the search called off for now, butet to resume in the mornin it ppened in the waters off steelhead beach, just northf forestville. the area is a popular swimming spot in the north bay. when the weather gets warm. sonoma county fire says the swimmer was last seen around 440 this afternoon, swimming with a group of friends . when that swimmer went underwater and did not surface. teams on water rescue boats began searching the area, along with crews on jet skis. sonoma county fire officials are urging people to be cautious this time of year. >> i know that it's temperatures are up outside and it draws people to the river, but we caution everybody to be very careful because this is a very common occurrence when the water is moving at the rate it is, battalion chief shawn johnson says this time of year, the waters are moving fast and can be deceptive. >> hypothermia is

. >> crews in sonoma county say they believe that they found the body of a teenager who got swept awaythe russian river. deputies say that the body was found this morning after they got a call about 2 teens that needed to be rescued last night. witnesses say one of the teens was able to get out on their own. but the other never made it out. police have arrested in american canyon high school teacher for the second time in one week. investigators say that they found new evidence. 41 year-old brad raul sexually assaulted a child. raleigh is a pe teacher. he was on administrative leave following the first arrest at the school on tuesday on charges of the inappropriate contact with a minor. san jose business owner says he's getting fed up with getting burglarized over and over again. the guild house is a gaming center in downtown san jose. >> the owner says his business has been broken into 8 times since it opened just 2 years ago. the latest incident happened in late march. she says the suspect stole $20,000 worth of merchandise. it took the bars credit cards and keys. the bar owner says

absolutely. >> sonoma table is inside cornerstone in sonoma. we are a farm to table restaurant.e bring all of our farm ingredients inside. we do a lot of this. we do a lot of that. we take dishes that you know, but make them a lot of fun. >> do you make this too? >> we're going to have it on the menu this weekend, this weekend. >> so you got to go check it out. all right. it's fantastic. it is delicious. it really is. and the price is really good too. yeah casey, thank you so much for joining us today from poke table. we appreciate your time. thank you i appreciate this delicious sandwich right here. thanks. all right. and while we help you save money on brunch with friends, we'll swing back to our question of the day based on a new poll that says 1 in 4 people are willing to go into debt for some summer fun. what's worth your money? people scan the qr code. there on the top right hand corner of your screen, you can see what people are saying their travel 80% dining out, 6% entertainment is 14. we'll leave the poll up and take your answers throughout the day. >> all right. still

. >> sonoma county voters will be toestrict the size of animalwant farms in the county.nd registrar of voters have approved the measure for the ballot. after animal rights and environmental activists gathered more than the 20,000 valid signatures required. they want to end so-called factory farming, which they describe as large farming operations that breed animals for maximum profits. they say the animals are often confined indoors and in small spaces. ranchers deny those allegations and say their proposal would have catastrophic impacts on the local economy and access to locally sourced food. >> a richmond woman is now waiting to hear if she has broken the guinness world record for the world's longest crocheted scarf. her scarf was measured at richmond's craneway pavilion monday to fulfill one of the many rules that guinness requires to enter its record book, daisy petak started crocheting that scarf more than a year and a half ago, or more than a year ago. rather despite having a full time job and two children, she says she worked on that scarf everywhere she went at

. >> well, search and rescue teams in sonoma county. they're searching for missing teen brown still have each of the russian river just before 05:00pm yesterday. noma county fire got a call for 2 teens. they needed water rescue in forest hill. sonoma county was able to rescue one of the teens who was later taken to the hospital. fire crews. they were caught off because of lighting conditions. much sheriff's deployed dive teams, helicopters for their search for the second missing teen. rescue crews have yet been able to find a second teen and they're going to continue their search sometime this morning. well, business owners right along valencia street in samara says mission district say they're planning to take legal action against the city. that's a new bike lanes on the street lead to financial losses. they say the lanes blocked access visibility to their businesses. they even say more than 10 businesses have actually shut down since the bike lanes were installed. well in the east bay got leaders of the port of oakland voting unanimou

the 55 hour closure, which started friday night, stretches seven miles from solano to sonoma counties. >> we're doing almost 5000 tons of new asphalt in total for this weekend, and over 300 trucks will be needed. >> caltrans says the project will continue over the next four weekends to repave both west and eastbound lanes. detours are posted, so we asked the motorists, the travelers and the public to one plan ahead. but drivers like mary mcquinn from placerville say they didn't know anything about it. she's going to rohnert park. >> we're trying to see a baseball game at 2:00. >> oh, no. yeah, they're repaving it today. oh, all day. i see it all weekend. all weekend. they sure picked the right times to do it right. >> it's been a long time sitting in the van. it's taken us an hour and a half just to go 13 miles. >> it was. it was awful. >> lexi griggs and her friends are trying to get to petaluma. >> it's been a long journey. our eta went from 1:00 to 130 to now two. so it's not been fun at all. >> the chp posted on x telling marin bound drivers to use the richmond-san rafael bridge.

meantime, at sonoma state, students there have set up a similar camp. they're protesting their university stance and alleged investment in the war in gaza. students who organize this protest say they are forming their own chapter of a national student organization called students for justice in palestine. they have four demands for the administration. we would like the school, the administration and the school as a whole to call for a permanent and immediate cease fire. now that is very important to us. i would also like to add that we are prepared to stay here and occupy the space for as long as it takes, until our demands are met. the university just gave us a statement a few minutes ago. a spokesperson tells us their main concern is making sure their students and staff are safe during this protest, and they support the demonstrators right to free speech. and more than 200 miles north of there, north of sonoma state, up at cal poly humboldt, pro-palestinian protests are cooling off. on monday, hundreds of student protesters occupied two separate halls

he's considering a return to sonoma county politics in 2025. we're dealing with the arrogance and the narcissism of somebody who thinks he's the victim. attorneys say a civil lawsuit against foppoli is now moving forward in sonoma county. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> new details about the impact of closing. one of the only trauma centers in the south bay regional medical center in san jose plans to close its trauma services in august. the hospital says it's not getting enough patients. a new report by santa clara county's medical services agency says the closure will mean longer wait times for ambulances, especially north and east of regional medical center, because ambulances will have to travel farther to drop patients off to trauma centers will remain in the south bay after the closure. well, spencer christian here now we have a chilly weekend and some lingering showers still lingering, and it feels so much like winter out there. >> i mean, temperatures have plummeted the last couple of days after that little spring tease around the

they're anti-semitic wording has no place at sonoma state or anywhere else. respect and tolerance are practiced. therefore, those messages will be removed. >> we're expecting a lot these days on our campuses where we're more seen as businesses than as entities to teach, professor of communication at cal state east bay lonnie brooks would like to see these protests be sites of more shared dialog, because i think that the encampments kind of play into a polarization often of our opinions. i think there's an opportunity here to bring dialog among both sides, rather than who can uh- out, noise. the other at stanford university, their encampment heads into their fifth night on monday. >> larry diamond, director of the center on democracy, moderated a forum with speaker doctor salam fayyad, former prime minister of the palestinian authority. >> problem is, sometimes people get fixated over one element of something and to the to, to, to the extent of saying, you know, if this is true, then everything else must be must be false. and that's where you really get into d

dramatic rescue of a man stuck on a cliff in sonoma county. we are now hearing from the crew that helped save that man's life and lift him to safety. hello again everyone. i'm julie julie haener and i'm greg lee. >> a man from louisiana became trapped on that cliff on easter, and a sonoma county sheriff's helicopter and a rescue team helped save him. new at six ktvu. s crystal bailey spoke to those who rescued the man. crystal. >> well, greg, it's getting international recognition. it could have ended in a tragedy. but thanks to the chopper rescue crew in sonoma county, that young man is walking away with no serious injuries. now, we showed you some of this video yesterday. officials say cody crottini from louisiana was dangling off a cliff in the golden gate recreational area in marin county after he was climbing up from a beach. deputy larry martelli and pilot nigel cooper with the sonoma sheriff's henry one helicopter unit made their way over to from santa rosa to assist southern marin county firefighters and cooper flew while martelli hung

the sonoma coastline, and anywhere through san francisco and the peninsula. you can find those winds around 30 to 40 miles an hour, where we see a little bit more of that shading up. there continuing into our inland valleys as well. so through sunnyvale, livermore. and this will continue as we go on through sunday. this was because a couple of systems were trying to work their way into the bay area and didn't quite succeed, so they brought up our wind speeds just a little bit. our temperatures won't be too bad either. we'll do low 70s as we make our way into santa rosa, concord, and into morgan hill. around the immediate bay. we'll do 64 in san mateo to 66 in fremont, and slightly cooler out there towards the coast. half moon bay at 59 degrees. tomorrow we'll still be breezy, but just a touch warmer. we get a couple more 70s on the map as we make our way through novato, dublin and into san jose. and even more warming is ahead as we look at first couple of days of may, we build more of that high pressure in here. we'll get more of those 70s and possibly some l

westbound highway 37 between highway 29 and vallejo and 121 in sonoma will shut down that weekend, andlowing weekend, the eastbound lanes will be closed the weekends of may 3rd and may 10th. >> caltrans says the work to stabilize the crumbling cliff near highway one in big sur will reach an important milestone by memorial day. it's been nearly two weeks since heavy rain washed out this part of the cliff side south of the rocky creek bridge. right now, the only way in or out is a daily convoy at 7 a.m. or 5 p.m. caltrans says they anticipate enough work being done to stabilize this part of the highway by may 27th, after which the convoy system will end and there will be alternating one way traffic through the area without an escort. there's no estimate for when the road will be fully repaired. >> well, tracking another cold system approaching the bay area, so temperatures started to cool off. today the real cool air will move in tomorrow and into sunday as well, so it's going to be a cool, unsettled weekend here in the bay area in terms of rainfall expectations, not just a few sprinkles

the eastbound lanes between solano and sonoma county shutdown next weekend and paving is scheduled on i-680, in san ramon next month. sfmta workers say they were blindsided by the agency's plan to increase ticketing for illegal parking around 200 workers rallied in front of the sfmta headquarters. the workers saying the recent announcement is putting targets on their backs. one parking control officer we spoke with says she's already been assaulted on the job. >> so want to take who was illegally part. he didn't like that. he got a ticket because he was doing doordash. so i continued on my my route. follow me about 2 or 3 blocks. waited until i stopped at a stoplight, punched a window. and as a result, the blast come >> workers say they want safer patrol vehicles and a seat at the table with sfmta leaders when important decisions are made, we reached out to the agency regarding these concerns and were given this following statement that reads in part, quote, safety is our top priority at the agency. thanks to our efforts. crime is down. 48 1% since 2018 within our system. our parking

two people facing charges for a chop shop operation this morning in sonoma county. investigators with the chp and sonoma county sheriff's office arrested the men last month after searching a vehicle repair shop in santa rosa and they say they found dozens of cars and trucks, seven of them listed as stolen. parts of the vehicles had been removed, several had altered vin numbers, so now detectives are asking anyone who may have more information to give them a call. >> the slow economic recovery of downtown san francisco has the attention of other california city leaders, who are dealing with much of the same thing san francisco mayor london breed met with the mayors of sacramento, long beach and riverside at the state capitol yesterday for the first legislative hearing on california's post-pandemic recovery. mayor breed expressed support for a series of bills created by barrie lawmakers, which would encourage renewed investment in downtown san francisco. the ceo of san francisco's union square alliance was also there and says the meeting gave her hope. >> bar and rest

definitely seeing some heavy stuff near the sonoma coast line by 07:00am., santa cruz mountains in the north bay. really in the midst of it, we advanced towards 8 and we'll start to see that heavy line moving over the east bay and further inland after that into the inland east bay towards 09:00am look at all that blue. that snowfall in the north bay mountains, as well as south of the altamont pass in the east of jose. going to see several inches of that. up there around about hamilton. so a very active morning. the most active time of day to day is right in the middle of the morning commute will eventually calm down this afternoon. temperatures are in the 40's to 50's right now. it's a cold one. take a look at cloverdale kelsey bill calistoga. you can see why we have snow in the hillsides above those towns. as we are looking at some 30's all the way down on the valley floor. temperatures later today will still reach the mid 50's that the warmest spotty showers here and there this afternoon. right. those roads are going to be slick right now. those are looki