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>> now at 6:00. tensions rising between the u.s. and israel. the biden administration pausing shipments of military aid as israeli forces push into rafah. a top military official set to address congress today. >> protests against the war impacting college graduation this week. uc berkeley is moving ahead with its plans while balancing the growing encampment on campus. >> it's been developing over the past. superintendents past school boards. it's now on us, and there's no way out. >> and huge cash flow issues at san francisco unified the proposals being made to fix the problem before the district runs out of money. plus, the archives have arrived. >> san francisco's main library, now home to documents revealing the legacy of the late cecil williams. good morning. welcome to wednesday, may 8th. >> let's check in with drew. >> yeah. the temperatures there rising this afternoon. so we're going to feel warm today. a lot of sunshine out there. a live look from the exploratorium camera. we have clear skies this

morning across the entire area. but we also have some warm winds to deal with. a wind advisory has been issued until tomorrow morning. this includes all of solano county and basically the highest peaks of napa county and parts of eastern sonoma county, where we find winds right now gusting about 20 to 40mph. in fact, we'll take you into our hills and you can see some of those areas with those strong gusts. that offshore flow this morning is keeping temperatures elevated in some areas, like fairfield, saint helena. right now we're starting out the morning pretty warm in the low 60s, but where we're sheltered by that breeze, areas like oakland, it's much colder at 49. same in fremont. we're at 54 right now in san jose. we expect a lot of sunshine today. it's a mild and breezy morning. it is a warm afternoon away from the coast. today we're going into the 70s and 80s for daytime highs. let's check in with amanda and see those drive times this morning. yeah good morning. >> drew a traffic alert here at the top of the hour. we're taking a look at these drive

times. the typical slowdown from tracy to dublin as you see that's going to take you about 45 minutes san rafael to san francisco 15 minutes. and then your drive from antioch to concord, just 24 minutes back to the desk. thanks amanda. >> developing news san francisco unified under pressure from the state to solve its deepening financial crisis. tough decisions have to be made before schools run out of money. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is here. and gloria, there was a special meeting last night. so what came of that? >> well, reggie, one thing. state officials had some tough words for the sfusd board blasting their business practices. the board of the san francisco unified school district gathered last night for a special meeting to discuss the district's budget problems. a new report from the california department of education highlights the financial strain and says sfusd may run out of cash by the next school year. sfusd superintendent matt wayne introduced a presentation by state advisors on what steps they think the district needs to make. despite the difficulties, he says he is confident the district will be able to meet

its obligations moving forward. >> tonight's presentation uh- of our 2223 audit is both. i think exemplifies what you're saying is both the progress we've made, but how far we need to go. >> you have to recognize you have a problem. >> some stern words for the board right there. just last week, the state gave new powers to some of the representatives assigned to monitor sfusd. and those representatives are now able to overturn or even stop financial decisions made by the superintendent or the school board in order to save some money. some of the actions being considered are laying off staff and school closures. live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thanks, gloria. new developments now in the war between israel and hamas, the biden administration paused a shipment of 3500 bombs to israel last week because of concerns they would be used in rafah. that's where more than 1 million civilians are sheltering. amanda is at the live desk and amanda,

defense secretary lloyd austin is expected to testify today. >> yeah. stephanie. >> defense secretary lloyd austin will testify today before a senate panel. he will likely be asked about u.s. policy. now, this comes as two republican senators said they were shocked and deeply concerned about reports the biden administration failed to notify congress before withholding ammunition to israel. u.s. officials are worried delaying weapons shipments could put israel's defense at risk. israeli forces launched a ground operation into rafah and have taken control of the palestinian side of the border crossing. the shipment that was paused last week consisted of 2,000 pound bombs and 500 pound explosives. a senior administration official shared a statement with abc news. it reads in part, we are especially focused on the end use of the 2,000 pound bombs and the impact they could have in dense urban settings. as we have seen in other parts of gaza, we have not made a final determination on how to proceed

with this shipment, a source tells abc news. other weapons transfers are being watched closely. it's part of a larger review of u.s. military aid to israel. back to you, stephanie. >> thanks, amanda. hundreds of people gathered at uc berkeley's sproul plaza yesterday to protest israel's actions in rafah. the plaza has served as the site of an encampment for the past two weeks. students continue to push the university to divest from companies that do business in israel. we are now 13 or 14 days into our encampments here at berkeley, and we are not here for fun and games. >> we are here to tell them that as long as you continue this annihilation of our people, we will continue to puncture power in its eye. >> a spokesperson for uc berkeley says it will not divest from israel, even though many universities are altering their upcoming graduation plans amid security concerns. >> uc berkeley is not one of them. the university says everything is going forward as planned. thousands of undergrads will get their diplomas at

california memorial stadium saturday morning. if you're going, there is a clear bag policy and no banners or signs are allowed. at last check. sather gate is open, but the encampment at sproul plaza is growing and there are barricades blocking access. in some places, campus police are keeping an eye on the plaza. there are also private security guards. >> we're going to be prioritizing the ability of graduating students, their friends and their families to participate in and to enjoy one of the most meaningful days in their life. >> in addition to the big graduation, there are 90 other graduation related ceremonies and events around campus over the coming days. >> in southern california, officials at pomona college are preparing for protestors to interrupt graduation ceremonies this weekend. a camp went up monday morning right in front of the main stage. pomona was one of the first places where pro-palestinian encampments started. some students were arrested there after entering an administration building. >> how long are you going to stay here?

>> until pomona college? divests. >> so even if that means commencement this sunday, you'll be here. yeah >> we will not rest. >> i can understand where they're coming from, but again, you know, this class didn't have a 2020 graduation. and, you know, now they might not even have a 2024 graduation. >> commencement events start on friday and end sunday morning. the school says it has offered to meet with the protesters. stay with us for continuing coverage of the college campus protest across the bay area and the nation. you can get the latest anytime over on our website, abc seven news.com. >> the berkeley unified superintenden out will go before congress this morning to talk about anti-semitic incidents in k through 12 schools and afford morthal and leaders from school districts in new york city and montgomery county, maryland, will all testify during a house committee on education and the workforce hearing in march, the anti-defamation league and brandeis center filed a civil rights complaint against berkeley unified school district. it claims the school

district ignored severe and persistent harassment of jewish students. it also claims students endured anti semitic teacher rants in the months after the war began. the hearing is set for 715 608. >> this morning we'll take you to our sutro tower camera pointed towards the golden gate bridge where we are seeing clear skies and it is on the mild side in the city right now. we're at 60 degrees currently with a light northwest wind. other areas are much cooler in the 40s right now, but we will all be warm later on this afternoon. taking a look at highs versus average today in the first column is the forecast. later on this afternoon, you can see everybody going into the 70s and 80s. and in some areas that's about 10 or 11 degrees warmer than average. so it will feel a little more like summer than spring later on today. the coast will be lovely with lots of sunshine, so the boat, beach and surf forecast. we have lighter winds today compared to yesterday out of the northwest,

5 to 10mph, waves 5 to 7ft and your ocean temperature in the mid 50s. so take a look at the forecast today. lots of sunshine inland into the low 80s for daytime highs. upper 70s around the bay shoreline and along the coast. we're going into the mid 60s with those sunny conditions, so it's a warm afternoon today. even warmer here tomorrow. feeling like summer. and then it's hot inland. on friday, stephanie will take a closer look at these daytime highs coming up in just a few minutes. thanks, drew. >> and next on abc seven mornings, downtown san francisco is about to have even more open office space. the tech giant ending its lease in a high profile building. but it's not leaving the city completely. we'll explain then. the boy scouts of america is going through a rebrand. how the new name is already changing. the american institute, and there's been a new addition to the san francisco skyline the past few nights. you may have seen it. what's behind this

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expires next april. one. market plaza has two high rise towers and a smaller office building called the landmark. google will continue operating in the landmark, but will pull out of one market's spear tower. the company tells the chronicle it remains, quote, committed to our long term presence in san francisco. one market has lost other tenants, including visa and software company autodesk. stephanie >> thanks, amanda. you can now learn more about the life of legendary reverend cecil williams, a collection of documents chronicling the late civil rights leader's work at glide memorial church have now found a permanent home at the san francisco libraries main branch. they include decades of information about how glide served people in the tenderloin and the lgbtq communities, as well as williams speeches, sermons, and correspondence. williams died last month. his memorial service will be held may 12th at glide. doors open at noon and the ceremony begins at 1:00. watch for more kids on the

roads this morning. it is national walk, bike and roll to school day. this is video from a past celebration with san francisco unified students. the idea is to get kids excited about modes of transportation that are good for our health, climate, and communities. many schools are hosting special events and activities. you may have seen this. the past few nights near coit tower. a mysterious, bright green and blue laser beam shooting skyward. at first popped up monday night and could be seen for miles. it does have the necessary approval from the city, as well as the faa, and we found out it's to celebrate the rsa conference, which is going on at the moscone center. according to mayor london breed, it's the second largest conference to be held in the city, and the rsa conference has been with us for more than 30 years. >> they welcome over 40,000 people from all around the world to talk about cyber security. so we're so happy to welcome them back to san francisco.

>> as for the beam, it's going to be around for one more night. >> pier 39 says so many sea lions visited the docks last week that it was too many. they had to clear them off for repairs. so here's video from just a week ago. as you can see, there is not a square inch left on these docks. this is the biggest gathering they've seen in 15 years, according to the harbor master. in that time, pier 39 tells us the floating docks got damaged. so let's take a live look outside at the docks to see how many are left this morning. as you can see, some of their friends are still absent. >> do you see that? >> that one guy in the middle? yep. he's kind of on the dock past the first one we see. >> looks like he's the only guy on that one. >> oh, yeah, you're right. >> well. oh, he just heard you. yeah, yeah, i don't know. you know what? maybe he isn't, you know, when you go to, like, a resort and you got to claim your territory early in the morning,

you know, you're up at six, you know, put your towel on the beach chair. oh, the chair hogs the chair. listen the chair haugs. you got to play the game. the rules are made. okay? so if they say you can put your towel on the chair at 6 a.m, that alarms going off at 555. >> then when you have your 25 aunties and cousins coming and you're the only one sent out there. yeah. oh god. i'll put my hairbrush here. this one's mine. my sunglasses. sure. no no no no no. they're coming. they're coming. >> oh, gosh. >> they're there in two hours. >> looks like there's some trauma for that. >> i know you're reliving it. >> i will clear that towel. >> yeah, he's going to be like your glasses, ma'am. yes, ma'am. >> you left your glasses. >> excuse me. >> oh my gosh. oh my god. you would imagine he would the beach this morning. let's take you to santa cruz. it is nice along the coast right now. we have clear skies. and it will be a good day to be on the coast with 60s and 70s expected this afternoon. so our warming trend is underway here today with a lot of sunshine speaking of our coastal communities, the warmest day will be thursday, but inland we

get even hotter here on friday. friday will likely see our first 90 degree days of this year. take a look at temperatures. right now it's a mixed bag. some of our coolest spots are in the 40s, like fremont and oakland, but we have some warmer locations thanks to an offshore breeze like saint helena, sonoma, fairfield, vallejo. starting out the morning in the low and mid 60s. here's future tracker showing you by noon lunchtime. we're basically into the 70s for most areas, so it feels pretty warm, pretty fast today. then heading into the afternoon, we'll find those numbers in the 70s and 80s away from the coast. and again, some of these areas are about ten degrees above average. and even this evening we're slow to cool off. so even by 8 p.m, as that sun is going down, it still feels quite nice out there. so highs today, 78 in oakland, 80 in san jose. it's warm in the city today with a high of 74. we'll go to 82 in santa rosa, 81 in fairfield the coast mid 60s to the mid 70s from half moon bay to santa cruz. we'll watch those offshore winds turn a

little breezier later on today with gusts around 20 to 30mph. and in parts of the north bay. those winds continue overnight tonight, with a wind advisory in effect. and that will keep temperatures again pretty elevated in many cities as we head into thursday, mid 50s to the low 60s for a huge portion of the region for overnight lows . that will lead to an even warmer day here on thursday. again, thursday is the warmest day along the coast. you could see a lot of 80s on the board, but we get even hotter here inland on friday with low 90s and our hottest cities. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. warming continues today. feeling like summer tomorrow with hot temperatures inland both friday and saturday. looking nice for mom on sunday with a lot of sunshine coming. our way over the weekend. then early next week we'll find some coastal clouds and a minor cool down, but temperatures mainly above average for this time of the year. guys. >> drew thank you. good morning america is coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> reggie. stephanie it is great to be with you coming up here on gma. we'll start with what we're

learning about this ef four that ripped apart parts of northeast oklahoma. but also going to get into the latest from my home state of michigan. they had a tornado emergency. first time they've had that since. that became a thing in the late 90s. so we'll get into that. and then the new threat, if you're traveling east, you'll want to pay attention to this one, especially by thursday when washington, d.c, back to dallas gets into the threat. and then coming up, stormy daniels testifying in the trump criminal case in manhattan. dan abrams will break down the impact. and what it could mean for the trial. and i and the future of work. the ceos of microsoft and linkedin are telling us how that technology could impact the way that we do our jobs. and finally, robin went to sesame street to speak with elmo. i'm sure you remember that mental health viral message that elmo had for everybody a while back. well, they're going to talk about that and get with some expert with wet amd, i worry i'm not only losing my sight, but my time to enjoy it. but now, i can open up my world with vabysmo. (♪)

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eligible californians have not yet applied for their real id. apple just unveiled new artificial intelligence capabilities in its latest product. >> the new air is also an incredibly powerful device for ai. it's blazing fast for powerful machine learning features in ipad os like visual lookup, subject lift, and live text capture, or for the ml enhanced tool in photo mater, which uses ai models trained on over 20 million pro images to improve your photo with a single click. >> i hope someone else understood what she was saying, because i just really don't. apple showed off its new ipads yesterday. abc seven spoke to a tech expert who says the reveal shows apple is positioning itself to be an ai leader with that, it will have to tackle risks tied with ai, and the industry really needs to get around some type of code of conduct with a technical element that you can confirm that. >> so if i see a video or i see

an image that seems like it was manipulated, that you get some type of confidence level, that it's fake, so i suspect you're going to see a lot of apple spend a lot of time addressing that specific issue, and only the way that apple can and experts think we're going to hear a lot more about ai at apple's worldwide developers conference that is happening next month. >> for the first time in its 114 year history, the boy scouts of america is rebranding and changing its name to scouting america. the silicon valley monterey bay council consists of nearly 8000 scouts. a third are girls 5 to 21 years old. members say the name. the name change reflects its mission of inclusion. >> we want everybody to be feeling welcomed here and this is why we need the name change. it's just a necessity. it had to happen. >> the change received backlash on social media. people accused the organization of being overly politically correct. boy scouts of america has been flooded by troubling claims and financial woes for years. it filed for

bankruptcy to settle abuse lawsuits in 2020. we did reach out to the girl scouts to see if they had any plans to rebrand. they responded with a statement that reads, in part. at girl scouts, our focus remains on providing the best experience and programing for our members. so girl scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can unapologetically be themselves. same name, same mission. since 1912. next to 630, more questions emerge weeks after a deadly crash that killed a pleasanton family. the complaint that came in before the crash now raising concerns, plus a new chance at freedom. how dna testing could pave the way for a retrial for scott peterson. but first, here's drew. >> yeah, out the door this morning, reggie a lot of sunshine today. we warm pretty quickly. it's a warm afternoon with temperatures in some areas getting about ten degrees above average 70s and 80s away from the coast. and we will be slow to cool off this evening. pretty pleasant later o

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into an emergency when a plane catches fire. what could be to blame? >> a live look outside as the sun comes up this morning. warm and windy for parts of the bay area today, drew is tracking even warmer temperatures for the end of the week. >> yeah, i'm looking forward to that heat. good morning everybody. >> it's wednesday, may 8th so i don't understand. is it. sky's out. thighs out yeah sun's out. guns out today or is it not. >> it is today. tomorrow and even into friday. so you've got options depending on which day you want to call in sick. you have some time. oh, i'm just saying. listen, that's why we pay such high prices to live here. let's enjoy the weather while we can, okay? >> i'm not mad. >> here's a live look outside from the exploratorium camera. it is sunny out there with clear skies, but we do have some gusty winds right now in parts of the north bay. a wind advisory is currently in effect for all of solano county and essentially the hills of napa county and eastern portions of sonoma county, where this morning we have seen winds gusting about 20 to 40mph. and that's what we're still seeing at this hour. even

areas approaching 45 mile per hour gusts and what that offshore breeze is doing in some cities is keeping temperatures on the mild side, like saint helena this morning with that wind, we're at 63 degrees, 62 in vallejo, 60 in the city. but where we're sheltered from the wind, it is a lot cooler. danville is at 4648 right now in fremont. santa cruz, a nice day along the coast. we will have nothing but sunshine today. it's mild and breezy early on this morning as we head into the afternoon. it is a warm one about ten degrees above average, 70 and 80 away from the coast. let's say hi to amanda and check on those drive times this morning. >> yeah. good morning. drew a traffic alert to get to. we're taking you straight to antioch because of this sig alert. it involves a big rig crash. this is eastbound for just before 160. we know that the three left lanes are blocked. diesel fuel has been spilled in the lanes, but traffic is passing on the right lane. fire crews have plugged that leak as well. still, there's no estimated time of reopening. stop traffic is from hillcrest avenue. back to

you, stephanie. >> thanks, amanda. developing news now san francisco unified says it will do everything it can to put students first. the comments coming from a special meeting last night as the district faces tough decisions because of its budget crisis. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is here. and gloria, we understand parents are worried, of course, about what this means for their kids. >> of course, many parents are. stephanie. in order to save money, some of the actions being considered include things like laying off staff and school closures, and that is concerning. some parents like bridget dyer, who has two kids in the district, including a son with autism. a new report from the california department of education highlights the financial strain and says sfusd may run out of cash by the next school year. the board of the san francisco unified school district gathered last night for a special meeting to discuss the district's budget problems. dyer tells us she's worried that her son's class size could increase as a result of some of the proposals taking away much needed attention from her son.

>> this is not going to make more third graders able to read, or more eighth graders able to pass a math test. this is going to make that worse. >> i am grateful to the state support and assistance as we work to do right by our kids, by our educators, and make sure our schools are functioning the way they should. >> that is, the district school board president met with state pressure and financial realities, kicking in. the district says it will do everything it can to put students first. sf usc superintendent matt wayne says he is confident the district will be able to meet its obligations moving forward. just last week, the state gave new powers to some of their representatives that have been assigned to monitor sf, usd and those representatives are now able to overturn or even stop financial decisions made by the superintendent or the school board live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria. new developments in former president

trump's hush money trial. adult film star stormy daniels came face to face with trump to testify about their alleged infamous encounter back in 2006. she testified in graphic detail about having sex with trump after meeting him at a celebrity golf outing. trump's lawyer called for a mistrial, saying daniels testimony was extraordinarily prejudicial, but the judge denied that request. a court transcript of a sidebar conversation reveals trump was visibly agitated. daniels described the payout as a $130,000 hush money arrangement to trump's former attorney, michael cohen, just weeks before the 2016 election. she said the deal was motivated out of fear, not money. >> now, it's an update from the abc seven news i-team. scott peterson's defense team filed a motion requesting new dna testing. in his case, peterson was convicted in the 2004 killing of his wife, laci, and their unborn child. a man is at the live desk with the court documents. amanda? yeah, reggie. >> the 89 page motion is in

response to prosecutors recent argument that there is no need for additional dna testing in the case. it was filed on behalf of scott peterson by the los angeles innocence project. now the group wants items from this burned out van to be tested with state of the art dna detection that includes the entire bloodied mattress inside the van, the burnt van was found near the peterson home the morning after lacey's disappearance. legal analyst steve clarke has closely followed the case, the key to the case for the innocence project is can they establish that laci peterson may still have been alive when scott peterson went fishing many years ago? if lacey's dna was to be recovered in that van, that could place her as alive when peterson went fishing, you may remember her body was found in the san francisco bay in 2003. prosecutors argue there was further testing already done on evidence in 2013 and 2019. the final court hearing is set for later this month. a judge could

rule on the dna testing at that time. back to you, reggie. >> thanks, amanda. we're committed to following the story here at abc seven news. weeks ago, we took you inside san quentin as it prepares to close death row and send the prisoners elsewhere. then last month, we showed you the sharp response from a town in southern california after men were sent to the prison. they're now. san bernardino county leaders are pleading with the state over this issue. elected leaders from the county and the city of chino say the california institute for men is old and in poor condition, with a history of escapes. they argue the overcrowded and underfunded prison can't handle potentially dangerous inmates. >> in a letter to governor newsom, we called on him to remove the condemned inmates already housed at cim, effective immediately. >> the state agency overseeing prisons says it's following the law and the condemned inmates are being moved to the highest security facilities. >> san jose police made 87 arrests during enforcement over

the cinco de mayo weekend, and they also issued more than 150 traffic citations for various offenses, including illegal sideshow activity. the department gave us a recap of their response to the celebrations and some of the crimes police responded to included a double stabbing sunday night on king road fights and an alleged dui crash into a police cruiser. police say none of these incidents had anything to do with the city's sanctioned parades and celebrations. on sunday. >> all the criminal behavior was occurring at this time, but we look back at data and all the times that we've had these types of events has nothing to do with the event. it has to do with people taking advantage of the time that we're going to be here, which is why we deploy additional resources. >> san jose hosted not one, but two parades celebrating mexican culture over the weekend driverless cars will be part of the future of public transit in contra costa county, and this is the first time we're getting a look at the plans. here's the latest model for the guideway

system. it's designed to connect pittsburg, antioch, brentwood and oakley together. the new car was just unveiled at a transportation summit in san ramon, and each vehicle you see here can hold four people inside it goes through a 28 mile circuit with more than 50 boarding stations, which are essentially loading docks and the system will connect east contra costa county residents to major transportation hubs like downtown's and los medanos college, as well as bart. >> instead of driving your car to the city and spending hours, we can take you to easily to the bart station in a very convenient fashion. stress free. you're in control in this car. it's a room on wheels. that's how we like to call it, and so that's the vision that we have for the future of public transportation. >> the system is set to launch by 2030. >> still ahead. boosting business in san francisco. the new proposal to entice workers back to the office. >> and you're looking live at

the big board at the new york stock exchange. see, the dow is down about 14 points. >> rap beef now the focus of a shooting investigation. what we're learning about the shooting outside of drake's mansion in toronto. >> then stay with us for our live streaming show at seven. and one of the most familiar faces in hollywood, actor and comedian bruce bruce. >> vilanch, vilanch. >> i'll be talking live. >> yeah, reggie will be interviewing him to talk about his performance happening right here in san francisco. but first, let's check in with drew. >> a lot of be a good guest outside this morning. we have our east bay hills camera showing you it almost feels like a summer morning out there. we have sunshine, some mild temperatures right now, some areas starting out in the low 60s. so taking a look at our forecast highs versus average today in the first column. this is where we'll land later on in the afternoon 70s and 80s. widespread average this time of the year is in the 60s and low 70s. so in some cities will be about ten degrees above average.

today it's going to feel very warm this afternoon. the coast will be very nice today with sunshine boat beach and surf forecast. just light winds today out of the northwest about 5 to 10mph. waves 5 to 7ft and our ocean water temperature is still in the mid and upper 50s. so taking a look at the forecast inland today, low 80s with sunny skies, we'll have bright conditions around the bay shoreline and it will be warm and the upper 70s. and along the coast it will be a nice mild day with sunshine and temperatures in the mid 60s. so highs today 74 in the city, 78 in oakland, about 80 in san jose, 82 in santa rosa will go to 81 in fairfield. so it's warm today even warmer here tomorrow feeling like summer. and then it's just downright hot inland on friday. and this warm weather does stick around for the weekend

well. the family was driving all four members of the george family, including two young children, died in a crash in pleasanton nearly three weeks ago. the car caught fire after crashing into this large oak tree. records from the national highway traffic safety administration show someone filed a complaint about a vinfast car, with details that

seem to match this pleasanton crash. the complaint was filed days after this crash. the writer says they are the owner of the car and loaned it to a coworker. the driver in the crash. the complaint also said they had had prior issues with the car steering wheel going rogue. investigators have said they are looking into whether speed played a role here. vin fast tells us in a statement, quote, vinfast is aware of this tragic accident in pleasanton and our hearts go out to the family. >> new developments in the body of the six construction worker killed in the baltimore bridge collapse has been recovered. he was the last missing victim. authorities called the discovery a significant milestone in recovery efforts that provides closure for many families. the men were filling potholes on a bridge span when a container ship struck one of the key bridge piers back on march 26th, causing this baltimore bridge to collapse. two other workers survived the incident. time now, 644. this morning, millions of people in the midwest are cleaning up after at least a

dozen tornadoes touched down. amanda is at the live desk with more on the damage left behind. amanda. yeah. stephanie. >> multiple tornadoes touched down from michigan to ohio, ripping apart buildings and scattering debris. tens of thousands of people are without power. a fedex facility in michigan collapsed after a tornado passed through, trapping about 50 workers. there were no serious injuries, though the governor has declared a state of emergency. the national weather service issued the first tornado emergency on record for michigan yesterday. the tornado also damaged homes and a strip mall. several residents took shelter in the local library. >> the man in charge of the library let everybody come in that wanted to come in, you know, to the library for safety. so we came home, got here, and they were pulling somebody out of the rubble over there >> people took cover in this hampton inn as pieces of wood

pierced the hotel's outer walls like spears. the severe weather killed at least one person in oklahoma. back to you at the desk, stephanie. >> thank you. amanda. well, this is scary. a small fire on the outside of a plane that landed in seattle monday night. it turned normal deplaning into an emergency. you can see passengers exiting onto the wing before going down the slides. 195 people were on this flight that just had landed from cancun. when the plane got to the gate, crews plugged it into the airport's power and passengers started to get off. you see here that's when the crew noticed smoke and the nose area of the plane. >> they announced. everybody dropped uh- your belongings, unbuckle and head to the exits. people around were a little panicked. >> delta says the airbus plane has been removed from service. no major injuries are being reported. financial relief could be coming to help struggling small businesses still dealing with the fallout from remote

work. the chronicle has a big write up this morning, and it says san francisco voters will likely consider a sweeping business tax overhaul in november that advocates say is critical to make the city a competitive corporate destination. the proposed measure, filed by two business leaders, would cut taxes and fees for small companies. the idea is to encourage job creation and even encourage employers to have more workers in the office. >> new at six, a richmond nonprofit is building contra costa county's first community resilience center, or crc. the harbor eight crc will serve aa recreation center and an emergency shelte during ergencies. the group behind the project is pogo park. it aims to transform lives by transforming public spaces. it just received a $10 million state grant to build the crc. the first part of construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year. now it's your morning money report. the hyper caffeinated drink at the center of multiple wrongful death lawsuits is coming off

panera bread's menu. the restaurant chain says it will stop selling charge lemonades in the next two weeks. panera is facing at least three separate lawsuits claiming the high level of caffeine in the drinks has led to the deaths of two customers and health complications in another. the company says the menu change is part of a bigger menu transformation. you'll soon be able to order takeout through the instacart app. the grocery delivery service is teaming up with uber eats to offer restaurant delivery to its customers. the two san francisco based companies announced the partnership as they face competition from doordash. instacart says it will be adding a restaurants tab to its app in the coming weeks. nationwide, tiktok and his chinese parent company bytedance have filed a lawsuit against the us government. it's a direct response to the law signed last month, ordering the company to sell the app or get banned in america. tiktok and bytedance claim such a ban actually blocks free speech and prevents users from accessing lawful

information. many critics and lawmakers argue the app just has too much access to your user data, and we take a live look now at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, we're slightly down about 13 points. >> twitch streamer cuisinart won't be prosecuted for his role in a riot in new york city last year. the manhattan district attorney's office says he's agreed to pay $55,000 in restitution for property damage. some people were injured and dozens were arrested after they showed up to new york's union square for a giveaway snap posted about it online. he also apologized for what happened this morning. toronto police are investigating a shooting outside the home of rapper drake. it happened just days after a feud between drake and rapper kendrick lamar escalated. drake's security guard was injured in the shooting yesterday morning. he's in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. it's not known if drake was home at the time this happened, but officers say an unknown number of suspects approached the victim, his security guard, in a car and

started shooting. >> that person was working, apparently as a security guard at the residence. he was standing outside of the gates in front of the residence when the shooting occurred. >> toronto police say they have video of the incident. no arrests have been made yet. investigators say it's too early to say if it's related to the ongoing feud between drake and kendrick lamar. the two have been releasing diss tracks about each other almost daily. now, lamar's most recent single, called not like us, has a google maps image of drake's home on the cover. >> a beach house once owned by a member of a legendary san francisco rock band is on the market. if you have $15 million, here's a look at the listing, complete with a guitar shaped swimming pool designed by previous owner grace slick of jefferson airplane. what in the world is this dolphin? well the listing says the spacious family room served as a practice stage where members of jefferson airplane, the grateful dead and

other legendary musicians crafted songs and jammed late into the evening. great. but please, the dolphin a wrecking ball immediately to this dolphin . >> it's so massive. next to the pool. >> move it somewhere else on the property. >> move it to the garbage. how are you going to stage a home and have this monstrosity? >> you know i have a miami dolphins fan at home. i think that he would appreciate it. i mean, we don't have $15 million, so i can't tell you that that would ever be us. >> but i think that could be a small portion of the population, though that's very small. >> we'll put an extra bounce house. is that. >> yeah. >> is that okay? all right. yeah >> that seems fair with the $15 million that i can borrow from whom? >> right. you know what? >> you can't buy a taste, i can't wait for you to get just dragged because it's often meant something to somebody. >> now, the comments roll in that's offered me anything. >> anyone who had their mind in the right place, right?

>> but clearly the guitar hum. >> clearly. all right, let's take to the beach. if you're trying to beat the heat, we will find some relief along the coast. it's getting warm out there the next couple of afternoons. we're still here. >> okay, there we go. >> you caught? my by >> oh, that was funny. oh, here's a live look from our santa cruz camera. it is going to be a nice day along the coast. the accuweather headlines are calling for our warming trend getting underway here today. coastal cities, the warmest day will be tomorrow where we'll get into the 70s and 80s. but then our inland cities will experience their warmest day on friday. that's when we'll likely see some 90 degree heat returning in our hottest cities for the first time this year. we do have some mild air overhead right now. look at the city. fairfield, saint helena, temperatures right now in the low 60s. but we do have some cooler areas in the 40s right now. so some spots like santa

rosa, danville, you need that jacket this morning. other areas you can pretty much get away with just your top layer as you go out the door this morning. here's a look at temperatures by about noon. we're well into the 70s and we'll head into the 70s and 80s later on today. so it's going to be a warm wednesday here. 74 in the city, 78 in oakland, 80 in san jose, 82 in santa rosa, 80 in concord, the coast quite lovely today. bright skies, mid 60s to the mid 70s. from half moon bay to santa cruz. we have an offshore wind right now in the hills of the north bay that becomes a little bit more prominent later on this afternoon. about 20 to 30mph, and that offshore wind will continue to keep temperatures elevated overnight tonight, mid 50s to the low 60s. your overnight lows heading into an even warmer afternoon tomorrow. future tracker temperatures by thursday. you can see we're well into the 70s in the city. mid and upper 80s in our warmest spots inland. and then on friday there you can see some areas likely hitting 90 degrees for daytime highs. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you it is warm today.

feeling like summer tomorrow. we're hot inland here on friday. that continues into saturday, but the coast begins to cool down. looking nice for mom on mother's day on sunday and temperatures still above average early next week. hi, amanda. >> hi, drew. we'll take you right back to antioch with a focus on this sig alert. this is again due to a big rig crash on eastbound four. this is just before 160. you should know that there is one lane open right now. cars getting by on the right lane because diesel fuel has been spilled in the lanes. there's no estimated time of reopening of those other lanes. but we do know fire has plugged that leak. motorists are advised to expect delays and to use alternate routes to avoid the area. an alternate route exit off lone tree way, take davidson road to hillcrest avenue to laurel road and then get back onto highway four. there, reggie. >> thanks, amanda. we just experienced the 11th straight warmest month on record last month. continued a stretch of record breaking global temperatures for earth after it measured as the warmest april on

record. europe's climate change service released its monthly climate report last night. the temperature, measured at 1.21°f above the 1991 to 2020 average for april. the report comes as the us prepares for brutal heat this summer. the latest noaa outlook shows above average temperatures for much of the country between june and august. it is. >> wildfire preparedness week in cal fire is reminding you to take some extra steps to keep your home as safe as possible. officials put on a demonstration to show what happens to a prepped home versus a non prepped home. and take a look at this image. the fire crept up on both, but as you can see, only the wildfire ready home survived. cal fire says to remember the six p's when evacuating. that's people pets, plastics like credit cards, prescriptions, phone numbers and papers like deeds or birth certificates. you can also pull back any bark or mulch about five feet away from your home, removing any dead or dying vegetation 100ft from the home,

whether that's dead weeds, whether that's, leaves that have accumulated or pine needles accumulated on the ground or on the roof is step one. experts are expecting a more active fire season compared to last year. >> new at six. disneyland is about to get bigger. the anaheim city council approved a plan to expand the park in a final vote last night. they're calling this disneyland forward. it's a $1.9 billion project that will allow for the development of new attractions, shops and restaurants. it also requires disney to spend tens of millions of dollars on street improvements, affordable housing and other infrastructure in anaheim, disney's the parent company of abc seven. i cannot wait to see what this brings us. >> i was just about to say how excited are you, reggie? >> this sounds like i want a moana ride. yeah, if i don't get it, then we will march. we will march. we will march for her. i have a feeling we're gonna get it so there won't be any protest needed. i love it. >> all right, up next, the seven

things you need to know today as we head to break a live look outside. >> it is 656 and we're coming right back.

biden administration has put shipments of some military aid to israel on hold. it comes as president biden is trying to pressure israel to hold off on a full scale invasion of rafah, number two, in less than 20 minutes. >> berkeley unified superintendent is set to testify before congress about anti-semitic incidents in k to 12 schools. it comes after the district was accused of ignoring severe and persistent harassment of jewish students. >> number three, a special meeting got underway last night at san francisco unified, faces pressure from the state to solve its deepening financial crisis. tough decisions need to be made before schools run out of cash in order to save money. some actions are being considered, including laying off staff. >> number four businesses in san jose are getting what they wanted. today, the city will begin planting trees to provide

more shade from the summer heat. the first 29 will be planted in the willow business district at number five. >> it's a warm day today. get ready for temperatures in the 70s and 80s away from the coast and a sigalert in antioch eastbound for before 160 due to a big rig crash. >> instead, exit off lone tree way. take davidson road to hillcrest avenue to laurel road to get back onto for number seven. >> all right, i love this. a tennessee woman surprised her husband for his 27th birthday with a party at his favorite store, right on costco. i love that's clint, who ran into several friends and family into the store. and honestly love costco. big costco girl. >> i'm probably going to costco >> george: good morning america. testimony that captivated a courtroom. could it shape the white house race? stormy daniels on the stand. the adult film star at the center of the criminal trump trial testified about their encounter. y