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For a bay area digital newspaper that went above and beyond what, when their community needed it the most. Good morning. Welcome to tuesday, may 7th. Were inching closer to the warm up. Yeah, it was nice yesterday gets even better here over the next couple of days. That sunshine is going to be with us all week long this morning. We have clear skies. Live view from our mount tam cam. You see all the lights of the city even as far south as the east bay, well off on the horizon, and were in store for just another day of sunshine and even warmer temperatures than yesterday. We talked about how it wouldnt be as cold this morning as yesterday, and thats what were seeing. We have temperatures more in the 50s, right now. Remember yesterday morning we had areas in the 30 so not as chilly as we were monday morning, but still we have our typical 40s in the north bay, 50 right now in novato. So its clear out there from our exploratorium camera. We have a lot of sunshine today. Your sunrise here in about an hour at 607. Its just a bright day today. And later on this afternoon were warmer than yesterday. Were pretty close to where we should be for this time of the year 70. Widespread away from the coast. So well hit a high of about 69 in oakland, 73 in san jose, 76 in santa rosa, 65 in the city, which is exactly average for this time of the year, 75 in concord. But the coast half and bay a little cooler at 58 degrees. Reggie drew, thank you. This morning, new concerns about Autonomous Cars on the streets. Just as waymo is about to expand its fleet of selfdriving cars on the peninsula, we have this video gaining traction online. It shows a Waymo Robotaxi in San Francisco driving in a lane that its not supposed to be in, then making an illegal left turn. Abc seven News Reporter j. R. Stone spoke with Industry Experts about the future of robotaxis, experimenting on our roads. Youre looking at viewer video showing a waymo selfdriving car not only driving in the all new red bus lanes along van ness avenue in San Francisco, but also stopping to make a left hand turn at post street on sunday, a move that, according to the sign, is illegal. Phil koopman specializes in selfdriving car safety. Carnegie Mellon University and has done so for 20 plus years. Were seeing a lot of loose ends that the technology isnt quite there. The companies are claiming its safer, but things like driving the wrong way down the street, as long as theres no crash, they would say dont count for unsafe meaning this incident likely would not get logged as a dangerous or concerning one since no one got hurt. We did reach out to waymo to see what happened, but as of late monday night, they have yet to respond. Koopman has Major Concerns with the way testing is being done with the selfdriving companies. Well, i think there is no such thing as public road testing without a driver either. Youre testing or youre done and youre deployed. Levent erdal is chair of the Computer Science department at cal state east bay, who believes testing is going the way it should. In my opinion, as of today, it is pretty safe and it is going to get safer in my opinion , along the way. Erdal believes that if and when ai expands to selflearning within these cars instead of rule based, it could be a huge improvement. As for the safety of waymo and other selfdriving vehicles, erdal says nothing is 100, especially not human drivers. So i believe that the driverless cars, Autonomous Cars has a future, and i believe that that future is already here. I experienced myself and i believe that waymo is really, really good, really, really safe stuff. As for this waymo vehicle driving in the bus lane, the sfmta says the selfdriving cars are not allowed in the red transit only lanes in San Francisco. J. R. Stone, abc seven news. Happening today in the east bay, the future of transportation will be on display at the redefining mobility summit bay area state and federal officials are joining Industry Leaders to talk about the Autonomous Vehicle industry. It will include demonstrations from a number of Companies Like glide, waze, which we first introduced you to last year. Their working with Contra Costa County officials on a project to connect pittsburgh, antioch, brentwood and oakley with their tiny vehicles. The goal is to help people get from their homes to public transit, like bart, without having to drive. Antiochs mayor is expected at todays event to make an announcement, with the ceo of glide, waze and the south bay. Were following up on a shooting that sent two San Jose Police officers to the hospital last week. The man arrested is now charged with attempted murder. Police say 33 yearold Kevin Briones attempted to break into a hotel room where a mother and her three children were inside when officers arrived, briones started shooting at the officers, who fired back both officers and briones were injured in this shootout. Police say he then jumped out of a third floor window to escape, but was quickly arrested this morning. There are concerns San Francisco unifieds budget problems are worse than the district originally thought. It might be so bad that the district is on the verge of running out of cash. Abc7 News Reporter Gloria Rodriguez is here. Gloria, theres a meeting tonight to learn more about the potential problem and the impact to families. There is reggie tonight, state advisors and fiscal experts are set to give the San Francisco School Board Information on what they think the District Needs to do. The options, though, will likely be tough. The new report from the California Department of education says s. F. Usd will not be able to meet its financial obligations during the 2024 2025 fiscal year to address the issues, the chronicle reports. The state made an extreme move last week. Two fiscal experts appointed a few years ago to guide the district were authorized to suspend or reverse Financial Decisions made by the superintendent or school board. The district has been facing Financial Issues for years and in addition, has been dealing with declining enrollment since the pandemic, which has resulted in less funding from the state. And the school board was already working on a plan to stabilize its budget this month. The board is set to vote on finalizing hundreds of layoffs, and they have been considering school closures. Superintendent matt wayne told the chronicle he is confident the district will be able to meet its obligations. Tonights School Board Meeting starts at 630 at the district Administrative Offices in San Francisco. Gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. Thanks, gloria. New developments now overnight, israel confirmed it has started a ground offensive in gaza. The Israeli Military moved into the southern town of rafah, taking control of the palestinian side of the Border Crossing between egypt and gaza. Its part of the idfs, quote, precise counterterrorism operation targeting hamas. Officials have not said how long the Israeli Military will be in control of the Border Crossing. Israel says its military operations in rafah will continue even as cease fire negotiations move on. Qatar is also sending a delegation to cairo in order to work on those negotiations. New this morning, the white house is announcing new action to counter antisemitism on College Campuses and protect jewish communities. The man is at the live desk with what exactly the president s planning . Yeah, reggie aqui President Joe Biden is set to condemn antisemitism at todays holocaust remembrance ceremony in washington, dc. During his keynote address, hell talk about what actions the white house is taking to combat antisemitism on College Campuses in the us. The department of education is set to send letters to every School District and college in the nation that outlines anti semitic examples that could lead to federal civil rights investigations. A website is also being built to offer Campus Safety resources, and the state department will bring together Technology Firms to address the best ways to handle antisemitic content online. The new changes expand on the president S National Strategy to counter antisemitism that began a year ago. Back to you, stephanie. Amanda. Thank you. Californias newest propalestinian encampment is at uc davis. Students there set up tents. Yesterday morning, they sent the university a list of demands, including divestment from israel. Uc daviss chancellor shared a statement saying the university is working with the protesters to avoid disruption to classes. Police in Southern California arrested at least 100 more propalestinian protesters across two different campuses yesterday. Ucla couldnt even get through a full day of inperson classes without shutting down. The campus closed again after Police Arrested 44 protesters on suspicion of conspiracy to attempt burglary. Ucla will stay with remote instruction for the rest of the week, the university says. The lapd is committing a detective to investigate the attack on that protest almost a week ago now, at uc san diego, officers in riot gear raided the encampment there for the first time. 64 people were arrested, 40 of whom were students who will be suspended. The student protesters at San Francisco state have similar demands to their counterparts across the state. But yesterday we saw something that we havent seen in other places, University President lynn mahoney listening to students in a public forum. Hundreds of students gathered in a campus plaza to let the administration know what they think. Mahoney told protesters the school may consider avoiding investments in Companies Involved with war. However she wouldnt agree to students demands that she call the war in gaza a genocide. My job is actually to create the space for content neutral. Thats that democratic process again. So no, as a president of a university, i dont make political statements. I am very optimistic about how this conversation proceeds. We are, again, very thankful for president mahoney to come out and have this conversation with us. The protesters say yesterdays conversation made them hopeful, but they have no plans to pull down their encampment and stay with us for continuing coverage of the College Campus protests in the bay area and across the country. Get the latest anytime at abc7 news. Com. 510. This morning well say hello to san jose right now. The live look outside current conditions. We have clear skies, a temperature of 52 degrees and just a very light wind less than about ten miles per hour. Heres live doppler seven along with satellite. You can see our ridge of High Pressure well off the coast. Its starting to get closer to us. And what that means were going to be warmer this afternoon. And then temperatures really accelerate tomorrow and into the end of the week. Its very quiet across california. We do expect a lot of sunshine through the end of the week, so heres a look at todays forecast. Instead of the 60s like yesterday, inland will go into the mid 70s with sunny skies today, so it will feel warmer compared to yesterday around the bay shoreline. Its a similar story upper 60s to near 70 degrees with sunny skies throughout the day and even along the coast there is no cloud cover. We have bright conditions and temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees across the state today. It is quite lovely. Well have 60s and 70s from san diego to la at 7571 and santa barbara. Same thing for the central valley. Temperatures in the mid 70s. South lake looking lovely today with a lot of sunshine and temperature of 53 degrees. Now take a look at the next three days. You have nothing but sunshine through thursday. Temperatures start to warm even more here tomorrow with 80s and our warmest spots inland. And then by thursday 70s along the coast, widespread 80s for everybody. And then it turns even hotter inland here on friday. Reggie, well show you those detailed afternoon highs coming up in about eight minutes. Drew. Thank you. The San Francisco nonprofit committed to helping the homeless now being accused of fraud. Coming up, the action being taken as a city says tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars are gone and a new push to remove controversial bike lanes from San Franciscos mission district. The change one Business Group is now proposing celebrities hit the green carpet for the 2024 met gala. The look inspired by a bay area you made a cow actually its a piggy bank. My inspiration to start saving. How about a more solid way to save . Im listening. Well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. Both cash reward . And theres a cash bonus when you open a new Checking Account to get you started. Wow. Anything you cant do . mugs. Bmo mateo county. Today, the county board of supervisors is talking about lowering the speed limit in dozens of school zones to 15 or 20mph. If approved, the county would study school zones in more than 20 districts over the next year, then make final recommendations to the board of supervisors. Meeting starts at 9 00. We continue to follow the controversy around the Center Running bike lane on San Franciscos valencia street. It was meant to improve safety, but many in the area say its just created frustration and confusion. Residents and businesses have been asking for changes. And amanda, theyre now getting the backing of the valencia Street Merchants Association. Yeah, reggi, the valencia Street Merchants Association sent a letter to sfmta yesterday endorsing calls to replace the center bike lane. The group would like to see side running bike lanes restored to the street as soon as possible. Its the same request thats been made by others in recent months. They would also like to see parking restored and reduced parking meter costs for six months, while the area is under construction. Merchants on that stretch of valencia say since the current lane was installed, business has been decimated. In the letter, the association writes in part we have watched as dozens of our friends and neighbors have closed shop and know of a score more who are barely hanging on and likely to shutter in the coming months. As valencia represents the largest contiguous stretch of independent merchants in the nation, it occupies a special space in the city and is worth saving. The sfmta spokesperson says. Merchants have been meeting with the agency to find a solution that works for businesses and maintains safety in the corridor. An update for what comes next is expected this summer. Back to you at the desk, stephanie. Thanks amanda. The bay area sports hall of fame has some new faces. The 2024 class was inducted last night at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. The emotions are still sinking in right now. Its so surreal just to be mentioned with some of these legends. Bay area means so much to me and that it was it was truly a special feeling. Its a great honor and im very excited to be here. Pretty surreal. You stuff like this doesnt happen to guys like me, but i really appreciate it. My rookie year when i came out here in 86, you know, walking back and forth through the airport, you see this display and im just walking by and im looking, im looking. And i guess now when i come through the airport, i have to look for myself, right . Yeah since the hall of fame was created back in 1979, nearly 200 bay area athletes have been honored. More than 4 million has been donated to more than 500 youth organizations in the region. Lets talk about the met gala, this years theme, garden of time, and heres cardi b. There she is. Uh. Huh are all of it amazing . That took a lot. The video was even more amazing to see how many people it took to get all of that. Oh wow. Tool out or whatever that is. Her necklace. Kim kardashian walked the green carpet in a tight corset and sheer gown. It was a. Oh, okay. Carry beautiful. I like that hair. Yeah. I dont really know about this. Drew is the one who knows about this. He should be. He should be talking about it. Okay, so the annual affair is one of the. No, they did, they did. Well, thats my girl. They did that. So shes wearing leave a spanish designer and, for famously Jonathan Anderson is their designer. A lot of love was there. I think a lot of the celebs really wanted to be in that house. Its very popular right now. I dont even know what youre saying. Are you saying louie . Louie . Okay, l o e w e i want to also show you what divine joy randolph was wearing. Because this has a bay area tie. This was made by gap. Oh, wow. And gap says its a tribute to the brains 1969 denim and the golden gate bridge. Because inside of it, you cant see in this picture. But theres International Red lining. Oh, wow. This is a nod to the bridge. And of course, you know gap is based here in San Francisco. Oakland native zendaya was also a cohost of the event, and she had not one. But two looks. Oh, really . So she entered with one look. Two hours later, she walked the carpet again in a second look and they were both amazing. Okay, i was seeing pictures of Kim Kardashian looking like she was in a salad. Was that fake . Was that i that yeah. Yes, she was wearing just kind of like, did anyone see this . People were kind of mocking her because she was just wearing, like, a shawl, like a sweater. And people were like, oh, thats a cardigan, a salad. Okay. Everyones like, let northwest review her mother. I want to hear it. I dont know whats real and not real anymore. And yeah, all i saw were these Kim Kardashian memes and i thought it was real. So i dont know. And it really looked like she was a part of a salad because the theme was garden. You never know. Yeah, perhaps we were like, of all the things, maybe you i dont know, maybe that was fake. Im giving michael kors motorcycle chic. We are here for it. Yes love it. And famously enough, this is a huge fundraiser for the met. Thats why they do it every year. Its how they get most of their money to run the costume exhibits. So they make a lot of money off of this. So it is for a good cause. For a good cause . Yeah. To keep it open. Yeah. Creativity. Tylas sand. Tyler. Oh that was so great. She had to be lifted up the stairs because she couldnt. The men could have tried harder. A lot of men just, like, had a nice suit on and then like a massive flower here. And im like, okay, but you have to give it up to the assistants. I feel like they were on just, yeah, everywhere, making sure everything was impeccable from every angle. I can imagine the stress. Yeah, no thank you. I dont want that job. No, this morning ill tell you about how nice the weather is going to be. Live. Look, from sutro tower. This morning showing you we have calm conditions. Clear skies up above. Looking at your weather, wellness. We have good air quality today. Pollen levels continue to remain at low levels. So great news for allergy sufferers. Its all because of that rain we had over the weekend. Uv index is up to an eight today that is very high, so put on that sunscreen. Future tracker temperatures showing you by about 10 a. M. Were climbing into the mid 50s as we head towards lunchtime. Well be in the low and mid 60s and then later on this afternoon were calling this day average. Yesterday temperatures were below average. Today were pretty much where we should be. And then tomorrow and for the rest of the week, those temperatures will go above average summer like warmth by the end of the week. So highs today 65 in the city, near 70 in oakland, 71 in san rafael, a very mild 73 in san jose. Well hit about 75 for the high in concord. Now overnight tonight, we will have a minor offshore wind event in parts of napa and sonoma county. But thankfully, because of the recent rainfall, theres no elevated fire threat with this wind. What it will do, it will keep temperatures elevated overnight. Tonight. Temperatures look at this in the mid 50s, if not the low 60s. So it will be mild as we head into wednesday. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast. Sunshine is going to be the big story through the rest of the week. By thursday widespread 70s and 80s and then 90 start to appear inland by friday. Minor cooling over the weekend but still looking nice for mom on sunday. Thanks, drew. Coming up, the seven things to know this morning. Miss usa is giving up the crown. Why . The recent pageant winner says she [cat meow] is she . Letting her imagination run wild even though she has allergies. Yeah. A sense of in rafah. The move came just hours after President Biden urged israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching an offensive. Number two tonight, San Francisco School Leaders will talk about next steps as sf unified racist faces, i should say serious budget issues. A new report says the district could run out of money in about a year. School closures and job cuts are on the table. Number three new concerns about the safety of Autonomous Cars after this video shows a Waymo Robotaxi driving in a bus lane and making an illegal turn. You can learn more about the future of selfdriving cars, experimenting on our roads right now, over on our app and on abc7 news. Com. Number four. At least one person has been killed and more than a dozen injured after a tornado outbreak in oklahoma overnight. Severe storms have also hit texas, missouri and tennessee in the past 24 hours, and that was the same storm system the ross rain over the last weekend. Its all about sunshine. Warmer weather over the next couple of days. Today afternoon highs pretty close to average and then warmer weather really moves in here tomorrow before temperatures turn summerlike by thursday, with widespread 80s away from the coast. And number six, a look at your Tuesday Morning commute. Drive times. Its typically slow and from tracy to dublin, you can see thats the case this morning with 49 minutes for that travel and then san rafael to San Francisco 16 minutes. Antioch to concord 17 minutes. Number seven cupertino based apple is holding an event later this morning. The Cupertino Company is expected to unveil its new line of ipads and an updated apple pencil. Okay, incredible news for a bay area digital newspaper. Look out santa cruz has been awarded a pulitzer prize, and the prize goes to staff of lookout san yeah. Its incredible. The pulitzer is considered the highest National Honor in print journalism. Look out santa cruz won in the breaking news reporting category for their coverage of last years catastrophic flooding during multiple atmospheric rivers. I think the one word i would use is tenacious, that we were there, people got weary, but i do not remember a lot of complaints. We knew what we needed to do because we live in this community, and we knew the pain that people were suffering. Look out. Santa cruz uses a Text Message Service that was able to keep updates going to peoples phones. Even when the Internet Service went down. How to make a city safer without adding Police Officers coming up at 531. East bay city thinks it has an answer, and after a year, its ready to double down on its investment. This is abc 724 seven. In San Francisco, live at levis stadium in san jose. Live in oakland. Yay youre 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 economy. Mismanaged money. Now at 530, the accusation against a local nonprofit that was supposed to use 100,000 to help the homeless, and San Francisco reaching a milestone in the effort to end homelessness. The mayor says the figures are a five year low, but some still remain skeptical. Im abcs m nguyen in washington. Tornadoes touched down in several states across the midwest. The aftermath and where the severe storms are heading next. Coming up overnight, nasa and boeing again delaying a mission to the International Space station. The problem facing one of the countrys newest spacecraft. Good morning everybody. Its tuesday, may 7th. Lets start with the check on the weather. Hi, drew. Hey. Good morning. So we had a nice day yesterday. It gets even warmer here this afternoon. Sunshine is still going to rule the forecast through the end of the week. Heres a live look at sutro tower on the horizon over the east bay hills. Youre starting to see those first hints of that sun coming up here. Sunrise here is just after 6 a. M. Temperatures right now for a lot of us, were starting out in the low 50s. A couple of areas in our sheltered valleys like danville, a little bit cooler at 43 degrees. Were mainly in the 40s for the north bay, 46 in napa, the same in novato. Good morning, mill valley. Youre currently at 42. So the light jacket is needed right now. But later on we can take it off probably close to lunchtime. Thats when it feels quite nice for a lot of us away from the coast will be in the 60s, and then today were pretty much near average for this time of the year, certainly warmer than yesterday. Low 60s along the coast, 70s around the bay shoreline, mid 70s in our warmest spots inland. Your sunrise here is at 607 this morning. So temperatures in the mid 60s for the city near 70 in oakland. Low 70s for the south bay. Mid 70s in our warmest spots inland. Reggie, youre running out of money and running out of time. Thats the conclusion of an alarming new report that says San Francisco unified is on the brink of financial disaster. And theres a meeting tonight to talk about this. Abc seven News Reporter Gloria Rodriguez is following the story. Gloria, it seems the state has already taken its own action to try to shore up the districts finances. Good morning, reggie. According to the chronicle, the state authorized two fiscal experts to suspend or reverse Financial Decisions made by the superintendent and school board. It comes as the states Financial Crisis Team says the district is barreling toward insolvency within a year, unless it makes significant cuts that reportedly includes an immediate hiring freeze. The school board has already been dealing with financial problems. In fact, theyre set to finalize hundreds of layoffs this month, and theyre also considering school closures. The district has lost about 10,000 students over the past ten years. In a Statement Last week, superintendent matt wayne said we are committed to accelerating our efforts to address the remaining concerns to ensure that San Francisco Public Schools are places where students can learn, grow and thrive. And the chronicle reports that wayne will offer some kind of a roadmap at tonights School Board Meeting. State advisers and other fiscal experts will also detail what they think the District Needs to do. That meeting starts at 630 in the evening, live in the newsroom. Gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. Thank you. Gloria at abc seven news, we take pride in our mission of building a better bay area. And every day we celebrate the breakthroughs that are happening in our neighborhoods. Antioch is looking back on a successful first year of its Community Response team and looking ahead to expanding it. The team is trained to deal with Mental Health and Wellness Check calls at an incident. They provide resource referrals, food and water. Mayor Lamar Hernandez thorpe recently went out with them. The hope is to make the city safer without adding more police. Some people love to see us. Some people dont want to see a badge and a gun because they just know thats an authority figure. We come with the purple shortterm, you know, a little less aggressive. The mayor now wants to expand the program instead of just one van. He wants at least two, along with more trained staff. This would require around 2 million in funding and another bay area breakthrough this morning, while San Francisco waits for the Supreme Court to determine if it can clear homeless encampments, the city is also finding other ways to remove tents. The latest street count, taken last week, found 360 tents and structures across the city. Thats a 41 decrease from last july, where there were more than 600 tents in encampments. The city has moved more than 400 people who were living in encampments into shelters so far this year. Im very encouraged by what this means for our city and looking forward to more momentum around getting people off the streets and getting them housed, but more importantly, not allowing those who refuse service to continue to take over the streets of San Francisco. The survey also found there were no encampments with ten or more tents and only nine with five or more tents. Part of building a better bay area is following up to make sure our local leaders are held accountable and giving them credit when they hold others accountable. This morning were focusing on San Francisco City Attorney david chu, who is now accusing a nonprofit of fraud. A man is tracking that story at the live desk, and a man of the allegations include misusing money that was supposed to help the homeless. Yeah, reggie aqui fake invoices, collecting more than 100,000 led San Francisco City Attorney david chu to take action against providence foundation. It operates the oasis hotel, the shelter for families experiencing homelessness. The invoices were submitted in 2022 for a painting. The outside of the building and removing the deadbolt locks. Theyre now. The citys Attorneys Office discovered that work was never done, he said. These findings are just the beginning of their push for accountability. Our action today starts the process to ensure that providence is not able to apply for future contracts. Uh. It is up to the city as were reviewing this and whether the current contracts would end. Abc7 news went to providence foundations offices for comment. Staff closed their doors. Providence received city funds to run a Navigation Center and multiple housing subsidy and voucher programs. For years, it has received grants through the Citys Department of homelessness and supportive housing. In a statement, the Citys Department said in part, hsh will be reviewing each contract on a program by program basis to determine the best way to continue Seamless Services for the guests and tenants in these programs. The citys Attorneys Office said. The investigation is ongoing, and theyve apparently identified multiple nonprofits with questionable behavior. Stephanie. Amanda. Thank you. A warning now this morning for everyone about to graduate for college, theres a new scam targeting you. Heres abc News Reporter Elizabeth Schulze in this mornings gma first look. Its the job scam targeting recent college graduates. They emailed me saying that wed like to interview you. I was really happy because at that point, that was the first time ive ever received something positive from a job application. With some graduates applying to dozens of jobs at a time. Some are falling prey to cons seeking to harvest their personal information, or being tricked into handing over their money. They told me no, this was not a legitimate offer. The ftc warning people to be wary of offers that seem too good to be true. Everything will seem very believable, but at the end of the day, its just scammers trying to get personal information or money from these students. People need to be on the lookout. They also should not feel ashamed if Something Like this happens to them. And coming up at 7 a. M, well have the expert advice. You need to spot and stop these scammers in their tracks with your gma first look. Im elizabeth schultz, abc news, new york. This morning, First Lady Jill Biden will be in the bay area next week for what her office is calling a political finance event. It will be part of a west coast tour that will take her to oregon, california and arizona. Her event here will be in marin county thursday. Social security and medicare benefits could see big changes in just a little over a decade if lawmakers dont act. Thats according to a new report by the entitlement programs trustees. After a 2035 Social Security funds that offer monthly support to seniors and more are forecasted to only cover about 80 of benefits owed , according to the report. Medicare isnt looking much better. Its fun is expected to cover certain hospital benefits only until 2036. A new study indicates that a lot more cases of alzheimers disease may be inherited than previously thought. Past studies showed the risk of developing alzheimers was 1 in 50. If there was a specific gene present. But after analyzing brain scans of 3300 people, they found the risk is more likely if 1 in 6. Researchers say if the gene known as apoe4, carries an inherited form of the disease, it virtually assures that person will get alzheimers. Now were also learning about another study about dementia that discusses some interesting facts about olive oil. Its a harvard study that found people who ate half a tablespoon of olive oil in their daily diet were 28 less likely to die of dementia, replacing a single teaspoon of mayo with olive oil reduced the risk of death by dementia by 8 to 14, the latest miss usa pageant winner is relinquishing her crown to focus on her Mental Health. Noel boy excuse me. Noel. Noel noelia voy of utah made the announcement on social media yesterday. She said in part, quote, my hope is that i continue to inspire others to remain steadfast. Prioritize your Mental Health. The Miss Usa Organization responded on social media, saying they respect and support her decision and the reviewing plans for the transition to a successor and a traffic alert. Here at 539, were taking you live to the bay bridge toll plaza, where metering lights have been flipped on. You can see things are filling in right now, kind of to the end of the parking lot there. There is nothing in your way though, after the metering lights, as you make your way into the city. Back to the desk. Thanks, amanda. Coming up, a warning about the booming rattlesnake population in the east bay. But first, lets check in with drew. Yeah good morning. Time now, 540. Well take a look at your travel forecast. Our major hubs, most of them will remain pretty quiet. La looking lovely with sunshine. Similar story for new york. So if youre flying to laguardia, jfk, maybe newark shouldnt have an issue there. The one area we are watching chicago afternoon thunderstorms are very likely today, but other areas like denver, atlanta, seattle, honolulu, we are all looking just fine. Hello oakland. A live look outside this morning. Current conditions. Right now we have a temperature of 50 degrees a very light wind. Right now we do expect a lot of sunshine later on this afternoon. Looking at the morning drive out the door. Well find temperatures in the 50s climbing into the 60s. By 11 a. M, and then well find temperatures in our warmest spots today getting into the 70s. So take a look at the forecast. Break it down region by region along the coast. Well get you into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees with sunshine around the bay shoreline. Its the upper 60s to the lower 70s and inland today will hit the mid 70s for our daytime highs. Expect a lot of sunshine everywhere from the coast to our cities inland. Now the next three days well find temperatures pretty close to average today. Then tomorrow. So those temperatures start to accelerate even more 70s and 80s for most of us, which is above average for this time of the year. And then on thursday its going to be a warm one. Everywhere along the coast will be in the 70s, but most areas away from the coast mid and upper 80s, and it gets even hotter around here on friday, well take a closer look at the cities that will find 90 degree heat by the end when your child has moderate to severe eczema, its okay for them to show off. Show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch with dupixent. Because children 6 months and older with eczema have plenty of reasons to show off their skin. With dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, they can stay ahead of their eczema. It helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your childs skin from within. Serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. 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These dark tornado storms are threatening the 1000 person town of okeene, oklahoma. Lightning electrifying the skies in guthrie. Forecasters had issued a rare, high risk weather warning for the area. Pay close attention to this storm. Listen to our language very closely, listen to our tone, and be ready to seek shelter. If a Tornado Warning does come out on this in smithville, tennessee, a tornado ripping up trees and destroying homes, it was like a whistle from the tornado. It sounded like a whistle to me. And then there was just like loud noises everywhere, damage and large hail reported in kansas. Strong winds and heavy rain also pummeling london, kentucky, and harrisonburg, virginia. Further south in texas, people still recovering from major flooding. Governor greg abbott announcing at least three deaths due to the severe storms, including a child swept away by floodwaters there are now are counties that have been impacted by this ravaging storm, 91 counties, counties uh for which i have declared a state disaster. Throughout the midwest, thousands of power outages. Forecasters expecting the severe storms to weaken slightly as they move into the tennessee and ohio river valley later today. And when abc News Washington skyliner teased on air to ground one. If you havent heard, we are scrubbing the trip to the International Space station that was scrubbed yesterday is now postponed until at least friday. That decision made overnight. Nasa says its being cautious after detecting an issue with an oxygen valve on the atlas five rocket last night was supposed to be the First Mission of the boeing starliner, with two astronauts on board. Nasa says the mission is crucial to determine if the boeing spacecraft is ready for routine trips to the space station and a trip to the moon next year. Well, we were on the moon several times a half a century ago, were going back to a different part of the moon. This time were going to the south pole, where we think theres water. If the launch goes according to plan on friday, the astronauts will spend a week at the space station before returning in the starliner capsule this morning. A growing mystery in Southern California. Dozens of sick and starved brown pelicans are being found on beaches and wildlife officials arent sure whats wrong. Two dozen sick pelicans are the latest batch to arrive yesterday at the wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in huntington beach. Nearly 150 rescued birds have come through their door since the beginning of april. A lot of birds are coming into care who are emaciated. Theyre dehydrated and theyre hypothermic. Theyre anemic. Theyre basically just in a really poor body condition. Theyre starving. Theyre basically starving. The center has only been able to save about a third of the birds that have come in. The ones that do recover will be released back into the wild. Workers say it costs about 45 per day to care for each bird. Theyre asking for donations via their website to help cover the costs. Watch out for rattlesnakes if youre on trails around the bay area east Bay Regional Park District just put out this warning to be on the lookout. 2023 is wet. Winter means more baby snakes have grown up and theres more prey for them. Its also mating season right now. When you put your feet, watch where you put your hands. When youre sitting on rocks or out hiking. Often theyre crossing the path or sunning, and they usually stay out of the way. I have a dog, so kind of watch the dog too, and make sure that she is aware. Now this seems obvious to me, but maybe its not to everybody. If you see a rattlesnake, give it space. The Park District suggests staying on wide trails and avoiding some of the smaller side trails. If you cant go hiking with a friend, the only treatment for a serious bite is antivenom, and you can only get that in a hospital emergency room. All right. Whats the friend for . To call 911 . Probably, yeah. I would assume for both of you to go down. At least you have someone for you. Both for you. Faster than that person. Yeah no. Okay. Youre exactly the person i will not be hiking. Yeah, exactly. No. Left in the dark. And, compared to these ways. Yeah. Girl youre the one thats gonna be left behind. Not me. Guys, this is why i will not be hiking. Yes, correct. Gave away your whole plan. Wow. Wow. Nice to know you, amanda. This morning. It is clear out there. Heres a live look from our south beach camera. Were starting to see some of those sunrise colors on the horizon. Its going to be a very nice day. Warmer than yesterday. Heres future tracker temperatures right around 10 a. M. Were in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. So its a morning where you warm a bit quicker than yesterday. As we head towards lunchtime, were in the low and mid 60s for our temperatures, and then later on this afternoon well have areas getting into the 70s. So pretty close to average for this time of the year. Yesterday was below average. Well find temperatures feeling a bit warmer later on today. So a high of about 65 in the city, 70 in richmond, close to that in oakland, 73 in san jose. Well hit 74. In antioch, 76 in santa rosa. Half moon bay still influenced by that sea breeze off the ocean water, which is 57. So a high of 58 along the coast later on tonight in the Early Morning hours of wednesday, future tracker winds is showing you we will see a little bit of an offshore wind event for parts of napa, solano and sonoma county. But thankfully, because of the recent rainfall over the weekend and theres no elevated fire threat. But what those winds will do in the overnight hours, it will keep temperatures elevated. So overnight tonight, its pretty mild in most cities, mid 50s, if not the low 60s for overnight lows. And this will be the launching pad to get us into an even warmer afternoon tomorrow. So future tracker temperatures by wednesday afternoon. Widespread 80s and a lot of areas even around the bay shoreline. It is quite mild in the mid and upper 70s, but it gets even warmer around here on thursday. Were approaching 80 degrees in the city. Lots of 80s away from the coast. And then on friday will likely find some areas getting very close if not hitting 90 degrees in our hottest spots. On friday, though, well see a little bit of Coastal Cooling as our marine layer tries to come on back here for part of the day. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast. Sunshine through the rest of the week. Summer like here by thursday, with hot temperatures inland on friday over the weekend. 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Please open the door. Talks to remove House Speaker mike johnson. Shes leading an effort to mobilize hardline conservatives against johnson. That sentiment intensified last month when he helped pass a major foreign aid package with assistance for ukraine. Green met with johnson for two hours yesterday but wouldnt say what they discussed. I just had a long discussion with the speaker in his office, about ways to move forward for a republican controlled house of representatives. I would really like to advance much more of our conservative policy on a daily basis here. But, the reality is we are working with the smallest majority in us history with a one vote margin. Green said she had plans to push a vote on ousting johnson this week. Democratic leaders in the chamber have said they will vote to kill the effort, though, and many republicans are also opposed to the move. Yeah, another american has been arrested in russia, this time a u. S. Soldier, Staff Sergeant gordon black, is being held for criminal misconduct. The 34 year old soldier was stationed in south korea but was on temporary leave as he prepared to change to change units and move to texas, his mother says. Black went to visit a girlfriend in southeast russia near the border of china and north korea. Russian tv reports. The charges against black involved beating a woman and stealing from her. Its unclear if the alleged victim is the same woman he was visiting. His mother spoke to abc news overnight. Im hoping hes not being tortured or hurt. Its just hard being a mom and being in that situation and not knowing, not being able to touch him, you know, hug him, tell him itll be okay. Sergeant black is the latest in a string of americans detained in russia. Paul whelan has been held since 2018, and wall street journal reporter Evan Gershkovitch held since last year. Abc news sources say Stormy Daniels will take the stand today in the criminal trial of former president donald trump. Trump is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to daniels. Prosecutors argue trump falsified Business Records to hide the payment, which was made to keep daniels from speaking about an alleged affair. The two had. Trump has denied these claims in another legal battle, trumps defense team has requested a delay in the classified documents case due to documents being disorganized. Special counsel jack smith admitted that some of the documents are out of order, and the various boxes from the fbi. Retrieved from trumps mar a lago estate. He says theyve been reviewed multiple times, including one review requested by the former President Trump is charged with mishandling National Defense information in. New at six federal financial aid. The department of education launching a multimillion dollar Grant Program to increase application numbers, recruiting and retaining teachers. The rally some east bay educators are taking part in today, calling on one School District to help them deal with the high cost of living. You can make the stars align. Because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. Help us make every wish come true. Now, at 6 00. Moving into rafah. Israeli tanks have now taken control of gazas rafah Border Crossing in a precise operation. It comes as hamas claims to accept a cease fire