Bay area got out to enjoy it. What you can expect for mothers day weekend. Dont zoom in too close to these beach photos. Thats all i have to say. Really . Yes good morning. On this thursday, may 10th. Beautiful. It was gorgeous. People were tanning. They were enjoying the sun. It was the warmest day since last october and will continue to hang on to that heat today. Heres a live look outside from the exploratorium camera. We are clear here. We have the faintest marine layer right now around Half Moon Bay, a little bit around the Golden Gate Bridge, and that will lead to a little bit of Coastal Cooling today, but we are going to warm up inland even hotter than yesterday temperatures. Right now we dont have that offshore wind, so were not as warm as we were yesterday. Were in the 40s and mid 50s right now. And again, that wind. Remember yesterday morning it was gusting 20 to 40mph. That is now gone. And we have light winds to begin our friday. So the day looks like this. It is bright. We have a lot of sunshine on the way. But the coast will actually be a bit cooler today thanks to our marine layer having a bigger influence. But around the bay shoreline and inland we are hot in the 80s and low 90s, returning inland, well take a closer look at these highs and preview the weekend. Coming up in eight minutes. Lets say hi to sue and see you soon. Good morning drew and good morning everyone. Friday light is our hope and so far so good. San mateo bridge is moving at the limit. A little bit of fog on the golden gate. Its not the entire span. I just came across a bit ago and its not on the waldo grade either. So just across the toll plaza area, beginning your Early Morning drive out of the central valley, you can see our early commuters, and we do have first reports of a problem on the peninsula south 101 near san antonio, two cars, middle lane. Will check more in just a few. Thank you. Sue. This morning President Biden is back in the bay area. Hes here for a series of Campaign Events that are part of a west coast trip. Abc seven News Reporter ryan curry live for us on the peninsula. Ryan the president is likely to be greeted by protesters. Yeah thats right reggie good morning there will be a demonstration from propalestinian activists who are calling on the president to stop supplying military aid to israel. The president himself did say recently that he would consider stopping all shipments to israel. If they do proceed with a full invasion of rafah, the Southern City in gaza. So expect that to happen later on this morning. The president arrived last night at moffett field, then boarded a helicopter to San Francisco. He is here to raise money for his reelection campaign. The last time he was in the bay area, he was doing the same thing. We spoke with Political Science experts who tell us why he comes to this region, and they told us this area is full of very wealthy people who can help fund elections. Its a cliche, but we are the nations piggy back for these campaigns. Theres a lot of people here with a lot of money and a lot of interest in who wins these elections. Campaign donations are a way of showing how well youre doing. Its almost like people are voting with their dollars. The white house has not disclosed the location of either fundraiser today, but it is believed one is in Portola Valley and the other is in the south bay. The first lady was also in the bay area yesterday visiting marin county. She is heading down to Southern California today. The protesters say they plan to create a human billboard along the road of where the donors and the president will be on their way to. So expect to see that later on this morning once they all start to arrive. But for now, reporting live in Portola Valley. Ryan curry, abc seven news. Ryan, thank you. And its official Oakland International airport has a new name despite major opposition, including a lawsuit from San Francisco, the port of oakland, which is in charge of the airport, voted on moving forward with the name change. They released this new logo. Its now called San Francisco bay Oakland International airport. The board says its about location, location, location. They conducted research. It shows a name change could attract more passengers to oakland by letting them know the city is another gateway to the bay area, and a name change can certainly do that. That brings the knowledge for people past the mississippi to really understand where oakland sits in the greater bay area, and also internationally, really of understanding from people from around the world of where oakland is in this greater bay area. But it seems the next steps may play out in court. The San FranciscoCity Attorneys Office issued this statement to abc seven news, saying it is disappointing that oakland chose to ignore our multiple offers to collaborate on an alternative name and avoid litigation. We have strong federal Trademark Infringement claims against oakland, and they have given us no choice but to move forward with next steps in our lawsuit in the south bay, barts long awaited extension into downtown san jose is getting a big financial boost. Half 1 billion from the fedel government to get this project done. Bart Silicon Valley extension is expected to cost more than 12. 7 billion. Phase two will take trains from the Berryessa Transit Center in North San Jose through downtown, then up to santa clara. Vta eeing construction. The agencys general manager says the announcement is significant for how the feds view this project. Its the first time theyve kicked in money for it. It is a nationally important project. It is one of the most important projects in this budget, is the second highest project with an allocation. The project has faced escalating costs and delays, and this six mile, four station line isnt expected to open until 2037. A big change is coming to the way pgandes can bill its customers. The California PublicUtilities Commission voted unanimously to approve a flat monthly fee of 24. 15 that will be in addition to what they pay for their actual usage. Commissioners also approved an electricity rate decrease of 5 to 0. 07 per kilowatt hour. The changes will be rolled out between the end of next year and the beginning of 2026. Commissioners say the reduction could be an incentive for people to switch to electric vehicles and appliances. So for someone who electrifies their home and vehicle, they would save an average of up to 44 a month compared to the status quo. And the reason customers are financially better off is because the new billing structure will reduce the Price Per Unit of electricity by roughly 5 to 0. 07 per kilowatt hour. A Consumer Advocacy Organization called turn, short for the utility reform network, supports the changes, saying they promote stability, especially in areas with more extreme weather. But its members say more needs to be done to lower rates. Donald trump will be back in a manhattan courtroom today in trial over his criminal hush money case. Now, prosecutors have not said who their next witness will be after wrapping up dramatic testimony from adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Now, abc News ReporterAndrew Dymburt tells us, it was so graphic at times. Trumps defense team asked the judge to declare a mistrial. It was a tense crossexamination as Stormy Daniels wrapped up her nearly seven hours on the stand, questioned about her alleged sexual encounter with former President Trump at a California Hotel in 2006, an encounter trump denies. The defense questioned the veracity of daniels story, including her claims that she became lightheaded and felt the room spin after seeing trump in his underwear. Another thing that was just totally not believable was like, and i went to the bathroom and our dinner and when i came out of the bathroom, he was there just in boxers and a t shirt and i almost fainted. And susan necklace said, youve made 200 movies and a man in his 60s, and the boxers and a t shirt that made you faint, shes like, well, i just wasnt expecting it. It didnt come off as credible. But daniels, defiant on the stand when trumps lawyer asked, you have a lot of experience of making phony stories about sex appear to be real, daniels fired back. The sex in the films is very real. Just like what happened to me in that room. She added that if she were to fictionalize her encounter with trump, i would have written it to be a lot better. The defense once again moved for a mistrial, claiming daniels graphic account was extremely prejudicial testimony, but the judge refused , telling trumps lawyers you deny that there was ever a sexual encounter between Stormy Daniels and the defendant. Your denial puts the jury in a position to decide who they believe. Daniels, late yesterday called trump out directly, writing on social media real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court. Oh wait, never mind. It comes as we learn that one of the potential prosecution witnesses, karen mcdougal, will not be taking the stand. Mcdougal, a former playboy playmate, claims she also had an affair with trump and that trumps team allegedly paid the National Enquirer to buy the rights to her story to keep it a secret. The only key witness remaining for the prosecution, trumps former fixer michael cohen, who has claimed that trump reimbursed him for the 130,000 payment made to contain daniels story before the 2016 election. The prosecution, looking to make the case that trump falsified business records. But trump insists all payments to cohen were for legal services, and his lawyers are expected to pounce on the fact that cohen previously admitted to lying to congress. Also on the stand yesterday, trumps former executive assistant who handled checks, she testified trump was closely involved in reviewing checks and financial details. Shell be back on the stand today. Michael cohen is expected to testify by next week. Andrew dymburt, abc news, new york, 509. We had a warm day yesterday. We got into the 80s across much of the region today. It gets even hotter inland right now. Temperatures in san jose with a live look outside. Were at 59 degrees. We do not have that offshore wind like we had yesterday. So humidity is a lot higher this morning compared to this time yesterday. And we will find those winds remaining pretty light throughout the entire day. So the big headline today is that well actually get even hotter inland. Today well find our first 90 degree readings of the year. But the coast is actually going to see a little bit of a cooldown today thanks to just a minor influence of an onshore wind. So lets break it down region by region inland. Today well see sunshine. Its a hot one hitting that 90 degree mark later on today around the bay shoreline. Its warm. Maybe 1 or 2 degrees cooler than yesterday, but we still expect a lot of cities to get into the upper 70s and lower 80s. But the coast yesterday we were well into the 70s. Today well stay in the low 60s for daytime highs, so a high of 75. In the city today its warm, 80 in oakland, 88 in san jose. But theres those 90s from antioch to concord to fairfield, santa rosa hitting 90 degrees. But again, yesterday, Half Moon Bay was a high of 77. Today its cooler with a high of 66 degrees. Looking at the next three days, that heat hangs on again tomorrow. And then we have a minor cooldown for mom on sunday. But still, temperatures very pleasant for this time of the year. Reggie drew, thank you. Pressure from the Governors Office coming up, the demand hes now making about new housing and Half Moon Bay raging waters will be back open this summer, but it will have a new name. Theres a new face at the oakland zoo. How you can farm workers or face legal action. There has been a spotlight on housing in the community. After a mass shooting at two Mushroom Farms last year. I felt like an attack, you know, halfmoon bay is a priority to build farmworker housing, low income housing. Do you think the process is taking too long . Its adequate time. Weve done a lot for this community. Now its time for the county to do something for us. There have been two meetings without a vote. The governor wants a decision next week to get in accordance with state law. Mayor jimenez, who you first heard from, says Governor Newsom should help fund the housing and expedite the permits. The Planning Commission is set to meet again may 14th. Capitola is iconic wharf will reopen to the public in august. The City Council Approved a draft design plan last night. It includes a new entryway, fish cleaning station, Public Restrooms and more. Capitola boat and bait will. They also announced that theyre going to reopen this summer and fall. The city is planning several Public Events to help boost the economy in the downtown area there. The wharf has been closed since last year, when it was severely damaged in storms. It was actually warm enough to go to the beach for a lot of your yesterday. Of course, a great weather had people flocking to the ocean. This was a scene yesterday at ocean beach in San Francisco. A similar scene at pacifica at linda mar beach. Is that a singular person . I dont know how they found that real estate to themselves. You can see all the people dotted across the stand here with that famous waterfront taco bell, and in the south bay, a truly perfect day to stop and smell the roses. Look at how gorgeous gorgeous it was in the san jose Municipal Rose Garden in the north bay. The warm weather means a mix of fun and preparation. 250 seasonal cal fire crews are back on duty as they prepare for the start of fire season. Cal fire also has firefighting aircraft stationed at its Sonoma County air base. Hotter temperatures and windy conditions can dry out vegetation, which of course leads to a higher fire danger. Abc seven news was along the Russian River yesterday as people took advantage of the warmer weather to enjoy the water that looks fun. Visitors say theyre happy the rainfall has finally slowed. Green is great. You know we do need it, but, i know its getting a little bit tired of the rain. For a while i was like, we im missing the sun, so its nice to sort of be out. Officials are reminding you, if youre going out on the water this weekend to stay safe and to wear that life jacket, we knew raging waters would be reopening in san jose this summer, and now we have learned it will have a new name. It will be called kali bunga water park. New signs have now gone up. The popular park was set to close for good, but the city managed to find a new operator. Kali. Bunga. Bunga. All right. As the resident. South bay resident. People are not happy in the south bay on social media. Theyve taken up an issue with the name kali bunga. But we were never going to have raging waters this summer. Anyways, we have it back. Yeah it doesnt matter what its called, i still call, i still call it marine world. I still call it water world. In concord. I grew up here, so. Right. Thats what its stuck. And im sure people are just public polls like, heres the names you choose and well take it. So theres not this like public outrage. The area in the region where it is, you know. Yeah, yeah. Kelly theres a kali bunga in sacramento. We just looked up so i think i mean, the whole kali feel, it doesnt matter what its going to be called, youre still going to be giving them your money. Youre still going to be. Its a slide right . Yeah. Go down it. Go down. No. The charge is going to look a little different on your bank statement. But its the same fun this morning. Lets take you to sutro tower. Its another warm one on the way. Heres a live look outside. We do have Clear Conditions from this vantage point. Like sue was mentioning. Theres the thinnest mention of fog right now across the golden gate and around Half Moon Bay. Its just an indication that the coast will actually see a cooler afternoon today, but were still heating up away from the coast. Allergy sufferers. Were back with the pollen forecast. We had a little bit of relief last weekend because we had that rainfall. Now because of the warm weather, the sunshine, trees and grasses are medium to high, so it just seems like its been a really bad allergy season for a lot of us. And it looks like this will continue at least through the upcoming weekend. Future tracker showing you as we head towards 10 a. M. Pretty mild 60s and 70s on the board around lunchtime. Were in the 70s if not low 80s, but again, the coast is cool in the 60s today. Now, later on this afternoon, despite the coast being cool inland, were getting hotter. Were hitting the upper 80s to the lower 90s for daytime highs. And then even this evening we will find a pretty pleasant evening for any friday night plans you do have. So today, 90s hitting our hottest spots like concord, antioch, fairfield, santa rosa, ukiah. Oaklands warm today at 8080, in san jose, 75 in the city. But the coast is cooler than yesterday. Mid 60s to the low 70s. But we will see a lot of sunshine there. Heres your friday night. Its a nice night to be out. Well find temperatures slow cooling so it will feel mild for much of the evening ahead with those clear skies overnight tonight well find those temperatures in the upper 40s in our coolest spots to the mid 50s. Now future tracker temperatures saturday is almost a carbon copy forecast to today with 90s and our hottest spots inland. Mothers day we see a little bit of a cool down with an onshore flow, but still its looking very pleasant for mom for the back half of the weekend. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast hot inland today with our coast cooling, we keep those temperatures above average through the weekend and even next week. Sunshine is in full force in those temperatures above their may averages for this time of the year. Guys all right. Thanks, drew. Coming up, the seven things to note this morning a nightmare come to life. Up next were hearing from the man who survived after slipping into waters swa im a guy who lost a bet. And my dignity. 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Number three, its official oaklands airport is now named San Francisco bay in Oakland International airport. The port board of commissioners voted 7 to 0 to finalize the name change yesterday. The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit claiming Trademark Infringement. Number for a live look from our camera on mount tam. And dont forget, mom, sunday is mothers day, and drew says that it will be nice. Reggie. We are tracking a really nice weekend forecast today. Warm temperatures continue. 90s are back for the first time inland today and then over the weekend we do see a gradual cool down. But even for sunday, its nice for moms with temperatures remaining above average. Your bayshore commute just got a little rougher this morning. Chp has all lanes blocked southbound near san antonio road. This is hopefully to clear an accident that was blocking middle lanes. Well get back to you with an update in just a few. Number seven bhangra and beats returns to downtown San Francisco tonight. The night market will feature food, music and local shops. It runs from 5 to 10 p. M. At battery and clay. Now, when some people get divorced, they get alimony. When College Sports conferences break up, it turns out some schools get the same thing. Lets call it calumny, as uc berkeley is about to get a big payout up to 10 million a year through the 2029 2030 school year to shore up its athletic department. This is the fallout from the breakup of the pac 12 conference. Ucla is moving to the big ten, while cal ended up going to the acc projection show. Cal will make 50 million less in media rights revenue due to the change, which is the reason for the payment. Uc regents are expected to finalize the deal next week. The Sacramento Zoo is leaving the city. Theyre going to move to elk grove City Council Approved the move wednesday, signaling the end of nearly 100 years in the land park neighborhood. The zoos location and aging exhibits have limited the number and variety of species that it could keep. Officials say they can no longer keep tigers, hippos and bears, and that list would grow if they stayed put. The new space will be triple in size, with new restaurants. Theres a new face at the oakland zoo, a 13 month old giraffe is settling into his new home after traveling from Audubon Nature institute in louisiana, and you can help name him. There are three options, and all are swahili. Nc means powerful. New roo means the light and kovu means scar. You can vote on oakland zoos social media pages, and the winning name will be announced monday. Many of the bay areas top environmental leaders joined abc news correspondent bob woodruff to discuss solutions to a growing challenge protecting some of the most unique wildlife territories on earth. The meeting happened last night at the filoli estate in woodside. It was sponsored by a group called Global Conservation. Their mission is to train and outfit guards who protect sites like the one youre seeing here in the Mirador National Park in guatemala. Now, mirador and other parks around the globe are vulnerable to threats from poaching to illegal logging and mining. Abc news live is launching a new series with woodruff, following the nonprofits work. We went to ecuador and the national park. Areas there that are protected have been moved in , have been taken over by some of the gangs to do gold mining. So thats the kind of threat to Global Conservation is based in San Francisco and was found by former Silicon Valley executive jeff morgan in todays gma first look, a 24 year old from florida is describing how he survived an attack by a swarm of sharks in the bahamas. His abc News ReporterStephanie Ramos in this mornings gma first look surviving a shark swarm. One second i was jumping on the boat. You know, everything was fine. And, you know, next second im in the water with, you know, a lot of sharks. 24 year old floridian marlon wakeman was working on a boat docked in the bahamas when he slipped into shark infested waters. And this morning, hes telling his story to gma. I was able to get my left hand back onto the side of the boat, and as i was going to put my right hand back on the side of the boat, the shark came up behind my right shoulder and tried to bite me back here. Generally speaking, these shark attacks, as they call them, are mistaken identity. Its a shark. Usually reacting to other food in the area might be reacting to a frenzy. Theyre just trying to get as much food as possible, as quickly as possible, before other sharks outcompete them for that food. And coming up at 7 a. M, well have much more of this shark survival story with your gma first look. Im Stephanie Ramos, abc news. 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Now, at 530, how bay area doctors are stepping in to prevent gun violence israeli Prime Minister netanyahu ignoring warnings from President Biden to not invade rafah. The latest in these escalating tensions coming up. More fallout over last weeks arrests at the ucla campus. Now, hundreds of professors and staff are calling on the universitys chancellor to resign. Good morning everyone. Its friday, may 10th. Another warm one. Hi, drew. Yeah, exactly right. Yesterday day we got into the 80s. It felt very warm. In fact the warmest since last october. And today well continue that trend with temperatures inland even hotter than yesterday. Heres a live look from sutro tower. Good visibility this morning. That sun is almost up over the horizon right now. A big change today compared to yesterday is that we dont have those winds like we had yesterday. Yesterday. Remember we had those offshore winds gusting about 20 to 40mph this morning. What were finding is those winds are a lot lighter and that means higher relative humidity and a cooler start to the day. Temperatures right now, instead of those widespread 60s like we began with yesterday, were more in the 40s and 50s, more typical for this time of the year. So looking at your day planner today, expect full sunshine once again. But the slightest onshore flow today is actually going to keep the coast a little bit cooler than yesterday. Well stay in the 60s there, but away from the coast its another warm one 80s around the bay shoreline inland. For the first time this year, well go into the low 90s. Lets see how traffics doing on this friday morning. Sue. Good morning. Drew. We have troubles on 101 in mountain view, palo alto, and its southbound with all lanes currently blocked right now by the chp. It was a sideways crash. Middle lanes. They say debris in all lanes. And theyre expecting to reopen. Theyve got the freeway shut down now at embarcadero road to clear it out of the way to get through the debris, out of the way. But for now, all lanes are shut. I would suggest middlefield road or taking 280 until we get this clear, and well be back in just a few minutes with an update. Thank you. Sue. Well check back in with you. Happening today. President biden is expected to be met by protesters upset with his handling of the israelhamas war as he attends Campaign Events in the bay area. The president arrived last night. Abc seven News Reporter ryan curry is live on the peninsula with what we know about the plans for today, ryan. Amanda. Good morning. We do know that the protests are going to be planned here in Portola Valley, where we believe one of the fundraisers is going to be occurring. We dont know anything about confirmation from the white house, but one event is supposed to be here. And we also believe the other event is supposed to be in the south bay at palo alto. The Palo Alto Unified School district, putting out a notice saying theyre going to be ending school early in certain locations due to traffic, as well as other concerns. But yes, President Biden arriving last night at moffett field, hes here to raise money for his reelection campaign. The last time he was here in the bay area, he was doing the same thing. Abc seven we spoke with Political Science experts who tell us the reason why president , president ial candidates come here is because this area is full of a lot of wealth, a lot of wealthy individuals who are able to put strong donations towards election campaigns. If youre running a hot Senate Campaign in montana or a tight house race in pennsylvania, youre going to try to come to california and do a fundraiser, because, again, theres a lot of people here with a lot of money and a lot of interest in helping out and helping out. The first lady was also in the bay area yesterday visiting marin county. Shes heading to Southern California today. The protesters say that they do plan on creating a human billboard to advertise themselves in front of the protest in front of the president , as well as some of the donor donors to bring awareness to the causes that they are bringing awareness to. Now the president , after hes done here, he will be heading up north to seattle, where he will continue his fundraising efforts. But for now, reporting live in Portola Valley. Ryan curry, abc seven news thank you. Ryan. New video into the newsroom this morning. Police at the university of pennsylvania campus have moved in to clear a propalestinian encampment thats been there for the past two weeks. Officers in riot gear and armed with clubs started tearing down tents and making arrests. Around 3 a. M, after weeks of being told to disband, the protesters have refused to leave until their demands were met. Those demands include that penn disclosed its investments and cut ties with businesses that support israel. Graduation season is underway in the bay area. Cal state east bay kicked things off with their commencement yesterday. This was the first of nine ceremonies between now and sunday to celebrate the class of 2024. Cal state east bay has remained peaceful as protests happen on other College Campuses. Yesterdays graduation went without a hitch and cals graduation happens tomorrow. The University Says everything is Going Forward as planned, despite recent campus protests. Routine security will be in place as thousands of undergrads get their diplomas at california memorial stadium. Theyll be limited to four tickets each for guests. And just like football games, theres a clear bag policy. No backpacks, banners or signs allowed. In addition to the big graduation, there are 90 other graduation related ceremonies and events around campus over the coming days, hundreds of ucla faculty and Staff Members are now demanding the resignation of University Chancellor gene block. The resignation is one of three demands submitted in a letter, with more than 800 signatures delivered to blocks office yesterday. Theyre upset over how he handled last weeks clash between propalestinian students and counterprotesters. The subsequent removal of the propalestinian encampment and the arrests of over 200 protesters. We stand committed to free speech and the right of our students to exercise nonviolent political protest safely and without fear of retaliation. The other demands include dropping all charges against the protesters, full amnesty to those involved in the protest, and a report within 30 days to fully disclose all investments to israel. Stay with us for continuing coverage of the College Campus protests in the bay area and nationwide, and get the latest anytime at abc7 news. Com. Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is vowing to press on with the military operation in rafah, despite threats from President Biden to withhold more weapons. His message israel will stand alone if necessary. Abc News Reporter emma nguyen is in washington with the details. What a great comeback in the face of President Bidens threat to withhold weapons from israel. Prime minister netanyahu is staying the course, saying if we have to stand alone, we will stand alone. That response is exacerbating tensions between israel and the white house. The president warning netanyahu not to invade rafah, where more than a million civilians have sought refuge. Biden on cnn. Ive made it clear to bibi and the war cabinet theyre not going to get our support if in fact, theyre going to these population centers. Biden already halting a shipment of 3500 bombs, saying the u. S. Will not provide offensive weapons to israel to attack the Southern Gaza city. But other defensive weapons are still flowing to israel from the u. S. Israeli forces have launched what they describe as limited operations in rafah, with netanyahu telling doctor phil in a new interview overnight that the area is hamass final stronghold. Weve destroyed about 20 battalions of the hamass 24 uh terrorist battalions. We have another four to go there in rafah, and thats why we want to go into rafah, because we cant leave them there. It comes as cease fire talks have stalled with israel and hamas at odds over the parameters of a potential agreement. The u. S. Also making it clear that any deal must apply to all of gaza, but israel apparently pushing for it to exclude rafah, a Major Military operation in rafah, would further weaken israels standing in the world. Uh would further create distance from its partners in the region, who actually share israels goal of seeing hamas defeated the white house, opposing an Israeli Ground invasion in rafah. Unless theres a credible humanity plan to protect the civilians there. But so far, israel has not revealed one and vows to move ahead in its military operations. And when abc news, washington. Ukrainians president zelensky has fired his top bodyguard after a failed assassination plot. Zelensky reportedly removed the guard after two colonels who were working under him were uncovered as spies for russia. Both men, now arrested for treason, zelensky has faced several attempts on his life since russias invasion of ukraine in february of 2022. The fbi says it is monitoring for potential russian interference in this years president ial election. Officials are concerned u. S. Support for ukraine will prompt the russian government to react. Top concerns are Cyber Espionage and Data Collection attempts. Bay area doctors have come together to prevent accidental shootings. Theyre handing out free gun locking devices. Abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes explains for the doctors, its an extension of their disease prevention efforts. Tragic numbers of children and teens are dying in ways that experts say could be prevented. Gun violence is real. Its the number one cause of death in childrens and teens in this country. Its something Health Care Professionals know. All too well. And i was an intern fresh out of medical school. One of my first patients was a nine year old boy who was accidentally shot in the abdomen by his younger brother. They found a gun at home. They thought it was a toy and it fired. And by the time i met him, he was in the hospital for months and had undergone multiple surgeries. Now, doctors at Kaiser Permanente redwood city have teamed up with local Law Enforcement to prevent accidents like that from happening. Mateo county Sheriffs Office kindly donated 100 gun locks to our facility, and so well be distributing it or dividing it between our redwood city and san mateo pediatric offices. The Emergency Department and our Mental Health department. While secure enough to keep guns from getting into the wrong hands, the doctors say the devices arent complicated to use. This doesnt require a battery to charge it or anything complicated like that. Its a very simple, very effective, very safe. And its been proven to help reduce the risk of accidental firearm discharge, which is the thing where most trying to prevent here, the doctors say the program is all about prevention and not judgment. Patients get a screening questionnaire, and one of the questions is to determine if there is a gun in the home and if yes, is the gun unlocked, unloaded, locked, and kept out of a childs reach. So if a pediatrician comes across a yes on the questionnaire, it gives us an opportunity to engage in a discussion with parents in a nonjudgmental way. The doctors say the locks are just different tools at their disposal to let them continue the work theyre already doing. Preventative medicine, public health, education and safety. Kaiser permanente redwood city joins a sacramento area Kaiser Permanente facility in rolling out this program. It says the goal now is to expand it to other facilities in redwood city. Zach fuentes abc seven news. And good morning, everyone. At 540 we have metering lights on at the bay bridge toll plaza at 537. So just a couple of minutes ago, cant really tell from this angle, but it will start backing up. We were hoping for friday light. Our biggest concern is on 101 southbound. We have a full freeway closure, two separate accidents. Now the chp is reporting one that involves two cars, one that involves three cars southbound 101 near san antonio. Debris all over lanes. This full closure is until they get those accidents out of there and get the debris cleaned up. Youre backed up all the way now past willow road. Youll want to take El Camino Real or middlefield road, or even 280 until these lanes reopen. And well check back in just a couple of minutes with an update, guys. All right. Well keep checking in with you. Sue. Thank you. A rare apology from apple coming up. The reason the tech giant says it completely missed the mark while promoting the new ipad. But first, lets get a check on the weather with drew. Hey, amanda, 541 this morning well go to oakland right now where it is very calm out there. The airport right now reporting a current temperature of 54 degrees. But the biggest change compared to yesterday is that we do not have that offshore wind. Yesterday the humidity was very low, less than 30. We now have high humidity at 90 with a very light breeze out of the north and temperatures for the most part across the region. Starting out in the 50s this morning. So lets take a look at highs today. We get even hotter in a lot of spots than yesterday. Many areas back into the 80s if not some 90s beginning to appear for the first time this year. Like santa rosa, a high of 90 degrees b, 17 degrees above average for the city today will go into the mid 70s. Oakland, the lower 80s san jose up to 88 degrees, which is 15 degrees above average. Heres a look at the forecast inland today. Expect a lot of sunshine, warm to hot with those temperatures getting in the upper 80s to the lower 90s for daytime. Highs around the bay shoreline. Its another warm one, upper 70s to lower 80s, but the coast will actually be a little bit cooler today compared to yesterday instead of the 70s. Well stay in the 60s for daytime highs thanks to the latest onshore breeze today, so its another warm day above average across the region. We expect a lot of sunshine today. That sunny weather continues to kick off the weekend. Its looking very nice for mom. Well have a little bit of a cool down for the second half of human. The elon musk startup revealed that after some initial success, the device malfunctioned. The neuralink is designed to connect a brain to a computer it was implanted in a quadriplegic man in january, allowing him to control a computer cursor with his mind. Recently, several threads from the device retracted from the brain, taking away that ability. Neuralink says its since modified the device. A rare apology from apple. The Cupertino Company says it missed the mark with an ad for its new ipad pro. The ad shows a massive Hydraulic Press flattening tools for art, music and creativity. Theyre replaced by the new ipad pro. Critics thought it was a metaphor for how big tech has cashed in on creative tools, and also crushed the market for them. Apple says it was meant to show the ipad pro could power an array of creative activities that previously required their own tools. Apple has now pulled the ad from tv just two days after its release, and we are going back to middle earth with two new lord of the rings movies. The first is coming out in 2026 and is tentatively titled lord of the rings the hunt for gollum. The project from the oscar winning team sir peter jackson, fran walsh and Philippa Boyens will be directed by andy serkis, who voiced the character of gollum and was also the second unit director on Peter Jacksons the hobbit trilogy. Kingdom of the planet of the apes is now in theaters to make the movie look realistic. The actors had to learn to move like apes. Reporter sophie flay got a lesson from two of the stars. If you can get the figs at the top of the tree, you can join a clan. The stars of kingdom of the planet of the apes immediately slipped right into character. Once they put the stilts back on their arms. Climb okay kevin durant in o and t gave me a crash course in ape school, along with the films movement coordinator. What happens with the apes is there. Their arms are a good foot longer than ours in proportion. Okay, so we had to create these extensions for the arms so that they can actually quadruped in the suit and have exactly the same proportions as the apes that are going to come out after special effects has gone through it. One thing that helps with me personally for noah is theres a lot of tension here in the shoulders, kind of dont move, but the arms are free to swing. You also gotta, remember the, the legs are much shorter than ours, so thats why were bending them, right, so theres only so Much Movement that you have with the actual leg. So so, you know, even when were walking, its like, you know, youre just kind of like following a small step. Yeah. The hips and the ribs move together. But you feel foolish, dont you . I was going to say, when do you stop feeling foolish . You know, when i stopped feeling foolish was when i went to set the first time and i was like, oh, theres owen. Oh, no, thats not owen, thats noah. And then he came up to me and im sitting there like a human going, oh my god, am i going to start aping in front of everyone . And then all of a sudden, all of a sudden, i went. And then proximus kind of came out and proximus has his chest out and he tries to be as human as he possibly can. And through all of this movement, ape proximus, his voice came alive sophie flay for abc news. My back hurts just watching, honestly. Yeah, i need some icy hot. Yeah kingdom of the planet of the apes is out today. Its the fourth film in the planet of the apes reboot. Okay a nice little tie to San Francisco, too. When we saw those apes riding those horses. Horse. Thats right. Yeah, yeah. Looking very real. Yes. I thought it was computer generated. So this is fascinating that they used real humans. I mean, its cgi. Yeah, yeah. But you know, they put all the dots on them and then its like, what was that avatar. They did that. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Thats cool. Right on. All right, lets go outside. Heres a live look of a little bit of fog coming through the Golden Gate Bridge this morning. This is going to usher in a little bit of a cool down along the coast today. But this fog is not going to linger all day. So we have it this morning. It will evaporate throughout the afternoon. So well have clear skies along the coast, but youll still feel that cooler air along the coast. But inland we are heating up pollen forecast. Heres the latest i know a lot of you have been asking is there any relief . We had a little bit last weekend with the rainfall, but now the warm weather is back. Everything is medium to high when it comes to trees and grasses, so it looks like its going to stay that way through the upcoming weekend. Future tracker temperatures as we go hour by hour for you 10 a. M. 60s and 70s warming up even more close to lunchtime. And then later this afternoon. Heres the two biggest changes. First, were hotter inland. Today were going into the low 90s in our hottest spots. The first time this year. But the coast is actually going to be cooler than yesterday instead of the 70s. Well stay in the 60s along the coast for daytime highs. So looking at highs today, well hit about 66. 5 moon bay, which is ten degrees cooler than yesterday, 75 though in the city. So its warm in San Francisco. Its warm in oakland today 8088 in san jose is bordering on hot territory, 90 in santa rosa. And then we have 90s inland from concord to antioch to fairfield is just a hot afternoon this time of the year. Looking at your evening planner, well keep it on the mild side all evening long. So you have friday night plans. Well keep those temperatures above average overnight. Tonight will drop into the upper 40s to the mid 50s heading into saturday. Now future tracker temperatures on saturday pretty similar to today. Well have a wide range of temperatures 60s coast side, but 90 is our hottest spots inland. A minor cooldown area wide on sunday, but still looking very nice for mothers day with a lot of sunshine. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast. Well keep it hot today. Continuing that inland tomorrow. Then we have that nice weather for mothers day on sunday and then next week it looks like we will keep those temperatures above average through thursday guys. Thanks, drew. New at six. The Tech Industry takes another hit. Which companies are now letting go of dozens of bay area workers . Plus how san jose state researchers are lping make beethovens final wish are expecting their first child. They made the announcement on instagram yesterday. Theyve been married for six years. Justin is 30. Hailey is 27. People magazine says that hailey is just over six months pregnant. 200 years ago this week, beethoven conducted his final symphony. He died three years after that, and the cause has been relatively unknown until now. Abc seven news south bay reporter Dustin Dorsey explains how an artifact that was on display at san jose state solve this age old mystery. Who knew that a lock of hair could unlock one of historys biggest mysteries knows Ludwig Van Beethoven is one of the greatest composers to ever live. But why . He died has stumped researchers for centuries. We know very little in the past about beethovens actual health. Like we dont know what caused his stomach problems. We dont know what caused his deafness. Now, im pretty sure that we know exactly what caused his death, thanks to these locks of hair that were on display at the Ira F Brilliant Center for beethoven studies at san jose state, founding director William Meredith always thought they may hold secrets, but his ambitions were ahead of the technology. But finally, last year, the hair was sent to a Specialized Lab at the mayo clinic to unveil the truth. Beethoven had severe lead poisoning and the degree of lead poisoning that he had would have affected his kidneys, which is one of the causes of death. But it also would have been one of four factors that influenced his death from cirrhosis of the liver. High doses of lead also affects the nervous system, which may even explain what destroyed beethovens hearing. The locks were displayed at sjsu to allow people to connect with beethoven in a different way, but the owner of three of the locks wanted to make good on a promise. He said, i dont want these sitting on a shelf in a museum. I want these to be studied for what they can teach us about beethoven. The story goes that beethoven asked his doctors to figure out why he had been so sick in his life, and these locks finally gave researchers the answer beethoven was searching for mainly, what music historians do is Research Things that we can find from the past. You dont help make news. You report on things that happened in the past. So this is really been making news about beethoven. Thats brand new news and ultimately solving an age old mystery. In san jose. Dustin dawsey, abc seven news. Very cool. Now grand beats officially returns to San Francisco in downtown tonight. The night market will feature food, music and local shops. Right now, it is scheduled for four fridays this year, taking over several city blocks each time. It is free and is part of the citys effort to revitalize downtown. New at six, pride is less than a month away, and target is trying to prevent a controversy this year. Will it work . The change theyre announcing in many stores San Francisco approves its Biggest Development since the pandemic. What a new project means for stonestown galleria. Then female force why Janet Jackson is back in the spotlight, putting her life in a new lens. And well take a live look outside here. Sutro tower we do have a little bit of fog returning this morning that is going to lead to a bit of a cool down along the coast, but we are still heating up away from the coast. 80s and 9090s. Appearing for the first time this year, so were set to sweat again this 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 six, President Joe Biden waking up in the bay area, his Campaign Stops as protesters try to send him a message. Plus, the Oakland Airport officially gets its new name