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Saving a Hospital Trauma Center, the push to keep Critical Services going at the Regional Medical center in the bay area is the biggest county, plus. Finally, dogs will fly the way theyve always deserved to. Okay, are a Luxury Airline for dogs. The experience that puts your pup first and how much youll have to pay, not mark air. Good morning. On this tuesday, april 16th. Yes, we cant wait to share that with you. But first we want to start with a check of our forecast with drew. Yeah. If you have to walk your dog this morning, youre totally fine. This afternoon is going to be very lovely. We have a warming trend getting underway here the next couple of days. Live look from our east bay hills camera this morning showing you we have a little bit of patchy fog in areas, but for the most part we are expecting a lot of sunshine coming our way this afternoon. And noticeably warmer temperatures compared to yesterday. Our coolest areas starting out in the 40s like danville at 4548 in palo alto. Good morning. Were at 49 in oakland in the north bay, slightly cooler, 46 in calistoga, 43. That current temperature in santa rosa. Looking at our day planner today, its a mostly sunny day. Well have some clouds from time to time. Your suns up here at 632 this morning at about 30 minutes, and youll see those temperatures are mild. This afternoon. Well have widespread 70s away from the coast. So going above average for this time of the year, a high of 70 in oakland today, 75 in santa rosa, 67. In the city it will feel mild, 77 in san jose will hit about 76. In concord. It gets even warmer here tomorrow. Reggie, well show you those numbers coming up in about eight minutes. Drew. Thank you. Were going to start with the protests across the bay area. The last one wrapping up with Police Firing pepper balls. These gatherings were not massive in numbers, but they had a huge impact. The chp arrested 38 people tied to the first round of protests yesterday. Protesters targeted three spots the Golden Gate Bridge and one location in each direction of 880 in oakland. For drivers ended up trapped for hours as chp worked to break up these demonstrations. Protesters went to extremes to make sure it lasted as long as possible, linking themselves to cars through tubes and chaining themselves to barrels filled with concrete. It took jackhammer hours to get them out. 12 hours after the protests first started, another group gathered outside the tesla factory in fremont. All the demonstrations were a part of what organizers say is the a15 day of protest. The protest took place on april 15th, or tax day. As a way to cause economic disruption. Protesters believe the demonstrations would target those who are helping to fund the israelhamas war. Is this tesla factory is one of the most productive factories in the state, and so in this area, we wanted to target a big center of production and really cause an impact. A lot of these companies are just thinking about their profits and uh unless, unless theyre affected, they need pressure. Protesters who spoke with abc seven say they will continue to make their voices heard. Abc seven news spoke with legal experts about possible consequences for these protesters. You can see this frustrated driver confronting some of them. San Jose State University professor greg woods categorized the actions on the Golden Gate Bridge and interstate 880 in oakland as illegal without the benefit of a license to engage in protest at these particular locations. These individuals are engaging in trespass. If we allow those individuals to engage in such disruption without any form of accountability, then we can absolutely expect more of the same in the future. Five months ago, while President Biden was in San Francisco for the apec summit, 80 protesters were arrested on the bay bridge and charged. Some of those charges included false imprisonment, refusing to disperse and refusing to comply with the peace officer. Those charges were dismissed with prosecution. Protesters getting a deal for five hours of Community Service and to pay 4,500 in restitution. As the story broke yesterday morning, we were live on the air with protests and the impact on traffic for hours. You can live stream us on abc seven news. Com, or make it easier and download the abc seven bay area app. You can also set up the app for push alerts, so you can get breaking news like this and avoid being stuck in traffic. Developing news tension is growing in the middle east. For two days now, the israeli war cabinet has been meeting to decide its next move after iran launched an attack on israel. Now, the Biden Administration is urging congress to pass a National Security funding bill, which is related to what we are spending in the middle east. A man is at the live desk tracking the latest reggie, the u. S. And other World Leaders are urging israel to deescalate the conflict with iran. White house Officials Say the u. S. Is not involved in israels Decision Making process, and its unclear what options israel is considering they are. There are concerns about a possible strike on Irans Nuclear facilities. Officials say iran did not give the us warning about the time frame of its attack. Irans intent was clearly to cause significant destruction and casualties. The white house is currently pushing for a National Security bill to be passed. House speaker mike johnson, who has been preventing the bill from moving through congress, says he wants to break the bill into four separate votes. Johnson says the voting should be done this week. The white house is against the idea of breaking up the bill and would like the funding for israel and ukraine to be approved quickly. Back to you at the desk, kumasi. Thank you. Amanda Scott Peterson will be back in a San Mateo County courtroom virtually today with his new attorneys, the los angeles Innocence Project took up his case earlier this year. They say they have evidence he was wrongly convicted of killing his pregnant wife, laci, and their unborn son in 2002. He was sentenced to death, then later life in prison. Now his new legal team wants dna tests to and to look at evidence related to a burglary that happened near the couples home. Three hearings are now scheduled one for today, one in may and another in june. Court is set for nine this morning. Our former youth pastor, well known in san jose, is facing multiple sex crime charges. Police say the abuse occurred while 47 yearold Brett Bymaster was a youth pastor at the River Church Community detectives say bymaster allegedly assaulted a minor multiple times within a four year period starting in 2014. This morning, the suspects family is responding. Brett is a kind and honest man who has dedicated his life to helping others. This outrageous accusation against my husband are patently false. He is absolutely innocent. I have faith that the truth will ultimately prevail. Previous allegations also surfaced a few years ago, but charges were not filed until now. Officers are asking anyone who might have more information on this case to come forward. The pressure is mounting to keep a Hospital Trauma Center in East San Jose open. It is set to close in august and that has some patients worried. Abc seven News Reporter Gloria Rodriguez joining us live in gloria, the board of supervisors will be hearing how this closure could impact the Community Later today. Good morning. Kumasi. The board of supervisors will hear a report. And from residents of East San Jose during a meeting today, the Emergency Medical Services agency studied the impact that closing these services will have on the community. Yesterday, some San Jose City leaders spoke about the need to save Critical Services at Regional Medical center of san jose. In february. The center announced the imminent closure of its level two Trauma Center, stemi services and other cardiac services. The center said they were just not being utilized enough to outweigh the cost of keeping them open. San Jose City Council members peter ortiz and domingo candelas, both have family members whose lives were saved at Regional Medical center without access to Regional Medical center, people like my mom would never have had a second chance. This closure signifies more than just the end of services. It represents a loss of hope and support for those who need it most. Critical services at the center are slated to close in august, but if the board votes to fight the closure today, they will take the concerns from ems and the community to the department of health services. Live in the studio Gloria Rodriguez, abc seven news. Well go outside live. Look from our south beach camera. Partly cloudy conditions out there right now and were in store for warmer weather over the next several days. Your morning drive no issues out there. Its just a mix of sun and clouds early on. Temperatures gradually climbing through the 50s will eventually get into the low 60s already by 11 a. M. This morning. Heres live doppler seven along with satellite. We have this big ridge of High Pressure that has anchored itself off the coast. But you also notice theres a lot of high cloud cover rotating around it. And from time to time over the next couple of days, well be in and out of the cloud. So its not totally sunny. Its partly cloudy through thursday, but we will still reap the benefits of that warming trend with this High Pressure. Heres future weather hour by hour. Later on this morning, under those partly cloudy skies will climb through the 60s, close to noon, and then into the afternoon. Our warmest areas getting well into the 70s so it will feel warmer, noticeably warmer compared to yesterday afternoon and even this evening. Its looking quite pleasant. By 730 were still mainly in the 60s, and in the 70s the pollen forecast, tree pollen still high, weeds and molds are low right now. Looking at the next three days, even warmer here tomorrow and thursday. Widespread 70s and 80s in the afternoon. Well take a closer look at those daytime highs, and i cant wait to show you the weekend forecast. Reggie will have that in about eight minutes. Looking forward to that. Thanks drew. Taking legal action. The possible move from sfo over Oakland International airports proposed name change turbo roundabout. The surprising results of the first of its kind in the state aimed at reducing severe collisions and deaths. And warriors watch party, the team hosting the event so thousands of fans can watch as the team takes on the ki business. Its not a ninetofive proposition. Its all day and into the night. Its all the things that keep this world turning. The gotos that keep us going. The places we cheer. And check in. They all choose the advanced Network Solutions and round the clock partnership from comcast business. See why comcast business powers more Small Businesses than anyone else. Get started for 49. 99 a month plus ask how to get up to an 800 prepaid card. Dont wait call today. Action against the proposed name change. San francisco bay. Oakland international airport. The sfo commission will meet later this morning, and their agenda includes a closed session with legal counsel. The port of oakland approved the name change last week. San Francisco City attorney has hinted at suing over trademark infringement. There will be Public Comment before the board meets with the lawyer behind closed doors. Live nation, which owns ticketmaster, could face a major lawsuit from the government. A man at the live desk with more on that. Amanda. Yeah. Roger the department of justice is expected to file an antitrust lawsuit as soon as next month against live nation entertainment. Thats according to the wall street journal. The suit will claim live nation has used its dominance in the industry in a way that undermines competition for live events. Its unclear how specific the other claims will be. Both ticketmaster and live nation merged in 2010, despite monopoly concerns since then, the company has faced fraud and price fixing allegations. Recently, hundreds of taylor swift fans took the company to court for the botched rollout of irs tour tickets. Lawmakers have vowed to investigate. This is all a definition of monopoly. If you care about the consumer, capped the price. Live nation has blamed scalpers and bots for pretending to be human customers. The company says it does not set or control ticket prices outside of its service fee. Its unclear what the doj is seeking in the lawsuit. It could mean a breakup between live nation and ticketmaster. Back to you, reggie. Thanks, amanda. Organizers of the portola Music Festival are hoping to bring it back for another year later today, San Francisco officials will consider the application for this years event. Organizers are also asking for input on how to make the festival less bothersome for neighbors. During the last two years of the event, the musical acts at pier 80 could be heard all the way across the bay in alameda. So now portola Music Festival wants to know from residents and city officials what their feedback is. New developments since installing the turbo roundabout between gilroy and hollister, there have been zero deaths or serious injuries. That was the goal. But now crashes are happening at about three times the normal rate. Before it was built, the roundabout is located at the intersection of highways 25 and 156. According to our Media Partners at the mercury news, turbo roundabouts have a proven track record of creating safer intersections. Experts believe over time, crashes will decrease as drivers get used to the new feature. This turbo roundabout is the first of its kind in the state. One of the bay areas best basketball players is headed to la with the second pick in the 2024 wnba draft, the los angeles sparks select camera brink, Stanford University la sparks former Stanford Star cameron brink is now a member of the wnbas la sparks. Brink was the second pick of yesterdays draft. She enters the pros after a decorated career at stanford. She shared a tearful moment at the draft with a familiar face to warriors fans. Sonia curry steph currys mom sonia is also brings godmother. Worlds first doggy jet service is coming. Its called bark air. The future of travel is here. World class dining. Critically acclaimed inflight entertainment. If you think this is a joke, youre not a dog person. Bark from the treat subscription. Bark box is teaming up with the jet Charter Service to launch an airline for dogs and is not cheap, so a ticket for one dog and one human will cost at least 6,000. One way. The airline is aiming to pamper pooches, with the goal to make the dogs feel like they are now. The dog does not. Does the dog need that . Sure. What was that . Even they want the dogs to feel like they are in first class. The first bark air flights will take off next month. You can book between new york and la, new york and london. The company says theyre going to be adding more routes soon. Ive always thought this is a good idea, but not not this price range. I feel like this is a good entry into the market, and i think when they see the demand, theyll see more Cost Effective options. This is by the people who do bark box. By the way, im still confused. Anyone who can successfully make a dog airline. So you are flying with the dog . Yes. Youre not just sending your dog okay by itself, they would never. Theyre going to go between new york and la is kind of their first, which makes sense. Two major hubs. I mean this day and age people with a lot of money bring in all sorts of dogs. I dont know, i see how chaotic those doggy day cares are when we drop off our dog. I cannot imagine it being peaceful at all, traveling for hours, having to make sure your dog doesnt get into things, doesnt fight. It, doesnt smell like pee. Its gonna its gonna smell awful while you walk in those doggy day cares and its like, ooh, my hair smells for a week. Thats true. The work out, the kinks will find you. There is a market. There is a market for this clip, this ten years from now when its a cheaper price. I dont want to be on this plane. You dont know. And i love dogs. You know how much i love dogs . Im a dog person. To get off this plane. I mean, its either. What if you have to put your dog under the carriage in the belly of the plane . You dont. You dont need to take your dog. Yes. Put your dog in a doggy daycare. Oh, well, what if that is my child . It is my child this morning. Or your childs not traveling today . Not today, but in the future. For 5,000 for the low, low cost. Six grand on bark air. Heres a live look from the exploratorium camera. Here are your accuweather headlines. A warming trend gets underway here today, and this warmth will peak here tomorrow and thursday with 70s and 80s and a lot of cities this weekend we are storm free. Get your outdoor plans ready. We are dry, mild. We have a lot of sunshine. Look at your weather wellness today. Air quality is good. Tree pollen remains high and your uv index is at a six. That is high. That sunscreen on today highs will get you into the 60s and 70s. 70 in oakland, 69 in richmond, 67 in the city and afternoon sea breeze will kick in across sf today, 77 in san jose about 75 that high in santa rosa. Evening plans. Its a nice evening to be outside starting out in the 70s early on, and then well drop through the 60s and ultimately the 50s by about 10 p. M. Overnight tonight, well find those partly cloudy conditions, and overnight lows will dip into the mid 40s and into the mid 50s. Heading into wednesday. Now future tracker temperatures wednesday is even warmer than today. You look at afternoon highs, widespread 70s and low 80s. 70 in the city, 75 in oakland, 81 in san jose, 80 in callisto. And its a similar story on thursday. Temperatures stay above average for this time of the year. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast. Its a dry pattern. The next seven days with ebbs and flows and temperatures. But look at the weekend, saturday and sunshine. We have warm sunshine in 70s and 80s in most cities away from the coast. Guys. Thank you drew. Now we are checking in with ginger zee who is live with whats coming up on gma. Good morning ginger. Hey reggie kumasi great to be with you this morning. So coming up here we are following former president trumps criminal trial in new york. He is back in court this morning for jury selection. Well have the reaction from inside and outside the courtroom. Also the fallout from the rust sentencing, what it could all mean for alec baldwins case and what to do if you missed yesterdays tax deadline, what it could also mean for your refund. Plus, Caitlin Clark is here live the number one overall pick in last nights wnba draft is talking about her big moment. So youll see it right here on gma. I watched her on saturday night live this weekend and i always get really nervous for them. I dont know why because you know its a brand new situation. You know not what they do show. And i thought she was great. She really handled herself so well. And thats not easy i dont think oh gosh. No, no, no, id be an absolute wreck. And it would just be like as ryan gosling here. Oh, thats another thing ryan gosling was watching. I mean, its just its so much pressure. And she really handled it like it was no big deal. She used the pressure that she is used to pressure the pressure. She said, okay, let me do this i guess so, yeah. But also pay this woman because when i found out she was getting 75,000. No kidding. Heres what in the world no, i know, what is she in tv news . Thats thank you. Thank you. Honestly, honestly, i mean, the fact that thats three times what you make when you start. Yes. The fact that i know her name and can say it without being prompted. Yeah, it means that a million at least. Right. Okay. Thats all im saying. Right . Right, okay. Ginger, well see you at now, theres skyrizi. 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The families that own the team bought 3300 license plates to ensure the specialty plates met the dmvs requirement of 7500 prepaid orders, and now theyre giving them away to 40 niners fans. Now, if theyre still available, you can order a free one online. You do need to pay a 40 renewal fee every year. If the free ones run out, you can get one for 50 plus that annual renewal fee. Proceeds will go toward the states outdoors for all program and the 40 niners foundation. Tonight, the warriors taking on the Sacramento Kings in the western conference playoffs play in tournament. And its really do or die. The dubs finish the regular season as the 10th seed in the west. Coach steve kerrs squad will be playing the ninth seeded kings tonight in sacramento, and he believes his team is in a good place right now. Its the vibe and its a good vibe and obviously were in a in a tough spot. Weve got to win two games just to get into the playoffs and i believe in karma. I think this, this group has earned some some good, some good karma. The warriors beat the kings in the playoffs last season by winning game seven in sacramento. If the warriors lose , the season is done. If they win, they will either play the lakers or the pelicans on the road on friday. If you are not making the drive up to sacramento for the game tonight, you can join thousands of other warriors fans in San Francisco. The team is hosting a watch party at thrive city. Theyll have snacks and drinks that you can buy. Fans who register to attend will get priority access to the party. If those spots fill up. Limited walk up registrations may be available on a first come, first serve basis until they reach capacity or until tipoff. Doors open at 530. Tipoff is at seven. Next at 630. Helping the unhoused. The shelter beds that just opened in one San Francisco neighborhood, and a warning for coliseum concession workers. The company sending a letter to those employees not to talk about business operations. First, heres drew and kumasi. Well take you to the Golden Gate Bridge. We have partly cloudy skies out there this morning. Were starting out with temperatures mainly in the 40s, but as we break it down region by region today, get ready for a noticeably warmer afternoon. Were heading into the 70s later on today and our warmest cit live now at 630. Shutting down the womens prison in dublin thats been plagued by problems is set to close what a former incarcerated person says about what happened inside the facility. Facing a recall vote, Alameda County District Attorney pamela price headed for a recall election this year. How her attorney is responding this morning. Plus disneylands expansion, the Anaheim Resort could get bigger starting this summer. The approval of the project needs to get the plan up and running. Good morning everybody. Its tuesday, april 16th. Were going to start with a check on your forecast. Hey, drew. Hey. Good morning. Its pleasant out there right now. Were in store for a warming trend. The next few days as those numbers climb above average later on this afternoon. Heres the exploratorium camera. Just really calm view from the bay waters. We have partly cloudy conditions as that sun gets up here. Temperatures right now in our coldest city starting out in the mid 40s at 50 and half moon bay. But 46 in livermore in the north bay. It is a little bit cooler with sonoma coming in at 42. Were at 46. In calistoga, we have just a little bit of fog out there right now. Live doppler seven and visibility mode showing you santa rosa has some low cloud cover. Were down to two miles visibility, so its not too thick out there, but you will notice some low level cloud cover in parts of the north bay this morning. But the afternoon is totally sunny out there and it will be noticeably warmer compared to yesterday. Well get into the 70s away from the coast later on this afternoon. So high of about 70 in oakland, 75 in santa rosa, 77 in san jose, 67 in the city, concord. Up to 76 degrees. Gets even warmer here tomorrow afternoon. Reggie. Well show you those numbers coming up in about seven minutes. Thanks, drew. Traffic should be back to normal this morning on bay area highways after a number of protests snarled the morning commute yesterday. Pro palestinian protests created traffic gridlock across the bay area. The first began around 615 yesterday morning on norbound 880 at fifth avenue. Just a few hours later, at 8 a. M, protesters blocked southbound lanes on the goln gate bridge. Then, around 815, a third protest when a group shot down southbound lanes of 80. Heres video of the protest on northbound 880, the first one we started showing you in the area of embarcadero and fifth avenue protesters. As you could see, brought barrels filled with concrete onto the highway and then chained themselves to them. Lanes were fully closed for nearly two hours. Southbound 880 was closed by activists who blocked an on ramp and all lanes of traffic. The on ramp and all lanes reopened just before two in the afternoon. And now to the Golden Gate Bridge, where it took nearly five hours to open all lanes. The chp says. A combined total of 38 people were arrested, and chp Officials Say the protest was not only inconvenient, but it was dangerous attempting to block or shut down a freeway or a state highway to protest is unlawful. Its dangerous, and it prevents motorists from safely reaching their destinations. The way the traffic was backed up, nobody could go anywhere. You could not back up, you could not go forward. They were stuck in a location that they couldnt move. Protesters faced a variety of charges, including unlawful assembly, refusal to comply with a lawful order, unlawful stop on a bridge, resisting arrest, false imprisonment and conspiracy. Other big cities also dealt with similar demonstrations in chicago. Propalestinian protesters. Protesters blocked the road to terminal one at ohare airport. Some people ended up, as you can see here in this video, walking to the terminal to catch their flights. Police say they took a number of protesters into custody, and this was what it looked like on wall street. It was filled with protesters. They also blocked lanes of the brooklyn bridge. Organizers say they intentionally chose yesterday tax day to send a message that they do not want their tax dollars used to fund arms to israel. Happening today, a push to save a Hospital Trauma Center in the bay areas largest county. Patients say its essential to East San Jose. Abc7 News Reporter Gloria Rodriguez is here. And gloria, the board of supervisors is going to hear an Impact Report today. Good morning. Reggie. The Emergency Medical Services agency study the impact that closing these services will have on the community. And today, the board of supervisors will hear that report yesterday, East San Jose Community Members and some san jose leaders urging the Santa Clara County board of supervisors to do Everything Possible to keep the Regional Medical centers Trauma Center open. In february, the center announced the imminent closure of its level two Trauma Center. Stemi services and other cardiac services, the center said. They just werent being utilized enough to outweigh the cost of keeping them open. But Santa Clara County supervisor cindy chavez disagrees. We are here because this is an emergency. We rely on these services to protect lives and wellbeing of our Community Every day, and were demanding that Health Care Corporation of america and Regional Medical center maintain these Critical Services. It would not be the first time the board of supervisors stepped in during matters of public health. When San Jose Hospital closed down, the county bought saint louise and oconnor to help with the increase in demand. And if the board votes to fight the closure today, theyll take the concerns from ems and the community to the department of health services. Critical services at the center is slated to close in august. Live in the studio Gloria Rodriguez abc seven news. Gloria. Thank you. A troubled prison in the east bay facing widespread Sexual Assault allegations, is now slated to shut down the federal bureau of prisons says it would close the womens prison in dublin. At least eight employees, including a former warden and chaplain, have been charged with sexually abusing inmates. A woman who served more than two years there says what happened inside was horrifying. The officers there that insulted us, they they basically see us in the showers, they open the curtains. The bureau of prisons says it tried to make changes in dublin, but they arent working. Last month, the fbi raided the prison and a judge took the unprecedented step of appointing a special master to oversee it. This kind of abrupt closure really feels like a total evasion of accountability to survivors, incarcerated people and advocates. The women in prison there will now be moved to other facilities. There are about 50 civil rights lawsuits pending against fci dublin employees. Meta Ceo Mark Zuckerberg avoids personal liability in over two dozen legal cases. These cases accuse instagram and facebook of fueling social media addiction. Amanda has more from the live desk kumasi. The 25 cases against meta look to hold Mark Zuckerberg personally accountable for keeping children hooked on social media. They claim zuckerberg made design decisions and ignored warnings about the safety of children on the companys platforms. The judge said zuckerberg couldnt be held liable just because hes the public face of meta, while zuckerberg is off the hook. The cases and their allegations against meta still stand. The Company Faces two lawsuits by tribal nations. The nations accused the social media giant of contributing to high suicide rates by purposefully getting kids hooked to their platforms. The judge says people who filed those claims can amend and refile their cases back to you at the desk, reggie. Thanks, amanda. Happening today, the Education Board is set to vote on two potential usinsites for teachers in San Francisco uedchool district. You can see the sites in this map. One site has Administrative Offices located th other is an empty lot on, and Seventh Avenue near sutro tower. Applicationspeearlier this month for the housing. The School District is hoping the housing will help them hire and retain teachers. The hush money trial for former President Donald Trump continues today with jury selection. Yesterday, 96 potential jurors were asked if they could not be fair or impartial. At least 50 of them said they could not and they were excused. The remaining ones had to answer a seven page questionnaire that screens for bias. None of the jurors were chosen. The former president complained about scheduling conflicts created by the trial. I cant go to my sons graduation and i cant go to the United States Supreme Court that im not in georgia or florida or North Carolina campaigning like i should be. This is the first time a former u. S. President has stood trial as a criminal defendant. Alameda county da pamela price appears to be headed for a recall election this year. The countys registrar of voters announced there are enough valid signatures on a petition to force a recall election. In a statement, petition organizers say this shows overwhelming support for a change of leadership in the das office. A lawyer for price tells abc seven news he has questions about whether signature gatherers followed all the rules. The board of supervisors will discuss setting an election date later this month. Tackling homelessness is a major challenge as we build a better bay area. San francisco just added dozens of new shelter beds in the form of small cabins. Theyre set up right next to the 16th Street Mission bart station. The city says 60 cabins will give unhoused people a private and comfortable place to stay, with resources to get them on the path to longer time housing. The cabins will be there for two years until the city can break ground on affordable housing. Santa cruz will have to demolish a restaurant on the wharf in order to repair damage from last winter storms. The city says the damage to the pier was so bad that they needed to tear down dolphin restaurant. Its been at the end of the pier end of the wharf since 1963. Massive swells in december took out the pilings that support the wharf, and in order to replace them, the structure above it has to now be demolished. Right now, temporary repairs will begin in the coming weeks to stabilize parts of the wharf. Permanent repairs are set to begin next fall or winter altogether. Its probably going to take in the neighborhood of 2. 5 million to fix the damage that is out there. This new federal funding, along with any state funding, can really make up the gap in that and help us deliver the full repair. Officials hope to have the repairs completed before the next round of storms. Governor newsom is going to be in the bay area today announcing a new climate partnership. Its with norway. The governor will reveal the details alongside the crown prince of norway and the countrys minister of trade and industry. That is supposed to happen at noon. Also happening today, a state Assembly Committee will debate requirements for how decaf coffee is made. A new bill proposal would ban a chemical used by some companies to get the caffeine out of coffee, making it decaf. The epa has banned the chemical from industrial use in products like paint strippers. Bill supporters say methyl methylene chloride is a known carcinogen, and many people dont even know its in their drink. Over 70 of consumers are reach for decaffeinated coffee, are pregnant women or people with Health Conditions . The National Coffee Association Says the bill is unnecessary and there is no justification to ban this chemical in coffee production. If the bill is passed, it would go into effect in early 2027. Revising the rules the new legislation in San Francisco just approved a crackdown on illegal street vendors. And lets take a live look right now at the big board, the New York Stock Exchange were up right now by about 105 points. Another update on the markets next new amenities in yosemite. The opportunity that has limited space is starting up again this summer. But first. Drew. Hey. Good morning. Time now 642 and we are looking outside as our sun is up here from the exploratorium camera. Partly cloudy skies, the waters looking calm around the bay. Looking at your morning commute. The only issue ■you will have is just soe bad sun glare out there. If youre headed eastbound, we will find temperatures climbing through the 50s pretty quickly today. Already into the 60s by about 11 a. M. Heres live doppler seven along with satellite. The story were tracking theres a ridge of High Pressure that is going to act as our warming trend the next couple of days, but you also notice a lot of cloud cover rotating clockwise around that high. So its not a totally sunny forecast the next few days well have a mix of sun and clouds underneath this warming trend. Heres future weather. Well find temperatures moving through the 50s into the 60s close to lunchtime. Under this partly cloudy skies. Later on this afternoon, a lot of cities going into the 70s, so it will be noticeably warmer today compared to yesterday. Looking at your boat and beach forecast, winds are out of the northwest about 5 to 10mph. Waves 3 to 5ft. The swell period about 10s and your ocean water temperature between 53 and 55 degrees. The next three days is going to be lovely. Wednesday and thursday. Above average 70s and 80s. Away from the coast. The weekend is looking fantastic. I cant wait norman, bad news. I never graduated from med school. What . But the good news is. Xfinity mobile just got even better now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. Plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year. I gotta get this deal. Thats like 20 a month per unlimited line. I dont want to miss that. Thats amazing doc. Mobile savings are calling. Visit xfinitymobile. Com to learn more. Doc . Soccer fan took a wrong turn and ended up right here down the staircase. It happened after a game in brazil sunday night. The driver told cnn brazil he thought the pedestrian exit sign was for cars, and so he, his wife and his child all inside on these stairs, firefighters used a steel cable and a manual mechanism to lift the car from the stairs because the ceiling was too low for a tow truck. No, no. Why do we have to embarrass this man like this . Oh thats bad. Look at that. A new warning for Oakland Coliseum concession workers. Talk publicly about business operations, and you could get the ax. According to the chronicle, aramark, which runs Concession Stands at the coliseum, sent a letter to employees stating that its against Company Policy to speak out about Company Matters on behalf of aramark. The company then said workers who violate the policy would be subject to possible termination. The as already announced layoffs ahead of the teams tempoorary plan move to sacramento for next season. Aramark runs concessions at multiple Major League Baseball stadiums. And since were talking about the as, as fans are taking the cell protest to sacramento last dive bar and oaklands oakland 68 fan groups posted plans to mobilize on social media. Organizers are now asking fans to buy tickets and wear their cell gear for the rivercats game. That game is at the as new temporary home at Sutter Health park on april 27th. The city of San Francisco reaches a tentative deal with some of the citys Public Employee unions. According to the mayors office, the agreements cover more than half of the citys 36,000 employees. Union members still need to ratify the contract, and the board of supervisors have to approve them. Its unclear how much the new deal will cost the city. San francisco is currently facing a big budget deficit during a Mayoral Election year. New legislation is set to crack down even more on illegal fencing in San Francisco. The board of supervisors rules committee yunan, approved a new set of enforcement rules so vendors without permits will have ten minutes to move before a citation is issued and then the goods are taken by officials. Permits will also require photographs of the permit holder, so that permit cant be transferred between vendors. Now its your Morning Money report. After 20 years in operation, Abbott Laboratories will be shutting down its Solano County nutrition facility. The Company Announced the closure yesterday. It says it plans to lay off about 200 workers. The facility in fairfield has been listed as one of abbotts priority manufacturing plants. Abbott says the reason for the closure is operational costs. It also coincides with the company discontinuing zoneperfect protein bars and now a live look at the New York Stock Exchange. As trading gets underway this morning and that is not it. But this is a really pretty background. Now lets talk about disneyland. It plans to add to the disneyland resort. Itll go up this plan goes before the Anaheim City Council today. The 2 billion project known as disneyland forward would include new hotels, attractions, experiences and restaurants. The project will also invest more than 100 million in city streets, public parks and affordable housing, creating thousands of jobs. If the City Council Approves the Expansion Plan today and then again may 7th, the plan could go into effect as early as 30 days later, but it would take many years for all of these things to actually be built. Disney is a Parent Company of abc seven. If youre asking me, what is this map that im looking at . I know a lot of our viewers are very familiar with disneyland. What youre looking at is across the street from disneyland and california adventure. They would essentially build a way for pedestrians to access it. And these new parts of the parks would be built around the Current Hotels that are there. So around the Disneyland Hotel and the pixar place hotel, where there are parking lots, would be park. Okay. Interesting. Yeah i could see it. I mean, obviously im excited, but i dont think we even need to discuss that. Parks. More parks. Thats just to be a parks. Parks, parks. More rides. Im in. Do it. Its great outside this morning. Heres a beautiful look at some of the fog thats right along our coastline this morning from sutro tower. Theres not a lot of cloud cover out there, just a little bit of a marine layer is banked up along the coast, and we are in store for a warming trend thats going to kick in here today. We will have a lot of sunshine. You are going to feel that warmer air compared to yesterday. Now underneath this warming trend, itll peak here tomorrow and thursday. And what that means our warmest areas will get into the 80s for daytime highs this weekend. Get those plans ready. We are storm free, we are mild and we are expecting a lot of sunshine both saturday and sunday. Looking at your weather wellness today, air quality. It is good tree pollen. It is high. That has not changed at all the past couple of weeks and your uv index at a six that is high. Put that sunscreen on as we start to get more of the suns direct rays as we head towards the summer solstice in the next few weeks, highs today will remain in the 70s in most cities 74 in fremont today, 73 in napa, 70 in oakland, 77 in san jose, the city feeling very pleasant today with a high of 67 degrees. Evening plans. Anything you have to do outside and later on today, no issues when it comes to the forecast. Will stay mild early on under a mix of sun and clouds and then once that sun goes down after about 730, well keep those partly cloudy conditions. And still a lot of cities in the 60s, even by 9 p. M. Overnight tonight it is quiet. Well find overnight lows dropping into the 40s and into the 50s. Future tracker temperatures. That warming trend accelerates tomorrow. 70s and 80s pretty much for everybody for daytime highs tomorrow. Its a similar story on thursday will keep those temperatures above average for the afternoon. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast. Nice and dry. The next seven days will ebb and flow when it comes to our daytime highs, but looking at the weekend, saturday and sunday, expect warm sunshine and those temperatures above average for april. Reggie. Thanks, drew. Team usa finalizing its paris olympic mens basketball roster and sources tell our Sister Network espn. Steph curry is included in that roster. Sources also say us basketball is planning to formally announce the 11 man roster, including lebron james, kevin durant and joel embiid. Steve kerr will take on coaching duties. Its his first olympic experience. Training camp starts in july and exhibition games will be held in vegas. This would be steph currys first olympics. Retired tennis legend Serena Williams says she wants to get involved in womens basketball. She says shes, quote, super interested in owning a wnba team. The 23 time grand slam champ calls female sports a safe bet as an investor. Her company, serena ventures, has already invested in 66 startups. She also has stakes in the angel city fc, which is the Los Angeles Based womens soccer team, and the Los Angeles Golf Club franchise. Well, if you want a backpacking trip full of amenities, yosemites high sierra camps will be open to visitors again this summer, so the campsites boast canvas tents, breakfast, lunch, dinner. Youll have a mountaineering guide. This is a five day trip where you will be hiking 6 to 10 miles from one campsite to the next. You dont have to worry about where youre going to sleep, what youre going to eat. Its 1,400 a person. Its filling up fast. There are only a few spots left for the summer. Are we going . Wait, its 1,400. For what, five days . For five days . Its camping elevated. I dont want to be stressed out about where im putting, because the last time i tried to go camping, it was a mess. Thats good. I think i feel like thats fair. This is what i need. Yeah. And having a guide. Yeah, thatll be really fun. But its not like too glamping where you actually feel like you did camp. I dont want to feel like i did that. Oh, okay. You know i do. You want to feel like you went camping . Okay with a little bit of amenities, a lot of amenities. Up next is seven things you need to know today as we head to break a live look outside is 655. And. Oh, look at that. What a nice look at santa cruz this morning. Warning number one. Several protesters are now facing charges in connection to a number of pro gaza demonstrations that really complicated the morning commute yesterday. Look at this map. You can see protesters targeted three spots the Golden Gate Bridge and one location in each direction of 880 in oakland. Number two, Alameda County da pamela price appears headed for a recall election this year. The countys registrar of voters announced yesterday there are enough valid signatures on a petition to force a recall election. County supervisors have to now choose an election date. Number three, in just a few hours, Scott Peterson will be back in a San Mateo County courtroom virtually. The los angeles Innocence Project took up his case earlier this year, claiming new evidence that he was wrongly convicted of killing his pregnant wife, laci, and their unborn son in 2002. Number four donald trump will return to a new york courtroom this morning as a judge works to find a panel of jurors for the former president s hush money case. None of the 12 jurors and six alternates was chosen yesterday. Dozens of people were dismissed on day one after saying they didnt believe they could be fair. And number five in accuweather, a warming trend gets underway here. A live look at our sfo camera. That sun is up here. We are going into the 70s in many cities today. It will feel warmer today compared to yesterday and the three day forecast even warmer tomorrow afternoon and thursday with 80s making a comeback and our warmest cities inland. And number six taking a look at our bay bridge toll cam metering lights were flipped on at 540 this morning. Traffic is stop and go from the maze and continues to crawl across the span to fremont street, with a drive time of 24 minutes. And number seven. Happy belated birthday to may. This is may day and may is at the oakland zoo. Shes celebrated her 13th birthday yesterday and shes a gibbon. Stars. And yeah. Shes there with her baby having a good time. At first it kind of sounds like were saying happy birthday to may. May like its gonna be may. How Justin Timberlake says the month birthday happy bi george Good Morning America for our viewers in the west. The first criminal trial of a former president is under way. Trump on trial. Politics clash with the former president s criminal case. More than half the first round of jurors dismissed after saying they couldnt be impartial