Are trying to draw the line between antisemitism and free speech. Plus, this tragic, tragic accident should not be utilized opportunistically to try to slam this thing through. And thats whats happening. A deadly accident in San Francisco leads to proposed lane changes, but frustrated residents say the idea isnt the solution they want. Good morning. Welcome to thursday, april 25th. Welcome. Were going to check in with drew. We know that its going to be cooler. Yeah, but we get a nice weekend on the way today though we are still dealing with those below average temperatures. A lot of cloud cover this morning with our marine layer live look from our abc seven Oakland Airport camera showing you those cloudy skies. Our marine layer is not as deep as it was yesterday, meaning well likely see a little bit more sunshine this afternoon compared to yesterday. But it is a cooler start to your day compared to yesterday by about 2 to 4 degrees across the region. So temperatures right now we have some upper 40s in the north bay around the bay shoreline. Were mainly in the mid 50s. If you had your jacket on pretty much all day yesterday, its a similar story today with those temperatures later on a bit below average. But now the winds will also be an issue later today. Looking at your day planner, its partly sunny throughout the morning and into the afternoon. By 4 p. M, well start to see winds ramp up as a cold front gets closer. Between about 15 and 25mph. Thats just going to reinforce some of these below average temperatures. So 50s along the coast, low and mid 60s around the bay shoreline close to 70 degrees in our warmest spots inland. Reggie thanks, drew developing news on the unrest at College Campuses across the country. New video shows a clash between propalestinian protesters and police at Emerson College in boston overnight, officers cleared an encampment. Students set up to show solidarity with protesters arrested at Columbia University. Police arrested at least 108 people at emerson. Four officers were hurt. Other College Campuses are seeing similar chaotic scenes, and glory is at the live desk with more on whats happening. Good morning reggie, Police Clashed with propalestinian protesters at the university of texas, austin. Officers arrested dozens of people and used horses to disperse students and you can see in this video right here tense moments at usc as police confronted protesters after they tore down tents, officers in riot gear marched onto campus, surrounding and arresting protesters who refused to leave. Demonstrations also popped up at brown and at harvard, where students protesting the war in gaza are demanding the university divest from israel. At Columbia University. The clock is ticking down to tonights deadline to end the protests on campus. Were not going to stop. Were not going to rest. We will stand here until the university divests from Israeli Apartheid and their Genocidal Campaign in gaza. And i was just at Columbia University in new york city this weekend, where there was a protest outside campus and the encampment in campus. And this is some video i took. Obviously, a lot of activity there. And this comes as columbia and other universities are gearing up for commencement ceremonies, antisemitic hate speech and violence have spoiled mostly peaceful protests. Officials say nonstudent agitators have driven some of those incidents. One officer was even assaulted. You could see this video right here with a water jug. This was at cal poly humboldt. The campus is now closed through the weekend. House Speaker Mike Johnson is threatening to pull federal funding for schools that dont create Safe Environments for jewish students. He visited columbia yesterday and suggested the National Guard could even be used if needed, to break up the protests. The white house says it condemns antisemitism, but said that free speech on College Campuses is important. Reggie thanks, gloria. Back here in the bay area, the number of tents set up at a protest encampment on sproul plaza at uc berkeley has grown to about 70. Participants are calling this the free palestine camp, and theyve called on cal to divest from companies with stakes in israel, students say they are willing to risk being arrested and expelled. University Officials Say the encampment is peaceful and there are no plans to change ucs investments. A mix of both relief and worry from the parents of a berkeley native being held hostage by hamas. Theres a new video of their son, hirsh goldberg. Poland abc seven News Reporter ryan curry is here with a look at the undated video. And, ryan, we are hearing from his parents this morning. Yeah, thats right amanda, powerful words coming from the parents. It has been 202 days since hamas took goldberg, poland from a music festival. They released a heavily edited video of him on their telegram channel. Goldberg poland is seen here with a down without a left arm. Part of it was amputated, his parents told abc news back in october. He suffered a serious injury that to that arm days before he was captured. We spoke with mark levine at the Antidefamation League, who said it is clear how horrible hamas is treating the hostages. His parents put out a video statement yesterday saying they want the entire world to see that video and today they spoke with Good Morning America. Total mix of emotions first and foremost. Just huge sense of relief and gratitude to both. See him and hear him. Something about that multisensory was really overwhelming, hes alive. Assuming this video is current, which we believe it is, hes alive to people who are watching this to remember that there are 133 hirschs every Single Person there has a family. No matter who you are. This could be your son. This could be your grandfather. This could be your daughter, your sister, your spouse. And its time for goldberg. Poland is one of five us israeli hostages in captivity. His parents went on to say they are relieved to see him alive, but they are concerned for his health and wellbeing. Ryan curry abc seven news thank you, ryan. Abc seven news is following the proposed traffic changes in San Franciscos west portal neighborhood after a deadly crash. Some residents and Business Owners are against this project. It would get rid of left turns at the intersection of lola street and lenox way. It would also make lenox a one way. The proposed changes come after a crash that killed a family of four. This tragic, tragic accident should not be utilized opportunistically to try to slam this thing through. And thats whats happening. And you know, that is a block and a half away from what theyre talking about. Redesigning thats just not right. Many people tell abc seven news they are worried the changes will hurt businesses that are still trying to recover from the pandemic. The sfmta says it will work with merchants to make sure their needs are met, and friends of the family of four killed in last months wrongway crash along west portal have reached their fundraising goal. Theyve collected more than 8,000 that will pay for a memorial plaque and memory of the victims. The plaque will be installed in dolores park to honor the family who lived in the mission district. Thats Diego Cardoza de oliveira, matilda ramos pinto and their two children. The driver in this case has not yet been charged. If youre not happy about a plan to crack down on parking in San Francisco, you are not alone. Today, sfmta workers will rally against the impending operation. They say theyre worried it will lead to parking officers being assaulted by upset drivers, and they want management to do more to address their concerns. As mta announced the crackdown last week as part of an effort to improve safety for people walking. It would include more tickets for people parked on sidewalks, bike lanes or too close to crosswalks. Investigators say a car explosion that shocked a daly city neighborhood appears to be an accident. The blast blew up a toyota on west line drive yesterday morning. That was the sound of the explosion taken from Surveillance Video from a nearby home. The fbi, a bomb squad and Daly City Police all rushed to the scene. Investigators spent hours combing through the wreckage. Different items were pulled out of the car, including a propane tank, which is kind of weird. Why you would have a propane tank in a car like that sitting there. Its not hot temperature. Youre trying to think of what things could detonate a propane tank, police said. It appears this was an isolated incident, and there are no ongoing threats to the public. No one was hurt. 609 this morning well go to san jose, where you have mostly cloudy skies, as we have that morning deck of cloud cover overhead, but our marine layer, not as deep as it was yesterday. So well see a little bit more sunshine later on today. But this trough, this dip in the jet stream on live doppler seven, along with satellite is still bringing in that cooler than average air. And now were tracking this cold front. It approaches us today. Turns breezy this afternoon. But as it crosses through tomorrow it turns windy friday afternoon. So looking at your drive out the door this morning, a lot of cloud cover temperatures basically staying in the 50s up until lunchtime around 9 10 a. M. Well see some breaks in that marine layer for some sunshine, but all in all, today is a partly sunny day. Later on this afternoon. The forecast inland will have those clouds early on, giving way to some sunshine temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees around the bay shoreline. Its quite cloudy this morning. Afternoon highs with a little bit of sunshine low and mid 60s, but its just cloudy all day along the coast and those temperatures stay cool in the mid 50s all day today the pollen forecast trees remain high, grass is at medium levels and mold at low levels. So looking at the next three days its cloudy and breezy. Today its much windier tomorrow with that front behind the front, we get a gorgeous weekend, so well take a closer look at those wind speeds and preview the entire weekend forecast coming up in just a few minutes. Reggie thank you drew. Coming up, the district 16 recount almost complete. What were learning about the voter who made the request and support grows for a beloved bay area baker. How the community is coming together to help after he was hit by a car earlier this week. Then an immersive arts experience opens today. The event to celebrate the past, present and future of downtown you made a cow actually its a piggy bank. My inspiration to start saving. How about a more solid way to save . Im listening. Well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. Both cash reward . And theres a cash bonus when you open a new Checking Account to get you started. Wow. Anything you cant do . mugs. Bmo judge. County judge scheduled the trial to begin on september 9th. Velasquez was in court yesterday letting his defense attorney do all the talking. Hes accused of pursuing and shooting a man during a high speed car chase in south san jose in 2022. That victim is accused of molesting, molesting velasquezs four year old son at a daycare. The recount in the Silicon Valley congressional race ended in a tie is nearly finished this morning. Were learning the voter who requested that recount is not going to be reimbursed even if his selected candidate wins. Gloria is at the live desk to figure out whats going on here. Hi, gloria. Good morning. Reggie. The initial results of the district 16 congressional race showed sam liccardo in first place. Evan low and joe simitian are tied for second. So this means the three candidates are all moving on to the general election. Unless the recount finds different results. A man named Jonathan Padilla requested the recount on behalf of low, but los Campaign Says they are not connected with him. But Diaz Linkedin profile shows he was a policy and finance director for liccardos 2014 san jose mayoral campaign. Liccardo team has not claimed a Current Association with padilla, so its unclear exactly, you know, if theres been any coordination, but thats kind of how the political dynamics shape up in this case, that the person who actually came in first, might like to have a two person race rather than a three person race in november. Padilla is paying for the recount, and it was thought that he could be reimbursed if low won. But because of the unusual circumstances, he will not be refunded no matter the result. In this situation, one of the election codes actually says that you cannot get a refund if the two candidates were entitled to be on the ballot in november, and both of them qualify to be on the ballot in november, so theres no refund. Both santa clara and san mateo counties say they are nearly done with the actual recount. San mateo county is working with usps to figure out if about a dozen ballots were sent by the election day deadline, a decision is expected within a couple of days. Reggie new at six San Francisco mayoral candidate mark farrell is vowing to fast track 311 complaints near elementary schools. Farrell tells the examiner hes advocating for a 24 hour or less response for calls that includes growing encampments and reports of harmful or illegal activities within a one block radius of a school. He says schools should be sanctuaries and Safe Environments for students to learn. Community support is growing for a baker at a beloved San Francisco donut shop. Hes critically injured. He was critically injured on his way to work. Sfpd says Jesus Zamudio was riding his electric scooter in the Mission Early sunday morning when a car hit him. When officers got to the scene, the driver was gone. The owner of bobs donuts says zamudio was headed to work at their location at the corner of baker and fulton streets. Hes been a longtime employee at all three of their locations, including the famous 24 hour shop on polk street. Police say his injuries are life threatening. Just really sad, and it really made me think about Street Safety in the city. Pedestrian. And i know he was on a scooter, but its just its a dangerous city to be, on your feet or on a small vehicle, zamudio has a wife and two children in mexico who depend on him. A go fund me page has been set up and we have a link to it on abc seven news. Com. So far, its raised more than 29,000. And the people who handle emergency calls in San Francisco are getting an upgrade. Yesterday, mayor london breed cut the ribbon on a new and modernized 911 dispatch center. Its expected to improve working conditions for dispatchers. There is a new break room, more workstations, a new training room, and Technology Upgrades for next generation 911 systems. City leaders say the new digs are a huge improvement for frontline heroes, whose jobs have become tougher in recent years. Even after those calls in, there are still sometimes things that stick to you and you need support from the people around you to help get through it. The center handles about 3200 calls for help every day. Happening today, a free immersive arts event happening in downtown San Francisco. Its called create, and organizers say its an outdoor celebration of the past, present and future of downtown. Were looking to increase foot traffic downtown and really give folks a reason to come to the area, because we know that they may not be there as often to work with so many folks working remotely nowadays. And, you know, this also creates opportunity for local businesses to, you know, get customers from that foot traffic. Create is happening near wayfare tavern at a newly reimagined event space called the landing at leutesdorf leitersdorf leitersdorf mbe. Im going to get that. Say it quickly in your fine little leitersdorf. It starts at four this afternoon, got active eight. Activate the space. Space. Activate the landing at leitersdorf. It sounds good. Unique new york, unique. New york landing at leitersdorf. Its just theres a lot of things going on. Yeah. At 618 in the morning. Yes. So any exercise to say those words above the vocals today . Oh, man. 4 p. M. 4 p. M. Is it going to be chilly . Itll be cool, but itll be a nice day. A little breezy this afternoon, but then all eyes on the weekend for a gorgeous saturday and sunday. This morning, lets take you to the golden gate bridge, where you do see a lot of cloud cover out there this morning. Just a light breeze as you see the flag is gently waving right now. Lets talk clouds first. Future weather showing you this afternoon. Well get like a little bit more sunshine compared to yesterday. Our marine layer is not as thick as yesterday, so some peeks of sunshine this afternoon. But then tomorrow it starts out pretty gray once again. Some coastal drizzle as the front starts to move through here tomorrow may have an isolated shower, but the bigger story is certainly going to be the winds. Future tracker wind speeds. It turns breezy this afternoon. This is 4 p. M. Those winds between about 20 and 35mph remains breezy overnight into early tomorrow morning, and even tomorrow afternoon. Thats when the winds are peaking with that front moving through will likely see gusts close to 40mph at times behind the front, though, we will get rid of a lot of the cloud cover and well have a warm up coming our way over the weekend. Today well find clouds early on. A little bit of sunshine this afternoon. Quite breezy along the coast. 50s their low and mid 60s aro