And convicted of a felony. Then the port of oakland agrees to change the name of their airport, and that could very well lead to a lawsuit from San Francisco and san mateo. And jump all your troubles away. The Worlds Largest bounce house coming to the bay area. And soon. Where and when you can catch it. This month. Good morning. Welcome to friday, april 12th. Yes, were going to start with a check of our forecast with drew. Yes. So the big headline today is going to turn much colder out there this afternoon. Were saying bye bye to that summer warmth we had the past couple of days this morning. We have partly cloudy skies out there. Well find those clouds increasing ahead of our front that will impact us with rain tomorrow. Winds are already picking up in these winds are going to usher in some of that colder air later on this afternoon. Its pretty windy over the city right now. We have winds gusting to about 25mph. So looking at temperatures right now, were mainly starting out in the mid 40s to the low 50s. That jacket your best friend. And youll likely keep it on all day in some areas as temperatures are very slow to warm. So looking at your day planner today, well have partly sunny skies throughout the morning. Look at these temperatures. No longer in the 70s and in the 80s. Were in the 50s and 60s, so in some areas thats a 10 to 20 degree temperature drop in daytime highs compared to yesterday, 59 in the city, 62 in oakland go to 69. In san jose, only 63 in napa, where yesterday we were in the 70s and 80s. Well take a closer look at that rain coming up in about seven minutes. Lets check in with amanda and see that Traffic Alert. Yeah, drew an update to that sigalert weve been talking about in hayward. The good news is that one lane is open, but it is still, of course, slow moving. Heres a live shot. We initially reported it as a two big rig crash. This is only involving one big rig with one with two trailers. One of those trailers on its side right there. The right lane is now open. Traffic is getting through. Also on the winton avenue ramp, this is out southbound 880 after winton avenue. Now to get around exit at washington avenue and use hesperian. If youre coming from castro valley, use mission boulevard back to the desk. Thank you. Amanda. The port of oakland approves a controversial name change to the title of the oakland airport, and now it could be facing a lawsuit. Abc seven News ReporterGloria Rodriguez joining us with reaction from both sides. Good morning. Kumasi the vote by the port of oakland board of commissioners was unanimous. They say changing the name to San FranciscoBay Oakland International Airport will improve awareness about the location and help increase the number of travelers. Thats despite staunch opposition from San FranciscoInternational Airport and San Francisco city officials. Sfo officials addressed the board, cautioning the name change will lead to confusion. Nobody owns the San Francisco bay the port operates and is the steward for 20 miles of land along the San Francisco bay. Our airport is on the San Francisco bay. Were very disappointed that oakland has chosen not to collaborate with us, to come up with a solution that kind of meets their needs and addresses our concern. This is far from a done deal. San Francisco City attorney david chu has threatened to sue over trademark infringement. His office told us in a statement, quote, we are disappointed that oakland did not take the opportunity to work collaboratively with us to develop alternative names and to avoid litigation. We will have further updates in the coming days, and the still needs to go through a second reading and approval at a meeting on may 9th. Live in the studio Gloria Rodriguez abc seven news. Thanks, gloria. San Francisco Police and the City Attorney are investigating the now viral video showing a tow truck trying to tow a moving car. You can see the tow truck backing up to try to drag the car behind at bush and montgomery streets, City Attorney david chu confirmed that the company, specialty towing, is known to his office for violating state laws. Prior to this incident. After seeing the video, chu says this latest incident is illegal and it could likely be violating a number of laws uh potentially criminal laws. The fact that we have seen yet another way in which this company is violating the law. Unfortunately, its not surprising. Before this incident, the city received complaints from multiple victims who were allegedly scammed by specialty towing. The city has blocked it and other towing companies under the same ownership from working with the city on enforcing parking laws. Sonoma county sheriffs deputies want to find a teenage swimmer who disappeared in the Russian River yesterday. The teen was last seen near steelhead beach, north of forestville and the swimmer is believed to be 15 years old, according to the Santa Rosa Press democrat investigators used divers, drones, helicopters all to search yesterday. A second teen who was found was taken to the hospital. No word on their condition this morning. Reaction continues to come in over the death of oj simpson. The San Francisco native died from prostate cancer. He was an nfl star, actor, broadcaster. That remark career off the was, i should say eclipsed from actions off the field. His 1995 trial in the killings of his exwife and her friend, which became a spectacle seen around the world. Amanda has more now on simpsons life. Yeah, reggie. Oj simpson died in las vegas on wednesday. He had been living there since 2017, when he was paroled after serving nine years in a nevada prison for armed robbery. Simpson grew up in potrero hill in the city he played football at Galileo High School and city college before going to usc. He spent 11 seasons in the nfl. In 1985, simpson was inducted into the hall of fame, but all of this was overshadowed by the murder trials of his exwife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend ron goldman. Simpson was accused of stabbing them to death. The nine month trial ended with a dramatic acquittal. Two years later, the families of brown, simpson and goldman sued o. J. He was found liable for their deaths, his assets were seized, and he was ordered to pay 33. 5 million in restitution to both families, but only ever paid a fraction in many ways, he moved to florida to avoid having to pay these judgments, and it will be a question as to just what is left if anything, to compensate the Goldman Family and nicoles family. Simpson is survived by four children, two from his first marriage and two from his marriage to Nicole Brown Simpson. His two children with nicole did reportedly visit o. J. In the days before his death. Kumasi back to you. Thanks, amanda. You probably remember if youre old enough when you were when you heard the verdict. Abc seven News Reporter liam melendez covered the trial, remembers it very vividly, and she shared her thoughts during our 3 p. M. Show getting answers. I think it started to divide america as well. You know, a lot of people, were adamant that he had not done it. That and they defended him. And while others were saying, oh, yes, we believe i think, you know, public i think you were right. But to say that the public opinion, the vast majority of people think that he really did it, so it really i think it was, it was coming out that it really king it was coming after a lot of things that mistrust towards the Police Department and then mistrust towards the media as well, so it was very, you know, it was very trying times on all, you know, fronts. The family of Ronald Goldman says the news of simpsons death was a mixed bag of emotions and said his death means, quote, the hope of true accountability has ended. For more on oj simpsons life and death, check out all of our stories there on abc seven news. Com. Another Bay Area High School is reporting multiple cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Over a dozen cases have been reported in San Francisco since january. Most of the cases were among vaccinated. High School Students at Sacred Heart Cathedral prep. Thats according to the San Francisco department of public health. There was a recent outbreak at tamalpais high in mill valley, where over 60 students had whooping cough. A plea deal has been accepted in the case against a drunk driver who killed champion cyclist ethan boyce. Boyce was cycling in San Franciscos presidio when he was hit and killed last april. 81 year old arnold lowe pleaded guilty last month to vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol. The San Francisco chronicle is reporting. The judge in this case accepted the plea, but criticized prosecutors for failing to charge lowe with a felony, fearing that this could become a problem in future drunk driving cases. In the south bay, a well known brewery is closed for good, and the owner is blaming not enough foot traffic. The owners of Camino Brewing Company in san jose say the volume of customers dropped since the pandemic. Theyve had trouble getting more people to their taproom ever since weve seen a big shift, you know, people dont come out the way that they used to come out, and our business has primarily been driven by, you know, our community uh, you know, and the taproom sales caminos last day of business was sunday. Some people in the beer business say the industry is changing because its no longer only about beer. For example, you have places that serve seltzer, ciders, nonalcoholic beers, all competing with each other. 609 this morning were taking a look at live doppler seven along with satellite. We have a cold front that is approaching us this morning. It will bring cloud cover, colder air today and then rain coming our way to start out the weekend. Look at the dramatic drop in temperatures. Thats about to hit us today. Yesterday in the first column, our daytime highs were well in the 70s and 80s in most cities today. They were stuck in the 50s and in the 60s you can see places like san rafael. Thats a 22 degree drop from yesterdays daytime high of 84 degrees. So a lot of areas will feel double digit drops. Its going to feel cold out there compared to the warmth we had the past couple of days. Future weather, 50s and low 60s by 11 a. M. Partly sunny skies this afternoon and again, temperatures below average in a lot of cities friday night. Plans. Youre looking good Early Saturday Morning. Here comes our storm moving onshore so its a lot colder today. Then tomorrow we have a rain snow mix. The chance of a thunderstorm and daytime highs are cold. Only in the low 50s and even into sunday, we have the chance of a scattered shower. Saturday is definitely the wetter of the two days of this weekend. Its a level one both saturday and sunday for those showers. An isolated thunderstorm and snow falling on our highest peaks. Kumasi will take a close look at the details coming up in eight minutes. Thank you. Drew. Coming up, why Major Airlines are asking President Biden to block additional direct flights to and from china. Then the reason fish and wildlife experts are having an issue finding a distressed whale off the coast. 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Thank you amanda. Time now is 614 and were learning more about an invasive mosquito detected in santa clara county. We told you yesterday that health officiaerwarning people about it. The aedes aegypti mosquito was found along machado ne in the East San Jose foothills. A mitbite could bring on diseases like yellow fever or zika. The mosquito has dark legs with bright white stripes and spots. People who live in the area are urged to dump out any standing water so that the insect cannot breed. I always collect rainwater over the winter, so yeah. So now ive got all my buckets capped. The ones that are still have any water in them at all. County is carrying out an eradication plan and inspecting neighborhoods. Vector control says the mosquito prefers humans over animals. So theyre using human lures that smell like sweaty socks to try to trap them. Fog and an upcoming storm hampering efforts to locate a distressed gray whale off the california coast. That whale was last seen tuesday in the waters west of daly city. It was dragging a fishing net that got tangled around its tail. Fish and wildlife officials are trying to find the whale so they can put a tracker on it, and hopefully remove the net from its tail. An ocean system that protects whales along our bay area coastline, expanding to the east coast and canada. The system is made of acoustic buoys that detect migrating whales, and it warned ships to slow down to avoid deadly collisions. The information could be critical for an endangered species on the east coast, known as the north atlantic right whale. The population has dwindled to the hundreds, and theyre already sitting on the edge. This precipice of extinction. And to that gets scary. And thats where tools like this then come through and we hope will help make a difference for their survival. Nearly three dozen Major Shipping Companies participate in this voluntary program. Researchers hope more cooperation will help protect threatened whale populations around the world. The Worlds Largest bounce house back here in the bay area, the Big Bounce America 2024 tour stopping in santa rosa this year and this time, the 16,000 square foot bounce house will be inflated at the Sonoma County fairgrounds. Now there are different sessions for different ages toddlers, little kids, big kids, adults, everybody. So the price ranges from 22 for toddlers, 45 for adults. And look at this time window. You got to get on it. Its going to be open april 19th to the 21st. You got three days next week. You better get over there and bounce. I love a bounce house. I used to love it too. You know, it is so much more Cost Effective to purchase rather than rent. So if you guys ever want to come over, we purchased one. You have a bounce house. Bounce house . Yeah. We blow it up when we can. Lets have a party for no reason. Loves it. I know you have little kids, but its way more Cost Effective if you guys are in the market weight. So i know i need to know a little bit more. Okay. Is it in the shape of a castle . Its a castle. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Do you have an air generator thing . Yeah, we have it all. It blows up in, like, two minutes. Okay. What . How many adults can be on it . Is it big enough for big people . Its for little people. Its for little people. Weve weve jumped in it. So if i were on one side. Yes oh, and you were on the other side when i launch you into the air. No, its a bounce house. Ill have you guys turn into rapunzel real fast in the tower. Yeah, sure. Ill have you. Im a little worried. Okay . I need videos of this, this morning is all about colder air moving our way for the afternoon. Heres a look at rain chances. So all day today, youll just notice clouds moving in as a cold front gets closer. Its not until late tonight. Early tomorrow morning. This is Early Saturday Morning after midnight. Thats when the rain chances really ramp up. So friday night plans dont be worried about any rain. Its just going to be a chilly day. Temperatures today about a 10 to 20 degree drop compared to yesterday. 50s and 60s for daytime highs. No 70s and 80s on the board today. Tonight well track that rain moving through with overnight lows in the 40s. Heres future weather saturday morning showing you we have that rain falling but also snow. Thats that pink and white you see on our higher peaks, mount hamilton, parts of interior mendocino and lake county will be in and out of the showers all day saturday afternoon and saturday evening. Theres a chance of a thunderstorm popping up if one does. Hail could also be a potential. Even a clap of thunder. Now sunday is the drier of the two days, but we still include the chance of an isolated shower from time to time. But saturday is really the more active day this weekend. Rainfall totals closer to the coast will likely see some areas more than an inch of rain out of this system. And then those numbers really do fall off. And the biggest impact with this rain is likely just some ponding on ou