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refusing to leave. pro-palestinian protesters set up camp at uc berkeley. the changes they're demanding the university makes right away. >> plus, the growing protests over the israel israel-hamas war across the country as tensions rise, some universities now taking drastic measures to ensure safety on campus. >> 30 years of death penalty cases now under review. the accusations of bias that are prompting investigations into dozens of cases in alameda county, and remembering the

iconic longtime leader of san francisco's glide foundation, the reverend cecil williams, has passed away. >> we're looking back on its decades of work to help people in the city. >> good morning. it is tuesday, april 23rd. want to start with a check of our forecast with lisa? >> did you feel that cool down yesterday? yeah big time. those winds were gusty and we have an area of low pressure off the coast that is supporting all of that cloud cover that is blanketing the bay area. so there's a look at live doppler seven. you notice the clouds all the way into our inland valleys. it's 55 in fremont. good morning, san jose. 57 for you as well as sfo and up in the north bay, we're looking at low 50s sonoma, 54, in napa. so as we go through the next several hours, those breezy winds, you can see them right now up to 20 miles an hour by the delta, 15 over in oakland. and this will be with us throughout the afternoon. so it is going to be cooler, breezier. but right now with that deck of low clouds, we are 2 to 4 degrees milder, even nine degrees milder, half moon bay.

there's a look at sfo and with some drizzle out there as well, you may need the wipers intermittently time to time, but we've got 50s at 9:00 by noontime getting into some sun mid 60s for our inland valleys. low 60s bay shore and we're only in a few see, a few low 70s in our inland valleys. otherwise upper 60s bayshore and the clouds staying put right at the coast. so we do have an even stronger area of low pressure that's going to visit us later in the week, with perhaps some measurable rain. we'll talk about that in a couple of minutes. >> back to you guys, lisa. thank you. happening now in the east bay, uc berkeley students are camping out on the steps of sproul hall. this is in solidarity with pro-palestinian protesters who have recently been arrested at other universities. a man is at the live desk with that reggie. >> the demonstrators are set up what they're calling a free palestine encampment or organizers say the group has three demands. first, they want the uc berkeley. they want the university to end what it's calling the university's quote, silence in the palestinian genocide in gaza. they're also calling on the university to

divest from corporations involved with the israel-hamas conflict. and lastly, they are asking for better protection for palestinian, arab and muslim students. >> this issue is often miscommunicated as a sort of campus culture war that pits student against student on the basis of identity and that couldn't be further from the truth. this is a movement rooted in solidarity, in anti-racism and anti-imperialism. because that's what we're witnessing in gaza. >> uc berkeley released this statement about how it will handle the tents in front of sproul hall saying, quote, we will take the steps necessary to ensure the protest does not disrupt the university's operations. the protesters say they have no plans to leave until their demands are met. the bay area's jewish community relations council posted to x, saying in part while their words are abhorrent, the protesters at uc berkeley have a right to free speech and assembly and no violence or obstruction has yet been reported back to you at the

desk. >> thanks, amanda. and tensions over the israel-hamas war are rising on university campuses across the country. in fact, officials at cal poly humboldt have closed the campus until at least tomorrow after protesters barricaded themselves in a building. and in new york, some students have actually been arrested. here's abc news reporter lionel moise. >> overnight, tensions boiling over as pro-palestinian protests spread to more college campuses from coast to coast. >> you have been warned by new york university to leave the area police in riot gear, dismantling this encampment at new york university, arresting multiple people accused of ignoring a deadline to disperse police and the school, describing disorderly, disruptive and antagonizing behavior that has interfered with the safety and security of our community at nearby columbia university, where protests are entering a sixth day, a pro-israeli assistant professor said he was not allowed to enter campus where protesters have gathered but was allowed access

to his business school down the street. >> the professor later posting earlier today, columbia university refused to let me onto campus. why? because they cannot protect my safety as a jewish professor. this is 1938. after more than 100 arrests last week, a new encampment is growing at columbia, escalating concerns about security. student groups like those at other colleges and universities, are demanding columbia divest from companies that do business with israel. but critics highlight anti-semitic hate speech. >> among the demonstrators, there were people outside of campus one time with signs that said death to all jews. that is awful, and nobody should be having to experience that. >> a big name donor, new england patriots owner robert kraft, now pulling support for the university. kraft saying, i'm no longer confident that columbia can protect its students and staff overnight. columbia announcing classes for the rest of the semester will be hybrid

due to the security concerns. yesterday at yale, dozens of arrests for a protest there and across the country. in california, the campus of cal poly humboldt is closed as pro-palestinian protesters overnight barricaded themselves inside a building. lionel moise abc news, new york a federal judge has ordered alameda county district attorney pamela price to review all death penalty cases handled by the da's office , and the reason is prosecutors may have wrongfully worked to systematically exclude black and jewish jurors. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland here with a look at the evidence and lena, they found notes from decades ago. >> kumasi. that's right. the da's office says they found old notes from a case of a black man sentenced to death nearly three years, three decades ago, that suggests prosecutors might have systematically prevented black and jewish people from serving as jurors on death penalty cases. the thought behind it was apparently those groups of people were seen as more likely

to oppose the death penalty. the order to review all death penalty cases countywide coming after the judge reviewed the case of ernest dikes, who was sentenced to death in 1995 for the murder of a nine year old boy during a robbery. district attorney pamela price says she's identified 35 total cases that need review, but wasn't able to specify how long. going through all 35 of those cases will take. but legal experts say depending on what's found, the outcomes for some of these cases could change. >> the suggestion is that this jury selection process was so tainted that that you may have to give some of these individuals an actual new trial. >> this is not about left or right or any kind of politics. this is about ethics. >> price says her office is now in the process of contacting the family of every victim who was impacted in a case that resulted in a death penalty conviction. if the investigation finds other

instances of bias, pricess price's office will work with the federal judge to decide how to remedy the situation. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. thank you lena. >> this morning, memorial plans are being made for a man who made such a huge difference on the lives of thousands of people, the reverend cecil williams died at his home in san francisco yesterday. >> he was 94. williams was a civil rights pioneer who fought for the poor and the hungry. he and his late wife founded the now world famous glide memorial church in the tenderloin. his last appearance was easter sunday. san francisco mayor london breed says williams was at the top of the list of black role models. abc7 news reporter j.r stone looks at the pastor's legacy of compassion and fierce advocacy. >> two things that are critical to us unconditional love and unconditional acceptance. and when you got those two things going for you, you really are out on the cutting edge. >> words to live by. from the

late pastor cecil williams, who died monday at the age of 94. words that helped glide memorial church grow from less than 50 members in the 1960s to more than 11,000 in recent years. >> talking about unconditional love and that everybody is accepted. that's something that i really wanted to and needed to hear when i got here, and it kept me coming back. >> his immediately opening up the doors of the sanctuary to women, to poor folks, to sex workers, to black folks, to brown folks, to early queer organizers on and on. and that work just that door just kept opening wider and wider. >> he fed the hungry, clothed the naked, went to the prisons and provided reentry programs. he stood for peace. he was no chauvinist. he reached out to the world to let you know if you really want to do something and

clear your conscience, come to glide. and he did that with regularity. >> williams had a long list of supporters, including nancy pelosi, the dalai lama, nelson mandela, singer bono, the obamas and the late comedian robin williams. investor warren buffett's late wife was a member of his congregation. buffett raised millions for the church when he started an annual auction, even inviting the highest bidder out to lunch. price tag that went for $3.4 million, one year. glide memorial is known today for giving out more than 500,000 meals a year to those in need. it's that giving love that started with cecil williams lives on today with current glide memorial members. >> one of the main reasons i'm here is because of cecil, and because of the impact he had on me and the programs and everything that goes on here, i just want to be part of it. >> j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> and tributes are pouring in for the legendary san francisco

reverend san francisco supervisor matt dorsey posted on x, quote, all of us fighting for recovery from addiction, lgbtq plus equality, hiv, aids services, human dignity, or god's grace stand on the shoulders of giants. and no giants stood taller than cecil williams, salesforce ceo marc benioff called williams a true legend, saying, quote, he taught us that we can and must be better. his impact on our lives and our city is immeasurable. thank you. cecil for everything. may the 1st who brings peace being priest to all and a tribute at oracle park last night. >> you see it here, the reverend. the reverend's photo on the big screen before the giants game. so many people remembering his kindness and generosity and glides. president says memorial plans are still being arranged for more on any public events and the life and legacy of the reverend cecil williams, just head to abc seven news.com. >> good morning to you tuesday morning. and boy what a cool down yesterday. just 59 in half

moon bay 60 in san francisco. and today that marine layer is firmly entrenched along the coastline. there is a system offshore here that is allowing for that big cool down. and then another one is going to reinforce that by the end of the workweek. it is 54 right now in danville. so with the blanket of clouds, you can see temperatures fairly uniform from the mid 50s to the upper 50s in hayward. here's a look at those breezy winds throughout the afternoon. so this is san francisco where throughout the morning hours, when the clouds try to thin out east of the city, we'll see those winds over 20, even 25 miles an hour. so another blustery day closer to the shoreline. but we'll get some milder numbers inland. so low clouds, some patchy drizzle. heading out and looking at the noticeably cooler today, especially inland with those breezy winds. and then late in the workweek, here comes a chance of showers on friday and those winds getting even gustier as that system passes us. here's a look at those breezy winds you can see already in the morning

hours. then by the afternoon they certainly kick up to over 30 miles at the coast. here's a look at wednesday, where temperatures just all in the 60s. at least today we'll manage a few 70s. and then by thursday that stronger trough allowing for the cool down to stay with us. and then by friday we have maybe a few sprinkles and those gusty winds. but you notice no heat in the forecast like we had over the last few days. 65 in oakland today we'll call it partly cloudy, 71 in concord, upper 60s in san jose, and the accuweather seven day forecast. so clouds to partial sun today, upper 60s to low 70s for most but cool at the coast and wednesday. really little changed by thursday and friday. looking at that slight chance of showers and getting near average over the weekend. kumasi reggie. >> thanks. see some more live concerts all summer long. coming up, the new program just announced for san francisco where those performances are going to take place. >> going after the company that lets you cut the airport security line. why services like clear could be banned in california.

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city is now accusing the owner of the ship of negligence. in new court filings, lawyers claim the ship was unseaworthy and that the owner failed to repair known power problems. they claim alarms sounded about inconsistent power before the ship even left port, but it left anyway. the company has sought to cap its liability at $43 million. baltimore leaders argued the liability should not be capped. they claim the company's negligence caused the collapse of the francis scott key bridge and the closure of the port of baltimore, which is a major economic hub. >> i think the last big devastation was the pandemic, and prior to that, nine over 11 in the case of a port closing, what's the nearest port that we can bring this product into? >> who is responsible for the bridge collapse?

>> is it okay for people to pay to skip security lines at the airport? two state lawmakers say no and they're proposing a bill to change the way third party security screening companies like clear work. so clear allows people to pay to verify their identity at a kiosk and then be escorted past people who are waiting in the tsa security lines. if this new bill passes, it would ban companies like clear from operating at california airports unless they utilize their own security lines. some air travel experts say the change could mean added work for the tsa. the bill is quite a ways from becoming law. it goes before the state senate transport committee today. if it passes there, it would have to go through several more steps before it makes it to the governor's desk. >> the summer travel season is about to get underway, analysts say this year it will peak in june. in today's gma first look. abc news reporter becky worley explains why you may see more deals on plane tickets in this morning's gma first look. >> as people plan their summer vacations, we're breaking down

where to find the best deals. >> i'm ready to pour today. >> airlines like delta projecting a record summer travel season and analysts say that with an expansion of budget airline routes, that means more competition, which means travelers could see more deals. another factor working in their favor an easing of the post pandemic revenge travel trend. >> prices are down from where they were when we just had that boom out of the pandemic. we're closer to 2019 pre-pandemic than we were the last couple of years. >> flight booking app hopper predicts fares for flights to europe will be down 10% from last year and coming up at 7 a.m. more tips on when to book with your gma first look i'm becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> san francisco is planning to ask a judge to toss out lawsuits filed on behalf of teens arrested at a skateboarding event last summer. a man has more on those suits, and when

the case heads to a judge, reggie, police arrested more than 100 people, many of them teens, as they broke up the dolores hill bomb in july. >> that's where skateboarders race down the hill near dolores park. four teens are suing the city. they say their civil rights were violated when they were detained outside in the cold for hours without food or water. their attorneys claim several teens urinated in a bucket while they were held on the street. the city attorney's office says it's trying to get the cases dismissed. in a statement, the city's city attorney's office said, quote, we have to defend the police department's ability to appropriately and legally control a crowd and to maintain public safety. the case heads to a judge one week from today, back to you at the desk. kumasi. >> thank you amanda. a plan to add more space for bikes and pedestrians in san francisco's west portal neighborhood is getting a lot of backlash from local businesses. they say it would end up isolating the neighborhood and driving down business. the group save west portal, created an opposition website after the city

introduced the plan last week. it would stop cars from cutting through the intersection of ilawa and west portal streets and create a plaza outside that muni station. opponents say the plan was put together too fast because people were calling for changes after a deadly crash. you remember it killed an entire family at that bus stop. however, the city says the idea had been in the works before the crash. >> a new live concert series is coming to san frcisc mayor breed announced the program to fund outdoor music in parks and plazas across the city. sf live debuts may 4th at the golden gate park band shell. that concert will celebrate electronic music. other events will take place at fulton plaza, union square, and the jerry garcia ampthear between may and october. let the music begin. >> let's do it. play it really. >> let's start. there are so many beautiful places here in the city. i think that you can have concerts and just be outside enjoying the day, enjoying the music.

>> i love it until that fog moves in and the wind picks up, say the weather has to cooperate because that's what happened yesterday. it seemed perfectly fine all of a sudden. >> woo! yeah but you know they had 80 in the inland valleys yesterday. but if you were anywhere close to the bay you're like it's over. and for some of us sooner in the morning hours. so as we look at live doppler seven right now, there is a system offshore and that is instigating all of that wind, that southerly wind that comes in with that southerly surge. that fog was down in monterey. and then boy, did it just screech all the way up through the bay and then the coast and then we all have it now, 54 in danville and napa, it is 57 in concord with low 50s in sonoma. so we are starting out on the bright side, a little bit milder. so 2 to 4 degrees milder for most of us, except in san jose. the coast is mild, but as we get through the afternoon, we're still going to have these winds right now up to 15 miles an hour in oakland. you can see

higher than that out by the delta the next seven days, starting with tomorrow in oakland, will be in the mid 60s to low 60s. but as we get towards the weekend, temperatures will come up just a little bit to near average. and you'll notice we have the windy conditions on friday with a stronger system visiting us. here's a look at napa upper 60s. today we'll get into some sunshine in the afternoon. little change for your thursday and then by friday numbers beginning to edge up. but it's the weekend where we'll get numbers back to average. here's a look at what's happening for late april. pretty active here. notice the bulk of the activity in the pacific northwest stopping this late thursday into friday. and here is that weaker system that will allow for high elevation snow and the rain not only in the bay area, but pushing down the coast. so even southern california getting some cooler weather. there's a look at the second half of the weekend, but high pressure looks to build and push that system to the north of us, so that should allow for some slightly milder

readings. how much rain are we expecting? if we see any at all? you can see just a couple hundreds here. this is through the weekend, but primarily we're talking thursday into friday because the weekend is trending dry. 70 in fremont today, 62 in richmond. breezy winds, the accuweather seven day forecast. minor ups and downs with the cooler coast and then looking at pretty nice seasonal weekend. back to you. >> thank you lisa. coming up the seven things to know this morning celebrating earth day and sf climate week, how organizations here in the bay ♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪

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co-founder of san francisco's glide foundation, the reverend cecil williams died yesterday. he was 94 years old. >> number four, if you're planning to ride the sausalito ferry today, you'll have to take that bus again. ferry service is still suspended indefinitely while crews repair the pier. >> number five, it is a cloudy start out there. we have low clouds and fog, even a little bit of drizzle. the clouds thin out for a cooler day today. >> and number six, a look at your drive times. that typical slowdown from tracy to dublin. but there is a high wind advisory issued for the altamont pass, plus a stall blocking the left lane before north flynn road draft was already stop and go from westbound 205 from grant line road number seven tinder, making it easier to share details of your date with your family and friends. >> new share my date feature includes where, when and who you're going out with. your family and friends will even get a photo of your date and a link to their profile. >> a san ramon teenager is doing her part to save honeybees,

which are the world's most crucial pollinators. dougherty valley high school student cherise izzo has transformed her backyard into a science project. her parents helped her acquire 150,000 honeybees. cherise built a maze for them to fly through and use different factors to prove why pesticides are so dangerous to the bee population. >> it's disappointing for me, but it's also a very real world issue that we do need to take on. i wanted to see if my research could decrease the usage of pesticides in the real world. >> her work has now been published in a journal by the society for science. >> giants fans were able to cheer on the team and help the environment. at the same time. in honor of earth day yesterday, the giants donated part of their game ticket sales to the healthy planet project, which is a nonprofit founded by former giant hunter pence and his wife alexis. >> we planted 28 trees together

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live officers arriving on scene with guns drawn now at 530. the reason a police response like this happened at multiple bay area high schools yesterday, and what students can expect today. >> more than 20 suspected child predators arrested in a sting. several of the accused work in very trusted positions, even as south bay firefighter.

>> i'm abc's em nguyen in washington. it's day two of former president trump's hush money trial in new york. how prosecutors are also trying to hold him in contempt, accusing him of violating the court's gag order. the latest coming up. >> tiktok's time may soon be up. the unprecedented vote happening today that could set off a legal battle for the app's future. >> good morning everyone. it is tuesday, april 23rd. >> lisa is here this morning with a look on the weather. all righty. >> good morning to you. we're looking at a blanket of low clouds out there, allowing for some mainly mid and upper 50s here from danville to fremont. 57 in san jose and up in the north bay, just some low 50s. cloudy skies, some patchy drizzle at times. and the winds. yeah, you may have felt those yesterday. we'll continue to see the windy conditions at the coast. breezy inside the bay right now 15 to 20 miles an hour. and as we look at our current 24 hour temperature change we are slightly milder due to that blanket overhead. so

you can see along the coast. but by the afternoon those 80s from our inland valleys coming down at least ten degrees, the rest of us felt that cool down. yesterday and as we go through the next several hours, stopping this at noontime, we're brightening up for some low 60s in oakland, upper 60s in our inland valleys, and right on through the afternoon. notice the clouds try to clear the coast. the winds will be with us and everyone will be much cooler, even a little bit below average. we have a stronger system on the way for the latter part of the week. whether that, that, not that brings us any rain is the big question, but certainly the cooler temperatures and some gusty winds with us to stay for the next several days. we'll detail our seven day outlook a little bit later. kumasi >> thank you lisa. classes are expected to resume today at miramonte high school in orinda, after it was forced into a lockdown yesterday afternoon. police were on scene to check on reports of someone with a gun in the area. they searched that school. they gave the all clear a short time later. investigators aren't ruling this

out as a swatting incident or a prank call to bring police to the school. an unconfirmed threat at a different bay area high school forced to shelter in place. officers were at gunn high school in palo alto to investigate. yesterday afternoon, students were dismissed for the day at their usual time when nothing was found. officials also issued a shelter in place order for nearby fletcher middle school as a precaution. >> a stern warning from authorities following a lengthy child sex sting operation leading to several arrests. >> parents on your children's phones, your social media platforms. you are the parent. it is not a democracy. you have to take charge and think about this. this was three days. this stuff goes on 24, seven, 365. >> investigators say operation spring cleaning has led to 24 arrests, including a san jose fire captain. most of the arrests were made in the sacramento area. the suspects range in age from early 20s to 70 years old. they also include a postal worker and a sunday

school teacher. the fire captain we mentioned has been identified as spencer parker. he is no longer with the department, but he was when he was arrested april 1st. >> alameda county district attorney pamela price says a federal judge is ordering her office to review all death row convictions after they found evidence prosecutors may have excluded jurors based on their race or religion. abc seven news reporter lena howland joining us in studio and lena, it centers on the case of a black man sentenced to death. >> kumasi. that's right. the da's office will now be looking at every death penalty conviction to see if there are signs of misconduct after evidence of potential bias came to light in the case of ernest dikes, he was sentenced to death back in 1995, the jury ruled that dikes murdered a nine year old boy and attempted to murder his grandmother during a robbery in east oakland. dikes, now sits on california's death row. the review of that case found prosecutors may have excluded black and jewish jurors, and

that's leading to the latest allegation of a larger systemic problem involving death penalty cases in the 1980s and 90s. the thought is black and jewish jurors may have been excluded because they were more likely to oppose the death penalty, criminal justice professor lisa hill, from cal state east bay, says the system has oftentimes been far from impartial. >> your 17 uh- time is more likely to get the death penalty if a black person kills a white person. when you intentionally exclude people based on their race, their religion, their gender, or any protected category, it violates the constitution. as a constitutional officer, i am mandated to investigate and root out unethical behavior. this is not about left or right or any kind of politics. this is about ethics. >> price says her office is now in the process of contacting the family of every victim who was

impacted in a case that resulted in a death penalty conviction. if the investigation finds other instances of bias, price's office will work with the federal judge to decide how to remedy the situation. it's also important to note that while the death penalty is law in california, the state hasn't actually executed anyone since 2006, and governor newsom put a moratorium on capital punishment in 2009. but there are still 640 inmates on death row across california, the most of any state live in the newsroom. lena howland, abc seven news thank you. >> lena, we are following developments in the hush money trial of donald trump today. the judge in the case will consider accusations trump had violated a gag order at least ten times. abc news reporter nguyen has more on the possible fines trump may face this morning. >> prosecutors and former president trump's hush money case say trump violated his gag order that prohibits him from attacking witnesses and others involved in the case. they want

him held in contempt. prosecutors list ten instances, including at least one on social media, where trump linked articles calling key witness michael cohen a serial perjurer. >> i got caught lying in the last trial, so he got caught lying, pure lying. >> prosecutors want judge juan merchan to fine trump $1,000 per violation, and they urged the judge to warn trump that future violations could result in a terme of incarceration of up to 30 days. the judge, considering the accusations today in court. this comes after a tense first day of testimony in new york. >> it's a very, very sad day in america, i can tell you that in court, trump watched stone faced as prosecutors accused him of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to bury allegations of an affair with actress stormy daniels during his first run for president in 2016. >> jurors heard brief testimony from david pecker, who ran the national enquirer, who has

acknowledged by negative stories about trump only to get rid of them, a practice known as catch and kill. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer, he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense. that's the exact terms they used. legal expense. >> trump has denied the 34 felony charges, his defense attorney saying there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called a democracy. testimony is set to continue this morning with the first witness, pecker, back on the stand. pecker, a longtime friend of trump's, made a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. and when abc news washington. >> today, the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban tiktok in the us. if the chinese owners don't sell this will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. man is here to explain the tiktok's time isn't up just yet, reggie. >> house lawmakers already

passed a bill that could ban tiktok from the us if its chinese owner, bytedance, doesn't sell within a year. the potential measure is lumped into a $95 billion foreign aid package. top intelligence leaders are concerned user data on the app could become compromised, and the bill received bipartisan support. a tiktok spokesperson calls the action unfortunate and tells abc news the bill would, quote, trample the free speech rights of 170 million americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes $24 billion to the us economy annually. if it does get banned, some security experts say app stores would no longer offer the app or provide updates. >> i don't think it's going to pass first amendment scrutiny because i think there are less restrict of alternatives. we could have made it a crime to transfer americans data to an adversarial foreign nation or foreign state interference. >> president biden signaled he

would sign the bill if the senate passes it. tiktok has vowed to fight the ban in court. and now i want to switch gears a bit and give you a quick update on the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on, and as you can see here, things are still flowing smoothly. nothing in your way as you're making your way into the city here at 539. reggie. >> thanks, amanda. the supreme court's conservative majority seems open to allowing cities to punish people experiencing homelessness. justices heard arguments yesterday in a case involving the small city of grants pass, oregon. the city wants to crack down on the unhoused. in 2013, it passed an ordinance allowing people to be ticketed for sleeping on the streets. the problem? the city doesn't have enough shelters to house the people who need it. the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco said the ordinance amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. now, the supreme court must decide whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go. some conservative justices questioned whether the court should get

involved in city policies, and that is what leaders in san francisco are concerned about. >> from our perspective, you know, we think cities like san francisco, we need need a bit more flexibility to address the crisis on our streets. >> homeless advocates in the city argue more freedom to sweep encampments isn't a solution. a man who is unhoused in san francisco says he doesn't want to be on the streets, but that he doesn't feel like he has a choice. >> try as hard as possible, you know, to find some shelter. but the shelters that they have in the city, they're not too good. i think it should concern everybody, whether you're homeless or not. >> the supreme court is expected to make a decision by the end of june. >> amazon is pulling one of its services from the state of california. we'll explain why. first, though, we're getting a check of the forecast with lisa. >> all righty. good morning. the cooldown underway and as we look at live doppler seven right now

there's a system offshore. this brought those southerly winds yesterday and today. it will remain breezy to gusty at times. certainly if you're at the coast, mid 50s san rafael and san francisco, upper 50s in concord and yesterday boy that delta breeze got going this morning. winds up to 30 miles an hour by the delta. and throughout the day in san francisco we're over 20 at 25 miles an hour. even at the coast, gusting to about 30. so this morning, the low clouds, a little bit of drizzle out there throughout the rest of the day today, noticeably cooler for you inland, you had low 80s and the rest of us were really cooling off significantly throughout the day. the breezy winds continue and then by thursday we'll have a stronger system. could offer up a few raindrops. here's a look at the wind gusts. you can see over 25 miles an hour. and then as we get through the afternoon, it's still quite breezy. so with that cooler air mass, the wind, and the slow clearing, it's all going to make for a dramatic change from the weekend. as we go through the

afternoon. some sun. we're going to need it. and as we get into wednesday, more cloud cover. and then the next system arrives on thursday, some sprinkles and could see a couple hundredths of rainfall. mid 60s for wednesday around the bay into thursday. still in the 50s at the coast. so very cool there. we'll manage some upper 60s inland, but the windy conditions come with that second system, so it's really not until the weekend that we get to see temperatures kind of stabilize to where they should be this time of year below average today, 66 in santa rosa, 70 in fremont, upper 60s with some sun in san jose. we'll

washed up in alameda has been moved. so marine biologists can complete a necropsy. you may

remember the whale was spotted at a crown beach in alameda over the weekend, and yesterday it was moved to angel island. this is the first whale to wash up on shore this year, and experts say there's a chance we could see more. the leading cause of death for whales is collisions with ships. >> but there's also a lot more ship traffic and ships are traveling faster than they ever have. and so the combination of those things has meant that there has been a steady increase in ship strikes. >> the marine mammal center says a cause of death will be known in a couple of days. >> if your commute involves the sausalito ferry, you'll have to take a bus again today. ferry service is still suspended. the pier was shut down after a damaged pylon was discovered during a routine inspection friday. originally, officials believe repairs could be completed by the end of this week. it turns out crews need to wait for low tide. the closure has businesses worried, and it's caught some tourists by surprise, including a group who biked eight miles from san francisco.

>> oh, we were planning to ride over and take the ferry back, but we knew the ferry wasn't in operation. so we're going to we're going to try and make our way back later on this afternoon. so we're going to we're going to bike, but we may end up walking quite a, quite a ways up the hill. >> in the meantime, golden gate transit busses are shuttling passengers into san francisco. an injured tree trimmers recovering after being airlifted to safety near santa rosa. this video captured the dramatic rescue monday in the hood mountain area. a crew from the santa rosa fire department treated the man once he was back on the ground. he was taken to a nearby hospital. we don't know exactly how he got hurt, but california highway patrol says he is expected to survive. >> p-g-and-e's is making more promises of clean energy. yesterday, the utility announced it hit a milestone with 100% of customers receiving greenhouse gas free electricity. the upgrades and investments in infrastructure have driven rates that we all pay, p-g-and-e's customers now pay the second highest electric rates in the

country. but p-g-and-e's officials say that prices could drop in the future. >> when we decarbonize the economy. if we reduced carbon emissions by 70, particularly in fuel switching from gasoline vehicles to electric transportation, household energy spend can actually go down 30. >> a bill aimed at reining in p-g-and-e's use of ratepayer dollars to pay for what one state senator called political commercials, failed to pass in sacramento yesterday. p-g-and-e's says the commercials are educational, and they've been approved by the public utilities commission. amazon is ending its drone delivery service here in california. it started in the small town of lockford, near lodi, in 2022. but the program, called prime air, struggled to succeed. it was aiming to deliver packages up to 5 pounds or less in 30 minutes, and the focus shifted to phoenix, arizona. later this year will be shifting. amazon

plans to fully integrate drones into its delivery network. there, they will deploy from a facility next to a same day service site, or standing by for two more falcon eggs to hatch at uc berkeley. >> yesterday, andy the falcon became a mother again when two of her four eggs hatched. this is video of her taking care of them. if you're not familiar with andy, we've been following her journey for a couple of years now, and it's been a lot of drama. >> but one thing andy is a good mother. now the men, i don't know, they come, they go. but those children, they die. >> they actually die. >> i prefer they come, they go, they come and they go. >> yeah. >> that's true. i mean, that's accurate. >> the children thrive and they track the kids. they track some of her. let me call the kids, the kids, the kids, the kids. they track them and they're doing well. so i'm excited for her. >> good. yeah. congratulations annie. yeah. okay. all right.

good morning, everybody. we certainly felt the cooldown yesterday. that southerly surge that marine air with us early though the inland valleys were pretty warm. and today you're certainly going to feel the cooldown. low clouds and fog blanket the entire bay area out towards concord livermore. but the delta is clear. and then we'll get into that clearing from east to west throughout the late morning hours. it is 56. in oakland, 58 in hayward, sonoma. good morning. 52 degrees and what's left of those breezy to gusty winds will continue to crank up throughout the afternoon. but this morning, about 15 miles an hour from oakland to concord, livermore a little breezier than that at about 22 miles an hour. so tomorrow in napa, average highs in the upper 60s. we'll kind of stay there. a little bit of fluctuation throughout the middle of the week with partly cloudy skies, the low clouds in the morning, the afternoon sun. then we get behind this weather system on friday and the temperatures begin to modify, and we'll look for conditions to warm up. so we just went

backwards there on the map. so we'll go forwards now from napa to looking at i think this is yes, san francisco where normally we see 63 degrees and we'll sort of level off with the cloud cover really hard pressed for some sun and the breezy winds with us throughout today, tomorrow and then quite gusty on friday. measurable rain. we could see a couple hundredths and then by the weekend no heat wave is in our future, but at least we'll kind of stabilize to where we should be for this time of year. the reason being that we're in flux is a couple of systems headed our way. the first one, well, it's going to influence us with the cooler, breezier weather. the second one late thursday into friday, wanting to bring a little bit of rain, our way. and then by the weekend, high pressure looks to build on in, and we'll look for those temperatures coming back into the 70s as it's as warm as we get for the weekend in our inland valleys. as for the next few days, we could see a little bit of rain more likely thursday into friday. otherwise it's mist

perhaps, and drizzle at the coast today, mid 60s in oakland. look for 70 in livermore. so that is a big about face. windy at the coast and then breezy elsewhere. the accuweather seven day forecast a quiet but not warm pattern over the next several days. the windiest day will be on friday into saturday. >> thanks, lisa. new at six celine dion opening up again about the health battle that's taking her off the stage. what she's doing about a rare neurological disorder as she fights to perform again one day. >> first, though, from vegas to los angeles in three hours, the new high speed train coming to california and how soon it could carry passengers

shorter crews broke ground

yesterday on brightline west, a new 218 mile railroad. the $12 billion project will be the first fully electric high speed rail system in the country. the train will travel at a speed of 186 miles an hour, getting you from la to vegas and just over two hours. some riders are looking forward to cutting their travel time in half. >> i'd love to get some guys together, maybe for my birthday or something, and go out to see a raiders game. so it'll be a good way to do it. >> the new rail system is anticipated to open in 2028 for the olympic games. lawmakers say the project will have to acquire more funding before it can expand here to the bay area. in case you're wondering, is that the california high speed rail project? no it's not. it's totally different. so that is supposed to one day link la and san francisco, but we haven't even started for that yet with that project yet. construction is underway, though, in the central valley between bakersfield and merced. organizers think that section

could be operational by the year 2033, although the entire project is vastly over budget and behind schedule. estimated costs have tripled from what voters approved in 2008. >> robotaxi company cruz is cutting down on office space in san francisco. the chronicle reports cruz listed as brannan street office for subleasing in a real estate brochure last week. this five story building in soma is more than 100,000ft■. cruz says it wants to, quote, realign resources to its driverless missions. end quote. the company would be ending its lease seven years earlier than expected, which was november 2031. anti-abortion demonstrators are rallying in sacramento as governor gavin newsom declares california a sanctuary state for abortions. dozens of pro-life advocacy groups protested at the capitol monday afternoon. demonstrators say they are upset with the dozens of laws the state passed in the last two years to expand

access to abortion. >> it's disgusting. i mean, a lot of these women are coming from the other parts of the country because they don't have resources. >> meanwhile, governor newsom released a new and what some are calling controversial ad targeting an alabama bill that would make it a crime to help women travel outside the state in order to receive an abortion. >> mass. i'm going to need you to step out of the vehicle, take a pregnancy test. >> newsom also plans to propose a bill to expedite licenses for arizona doctors who wish to help their patients in california, as that state prepares to reenact a near-total abortion ban. new at six last call for burgers and fries. customers get to experience a south bay restaurant chain for the last time today, plus camping out in solidarity. >> the calls for a change from pro-palestinian protesters at uc berkeley's campus. >> and we're remembering a local civil rights pioneer this

morning, a look at cecil williams long lasting legacy. >> good morning. two we're about 25 minutes till sunrise. not a whole lot of that this morning. in fact, plenty of cloud cover. the winds once again. an a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win. [jim valvano] don't give up. don't ever give up®

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