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mornings live you think i care? >> you're in the room. >> frustration boiling over for some drivers who are caught up in that protest that blocked traffic for thousands across the bay area. now at five, the legal ramifications those protesters could be facing. >> tensions rising in the middle east. israel now saying it plans to retaliate for iran's weekend missile attacks. world leaders, the united nations working right now to de-escalate the conflict,

a former south bay youth pastor are now being charged with sexually assaulting a child. >> abc seven is now hearing directly from the pastor's own children about the allegations against their father, trying to save a place that saves lives, to push in the south bay to keep a crucial trauma center open. good morning. this tuesday april 16th, it's good to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah, we have a nice warming trend coming our way the next couple of days. this morning we'll take you to sutro tower. we have a little bit of patchy cloud cover along the coast, but away from the coast. all of our weather stations are reporting clear skies. you can clearly see good visibility from our camera looking towards the east bay temperatures. right now we're starting out in the mid 40s to the low 50s, 45 right now in livermore. it's 50. in the city, we're at 48 in oakland, a little bit cooler as we head into parts of the north bay. we're down to 43. in santa rosa and sonoma. good morning, mill valley. you're coming in at 44 degrees. so the jacket your best accessory this morning. but do

take the sunglasses because we will have partly cloudy skies, a lot of sunshine is coming our way this afternoon. and today is going to feel significantly warmer compared to yesterday. the warming will occur a lot faster and we'll get those temperatures well into the 70s away from the coast, looking at highs across the region today, we're bumping up above average compared to the below average temperatures we had yesterday 70 in oakland, 77 in san jose, 75 in santa rosa. we'll hit about 67 later on this afternoon. reggie, thanks, drew. >> we begin this morning with the protests across the bay area. the last one wrapping up with police firing pepper balls. these gatherings weren't necessarily massive, but they had a huge impact. the chp arrested 38 people tied to the first round of protests yesterday. protesters targeted three locations the golden gate bridge and one location in each direction of eight 8-80 in oakland. frustrated drivers ended up trapped for hours as chp worked to break up the 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 jackhammers to free them 12 hours after the protests first started. and we are here to see them. another group gathered outside the tesla factory in fremont. all the demonstrations were part of what organizers say is the a15 day of protest. the protest took place on april 15th, which is tax day as a way to cause economic disruption. protests. protesters believe the demonstrations would target those who are helping fund the israel-hamas 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, unless, unless they're 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. and you can see this frustrated driver confronting some of them. san jose state university professor greg woods categorized the actions of 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 here in san francisco for the apec summit, 80 protesters were arrested on the bay bridge. some of those charges included false imprisonment, refusing to disperse and refusing to comply with a peace officer. however, those charges were dropped. they ended up paying fines. now, as this story broke yesterday

morning, we were live on air with the protests and their impact on traffic for hours. you can live stream us on abc seven news.com, or make it easier to download the abc seven bay area app. you can also set up the app for push alerts for breaking news like this, so you can avoid getting stuck in traffic like so many people were yesterday. developing news. >> tensions grow 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. a man is at the live desk now. >> reggie, the us and other world leaders are urging israel to de-escalate the conflict with iran. white house officials say the u.s. is not involved in israel's decision making process, and it's unclear what options israel is considering. there are concerns about a possible strike on iran's nuclear facilities. officials say iran did not give the us warning about the time frame of its attack. >> iran's 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, nancy. >> thank you. amanda scott peterson will be back at 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 later then later life in prison. his new legal team wants dna tests and to look at evidence related to a burglary that happened near the

couple's home. three hearings are now scheduled one for today, one in may and then another in june. court is set for nine this morning. a former youth pastor, well known in san jose, is facing multiple sex crime charges. police say the alleged abuse went on for years, starting when the victim was just eight years old, only on abc seven. the suspect's family is responding. abc seven news reporter j.r stone has their message. >> you're looking at images from the web page of brett bymaster, a former san jose youth pastor who is now in jail. bymaster is charged with multiple sex crimes against a minor under the age of 14. >> i'm shocked because, again, they always were uh- bible based talkers, neighbors. >> reacting to court documents that charge bymaster with six counts of a lewd or lascivious act on a child by force, violence, duress, menace and fear. bymaster was a former youth pastor at river church community. he also founded the

healing grove health center. his wife came to his defense when i spoke with her monday night. >> 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. >> one of bymaster sons, matthew, adopted from sudan 16 years ago, is also defending his father, saying people are coming after him because of the good work he does for the poor. >> they're having their own company now and people are getting mad at them because they're doing good. the community, san jose police say the now adult female was sexually assaulted multiple times by bymaster from the age of eight to the age of 13, and between the years of 2014 and 2018. >> previous allegations also surfaced about bymaster a few years ago, but no charges were filed until now. >> a man cannot go and drop a

black kid like us, you know, so he didn't do nothing wrong. people are lying. they put them in his name to ruin his career because he's winning and he's a christian guy. >> but to say that you were abused sexually from the age of 8 to 13, that's that's a big allegation. >> yeah, that big allegation. but they're lying. you just lie, you know, because he was a youth pastor helping everybody. >> neighbors, though, are concerned. >> he portrayed as a quote unquote, you know, good christian man. >> officers are urging anyone who might have additional information in this case to come forward in san jose. j.r. stone, abc seven news pressure is mounting to keep a hospital trauma center in east san jose open. >> it is supposed to close in august, and that has some patients worried. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live. gloria, the board of supervisors will hear how the closure will impact the community later today. good morning. >> reggie. the board of supervisors will hear that 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 that 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. 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'll take the concerns from ems and the community to the department of health services.

live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thanks, gloria. 510 this morning, our exploratorium camera is showing you. we have clear skies above much of the city right now. we do have cloud cover along the coast, and we're watching parts of the north bay again this morning. santa rosa, the only spot right now that has reduced visibility, but not too bad. we're down to two and a half mile, so we do have some patchy fog, but it's not too thick this morning. we'll keep our eyes on that. here's live doppler seven along with satellite high pressure is building in, but we call this type of weather pattern a dirty ridge. and what that means we don't have totally sunny skies underneath this high pressure. you can see high clouds are rotating around this high. and from time to time over the next couple of days, some of these clouds are going to stream into our sky for a mix of sun and clouds. but despite the mixture of sun and clouds, we will start to warm up today. and that heat is going to peak here tomorrow and into thursday. it's looking quite lovely over the next couple of days. here's future

weather this morning by about 9 a.m. we're climbing out of the 40s and we're mainly in the low 50s heading towards lunchtime. it's partly cloudy and we're back into the 60s. this is still where we were yesterday. we warm even more heading into the afternoon. by about 4 p.m. we'll see 70s and many cities today going above average for this time of the year. this evening it's pretty quiet out there and temperatures quite pleasant by about 730 as that sun is setting . most of us are still in the 60s and in the 70s. look at your pollen index. we still have issues with trees. that is running high oak, pine, juniper and cedar and now weeds and mold are at low levels. the big change was weeds. that is now at low levels. that was not apparent last week. wiget the next three days we're warming up nicely under a mixture of sun and clouds, 70s and 80s away from the coast. the next couple of days we'll take a closer look at these highs and also we'll preview that gorgeous weekend forecast for you coming up in about eight minutes. >> drew. thanks. a music

festival in san francisco, now being known for being heard from across the bay is under consideration to return to the city's waterfront. coming up, how organizers of the portola music festival are hoping to become better neighbors as the doj preparing to take action over against overpriced concert tickets, live nation entertainment and its subsidiary ticketmaster, now at the center of the dilemma. the santa cruz wharf, in need of serious repairs after a

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attorney has hinted at suing over trademark infringement. there will be public comment before the board meets with an attorney behind closed doors. live nation, which owns ticketmaster, could face a major lawsuit from the government and madness at the live desk. >> what do we know? >> reggie, the department of justice is expected to file an antitrust lawsuit as soon as next month against live nation entertainment. that's 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. it's 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 irish 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. it's unclear what the doj is seeking in the lawsuit. it could mean a breakup between live nation and ticketmaster. back to you at the desk, 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 year's 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 into alameda. now, organizers have distributed a letter to alameda residents and city officials asking for feedback. tonight the warriors take on sacramento in the western conference playoffs play-in tournament. >> it's do or die. the dubs finish the regular season as the 10th seed in the west. coach steve kerr's squad will play the

ninth seeded kings tonight in sacramento, and he believes his team is in a good place right now. >> klay thompson it's the vibe and it's a good vibe and obviously we're in a in a tough spot. we've 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. now, if the warriors lose, the season's over, if they win, they will either play the lakers or the pelicans on the road on friday. warriors fans and players got a bit of a surprise sunday night when former teammate festus ezeli joined the hardwood classic dance team on the court. take a look. >> he joins the hardwood classic dance team in between timeouts here, man. >> listen, he's been putting in two a days getting ready for tonight. >> he's on electric performance. festus had the building bouncing

and he had his teammates and former teammates beside themselves. >> what has he done? >> so as you can see steph was speechless as he helped the warriors win the 2015 nba championship. >> i mean it looks like he knew the correo. >> i'm impressed he came prepared, confident. >> mm.hmm also not to brag, but i was the try not to brag brag, but let me brag. i was one of the judges this year for the hard work classics. >> yes, like to pick the team i don't envy zach. i feel like i'm invested in them. and so i approve of him. okay, dance with my ladies and gentlemen. >> that is high praise, because they really are good dancers. >> yeah, i can imagine it was hard to choose any judge. anybody, but they got a good team. >> good. good for them. >> this morning we are tracking a nice afternoon and heading into warmer territory over the next couple of days. here's a live look at sfo where we do

have calm conditions. your accuweather headlines will call for a warming trend that gets underway here starting today, and that will continue over the next few afternoons. the warm weather is going to peak here tomorrow and thursday. we will see a return of 80 degree temperatures and our warmest cities inland this weekend, not quite as warm, but we finally get a dry weekend. we have sunshine and mild temperatures and no worry when it comes to any sort of showers or storms. the morning commute right now really quiet. we do have that one area of low visibility around santa rosa. elsewhere, we're doing just fine. we'll have a little bit of cloud cover early on this morning, giving way to more sunshine as we head closer to that lunchtime hour later on this afternoon. it's noticeably warmer compared to yesterday. 70 in oakland, 77 in san jose will hit 73. in napa, a very pleasant 67. in the city, an afternoon sea breeze will kick in around 2 or 3 p.m. across san francisco, go to 71 in san mateo. fairfield. feeling

warm today at 77 degrees. your sunset, by the way, at 747 this evening, traveling across the state. it's a warm-up coming our way. 70 for the central valley along the coast. 70s and 80s from santa barbara to la palm springs. hot today at 92 this afternoon. back here at home for the evening. any plans outside? just a mix of sun and clouds early on. temperatures comfortable 70 going through the 60s into the 50s by about 10 p.m. overnight tonight. partly cloudy skies and numbers in the upper 40s to the lower 50s. future tracker temperatures by wednesday, we start to see those temperatures more than ten degrees above average in spots. 80s coming back in our warmest cities away from the coast. it's a similar story on thursday, and then we'll see a minor cool down by the end of the week. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you a warming trend begins today with those warmest days tomorrow and thursday a little cooler on friday. but look at the weekend. we'll have warm sunshine and 80s returning into the afternoon and our warmest spots inland. guys like to hear that. >> drew. thank you. coming up,

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of pro gaza demonstrations. it complicated the morning commute yesterday, to say the least. protesters targeted these three spots the golden gate bridge, one location in each direction, direction of 8-80 in oakland. >> number two, alameda county district attorney pamela price appears headed for a recall election this year. the county's registrar of voters announced yesterday there are enough valid signatures on a petition to force a recall election. county supervisors must 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 got chosen yesterday. dozens of people were dismissed on day one after saying they didn't believe they could be fair. >> and number five, we see a warming trend begin here today. noticeably warmer compared to yesterday. and then tomorrow and thursday we'll see widespread 70s and 80s away from the coast and number six, looking at the altamont pass this morning, there is a crash on westbound 580 right before livermore, before greenville road, two lanes are blocked and traffic is stop and go from 205. >> although traffic was already slow due to usual commute slowdowns. westbound 205 is backed up from 11th street. there is a 16 minute delay to your commute. >> number seven former stanford basketball star cameron break headed to los angeles. wnba la sparks may break the second pick of the draft yesterday shared a

tearful moment at the draft with a familiar face to the warriors sonia curry. steph curry's mom is also brink's godmother. santa cruz will have to demolish a restaurant on the wharf in order to repair damage from last winter storms. the city says damage to the pier was so bad that they need to tear down dolphin restaurant. it's been at the end of the wharf since 1963. massive swells back in december took out the pilings that support the wharf in order to replace them. the structure above it now has to 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. >> it's 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 more storms. >> governor newsom will be in the bay area today announcing a new climate partnership. it is with norway. the governor will review all the details alongside the crown prince of norway and the country's minister of trade and industry. that is expected to happen at noon. also happening today, a state assembly committee will debate requirements for how decaf coffee is made on new bill. proposal would ban a chemical used by some companies to get the caffeine out of coffee. the epa has banned the chemical from industrial use in products like paint strippers. bill supporters say methylene chloride is a known carcinogen, and many people don't know it's 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's no justification to ban this chemical in coffee production. if the bill gets passed. the ban would go into effect in early

2027. concession stand employees at the oakland coliseum are being warned they could lose their jobs coming up at 530. we'll tell you the rule. they're being told not to break. >> we're following the golden gate bridge and interstate 880. breaking news this morning. protesters shutting down both of those central roadways here in the bay area. >> also looking at this live picture from sky seven, because they're over another protest, they have a strong message that they are trying to send. >> have been telling people take 580 instead of that northbound 880 direction. >> if you had to take several different side streets because of how blocked 880 is, you see another person detained always live. >> abc

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>> the protests that blocked the golden gate bridge and 8-80 for hours yesterday are all part of a nationwide disruption. now, at 530, we're taking a look at the scenes of demonstrations at other major cities across the country and it is one of only five facilities in the country. >> the all women's prison in dublin, now slated to shut down amid allegations of widespread abuse. >> plus, the new policy just approved by san francisco supervisors when it comes to street vendors in the city. good morning everybody. >> it's tuesday, april 16th. >> we're getting to all that. but first we're going to check in with meteorologist drew tuma. hey. >> good morning. we'll go to the exploratorium camera this morning where we are seeing generally clear skies to san jose as well. we have partly cloudy conditions, and today you'll feel noticeably warmer weather moving in, temperatures going above average later on this afternoon we'll switch it over to current temperatures. right now we're starting out in the mid 40s and some of our coldest neighborhoods like danville and livermore. we're at 51, though in hayward, the same

in san jose in the north bay, a little bit cooler. one of our coldest spots right now is santa rosa at 42, vallejo, coming in at 47 degrees. the jacket your best accessory. then you'll need those sunglasses later on. that sun's up here at 632. this morning in about an hour, and we will have mostly sunny skies and a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday. you can see by 4 p.m. away from the coast. we are well into the 70s for daytime highs. even along the coast. it will be a nice day, just a light breeze and will stay in the 60s. 67 the high in the city 70. in oakland, 77. in san jose, 75. in santa rosa, 76 in concord. it turns even warmer here tomorrow. and thursday. reggie, we'll show you those numbers coming up in about eight minutes. >> drew. thank you. this morning, we are expecting traffic on bay area highways to be back to normal, but you never know. after a number of protests snarl the morning commute yesterday, pro-palestinian protests created traffic gridlock across the bay area. the first began around 615 yesterday morning on northbound 880 at fifth avenue. just a few

hours later, at 8 a.m, protesters blocked southbound lanes on the golden gate bridge. then, around 815, another group shut down southbound lanes of 880. here's video of the protest on northbound 880, in the area of embarcadero on fifth avenue, protesters brought huge barrels filled with concrete onto the highway and 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 it took nearly five hours to open all lanes of the golden gate bridge, the chp says a combined total of 38 people were arrested. chp officials say the protest was not only inconvenient, it was dangerous attempting to block or shut down a freeway or a state highway to protest is unlawful. >> it's 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 couldn't move . >> protesters face a variety of charges, including unlawful assembly, refusal to comply with the lawful order, unlawful stop on a bridge, resisting arrest, false imprisonment and conspiracy. three other big cities dealt with similar demonstrations. in chicago, pro-palestinian protesters blocked the road to terminal one at o'hare airport, and as you can see, some people ended up walking to the terminal to get on their flight. police say they took a number of protesters into custody and here's the scene on wall street filled with protesters. they also blocked lanes on the brooklyn bridge. organizers say they intentionally chose yesterday tax day to send a message that they don't want their tax dollars used to fund arms to israel. >> happening today, a push to save a hospital trauma center in the bay area's largest county. patients say it's essential to east san jose. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live. and gloria, the

board of supervisors will hear an impact report today. good morning. >> kumasi. 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 weren't being utilized enough to outweigh the cost of keeping them open. santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez disagrees. we are here because this is an emergency. >> we rely on these services to protect lives and well-being of our community every day, and we're demanding that healthcare corporation of america and regional medical center maintain these critical services. >> and it wouldn't 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 luis and o'connor to help with the increase in demand. if the board votes to fight the closure today, they'll take the concerns from ems and the community to the department of health services critical services at the center are 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 women's 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 weren't 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 inmates will now be moved to other facilities. there are about 50 civil rights lawsuits pending against fci dublin employees. >> meta ceo mark zuckerberg is avoiding personal liability in more than 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 company's platforms. the judge

said zuckerberg couldn't be held liable just because he's 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 after 20 years in operation, abbott laboratories will be shutting down its solano county nutrition facility. >> yesterday, the company announced its plans to lay off 200 workers. the facility in fairfield has been listed as one of abbott's priority manufacturing plants. abbott says the reason for the closure is because of operational costs. it also coincides with the company discontinuing zoneperfect protein bars. >> a new warning for oakland coliseum concession workers talk publicly about business operations and you might get

fired, according to the chronicle. aramark which runs concession stands at the coliseum, sent a letter to employees stating it's 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 a's already announced layoffs ahead of the team's temporary planned move to sacramento next season. aramark runs concessions at multiple major league baseball stadiums. >> the city of san francisco reaches a tentative deal with some of the city's public employee unions, according to the mayor's office. the agreements cover more than half of the city's 36,000 employees. union members still need to ratify the contracts, and the board of supervisors has to approve them. it's 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 set to crack down even more on illegal

vending in san francisco. the board of supervisors rules committee unanimously approved a new set of enforcement rules. vendors without permits will have ten minutes to move before a citation will be issued and goods taken away by officials. permits will also require photographs of the permit holders so that permit can't be transferred between vendors. we're seeing so much interest right now in professional women's sports, especially basketball. >> the expansion the wnba is considering and the professional athletes showing interest in becoming an owner of a team. but first, a check of the weather with drew. yeah. >> 539 this morning, looking at the travel forecast, two of our biggest hubs, l.a. and new york, have great weather, sunshine, 70s for daytime highs. we will have some inclement weather in chicago later on this afternoon with some afternoon thunderstorms. denver is in and out of the rain all day long today. atlanta looking great. drive 80 for some afternoon showers in seattle at 52 and honolulu. partly cloudy skies

and a high of 80 degrees back here at home. future weather showing you will have partly cloudy conditions all day right around noon. we're into the 60s in most cities, feeling quite nice already, but will warm even more from there by 4 p.m. more areas going into the 70, so it's noticeably warmer today compared to yesterday and even this evening. if you have any outdoor activities, you will find dry conditions and pleasant temperatures, even by 730, you can see most areas away from the coast in the 60s and low 70s. looking at your weather, wellness, good air quality today, tree pollen remains high and your uv index is at a six that is high. so the next three days it's all about warmer weather. moving in wednesday and thursday we'll see widespread 70 and 80s in most cities above average for this time of the year. we'll take a look at san jose, for example. the next ten days. our average daytime high is right around 6970 degrees. we'll stay above average through early next week before cooler weather arrives. by days eight,

nine, and ten, we'll take a closer look at your weekend coming up in seven minutes. let's check in with amanda with a traffic alert. >> yeah. >> drew, at 541, we have a major crash to tell you about. this is over in gilroy. we're talking about california 25, both north and southbound. directions are blocked at this hour, so drivers are being encouraged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. we'll take a look at those routes in just the next few minutes, but for now, avoid this area in gilroy

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involved in women's basketball. serena williams says she's, quote, super interested in owning 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. that's the la based women's soccer team and the los angeles golf club franchise. the wnba is looking to expand from 12 to 16 teams over the next four years. >> the league is planning on launching its newest team here in the bay area next year, and some cities in the running for a future teams include philadelphia, portland, denver, toronto and nashville. this year's women's ncaa championship drew in an estimated 19 million viewers. the nba, wnba is hoping to capitalize on many of the top college players now being drafted into the league this morning, basketball superstar caitlin clark going pro amanda is at the live desk with the wnba draft and the historic night in women's basketball. >> amanda kumasi caitlin clark admitted she was a bit nervous before being chosen with the number one pick in the wnba draft by the indiana fever, even though it was no surprise the former iowa star became a household name among basketball

fans during her record breaking college career. >> i dreamed of this moment since i was in second grade, and it's taken a lot of hard work, a lot of ups and downs, but more than anything, just trying to soak it in and stanford's own cameron brink, the 22 year old is heading to hollywood. >> the los angeles sparks selected the six foot four star as their number two pick in the wnba draft. despite growing pro the payday for caitlin clark and the other stars of the night may not be as big as you think. clark will make a little more than $76,000 in her rookie year. over the next four years, she'll make 33 338,000, i should say. compare that to the men of the nba who take home a minimum salary of more than $1.1 million. the top draft pick last year made more than 12 million. of course, the nba plays more games and makes far more revenue than the wnba. but with caitlin clark's popularity, that revenue

gap could begin to shrink. back to you at the desk. reggie, i'm trying to tell me she's gonna make $76,000. >> yes. fern the caitlin clark, the wait. who was on snl this weekend? >> is the mom endorsem*nts. wow. >> she'll get more in today's gma first look, a nine year old boy's pet octopus suddenly became more than the oklahoma family could handle. here's abc news reporter becky worley in this morning's gma first look. >> a parent just trying to make his kid happy. >> we're going to build an octopus tank. >> thank you so much, cameron clifford from edmond, oklahoma, surprising his nine year old son cal with a mail order california two spot octopus, a creature cal has always been fascinated by. i just loved him since i was two because they're the closest things to aliens and they're just so cool, but they quickly learned having an octopus as a pet was a lot harder than it seemed. >> we kind of estimated that there were about between 40 and 70 eggs, but every one that

hatched that i saw, i was able to catch and contain, and it was exactly 50. >> so what's next for the octo mom and her family, both aquatic and human? it's all coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma first look. i'm becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> did you all realize we can have a pet octopus? >> no, we should not have a pet octopus in the studio. >> in the studio? that's all the pets. >> we won't pay attention to it. it will be gone. >> yeah, they are intelligent. they'll climb out of that thing. it'll be in the bay before we know it. >> and not in the bay. it'll open the door looking around. excuse itself. we'll walk down the embarcadero and in the bay you all have made points, points, points. this morning we'll take you to our east bay hills. >> camera. we're starting to see our first hint of that sun getting up here. you can see not a cloud in the sky. from this vantage point, we do have a little bit of cloud cover along the coast, but we're in store for a really pleasant afternoon.

the accuweather headlines today get ready for a warming trend to begin. it's noticeably warmer this afternoon compared to yesterday. this warmth peaks here tomorrow and thursday, where we'll see widespread 70s and 80s for daytime highs away from the coast. the weekend is still looking pleasant, even just slightly cooler, but we have dry conditions, no worries of any storms on saturday or sunday, and we do expect a lot of sunshine both days. high pressure is in control. this ridge is what we call a dirty ridge in the weather world. and what that means. you can see a lot of cloud cover rotating around it. so we won't have totally sunny skies underneath this high. the next couple of days we will have partly cloudy conditions, but we'll still get the warm benefits from that high. today we'll go into the 70s for oakland 73, in palo alto, the same in napa, a very pleasant 72, in san rafael, 76 in concord, the city hitting about 67 degrees. your evening plans, anything outside? it's looking very nice early on. will stay in the 70s, dropping into the 60s by about 7 p.m. and then

finally into the 50s after 10 p.m. with a mix of sun and clouds. early on and partly cloudy skies later on tonight. overnight we'll dip into the mid 40s and the mid 50s heading into wednesday. wednesday though, you'll find those temperatures even warmer than today. future tracker temperatures showing you tomorrow afternoon 70s and 80s across a huge portion of the region. going to 82 in san jose, 77 in oakland, 80 in calistoga, 78 in sonoma. very similar here on thursday with those temperatures still well above average by friday, we will see a slight dip. but still, these temperatures are mild for this time of the year. accuweather seven day forecast. it's dry the next seven days. we'll have our ups and downs when it comes to our temperatures, but the weekend get out those outdoor plans. sunshine and warm temperatures. amanda >> true. >> we're heading back to the south bay to tell travelers about this major crash in gilroy. it's northbound and southbound directions, both blocked off on bolsa road in gilroy. we promised you ways

around. you can take either 152 or 156 to avoid this mess. you can see that purple line signaling a full stop there and then to the bay bridge, where the metering lights are to on get from the toll plaza into the city. it's going to take you 17 minutes back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. new at six playing for team usa. the nba star is reportedly going overseas for the paris olympics, hoping to take home gold. >> first, though, is day two of donald trump's hush money trial in a new york courtroom. the

justice clarence thomas was a no show when the high court held oral arguments regarding a public corruption case, chief

justice john roberts didn't give any reason for thomas's absence, and there was no comment from the supreme court on the issue. 75 year old thomas is the most senior justice on the supreme court. and speaking of that, they made a decision to temporarily enforce a ban in idaho on gender affirming care for minors. idaho's governor signed a law last year that makes it a felony to provide treatment, including hormone therapy and puberty blocking drugs, to transgender minors. in february, the state filed an emergency request to block an order from a lower court that stop implementation. implementation. implementation of the law. monday's high court ruling allows idaho to enforce the law while the lower courts deal with questions related to the issue. >> a former marine who used a molotov co*cktail to firebomb a southern california planned parenthood has been sentenced to nine years in prison. the justice department says. 24 year old chance brannon attacked the costa mesa clinic in march of 2022, in an effort to push a, quote, race war. brannon pled

guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of malicious destruction of property, plus two other charges. jury selection resumes this morning at former president donald trump's hush money trial in new york. abc news reporter andrew dymburt explains why so many potential jurors have already been dismissed. this morning, former president trump returns to a manhattan courtroom where prosecutors and defense attorneys have the task of seating a jury in trump's historic criminal case. >> nothing like this has ever happened before. it has never been anything like it. >> trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to star stormy daniels to keep their alleged affair secret from voters before the 2016 election. he's pleaded not guilty yesterday, 96 potential jurors were included in the first group. at least 50 of them were excused after raising their hand, claiming they could not be fair or impartial. reporters described trump turning to face the potential jurors, eliciting visible responses. one woman,

giggling hand over her mouth, eyebrows raised as she recognized trump, one of the excused jurors was later heard saying i just couldn't do it. about a dozen other people were excused for other reasons. the potential jurors remaining answered a seven page questionnaire that screens for bias. >> the judge is making some initial cuts based on the responses to those jury questionnaires. then the lawyers get to question the remaining potential jurors one on one. each side can cut up to ten people for almost any reason. >> by the end of yesterday, not a single juror was seated. leaving court, trump complained about the scheduling conflicts created by the trial, including with his presidential campaign and potentially with his son. barron's high school graduation. >> and i can't go to my son's graduation, then i can't go to the united states supreme court that i'm not in georgia or florida or north carolina. can painting like i should be. >> judge mershon has not officially ruled on trump's request to attend barron's graduation next month, saying it really depends on if we are on

time and where we are in the trial. the judge did rule that trump cannot attend oral arguments at the supreme court next week, when trump's hearing on presidential immunity gets underway. andrew dymburt abc news, new york. >> new at six housing for teachers the vote today that could provide educators with an affordable place to live. >> taking their movement to sacramento a's fans set to protest at a triple-a game urging john fisher to sell the team. >> and a meteorologist drew two. we're taking a live look at our tam cam this morning. we're seeing that sun just starting to get up on the horizon. we do have mainly clear skies, a little bit of patchy cloud cover along the coast. we are starting out in the 40s this morning. so you do want that jacket. but also your sunglasses. your two best accessories today because we are going to find sunny skies and noticeably warmer temperatures as a warming trend gets underway here. 60s along the coast, upper 60s, low 70s around the bay shoreline, our warmest spots inland getting well into the 70s. so taking a look at the three day forecast,

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