live the race for san francisco mayor. expected to get more crowded today. now at five, the longtime city supervisor, who says he wants to get the city back on track and before the a's settle in vegas, will be temporarily calling sacramento home. >> we're hearing from fans upset over this latest development. >> it is opening day for the san francisco giants. we're live this morning at oracle park for a preview of what the park has in store for fans. >> first, though, how will the weather hold up for the game? a live look outside this morning. it is a chilly start to our

weekend and we are wearing reds and pinks today. yes indeed yes, that's fun. good morning. on this friday, april 5th, yes, we're going to start the check of our forecast with lisa. >> well we are so low there's nowhere we can go but up after this in terms of temperatures. so yesterday i think we bottomed out with the rain, the gusty winds, the very cold. and we are starting out cold and there is frost to talk of in our future. but this system really is heading out of town. we still have a level one headed for the hills later, literally later on this afternoon we'll see these clouds and showers develop, but right now it is parallel to the coast and we are looking at this level one system with a cold showers, gusty winds, mainly in the upper elevations later on this afternoon, but we will have more dry periods today than wet periods. still, the chance of a thunderstorm, but northerly winds are taking over and that's going to allow for a little bit more stability throughout the day. but still, that chance in the afternoon. 39 santa rosa, sonoma. so some of the coldest air we have seen in a really

long time here, anywhere from 4 to 7 degrees colder than yesterday as that cold air has settled in. so notice the dry periods through 7:00. and we've got the east bay here looking at a few showers. and then as we get into the 4 or 5:00 hour notice, mount diablo, mount hamilton could see a few showers. we're still in the upper 50s. it is cool. and then we get into our frost advisory early saturday. so we'll talk about that when and how the temperatures come up for the weekend and beyond in a few minutes. >> thank you lisa. now let's take a live look at sfo. if you are traveling today, just be prepared for weather delays. according to flightaware, there are already more than 20 delays at sfo this morning, and oakland and mineta san jose both have fewer than ten delays right now. now, yesterday was a different story. sfo saw almost 500 delays, averaging two hours and 15 minutes, many of those happening as we saw higher winds and a storm moving through. you can track the weather where you live anytime. with the abc seven

bay area app. you can find it in your devices app store and download it. >> happening now caltrans crews are racing to come up with a rebuilding plan after a portion of highway one washed out over the weekend. yesterday, they brought in dozens of concrete barriers. they'll soon be placed along the road to guide traffic going between carmel and big sur. convoy passengers. passengers escorting drivers remain on pause because of the rain. while the closure is inconvenient, caltrans says it could have been worse. >> i think we maybe caught a little stroke of luck and maybe a lot of luck in the sense that we still have one lane open. >> evacuation warnings remain in effect in and around big sur. the monterey county sheriff's office plans to lift the evacuation warning if the convoys resume tomorrow as planned. >> happening today, we're expecting another candidate to officially enter the race for san francisco mayor. man is at the live desk with what aaron peskin is saying about his decision. amanda.

>> yeah, kumasi. we've known for a while now that san francisco supervisor aaron peskin was preparing to enter the race for mayor and today, he's expected to make it official by filing the proper paperwork. peskin enters the race as one of the most progressive voices in san francisco. he's been a supervisor on and off for 24 years. he's currently board president. the job current mayor london breed held before she was elected mayor, peskin told the chronicle he's entering the race partly because of what he describes as a chaotic governing strategy by breed. he criticized breed for what he described as an inchoate approach to solving the city's most pressing problems. >> now, aaron peskin has long been a thorn in the side of mayors going back to willie brown, and he represents that 30 to 35% of the voters that backed chesa boudin for district attorney. he got recalled. he's also was opposed to the measures that breed put on the ballot about giving police more power and for drug screening for

welfare recipients. so he's on that 35 compared to the 65 that go the other way. it will be an interesting race. they have a voice. >> and that was abc7 news contributor phil matier once peskin files his paperwork, there will be five people running for mayor. here. they are in alphabetical order. current mayor london breed, mark farrell, daniel lurie, aaron peskin, and asha safai. peskin is expected to hold a public event about his candidacy tomorrow morning in chinatown. reggie, back to you. >> thank you. amanda. now to the race to represent santa clara and san mateo counties in congress. it is officially a tie between the runner up candidates. that means voters in november's general election will have three names to choose from former mayor sam liccardo, the front runner from the start, plus evan lowe and joe simitian both have 30,249 votes each. liccardo had more than 38,000. he shared his reaction on x, saying given the extraordinarily unlikely outcome, quote, it's a good time to buy a lottery

ticket in california. 16 the runner up say they're celebrating making it to the general election. >> what a roller coaster. i am so excited about the opportunity to go into the general election to reaffirm the importance of earning the trust of the voters of this congressional district. >> it's been a wild ride, a roller coaster, a cliffhanger, but you know, a win is a win is a win. we're in. and that's the exciting news. >> it appears neither candidate is focused on a recount come november. political experts say despite liccardo being the front runner, it is anyone's race. anger and sadness in the east bay for a's fans. the team making its breakup with oakland official announcing their new home, at least for now in west sacramento. the a's are set for three seasons at sutter health park before the plan moved to las vegas. abc7 news reporter j.r. stone spoke with fans who are frustrated that it had to end this way.

>> i'm sad they're leaving and i'm mad they leaving athletic fans and oakland natives trying to enjoy plank. >> oakland outraged after the oakland a's announced thursday that this will be their last season in oakland, and they will instead play baseball at this minor league ballpark in sacramento come next year. >> well, i'm extremely disappointed, actually, to hear that i've been following the a's since i was a young kid. >> the heart, mind, and soul of a's fans has been kicked to the curb by somebody in the form of john fisher that didn't care about their emotions and his empty comments about how sad he is to leave oakland. well draw your own conclusions. >> former athletics executive andy dolich, who also coauthored the book goodbye oakland, is referring to current a's owner john fisher, who on thursday talked about how excited he was about the interim deal in sacramento. dolich says that fisher is nothing like former

owner walter haas, who kept the team in oakland and helped them win a world series championship in 1989. >> this is my miniature the world series trophy from 1989. and just to show you the quality of the haas family, every single one of us in the organization got one of these. this talks about what was possible, what the haas tried to do and what they did, and what john fisher i don't think john's ever going to have one of these as the blame game, though, is strong, especially when it comes to what the city of oakland and alameda county leadership did or did not do this new mayor. >> i don't think she really know how to play the game when it comes to professional sports team. >> i love our mayor, but i think she has a lot to do. she didn't fight to keep the teams here. >> it sucks to see another team leave and it feels like our city is failing. >> the gut punch that this, gives to all of us. and i'm one

of them. having worked there for. this is just hard to comprehend that a city loses three major professional sports teams in such a short period of time. >> mayor shengtao says that oakland offered a deal that was fair to the a's and was fiscally responsible. all a's management, though, saying that both sides were just too far apart in oakland, jr. stone abc seven news. >> moments after word broke out about the a's move, the abc7 news bay area app notified you with a push alert. you can get immediate news updates sent to a mobile device by downloading the app and enabling alerts across the bay. a much different mood the san francisco giants celebrating their opening day. >> the team trying to liven things up at the ballpark. abc seven news reporter lena howland joining us live at oracle park with a preview of what's new this year. hi, lena. >> hey, kumasi and reggie, good morning to you. now, fans can expect to see a really special

day here at the ballpark for opening day complete with an f 15 flyover and the home debut of six new players kicking off its 25th season, oracle park is now the first baseball field in the country to install spotlight lights. similar to an nba experience. they installed a total of 12 spotlights in the off season, which has the ability to black out the entire field and spotlight a specific player. for example, doing an entrance outside of that and a new, upgraded sound system. oracle park is now one of four stadiums across the country that will start offering free go ahead entry, similar to going through clear at the airport, you go to the ballpark app, you upload a selfie and then all you have to do is walk through. >> you don't have to take out your phone, you don't have to find your ticket. you and everyone in your group can just walk right in. >> but one of the biggest changes fans might notice the

voice of longtime announcer renel brooks-moon won't be calling games anymore after 24 years, the president and ceo of the giants told me they plan to honor her service by naming the p.a. booth after her, and said they would be rotating through a number of people to fill in, and there is no timeline for hiring her replacement. now, if you are headed out to the home opener today, remember gates open three hours before the game starts at 1035 this morning, fans are asked to be in their seats by 1245 for some pregame festivities and the first pitch is at 135 this afternoon. now, fans coming out today will also notice plenty more grab and go food options designed to help get fans back in their seats just a little bit faster. live in san francisco lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right. and we do have the forecast for today. the weather is somewhat cooperating. it's not going to be raining, but it

will be cold. how about 54 degrees? there is a slight chance of an isolated shower to start and then a breezy conditions to windy with temperatures. ninth inning, 56 degrees. so we have had wet opening day. so this is better and we are going to see warmer temperatures over the weekend. here is a look at all that active weather across the state. area of low pressure to the south and east of us. so we are on the back side of it and you can see the showers parallel to the san mateo coast, so we're not out of it yet. upper elevations could see the showers, the downpours and we're also looking at some of that snow around mount diablo here. and as we go through the next several hours, look what's going on here along the central coast. big sur, look at the mountains there, a lot of shower activity and rain along the central coast for the bay area. it's cold. 41 fremont. it is quiet right now. 42, in oakland with upper 30s in santa rosa. and temperatures continue to drop out there. so through today, looking at some showers and the possibility of

that rain, snow mix and then frosty overnight, we will look at the possibility throughout the day of a brief, heavy downpour. but there's going to be more dry periods than wet. and then looking at that frosty start and a sunny afternoon with temperatures coming up. so here's that hour by hour high resolution forecast. noontime notice partly cloudy. and then here's what's to come in the afternoon. the chance of showers, a thunderstorm. but most of us should remain dry. if you're out for a bike ride or a hike, you could get your head wet anywhere. where? anywhere from a couple of hundredths. and then, of course, those breezy to gusty winds. reggie aqui kumasi. >> thanks so much, lisa. it's p-g-and-e's rates have gone up, so have salaries at the utility still ahead. what we've learned about pay raises for top execs and one of silicon valley's top tech companies announcing a major layoff. >> we'll tell you which one. and when hundreds of employees will be off the job. >> a disney theme park will soon receive its largest expansion ever, and we're going to get some details

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are being laid off. amanda, we're learning this coincides with the end of a major project. yeah. >> reggie, the layoffs come only weeks after multiple reports that cupertino based apple was ending its decade long project to build an electric car. state filings did not mention the project, but impacted employees included machine shop managers, hardware engineers and design engineers. in total, 614 apple team members are losing their jobs. they were notified at the end of last month, with the layoffs effective may 27th. this is the first mass layoff at apple since the pandemic, and they come at a difficult time for the world's second most valuable company. apple's quarterly revenue fell in the last three months of 2023, and apple is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the department of justice that threatens to upend its business. we reached out to apple for more information overnight, and we'll let you know when we hear back. kumasi >> thank you. amanda. elon musk

is back to giving out free blue check marks on his social media platform. formerly twitter. popular accounts with at least 2500 verified followers started to get the check marks, along with premium subscribers on wednesday. it comes almost a year after musk remove verification for most users and reserve them for paying subscribers only. it was one of the biggest changes that musk made after taking over san francisco based twitter heads up for people who are sharing passwords on disney plus, abc seven's parent company, disney is starting to crack down. in june, disney ceo bob iger says it will start in a limited number of countries in june, then expand to others in september. people caught using someone else's account will be prompted to sign up for their own speaking of disney, it's revealing new details about its $60 billion investment into parks, cruises and experiences over the next ten years. >> in an interview with cnn executive michael hundgen says there's a big upgrade coming to the magic kingdom in florida. it

includes a 14 acre expansion near big thunder mountain railroad. now, he wouldn't give details about themes, designs or when it will open, he said. a disney team is currently on research trips and going through concept designs. the project is considered the largest expansion ever for the magic kingdom. you know, i already know what i think it is. >> what is it, friend? because you have the inside scoop. >> according to my imagination and no actual sources there. >> according to my imagination, which is quite accurate. >> go ahead. it usually is pretty accurate. >> supposedly. cocoa. >> oh, i would love that. >> also, supposedly. again, no sources of villains area. >> oh, i would love that even more. >> these are all just things they've tossed up before, so a villain area would be nice. it may be. or maybe not. those things. >> okay, if it is those things you need to go by lotto. thank you because you're on it ahead of it. >> there's not a lot of things that i know about, but this is

one thing i really, really know about. >> he does a villains area. >> uhhuh. right. >> i'm ready to see ursula. >> me to ursula to meet my favorite villain. yeah. >> all. she is scary. lisa. all she is a businesswoman who was a contract. >> i agree, i agree, she just gets right down to it. yeah. all right guys, and we are getting this low pressure out of here. we are getting rid of this cold weather. how about over the weekend? today we're still looking at a level one system. you can see the lightning strikes offshore as low pressure is to the south and east of us. and look at the rain. it is paralleling the coast here. so right now we're quiet. but we will be looking at scattered showers still last day of that and upper elevations later on today could see a brief heavy downpour, maybe a thunderstorm. and here's a look at some of that rain snow mix. so as the low pulls away, we're getting less of an influence. but it's going to take another day for sure. and you can see all the activity from the central coast there southward. so the level one system lingers today with

those cold, snowy peaks, very gusty winds and a slight chance of a thunderstorm. it is 45. in san jose. they had a shower last hour. upper 30s. look at that. 37 calistoga and then a frost advisory for the upper elevations saturday morning. look at the breezy winds. this is right on through the afternoon. it is going to be another gusty raw day out there at least ten degrees below average. so our high resolution model here shows that we're at 8:00 and things are somewhat quiet. but you'll notice that those showers will pop up here and there. and then especially throughout the afternoon from the north bay. the east bay could see some of those heavy downpours and stopping this at 530. not done with the snow yet there. mount hamilton, so still a rather active day at home. not as active as yesterday. and in the mountains we're looking at our winter weather advisory through 11:00, and notice anywhere from a couple inches to a half a foot at incline still to come. so as for today, gusty winds along the coast, very chilly out there, mid 50s and looking at a few breaks of sun.

more dry periods out there than wet. we'll see the scattered showers. a chance of a thunderstorm. so getting on the backside of this cold system, the accuweather seven day forecast with that level one today with the activity mainly in the afternoon and then a frosty start over the weekend. now look at the temperatures 60s, mid 60s low to mid 70s into next week. eclipse viewing looks good and near 80 inland. by the latter part of the week we've been waiting quite some time for this. reggie kumasi mm.hmm. >> thank you lisa. coming up, the seven things to know this morning, a new vulnerability in air travel, the trend catching the attention of the tsa and

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people. impacted roles include machine shop managers, hardware engineers and product design engineers. >> number four, the israeli government took steps to open new paths for humanitarian aid to enter gaza overnight. the move comes after president biden warned prime minister benjamin netanyahu that future u.s. support for the war depends on new efforts to protect civilians and aid workers. >> number five the number of people killed after the taiwan earthquake now stands at ten. hundreds remain stranded as rescue crews try to reach them and number six, we're taking you to oakland. >> there's a crash on southbound 880 after high street. three cars are involved in one lane is blocked. >> and number seven. baseball is back in san francisco. it's opening day at oracle park, and here is a live look. the giants are going to be taking on the san diego padres this afternoon. first pitch is at 1:35 p.m. as p-g-and-e's raises rates on its

customers, we've learned that company's top executives received big pay raises last year, a filing with the securities and exchange commission shows. the utilities giant, ceo got a 20% pay bump. ceo patricia poppy made just shy of $17 million last year in her executive pay. five other executives listed in the filing got raises and several others made less than the utility made. made less. excuse me? the utility made $2.2 billion in profits last year. electric rates went up 20. in january, state regulators approved another increase last month. >> we're learning new details about the frightening mid-air incident on that alaska airlines flight, business filings show. boeing has paid the airline $160 million in compensation after the door plug blew out. alaska airlines says that boeing is paying out for financial damages incurred when all of its max nine planes were grounded. the

airline says more money is coming from boeing, the ntsb and department of justice are still investigating the door plug incident. as we head into a busy travel weekend, we're learning about an uptick in security breaches at airports across the country. abc news reporter lionel moise has a closer look at the issue this morning. >> a troubling new report about the number of people who breached airport security in the last year, including an incident from february when a woman at the nashville airport bypassed security sneaking past officers before boarding a flight to la. and last month, a man without a ticket was caught taking pictures of other passengers boarding passes at the salt lake city airport to board a flight. he was removed just before takeoff, a tsa spokesperson tells the washington post of at least 300 cases nationwide in the last year, where people have bypassed airport security, a huge increase from previous years. just 72 cases were reported in 2022, only 29 in

2019. some of the factors the spike in post-pandemic travel and mental illness. >> there's certainly some concern when you see security breaches. however, at the same time, there's no such thing as a perfect security system, a tsa spokesperson calling it a trend, saying the number of breaches is a larger number than we realized. >> the most common cases were passengers reentering secured areas through exit only lanes. other times, including that recent case in nashville, officials say people were just tired of waiting. >> is it something that the traveling public should be alarmed about? not, in my opinion, and certainly concerning about let's strengthen that vulnerability, but nothing to be concerned about this fly the skies continue to remain safe. >> airport officials say they're working to address this trend with ideas including new barriers and one way gates. lionel moise, abc news, new york. >> the diet trends reaching a younger demographic coming up at

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>> well good morning everybody. happy friday. it's april 5th. >> some of you get to work from home today. put a blanket on this morning. hi, lisa. >> yes. of course, in the heat. we are going to see more sun today, but that will work to destabilize the atmosphere somewhat. not as much as yesterday, because northerly winds that more stable air is going to move on in later on today. you can see the showers running parallel to the coast as low pressure spins to the south and east of us, and we have snow on top of mount tam this morning, mount hamilton, but in and around the bay. just a few showers in san jose and that will be the order of the day. scattered showers, partly cloudy skies, cold start out there. upper 30s santa rosa and napa with 44. in hayward. we've got a frosty night tonight with a frost advisory in the upper elevations, so sleep in tomorrow. anywhere from 2 to 7 degrees colder this morning and as we go through the next several hours, this is about 8:00 and still in the 30s to low 40s. we've got partly cloudy skies, but then those showers pop up anywhere from 3:00 throughout the afternoon. but

away from san francisco. so it looks like the giants home opener will be dry. but cold and blustery out there. and then throughout the afternoon. still a few showers, but then things will settle down. we'll get into a frosty night and warmer days arrive and we're talking a significant warm up right. we're going to flip the script again. another 180. when you see the extended outlook, reggie. >> thanks so much lisa. the storm we saw yesterday brought snow to the santa cruz mountains. here's what it looked like on highway 35. the chp shared these photos on social media yesterday. the national weather service says the snow level reached 2600ft. quite something to see the stormy weather also brought rain, snow and hail to the east bay. people made their way up to mount diablo to see the unusual sight. in april there was heavy wind and hail that left some of those visitors stuck. one man said he made it to the summit before he turned around, and his car slid on the icy roads, and park rangers had to help him out. >> it was absolutely beautiful.

but again, definitely obey the signs and follow what the state park says. but yeah, it was it was incredibly beautiful. just the wind is the fastest wind that i've ever seen. and, a lifetime memory. >> park rangers say they know this weather will attract a lot of crowds. people who want to come play in the snow, but they want to remind people that the weather conditions can change very quickly. and to be prepared, you can track the weather where you live anytime. with the abc seven bay area app, you can find it in your device's app store to download it. >> happening today, thousands of giants fans will be heading to oracle park because it's opening day baseball is back in san francisco, and abc seven news reporter lena howland is there for it. and lena, it's about to get louder and brighter at the ballpark. >> that's right. kumasi in the off season, oracle park took on some major upgrades, including installing 12 brand new spotlights all around the stadium. now, oracle park is now the first baseball park in the

country to install these spotlights, which giants officials say should be similar to an nba experience. outside of that in a new, upgraded sound system. oracle park is now one of four stadiums across the country that will start offering free go ahead entry, similar to going through clear at the airport. but one of the biggest changes fans might notice the voice of longtime announcer ronald brooks-moon won't be calling games anymore after 24 years. >> in terms of the new person, it's going to be these big shoes to fill, and we're going to take our time and be, you know, hire somebody that we think, you know, is best for the job. but it's going to take a while. >> the president and ceo of the giants told me they plan to honor her service by naming the p.a. booth after her, and said they would be rotating through a number of people to help fill in. and there is no timeline for hiring her replacement. now, fans can expect a really special day here at the ballpark for opening day, complete with an f

15 flyover and the home debut of six new players. first pitch is at 135 this afternoon, live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. the bay area's other baseball team is leaving oakland to play in sacramento. >> looking forward to this being our home until we move on to our stadium in las vegas in 2028. >> the a's made it official yesterday announcing their new home in west sacramento. the a's are set for three seasons at sutter health park before the plan moved to las vegas. the city of oakland offered the a's a lease extension to stay in play at the coliseum a little longer. it didn't work out. so now the a's are packing up. so what about the employees at the coliseum? the team may be eliminating jobs after the a's move to sacramento. according to the chronicle, in a zoom meeting with the a's front office, employees were notified that a staff reduction is coming in november. the report says the

a's are partnering with the nba's sacramento kings and triple a rivercats, both owned by vivek ranadivé, which would create redundancy among workers, prompting the a's to eliminate jobs. so here's a look at how the a's stadium saga developed and what a story. in 2004, the a's first looked into building a new stadium in the coliseum's north parking lot. that didn't work out. a decade later, in 2014, the team renewed its lease to play at the coliseum for another decade. then in 2018, the a's announced a 34,000 seat stadium for howard terminal in oakland. that fell through, and in 2023, the a's reached their newest deal to play in vegas. >> so one big question now is what is next for the coliseum? abc seven news reporter ryan curry has a look at the possibilities. >> if you talk to a's fans, frustration is the first word that comes to mind. you would think that they would understand our fight to try and keep the a's in oakland and now they're

facilitating and making it easier for the a's to move out of oakland. with the a's saying goodbye to the coliseum after this year, what does the city plan to do with land that used to be home to the raiders, warriors and a's? >> hopefully with major league baseball and the nfl to reach out and see if there's, an opportunity to reestablish, a professional team here in oakland. once again, that's the hope. >> but the future of the site is complicated. a's owner, john fisher, owns half the land of the coliseum. the city owns the other half, and they control what can be developed there. but fisher already blocked the oakland ballers from playing at the coliseum. with the a's leaving, city officials want him out of the way entirely, mayor shang tao saying in a statement oakland offered a deal that was fair to the a's and was fiscally responsible for our city. he wished the a is the best and will continue our conversations with them on facilitating the sale of their share of the coliseum site. a potential buyer, the african american sports and entertainment group. >> we see it as the most developable site in the country.

rei bobbitt, one of the group's partners, says the site has enormous potential housing, new stadiums, restaurants all are possibilities for this land. >> sitting right by bart and right by the freeway. but bobbitt says the best way to make that happen is to negotiate a fair deal with fisher. >> well, our plan is to just continue to negotiate until we can come to terms and complete an acquisition. we're really excited about that because it's important for us to move the development forward. >> it's a deal he says can take a while, and any future development can take years. one thing is clear he and the city of oakland are ready to move on from the a's. >> we're excited about a new beginning for oakland, and oakland is a resilient city and it always bounces back, and so we feel like we're very blessed to be in the middle of that. >> he hopes this opens a door to new possibilities for the city in oakland. ryan curry, abc seven news. >> new developments in the war in gaza. president biden stepping up pressure on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu during a phone call yesterday. a man is joining us

now. israel appears to be responding to this. >> yeah, reggie israel appeared to take action overnight, opening new routes for aid to enter gaza. now, that comes after president biden issued a strong warning to israel in a tense 30 minute call, mr. biden told prime minister netanyahu that israel must take concrete steps to address the humanitarian suffering in gaza, or risk losing u.s. support. growing frustration prompted the phone call after seven aid workers were killed by an israeli airstrike this week. here's what secretary of state antony blinken had to say from belgium this morning. >> are the bottlenecks and other delays at crossings being resolved? do we have a much better system for deconfliction and coordination, so that the humanitarian workers, the folks who are delivering the aid, can do it safely and securely? >> according to israeli media, israel has suspended two military commanders following the airstrike. it promises a swift, thorough investigation as

well. during the call yesterday, president biden also called for an immediate cease fire as part of a deal to release hostages. cia director bill burns is expected to travel to egypt this weekend for more negotiations. kumasi back to you. >> thank you. amanda. today, president biden is traveling to baltimore following the deadly bridge collapse. there he's expected to meet with family members of the six construction workers who died, according to the white house. mr. biden will also be meeting with state and local officials and take a tour of the wreckage. since that crash, crews have been working to remove portions of the bridge . have you ever heard of a place called russell city? the town is now a part of current day hayward, but back in the 50s and 60s, black and latino families purchased land there, but eventually were forced out by policies like eminent domain so that land could be developed. others were burned out of their homes, and now there is a push to get that land back. >> just. you can give me the

land back. i don't need any money. the land would suffice if you steal something and you have the opportunity to give it back, you hand it over. this, this tangible place that we're at now , you can give us this back, and then we'll figure out how we want to develop it and do it. that would be a better reparation to me. >> that is abc seven news anchor julian glover talking with the johnson family. just one of the many families pushing for the state of california to consider reparations for slavery. and decades of anti-black policies, you can explore their journey in the abc seven originals documentary, california's case for reparations is streaming now. wherever you watch abc seven. well, just three days to go before the historic solar eclipse, and businesses along the path of totality. they are booming. >> overbooked hotels, overpriced motels, the price of a last

minute flight. we're taking a look at the economic impact around the eclipse. but first, check on the weather with lisa. >> all righty. good morning to you friday morning. and boy look at that snow there to the east of us. we still have the snow around mount hamilton. even mount tam mount diablo level one system today and rain. highway one, pescadero here. so we're not out of this yet. we will be looking at more dry periods than wet periods, but certainly accumulating snow from mount hamilton. wet weather around morgan hill. and you can see right here to the east, the diablo range and mount tam. so frost advisory, the higher elevations tonight through saturday morning. that's how cold it's going to get. and we're looking at 30s right now in danville 39 there 44 sfo with 36 calistoga 39 santa rosa. gusty winds return today. so there is a chance with those downpours we could see a thunderstorm. and with that boy it's going to feel colder than that 56 out there for many of you, hour by hour high

resolution forecast keeps more dry periods in the forecast today, but as the showers continue to pull to the south, the sunshine destabilizes the atmosphere and we get those afternoon showers and brief heavy downpours anywhere throughout the afternoon right into in towards the early evening hours. and you see that snow around mount hamilton amounts will be light. but fast forwarding to tuesday, where we see widespread 7060s at the coast, look at wednesday. this will make you feel better, right? it's going to get pretty toasty out there and then into thursday. yeah, it's going to feel like summer. so this will all be behind us as we get into the second half of the weekend. chilly today, windy chance of showers and storms and abc seven news. t

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found 8-80 after high street, a three car crash is slowing down traffic there. it's 48mph, a speed time. chp is there and they're trying to get tow trucks on scene as well. staying in the east bay, westbound 82, southbound 880. the connector there in emeryville, a solo crash is blocking the connector ramp. chp is also there, and this means it's no longer light in that area. traffic is backed up from ashby avenue back to the desk. >> thank you. amanda in today's gma first look, a growing number of teenagers are turning to weight loss medication. since the fda approved its use in adolescents as young as 12. here's abc news reporter andrea fujii in this morning's gma first look. >> teens and weight loss medication. >> i would do workouts. i would eat healthy. i would do same diets as my mom when i was only like 12 or 13. just because i wanted to have a normal body. >> with help from her mom, dina. 16 year old demi buckley of saginaw, michigan, is one of a multitude of teens turning to

prescription weight loss medications to treat obesity. >> she was up to 198 pounds when we had decided to go ahead and let her try this medication. >> i first started on the point two five, i think it was, and i didn't notice a lot of change right away. i wasn't gaining any weight, which was very big for me, and then i started going up in dosages, and that's when i started to see the way actually drop. >> but what do doctors have to say? we'll have much more on teens and weight loss medication coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma first look. i'm andrea fujii, abc news. >> the total solar eclipse is in three days, and health experts want to make sure you are protecting your eyes. if you watch it, they say improper protection can lead to solar retinopathy, which can cause blind spots in vision and decreased vision. a doctor with the cleveland clinic says glasses need the solar filter. iso one 2312 two. she

if you watch the eclipse through binoculars or if you are using a telescope, you need a certified filter. >> and it's not enough to just put, you know, eclipse glasses over. and in fact, that's actually dangerous because if you put eclipse glasses over a telescope or some other device, you can actually burn a hole through the glasses and lead to direct injury. >> now they are also warning you about counterfeit glasses. nasa suggests checking the american astronaut society's list of approved glasses before you buy them. >> now, let's talk about the businesses cashing in along the path of totality. they certainly are taking advantage of all the tourists who want to see this overbooked hotels from upstate new york to the south are canceling some guests reservations, leaving them with no place to stay at the last minute. >> it's just really hard to manage that many people. >> we'll figure it out. >> and don't sell me. don't say you have space and you don't have space, and don't charge me

$950 to stay at the super eight. >> they will, but that's what they're doing in illinois at least. >> wow. also, portable toilet companies are reporting a ten fold increase in revenue ahead of big gatherings. if you're staying here in the bay area, we will have a partial view of the eclipse that will be happening between 1015 and 1145. for a list of eclipse events, including viewing parties, head to our website, abc seven news.com and we are doing special coverage on the eclipse. so all you have to do on monday is go to abc seven news.com for that live coverage across the country. as we see the eclipse do its thing. >> that starts at 11 a.m. well, even though we only get to see, you know what, 38% of it our weather is going to be the best because there's going to be a lot of cloud cover. and texas, you've heard about that. >> and even in the not only has she heard about it, she canceled her trip. >> you did? >> i'm grieving. >> well, at least you got. yeah i know, i know, but you just have to. >> it's just it's going to be

cloudy. yeah, it's going to be cloudy. and i waited till this morning to cancel it because i was just praying it was going to turn around. but we heard. >> i was like, oh, you're listening to jazz music. that's great. >> and she's like, i'm a whole, this is whole music. but i got my glasses and you can see they are the numbers. i read 1.23, whatever, iso 123122. it's a blackout. you need to make sure these are from the exploratorium. i trust them, they have a whole eclipse viewing party that you can go see. >> act like you're gonna punch my face. i won't see what number. >> yeah, i heard the library two is giving. yeah, yeah. >> so make sure you have the right. >> who did that? oh, that. that wasn't me. >> that's okay. lisa, that was the airline. >> she said, yeah, i'm done. >> and are you. are you ready to talk? but anyway. yeah. make sure you have the right glasses. the numbers should be like right there on there, like it's right here. so i know these are good. so yeah. be ready. >> so you could probably get a better viewing here than a cloudy texas viewing, right.

>> probably. yeah. >> well that's what i'll be seeing. >> yes you will. >> so good move on. your part. all right. yes. we're looking at the solar eclipse here, the path of it. and you'll tice all the clouds from texas. and the best viewing indian annapolis looks like a nice and sunny. and then as you get up towards western new york, buffalo, burlington, vermont. looking pretty good as well. but you'll notice the clouds from cleveland. and for the bay area, we are just on the edge there at about 38. and there's the path where the rest of the nation here will be looking at just a partial solar eclipse. so yeah, the weather finally will be working out in our favor for the next several days, and we will get rid of the cold. there's a look at the showers, the thunderstorms moving into highway one right now. and as you notice from pescadero, looking at the wet weather, the hills there, the snow mount hamilton, level one

system right there and also down through morgan hill east of highway one, the diablo range, looking at a rain snow mix as well as mount tam. we get into our frost advisory. so really chilly out there. upper 30s this morning, and we'll talk about what to expect for the weekend. but today it's blustery highs just in the mid 50s. >> thanks, lisa. new at six california's budget. the plan state leaders just agreed on to reduce a multibillion dollar shortfall. >> but first a popular music festival getting a major upgrade all for the benefit of fans who won't using our brand new grocery outlet app. it's been really fun seeing what everyone's

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months. many businesses blame that lane, which goes right down

the middle of the street for driving away customers. now, one business owner says he is so fed up with this he is going on a hunger strike. abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to the man who calls this his last resort. reporter ayat al-tawil says this is his last resort. >> but the suffering of trying to survive every month is way more than this. sometimes i don't sleep, sometimes i don't eat. >> he's planning to go on a 30 day hunger strike to protest the controversial center bike lane and the two parklets he lost after the bike lane was installed. >> they took mine away and put a meter. >> in february, iyad, along with two other valencia street business owners, filed claims against the city of san francisco, saying the presence of the bike lane was violating their rights violates not only our clients civil rights, but also the city's charter, which mandates that the city protect the economic welfare of its businesses. >> it's been eight months since

the center bike lane was finalized, and almost a year since the construction of it began. >> sfmta removed 70 parking spots to install the bike lane. business owners here say that's making it harder for customers to park in the area after they claim against the city. iyad was hoping for a change, but as the bills keep piling up, he decided i just want to fight before i go away. >> this is your last fight? yep. >> this is my last fight. it's not fun. it's really not. i'm just trying to provide for my family. >> earlier this year, the valencia corridor merchants association, which represents 200 businesses on valencia, took a stance against the bike lane. in a letter they sent to sfmta. they detailed their concerns and suggested a different bike lane design, even asking for its immediate removal today. sfmta responded in part. our outreach and collaboration will continue through the spring as we work on

solutions that best protect both businesses and bicyclists on the corridor. regarding its parklets, we contacted the city's shared spaces program, and they confirmed that he had received approval to begin the permitting process for a parklets outside of his restaurant. yasmin but his second store, rossy, does not fall under this approval. sfmta said they did offer a permit for a parklet he would need to remove every day, but ayat says that's not what he used to have outside of rossy. so instead he's protesting in that space. what if sfmta comes and they want to remove it? >> they just have to remove me with it. >> in san francisco, luz pena, abc seven news. >> coachella valley music festival it kicks off a week from today. and for those of us not willing to pay out nearly $600 for a ticket, youtube has us covered. festival organizers partnering with the video site to upgrade its free streaming capabilities this year will include a new multi-view mode,

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