multiple assaults have jails in san francisco on lockdown this morning. now at five, what deputies say is driving this dangerous situation a community in the north bay shaken by a deadly shooting over the weekend, two young women killed. >> no one under arrest. we're speaking with the man who tried to help, one of the victims alleged victims of a former sonoma county politician, are moving forward with a civil trial. >> why? they say the state's attorney general has failed them

after they accused the former windsor male of sexual assault. >> an israeli forces on alert. this morning. tensions high after iran unleashed hundreds of drones and missiles toward israel. world leaders now trying to avoid a serious escalation in the middle east. >> good morning. it is monday, april 15th, starting with a check of our forecast with dru. >> yes. so we get rid of the rain from the weekend. now we have a nice week ahead. here's a live look outside from the exploratorium camera. we do have some leftover clouds out there this morning and some areas of fog developing, but live doppler seven showing you that we are totally dry out there. any showers we had saturday or yesterday, that system is gone, but some leftover lingering moisture has created fog in the north bay from santa rosa to napa, novato, petaluma. we do have reduced visibility, so watch this area very closely. but outside of the north bay we have good visibility underneath that fog. we're in the low 40s, upper 40s to the low and mid 50s around the bay shoreline, 54 in hayward right now, 49. in the

city, a chilly 41 in santa rosa with that fog. so we'll have our cloud cover early on. for the first half of the day, we're in and out of that cloud. cover your sunrise here at 634 this morning, but later on this afternoon, we'll get rid of the clouds. nothing but sunshine and temperatures getting to near average 50s along the coast, 60s around the bay shoreline, our warmest spots inland, getting close to 70 degrees. reggie drew, thank you. >> developing news, the white house and other world leaders urging israeli leaders to show restraint after iran's unprecedented attack on israel over the weekend. amanda, we're learning that most or at least a lot of the ballistic missiles launched at israel failed to reach their targets. >> now, abc news is confirming overnight at least half of those iranian missiles either failed to launch, failed in flight, or crashed before hitting their targets in israel. israel says 99% of the drones and missiles ended up being intercepted, and those that hit caused minor damage at an israeli air base. prime minister benjamin

netanyahu met with his war cabinet over the weekend. the war cabinet reportedly supports retaliating against iran, but is divided over the timing and scale. the idf says the israeli government will make a decision on how to respond to iran's missile strike. as early as today. top officials here at home have made it clear the us would not be a part of any israeli counter strike or response. and on capitol hill, lawmakers are now considering a new military aid package for israel. a vote could come as soon as this week. back to you at the desk, kumasi. >> thank you. amanda. developing news. the san francisco deputy sheriff's union is now calling on the national guard to step in after a series of attacks at two san francisco jails. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live. and gloria, these incidents led to a jail lockdown over the weekend. >> they did kumasi, the jails website says visits to inmates are canceled through today. the sheriff's office says the jail assaults are under investigation, but says the national guard is not the

answer. escalating violence has been reported at san francisco county jails, on seventh street in san francisco and in san bruno. ken loma is the president of the san francisco deputy sheriffs association that represents deputies many of whom work inside the jails. he sent a letter to san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto calling for the help of the california national guard until low staffing levels can be addressed, he says, the staffing problem is not new, but that it has never been this low. >> it's a scary time. i mean, we've had nine attacks in three weeks on deputies, there's been prisoner fights, there's been civilian staff injured. this is a really violent time. >> the san francisco sheriff's office released a statement on sunday saying, we believe that our current internal response strategies will immediately address the increase in assaults on our members. and the statement went on to say, we understand that the dsa also ties the recent incidents into

low staffing levels and has called for immediate staffing. the national guard is not the answer to the staffing shortage, and the sheriff continues to be committed to filling vacancies, recruiting and hiring. abc seven asked the sheriff's office why there has been a rise in violence, but they did not respond to that question. so of course we'll bring you any updates on this very important story live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> police in the north bay are investigating a deadly shooting over the weekend in wine country. two young women died. the shooting happened on riverside drive in a residential neighborhood in old town napa. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke to neighbors who saw it all happen and tried to help the victims. >> extremely disturbing. extremely sad. >> neighbors reacting to a night of deadly violence near downtown napa. police say two female victims were shot and killed saturday night near the napa river. >> i ended up seeing some else

that i didn't expect for sure. >> brandon perez lives on riverside drive. he says he heard people fighting, then gunshots. >> i hear a crazy scream that just, you know, sends chills down your spine. >> brandon says he ran to help. did you try to talk to the victim? >> yeah. no, i tried saying like, you know, can you like, like can you, like, try to lean back or something to, like, help them out? because i saw that they had a couple shots on, like, like by there, like right here and then like another one here, i didn't know that you know, they already had passed on by the time i got to them. >> investigators say another victim was shot and later died at the hospital. brandon believes both victims were teenage girls. he says a car quickly left the scene, a moment that those shots went off, the car, you know, just kind of magically appeared to be there at the perfect timing, and then just sped off. >> police say no arrests have been made, and a motive is still unclear. it's sad that our community is going to something like this. >> it's sad to hear that two young girls had to lose their

lives. >> neighbors living here on riverside drive believe their neighborhood is quiet and safe. but lately they have seen some changes. >> it's definitely been a little rougher recently, just because, yeah, like that right now. and we've been having some, like, gang graffiti, all that stuff. >> i think it was gang related. personally. >> police haven't commented whether gangs were involved, but they're asking the public for any information they have. >> all of napa is very safe. it's. it's a very small community. it's a very small town. everyone pretty much knows everyone. so they're. they're going to catch the person that did it for sure in napa. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> another wild weekend on the streets of oakland. sideshows forced the shutdown of several roads overnight saturday. police tracked the dangerous driving at three locations. they say people were firing guns. you could hear it and setting fire to at least one car. police say the shows

broke up once police got there and officers took a few people into custody. >> repairs still ongoing this morning on highway one near big sur. caltrans says initial stabilizing of the road should be done by memorial day, which is may 27th. after that, a temporary signal will be installed to allow unrestricted one way traffic across rocky creek bridge. crews are leading two daily convoys for local residents and essential workers to cross the highway. caltrans says restoring the portion of the road that crumbled away last month could cost about $25 million. >> time now approaching 508. we'll take you to our san jose camera, where we do have a fair amount of cloud cover in the south bay. mostly cloudy conditions here, but we will find those clouds clearing from north to south throughout the morning. and this afternoon we'll have bright sunshine out there, but we are tracking some thick fog in parts of the north bay. we'll take a look at santa rosa, for example. right now it's 41 degrees, but the problem

is visibility is less than about a half of a mile. it's been ebbing and flowing all morning. so certainly the valleys of the north bay, napa, sonoma county, we're starting out with cloud cover. it'll burn off by about 10 a.m, but be aware of that. some low visibility there. looking at the morning commute, we'll have that fog in the north bay. it's just a mix of sun and clouds. throughout the first half of our day. temperatures mainly starting in the 40s, will gradually get you into the 50s by about 9 a.m. and later on this afternoon, our highs are pretty close to average for this time of the year. we do have one change to the pollen forecast now we're starting to see a little bit of weed pollen. it's at low levels that was not the case last week. so that's a new allergen in the forecast. trees are still running high oak, pine and juniper and cedar are your main offenders. so mix of sun and clouds throughout the morning. then we'll get rid of the cloud cover throughout the afternoon and temperatures is getting close to where we should be for this time of the year. so a mix of sun and clouds early on giving way to brighter sunshine. this afternoon. 61. in the city

we'll go to 64 in oakland, 69 in san jose, hit 70 in santa rosa. but we have even warmer weather that arrives over the next couple of days where you will see that on the seven day coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks, drew. finding affordable housing in the bay area is tough, especially on a teacher's salary. coming up, we take a look inside the dorm style living. that's the only option for some local educators and attention all procrastinators. >> it is tax day, the deadline just nine 18 hours away. we have tips to get you some more time. >> celebrity sightings special surprise guests, malfunctioning equipment and earthquake. coachella seemed to have it all on its first weekend. we'll break down the highlights from the music festival a live look outside

irs. amanda's at the live desk with some tips for those who may be behind this morning. amanda. >> yeah, kumasi. if you procrastinated on filing this year, don't worry. you still have time to file your 2023 taxes. you have until midnight tonight to either file your taxes or file an extension.

payments are still due today. filing an extension is just buying more time to get the paperwork in, not additional time to pay what you might owe. penalties and interest still apply to late payments if you owed last year, and your income and your tax situation is basically the same, you owe this year. >> so here's what you do. go to irs.gov, make a payment, whatever payment it was last year, the irs will issue most refunds within 21 days or less. >> if you file electronically with direct deposit, you can check the status of your refund on irs.gov with the where's my refund tool this year, the irs says taxpayers who needed help this year got it quicker with wait times over the phone. cut to just three minutes. the average refund is about $3,000, up about $123 from last year. two important new credits you might be able to claim this year. impact used electric

electric vehicle buyers and expanded home energy savings. we have information about both credits on our website abc seven news.com. back to you both at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. a major challenge for teachers here in the bay area is a struggle to find affordable housing. reporter veronica miracle has a look at some potential solutions to ensure that bay area educators can actually afford to live here. >> bert dixon teaches high school math in one of the most expensive places to live in the world, the bay area suburbs to live just three miles from school, he tutors and teaches at a community college. i'm veronica, i'm bert. nice to meet you, veronica. did you think at this point in your career you would be working three jobs? >> not really. i thought you know, by this point in my career, i'd be a little bit more financially stable. the salaries didn't really keep up with with the cost of living. >> working three jobs allows bert to live close enough to school, to bike. there a commute many teachers can't afford. >> do we want teachers that

stay after school, maybe coach sports, get involved in school activities? or do we want teachers that, right after the bell rings that they have to get in their car and start their hour and a half commute? >> one potential solution to this housing crisis affordable housing financed with government assistance, specifically for teachers and school staff. cities like miami, chicago and los angeles are all building developments like these. >> so we're talking upwards of 400, 450 individuals. it'll be transformative. >> nearly 80% of public schools nationwide struggled to fill teaching positions for the current school year, with low salaries being a key issue. >> we're in the middle of a national and state teacher shortage. we started the year with about 5% of our classrooms not having teachers. this is a key strategy for us to be able to recruit and retain teachers and other staff in san francisco. >> between his second and third job of the day, dixon grabs a

quick bite at home. his wife erin, and daughter kelly are also teachers. >> as a mom, did you try to talk her out of becoming a teacher? >> no. so, because it was her dream, we just hope that she, she, can handle it because this is what she's always wanted to do. >> it's not the financial reward that i'm in this for. it's the intrinsic reward of working with the students and feeling success with the students and ultimately we go in our classrooms and just do the best you can. >> veronica. miracle cnn, san francisco. >> applications are now open for alameda county's program helping first time homebuyers afford down payments. it's giving up to $210,000 loans to people who live or work in the county, or those who were displaced from homes. they're applicants must be making 120% of the area median income in order to

qualify. now recipients will be selected through a lottery, with priority given to educators and first responders. you can apply online until may 15th. >> the pricey public toilet for san francisco's noe valley finally opens next weekend. the plan for the toilet generated lots of pushback, with the price tag of $1.7 million. then, vendors agreed to donate the restroom, bringing the price down dramatically. now wey valley will hold a grand opening celebration for that toilet next sunday. a meerkat at the oakland zoo was caught taking his lookout duty very seriously you know that was the sound they made? no you can see the animal stand up on his hind legs while making those soft noises. it's something you may have seen, but not necessarily heard. if you've visited these little guys at the zoo, keepers say this is the sound of a meerkat on watch. makes to let others know that

it's safe to go around and search for food. >> that's so thoughtful. >> yeah. oh, i love when they stand up. >> it's giving to moan. >> totally. it's so cute. it's so lovely. okay, so we have a nice seven day the weekend dry. finally okay. all right. so you got a dry weekend ahead. we get warm temperatures. we'll show you which days are the warmest. coming up in a second. right now temperatures in the 40s and in the 50s. we do have some areas of dense fog in the north bay. some spots, like napa, santa rosa, we're ebbing and flowing between a mile and a half of a mile right now, outside of the north bay. we do have mainly good conditions when it comes to our visibility. here's a live doppler seven along with satellite. we had that storm system over the weekend. now that's over utah. it brought that cold weather on saturday. saturday was just chilly for us yesterday we did squeak out a fair amount of sunshine. now we're seeing another warming trend move in over the next couple of days, and our warm weather will peak here on wednesday and thursday. but today we'll go from some clouds this morning to afternoon sunshine. temperatures a couple

of degrees warmer than yesterday. more of us getting into the 60s. so this is getting closer to where we should be for this time of the year across the state. it's a similar story, 60s in the central valley for much of southern california as well. south lake tahoe, a mix of sun and clouds. we'll go to 53 degrees for a daytime high back here at home. any evening plans? it's looking quite nice. it's quiet out there. temperatures in the 60s early on with clear skies tonight. we'll see those numbers gradually fall through the 50s overnight. tonight will eventually land in the upper 40s for a lot of areas overnight under mainly clear skies. and then as we head towards tuesday, we'll start to see warmer weather move in here. future tracker temperatures showing you tomorrow we'll see more 70s start to build in. we'll start to go above average, but by wednesday with sunny skies, we'll have 70 and 80s. so wednesday and thursday are going to be the warmest days this week. again thursday afternoon we have those temperatures going above average again. and even though we take a little bit of a dip heading into the weekend,

the weekend is still looking quite lovely. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll have partly cloudy skies today, warming up through the middle part of the week. slightly cooler to finish out on friday, but look at the weekend both days. nothing but sunshine and temperatures at or just slightly above average for this time of the year, guys. >> thank you. drew. coming up, the seven things to know this morning handling the last will and testament of oj simpson. >> what we're learning about his estate and the money still owed to victims family members. >> a live look outside right now at 519. we'll be right back.

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court. >> number three, two jails in san francisco put on lockdown over the weekend. no visitors have been allowed in as deputies investigate multiple attacks. number four police in napa are searching for a suspected shooter responsible for killing two young women. >> this happened saturday night in a neighborhood in old town napa. witnesses say they heard people fighting. then gunshots. police say the motive is unclear . >> and number five, dry weather is back in the forecast. after a cold and somewhat wet weekend. today, we'll have partly cloudy skies, temperatures mainly in the 60s. this afternoon. >> and number six, we'll take a look at our drive times. the usual slowdown from tracy to dublin. it will take you 49 minutes, but we should also note there is a fog advisory and a high wind advisory issued for the altamont pass. >> number seven, your taxes are due today. you have until the deadline, which is midnight, to either file a report or request an extension. there are two important new credits that you could claim this year.

potentially. we have information about both of them on our website, abc seven news.com. new developments in the case of a former sonoma county politician accused of sexual assault, multiple women are moving forward with civil action against former windsor mayor dominic pepoli recent. the state's attorney general opted not to file criminal charges against him. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has the details from santa rosa. >> we will not be silenced. we are not going to stop the fight. >> seven women claiming they were sexually assaulted by former windsor mayor dominic foppoli holding a news conference with their attorneys outside the sonoma county civil and family courthouse. the accusers say they're disappointed by last month's decision by attorney general rob bonta not to file criminal charges against foppoli due to lack of evidence in the case. >> we are shocked that even with the large number of women from all over the globe who have come forward, that this is still not considered enough for a criminal criminal conviction, these women

trusted in the police department and the attorney general's office to do their job prosecuting these crimes. >> and unfortunately, the criminal justice system failed. these women. >> popolo resigned from office three years ago after multiple women came forward with sexual assault allegations. the scandal rocking the small wine country community. >> this has been so hard, reality tv personality farrah abraham says. >> foppoli drugged and sexually assaulted her in florida in 2021. >> next time you're offered wine or anything to drink, think about the sexual predator that may be behind the bottle. protect yourself. >> other women recorded statements of their trauma. i fight with myself and it looks stupid. >> i must have fed to let him hurt me for so long. >> did you assault any of these women? >> absolutely not. >> people telling us last month the encounters were consensual. in a new statement, he said in

part, there needs to be consequences to crying wolf and attempts to ruin the lives of innocent people. based on coordinating false stories about an individual. the truth will eventually come out. after today, i am seriously considering filing a lawsuit against these false accusers for slander and defamation. foppoli now lives in italy and says he's engaged to be married this summer. he's considering a return to sonoma county politics in 2025. we're dealing with the arrogance and the narcissism of somebody who thinks he's the victim, attorneys say a civil lawsuit against foppoli is now moving forward in sonoma county, colonel bernard abc seven news from a surprise appearance in the coachella music festival stage this weekend to the steps of the state capitol today. >> why paris hilton will be advocating for a bill meant to help combat abuse at youth centers. >> and right now, a live look outside at 526 at the airport. we'll be right back.

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live a near total abortion ban, just one state away now at 530. how providers here in california are getting ready for a surge of patients in need. >> the nation's first criminal trial of a former president kicking off today. it could take up to two months. the major security measures in effect

around the new york courtroom. >> could we see a debate between trump and biden before november? there's now a growing list of media companies and news outlets requesting the two duke it out before the ballots are counted. >> good morning everyone. it is monday, april 15th. >> we start with a check on the weather. it's going to be warmer today. roger it is and drier right now. >> we're dealing with partly to mostly cloudy skies on our various cameras. the exploratorium camera does show you we turned to mostly cloudy over the city, over the past 30 minutes, but our stormy weather from the past weekend. it is out of here. here's the live suite from live doppler seven across the region, showing you dry conditions are back. however, there is still some low level moisture lingering in the form of dense fog. we've seen improving conditions around napa, but in parts of sonoma county like santa rosa, we are down to a half of a mile. even as you head south into nevada, we're down to a quarter of a mile visibility, so there are some thick fog in the north bay right now. underneath that fog, we are chilly in the low 40s from santa rosa to sonoma at 41

degrees, a little milder in oakland at 52, with partly cloudy conditions. 54 right now in san jose. so hang on to some of this cloud cover for the first half of your day. the second half, as we go into the afternoon, those clouds are out of here. the sunshine is back in full force and temperatures are near average. we'll show you that warming trend over the next several days. coming up kumasi in about eight minutes. thank you. drew. >> developing news this morning. a lockdown at two san francisco jails after a series of incidents. the sheriff's office says inmates recently attacked deputies and other jail workers. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live in gloria, the deputy sheriff's union now calling on the national guard to step in. >> yes, kumasi, the union representing deputies, is calling for the national guard to help in the jails. but it's a move the sheriff's office says is premature. ken loma, president of the san francisco deputy sheriff's association union representing deputies, says there have been nine attacks on deputies over the past three weeks, this resulting in lockdowns at the san francisco county jails on seventh street in san francisco and in san bruno. loma sent a

letter to san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto calling for the help of the california national guard. until low staffing levels can be addressed, he says, the san francisco sheriff's office is now 178 people short of where it should be, and he believes that's why we've been seeing these issues. >> we had several dislocated shoulders. we had deputies, you know, punched in the head severely, we had a deputy bitten with the skin broken. i mean you know, these are our peace officers, our deputy sheriffs that are protecting the public. and you know, they're under attack. >> the san francisco sheriff's office released a statement on sunday saying, we believe that our current internal response strategies will immediately address the increase in assaults on our members. and the statement went on to say, we understand that the dsa also ties the recent incidents into low staffing levels and has

called for immediate staffing. the national guard is not the answer to the staffing shortage. the sheriff continues to be committed to filling vacancies, recruiting and hiring, and abc seven asked the sheriff's office why there's been a rise in violence, but they did not respond to that question. the jail's website says that visits to inmates are canceled through today. the sheriff's office says the jail assaults are under investigation. live in the studio gloria rodriguez abc seven news happening today a jury selection opens in former president donald trump's first criminal trial in new york. >> amanda is at the live desk tracking that reggie a historic day, as this marks the first ever criminal trial for a former president. >> trump is accused of falsifying business records to hide hush money payments to adult film actress stormy daniels, and sources tell abc news. trump is seemingly angry and irritated as the selection process opens this morning. his legal team has filed several motions to delay the trial. the

defense accused the judge of being biased, the jury pool tainted and the limited gag order he's under unfair. the court rejected all those claims. prosecutors say trump paid daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair, then tried to disguise it as legal payments to former lawyer michael cohen. >> the defendant claimed that he was paying michael cohen for legal services performed in 2017. this simply was not true. >> hundreds of potential jurors have been summoned. it could take a week to seat 12 jurors and six alternates. trump pleaded not guilty to the charges. cohen and daniels are expected to testify during the trial if he's found guilty and still wins the election. trump can't pardon himself because these are not federal charges. back to you, kumasi at the live desk. >> thank you. amanda. new developments in the fallout from arizona's near-total ban on abortions. now arizona's attorney general is turning to california, trying to find a way

for providers there to practice here. and it could help with the expected influx of patients seeking care across state lines. abc seven news reporter tara campbell looking at the impact on abortion providers here in the bay area. >> after a weekend of protests in arizona in wake of a near-total ban on abortion. when we got access, choice and choice in, nobody in that time thought that they were ever taken away from us. the state supreme court, reviving a civil war era law banning nearly all abortions. vice president kamala harris in tucson this week responding the overturning of roe was without any question a seismic event. >> and this ban here in arizona is one of the biggest aftershocks yet. >> and while they rally in arizona, california is bracing, expecting a rush of patients crossing the state line for abortion services. we have increased access for california patients and those fleeing other

states. gilda gonzales is the ceo of the northern california chapter of planned parenthood, and she says the southern part of the state is likely to see the largest influx. >> there is a surge in one part of california. there are those of us in the northern section that can uh- divert and to support our southern california planned parenthood affiliates. >> and she says, california has already been serving as a safe haven for several years. in 2021, a texas law banning abortion as early as six weeks, triggering a wave of abortion bans across the u.s. >> that's essentially when we started to serve out of state patients. we started to see numbers that we had never seen before, and they've been preparing for an attack on reproductive rights for years. we started raising additional dollars and improving our systems in 2020 and anticipate one of roe being overturned. so we were already in preparation. >> arizona's supreme court left

a 14 day window open for lower courts to consider challenges to its decision, giving activists a chance to appeal the ruling. >> the next couple of weeks are critical, and that will tell us everything that we need to know going forward. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> about a dozen major media organizations have just signed an open letter urging trump and biden to debate. abc news is one of those companies asking the presidential hopefuls to join each other on stage before the november election. the president has not publicly committed to debating trump, although he has not ruled it out. trump has said that he would debate biden any time, anywhere. other groups that have signed the letter include cnn, fox news, c-span and npr. >> presidential candidate robert f kennedy jr says he will not be running on the libertarian party ticket. the independent candidate tells abc news that he's met with libertarian party leaders many times and kept the door open, but now says his campaign doesn't need the party. in january, kennedy told cnn he was still considering it, but

now says he will instead run as an independent. >> the recount begins today in the silicon valley congressional race that ended in a tie. santa clara county will start re scanning ballots this morning. former san jose mayor sam liccardo secured a spot on november's ballot in the district 16 race. now it's the fight for second place, a dead split between assemblyman evan lowe and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian. all three men will show up on the ballot in november unless this recount comes up with a different number, the mercury news reports. one person who requested a recount has already paid $12,000 for it, and may end up paying more. >> the white house approved governor gavin newsom's request for a presidential major disaster declaration in nine california counties, including monterey and santa cruz. this is in response to powerful storms earlier this year that damaged so many coastal communities. the declaration will make federal public assistance available to help local governments pay for

repairs. it also includes federal money to fix storm related hazards statewide. a uc berkeley law student is sharing more details about an encounter with a professor that's now gone viral and happened at a private dinner party last tuesday around the world fast, not only from this is not your house. >> not only it is my house, okay? >> you don't have to get aggressive. i'm just. please leave our house. >> you are guests at our house. >> you can see the moments in this video when the professor tries to take the microphone from a student voicing support for people in gaza. the incident happened at the home of the law school dean and his wife, who was a professor. you see there in the video, the student malacofauna, says that she had the right to express her view. >> we're trying to bring this back to the larger claim of why i was there. i was there because uc should divest from apartheid. more than $2 million of tuition money goes to weapon arms manufacturers, and this is much

bigger than myself and much bigger than any students here. this is about stopping a genocide, and that's important to remember. >> the dean says the event was supposed to celebrate graduating students, and they're saddened that protesting students disrupted it for political purposes. today paris hilton is heading to the state capitol, set to testify in favor of regulation for troubled teen centers. >> the hotel heiress and socialite is advocating for the accountability in children's treatment at uh- in children's treatment act, meant to stop abuse. it would bring transparency to the treatment to youth and short terme residential therapeutic programs in a recent documentary, hilton recounted being emotionally and physically abused at a boarding school in utah when she was 17. over the weekend, hilton joined vampire weekend set, but she wasn't there to sing or to dj. she took the stage to play a game of cornhole with the band. just having a good time, i guess . >> the first weekend of the coachella music festival is wrapped up. after the break, we'll show you more of the big

celebrity surprises on stage. >> but first, checking the weather with drew. >> hey, good morning. let's look at your travel forecast. we are finding really good conditions across a lot of our major hubs today. we're looking at denver, though we will likely have some afternoon showers, but you can see from new york to chicago to atlanta we have fair conditions. temperatures in the 70s and 80s for the most part. so you should have no trouble getting to where you need to go in the lower 48 sfo right now, a live look, the current weather conditions here reporting partly cloudy skies. and we'll have those clouds throughout the first half of our day before brighter conditions arrive later on this afternoon. looking at the morning drive, we do have some pockets of dense fog in the north bay around santa rosa, petaluma and novato. outside of those areas, our visibility is great. temperatures are slow to warm. today. we'll get you into the 50s after 9 a.m. this morning. look at your weather, wellness. air quality is good. tree pollen is high. oak, cedar and pine. some of your top allergens. but

now also weeds are in the forecast. they're now at low levels. that's a change from last week. your uv index is at a six. that is high today. so we have those clouds early on some areas of fog giving way to brighter skies this afternoon. daytime highs getting you into the 60s which is at or just slightly below average for this time of the year. looking at the three day forecast, we have a lot of sunshine in our future. tomorrow so a warming trend gets underway here. we'll get into the upper 70s in our warmest spots, and that trend continues into wednesday. 80s start to make a comeback. it's even warmer here on thursday. we'll take a closer look at these daytime highs coming up in eight minutes, but let's check in with amanda. she has a traffic alert this morning. yeah. >> drew here at 542. >> the metering lights are on on the bay bridge toll plaza at the bay bridge toll plaza. i should say, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop.

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you. rust is scheduled to be sentenced today. a jury found hannah gutierrez reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter last month during filming in 2021. lead actor and co-producer alec baldwin was pointing a prop gun at cinematographer halyna hutchins when it went off, killing her. gutierrez reed could spend a year and a half in prison. baldwin is also accused of involuntary manslaughter. his trial is expected to begin in july. >> in today's gma first look, we are learning new details regarding oj simpson's estate and whether nicole brown, simpson or ronald goldman's families will be getting any money. here's abc news reporter erielle reshef. >> in this morning's gma first look what happens now to oj simpson's estate placed in a newly created trust. personal belongings. >> anything they had like that is going to be part of the estate. so there will be i will be doing inventorying and trying

to see what is out there. in a 1997 civil suit, simpson was found liable for the slayings of his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman, ordered to pay more than $33 million in damages, but only paid a fraction. >> now, the goldmans want what they're legally owed. >> uncle sam is going to be first, right? and depending on the assets, it could be a situation where after the taxes are paid, there's next to nothing left. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, legal expert dan abrams weighs in live with your gma first look i'm erielle reshef abc news new york. >> opening weekend for one of the biggest music festivals of the year is in the books. coachella once again taking over the desert near palm springs. thousands of people travel to southern california to experience it. according to billboard, coachella remains the most attended annual festival in north america. >> coachella experience is a bundle of friendship music. it's

all about making new friends and just being sort of in an environment where you can sort of let loose and, you know, have a good time. >> of course, a ton of celebrities go to this. taylor swift, travis kelce, justin and hailey bieber all in attendance for ice spice is set saturday night. shaquille ora joined a dj on stage friday night and announced a world tour. >> and check this out oscar winner and music artist billie eilish joined lana del rey on stage on stage friday night for a surprise duet. the pair sang two songs together. the crowd cheered them on. del rey said she was grateful to have eilish standing next to her on stage for her headlining performance, and rock band no doubt reunited over the weekend in the desert, gwen stefani and the original bandmates perform live together for the first time in more than eight years. olivia rodrigo joined the group on stage. no doubt is set to be back in coachella next weekend. >> one thing that was not on the

festival lineup. there's people walking again, yes. they're just walking and having a good time. they had a minor earthquake. the southern california desert and festival goers got a classic california wake up call yesterday morning. a magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled riverside county around nine in the morning. there they are walking the spits. i have seen them four times now. this morning. no reports of any damage. there they are. >> no earthquake video. it's hard to find when it's, you know , less than four. you're just like, yeah, i think that was nice. >> something happened, i felt something, i felt what was that? >> what was that? anyway, back to the music. people seem like the headphone that was all over my gram. so you're out there, look nice for them. good for them, for us. it's going to look nice this week. i'm excited. this weekend coming up, we finally have a return of some bright weather. dry conditions are going to prevail the next seven days. look at the tam cam this morning. a little bit of cloud cover out there. we'll go from clouds to sunshine today, but the big headline dry weather

is back. we experienced that cold weekend. some periods of rain, that storm is out of here and a warming trend moves in here. it's going to peak here the middle part of the week, wednesday and thursday will be your warmest days on the seven day forecast, but the weekend is looking nice. we have dry conditions, mild temperatures and a lot of sunshine both saturday and sunday. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. this area of low pressure now over salt lake city. that was the one responsible for the below average temperatures. the on and off showers this weekend. that's now out of our area. and now high pressure is building in. so today we have morning clouds, some areas of fog giving way to brighter skies this afternoon a lot of 60s on the board. and these numbers are near or just slightly below average for this time of the year. your sun is up here after 630 this morning. your sun set this evening is 746. so looking at your evening quiet out there, we have dry conditions, temperatures gradually falling into the 50s after 7 p.m. with those mainly

clear skies overnight. tonight we'll land in the 40s for most areas, some low 50s around the bay shoreline, but it should be a rather quiet night on the way. future tracker temperatures tomorrow you'll start to notice some of that warmer air move in. we'll go above average when it comes to our daytime highs on tuesday, but by wednesday we accelerate that warming trend. we'll likely see some 80s return and our warmest areas, and that continues on thursday as well. heading into friday and the weekend, cooler air moves in here, but all in all it's looking very nice for the seven day forecast. so today we go from clouds to sun warmer afternoon tomorrow. that trend continuing and peaking wednesday into thursday. slightly cooler on friday. but that weekend nothing but sunshine in mild conditions. temperatures at or above average for this time of the year, guys. >> thanks, drew. new at six memorial for fire victims. the north bay park that will serve as a reminder of the devastating 2017 tubbs fire, the first how the growing popularity of

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first time for this summer's games. the rubber is more elastic and aerodynamic and could help runners go faster. over the weekend, workers started the work at the stade de france. more than 1000 roles are being meticulously placed, hammered and glued. wnba star brittney griner and her wife are

expecting their first child. the couple announced the news on social media saturday. they said they are less than three months from becoming new parents. the due date is in july. 33 year old griner resigned with phoenix mercury earlier this month. her career was disrupted in 2022 when russian authorities detained her on a drug charge while she was overseas. she was eventually freed in a prisoner swap. the wnba season kicks off next month. >> happening today, the much anticipated 2024 wnba draft kicks off on our sister network espn, with coverage starting at 4:30 p.m, and it's likely to be the biggest draft that the league has ever had. amanda is at the live desk with more on this. amanda >> yeah. kumasi three dozen players are gearing up to hopefully become professional athletes in the wnba. fans are waiting with excitement to see which of their favorite players will go to their favorite teams. and today's draft will be the first in nearly a decade with a live audience. at least a thousand fans are expected to be there in person. iowa's caitlin clark is predicted to go number

one to the indiana fever. ever since the fever won the lottery to pick first, ticket prices for the team's games have gone through the roof. now, most of the fever's games will be aired on national television next season. other big names like angel reese and stanford's own cameron brink are predicted to be picked in the top ten. all of these players are driving historic interest in women's hoops. this year's edition of the national title game scored bigger tv ratings than the men's game. the bay area wnba expansion team will not pick in this year's draft, but will pick next year as they take the court in 2025. back to you at the desk . >> thanks, amanda. the rules surrounding the size and locations of homeless encampments in san rafael could be changing. tonight, the city council will be talking about revising an ordinance that was first approved last summer. it was intended to restrict how much space unhoused campers can occupy, but a legal battle made it tough for the city to enforce it. now, one of the changes includes a ten foot buffer around each campsite instead of 200ft. it would also allow

campers to use 200ft■!s for one person, or 400ft■!s for up to fr people on public property. the meeting starts at six two fires across the bay area in a matter of days, and firefighters say lithium ion batteries are to blame. >> firefighter in oakland say one of those batteries exploded, starting this fire in an apartment on east 21st street near 19th avenue over the weekend. that fire didn't displace anyone. just last week, another overnight fire in a mountain view apartment was blamed on a battery pack. this one burned a mattress inside the apartment before firefighters put it out. no injuries were reported in either incident. we have an important alert for families who have yoto players at home. some of the kids speakers are being recalled because they can overheat and melt. the recall impacts more than 250,000 of the mini wireless speakers. the cpsc says the lithium ion battery once again, the problem there haven't been any injuries. as a

precaution, yoto pushed out new software and will send owners a new charging cable. >> new at 6a3 michelin star chef closing one of her san francisco restaurants. when those doors will close for good, push for the playoffs. >> the warriors getting ready for a rematch of last year's thrilling series against the sacramento kings as they take a look at the forecast today. >> dry weather is back, but this morning we are dealing with areas of dense fog in novato down to zero miles visibility reduced, visibility up 1o1 through petaluma and santa rosa. just be aware that this morning temperatures are starting out in the low 40s and some of our coldest spots upper 40s to the mid 50s around the bay shoreline. that jacket is needed, but you do not need the rain gear. we are going to see dry conditions, sunnier skies this afternoon. temperatures today will get you into the 60s. that's just at or slightly below average for this time of the year. your pollen forecast. there is one change. now we're starting to see weed pollen in

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