i've never five an act of terrorism or mental health issues. that'll be the debate in a federal courtroom today. what we're expecting as the man who attacked paul pelosi awaits his sentencing just a few hours. >> protesters cleared out of a uc berkeley building. the tense moments as police make arrests overnight. >> plus, the contra costa county fair is here, but with new security measures. what guidelines? some parents will need to meet for their kids to attend. >> then a popular san francisco race is back this weekend. where to avoid if you're driving and not taking part in bay to

breakers, why am i this hot? >> why are you so tall? because i was trying to, like, pull the seat down and then it kept going up. >> i need an engineer. >> let's see. you need an engineer. >> it's nice to be taller than kumasi. reggie aqui. one time. >> let's just make it down. even more. you're going down a roll down. it's like when you're at a restaurant and there's a toddler and you're just, like, in a booster seat. good morning. let's look outside on this 17th of may. it is cloudy out there. we have a really deep marine layer meaning we are finding mist. if not some light rain currently along the coast. when i was driving through the city this morning, i did have to use my windshield wipers. our marine layer is about 3000ft deep this morning. what that means we have this cloudy start and the fog will be with us for much of the morning. temperatures right now we're running a few degrees cooler compared to yesterday, low and mid 50s. those current temperatures right now. so let's break it down along the coast. today it's very cloudy, very

similar to the past couple of days. temperatures in the mid and upper 50s. just be aware that we are dealing with some drizzle, some wet roadways close to the coast underneath this deep marine layer. now around the bay shoreline. you can see we're still dealing with that cloud cover through much of the morning. however, into the afternoon we get some bright sunshine. temperatures in the upper 60s around the bay shoreline and then inland. we even have a little bit of fog. that's how far our marine layer is pressing this morning. you do find sunny skies later on this afternoon, and those temperatures by 3 p.m. will get you into the upper 70s for daytime highs. hi, amanda, how's the commute going on this friday? >> good morning drew. yeah, for much of the bay area, the commute is calm here at 501, but we do want to zoom in to this problem area in oakland. it started after midnight last night, or i should say earlier this morning. this is at eastbound 580 at the grand avenue off ramp. we have video that we want to get to specifically of a multi-car crash. a deadly crash investigation. at least one

person was killed in a multi vehicle crash around 1220. as i mentioned, a car overturned near the center divide. this did block all lanes of the eastbound exit to grand avenue. we know that those lanes are still impacted at this hour. we're continuing to follow the development as crews work to clear that area. but as of right now that eastbound 580 on off ramp onto grand avenue very much impacted reggie. >> thanks, amanda. happening today. the man convicted of breaking into former house speaker nancy pelosi's san francisco home and attacking her husband, paul, with a hammer, will be sentenced in federal court. that attack happened nearly two years ago. abc seven news reporter lena howland was actually the first reporter on the scene that morning. lena. david depape is facing decades in prison. >> reggie. that's right. we've been following this case since the day it happened. and this morning, prosecutors are calling for a 40 year prison sentence. david depape was convicted by a federal jury last fall for the attack. his lawyers, however, are asking for a 14 year prison

sentence. there are two clearly different opinions with the federal government arguing this was an act of terrorism, while that while the defense could argue depape needs mental help, he's not someone that needs to be locked up if he's willing to go to treatment. >> so i think that's going to be the competing narrative in that courtroom. how much of mr. depapes mental health issues played a role in this case, and what the judge does with that, in terms of fashioning a sentence that sends the message that we need to protect america and democracy, but at the same time recognizes that perhaps mr. depape could be returned to society if he expresses remorse and he undergoes treatment. >> depape also faces a trial on state charges. legal analyst stephen clarke told us what happens in federal court this morning could very well trickle down to that case. >> well, certainly the jury is

being selected in the state case, and they're now going to know that mr. depape could be facing 40 years in federal prison. >> depape faces attempted murder charges in that state case. if convicted, he could be facing life in prison. the sentencing is expected to happen at 10:00 this morning. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena, and we have been committed to this case since it broke right here on abc seven mornings in october of 2022. be sure to stay with us for updates throughout the day, and you can catch up on the entire timeline of the case. it's up on our website right now. abc seven news.com this morning. >> that second pro-palestinian encampment that popped up just blocks from uc berkeley's main campus is no more police moving in, facing off with protesters just 24 hours after they began occupying a historic university hall across from people's park. and amanda, some arrests were made. >> yeah, kumasi those police officers started moving in around 830 last night.

>> there were some tense moments as they confronted protesters. as you see here. a school spokesperson says people were arrested for trespassing, breaking and entering and vandalism. the group began occupying the building on wednesday and the property was quickly declared a crime scene. protesters made the same demands. we've heard from so many others, but this group was different from one that disbanded from in front of sproul hall earlier this week, and they also escalated the situation with graffiti spray painted on the side of the building, according to the chronicle, some graffiti equated zionism with, and others showed jewish stars equaling swastikas. now, protesters didn't want to speak on camera, but we did speak with a berkeley resident. >> it's going to keep happening until, there's a cease fire or the war ends. berkeley is a traditionally a protest city. so i think it's going to be a lot of berkeley incidents, just throughout the summer, the building where this happened is owned by uc berkeley, but it is

several blocks from the main campus, and it's unlikely this is over. >> protesters last night insisted they will be back. back to you, reggie. >> amanda. thank you. in the east bay, organizers of the contra costa county fair are promising more security and stricter rules to try to make this year's event more safe and fun. today is day two of the fair. last year, things got a little wild. this is just one incident involving a group of people in a fight. so if you're going to the fair this year, expect to see a lot more staff both inside at the entrance and in the parking lots. and parents, anybody 18 years or under needs a chaperon of somebody 25 years or older to be here with the fair. >> we want to make sure that people are not just dropping off their teenagers and thinking, we're a babysitting site. >> the fair runs through sunday at the contra costa county events park in antioch. >> if you are heading to wine country this weekend, you may need to budget in some extra time. the last scheduled closure along highway 37 is set to start at 10:00 tonight. you can see

the closure in red on the map there. it is, the westbound portion of the highway from highway 29 in vallejo to sears point, and that detour line that you see there is green. caltrans is repaving the road, and then highway 37 will reopen at 50 monday morning. and that's not the only paving project happeninthis weekend. >> caltrans crews will also be working on two other freeways starting tonight. the three left lanes of southbound 680 will be closed between acosta boulevard d san ramon, and the five 8680 connector in pleasaon. the partial closures begin at 9 p.m. tonight. they go through 4 a.m. monday every day here at abc seven news, we are focused on the issues that can lead to a better bay area. the complex issue of homelessness is something we are we are all hoping to crack. >> the city of san francisco is celebrating its new numbers on homelessness, but it doesn't really paint the whole picture. >> so we're going to walk you through these numbers. the results of the most recent homelessness count were put out yesterday. the city says the

number of people living out on the street has reached the lowest level in nearly a decade. however when you look at the total number of homeless across the city, that number is actually at a record high and more than 8300 people. the number of people sleeping in vehicles spiked 37. this is all despite a massive amount of money being spent on this issue, according to a recent city audit , funding for the crisis reached $676 million in 2022 2023. >> we are also keeping a close eye on oakland this week with the city's new era in law enforcement, of course. police chief floyd mitchell is in his first week on the job, and we wanted to find out more about where things will go from there. so we had oakland mayor shengtao join us in abc seven news midday live to discuss his new role. >> the first line of work for chief mitchell is really a meeting. you know, his rank and file. he's going to meet his

rank and file. you know, he understands the strategy. he fully supports the strategy. and we're going to continue to press on that gas pedal because it you know, for us it's about saving lives. and it's about making sure that people feel safe in oakland, mayor tao pointed to a study showing that the department's operation cease fire crime fighting strategy is getting results. >> recent crime data shows most all forms of crime have fallen this year, except for robberies >> that dramatic video is from houston, where severe storms rolled through, killing at least four people this morning. schools are closed and more than a million people do not have electricity. three buildings in the downtown area had their windows blown out, and the wind toppled trees, with at least one landing on top of a car. an eerie scene inside this costco,

where people sought shelter as the storm hit. the lights went out before eventually coming back on. but just imagine being in there and take a look at what happened during the a's astros baseball game. the roof was closed, but that did not stop the rain from getting inside the ballpark. so far, no reports of any serious injuries from the weather right there. although we did just say that four people lost their lives. so this is a i used to live in houston and that this type of weather is pretty unusual. yeah. >> and reggie that was a tornado warned storm that moved through houston. and at times those winds were gusting anywhere from 80 to 100mph. there's just some incredible video from yesterday in houston with those windows getting blown out. the winds were extremely fierce and we saw some areas of flooding. thankfully, they're going to get a break today. they're drying out after that wicked weather from last night outside this morning back here at home we're looking at san jose. we have cloudy skies up above. in fact, our marine layer is a lot deeper, meaning it's pushing a

lot further inland this morning than in the past couple of mornings. so most of us waking up these cloudy skies along the coast, we are seeing some light rain, even some drizzle underneath the marine layer. temperature right now in san jose is at 58 degrees. the humidity is up and the winds are light. so taking a look at future weather, watch what happens even by 915. look at all that fog we are still dealing with. even in the valleys of the east bay. danville still foggy. we're still seeing fog thick along the coast now as we head towards noon. that fog really breaks down very fast. as we head towards the afternoon, the marine layer actually gets compressed along the coast, so areas that were quite cloudy yesterday across the city get more sunshine today compared to yesterday. so highs we'll have that wide range again. that pollen count still remains high 64 in the city, 68 in oakland, 77 in san jose. the fog breaks in the city around lunchtime much sooner in the east bay, probably closer to 9:10 a.m. we'll find those temperatures close to average for this time

of the year. looking at the three day planner, we have that morning drizzle today, tomorrow it's a similar story and by sunday we have a lot less fog. our marine layer evaporates, we've got more sunshine on the way. we'll take a closer look at the weekend, including bay to breakers. coming up, reggie in about eight minutes. >> drew. thank you. breaking news the world's number one golfer detained by police early this morning. the incident now being called a misunderstanding between scottie scheffler and police. >> plus you can soon get paid if an airline delays or cancels your flight. the new law aiming to improve the aviation industry and the south bay getting ready for a busy summer. >> how san jose is trying to get more people out and boost the local economy a live look outside right now it is 513. >> we'll be right back a slow network is no network for business.

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golfer detained by police. >> yeah. reggie. reporter jeff darlington, from our sister network, espn, is posting this video. he posted it less than an hour ago showing louisville

police taking scottie scheffler away and handcuffed in handcuffs. i should say darlington saw the whole thing happen, he says. scheffler was trying to get to the golf club where the pga tour is happening this week. there was a deadly crash and it seems scheffler misunderstood the traffic flow and drove into a median. now police told him to stop but he drove about 20 more yards. scheffler was taken away by police. it's unclear if he is still in custody, but we'll keep tracking this throughout the morning. back to you. >> thanks, amanda. time now 515 and new this morning. automatic cash refunds. if your flight is significantly, significantly delayed or canceled, that's now law. president biden just signed a sweeping, bipartisan federal aviation administration authorization bill. the law funds the faa for the next five years. and besides those cash refunds, it also provides billions of dollars to invest in air travel infrastructure. it requires the faa to hire and train more air traffic controllers, and requires

airlines to allow families to book tickets to sit together on flights. celebrating breakthroughs is a key part of building a better bay area. this morning, san jose could be on the thing that could be a big boost for the economy. the hope is to spark the summer season downtown with a little song and dance. here's abc seven news reporter laura martinez. >> a new kind of scene is brewing. this is the first year off the grid, a popular food truck market that started in san francisco 14 years ago is now in san jose. they're partnering with gordon biersch, his weekly night market. >> i love it, i feel comfortable i can bring her out. it's every type of food we could try beers and music. it's like pretty nice. every thursday they'll have live music from san jose, jazz and rotating food trucks. i'm a foodie, so i just love food. so yeah, and i like i like it that the trucks are a little locally owned business usually,

so i can come support them in downtown the summer block party series returned. >> each month through october, a block party will be held to highlight local music, vendors, arts and small businesses. >> we just want people to feel welcome. >> at consett barbershop, they brought the chairs outside for exposure. >> we have talent like him that needs platforms and events like this to showcase owner con chung invited other small business owners to set up in front. it feels amazing. it feels great because i believe in downtown and this is what we need. >> mayor matt mehan said it's nights and weekends that are driving the economic recovery since the pandemic. >> you don't have to buy a ticket to come out to the block party. you can just be walking through. >> we talked about the progress and success of visitor activity in downtown last year. the free holiday event, christmas in the park, brought in 800,000 people. we want to continue to bring more programing and market that, but we also need to activate our

public space and get people just out of the street level interacting with each other and having a good time. >> we get so busy with work, it's nice to be able to find some time to bring my daughter somewhere. >> we both can be outdoors, enjoying a good goodbye, a good scene in san jose. >> lauren martinez abc seven news. >> there are five more block parties to come and a few other downtown events to check out this summer. the next block party will be in the sofa neighborhood that's happening thursday, june 20th. there's live music six days a week at san pedro square, including tonight. santana row does its farmer's market every wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m, then the san jose jazz summerfest is coming august 9th. you will need tickets for that one that is in cesar chavez plaza. so a lot to look forward to. now to a tradition like no other in san francisco this weekend is the race known as beta breakers. >> thousands of people expected to take part, many of them will likely be wearing costumes, and who knows what else the race gets going. what else? >> they're not wearing that part

. >> the race starts on sunday at 8 a.m, and we want to give you a heads up because they're going to be several street closures that start tomorrow night. now these closures go across the city from the embarcadero to ocean beach. most of them will be done by 11 a.m. on sunday, but a few of them will continue into the afternoon. so, you know, just just be ready. let people run in peace. >> i will not be running, but i will be not. not waldo. i will be at the after party. so i'll see you at the after party. i'll see you after you are obliterated. yeah. >> you gotta get to the. you gotta stay where you are. you try to cross the city north or south. it's just not happening. not happening. it's not happening before lunchtime. if your costume is waldo or a banana, please rethink it. >> it's been done. >> i always like to find them. >> i know, i know, people watching 100. >> it's amazing. yeah, it will be one of our brighter beta breakers. honestly, i know it

seems weird to say that after this foggy pattern this week, by the weekend, that fog is really going to eakown. so let's focast. we will find somereakers early morning cloud whe you see that 10% chance. that's just a little bit of drizzle on the western side of the city near the finish line. that's likely where we'll find that fog thickest, but as we head towards later portion of the morning, brighter skies really do prevail. so shaping up to be a nice run for anybody taking part on sunday. as we take a look at today's weather wellness, we will find the air quality is good, pollen levels high. that's no different than yesterday. and the uv index nine out of an 11, which is very high. so looking at the forecast inland, we do have some cloud cover this morning. that fog has made its way inland but bright and mild into the 70s. this afternoon. we're pretty overcast this morning around the bay shoreline. but we have brighter skies today and we'll find temperatures in the upper 60s along the coast. we will get some sunshine compared to yesterday, temperatures still staying in the upper 50s for daytime highs, so it's a breezy afternoon. temperatures mainly in the 70s, pretty close to average for this time of year. the lone exception santa cruz. much cooler with those clouds at

64 degrees upper 50s for half moon bay in pacifica under partly sunny skies, much brighter and warmer for redwood city at 7371. in mountain view. now the city will see a lot more sunshine today compared to yesterday. yesterday we were really cloudy. today we'll find that fog breaking down close to noon, and then it continues to chip away throughout the afternoon with temperatures in the 60s as we head into the north bay, it's a brighter forecast, especially close to the coast. yesterday we were socked in from bodega bay to stinson beach. brighter today, 70s and 80s for santa rosa. lakeport heading into the east bay that fog breaks around 10:11 a.m. 60s and 70s for daytime highs and inland. we'll find those numbers in the mid 70s and lower 80s. so looking at the evening planner, you will notice the marine layer is a lot slower to reappear tonight. we're still pretty clear even through 8:09 p.m. those temperatures dipping into the 50s. that marine layer continues to get compressed heading into the weekend. accuweather seven day shows you drizzle of sunshine today. fog to sun tomorrow. a lot less fog on sunday, and then early next

week we find that marine layer is absent. we'll see sunshine and temperatures a bit warmer monday and tuesday. guys >> thank you drew. coming up the seven things to know this morning. then on the lookout. the new warning from lake

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the same day for the man convicted of breaking into former house speaker nancy pelosi's san francisco home, attacking her husband paul with a hammer. federal prosecutors say david depape should be held in prison for 40 years for his crimes. >> number two uc berkeley police cleared out protesters who took over a university hall near campus wednesday. they arrested about a dozen people who now face charges. >> number three, highway one in big sur is set to reopen to one way, alternating traffic in just about an hour. it's been closed since part of that road crumbled back in march. >> number four a live look at sfo. if you are flying for memorial day, the tsa says next thursday will be the busiest day of the holiday weekend. 53,000 flights are planned across the country that day. >> and number five, we have a spectacular weekend on the way this morning, though we are dealing with some coastal drizzle, fog around the bay

shoreline. we'll get that afternoon sunshine. this breezy later today will repeat that tomorrow, but sunday we lose the fog. it's a lot brighter temperatures pretty close to average. >> number six eastbound 580 at grand avenue. off ramp. that's still shut down after a deadly crash at 1220 this morning. and we are just learning about a sig alert. this is in dublin, northbound 680 south of ardmore parkway. all lanes are blocked there because of a crash. unknown. estimated time of reopening, but you should expect delays. we'll keep our eyes on it and check back in. >> number seven, the santa cruz beach boardwalk giant dipper roller coaster is 100 today. happy birthday if you want to celebrate, the boardwalk will have fireworks at a show tomorrow night at nine. >> fun a heads up if you're heading to lake tahoe this memorial day holiday, bear encounters are on theise. the sierra county sheriff's office issued a warning after they put down a bear spotted in downieville. the bears, believed to be responsible for a series

of break insand this week it tried to enter the gym at a schooln downieville. we spoke with the state wildlife expert, who says the search for food is drawing a growing number of bears out of hiding. >> they have a tremendous sense of smell right? uh- seven times greater than that of a bloodhound, black bear. so and it's food that motivates them. and when they discover that human beings can provide food, or their homes or neighborhoods are sources for food of all sorts, you know, garbage, pet food, they learn. and that's, they become bolder and bolder. >> officials say when you're in the mountains, you need to remember to secure your trash and recycling and bear proof cans to prevent the bears from getting to it. it took a lot more than just the force, but a team from our abc seven family is enjoying a big victory this morning in star wars territory. >> coconuty

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live. all of big sur is open before memorial day weekend, and everyone can come down and kick off their summer. >> thank goodness now, at 530, a long awaited reopening, a portion of highway one will open in an hour after a collapse isolated residents for weeks. >> today, the man convicted of attacking nancy pelosis husband is set to be sentenced. what's expected in the courtroom? >> plus, following the teacher shortage in alameda county, the new program speeding the process of becoming credentialed. >> then 100 years of memories and screams at the giant dipper. how you can celebrate the roller

coasters century milestone in santa cruz. good morning everybody. >> it's friday. >> thank goodness. yeah, i've never been happier to say it is friday. it is a 17th of may and it looks like it's going to be nice and sunny. >> drew. >> it will be. so we're dealing with that fog again this morning. but into the afternoon it's actually a lot brighter in most areas along the coast compared to yesterday. here's a live look from the tam cam. we're showing you this because we're seeing that sun get up here on the horizon. you can see a little bit of that stratus deck we have upstairs currently. so numbers right now we're generally just in the 50s a couple of degrees cooler compared to this time yesterday. so let's look at our different regions first. along the coast we have a lot of cloud cover. be aware we have some wet roads. we have some light drizzle even some mist out there. first thing underneath the fog temperatures staying in the 50s all day today with a bit of a breeze picking up now around the bay shoreline will likely break that fog closer to 10 a.m. this morning, and then the afternoon is very sunny and the marine layer is a

lot slower to move back in here tonight, so we'll find those temperatures topping out in the upper 60s for daytime highs inland. we do have a bit of fog this morning. that's how far that marine layer has pushed this morning. but we see that sunshine pretty quickly around 7:08 a.m. and those temperatures close to average for this time of year will hit the mid 70s in our warmest spots today. hi amanda. how's it going? yeah. >> good morning. drew a few major traffic issues to get to this morning and hopefully it doesn't set the tone for what the morning commute will come to be. but let's zoom in straight into dublin. this is a sigalert. we want to get to a multi-car crash on northbound 680 before auto mall parkway. this is. the incident happened just before 5 a.m. you can see speeds are down to zero miles per hour because traffic is stopped from mission boulevard. then we want to get to a fatal crash that happened around 1220 this morning. it's still causing some issues over there in oakland at the grand avenue offramp. just be aware there. we also have some video of it if we want to get to just showing you what happened. this

is right after midnight. so keep that in your mind as you make your way through the east bay this morning. back to you at the desk. kumasi >> thanks, amanda. today, the man convicted of a brutal attack on the husband of former house speaker nancy pelosi will be sentenced. this attack happened in their san francisco home in october of 2022. abc seven news reporter lena howland has been tracking the developments since the very beginning. and lena, federal prosecutors are now seeking a maximum sentence. >> kumasi. that's right. prosecutors are now calling for a 40 year sentence of david depape, while his lawyers are asking for 14 years. this comes after he was convicted by a federal jury last fall. depape admitted during the trial that he broke into pelosi's home back in october of 2022, intending to hold the speaker hostage and break her kneecaps if she lied to him. he also admitted to attacking paul pelosi with a hammer after police showed up. legal analyst stephen clark told us depapes acts were something

that's planned to send a political message. prosecutors are suggesting a terrorist enhanced agent should be given, and that's the kind of uh- statements that the government looks at as to whether this should be considered a terrorist act. >> so i think that the feds are looking at suggesting that there should be additional time here, because this wasn't a garden variety burglary and assault. this was someone who wanted to kidnap one of america's most significant political officials and perhaps even kill her. >> at the same time, depape also faces a trial on state charges, including attempted murder. if convicted on those charges, he could be facing life in prison. today's federal sentencing is expected to happen at 10:00 this morning. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. lena. >> thank you. we are just an hour away from a huge relief for people who live and travel into the big sur area. amanda highway

one is about to reopen to one way traffic 24 hours a day. yeah, reggie, at 630 this morning, caltrans will activate new traffic lights on a section of highway one that has been basically closed for about six weeks. >> just twice a day, a convoy, primarily for residents, has been bringing people in and out of that area. now, those new lights will allow residents and tourists to drive through a section of the road that partially collapsed in 24 hours a day. now it's going to be one way traffic because the southbound lane is not fixed yet, so you will still face delays if you're driving in that area. but this is a big deal for businesses, and it's a few days ahead of schedule. >> but the biggest benefit to us is it gives us the time as well as our hospitality neighbors to get on social media, call and email our guests and try and get the word out. as far and as wide as possible. that all of big sur is open before memorial day

weekend, and that everyone can come down and kick off their summer in big sur. >> eight days ahead of schedule, a permanent repair is in the design phase, with the goal of finishing it by next spring. >> it is important to note highway one is still closed at paul slide on the south end of big sur. that means you can't take highway one through big sur to get to places like san luis obispo, santa barbara or la. back to you, the desk kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. for the first time, the median price for a single family home in santa clara county is $2 million. the median is the midpoint between the highest home sales and the lowest price point. the data shows. the top three median prices were in los altos hills 5.8 million, monte sereno at 4.5 million, and saratoga at 4.2 million. now, only five cities in the south bay are under the median. that includes san jose at 1.7 million, along with san martin, milpitas, morgan hill and gilroy. we spoke with a

local expert about what what we might be able to expect in the coming months if the median home price for the month of may ends up slightly higher than 2 million, that's absolutely a possibility. >> but i'm also kind of figuring that i think we'll actually see it decelerate a little bit. >> other bay area counties are right up there with santa clara county. san mateo county is the highest, with a median price of nearly 2.2 million, and san francisco, the median was just over 1.7 million for a single family home. >> and a berkeley city council member is hoping to build a better bay area by making it less expensive to own a home. this week, berkeley city council unanimously approved the first step of opting in to a new state law. this gives people the ability to buy an adu and accessory dwelling unit, known as a backyard cottage. they're usually 500 to 1000ft■!s, so the sale price would be much lower than berkeley's average home of $1.5 million. berkeley city

council member rashi kesarwani spearheaded spearheaded this proposal, bringing it to the city council. >> the more cities that do this, the better the bay area is going to be off the. >> we'll head to the planning department next. the council member hopes it'll come back to the council for final approval within a year. >> alameda county just launched a possible solution to the teacher shortage that many school districts are facing. a new partnership with reach university and the alameda county office will get some teachers credentialed while they work at school in the county. abc seven spoke with the dean of admission at reach university, which offers degrees in education. he says there's not a shortage of people who want to be teachers, but there are barriers preventing them. >> at one point, they had to choose between earn a degree and a job and as is the case for many individuals in this state, they chose the job because attending college full time is not really an option.

>> through the new program, the alameda county office of education will pay 95% of reaches university to reach universities tuition. there are eligibility requirements. only 150 people will be accepted into the program. applications are due at the end of june. >> new. this morning, the house has passed a bill that prevents president biden from withholding weapons to israel. the republican led bill was approved in a final vote with 16 democrats also voting in favor. the legislation comes after the president paused a shipment of military aid to israel over concerns bombs will be used in israel's push into rafah. the weapons would have to be delivered within 15 days. however, this bill is unlikely to even go to the senate. biden has also said that he would veto this bill should congress pass it. >> coming up, fighting words on capitol hill. how a comment about fake eyelashes prompted a big quarrel in congress.

>> but first, check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> hey, reg, 540 this morning. let's get you out the door. let's get you going. looking out the door forecast. we do find that we have pretty cloudy skies through about 9 a.m. that marine layer breaks down between 9 a.m. and noon today for brighter skies this afternoon. for much of the morning, we'll keep those temperatures mainly in the 50s. looking at oakland this morning, we have those cloudy conditions. current temperature 53 degrees. high humidity this morning a light westerly wind at 12mph. most of us starting the day in the 50s. here's future weather. we'll show you 915 this morning. and again, we're dealing with a lot of fog still and numerous cities around the bay shoreline. even some of our valleys in the east bay are quite cloudy even at that hour. between nine and noon, we see a big change in our sky that sunshine breaks out. we'll find those temperatures beginning to warm even along the coast today. later this afternoon we will find that marine layer compressing a little bit more. so even the coast will see more sunshine

than they did yesterday. just be aware this morning, close to the coast we are dealing with pockets of drizzle, so you may find some wet roadways out there. pollen count still high trees and grasses are the main offenders. 60s for the city and oakland 77. in san jose we'll go to 76. in santa rosa. our warm spots like antioch and fairfield in the low 80s. but lakeport and ukiah, mid and upper 80s later today. so looking at the three day forecast, we have that sunny afternoon. it is breezy. we'll repeat that morning fog to sun tomorrow, but sunday is the brighter of the two days this weekend. a lot less fog and a lot more sunshine. let's check in with amanda. she is dealing with a traffic alert this morning. >> yeah, drew far from friday light. we're talking about several sig alerts this morning. >> the first here in dublin. this is because of a multi-car crash on northbound 680 before auto mall parkway. you can see speeds are down to zero miles per hour because no one is moving. all lanes are stopped. it stopped from mission boulevard. so to get around it, exit off mission boulevard and then take 880. and then there's

another issue over in oakland. this is because of an issue that happened at around 1220 this morning. a deadly crash has shut down the grand avenue off ramp from eastbound 580. it still ins closed back to the desk

a liar. and, amanda, we are being told there's no court today. >> yeah. kumasi that's because trump is in florida this morning for a son. barron's high school graduation. so far in the trial, michael cohen's testimony has been key. he's the only witness who says he spoke directly with trump about a hush money payment to stormy daniels. trump's lawyer. todd blanche, focusing on a phone call from 2016 just days before the election, cohen testified he called trump's bodyguard to put trump on the phone, where the two finalized

the plan to pay off daniels. trump's lawyer produced text messages showing that cohen actually called to complain that he was getting prank calls from a 14 year old, blanche, attempting to create the image of a bitter, angry cohen who turned on trump after he did not get a job at the white house. blanche played this clip of cohen from his podcast, you better believe i want this man to go down and rot inside for what he did to me and my family. now, cohen should be off the stand. on monday, prosecutors say they have no one else to call. it's not yet clear if trump will testify in his defense. he denies all wrongdoing. back to you at the desk. >> all right. thanks so much. pandemonium erupted during a house oversight hearing last night. and i'm talking about insults flying. it all started when congresswoman marjorie taylor greene mentioned fake eyelashes. the hearing was supposed to be holding attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress for refusing to turn over a recording of president biden's interview with the special

counsel. but then it got really wild. congresswoman jasmine crockett tried to stop greene's line of questioning and watch what greene had to say. >> do you do you know what we're here for? you know we're here about i don't think you know what you're here for. well, you're the one talking about, i guess. i think you're fake. eyelashes are messing up. ain't nothing. >> hold on, hold on. this is. and then it was on. >> because crockett wasn't going to take that. so she sent the insults right back. >> i'm just curious, just to better understand your ruling, if someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody bleach blond, bad built, butch body that would not be engaging in personalities, correct? a what now? >> chairman? i make a i make a motion to strike those words. >> is this a house of representatives or is this a real housewives house? is in both of them. but they should not. there shouldn't be an intersection. >> well, that bickering delayed

proceedings for about an hour when they all finally recommended that garland be held in contempt. >> truly wild >> new this morning, the dream of pandas coming to san francisco, hitting a major political roadblock. according to our partners at the sf standard, a three person committee at the san francisco board of supervisors voted yesterday to postpone the mayor's request to allow her to ask for donations from political donors. she says these donations will only go toward the pandas, but some supervisors believe this could be a conflict of interest, reads proposal stems from her visit to china. you remember she went there and secured two pandas to come here to san francisco. so the city needs to raise about $25 million, though, to get the animals a major step by president biden to loosen federal restrictions on cannabis, the president announced that his

administration plans to reclassify cannabis from a schedule one drug, which includes heroin and lsd, to a schedule three drug, which includes tylenol with codeine. >> look, folks, no one should be in jail merely for using or possessing marijuana, period. far too many lives have been upended because of failed approach to marijuana, and i'm committed to writing those wrongs. you have my word on it. >> the move won't make marijuana legal on the federal level, but it would make marijuana easier to research and lessen the tax burden on state legal cannabis companies. local dispensaries and their customers support the move. but a christian public policy organization based in sacramento opposes it. >> station is much more concerned about what we've seen societally, both through california's efforts to decriminalize this and now through president biden's administration. anytime you see these types of changes, you do see usage grow up. >> the dea will take public

comment on the proposal. the first step in what's likely to be a lengthy process in san francisco, a plan to charge pickleball and tennis players a $5 reservation fee at some of the courts is moving forward. >> the recreation and parks commission just voted to recommend that fee. the department says the charge stems from community feedback. some players we spoke with at the presidio pickleball courts are against it. >> people started making reservations without actually fulfilling them, so they would leave multiple courts empty despite being booked. >> i don't know how much that's going to put in the rec and park treasury per year. i can't imagine it's very much money, but to me it's kind of ridiculous. >> the board of supervisors will get the final vote in the coming weeks. >> happening today, a san francisco neighborhood is welcoming a long delayed but very much anticipated new grocery store, a trader joe's in hayes valley. doors open at nine. more than 70 crew members

will be hired from surrounding neighborhoods. they're still taking job applications through their website. >> popular and historic roller coaster, the giant dipper, turns 100 today. the ride at the santa cruz boardwalk made its debut on may 17th in 1924, and it was hitting speeds of up to 46 miles an hour. this is the fourth oldest roller coaster in the country. >> i did not know that. >> if you want to celebrate, we love a birthday. the boardwalk will have a fireworks show at 9:00 tomorrow night. >> this roller coaster is looking very bright. it seems like they just did a whole repainting job. i mean, it looks new. >> it looks nice. i love, i love roller coaster. so do i, oh my god. >> especially in the warm california sun boardwalk. >> now, did you work for them at some point in your life? did you create that? >> was that the commercial? >> yes, yes, that's the whole song. boardwalk yeah, that happens at the end. boardwalk.

>> it's like very like you got to get in there. you got to go. >> i love that boardwalk. >> it's fun. >> it's so fun. >> i love the food. >> just walking around. lovely this morning though, we are dealing with that fog along the coast and across a huge portion of the bay area. a live look from our rooftop camera showing you those overcast skies. first thing you can see the flags atop the piers this morning. they are pretty active. we have this breeze right now that will pick up throughout the afternoon, and that means that pollen is going to be floating in the atmosphere once again. so pollen levels are high. grasses and trees remain your main offenders. air quality, though, is good. your uv index is nine out of an 11. now the fog will break down between 9 a.m. and noon today for afternoon sunshine. temperatures very similar to yesterday, 60s and 70s for the most part around the bay shoreline low 80s in our warmest spots inland out. the evening planner will show you our marine layer is a lot slower to pull back in from the coast. we do have pretty clear conditions, even through 9 p.m, and then we'll find those clouds rolling back in closer to midnight. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you tomorrow.

it's morning fog to sun. sunday is the brighter of the two days. a lot less fog, but temperatures similar to kick off the weekend. and then early next week we'll have a warming trend moving in with temperatures going above average. amanda. >> yeah, drew, we are far from friday light, and that's because of a few sig alerts for east bay drivers, specifically through dublin. >> you should know about a multi-car crash on northbound 680. this is before admati parkway. you can see that speeds are down to zero miles per hour there and then over in oakland, because of a deadly crash that happened at 1220 this morning, grand avenue off ramp from eastbound 580 remains closed. and you should also know the bay bridge metering lights have turned on back to the desk. >> amanda. >> thank you. a new feature now available for fans of yosemite park that's new at six. >> first, though, celebrating women in technology, the summit focus focusing on the rise, representation and

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speaking about living with this groundbreaking technology. the implant allows a person to control a computer with their mind. abc news reporter will reeve has the details in today's gma first look. >> in this morning's gma first look, one on one with the first neuralink patient. this is all from there to there. >> yeah, man. wow >> knowland arbor says he dove head first in waist deep water, struck something and sustained a spinal cord injury. then just last year, knowland now 30, receiving a life changing opportunity. >> one day, one of my buddies from college called me up. we talked pretty regularly, and he was like, hey, neuralink opened up the human trials. >> neuralink co-founded by elon musk, is an experimental implantable brain computer interface, or bci, a chip surgically implanted by a robot that allows the patient to control a computer or smartphone

with their mind. >> i can control a computer just like anyone else can, which is not something i was able to do beforehand. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more on this groundbreaking medical technology with your gma first look, i'm will reeve, abc news. >> the 2020 for latinas in tech conference is underway in san francisco, and this year's conference is being hosted at the palace of fine arts, drawing in more than 1500 people. the conference sheds light on latinas who are underrepresented in the tech industry. there are more than 80 speakers from companies like microsoft, airbnb, expedia and adobe. and today is the last day of the conference. next, at six, is san francisco's homeless crisis improving or not? new data clearing up any confusion just days after the city said there was major improvement, a short lived encampment by pro-palestinian protesters is already shut down. >> we're going to show you how it ended and we'll take you to a live look. >> the tam cam that sun about to get up over the horizon. we do

have that fog early on this morning. our marine layer breaks down between 9 a.m. and noon for sunny skies and a breezy you can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. help us make every wish come true. ♪ ♪

mornings live now at six. >> a pro-palestinian takeover that happened blocks from cal's campus. gone. why? the issue is far from over, and we're getting some clarification about