four members of one family. another driver reported this accident around 9 p.m. last night and police are still working to find out exactly what happened. but right now they are not sure if speed was a factor, if alcohol was involved or any other foul play was involved. the road was closed for hours. the family was traveling in an electric car that kept reigniting while investigators were working to clear the scene. the car even caught fire again on the tow truck. police have not confirmed the model of the car as the accident continues to be investigated. the focus now is the family of four and those who knew them. police say the children involved in the accident were elementary and middle school aged. the pleasanton unified school district said that the kids involved were students at their schools. we heard from a district spokesperson moments after he visited one of the school sites. >> it's somber. i think whenever anything like this happens and it impacts the entire family, it's tragic. i don't know how else to put it, the district said.

>> it's going to provide extra counseling and support resources through at least tomorrow. >> we want to do everything that we can to support them. >> people who knew the family but did not want to speak on camera, have been coming to the scene throughout the day. now back out here live. the road reopened this morning at 720. that is more than ten hours after the crash happened because like we said, investigators had a difficult time clearing the scene. now pleasanton pd are waiting to release the identity of the family members because they're waiting to get in touch with next of kin. but we've seen just a lot of people coming through here now as they're finding out the news, looking at the scene, asking a lot of questions because it's just so heartbreaking. what happened right here. live in pleasanton. zach fuentes, abc seven news. heartbreaking. >> zach and i can imagine the kids friends are going to need so much support in the weeks to come. thank you. a family of four was killed in a car crash just in san francisco last month . they were going to the zoo waiting at a bus stop on west portal avenue when a speeding car ran into them. mom dad,

toddler and baby all died. the crash prompted the sfmta to come up with a plan to change traffic flows in the west portal district, but some say changes are not actually needed and would hurt businesses in the area. >> workers with the san francisco municipal transportation agency are rallied outside their office headquarters in san francisco today over what they're calling unsafe working conditions. workers say they often feel unsafe on the job and feel blindsided by many of the decisions coming down from the sfmta board. abc seven news reporter tim johns was at that rally. he is in the newsroom with the full story. tim. >> yeah. dan. now, one important piece of contents here is that this rally is happening against the backdrop of an upcoming crackdown on parking violations announced by sfmta just last week. workers at this rally tell us they feel that that crackdown will put a target on their backs. we don't know the risk. >> they don't get no peace. >> sfmta workers protesting in

san francisco thursday. dozens coming out to rally against what they say are unsafe working conditions. >> we're asking for time to heal after you see a traumatic accident. we're asking for ample staff coverage at our underground stations. we're just asking for health and safety for protection. >> last week, sfmta announcing a parking enforcement crackdown around the city, a push these workers say they first learned about on the news and not from their bosses. >> it makes me feel unvalued. it makes me feel like the people making these calls have no idea what we endure on a daily basis. >> several rallying on thursday told me they're worried the upcoming crackdown will make their jobs more unsafe. that includes tina, who says she's already been attacked while issuing citations. >> they caught me off guard and they came back and they begin to throw items on me. >> tina says that incident has left a permanent impact on her. now she wants sfmta to do more to ensure something similar can't happen again. >> maybe traveling in pairs

instead being by ourselves. do like you know, like officers do have a group of us. >> sfmta says the safety of their employees remains the agency's top priority. in response to the protests and demands of the workers, they sent us a statement which reads in part, safety is our top priority at the agency. thanks to our efforts, crime is down 48% since 2018. within our system, our parking control officers are provided de-escalation training, self-defense tools and have access to our internal dispatch center that communicates directly with sfpd for any assistance they need little comfort to many out here who say they're just trying to do their jobs. >> we want to keep the public safe, but when we have interactions that are negative, we're less likely to want to be helpful because we're afraid for our own safety. >> now, as a part of the new parking enforcement crackdown, the sfmta says they will do an intensive, week long push in each district of the city about once every three months. in the newsroom, tim johns, abc7 news interesting to see how that

works. >> we'll follow that. tim, thanks very much. >> pro-palestinian protests and encampments at universities nationwide are expanding, some under the watchful eye of police in riot gear. the so-called free palestine camp at uc berkeley has been peaceful since students first pitched tents monday, and the demonstrators say they have no plans to break down their camp across from sproul hall. abc7 news reporter anser hassan spent the day at cal day four of the free palestine camp at uc berkeley, and students say they don't plan to give up. >> it is important for me to be out here because i am outraged and devastated by what's going on in gaza and the occupation more broadly. >> cal senior lev collins, who is jewish, knows the possible risks of being out here just three weeks from graduation. but he says they're building on similar campus protests from the 1980s to end apartheid in south africa. >> they camped out on the same steps that we are now, and so we draw a lot of inspiration from

that. >> campus leaders say there are now more than 70 tents at sproul hall. the students say they have four main demands. first, for uc berkeley to officially declare that what is happening in gaza is genocide. they also want cal to divest from companies with ties to israel or weapons manufacturing. and for more transparency, that's one of our other sub demands is disclosure of these of these investments so that we can get a better understanding of where our tuition is actually going. they also want berkeley to cut academic ties with israeli institutions. and finally, to provide more security for palestinian students and their allies. a confrontation between law student malacofauna and dean of the school of law, erwin chemerinsky, and his wife, law professor catherine fisk, went viral after a fan tried to speak about the war in gaza. at a dinner at the couple's house. >> i myself never thought that a professor would be able to put her hands on me and be able to walk away without any consequences, but here we are, and it points to the deep seated islamophobia and anti-arab racism that is embedded in these institutions, says afana is now one of the students camped out

at sproul hall. >> in a statement to abc seven news. the university would not comment about concerns raised about palestinian student safety , but it added that it is focused on making sure the protest camp doesn't disrupt the university's operations. afana says it's important not to conflate the protest camp as a conflict with jewish or israeli students. >> this is nothing more than a tactic to try to divide us, but we know that no one is free until everyone is free and we're standing together. >> today at uc berkeley, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> meantime, usc is calling off its main stage graduation ceremony as the university deals with scrutiny over the arrests of 90 people during a pro-palestinian protest on campus last night and the cancellation of a speech by usc's pro-palestinian valedictorian. university officials cited safety concerns surrounding the large scale event, which traditionally brings out 65,000 students and their friends and families. usc will still have smaller commencement ceremonies,

including events at the individual schools and colleges. many of the members of this graduating class, class of 2024, are the same students who missed out on a high school graduation ceremony due to the pandemic. protests continued today at other universities across the nation. at columbia university, demonstrators faced deadlines today to dismantle their encampment after more than 100 arrests there in recent days, tents were taken down from a student rally at princeton university. many other colleges in the washington, d.c. area and at northwestern university near chicago started out protest encampments this morning. all classes are canceled at emerson college in boston after more than 100 arrests there as well. >> well, happening tonight. a chance of showers in the bay area today. a lot of folks seeing some gray, some sun. you can see these live pictures there. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is checking our forecast. hey, sandhya. >> hi there. yeah, and kristen and dan, it is changing forecast, that's for ■sure. let

me show you a live picture from our san rafael camera. you can see the wind is blowing those trees around and it is definitely gusty out there tracking live doppler seven. there are a few showers up to our north right around crescent city. there's a cold front that is moving in our direction. the front is still right off the northern california coast, so as it moves towards us, the winds have picked up behind the front. we're going to see those gusty winds as well, going hour by hour tonight at 8:00, right around the mendocino county coastline. and also over some of our higher terrain. we may see a little drizzle out there at 1 a.m. as well. and then tomorrow morning we have our best opportunity for seeing a few showers between 7 and 11 a.m, a little sprinkle activity, not out of the question, and then early in the afternoon we still have isolated showers in the forecast. gusts up to 35 right now in oakland, 31 in s at sfo and san jose's reporting gusts to 25 miles an hour going hour by hour. you will notice that those winds will remain gusty through tonight and even into

tomorrow. as a matter of fact, those winds will get stronger tomorrow. if you suffer from allergies, tree pollens are running high. grasses are up there in the medium category, so it could be a little bit challenging, but the weekend will feature changes. i'll be back with that in just a few minutes. dan. kristen. >> all right. thank you. sandhya coming up, how california could keep harvey weinstein behind bars after his conviction was overturned in new york. also here, net neutrality is making a comeback. >> what that means for your internet speeds and the local football player hoping to hear his name called in tonight's nfl draft. live coverage of round one of the nfl draft starts at 5:00, followed by after the draft with sports director larry beil, then at ten. wheel of fortune. jeopardy! is at 1030. and then stay with us. we'll be back with you for abc seven news at 11. that's all tonight, but we'll be right back here. >> and abc seven news streaming 24 seven. >> get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and join

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abc seven, and one of those top draft hopefuls is from napa, california. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has more on the buzz and the excitement that brock bowers, coaches and teachers are feeling on this draft day.

>> from the town of reds and whites, a man who wears red and black is putting napa on the map in a new way. bow'rs tips it to himself, and he'll score. napa high school grad brock bowers is the top tight end prospect and a first round lock in the 2024 nfl draft. when his name is called, he'll become the highest player selected in the school's history. >> this is something i've seen coming for a long time, and i'm excited to see where he's actually going to land. you can't help but root for him when you meet him as a young man. he's just such a good young man and just raising a good family, and he just has all those attributes that you want somebody. >> bowers had the pedigree. he comes from a family of college athletes and coach richie westman saw bowers was special. the first time he touched the ball. we threw him a little bubble screen and, you know, he stiff arm, somebody spun around someone else, juked out someone else and outran everyone to the end zone. >> and at that moment, i kind of knew, yeah, this this guy is going to play in the nfl someday. >> but the path to the pros had its bumps. the team didn't win a

single game his sophomore season and a senior year was cut short by covid. his luck changed when he graduated high school early to join the georgia bulldogs in athens. he won two national championships and became the only player to win back to back mackey awards, honoring the nation's top tight end. >> bowers is just too good. he's just a champion through and through with his character and whatnot, and he just excels in the classroom. he excels in and handle himself the right way, not getting any trouble. he's just he's just a dream to coach. really as good as he is on the field, his high school athletic director, darcy ward, says he's a winner off the field as well. >> even the day before his life changes forever. at the draft, bowers was back at his ama mater, spending time with the winner of the train with brock fuel with met-rx contest. >> it was a really awesome experience, but again, it just shows not about him. he's out there talking to the kid and making sure that he gets to have a great moment. >> during the draft, bowers will have a special moment for himself and the school is hosting their own draft party because his former teachers, coaches and this town couldn't

be more proud. >> i think people are going to go nuts. we're just so happy and excited for him. and i knew he was going to be something. you just never know how amazing for an athlete and a community. >> sometimes dreams do come true in napa. dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> live coverage of round one of the nfl draft starts at 5 p.m. right here on abc seven. it will be followed by after the draft, with sports director larry beil cheering for him. >> all right. it's going to being called a major milestone in california's goal of 100% clean energy by 2025. today, governor gavin newsom announced that the state has surpassed 10,000w of battery storage capacity, up from just 770w in 2019. newsom says the accomplishment shows california has no peers when it comes to battery storage in the us. >> we don't just set goals, we don't just meet goals. we exceed the goals early today, newsom also announced that california has been running on 100% clean

energy for 40 of the last 48 days. >> the state only had seven such days all of last year. >> another major step in the ongoing development of san francisco's mission rock neighborhood today, mayor london breed led a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of china basin park, located across mccovey cove from oracle park. the new park features five acres of open space, a sand beach for kids, a connection to the bay trail, and some really incredible views. >> today, we're living in the future by welcoming in this new park, and we're so excited and happy about what this means for san francisco. newest, hippest, coolest neighborhood. >> the park also features food and beverage concessions, bike parking, and amphitheater style seating facing mccovey cove. so it's really kind of a new treasure. >> yes. i mean, it's a fine day today, but i think it's going to get even better for visiting parks like that one.

>> let's hope meteorologist sandyha patel is here with the forecast. sandy. yeah, and dan and kristen, let's take a look at live doppler seven because we do have nicer weather coming your way this weekend. >> in case you don't like what you see outside a live picture. uh- in just a moment. but right now i want to show you live doppler seven. you will notice there are some holes in the cloud cover. we are seeing some peeks of sun, although temperatures are still being held down in the 50s and the 60s. there's an upper level low just off the pacific northwest coast, a cold front off the northern california coast. moving in our direction right now, there are a few showers up to our north. we are expecting the possibility that some of those showers will come in out ahead of it. the winds are onshore and they have been picking up gusts to 35 at oakland, 31 at sfo. i've seen gusts up to 40 miles an hour at the oakland airport. so as we go hour by hour, it is still going to be a windy one. 5:00 this evening going into 7 p.m, gusts to 30 or sustained winds to 30 miles an hour at oakland. and then as we head towards tomorrow

morning, the winds back off a bit. only to pick back up again. you will notice 30 at livermore, cloverdale and even stronger later on in the day. tomorrow evening. close to 40 miles an hour there in half moon bay. take a look at a live picture right now. the flags blowing around along the embarcadero, the trees as well, but we are seeing some peeks of sun sign of what's to come 57 in the city 60. oakland, hayward, san jose right now, 57 degrees in half moon bay. and i do have to step aside for this gorgeous shot from our santa cruz camera. right now we are seeing a lovely view there. 67, in santa rosa, petaluma, 59 degrees along with livermore. so pretty cool out there. 60 elsewhere, and a live picture from our emeryville camera right now. it is definitely a shaky view. gusty winds through friday. a chance of showers between late tonight and tomorrow, and there will be sunshine and milder weather just in time for all those weekend plans as we go. hour by hour tonight at 5:00. a lot of cloud cover as that front approaches. 11 p.m. a few showers. not out of the question. this is not

going to be a big rain event. if anything, it's very spotty in nature. tomorrow morning, a lot of cloud cover, 5 a.m. down in the south bay and along the coastline. we'll keep those shower chances in as we head into the noontime hour. most of the wet weather is off the coast, but can't rule out an isolated shower or two. and then look what happens around 6:00 tomorrow evening, right around the inland east bay. could see a shower or two going through. as we look at our rainfall projections, anywhere from nothing measurable to a few hundredths of an inch is all we're expecting your morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s. it is going to be windy to start off the day, and staying on the windy side tomorrow afternoon, upper 50s to the low 70s. a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. and it does feature the windy conditions with a chance of a few showers, sunshine and warmer weather for the weekend next week. even warmer will bring in some 80s. how's that sound? now that's more like spring. kristen and dan. >> yeah, we're not going to ask

for our money back. okay, good. it's great. >> we'll keep it. >> thanks very much, sandy. >> coming up next from seven on your side. what

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may resume them if the state's department of insurance approves some rule changes. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has reaction to this latest development. >> everything here and so much more was gone. >> leonie higgins of santa rosa lost his home in coffey park in the tubbs fire. he'd been living there for 14 years when the wildfire destroyed his neighborhood. >> it wiped out coffey park. everything was incinerated, and higgins rebuilt his home with help from insurance. >> however, some homeowners and business owners in california have struggled to find coverage because companies have stopped writing new homeowner policies. in march, state farm announced it would not renew 72,000 property owner policies in california. three insurers covering 40% of california homes have either paused new policies or set up strict caps. now, allstate says it could start issuing homeowner policies again if the state of california implements some changes. insurance companies want to be allowed to use computer programs

to estimate future risks when seeking price increases, representatives claim that will allow them to plan for threats based on climate change. allstate issued this statement, which reads in part, once home insurance rates fully reflect the cost of providing protection to consumers, they will be able to offer home insurance policies to more californians with timely rate approvals. higgins thinks it could be a good idea if they're doing something that will allow people to stay on the books. however, consumer watchdog harvey rosenfield says. >> otherwise, all state and other insurance companies are permitted to for the first time in california to use computer models that are secret, that are black box models that cannot be assessed by the public. if this proposal goes into effect, people's rates will go through the roof. >> we asked the california department of insurance about that claim. it issued a statement saying in part, quote, with climate change affecting every aspect of our lives, just

relying on what we did in the past won't improve insurance choices for homeowners and businesses. we are balancing the urgent needs of homeowners with a need for transparency. sure that there's disaster resilience . meanwhile, congressman mike thomas and jared huffman today addressed the state's growing property insurance crisis. they talked about new federal legislation designed to support homeowners dealing with wildfires and other risks. it's all part of an effort to help homeowners protect themselves at a time when the threat of fires is real and growing in santa rosa, suzanne phan. abc seven news. >> time is running out for prospective college students to file for federal and state financial aid. california senator alex padilla hosted a webinar with representative from the us department of education and california student aid commission. today. they're urging students to complete the new version of the federal student aid application, known as fafsa. they say billions of dollars in free money is available through the pell grant

program. >> over 655,000 more students will receive pell grants than last year. over 1.7 million more students will receive the maximum pell grant award than last year. >> california's priority deadline for financial aid is next thursday, while the federal deadline is june 30th. >> changes are coming to southwest airlines, so what does that mean for the features that make the carrier so unique? >> plus criminal court and the supreme court. multiple cases involving donald trump today, both historic but different. we'll explain

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i'd. it started in a vacant diner at the end of oceanside pier. and as you can see, it has spread. the fire has been burning for about an hour and a half. no information about how it started or any injuries, but we've not heard of anyone hurt. >> well, today the us supreme court heard arguments in a case that could shape former president donald trump's legal fate. the justices are tasked with deciding whether he is immune from criminal prosecution following his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. >> now, keep in mind this is a totally separate case from the criminal trial that's underway, alleging trump paid people to keep quiet to help him win the 2016 election. >> abc news reporter kristi an cordero is at the supreme court to explain what they're deciding . >> the us supreme court today is tasked with deciding whether a president is immune from criminal prosecution, particularly when the alleged crime is considered an official act. >> if the president decides sides that his rival is a corrupt person and he orders the

military or orders someone to assassinate him, is that within his official acts that for which he can get immunity? >> it would depend on the hypothetical that we can see. that could well be an official act in the january 6th election interference case, trump faces a federal trial on four felony counts, including conspiracy to defraud the us and obstruction of an official proceeding for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. >> the department of justice argued granting absolute immunity to a president would put him above the law. some justices appeared skeptical of the special counsel's charges, suggesting some conspiracy and fraud related charges are too vague. >> would you not agree that that is a peculiarly open ended statutory prohibition? it's designed to protect the functions of the united states government, and it's difficult to think of a more critical function than the certification of who won the election. >> trump has pleaded not guilty

to the charges. he says without immunity, presidents are merely ceremonial. >> but you're not going to do anything if you don't have immunity, because otherwise you're going to be prosecuted after you leave office. >> the supreme court is expected to release its decision before the end of june. >> this case has huge implications for the presidency, for the future of the presidency, for the future of the country. >> in my view, this case was originally supposed to go to trial in march, but was delayed pending the supreme court's decision. their decision could determine whether it faces further delays or goes to trial before the november election. christiane cordero abc news at the supreme court. >> meantime, court resumed today in donald trump's criminal trial in new york. still on the stand, david pecker, a crucial witness, uh- peeling back the layers of what prosecutors say was a conspiracy between the trump organization and the national enquirer to bury scandalous stories during his 2016 run for president. before court today, trump told reporters pecker has been, quote, a very nice guy.

prosecutors say that is a violation of the gag order in the case the former president faces a 34 count criminal indictment. trump has denied any wrongdoing, as you've heard, and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. today new york state's highest court overturned the rape conviction against former hollywood movie mogul harvey weinstein. >> his case launched the metoo movement. abc news reporter morgan norwood has more on these developments and how a california case could keep weinstein behind bars. >> the new york court of appeals issuing a 4 to 3 opinion today, overturning the sex crime conviction against former hollywood producer harvey weinstein, the court saying harvey weinstein didn't receive a fair trial because the trial judge allowed testimony about prior alleged sexual acts that had nothing to do with weinstein's charges. he was convicted in february 2020, prosecutors saying he abused his power to take advantage of aspiring female actors like the alleged victims, to coerce them into unwanted sexual encounters. the court of appeals, deciding

the evidence from allegations he was not charged with, was a necessary to establish weinstein's intent. weinstein's legal team saying they're happily surprised. >> but this was so much more than harvey weinstein for us and for the justice system, and we are relieved. >> the manhattan district attorney's office now vowing to retry weinstein if the alleged victims are willing to come forward again. some victims, advocates and women who have made claims about weinstein reacting to the decision today. >> this is what it's like to be a woman in america living with male entitlement to our bodies. this today is an act of institutional betrayal, and our institutions betray survivors of male sexual violence. >> and weinstein remains in prison, serving a 23 year sentence. in this case, if he's released in new york, he would then be in the hands of corrections in california. he was also convicted of sex offenses in los angeles and sentenced to 16 years in prison

there. morgan norwood, abc news, new york. >> net neutrality was restored by the fcc today, meaning internet providers must treat all online traffic equally and cannot block certain sites or offer higher speeds to higher paying customers. >> and our post-pandemic world, we know that broadband is a necessity and not a luxury. we know that it is an essential service. that is why we take this action today to help ensure that broadband is fast, open and fair for all of us. >> net neutrality was initially implemented by the commission in 2015, in the obama era, but was repealed in 2017. under the trump presidency, the measure to reinstate it passed today by a 3 to 2 split, with democrats in favor. republicans opposed financial issues, and boeing's troubled delivering new planes on time are forcing southwest airlines to cease operations at four airports. those airports include houston's george bush intercontinental airport, syracuse, hancock international

airport in new york state, bellingham international airport north of seattle, and cozumel international in mexico. southwest's ceo says other changes are being considered as well, including ending the airline's open seating policy as it seeks to improve its performance. >> wow, a heads up for drivers in both the east and north bay this weekend. a stretch of southbound interstate 680 through pleasanton islosing for repaving projects starting tomorr nig. the work is taking place between the 680 and 580 connectors to koopmann road. caltrans expects to have the road reopened by monday morning in the north bay. a caltrans repaving project will shut down a 21 mile stretch of westbound highway 37 for a second straight weekend. it begins tomorrow night at nine and runs through monday morning. the eastbound lanes will be closed for the first two weekends of may. >> one of wal-mart stores. one of the wal-mart stores in fremont is going to close, and more than 150 employees are going to have to look for a new

place to work. the store on el rey alber street, will close in a month. the last day is may 24th. walmart says it's not performing well enough to keep it open. the 156 associates who work at this store can transfer to other stores. the walmart is on osgood road, just a few miles away. that one is going to stay open, and perhaps a place for some of those employees to end up working. maybe a fee for tourists and a big night for football

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reporter reena roy with a preview with the first pick. >> all eyes on the motor city tonight. where prospects will take center stage and wait for something. many of these young men have dreamed of their entire lives to hear their name called in the nfl draft. detroit expects to welcome 400,000 visitors for this three day event, which will showcase the city, many of the top prospects also showcasing their fashion, trading in pads and helmets for their most stylish suit. >> what's so great is when people actually come to detroit, they are blown away because detroit is not what they might have thought. >> a record number of offensive players could be selected in the first round, with quarterbacks set to headline those first picks. as many as six could be selected on the first night,

which would tie an nfl record. usc s caleb williams, widely projected as the top pick, expected to go number one overall to the chicago bears. the quarterbacks, we have elite players at that position. >> five, definitely, maybe six quarterbacks in round one, wide receivers, also a hot ticket. >> ohio state's marvin harrison, junior almost certain to follow in his hall of fame father's footsteps as a first round pick. >> marvin harrison, junior a great bloodlines is that i scouted him coming out of syracuse. the same passion, the same work ethic contested grabs go. marvin harrison junior way trades could shake up the first round. >> the one thing we do know 32 names will be called tonight. motown is ready for its moment. the lions one game away from making it to the super bowl last season. now the city is set to welcome players to the nfl. reena roy, abc news, new york

>> it's just staggering to me how big a deal this has become, larry, this nfl draft, it's almost as big as the super bowl itself. what are you looking for today? well, one of the things that i was struck by, just looking at the espn coverage is that detroit is filled with hundreds of thousands of fans. >> it's incredibly it used to be in new york every year, same old thing, same old things, same old thing. then they started moving the venue around. and so it's been in chicago, and detroit just looks fantastic. it's unbelievable. so you have that as far as the niners are concerned, they have ten picks in this draft. their first selection would be number 31. that's at the back end of round one. and a question of whether they keep brandon aiyuk who i think they should keep him because the super bowl window is, you know, shrinking and shrinking. you got to win this coming season before you have to pay brock purdy. >> so all right. sounds good. so detroit venice detroit venice i mean, venice, italy is the first and only city in the world to charge visitors an entrance fee. and it started today. the fee is ■k75. that's about $5.36 in american money. you register online, pay, and get a qr code that you can then show inspectors if you're caught

without one, the fine could be ■k7300. the city says it's tryig to strike a balance between the needs of residents and the needs of visitors. the ■k75 fee is ony for day trippers. if you have a hotel reservation, you are exempt. what do you guys think about that? >> well, i can tell you the last two times i've been in italy and venice particularly, it's a mob scene. they're almost overwhelmed. after the pandemic, just overwhelmed with visitors. so i can see i almost got the sense last time last summer when my wife and i were there, that that residents are getting really a little irritated. it's so i think they're trying to do something to mitigate that. >> venice is one of my favorite places in the world that we've visited, and this was about 20 years ago, and i can understand why they want to charge. i mean, look, if it's a popular destination, if you just make it easy on people to charge the ■k5 and maybe it'll be okay. >> yeah. you just can't believe how many people are there now. >> yeah. so, dan, to be clear,

you'd rather be in detroit than with, you know, there's more room to move around freely than in venice if they're not charging a fee. >> i mean, sure. all right. well, the michelin guide is out with its list of top hotels. the ones that earned three keys in its rankings. it's comparable to restaurants with michelin stars, seven california hotels made the list. four of them are in the bay area. nearly all are in the napa area. in wine country, there's the auberge du soleil and rutherford napa valley, meadowood, napa valley in saint helena, and healdsburg's singlethread in. with only five five rooms that must be tough to get in. the fourth hotel is on the peninsula. it's canyon ranch , woodside in san mateo county. i will say, stanley, i'll start with you on this. we have just as these are examples, but just outstanding hospitality options here in the bay area. >> we do indeed, dan. i mean, we host so many people from all around the world. and i mean, we have so much to offer, which is why everybody comes here to maybe larry, we should charge a

fee. >> yeah, i was just going to say that. >> yeah. so downtown san francisco or to abc seven, which one specifically? >> i don't know. are we going to get a percentage? >> oh no. no. based on my personal experience. okay. >> so you guys know i'm not a fancy person. however, i was lucky enough to have gone to singlethread and not to stay there. i ate there, but i did get to see it. it is an amazing, impeccable place. everything is like art, right? but understated. and then the one on the peninsula canyon ranch. woodside never been, but i looked. they have an amazing looking treehouse and one night is like $1,500. wow. it's a treehouse. >> i just want to hear dan say auberge de soleil. sorry, i just can't even do detroit. >> have the treehouse. yeah. >> good question. >> all right, you guys, it's tasty thursday and this week we're talking chocolate for the craft chocolate experience happening in san francisco this weekend. and the three day festival starts tomorrow at the palace of fine arts. so we're talking sampling, shopping and learning all about chocolate. tickets start at $40 at craft

chocolate experience .com. >> pretty good. and joining us now is co-founder of the event gregory de la sonder. what can people learn and experience by doing this? thanks for coming on with us. >> thank you for having me. it's really exciting to be here and i'm excited to share chocolate with everybody, i think the first thing that a lot of people are going to be able to. yeah, you i think all of you have chocolate in front of you. oh, good. excellent, so you have four different chocolate bars, and this is one of the first things that people would get at the craft chocolate experience is they get to taste chocolate from all over the world. you have chocolate made here in san francisco, in asheville, north carolina, in in sao paulo, brazil, and in dubai in the united arab emirates. so chocolate is this worldwide phenomenon. and we have people from over 25 countries coming to san francisco to share what they make. >> are there big differences in

chocolate from around the world, or what are the characteristics that make them different? >> i feel like the only way to know that is by tasting those things in front of you. but the short answer is, very much so. so some of the things that you're tasting today, dandelion chocolate, where i'm sitting right now, which is a hometown hero of san francisco, all of our chocolate is made just from, cocoa beans and sugar. but the french broad bar is a classic milk. it's like a brown butter milk chocolate, and so that's the one that has that says like french broad on the, on it. i don't know if you can i put you on hold there for a second because i think i just bit into the ricote, which is san francisco and we've had them. >> oh, the truffle rosemary and olive ganache truffle. that is such a surprising combination and is so good. yeah >> yes. mike kuiti, who's just a genius, and he's been making chocolate in san francisco for so many years. he a rosemary. he's actually going to give a talk at the craft chocolate experience on how he makes his truffle. that includes rosemary,

olive oil and olives. and it's really a wonder. >> no, it's not just chocolate though, right? talk about the pairings you're offering. there's saki on the menu, i in fact, i have a bottle right now of this really fun sequoia sake chocolate sake, which you might not have in front of you. and i'm. i'm sorry about that, but yes, we're going to have coffee and chocolate pairing sake and chocolate pairings, elizabeth faulkner, who's a well-known chef in san francisco, is now has an amaro company. so there's going to be a amaro and chocolate pairing, as well as, as well as wine and chocolate and whiskey and chocolate. wow. all the fun things you want together. >> so i know you guys are tomorrow through sunday, right? how do people get tickets? do they? is it like you have to buy a three day festival ticket? or how does it work? >> you can buy a three day festival if you want to go all three days. you can save a little money by buying a three day ticket, or you can just buy friday or saturday or sunday.

friday is just friday night, 7 to 10, and we're doing this pairing event throughout the whole festival. so you get to take, gelati or sake or whiskey, and we have all these samples laid out for you and then go to all these chocolate makers from around the world and pair it with the chocolate samples they give you, so that's going to be friday night from 7 to 10. >> thank you so much. we appreciate it. gregory d'alessandro. the event is craft chocolate experimentxpernce

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today for our shellac, the oldest living former major leaguer, and he played all or parts of five seasons in the majors, winning three world series titles with the yankees. the mill valley native says those teams were special and shared the career accomplishments he treasures the most. >> getting ted williams out 24 times. wow is that right? yeah. he never got a hit off me. unbelievable. yeah. >> schallock wasn't the only former big leaguer at the party. former giants player and manager dusty baker stopped by to wish art a very happy birthday. >> happy birthday indeed. all right, let's go back and talk about the weather one more time. >> yes, we're about to get, you know, happier if you like it warm, right? yes this weekend you'll be happier, that's for sure. >> kristen and dan, let's take a look at a live picture right now from zephyr cove, where it is still nice to see there is snow

covering some of the mountains. so if you take a look at that live picture, you'll see what i'm talking about. apparently we're having problems right now, but just trust me on this, okay? there you go. we have more snow coming. believe it or not, there's a system that is going to come in late tonight and it will produce a few inches of snow showers between 6500 and 7000ft. by tomorrow evening. we're talking about three inches at kirkwood, a couple hundredths of an inch for showers, possibly here in the bay area tomorrow afternoon. it's a windy one, 50s to low 70s. and if you're going to pan, can purple stride in san jose this saturday, i'll be there. it's going to be mostly sunny. ideal weather for walking uh- 1030 is when that walk gets underway to fight pancreatic cancer. milder weather in the low to mid 60s for the late morning early afternoon. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast and we'll get rid of the wind. we'll clear out the skies and those temperatures will rise this weekend in time for your plans next week. dan and kristen, we're going to bring in some 80s, so we'll bring that warmth back into the

forecast. >> bring it on. >> yes thank you sandhya. >> all right. >> the nfl draft live from detroit. it's coming up right here. >> yeah. and what will the 40 niners do, larry? >> we're still wondering about that. i have some thoughts, but if they don't make any trades, the niners will pick 31st in the draft, which is less than seven minutes away. so will brandon aiyuk remain on the niners after this draft concludes? that's the business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning.

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40 niners. they have ten picks in the upcoming draft, but there's actually more intrigue about what they're going to do with one of their stars, brandon aiyuk wants a new contract. teams have been inquiring about what it would take to acquire brandon aiyuk, and there's some deebo samuel trade rumors out there as well. now, most think it would take a first round pick or more for the niners to have any serious conversations about trading either of their star wide receivers. aiyuk, under contract for one more year at 14 million, believed he wants an extension for about 25 million a year. that puts him in deebo samuel's neighborhood. the niners were in win now mode, especially after they lost the super bowl in agonizing fashion once again. so dealing one of your best players just to save money does not make a lot of sense. >> a couple of years ago, there was a lot of talk about another receiver, deebo, and i said the same thing. but with ba, you know, ba i've communicate on a couple occasions. on many occasions, our wish and our wish is that he's here and a part of uh. the niners for the rest of his career. >> so with the first pick in the

draft, caleb williams figures to go to chicago. and he worked out this off season with niners qb brock purdy. interestingly, you'll recall, was the last pick in the 2022 draft. first and last expectations back then for brock. not very high with the 262nd pick in the 2022 nfl draft, the san francisco 40 niners select brock purdy. well, every time i watch brock purdy, i thought career backup in the nfl. >> i'm sorry it took till the end. uh- we find you very relevant, but you are going to be mr. irrelevant. >> we've loved you on tape, man. you know how to play the position. and this is a hell of a day for you, man. >> i'll embrace the role and have some fun with it, for sure. but, at the end of the day, you know, i'm trying to go and help a team win a super bowl, he's very relevant now. and reggie bush has his heisman trophy back. it was forfeited in 2010, in the wake of significant ncaa sanctions for usc. the heisman trust made the move after calling the enormous changes in the college football landscape a game changer with name, image and likeness money now available

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