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what's today looking like? >> good morning stephanie. it's certainly a cool start out there. live doppler seven taking you down to the peninsula. this is the monterey peninsula. and you can see from santa cruz southward that the showers are offshore. and we are left with the clear sky here. a beautiful look outside from our roof camera where temperatures are in the mid and upper 40s from san jose to san francisco 46 though half moon bay and emeryville, with the north bay numbers in the low well, upper 30s to low 40s. 37 petaluma mid 40s, though in concord we are certainly much colder this morning, 11 to 12 degrees colder in our inland valleys. how about 14 degrees colder in santa rosa? there's a breeze as well. san francisco, oakland, novato, up to 23 miles an hour. and the next several hours we're going to stay in the 50s. but by noontime at 60 and low 60s with plenty of sunshine, this afternoon except at the coast. >> lisa, thank you. breaking overnight. at least one person is dead after a car crash in san jose. that's according to the

chp. it happened on highway 101, going southbound near the matilda on ramp. right now. all lanes are back open. the crash forced all southbound lanes to close around two this morning. we have new details about one of the san jose police officers injured in a shootout. the police union says the officer, who is in critical condition, had a second surgery. two officers were shot as they tried to stop a man trying to break into a room at the extended stay america hotel in south san jose. it happened on thursday night. a mother and her three children were inside the room. police say kevin briones had a prior warrant and got into a gun battle with officers as he tried to run away. officers then arrested briones after he jumped out of a window. the san jose police officers association identified the critically injured officer as jaime arredondo, the union that is says he's recovering now in the hospital, and the other officer had minor injuries. breaking

overnight in southern california, seven people are hurt after a shooting in long beach. authorities say four victims were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. three others were treated for minor injuries. no word yet on any possible suspects or arrests. will, of course, keep you updated on this story. as we learn more here and online at abc seven news.com. today is holocaust remembrance day. this year's observation carries a heavier weight than usual for many jews around the world. it is the first to take place since hamas fighters invaded israel on october 7th. the deadliest attack on jews since the holocaust. israel's main event tonight usually brings thousands of people together. that includes survivors and jewish students, along with leaders and politicians. here in san francisco, the jewish community center will put on an exhibit to honor the lives lost during the holocaust. this comes amid rising tensions in the middle

east, u.s. and arab leaders continue ceasefire negotiations between hamas and israel, while the threat of a ground invasion looms over rafah. a south bay doctor recently returned from a five week medical mission to rafah. he spoke about his first hand experience from the front lines. abc7 news reporter anser hassan was there, but we must warn you, this story contains gruesome details of war. >> the destruction is evident. the death toll reported at over 34,000 people, but doctor mohammed subhi says those stats don't capture the reality on the ground in gaza. what that means for a child who just lost their entire family in a bombing and is the only surviving family member who's also lost a limb, and what does that mean for them, physically speaking? >> and mentally speaking? >> doctor mohamed subhi addressed the capacity crowd at a church in walnut creek about his recent five week medical mission to gaza. at times sharing graphic images and details of the work he did at a

makeshift field hospital in rafah. it was set up to help 50 people a day. instead, he says, they treated more than 1000 people daily. >> you don't know if you're going to have antibiotics. definitely didn't have anesthetics. we just had ketamine, which is a dissociative medicine that dissociates your mind from your body. and we were doing major surgeries opening chests, abdomens, resecting intestines. >> doctor subhi works at two south bay hospitals. since his return, he's also been meeting with elected officials, most recently in washington, d.c, to give a first hand account of the war. he says the narrative that this war is just against hamas militants didn't match what he experienced. >> not once did i see a combatant. if you think about, like soldier fighting another soldier and there's crossfire and civilians, unfortunately are hit by the crossfire. all of my patients were civilians that came to me, shot deliberately. >> saturday's event also featured the exhibit the soul of my soul biographies and photos

of children killed in gaza. >> if they're in gaza, if they're here in america, wherever they are, their children at the end of the day and they deserve to be protected. >> doctor subhi, a palestinian refugee himself, says he's hopeful that the current round of cease fire negotiations between israel and hamas will lead to a breakthrough. but he also hopes part of that includes more accountability and an end to the humanitarian blockade, which is keeping aid out of gaza. >> 196 humanitarian aid workers were killed, and we don't hear about that. that tells me those actions speak louder than the words that we're hearing, i just pray and hope for a better tomorrow, not only for the palestinians, but for the world in general. >> and walnut creek anser hassan abc seven news. >> new this morning northern gaza is in a, quote, full blown famine. that's according to the executive director of the united nations world food program. it says the famine has not been officially declared. the hunger crisis is most severe in the

north, but is starting to move south to the gaza strip. the organization is asking for a cease fire and access to gaza to deliver aid. closer to home now we're checking in on a program that helps children get home from school safely in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. the area is known for its open air drug markets, but it's also home to the highest concentration of children in the city. there's an estimated 3000 children that live there, largely from immigrant families, so-called safety stewards guide the students along the cleanest routes and avoid people using drugs. >> we have a lot of things in this neighborhood that are not safe. we have a lot of drug dealing. we have a lot of drug use on the street that impact the lives of the people who live here. and so this is really an intervention of saying, you know, we need this space for kids. >> the safe passage program was created by mothers fed up with drug dealers in this area. it

has been operating since 2008 and is now part of the tenderloin community benefit district. california's attorney general announced a $273 million settlement with a pharmaceutical company over the opioid epidemic . new jersey based amneal pharmaceutical allegedly failed to report suspicious orders under the agreement, it will pay more than $92 million. also included is $180 million to pay for naloxone product, the overdose reversal drug. the company did not admit any wrongdoing. all right. as we head to break, let's check in with lisa. >> all right. good morning to you. and as we check out this pretty view of the golden gate bridge, it is in the 40s in san francisco. and when it's in the 40s in the city, it's cold. it's in the 40s everywhere, even some 30s in our north bay valley. so today, a cool but dry and sunny afternoon. we'll kick up the breeze as well. stay tuned. a major warm up on the way. coming

up lisa. >> thank you. also ahead, the event kicking off aapi heritage month in san francisco. despite all that rain. plus, a nonprofit recovers following a devastating fire. how students are now adjusting amid plans to rebuild

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services. >> this is the first time that a stand down event has actually been held in oakland. typically, they're held at the alameda county fairgrounds, but with oakland being ground zero for this homelessness crisis, with over 50% of the unhoused people being here, we figured that we would bring the services to where the people are in 2022. >> alameda reported an estimated 9700 unhoused residents, over 500 of them were veterans. a local nonprofit is trying to build a better bay area by cultivating the next generation of inventors. now it needs help. after a fire left extensive damage to its creative space. abc7 news reporter tara campbell spoke to its founder, trying to figure out what's next. >> the smoke damage on the walls is pretty significant. the water reached around 4 to 5in. we hear ryan spurlock is talking about a fire nearly one week ago at

human made, the san francisco nonprofit that provides space, tools and training to up and coming inventors and entrepreneurs. this is where the fire started, we believe we were told. essentially, it started right here in the power strip. it burnt up the 3d printers here and a lot of the equipment in the middle section here. >> obviously we were scared because our robots there and everything, but we really like we really knew the more important thing was human made as a whole, because just the organization is really important to everyone that goes there. >> kyle young found a passion for robotics here, and credits the nonprofit with helping build a 40 member team from learning how to build parts, write grants and most importantly, how to work with other people and really build a project. >> and it's been pretty life changing for all of us. >> the fire forcing the nonprofit to take its training online. we focus on hands on learning here, we're hands on program, so it's going to have a significant impact over the next month, at least, as well as the businesses that really count on

our space to run their day to day operations or launch their product or their idea and one of those people is jonathan pauley. he learned to build custom cabinets after losing his tech job. >> they have some of the best cnc machines you can get up there, and then people who are willing to help you learn the skills to use them and sort of fast track. so i was able to start my own little prototyping business after getting laid off from traditional tech job and now displaced, it sounds like it'll be at least a month before anybody can get back in the space. and for a lot of people with, you know, projects and, you know, customers, uh, we don't want them to go somewhere else, you know, in the meantime, they're hoping this gofundme campaign will help cover some of the upfront losses. >> tara campbell, abc seven news another generation of peregrine falcons are on alcatraz island. >> these falcons chicks hatched as a result of a uc berkeley conservation success. the mother, known as larry, is the offspring of annie, who you are probably familiar with. one of the falcons from the uc berkeley

campus clock tower. we saw larry hatch during a live stream back in 2018, and here is a live stream of the nest right now. larry was identified on alcatraz by the bands placed on her legs as a chick. and you can see her there. it looks like she may be feeding her little chickies. they're certainly awake. uh- woke from their slumber from the last hour. the national park service set up a new live cam to track these hatchlings. progress, and they all appear to be in good health and ready for breakfast. well, the rain put a damper on some events in the bay area. yesterday the wet weather ended up canceling or postponing many outdoor events, but the asians are strong. five k run across san francisco. did pull through 600 people, braved the elements and came out to show their solidarity. >> nothing can stop us. this is all determination. this is how i prove my daughter to so it is a good learning for her. so she made it through. >> other events were canceled like the richmond san pablo,

cinco de mayo, peace and unity parade. hayward's car show was postponed for september 14th and for commuters. caltrans canceled the third weekend of repaving highway 37 due to the rain that will happen next weekend. instead, the snow was falling in the sierra overnight. interstate 80 between colfax and the nevada state line is back open this morning after the rain and slick conditions forced it to shut down yesterday. highway 89 is closed at emerald bay also because of the snow. and here's a live look at in lake tahoe this morning at zephyr cove. you see the dixie there. the flag blowing in the wind. it's certainly a quieter morning today with no snow. the storm has passed and all that recent snow certainly helping our already above average snowpack totals. as for the week ahead, though, lisa is tracking some heat to that we can look forward to. >> yeah, that's right, donner pass 18in yesterday. so doing pretty well in terms of snow. yes. and that winter storm

warning for the sierra nevada expires in less than two hours. so maybe a couple of inches left there and winds up to 20 to 25 miles an hour. so still slick roadways if you're headed to the mountains or coming back that way, and a few lingering showers in the mountains. otherwise, the shower activity closer to home is down towards monterey and it is off the coast. had a few showers towards davenport and pescadero very early this morning, but as we look outside here, we have spun the earth and this is santa cruz where it is 42 degrees. so chilly here and looking at highs today just around 60. so on the cooler side of average for sure. and looks like a gorgeous morning out there heading for a walk. but make sure you bundle up. it's cold. it is 47 downtown, 49 in oakland and hayward. good morning san jose 48 for you. redwood city 46, as well as half moon bay and some breezy winds as well. emeryville. you can see the glow there this morning. 608 is the official sunrise. the sun

sets at 804, and that's almost 14 hours of daylight today. 40 santa rosa 37 petaluma with 41. in napa and fairfield 45. concord livermore much colder this morning by about 15 degrees in spots in yesterday. yeah it felt like january. right. cool morning, mild afternoon today compared to yesterday. we'll still be below average though. and into your monday a little bit warmer maybe 3 to 4 degrees warmer, but still waking up to some very cold conditions. and as we get towards the rest of the workweek, the warmth comes our way. wednesday, thursday, friday, high pressure builds in and the winds will shift, but as for today, they're breezy, they're onshore, and that's going to keep it certainly chilly along the coast and san francisco even across the bay. you'll notice that delta breeze again today and a little bit into your monday. so the change is once again will come to the middle and latter part of the workweek. so here it is wednesday and we're already about 80 degrees inland, upper

70s, bay shore, upper 60s in the city. and then the winds backing off or even a warmer day on thursday with mid 70s downtown, even 80s on the bay shore, mid 80s inland. and look at the 70s up towards stinson point rays. as for friday could be the warmest day of the week and we could have a little bit of what the weather service calls a slight heat risk there into our inland valleys. that's how warm it's going to get compared to where we are today. big changes on the way. 60 in oakland, 55, half moon bay and breezy 63 in san jose should be about 72 this time of year. the accuweather seven day forecast a bright and breezy. cinco de mayo and a little bit warmer for your monday. not much though. we'll get into the warming trend on tuesday and then into the 80s the rest of the workweek inland, reaching that as well. thursday. bay shore and 70s arriving at the coa

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cleanest tap water in america. do you drink it? apparently some people still won't. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez explores whether water stations might be a way to build a better bay area. >> we heard a rumor that one of san francisco's elusive water refilling stations was located just across the street from our building along the embarcadero. we went searching, surprised to see that it's been there all along, so i took the time to see how many people indulged all, why not take advantage of something that's free? pacing back and forth, i waited and waited and waited. not a single person used it. next step. would they follow my lead? did you know that there are stations all around the city like this one? i'm sure there are, yes. have you tried it? no

>> oh, i don't trust the water here. >> come on. it's safe. no sign. it says who? so i'm no expert. but i do have this tiny device which measures the tds, which stands for total dissolved solids, minerals, metals, solids, ions. so a low tds level is 100 ppm or less. so let's measure that was 48. so it's super safe keepers of our water system, the sfpuc, say tap water is required under state and federal guidelines to be regularly tested. >> we test in san francisco almost 100,000 times per year. bottled water is not under that same standard. so we actually test the tap water many more times than bottled water actually is ever tested. >> why then the mistrust ucsf researchers have worked with government agencies and found that people's perception of what comes out of here may depend on where they have lived. >> they're worried that the

pipes haven't been updated. and we learned that immigrant folks bring with them the perception that public water is unsafe because they're coming from countries where public drinking water isn't safe. it's in those communities and in parks where the city has made a concerted effort to install more of these stations as a way to encourage people, especially young kids, to drink water instead of sugary drinks. >> residents in san francisco's bayview district, for example, have a high number of people with type two diabetes right? >> when you're putting stress on your kidneys, stress on your liver, processing all this and your pancreas, it causes other issues in your body. >> joi jackson morgan is with the third street youth center and clinic. >> our mission at third street is that we want to help produce healthy and engaged young adults. and so part of that is that healthy youth build healthy lives. >> unfortunately, in other neighborhoods like the tenderloin, some of the stations have been used for other purposes. this one was not

functioning properly. this one's just a trickle. a worker from saint anthony's showed us how some use the dog watering station to wash themselves. but what about the rest of the city? why haven't these stations caught the attention of more people? despite the sfpuc online locator map showing so many locations during the pandemic, the program suffered a setback as people didn't want to touch surfaces. >> it was understanding in that moment, but we're not in that moment anymore. >> yet still today, we saw hundreds of giants fan walked past this refilling water station and not a single person used it. 123456789 ten 1112 1314 1516. nobody's stopping to get water. but after a long wait along the embarcadero, we finally found a skateboarder filling up his water bottle. >> there's one in union square. there's this one. there's one at

the new visa spot that i use all the time. they're like, they're in skate spots and people need them to drink, and we need to do more of it. >> and we need that public information posted at each of those stations so people know why they should trust that water in san francisco. >> lyanne melendez, abc seven news in our next half hour on abc seven mornings encampment cleared breaking news officers moving into the usc campus as we speak. >> the warning from the university about arrests.

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officials say it could get much worse. good morning everybody. we'll get to that severe weather in the south in just a moment. but first here at home, a much calmer scene. we get to see the sun today. yes that's right. >> with nearly an inch of rain in san francisco yesterday, it was kind of a wild day on the peninsula. and as we take a look outside, how beautiful is this in santa cruz, where it is 42 degrees highs today and maybe in the low 60s here. so another cool. but sunny afternoon for you. 47 san francisco. it is 46 half moon bay with 48. in san jose 49. in oakland there's emeryville this morning. cooler numbers in the north bay 37, petaluma low 40, napa and fairfield with 45 in concord. so that brings everyone down significantly. 11 degrees colder in concord this morning. and the winds a bit of a factor from the city to oakland. the breezy onshore winds with us today. so keeping numbers in the 50s through noontime it will be sunny. the winds kick up along the coast. low 60s for most inland, maybe a few mid 60s up

in santa rosa. otherwise it's a cool day today bringing on the warming trend for the week ahead. stephanie. lisa. >> thank you. we're following more breaking news. police are moving into the usc campus to clear out pro-palestinian encampments. the campus was reportedly shut down and more than 100 officers in riot gear surrounded this encampment. and a post on x, the university said in part, quote, if you are in the center of campus, please leave. people who don't leave will be arrested. now, it's unclear if any arrests have been made at this point. this is all unfolding as we speak. but just moments ago, the university announced the encampment has been fully cleared. this comes after the school issued a warning saying the encampment violated school policy and must come down. protesters interrupted the commencement ceremony at the university of michigan. the school had anticipated possible problems and did put certain restrictions

in place. the protesters were eventually escorted out at the university of virginia, 25 people were arrested when they clashed with police who moved in to clear an encampment. abc news reporter phil lipof has a look at the impact nyu, now one of the latest universities where police have been called in to clear out encampments as protests over the israel-hamas war continue to grow. >> i think student movements historically have brought a lot of change, so maybe it won't be just nyu, but it will be a bunch of universities, more than 50 arrests as the nypd cleared out tents at both nyu and the new school. we shall not be. columbia university's president speaking out for the first time since calling in police after protesters barricaded themselves inside a campus building earlier this week. >> we tried very hard to resolve the issue of the encampment through dialog. the university made a sincere and good offer, but it was not accepted at ucla, police were called in after

protests there turned violent earlier this week. >> dangerous rhetoric that is spewed in the encampment, calls for the death of all zionists anti zionism is most definitely, most definitely anti-semitic ism. >> ucla announcing all campus activities will resume in full on monday. all of this as schools are planning for graduations. ohio state moving forward with commencement. >> it's just great that osu is putting us first. that's how it always should be. >> meantime, protests at northwestern, brown and rutgers have ended peacefully, the schools agreeing to review their investment in companies contributing to the war in gaza. if students curb protest activity. phil lipof, abc news, new york. across the country now, today, more than 21 million americans from texas into oklahoma are currently under flood alerts. >> some parts of east texas near houston are under water and forecast to see even more rain. as abc news reporter chuck

sivertsen tells us, the threat of severe weather is not over. >> a flood watch is still in effect for some parts of southeast texas, after more than a foot of rain fell over the past few days, houston area rivers reaching their highest level since hurricane harvey in 2017. this has 2 to 5 more inches of rain is expected today . officials warning the situation could get worse at this point. >> if you're still in your home, prepare to stay there through the weekend. obviously, it's too late to evacuate without calling 911. >> neighborhood streets have been turned into rivers. probably 12 to 15ft deep here. first responders are using boats to rescue those stranded. meanwhile, in central texas, people are picking up the pieces after a tornado left behind a path of destruction. >> i remember hearing glass break, and then i remember hearing bricks coming down, and they were coming down on top of

us. >> and the severe weather is not over as the workweek begins, giant hail damaging winds, and tornadoes all possible as more severe storms are forecast on monday from texas to nebraska. chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york overnight in washington, d.c, a driver is dead after slamming into a gate at the white house. >> the driver was going at a high rate of speed and crashed into a barricade just before 1030 last night, that's all. according to the secret service, the driver was declared dead on scene. officials also said there was no threat to the white house, and they are treating it like a traffic crash. now to your voice, your vote. some of the biggest names in the republican party joined former president donald trump in palm beach this weekend. the multi-day retreat features major donors and close allies of the former president, some potential vice presidential candidates are also in attendance, seeking to be chosen to join the trump campaign. >> donald trump is using this as

kind of a mini reality show to showcase some of the rising stars of the party, one of which just might be his running mate this fall, sources tell abc news. >> trump is not very far along in that selection process, though his campaign has not started to formally vet candidates, trump also needs a significant fundraising boost. he has less than half the amount of cash on hand than president biden and the democrats. still ahead this morning, cow cuddles. yeah, there's a new therapeutic trend farms are supporting to bring in tourists, but it does come with concern about potential infections. we'll discuss that in a moment. here is a live look, though, from our mount tam camera. you see a partly cloudy there in the distance. it

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stars. always fun to find them out in the mussel beds. little sea slugs, lots of anemones out there as well. i think that's a moon glow anemone, a different species. >> the event started nearly a decade ago as a friendly competition between san francisco and los angeles. but biodiversity and community science coordinator olivia van damme says it's now taken off around the globe from philippines to madagascar and to kazakhstan. >> and it's just really incredible. we're actually have people organizing and doing this challenge in all seven continents, including antarctica. >> organizers describe the movement as community science. volunteers use a platform called i naturalist to upload images of their specimens. researcher rebecca johnson says the massive data is already making an impact, and there have been about 1.6 million observations. >> and those data are critically important for me. but then for scientists to also other scientists to understand the

distribution of plants and animals across the globe. >> the academy regularly tracks endangered populations like the sunflower, sea star and local kelp forests, both hit by rising ocean temperatures. the work is often as painstaking as it is vital, but perhaps made easier in the future with the help from a growing army of volunteers. >> this big understanding of where plants and animals are found come from the city nature challenge at pillar point. >> drew tuma abc seven news all right, here's something different a new trend is picking up on farms across america. >> cow cuddling. have you heard of it? it involves meeting, sitting with, cuddling and scratching cows for get this an entire hour session. many have described these meetings as therapeutic. >> i can go out there and i do every day, lay with them and be with them and hug them and get kisses from them. two of them are trained to give kisses on

command and when i do that, i cannot explain how the words just makes me feel. it's just exclamation points in all these emojis that people use >> farms have embraced this trend as a kind of aggregator tourism that helps their bottom line, but there is some concern, though, because bird flu has spread to dairy cattle in nine states. government officials say the risk of human infection is low, but they are still urging caution. i asked you before, i'm going to ask you again, lisa, would you do it? i don't know if i would, after hearing about the potential for infection, but i can see why people find it relaxing. >> yeah, he really liked it, so that's encouraging. that's that's a nice story. all right. good morning everybody. from the golden gate bridge here looks gorgeous out here. temperatures are just in the upper 40s downtown. even a few 30s north of the golden gate. got a warm up on the way. not quite today, but we'll give you all

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here on abc seven. cleveland takes on orlando in game seven of the first round. coverage starts at 930 with nba countdown, followed by tipoff at ten. the news continues right here at 430 on the diamond. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez explains how oakland reached the 500 mark this weekend. >> good morning. after a three hour rain delay, the a's and marlins got underway saturday on star wars day with the first pitch that got stuck in darth vader's cape barely made it past the mound, but that was the only thing to go wrong for oakland. they now have a season high six game win streak. also climbed the 500 mark for the first time this season. remember, they started the year one and seven. the force was strong in oakland on may the fourth. be with you day saturday afternoon. bottom three brant rooker uses his lightsaber and whoa 447ft to

left. longest homer by an a this season. he got all that one and myers work for nothing. the a's bat around. so rooker back at the plate in the third again and becomes the first to homer twice in an inning since mark mcgwire in 96. 12 nothing after three fourth inning a's rookie brett harris first ever major league hit is a home run. that's storybook stuff. his family there 13. nothing. guys in the dugout. that's good stuff. sixth inning. now it's harris at the plate again. and what do you know goes deep again. you've got to be kidding me. and again check out the family first a and 50 years to have both of his first hits be homers 15 nothing and to wrap it all up shea langeliers how about bengalis three run homer to make it an even 20 runs for the a's. they win 20 to 4 six straight wins. they're at 500. what a turnaround. giants in philadelphia patrick bailey, the catcher at at least a week with a concussion. and starting

pitcher keaton wynn didn't make it out of the first inning. the first five batters reached the first run, scoring on a bases loaded hit by pitch wins. struggle with control on a rainy philadelphia night, pulled up for 39 pitches and allowed five runs. the giants lose 14 three. let's kick it four niners linebacker fred warner revving up the crowd at levi's stadium before the quakes and lafc. fifth minute cristian espinosa the corner. rodriguez heads at home and it's one nil san jose beautiful goal in a hurry. second half espinosa ahead to amal pellegrino. and look at this fancy footwork. another goal to nil san jose. and then four minutes later espinosa, another corner and this time a la defender knocks it home. so officially it's not an assist but it is. quakes get their second win of the year three one and missed it danny though come through on the inside. >> it is mystic dan down toward the inside with the lead in the final 16. forever young sierra leone is coming up. >> these three coming down to

the wire. >> who's it going to be? all of the thunder of the derby. oh, it's a photo. wasn't mystic dan or was it sierra leone? >> the 150th kentucky derby ends in a photo finish. mr. dan beaten sierra leone by a nose, literally. i mean, that's where the phrase comes from. great reaction from jockey brian hernandez junior for his first derby win. forever young was third. the favorite fierceness finished 15th. mystic dan was 18 to 1. the rain couldn't stop the fun at memorial stadium in berkeley on saturday. more than 100 kids, ages 6 to 13, with and without intellectual disabilities, joined 50 cal student athletes and staff for the second annual golden buddies football clinic. football players led drills including throwing, catching, running, tackling more a great event full of so many smiles. that's good stuff. that is your look at sports. have a great sunday. let's send it back to you. >> thank you chris. will the giants taking on the phillies again today on the road. first pitch is 410. and here at home

bay fc is playing the chicago red starting at 5:00. how's it looking around then? >> it's pretty cool stephanie. the this morning temperatures were very chilly and we're going to do that again tonight and into tomorrow morning before things start to get back to may averages. here is what is left of the rain. you can see a little mixed precip down by big sur the mountains there. otherwise the rain showers have been off shore since last night and as we look at emeryville, gorgeous start to the day. it's certainly cold, though colder than it's been with 47, san francisco 46, half moon bay 48. in san jose, oakland, hayward 49 for you and 45 in redwood city. the roof camera a few clouds around, but otherwise a nice sunny day today. on the way, those breezy winds 37 petaluma 40, in santa rosa with 41. napa and fairfield 44. livermore 45 and concord and low 20s. here. the flurries ending in the mountains. how about 18in at donner pass? so today cool. this morning. mild this afternoon. tomorrow another chilly start,

but slightly warmer. maybe 3 to 4 degrees warmer in the afternoon, then high pressure builds in throughout the second half of the workweek, allowing for a wind shift and much warmer temperatures. it's about the breeze today. if you're headed to the shoreline, where those winds will be anywhere from 20 to 30 miles an hour throughout the afternoon. so certainly a cool day out there. but we're going to bring the numbers into the 70s over not only in san francisco midweek, but how about upper 70s in oakland by wednesday, even 81 on thursday. and the warmth looks to hold by the end of the week. in the south bay today, sunny skies, average highs in the low 60s. so 9 to 10 degrees below average 60. in milpitas along the peninsula, the breezy afternoon winds with 62 in redwood city was just in the 50s. yesterday day and downtown upper 50s today. the breeze with you. so a cool one. and in the north bay with low 60s in novato. north end of the bay, ten degrees cooler than average as well. 65

calistoga. mostly sunny here with around 60 to the low 60s, so certainly a cool afternoon in some of the cooler pockets where you get that sea breeze or that afternoon onshore flow will keep temperatures a good deal below average. you head inland and we've got plenty of sunshine. 64 in concord a nice recovery from the low 40s this morning and then overnight tonight. cold again with upper 30s dropping off in the north bay. the clear sky low to mid 40s. elsewhere, the accuweather seven day forecast. our cinco de mayo will all end up being nice this afternoon, although certainly on the cool side. low 60s bay shore, mid 60s inland, only 50s at the coast. slightly warmer for your monday. another chilly start tuesday. we're really get into the warming trend very pleasant. near average wednesday, thursday. friday. above average low to mid 80s inland, maybe even upper 80s on friday. and look at the bay warm up even the coast as well. getting out of the 60s for a few days. stephanie >> lisa thank you. well happy

cinco de mayo everyone. there is a big celebration planned in the south bay today. the tradition cruising to its lon

a celebration that has faced some controversy in recent years. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has more on the change of plans to the lowrider parade. >> we're taking over this whole corner from the 680 bridge to king of story. >> after months of planning, final preparations are underway for cinco de mayo festivities in san jose. >> it's going to be a mix of lowriders and different community groups, david polanco, president of the organization united lowrider council of san jose, said. >> this year, the cinco de mayo community parade is making a return on sunday. polanco said it's all thanks to a collective effort. >> i would think we had $0, so it was something, you know, how

do we do this? what's the vision? and we figured now it's we just wanted it to be uh- done by the community. for the community, more than 300 lowriders will be cruising from king and alum rock and end at story in king, where 90 different vendors will be set up at emma park. the sharks, you know, they're doing a collaborative effort with the local artists, abraham ortega on a shirt, and that's going to benefit a nonprofit. so there's a lot of little nuances within this, you know, voter registration. >> polanco credits the partnership with council member peter ortiz, office businesses and the san jose police department. last year, police closed streets and freeway exits , making festivities difficult to access. >> we had a good talk and we've been working together ever since , just trying to build that relationship. >> this year, the san jose police department will have their own lowrider taking part in the parade, an effort to mend the bond with the community.

>> i think we're fortunate the community is willing to collaborate with us, so we're thankful to these organizations and our elected officials who are coordinating to put all this together and allowing us to be a part of the celebration and to ensure that we can do so and people can celebrate safely, blanco said. >> safety is the goal this weekend so everyone can enjoy a memorable cinco de mayo. >> i hope people that need resources get them. i hope people that have never seen a horse dance in a parade see that. i hope people take a lot of pictures. and just like i said earlier, a safe family event and, have a lot of fun in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news kgo has a special birthday today. our station has been running for 75 years as of today, channel seven turned on for the first time from sutro mansion back on may 5th, 1949, and it's certainly amazing to see how the industry has changed and the evolution of storytelling today. we'll have a look back at that history at 9

a.m. thank you all for sharing part of your sunday with us. i'm stephanie sierra. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yay! you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us

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>> janai: good morning, america. breaking their banks. several rivers in houston at major flood stage. water rising higher than hurricane harvey in some spots. flash flooding swamping homes and roads. the emergency rescues with even more rain on the way. plus, the new weather threat for tornado alley.