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rain has gone for now. but what is today looking like? lisa yeah, it's definitely cool out there. >> stephanie. we do have a few showers in the south bay off the coast though, so the atmosphere is still a bit unstable. and we're looking at live doppler seven right now. that shows the cloud cover that has cleared the bay area as we go in closer to the south bay and the monterey peninsula. there you can see just a few showers down by big sur, but for the bay area, partly cloudy, cool. 48 in fremont and san jose. right now, danville do you check that out? 4342 in napa with 40 in santa rosa. so compared to 24 hours ago, we're anywhere from 4 to 10 and 12 degrees colder this morning. and that in that post frontal air mass. so the winds are gusty and novato breezy. san francisco will have the breezy onshore winds with a sunny afternoon, but notice high temperatures still in the 50s by noontime and by the afternoon just low 60s. bayside mid 60s for some places inland and keeping it cool at the coast. we'll talk about a warming trend on the way. stephanie. >> all right, 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, traffic has been reduced to two lanes. the crash forced all southbound lanes to close around 2:00 this morning. there is no estimated time of reopening. we'll stay posted on that. also, 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. we'll 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. that's of course, comes amid rising tensions in the middle east, u.s. and arab leaders continue ceasefire negotiations between hamas and israel. the threat of a ground invasion looms over the southern gaza city of rafah. a south bay doctor recently returned from a five week medical mission to rafah. he spoke about his firsthand experience from the front lines. abc seven 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 mohammed subhi addressed a 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, dc, 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 yet, but this comes from program staff reporting on the ground in the region. 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. we have new details now about one of the san jose police officers injured in a shootout at the union for san jose police, 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 thursday night. a mother and her three children were inside the room. police say kevin briones

has a prior warrant and got into a gun battle with officers as he tried to run away. officers 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 says he's recovering in the hospital. the other officer had minor injuries. 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 states more than $92 million. also included is $180 million to pay for naloxone products, the overdose reversal drug that is. the company did not admit any wrongdoing. also new this morning, san francisco's chinese hospital will be getting a new care unit. the hospital is independently

run and located in chinatown. it will receive state funds to build a 23 bed unit for patients who need around the clock care, but not hospitalization. assembly member phil ting announced that $5 million has been allocated from the state's budget. the new unit is expected to open one year from now. speaking of san francisco is facing heat for empty housing, a new audit says last year, the city had more than $100 million to pay for affordable housing units for unhoused people, but the city left it on the table, and the new analysis by the city blames part of the problem on low staffing among its housing. navigator team. the report says the city has reduced rent apartments just sitting there, but not enough staff to place people in them. the director of the city's department of homelessness and supportive housing says it's already making changes recommended in the audit. organizers and volunteers are helping support unhoused veterans in the east bay. the

alameda county veterans affairs commission teamed up with the group swords to plowshares and laney college. the event provided free showers, haircuts and food for vets and students. it also connected them to housing, employment, health and dental care, as well as legal 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. all right, as we head to break now, let's take a live look outside with lisa. >> all right. it is a chilly one out there. a beautiful view from our sutro tower camera. almost an inch of rain in san francisco

yesterday, so after a good soaking chance to dry out, it's going to take a few days to warm up, though. we'll talk about a cool sunday and a much warmer week ahead next. >> lisa, thank you. also ahead, the event kicking off aapi heritage month here in san francisco. despite all that rain, plus, a nonprofit recovers following a devastating fire. how students are adjusting amid plans to rebui when you have moderate—to—severe eczema, it's okay to show off.

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are looking at san francisco. it's 512. governor newsom announcing several new judges to the state superior court. three here in bay area counties, michael risher was appointed to the alameda county superior court. he is a democrat. contra costa counties newest superior court judge, stephanie clark, has no party affiliation, and uh- salsa fullerton was appointed to serve on the marin county superior court. she's a

democrat. 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 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 that. 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 right grants and most importantly, how to like, 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 where 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, 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 falcon chicks hatched as a result of a uc berkeley conservation success. and i believe we may. we're looking at video here. the mother, known as larry, is the offspring of annie, one of the falcons from the uc berkeley campus. clock tower. and we saw larry hatch during a live stream back in 2018. and now we're going to take you to a live stream of the nest. right now, you can see larry there. he was identified on alcatraz by the bands placed on her legs as a chick. larry the girl. the national park service set up a new live cam to track these hatchlings. progress and you can see they're all sound asleep there, and they appear to be in

good health. a new mural is in san francisco's sunset district. a community fair was held to unveil the mural called people of taraval, and it's in honor of aapi heritage month. the artists were inspired by the question, what does safety mean to you? a coalition of local groups also announced a bilingual resource guide of sunset based community services. you can find the guide on the sunset chinese cultural district's website. well, the rain sure put a damper on some events here in the bay area yesterday, and the wet weather ended up canceling or postponing many other outdoor events as well. but the asians are strong. five k run across san francisco still pulled through 600 people, braved the elements and came out to show their solidarity. >> and 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. >> other events were canceled, like the richmond, san pablo,

cinco de mayo, peace and unity parade. hayward's car show was also postponed for september 14th and for commuters. caltrans canceled the third weekend of repaving highway 37 due to this rain. it will happen next weekend. instead, the snow has been falling in the sierra. 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. we'll take you to a live look now at lake tahoe. this morning in zephyr cove. it is quieter, but overnight we did see the snow coming down. the recent snow helped our already above average snowpack totals. as for the week ahead, lisa is tracking the very latest for us. we've certainly seen a lot of rain this season. how many weekends have we been? okay, here it is again. but do we get a little break now? >> yes, we're getting a break. it's still snowing in the

mountains. maybe a couple more inches. temperatures in the 20s there with some flurries. so certainly cold conditions. and behind our cold front. yes, certainly chilling out with numbers in the 40s. a lot colder than what we've been used to. and you can see still a few showers behind me. they're down around monterey off the coast there, but for the bay area, a couple clouds around and those snowflakes that continue to linger and the cold air mass. right now it is 42. good morning to you in danville. and napa with 49 in oakland, 50 in hayward. and gilroy is in the low 40s with 50 in santa rosa, 46 in san rafael. so certainly a cool night out there as we get into the week ahead with those warmer afternoons, the overnight lows will get back into that 50 degree range. for today, though, it's a cold start with a mild afternoon looking at temperatures below average, we'll see some low to mid 60s at best into your monday. slightly warmer, maybe coming up 3 to 4 degrees for our afternoon highs.

it's another chilly start though for tomorrow. and then as we get into the week ahead, it's warming up. we'll be well above average. and in fact, temperatures not only will be well into the 80s inland, we'll see 80s around the bay shore, including oakland, and numbers should be coming up along the coast. but for the next few days, it's certainly about the breeze here that onshore flow, which will be turning northwesterly, that will help us warm up throughout the week ahead. but notice noontime 25 mile an hour winds and they'll get increased to about 30 miles an hour. in san francisco you can see across marin county and also the san mateo coast through the delta. it's a breezy afternoon, so that will allow temperatures to stay on the cool side. fast forward into wednesday. we've got some low 80s inland mid 70s in oakland to upper 70s for you in fremont. 81 santa rosa. and then as we get towards thursday, we're in the 70s downtown 80s in oakland. we've got mid 80s inland and it

looks like we could even see some of those upper 80s as we get into friday with warm numbers around the bay. so once again, we've got a warm up underway, a significant one. we're going from the 50s yesterday to the upper 80s, maybe a 25 degree spread between yesterday and thursday, upper 50s today, breezy san francisco, only 60 in oakland. so that's about six degrees below average. san jose a cool 63. you should be in the low 70s this time of year 64. in concord with 65 santa rosa. the accuweather seven day forecast. the cinco de mayo will be nice and sunny, although on the cool side, a little milder for your monday. just a smidge. and as we get into tuesday, you'll begin to notice the warmer afternoon, wednesday and thursday 80s arriving could see the warmest day of the week on friday, even the coast warming up a bit 70 there, low 80s around the bay, upper 80s for you on friday. so that's some serious heat. could see if you could see a cooldown

right in time for the weekend. stephanie. >> yeah, friday sounds like a nice pool day. thank you lisa. when we return, some people are hesitant to use public water stations arod s francisco. now we're asking the question that actually works!

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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? i'm sure there are, yes. have you tried it? no. why not? >> 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. all right. well that was quick 48. so it's super safe . here's what the 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 means 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. >> joy jackson-moore 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 understandable in that moment, but we're not in that moment anymore. >> yet still today, we saw how hundreds of giants fan walked

past this refilling water station and not a single person used it. one, two, three, 456789 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. >> so bottom line, fill up those water bottles coming up in our next half hour on abc seven mornings campus unrest protesters interrupt a commencement ceremony in michigan. now, universities continuing to shift their plans during graduation season. more on that coming

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evan mornings live i remember hearing glass break, and then i remember hearing bricks coming down and they were coming down on top of us. >> now, at 530 terrifying moments out of texas, where more than 400 people were rescued due to heavy rains, more rainfall and flooding is expected. today, a closer look at the damage, as officials say it could get much worse. good morning everybody. thank you for being with us this half hour. we will get to the severe weather in the south. but first here at home, a much calmer scene. yeah. >> we had some beneficial rain yesterday for sure. it came down pretty good on the peninsula and in the city. there's a look. isn't that gorgeous from our sutro tower camera this morning where temperatures are in the upper 40s in san francisco, 49. in oakland it is 46. in redwood city, half moon bay and from the exploratorium. camera low 40s there. look at petaluma dropped off to 39 degrees. and in the

mid 40s in our inland valleys, ten degrees cooler for concord and oakland, six degrees colder this morning for san francisco and over into the east bay. there's your onshore flow up to 16 miles an hour. oakland the wind gusts to 23 miles an hour in novato. it will be breezy throughout the day. in the next several hours, we'll see the temperatures stay in the 50s. towards noontime it will be sunny and then the winds will keep it cool, as that cool air mass only allows temperatures in the low to maybe mid 60s out there, but we're talking 80s in the next couple of days we'll detail that for you coming up stephanie lisa thank you. >> today, more than 21 million americans from texas into oklahoma are 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. >> reporter 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 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 it's 532 now. >> protesters interrupted the commencement ceremony at the university of michigan. the school had anticipated possible problems and did put 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 what? 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. >> it's dangerous rhetoric that is spewed in the encampment, calls for the death of all zionists, anti-zionism is most definitely, most definitely anti-semitism. >> 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. coming up on this week, new york city mayor eric adams discusses police raids at universities in his city. >> you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven overnight in washington, d.c. a driver is dead after slamming into a gate at the white house. the driver was going at a quote, high rate of speed and crashed into a barricade before 1030 last night. that's 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 formally vetting candidates. trump also needs a fundraising boost. he has less than half the amount of cash on hand than president biden and the democrats is still ahead. on abc seven mornings, cao cuddles there's a new therapeutic trend farms are now supporting to bring in tourists, but it comes with concern about potential infections. we'll discuss that in a moment as we head to break. here is a live look from our south beach camera as traffic heads through the city. you see it's light this mo

tower camera. it's 538 volunteers here in the bay area and around the world have been busy documenting millions of living creatures. it's part of a worldwide challenge. as abc7 meteorologist drew tuma explains, they're helping to expand the way global science works. >> you can't miss the dramatic view at pillar point near half moon bay, but look a little closer and you just might discover a hidden world that this little hermit crab right here uh- hermit crabs are what i like to call opportuni bause. >> they will eat whatever they can come across that they can pick up with their claw and fit in their mouth. >> armed with cell phone cameras, allison young and a team from the california academy of sciences joined a small army of volunteers in what's now become an international competition. it's known as the city nature challenge, and the goal is to photograph and identify as many plant and animal species as possible in a matter of days. >> oh, i want to touch it, but i

will not. >> okay, we found a bunch of sea 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. oh 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. vol unteers use a platform called inaturalist 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. the cow cuddling. have you heard of it? cow cuddling involves meeting, sitting with, cuddling and scratching cows. get this for an hour session. many have described the 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 agritourism that is, that helps their bottom line. but there's some concern, though, because bird flu has spread to dairy cattle in nine states and government officials say the risk of human infection is low. but they are still urging caution. what do you think, lisa? would you do it? how did i know you were going to ask me that stuff? >> i would just say, you know, to each his own. you do you and, you know, have a have a good day. our mount tam right now where you can see a little bit of a marine layer out there, upper 30s to low 40s in our protected valleys and near 50 in san francisco. so we'll talk about a dry

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playoffs right 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 10:00. the news continues 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 a 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 4th. 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 admires his 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 5014 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 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. these three coming down to the wire. who's

it going to be? a ball in the corner 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. mystic dan beaten sierra leone by a nose, literally. i mean, that's where the phrase comes from. great reaction from jockey brian hernandez jr 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 and 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. >> that was incredible. i got to say, sierra leone starting so far back and then making it into second. for those of you who did

watch yesterday. all right. the giants are taking on the phillies again today on the road. first pitch is 410 and it's not at lisa. >> yeah. that's, you know, it would've been a cool game here. oakland is in town and we'll see temperatures over on the bay shore in the low 60s. so it's going to be a cool day. and then breezy winds will kick up. here's what is left of the shower activity in that chilly air mass. you can see right around pescadero right along the coast there into monterey. but back home we are basking in some cool sunshine with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. there's a look outside from our sutro tower camera 47. in the city. it's 46 redwood city, half moon bay only in the 50s for everybody yesterday, 50 in hayward right now and from emeryville. camera shaking a little bit with winds over 15 miles an hour over in oakland 39 petaluma. you feel the chill up in the north bay with 40. santa rosa 42 in napa 43 by the delta

mid 40s in our inland valleys and our exploratorium camera. the highlights. we are looking at the cool morning, the mild afternoon, almost a carbon copy tomorrow, but we'll be up another 3 to 4 degrees in the afternoon. still below average, but a little bit warmer. and then for the week ahead we'll steadily warm up, with wednesday being quite comfortable. thursday could be the hottest day, maybe even friday we could get into the upper 80s in our inland valleys. the winds though , they're going to stay breezy today. from 20 to 25 miles an hour. we could see a gust up to 30 miles an hour at the coast and in the city. but as we look at san jose today and through the week ahead, notice the gradual warming trend will be around average as we get into midweek tuesday. and then wednesday. upper 70s and then 80s arrive thursday looking to stay put by friday. tomorrow in san francisco will be near average and the winds will slowly subside for temperatures to come up into the 70s for wednesday and thursday. so that's a rare treat in the city. looks to last through friday and

a beautiful day today. a bit on the cool side. we'll have to wait to the afternoon for it to feel pretty good there, but that sun is hot, right? 62 in santa clara. the breeze is cool. low 60s redwood city. only the 50s at the coast with some sun there. upper 50s daly city. the breezy winds. and in the north bay we'll be looking at 61 petaluma, 62. in sonoma and on the bay shore. a pleasant afternoon anywhere from 4 to 5 degrees below average, though berkeley around 6061, in union city. and you head inland. we'll see a few mid 60s. so it's going to take a couple days to get a little bit warmer in the afternoon. and then overnight lows will come up as well. but as for today, it's a cold start. the accuweather seven day forecast, a cool finish for cinco de mayo. and then as we get into your monday, just slightly warmer for tuesday and wednesday, we'll be pretty nice. nice spring afternoons getting a bit above average. wednesday and the heat stays with us, especially inland and around the bay by the end of the week.

stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. happy cinco de mayo everyone. there is a big celebration planned in the south bay today. the tradition cruising to its long

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when you can get more out of your lungs, you can du more with less asthma. and isn't that better? ask your doctor about dupixent, the most prescribed biologic in asthma. tomorrow. this year's met gala theme is sleeping beauty's reawakening fashion. the official dress code is the garden of time, held every year on the first monday of may, the gala features an exhibit at the metropolitan museum of art in new york city, and this year's co-chairs are oakland native zendaya, chris hemsworth, jennifer lopez, anna wintour and bad bunny. well, today is cinco de mayo and a return of a popular south bay celebration that has faced some controversy in recent years. abc7 news south bay reporter lauren martinez has more on the lowrider parade and the change of plans from local

officers. >> we're taking over this whole corner from the 680 bridge to king astoria. >> 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, no, 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 and 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 councilmember peter ortiz's 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, safe family event and, have a lot of fun in san jose. >> lauren martinez abc seven news next on abc seven mornings at 6 a.m. a shooting in southern california leaves multiple people injured. that breaking report coming up, plus, a local doctor returns from a five week medical mission to rafa. he speaks about his firsthand experience on the frontlines

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