>> now abc seven mornings live. >> gathering and grieving. three years after the death of mario gonzales and alameda police custody and now those officers are facing charges. plus today is for 20. no celebration at hippie hill in san francisco this year. instead, a sports tournament being planned. we'll

have more on that. good morning everybody. it's saturday, april 20th i'm stephanie sierra. lisa great to have you back this weekend. thank you. and you brought the nice weather. yeah, i think so. >> a little bit of a warm up as we get through the weekend. today, the cooler day out of the two and live doppler seven shows you the cloud cover. this is a marine layer, and you can see it clearly from mount tam. there a beautiful start. 627 the official sunrise and current numbers are from the low 50s. san francisco, oakland 53, in san jose, half moon bay 52. and there's a look at pier 39, where temperatures are really not too far off from the peninsula and the south bay with upper 40s, but that petaluma at 46, that's chilly and 51 in concord. so as we look at the 24 hour temperature change, a couple degrees cooler in the north bay, a couple degrees milder elsewhere. so as we go through the morning hours, we'll begin to see more sunshine. and then by noontime we're in the low 70s inland low 60s around the coast

and could see a random 80 out there towards brentwood. we'll talk about sunday's warmth arriving in a few minutes. stephanie. >> all right. lisa thank you. a celebration of life was held for mario gonzales. it was three years ago. he died after officers pinned him to the ground, face down for several minutes. and his family is now sharing their reaction to the district attorney's office deciding to charge three of those officers with involuntary manslaughter. abc seven news reporter tara campbell was at last night's gathering a celebration friday of the life of mario gonzales and the criminal charges filed against alameda police officers in his death exactly three years ago. >> my, you know, like my son, they died right here in this park. >> mario's mother speaking one day after alameda county district attorney pamela price announced the results of a new investigation, eric mckinley, james fisher and cameron leahy. >> leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, price pledging to

reexamine the case when she first took office, reversing the decision of her predecessor, nancy o'malley, who cleared the officers of any criminal wrongdoing. >> you know, initially. but i expected the best, all the time. you know, i keep praying, praying, praying, praying and, you know, god is good. >> price is public accountability. unit concludes in mario gonzales died of asphyxiation. a departure from the initial report pointing to toxic effects of methamphetamine and morbid obesity. among the causes of his death. mario's brother, jerry gonzales, says his sights are now set on a conviction. wanting justice not only for mario but also the seven year old son he left behind, and the three men, each facing up to four years in state prison. does it feel like justice if they are convicted? >> yeah, it'll be. it's definitely a major win and stepping into the right direction. we're going to continue advocating for this. you know, amanda michael blanco works for a restorative justice nonprofit. >> her brother, eric salgado, was shot and killed by california highway patrol

officers in 2020. the officers were never charged. >> my hope for this evening is that one we're in community that we don't lose sight from this fight because this is just the beginning. >> and mario's mother plans on doing exactly that, continuing the fight. >> nobody can can give me my son back. you know my son. is he already gone? yeah, unfortunately. you know, like my son, you know, like he's not here no more. but i'm here. i'm still, you know, fighting for him. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> we have new developments on a deadly shooting in pleasant hill last month. two men from richmond are now under arrest. the shooting happened within twin bridge circle on march 19th. investigators say that's when two people tried to steal from a delivery driver on his way home. that led to a shootout between the mall leaving the driver and another suspect dead and the north bay. the sausalito pier is temporarily closed, suspending ferry service to the city. an issue was discovered during a routine inspection

which needs immediate attention as a precaution, it will be closed to the golden gate ferry service until repairs can be made. the replacement golden gate transit bus service is now available. there's no estimate on when it will reopen. another heads up for travelers in the north bay this weekend. as of last night, westbound lanes of highway 37 will be closed from vallejo to sears point in sonoma county for roadway repair. that closure will last until early monday morning. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has a look at the impact. >> it's going to be a mess, but that's what you can't avoid it. >> drivers in american canyon are bracing for a big construction project, which will shut down portions of highway 37 over the next four weekends. >> even before the construction. 37 has always been a problem because 37 has a lot of, a lot of, potholes. >> part of the process is we're going to be grinding and repaving.

>> caltrans says a 21 mile stretch of 37 from solano to sonoma counties is getting new asphalt. they say it's a challenging job on a two lane road. having a 55 hour closure allows our crews to stage safely and be able to work on, like you said, that limited space and maneuver. >> so, it's very beneficial for us to be able to do so. and that is the limitation this weekend. >> the closure from 9 p.m. friday to 5 a.m. monday will impact westbound lanes of 37 from vallejo to sears point. caltrans suggests detours through wine country. >> it is going to be a long detour, so please plan ahead with plenty of time. >> ramsgate winery in the sonoma valley posting this message to visitors on its instagram page about the 37 construction, you do not want to miss the sonoma speed tour. >> april 19th through the 21st sonoma raceway, hosting this muscle car event. >> over the weekend, ticket holders have been notified about possible delays getting here. >> you're going to have a detour. why not let it be through wine country to get

here, but you know, it's still easy to access the track. there's still an easy way to get here. >> the repaving project, the first step in reimagining highway 37, which has seen roadway flooding and closures in recent years, a long time project calls for widening and elevating the highway. but for now, drivers are being asked to be patient. >> we asked the public to plan ahead as best as possible. please look at maps and traffic applications in sonoma county. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> looking ahead now to the most significant legal case on homelessness in decades, it's now headed to the supreme court next week. on monday, the court will hear arguments on whether people can be punished just for sleeping outdoors. now, we followed this case for months now. the town of grants pass, oregon, is suing for the right to ticket people who sleep on the street when they have no other shelter to go to appeals courts have said that's cruel and unusual punishment. governor gavin newsom and san francisco mayor london breed are among the

california leaders, asking the supreme court to give them more freedom to clear encampments. advocates like jennifer friedenbach say sweeps won't solve the problem. >> we don't want to see cities, using police and, using criminalization and jail as a way to punish homeless people for being homeless. >> the supreme court's decision is expected by the end of june. a big change is coming to the annual 420 celebration at golden gate park today, the san francisco rec and parks department is holding a field day with volleyball and kickball tournaments instead of the usual hippie hill event. it was canceled because of financial constraints, but that likely won't stop people who still want to celebrate cannabis culture. >> i think it's an opportunity for to get back to the noncommercial roots of enjoyment of cannabis, and i hope that many people come out who might not have come to a big commercial sponsored event and make a day of it and have a

picnic with their families and pass around a couple joints here on hippie hill. >> and then there's this an anticipation of these crowds. the psychedelic church of ambrosia is teaming with nonprofits to send safety staff portable toilets and a medical tent to the park. as we head to break, let's check in with lisa. how's it looking outside? >> we've got a marine layer out there. you can see the clouds. the view here from mount tam. more 60s yesterday, but more 70s today. and then we'll turn it up a notch for your sunday. we're talking about high pressure building in but the clouds scattering out today. you can see the camera shaking a bit. we'll talk about the winds that onshore flow as well. coming up lisa thank you. >> also ahead a rare saturday vote happening in the house today. the controversial bill that could jeopardize speaker mike johnson's position. plus, here in san francisco, we may be getting some giant pandas. the timeline for the zoo and the price tag that could

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today will be the last run for bart's legacy. trains. the cars that have been running since bart first opened its doors to passengers back in 1972. the transit agency is holding a celebration at macarthur station in oakland with food, activities as well as bart merchandise pop ups. this marks the end of the transition to bart's so-called fleet of the future. those more modern cars have been phased in. now there are more than 700 of them. as for the legacy cars, at least three of them are headed to a museum in suisun city. the sfmta says their enforcement plan is all about public safety, but some san franciscans believe it's also about something else money and the budget deficit. abc seven news reporter luz pena has this story. >> parking enforcement officers in san francisco are gearing up to ticket more people. >> our parking control officers

are going to be doing some intense operations in each supervisorial district, sfmta's director jeffrey tumlin announced. >> the city's parking enforcement officers will finally be able to start enforcing all the parking rules, something some san franciscans feel like has been happening. >> catching, catching. >> that's the sound of money leaving james account when he got a parking ticket several weeks ago, i was before it was parking in a commercial space with a noncommercial vehicle, tumlin said. their parking department was short staffed during the pandemic, but some san franciscans say they didn't notice a change in the last four years. alan showed us the ticket. he got just last week. >> this is a parking ticket i got the other day for parking during street sweep hours. >> our data team analyzed san francisco's parking citation data and found that in 2023, the majority of violations listed were for street cleaning. over 500,000 tickets were issued for this. sfmta said their focus

will be public safety. >> the safety oriented rules like parking on the sidewalk, blocking fire hydrants, blocking the crosswalk, sustainable transportation advocate luke bornheimer is glad this enforcement is coming. >> we know that people who park on sidewalks or in bike lanes or in crosswalks or really close to intersections reduce safety for all people, but especially for children and seniors. people with disabilities who walk, bike or use mobility devices to get around sfmta's plan comes after mayor london breed announced the city street safety plan, a decade after vision zero policy began. >> supervisor mandelman is hopeful this enforcement will help public safety. >> i have been frustrated for many years about cars blocking bike lanes, parking in the street in ways that are dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. >> sfmta anticipates a $12.7 million deficit during the fiscal year 2024 to 2025, and 2025 to 2026, a deficit that makes some san franciscans

question the latest enforcement announcement tonight. >> well, the whole city is trying to get more money because of the deficit, the budget deficit. >> that was luz pena reporting. the data shows that the number of tickets issued each month by sfmta over the last four years has stayed approximately the same. an sfmta said they are planning to increase their enforcement count at the end of april across the bay area. now several cities have been added to the state's pro housing designation. governor gavin newsom today announced that berkeley, pinole, richmond and fairfield are joining 42 other cities honored for their efforts to encourage more housing development. the list includes a total of 16 bay area cities. the designation comes with financial centives and other resources production. the state is facing a major housing shortage and has set a goal for 2.5 million new homes by 2030. now national

parks week kicks off today, and to celebrate entry fees to all national parks are waived for the day. many parks are already free, like point reyes or the presidio, but others like yosemite, kings canyon and sequoia national parks are free for the entire day. other sites, like muir woods, require a reservation, and alcatraz requires a ferry ticket to get to the island and we have some good weather in store for it. today. lisa is tracking everything you need to know and as we were chatting earlier, it's nice to say no rain for this weekend. >> yes, for this weekend we'll be around average, a little bit above average today in some neighborhoods and then a lot above average for your sunday, which will be likely the warmest day of the week, although we'll hold on to that warmth on monday , even though that sea breeze will try to come back as we look at live doppler seven. it's quiet out there. you can see a few clouds around. this is associated with that onshore flow, and most of us waking up to some clouds. those will scatter out. but above the marine layer from vollmer peak,

you can see how pretty it is there where temperatures will touch uh- maybe even 80 degrees. well, in our inland valleys today, but more likely upper 70s and those 80s arriving for your sunday afternoon inland. so current numbers look like this anywhere from the low 50s in palo alto, 50 two half moon bay in oakland, and san francisco, 53 san jose. and from our exploratorium camera 627 the official sunrise, a cool 46 in petaluma 49. santa rosa 50. napa. fairfield and livermore. concord at 51 and the golden gate bridge. mostly clear there, but overall, we'll see more clouds this morning as the low cloud deck peels back. we'll have sunny skies for the day today. those breezy winds at the coast and that spring warmth carries over into sunday, which we'll see temperatures climb as high pressure builds and less of a marine influence. and then as that high pressure fades away, we'll look for more cloud cover, cooler conditions, maybe even some rain by friday. here's a

look. early this morning. in the next few hours, the clouds from the peninsula to the east bay. then we get into sunny conditions and starting out sunday morning, notice it will be a clear start out there, making way for a quicker warm up, so the winds continue to increase right along the coast throughout the ■day. this is noontime and we have winds up to about 20 miles an hour, but through the afternoon and evening we're up to 30 to 35 miles an hour. right along the coast here. and then inside the bay. it will be a little breezy there. much less wind will be arriving for your sunday. if you're headed to the ballpark today. low 60s, bright and breezy. sunny with temperatures in the mid 60s as we head towards the ninth inning. so tomorrow with those low to mid 80s inland, you can see the warmth there even about 80 degrees up in sonoma, 73 in oakland. look for mid 60s san francisco and we'll look for the temperatures to come down slightly right along the coast

there, but still holding on to those 80s inland mid 70s around hayward. but by tuesday look at the drop off. we are all into the 60s even struggling to make it out of the 50s there along the shoreline. so as for today, look for that low 70s there in oakland, 73 in fremont, upper 70s, and even maybe warmer than that in some spots. 79 santa rosa. so that's well above average today. and then overnight tonight, looking at temperatures just a little bit milder will be in the upper 40s to about 53. there in fremont and concord. so the accuweather seven day forecast we've got about 60 at the coast. low 70s around the bay near 80 inland after the gray start. sunny and warmer for your sunday. and then as we get into monday, the warmth holds certainly around the bay and inland. tuesday we're cooler, partly cloudy on wednesday, and then the increasing clouds leading to maybe some raindrops thursday night into friday. we haven't brought in our storm impact scale because it should be a

pretty weak system, with maybe a couple hundredths if we see any rain. so the systems from here on out will probably be tapering off. >> you pointed out. >> you know, you could say that, but i remember some june's particular graduation where it just poured. so you never know. >> so we never know. we will see. >> yes. >> thank you lisa. well we are constantly working to build a better bay area. and one of the main issues is being highlighted this weekend. earth day is officially on monday, but there are numerous events that are serving as calls to action. abc seven news, south bay reporter lauren martinez was at one last night that featured an environmental youth movement. what do we want? >> action. when do we want it? >> now? the palo alto student climate coalition organized a rally on friday that's part of a global youth led movement to end fossil fuels. >> i think i see that this is reality. i found it's really easy to get brought down by climate apathy. >> high school senior julia says. even people at home can help go greener.

>> i personally am vegan and i'm really excited to kind of share the environmental benefits that that reducing your meat consumption and dairy consumption can have on the planet. >> organizations like palo alto forward shared their work to promote building housing in transit areas that can reduce the amount of driving, organize and advocate, and get those voices out there. >> get them to the forefront. so it's not just people who hate housing, showing up at public hearings that it's those of us saying, no, we want this. we want more neighbors. earth day is monday, but events will be happening all weekend long throughout the bay area. >> each year, the organization pacific beach coalition focuses on a different species to celebrate earth day. this year. it's whales. >> it really gives us a focus and it connects us to the species so we care a little bit more about it and we will, reduce our single use plastic because we know that's helping the whale on saturday, the organization will host whale fest in pacifica. these majestic

species are so special and they contribute greatly to the health of the ocean. last year, volunteers with pacific beach coalition removed 44,000 pounds of trash along the coast from daly city to half moon bay, including more than 200 cigaret butts. >> len adams said you don't need to come to the beach to help the ocean. >> let's make a commitment to not forget our shopping bag. let's take our shopping bag. let's bring our coffee cup. let's, let's let's bring our spoon and our fork and reduce the plastic that we're using in the south bay. >> lauren

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>> now abc seven mornings live. >> students at usc rallying in support for their valedictorian with the university has decided moving forward for the graduation ceremony. good morning, everybody. we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather. lisa is here and a beautiful sunrise. yes. >> very pretty. above the clouds from mount tam in vollmer peak for you here. where you can see there is a bit of a marine layer and temperatures are pretty much where they were yesterday. within a few degrees 52 san francisco and oakland with 53. in san jose, 55, hayward 51. palo alto and at the coast, 50 degrees. there's a look where you can see from our sutro tower camera. the low clouds and fog, upper 40s petaluma, santa rosa with 51. in concord, 50 in livermore. so it's cooler in the north bay, milder from palo alto to san jose. and throughout the next few hours, the clouds

clear. and by noontime, we're basically in the low 70s inland, mid 60s around the bay. but here we are stopping this right before 4:00 when we get our highest temperatures, which will be near 80 inland, low 70s bay shore, mid 60s in the city. we'll talk about that warmer sunday coming up stephanie. all right, lisa, thank you. >> for the first time in 40 years, pandas are returning to the san francisco zoo. >> what do you think about pandas coming to san francisco? good >> are you excited? yeah yeah. >> you hear that excitement? the city last hosted pandas between 1984 and 1985, which drew over a million visitors at the time. mayor london breed made the announcement of their return overnight after negotiating it during a recent visit to china. it's estimated that there's around 2200 pandas left in the world, and the zoo is gearing up to host the pandas return. >> the giant panda represents and symbolizes collaboration and

also bridges divides between cultural differences. >> the return of the pandas won't be cheap, though. the cost of the new facility to house these pandas at the zoo comes with a price tag of about $25 million. new developments now in the controversy over the university of southern california's graduation ceremony , days after usc drew major criticism for canceling the speech by its pro-palestinian valedictorian, the university now says it won't have any commencement speakers. usc said it would not allow asna tabassum to speak at graduation because of certain safety concerns. now, the university says it wants to keep the focus on the graduates by canceling all outside speakers. the house of representatives is expected to vote today on a $95 billion foreign aid bill to israel, ukraine and taiwan. the bill provides $26 billion for israel, $61 billion for ukraine and $8

billion for indo pacific allies. it includes a potential ban of tiktok but does not include tougher border security measures. that's because speaker mike johnson needs to rely on democrats to advance the bill. after dozens of republicans voted against it. now to developing news in the middle east. at least ten people were killed in israeli airstrikes in rafah overnight. that's according to al jazeera. you're looking at a live picture from israel right now, and this comes as more than 34,000 people have been killed in gaza since the war started back in october. that's according to the hamas run health ministry in the west bank. at least five people have been killed as the idf raids a refugee camp there. this appears to be one of the largest operations in the area since the war started. israeli military officials say soldiers eliminated terrorists, arrested a number of wanted people and have uncovered explosives during this operation. in just one day

after israel's retaliatory strikes on iran, there are now questions about a series of explosions at an iran backed militia base in iraq. they happened at a base south of baghdad, but there's no indication so far of what exactly caused them an israeli official tells cnn that israel did not play a role in the blasts. reports, though, say there were five different explosions, injuring at least three militia members back here at home. opening statements and former president donald trump's hush money trial are set to begin next week. a 12 person jury has already been sworn in and seated. it's made up of seven men and five women and includes six alternate jurors. they will now have to decide if trump is guilty of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to adult film actress stormy daniels. trump has pleaded not guilty and has been very outspoken about this case. >> we just had another hearing and the trial starts on monday,

which is long before a lot of people thought the judge wants this to go as fast as possible and as for his reasons, not for my reasons. and this is really a concerted witch hunt. >> this is the first time a former us president has been tried in a criminal case, a state job training program is hiring thousands of young people here in the bay area for a variety of positions. the california service corps is recruiting for nearly 2000 jobs. they include climate fellows to work in nonprofits, college students to work in schools and public agencies, and teens to get job experience in underserved communities. workers commit to the program for several months or up to two years. >> we can create the workforce of tomorrow. our teachers, our nurses, our business leaders, our tradespeople. that's what's represented behind me. >> service corps members get a

living stipend after they are done with their commitment. many can get up to $10,000 to pay for college or to pay off student loans. more information is available at california volunteers ca.gov. the san francisco community health center hosted its 2024 show of hope gala last night. it was emceed by our very own abc seven mornings anchor, reggie aqui. the event raised funds to provide critical health care to communities in need. former director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases, doctor anthony fauci, was honored at the gala as this year's health justice champion. the health center has provided services here in the city of san francisco for the past 37 years. a historic new performance premiering tonight at san jose's opera house, we were able to score a sneak peek balwani

seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez has a closer look at what makes this such an important production >> inside the california theater , opera san jose is presenting its first spanish language opera performance, the piano navarro de florencia en el amazonas by daniel catan, is a story rich for the eyes and ears. >> in opera, you have this beautiful vehicle that is called music. >> ricardo jose rivera is from puerto rico. his singing career has taken him from chicago to houston and now the bay area. this will be the first time the singer is performing a piece by a latin american composer. >> it feels like home in a way. it's not foreign. it's a great opportunity to bring in all of these people that may not 100% identify or feel familiarized with italian or german or french opera.

>> the hope is this opera can bring a wider audience through these doors. >> we want all of our san jose fans to know that the opera belongs to them, and they belong to the opera general director shawna lucey says. >> one of the motivating factors of programing florencia in san jose was knowing more than a third of the city's population is latinx. >> for the past two years, we have offered not just surtitles and english, but also surtitles in spanish. >> florencia en el amazonas makes its debut saturday and runs until may 5th. >> i'm just excited for opening. i asked rivera. >> describe the production in spanish. >> amor en el amazonas. >> love in the amazons and you can feel the energy and excitement the cast and crew have for everyone in the community to enjoy. >> we have an incredible set design and costume design and lighting design, and it really it will just grab you right by

the heart and take you on a journey that is not to be missed in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> a stunning set there still ahead on abc. seven mornings. we'll take you outside for a live look, a bird's eye view from our mount tam camera to wake you up this morning. it's nice today, and lisa will have details on you're not alone. rent is up, and every family outing costs an arm and a leg. well, we want to help. so when prices go up, we find new ways to go low. and now, we've lowered the price on hundreds of your favorite products. designing something beautiful is easy. designing something beautiful with great quality for a low price? that's a different story. it's why we're here. that's a promise. not a promo. my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user.

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a unique partnership between the presidio trust california academy of sciences is bringing a lost part of the bay area natural environment back to life. it's a melding of science and conservation that's about to take flight. abc7 news anchor dan ashley has these details. >> and if you look through that, you can see the wings.

>> not many butterflies get the celebrity treatment, but then again, this bunch is about to make history. turning the clock back nearly a century in san francisco's presidio durrell kapan is a senior research fellow at the california academy of sciences. he says the butterflies will replace a long lost species called the xerces blue, that went extinct in the 1940s. >> this blue was a beautiful blue butterfly that was restricted to the dune habitat from fort funston to baker beach. >> that was before the west side of san francisco transformed from sand dunes to development, wiping out their habitat. but ecologist lew stringer says the presidio has spent decades restoring the native dunes around the former army post, including butterfly friendly plants like the edible deerweed. >> if we didn't have this habitat, we wouldn't have the plant and we wouldn't have the ability to bring back the species that was lost to san francisco. >> so with butterflies in tow, the team hit the trail. but they say the scientific part of the

journey actually began much earlier in the sand dunes of monterey. that's where biologists from the academy were able to identify the closest living relative to the extinct blue searcy's. combining sophisticated genetics with matching samples from their own collection, the results pointed to a species known as the silvery blue. >> in fact, we sequenced the complete genome of three different subtypes of the silvery blue butterflies, so we could say which one was closer to. just push it right in there and with a delicate touch. >> wildlife ecologist phoebe parker shams helped settle the presidio's newest residents into their adopted home. >> oh my gosh, look at it, look. oh look at that already. it already jumped out, placing them underneath a protective net to let them get acclimated and even giving them a quick drop of gatorade for hydration and they get a sense of this is good habitat and then they stay, hopefully stay put, sort of get the way worked into the plant, hopefully lay some eggs, on those plants.

>> for the presidio, it's the latest in a string of native reintroduction missions, ranging from coyotes to pond turtles to the western fence lizard. and they believe partnering with the academy of sciences could offer new opportunities. >> absolutely. it's a place of experimentation and innovation around conservation in the 21st century, a living lab with a potential to bring native environments back to life in san francisco. >> dan ashley, abc seven news. >> the teams will also be using a citizen science platform called inaturalist. it allows volunteers to help track those butterflies. tomorrow, celebrate earth month with a special episode of on the red carpet. go on a deep sea adventure to learn how national geographic uncovered secrets of the octopus , and you can hear from the disney nature team behind the new documentary tiger. plus, what some of hollywood's biggest stars are now doing to help protect the planet and a look at conservation efforts at disney parks from coast to coast. don't

miss on the red carpet celebrating earth month sunday at 3 p.m. right here on abc seven. as we head to break. let's get you outside. good morning. lisa. >> hi there. good morning. from vollmer peak. it is in the low 50s in our inland valleys. you can see the scattered cloud cover here. beautiful view. the sun just up about 15 minutes ago. and we'll look for a range of temperatures today. certainly cool and breezy at the coast, but we've got a warm up underway. my accuweather seven day forecast is coming up lisa thank you. >> also next, a cause for celebration last night at oracle park, a look at how the new high tech led lights shined after the first home run of business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night.

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welcome back. here's a live look from our exploratorium camera. looking at the bay bridge this morning. you can see it's partly cloudy. it will be nice out today. it's 647. and sports san francisco giants fans have been waiting since the home opener to do one thing in particular.

we're talking about a home run. abc seven sports anchor casey pratt shows us how the new home run lights work at oracle park. >> good morning. this offseason, the giants installed some high tech led lights to create dramatic effect whenever they hit a home run. one problem, though seven games at home, they haven't had a reason to use them. d-backs and giants friday night fun at oracle park. the fans have been waiting for that first home homer and george brought the soul air power in the eighth game in sf. the new led light homer celebration could finally be used. giants down two one blake snell on the hill for the giants was solid until the fifth. gets corbin carroll looking at strike three here. snell and this fan were shredding. but later in the inning christian walker singles home ketel marte with two outs. the d-backs take a31 lead. tam grad and pitching coach bryan price wants a word with snell, but it didn't work. randal grichuk doubles down the left field line. two runs score and the giants get blown out in this one. 17 to 1 a's and guardians

cold one in cleveland. third pitch of the game abraham toro with the lead off home run deep to right his second of the season. the a's jump out to a10 lead, but that's all they'd get till the ninth. the fifth inning was a problem for oakland, two on for andres jimenez, and he played some both part of a five run fifth inning for cleveland. the guardians win it ten two. the final play in game. kings and pelicans no. zion williamson for the pels were five and over sacramento this season. second quarter naji marshall with the steal on keegan murray. and he finishes it with a slam. pels outscored the kings 3221 in the second third quarter jose alvarado on the break. trey murphy throws it down. he finishes with 16 fourth quarter great ball movement from the pelicans. the ball finds alvarado who buries the three. pels win 105 98. they'll play okc in the first round. bulls taking on the heat without jimmy butler. winner plays the celtics in round one. end of the first half coby white drives but caleb martin kicks him to the curb. get out. no no no the reactions

are hilarious. heat built a ten point halftime lead. third quarter bam adebayo finds a cutting. jaime marquez for the slam. heat win, one 1291. they will play the first seed celtics in round one, and the nba announced their top jersey sellers for the second half of the season. and surprise, not really. steph curry tops the list, lebron james was in second place, followed by jayson tatum. warriors jerseys were the third highest in all of the nba. have a great weekend, everybody i'm casey pratt thanks casey. >> and we need another home homer today the giants play the diamondbacks. and that first pitch is at 105. lisa. yes >> and we're going to see the breezy winds, sunny skies. here's a look at live doppler seven low clouds and fog this morning. bringing cloudy view. you can't even see it. just a minute ago this was the golden gate bridge. and you can see the low cloud deck just pushing on the marine layer through the city here. current numbers are ranging from the low 50s for most of you from san francisco, oakland, hayward is at 55, good

morning. 53 san jose, palo alto and half moon bay is at 50. there's a look at emeryville brighter, but you can see the overcast some sun glint there. 49 santa rosa. it is 48 petaluma with 50 napa fairfield and concord at 51. so we are looking at mount tam where you can see the division of thirds here almost in the distance there. beautiful start, mostly cloudy for us with the sunshine above mount diablo, mount tam, and as we get into the afternoon it will be sunny today. today is the cooler day. spring warmth. really though, in our inland valleys and then less of that marine influence for your sunday. so that brings up the temperatures along the coast on sunday inland as well. then we're getting into a cooldown. really can't hold on to that warmth too long. temperatures will drop off by the middle to the end of the week, and one model is hinting at a couple of showers. there's a look at the morning cloud cover through about 9:00, and then the clouds pretty much get swept away a few through the overnight hours.

this is sunday morning where it is clear so that starts us off with temperatures that will be coming up quicker as high pressure builds into your sunday . this is your sunday temperature for napa. average highs in the upper 60s. so look at the warm up here. still holding on to that warmth on monday. but then the big drop off throughout tuesday wednesday. and then by the end of the week still some 60s san francisco 70 for your sunday. it will be breezier for monday. but look what happens on tuesday. everyone will see that dramatic cooldown. partly cloudy skies throughout the rest of the week. if we do see any rain, it's likely to be a one day event and this will change between now and friday. but this seven day outlook shows that we could pick up a couple of hundredths to maybe a 10th of an inch. this is the wetter model. another model builds the pressure. the high pressure ridge quickly behind it. so even if we do see rain, it looks to be a weak system. 75 santa clara. look for 73. in

sunnyvale with upper 60s san mateo, 72, on the peninsula mid 60s in the sunset. it will be breezy and up in the north bay. we've got upper 70s to near 80, so a nice warm afternoon. 71 in san leandro with union city at about 7376. in pleasanton, san ramon this afternoon at 75, the accuweather seven day forecast. a great start, then sunny 60 coast low 70 bay near 80 inland. warmer tomorrow by about four degrees inland a couple degrees around the bay and we'll hold on to the warmth on monday, but it will be fading along the coast. and then by tuesday and wednesday we've got breezy winds, partly cloudy skies. and at this point, the potential for rain on friday, but definitely not a sure bet. okay lisa. >> thank you. still ahead, a pub crawl. calling all tortured poets where you can go tonight

a geomagnetic storm hit earth

overnight and made for some fantastic aurora viewing here in the u.s. check this out. this is time lapse footage showing the northern lights across the night sky in northeastern iowa. noaa's space weather prediction center ranked the storm as a g3 on their storm warning scale, but you can see just how beautiful that is. that means the storm was able to interrupt high frequency radio transmission and some satellite operations organizers have apparently released the first three acts for this year's outside lands music festival lineup. the comic is called ranger dave and ranger ruths dreamy adventure, which features the lineup clues. so according to this post, there are supposedly three clues in the comic strip featuring characters ranger dave, ranger ruth. fans also believe k-pop group le sserafim, rapper killer mike and an australian rock band are the first three acts. the full lineup is expected to be released on april 23rd. now for all the swifties out there

looking for a way to go out tonight without sacrificing streaming, taylor's new album, the tortured poets department, the answer is a taylor swift pub crawl in san francisco. taiko tickets, that is, are for sale right now on eventbrite. for the crawl through the marina district. and this is video from westwood's swift themed pop up bar. they, of course, will be participating tonight, along with del mar and jackson's, who will be playing the eras tour on their big screen. i'm sure there'll be a big group out for that one. yes, definitely. >> all right. a nice weekend and a nice day today where temperatures will be cool and breezy at the coast. 60 their low 70s around the bay near 80 far inland. but those 80s will be with us many inland valleys for your sunday mid 70s around the bay and then monday almost as warm. but then you know the drill. we're getting much cooler there and we are potentially looking at maybe a few raindrops by the end of the week. but

check back with us. not definitely not a sure bet on that. >> we'll enjoy the warmth tomorrow. yeah. all right, lisa, thank you. and thank you all for joining us on abc seven mornings. we'll see you back here at nine. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. >> yeah. >> 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

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