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charged with style. the fully-electric audi q4 e-tron. get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. live now at six. it is easter sunday and the weather is expected to be clear for those egg hunts happening today. meteorologist lisa argen is tracking your holiday forecast. plus two fires nearby within 24 hours. san francisco residents now concerned an arsonist is aiming for their neighborhood. then the a's might stay in oakland a little while longer.
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the conversation happening this week that could change the team's next steps. good morning, everybody, and happy easter sunday to you all. it's march 31st. i'm stephanie sierra and lisa is here with your egg hunt forecast. >> yes, it's certainly cool out there. a little damp just due to the morning dew and condensate. an otherwise we're getting into more sun today. afternoon still looking a little unstable in the upper levels of the atmosphere, but look at the activity from just around southern california, santa barbara and san diego. back home. it's quiet live doppler seven there, showing you 48 in concord, 52 at sfo with 45 in santa rosa. so we are certainly cooler and need the jacket this morning, minus 4 or 5 degrees cooler compared to yesterday at this hour. so you'll feel that. but throughout the afternoon we're getting into more sun. but with that unstable air, the upper elevations could see a few afternoon showers or even a thunderstorm around the east bay, perhaps the south bay. even in towards napa. but most
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of us will remain dry into the mid 60s for the warmest locations, and then mainly clear . tonight we'll talk about some 70s arriving to start the workweek in a few minutes. stephanie. >> all right. thank you, lisa and like she mentioned, the rain is gone in time for easter egg hunts today. some families across the bay area celebrated a day early. here's abc seven news reporter cornell bernard in three, two, >> go look out. hundreds of four year olds coming in hot on a mission for easter eggs. >> fill up those baskets. >> this is the city of berkeley's annual spring egg hunt extravaganza, and cesar chavez park organizer steph chu feared the big family event might be a washout. >> we were running rain or shine, but we got really lucky with this weather. it the sun came out for us, brigitte mendez brought her two kids, julian and olivia. >> i love the weather was, cleared up and, and hopefully it
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stays like this for the rest of the weekend because we would like to do more fun events. >> elena ball's daughter and friends are all in. there's even a game plan. >> the strategy is to go deep and then work your way back. >> kids in pleasant hill making a mad dash for colorful eggs saturday at pleasant hill park. the grass was pretty wet. clearly nobody seemed to mind. now, across the bay, organizers were not risking the weather. they decided to move festivities indoors. >> we're using the church as the easter egg grounds and we got eggs and candy secretly hidden everywhere, and the kids are having a ball they're just running through. >> glide church in san francisco helped out at the last minute and opened its doors to families living in the tenderloin. >> usually happen at bodecker park, but because of the rain today, we did not want to disappoint the kids. so glide stepped in, as it usually does to save the day. cardinal bernard abc seven news and faithful across the bay area attended easter services.
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>> san francisco's grace cathedral started its easter vigil in darkness, with the bishop lighting a fire to symbolize the resurrection. grace cathedral service today starts at 8 a.m. travel is also picking up as people at airports or on the road arrive to their easter and spring break destinations. you're looking at a live picture from sfo this morning. the busy travel also comes as we get closer to the total solar eclipse. abc news reporter chuck sivertsen has more on the busiest days expected in the skies. reporter to my right, airports across the country have been filled with large crowds as travelers hit the sky to reach their easter or spring break destinations. >> on thursday, tsa says it screened 2.7 million passengers, the most so far this year and the largest number since the winter holiday season last year. in addition to large crowds, there have been some other issues affecting airline passengers. on friday, a united flight from tel aviv to newark
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was forced to make an emergency landing in orange county, new york, due to severe turbulence. >> and they said the flight was pretty rough coming in to newark. but we had multiple ambulances here from new windsor and multiple surrounding agencies in a statement, united saying one passenger deplane due to a medical incident and a few other customers were seen by medical personnel for possible motion sickness. >> the high travel volume is expected to continue as thousands travel to cities in the path of the upcoming total eclipse of the sun, the faa says. the busiest day next week will be thursday, april 4th, with more than 50,000 flights set to take off. >> so you can expect some limited parking, even delays at airports right along the eclipse path from texas to maine. >> for those choosing to drive to their destinations, they're going to find higher prices at the pump. according to the faa, the national average for a gallon of gas is now 353, about $0.24 more than just one month ago. and about $0.10 higher than last year. chuck sivertsen abc
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news, new york. >> president joe biden proclaimed today, march 31st, as transgender day of visibility. the occasion is usually marked on this day each year, but that decision is now being criticized by some republicans today because today is also easter, a christian holiday. in a statement, former president donald trump called the move appalling and insulting. transgender day of visibility began in 2009 as a day to celebrate transgender people and recognize the discrimination they may face. biden issues a proclamation march 31st every year and new overnight. the white house has now issued a statement in response to the trump criticism. it says in part, as a christian who celebrates easter with family, president biden stands for bringing people together and upholding the dignity and freedoms of every american. developing news now at least two people died after a small plane crashed as it was trying to land at the truckee airport on saturday. it's not clear how
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many people were on board. witnesses reported seeing a fireball at the time of the crash, and emergency crews quickly put out the flames. power lines came crashing down, but thankfully no one on the ground was hurt. the crash site is blocked off in the airport, is now closed until 7 a.m. today we're learning more about a story we first told you about on abc seven mornings. a san francisco community wants answers after multiple fires broke out at two separate places on the same block within 24 hours. saint john the evangelist episcopal church was damaged early friday morning by a suspicious fire. the other fire happened saturday morning at a residential building on 15th and y streets. abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to people worried and arsonist may be targeting their neighborhood. >> flames ripped through mission district apartment buildings early saturday morning, injuring two people and displaced ten more. the fire, about a block away from saint john evangelist episcopal church, where about 24
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hours earlier, another fire forced it to shut the doors of its daytime shelter. >> we were worried that it was the church again, that someone had come back and wanted to finish the job that they had started the night before. >> investigators now saying the church fire was set on purpose and they're looking for a suspect. >> we were lucky that the extent of our damage wasn't as bad as it could have been, but looking at our neighbor's building, it looks pretty bad. so i'm i don't know when those people will be able to go back. >> daylight exposing the damage from saturday's early morning fire building seemingly gutted. >> so initial reports told us that uh- vehicles on fire had spread to the buildings. the flames had spread up the back of the buildings. these are what we consider uh- ordinary construction or wood frame buildings. these are older buildings. they catch on fire and spread very quickly. more than 100 firefighters battling to keep the blaze from engulfing nearby buildings, hitting too close to home for some. >> julian hatfield lives just
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three doors down. >> yeah, i mean two, two fires in the street and two nights is obviously alarming and yeah, not a great not a great place to be staying at the moment. >> as for the cause of saturday's fire, investigators are still trying to determine whether it was intentional. but the reverend says he wouldn't be surprised if the two are connected in the same block the same time, like setting the fire at almost exactly the same time. >> uh- and the night after. it seems like too much to be coincidence. >> tara campbell abc seven news. >> we're following new developments in the effort to keep the a's in oakland. abc seven has learned the city will make an offer to extend the team's lease for up to five years. the a's lease at the coliseum expires at the end of this season, but its new stadium in las vegas won't be ready for another three years. the team is exploring a temporary home in sacramento or salt lake city, but oakland is trying to get them to stay the offer sheet, obtained by abc seven news,
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shows the city is no longer asking the a's to change their name when they leave oakland or guarantee the city an mlb expansion team in the future. the city is set to meet with a's ownership on tuesday. all right, let's take a look at conditions outside. hi, lisa. >> hi there. good morning. we're looking at mainly 40s and a lot of cloud cover. >> this is san francisco where it is 52 degrees. it's 50 in hayward, but the rest of us pretty cool. and we'll look for the sun to bring a decent start to your sunday. but another round of showers wants to hit the upper elevations. the hills. so we'll talk about that. and the limited warm up. we're going to see tempoorary warm up in just a few minutes. lisa thank you. >> also coming up, a boost for the paycheck. california fast food workers will get paid more starting tomorrow. plus, sports history in the south bay. a sellout crowd shows up for bfc's
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said jump from the state's current $16 minimum wage. the federal minimum wage, as comparison, continues to be just 725 an hour. some business owners are considering layoffs or closing locations to save on costs. others say they'll be forced to pass the cost on to you. the next time you hit the drive through. >> 2024 has been a tough year to date. we have soft sales. we have declining traffic counts. so for a business owner, i mean, that's the worst time to have to raise prices. but i see it as a necessity to, to, you know,
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comply with this law and then also stay in business. >> the minimum wage increase goes into effect april first in the south bay. now a sellout crowd came out for the bay area's newest team, bay fc. it was the inaugural home game for the women's professional soccer team. abc seven news reporter anser hassan was there as things kicked off. >> the goal to win the home opener. the first home game ever for bay fc. it was a very good. >> it was really good. the second half, the other team was like attacking a lot. i think. so the ball was more on the on the other side. >> bfc was the first to score, but when the final whistle blew, the houston dash won 3 to 2 at paypal park in san jose. all the way from la. yeah the home game. >> yep i sure did. bought tickets like a month ago. >> lupita santoyo grew up playing soccer for die hard fans
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like her. this wasn't about winning just one game. it was about being part of history, ushering a new era in women's soccer. >> just being able to, like, experience this feeling of like, emotions and just like it's awesome. we're women's sports are are getting to be where we're at right now. it was so important this this historic moment in the bay area to be able to come out and support the women. >> the first professional soccer team in the bay area, it's very important. >> the game began with much fanfare. the bay football club is the bay area's new women's professional soccer team in the national women's soccer league. bay fc founding member and bay area sports legend brandi chastain, who won two world cups and two olympic gold medals, introduced the team and spoke about the big game. >> every single fan that's believed in women's soccer, this is the day for them and we're grateful that they're here. this is incredible. we're changing the game and it's happening
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right here in the bay. >> the team is off to a21 start. the next home game is april 15th, anser hassan abc seven news. >> well, spring feels far away for those celebrating easter in the sierra nevada, but it's not stopping kids from their egg hunt. erin heft has more on the snowy holiday. >> springtime in the sierra shovels. working away. digging the city of truckee out of its white, icy shell, blanketed by crisp, fluffy sheets blooming out of winter. it can look a bit different in the mountains, baseball fields under fresh fallen flakes. their backstops, domes of ice and yet happy for some springtime traditions go unscathed. happy easter rain shine or yeah, you guessed it, even snow. the easter bunny
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still makes it to town. but up here he comes with hot chocolate. >> we got hit with a dose of winter. >> we'll find all of these after the snow melts. >> we hope. we're hoping for spring, but it doesn't happen and it's always snowing or raining on easter egg hunt day. so we get the real deal here >> eggs hidden for the little ones in town to find easter dresses traded in for tiny snow suits, and instead of painting eggs, decorating their little faces a tradition the weather can't bring down. not exactly your stereotypical picture of an easter egg hunt, but the memories made here are frozen in time, and the smiles on these snow babies are priceless >> lots of fun. well, that was erin heft reporting there is, though, a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra right now. in fact, here's a live look in lake tahoe from our camera at
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zephyr cove and you see the snow coming down. the snow pack is expected to get help from this latest storm. statewide, it's 105% of normal for this time of year, and the snow pack of course, is vital to the state's water supply. so two wet winters in a row has certainly helped erase years of drought conditions and a similar story here in the bay area. but today we get a break. i'm going to send it over to my fellow easter egg. full disclosure we did not plan this, but here we are. >> yeah, with our peep colors, right? right. yeah, it just seemed appropriate, right? yeah. and we've had a couple nice days and kind of going back to some cooler weather. well, this week will be no different. even though starting a new month, we're going to be on the warm side for monday and tuesday compared to how it's been. but don't get too used to it. it looks like some cooler weather, even rain returning before the week is out. 655 the official sunrise setting at 732, and we've got a decent day out there
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to start. but you know, unfortunately that cold air aloft is still with us, even though you see that circulation. well to the south of us off southern california, still influencing our weather. we get in closer and it's quiet here in the bay area. but stephanie talked about our winter storm warning through 11:00 for the greater lake tahoe area. yosemite could pick up a half a foot through 5:00, but just a couple of inches left over at 28 and 30 degrees. now, blue canyon, the tahoe valley airport snowing pretty good. so a little bit more to come there. 50 in hayward it is 46 in fremont. so temperatures are cool starting out in the upper 40s. for many of us that uh- as we go through the eight 9:00 hour, a mix of clouds and sun, and still certainly on the cool side with temperatures just in the low 50s and afternoon highs today running shy of average. our headlines then sun and cloud mix today and looking for that chance of showers in the hills. the afternoon hours we'll say the diablo range and concord.
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yesterday was belmont the peninsula but even napa today could see a shower late day. but then as we get into monday and tuesday, high pressure builds in. it will be sunny and warmer. so monday, tuesday, one of the warmer days depends on where you are. and then by wednesday everyone cools off. thursday and friday the rain returns. the weekend looks like another system on sunday. saturday could be a break. so here come the low clouds and fog from the north bay to the peninsula. and then you'll see some of the clouds build up in the upper elevations throughout the afternoon. and then this high resolution model wants to bring in some showers sinking down from the south. you'll see that line there throughout the late afternoon, and then they disappear as that sun sets. so amounts will be light, but it can't say we won't see any rain at all. there is still that possibility out there . so 15 to 25 mile an hour winds making for a breezy afternoon. look how nice it is for your tuesday upper 60s to mid 70s for most cool at the coast. wednesday begins to cool quickly and then by thursday no one gets
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out of the 50s. that's when we'll see a return to a level one system as well. into friday, 61, san francisco 66, in santa rosa. so numbers will be comfortable with that sun. it feels pretty good when it's out there. the accuweather seven day forecast for april fools day monday, and that will be one of the warmer days into tuesday. and by wednesday we are cooling off significant cooling. wednesday. thursday. level one systems arriving thursday, friday. so no sprinkling of the lawn. that won't be necessary. we'll back into some wet weather by the end of the week. stephanie. >> here we go again. all right lisa, thank you. when we return, big name companies take matters into their own hands. how they're making sure empl
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new york to tell us what's coming up at seven on good morning america. >> and good morning to you coming up here on gma on this easter sunday what the holiday means around the world this year in rome, pope francis sending a message to the world as he praised for peace in the holy land, scaled down observances in the wake of war. plus, back in the states, secretary of transportation pete buttigieg joins us live with some key information on the first steps to recover the wreckage from the francis scott key bridge after it was struck by a container ship six days ago, and more march madness and the elite eight action unfolding the excitement overnight, the storyline lines, and we've got expert analysis from espn on what to expect. that is all coming up right here on gma. we'll see you soon. >> in a consumer alert this morning at&t is notifying millions of its customers that their personal data has been found on the dark web. the company says the data included highly sensitive information like social security numbers, passcodes and addresses. the compromised data is from 2019 or
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earlier and does not appear to include financial information or call history. the discovery was made on a hacking forum nearly two weeks ago. this morning we want to tell you about a plan in oakland. four of the city's largest companies are now teaming up to keep their workers safe as they travel through downtown. it's a mlion plan from p-g-and-e's kaiser, clorox and blue shield. abc7 news reporter suzanne phan has more. >> blue shield of california kaiser permanente, pacific gas and electric, and clorox. they're all headquartered in downtown oakland. in january, blue shield and kaiser told employees to stay on site and not to leave for lunch because of concerns about crime. clorox and blue shield offered employees security escorts to their car, bart, or a location within two blocks. now, the company's ceos are joining forces to make downtown oakland safer for their employees. our
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first obligation to our employees is to ensure that they are safe, the ceo and president of blue shield explains the three basic components of the new $10 million plan. >> we're using off-duty oakland police officers to increase the feet on the street. security in the downtown oakland area. >> secondly, there will be an ambassador program that allows people to get escorts to and from work. >> finally, there's a shared transportation system that we are setting up with mini busses, where people can move, for example, from public transportation or get a ride from public transportation. >> like many other cities, oakland is dealing with budget cuts and challenges, with hiring more officers. mayor shengtao says she is so grateful for the deep collaboration with our four largest employers during this time of change and opportunity in oakland, and see this as an example of strong public, private partnership. the new program will be rolled out in
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the coming weeks. oakland councilwoman carol fife says she's optimistic about this plan from the four big companies. >> i am encouraged that the four largest employers in the city of oakland are coming together for creative solutions to make our downtown and uptown areas safer. there investing, and they're putting their money where their mouth is. they're not pulling out of oakland. so i am deeply, deeply appreciative of this effort. >> we are ultimately committed to the safety of our employees and to being a part of the solution to help oakland address this kind of post-covid challenges that many cities have faced in oakland, suzanne phan. >> abc seven news. >> in our next half hour on abc, seven mornings, a cease fire and hostage deal now on the table, talks between israel and hamas continue this morning, and a royal easter, complete with the king. the significant appearance by king charles the third since
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good morning, everybody. thank you for being with us on this holiday weekend. lisa is here tracking your easter sunday forecast. >> it's so not planned. >> i like your color though i will say we clearly both like it. yeah feels like easter and april and the easter egg hunt, right? >> as we look at mount tam. pretty ominous with the clouds, but the sun coming up, so that's a pretty sight there. 52 degrees san francisco. it is 50 in hayward with upper 40s, san mateo, half moon bay, a cool 46. in just a second ago. the snow is coming down pretty good here at zephyr cove, so still a winter storm warning through 11:00 for the greater lake tahoe area. while we are in the mid to upper 40s locally. and as we go through the next couple of hours near 50 degrees, eight 8:00 9:00, some low 50s. look at the fog though, coming back to the marin county coast, the san mateo coast, it's sunny to partly cloudy and then stopping
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this at 5:00. that line of showers just does not want to leave us from napa to concord, even up through santa rosa, maybe healdsburg. so we are not eliminating the shower chance today, but most of us remain dry. we'll talk about a much warmer day to start the workweek as soon as tomorrow. stephanie. >> lisa, thank you. breaking overnight. at least seven children are hurt after a shooting in downtown indianapolis, where a large group was gathered. police say they're between the ages of 12 and 17. it's unclear what led up to the shooting or how many people opened fire. officers say six children were sent to the hospital, and a seventh child arrived to a hospital later on. as of this morning, no suspects are in custody. we'll be following this closely. new. this morning, negotiators of a cease fire between hamas and israel are expected to resume today in cairo. this is according to the egyptian state run media. egypt and the united arab emirates are reportedly
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working together to bring both sides to the table. earlier this month, talks over the release of hostages and a human, darian pause were held in qatar. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu recently authorized a negotiation delegation to travel to egypt. back here in the u.s, the recovery continues in baltimore after the dramatic bridge collapse. here is what it looks like this morning. here's a live picture. you see parts of the bridge still in the water there. crews brought in large cranes to pull out the wreckage to reopen the waterway for ships. abc news reporter chuck sivertsen has the newest message from the governor. >> the first sections of debris from the francis scott key bridge are now being removed. five days after that container ship lost power and collided with the bridge, sending concrete and metal plunging into the water. >> the north sections of the key bridge are going to be cut up and removed. this will eventually allow us to open up a temporary restricted channel that will help us to get more
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vessels in the water around the site of the collapse. >> the governor, acknowledging the impact this is having on the economy and the nation's economy and the nation's workers, are relying on us to move quickly and to move together. but admitting the recovery is going to take time, and we'll continue to marshal people and resources to ensure that we have everything that we need to do this work as safely, as efficiently and as effectively as possible. president biden approved maryland's request for a federal disaster declaration, which will provide help for small businesses in the area. >> because of this declaration, small businesses affected by the disaster can now apply for disaster loan assistance from the federal government. >> larry desantis traveled across the bridge every day. he says he was one of the last to drive over before the collapse, telling abc's jay o'brien he didn't hear the bridge fall. but says he noticed one thing no one was driving behind him. >> it was real. it was an eerie feeling because there was no
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vehicles at all. and normally at that time of the morning, even that time of the morning, because it's right there at amazon, you'll see 20, 30 tractor trailers coming and going. and there was nothing, nothing. >> meanwhile, officials say they are continuing to focus on recovering the bodies of the four missing construction workers. >> to all people who have offered prayers, i ask this keep offering them the families first responders. they will continue to need them. >> chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. stay with us for the very latest on the baltimore bridge aftermath and investigation. >> we are also tracking the structure and durability of our local bridges. you can search for bridges in your area over on our website, abc seven news.com slash i-team coming up on this week abc's martha raddatz interviews maryland senator chris van hollen on the bridge collapse. the latest on the investigation and what's next for the people of baltimore. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven. king charles made a rare appearance since being diagnosed with
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cancer. britain's king attended the traditional easter matins church service in windsor this morning. charles appeared to be in good spirits. he was accompanied by his wife, queen camilla, the appearance comes as the british royal family grapples with multiple illnesses and online speculation at the vatican. pope francis presided over the easter mass. the 87 year old has canceled engagements over the past few weeks. he has been recovering from a cold, bronchitis and the flu. although the pope pulled out of good friday service, he has been leading the holy week liturgies. still ahead this morning, the giants walk back a controversial move. their new decision about fans walkway tiles following backlash. and here's a live look from our exploratorium camera. looking at the bay bridge this morning, you see that peek of sunrise is beautifu
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at 637. >> now to the effort to reduce the city's homeless population and build a better bay area, san francisco's board of supervisors voted to expand a program that would help unhoused people leave for good by offering them bus tickets. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez has this update. >> the concept of putting people on a bus to reunite with friends and family is not new. >> for less than a few hundred dollars, we give them a ticket. majority are from are from other parts of california. and again it's voluntary. >> the program to help the unhoused find their way back home is and for decades has been called homeward bound. and abc seven news has been reporting on it since the early 2000. >> san francisco's department of human services has a program to encourage out of state transients to take a free trip home, but not many people want
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to go. >> san francisco supervisor and mayoral candidate ahsha safai proposed revising and rebranding the program after it moved from one city department to another, and its numbers went down. so you said there's nobody there hasn't been anybody to mind the program? >> absolutely. i mean, last year in hsa, only 12 people took advantage of homeward bound when in the past they were doing over a like 1800 to 1000 a year. >> the issue has now become a political hotbed. mark farrell, who is also running for mayor, posted, quote, mayor breed, let the program wither to a shell of its former self serving nearly three times fewer people. but it's well known among nonprofits that the program was hit hard during covid. public transportation wasn't accessible . >> you know, we weren't able to put people on busses and get them to where they they wanted to go. >> also during the pandemic, the homeless became more isolated and the use of fentanyl
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escalated dramatically. more people became highly addicted to a drug that, according to the centers for disease control and prevention, is 50 times more potent than heroin. what keeps you here in san francisco? >> i mean, i have habits that are, you know, easily more accessible out here. unfortunately. >> what is more accessible? >> uh- my substance use turin. >> ralea moved here from san luis obispo and admits his drug problem has kept him away from home. if you had the opportunity to go back home to a relative or parents, if you do have, would you take that opportunity or is it hard for you at this point? it's hard for me, but i mean, i still it's hard to not be with my family. >> but, i definitely would take that opportunity up once i bettered myself and was clean. >> and, you know, they are not in a position to, you know, give up fentanyl and go home. right i
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mean, am i correct that the dynamics on the streets have changed? >> that's definitely one piece of it. but one of the things that we do with this legislation is we expand it to shelters and we expand it to permanent supportive housing. >> safai believes the number of unhoused voluntarily leaving on busses will increase, because there will now be more oversight . the program will be offered at shelters and supportive housing, both the unhoused and even those at risk of becoming homeless are eligible. the data is now collected for the public to see in real time. emily cohen is with the department of homelessness and supportive housing. >> we will be publishing a dashboard on our website and on the human service agency website that will combine data from both of our programs and publicly communicate the scope and depth of those programs and how they're working from a cost perspective. >> and then verses the emergency room visits shelter, all the different you're talking about thousands and thousands. and so if you're talking about in a, in a budget crisis, in a deficit, which we are in, there is an
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incentive now to help reunify people with their families, because it's also going to save the taxpayers of san francisco a lot of money in san francisco. >> lyanne melendez abc seven news. >> again, the program will be offered at both shelters and supportive housing. both the unhoused and even those at risk of being homeless are eligible. before we head to break, let's check in with lisa. good morning . >> good morning. >> 655 sunrise. you can see beautiful view from mount tam, 46 degrees here. later on in the afternoon, we'll get into more cloud cover showers could return again for the upper elevations, but overall a more sun than clouds. today we'll talk about a return to a temporary warmer spring my name is david. i've been a pharmacist for 44 years. when i have customers come in and ask for something for memory, i recommend prevagen. number one, because it's safe and effective. does not require a prescription. and i've been taking it quite a while myself
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backtracking on a controversial decision to replace fans walkway tiles near mccovey cove. crews dug out the tiles during construction of the mission rock development. now, the team originally told people their tiles could not be salvaged and their messages would instead be shown on a digital kiosk. fans were outraged. they said they did not know their tributes to loved ones had been removed. so after the backlash, the team told the chronicle they'll work on a different display. we'll be following it. meantime, the giants are looking to finish strong on the road against the padres. first pitch is today at 110. as for the game last night, abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has the big moment for outfielder jeong ho. lee reporter. >> good morning. we had a history down in san jose last night. great to see the founding for pregame for bay fc, making their home debut at paypal park in san jose. the match was sold out 18,000 packing the stands for the first home match hosting
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the houston dash. founding for firing up the crowd. basketball royalty was in the house. four time nba champion warriors great andre iguodala, pau gasol there as well. 19th minute deyna castellanos for bay and she scores one nil. bay fc first home goal in franchise history 86th minute, now tied at one. diana ordonez penalty kick blocked, gets her own rebound and scores two one. houston but not so fast. it's not over. stoppage time racheal kundananji scores for the home team and we're tied up at two. fans are fired up minutes later, though, houston delivers a heartbreak. havana solon, oh, and that's the winner. bay fc drops the home opener three two. meanwhile, the earthquakes in texas taking on houston as well. it's the dynamo fc first minute corner kick for san jose christian espinosa perfect kicked in. bruno wilson heads it home one nil san jose 85th minute. now we're tied at one. houston had a corner as well. the first shot is going to
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be blocked but franco escobar high and it's good. and that's the game winner san jose falls two one after an opening day loss to the padres thursday. giants bouncing back in a big way friday matt chapman two homers in an eight three win. giants offense staying hot on a rather cool night in san diego on saturday and proves it's not always sunny in san diego. the ponchos show that top two one nothing game. tom murphy rbi double in the left field corner. michael conforto scores two nothing. giants bottom three same score. fernando tatis junior just a smash down the third base line. but look at matt chapman gold glove effort right there. nice play for the out to end the inning. bottom four starter jordan hicks in the jam. bases loaded for tyler wade. got him swinging two outs. then next batter jackson merrill at the plate and he'll get a line out to short. hicks had six strikeouts, five scoreless innings in his giants debut, top of the eighth, three one. joong,
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who lee. there goes his first big league homer deep to right field. his family in the stands. they'll never forget that as the giants add on to the lead. great moment there. five one. now later in the inning, bases loaded for michael conforto. see you later. second homer in as many games. grand slam capped a six run inning giants win, nine six, just over 5400 fans hoping to catch the a's first win of the young season. seven pitches into the game, center fielder jj , jj bleday tested and oh passes the test. rob and jose ramirez of a potential home run and jp sears loves the effort from a center fielder. top 443 game. hey, it's los gatos native steven kwan rbi single, capping a three run frame for cleveland, five three guardians and he wasn't done. he had a three hit day, the biggest solo blast to right first of the season. a's lose 12 three. their zero and three to start the season. that is your look at sports. have a
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great sunday. let's send it back to you. >> thank you chris. while the giants are still on the road in san diego, the oakland a's are here at home today as they face the guardians again. first pitch is at 107. lisa two over 12.5 hours of daylight to enjoy today as that sun coming up in another 5 to 7 minutes and look at all the activity. >> southern california. but would you believe it? we are still under the influence of this area of low pressure cold air aloft, allowing for those cloud build ups yesterday. and boy did we see some hail in belmont redwood city picked up point about almost over a 10th of an inch of rain and 2/10 down by monterey, but with this cold air, we'll see the build ups again today. napa conquered the diablo range. right now, though, things are quiet and we are looking at the sierra nevada. still several hours to that winter storm warning will expire in a couple of inches left to pick up there with those slick roadways. so keep that in mind. otherwise, we have several dry days to enjoy. 52, san francisco 49. in oakland, it is 45. in san
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jose with half moon bay at 46 and our exploratorium camera. a lot of clouds out there right now. we'll begin to peel back 42. santa rosa, 48, in fairfield, and then we'll get the other variety as we get into the next couple of hours. some cool upper 40s to low 50s, a mix of clouds and sun. if you're headed out early, having some easter egg hunts or headed to church, it will be certainly a little bit on the damp side with the wet grass and the condensation this morning. otherwise sun and clouds for most of you. but there is still a chance of showers, maybe even a thunderstorm throughout the afternoon, the late afternoon 4 or 5:00. and then tomorrow, monday, tuesday. high pressure builds in sunny, warmer 70s inland, 60s at the coast and then the end of the week we've got a level one system for thursday and friday as rain returns. the weekend kind of looking iffy but much cooler. so the low clouds and fog right along the coast today. sunshine and then by about two 3:00, you'll notice that those clouds begin to build up the cumulus
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clouds in the upper elevations, that cool air aloft. the sun warms the ground quick. first, and then more so than the upper elevations there. and then we get that lapse rate, that steep lapse rate that initiates the thunderstorm activity from. you can see napa over into the east bay, maybe even into the south bay. this is 530 and then it quickly dies down as that heating of the sun disappears. breezy afternoon winds. so 15 to 25 miles an hour. so nice spring day out there for most of us, but if you like it warmer, we have that on tap for monday and tuesday, and then we'll begin to see the cooler air. the breezy onshore winds return as a trough arrives into thursday, bringing rain into friday as well. so today for your easter sunday, looking at low 60s san francisco, upper 50s, half moon bay. so cool here. but as you head across the bay will be in the mid 60s for concord. also palo alto with 66. in santa rosa. the accuweather seven day forecast. we are dry and sunny
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for monday and tuesday. that's april fool's day, no joke with that. and then wednesday, the cooling begins for most of us, more dramatic on thursday, level one system thursday, friday, and then saturday at this point looks dry, but we can't probably say that for next sunday. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. you can track the weather throughout the weekend with the same live doppler seven lisa uses. just search abc seven but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga, like: hazy or blurred vision, so it's hard to see fine details, colors that appear dull or washed out, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you think you have ga, don't wait.
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hollywood week reporter george pennacchio from our sister station in los angeles, tells us what the judges are expecting to see. >> they just got to have the star. it factor the magic. >> all i think about is instant identity. yeah. in other words, five seconds into your voice. yeah. can i remember your voice? >> it's intense. it's exhausting for them. let the games begin.
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>> american idol judges luke bryan, katy perry and lionel richie, along with host ryan seacrest, are reflecting on the season 22 contestants who have made it through to hollywood week. >> they just can do it, and you're sucked into what they're doing and you don't feel like they're thinking so much about it when they're performing. that's power. >> the first thing we see is innocence and youthfulness and hope. yeah, hope and drive and determination. and to get to where we have, you got to have all of that. mama told me. >> i'm laughing because every kid that walks out in front of us, they're ready, right now. that reminds me so much of us. me especially because when i was 19. we're ready, the commodores. we're ready. let us go. it was seven years later. we made it. you know, in terms of the hit, but but they're all think right now. today i just left my bedroom. i'm ready to kill it. you've known god since you were a child.
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>> i don't care what they sing. they can sing one of our songs and make it sound like they wrote it. so if they embrace it and are and are really, delivering it with their heart, it doesn't matter if they get a little pitchy or if they don't do it perfectly. if they connect emotionally, i think they win in los angeles. >> george pennacchio, abc seven news. >> you can watch american idol sundays at eight right here on abc seven. whimsical way to celebrate easter this weekend. children's fairyland near lake merritt in oakland brought in tap dancing easter bunnies for the holiday. and of course, there was an egg hunt as well. fairyland's easter festivities do continue today, though the tap dancing bunnies get the day off. there was a different kind of hop step happening at chase center, the home of the warriors and kaiser
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permanente hosted an easter egg hunt here too. and the easter bunny was there posing for pictures. you see kids walking around looking for eggs in between the easter hunts and the crafts, kids got to visit a petting zoo packed with bunnies. closer to home, there was a big block party in san francisco's castro called the easter eggstravaganza. community members showed up to celebrate spring with art, costumes and entertainment. one group, dressed as helen roper from the old sitcom three's company. >> yes, we're all helen, everyone's helen because it's a really good time to get together with everyone and dress up in your wigs and come out and have a good time. >> stanley, how long can you stand to look at something so drab and faded? oh i don't know. >> how long have we been married? oh >> how cute. there were costume contests for both people and their dogs. i have a little
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bandana for bubba, and i throw on him today. >> cute. yeah. i saw a lot of kids out yesterday carrying their baskets. so sweet. yeah. very sweet. we have a kind of a cool morning out there, a mix of clouds and sun. no rain though. upper 40s to low to mid 50s. as we get through 10:00, the rain possibility increases as we get through the afternoon. this is san jose for the week ahead. look how nice. monday tuesday. and then the temperatures drop. big time. thursday friday return to the rain. and that forecast holds pretty much for everyone. but that was one of the warmer locations. so get set for spring time fling and then back to cold rain by the end of the week. >> and no joke for tomorrow, right? yeah. no, no. april. beautiful out there. thank you lisa. happy easter sunday everybody. thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. abc seven news continues at nine. (gasp)
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>> janai: good morning, america. easter sunday storms. heavy rain, strong winds, snow, and a tornado threat. the system now moving east. who's in the danger zone for the week ahead? >> gio: easter sunday celebration. this morning, pope francis presiding over holy mass, delivering a message of peace in st. peter's square. his prayers to end the global crises. >> will: massive effort.

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