live gathering and grieving. three years after the death of mario gonzalez in alameda police custody. and now those officers are facing charges. plus, today is for 20. no celebration at

hippie hill here in san francisco this year. instead a sports tournament being planned. we'll have more on that. good morning. it's saturday, april 20th. i'm stephanie sierra, lisa is here and you brought the good weather with you. >> oh well thank you. yeah we're going to have a cooler day today and warmer tomorrow, but cooler just because we're starting out with the low clouds and fog. so cooler to get going just a little bit. you can see the gray there on live doppler seven. it is 55 in hayward, 54 in san jose, san francisco. good morning. 51 for you. and you can see some upper 40s from santa rosa where we have two mile visibility, 49 sonoma and 50 in vallejo. so our 24 hour temperature change, not too dramatic, a little warmer in the south bay. and a look outside pier 39. there by 9:00 we're partly sunny, but after that we will begin to warm up with the sunny conditions. noontime 60s around the bay, low 70s inland, and then the coast stays cool. little breezy the afternoon. the winds kick up, but we still will

manage upper 70s to near 80 in our forests. inland valleys low 70s around the bay. it will cool off quickly. then we've got high pressure building in for a warmer sunday and then a cooler week ahead. we'll talk about it coming up. steph. >> 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. 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, 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, it's not easy, but i expected the best, all the times, you know, i keep praying, praying, praying, praying. and, you know, god is good. >> price is public accountability unit concluding 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. 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 is definitely a major win and step 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. >> so 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 at all. 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. and investigators say that's when two people tried to steal from a delivery driver on his way home. that led to a shootout between them all, leaving the driver and another suspect dead in the north bay.

now, 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 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. abc7 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 . we 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 limition 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. now heading to the supreme court next week. on monday, the court will hear arguments on whether people can be punished just for sleeping outdoors. we follow 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 says sweeps will not solve the problem. >> we don't want to see cities using police and uh- 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 constraint. 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 in anticipation of the crowds, the psychedelic church of ambrosia is teaming up with nonprofits to send safety staff portable toilets and a medical tent to the park. >> all right, lisa, how's it looking outside? >> all right. well, pretty good so far. we are on the cool side with the low clouds and fog temperatures in the low 50s here in san francisco. it was just 61 yesterday. the winds are going to kick up throughout the afternoon in the city along the coast. but we'll still manage some very comfortable highs from the 60s to even upper 70s across the bay. stay tuned to have the forecast for the warmest days of the week. and then the cool down 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 san francisco is getting giant pandas. the timeline for the

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welcome back. here's a live look from our emeryville camera, looking towards the city light traffic this morning. it's 511. 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 a bart merchandise pop up. 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 now more than 700 of them. as for the legacy cars, at least three of them are headed to a museum in suisun city. across the bay area. several cities have been added to the state's pro housing designation. governor newsom announced that berkeley, pinole, richmond and fairfield are

joining 42 other cities honored mo housing development. theage list includes a total o16 bay area cities. the designation comes with financial incentives and other resources to lp speed housing production. the state is also fang a major housing shortage and has set a goal for 2.5 million new homes by 2030. a new exhibit at the asian art museum in san francisco features artwork never seen before in the u.s. the exhibit is called phoenix kingdoms. it has more than 100 ancient chinese artwork, including elaborate bronze vessels, lacquerware, and textiles from 2000 years ago, all created at the dawn of china's bronze age. they were made by two mysterious kingdoms in the yangtze river valley before they were conquered by china's first emperor. among the treasures is the world's first refrigerator, the world's first ice box, made of bronzes. >> imagine people in china 2500

years ago drinking chilled wine. >> many of the pieces in the exhibit have never been on display before, even in china. phoenix kingdoms runs until july 22nd at the asian art museum. also happening today in the north bay, a free family event at the novato library. it's called spring fiesta. organizers say there will be music, dancing, ice cream and tacos. the learning bus will also be there. everyone is invited. the event goes from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the novato library on novato boulevard. a unique partnership between the presidio trust and the 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. abc seven news anchor dan ashley has the 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 capon 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. >> syracuse 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 lou 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 sources, 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. 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 reintroductions, 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 also helps volunteers track those butterflies. pretty neat. well, 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 the 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 also requires a ferry ticket to get to the island. and yes, we can say it, no rain in

the forecast, at least for this weekend. lisa, i know you're tracking everything we need to know, but it feels good to finally say that. >> yes, i was telling you, i was in southern california where it poured, so didn't escape it down there either. it follows you? >> yeah, exactly. >> but we're definitely looking at some really nice weather over the weekend. it will get warmer if you like the warmer days. that's on sunday. holding on monday, but low clouds and fog to start off this morning. sun coming up at 627, sets at 750. that's 13 hours and 24 minutes of daylight. and look at live doppler seven, where all of california is pretty quiet right now. we have numbers in a narrow range from the upper 40s up in cloverdale. well, cloverdale, 5249, santa rosa, saint helena, sonoma. and then we've got those low 50s in oakland, 49 in fremont, though, and a look outside emeryville. they're mostly cloudy this morning. and as we go through the 8:00 hour, those clouds begin to peel back.

and then by 9:00, partly sunny over the weekend, we've got sunshine and spring warmth with the warmest day of the weekend will be tomorrow and even the entire week. even though we're going to hold on to that warmth on monday, we'll get some cooling along the coast for your monday, and then we'll look for temperatures to continue to drop off after we peak on sunday and monday, and some neighborhoods with perhaps even some rain showers, light rain showers by next friday. here's a look at the low clouds and the fog early this morning. then we're left with sunny conditions for your saturday afternoon. and then as high pressure builds, we have less in the way of that marine influence for your sunday. even at the coast. and the winds will be lighter. so as a result, the warmest day certainly will be tomorrow. here's a look at the winds that will continue to pick up throughout the day today, especially at the coast, 25 to 35 miles an hour and inside the bay. not too bad, but we'll call it breezy. about 10 to 15 miles an hour. and then this is a look at sunday how the winds will really be much lighter out there

. if you are headed to at&t park, we've got the diamondback in town with temperatures in the low 60s. and notice not a big warm up. we've got those breezy winds, but it will be bright out there with temperatures in around the mid 60s. by that ninth inning. as for your sunday, here come the red colors from the sacramento valley into the inland valleys, and that takes us up into the 80s. so certainly a warm afternoon, mid 70s for the bay shore. and looking at those 60s at the coast by monday, notice the warmth still holding inland. but typical of a cool down. we get that cooler breeze at the shoreline and then look at how dramatic it is for your tuesday. with temperatures a lot cooler out there and even below average as for your highs today, look for temperatures from the upper 60s. san mateo 72, in palo alto, look for those upper 70s, maybe a stray 80 degree temperature there inland. so a beautiful day. but it will take some time. just a couple of hours throughout the morning hours for

the clouds to scatter on out. 67 will make for a warmer day in san francisco and the accuweather seven day forecast. we've got a great start. then looking at a sunny afternoon, the warmth is really with us for your sunday. the coast will even come up a few degrees and then by monday we will still be warm inland. but you'll feel the breeze if you're here in the city and then the rest of the week looking cooler. and then by friday could bring in a few light showers. nothing like last weekend though i was going to say. >> there it is, we said not this weekend. yeah, but 80 for tomorrow? yeah. very warm. nice. thanks lisa. well, just ahead, bay area native huey lewis is putting his hit songs on the big stage and plenty of his star studded friends came out

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winners catalog is the inspiration of the new musical comedy. a appropriately called the heart of rock and roll. last night, lots of stars came out for a special gala performance in new york city, including huey lewis, of course, cyndi lauper and jimmy kimmel. >> yeah, it's amazing, really. it's, you know, i never aspired to it. i did, but, but the process has really been a salvation for me with my hearing and it's given me something to do, something creative to do. >> huey doesn't have to do anything. all the work for once is done for him. but his body of work, i think, is something that, you know, for me, it reminds me of high school. good times. >> the heart of rock and roll officially opens on monday. well, it's time now for our new segment. it's a big deal emphasis on deal, where we showcase some of america's most beloved products. sam champion and danny backstrom are rounding up the best toys for all ages. >> time for it's a big deal today. we've got so many great

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>> now abc seven mornings live. >> students at usc rallying in support for their valedictorian. but the university has decided moving forward for the graduation ceremony. we'll have more on that coming up. but good morning. we are starting this half hour with a look at the weather. it will be a nice day out. >> yes it will. well, the clouds are going to clear and we'll see a lot of sunshine. it will be warmest away from the coast right now it is 55, in hayward, palo alto, with upper 40s in danville. so our inland valleys a little cool. 49 in livermore at the coast, 50 half moon bay, upper 40s in novato, sonoma and santa rosa. little fog up there and looking at two degrees cooler up in santa rosa, three degrees cooler compared to yesterday by the delta and four degrees warmer in mountain view. so throughout the morning hour, the clouds scatter and we'll get into mostly sunny conditions as closer to noon. we've got some 70s inland and then by the afternoon upper 70s arriving, we'll see those low 70s along

the bay shore and even warmer in san francisco and sunny with mid 60s. those clouds forming along the shoreline kind of patchy there. half moon bay. it will get cool again tonight, but less clouds in that marine influence fading away for a few days. we'll talk about that in detail. coming up stephanie, lisa, thank you. >> for the first time in 40 years, pandas are now returning to the san francisco zoo. >> what do you think about pandas coming to san francisco? >> good. are you excited? yeah, yeah, yeah. >> you hear that excitement? the city last hosted pandas betw 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 visit to china. it's estimated that there's around 2200 pandas left in the world, and the zoo is now gearing up to host the pandas return. >> 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-palestine valedictorian, the university now says it won't have any commencement speakers. usc said it would not allow asna tabassum to speak at the graduation because of 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

and $61 billion for ukraine. an $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 air strikes in rafah overnight. that's according to al jazeera. you're looking at a live picture from israel and the gaza border right now, and this comes as more than 3400 people have been killed in gaza since the war started back in october. that's according to the hamas run health ministry and the west bank. now, 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 in 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 caused them. an israeli official tells cnn that israel did not play a role in the blasts. reports say there were five different explosions, injuring at least three militia members back here at home. opening statements in 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 outspoken about the 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. tesla is recalling nearly 4000 of its cyber trucks because the accelerator pedal can become stuck. that could cause the cybertruck to accelerate unintentionally and cause a crash, federal officials said. workers assembling the trucks at tesla's factory near austin, texas, improperly used soap in the pedals assembly. the sticking issue was first raised on social media and online discussion group posts, a state job training program is hiring thousands of young people 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 aka dot, gov and historic new performance premiering tonight at san jose's opera house. and 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 california theater, opera san jose is presenting its first spanish language opera performance. now available 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

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. >> still ahead on abc seven mornings in earth day youth movement at a rally in the bay area to raise awareness about what's happening to our planet. and we'll take you outside for a live look atop our roof camera. looking at the bay

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don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. ♪ show off to the world. ask your eczema specialist about dupixent. welcome back. here's a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. you can see light traffic this morning. lisa will have your forecast coming up. 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. abc7 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? >> 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 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, but 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,

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 for 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 martinez, abc seven news. >> well, tomorrow you can 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 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, stephanie. good morning. here's a look at san jose, where it's 53 degrees yesterday right around average in the low 70s. today will come up another four degrees for highs in the upper 70s. you can see the cloud cover there. so a great start for most of us. we'll talk about a bigger warm up for sunday coming up. >> lisa thank you. also next a cause for celebration last night at oracle park, a look at how

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welcome back. here's a bird's eye view of our beautiful mount tam camera. we're showing that nice view of the city this saturday morning. it's 546. in sports, san francisco giants fans have been waiting since the home opener to do one thing in particular. 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 brian 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 a 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. but 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 thank you casey. >> well the giants play the diamondbacks today. first pitch

is at 105 lisa how's the forecast shaping up for that time? >> it looks pretty nice. well the breezy winds on tap. and this morning we have our marine layer with us which is allowing for the cloudy and cool start around the bay. but big difference from last weekend when we had all the rain around 47. danville. right now one of the cooler spots, it is 50 in vallejo. good morning oakland 53 for you, as well as san jose and 49 in santa rosa. see all the clouds there from mount tam? so we're starting out with mostly cloudy conditions by today and tomorrow. not only will we have sunshine, but the breezy winds today. the warmer day for your sunday and a little bit above average for tomorrow and the middle of the week. not only are we trending cooler, we could be tracking some rain drops as we get into late thursday and friday. here's a look at the cloud cover this morning, and it peels back for a sunny afternoon. the winds kick up along the coast particularly and

then the fog is patchy overnight . less wind even at the shoreline for your sunday as high pressure builds in. so looking at sunday, the warmest day in san jose, looking at low 80s and then that big drop off on tuesday back to the 60s as we track a system arriving thursday and friday, san francisco will be very mild tomorrow with less wind. upper 60s dropping off just a little bit on monday. and then as we look at the rest of the workweek, it's that jacket weather breezy winds, and maybe even a few sprinkles later in the workweek as we look at highs today, 77 in san jose. that brings us above average for all these areas in the orange there. so a pleasant day. low 70s on the peninsula 72 palo alto, mountain view downtown. it will be sunny, warmer today. still breezy right here though. 64, daly city 67 downtown and up in the north bay. what a day. how about 80 in calistoga with mid

70s novato 78 by the water in vallejo and you head to the east bay, where temperatures will be very comfortable from the low 70s in hayward and newark. union city checking in at 73 this afternoon and by about three 4:00 we are well into the upper 70s here out by brentwood. we could see about 8076 in pleasanton. so the accuweather seven day forecast featuring a string of dry, sunny days for today. looking at those breezy winds at the coast. and by tomorrow we're looking at temperatures in the low 80s inland, mid 70s around the bay, even a few degrees warmer at the coast. and then by monday the warmth holds, but by the afternoon that's breeze kicks up. and tuesday we've got dramatic cooling. wednesday partly cloudy and then the increasing clouds on thursday. if we see any rain on friday, it could be a couple hundredths out there. so we're definitely you know, still possible to see those april showers. but it looks like the further out we go. you know we're not talking.

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. some of the rarest geese in the world were spotted in a woman's backyard in southern california. the nay nays are hawaii's state bird. so it came as a surprise to experts to see them pop up in huntington beach. they nearly went extinct back in the 1950s. conservation experts say they have improved, but they're still considered a very vulnerable population. the four nay nays and a hybrid are in the care of local wildlife officials. these geese are 17 years old. if you had asked me to predict the, you know, top 1000 birds that we'd ever get in here at the center, nay, nays wouldn't have even come close to the list. >> so it's pretty exciting. yeah >> the technicians say a woman in her 90s had them as pets but

could no longer care for them. once they're rehabilitated, they could live out their days in an aquarium or a zoo. a geomag storm hit earth overnight and made for some fantastic aurora viewing in the u.s. check this out. so beautiful. this is a 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 warming scale. that means the storm was able to interrupt high frequency radio transmissions and even some satellite operations. nothing the general public typically handles. organizers have apparently released the first three acts for this year's outside lands music festival lineup, and this comic is called ranger dave and ranger ruths dreamy adventure, which features the lineup clues. according to the 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 poet's department, the answer is a taylor swift pub crawl right here in san francisco. tickets are for sale right now on eventbrite for the crawl through the marina district. this is video from westwood's swift themed pop up bar that, of course, will be participating tonight, along with del mar and jackson's, who will be playing the eras tour on their big screen. coming up next on abc seven mornings at 6 a.m, reviving a now extinct butterfly. the science behind the mission and how the presidio and the academy of sciences is teaming up. plus, a night at the opera. we're taking a sneak peek

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>> 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