live now at six. >> the meeting went on past midnight, but a proposal for a new farmworker housing in half moon bay finally passed the next steps for the community and recovery efforts after last year's mass shooting progress for protesters in the bay area. >> an update this morning at several schools and where they plan to go today, plus the big

headlines coming out of disney upfront comedy, music, drama. >> we have it all covered. >> good morning. welcome to wednesday, may 15th. yes. >> we're going to start check of our forecast with drew. >> yes. happy to have you sitting next to me again. >> thank you friend i miss you back. >> here's a live look outside our east bay hills camera showing you that sun is up here. we do have our morning stratus clouds with us, so we begin the day with overcast skies and numerous cities. the lone exception inland. we do have mainly clear skies, so we'll take a look at temperatures. right now we are running a few degrees warmer compared to this time yesterday, so you can see from livermore to half moon bay to fremont, we're starting out in the 50s. it's a similar story in the north bay as well. the lone exception parts of lake county quite warm right now, clearly coming in with a temperature of 67 degrees. we'll break the forecast down by regions today along the coast we get that afternoon peeks of sunshine here. but temperatures thanks to onshore flow keeping us mainly in the 50s the next 24 hours around the bay shoreline. we begin today with those clouds. we get that sunshine

breaking out in the afternoon. we'll have those temperatures mild in the low 70s in most areas, with that marine layer rolling on back here later on this evening. and inland, we're starting out with clear skies that'll get temperatures warm into the low and mid 80s in the afternoon. let's see how that commute is going with amanda. good morning. good morning drew. >> our overall map showing that the commute is clear in a lot of parts of the bay area, except for in the east bay. and that's because of the sigalert that we're following. this is on westbound 80 in oakland. if you're heading into the city, you'll notice that the grand avenue offramp is shut down because of a big rig crash. drivers will notice that big rig on its side. there is no estimated time of reopening, so keep that in mind as you make your way into san francisco. back to the desk. >> thank you. amanda. new this morning a project to build more housing for farmworkers in half moon bay is moving forward. the decision coming early this morning after hours of debate. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live with the final vote and gloria, many, including governor newsom, say this project is a long time

coming. >> they do kumasi, but the project was controversial. it was initially approved by the city council, but it stalled with the planning commission. the governor among those pushing for it to move forward, the meeting going on until after midnight, with a half moon bay planning commission approving the project 4 to 1 supporters to bring the housing project for farmworkers packed the planning commission meeting in half moon bay yesterday. the plan is to build a five story, 40 unit building there where a house at 555 kelly avenue now sits. the push comes after last year's mass shooting, the deadliest in san mateo county's history. seven farmworkers on two farms were killed and the tragedy exposed their poor living conditions. tuesday marked the third hours long meeting that the commission discussed and questioned the project, and among the planning commission's concerns, the size of the building, parking and that's not all. >> so i'd like to understand what the meaning of local means. is it city of half moon bay

boundaries for the farms related to the city of half moon bay boundaries? or does local mean all the farms along the coast side? >> i've gone through a mix of emotions, everything from, you know, hope and just worry >> that is the executive director of the nonprofit. alas one of the applicants that's heading up that project on thursday, governor gavin newsom threatened potential legal action against the half moon bay planning commission, calling for a delay to vote egregious. and that site would be a mix of housing for senior farmworkers. it would also include a resource center live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thanks, gloria. developing news the biden administration is moving forward with a new weapons deal with israel. this is worth more than $1 billion. amanda. just last week, the u.s. paused a shipment of large bombs to the region. >> now, reggie and critics say this move undermines president joe biden's message of holding israel accountable. >> some are accusing the white

house of sending mixed messages. you may remember last week, the white house announced it paused a single shipment of 2,000 pound bombs. there were fears they would be used in israel's invasion in rafah, leaders with the united nations are appalled by the idf's escalation in southern gaza. >> these developments are further impeding humanitarian access and worsening an already dire situation. at the same time, hamas goes on firing rockets indiscriminately. civilians must be respected and protected at all times. >> according to the un, about 450,000 palestinians have been displaced, un officials say. inland, rafah is now like a ghost town. more aid is on the way for people still sheltering in gaza. the pentagon says the gaza pier that brings in aid by the sea will be open in the coming days. back to you, kumasi. >> thank you. amanda. this morning, 20 u.s. doctors, including two from the bay area, are trapped in gaza. abc seven spoke with the family of one of

those doctors, doctor hayley shock. sheikholeslami is a family physician from sutter health in san carlos. she entered through gaza through the rafah crossing back in april for a two week medical mission. her family says she's now unable to exit into egypt and come back home. she has a husband and two grown daughters here in the bay area. >> i know her daughters have been really struggling. it's in the past few weeks, you know, going through all of this. >> the council on american islamic relations says there's at least one more doctor from the bay area who is also trapped there, along with three from southern california. we won't stop till numbers get strong. in the bay area pro palestinian protesters tried to block the entrance of google's i o developers conference in mountain view. protesters are demanding the tech giant end its so-called project nimbus, which is an ai surveillance software

that protesters allege is being used by the israeli government to target civilians. we reached out to google for comment. we have yet to hear back. >> people have been protesting on college campuses across the state say they are headed for uc merced today. they plan to protest outside a uc regents meeting that will include some people who were at uc berkeley for weeks camping that encampment has now been cleared out. the university says it reached an agreement to expedite what it calls a new, quote, social responsible investment strategy. now uc regents say they have no plans to sell assets despite protesters demands. yesterday, the regents revealed the university system has $32 billion invested in companies that make weapons or otherwise support israel. >> it's very complicated, some of them are time commitments that we've made, and the students need to understand that. but we i think we need to do a better job at communicating that.

>> at least one committee member said the board should consider protesters demands when looking at future investments. >> today, protesters at san francisco state planned to give more details about an agreement they say they've reached with university leadership. the encampment there has been up for more than two weeks now, and according to organizers of the encampment, the university has agreed to divest from weapons manufacturers and other similar groups in the future. in the south bay, a new encampment formed on the san jose state campus on monday. this one is located near the statue of tommie smith and john carlos, who famously protested during a medal ceremony at the 1968 summer olympics. the school has warned students that they need to take the tents down or face sanctions. >> the family of a man who died after he was forcibly restrained by antioch police in 2020, has reached a settlement with the department. the antioch city council approved a $7.5 million payment last night, according to a spokesperson for the family's attorney, angelo quinto's family

says he was having a mental health episode when officers responded to his home. during the interaction, officers knelt on his neck and he later died. the da did not file criminal charges against the officers involved. the family and antioch mayor planned to hold a news conference today to speak about this settlement. the fbi and department of homeland security are putting out a warning regarding pride events next month. they say foreign terrorist groups like isis could make them a target. federal agencies believe that the threat is being compounded by the contentious political environment here in the u.s. abc seven news reporter tim johns talked to sf pride leaders. >> it's one of the most lively celebrations in the bay area. every june, our region comes alive with the sights and sounds of pride. >> we want to celebrate that people in san francisco live authentic lives and that we can love who we love. >> but ahead of this year's celebrations comes a new public service announcement from the fbi and department of homeland

security. in it, a warning that foreign terrorist organizations like isis could target pride events around the country. cameron pollan works with the fbi's branch here in san francisco. >> the public service announcement is definitely something new. this year, the fbi says. >> as of now, there are no immediate, credible threats here in the bay area. however, they are advising people to take precautions. reporter beyond the fbi's warnings, san francisco pride executive director suzanne ford says sadly, threats against pride events are nothing new. >> our organization for many, many years has worked with state, local, federal law enforcement agencies and other appropriate agencies to make sure our communities safe. >> the fbi's psa has also gotten the attention of groups like equality california, the lgbtq nonprofit says they want everyone to be comfortable celebrating pride. this year. >> i go with a friend, let people know you're attending pride. have a meetup spot, have an exit plan. know a checkpoint around the area because with pride kicking off in just a few

weeks time, ford says this year's celebrations will be better than ever before. >> we're going to come together. >> there's going to be a million people out on market street, and we're going to proclaim to the world that in san francisco, pride is our community and that we're going to be there in san francisco. >> tim johns, abc seven news. >> allegations of racism is the topic at a heated local school district meeting. the demands being made by community members. >> san francisco officials are banking on nightlife, reviving the city. we're going to show you new numbers

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this is so interesting. a new study shows nightlife is helping fuel san francisco's economic recovery following the pandemic. university of toronto researchers looked at cell phone data from various downtowns across the country. in san francisco, it shows activity during work hours hit 56% of pre-pandemic levels, but now look at after hours activity. it jumped to 94% of pre-pandemic numbers. mayor london breed recently proposed making a portion of downtown the state's first entertainment zone, which basically means you can drink in the streets. banking on nightlife to boost the economy. interesting time now is 614 developing news concerns this morning of racism and bigotry, anti-black harassment within the san francisco unified school

district. with only a few weeks left before school ends this year, amanda, one community leader, wants the district to take action. >> reggie aqui reverend amos brown with the naacp is calling on san francisco unified to hold people who commit racist acts against students accountable. during a rally ahead of last night's board meeting, doctor brown recounted several racist incidents against black students. a young girl also spoke about an incident where she was targeted at school. >> there was this fourth grader i wanted to play with her really badly because she was like really popular and she said, sorry, me, i can't play with you because of your skin color. >> my god. >> the group went inside and briefly interrupted the district's meeting. the superintendent put out this statement. it reads in part. quote sf usd takes reports of racism very seriously, and we encourage anyone who was a victim or witnesses such behavior to report it to a trusted adult at school. when we

learn of a concern, we take immediate steps to investigate, educate, assign consequence depending on the outcomes of the investigation and work to repair the harm. using restorative practices. in the superintendent's statement, he linked a host of resources on the topic for staff and families there aimed to address and understand racism and anti-blackness. back to you at the desk kumasi. >> thank you amanda. >> new developments in the rush to get highway one back open near big sur. the governor's office says the road will finally reopen this week. a month and a half after storms eroded that southbound lane. you remember part of the highway. it crumbled into the ocean back in march. it cut off the route between carmel and big sur. well, after weeks of work by caltrans, crews say it will now be ready for drivers starting at 630 friday morning. if you're heading out of town for the memorial day weekend, get ready for crowded roads and airports. triple a projects nearly 44 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home, just under the all time record set in

2005. more than 38 million people will be traveling by car, and that is the highest number since triple a started tracking in the year 2000. airports are bracing for a spike as well, with 3.5 million air travelers expected during the holiday weekend. >> now we're going to talk about some of the exciting projects coming soon from abc seven's parent company, disney reporter joe gargiulo, from our sister station in new york, has the buzz coming out of the entertainment world. >> it has been a night full of action, lots of stars, lots of shows, new and returning, and we have got some really big news coming out of these upfronts so we can finally share. hulu, for one, is launching its own comedy vertical. it is called hulu's laughing now. jim gaffigan announced that news, and he will be the first stand up special. also for all the golden bachelor fans out there, we have some news about the golden bachelorette. we now know who she will be. it is john vassos. plus, for all the bruce springsteen fans, there's going to be a bruce springsteen documentary that will be coming

to hulu and disney, plus lots of headlines from the upfronts from the javits center. i'm joel gargiulo, you know, i love the golden bachelor and bachelorette franchise. >> yeah. so i'm excited to see you have an interesting theory that it'll be different than it was, because it was really, like a lot of peace and harmony and class and dignity. yeah. >> you said class and dignity was. yes reigning. i think the men are going to be messier. oh, i think it's gonna be more fun to watch the men vie for a woman, it'll be all alpha. they'll, you know, they'll box them out. sports term and it'll just be like i think it'll be more fun. i think that's, that's cool. and let's see if she gets a wedding too. we love that for joan. >> and one that ends in a split. you said class and dignity until the camera stopped rolling and they split up with class and dignity. >> if anybody was going to split up with class. and it was those two optimism. >> i want to see the split on

camera, you know, do you take this woman? no, no, i don't actually i don't really like her anymore. i don't like her like that. don't you can still be friends, though. >> here's a live look outside our walnut creek camera. we are seeing some breaks in the cloud cover inland for sunshine pretty quickly this morning, but around the bay shoreline and certainly along the coast, it is very cloudy out there. but speaking of that sun, it's now rising before 6 a.m. it occurred at 559 this morning and it will stay that way through mid-july. the days are getting longer. we're getting more daylight. as we head towards the summer solstice, you will find that sun rising earlier and earlier over the next couple of weeks, highs. we have a wide range of temperatures. we have that typical spread. we see in may where the coast is cool in the upper 50s. for half moon bay downtown. a little bit warmer today compared to yesterday in the mid 60s, but it's warmer in oakland, hitting 70 for a daytime high. and those numbers jump as you head inland. walnut creek in the low 80s. antioch a high of 84 degrees later on this afternoon. here's a look at your

weather, wellness today. air quality is good to moderate pollen levels, particularly grass, and tree pollen is still high in that uv index is an eight out of an 11. here's the forecast as we break it down throughout the regions inland. we're in the low to mid 80s with lots of sunshine today around the bay shoreline. we have clouds right now giving way to brighter conditions with those numbers in the upper 60s and lower 70s by the afternoon. but along the coast we stay pretty cloudy and temperatures are cool in the 50s that onshore flow will pick up a bit. here's that wind coming off that cool ocean water strongest over the city and through the delta. we'll find those winds close to 20 to 25mph at times highs. today we'll keep the coastline cool in the 50s and 60s. heading inland will go into the 70s and 80s, but lakeport and ukiah quite hot today in the low 90s to oracle park tonight. game three. the dodgers very similar to yesterday and the day before. temperatures slowly cooling through the 50s by the ninth inning. overnight tonight we'll have those temperatures bottoming out in the 40s and the

50s with that marine layer coming on back. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we cool off as we head towards the end of the week. the weekend nice with afternoon sunshine both saturday and sunday and temperatures near average. amanda >> andrew. >> we're continuing to follow that sig alert out of oakland. this is westbound 80. so for those of you who travel into the city and rely on the bay bridge, the headline here is leave early. there's a big rig crash. uh- really shutting down the off ramp from grand avenue right there in oakland. of course, this will impact your approach to the bridge and really could back up the east shore freeway. the alternate route would be taking westbound 580, i should say. here's another look. you can see things are slow across the span as well. if you're making your way into the city. so to get to the bridge it's slow. and then to get off of the bridge, it's slow. something to keep in mind this morning. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. good morning america. coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> reggie and kumasi. it is great to be with you. so coming

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a thousand homes this week. it will impact people who have safe co-insurance, a subsidiary of liberty mutual. the chronicle obtained filings with the california department of insurance. it shows rates could rise an average of 10.5. safeco blames inflation on and increase lost costs. a spokesperson tells the newspaper the hike takes effect this friday, though affected policyholders will not see it until their next renewal date. >> tesla has announced another major round of layoffs hitting the bay area. state records show. the company is cutting 600 positions between facilities in fremont and offices in palo alto, and that's on top of the

more than 20 more than 2700 jobs that it slashed just a few weeks back. tesla is reducing its overall workforce by 10. the latest round of layoffs starts june 20th. another store is set to leave the san francisco center. american eagle is planning to close its mall location in july. last year, the retailer sued the former owners of the mall, claiming they allowed crime to escalate. american eagle will close permanently july 12th. >> amid all the store closings we've been reporting on throughout the city, one neighborhood is welcoming a new grocery store. it's a trader joe's. it's opening this friday at laguna and fulton and hayes valley. more than 70 crew members will be hired from surrounding neighborhoods. here's a peek at what it will look like. they are still taking job applications through the website trader joe's began in 1967, in la and has expanded to nearly 450 stores in 42 states. a united call to address the overdose crisis in san francisco next, at 630, how the public health department is now responding. >> and yesterday we showed you

the logo for the nba's newest team, the golden state valkyries. and now we have the details and the swag. drew. >> yes, it looks amazing. i love it here is your out the door forecast. or find those cloudy skies giving way to brighter conditions as we head deeper into the morning and in fact live. look at the coast. it's quite cloudy but we'll break out for sunshine and temperatures slightly above average later

now at 630, a social media fight involving alameda county district attorney pamela price. this comes as her recall election date is now set, and we're about to hear from her about that boeing in trouble again. >> these new accusations have nothing to do, though, with the recent string of plane issues. >> and this is why we can't have nice things. a creative, seemingly sweet idea connecting new york with dublin opened less than a week ago, and it's already shut down, at least for now. will it come back or is it just a flash in the pan? oh yeah, people are flashing the camera. oh, no. spoiler alert too much. >> good morning everybody. it is wednesday, may 15th. >> you knew it was going to happen. it was just a matter of time. >> you know, i hoped for the

best and expect the worst. this is what we got. we're hoping for sunshine out there today. here's a live look from our east bay hills. camera really paints the picture really well. this morning we have that low level stratus. our marine layer is here with us. that sunshine is up though. we'll get that sunshine breaking out throughout the morning and the afternoon is setting up to be quite lovely. temperatures right now across the board. we are widespread in the 50s 55 right now in san jose. good morning. we're down to 52, though in danville, 57 in palo alto. it's a similar story in the north bay, but areas like calistoga and clear lake a little bit warmer currently in the 60s. look at the forecast first along the coast. it's pretty cloudy today, very similar to the past couple of days. you dress in layers along the coast. we'll have those temperatures pretty much steadily staying in the 50s the next 24 hours. now around the bay shoreline. you need the jacket right now, but you can get rid of it this afternoon. very similar to yesterday where we get that sunshine back here later on today by 4 p.m, temperatures and a lot of areas around the bay shoreline in the low 70s inland, we have warm numbers. it's clear out there

right now that sunshine will bump us up above average into the low and mid 80s for daytime highs. let's check in with amanda. see how that commutes going on. >> yeah good morning drew. if you're heading into the city and you commute through oakland and use the bay bridge, the headline here is leave early. and that's because of the sigalert. we've been following all morning long. a big rig crash westbound 80. the off ramp to grand avenue that is completely shut down, and there's no estimated time of reopening this will impact your approach to the bridge and really could back up the eastshore freeway. so the alternate route for nimitz freeways, commuters that would be taking westbound 580 traffic is stop and go across the span into the city and farther back. take a look at these crowded toll lines. just a headache as you're making your way into the city from the east bay back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. new this morning, the half moon bay planning commission makes a decision on housing for farm workers, saying the project can move forward. this comes after last year's mass shooting exposed poor living conditions.

abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is here and gloria, the final vote came very early this morning. yeah, you know, that decision actually came after midnight. >> the planning commission approved the project 4 to 1. the site would be a mix of housing for senior farm workers, and it would also include a resource center. but it has been controversial. tuesday marked the third hours long meeting that the commission discussed and also questioned the project. among the concerns, the size of the building and parking. and that's not all. >> so just just reassure me that your financing is not going to fall apart. >> the questions were asking are not about the importance of these services. we're trying to understand the land use. that's where we're going. >> it's so exciting because they can walk next door if they go to church, or they can walk to the store. >> that is the executive director of the nonprofit. alas, one of the applicants that's heading up the project, the plan is to build a five story, 40 unit building for senior

farmworker housing, where a house now currently sits at 555 kelly avenue. supporters of the project pack the planning commission meeting last night in half moon bay. this push comes after last year's mass shooting, the deadliest in san mateo county's history. seven farmworkers on two farms were killed, and it has exposed their poor living conditions. on thursday, governor gavin newsom threatened potential legal action against the half moon bay planning commission, calling for a delay to vote egregious live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news thank you, gloria, alameda county district attorney pamela price will be facing a recall election in november this morning, she will be holding a news conference to discuss that decision. >> yesterday, county supervisors set the recall for november 5th, which is election day. the registrar of voters backed that date, saying it would be less complex and it would cost less compared with having a special election. in a press release

announcing the conference today, the news conference the group backing price in the recall also supported that date. they said it will provide more time to inform voters, quote, with the facts. the announcement about the recall election comes amid a growing online feud between congressman eric swalwell and an ex account that's run by pamela price's campaign staff. swalwell is a former alameda county prosecutor who was hired by price's predecessor. now, he recently posted about the armed robbery of a mail carrier in dublin, saying current prosecutors are, quote, soft on crime. price's campaign responded, pointing out that mail carriers have faced robberies for a number of years and then accusing swalwell of only beginning to care after the first black woman was elected district attorney. >> no more cuts. that is the message from the san francisco sheriff. mayor london breed is asking all city departments to consider a 10% spending cut for the next fiscal year, but sheriff paul miyamoto says his department is already critically

short staffed, with vacancies for 195 sworn deputies. the sheriff went before the board of supervisors yesterday. he detailed injuries to his deputies and mental and physical toll because of their understaffing. there's also a growing inmate population. >> over the course of a year, we've seen about a 36% increase. we've made continuous efforts to hire. >> the mayor's office says public safety remains a top priority in this next budget cycle. more details will be shared when the budget is ready at the end of this month. an urgent call for the city of san francisco to do more to address the overdose crisis. >> yesterday, doctors and public health experts gathered outside the city morgue to remember the 3026 lives lost to overdoses in san francisco since january of 2020. speakers say the deaths highlight the failures in public policy related to substance abuse. >> it highlights that we are not listening to our public, to our policy experts, our doctors, and

we're not following the accepted uh- 2022 overdose plan. >> the 2022 overdose plan, called for increased access to treatment, social support and improved community conditions in which drug use occurs. the public health department issued a statement saying the loss of any lives from drug abuse drug use is unacceptable, adding that it, quote, making strides in the implementation of the overdose prevention plan and working aggressively to make treatment for substance use disorders more accessible in san francisco, a group of eight tiktok content creators filed a lawsuit against the federal government to block a potential ban of the app. >> the suit argues that the new law threatens free expression. tiktok is paying for the group's legal fees and has filed its own lawsuit. legislation passed last month bans a video app in the u.s. unless it gets sold in the next 12 months. this is in response to concerns tiktok's ties to china could expose americans personal information

to the chinese government. new trouble for boeing this morning. the justice department is accusing the company of violating the terms of a settlement deal. amanda, we're learning this is related to the company's 737 max. >> now, reggie, the settlement was made after two deadly crashes of 737 max passenger jets that happened back in 2018 and 2019. hundreds of people died in those incidents. the deal allowed for boeing to avoid criminal prosecution. in exchange, the company was required to follow a certain set of safety protocols and regulations. however, a new letter from the justice department claims the company failed to follow those guidelines. the doj now says boeing is subject to prosecution . >> boeing is one of the largest and most powerful companies in the united states. it supports tens of thousands of jobs across the country. it supplies our military with planes and different weapon systems. but on the flip side, the families who lost people in those two crashes, they want justice. >> the agency has not yet made a

decision on how to proceed. boeing has responded to the justice department, saying in part, we believe that we have honored the terms of that agreement and look forward to the opportunity to respond to the department on this issue. now, prosecutors have given boeing until june 13th to respond to their determination. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. your voice, your vote. just moments ago, president biden announced he will not participate in traditional televised debates put on by the commission on presidential debates. instead, he says he wants to participate in debates with donald trump that are put on by news organizations. this comes hours after trump held a high profile fundraiser in new york city last night. here's abc news reporter perry russom. >> several of former president trump's potential running mates were seen leaving a big money fundraiser in new york overnight, including north dakota governor doug burgum, south dakota governor kristi noem, south carolina senator tim scott and entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy. tickets cost up to

$844,000 to support the trump campaign, as he left the event, reporters asking trump if his future vice president was there. mr. president, was your next vp in there with you tonight? he gave no response earlier, burgum and ramaswami showing solidarity with trump, attending his hush money trial, joining house speaker mike johnson and other trump surrogates at the courthouse. >> i think one thing that we've all known is this was a sham trial, but when you have an opportunity to see it up close and personal, you can see it's actually a scam trial. >> trump's former attorney michael cohen, back on the stand detailing the hush money payment to stormy daniels, saying trump told him to pay her off in exchange for her silence about their alleged sexual encounter. so it would, quote, not affect mr. trump's chances in the 2016 election. things getting combative in the cross-examination trump's attorney todd blanch, trying to paint cohen as a man looking for revenge, saying you're actually obsessed with president trump. cohen replying i can't recall

using that word, but i can't say it would be wrong. blanch also questioning cohen about comments he made about blanch himself. you went on tiktok and called me a crying little expletive, didn't you, cohen saying, sounds like something i would. before being interrupted by the prosecution's objection, trump is accused of illegally falsifying business documents. trump denies all wrongdoing. cohen is expected to be cross-examined about those claims when court is back in session tomorrow. perry russom abc news, washington. >> there's a push to remove homeless encampments in the south bay. why officials say it's becoming a hazardous situation for everyone. >> google showing off how it's using ai. the changes that you'll be able to see during future searches. >> and here's a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up right now by about 225 points. another update on the markets next. >> plus, we know the real reason you're watching us this morning. dogs as we have all the pup daetz tails and ruff moments from the westminster dog show.

anyway what is carly rae jepsen's favorite song about dogs? drew it's carly me maybe. i know exactly who wrote the story, don't you? more dogs, but it's really the delivery. it really is. >> and you nailed that, my friend. here's a look outside from our exploratorium camera. the city right now coming with a temperature of 54 degrees. it is quite cloudy out there this morning with our marine stratus layer overhead. humidity is high in the winds. they are light. so taking a look at our highs today versus average in the first column. this is where we'll land later on this afternoon. the second column is typical temperatures for this time of the year. you can see we'll be several degrees above average in our warmest spots today. we'll have a pretty wide range of temperatures, with 50s and 60s close to the ocean, 70s and 80s in our warmest spots inland right now, a little bit of fog in the north bay, santa rosa down to two and a half miles, so it's not thick fog, but it is reduced visibility right now. taking a live look from our san jose camera. cloudy right now,

giving way to brighter skies throughout the day. and again, we have that wide range of afternoon temperatures, so 50s and 60s along the coast, 70s and 80s later today in our warmest cities were a few degrees warmer today than we were yesterday. with increasing sunshine away from the coast. looking at the next three days, we do have a similar sky. get used to those gray mornings out there. a minor cooldown hits us as we head towards

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a crash in oakland. westbound 88 is blocking the offramp of grand avenue. you can see some of these issues across the bay bridge. that's going to be the really big problem for people coming into the city this morning. you'll see that big rig on its side. let's get to that picture there. there is no estimated time of reopening. it will impact your approach to the bay bridge, and you could see impacts to the east shore freeway. nimitz freeway commuters take westbound 580 to get around it, but once you get past that mess, it's still slow into the city with stop and go traffic across the bridge this morning. so something to keep in mind. we'll keep our eye on it for you. >> thanks, amanda. and the south bay water regulators are proposing a new ordinance to ban camping along creeks and waterfronts in santa clara

county. the santa clara valley water district says the encampments are creating pollution and putting employees at risk. valley water has spent $2.9 million since july, removing more than 17 tons of garbage and debris from multiple south bay waterways. the ordinance would cover more than 290 miles of creeks in the county all week. >> some of the bay area's top tech companies have been showing off the latest advancements in ai. google just had its turn during its developers conference in mountain view yesterday, google revealed a major overhaul to its search engine. it includes a prototype called project astra, powered by technology called gemini. google says it could be useful in everyday life, especially apparently if you have a record player. >> i'm going to take a video and ask google why will this not stay in place? ending a near instant. google gives me an eye overview. >> and it's not just searching

for answers, it's also searching our memories. >> for example, you might be reminiscing about your daughter lucius. early milestones. you can ask photos. when did lucy learn to swim? you can even follow up with something more complex. show me how lucy is swimming has progressed here. gemini goes beyond a simple search, recognizing different contexts. >> there are more than a dozen ai features announced yesterday. google says some will start rolling out right away and others will take a little longer . now it is our morning money report. at&t is hoping to find people to be a part of its sales team at a hiring event today, the company is hosting a job fair at its office on executive parkway in san ramon. benefits include health insurance, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, and pto. come ready to interview on the spot. that event runs from 11 to 4. >> interest rates will likely stay the same, despite a report showing inflation picked up in april. this is according to

federal reserve chair jerome powell. he said a rate hike is unlikely and the fed's preferred approach is to keep its benchmark rate where it is until inflation cools. powell also noted that rising rents are a key factor in keeping inflation high, and that would take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning. >> you can see we're up about 184 points and now it's 648. i have to explain to you why we can't have nice things, and it's because people are rude and nasty. you might remember these digital portals that were put up in new york and dublin, ireland recently. the idea was so that people in both places could see each other in real time. well, guess what happened? it started off really cute people doing little dances and holding up signs and then, well, then it got naked and showing their bodies, making nasty gestures, also writing curse words on the screen. officials on both ends are working on solutions like software updates, more in person

staffing, and information on the best way to interact with the art. the screens will be off until at least the end of the week. look at these people doing jazzercise or whatever it is. >> get it? >> it has been a full 24 hours since we first told you about the bay area's new wnba team's name, and already you can see the warriors showing off their pride for the valkyries. we had a few warriors players there. even coach steve kerr repping that new gear, and san francisco mayor london breed getting on board as well. she posted this video showing her excitement and her new swag, her personalized sweatshirt and it looks so good. fans are already trying to get their swag too. they were out looking for team gear. it went on sale yesterday and abc seven caught up with some fans at the warriors shop at thrive city near chase center. that's where the team will be playing. >> i think it's really cool to see just like women's sports getting more attention and where

else to do it, the san francisco and bay area, and i think it just it's it sends a really strong message and it makes me super proud to be here. >> we came all the way from oakland to get what we need in order to attend the games, and we need the gear too, because we got a match with the gear. we got an awesome with the gear so we can represent. that's what we're here for. yay! >> i love it! the valkyries are set to play their first season in 2025, and the team is already sold more than 7500 season ticket deposits for that inaugural season. and get your swag and then get your party on because fans are invited to a valkyries block party at thrive city, it is saturday, this saturday, may 18th. it starts at 2 p.m. and so if people go to the party, do they need to buy like the sweatshirt, buy the hoodie, or you need a hoodie? you think, oh, layers, layers. >> but just make sure here are

you new? here are oh my gosh, the layers, just make sure you bring your coin, that that is true because not only do one layer correct, pick the best hand. yeah you got to choose. >> put your cheap stuff underneath. put the expense, put the valkyrie stuff outside because we looked at it yesterday. oh, we're moving right on. okay, okay. >> so this is my queen so we can move on. you know, that was seeba seeba. yes. okay. >> 2020 queen, the 148th westminster kennel club dog show held its grand finale, and the miniature poodle crowned the top dog. okay. all right, miniature poodle. but it's not shiba. it's sage and her handler was emotional as this year marked his 45th westminster and his last mercedes. the german shepherd was a runner up before the show. there was a lot of prep that goes into every dog's beauty and mental care. that includes sponge baths, brushing sessions, pep talks. >> that sounds like such a good time. >> is it like, don't embarrass

me. do not embarrass me on this stage. where's busy bee? >> remember busy bee? >> no. what? busy bee, busy bee. no. best in show. >> no one saw best in show. >> saw. best in show. we both the great parker posey. we could talk or not talk for hours. soup. >> thank you, jennifer coolidge. yeah my mind just wasn't in that space right now. >> but now i do. >> famously at the end of the movie there at the best in show, and there's a busy bee toy that parker posey's characters dog requires, and she can't find the busy bee. yes, i'm sorry to take you down that road. three of you love this reference. >> so three's probably a high estimate. i think one of one of us on the desk. we got it. >> drag. >> parker posey, i love her also. do you think there's any correlation to, like, a dog's name starting with s and how many have one, like shiba? yeah. wait, shiba. now we get sage. mm.hmm. just name your dog with an s. yeah. your chances to go up. that's my theory. >> great. thank you. >> here's the tam cam. this

morning we do have that low level cloud cover. but that sun is up here right now. pollen index, high pollen trees and grasses that has not changed over the past couple of days. your boat, beach and surf forecast winds turned gusty later on this afternoon. waves 3 to 4ft near ocean temperature in the 50s. future tracker showing you we break down that marine layer throughout the morning and into the afternoon. we'll get that sunshine you could see cool along the coast with those warm temperatures inland, but the winds will pick up. we'll have an onshore flow developing again today. that will mean winds, breezy, strongest over the city and through the delta. close to 25mph. so we'll break down the fog this morning. good afternoon sunshine. we'll keep those temperatures on the cooler side close to the ocean. our warmest areas going into the 80s, but lakeport and ukiah even hotter than that in the low 90s. across the state, it's a similar setup. our valleys are quite warm in the 90s. from bakersfield to sacramento, the desert's getting hot near 100, but the coast is nice and comfy. in the 60s and 70s. back here at home. we'll

plan your evening. that marine layer is coming on back here close to 7:08 p.m, where we have those clear skies and those temperatures dipping into the 50s overnight. tonight. we'll have those numbers in the 40s and 50s with that overhead cloud cover to begin our thursday accuweather seven day, we're heading towards a nice weekend. temperatures close to average, lots of afternoon sunshine both saturday and sunday. >> amanda good morning drew a mess as you make your way into san francisco from the oakland area. >> this is what we're talking about all morning long a sig alert this big rig was on its side for much of the morning. it is now, in the last ten minutes, been turned right side up. so that's the good news. they're making some progress there. but it has shut down the grand avenue off ramp and everything is slow moving as you approach the bay bridge. also, if you try to get across the city or across the bay bridge, i should say it is slow moving into the city. just a mess. so leave early. if you're coming from oakland back to the desk. >> all right. thanks, amanda. up next, the seven things you need to know today a reminder you can

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warning. number one, there is a sig alert in oakland. you can see this trailer really blocking or this truck, i should say the big rig crash that has snarled traffic in the east bay. it is blocking the grand avenue off ramp. so keep that in mind as you make your way into the city. it is still slow moving, even if you get past this. to get across the span of the bay bridge number two, a housing development for senior farm workers in half moon bay, is moving forward. >> the planning commission approved the plan in a 4 to 1 vote early this morning. after hours of that debate over this 40 unit project on kelly avenue number three, alameda county da pamela price will face a recall vote november 5th. >> that is the same day as the general election. price plans to speak about that day at a news conference later this morning. >> number four people have been

protesting on college campuses across the state are heading to merced today. they're planning to demonstrate outside a uc regents meeting to demand the board divest from companies associated with israel. >> number five, the biden administration is moving forward with a new weapons deal with israel. it's worth more than $1 billion. >> and number six, we start out this morning again with that cloud cover. but a slightly warmer afternoon is on the way. here's live look from the tam cam showing you we have that low level cloud cover, but sunshine is there once we break it down. so the forecast looks like this increasing sunshine today. we'll stay cool along the coast with temperatures in the 50s around the bay shoreline 60s and 70s. our warmest areas inland back into the 80s. >> and number seven on dolly parton will come out with some stuff. >> she sure will. >> now it's a donut collection. it's a new southern sweets donut collection. >> and not just that, it's krispy kreme that is your favorite. >> that is my favorite between krispy and dolly. and now that you mention that we have a we

got. i did not see y'all did not. >> you sure did. >> stop it. i say. oh my goodness. >> the lengths she went to get these for you today amanda. >> well, you remember that last time i pretended to pull out donuts? i was like, i can't do that to her on her first day back. thank you friend, you are nice. >> give it a good look on camera for lee. has you set up? look >> let's see. oh, there >> george: good morning america for our viewers in the west. michael cohen directly connects trump to the crime being charged and takes a grills on the stand. cross-examination. trump's lawyers take aim at cohen's credibility, set to seek he's bent on revenge after he tied the hush money payment to stormy daniels. >> robin: boeing.