good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. you know, you hear all the time every vote counts. every election. we say that. but this race was a literal example of that expression. the recount is now complete and it's evan low by five votes over joe simitian. the two ended the march primary and a tie for second place behind sam liccardo. >> this is the race for congressional district 16, the seat long held by anna eshoo. it represents large portions of san mateo and santa clara counties. >> abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes just finished speaking with low about the race, the recount and what's next. >> the final results tuesday from santa clara county showed the two candidates separated by four votes in that county. what we were waiting on wednesday were results from the other county in the congressional district, san mateo county. just before four wednesday. it was confirmed that evan low picked up one more vote in that county, and joe simitian picked up none, meaning low beat. simitian by five votes. we spoke with low just after the final results

were released. >> this was a nail biter for many of us. in fact, i think i've mentioned before that i would personally experience going to the grocery store. and as i'm picking out some fruits and vegetables, one person says, congratulations, you're up today . and the person who overhears next to us says, no. today. he's down uh. and so it is living that experience. i'm glad that every vote mattered and that we are headed into this november election multiple candidates ran in the march 5th primary race to replace retiring congresswoman anna eshoo. >> and though the primary was meant to come down to two candidates, it came down to three. we have the top two primary system in california, and we ended up with two candidates exactly tied for second place, this means that that three people would go to the runoff in november instead of two. >> sam liccardo won first place by a wide margin, and for weeks it was unclear if evan low or joe simitian won second place until the results revealed the tie for second, though, it seemed that all three would go to the november ballot, a

recount was requested. the santa clara county registrar's office said recount observers challenged 45 uncounted ballots. the registrar determined that seven of them that were initially uncounted were valid. the mix up with that batch had to do with signature matching and boxes that those voters forgot to mark, affirming their citizenship status. there were also mix ups with some other ballots. >> there were 12 ballots in a batch that weren't counted, so that was an error, a human error. we understand we're going to, like i said, going to tighten the processes. but that happened in that ballot counting room. and they were able to fix that and count those ballots. >> in a statement, simitian said he was disappointed but not sad, saying in part, the good news is the 16th congressional districts long, painful exercise counting the votes is over. the not so good news we have come up short. i lost and i concede i trust the process and i accept the result in san jose. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> protests around the bay area today to mark may day pro-palestinian rallies, combined with the annual may day event calling for rights for

workers. abc seven news reporter tim johnson has been following several of these protests today. >> reporter now, this protest just wrapped up a short while ago. it was a little bit different than what we had anticipated, though at first, protesters were meant to meet here at the west oakland bart station and then marched down to the port of oakland with the intention of shutting it down. that plan was, however, derailed after the port preemptively shut down for what they say was a pre-planned stop work day that caused these folks out here to change their plan and instead turn. that would be march into a so-called victory rally. but this isn't the only protest going on in oakland this afternoon. i want to show you guys some of this video that we got from sky seven. sky seven was overhead at this large event where a crowd of people left from the oakland federal building and marched around the city. they are now coalescing around the downtown area. around a dozen demonstrations happening around the bay area wednesday in

honor of may day. the annual protests always on may 1st, trace their roots back to the labor movement of the late 1800s. >> first is solidarity with all workers struggles, then is solidarity with immigrant workers and for the right to be here in san francisco, sky seven video shows hundreds gathering at a bart station before marching down to city hall in the morning. >> people calling for greater rights and protections for working class people amid growing struggles. >> may day 2024 is a struggle for survival for workers, and especially with ai and robotics, because the plan is to get rid of large numbers of workers. >> this year's demonstrations also merging with pro-palestinian protests to. at another rally outside san francisco's ferry building in the afternoon, activists calling for an end to the war in gaza and u.s. support for israel. >> the money that is going to support the genocide in palestine is yours and my tax money. >> many protesters specifically telling us they believe that money would be better spent tackling problems here at home.

>> people are homeless in san francisco. they can't get health care. why isn't that money being spent here? >> different protests are expected to continue throughout the day wednesday, workers here say they hope that helps to spread their message. >> there hasn't been a general strike in the united states since 1946. in oakland, it's time for another general strike, because that unites the entire working class. and that's when all workers can join unions. >> now we are expecting protests to continue throughout the rest of the day. i'm in oakland. tim johns, abc seven news. in the south bay, a small group representing the democratic socialists of america staged a rally outside the king library on the san jose state university campus. >> this rally was held in conjunction with may day protests taking place throughout san jose. this afternoon. participants at this rally also called for a cease fire in gaza. one of the many messages shared during the rally. >> we're following the story of campus pro-palestinian protests, with more arrests and more defiance at schools across the nation. officers made at least

17 arrests at the university of texas at dallas campus this evening. that's what school officials are saying in new york. columbia university just announced it's going remote for the remainder of the semester. police arrested about 300 protesters overnight. there and at city college in new york. columbia officials say police moved in after protesters broke into an academic building and destroyed property. >> i'm very angry and disappointed by what the administration has decided to do, and i want them to know that we will not stop until we get divestment. >> arrests were also made during pro-palestinian protests at tulane university in new orleans and the university of wisconsin madison. at uc santa cruz, students marched through campus in the biggest pro-palestinian demonstration so far at that university. some students also set up a barricade near quarry plaza, where they set up a tent encampment. student protesters are asking for a cease fire in gaza and the uc system to divest from companies doing business in israel. >> at cal, the student encampment outside sproul hall entered its 10th day. it's grown

to more than 200 tents today. supporters held a poetry reading. they want the university to create a palestinian studies program. uc board of regents is considering a new policy to prevent faculty from making political statements on university owned websites. ucla canceled classes wednesday, and the school said police are stationed on campus to help promote safety following a night of violence between pro palestinian protesters and israeli supporters. the school says 15 people were injured and one was taken to the hospital. some counter protesters used pepper spray on the crowd, used barricades as weapons and launched fireworks. some of those caught on fire inside our camp, many of us got injured. >> we could have died last night, it was extremely, extremely dangerous. and when police arrived, they did not do anything. they did not do anything to protect us. >> governor newsom's office is condemning what it calls law enforcement. slow response to violence on campus. newsom today

said free speech does not include violence, and those who participated in that should face criminal prosecution. >> the city of richmond is now planning to divest from companies doing business in israel. the vote from the city council last night makes richmond just the second u.s. city to do so, with hayward being the first. abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains what happens next. >> and mayor martinez, yes, the motion passes with. >> in a 5 to 1 vote, richmond city council voted to divest from companies doing business in israel. the second us city to do so after hayward. >> one thing we can do actively is divestment, and thanks to the student movement, they brought it up to our attention again. so it was the right time. city council member suhail al-banna coauthored the resolution. >> she says richmond has a pool of roughly $600 million to invest, but just a small percentage around 7% is likely invested in portfolios that hold

companies. the city will divest from defense contractors, and arm manufacturers like lockheed martin are obvious examples, but companies like microsoft and airbnb are also on the list. >> they have uh- properties in the occupied uh- region in and advertise it as israel. so that's why they're in the on the list. >> israeli peace activist dove bomb spoke at the city council meeting. she called the vote historic because it expands the debate on where and how american tax dollars are being spent. >> this is what it took that, the genocide in gaza is what it took for people of conscience here in the us to start moving money away from, israeli occupation and apartheid and genocide. >> banner says. weiszmann faced legal challenges after becoming the first us city to pass the gaza ceasefire resolution. city council member emails were subpoenaed. barnes says she still faces personal threats, but california has laws against

the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, or bds. barnett says this resolution was written with future legal challenges in mind. >> there is nothing anti-semitic about respecting human rights of everyone. it's a constitutional right, to go for divest moment. and we added the specific language that this is not discriminatory. >> experts say these types of local resolutions are important and matter even more in an election year when voter sentiment doesn't align with white house policy. >> statements like this from local level governments percolate upward and are heard in washington, d.c. and hopefully will have an impact on policy. >> in richmond, anser hassan abc seven news up next will the fastest way to build homeless housing set the new standard for san jose and help build a better bay area? >> bringing the warmth today i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll let you know how long you

can expect it to last before it turns wet around here and much cooler. find out

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cooking. keeping up with, hygiene and stuff and taking showers and stuff. it's been hard, but we have to do what we have to do to make sure we live and survive. and it's coming to an end. and that's what i'm excited about. >> that's because she hopes to be one of the first to move into the newest interim housing site on via del oro and south san jose, 150 beds will soon stand on this land, leased to the city for $1 a year for up to ten years from philanthropist john sobrato. >> we live in an area with the greatest concentration of wealth in the world. it's known as the center of innovation, and we ought to be able to figure out how to solve this homeless issue. san jose's created quick build communities before, but this project is different because it can't be here forever. >> only ten years. they can't change the land, so the units aren't built to be permanent. but with that, the units are quicker and cheaper to build. a model that mayor mehan thinks can be a game changer. >> it's all about getting people stabilized faster and connected to the supportive services that

enable them to reclaim some control in their lives and to get on the path to greater self-sufficiency. >> the mayor hopes other landowners might be inspired to do similar leases, but the city knows even if that happens, it has to get communities around the sites to buy in to get south. san jose residents on board the city will now enforce a no encampment zone within a two block radius of this quick build, but a neighbor nearby says many feel it's still not enough. >> we wanted a half mile radius from each site, and, our council member and everyone else failed to do that. >> so why is the two block radius that it is now not enough? >> you're in a commercial, area. and what's a two block radius? >> even though not everyone may be on board the project will still open in early 2025. in south san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> ferry service between san francisco and sausalito resumed today. the popular golden gate ferry route was shut down for nearly two weeks after crews discovered one of the pylons at the sausalito pier was damaged.

contractors were finally able to finish repairs to the steel pylon this week. sausalito pier was originally built in the 1970s by month kicked off today with a special unveiling in daly city. this is the first bay wheels bike share station in san mateo county. the docking station in the bart parking lot has electric bikes to get to nearby neighborhoods, including the westlake shopping center. >> and you just opens up so many doors to the community in getting people around. this is only the beginning. we would like to see these everywhere. the daly city bike station is part of an expansion into neighborhoods with easy access to san francisco. >> bay wheels currently has 550 stations in six bay area cities. >> all right, let's talk about the weather. nice day to pedal walk. do anything outside? >> absolutely. let's get to sandhya patel. find out if it's going to hang around sandia. >> yeah, it is definitely going to hang around. do you have a couple more days to enjoy this

nice weather that we have out there? ama and dan let me show you the high temperatures for today. got up to 83 in napa at the airport, 82 in fairfield, 80 in livermore, 83, san rafael, 81 in santa rosa, 74. oakland 78. san jose, redwood city 68. in the city, you really had to be right near the coast, where it was still breezy in places like half moon bay, where it didn't quite warm up as much compared to 24 hours ago, though 2 to 7 degrees warmer across the region. it is gusty across parts of the bay area. as we had anticipated, sfo gusting to 35 northwesterly winds gusting to 28 in half moon bay, so we just haven't gotten rid of that wind yet. but slowly you will notice the winds subsiding as we head towards your friday. so high pressure is still in control of the weather. the wind flow around the high is out of the northwest, which is why we've been seeing this gusty pattern that we're in. got to watch this system because that's what's going to bring us some rain over the weekend from our mount tam cam, we are looking at a beautiful view of ocean beach

65, in san francisco. it is 67 degrees in oakland, san jose, redwood city. you're still in the 70s from pier 39, watching all those sea lions packed in there, the sea lion surge and the visitors are enjoying this. this is really chamber of commerce weather 76, in santa rosa, 68 in petaluma. 70s from napa to concord to livermore. and a live view from our oakland airport camera. right now it is absolutely clear. tomorrow, sunny and mild to warm again. saturday we're expecting rain, a big drop in temperatures and next week expecting a gradual warming trend to return tonight. if you want to step outside, maybe walk the dog. it's still going to be very pleasant. most areas in the 60s and 70s. at 715 we head into about 925 and is still comfortable. tomorrow morning. temperatures dropping but not much 40s and 50s to start off the day by the lunch hour it is already warming up for most areas. in the 60s and 70s, and we'll pop in some 80s again for the early afternoon. your morning temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s, mainly clear conditions tomorrow

afternoon. sunny and mild to warm in the south bay. 79 gilroy, 78, in san jose, santa cruz, good day to be on the beach. 76 degrees 74 on the peninsula in palo alto, 60 in pacifica, downtown san francisco, 67 degrees. daly city 64. expecting bright skies in the north bay 76 in san rafael, 80 degrees in santa rosa. these temperatures above average for this time of year, and in the east bay 74 oakland, fremont had inland. it's 80 in concord and livermore. just when you get used to this idea, we bring in a level one storm for saturday rain will be moderate at times. slick roadways, breezy conditions, expecting a 10th to three quarters of an inch. here it comes. saturday morning early in the north bay, and it's crossing the central bay by 8 a.m. really? the wet weather continues into the early afternoon and into the evening hours. rainfall projections for most of you will be between that quarter of an inch to three quarters. but the rain shadow areas will see about a 10th of an inch. accuweather seven day forecast. enjoy the warmth the next few days because it's

fading saturday. it's a sharp drop in temperatures cooler, breezier, wet. level one, and the next week we're going to bring back a gradual warming trend. dan and umma, 70, will be back in the forecast. >> all right thank you sandhya. >> well coming up next a new way to look for tools to keep the bay area safe in the face of climate change. it means looking in a different direction. we'll explain a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. when migraine strikes, you're faced with a choice. accept the trade offs of treating? or push through the pain and symptoms?

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no. it has significant benefits in the face of sea level rise. abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian tours this technology. >> we quite literally mean the transition between two types of habitats. >> when we first met jessie olson, she was in the middle of a multiyear project creating what's known as a horizontal levee alongside a newly opened tidal marsh in menlo park. joining with volunteers and colleagues from save the bay. the team installed hundreds of plants that will help clean the bay waters as the tides surge in and out. >> a horizontal levee is not what you think of when you think of a traditional hardened levee. it's a gently sloping levee that comes out into the bay. >> the new tidal marsh was created from a former salt pond. several months ago, when crews broke open a traditional levee to let bay waters in, and it's

green horizontal edge could be critical in keeping it healthy in the face of sea level rise. that's because the sloping strip acts as a stepladder, giving the marshy area room to expand as water levels rise, and it's possible for tidal marsh to get drowned out if it can't keep up pace with the rate of sea level rise and providing these horizontal levee spaces gives them somewhere to grow upward and continue to provide that important habitat and that list of opportunities is growing, including sections of the san francisco bay shoreline that serve a critical function housing many of the bay area's biggest wastewater treatment plants. we toured several facilities that are now preparing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on upgrades to meet the tighter state water quality regulations for what's discharged into san francisco bay. projects also set to include horizontal levees. >> yeah, so that is a part of what we call harbor marsh in palo alto. >> senior engineer samantha english showed us a marsh area

next to the water quality control plant. that's where the district is planning to construct a horizontal levee prototype designed to fight erosion and potentially help add to the wastewater purification cycle and treat, waste water a little bit more, and remove more nutrients and remove more contaminants of emerging concern across the bay. at the oro loma wastewater treatment plant in san lorenzo, volunteers from save the bay and other groups have helped to green yet another experimental levee project, again using marsh plants to help absorb materials from the wastewater. laurie and phono is executive director of the bay area clean water agency. >> our vision for our region over the long term is that when we do nutrient reductions, we also get multiple benefits. so if we're going to spend these funds, we want to get the biggest bang for our buck that we can for jesse olson, the adoption of horizontal levees is a force multiplier, adding new opportunities as the bay area races against the clock to

restore thousands of acres of tidal marsh around the san francisco bay in the upcoming decades. >> yes. >> nature based solutions. horizontal levees. these these tidal marsh restoration projects, they are a major answer to how the bay is combating climate change and sea level rise. >> a more sustainable future rolling out before our eyes on our own bay area shoreline, spencer christian abc seven news. >> supporters also argue the horizontal levees are a comparative bargain. >> yeah, right. with the san francisco bay projected to rise by several feet in the next few decades, cost estimates to protect the shoreline already run into the billions. how did oakland miss out on the deadline to get grant money to fight crime? >> the answer from the audit that was done to make sure it does not happen again. also ahead, to find out what happened to her, to find out her last hours. >> the abc seven news i-team gets involved as a family searches for answers about how a teenage girl ended up dying on

the streets of san francisco.

our girl, jasmine pellegrini was found dead in a driveway in san francisco two weeks ago. now, her family is desperately trying to figure out what happened. abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has been putting together the pieces and has the very latest. >> we are tired, exhausted, and it's so hard. >> jasmine pellegrini's family has been searching for answers for weeks. initially, they were searching for jasmine. >> have you seen this 15 year old teen girl? >> they say she went for a walk the evening of wednesday, april 17th in pittsburg and never returned. >> she was a runaway girl, you know. she she ran away several times, but, you know, she came back earlier that evening. >> her family says she was released from martinez health center, one of several hospital stays over the last two years. her aunt says for depression, anxiety, ptsd and self-harm in the wake of childhood sexual abuse after her disappearance that evening. for days, the family heard nothing. but while they had no contact with jasmine, people around the bay

area say they did. and it's those reports that are now putting together the pieces of a puzzle still largely unsolved. >> my heart, just like, you know, that feeling that like, you know, like there is somebody who seen something. >> the first possible spotting of jasmine on bart where someone says she got on at the pittsburg bay point bart station thursday, april 18th, just before 6 a.m, a caller told the family he saw a girl with no shoes who got off at the powell station the next spotting. friday, april 19th. around 8:30 a.m. at the stonestown target, a woman who asked we not share her identity, says jasmine approached her while she was in line at starbucks. she had a blue post-it in her hand and she said, i need a ride to this place. >> and i looked down at her post-it note and it had writing on it that said, take the m muni train and get off at embarcadero. and she said, please take me here. this is the busiest place in san francisco. i just said, honey, i'm sorry. unfortunately, it's not something i can do, she says.

>> jasmine walked further into target. then, while she was still in line at starbucks, she says jasmine walked out the main entrance alone. >> she just seemed lost. honestly. >> more than a day later, on saturday, april 20th, just before 11:30 a.m, julius barnett was driving on lobo street in san francisco when he noticed someone on this driveway. >> there was face down, nose, forehead uh- the wrist was out swollen, ankles swollen, knees swollen, and i said, babe, i think something wrong with that person. >> barnett says. he called 911. jasmine's body was later identified. sad barnett wonders if she could have been saved, if somebody would have seen her for hours before, maybe an hour. >> look at all these houses. look at all these people. >> jasmine's family is now hoping surveillance video from lobo street, bart, muni or target might provide additional clues. san francisco police are investigating and have said there was no evidence of foul play. the san francisco medical examiner's office says a

pathologist has not assigned the cause and manner of death in the case yet. also, given high case volume toxicology reports are complete within 21 to 60 days, leaving those who last saw jasmine wondering what she was doing in san francisco. >> i don't know how she got over here. >> she could have made it to the m train in the total wrong direction of embarcadero and her family, wondering if the missing pieces will help them find peace. >> to find out what happened to her, to find out her last hours in san francisco for the i-team. >> melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> so many questions. if you have a story for the i-team, you can call this number on your screen 1888 40 i-team or go to the abc seven news.com web website. slash i-team. >> a city audit explains why oakland missed the deadline to apply for a chunk of a huge grant to fight retail theft. so what happened and what's being done to make sure it doesn't happen again? abc seven news reporter lena howland is following the story. >> absent leadership and a lack

of any grants management policy, that's what a new 37 page audit released this week says. contribute looted to the city of oakland. missing out on more than $15 million worth of state grant funding to help fight retail theft. >> there was no one who made sure that deadlines are met. that the specific task were completed at specific times. >> michael houston is the acting city auditor for oakland and the author of the report. he started working on it after the community demanded answers, asking the city auditor to look into what was obviously a lack of coordination. >> obviously a lack of leadership. >> houston found that ultimately the city of oakland prepared, but did not successfully submit an application for the organized retail theft prevention grant. what we found is that there was a poor communication within departments and between departments. >> there were was, no project management effort and no one

really took charge. >> robert l harris of the naacp oakland branch says it's not acceptable, and he blames mayor shengtao. >> we need a mayor who understands how to lead. naacp is of the opinion that the mayor has failed us and has failed us badly. >> in september, mayor tao blamed others. >> i'm infuriated and frustrated that, you know, city staff had missed a deadline. >> but one month later, during her state of the city address, the mayor took accountability. >> we missed an opportunity with the retail theft grant, and as mayor, i own that and the buck stops with me. the mayor's office said wednesday her administration has improved their grant management process and secured millions in other grants and state support, and the city administrator's office says they created a new position to help with grants coordination . >> with a new hire expected to start later this month in

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least. after spending nearly ten months in a russian prison, she spoke with gma's robin roberts and abc news reporter sam champion, sat down with robin to discuss the interview and tonight's 2020 special. >> who's the person that we meet with you tonight, sam, she really opens up. i didn't know when i was sitting down across which i was going to get the wnba star that was always buttoned up and would give you just so much know you don't go through an experience like she went through, and it doesn't

affect you. and i can still see how how it has impacted her. >> in her first extended interview, wnba star brittney griner explains in great detail what life was like in a russian prison. what were conditions like in that particular jail? >> the mattress had a huge blood stain on it, and they give you these thin two sheets. so you're basically laying on bars from middle of my shin to my feet, stuck through the bars, which in prison, you don't really want to stick your leg and arm through bars, you know, because someone go up and grab it, break it, twist it. and that's what was going through my mind. >> i would think that you'd try to block a lot of this out and shut down your memories. did you find that she had a really clear memory like catalog of all of this? >> oh, sam uh, she goes into great detail and i thought maybe she would hold back a little because i could only imagine reliving that. and i asked her, i said, you know, talking about

this again, are you reliving it? but it's very interesting to me. the times that she became emotional, it wasn't when she was describing these horrific conditions. she still dealing with guilt. >> guilt that she forgot about the cannabis oil in her carry on, and guilt that other americans remain in russian jails, including paul whelan, who griner hoped would be coming home with her. >> you wrote that you were hoping to see someone else on that plane. you were hoping to see paul whelan. when i walked on and i didn't see him, i was like, okay, maybe i'm early, maybe, you know, maybe he's next, maybe they're going to bring him next. and when they closed the door i was like, are you serious. you're not going to let this man come home. >> griner and her wife are now on a mission to help other americans detained around the world. and robin tells us there's something else in griner's future. >> her wife is pregnant. they're expecting their first child together. they're very, very excited. and i and i said, well, are will there be a time that

you're going to tell your child about the experience? yes. and they said, you know, they'll play it by ear, but they feel that now they have more to share with that child. >> the 2020 special prisoner in russia, the brittney griner interview, airs tonight at 10:00 right here on abc seven. it will also be available tomorrow on hulu. >> enjoy the it lasts. you know what that means. details o

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a sneak peek at one of the final rehearsals for the next oakland ballet performance. it's called lustig live because the ballet's own artistic director, graham lustig, will be dancing. but the show is a chance to make dreams come true for several performers. >> as a retired dancer, i don't get to perform like i used to. i mean, i was in dance companies that traveled around the world and around the country, so to be able to come home is really special. >> this is really cool because as a kid, i really wanted to be a dancer and so it's kind of

fulfilling this, like funny fantasy of, you know, me like being a ballerina. i'm not i'm not in this thing. i'm just singing. but it's just really great to be around all those beautiful dancers just moving so gracefully. >> it does look just so beautiful. lustig live opens friday night and closes saturday night. both performances are at laney college in oakland at 7:30 p.m. tickets are available at oakland ballet .org. that looks like a really wonderful performance. >> all right, soak up the sun while it lasts. yeah. >> that's right, meteorologist sandyha patel is back. sandy. >> yeah. and dan and emma, you still have a couple more days to soak up that sun as we take a look from our san jose camera. absolutely clear skies. and it's still warm in the south bay. look at san francisco. you've got sunshine. and here's a look at when that sun sets here in the city. 8 p.m. tonight. sunday is 804. and by june 20th we're talking 834. so longer days. definitely more sun out there. 7:00 tonight. inland areas are still going to be pretty mild. dropping off into the 60s by 11 p.m. bayside starts off in the

60s and down to the 50s by 11. as we look at the coast, it's breezy from the upper 50s to the low 50s. on live doppler seven. it is all quiet right now. tomorrow afternoon, you've got another warm one inland, mild at the coast, anywhere from the 50s to the 80s. it will be breezy at our beaches. for your friday. we hang on to that warmth, but look at saturday. what a change. 50s and 60s. and it does involve some showers for your saturday. as you will notice, sierras picking up snow. heaviest snow will be saturday afternoon, so keep that in mind if you're traveling. look at the accuweather seven day forecast and it's really nice looking weather above average next couple of days, level one for saturday and then back to dry. very nice dan. thanks, sandy. >> in lafayette, 13 swimmers at acalanes high school won't be competing in this weekend's championship swim meet. it's all because their coach didn't submit their entries in time. but the coach and his swimmers tell abc seven news reporter ryan curry the submission system is filled with flaws.

>> towel pooling conquered the sight of one of the biggest swim meets in the bay area. the north coast section high school championships begin friday, but right now, one of the top teams won't be competing. >> we've all been working for this for a really long time, and having our first year taken away from covid, and then now this being stripped away from us as well is just devastating. >> 13 swimmers from acalanes high school qualified for the meet, but when their coach went to submit their names, he encountered an issue. >> and that's when i noticed that essentially the vast majority of my entries were undone. it was all incomplete and it was past the deadline, so i no longer had an ability to make any changes. >> head coach brett usinger thought he submitted the entries by sunday morning, well before the afternoon deadline, but there was no way for him to know if the submissions went through. >> there's no, like, email confirmation that goes out or submit button or i don't email entries to any particular person. it's just you can imagine it looking like a google sheet or excel. >> he asked for help from the meet directors and the ncs, but

says no one got back to him and the deadline passed. the commissioner for the ncs told us in a statement. acalanes high school did not submit their ncs swim team entries for this weekend's championships before the mandatory deadline of april 28th at 1:15 p.m. this occurred after a reminder was sent out to all ncs member schools by the section office that the deadline was mandatory and no exceptions for late entries would be made. the swimmers trained all season for this meet some of them say they were going to use this meet to qualify for the state championship chips. >> some of our relays this year, i think we actually had a really good shot at qualifying for state and naive and myself, i think i could have qualified for state, so it's just it's too bad since we don't have the opportunity anymore. >> none of them is blaming their coach. these athletes want the ncs to make an exception to let them swim, especially since they believe the system is flawed. >> there needs to be a new system, and the way this is getting handled is just feels very unfair and it's hard to deal with. >> i believe him, he did it even

though there's no proof of it, i believe him. he wouldn't be the type of guy to mess that up in lafayette. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> that's tough. all right. sports director larry beil is here. >> here's a sentence i did not think i would say out loud. the a's might be better than the giants. whoa, yeah. whoa, whoa whoa whoa. we got. we didn't expect you to say that, buddy. i'm going to have some more revelations to. we spent a lot of time bashing the a's. that's mostly the owner, but the players are a pleasant surprise right now. the green and gold on a winning streak, and their bullpen is flat out nasty. that's next. in sports

most people expected. this was a team that had the most losses in the american league last year. then suddenly they have figured it out. they're playing really well. the a's have won seven of their past ten, looking for a sweep of pittsburgh today at the coliseum. and stomper always comes ready to play. ready to break out the brooms. in fact scoreless in the second inning. we'll pick it up there abraham toro, mighty swing, deep drive to center field. and that is gone. a's take a one. nothing lead more power in the third. tyler nevin the son of former padre phil nevin. he extends his hitting streak to nine games with a bomb. there. nevin was claimed by the orioles. just let him go. kind of like mike yastrzemski of the giants. former giant ross stripling, dealing six scoreless, got the win. strikes out o'neill. cruz

right there and mason miller is a huge story in baseball. the a's closer has been electric leads all major league relievers in strikeouts here he gets ke'bryan hayes to ground out to end the game. but the a's win four. zip. they've won four straight now. giants facing the red sox fenway park this is how it's going for the giants jorge soler watch this stan watch this. watch him snap the bat right over his thigh. wow. yeah, i'd be on the way to the hospital. uh- and the bat would still be intact. third inning, tom murphy over the monster. he hit it wicked hard. one nothing. giants uh. it's the best boston accent. i got. uh- giants down two run in the fourth. mike yastrzemski, carl's grandson. nice bunt to bring home the tying run. he has his mom loving it, but the red sox add on. it's a42 game in the fifth. two on for dominic smith. and he singles home another run and the giants fall no offense, six two. all major league baseball is handed down. suspensions for the brewers raised brawl last night. four players suspended the main combatants jose siri of the rays

got three games. siri, am i about to get punched in the face? uh- abner uribe of the brewers got six games. a whole lot of swinging, not a whole lot of landing, which is probably a good thing. the oakland ballers, they bet on oakland. they started renovating historic raymond park even before they got the final approvals from the city. they're moving at warp speed now. the grass is on the field. the bleachers are already being installed. they are rolling. with last night's unanimous final approval from the city council, the ballers released new renderings of their $1.6 million renovation. the team plans to reactivate the park in time for their home opener june 4th. they'll play 48 games this season, and here's a really cool part when the team is off the field is going to be open as a community space. it's a win win for everybody. san jose earthquakes looking for their second win of the season. they'll host lafc saturday afternoon. this is at levi's stadium okay. newly acquired argentinian midfielder hernan lopez a $7 million acquisition. he got a custom niners jersey,

but he's not playing. he's ramping up still to get ready saturday is being billed as the biggest cinco de mayo weekend party on the west coast. expected crowd 50,000 fans. >> to be honest, it's a really good atmosphere. last year was amazing and hopefully this year is going to be amazing too. >> this game against lacey couldn't come at a better time. he couldn't come at a better time for us uh- to be in this environment, which we enjoyed so much from last year. we know this is a clasico, this is a game we take personal. this is about on the given night who wants it more and we're excited for this opportunity. >> it's a classical uh. what a scene last night at chase field in arizona. bees built this hive behind home plate. they had to get a beekeeper on a lift. i love that this is the dramatic reveal. matt hilton he's with blue sky pest control. if you if you need a guy saves the day and he's playing it up. he ended up. they loved him so much they had him throw out the first pitch. like now he's a celebrity. but he was actually at his kids

t-ball game when he got the call . he's like, oh, you got to, we need you out at the stadium. he's like, oh, i don't know what i'm. he didn't realize he was going to be out in the middle of everybody on, on the lift. >> and then i love it. he rose to the moment i'm i'm matt hilton, beekeeper. that was great. all right. thanks, larry. >> tonight on abc seven eight jeopardy! masters at nine abbott elementary, then the conners, then at ten. prisoner in russia, the brittney griner interview. and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. all right. that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel larry biel, all of us here. >> we appreciate your time. have a great evening. we'll see you again at 11. >> i love that.

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