now at five developing news in the south bay. two police officers shot while responding to a call. the suspect also shot. we're live where the investigation is happening right now, and a much calmer night on college campuses across the country. >> after a violent week. we now know thousands have been arrested. president biden's message to protesters a group of uc alumni siding with pro-palestinian protesters, and they're using their checkbooks as collateral. >> the petition to withhold donations now circulating, and the new partnership with police bringing a cinco de mayo celebration back to the south bay. good morning. it is friday, may 3rd. >> we want to begin with a check of our weather. we know it's going to be a rainy weekend. >> yeah, a little bit on saturday. not the whole weekend, but today will still get that gorgeous sunshine. those warm temperatures, a live look outside the exploratorium camera this morning. we do have some

patchy fog out there. areas like half moon bay, even hayward reporting a little bit of cloud cover this morning. so we do have a shallow marine layer to begin the day. it's just an indication that we have cooler changes on the way. take a look at temperatures. right now we're basically in the 40s and low 50s out there as we start our day. so it's one of those mornings again, we have our typical chill. you'll need your jacket, but we'll warm up nicely this afternoon. here's a look at how your day shapes up. we have a little bit of cloud cover this morning, giving way to full sunshine throughout the day. it is a little bit of a cooler afternoon. yesterday was the peak of our warm spell. now we'll see temperatures gradually in the 50s along the coast 70s around the bay shoreline close to 80 inland. so it's a nice day today. a little bit of a breeze. it's dry today, but that will change as we head into the weekend. saturday morning it is a level one on the abc seven storm impact scale for rain. some brief downpours up to an inch of rain is possible, so we'll take a closer look at the timeline of the storm coming up in about eight minutes, guys. >> all right. thank you. drew,

as you're waking up this morning, we want to get you updated on a shooting that injured two police officers in the south bay last night. it went down on san ignacio avenue in san jose. santa teresa neighborhood. the suspect was also injured. abc seven news reporter lena howland is near where the shooting happened in south san jose. and lena, what's happening out there right now? >> well, amanda, we do know that two san jose police officers were shot while responding to a disturbance call here somewhere in the area off of san ignacio avenue and bernal road. now, if you take a look right behind me here, you can see there is still a police presence here in the lucky parking lot. we're also seeing several roads shut down in this area. now we know that san jose police say this all happened right around 1030 last night, just off of san ignacio avenue. while investigating a disturbance call. they say officers made contact with a male suspect who shot at them, hitting two officers. we're told the officers returned fire and the suspect was taken into

custody shortly after. the suspect and both officers were also taken to a nearby hospitals overnight. san jose police officers were seen waiting inside of the ambulance entrance at regional medical hospital with several patrol cars parked outside. at this point in time, it's still not clear what prompted the disturbance call in the first place, and we are still waiting to hear an update on the condition of both officers involved. keep in mind there are still multiple road closures in place at this hour. police are asking everyone to avoid this area again. this is around san ignacio avenue avenue and bernal road for now. reporting live in san jose. lena howland abc seven news. >> thanks, lena. this morning there is relative calm across the country. after a week of tense and sometimes violent protests on college campuses, police are still moving in on protesters less than two hours ago, nypd started moving in to clear out an encampment at nyu. the university requested that

assistance from the police department to break up what school officials are calling an illegal encampment. encampments at other universities are being dismantled after police arrived. gloria, we're learning that thousands of protesters have been arrested. >> reggie, last night was so different from what we saw unfolding earlier this week, including the scene yesterday morning at ucla, where 130 people were arrested after two nights of violent confrontations with police. and according to new data compiled by the associated press, more than 2100 people have been arrested in pro-palestinian demonstrations nationwide since april 18th. while last night was much more calm, protests are still happening across the country. police say that they detained a driver in portland who briefly accelerated toward some protesters at portland state. demonstrators there started to form encampments on that campus yesterday. the nypd now says at one of its officers accidentally

discharged their firearm during the takeover at columbia university on tuesday. nobody was hurt. the bullet hit a wall. the white house says. second gentleman doug emhoff spoke with jewish students and hillel leaders about the claims of anti-semitism that they're seeing at various universities. president biden addressed the protests at campuses around the country, expressing his support while also condemning those infringing on the rights of others. >> we are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent. the american people are heard. in fact, peaceful protest is in the best tradition of how americans respond to consequential issues. but dissent must never lead to disorder or to denying the rights of others. so students can finish the semester and their college education. >> and the president also took the time yesterday to condemn islamophobia, anti-semitism, and discrimination against arab americans. amanda. >> all right. thanks so much,

gloria. and we're learning more about an incident at the pro-palestinian encampment at uc berkeley. we told you about this yesterday morning. a fight started wednesday evening after someone grabbed an israeli flag out of the hands of a counter-protester people at the encampment say no one knows the man who did it, and his actions do not reflect their intentions. >> we have a long and storied history in california of student protests and i support their right to protest. it's also so important for our college campuses to be safe places for everyone. >> members of the group, students supporting israel, say the man who had his flag stolen is named ilan. they released a statement saying the act forcefully pulled alon into the violent mob, where he was beaten by two men, punched in the back of the neck and in the face several times. the event was nothing short of terrifying and has definitely resulted in physical and mental distress. protesters say they don't plan to leave even when this semester

ends. next week. pressure is growing from alumni demanding the uc system divest from companies with ties to israel. many are vowing to withhold donations until uc leaders divest. this letter was sent to uc regents in january. it now has more than 5000 signatures from alumni, many people signing their support. just in the past week. they specifically want the uc system to stop investing in weapons manufacturers. >> we have weapons companies that are directly benefiting and profiting, lockheed martin, elbit, boeing, grumman, raytheon. >> the university of california says it won't divest from israel. the office of the president issued a statement saying, quote, the university of california has consistently opposed calls for boycott against the and divestment from israel. while the university affirms the right of our community members to express diverse viewpoints, a boycott of this sort impinges on the academic freedom of our students and faculty, and the unfettered

change of ideas on our campuses is. and you can follow our coverage of the college campus protests in the bay area and nationwide on our website, abc7 news.com at abc7 news, we take pride in our mission of building a better bay area, and every day we celebrate the breakthroughs that are happening in our neighborhoods and leaders in san francisco have been searching for the secret to unlock the city's pre-pandemic past. many at city hall believe a series of new night time events may be the key. >> abc7 news reporter tara campbell was at last night's first thursday block party, and has more on the new energy coming to the work night. reporter the stages to the food trucks san francisco taking another step towards a comeback with downtown. >> first thursdays make it feel like there is actually things that are happening in downtown san francisco. make us think of a future in the city and give us hope. >> tonight, marking the first of many block parties in the soma district scheduled for the first thursday of each month. >> it's great. it's i saw them setting up. it's a fun vibe,

it's nice to see a lot of the stores that i see in some of the, the other events and. yeah, it's a good time. the food smells great. >> san franciscans need to remember that we are great at throwing a party and celebrating getting people back to downtown. >> district six supervisor matt dorsey believes the city is on its way to bringing the downtown back from the pandemic. >> hopefully, this is the kind of thing that makes people who are have the option of working from home and commuting want to come downtown, and that's good for our downtown businesses. >> even if people are coming downtown for work, they leave as soon as it's done, so it's fun to actually have something nearby for like all the coworkers or friends to meet up and enjoy time together. >> i have little slimline versions of them right here, and for business owners, it's a welcome sight. i mean, these events are great. i love seeing all the people coming out. i mean, they're expecting 10,000 people tonight. that's amazing. on a thursday, the packed street offering a glimpse of what could be, i like, be able to see the

energy and kind of the vision of like what it would look like if everyone did come back. san francisco, in my mind, is hope. san francisco's changed. and so, you know, we're going through a transition period. but all that means is that it's an opportunity for new stuff to bloom. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> i'm glad to see a lot of people showed up. that is great. and the weather was great. there are at least two more night markets coming up. bhangra and beats takes over downtown at battery street and clay street. that is next friday, may 10th. there are additional dates at that location in the fall, and the city is also planning another sunset night market, which was super popular. that's going to be held this summer. and that is not all. before last night's first thursday event, more than 200 employees from five of san francisco's biggest companies downtown helped volunteers to clean up nearby streets. several months ago. executives from gap, levi's, visa, wells fargo and chase formed a coalition to revitalize the city, and now they're seeing their work in action. >> this is our home, and people take care of their homes. and so we want to ensure that the

neighborhoods that our employees are living and working in, the places where people are coming to visiting, are, are gleaming. >> with all that said, we are still seeing the city struggle to get workers to return downtown. according to early data from real estate brokerage cbre, the city's office vacancy rate recently set a record high at more than 36. >> 511 the accuweather forecast, showing you we get one more really nice day around here with lots of sunshine before rain returns for the weekend. high pressure is still in control right now, but you can see off to our north and west. this is a cold front that's going to sink south early tomorrow morning and bring some rain back into the forecast, but today, no issues with wet weather will break it down by the region's coast. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds, temperatures in the 50s around the bay shoreline a little cooler than yesterday, upper 60s to lower 70s and inland will stay in the 70s for daytime highs. any friday night plans you'll notice clear skies

early on, giving way to cloud cover, building in ahead of that front. but all day today and all night tonight, we do remain dry, so no threat of wet weather. it's tomorrow morning. we do bring in the abc seven storm impact scale. it's a level one in the morning for rain. briefly heavy at times in the morning. will create some slick roads. the winds pick up a bit with the frontal passage and rainfall for most anywhere from a half of an inch to an inch for most areas. and on average, that's how much rain we typically see for the entire month. so we'll likely see a month's worth of may rain out of this one storm. let's take a look at the timeline. this is saturday and you can see there's this period between about 6 a.m. and noon where those rain chances are really elevated after about noon, those rain chances really drop off and we'll actually see the sunshine come back out tomorrow afternoon. and a dry back half of the weekend. we'll talk much more about the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you drew. $1 billion artificial intelligence company is leaving san francisco still

ahead. the reason the company ceo says the peninsula is a much better spot for his company and employees. >> another bay area postal worker robbed while on duty. the reward now being offered to help curb the troubling trend and some bad news for weekend events. >> organizers are blaming the incoming rain as the reason for some popular events to be canceled or postponed for now. >> at 513, we'll take a live look outside and c

to help find the people who robbed a postal worker in oakland. this is the latest in a concerning trend of postal worker robberies in the bay area. so this went down yesterday afternoon. you can see the postal worker exiting a building on euclid avenue in the adams point neighborhood. that's when a person appears and robs the worker. wow. post office officials say at least two people were involved in this robbery. and so far, no one's been arrested. new developments on the fire that destroyed the ultra popular horn barbecue in oakland. investigators say they

are treating this case as an arson. the fire department believes evidence found at the scene indicates the fire was intentionally set. they say the investigation is ongoing, as is the search for suspects. the barbecue spot on mandela parkway closed after the fire in november last week, horn's owners reopened in a shared space with their other restaurant on eighth street. >> and if you're looking forward to celebrating cinco de mayo this weekend, san jose could be your spot to do it. there will be two parades and a big community festival. the city is getting ready for this year's celebrations, and there will be at least one big change. last year, police closed streets and freeway exits, making it very hard to get to celebrations, especially the lowrider parade. many called the move racist and discriminatory. this year, however, in an effort to mend fences, spd will participate in the parade. this is the second year for the parade since the city lifted a ban on cruising before the ban. >> after the ban, we've always wanted people to come down here, but to celebrate and do so

safely, so as we've seen in years past, we've had an increase in sideshow activity in some of our parking lots and some of our streets. and as we have in years past, we will employ a zero tolerance on any type of criminal behavior. we will have additional resources out on the streets. >> there will still be some road closures for safety reasons, but this year, police will focus enforcement on alcohol related incidents. the cinco de mayo parade gets underway at 9 a.m. sunday, starting at city hall. the lowrider parade starts at ten along king road and the big festival is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at plaza de cesar chavez, san jose state engineering students are showing off cars they created from scratch. >> spark racing creates brand new, fully electric formula c and baja style vehicles, with the goal of competing against other universities from organize the organizing the program. welding, driving, racing. the entire thing is 100% student run. >> it's unlike anything else you get to do in college, and that's kind of the value of c and baja and formula like is you're

really getting these real world experiences. and that's why the rest of industry finds these programs so valuable. and that's why we find them so valuable as well. >> you can see the cars up close this weekend. the team will have both cars on display this sunday at the candy store showroom in burlingame. >> an eight year old girl from portland will be one of the youngest competitors in the bay bridge half marathon this weekend. margo scheel hopes to finish the 13.1 miles in under two hours and 30 minutes. incredible she trains with her dad, who will be running with her on sunday. she picked up the hobby when she was just six years old. i >> i first started, uh- just a5k, and then i got a little more interested and i, i went up really calming and peaceful. >> her motivation to finish the race, a trip to target. she gets two toys. she's already picked out a stuffed dog and a grooming set for it. san francisco's how

weird street fair is being postponed because of the rain expected this weekend. the annual event that includes music, costumes and characters was scheduled to happen tomorrow. the theme would have been star weird day. may the 4th be with you because tomorrow is may 4th. according to the how weird eventbrite listing, people are entitled to a refund if the event is postponed. organizers have not announced what the refund process will look like, and if you had plans to go to richmond and san pablo popular cinco de mayo event this weekend, that event is being postponed to the cinco de mayo peace and unity parade is being pushed back until september because of the rain. tomorrow >> i feel like we feel like everybody being like, really? but the thing is, if you have plans, if you can push them to sunday, you'll be totally fine. it's just a small portion of our weekend. we will be dealing with rain, but it will be briefly heavy at times tomorrow morning. here's a live look from our san jose camera. the accuweather headlines today. beautiful, sunny above average. with those

temperatures. it's saturday morning that wet, windy and colder weather moves in here, but it is a fast moving front. sunday. the sunshine is back, dry skies prevail and it will be a nice end to the weekend. here's a look at today's forecast as we go inland, we'll see a lot of sunshine temperatures in the 70s around the bay shoreline. a bit cooler today compared to yesterday, upper 60s to the lower 70s, and along the coast will be in and out of the clouds today with temperatures in the 50s overnight. tonight after midnight, we'll start to see some rain move into the north bay. temperatures are chilly in the 30s and 40s as that cold front approaches on the storm impact scale saturday morning. it is a level one light storm for rain. brief downpours at times. so here's future weather as we go hour by hour. saturday morning, 530 you can see the rain is focused first in the north bay. by about 8:09 a.m. we have this line of heavier showers. that's the bright yellow and orange you see on your screen. moving through parts of the north bay, the

city, the east bay approaching the south bay. by noon, much of the rain is focused in the south bay, but we're beginning to see the back edge of the steadier rain exiting the north bay. and as we head into the afternoon on saturday, sunshine does break out. the steady rain moves out and that will lead to a bright sunday. look at sunday. the clouds get ripped apart. we turn dry for the second half of the weekend, but we will see a decent amount of rain for a may storm. rainfall totals between half of an inch and an inch of rain coming our way tomorrow morning. snow is coming to the sierra as well. we have a winter weather advisory in effect. there we could see up to a foot of snow tomorrow through early sunday. so the weekend preview saturday is wet, sunday is dry both days though temperatures are below average. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. warm today, wet tomorrow, dry on sunday and then next week we a big time warming trend above average by thursday, widespread 70s and 80s around the region. guys all right. >> looking forward to it. thanks, joe. >> coming up, the seven things

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one, a shooting in san jose leaves two officers and one man hurt. it happened on san ignacio avenue during a disturbance call. one of the officers and the suspects are both in critical condition. police say the suspect shot at police hitting two officers. that's when police fired back. >> number two this morning, police in new york are moving in to clear a pro-palestinian encampment at nyu. the scene there much calmer than what we saw at ucla and columbia university earlier this week. >> number three, more than 5000 uc alumni have signed a letter demanding the university system divest from companies with ties to israel. they say they'll withhold donations until a change is made. >> number four cinco de mayo celebrations are happening across the bay area this weekend. san leandro celebrates tonight festivities kick off at 6 p.m. at the marina community center. >> and number five, we continue that warm, sunny pattern for one more day, but tomorrow we are tracking a level one light storm

on the abc seven storm impact scale. drier skies are back for sunday and number six traffic is a little lighter on this friday morning from tracy to dublin. >> it will take you 35 minutes right now san rafael to san francisco 16 minutes. antioch to concord 14 minutes. >> and number seven, some of your favorite music is returning to tiktok. universal music group has signed a new deal with the app. it means artists like taylor swift, adele drake and olivia rodrigo's music can reappear on the platform. >> two california wine companies have developed paper wine packaging. and no, it's not a box. we'll show it to you. the monterey wine company and our bonny doon vineyard partnered to create a paper wine bottle. company representatives claim that the packaging has a six times lower carbon footprint than an average glass wine bottle. the cardboard is totally sustainable. made out of 100% recycled material, the light weight of the bottles can also positively impact the shipping process, and that changes the

amount of truck space that you need. >> it changes the load weights. when you're dealing with your employees and your forklifts. >> at bonnie doon vineyards, pink rosé bottles are now available at whole foods nationwide. >> storm troopers took over the state capitol alongside darth vader and other characters, all in preparation for the official, unofficial star wars day. tomorrow is may the 4th. as in may the 4th be with you. assemblyman juan alanis of modesto joined other star wars lovers for an early celebration yesterday in the rafters of the state assembly meeting. george lucas grew up in modesto. much of the iconic film series originated in the small marin town of san anselmo. the town is now home to a imagination park, which lucas built and donated complete with its own yoda yoda statue right by where he began writing star wars. there is a serious amount of star wars history in the bay area, from the yoda fountain to all of the

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live crime and dysfunction in san francisco now at 530. the reason $1 billion ai company is leaving the city for another home in the bay area. >> i'm abc's perry russom washington. more than 2100 people have now been arrested at college protests coast to coast lights are coming back to the bay bridge. >> we're hearing from organizers about the plan to bring a bigger and brighter installation. good morning everyone. it's friday, may 3rd. >> we're going to start with a check on the weather. hi drew. >> hey there. >> 530 this morning and we'll take you outside the exploratorium camera showing you clear skies. but we do have a little bit of patchy fog out there along the coast and in parts of the east bay shoreline. places like hayward, half moon bay are reporting a little bit of cloud cover this morning with a shallow marine layer out there. temperatures for the most part in the low 50s as we begin your friday, it's another day where you need the jacket early on, but the afternoon is going

to be very nice with above average temperatures and a lot of sunshine. a live look from our east bay hills camera. you can see a little bit of that patchy cloud cover out there. sunrise here at 611 this morning. we have sunny skies. it's a little cooler this afternoon compared to yesterday, but still above our average temperatures for this time of the year. and then at night tonight we'll have clouds rolling in ahead of that chance for rain tomorrow. but today we are totally dry with those sunny skies and those temperatures in the 60s and 70s for the most part. but the storm impact scale is back tomorrow morning. a level one light storm will impact our saturday morning with rain, some brief downpours, some breezy conditions and slick roads, rainfall anywhere from a half of an inch to an inch for most areas. we'll go hour by hour on future weather. we'll time out this storm and show you a brighter sunday on the way. reggie in about eight minutes. >> thank you. drew. developing news in the south bay police are on scene of a shooting that sent two officers and one man to the hospital. abc seven news reporter lena howland is in san jose with the latest on what happened there. and you just got an update on their conditions.

>> hey, reggie. that's right. just about 20 minutes ago, san jose police posted an update confirming that one of the two officers that was shot while responding to a disturbance call here last night has already been treated and released from the hospital. police say the second officer injured in this shooting is still in the hospital this morning, with life threatening injuries. we're told he is still considered to be in critical condition this morning, according to san jose police, officers were responding to a disturbance call in this neighborhood off of san ignacio avenue and bernal road right around 1030 last night. while investigating that call, they say officers made contact with a male suspect who shot at them, hitting two officers. we're told that's when the officers returned fire and the suspect was taken into custody shortly after, the suspect and both officers were taken in nearby hospitals overnight, san jose police officers were seen waiting inside of the ambulance

entrance at regional medical center, with several patrol cars parked outside. we're told the suspect is also considered to be in critical condition as of this morning. as of as of this point in time, it's still not clear what prompted that disturbance call in the first place. and keep in mind, as you were heading out the door this morning, there are still several roads shut down around this area of ignacio avenue. for now. reporting live in san jose. lena howland abc seven news. thank you lena, developing news involving the growing pro-palestinian encampment at nyu. >> police officers say they have been called to break it up and disperse protesters. this comes as a number of people were arrested or detained across college campuses. that has now surpassed 2100. here's abc news reporter perry russom >> you're under arrest at portland state university in oregon. students charging at officers using cut up trash cans as shields. these are some of the latest arrests on college campuses across the country.

>> free free free palestine. >> tension between protesters and police has been building in recent days as more than 2100 people have now been arrested on campuses coast to coast. yesterday at ucla, an encampment dismantled after a violent night between pro-palestinian and pro-israeli protesters. swat called in to clear the crowd yesterday. president biden, addressing the demonstrations for the first time. >> there's the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduations. none of this is a peaceful protest. >> biden says the protests have not forced him to reconsider any of his policies in the middle east, former president trump is calling on college presidents to remove the encampments, vanquished the radicals and take back our campuses for all of the normal students who want a safe place from which to learn will be free. the demonstrations

are now being replicated on college campuses overseas, including here in sydney, australia. >> i wish, solidarity to all of the fellow student activists who've been involved in this fight world over. >> back here at home, police in new york say nearly 300 people were arrested at columbia and city college. half of them were not affiliated with the schools. perry russom, abc news, washington an update from usc this morning about graduation plans after the university canceled its main stage commencement ceremony because of protests. >> gloria, they're now doing something called a graduation celebration on. >> yes, reggie. that's what usc is calling it. the university announced it will now host a trojan family graduate celebration. it's happening next week at the la coliseum. but not all students may be able to attend usc also sent out an email last night warning student protesters. it says those who have been arrested for criminal trespassing would be referred to the university's disciplinary process, which could result in expulsion. usc's commencement

plans have been in question since mid-april. the school drew major criticism for canceling the speech by its pro palestinian valedictorian. usc said it would not allow asna tabassum to speak at graduation because of security concerns, saying that outside groups had escalated the risks of disruption and violence later, then canceled the university wide may 10th graduation ceremony altogether, saying that there wasn't enough time to process guests with new safety measures in place. the graduation celebration is happening next thursday, may 9th. usc says it will feature drone shows, fireworks, surprise performances and also the trojan marching band. >> gloria. thank you. you can follow our coverage of the college campus protests in the bay area and nationwide on our website. abc7 news.com. san francisco's loss is the peninsula's gain as an ai startup is packing up and heading south. replit, an ai company valued at over $1

billion, announced this week that it's leaving to go to foster city. a tech expert at san jose state university says san francisco remains the world's undisputed ai capital. he would be worried if bigger companies like openai decided to leave. >> they called him anchor. you know, companies where everybody is around them. but if you have companies who are just starting or companies who are new in the field, we have, you know, we have thousands of ais companies. >> replit ceo laid out his reasoning in a thread on ecs, saying in part, quote, the we're leaving is boring, sad, and predictable crime, dysfunction, etc. so instead, let me tell you why we chose foster city. the rest of this post describes what he finds attractive about the peninsula city, namely its safe environment, ideal location, and high standard of living. >> a tiny bungalow in palo alto is growing in popularity online, all because of its expensive price tag. this two bedroom, one

bath house is on the market for $1.9 million. it's only 800ft■!, but does have a detached in-law unit and private garden right now. it could sell for nearly a half $1 million over asking a realtor tells abc seven news. there were five offers, with one for nearly $2.4 million now pending. just last month, we showed you this tiny home in cupertino that was on the market for 1.7 million, the listing agent tells us. a sale is pending for well over the asking price in the bay area is one of the hottest housing markets in the nation right now, data from the national association of realtors shows. for bay area counties have the highest median home prices in the country. nantucket county, massachusetts rounds out the top five. >> and speaking of rich. forbes is out with a list of the top 20 richest californians, and many of them live right here in the bay area. in fact, the top five are all here at the top. meta ceo mark zuckerberg. he's worth

177 billion and is also number four on the worldwide list. number two, oracle co-founder and cto larry ellison. number three. google co-founder larry page coming in at number four. google co-founder sergey brin, and number five, nvidia co-founder jensen huang. congratulations to them. a well known leader in san francisco's lgbtq plus community will soon be the director of the city's office of transgender initiatives. honey mahogany will be the point person between city government and the trans community, along with local organizations. mayor london breed announced mahogany's appointment yesterday, calling her, quote, a proven champion to advance inclusion in san francisco. she's going to start that role next week, and we want to take a live look this morning at the bay bridge. >> just beautiful. we're learning a hugely popular art display that lit up the bridge for years, is set to make a comeback. the relighting project will come with a new design and twice as many leds as before.

they hope to have the light back on by march of next year, and our 3:00 pm program getting answers. we asked why the lights went off and what the new display will be like. >> it just didn't hold up over time and it was starting to fail faster than we could ever keep up with economically. so we did the responsible thing rather than let it fade into oblivion, we pulled it down. we have a crackerjack team now committed to making a product from the ground up. musco lighting that will perform well over time, guaranteed minimally for ten years. and more than that and we're bringing it back with double the number of leds. so they'll actually wrap around the cables. so the light will be visible as a matter of esthetic equity to communities all around the bay. >> the organizers say they are still short. $500,000 of the funding needed. so if you want to chip in, you can donate at the bay lights three 60.org. >> that's the first time i've ever heard the term esthetic equity. okay. yeah. wow. big artists like missy elliott,

jennifer lopez and maggie rogers will all be performing here in the bay area over the next few months. coming up, how you can snag cheap tickets to their shows, some as low as 25 bucks, but first to check on the weather with drew. >> right on. okay, here's a live look at san jose this morning at 540. we do have some cloud cover right now in areas like san jose, hayward along the coast. a shallow marine layer is with us right now. it's going to usher in some colder air by tomorrow. winds are pretty light at current temperature 55 in san jose. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. it is still very quiet across california. we have one more day of dry weather, sunshine, and above average temperatures, but this is going to be the change that hits us tomorrow morning. there's an area of low pressure swirling near alaska. it's going to drag a cold front through here tomorrow morning and bring us some wet and windy and cooler air by saturday. today though, as we show you the forecast area by area inland, today we are dry. we are sunny, temperatures are mild in the 70s. as we head

around the bay shoreline. we'll find those numbers in the upper 60s. so a little bit cooler today compared to yesterday, but still a pleasant afternoon and then along the coast we'll be in and out of the cloud cover today , a little breezy. those temperatures in the upper 50s for daytime highs. then we bring in the storm impact scale. and it's a level one here that we're focusing on tomorrow morning. that's when the bulk of the rain is going to come. we'll have some brief downpours at times. the biggest impact is going to be some slick roads. the winds will be gusty at times, and rainfall between half of an inch and an inch, and that's typically how much rain we see over the entire month. so this is a pretty decent storm when we're talking about may cold fronts. here's a look at the rain chances tomorrow. we're focusing on the six hour window between 6 a.m. and noon. that is when your rain chances are elevated. that is, when the front moves through. behind that front, the rain chances really dip off in the afternoon, but sunday is looking spectacular. we'll take a full look at the

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states. abortion ban. the 1864 law predated arizona statehood and banned abortions in nearly all cases. this week, two republican state senators sided with democrats in the state house to repeal it. >> i know the chronicles of these pregnancies quite intimately because they're all my own and my family lived and survived each one of them, including my miscarriage. >> the old ban may temporarily still go into effect, since repeals in arizona take 90 days. once the appeal goes into effect, arizona will follow a 2022 law that prohibits abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. more help is on the way for people in maui as they recover from last year's devastating wildfire. hawaii governor josh green signed legislation

allocating $362 million in emergency funds. the money will compensate fire victims, temporarily lift some restrictions on use of funds and shut down illegal short term rentals. the lahaina fire last august killed more than 100 people and caused over $6 billion in damage. >> new this morning, the white house revealing president biden is set to honor more than a dozen people with a presidential medal of freedom today and gloria, quite a few of the recipients have ties to the bay area. >> they do. amanda nancy pelosi will receive the nation's highest civilian honor. she served as the 52nd speaker of the house and has represented san francisco for over 36 years. the white house calls her a staunch defender of democracy, and also on the list. former secretary of state john kerry is being honored for his work on climate change and in combat during the vietnam war. kerry gained popularity in the bay area as the democratic nominee in the 2004 presidential election, former vice president

al gore accepted the outcome of one of the closest presidential elections in 2000. gore is also a former member of the board of directors of apple and a senior adviser to google. katie ledecky is the most decorated female swimmer ever. ledecky graduated from stanford in 2021. ellen ochoa, who also went to stanford , is the first hispanic woman to go to space and the former director of nasa's johnson space center. actress michelle yeoh is a first asian to win the academy award for best actress, and the awards will be presented at the white house later today. so a lot of bay area representation right there. >> amanda, certainly looking forward to it. thank you. gloria. first lady jill biden hosted the first ever teacher of the year state dinner at the white house. it's a cause close to the first lady's heart, as she herself still teaches at a community college. last night's dinner honored state teachers of the year from across the nation. the biden administration also announced new efforts to strengthen support for teachers

and schools. missy testerman, an esl educator from tennessee, was awarded during the dinner for being the 2024 national teacher of the year. >> you not only teach our students, we wrap our arms around them, advocate for them, help them feel secure and help them create a better future for themselves. >> this event comes ahead of teacher appreciation week, which starts monday. >> you can soon score $25 concert or comedy tickets to kick off the summer. live nation's annual concert week offers over 5000 shows nationwide, with nearly 90 shows here in the bay area. that includes maggie rogers and jennifer lopez at chase center in san francisco, peso pluma and jelly roll at sap center in san jose, along with maxwell and missy elliott at oakland arena. t mobile and racket and customers can get tickets on may 7th. everyone else can buy tickets on may 8th at 10 a.m. you have until may 14th to get

tickets. >> any of those interest, any of you? yeah. >> maggie rogers for sure. >> yeah, i want to see. are these all on the weekend? oh, okay. that's eighth, ninth and 10th. that's wednesday thursday, friday. okay. >> well that's a friday there. >> okay. there you go. we got a friday. >> some good options. >> that's cool though i don't have tickets to anything. no. last year took a lot of my coins. yeah. so the concert bank had to replenish itself. this this year to prepare for next year. >> i'm just ready for beyonce to announce something at some point. so you have to have a little beyonce nest egg. >> yeah, totally. >> for sure. this morning will take you to our sutro tower camera. it is looking very nice this morning. you can see a really shallow marine layer bringing some patchy fog into some areas around the east bay shoreline this morning, but we're in store for another day of sunshine above average temperatures, but then it's a complete 180 tomorrow morning. wet, windy and much colder. however, this storm does not last long. sunday sunshine dry skies are back today, though

we'll have another warm sunny day. temperatures above average once again very similar to the past couple of days. overnight tonight though, we'll see that rain arrive after midnight first in the north bay. also, overnight lows are quite chilly in the 30s and in the 40s. on the abc seven storm impact scale, level one here tomorrow morning for that rain slick conditions and up to an inch of rain is possible in some areas. let's time this out for you tonight. you have no worries with your friday night plans. it's tomorrow morning, 530 in the morning. we have that rain in the north bay this front moves south by 8:09 a.m. it's pretty much on top of the heart of the region. by noon, much of the rain is focused in the east bay. the south bay. and then we're done with the steady rain into the afternoon, we find sunshine popping back out drier skies do prevail. and then, heading into sunday, this storm system is totally out of here. so sunday is sunny and completely dry. looking at rainfall totals, you can see anywhere from a half of an inch

to an inch of rain. this is about the amount of rain we see over the entire month of may, so it's a pretty decent may cold front we have here moving through tomorrow morning. the weekend forecast. any outdoor plans if you can push them to sunday, you'll be in much better shape. but both days temperatures are below average. snow is coming to the sierra. a winter weather advisory begins tomorrow morning, 4 to 8in of snow above 5000ft. our highest peaks up to a foot of new snow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. sunny today. wet and windy and colder tomorrow. then sunday we are back with the dry skies. in the next week, get ready for that warm weather to return. gloria. yeah, you know we have a traffic alert for you this morning. >> the metering lights have just flipped on over at the bay bridge toll plaza, so traffic is starting to build a little bit. but of course, on fridays we always have that lighter traffic anyway, so it's not too bad just yet. but those metering lights there at the bay bridge toll plaza did flip on a 546 this morning. right now there are no major delays at the tolls and

across the span into the city and from the toll plaza to san francisco. right now, it will take you 15 minutes, so not too bad, guys. >> thanks, gloria. new at six. why some new interns at tesla got a rude awakening before they even stepped foot into the office. but first emergency on i-95. >> the tanker fire causing a traffic headache this morning along the east coast. >> and a and cache in, at cache creek casino resort, to rock and to roll. to go all out or... go all in. with four stars and rising stars, northern california's premier casino resort is the perfect place... ...to do as much -or as little- as you want. make your get away now and cache in

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have been surfing and camping along the baja coast near the coastal city of ensenada. >> in today's gma first look, an american who was arrested in turks and caicos for having ammunition in his bag is speaking about his ordeal. here's abc news reporter matt rivers in this morning's gma first look, an abc news exclusive. >> when you see them, grab the box of ammo and you realize that it's in there, what's the first thing that goes through your head? brian hagar faces what could be a dozen years in a turks and caicos prison after airport security here found ammunition in his suitcase back in february. in a matter of minutes, he was arrested in front of his kids and taken away. a court will soon decide brian's sentence, and this morning, he's speaking out to abc news. you're getting to this moment of truth here about finding out what your future will entail and just all those special things, you know, you look forward to as a parent, knowing that you potentially couldn't be there for those. >> that's what keeps me up at night.

>> we can't be a family without him. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have more of our exclusive interview and what happens next in this case with your gma first look, i'm matt rivers, abc news in turks and caicos. >> well friday is usually pretty easy on bay area freeways, but that is not the case on the east coast this morning. part of i-95, which connects new york to new england, is shut down because of a fiery crash. this is one of the busiest highways in the country, but right now, demolition is just starting on this bridge that crosses the interstate. a fuel truck sparked a massive fire yesterday. you see it there badly damaging the overpass. the tanker truck was carrying 8500 gallons of gas through norwalk, connecticut when it was involved in a crash with a tractor trailer and a car . >> this bridge is less than ten years old and you know, but the damage was pretty severe due to the amount of gasoline that was in the tanker. >> it took firefighters three hours to put out the flames. incredibly there were no serious

injuries. the highway is expected to remain closed on both sides until monday. officials say it could take up to one year to replace that overpass. and new at six the giants player who got to honor his iconic grandfather with a big day at boston's fenway park, and the family now suing a building company after their young daughter got stuck in the door of an elevator for several minutes. >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma. let's take a look at the next three days. today we have another day of warm sunshine, but then rain is back on saturday. it's a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale, but is a quick moving system. by sunday. dry weather is back. look the details of that level one storm will have brief downpours, rainfall anywhere from half of an inch to an

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