ticking. good afternoon. >> i'm kristen sze and i'm dionne lim. these protests have been going on for more than a week now, and today the standoff between protesters and officials at columbia university reached a boiling point. in texas, police moved in to break up protests at ut in austin. >> here in california, students at more colleges started their protest movements. today, we begin our coverage with abc seven news reporter ryan curry, who's been following the story at san francisco state. free, free, free palestine, free palestine. >> what's happening around the country is now happening in san francisco, and we just want to be part of that, their strength in numbers and strength and solidarity. >> so we think it's important that we get our voices heard. >> students are putting up tents on the quad in the center of campus. this is the latest university to set up a pro-palestinian encampment, but their demands are similar to students from other universities . >> to ask the csu system to divest from the hundreds of millions of dollars that they're

funneling into the military industrial complex. >> no more investment in colonialism, a movement that is not just student led, but supported by some faculty. >> valerie francisco chavez is an associate professor of sociology. she says the war in gaza has dominated classroom discussions. >> i think lots of students are just trying to understand what their role are, what their role is in what's happening in gaza and in the west bank. you know what their role is, in different types of, you know, political conflicts around the world. >> the move here at san francisco state follows what we've seen at campuses all over the country. but those who support jewish students here in san francisco support the first amendment. but they just want to make sure nothing anti-semitic is being shared. >> we do have the concept of free speech and academic freedom in the united states. so as long as things are peaceful and respectful, it's fine. >> roger feigelson is the executive director of sf hillel. he appreciates how sf state embraces free speech but says jewish students should not feel threatened while attending

school. >> my concern is when it crosses over into anti-semites ism, and i don't think there's an understanding of the nuance of going from anti-israel to anti-semitism. >> the protesters say this movement is not anti-semitic. they say this is about the war overseas claims that protests like these are anti-semitic and negatively impact jewish students. >> treats the jewish student body as a monolith, which they are not. i personally am a jewish student here at sf state. i've never felt unsafe palestine will be free in san francisco. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> this is the encampment at stanford's white plaza is coming up on 72 hours past the university's deadline to clear out. the university had told protesters they would face arrest and discipline, but the group is still camping out. protesters say they don't think the university will actually make good on those threats. >> it does feel like they're trying to shut us down, but they're scared to do anything because they know that we're going to fight back because they know we have so much support from the local community, from

students on campus, that if they did try anything, it would honestly and poorly for them. >> the protesters at stanford, like those on other campuses, want to see the university divest from companies connected to the israel-hamas war. last week, as part of a student government elections, students passed a resolution supporting that demand. students at sonoma state are in their third day of protesting on the lawn outside the university rec center. our partners at the press democrat report protesters say the university told them they'd have to move today for planned event on the lawn. the students don't plan to leave, and they say they want to have a conversation with the university president at a new pro-palestinian protest started up today at sacramento state university. >> students there are setting up tents at the library quad on campus. they have similar demands as the other groups from other campuses. sacramento state administrators say the university is committed to free speech and focused on keeping the campus safe. meantime, pro-palestinian student protesters at cal poly humboldt are being urged today to

peacefully end their encampment at school has shut down the campus and anyone there without permission could face a citation or arrest protesters want the university to end financial investments in israel and publicly support a cease fire and new york city's columbia university administrators began suspending pro gaza protesters who defied a deadline to disperse. >> by today, the university said, students who didn't abide would not be eligible to graduate this spring. columbia today said talks between the school and protesters has ended. it's almost been two weeks since the students first set up their encampment on campus. you can follow our coverage of the college campus protests in the bay area and nationwide on our website. abc7 news.com. >> moving now to the east bay, where an early morning fire in fremont destroyed more than 50 storage units. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey spoke with some people who lost a lifetime of memories. this is

just devastating. >> it not only to me, but my family because we have we have a whole a whole life of stuff in there, a lifetime. >> up in smoke, fremont fire crews responded to a fire at the extra space storage facility just after six monday morning, but it was too late. >> 53 units in total were destroyed in this two story building. one belonged to anthony melgar for ten years, with 40 plus years of items inside he stuffed. >> it is priceless, my family photos, they're all there. i don't have all the video tapes of my son walking and all that. i mean, they're all gone. everything is gone. >> the fire was out by the time abc seven crews arrived, but battalion chief greg biddle says toxic smoke and packed units made it a challenging fire to fight. >> it progressed rapidly. we ended up calling and saying that we're going to go defensive on this fire, which is pulling crews out of the building and fighting it from the outside, and we use our two aerial trucks

and we put up water towers and they've fload water to extinguish it from the exterior. >> crews remained on scene throughout the day to monitor hot spots in the facility and continue their investigation. fremont fire is reviewing security footage of who is going in and out to find a possible lead. the facility's owner had no comment, but melgar believes people may have been living in some of the units. >> we let them know many times this is happening and we have come upstairs and sure enough, they have one of those small, flat like things cooking, and they have made the electricity coming from the outlet down. >> there's no official cause of the fire at this time, but melgar can only wonder if something could have been done to prevent this painful loss. >> that is a lifetime. a lifetime of uh- of things in fremont. >> dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> three of the four members of a pleasanton family killed in a car crash have been officially identified. the three include

the father, terrence george, and his two sons, 13 year old rowan and nine year old aaron. the coroner says a female victim was burned too severely for an official identification. she is believed to be the mother of the two children. >> a santa clara county courthouse is back open after being forced to close this morning due to ongoing power issues. the county has been using backup generators at the family justice center courthouse in downtown san jose since the electrical equipment failed in early march. that's led to intermittent closures ever since. >> no power, and they only have one clerk's window open next door at the other courthouse. so major delays. a lot of people didn't even see the clerks. they had ended up leaving today. >> say the doors remained locked until midday, when crews were able to get a generator up and running. repairs to the electrical system were actually completed a week and a half ago, but the county has been unable to get p-g-and-e's to even schedule a date to get the system reconnected. we reached out to p-g-and-e's and we are

waiting to hear back. a $52.1 million budget deficit in san jose could lead to layoffs. city officials say they will start by cutting some vacant positions. the $52 million shortfall we're projecting is actually baking in what we think we must do this year on homelessness, which is a monumental undertaking for the city. >> we've got to move over 1000 people out of our waterways and start to better protect our rivers and creeks. so what's built into to that budget is the funding to set up safe sleeping, safe parking, congregate shelter . >> mayor matt mehan says they will need to make some financial tradeoffs, and it's all part of a bigger plan for managing the city. but he doesn't expect to see widespread layoffs in the city manager's plan. >> well, part of building a better bay area means boosting tourism, and the city could get a big boost with a proposal that would dramatically change pier 45. >> abc7 news reporter suzanne phan is in live with us here in

the studio with details. suzanne dion, kristin reimagining fisherman's wharf this is an 18 page proposal that includes big plans for pier 45 from a wholesale seafood market to an area for you to see workers processing fresh fish to a food hall. >> but those are just part of the plan. going before the fisherman's wharf advisory committee may 1st. at musée mécanique at pier 45, there's a certain energy in the air, but the marching band music isn't drawing as many visitors as it used to. the museum's owner hopes the proposed changes can bring people back to his vintage arcade, and it could be a great attraction for here, especially since these past few years it's been getting a little sparse due to people going out of business. the proposal includes that experiential museum focusing on the history of the wharf, but it could also bring a new events center to the area, public spaces and a winery, brewery, distillery. the bay area economic council says the

proposed redevelopment could be what san francisco needs to bring new energy to fisherman's wharf, at a time when so many restaurants and stores there have closed. >> if you look at the broader national scene around retail, you know the movement is less shopping mall and more towards those experiences. so whether it's something like a museum or a food hall or something that allows, allows you to capture something on instagram, really is what most a simple way to put it right. >> the proposed museum would allow people to better understand fish processing. there would also be a food hall that sells seafood. >> i do think, you know, doubling down on the area's history, doubling down on that food background that we've got here within the state and within the region, i think this proposal, it makes a lot of sense. and i, you know, i think it's again, something that the city can hang its hat on as it looks to rebrand remarket itself. kind of do a, you know, the rebirth of san francisco that will likely to see over the next few years. >> the port of san francisco issued this statement saying,

quote, fisherman's wharf revitalized vision for this iconic san francisco neighborhood aligns with the port's goal of re-energizing the waterfront, supporting the fishing industry, increasing public access to the bay, advancing seismic and flood protection efforts, and making the area welcome to diverse groups of people and we reached out to fisherman's wharf, revitalized. that's the group that proposed the project, but we haven't heard back from them that plan will be formally introduced to fisherman's wharf advisory committee on wednesday. if the board of supervisor ultimately approves the project, the group could finalize design and construction in 5 to 6 years. back to you. >> we shall see what happens. suzanne. thank you. well, san francisco mayor, london breed wants to borrow millions of dollars to tackle homelessness, street safety and expanding hospitals. the mayor is proposing a $360 million bond measure to go on voters november ballot. the proposal would pay for more shelters and family housing renovations at several major hospitals, and road repaving projects across the city. the board of supervisors

has to approve that plan before it goes to voters. >> still ahead, a hive heist in oakland that has everybody buzzing and a crackdown on illegal license plates. the state of california gets into the prescription drug business. >> i'm spencer christian. the wind is gusting up to and above 40mph. i'll show you when we can expect calmer weather in my accuweather forecast in just a mo and with vitiligo, the pursuit for your pigment is no exception.

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and five others injured during a gun battle. the officers were serving a warrant when someone opened fire on them with a high powered rifle. one of the injured officers is in critical condition. the other four are recovering. the shooting suspect is dead, and investigators are questioning the other people at that home. >> as people are cleaning up from those deadly tornadoes over the weekend. a new severe storm threat begins tomorrow. abc news reporter melissa adan is getting a firsthand look at the damage in oklahoma neighborhood after neighborhood decimated across the midwest. >> after a multi-day tornado outbreak. >> our entire downtown uh- is devastated. it went into our business district and it took our entire our entire business district in sulfur, oklahoma. >> this furniture store

destroyed after almost two decades in the community, devastating. >> i'm. i'm heartbroken. it's our home. it's our love. it's our passion. it's. it's everything. >> bricks, pieces of wood, parts of roofs thrown everywhere. local officials vowing to come back better than ever. >> we're a strong community. we'll be back, i promise you. >> at least four people killed across the state, including a four month old baby in trinity county, texas. two people rushed to the hospital after being rescued from a damaged home. >> it's no longer here. it's completely gone. >> and in rosebud, texas, video shows the moments a potential tornado ripped through the city. in nebraska, authorities say more than 150 homes were damaged in douglas county. the national weather service office in omaha issued 48 tornado warnings on friday alone, the most ever issued in a single day and severe weather is forecasted for the region once again tuesday and wednesday, with large hail, strong winds and potential tornadoes expected. federal support is on its way here to oklahoma as fema is now on the

ground surveying the damage ahead of tomorrow's visit from the head of fema, where she will speak with those impacted. melissa don, abc news, ardmore, oklahoma. >> and it always is so remarkable to me that the way tornadoes operate is that it can be a path of destruction and then a home not in its path completely untouched. yeah. >> yeah, indeed. all right. well, it hasn't been anything like that, but we have had significant winds here in the bay area. wonder when that's going to die down. >> not to mention we have a warm up coming, spencer. >> we do. fortunately, our winds are not damaging, but they are brisk. here's a look at our satellite radar composite image. you can see the really robust onshore flow we've had for about three days now, and it's not likely to completely calm down for at least another day. right now, we're looking at gusts up to 40mph at sfo, and many other locations have gusts ranging from 25 to about 35mph. in fact, a wind advisory is in effect for solano county, the carquinez strait and the delta until 5 p.m. wednesday, with gusts up to or above 45mph. that advisory

extends over into the sacramento valley as well, so our wind gusts animation shows that going into the late night and overnight hours, it will remain very gusty along the coastline and some locations near the coast, but not very far inland. and then tomorrow we can expect more gusty wind at the coast. but after tomorrow those winds will ease up a bit. right now, looking at blue skies over san francisco from sutro tower, 60 degrees here in the city, mid to upper 60s at oakland and hayward and redwood city. 71 at san jose, 57 at half moon bay. blue sky over the golden gate. other temperature readings right now up north, only 64 in petaluma, but 74 at santa rosa. 75 concord, livermore 71, fairfield 78. 69 at napa and looking out over the bay from mount tam, we see that we can expect blue skies through this evening. bright skies, rather windy conditions remaining with us even tomorrow under sunny yet mild conditions later this week. though much warmer weather can be expected and much lighter winds for tonight. clear skies and of course, brisk breezes overnight lows will be generally

in the mid to upper 40s. a little chillier in the far north, with upper 30s at lakeport and ukiah and then tomorrow look for highs of 58 at half moon bay, 64 san francisco up to about 70 degrees around the bay shoreline and most of our inland locations will warm up to low to mid 70s. once again, though, it will be another windy day, especially at the coast and at some locations right around the bay shoreline. it will be pretty breezy. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. okay, sunny skies through thursday and into friday. monday. well let me tell you what i just did here, i should have shifted these days, starting with tuesday on the seven day forecast, but bear with me tomorrow. tuesday. sunny, mild and breezy, 76 will be the high in our inland areas. then on wednesday, we can expect highs up to about 80 inland. and just imagine shifting these these days to the left. one notch, 8282 will be the highs in our inland areas on thursday and friday, turning sharply cooler

on saturday and sunday over the weekend is how that should read. so we'll see. highs up to only about 70 degrees on saturday and sunday, in places that will have been 8082 degrees in the previous day. so it'll be a sharp, cool down but very, very slight chance of rain. even with the clouds increasing. we're talking about maybe a 1,020% chance of showers. that's not much. >> i haven't taken it out, but nothing to worry about. okay. that's right spencer, thanks. the state of california will soon have its own version of the opioid reversal drug naloxone. today, governor newsom announced that the state has agreed to a partnership with amneal pharmaceuticals. under the deal, the state will pay the company $24 for a two pack of its new generic version of the product. that's 40% below the current market price. it will be distributed under the state's prescription drug label, cal talks. >> cal osha is stepping up its effort to promote worker safety across the state agency representatives passed out

information and answered questions at the golden gate bridge welcome center in san francisco. today's event follows international workers memorial day yesterday, which honors and remembers those who lost their lives due to worker related injuries or illnesses. officials say it's important that workers know their rights. >> workers should know that they can report hazards confidential to cal osha, and they shouldn't fear retaliation. it's forbidden by law, and they can make reports by phone or by email on our website. >> a total of 504 californians lost their lives on the job in 2023. they're being honored on osha's virtual workers memorial wall. >> some of the biggest stars in sports hit the links for a good cause. today in san francisco, greats like barry bonds, ronnie lott, marcus allen and brandi chastain were among those taking part in the sofi child mind institute golf tournament at the olympic club. the event raises funds for youth mental health

services. >> we have a teenager who has been, battling, an and so for me, it's very personal and the child mind institute, they want to help them have a solid foundation where they can look into the future with positivity and hope. >> the founder of the child mind institute says more than 17 million kids in the u.s. have mental health disorders, and the majority don't get the help they need. and crews are making good progress on the oakland ballers new field. today, they began rolling out the new sod at raymond park, getting nearly all the outfield covered workers are also tearing down the old fencing to make room for the new dugouts. the ballers are spending $1.6 million to get the field ready for play. the season starts in late may, with the first home game on june 4th. >> we'll keeping with this theme of sports a new look for major league baseball players. but it

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the weekend, a thriving hive of honey bees was stolen. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkly caught up with the beekeeper today for the story. >> this urban beekeeper advertised on nextdoor that she'd be doing a honey tasting

saturday in front of her quiet rock ridge home, where she nurtures hives of bees on her rooftop. she bought a brand new observation hive so people could see the bees in action and set out three tables. >> one would hold the observation hive, the other would have the honey tasting going on and then another table with jars of honey for sale. >> at 10:40 a.m. she brought out the hive and went inside to carry out jars of honey. when she heard commotion at the street, i heard somebody say, hey, hey, free bees and paused, and then i heard a car door shut the hive had vanished. in the end, the thieves stole a colony of over 15,000 live honey bees and their queen, which have not been recovered. >> those bees are probably dying because whoever took that hive was not a beekeeper. >> she feels certain this urban bee heist was a drive by crime of opportunity, which she reported to police.

>> it just seems senseless to me. >> yeah. neighbors believe it's a sign of the times in oakland. >> i think once people believe that, they can commit crimes with impunity, either meaning they're not going to get arrested, or if they get arrested, they're not going to be charged with a crime or prosecuted. then everything's fair game. >> the alameda county beekeepers association says reports of thefts of hives and urban areas is practically unheard of, but it's more common in agriculture areas. the fresno county sheriff's department reports thefts of over 600 hives so far in 2024, as farmers ramped up for pollination season in oakland. beekeeper susan donahue is worried more about a loss of innocence. >> i lost a colony and it was very heartbreaking to see the children that day coming to check out the bees, and they didn't get to do that. they they learned about theft in oakland. >> i'm leslie brinkley. abc

seven news. >> so unfortunate. now, leslie mentioned how hive thefts are more common in ag areas. just last month, 200 beehives were stolen from a ranch in selma, near fresno. it all happened during the almond pollination season, the beekeeper said. that cost them about $200 a hive, so this theft amounted to a loss of about $40,000. well, moving on, leaders in the north bay say they are seeing progress in the fight against homelessness. napa county is sharing the first results from this year's point in time count. the county says the total number of unhoused people dropped 18% compared to january 2023. the number of people spending the night on the street dropped 42, with more people staying in shelters. big changes are coming to an organization that is a backbone of the community in san jose. >> the salvation army campus on fourth street is getting a makeover. the charitable group will open a temporary 74 unit shelter for existing residents of the immanuel house. the

immanuel house itself will be rebuilt and expanded to 112 beds. a community member donated $1 million to help fund the $4 million project. >> we have a concentration of wealth that's nothing else like it in the world, and yet we have not solved this homeless problem. we're trying, and it's only through partnerships with the city, with the county, with other nonprofit providers, especially the ones that are going to provide the on site services. we all have to kind of work together to make this work. >> the salvation army will keep the temporary housing in place for ten years. during the renovation of the entire campus, a new shelter that will serve as a central hub for the unhoused is under construction in vallejo . the city broke ground today on its first navigation center at broadway and commercial street. once completed, it will have 125 beds. the center will provide shelter, case management services, access to social and

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this one is a talker. let's begin with man versus bear. it's a hypothetical question and thought experiment on tiktok that's gone viral. the question, would you rather be stuck in a forest with a man or a bear? a lot of the replies from women were bear. now, some might wonder why, but a lot of the answers were essentially a bear would just kill you. what is the thought process here for you? umma? if you were to answer that man or bear, i mean, my first instinct would be man. i understand what they're saying. it feels really sad, i think some of the other answers were basically because there's a chance that the bear wouldn't attack you if you just left it alone. i hate i hate that it's

the first conclusion people jump to, but i guess it's some people's reality based on their experience. >> you mean that women could be assaulted by men? and according to statistics. statistics from rain, 1 in 6 women do report that sometime in their lifetime. so, i mean, i think it needs to be put out there as sad as it is that, you know, because you're wondering, why are people saying that? why would you choose a bear? a bear is so scary, right, dion? >> well, i think we should maybe ask the man in our group too, because i think your perspective, spencer, might be completely different or it might be the same. i'm not sure. well, i recognize what i was saying. >> i recognize the dangers that an assault by a man could pose to a woman. obviously but i'll take a human encounter any time i might be able to survive that. i don't think i could survive an encounter with a bear. >> yeah, i just think the odds part of this, you know, kristen, you and i were talking about this, i think are much better if you have someone who can help you potentially be in the forest. >> that's because i read the question as i'm stuck there, like stranded like a survivor

situation. so i want a teammate, someone to help me build a hut, someone to start a fire with me, someone to go get a bird that we can roast over the fire. yeah, but i'm not sure. i mean, it's an interesting thing about how you interpret the question. the situation. >> total talker. yeah, yeah. all right, well, moving on. after months of complaints from players and fans, changes are finally coming to those major league baseball uniforms that had all kinds of problems. as abc news reporter andrew dymburt has more on how the league is addressing the problem. >> after months of complaints about baseball's new uniforms, you can see the nike logo of this. >> guys like spandex under his pants. >> why did no one think to test the pants? >> first change is coming. in a memo obtained by espn, the players association says the league will now remedy the many issues plaguing the jerseys. >> the numbers are too small. the lettering is too small. >> this makes your game your sport. look like cheap. >> complaints have included the size of the names and numbers, mismatching colors and the uniforms collecting too much sweat. meanwhile, a uniform change in pro football. the nfl

is allowing players to wear so-called guardian caps during games they've been testing the soft shell covers in training camps worn over the helmet. they provide extra padding and have been shown to reduce concussions by nearly 50. but some fans critical, claiming the caps will take away from the sport's tough guy image. >> you are this thing on your head, you've got no drip, zero swag. it is a hard l andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> who cares about the swag or the drip? come on, how about your brain stay alive brain in your health. >> yes. good for him to say that though because he's not the one playing. yeah, he's just making a tiktok video. yeah. >> he's keyboard warrior. >> exactly. yeah >> yeah i mean, spencer, i do take issue though with quality control. and if you can see sweat, i mean. oh the baseball. yeah. with going back to the baseball thing. right. i mean obviously athletes sweat. but you would think that the quality of the fabric would be good enough to at least, you know, you would think so, wouldn't you? >> especially if the fabric is

made by a high profile company and you think they could afford it all the profits coming in. >> how much are you paying these players get some uniforms that are good. >> exactly that. that kind of sheer look. well, as someone who played baseball, not at the professional level, but in college, i know i'm not crazy about that sheer look. and someone seeing what's on my body under that uniform. >> it's like the leggings that were too thin, remember? >> oh, yeah. >> that's it. there you go. yeah. and those sheer uniforms do collect sweat. and, you know, i rather have the standard traditional uniform. >> well, spencer, let's be honest. mlb ratings have been challenged. yeah yeah, yeah, but i'm sure that didn't into it. okay. hawaii wants to make sure it's iconic. treat stays hawaiian lawmakers want popular hawaiian brands like maunaloa to disclose where their nuts are grown to scoop up chocolate covered macadamia nuts. but guess what? not all of the nuts are made in hawaii or grown there. proposed

legislation would force processors to fess up if their nuts are actually from outside the islands. umma, you know, as someone who buys souvenirs, treats. islands, how do you feel about this? >> i want to know, i want transparency, i want to know what my money is going to. i mean, doesn't doesn't mean i'm not going to buy it. let's be honest. if it's chocolate and a macadamia nut. but i'd like to know the truth. yeah. >> and i mean, look at all these souvenirs. you know, the real junky ones, like the little keychains that you go by wherever you happen to be traveling. a lot of times they're made in china. they're not even made in the place that you are visiting. >> and it gives you the option of finding someone who is making something with the local resources and supporting them. well, it's especially important to me if it's a food product, something i'm going to eat and put into my body. >> i want to know where it was grown, where it was made, where it came from. yeah >> just be transparent. yeah. >> all right. aha-ha ba dum bum back to the jerseys. >> oh, we've moved on. >> don't sweat it, don't sweat it, sweat it. >> good job. >> oh, we're going downhill very

fast, a fascinating development in the robotics world to tell you about the creative machines lab of columbia engineering. created a smiling robot bot. check it out. this disembodied head is named emo. it uses high res cameras and two different ai systems to make eye contact with people and predict when they are about to smile. 26 muscle mechanics allow it to respond with its own smiling movements. now, granted, it's blue, but can you imagine if you put like a, you know, skin color covering on it? this is very lifelike. >> i'm still chuckling at th term muscle mechanics. 26 of them. >> i'm stuck on disembodied head . deion said that and i was like, woo! >> yeah, a little intense, i don't know, this goes a little far. you guys. ai is freaking me out already. >> same here. i agree. >> yeah, i mean, i like the concept. i just think they need to tweak that smile. that smile is a little creepy and not really smile like it's like mona lisa. yeah, except even creepier . yeah, but hey! yay! hey! woohoo! science woohoo! >> science!

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is chilling in the sun. yes, being admired for doing nothing. oh, yes. that never happens in my life. spencer i love this. >> the sea lions seem to be enjoying not only the sun, but the strong, gusty wind. you know, we've got gusts out there right now, up to about 40 miles an hour. but it is a pleasant

day. it'll be a pleasant night as well. clear skies, low temperatures, mainly in the mid to upper 40s. another sunny and mild and fairly windy day tomorrow. high temperatures ranging from about 60 at the coast to mid 70s inland. here's the accuweather 70 forecast winds get calmer on wednesday. temperatures start rising thursday. friday. look for low 80s inland, but we got a sharp cool down over the weekend and it's slightest slightest chance of some light rain. kristen and dion overall looking great. >> spencer. thanks. we're just under two weeks until mother's day, but the celebration of mom has already begun. in san francisco, a mural was just unveiled near fisherman's wharf, and it's all in honor of mom. abc seven news reporter lena howland takes a look with mother's day less than two weeks away, san francisco artist alice lee wanted to give a new kind of tribute to her own mom. >> this is a mural that i painted, dedicated to my mom. it's uh- me saying thank you and i love you to my mom for mother's day. >> nestled into the corner of leavenworth and north point, near san francisco's famous

fisherman's wharf, sits a new mural. it's part of a mother's day campaign involving artists across four major u.s. cities. lee says the two characters in her piece represent her and her mom. >> the mom is like showing the daughter character all the stars in the sky and that's kind of how i feel like my mom has shown me love is just by, you know, showing me the magic that's out there in the world, not telling me what to do, but giving me the opportunities that i have today. and we've seen her work before. >> back in 2022, lee partnered with abc seven and national geographic to create another mural at haight and divisadero in san francisco for earth day. well, that was done freehand. this mural is a much different story. lee was commissioned to paint this by the crafting company cricket, and even used their tools to make stencils. >> actually really nice to be able to use their machine and cut out these for the crisp lines. >> as a thank you letter to her mom, she was even able to show her in person over the weekend

as an early mother's day treat, and she hopes it's a message others in the community and tourists can relate to. >> i think being a mom is so hard. it's so hard. i think a lot of parts of society sort of take for granted or underrate the challenges, unique challenges of being a mom, moms are powerful. moms are like superheroes in san francisco. >> lena howland, abc seven news. >> today is world wish day and our parent company, disney, is celebrating along with the make a wish foundation. throughout the month, disney has been granting wishes to deserving kids at disney parks and pixar animation studios. other kids got to live out their dreams on broadway. one little girl visiting disney's animal kingdom even got to feed the baby elephant who happens to be named cora. just like her car. cora. >> oh, she ate it. she found it. this is so fun. >> this means the world. just

watching cora actually be able to get her dream and wish come true. and just being to enjoy herself as a child with, like, the people most special to her. >> make a wish, of course. grants the wishes of kids with critical illnesses in historically, about half of all the wishes granted in the us are disney wishes. disney has granted more than 155,000 wishes over the years. >> well, the lion king himself is back. disney has released the first trailer for the prequel mufasa the lion king. take a look. i was nine. >> this story begins far beyond the mountains and the shadows. on the other side of the light beneath the riverbed a lion was born. without a drop of nobility . in his blood. he was a lion.

who would change our lives forever. mufasa >> the movie will focus on the back story of simba's father, mufasa, an orphan who grew up to be a powerful and compassionate ruler. it hits theaters december 20th. >> all right, the winner of that billion dollar powerball jackpot has finally come forward, and this one is quite the tearjerker. >> how the winner

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and wheel of fortune. then at 8:00, two more hours of american idol at ten. the interrogation tapes a special edition of 2020. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. >> well, america's newest billionaire is in oregon. the $1.3 billion winner came forward today. >> abc news reporter jacqueline lee has a look at the winner of the fourth largest powerball jackpot ever. >> it's a near pipe dream for nearly everyone who plays the lottery, all hoping they'll pick those lucky numbers that will change their lives and bank accounts dramatically. well, for three people that became a reality. i'm excited to announce that we have three winners of the $1.3 billion jackpot, the fourth largest powerball jackpot in the game's history. the ticket, worth $1.326 billion, was sold at this convenience store. the plaid pantry in

portland, oregon. the winning number is drawn on april 6th. one of the winners coming forward today, you can imagine the shock of discovering you won. >> oh, i'm happy for all my family. they were have a good life. >> of course, one of the biggest questions is what do you even do with all that money? well, for charlie, his health, he's been battling cancer for eight years now. >> i can rest my family and find a good doctor for myself. >> winners can choose to take a lump sum, which in this case is a pretax payment of $621 million, or they can opt for annual payments stretched out over 30 years. as for the store that sold the winning ticket, the store's manager will share a $100,000 bonus, which the plaid pantry president says gets shared with other employees at the location. and the largest u.s. lottery jackpot ever won was in california in 2022. we're talking $2.04 billion now. if you have a winning ticket, be

sure to sign the back of it so no one else can claim it is theirs. jacqueline lee, abc news, los angeles what a great story. >> we you just never know who's going to win and how big their heart is going to be, i know. >> yay! jane shares the winning ticket with his wife and a family friend. congratulations. >> now a quick reminder abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. make sure to get the abc seven bay area streaming app and join us wherever you want, wherever you happen to be. that's it for the news at four. i'm dion lim and i'm kristen sze american idol live coming up next prescribed by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems,

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