decades after an investigation uncovers a pattern of misconduct . good afternoon. i'm kristen sze and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. really stunning information today. this investigation just announced less than two hours ago, abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra is live in the newsroom with these breaking developments for us. >> steph. yes kristen and dan, this could have huge implications. >> a federal judge has ordered alameda county da pamela price and her office to review those cases. they'll look at every death penalty conviction to see if there are any signs of misconduct. but the judge issued that directive after evidence of potential bias came to light in the case of ernest dikes. he was tried and convicted in 1993. the jury ruled that dikes murdered a nine year old boy and attempted to murder his grandmother during a robbery in east oakland. dikes now sits on california's death row. the review of that case found prosecutors may have excluded black and jewish jurors, and that's leading to the latest allegation of a

larger systemic problem involving death penalty cases in the 1980s and 90s. the thought is black and jewish jurors may have been excluded because they were more likely to oppose the death penalty when you intentionally exclude people based on their race, their religion, their gender or any protected category, it violates the constitution as a constitutional officer, i am mandated to investigate and root out unethical behavior. >> this is not about left or right or any kind of politics. this is about ethics. >> price says her office is now in the process of contacting the family of every victim who was impacted in a case that resulted in a death penalty conviction. if the investigation finds other instances of bias. price's office will work with the federal judge to decide how to remedy the situation. now, it's important to note that while the death penalty is law here in california, the state hasn't

actually executed anyone since 2006, and governor newsom put a moratorium on capital punishment in 2019. but i want to point out, there are still 640 inmates on death row across california, the most of any state. live in the newsroom tonight. stephanie sierra, abc seven news. >> all right. interesting. >> stephanie, thanks very much. abc seven news has been following a supreme court case that will have implications nationwide. the question, can a city ban homelessness even if the unhoused have nowhere else to go? abc news reporter christiane cordero begins our team coverage. >> where do we put them? if every city, every village, every town lacks compassion and passes a law identical to this for more than a decade, grants pass oregon has tried enforcing local encampment laws banning anyone who sleeps in public from using a blanket, pillow or cardboard box. >> penalties include civil fines and a potential 30 day jail time

for repeat offenders. >> i think that it is harmful for people to be living in public spaces, on streets and in parks. whatever bedding materials, when humans are living in those conditions, we think that that's not compassionate. >> a group of grants pass homeless residents argue the city's approach violates the eighth amendment by inflicting cruel and unusual punishment on homeless people. >> it's not right to punish people without homes for things outside their control. >> being homeless is very hard. it day by day we get harassed either by the cops or people driving by or our neighbors. they want their parks back, but there's nothing that they can do because we have a right to be homeless. >> the justices have a lot of questions about whether homelessness is someone's status or their conduct. it's an important factor to what they ultimately rule, which is expected before the end of june. christiane cordero, abc news, washington.

>> the decision will have impact across the bay area, especially san francisco, which had been fighting its own court battles. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena is here with a look at what this ruling will mean in san francisco. >> loose as reisen's the fall of 2022, san francisco has been facing its own lawsuit from the coalition on homelessness. that case argues that san francisco has been conducting dehumanizing encampment sweeps. the case in front of the supreme court today takes it a step further, making it a crime for anyone without a home to sleep outside. the case city of grants pass versus johnson is the most significant case on homelessness in more than 40 years. it will make it a crime for anyone without a home to sleep outside when they have no other option. >> try as hard as possible, you know, to find some shelter, but the shelters that they have in the city, they're not too good. >> james jones has been homeless in san francisco for eight years. he may sleep on the

streets, but he's well informed of what the supreme court is hearing today. >> i think it should concern everybody, whether you're homeless or not. >> there are more than 7700 homeless individuals in san francisco. the supreme court's hearing comes as the city fights an injunction that blocks it from removing homeless encampments from streets. if there's no shelter available, we have in recent years invested billions of dollars in a compassionate services and shelter first approach to addressing homelessness. >> city attorney david chiu is hopeful the supreme court's decision will help san francisco. many of the justices pointed out how these complicated issues are best handled by local cities, local communities, local policymakers, not necessarily by a federal judge or a number of federal judges. from our perspective, you know, we think cities like san francisco, we need a bit more flexibility to address the crisis on our streets today, the majority of supreme court justices appeared sympathetic towards the city of grants pass. >> at glide foundation, that's

concerned our population would really be impacted by just being more criminalized than they already are. >> you know, we know people are across the board looking for ways to help the unhoused community. but jailing fining is not the solution. >> yet the president of the soma business association is hoping for a change. he points to people sleeping on sidewalks as a huge challenge to businesses, as if we were to take up the space on the sidewalk, we'd get a penalty in no time at all. >> we'll get a bill from dpw saying you up to a thousand bucks, and yet these folks can put up a tent, taking up the whole tent, the whole sidewalk, just not then accessible for ada. and it's okay for them. >> last month, governor newsom submitted a brief in support of the overturning of grants pass. the supreme court is expected to make a decision by the end of june. luz pena, abc seven news. >> luz. thank you. today's supreme court hearing prompted a protest outside the federal building in san francisco.

members of the bay area's unhoused community and their advocates gathered to show their opposition to the justices, possibly overturning the lower court ruling in the grants pass case. criminalization does not solve homelessness. >> there has never been a ticket that led one homeless person off the streets. in fact, it makes homelessness worse and exacerbates it. and it's really bad policy. >> friedenbach says several lawsuits the coalition on homelessness has filed against the city of san francisco on hold pending the grants pass case. >> we're learning new information tonight about the massive child sex sting operation that led to the arrest of a san jose fire captain, which we first reported last week. officers and operation spring cleaning arrested 24 people over three days last month, most in the sacramento area. the suspects range in age from their early 20s to 70 years old. those suspects include san jose fire department captain spencer parker. he's no longer with the department, but he was when he was arrested on april

1st. others who were arrested in the sting include a postal worker and a sunday school teacher. >> this was three days. this stuff goes on 24 over seven 365 and that's the big issue. people meet up with kids, they contact them on social media platforms, ask for pictures, and then meet up with them and engage in sexual activities with these children. it goes on on a daily basis. >> sheriff cooper calls on parents to take charge and pay close attention to what their children are doing online. >> an idaho sheriff's deputy with bay area ties was shot to death during a traffic stop over the weekend. 27 year old ada county deputy tobin bolger was shot saturday night in boise. the livermore police department posted a tribute to him on social media, saying he used to be an officer with the pleasant hill and walnut creek police departments. boise police shot and killed the 65 year old suspected gunman after they say he fired at officers during a news conference yesterday. the ada county sheriff became emotional when he approached the

driver's window. >> the driver shot the deputy and fled to fled the scene. video shows that the deputy never even made it to the window and we're devastated to say he did not survive his injuries. and he passed away moments before this press conference. >> bolger was the first sheriff's deputy in ada county to be killed in the line of duty. >> crews have towed a 40 foot gray whale from alameda to the shore of angel island. the whale was first spotted at crown beach in alameda this weekend, and it when it washed up on shore. >> abc7 news reporter ryan curry is live in point richmond, with details on what crews will be doing next. ryan >> yeah. dan. kristin. good afternoon. marine biologists will soon be examining this whale to determine an official cause of death. this is now the second incident involving a gray whale. in just a few weeks. first one gets entangled and then goes missing. authorities are still searching for that whale. and now this one that's dead and washed up on the east bay shores. at the shores of

point richmond. jon zenner is looking for halibut. but what he saw sunday in alameda is still fresh in his mind. >> i noticed when i was out on bay farm island, i could see something that was sticking up over by crown beach that usually isn't there because i fish there a lot. >> that thing was a 40 foot gray whale. >> it's really shallow there, so i knew it wasn't going to blow, you know, blow onshore. and i guess it, it drifted off with a high tide. >> last night, the army corps of engineers towed this whale to angel island for examination. it's the first whale to wash up on shore this year. and experts say there is a chance we could see more cod. rockwood with point blue studies whale migration and says the population of gray whales is increasing. >> some of the regulations that protect whales, they're really has been a recovery of those populations. and like i said, gray whales have been one of those especially good success stories, he says. >> these whales migrate to where they can find the best source of

food. the san francisco bay coast is a very important area for them. >> we have this really rich upwelling ecosystem and has lots of krill and resources, but it's also dangerous. >> they can become caught in nets and traps used by fishers, or swallow a lot of plastic dumped into the ocean. but rockwood says the leading cause of death for whales is a collision with the ship and with climate change. he says the whales are arriving earlier and staying longer, increasing the likelihood of a ship hitting a whale. >> but there's also a lot more ship traffic, and ships are traveling faster than they ever have, and so the combination of those things has meant that there has been a steady increase in ship strikes. >> now, the marine mammal center says they will know the official cause of death in the coming days, after they examine this particular whale. and rockwood says they'll be working with lawmakers to ensure that there are more policies in place to protect this species even further. we're live here in point richmond. ryan curry abc seven news. >> ryan. thank you. counting the unhoused is an important tool,

but there's another count that not every city does. how alameda county is leading the way sausalito ferry service suspended the impact on more than just commuters. and it's earth day coming up. the project that's revitalizing a whole community. and in east bay teen helping bring back the bees. >> i'm spencer christian. our summer-like warmth is giving way to brisk, breezy, and much cooler weather. i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a moment w a super thin, flexible patch with maximum

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reverend cecil williams died today at the age of 94. that's according to glide. >> he passed away in his san francisco home, surrounded by family and friends. williams was at the helm of glide for 60 years. he was widely respected on the national level as a leader for civil and human rights. mayor london breed has already reacted to the news, calling williams the conscience of our san francisco community, who spoke out against injustice. >> that is so true in so many ways. we have all interviewed him many, many times over the years, and abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez has as well. and uh. what a time to reflect on on a man who just was had such gravitas. >> yes, absolutely. >> charisma. >> and he was a champion of all people in san francisco and in

the bay area. really. he defended so many people and very active during the civil rights movement, and also a champion for those within the lgbt community. you know, and i remember going to his house several times, and we all remember the thanksgiving days where we spend time with the unhoused people and people who just he wouldn't even ask. he wouldn't ask, are you homeless? are you in need? come on. they would just say, come on in. we welcome you with with open arms and that feeling and it was not only, you know, cecil, but also his wife, who who died recently. janice and i believe in 2021, if memory serves me correctly, they were both a team. yeah. you know, and they would welcome so many people, and people would gravitate, gravitate towards them. >> he had so many celebrity friends. oprah. >> yeah. danielle steele i remember meeting danielle steele for the very first time because they both introduced me to presidents. >> would pay him a visit. yeah, absolutely.

>> he was a given giving, very giving person. and also i remember him, he was very much part of when patty hearst was abducted and if you remember that they he one of the conditions for her release, which really never happened until they were arrested later the sla, the symbionese liberation army. but he was part of that giveaway that the condition of, of, you know, the sla was to feed the poor. and he was very much involved in that. so i mean, just a champion for all people of san francisco, regardless of who you were and always so kind to just just full of life and energy. >> it feels like he's always been here of course, but he was born in texas and came here in the 60s, set down roots, and really took hold of the tenderloin and really changed it. can you talk about how he took it from a church glide to

really the largest social services agency in san francisco, and one that is internationally known? >> yeah. well, like i said before, he was always about giving to the poor. that was his agenda. and so many people would say, well, you know, that person probably doesn't need shelter right now or, or and he would say, it doesn't matter. i'm not going to ask them whether or not they're worthy. i'm going to right now if it serves them, i will help them. and remember, you know, the homeless situation was not nearly what it is today. so he he just followed what he believed in, which was to serve mankind. there was always what and glide. yeah. and glide. and the tenderloin has always been a neighborhood where it has always served those who need the most help. and he was in the right place at the right time. always >> can we talk about the how he grew it to include so many different types of services? because i think when people

think of glide, the first thing they think of is the thanksgiving turkey meal. christmas right. and the christmas meal. but year round they do lots of different types of support. can you talk about they feed people every week. >> they feed people every week. i think it's 3000 meals, something like that. i mean, it was just amazing amount of service that he provided. and it was about serving people, but not only him, but everybody. he built that community in the tenderloin and it was a matter of let's build community, let's, you know, help our this other person and let's come together and make the tenderloin a better place. >> and you know the other thing, let's talk about this for a moment. we talked about his charisma and his sort of innate power in terms of power, of personality. >> oh yeah, he was bigger than life. >> he was bigger than life. and people wanted to be around him. and he used that for good works. he knew people wanted to be associated with cecil williams. >> yeah, absolutely. and it was

because of his kindness. i think a lot of people felt that, well, i want to be near cecil and i want to be near janice as well. his his former wife, who passed away. we want to feel we want to give. and he was the instrument, really. he was the leader. well, how could i? because everybody here in san francisco is so generous and people want to find ways to give. and cecil was that powerhouse. i think people was the leader. he was the leader of the people when it came to he made those connections. >> he put people he knew how to. >> yeah, yeah, he knew the he was very influential. >> and can you talk about how, you know, at age 70, he had to step down as, as executive director because of the church rules. but he certainly kept himself busy in the last 20 years, in the last few years. what did he do? >> he was always there. he was very active. and if he wasn't there, he would say, come to my house and i will, you know, serve you whatever you need. and

you did the last time. the last time i interviewed him, he was already rather sick. we had to go to his house, but he was always there. he was always influential. he was a spiritual leader, always. and i think people always looked up to him and never, never felt like he was excluded. it's like you are no longer here. no, i mean, his aura really dominated. and the last time the church was glide sick. >> yet i mean, really declining. but he was a little bit. he was a little bit older, and so i, for the first time, i saw him really with human frailty. before that, he was so bigger than life, you know, he was unstoppable. oh yeah. >> absolutely. >> just unstoppable. >> especially, you know, in the 60s, 70s, 80s. and, you know, he was a really, like i said, a powerhouse. and yeah, i mean, we all become sort of more gentle, more sort of calming. but he's still, you know, just to me was always such a powerful person no matter what. what a remarkable

life. >> well lived. yes. cecil williams dead, at rest in peace, 94. rest in peace indeed. thank you. liane. >>

just fantastic. hope you got a time to spend outdoors a little bit because it was just great and continues to be so. spencer christian is here with the

forecast as we start another week. >> spencer you're right dan. it does continue to be very pleasant weather, although it's cooling down rather sharply. this afternoon we had a couple of locations hit upper 70s to about 80 today. but that's all changing now. here's a look at the satellite radar composite image. and you can see what's contributing to the change. a high pressure ridge giving way to an upper level low that's bringing a rather brisk and vigorous onshore flow. we see wind speeds right now at the surface between 15 and 21mph. even strong breezes over around fairfield and napa and of course, that's bringing some cooling changes to the bay area right now. the 24 hour temperature change indicates it's about 5 to 7 degrees cooler than at this time yesterday. generally across the board, 12 degrees cooler right now in napa and santa rosa. so the cooling has begun and you can see the low clouds and the marine layer beginning to push through the golden gate out over the bay right now, 61 degrees here in san francisco, 66 in oakland, but areas farther away from the advancing low clouds are a bit milder. 71 hayward, san jose, 7470. in palo alto. right now,

looking toward the golden gate, you can see a different view of the low clouds pushing through the golden gate. upper 60s right now, santa rosa, petaluma, napa, only 64, but we have mid to upper 70s still in locations farther inland, like fairfield, concord and livermore. and looking across the embarcadero. also take a look at our forecast headlines. coastal low clouds and drizzle will continue overnight. patchy drizzle, mainly near the coastline and a lot of it offshore remainder of the week it will continue. this pattern will continue with the cooler pattern and more clouds entering the picture. and by friday there's a fairly good possibility of some showers or light rainfall. but for tonight, as we look at the forecast animation, just an increase in clouds and see these little green dots indicating the patchy drizzle near the coast and onshore in some spots as well into the mid morning tomorrow. now overnight low temperatures will be generally in the low 50s. still mild overnight despite the cooling trend that has begun already. and then highs tomorrow 58 at the bay at the half moon bay here in san

francisco. 63 right around the bay shoreline, mainly mid 60s. tomorrow inland areas will warm to the low 70s in the warmest spots, but many locations will reach only into the mid to upper 60s tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. actually, there won't be much change in the temperature range for the next four days. upper 60s to about 70 in the warmest spot. mid 60s around the bay shoreline going into saturday and sunday, though, we'll see sunnier skies and a little bit of a warm up into the mid 70s inland. upper 60s around the bay. but we're not going to have quite the summer like warmth we've had the last couple of days. dan and kristen. >> all right. thank you spencer in the north bay, a damaged pier in sausalito is going to take a bit longer to repair. >> ferry service between sausalito and san francisco will likely be suspended for a while longer because of a structural problem with the pier originally, authorities said repairs could be done by the end of the week. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn is live in sausalito with an update on this. suzanne

>> so, dan, authorities say that crews are working as quickly as possible to make repairs to the pier there behind me. but those repairs can only be done during low tide. so right now, there's no clear date when that pier will be reopened. so a lot of businesses are worried, and some travelers and visitors here are confused at this last weekend it was awful with the golden gate ferry between san francisco and sausalito suspended small businesses like sausalito drugstore are feeling the squeeze. >> no visitors? >> yeah, zabi said. i saw a big drop in visitors on sunday. >> i would say about 25, 30% slower. yes. >> visitors like stephen fox and his wife from canada plan to paddle a little further. they say they biked eight miles over the golden gate bridge from their hotel in san francisco. >> oh, we were planning to ride over and take the ferry back, but we knew the ferry wasn't in operation. so we're going to we're going to try and make our way back later on this afternoon. so, we're going to we're going to bike, but we may

end up walking quite a, quite a ways up the hill to golden gate highway and transportation district is offering shuttles for visitors heading to and from sausalito. >> fox and his wife don't plan on taking it. james and sue gaffney of australia will have to count on the shuttle instead of the ferry. >> so we're a bit, bit disappointed with that because it would give us a good view of the bay and hopefully alcatraz. they were a bit confused on where to catch the shuttle. >> local tourist authorities were on hand answering questions and showing visitors how to buy tickets and where to find the shuttle. golden gate highway and transportation district explained why golden gate ferry service remains suspended for now. crews are repairing damage to a pile on the pier. >> these are steel piles that support in four corners the float where the boats come up to dock. >> authorities say crews worked all weekend to make repairs, but the repairs are done during low tide. >> we currently don't have an estimated date for reopening. we're working as quickly as possible to complete the repairs, reinspect and reopen the pier and restore ferry service out of sausalito, and

again, sausalito ferry service has been suspended indefinitely as a replacement. >> golden gate transit busses are shuttling passengers, and we hear that typically there are about 500 passengers, 500 people that take the ferry every day during the week. we're live in sausalito, suzanne phan abc seven news. suzanne. >> thank you. all right. just ahead, the struggle for those living on the streets and just trying to survive. >> is there any hope coming from you to someday get out of this situation? yes. >> that's the only thing that keeps me going here. so the prayer how oakland is keeping track of those who have died on the streets

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reverend cecil williams passed away today at the age of 94, according to glide. he died in his san francisco home surrounded by family and friends . williams was widely respected on the national level as a leader for civil and human rights. he was at the helm of glide for 60 years. >> that's not easy for a kid from texas who years and years ago said, i'm going to do turn the world upside down. >> williams transformed glide from fewer than 50 members to tens of thousands from all walks of life. he also helped create dozens of community programs. mayor london breed called williams the conscience of our san francisco community. and you know, go ahead. >> sorry, i was going to say we talk about how every big name celebrity, everybody is drawn to

him, and that includes warren buffett, who always held that auction for lunch with him to benefit glide because he's so believed in his work. >> and apparently his buffett's wife was a member. yeah. of glide. all right, well, every city in america tries to get an accurate count of the number of unhoused people, but really few rec record their deaths. >> alameda county has been analyzing homeless deaths since 2018. and there's a reason they do that. >> yeah. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez is here with. why recording deaths? leanne can actually help save lives. >> yeah, well, when you know the why. and who are the people dying on the streets, then you try to come up with a strategy, a plan, right, to help them. and just a handful of counties in this country are doing this. alameda county is one of the first to pay close attention, not only out of necessity, but out of respect for those dying homeless. the way the unhoused congregate varies from city to city. some of oakland's encampments seem somewhat secluded away from disapproving

eyes. thousands of people get in their cars to commute to work every day, not knowing that under these freeways are communities of unhoused people. for many here in oakland, this is their refuge. >> it's basically a safe place for me because i know everybody around here, so i don't have to really worry about nobody trying to steal nothing from me or whatever. >> stonis arrington was born and raised in west oakland, a short distance from where he now calls home. he's been homeless for three years. is there any hope coming from you to someday get out of this situation? yes. >> that's the only thing that keeps me going is hope and prayer. >> i'm billy bob. >> billy bob lives in an rv and is the owner of this pile of goods. he's been unhoused since 1988. the why is irrelevant, he tells us. what's important is that he's learned to adjust. >> god fulfilled his promise.

three scores and ten. >> three scores and ten is a biblical terms, meaning a life expectancy of 70 years old. billy bob is 71. but for those living on the streets in all of alameda county, the average age of those who die experiencing homelessness is 52. most are male and african american, 351 unhoused people died here in 2022. those are the most recent numbers compiled cardiac hypertension, diabetes. >> liver disease, cancers. stroke. >> drug overdoses are also a factor. how do they know this? dave mosebach works for the alameda county health care for the homeless program. >> we did data matching to find out how many people who died in alameda county were also homeless, known to be homeless. and then we also looked at death records to see if there were clues, died in a dumpster, died behind on the streets in a tent encampment, unsheltered.

>> and that information helps to avoid unnecessary deaths and determine the kinds of treatments needed to save lives. lucy kasdin directs the program. >> i'm like, really bringing care and increasing access to care for this community. so bringing that service directly to people where they where, where they live, right, as opposed to them having to leave their belongings, maybe things get stolen when they go to a clinic. >> being a female out there is not it's not safe. and that's like coming here and being able to lock my door. also, having a bathroom is amazing. >> melissa fischer, once unhoused, has now been given supportive housing but remembers the few times when people died alone. >> there's one gentleman that passed away, and he was in an encampment in a tent, and he was there for like a week and nobody knew. >> no one knew, stonemason billy bob told us they don't think about dying on these streets when people realize that they're going to die. >> i think that's the point in life where everybody go crazy. >> you really don't have anybody

looking after, you know, this guy. do you worry at all that you know something might happen to you and nobody will know? no >> i think i got faith in god. >> you've got faith in god and billy bob has been homeless for 36 years, and many homeless people aren't living that long because sleeping on the streets, we know this takes a toll on your body. and then you introduce fentanyl, for example. it's like one emergency room doctor in san francisco has said it's like a wartime death toll in places where there is no war. and of course, some some things you can't avoid. you know, people will die, but others you can. for example, some died of an asthma attack. sure. so they all they needed was an inhaler. so that's what they're talking about. let's prevent some of these deaths. >> it's easy medical care. they're not being treated. the stress of living on the street,

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right. to cut the wait time. some people are using clear air. that is a identity verification service run by a vendor, not the federal government that you pay for. but there's a bill in the works to limit that process. the bill would prevent airports from renewing any current contracts with clear and prevent airports from inviting clear into their airports. just to be clear, the security checking portion that's still federal government tsa run, but clear. does the id like right. you look in their id biometrics. they say it's you. so then you can go to the front of the line for screening the state senate transportation committee will take up the bill tomorrow. so a lot of people think it's pay to play. it's not fair that if you can't pay $200 a year, you can't get this cut to the front of the line. thoughts lose. >> that's what the lawmakers were saying. i was reading about this and i thought it was super interesting because that's their claim. they say, hey, it's not fair for someone to be able to pay to skip the line, which i understand, right. but it's kind

of i also think about people driving in the freeway. you pay extra to go in that fast lane. so it's kind of the same thing just at the airport. >> that's true. i mean, it's everywhere, right? you pay extra to sit in first class and then you get to board early ahead of the rest of the group. right? or you pay more to get a box seat at a sporting event, and you have an entrance that allows you to skip the huge crowd trying to get into the event. so that's just and how it is. and if it speeds up the line generally a little bit, that's not necessarily a bad thing. >> although i would point out, i wonder if lawmakers have to stand in those lines, or if they have a special way that they skip. we'll have to look into that and move to the front of the line. well, the rock and roll hall of fame has announced its list of 2024 inductees. germantown if i could find a way to share, is among the eight artists who made the cut in the performer category. mary j. blige, dave matthews band, foreigner, peter frampton, kool and the gang, ozzy osborne, and a tribe called quest are also

included. the ceremony will be october 19th. you can watch it live on disney plus. spencer a lot of great names are inducted. some phenomenal music. you know, it's always an interesting year. it's surprising that cher hasn't already been in some of the dave matthews hasn't already been in been in the hall. but that's always the case with the hall of fame. >> it is always the case. you're right. and others too, like foreigner and kool and the gang. i'm a huge cher fan. i think she deserves a lot more credit for the incredible talent that she has. then she seems to get. i mean, everyone knows she's a big star, but she's also incredibly talented. yeah, she's a good actor. >> she's an incredible entertainer. live. lose. >> have you heard of an artist called dan ashley? i think he should have been on the list. >> you're so he's a rock icon? yeah. we may have to wait a while. thank you. louis, you have to wait 25 years. >> according to the rules. >> do they take nominations? because we'll nominate dan. absolutely. love them with emails. yeah, those are sweet.

thank you. a new initiative from the national park service is being billed as a prescription for wellness. the initiative is called park rx, and it encourages people to get outdoors to improve their overall health. exposure to sunlight builds up vitamin d, which helps immune health and muscle function, and simply being in green spaces can boost your mental health as well. i completely believe that. love my little walks seven miles every sunday by seven miles. >> wow, that's a lot. >> well, that's my one workout of the week, so don't get too impressed. >> you could space that out and do a mile every day. >> there you go. >> right? no that's good for you. >> and i think you know what? that sunlight is good for us. just wear sunscreen. just protect yourself. yes. >> also. hey, today's earth day. yes. after the newscast, we prescribe everybody watching to go outside and go on a walk. >> yeah. there you go. let's do that. >> perfect weather too. >> all right. a drink from a galaxy. far, far away is now available right here on earth. star wars fans might remember blue milk from the iconic the

iconic drink from the original film, star wars a new hope, a kemps dairy has introduced its version of blue milk ahead of star wars day, may 4th. kemp has sold across the nation, but the blue milk is available only for a limited time. i'm actually surprised they had done this before. now i know it's a good idea. >> i don't know that i would want to try it. you guys, i'm not crazy about milk. yes, oat milk or almond milk, but not real milk. >> so i've tried it. they have it at disneyland in that star wars land, right? you did? yeah. at oga's cantina. super popular. how is it you can get it with cookies? honestly, it's not that bizarre. i think it's got a little bit of sweet spice. i'm not sure if it's cinnamon or something else, but pretty much it's milk. >> does it have a little different flavoring or a little different a little, yeah. >> very subtle. >> i'm sort of like loose. i'm not a milk drinker, but i do use milk on cereal and oatmeal and stuff like that. i'm going to start, see if i can add blue milk to my cappuccino that i'm making. all right.

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her parents helped her acquire 150,000 honeybees. adventuress built a maze for them to fly through and use different factors to prove why pesticides are so dangerous to the bee population. >> it's disappointing for me, but it's also a very real world issue that we do need to take on. i wanted to see if my research could decrease the usage of pesticides in the real world. >> wow. her work has now been published in a journal by the society for science that is impressive. >> volunteers from abc7 helped to host earth day activities at the aquarium of the bay at pier 39. they worked with young people who got to write their own earth day pledges. disney also sponsored an international poster and essay contest. entrants had to show why earth day is important to them. the three winning posters will travel on a future. are you ready for this space flight to the moon and be placed into a time capsule? pretty cool.

>> giants fans can cheer on the team tonight and help the environment the earth at the same time. in honor of earth day, the team is donating a portion of tonight's ticket sales to the healthy planet project. that's the nonprofit founded by former giant hunter pence and his wife, alexis. today on our program getting answers, i spoke with them about a project they just completed in san francisco. >> we planted 28 trees together in the crocker amazon neighborhood. >> look at us now. >> it was day. i mean, it is so rewarding. chris. i'm not going to lie, i have an absolute blast doing it. >> and in honor of sf climate week this week, hunter will be attending an event on wednesday called going to bat for the bay. he's going to be moderating. it'll highlight organizations addressing urgent climate needs in the bay area. >> that is fascinating. there's a great interview on getting answers. >> oh, i mean, you can't have a bad interview with the two of them, though i wish there were nicer and more enthusiast. >> but other than that, speaking of nice and enthusiastic, let's talk about the weather. >> hey, spencer. >> okay, let's take a look.

what's happening? changes in our weather. right now. we've got the marine layer returning now. still going to be relatively mild overnight with low temperatures. mainly in the low 50s. but that marine layer will be present may produce some coastal drizzle in the overnight early morning hours. high temperatures tomorrow much lower than the last few days. we're in this cooling trend right now with highs mainly in the upper 60s to about 70 in the warmest spots tomorrow. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. you can see this cooling trend will last virtually all week long. highs getting up to about 70 inland. upper 60s around the bay shoreline. it will start finally start to warm up a little bit over the coming weekend. >> dan and kristen spencer thank you. today is a special day for everyone's favorite falcon family annie the falcon at uc berkeley is a mother once again. two eggs hatched this morning. this is video of her taking care of them this afternoon. we're waiting on two more. >> oh, that's so sweet. you can follow along with a live cow falcon cam. annie has had a number of male suitors. she's parenting her newest chicks with

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reporter julianne glover looks at the work being done in san francisco's bayview hunters point neighborhood. >> the sound of heavy construction equipment fills the air on the shores of san francisco's iconic bayview hunters point neighborhood. the wind is blowing, and the workers here are dedicated to the project. >> yes, i am, and i'm happy to be contributing to this because i'm a part of this neighborhood. >> yoshida pitch is one of the workers who is proud to call this area home and contribute to making it better. this project, led by the san francisco recreation parks department, is years in the making, restoring what's called a brownfield site, a previously toxic area, into something so much more. >> this is where our san francisco put stuff many generations ago that nobody wanted. in another neighborhood, you'll see a sewer treatment plant. there used to be a power plant. >> these are images of what used to be. but soon this old

shipbuilding yard will be a place for families to get out on the bay with kayaks and canoes. there will be a farmers market, a food pavilion and 2500 units of affordable housing. how it morgan remembers what the place looked like when he was a kid. >> when i grew up, it was basically just all grass. the parking, everything right here. it was not there. >> now it's a place he brings his kids. >> you got the kids up there chilling, hanging out, doing their thing. so it's a beautiful thing, a beautiful thing born out of an ugly past. >> the restoration and rehabilitation all started with a grant from the u.s. environmental protection agency in 2017. >> we were provided a $348,000 clean up grant, and then in 2015, we provided another 400,000 clean up grant, to assist a lot of our money is seed money. >> those funds have been used to leverage a number of state agency grants and bond funds to make this project possible. it even plans for the future by creating marshes to prepare for sea level rise. and there are

even partnerships with local organizations like the a philip randolph institution, which trained workers from this community on environmental remediation and green construction techniques. and yoshida was one of those workers. >> i'm approving it for us, for everybody, not just for me, but for the community project completion is still years away, but the india basin project is already bringing community together in this historic neighborhood. >> julian glover, abc seven news. >> that's it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five is coming up next. norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better!

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breaking news. >> and good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm dionne lim. >> we begin with that breaking news. the iconic long time leader of san francisco's glide founti