what has become a very busy day. in local news, the iconic longtime leader of san francisco's glide foundation has died. 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. reverend williams was widely respected on the national and local level for his work as a civil and human rights leader. he was at the helm of glide for 60 years. >> he set about to resurrect the people in the tenderloin. he removed all the barriers for the circumstances to be for the people of need in the tenderloin and advertised it. he reached out to the world to let you know if you really want to do something, and clear your conscience, come to glide, reverend 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. >> he could minister and get the

money from the pacific heights and presidio heights, and he could walk and spend it in the tenderloin. when you went to glide and you would cover glide and cecil uh, you were always sitting there going, okay, how does this really work? and it did work by bringing the money down to the hood. that was as simple as it. >> now, one person, reverend williams worked closely with at glide is marvin k white, glide's , minister of celebration. he responded to the news of reverend williams death, saying his impact on the bay area was felt from the moment he arrived in the 1950s. >> his immediately opening up the doors of the sanctuary to women, to poor folks, to sex workers, to black folks, to brown folks, to early queer organizers. he knew that there would always be someone coming in each generation beyond crack. now there's fentanyl, but we know that we need to be here because he taught us that someone else is going to come.

we'll need our services. we'll need our spiritual support. we'll need our social justice support, and we'll need our social services as well, marvin white says. >> reverend williams most recently attended service at glide on easter sunday, and he delivered the benediction that day. still at it at 94. >> now, san francisco mayor london breed reflected on his impact, saying in a statement, ve never dreamed i'd grow upuld to work with him. we all benefited from his guidance, his support and his moral compass. we would not be who we are as a city and a people without the legendary cecil williams and williams described himself as a radical. >> the methodist church sent him to san francisco from texas, and the turbulent 1960s to lead a tiny, all white congregation. >> at glide memorial, he came to the tenderloin with a message, not to mention a mission. we do have abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez joining us now with more on his legacy. and people say that he touched so many lives. >> yeah, well, he called himself

a radical. i called him the people's champion. yeah, he was very fitting. he remained active at glide until 2023 when he stepped down. and that's the kind of commitment he demonstrated to the people of the tenderloin until the very end. like a prophet, he had many followers from around the world that they might as well realize that i have come to kill the church so it can become alive. >> and i wanted to make the church alive, transformed it from fewer than 50 members to more than 11,000 from all walks of life. >> the ministry reaches out to those on the streets surrounding the church, serving more than a million free meals a year, building housing for the poor and opening a health clinic that offers services from primary care to hiv testing. the late mayor ed lee honored reverend williams more than half a century of dedication to glide by naming a street after him. >> and that, reverend, you get

your own copy of your street. yeah taking it to the streets >> san francisco mayors are among the powerful friendships reverend williams and his late wife janice, built over the years. congresswoman nancy pelosi has spoken from the pulpit. the dalai lama, nelson mandela, singer bono, the obamas and the late comedian robin williams have been enthusiastic supporters. legendary investor warren buffett's late wife was a member of the congregation. buffett raised money for the church through an auction he started several years ago in inviting the highest bidder out for lunch. the winning bid one year was $3.4 million. that goes a long way to supporting the dozens of community programs reverend williams helped create several years ago, he was in a wheelchair after knee surgeries and reminiscing about how far glide has come and his role.

>> that's not easy for a kid from texas who years and years ago i said, i'm going to do turn the world upside down. two things that are critical to us uncondition love and unconditional acceptance. and when you got those two things going for you, you really are out on the cutting edge. >> that's who he was. now, williams wife, janice, died in 2021. what a team they were. he is survived by a son and a daughter. even hollywood embraced him. you may remember the 2006 movie the pursuit of happiness, starring will smith, reverend williams and glide both were featured in that movie. could i tell you my story? yeah. you have a great story. i have a great story. so we were on our honeymoon several, several years ago, and we were on safari in africa, and one of the other couples said, you guys are from san francisco. we got married at san francisco at glide memorial. >> oh, because of the movie? >> because of a movie they had

watched. and they knew cecil and they said, we've got to, we have to get married at glide. they went from germany to san francisco to get married at glide. >> so we've been i mean, the power of this guy was amazing. i mean, we've been talking about his impact in the community, let alone the country or the world in this. right? >> right. well, he had such a like we talked earlier, he was a bigger than life person. >> i mean, he really was. yeah. he had a sort of a charisma about him that was unusual. and so down to earth and so down to earth at the same time. >> thank you for sharing that. >> thank you. >> all right. also breaking news, a federal judge has ordered the alameda county district attorney's office to review every death penalty case in the county. for decades, my office discovered evidence of a pattern of misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct that may well impact all of the death penalty cases in alameda county over the past 30 years. 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 for the murder of a nine year old boy and the attempted murder of the boy's 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 may have been a systemic issue through the 80s and the 90s. and while the death penalty is law in california, the state hasn't actually executed anyone since 2006. but there are still 640 inmates on death row across california. >> new at six miramonte high school in orinda was locked down this afternoon while police checked out reports of someone with a gun in the area. they searched the school and gave the all clear. a short time later, investigators aren't ruling this out as a swatting incident or a prank call to bring police to the school. meantime, a shelter in place has been lifted at gunn high school in palo alto. police officers were on the scene to investigate an unconfirmed threat against the school. students were dismissed for the

day at their usual time when nothing was found. officials issued that shelter in place order for nearby fletcher middle school as a precautionary measure. protesters showing solidarity with gaza are camped out at uc berkeley this afternoon. they're calling on the university to disassociate itself from the conflict with israel. there are tents on the steps leading to sproul hall. sather gate is also partially blocked. free gaza has been sprayed on the steps leading to sproul. the demonstrators say they have no plans to leave, taking the first step to find out what killed a whale today, crews told that whale from alameda, where it had washed up near crown beach. >> they took it to angel island to perform a necropsy to determine its cause of death. abc seven news reporter ryan curry has more details now on what crews will be doing next. >> 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 cotton. rockwood with point blue studies, whale migration and says the population of gray whales is increasing. >> some of the regulations that protect whales there 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 a 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. >> the marine mammal center says biologists will soon study the whale in the few days to determine the official cause of death. meanwhile, rockwood says they're focused on policy changes and working with lawmakers to make sure there are things they can do to prevent any more whales from being hurt. in point richmond. ryan curry, abc seven news here's a headline p-g-and-e's rates could go down, but when and why? >> you'll hear p-g-and-e's explain next. >> and like those rates temperatures are going down. i'm

meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll let you know when the coolest day will occur and when we might see showers around here coming up. >> plus, groundbreaking today on a new high speed train between los angeles and las vegas. how soon this could carry passengers? along with an update about california's high speed rail but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd

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slammed into the back of his honda sedan in oakland. you can clearly see the damage the accident happened at coliseum way and high street. this was at lunchtime about 1230. there are drop gates at that intersection.

we don't know if they were working or not. no one else was in the car. but again, thank goodness he's okay. from las vegas to los angeles by train in two hours, that dream took a step toward reality. today, with groundbreaking in las vegas, reporter leticia juarez, from our sister station in los angeles, has more on this big project. three. two one go brightline nine ceremonial spikes marked a historic milestone for high speed rail. >> brightline west breaking ground on construction of its 218 mile rail system. >> it is my great honor to help break ground on what will be the first high speed rail in american history, u.s. transportation secretary pete buttigieg joined others to celebrate the $12 billion project, which took decades to get off the ground. >> the high speed rail train will be fully electric and travel at a speed of 186mph,

comparable to japan's bullet train. >> we have an automobile industry. we have an airplane industry. there's no reason the united states of america should not be the leader in the world for a high speed rail industry. >> the rail line will connect las vegas and southern california with two new facilities at each point. residents like elizabeth aguilar already traveled by train this morning, she was on her way to disneyland, but waits for the day she can step on board a train to vegas. >> well, we actually fly and drive and we're excited for the train to come. >> the trip expected to take just under three hours, with stops in hesperia and apple valley cutting the trip from southern california to las vegas by half something. residents are looking forward to. >> i'd love to get some guys together, maybe for my birthday or something, and go out to see a raiders game, so it'll be a good way to do it. >> there is even something in it for those with no interest in

visiting las vegas. >> when this line opens, there will be million fewer cars stuck in traffic. so even if you don't use it, you'll be benefiting from the people who do. >> leticia juarez, abc seven news. >> now this project, keep in mind, is different from california's high speed rail project, which aims to link los angeles and san francisco construction is underway in the central valley between bakersfield and merced. organizers think that section could be operational by 2033. the entire project is vastly over budget and way behind schedule. estimated costs have tripled from what voters approved back in 2008. >> you know what else has a track, dan? >> well, we are on a weather roller coaster. >> we are, but it's so far it's a fairly pleasant roller coaster, a kiddy coaster, kiddy coaster. >> sandhya patel this year, that's what you both think is going to be a sharp drop for inland areas tomorrow. dan and diane, let me show you the temperature change. we're already feeling it. double digit drop in concord and santa rosa

livermore uh- seven degrees cooler in san jose, a few degrees oakland and san francisco. the winds have picked up onshore right now. all the way out towards the delta. rio vista, 21 miles an hour. napa 35 right now sustained 32 in san francisco. here's a look at the forecast for this evening. if you're going to be inland. still pretty pleasant as 7 p.m. in the 70s, but those temperatures quickly dropping late tonight into the upper 50s around the bay. you're looking at partly cloudy skies at 7 p.m, dropping off into the mid 50s, and the clouds will be increasing along the coastline. it's already mostly cloudy going from the mid 50s to the low 50s. as you look at the visible satellite picture, we had the southerly surge develop that marine layer coming up the coastline and it's already making its presence known. a trough that is developing out in the pacific is going to continue to keep that marine layer deep, and it will cool us off. you saw some lightning strikes isolated well, to our east and eastern california and northern california temperatures right

now in the 50s to 80. live views from our tower cameras. and you can see we have a nice combination of sun and low clouds and fog. here's a live view from our oakland airport camera. and overnight tonight, low clouds, patchy drizzle. tomorrow. noticeably cooler and breezy and late in the workweek. we are talking about a chance of some showers. so tonight that marine layer will really rapidly move in across many of our valleys. tomorrow morning we're going to start out with gray skies, drizzle. tomorrow afternoon the clouds will hang tough near the coast, so we're not going to see much clearing their 40s and 50s tomorrow morning. grab that extra layer. you will need it along the coast. upper 50s to 60s coast side. inland areas will be in the 70s for the warmest spots, so out of the 80s. and here comes a system that really is going to keep the shower chances around northern california and the sierra until thursday night. going into friday, that's when we have our opportunity for some wet weather, accuweather seven day forecast. it's drizzle the next couple of mornings, gray skies and cooler days, and then we'll bring in the chance of

some showers thursday night into friday. but don't worry, the weekend will be dry again. >> dan thank you sandy. >> well, on this earth day, p-g-and-e's is making more promises of clean energy. the utility says it's hit a milestone with 100% of customers receiving greenhouse gas free electricity. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has more on what the future holds for clean energy and for electricity bills. >> the question and happy earth day, everybody. >> a panel of executives intent on moving the grid into the future sat outside the rosie the riveter museum in richmond today , with the bay as the backdrop. among them was p-g-and-e's ceo, who said the utility successfully reduced wildfire risk in the last seven years as they delivered greenhouse gas free electricity to 100% of their customers last year. >> i am proud to say that we've reduced the wildfire risk by 94. we are getting smarter about that. we're using technology more than ever before, but the

investments in infrastructure have driven up rates paid by customers to the second highest electric rates in the country. >> but p-g-and-e's said that prices could drop in the future. >> when we decarbonize the economy, if we reduce carbon emissions by 70, particularly in fuel switching from gasoline vehicles to electric transportation, household energy spend can actually go down 30. >> what we need to do right now is move faster. we need to scale , scale, deploy, deploy and move faster. >> a bill, sb 938, aimed at reining in p-g-and-e's use of ratepayer dollars to pay for what state senator min called commercials, is up for a vote in sacramento. it's an argument over brand promotion versus safety information. >> any advertising that we do is reviewed and evaluated by the cpuc. and so that's that's actually true today we have no

concerns about the bill. >> they had a whole set of commercials intend to lobby us. and they're claiming that that was educational. you should not be jacking up rates so that you can pay for political activities that your shareholders can pay for. >> looking ahead, battery storage and solar energy feature prominently in p-g-and-e's roadmap to reach california's carbon neutral goal by 2045. i'm leslie brinkley. abc seven news. coming up here next. >> taking the stress out of a medical visit for everyone. see how these sensory health clinics help patients their families and the staff as well. stay with

it's at sundown. passover commemorates the biblical story of the jewish people's escape from slavery in ancient egypt. passover often coincides with easter, but the dates vary depending on the lunar cycle. the holiday ends on april 30th. >> april is autism acceptance month, and part of acceptance is advocating for equal opportunity managing the health care of children with autism can be challenging and certainly very stressful for parents. but sutter health has found a way to make it a healthy and happy experience. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how a mother's love for her children led to a life changing medical clinic for patients.

>> it's a big day for nine year old frances weaver visiting the doctor for vaccines or blood draws is not easy for children and adults living with autism. it can be a stressful and traumatic experience. but at the sutter health sensory clinic, yeah, that was those triggers all go away. >> it's become a positive experience and not something that they look at as negative or scary. they are comfortable. they're more comfortable and more able to come without distress. >> i'm looking forward to being able to give you a shot today. you like getting shots? >> yeah. an answer you rarely hear from kids. this special room has made a big difference. to alleviate anxiety, build up patients, get their own entrance and can stay in their room for up to an hour. each tool specifically chosen to stimulate the senses and create a fun, calming environment. wow >> what do you think about that? >> that's cool. the more that they came here, the easier it became for them, and a lot less stress overall for both the kids and us. as a family unit.

>> you know, ashley weaver says the clinic was a life changer for francis and his older brother, who lives with autism, because his latest experience was so traumatic, he went for years without getting a vaccine. ashley became a driving force behind this clinic in order to give her son and all other patients the best chance at a healthy life. >> the shot happened and he was like, that's it. and me and the therapist were kind of wiping tears from her eyes because it had been so hard for him to access before they had opened this clinic. >> we really want to meet them where they are and set them up for success. in the future and, you know, provide them with an experience that enables them to uh- sets them up. well into adulthood. >> the service has grown from children to anyone with intellectual or developmental disabilities or needle phobia. at sutter's, los gatos, palo alto and fremont offices, a chance at a healthy and happy life, no matter the circumstances in fremont. dustin dorsey, abc seven news.

>> the u.s. supreme court is taking up its biggest case on homelessness in more than four decades, and its ruling could have a major impact on the bay area. next, you're going to hear how the case is being argued. also ahead, we really don't have anybody looking after, you know, just, how one local county is trying to help the homeless with a

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reached the supreme court today. >> it carries significant impact nationwide, particularly here in the bay area. the town of grants pass, oregon, is suing for the right to ticket people who sleep on the street when they have nowhere else to go. penalties include fines and a potential 30 days in jail for repeat offenders. activists today protest outside the supreme court. >> it is not right to punish people without homes for things outside their control. >> 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. >> the ninth circuit court of appeals said last year that a homeless camping ban accounts to cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. today, several members of the high court's conservative majority took a critical view of that conclusion. a decision is expected by the end of june. san francisco is one city that has struggled with the ninth circuit court decision on homeless encampment sweeps. >> that court says a city cannot remove people from the streets unless it has sufficient shelter, space or housing for all of them. city attorney david chiu says it's an issue best dealt with by individual cities. >> from our perspective of, you know, we think cities like san francisco, we need a bit more flexibility to address the crisis on our streets. >> governor gavin newsom has called the court's partial ban on sweeps preposterous and inhumane. >> while all agree that homelessness needs to end, the big debate is about how to make that happen. a man who is

unhoused in san francisco says he doesn't want to live on the streets, but feels he has no choice. >> 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. i think it should concern everybody, whether you're homeless or not. >> there are more than 7700 homeless people in san francisco, and every city in america tries to get an accurate count of the number of unhoused people, but few actually record their deaths. >> now, alameda county has been analyzing homeless deaths since 2018, and there is a reason they do that. yeah. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez is here with. >> why? leanne recording deaths really can also help save lives. >> yeah, well, you want to know who is dying on our streets, and you really want to know why they're dying so that you can prevent their deaths. so so, yeah, you know, just a handful of counties. alameda county is in the country are doing this. alameda county is one of the

first to pay close attention and 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 and 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 turm, 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? david 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, died 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 fisher, 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. >> and 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? no 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. and then you introduce fentanyl. 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. >> 36 years. >> i know it just it's very sad.

but, you know, we respected his space and he seems healthy. i asked him, are you in good health? and they do come around. they do come around to the people. outreach people from the county and from the city do come out. but things can be prevented. for example, some people died of after having an asthma attack. sure. well then simple. something simple. then an inhaler would have saved their lives. >> and routine doctor's visits, dental care, all those things we take for lacking. yeah. thanks. liane. yeah well, for the first time in history, prosecutors presented a criminal case against a former american president. >> next, inside the courtroom as donald trump's hush money trial continues. >> plus, happy to be contributing to this because i'm a part of this neighborhood making a difference in their community for their generation, as well as the next. >> stay with us

criminal case against a former american president. today donald trump's unprecedented hush money trial got underway in earnest.

both the prosecution and defense gave their opening statements, and one witness testified before court broke early for the day. abc news reporter reena roy has more now on what what went on inside the courtroom. a historic day in a lower manhattan courtroom with opening statements in the hush money trial of former president donald trump. >> prosecutors saying this case is about criminal conspiracy, accusing trump of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair right before the 2016 presidential election. >> they don't have to technically prove a criminal conspiracy. he is not being charged with anything in that sense, but the criminal conspiracy lends itself towards the falsification of documents as well as the underlying crimes. >> trump shaking his head. no while listening to the prosecution tell jurors that he schemed with his former fixer, michael cohen, and former national enquirer publisher david pecker to influence the

general election by concealing negative information about him, trump passing notes and whispering to his attorneys at times, trump's defense attorney telling the jury, i have a spoiler alert. there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. the defense arguing trump relied on lawyers to arrange that payment. trump has long denied the affair and any wrongdoing. he's pleaded not guilty to the charges. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping . you pay a lawyer, he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense. that's the exact terms they use. legal expense. >> prosecutors calling pecker as their first witness. he once called trump a personal friend, flashing a smile as he took the stand. prosecutors accusing him of acting as a coconspirator in helping buy and bury damaging stories about trump. pecker testified that he had final say whether to publish any story involving celebrities. court is back in session on tuesday and pecker will be back on the

stand. but first, the judge plans to hold a contempt hearing on trump's alleged violations of the limited gag order in this case. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> stocks rallied today, recovering some ground after a week of steep losses. the dow gained more than 250 points, while the nasdaq was up about 170. the s&p added 43. >> some people might be starting to get tired of warm, sunny days, and there are more on the way, but there's also a change ahead. you'll see sandy, a seven day forecast right after this

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areas into vibrant and thriving community spaces. abc seven news anchor and race and social justice reporter julian glover looks at the work being done in san francisco's bayview hunters point neighborhood. >> reporter the sound of heavy construction equipment fills the air on the shores of san francisco's iconic bayview hunters point neighborhood. >> if we get the blow, you got 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 pit 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 and 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. howard 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 us 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 trains 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. >> what an undertaking that really is. all right, let's turn back to the weather forecast as we get another week going. >> yeah, the dip is on, sandhya. it is indeed you can feel the refreshing air outside. diane and dan, let's take a look at a live picture right now. you will notice from san rafael camera that that marine layer is starting to creep back in. the breeze has picked up and in case you are suffering from allergies, you can blame it on the high tree pollen and the grasses. grasses have been coming up since last week. oak, juniper, cedar, pine and grasses are your main culprits. now let's take a look at san jose's almanac today. 83 degrees. it's well above the average of 70 degrees, but far away from the record. we are expecting those temperatures to drop off. well below average later on this week. looking at live doppler seven, we are seeing some isolated thunderstorms in the sierra. that's pretty much where the activity will stay through midweek, and then late in the

week, we'll bring in a chance of showers here in the bay area. fog and low clouds reestablishing near the coast. it is going to be misty and drizzly tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, upper 50s to the low 70s. so forget about the 80s. it's going to be cooler and the cooling continues on wednesday. most areas in the 50s and 60s thursday temperatures are running below average for many areas, and as we look at the accuweather seven day forecast, it is going to be much cooler and breezy tomorrow. cooling continues as i mentioned, and if you're wondering about the shower chances thursday night into friday, we have an opportunity before the weekend turns around. it brightens up and it's nice and mild. no extreme weather expected here. your timing is impeccable. sandhya. well, i tried to arrange it that way. >> thank you. >> what's on to sports? chris alvarez is here. yeah. >> time is ticking to the nfl draft coming up this week. the nfl draft days away for the niners. gm john lynch describes why he wants to keep brandon aiyuk a 40 niner for life. plus, a bizarre scene in the bronx,

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nfl draft week. we have every pick of the nfl draft this week on abc seven, starting thursday with round one through saturday afternoon. stay with abc seven

for a special after the draft show following round one thursday night, 40 niners enter the draft with ten draft picks. wide receiver brandon aiyuk, remember, was taken 25th overall in the 2020 first round draft by the niners. since then, ba, he's become a star in college, shanahan's offense putting up career high last year, 13 or 1342 receiving yards also had seven scores. and that amazing catch right there in the postseason. he's entering the final year of his rookie deal and ba wants a new deal. >> you know ba i've communicated on a couple occasions. on many occasions our wish and our wish is that he's here and a part of uh- the niners for the rest of his career, you know, we're working through that. >> is there any chance he is not on this roster friday? >> i wouldn't anticipate that. you know, i love ba. >> and what we've done has been has been pretty cool. and, like i've said this before, i'm just thankful that i have and had the opportunity to play with him and throw him the ball and win games with him. it's been awesome. and

we're at the time of year where obviously you don't know, like as a player, it's obviously out of our control to sign guys and stuff like that's up to the front office and all that kind of stuff. >> it will be an interesting draft. the reason he was asked about friday, thursday's potential, maybe he's trading the first round, but i'm going to say no. john lynch will keep him all right. both bay area baseball teams facing their new york counterparts this week. giants and mets just getting underway at oracle park while the a's were in the bronx for a monday matinee. and yankees manager aaron boone taking a timeout from john at home home plate umpire hunter wendelstedt. and when a fan yelled towards the umpire, boone, who actually didn't say a word, was ejected. now take a closer look. he's pointing at the fan, he said. he said it. look at and look at the fans yelling. boone pleading his case. but guess what? he's tossed. it's just i've never seen that in baseball. crazy. a starter jp sears dealing. the former yankee prospect struck out the side in the fourth one. soto aaron judge and giancarlo stanton. those guys can hit, but not sears. six scoreless innings, seven strikeouts in the

ninth. it's scoreless. a zack gelof breaks, a scoreless tie, two run shot to the bleacher creatures in right, two nothing. a's and closer mason miller. he's got 102 mile an hour fastball. aaron judge, the last chance. goodbye. see you later. fifth save of the year. a's win two nothing. afterwards, the yankees manager boone, baffled at his ejection. >> it's embarrassing. it really is a bad. it's embarrassing. just just, you know, not good. >> all right. earlier this month , 40 niner stars fred warner. deebo samuel threw out the first pitch of the giants home opener. a safe to say it didn't go well for warner there on the left is oh man fred warner was at uh- media availability today and talked about that interesting first pitch. >> surprisingly no. yeah yeah i guess guys don't care about baseball on the football team. so the pitch we can go we can go in detail about the pitch, but, you know, i guess that's what happens when, i guess when you don't warm up, you know, you

overshoot it and then you or i guess you don't overshoot, you undershoot. right? so i was very underprepared for that one. yeah. i should be way more prepared. i'll get a couple more practice throws next time for the next one. so stretch out the old arm. >> all right. abc seven sports is sponsored by your northern california honda dealers. fred and his defense had a baby in march, so he's maybe a little sleep deprived. and i will say, my grandma, when she was 91, threw out her first pitch of my brother's friends in 91, or maybe she was she ended up being 90. maybe she was late in her late 80s, threw a strike. unbelievable >> yes. bringing the heat? yeah, bringing the heat. yes. very much. all right. well, tonight on abc seven at 8:00, it's american idol. and then at ten, the interrogation tapes, a special edition of 2020. then, of course, stay with us for abc seven news at 11. and with that, that's all the time we have for this edition of abc seven news. >> i'm diane lim and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel chris alvarez. all of us. we appreciate your time. have a great evening and we'll see you again at 11.

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