now abc seven mornings live >> now at six. bart's budget under a microscope. the agency, expecting a multi-million dollar deficit within the next few

years. and how you can help save the rails paid parking program. >> san bruno businesses pushing back against parking meters in their downtown district. the urgent request of city leaders about making changes. >> plus, a road trip unlike any other two best friends from florida completing a 500 mile ride in toy cars. and they raised money along the way for nonprofit organizations. >> good morning to you. welcome to thursday, may 9th. i'm looking at this background behind us and it is really pretty. it's also going to be really warm. >> get ready. summer like weather. some of the warmest air since last october. we're taking a live look at our east bay hills camera this morning, where we find clear skies like reggie alluded to with the exploratorium camera. we do have some mild air out there right now. look at some of these numbers. we're in the 60s from hayward to oakland. the city right now is at 65, but there are some cooler spots like half moon bay and gilroy in the mid 40s to the lower 50s. but the

north bay, a huge chunk of napa, sonoma, marin county right now starting out in the low and mid 60s. so that will get us into the 80s later on today. part of the reason why we're mild, we have this wind right now still offshore that is breezy and that is giving those temperatures their mild start right now. so we take a live look from the rooftop camera here at kgo along the embarcadero. it is sunny all day long. sunrise here very shortly at 605. it's warm to hot. we'll have 70s along the coast mid and upper 80s for your hottest spots inland. >> hi sue, good morning drew and good morning everyone. we have got a beautiful morning. if you have to be stuck in traffic then at least it's pretty outside. we do have a problem in san leandro that we'll get to, but i wanted to show you the san mateo bridge, which is getting a little busy this morning. you've got about a 17 minute drive time across the bay. all right, let's hit our big problem this morning, which is a big rig blocking the two. right lanes on northbound 238 in san leandro,

near hesperian. you are backed all the way onto 580 into the uh- castro valley. and big rigs, by the way, are allowed to use 580 because of this sig alert. >> sue. thank you. happening today, a key vote in the saga over a potential name change. oakland airport wants to add san francisco bay to its name. san francisco is not a fan of that plan. abc seven news reporter ryan curry live at oakland international to sort this whole thing out. and ryan, san francisco city attorney sent a letter urging oakland to drop the name change. >> good morning. city attorney david chu trying again to stop this move from the port of oakland, saying that if they do not work together, san francisco and oakland and the port of oakland, he will proceed with this lawsuit. he telling them in a letter that both sides should work together on a name that benefits both san francisco and oakland. he filed a lawsuit back in april claiming the proposed name change will create chaos and confuse millions of travelers. he also says it

infringes on sfo's trademark. the port board voted unanimously back in early april to change the name, and they told abc seven news back then, sfo cannot lay claim to the geographically descriptive term san francisco, let alone claim exclusive rights to the san francisco bay. the port trust that travelers understand the san francisco bay. like virtually every other major metropolitan metropolitan area throughout the world, can contain more than one airport. david chu, in his letter yesterday saying, if oakland continues to rebuff our offers to partner, we will have to move forward with the next steps in our trademark lawsuit. he went on to say the collaboration is good for both parties. he wants them to work together, not against each other, to try to figure out a solution to these two sides going against each other. right now, the port of oakland saying they feel as if they need to do this to help make travel more convenient for people in oakland. >> all right. thanks ryan. now, bart's financial situation is

bad and it's only expected to get worse. transit officials believe voters approval of a tax measure may be the only hope for survival. today, the agency will discuss its latest budget projections. they show bart will run out of nearly $2 billion in state and federal funding around april 2026. that money has been making up losses from lower sales tax revenue and fewer riders since the pandemic. by 2027, the agency expects to face a $385 million deficit. >> tesla appears to be under a hiring freeze in north america. the company currently has just three openings on its jobs board and archive version of tesla's website shows there are 3400 open jobs in the u.s, mexico and canada at the beginning of the month, and this comes a month after tesla laid off about 10% of its 140,000 person workforce. and we're told summer internships were reportedly revoked for some students happening today, california utility regulators are set to

make a big decision about our electricity bills. >> they are scheduled to vote on a proposal that would change the way privately owned utility companies like p-g-and-e's can build customers. if approved, most people would notice two changes a $24 per month flat rate and a lower electricity usage rate. that flat rate fee would be used for things like grid maintenance and wildfire mitigation, which are currently included in the usage rate. >> going to make utility bills more affordable for low income households. that will reduce the volatility of month to month bills, and it will promote electric creation. >> if this proposal is approved, the new billing structure would take effect next year. new parking meters in downtown san bruno are causing a lot of frustration for some people. >> now. business owners are asking for a change. they held a meeting with city council members to address their concerns. people now have to pay for at least a full hour because there's no partial hour parking. >> i paid two hours for a 30

minute swim lesson. i feel like in san francisco, most of them, it's just like an up arrow down arrow. and you do like a quarter of an hour increments. like something like that would be a lot easier and seems pretty intuitive. >> the city of san bruno rolled out their pay by plate kiosks on downtown streets and parts of el camino real on april. the meters require payments seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in some areas, and this morning, we're remembering former peninsula congressman and environmentalist pete mccloskey. >> he died yesterday at the age of 96. mccloskey served seven terms in the house from 1967 to 1983. many considered him a maverick republican, staunchly against the vietnam war and the first member of congress to publicly call for the impeachment of president richard nixon. he also co-chaired the first earth day in 1970, and helped write the federal endangered species act. mccloskey served in the marine corps during the korean war, where he was awarded the navy cross and silver star. he spent

the last 20 years of his life farming in the sacramento valley. >> this is one of my prized possessions, having served in congress. i don't know if you can see this, but, he presented this to me, midway through my career and he said he wanted me to have one of his purple hearts because he said there was no equivalent medal for a civilian who have served and been wounded. and, he thought this was one way of rectifying it. so it's a treasure. >> speer also shared with us a picture taken last week of mccloskey and his wife, helen. speer calls it a beautiful depiction of true love. >> time now. 608. and we're taking a live look from our oakland camera right now. it is mild, 63 degrees currently, but we also have this northeasterly wind. that's an offshore wind. look at your humidity levels. we're down to 33. so it feels

dry out there this morning. and it is warm. so the headline today is that we are set to sweat. this is going to be some of the warmest air we have seen since last october. later on this afternoon. temperatures today are going well into the 80s. so you look at the first column. that's your forecast. highs right now. the second column is where we typically land and you can see the difference is about 12 to 17 degrees warmer later on this afternoon soon. so we'll look at future weather. we were we warm very fast today 10 a.m. we're in the 70s by lunchtime we're seeing 80s pop up on the board. and then later on this afternoon . noon. we're well into the 80s in most cities, so a high of 81 today in the city, we'll go to 84 in oakland, 87 in san jose, 88 in santa rosa. even the coast from half moon bay to santa cruz, low 70s to the low 80s. and it gets even hotter here inland tomorrow, where 90s are back for the first time this year, we'll take a look at the

complete weekend forecast, with the seven day reggie coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, drew. boosting small business a new plan that would change the way thousands are taxed. stunning statistic. the latest numbers on the low attendance at a's games as they play their final season in oakland, and a startling sight on a southwest

for the 14th. that 14th day in a row and more is on the way today. in the past 24 hours, three people were killed in tennessee and north carolina, a state of emergency was declared in gaston county, north carolina. that's last night where a powerful storm took down highway signs and power lines. one person was killed by a falling tree. >> if you go by sims park, the winds were so strong that blew the wall down. so there's a lot that's happened here in gaston county. there were catastrophic. >> the highest risk for tornadoes today will be in alabama and georgia. convicted theranos founder elizabeth holmes has had her sentence reduced again. holmes was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors at the palo alto blood testing startup. she started serving time at a federal prison camp in texas last may. in july, her projected release date was december of 2032. now it's four months earlier, in august of 2032. prison officials are not allowed to say what led to her

earlier release date because of privacy, safety and security reasons. we're following up on an idea we first told you about yesterday on abc seven mornings. there's a new proposal to help small businesses in san francisco still recovering from the pandemic. on monday, two business leaders submitted a measure that would overhaul the city's tax system. this proposal would increase the revenue cap that would exempt small businesses from paying taxes. currently it's at $2 million. it would go up to $5 million. it's a move that proponents say would allow for more business expansion and hiring. >> 60% of our retail businesses would be completely exempt from our gross receipts tax. >> anything that can help small businesses would definitely be welcomed. >> to offset the cost of the proposed tax breaks, rates would rise again in 2027. >> it's the a's final season at the coliseum before heading to sacramento and then las vegas. crunch contending numbers. it seems bay area fans might be

losing interest in them. feel like that is the understatement of the year,ut we are getting a look at the attendance numbers for the first 21 home games of the season. the yellow shows this season's peak at about 13,500 fans on opening day. the low was just 2900 fans. on monday last season is shown in blue, with more than 25,000 fans on opening day. >> this is sad because i've loved the a's all my life and he's brought me here since i was just a baby, and it's like my whole childhood is just right here in this stadium, another a's fan says he will follow the team, but the move is not an easy transition. >> manfred and fisher have done the impossible. they've lessened my interest in major league baseball. i will never be a giants fan, and i will go see them in sacramento and i'll see them in vegas, but it will never be the same for me. >> the team is averaging slightly more than 600 or 6000, i should say fans per home game this year. >> a new docu series on hulu is

sharing the influence of black twitter. if you're unfamiliar with the term, it's not a completely different app. it refers to the community of users following black owned businesses, black organizations, and black content creators on twitter. now known as x black, twitter is mostly known for sharing memes and funny videos. much of the content revolves around topical issues and conversations happening on social media. the docu series black twitter a people's history is streaming now on hulu. disney is a parent company of hulu and abc. >> seven disney and warner brothers discovery are teaming up for a new streaming bundle. it combines disney plus, hulu and max. that means you'll have access to a huge range of content, including your favorite abc shows marvel and dc superheroes, and popular food and home programs. the bundle launches this summer. a price has not been announced, but there will be an option for ads or no ads. i really can't explain this next story. >> i wish i could. a woman on a southwest airlines plane in an

overhead luggage compartment. the flight was going from, or was going to phoenix. from albuquerque, the person who shared this video says they saw a head pop out of the overhead compartment, and people were just casually walking past her. a flight attendant found the woman before they took off. it's unclear if she was actually a passenger on that flight or why she was in the bin. southwest has not commented on the incident, which seems also odd >> oh, okay. what? she's doing it for the engagement, the clicks, the likes. gotta go viral. yeah. >> subscribe. >> hit that bell. >> how did she get up in there, though, without being noticed? right. >> but no, because if i see someone doing that, i'm hitting the bell. >> yeah. uhhuh. >> please remove her. >> excuse me. >> not just from the overhead bin, but from the plane. >> yeah. >> one. do you have ginger ale?

this lady is laying up in the bin. >> is, ginger ale. hard to find on flights sometimes. oh, interesting. i didn't know that. >> i mean, they mostly have it, you know, because occasionally, though, you'll get, like, a sprite. yeah, like no different. >> oh, well, different. okay. >> but also the lady. >> the lady? >> yeah, the lady. and the second request, she's up there, so just figure that out. no more bin space. you're like. but the lady i said, no more bin space. >> if the bin is closed, there's no more space. oh, okay. >> okay. well, there's a human in there. my bad. let's go outside. lots of legroom. lots of legroom, though. open seating. here's a live look from the exploratorium camera this morning as sun is up here. it looks lovely already and we are going to warm fast today, so inland we'll go into the 80s by lunchtime and then upper 80s later on this afternoon around the bay shoreline. it is going to be warm sunshine, 80 degree warmth and even along the coast will go into the upper 60s to the lower 70s for daytime highs.

let's look at highs across the region, starting in the south bay, well above average 85. in santa clara, 83. in cupertino, 84 in morgan hill along the peninsula, 84, los altos, 87 in redwood city, the coast is mild in the 70s for half moon bay and pacifica downtown. today we'll hit 81, the first 80 degree day. this year, the warmest since last october. even daly city quite warm with sunshine at 78 degrees in the north bay, will have 70 for the coast from bodega bay to stinson, sausalito at 7888, in santa rosa today, 85, in napa, the east bay. it is bright and it is warm. 84 for oakland, 85, in fremont, union city, 83 in richmond and inland. we're in the upper 80s. 87 walnut creek will hit 88 in brentwood later on today, so it's a warm afternoon that will lead to a mild evening. your evening planner. you can see we're still in the 70s in most areas, even through 8 p.m, and then those temperatures gradually cool into the 60s as we approach midnight. so overnight tonight, we'll have mainly clear skies, just a

little bit of fog developing around half moon bay. otherwise, temperatures will stay in the 50s as we head into friday. now, friday we'll see some cooling occurring along the coast, but temperatures get even hotter inland by tomorrow afternoon. we do expect our hottest cities to get into the low 90s, which would be our first 90 degree readings of the year. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it is warm to hot today with hotter temperatures inland tomorrow. that heat holds on for saturday. we cool off a bit for sunday, but still looking lovely for moms. and then next week we'll keep those temperatures above average. guys >> thanks drew. good morning america coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning. it is great to be with you coming up here on gma. we are following the breaking news overnight. the latest on that tornado outbreak. in the last 24 hours there have been 13 reported twisters in six states. and it's not stopping atlanta now waking up in a tornado watch i will have all the latest on the forecast. and then an exclusive with ricki lake speaking out about her

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the colleges they will be attending next fall. for many, they're the first in their family to attend college. organizer say the ceremony honors the students academic achievements against long odds. only 50% of oakland's black and brown seniors graduate. what's considered college ready, and they made it to best friends from florida, drove 500 miles from jacksonville to key west in toy cars. the 29 year olds are known for doing challenges and sharing them on social media. they've been adventure buddies since they were kids. >> we used to ride around with toy cars as kids, and we've always wanted a guinness world record attempt, so we're like, this would be a fun way to like, kind of honor our childhood. >> they originally wanted to break the guinness world record for the longest journey in a toy car, but they raised more than $16,000 for a nonprofit that helps homeless animals that put them in a separate category. and

because of this, guinness world record says they have to pay $16,000 to have their name in the book. oh wow. the best friends declined and gave the money to the animals instead. there you go. next, at 630, vacant to vibrant. the event happening today in san francisco to highlight small businesses and a win for pro-palestinian protesters, the university that will not align with their demands. first, here's drew. >> hey, amanda, it's a little breezy out there this morning, especially in the north bay, right now. these offshore winds are lowering our humidity, but also bringing a warm start to the day. look at these temperatures. many cities starting out in the 60s. and it is going to be a warm to hot afternoon. we're going into the 80s, some of the warmest air since last october. we are back in two minutes. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi stadium in san jose.

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now at 630, renaming the oakland international airport a final vote on the contentious issue expected today. the latest letter from san francisco asking oakland port commissioners to reconsider, and mayor london breed backing out the san francisco leader, threatening to boycott the first mayoral debate in less than two weeks. >> her concerns about the connections between the debate organizer and one of the other candidates, plus best brunch. >> the local restaurant named one of the top brunch spots in the country, according to yelp. okay >> i'm hungry. that looks good. >> it looks delicious. smell that. >> good morning everyone. it's thursday, may 9th. >> no bottomless mimosas here. just drew's very hot forecast. >> yeah, we're going up and up. today is going to be some of the warmest weather we've seen since last october. it's going to feel

very much like summer out there this afternoon. a live look from our east bay hills camera. nothing but sunshine. we are totally clear across the region. it is breezy though in the north bay. i have been getting reports from folks on social media saying in parts of napa valley sonoma we are seeing those winds 16, 20, 25mph. and that offshore breeze is not only lowering the humidity, it probably feels dry out there this morning to your skin, but it's also creating a warmer start to the day. look at this 24 hour temperature change. we're nearly 20 degrees warmer in santa rosa right now compared to this time yesterday. 14 degrees warmer in oakland. so a lot of us are getting out the door this morning and you're automatically feeling that mild air. we are starting out in the 60s across a huge portion of the region. so we're in store for a warm to hot afternoon. here's a look at your day planner today. that sun has risen. we have a mild morning out there. we are warming fast today and by the afternoon we have 70s along the coast away from the coast, mid and upper 80s for daytime highs. hi sue, good morning. >> true and we are taking a look

at the richmond-san rafael bridge. it is starting to back up here. delays back to castro street. if you are heading westbound on 580 across the span over to marin county, your drive time on the span is about eight minutes and we have a problem in san leandro. it's been a big rig out blocking two lanes, and it looks like that they have cleared it. we are going to take another look here in just a couple of minutes. there was a sig alert issued. this is north 238 near hesperian. the traffic still looks very slow from castro valley and big rigs still allowed on 580. once again we'll check back in a few. >> all right sue thank you. happening today, the port of oakland is set to vote on finalizing the new name of the oakland airport. it would be called san francisco bay. oakland international airport. now, the city of san francisco is once again warning them to stop. abc seven news reporter ryan correia is live at oakland international, and ryan san francisco is urging oakland to come up with a different name. >> yeah. that's right. good morning amanda. they actually

want them to try to work together to find common ground, find a different name in the one they're proposing right now. city attorney david shue sending another letter to the port commission asking for this. and he says if they don't, he will move forward with the lawsuit to try and stop this. the port argues that a rebrand is necessary to let travelers know oakland is part of the bay area and is in close proximity to san francisco. chiu filed a lawsuit back in april claiming the proposed name change will create chaos and confuse millions of travelers. he also says it infringes on sfo's trademark. the port board voted unanimously to change the name back in early april, and they told abc seven back then. sfo cannot lay claim to the geographically descriptive term san francisco, let alone claim exclusive rights to the san francisco bay. the port trust that travelers understand the san francisco bay, like virtually every other major metropolitan area throughout the world, can contain more than one airport. two responding yesterday if

oakland continues to rebuff our offers to partner, we will have to move forward with the next steps in our trademark lawsuit. the port did say they will work to ensure clarity amongst travelers to make sure they are aware where oakland is, if they are not familiar with it, and where the proximity is to san francisco as they go about this name change, the vote scheduled for later on today, and if it does move forward, you can expect san francisco to respond with more legal action. we're live here in oakland international airport. ryan curry, abc seven news. >> ryan. thank you. two rallies are planned this weekend in support of a black man who received multiple racist, hateful deliveries. we were the first ones to bring you the story. last week on abc seven news, terry williams has lived in san francisco's alamo square his whole life. he's a dog walker. last weekend, he received a second package that included death threats and numerous racial slurs. san francisco naacp president amos brown addressed the incidents yesterday afternoon, and they're telling him

>> black man, get out of here. we are taking over alamo square and how dare you be professional. a dog walker. >> the police department is investigating outing these rallies will be held saturday at alamo square at 1030 and 430. >> frustrated families in san francisco are demanding change in how tips are reported in crimes like murder, cold cases. there are cash rewards of up to $250,000 for some of san francisco's unsolved homicide cases, but there has not been a single payout in more than a decade. some family members of victims call it a slap in the face. >> it's time for them to step up and, talk about this and try and help families to get some type of resolution for their loved

ones. >> the police commission is looking into whether the current policies are too restrictive. anonymous tipsters are not given rewards, and the tip has to lead to a conviction. the head of sfpd's homicide unit says he is not against changing those policies. however, chief bill scott says it's about more than money. he says witnesses often don't come forward due to the fear of retaliation. >> new developments in the protests on college campuses sacramento state has become the first public university in california to align with pro-palestinian protesters demands. the university says it will no longer invest in companies that, quote, profit from genocide, ethnic cleansing and activities that violate fundamental human rights. students say they were told the university held no direct investments, but will be dumping $4.5 million in indirect investments if this is possible. >> on one campus. we've raised

the bar nationwide and internationally. and so again, a message to all students don't ask for anything less. >> student protesters are calling this a win. they have been camped out for eight days prior to the decision by campus administration. >> here in the bay area, two groups are calling for a federal investigation into alleged racism and islamophobia at berkeley unified schools. a new civil rights complaint claims there is a hostile environment of anti-palestinian anti-arab and islamophobic discrimination within the district. meanwhile, the u.s. education department is launching an investigation into the allegations of severe and persistent anti-semitism in the district. yesterday on capitol hill, superintendent ford morthal acknowledged nine anti-semitic incidents but says the issue is not pervasive. >> when investigations show that

an anti-semitic event has occurred. we take action to teach, correct and redirect our students. we do not publicly share our actions because student information is private and legally protected under federal and state law. as a result, some believe we do nothing. this is not true. >> republican lawmakers pushed back, questioning her about district curriculum and if phrases deemed by jews and others as anti-semitic are acceptable. >> one of the slides in this curriculum said. for some palestinians from the river to the sea is a call for freedom and peace. do you think that's an appropriate thing to have on a slide for students? >> we definitely believe that it's important to expose our students to a diversity of ideas and perspectives. and if it was presented as a perspective, i do think it's appropriate. local representatives of the council on american-islamic relations and the american-arab anti-discrimination committee also submitted a federal civil rights complaint. >> they allege more than a dozen incidents of discrimination at berkeley schools, and are also demanding an investigation.

>> new at six mayor london breed is considering dropping out of the first major debate in san francisco's mayoral race. she tells politico she's concerned about the connection between her rival, mark farrell, and the lead event organizer. together, sf action board of supervisors president aaron peskin recently said he will not participate in the debate for this same reason together. sf is known as a centrist advocacy group. the debate is scheduled for may 20th. >> another controversial bike lane is coming to san francisco. the sfmta approved a project to rip up the street in front of city college to have new protected bike lanes installed. the plan to redo frida kahlo way will get rid of nearly 30 parking spots. the city college board of trustees is against the project, saying the loss of parking would severely impact students who have no other choice than to drive support. others say the plan would make it safer for bicyclists and pedestrian, and improve conditions at muni bus stops.

construction is set to start this summer, and you can celebrate small businesses in downtown san francisco. today, the city's vacant to vibrant program is hosting a community market. there will be food, drinks, music by local deejays and giveaways. the program helps small businesses, artists and creatives transform vacant spaces into vibrant communities. it starts at noon at wells fargo plaza on market street. >> temporary closure. the fast food restaurant in the east bay forced a shutdown after a rat infestation. >> and you are looking at the big board at the new york stock exchange. this is live. you can see we're down about 29 points. another update on how the markets are doing next factory of the future. >> look at what could be in store for home ownership made with a 3d printer. but first, here's drew. >> hey there time now. 640 in the big headline today is that we are set to sweat. we're going to see some of the warmest air since last october later on this afternoon. part of the reason why we're getting so warm today.

we have this offshore wind, and it's pretty strong in the hills of the north bay. could see some areas gusting 30 to 50mph, and those winds are certainly affecting the hills and the east bay as well. these winds are going to dramatically drop as we head into the afternoon. so we start out windy this morning, but the winds are a lot lighter this afternoon. highs today versus average. we're going into the 80s for daytime highs. that's the first column. that's about a 12 to 718 degree above average day compared to where we typically land in the 60s and low 70s. so future tracker temps showing you by 10 a.m. we're basically into the 70s already, so we quickly warm this morning. by lunchtime, our 80s are starting to appear on the board, and then later on this afternoon we have widespread 80s, including the city today, the first 80 degree day of san francisco this year, a high of 81. today in san francisco, it is warm in oakland at 8487, in san jose, 88. in santa rosa, the same in concord, even mild along the coast. it turns even hotter

here tomorrow. inland and that warm weather holds on for the weekend. we'll have that complete wee

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view later in the afternoon. from there, he is scheduled to attend two campaign receptions, including one at the portola valley home of sun microsystems co-founder vinod khosla. tickets for the fundraisers are expected to cost up to $250,000. separately, first lady jill biden is expected to be in marin county today for what her office is calling a political finance event. >> the president's trip to the bay area comes after he announced a multi-billion dollar microsoft center in wisconsin. the project expected to create thousands of jobs and new construction. it's at the same place donald trump vowed but failed to bring a $10 billion investment by electronics manufacturer foxconn. in an interview with cnn, the president tried to draw a sharp contrast between the economy under his leadership and his predecessor. >> when i started this administration, people were saying they're going to be a. we the strongest economy in the world, trump responded, pointing to inflation and high interest

rates. >> the former president will be back in court today for his hush money trial. adult film star stormy daniels expected to take the stand for another day of testimony. >> a stunning defeat for congresswoman marjorie taylor greene's effort to oust house speaker mike johnson. lawmakers booed her in the chamber as she spoke against johnson yesterday and called for a vote. marjorie majority leader steve scalise moved immediately to table or kill the motion. the final vote was 359 243. johnson called greene's effort misguided and said he hopes this is the end of personality politics. and this morning, robert f kennedy jr is responding to a report that a parasite was found in his brain more than a decade ago. according to the new york times, kennedy described the incident in a 2012 deposition for his divorce. he said he experienced memory loss and said a doctor said it could have been caused by a worm that he ate or that

ate a portion of his brain, i should say, then died. kennedy was defiant last night, responding that he could quote, eat five more brain worms and still beat president trump and president biden in a debate. >> most people will have at least some degree of cognitive impairment just because of the inflammation that goes on in the brain. when a parasite has made a home for itself there. but there's really varying degrees to how severe that might be. >> not only his campaign, says kennedy, traveled extensively while working as an environmental advocate and contracted the parasite overseas . >> but stay with me. on a podcast yesterday, kennedy said the memory loss was due to mercury poisoning and not a parasite. and still, he says he is very healthy. >> a mcdonald's in oakland has shut down and it's reportedly due to a rodent problem, according to sfgate. it's the location on so street that is notar from lake merritt. health inspeors reportedly found rodent activity inside, including a dead rat, after oys complained the restaurant's permit to operate

is now suspended until pest control can be completed in the south bay, classes are expected to be back in session at a san jose school today after a scary incident yesterday. ten people are recovering after being exposed to carbon dioxide at sunrise middle school. eight students and two teachers reported sudden breathing problems, along with coughing scratchy throats and itchy eyes. >> the classroom of origin was a science lab, so we're assuming that it was some chemicals that were either in use that day or recently, or perhaps in storage in that area. >> the hazmat team evacuated that classroom and the one next to it and removed the source of the gas. two students were taken to the hospital to be evaluated. the other six were sent home with their parents. >> the city of san jose is answering the community's call to upgrade a popular shopping area ahead of summer. mayor matt mehan rolled up his sleeves to help plant the first of 29 trees in the willow business district. the trees will create a so-called urban canopy,

providing shade and making the area more walkable. >> this one down in lee bring more visitors to our to our area and encourage people to take a stroll along willow the tree project was approved in last year's budget, and now it's your morning money report. >> if you still haven't filed your 2020 tax return. yes, we're talking about four years ago. time is running out to get that refund. the irs says it still has $1 billion in unclaimed refunds just from 2020. this week, it issued a final reminder of a may 17th deadline to file to get your money. usually you have three years from the original april deadline to file and get a refund. the irs extended the 2020 deadline by a full year because of, well, you know why the panay taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, you can see that we are slightly up about 35 points. >> now. we know san francisco has a big brunch scene and yelp

just named one restaurant in its top brunch spots in the entire country. mr. east kitchen in soma came in at number ten. yelp says it contributes to trendy fusion restaurants by combining american favorites wit thai and vietnamese flavors. yelp's ranking says the star of the show is its thai tea, french toast. it's made with texas bread, thai tea, milk, espresso and thai tea sirup. two other san francisco restaurants are on further down on the list, la pizarra eatery and lacma. i love how basic this sounds, but i love lunch. >> i love brunch, i love brunch. >> oh my god, what's not to like exactly? >> brunch could be at 10 a.m. it could be at 3 p.m. exactly. you know, best of both worlds. what do you get? i usually go for eggs. some type of dish. yeah. and then we get, like, a sweet for the table. like we'll share like a pancake or a french. oh, french toast. because i never

want, like, a whole pancake. i want like a then you fill up a pancake. yeah. so i get it. little little taste here and there i get it. yeah. you know, i'm visually mentally with you right now. and then just like the mimosa, just like a spritz of oj. like a like like a little mist. >> someone please do that. put the oj actually in a spray bottle. >> a spray bottle. >> yeah. and come by and just go spray it. >> one, just one like just like, you know. there you go. you're good. >> these are free ideas. mother's day is sunday. >> yeah. come on out for a spritz. >> totally early this morning. it's going to be a warm day out there right now. temperatures. look at these numbers. you're already feeling that mild air in most cities as you get out the door this morning. we're in the 60s across a huge portion of the region. so today's forecast will call for those temperatures to warm fast inland. we're in the upper 80s for daytime highs around the bay shoreline, the warmest weather since last october well into the 80s. later on today, and even along the coast, it is bright. we'll go into the 60s and 70s in most

areas. so let's take a closer look at these highs in our microclimates. let's start in the south bay. widespread 80s 84 in morgan hill for a high 87 in san jose, warm in cupertino at 83 from san mateo to redwood city, palo alto. we're all in the 80s, even along the coast. it's a mild day with a lot of sunshine. 75 for pacifica downtown today, that high of 81 will be the first 80 degree day of the year. also, the warmest weather since last october. even for the sunset, richmond districts will be warm in the upper 70s for the north bay. it is a warm one. 88 in santa rosa, 86 in san rafael, sausalito. at 78, the coastline is mild. stinson is at 77 today with full sunshine, 85 in napa, the east bay today, 82, in berkeley, 84. oakland 86, castro valley 85. for fremont and inland, we're in the upper 80s today. 87 walnut creek, 88, in brentwood, pleasanton. up to 85 degrees overnight tonight. we'll keep those clear skies except for the immediate coastline. around half moon bay will likely see a little bit of patchy fog

developing in the overnight hours. now. future tracker temperatures what will happen tomorrow? we will have a bit of an onshore breeze returning so the coast actually sees a little bit of a cool down to finish out the week. but inland we are still getting hotter and inland we will go into the low 90s in our hottest spots tomorrow afternoon, the first nine days of the year. accuweather seven day. it is warm to hot today, hotter inland. tomorrow we will have a warm weekend saturday the warmer of the two days, but still looking lovely for mom on sunday and will keep those temperatures above average through next week. guys >> thanks, drew. may is asian american pacific islander heritage month, and this year it's the 20th anniversary of the celebration in san francisco. local leaders say this year's celebration will be bigger than ever, with a long list of events being held under the theme of moving forward together. >> we're very excited about, you know, spreading the word, spreading the word, because i think so many people still do not know that the month of may

is also celebrated as aapi heritage month. we share the month with many other special occasions such as cinco de mayo, such as jewish american heritage month. >> last night was the opening night for the center for asian american media, or cam. cam fest at the palace of the fine arts, among the other events this month, the lion and dragon dance competition on saturday and the cultural festival in chinatown is may 25th. for complete list of events, you can go to appa asphaug. >> so we're aware the bay area is a very expensive place to live. this morning we we're learning about a possible solution to the housing crisis, but it's coming out of the university of maine. it houses a massive three d printer. the machine has a name. it's called factory of the future 1.0. it has the ability to quickly produce homes. the one you're seeing here is 600ft■!s. it's pretty small. it's made of waste wood fibers and bio resins. the

creators say printing takes a matter of days and installation takes just a few hours. the idea is to build an entire 3d printed neighborhood for unhoused people in maine. and this morning, people are still talking about doja cat and the outfit that she wore at the met gala on monday in new york city. the artist showed up in a wet t shirt dress. but before she arrived at the event, she left her hotel room wrapped in a white towel. she completed her fresh out of the shower look with a matching towel on her head. of course, social media lit up some, comparing her fashion choice to an ikea towel. ikea quickly joined the conversation in creating the look, recreating the look. it posted this response on its instagram account. >> that's funny, it says. >> have you met the newest addition to our range? introducing the doja towel dress, not the meatballs. i'm just loving that they said ikea. it could have been any towel. >> well, ikea jumped on it and

i'm here for it. >> capitalizing. there you go. >> ikea canada responded in the comments. well played friends. >> ikea. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today as we head to break a live look outside is now 655 and

number one, san francisco is once again urging oakland to reconsider its proposal to rename the airport before a key vote. today, the port's commissioners will take up the issue of changing the name to san francisco bay oakland international airport. >> number two, california utility regulators are expected to vote today on a proposal to change the way utility companies like pg and e can billed customers. if approved, many people will see lower utility bills and a flat fee every month. >> number three stormy daniels is expected to take the stand again today in the criminal trial of former president donald trump. her testimony ended tuesday during cross examination by prosecutors.

>> number four president biden arrives in the bay area today for a two day campaign fundraising visit. first lady jill biden is also here for a separate event. >> and number five, we were getting ready for a warm day, some of the warmest weather since last october. a live look from our santa cruz camera. it's lovely everywhere this morning. it's also mild. we have cities starting out in the 60s right now, so later on today you can see it's widespread 80s 81 in the city for a daytime high, 84 in oakland, go to 87 in san jose. upper 80s in our warmest spots inland tomorrow though, gets even hotter. inland 90s make their first appearance of the year tomorrow afternoon. >> and number six following your traffic on this thursday morning. metering lights are on at 5.35 and you can see traffic is still stacked up there. better news in san leandro. we had this earlier big rig sig alert that has been cleared. traffic has recovered there. but look at southbound 880. the ripple effect is happening and number seven strike a pose.

>> tourists on a hike in slovenia were greeted by this dog that was ready for its close up. it really showed off. really? why they took all those photos? the dog's owner posted the video on social media with the caption who wants a polygraph? get it? autograph polygraph? >> i mean, you said strike was immediately madonna just started playing in my head. it was just like. >> and then i was gone. come on. >> and then it's like, what's in that picture? i have no idea. >> yeah. me either. >> well, he's giving out photographs. >> okay. >> for that pup social media influencer. all right, get that money. >> watch 77 or watch good morning america. >> it's your choice. for our viewers in the west in the last 24 hours, at least 13 reported tornadoes and six states. a path of destruction