Utterly devastated by what happened. Attorney greg mendez represents karen cartagena, the 71 year old drove into a family at fourth and king, killing a four Year Old Girl in a stroller. Police say it was a tragic accident. Mendez explains what led up to the collision. At the time of the incident, there were uh. Theres circumstantial evidence which suggested that miss cartagena should continue driving. Taking the right turn based upon indications from a traffic signal operator, as well as the fact that, at least one person behind her was apparently honking their horn, indicating that she was holding up traffic and that she should drive ahead. Mendez says cartagena read an emotional letter of apology in court that brought the judge and others to tears. She is beyond remorseful, and her life, is has been forever changed. The victims family, who are now back in korea, also had heartfelt written letters read by a translator. Cartagena will face two years of court probation, 400 hours of Community Service and shell need to complete a drivers ed course. Luke bornheimer, a Sustainable Transportation advocate, does not agree with. I think theres a dangerous precedent set when you give really lenient, you know, sentences for people killing other people with their cars. Right after the collision, sfmta reduced the two right hand turn lanes from fourth onto king street to a single lane, saying it would slow traffic and reduce the amount of cars going through the crosswalk. Bornheimer says those changes are not enough. The city really needs to redesign streets like king street and many other streets so that there are less driving lanes and, you know, use that space to create more space for people and more space for protected bike lanes. And San Francisco adopted vision zero ten years ago with the goal of zero traffic deaths. Safety advocates say, though the city is still far from reaching that goal. But sfmta says it has reduced the number of fatal collisions and severe traffic related injuries. It has added a number of protected bike lanes, and the city is adding more speeding cameras back to you. Okay. Thanks very much, suzanne. San francisco officials are preparing to crack down on illegal parking in the city. This means a lot more tickets could soon be issued. Abc seven News Reporter luz pena is here to explain the key factor behind this big change. Loose. Thats right. Sfmta says their enforcement plan is all about Public Safety. But some san franciscans believe its also about Something Else money and the budget deficit. Parking enforcement officers in San Francisco are gearing up to ticket more people. Our parking control officers are going to be doing some intense operations in each supervisorial district. Sfmtas director Jeffrey Tumlin announced the citys Parking Enforcement officers will finally be able to start enforcing all the parking rules, something some san franciscans feel like has been happening. Catching, catching. Thats the sound of money. Leaving james account when he got a parking ticket several weeks ago. I was before it was parking in a commercial space with a noncommercial vehicle. Tumlin said their Parking Department was short staffed during the pandemic, but some san franciscans say they didnt notice a change in the last four years. Alan showed us the ticket he got just last week. This is a parking ticket i got the other day for parking during street sweep hours. Our data team analyzed San Franciscos parking citation data and found that in 2023, the majority of violations listed were for street cleaning. Over 500,000 tickets were issued for this sfmta said their focus will be Public Safety. The safety oriented rules like parking on the sidewalk, blocking fire hydrants, blocking the crosswalk, Sustainable Transportation advocate Luke Bornheimer is glad this enforcement is coming. We know that people who park on sidewalks or in bike lanes or in crosswalks or really close to intersections reduce safety for all people, but especially for children and seniors. People with disabilities who walk, bike or use mobility devices to get around. Sfmtas plan comes after mayor london breed announced the city Street Safety plan, a decade after vision zero policy began. Supervisor mandelman is hopeful this enforcement will help Public Safety. I have been frustrated for many years about cars blocking bike lanes, parking in the street in ways that are dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. Sfmta anticipates a 12. 7 million deficit during the fiscal year 2024 to 2025, and 2025 to 2026, a deficit that makes some san franciscans question the latest enforcement announcement point. Well, the whole city is trying to get more money because of the deficit. The budget deficit. And the data shows that the number of tickets issued each month by sfmta over the last four years has stayed approximate the same. Sfmta said theyre planning to increase their enforcement at the end of april. Luz pena abc seven news. All right, luis, thanks very much. Propalestinian protesters who shut down the Golden Gate Bridge on monday may have to pay the people they inconvenienced. San francisco District AttorneyBrooke Jenkins is now urging anyone who was, quote, trapped on the bridge to contact her office. Jenkins wants to know what happened to them to determine whether theyre the victim of a crime, which may entitle them to restitution. Officers arrested a total of 26 people on various charges, including felony conspiracy and false imprisonment for shutting down the span for hours. So far, no charges have been filed against protesters arrested in Alameda County, 12 people were taken into custody after they blocked lanes on 880, essentially shutting down the freeway in oakland. In a statement, Alameda CountyDistrict Attorney pamela price says prosecutors are prepared to receive case information for those arrested during that incident. She adds while my Office Supports the essential right to protest, it is important to note that Public Safety should never be compromised in exercising the First Amendment right of free speech. A computer issue caused delays for Airline Passengers at airports across the bay area today, Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all flights for about an hour this morning. The seattle based airline said it requested a ground stop for alaska and horizon flights. Out of an abundance of caution, the airline experienced an issue while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates weight and balance. The grounding came as Senate Committees held dual hearings today over major safety failures at boeing. A boeing worker testified accusing boeing of taking manufacturing shortcuts to save time and money in a rush to address its bottlenecks in production, boeing hit problems, pushing pieces together with Excessive Force to make them appear that the gaps dont exist. Even though they exist. Boeing calls the claims inaccurate and says it is confident in the safety and durability of the 787. Today, on getting answers, i spoke with aviation analyst john nance. This is a watershed moment for boeing. It doesnt mean that they are going downhill in terms of overall quality. It does mean that theyve got to change the way they view on the front lines. Their responsibilities towards personal responsibilities, towards safety, and thats whats been slipping over time. The idea that they could they could have things wrong with the airplane as its going down the production line, but still push it to the next position on the line, rather than stopping the line and making sure it was right. Boeing says it does encourage employees to Say Something and speak up if they see something wrong. Governor newsom says the chp organized Retail Task Force is making a difference, according to newsoms office, the task force has conducted 185 investigations so far this year. Theyve led to 474 arrests and the recovery of more than 160,000 in stolen goods valued at 4. 2 million. The task force, first formed in 2019, includes not only the chp but also personnel from local Police Departments and sheriffs and District Attorneys offices across the state. Bay area Union Carpenters and local elected officials joined forces today to take a stand against tax fraud in the construction industry. Dozens gathered outside daly city city hall as part of a national day of action. The goal is to let Companies Know they will be prosecuted if they engage in illegal practices, such as violating workers comp laws, failing to pay overtime or failing to pay at all. And theyre taking advantage of the workers. And thats our job is to say, you know, when you do that, thats tax fraud. When you do that, thats even if it is a form of labor trafficking. And were not going to just sort of say its a civil issue. Were going to treat it like what it is. Its a crime. Officials say they want to make sure the labor force union and nonunion alike is all protected. According to wagstaffe, those who violate labor and tax laws can face three years in prison or more, depending on the number of victims. It is the end of an era. This weekend, saturday will be the last run for barts legacy trains. Those are the ones that have been running for 50 years. More than 50 years. In some cases, the Transit Agency will hold a celebration at macarthur station in oakland with food activity as well as a bart merchandise pop up. This will also mark the end of the transition to barts socalled fleet of the future. Those more modern cars have been phased in, and there are now more than 700 of them. As for the legacy cars, at least three of them are headed to a museum in suisun city. A Youth Baseball League is facing a different kind of opponent. Thieves. The effort to help them get back in the game, detoxing from your phone. Youre probably on it more than you think. And the future of the happiest place on earth. The changes coming to disneyland, and what changes might be coming to the warriors. Im Chris Alvarez at chase center. Klay thompson spoke today. Well hear from him on the other side of the break. Im spencer christian. 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The players spoke with the media about the season ender and their future, and abc seven sports anchor Chris Alvarez is live from chase center. Uh somber there. I would imagine today chris. Yeah, really, its hard to believe because 24 hours ago i was in sacramento with the warriors, getting ready for that play in game against the kings, and it just didnt see what happened last night for the warriors coming down and getting blown out in sacramento a lot to be kind of parsed out this summer for the warriors and their future, especially the future of Klay Thompson, who is a free agent going into the off season. Now the future hall of famer a night to forget for klay last night. He was scoreless. Went zero for ten in the elimination game. Lost last night in sacramento. Not something we dont see from klay to be honest with you. But one game doesnt make a career. Look hes a four time champion. Missed just five games the entire regular season. Remember he missed back to back seasons with season ending injuries. He averaged just under 18 points per game. Hit 268 threes. Actually led the league in free throw percentage. The big three of steph, klay and draymond had delivered four titles during this dynasty, and they still want another run at it. Weve been through the highest of highs and lows. Whether its losing a championship, winning a championship, missing the playoffs. Weve been through everything together. So uh that does mean a lot. And makes me, grateful to have the times ive had with them, like, done some pretty historic stuff. Could never see myself, you know, not with those two guys. Its i understand this League Changes and theres so many things that go into it, and were not going to play forever. But, you know, weve, experienced so much together. And at the end of the day, like, again, i know they want to win, i know i want to win, and thats all im worried about. They stuck with us through the good and the bad. Not so great this year. But you cant win every year. So yeah, i do have confidence until its no longer obviously you want to keep winning. I mean when youve been a part of winning seasons, you dont really want to go away from that. So i would like to win again. One for the thumb would be nice. So therein lies the challenge for the warriors. Can they get it done with this same group. And Klay Thompson entering the off season. He was asked about if he thought much about his future and what that looks like. He was a little bit, salty in his answer. Says he doesnt think about it. He has a lot of time before july when free agency really opens up in those contract negotiations. Kind of begin, maybe potentially with other teams. But for now, klay is a warrior. And as a warrior fan, i think you got to enjoy the last decade plus because its been such a run, clavin said today. He was drafted in 2011. Could have never imagined the ride hes been on with this Warriors Team was much more at five and six. Obviously, steph want to stay together. Well see if it all kind of pans out with the financials later on this summer. Lets hope so. Its going to be really hard to adjust to that change. These guys have been together so long and so effectively thats going to take some getting used to. A special trio right . Right. All right. Thanks, chris. Steph curry will be spending his summer doing what hes never done before playing for team usa at the olympics. Curry is one of 12 players selected to the team that will be coached by his warriors boss, steve kerr. Steph was eligible to play in the games in 2016 and 2020, but chose not to in order to recover from injuries. Hell be the fifth player to represent the warriors at the olympics following draymond green, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes and chris mullin, so he keeps playing baseball even though the regular season is over. Yeah, right. Yeah. Well hell be busy as always. All right. Lets turn our attention to the weather forecast. Just another lovely day around the bay area spencer, lets keep this up. Im trying doing my best. Im not a miracle worker, but some think i am. Heres a look at our satellite radar composite image. You can see that weve got still clear skies that we refer to. Pleasant, mild weather, an onshore flow, a nice brisk one. But some clouds offshore might be moving in our direction. That will bring a few hours and days of partly cloudy skies our way, but no rain is expected. Right now were looking at breezy conditions, especially near the coast where we have 18 mile per hour winds at sfo and 22 mile per hour gusts right now at Half Moon Bay. But generally the winds are relatively calm and mild, as is our weather. Right now. Were looking at the 24 hour temperature change and a couple of locations are about two degrees cooler than at this time yesterday, but most locations are anywhere from 2 to 4 degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. So lets take a closer look. 68 degrees in San Francisco right now. Mid 70s at oakland and hayward, 80 degrees at san jose, 75 palo alto and 61 at Half Moon Bay. Nice view from the east bay hills. Camera looking westward, weve got some cloud cover out there, but its just partly cloudy, partly sunny. Afternoon 76 right now at santa rosa, petaluma only 6874 at napa and mid 70s also at concord and livermore. And these are our forecast headlines. Partly cloudy and mild tonight although overnight well see some partial clearing tomorrow. More summerlike warmth is coming our way and into the weekend we can expect this dry pattern to continue. Itll be a pleasant one as well. Overnight lows under partly cloudy skies with some clearing towards sunrise will be mainly in the low 50s, so its going to be pretty mild overnight. Some locations way up north we drop into the upper 40s, but generally were looking at 50s as lows overnight and highs tomorrow. 60 one Half Moon Bay 69 here in San Francisco right around the bay shoreline mainly mid 70s 74 to about 76 degrees. And in our inland areas upper 70s to about 80 degrees. And as we skip ahead to the weekend before we do the full accuweather seven day forecast. I just want to show you its going to be nice and sunny saturday and sunny, mild afternoon conditions, high temperatures on saturday ranging from 64 at the coast to about 78 inland. Sunday 66 at the coast to 82 inland. So thats, some pretty nice weather. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast. Well have a little bit of a cool down on friday as a weak frontal system approaches. Itll bring a few clouds, and there is a possibility of some coastal drizzle early in the morning on friday and saturday. But were not talking about measurable rainfall, certainly not any widespread rainfall. But then going into the weekend, gloriously sunny and mild to warm weather, high temperatures up near 80 inland. Slight dip in temperatures going into early next week, but the skies remain mostly clear and sunny and, rain free going into the middle of next week. So even with the drop in temperatures, were not expecting expecting drops of rain. Okay, you know, this time of year i like my rainfall unmeasurable. You may exactly. As opposed to immeasurable right . Right. Thanks. Okay. The best city parks in the nation were ranked, and San Franciscos Golden Gate Park made the cut. This list was dominated by experts and voted on by readers of usa today. Our iconic Golden Gate Park is number two. Its beloved for its trails, museums, gardens, athletic fields, floating, a boating lake, and of course, the bison paddock. A Riverfront Park in tulsa, oklahoma, took first place. Interestingly a Gathering Place is best known for its five acre Adventure Playground and water spaces. But were on the list. All right, talk about the ultimate playground. A plan to expand disneyland in anaheim is one step closer to moving forward. After the plan was approved last night. Yeah, the nearly 2 billion expansion will be the biggest in decades, reporter marc cotarobles, from our sister station in los angeles has the story. And the vote is seven eyes, no nays. Motion carries. The disney magic is about to expand. Following that unanimous approval overnight, disney prepared to spend nearly 2 billion to further develop the theme park property over the next decade. I think that this is not just a win for disneyland. This is a win for anaheim residents. Part of the plan includes spending 40 million to buy streets from the city of anaheim, including magic way. Reaction at the tuesday night meeting was mixed, with speakers lining up for hours. We are a disney family and im excited for the new rides that this expansion could bring. However for i feel betrayed. That magic way is up for sale. Youre going to close a street to privatize it. We already have our streets overtaken by tourists that dont want to pay the parking fee. At disney. And what do we get out of it . The project gives disney approval to develop new attractions and immersive experiences on what is currently a 50 acre parking lot, also included is a 30 million commitment from disney for Affordable Housing across anaheim, along with funding for parks plus street and transportation improvements. I cant wait to see what they are going to come up with. Their creative team, everything theyve done in other resorts around the world have just been absolutely magical, so im excited to see what theyre going to bring to anaheim. The overnight vote was the first of two, the next and final vote now scheduled for may 7th. Disneyland forward would then go into effect june 7th, creating some 9000 new construction jobs. Mark cotarobles abc seven eyewitness news. Bringing back San Franciscos downtown. The two bills that could make a difference here and in other cities across the state, and lost and found some of the oddest things left in an uber car by cardiologists. It was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. Dont take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if youve had angioedema with an ace or arb. The most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. Ask your doctor about entresto for Heart Failure. Novartis may help you save on your prescription. Salonpas lidocaine flex. A super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. And did we mention, it really, really sticks . Salonpas, its good medicine. At the state capitol. New legislation would help the city with its plan to turn Vacant Office space into housing. One lawmaker estimates San Francisco has 32 point 6,000,000ft■ s of empty office space. Thats the equivalent of 23 salesforce towers. Wrap your head around that. Assembly member phil ting outlined today in sacramento how the bill would work. This bill will allow San Francisco to create a Downtown Revitalization district, which will allow them to have tax increment financing to use that tax increment. The construction of conversion from office space into uh apartment buildings. Theres the second bill backed by scott wiener, to revitalize San Francisco. It made it out of committee today. Well, with the help of i, one company is doing free Graphic Design to support some Small Businesses. Today, they held a storefront makeover reveal in San Franciscos excelsior district. Free pick partnered with local designers who are early in their careers using free picks ai tools. Theyre able to draw inspiration and easily bring the Business Owners ideas to life. Running the business is so hard, and its always difficult to find the funds and to find the time. So i think that we gave them this kind of break and opportunity and help to do this. So far, theyve helped familiar restaurant excelsior cafe and rizzos barbershop free pick at some budget for each business to cover the costs of both the designs and the execute on a baseball is americas pastime but for some east bay kids, their fun is in jeopardy. After thieves stole their gear. How the community is now rallying behind these young athletes, and an Award Winning musical is coming to the bay area. A is out nearly 20,000 after their gear was stolen. Its just such a shame. But the club is now desperately trying to recoup the money to help the kids they serve. Abc seven News Reporter tim johns has their story, along with how the community is stepping in to help. At the baseball diamonds of the junior optimist, Baseball League in concord. Things have felt a little different over the past few days. On saturday, anthony northrop, the leagues facilities director, says he got a call from one of his colleagues that their property had been broken into and their Storage Containers burglarized. We lost one of our large atvs. We lost a trailer generator, water pumps and a bunch of a bunch of maintenance stuff. Anthony says in total, they lost anywhere between 18 and 20,000 worth of equipment, just as the season is getting underway. That was my initial gut reaction to be angry. Today its just more sad. That sense of sadness has spread throughout the club. Anthonys brother mark is jbls president. Mark tells me covid hit the league hard and that they had only recently started to recover. He says the timing of this burglary is especially bad. The league serves kids aged four through 13 and is entirely volunteer based. Despite this theft, though, both mark and anthony tell me theyre determined not to let it have an impact on the children following the incident, the league filed a report with the Contra Costa County sheriffs office, which says an investigation is ongoing. In the meantime, though, mark says theyre looking to install security cameras to try and prevent Something Like this from happening again, absorbing another cost to ensure things run as smoothly as possible for the players. We will just figure out have to figure out a way to lengthen our recovery process, the kids are most important here. Im not here for anybody else but them. The job isnt alone. A gofundme has been set up to help them recover some of the losses, a step mark says has touched him and so many others in the league. Now he wants to thank the community for its continued support. Youve got to weigh the good and bad and the good way outweighs the bad here. Its just the response is overwhelming. In concord, tim johns abc seven news. An apprenticeship summit in sacramento today is ushering young people into high wage career pathways. The event is empowering future generations to consider their options. Aside from college, state superintendent Tony Thurmond is raising awareness of Technical Education and apprenticeships. There are estimates that there are those who will enter a Construction Apprenticeship opportunity, who will make more than those who have a college degree, who will fill jobs that as folks retire from many of the construction trades, jobs that will go unfilled and that we need to help stimulate our economy and grow our economy and support our economy. Thurmond touts these opportunities as a game changer for marginalized communities by breaking cycles of generational poverty. According to the u. S. Department of labor, 90 of those who completed an Apprenticeship Program retain employment, with an average salary of 80,000. There are some great Skilled Labor and technical jobs, no question. Well, a beloved south bay teacher known for her fierce dedication to students, is still giving back to her Community Even after her unexpected death. Abc seven News Reporter zach fuentes has more on how her impressive shoe collection is helping the next generation of students. Virginia wright was a wellknown and beloved san jose teacher. Her family says she mentored and inspired students for more than 35 years. She taught in the same School District where not just she went to school, but it was all of all of us her siblings, her sister jose sanchez says wrights teaching inspired both students and other teachers for decades. Even after her official retirement, she was still subbing. That was her passion just to be around the kids. Tragically, wright died last year in a car accident. Her family, still coping with their loss, wanted to find a way for her legacy to continue. Over the years. Wright started collecting jordans. That collection ended up leading to connection. She just loved that idea of there was a connection and kids would question the shoes and hey , mrs. Wright, what shoes are you wearing today . And you know, she just loved that. The difference she was able to make through her tireless work and shoe collection caught the attention of major shoe retailer shoe palace. Thats how we first met her in 2019, the day she got air jordan ones made in her honor at an assembly at santee elementary in san jose, a day she was blown away by. Like that. I was a teacher. They liked that i was giving back to the community, and they chose instead of going for an athlete or a celebrity, they chose to go with a teacher. Sanchez had more than 200 pairs of her sisters shoes together. She and shoe palace are now working to auction off those sneakers for a san jose state scholarship, wrights ama mater. I just feel in my heart it was the right thing to do with her collection. Shoe palace helped facilitate the restoration of the shoes and auction. The goal is to raise 50,000. So far, its raised 20,000, but there are more than 60 pairs of shoes left to auction. Shes still helping kids, and shes helping kids succeed. I know thats, what she would be really proud of. To find out more on how to bid on the shoes, head to charitybuzz. Com and search sp gina. A cash donation site is also set up on san jose states website in san jose. Zach fuentes, abc seven news dealing with phone addictions and some of the strangest things left behind in an uber. The if you have Heart Failure, entrust your heart to entresto, a medicine specifically designed for Heart Failure. Entresto is the 1 Heart Failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. It was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. Heart failure can change the structure of your heart, so it may not work as well. Entresto helps improve your hearts ability to pump blood to the body. And with a healthier heart, you can keep on doing what you love. Dont take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if youve had angioedema with an ace or arb. 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So 12,076,000. Dont forget the 500. As you said, right . No, thats absurd disparity. But i think that is going to begin to change. Wnba getting really hot now. Of course its all about economics. You know, so much more revenue in the nba than the wnba. And thats why there is that disparity. But i think over time its going to begin to close, which it needs to obviously i think youre right, dan. I think itll be over a shorter time than we might imagine. Is this more merchandizing and more revenue generated for the wnba . People are going to be wearing the jerseys of wnba players. But again, it takes time. Yeah, yeah, i still dont think its going to be equal. No, no, it probably wont be equal at least until the revenue is comparable. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Yeah. Then it might be i mean they could work out a model where they revenue share where they act as one entity. And i think a lot of the women, you know, caitlin clark, shes going to make millions in endorsements. So that does help. Yeah. But yeah but the men get endorsements too. Exactly. But the base salary is still the base salary. Yeah, yeah. All right, well, kristen, your wife of 40 niner. Kyle, use check. Paid tribute to the warriors today by showing off a jacket she made for ayesha curry. Now, in the post, you can see the designer working on the warriors style jacket, as well as the finished product. So you see it in progress. Then when its done, she wrote. The season may have not ended the way we hoped for, but were always rooting for the bay and her designs got so popular this year. So much attention and what a nice touch today as the warriors season ends. Not in a way we were hoping for. Yeah, but you know that ends it on a good note. So unique. All of her designs although maybe a little warm today for that jacket. But i know itll get good use. Ayesha im sure loves it. Yeah. And spencer, you know that she did the jacket for taylor swift. Yeah. Really caught fire with some of this work. Yeah, im waiting for the all weather jacket to come out. Yeah. You know, with umbrellas and rain drops. No, but she is so talented. Her jackets are so attractive. I think so, and youre right, it ends the season on an upbeat, kind of hopeful note. Yeah, i think that flannel plaid collar is a stroke of genius. I would never think of that, you know . No. Yeah. Designers are, you know, often clothing designers, we would naturally think of a lot of what they come up with. But thats just like art on a wall. I mean, they come up with unique things and look at the world in a way that most of us dont. Youre right. Its wearable art. Yeah. Okay. Are you addicted to your phone in New York Times report dropped an eye opening statistic today at 3 p. M. On getting answers. The 4. 5 hours of a day is actually the average age for most people. Most people are looking at their phones 4. 5 hours a day. Theyre picking them up about 100 times a day. I mean, we are all addicted to our phones 100 times. Yep, 100 times. And guess what . That she ended up doing a detox of sorts by getting rid of her iphone. She said enough is enough and switched to an Old Fashioned flip phone. Now is only an experiment and she only did it a month. But she realized shes. Well, dan, dan. Focus. Spencer and i are texting. Yeah we are. Yeah. So are you two. Oh, wait. Where are we going for dinner, dash . Oh, kristen, were having a text conversation, i look, i bet you guys are actually not as bad as me. I looked at my screen time usage. You know how your phone can track that if you dare to look, i was at almost eight hours. Thats my average eight hours. Eight hours a day over. I dont even want to know where i can find that. But kristen, you and i were talking, and i told you that after vacation last week. It said your screen time is down 25. And i thought, oh, fabulous, you should be on vacation all the time. Ama, i know, i think youre right. Well, i use the phone a lot, but not necessarily for phone calls. I use it to look things up because, you know, i get alerts that we hear chiming is stored in here, right . Yeah. Pictures of the grandkids and all that sort of thing. So im looking at the phone a lot, but im not like on conversations im the same. But you know, but chris and i were talking in the break. You know, one thing ive been trying to be more intentional about doing is if im going to be if i walk into omars office, i have a conversation or if we go out for a walk with my wife, put the phone away, just be in the moment for a few minutes and just enjoy that moment. Dont resist the urge to pick up the phone. I did that today. Dan. I was walking louis and i was like, oh, its so nice outside. Stop multitasking, put the phone down and just enjoy the walk. I know, right . Just take a minute. All right. Well uber just shared a list of the weirdest items left behind in rides this year. While clothing, luggage and headphones of course. The most common forgotten items. Heres a list of some of the funniest things a hair toupee. Dont want to leave without that a live pet turtle, a gnome, a fake butt, two containers with spiders in them, a plan b pills uh a w wwe championship belt. Can you imagine that . And ceramic decorative cats back to the phone. The only thing ive ever left one time was a phone. The guy fortunately came back and found me, but that was unnerving. What happened to the turtle . You guys . Whats a fake . But thats what i was going to say. I bet dan didnt think he was going to say that today. Yeah, no, i did not. When i when i was driving in, i did not think i would say that be televised. Were glad you did. All right. I know thats whats fun about this job. You never know what youre going to. Thats right. Yeah, but that is unnerving. You guys ever left anything in an uber before i left my phone behind. Once in a taxi. And i was telling someone after i realized what i had done, i left my phone. I left my phone and he said, call your phone. And if it rings, the taxi driver may bring it back. And i called he it rang, he answered. He came back and i gave him a huge tip. Nice, nice. Yeah. What people leave behind in the ubers and the tsa screening. Yeah, exactly. Scary scary as heck. Ive never left a fake butt though. All right, well jardiance its a little pill with a big story to tell i take oncedaily jardiance at each days start as time went on it was easy to see im lowering my a1c jardiance works twentyfour seven in your body to flush out some sugar. And for adults with type 2 diabetes and known heart disease, jardiance can lower the risk of cardiovascular death, too. Serious side effects may include ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration that can lead to sudden worsening of kidney function, and genital yeast or urinary tract infections. A rare, lifethreatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. Stop jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infection ketoacidosis, or an allergic reaction. You may have an increased risk for lower limb loss. Call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of infection in your legs or feet. Taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. Jardiance is really swell the little pill with a big story to tell celebrated one year as cohost reporter joel garguilo, from our sister station in new york, celebrated with them today. Their story started on camera close to 30 years ago. After one soap opera, three kids and nearly 28 years of marriage a first for kelly and mark. Joining me today and permanently until one of us dies is mark consuelos. Their First Official anniversary as cohosts. You guys have always celebrated such big anniversaries. So whats it like celebrating a first . Now . This year has definitely been the fastest year of my life. I cannot believe its gone this fast. Id say its been like a month or two. As a viewer, it feels like this was always how it was supposed to be. Its so i feel like that for you. It does. It really, really does. And we were sort of the biggest naysayers. We really didnt think it would be a good idea. You know, what could a husband and wife add to a Morning Television program like ours . Turns out they add a lot of humor. If you stop me, its going to be kellys fault. Part kelly home and some friendly marital competition. Mark, you are wrong. That is, youre still learning things about one another. Thats every day. Every day, every day. Do you guys have favorite moments from the last year . We did the Christmas Show where they showed like a retrospective of having our little kids come on for like Little Christmas segments and seeing them essentially grow up on this show. I started getting choked up a whirlwind year thats taken the duo to vegas. Everybody feeling lucky, the oscars, the dance floor. Keep up with more to come. It is the First Anniversary of live with kelly and mark. If there were three words to describe this past year, what would your three words be . What would your three words be . Fast learning. And thrilling. Spellbinding he really has. I i keep saying hes made this show his own in a way that ive not seen before, a new energy and an overall atmospheric shift. And i credit mark entirely with that. Thats nice. They do a great job together. You can watch live with kelly and mark weekdays at nine right here on abc seven. Theyre literally together 24 seven. Thats true. Katy perry will be leaving American Idol after this season after seven seasons. Perry says its the right time for her to leave. Perry also hinted at putting out a new album called cp6. You can watch American Idol sundays and mondays on abc seven. Look at that outfit. Wow. Dramatic. Shes been great on that show too, i have to say. So have the others. All right, lets move on. Talk about the weather. One last time. Oh, just gorgeous. Spencer, thank you for your efforts. Yeah, i accept cash as well. But what about. No. But what . Bitcoin not bitcoin. Heres a look ahead to the weekend. Its going to be lovely. Sunny skies i had to give it away early because its so exciting. High temperatures getting up to the upper 70s to low 80s in the inland areas. So a pleasant weekend ahead. Now tonight well see a few clouds in the evening and late night hours. More clearing towards morning with overnight lows mainly in the low 50s. So its going to be pretty mild overnight. Then tomorrow will be another mainly sunny and mild today. Much like today, almost summer like with high temperatures near 80 degrees inland and mid to upper 70s around the bay shoreline. So heres the accuweather seven day forecast. More of the same weather weve had the last couple of days. It will be rain free through the next seven days. However, there is a slight chance of some coastal drizzle early friday morning and saturday morning, but were not talking about measurable rainfall or widespread rainfall. Its going to be sunny and dry and nice for the next seven days. Dan and kristen are outstanding. Thank you spencer. Well and Award Winning play thats about finding your own power every body has their own strange loop. You have more power than you think. Its just about how you use that power. Abc seven news anchor reggie aqui digs into a strange loop nexgard® combo is the only monthly topical that protects against fleas, ticks, tapeworms, and more. Use with caution in cats with a history of seizures or neurologic disorders. Nexgard combo,. Youre the one that i want. The monthly oneanddone you want. Even before it got to broadway and won a tony once it opened. Its based on a frustrated writer working as a lion king usher while writing a musical about being a lion king. Usher, abc7 news anchor reggie aqui spoke with the creator about his circle of strife, a strange loop is a show about a black queer man writing a musical about a black queer man writing a musical about a black queer man writing a musical. Its making its west coast debut here at act in San Francisco. Were about to meet the man who wrote this show and the man who plays its lead, usher, whos stuck in a strange loop journey. Jesus name. The play who is usher. Usher is a young, fat, black, gay musical theater writer who is an usher at the lion king, and hes sort of cycling through his own sort of self perceptions, and his thoughts sort of take form around him. Show me how to pray while i did draw from personal experience to write the show, its not autobiographical, not exactly. Its emotionally autobiographical. I felt everything that usher has felt. Maybe you dont know how to pray so when youre an usher at the lion king, what was or wasnt going through your head standing at the back of that audience . So one day i was on the mezzanine level of the theater, and we had just let patrons come in, and its sort of an older woman had come in and shed gone down to her seat and like row aa and i was standing in aisle four, and then she sort of turned around. She was looking for a booster cushion, and she goes, usher, usher and i like clocked that. And that sort of became the motif of the opening number. Of, of the you keep your knees bent. My name is malachi macaskill, and ill be playing usher in a strange loop. You are still in college. Im still in college. Im a junior at the university of North Carolina at greensboro. But coming into this role is kind of surreal because i get a glimpse of the deepest and darkest part of my life, and i get to put it on the stage and do it honestly, which is amazing. I need you to tell me how you got this role. How did you audition . I never stay off my phone. So i was on instagram and i saw the Telsey Office was having a countrywide casting call for usher. I sent in my materials and i went to the callback in new york, and then, boom i am here in San Francisco. Youre going through rehearsals right now here in San Francisco at act. Can you describe that process for me . Its very rigorous. We have very long days, but honestly, the rehearsal room is so relaxed and chill. Everybody makes everybody feel comfortable. We have great communication. Our director, stephen brackett, makes everyone feel comfortable and if we need to take a step back, we absolutely will because this is a very heavy show. Two, three and four. Maybe you dont know, maybe you dont know. What is it that you want them to walk away from that theater thinking about . Same thing i told audiences since we began doing the show is i want them to walk away thinking about themselves. Everybody has their own strange loop and theyre hopefully will see their own strange loop refracted through usher. People can say all kinds of things about you externally in the world, but sometimes the worst person is inside. Thats like, no one can really hurt me. Its more than i can hurt myself. You have more power than you think. Its just about how you use that power. A strange loop is playing at the act in San Francisco until may 12th. For more information, just go to acts eff. Org and thats going to do it for abc seven news at four. Abc seven news at five is coming up next. Prosecutors are seeking justice for an innocent victim of the fentanyl crisis in the south bay. A baby named winter is dead. Four peop f