Yeah, larry, now, part of the reason why the governor says hes supporting this is because he wants to ensure that Abortion Access for californians isnt impacted. The idea behind it is by allowing Arizona Doctors to perform abortions for their patients here in this state, than any potential influx of new patients here wont take away appointments from california residents. Governor gavin newsom, surrounded by the california legislative womens caucus wednesday, the Group Gathering to announce a new proposal that would give Arizona Doctors the ability to perform abortions for their patients here in california, a direct response to a recent Arizona Supreme Court decision that effectively bans all abortions in the state. This arizona law is the first border state law that will directly impact the state of california. During the news conference, newsom stressed that california had an obligation to respond to the 1864 law that will soon dictate Abortion Access in arizona. However, given the current patchwork of abortion laws that exist around the u. S, experts say laws like the one newsom is proposing could face legal challenges. Just the way that weve seen things sort of folding out in the last two years since roe was overturned, i think it has to lead in that direction. Beyond the legislative debate , abortion providers here in the bay area say theyve already seen an increase of patients from both inside and outside the state since the dobbs decision. Just here at norcal, in our 20 counties, we have seen a 38 increase of patients seeking abortion services. On wednesday, the Arizona House voted to replace the 1864 law with a 15 week ban on abortion, a move that planned parenthood Northern California says wont stop a new influx of people here seeking care. Thats why, despite the steps theyve already taken, garcia says he and his colleagues know more work needs to be done, making sure that our workforce is up to date, that were making, that were hiring enough clinicians, enough support services to continue to support those individuals that are coming from other states. Now, newsoms proposals will need to pass both the state assembly and the state senate by a two thirds majority to become law in the studio, tim johns, abc seven news. Tim, thank you. New developments now in the middle east hostage crisis. And today hamas released a video showing hirsh goldberg, poland. Hes a 24 year old man who was born in berkeley, one of hundreds taken hostage by hamas during the october seventh attack. Abc seven News Reporter lena howland has the emotional response from his parents. Shalom. Currently. Hirsh. Goldberg. Pauline. Its been 201 days since berkeley native hirsh goldberg, poland, was kidnaped and taken hostage by hamas during a Music Festival on october 7th in israel. But on wednesday, a heavily edited video of a man identifying himself as 24 year old hirsh was released on a hamas run telegram channel. Seeing a video of hirsh today is overwhelming. Were relieved to see him alive, but we are also concerned about his health and wellbeing. Hirschs parents, john poland and rachel goldberg, say they want the world to see this video. They are now putting out a desperate plea to all leaders involved in negotiating the hostage situation. Be brave, lean in, seize this moment and get a deal done to reunite all of us with our loved ones, and to end the suffering in this region. According to the video, hirschs left arm has been amputated at the forearm. His parents told abc news just days after the october 7th attack that he suffered a serious injury to that arm before being captured. Its very clear how terribly treated the hostages have been by hamas. The idea and thought that they could come home alive, or at least some of them, still is a wonderful thing and a good thing. Over the passover holiday, when families generally come together. Mark levine, regional director of the Antidefamation League and former state assembly member, says hes relieved to know hirsch may still be alive. But he says as long as hamas is in power, hostages wont be released. This war could come to an end as soon as hamas surrenders and releases the hostages. In a briefing on wednesday, the u. S. State Department Said they cant verify the videos authenticity, but hirschs mom made her feelings about it clear. We heard your voice today for the first time in 201 days, and if you can hear us, i am telling you, we are telling you we love you. Stay strong in berkeley. Lena howland abc seven news. More protests against the war in gaza on College Campuses across the country today. Protests have expanded to other campuses now, including harvard, texas and usc. While the demonstrations are continuing at both columbia and cal. Abc News Reporter reena roy, with the very latest. Protests growing intense on the university of texas austin campus. State troopers telling protesters to disperse. More chaos at the university of southern california. Officers taking down tents and signs put up by protesters on campus. The schools, among others across the country, were demonstrating, are taking place nearly seven months into the israeli hamas war. Most have been peaceful, but things turned violent at Cal Poly Humboldt tuesday. Police struggling to control hundreds of propalestinian demonstrators on the college campus. The school now closed today at nyu. Security ramped up a new barricade put up after clashes between protesters and police. Also in new york. Columbia university turning to Virtual Learning for the last week of classes after some jewish students said they felt unsafe. Like aidan hunter, who says he understands the protests. I dont mean to diminish that, but id say the majority of my friends, especially jewish friends, feel a sense of insecurity at this time. I havent been able to go to classes just because of the constant shouting and screaming for violence against jews. Video from today shows dozens of tents still set up on campus. House Speaker Mike Johnson visiting columbia to meet with jewish students. Neither israel nor these jewish students on this campus will ever stand alone. The cherished traditions of this university are being overtaken right now by radical and extreme ideologies. They place a target on the backs of jewish students. Protesters demanding colleges divest from companies they say profit from ties to israel. Were not planning on packing up and going home. We are here because people in palestine are going through so much worse. Reena roy, abc news, new york. An explosion at a home under construction sent three workers to the hospital in oakland this morning. One was critically injured and the other two suffered minor injuries. Officials say they were in the first floor apartment of a fourplex on Martin Luther king junior way, near 61st street in north oakland. Some sort of Chemical Reaction caused a small explosion that burned the three workers. It looked like it was more of kind of like a flash fire, a big, quick burst of energy broke the windows out. Lots of smoke, small amount of fire went out rather quickly. No extension to any of the other apartments. Oakland fire investigators are trying to pinpoint exactly what caused that huge explosive flash. A mystery right now in daly city. This is video from a short time ago of bomb squad members looking over a toyota sedan blown apart by an explosion of some kind. It happened around 1015 this morning in a residential neighborhood at west line and skyline drives. People heard the blast from miles around. Agents from the fbi and the atf are also on the scene at this point. The bomb squad is pulling items out of the car to inspect. They look. They took a long look at a suitcase. Authorities are releasing very Little Information about the situation, including whether anybody was injured. Community support is growing for a baker at a beloved San Francisco donut shop who was critically injured in a hit and run incident on his way to work. Sfpd says Jesus Zamudio was riding his electric scooter in the Mission Early sunday morning when a car hit him. When officers got to the scene, the driver was gone. Bobs donuts owner says zamudio was headed to work at their location at the corner of baker and fulton streets. Hes been a longtime employee at all three of their locations, including the famous 24 hour shop on polk street. Police say zamudios injuries are life threatening. Just really sad, it really made me think about Street Safety in the city. Pedestrian and i know he was on a scooter, but its just its a dangerous city to be, on your feet or on a small vehicle, zamudio has a wife and two children in mexico who depend upon him. A gofundme page has been set up, and so far its raised more than 23,000. You probably heard the line if you build it, they will come. Yes. And in antioch, theyre hoping theyll come by. Massive cargo ship, new projects underway to help increase maritime commerce at antiochs deep water ports, which the city says are underutilized. Abc7 News Reporter anser hassan has more. The city of antioch is looking to become another maritime terminal in the bay area. Thats shocking for a lot of people because we usually see the ships go by and they dont stop and they go on to West Sacramento or stockton, but we do have deep water ports in antioch. Last week, the first of eight ships docked in antioch as part of the first phase of an ports expansion into the city. And port is one of the Worlds Largest automotive shipping companies. Itll bring a wide range of vehicles to antiochs port and ship them across the u. S. With the already connected bnsf railway, theres going to be impacts that may be benign to the average person, but are very meaningful to the city in terms of like tax revenue. As an example, antiochs deep water ports are a legacy of the areas rich mining history. But the mayor says theyre being underutilized. The city is now turning attention to economic prospects for the future beyond just an increased tax base. The mayor says upwards of 300 jobs get activated. Any time those ships arrive, well see other businesses either move to antioch or be created as a result of them being here in the in the in the shipping operation coming. The city is also set to break ground on two new massive warehouse facilities linked to maritime commerce. Theyll be similar to the ones in oakland that have the Amazon Center right now. So again, that corridor is going to be going to be coming up economically. Special attention is being paid to the carbon footprint, with big ships required to use cleaner burning diesel. And theyre not the only vessels being talked about. The city just completed a Feasibility Study about operating Ferry Service from antioch to San Francisco. We do plan to look at other ways that we can use our our ports to ensure not just economic growth, but to ensure that people can get to, to their jobs in San Francisco, oakland, different places, in a much more efficient manner in antioch, anser hassan abc seven news. Some big changes for air travelers. How new rules could help you save money. Animal lovers could be doing more harm to wildlife than good. 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Khanna says a ban would hinder free speech by stifling those who use the app to share their message. Big change for travelers today. New federal rules change how you refunded when your flight is canceled, and also rules for those fees. Abc7 News ReporterGloria Rodriguez looks at the changes announced today. This is a big day for americas flying public. I think for, you know, the average flier , it would be really good Beneficial Holding the airlines more accountable for timely refunds and transactions is a good idea. Heres how it will work. Passengers will get automatic cash refunds when their flights are canceled or delayed by more than three hours for domestic flights and more than six hours for international flights. Dot also requires airlines to give cash refunds if there are changes at airports. Added connections downgrade added seats and a change to a less accessible plane or if your bags are lost and not delivered within 12 hours and refunds for extra services paid for and not received, such as wifi no more defaulting to vouchers or credits when consumers may not even realize that they are entitled to cash. Travel expert katie nastro of going. Com, formerly scotts cheap flights, tells me this will make the process less painful and confusing for passengers when they need to request a refund because of a significant delay or cancellation. Now, these new rules will make it automatic, meaning that you will get it promptly within seven business days. You can get cash, you can get refunded back to your form of payment. You dont have to accept a voucher or travel credit that the Airline Might have given you in the past, which technically today, even before these rules, you could have requested a refund back to your form of payment instead of taking a new flight. But a lot of times people arent equipped with that information and just accept what the airline was going to offer them. Also, putting another rule on the books protecting Airline Passengers from being surprised by fees. These charges can really add up for things like a checked bag, a carry on bag, uh change fees, cancellation fees. Dot is giving airlines a deadline of six months to comply with the new rules at sfo. Gloria rodriguez abc seven news and following that announcement, airlines for america, the association representing airlines like delta, american, southwest and united, says it refunded nearly 11 billion to consumers collectively last year. Yeah. And in a statement they added consumers are given the choice of refundable ticket options with terms and conditions that best fit their needs. The city of san pablo has chosen the first ever Asian American to serve as its police chief. Brian boebert, a 21 year veteran and Current Interim chief, has been selected for the permanent job. City leaders praised his extensive experience and breadth of the roles that he has held in the department. Boebert was among 13 applicants for the job, and he assumes that role on may 1st. San Francisco City leaders pulled back the curtains on an upgraded and modernized 911 dispatch center. It should improve working conditions for dispatchers. A Ribbon Cutting ceremony helped celebrate the opening of the new center. Its located inside the department of Emergency Management building on turk street. This is a new break room, a more workstations available, a new training room, Technology Upgrades as well for next generation 911 systems. City leaders say the new digs there are huge upgrade for frontline heroes whose jobs have become tougher in recent years, even after those calls in, there are still sometimes things that stick to you and you need support from the people around you to help get through it. The center handles some 3200 calls for help. Every single day. Its a lot of calls. Yeah, it looks nice. All right. Im calling for a little help. I would like it to warm up a little bit. You know who we can call for that, well, we can call Spencer Christian. Whether he answers is another whole whole side. I will answer the call.