Were released. This was a nail biter for many of us. In fact, i think ive mentioned before that i would personally experience going to the grocery store. And as im picking out some fruits and vegetables, one person says, congratulations, youre up today. And the person who overhears next to us says, no. Today. Hes down uh. And so it is living that experience. Im glad that every vote mattered and that we are headed into this november election multiple candidates ran in the march 5th primary race to replace retiring congresswoman anna eshoo. And though the primary was meant to come down to two candidates, it came down to three. We have the top two primary system in california, and we ended up with two candidates exactly tied for second place, this means that that three people would go to the runoff in november instead of two. Sam liccardo won first place by a wide margin, and for weeks it was unclear if evan low or joe simitian won second place until the results revealed the tie for second, though, it seemed that all three would go to the november ballot, a recount was requested. The Santa Clara CountyRegistrars Office said recount observers challenged 45 uncounted ballots. The registrar determined that seven of them that were initially uncounted were valid. The mix up with that batch had to do with signature matching and boxes that those voters forgot to mark, affirming their citizenship status. There were also mix ups with some other ballots. There were 12 ballots in a batch that werent counted, so that was an error, a human error. We understand were going to, like i said, going to tighten the processes. But that happened in that ballot counting room. And they were able to fix that and count those ballots. In a statement, simitian said he was disappointed but not sad, saying in part, the good news is the 16th congressional districts long, painful exercise counting the votes is over. The not so good news we have come up short. I lost and i concede i trust the process and i accept the result in san jose. Zach fuentes, abc seven news. Protests around the bay area today to mark may day propalestinian rallies, combined with the annual may day event calling for rights for workers. Abc seven News Reporter tim johnson has been following several of these protests today. Reporter now, this protest just wrapped up a short while ago. It was a little bit different than what we had anticipated, though at first, protesters were meant to meet here at the west oakland bart station and then marched down to the port of oakland with the intention of shutting it down. That plan was, however, derailed after the port preemptively shut down for what they say was a preplanned stop work day that caused these folks out here to change their plan and instead turn. That would be march into a socalled victory rally. But this isnt the only protest going on in oakland this afternoon. I want to show you guys some of this video that we got from sky seven. Sky seven was overhead at this large event where a crowd of people left from the oakland Federal Building and marched around the city. They are now coalescing around the downtown area. Around a dozen demonstrations happening around the bay area wednesday in honor of may day. The annual protests always on may 1st, trace their roots back to the Labor Movement of the late 1800s. First is solidarity with all workers struggles, then is solidarity with immigrant workers and for the right to be here in San Francisco, sky seven video shows hundreds gathering at a bart station before marching down to city hall in the morning. People calling for greater rights and protections for working class people amid growing struggles. May day 2024 is a struggle for survival for workers, and especially with ai and robotics, because the plan is to get rid of large numbers of workers. This years demonstrations also merging with propalestinian protests to. At another rally outside San Franciscos Ferry Building in the afternoon, activists calling for an end to the war in gaza and u. S. Support for israel. The money that is going to support the genocide in palestine is yours and my tax money. Many protesters specifically telling us they believe that money would be better spent tackling problems here at home. People are homeless in San Francisco. They cant get health care. Why isnt that money being spent here . Different protests are expected to continue throughout the day wednesday, workers here say they hope that helps to spread their message. There hasnt been a general strike in the United States since 1946. In oakland, its time for another general strike, because that unites the entire working class. And thats when all workers can join unions. Now we are expecting protests to continue throughout the rest of the day. Im in oakland. Tim johns, abc seven news. In the south bay, a small Group Representing the democratic socialists of america staged a rally outside the king library on the San Jose State University campus. This rally was held in conjunction with may day protests taking place throughout san jose. This afternoon. Participants at this rally also called for a cease fire in gaza. One of the many messages shared during the rally. Were following the story of campus propalestinian protests, with more arrests and more defiance at schools across the nation. Officers made at least 17 arrests at the university of texas at dallas campus this evening. Thats what School Officials are saying in new york. Columbia University Just announced its going remote for the remainder of the semester. Police arrested about 300 protesters overnight. There and at city college in new york. Columbia Officials Say police moved in after protesters broke into an Academic Building and destroyed property. Im very angry and disappointed by what the administration has decided to do, and i want them to know that we will not stop until we get divestment. Arrests were also made during propalestinian protests at Tulane University in new orleans and the university of wisconsin madison. At uc santa cruz, students marched through campus in the biggest propalestinian demonstration so far at that university. Some students also set up a barricade near quarry plaza, where they set up a tent encampment. Student protesters are asking for a cease fire in gaza and the uc system to divest from companies doing business in israel. At cal, the student encampment outside sproul hall entered its 10th day. Its grown to more than 200 tents today. Supporters held a poetry reading. They want the university to create a palestinian studies program. Uc board of regents is considering a new policy to prevent faculty from making political statements on university owned websites. Ucla canceled classes wednesday, and the school said police are stationed on campus to help promote safety following a night of violence between pro Palestinian Protesters and israeli supporters. The school says 15 people were injured and one was taken to the hospital. Some counter protesters used pepper spray on the crowd, used barricades as weapons and launched fireworks. Some of those caught on fire inside our camp, many of us got injured. We could have died last night, it was extremely, extremely dangerous. And when police arrived, they did not do anything. They did not do anything to protect us. Governor newsoms office is condemning what it calls law enforcement. Slow response to violence on campus. Newsom today said free speech does not include violence, and those who participated in that should face criminal prosecution. The city of richmond is now planning to divest from companies doing business in israel. The vote from the City Council Last Night makes richmond just the second u. S. City to do so, with hayward being the first. Abc seven News Reporter anser hassan explains what happens next. And mayor martinez, yes, the motion passes with. In a 5 to 1 vote, Richmond CityCouncil Voted to divest from companies doing business in israel. The second us city to do so after hayward. One thing we can do actively is divestment, and thanks to the student movement, they brought it up to our attention again. So it was the right time. City Council MemberSuhail Albanna coauthored the resolution. She says richmond has a pool of roughly 600 million to invest, but just a small percentage around 7 is likely invested in portfolios that hold companies. The city will divest from defense contractors, and arm manufacturers like Lockheed Martin are obvious examples, but Companies Like microsoft and airbnb are also on the list. They have uh properties in the occupied uh region in and advertise it as israel. So thats why theyre in the on the list. Israeli peace activist dove bomb spoke at the city council meeting. She called the vote historic because it expands the debate on where and how american tax dollars are being spent. This is what it took that, the genocide in gaza is what it took for people of conscience here in the us to start moving money away from, Israeli Occupation and apartheid and genocide. Banner says. Weiszmann faced legal challenges after becoming the first us city to pass the Gaza Ceasefire resolution. City Council Member emails were subpoenaed. Barnes says she still faces personal threats, but california has laws against the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, or bds. Barnett says this resolution was written with future legal challenges in mind. There is nothing antisemitic about respecting human rights of everyone. Its a constitutional right, to go for divest moment. And we added the specific language that this is not discriminatory. Experts say these types of local resolutions are important and matter even more in an Election Year when Voter Sentiment doesnt align with white house policy. Statements like this from local level governments percolate upward and are heard in washington, d. C. And hopefully will have an impact on policy. In richmond, anser hassan abc seven news up next will the fastest way to build Homeless Housing set the new standard for san jose and help build a better bay area . Bringing the warmth today im meteorologist sandhya patel. Ill let you know how long you can expect it to last before it turns wet around here and much cooler. Find out box thuds water boils packet tears tea bag clanks water pours listening to people that drink bigelow tea is so important to my family, because making that perfect cup, its the reason we do what we do hi, guys hi hey so what are you guys drinking . Constant comment. When im drinking bigelow tea, its just a moment for me. Its just me time. Thats what a cup of tea is. It is. A moment for you, someone you love. Aw customer sighs it tastes really great. Yes it was always bigelow tea wow thats what my family hopes for. Cheers. Cheers. bright upbeat music for the unhoused. But could the citys answer to that problem have set a new standard . Abc7 news south bay reporter Dustin Dorsey explains their effort to build a better bay area. Thousands in the city of san jose call tents, rvs in the streets, home, a challenge archibald faces every day. How hard has that been . Hard. Maintaining food. Maintaining cooking. Keeping up with, hygiene and stuff and taking showers and stuff. Its been hard, but we have to do what we have to do to make sure we live and survive. And its coming to an end. And thats what im excited about. Thats because she hopes to be one of the first to move into the newest interim housing site on via del oro and south san jose, 150 beds will soon stand on this land, leased to the city for 1 a year for up to ten years from philanthropist john sobrato. We live in an area with the greatest concentration of wealth in the world. Its known as the center of innovation, and we ought to be able to figure out how to solve this homeless issue. San joses created quick build communities before, but this project is different because it cant be here forever. Only ten years. They cant change the land, so the units arent built to be permanent. But with that, the units are quicker and cheaper to build. A model that mayor mehan thinks can be a game changer. Its all about getting people stabilized faster and connected to the Supportive Services that enable them to reclaim some control in their lives and to get on the path to greater selfsufficiency. The mayor hopes other landowners might be inspired to do similar leases, but the city knows even if that happens, it has to get communities around the sites to buy in to get south. San jose residents on board the city will now enforce a no encampment zone within a two block radius of this quick build, but a neighbor nearby says many feel its still not enough. We wanted a half mile radius from each site, and, our Council Member and everyone else failed to do that. So why is the two block radius that it is now not enough . Youre in a commercial, area. And whats a two block radius . Even though not everyone may be on board the project will still open in early 2025. In south san jose. Dustin dorsey, abc seven news. Ferry service between San Francisco and sausalito resumed today. The popular golden gate ferry route was shut down for nearly two weeks after crews discovered one of the pylons at the sausalito pier was damaged. Contractors were finally able to finish repairs to the steel pylon this week. Sausalito pier was originally built in the 1970s by month kicked off today with a special unveiling in daly city. This is the first bay wheels bike share station in san mateo county. The docking station in the bart parking lot has electric bikes to get to nearby neighborhoods, including the westlake shopping center. And you just opens up so many doors to the community in getting people around. This is only the beginning. We would like to see these everywhere. The daly city bike station is part of an expansion into neighborhoods with easy access to San Francisco. Bay wheels currently has 550 stations in six bay area cities. All right, lets talk about the weather. Nice day to pedal walk. Do anything outside . Absolutely. Lets get to sandhya patel. Find out if its going to hang around sandia. Yeah, it is definitely going to hang around. Do you have a couple more days to enjoy this nice weather that we have out there . Ama and dan let me show you the high temperatures for today. Got up to 83 in napa at the airport, 82 in fairfield, 80 in livermore, 83, san rafael, 81 in santa rosa, 74. Oakland 78. San jose, redwood city 68. In the city, you really had to be right near the coast, where it was still breezy in places like half moon bay, where it didnt quite warm up as much compared to 24 hours ago, though 2 to 7 degrees warmer across the region. It is gusty across parts of the bay area. As we had anticipated, sfo gusting to 35 northwesterly winds gusting to 28 in half moon bay, so we just havent gotten rid of that wind yet. But slowly you will notice the winds subsiding as we head towards your friday. So High Pressure is still in control of the weather. The wind flow around the high is out of the northwest, which is why weve been seeing this gusty pattern that were in. Got to watch this system because thats whats going to bring us some rain over the weekend from our mount tam cam, we are looking at a beautiful view of ocean beach 65, in San Francisco. It is 67 degrees in oakland, san jose, redwood city. Youre still in the 70s from pier 39, watching all those sea lions packed in there, the sea lion surge and the visitors are enjoying this. This is really chamber of commerce weather 76, in santa rosa, 68 in petaluma. 70s from napa to concord to livermore. And a live view from our Oakland Airport camera. Right now it is absolutely clear. Tomorrow, sunny and mild to warm again. Saturday were expecting rain, a big drop in temperatures and next week expecting a gradual warming trend to return tonight. If you want to step outside, maybe walk the dog. Its still going to be very pleasant. Most areas in the 60s and 70s. At 715 we head into about 925 and is still comfortable. Tomorrow morning. Temperatures dropping but not much 40s and 50s to start off the day by the lunch hour it is already warming up for most areas. In the 60s and 70s, and well pop in some 80s again for the early afternoon. Your morning temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s, mainly Clear Conditions tomorrow afternoon. Sunny and mild to warm in the south bay. 79 gilroy, 78, in san jose, santa cruz, good day to be on the beach. 76 degrees 74 on the peninsula in palo alto, 60 in pacifica, downtown San Francisco, 67 degrees. Daly city 64. Expecting bright skies in the north bay 76 in san rafael, 80 degrees in santa rosa. These temperatures above average for this time of year, and in the east bay 74 oakland, fremont had inland. Its 80 in concord and livermore. Just when you get used to this idea, we bring in a level one storm for saturday rain will be moderate at times. Slick roadways, breezy conditions, expecting a 10th to three quarters of an inch. Here it comes. Saturday morning early in the north bay, and its crossing the central bay by 8 a. M. Really . The wet weather continues into the early afternoon and into the evening hours. Rainfall projections for most of you will be between that quarter of an inch to three quarters. But the rain shadow areas will see about a 10th of an inch. Accuweather seven day forecast. Enjoy the warmth the next few days because its fading saturday. Its a sharp drop in temperatures cooler, breezier, wet. Level one, and the next week were going to bring back a gradual warming