For a bay area digital newspaper that went above and beyond what, when their community needed it the most. Good morning. Welcome to tuesday, may 7th. Were inching closer to the warm up. Yeah, it was nice yesterday gets even better here over the next couple of days. That sunshine is going to be with us all week long this morning. We have clear skies. Live view from our mount tam cam. You see all the lights of the city even as far south as the east bay, well off on the horizon, and were in store for just another day of sunshine and even warmer temperatures than yesterday. We talked about how it wouldnt be as cold this morning as yesterday, and thats what were seeing. We have temperatures more in the 50s, right now. Remember yesterday morning we had areas in the 30 so not as chilly as we were monday morning, but still we have our typical 40s in the north bay, 50 right now in novato. So its clear out there from our exploratorium camera. We have a lot of sunshine today. Your sunrise here in about an hour at 607. Its just a bright day today. And later on this afternoon were warmer than yesterday. Were pretty close to where we should be for this time of the year 70. Widespread away from the coast. So well hit a high of about 69 in oakland, 73 in san jose, 76 in santa rosa, 65 in the city, which is exactly average for this time of the year, 75 in concord. But the coast half and bay a little cooler at 58 degrees. Reggie drew, thank you. This morning, new concerns about Autonomous Cars on the streets. Just as waymo is about to expand its fleet of selfdriving cars on the peninsula, we have this video gaining traction online. It shows a Waymo Robotaxi in San Francisco driving in a lane that its not supposed to be in, then making an illegal left turn. Abc seven News Reporter j. R. Stone spoke with Industry Experts about the future of robotaxis, experimenting on our roads. Youre looking at viewer video showing a waymo selfdriving car not only driving in the all new red bus lanes along van ness avenue in San Francisco, but also stopping to make a left hand turn at post street on sunday, a move that, according to the sign, is illegal. Phil koopman specializes in selfdriving car safety. Carnegie Mellon University and has done so for 20 plus years. Were seeing a lot of loose ends that the technology isnt quite there. The companies are claiming its safer, but things like driving the wrong way down the street, as long as theres no crash, they would say dont count for unsafe meaning this incident likely would not get logged as a dangerous or concerning one since no one got hurt. We did reach out to waymo to see what happened, but as of late monday night, they have yet to respond. Koopman has Major Concerns with the way testing is being done with the selfdriving companies. Well, i think there is no such thing as public road testing without a driver either. Youre testing or youre done and youre deployed. Levent erdal is chair of the Computer Science department at cal state east bay, who believes testing is going the way it should. In my opinion, as of today, it is pretty safe and it is going to get safer in my opinion , along the way. Erdal believes that if and when ai expands to selflearning within these cars instead of rule based, it could be a huge improvement. As for the safety of waymo and other selfdriving vehicles, erdal says nothing is 100, especially not human drivers. So i believe that the driverless cars, Autonomous Cars has a future, and i believe that that future is already here. I experienced myself and i believe that waymo is really, really good, really, really safe stuff. As for this waymo vehicle driving in the bus lane, the sfmta says the selfdriving cars are not allowed in the red transit only lanes in San Francisco. J. R. Stone, abc seven news. Happening today in the east bay, the future of transportation will be on display at the redefining mobility summit bay area state and federal officials are joining Industry Leaders to talk about the Autonomous Vehicle industry. It will include demonstrations from a number of Companies Like glide, waze, which we first introduced you to last year. Their working with Contra Costa County officials on a project to connect pittsburgh, antioch, brentwood and oakley with their tiny vehicles. The goal is to help people get from their homes to public transit, like bart, without having to drive. Antiochs mayor is expected at todays event to make an announcement, with the ceo of glide, waze and the south bay. Were following up on a shooting that sent two San Jose Police officers to the hospital last week. The man arrested is now charged with attempted murder. Police say 33 yearold Kevin Briones attempted to break into a hotel room where a mother and her three children were inside when officers arrived, briones started shooting at the officers, who fired back both officers and briones were injured in this shootout. Police say he then jumped out of a third floor window to escape, but was quickly arrested this morning. There are concerns San Francisco unifieds budget problems are worse than the district originally thought. It might be so bad that the district is on the verge of running out of cash. Abc7 News ReporterGloria Rodriguez is here. Gloria, theres a meeting tonight to learn more about the potential problem and the impact to families. There is reggie tonight, state advisors and fiscal experts are set to give the San FranciscoSchool Board Information on what they think the District Needs to do. The options, though, will likely be tough. The new report from the California Department of education says s. F. Usd will not be able to meet its financial obligations during the 2024 2025 fiscal year to address the issues, the chronicle reports. The state made an extreme move last week. Two fiscal experts appointed a few years ago to guide the district were authorized to suspend or reverse Financial Decisions made by the superintendent or school board. The district has been facing Financial Issues for years and in addition, has been dealing with declining enrollment since the pandemic, which has resulted in less funding from the state. And the school board was already working on a plan to stabilize its budget this month. The board is set to vote on finalizing hundreds of layoffs, and they have been considering school closures. Superintendent matt wayne told the chronicle he is confident the district will be able to meet its obligations. Tonights School Board Meeting starts at 630 at the district Administrative Offices in San Francisco. Gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. Thanks, gloria. New developments now overnight, israel confirmed it has started a ground offensive in gaza. The Israeli Military moved into the southern town of rafah, taking control of the palestinian side of the Border Crossing between egypt and gaza. Its part of the idfs, quote, precise counterterrorism operation targeting hamas. Officials have not said how long the Israeli Military will be in control of the Border Crossing. Israel says its military operations in rafah will continue even as cease fire negotiations move on. Qatar is also sending a delegation to cairo in order to work on those negotiations. New this morning, the white house is announcing new action to counter antisemitism on College Campuses and protect jewish communities. The man is at the live desk with what exactly the president s planning . Yeah, reggie aqui President Joe Biden is set to condemn antisemitism at todays holocaust remembrance ceremony in washington, dc. During his keynote address, hell talk about what actions the white house is taking to combat antisemitism on College Campuses in the us. The department of education is set to send letters to every School District and college in the nation that outlines anti semitic examples that could lead to federal civil rights investigations. A website is also being built to offer Campus Safety resources, and the state department will bring together Technology Firms to address the best ways to handle antisemitic content online. The new changes expand on the president S National Strategy to counter antisemitism that began a year ago. Back to you, stephanie. Amanda. Thank you. Californias newest propalestinian encampment is at uc davis. Students there set up tents. Yesterday morning, they sent the university a list of demands, including divestment from israel. Uc daviss chancellor shared a statement saying the university is working with the protesters to avoid disruption to classes. Police in Southern California arrested at least 100 more propalestinian protesters across two different campuses yesterday. Ucla couldnt even get through a full day of inperson classes without shutting down. The campus closed again after Police Arrested 44 protesters on suspicion of conspiracy to attempt burglary. Ucla will stay with remote instruction for the rest of the week, the university says. The lapd is committing a detective to investigate the attack on that protest almost a week ago now, at uc san diego, officers in riot gear raided the encampment there for the first time. 64 people were arrested, 40 of whom were students who will be suspended. The student protesters at San Francisco state have similar demands to their counterparts across the state. But yesterday we saw something that we havent seen in other places, University President lynn mahoney listening to students in a public forum. Hundreds of students gathered in a campus plaza to let the administration know what they think. Mahoney told protesters the school may consider avoiding investments in Companies Involved with war. However she wouldnt agree to students demands that she call the war in gaza a genocide. My job is actually to create the space for content neutral. Thats that democratic process again. So no, as a president of a university, i dont make political statements. I am very optimistic about how this conversation proceeds. We are, again, very thankful for president mahoney to come out and have this conversation with us. The protesters say yesterdays conversation made them hopeful, but they have no plans to pull down their encampment and stay with us for continuing coverage of the College Campus protests in the bay area and across the country. Get the latest anytime at abc7 news. Com. 510. This morning well say hello to san jose right now. The live look outside current conditions. We have clear skies, a temperature of 52 degrees and just a very light wind less than about ten miles per hour. Heres live doppler seven along with satellite. You can see our ridge of High Pressure well off the coast. Its starting to get closer to us. And what that means were going to be warmer this afternoon. And then temperatures really accelerate tomorrow and into the end of the week. Its very quiet across california. We do expect a lot of sunshine through the end of the week, so heres a look at todays forecast. Instead of the 60s like yesterday, inland will go into the mid 70s with sunny skies today, so it will feel warmer compared to yesterday around the bay shoreline. Its a similar story upper 60s to near 70 degrees with sunny skies throughout the day and even along the coast there is no cloud cover. We have bright conditions and temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees across the state today. It is quite lovely. Well have 60s and 70s from san diego to la at 7571 and santa barbara. Same thing for the central valley. Temperatures in the mid 70s. South lake looking lovely today with a lot of sunshine and temperature of 53 degrees. Now take a look at the next three days. You have nothing but sunshine through thursday. Temperatures start to warm even more here tomorrow with 80s and our warmest spots inland. And then by thursday 70s along the coast, widespread 80s for everybody. And then it turns even hotter inland here on friday. Reggie, well show you those detailed afternoon highs coming up in about eight minutes. Drew. Thank you. The San Francisco nonprofit committed to helping the homeless now being accused of fraud. Coming up, the action being taken as a city says tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars are gone and a new push to remove controversial bike lanes from San Franciscos mission district. The change one Business Group is now proposing celebrities hit the green carpet for the 2024 met gala. The look inspired by a bay area you made a cow actually its a piggy bank. My inspiration to start saving. How about a more solid way to save . Im listening. Well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. Both cash reward . And theres a cash bonus when you open a new Checking Account to get you started. Wow. Anything you cant do . mugs. Bmo mateo county. Today, the county board of supervisors is talking about lowering the speed limit in dozens of school zones to 15 or 20mph. If approved, the county would study school zones in more than 20 districts over the next year, then make final recommendations to the board of supervisors. Meeting starts at 9 00. We continue to follow the controversy around the Center Running bike lane on San Franciscos valencia street. It was meant to improve safety, but many in the area say its just created frustration and confusion. Residents and businesses have been asking for changes. And amanda, theyre now getting the backing of the valencia Street Merchants Association. Yeah, reggi, the valencia Street Merchants Association sent a letter to sfmta yesterday endorsing calls to replace the center bike lane. The group would like to see side running bike lanes restored to the street as soon as possible. Its the same request thats been made by others in recent months. They would also like to see parking restored and reduced parking meter costs for six months, while the area is under construction. Merchants on that stretch of valencia say since the current lane was installed, business has been decimated. In the letter, the association writes in part we have watched as dozens of our friends and neighbors have closed shop and know of a score more who are barely hanging on and likely to shutter in the coming months. As valencia represents the largest contiguous stretch of independent merchants in the nation, it occupies a special space in the city and is worth saving. The sfmta spokesperson says. Merchants have been meeting with the agency to find a solution that works for businesses and maintains safety in the corridor. An update for what comes next is expected this summer. Back to you at the desk, stephanie. Thanks amanda. The bay area sports hall of fame has some new faces. The 2024 class was inducted last night at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. The emotions are still sinking in right now. Its so surreal just to be mentioned with some of these legends. Bay area means so much to me and that it was it was truly a special feeling. Its a great honor and im very excited to be here. Pretty surreal. You stuff like this doesnt happen to guys like me, but i really appreciate it. My rookie year when i came out here in 86, you know, walking back and forth through the airport, you see this display and im just walking by and im looking, im looking. And i guess now when i come through the airport, i have to look for myself, right . Yeah since the hall of fame was created back in 1979, nearly 200 bay area athletes have been honored. More than 4 million has been donated to more than 500 youth organizations in the region. Lets talk about the met gala, this years theme, garden of time, and heres cardi b. There she is. Uh. Huh are all of it amazing . That took a lot. The video was even more amazing to see how many people it took to get all of that. Oh wow. Tool out or whatever that is. Her necklace. Kim kardashian walked the green carpet in a tight corset and sheer gown. It was a. Oh, okay. Carry beautiful. I like that hair. Yeah. I dont really know about this. Drew is the one who knows about this. He should be. He should be talking about it. Okay, so the annual affair is one of the. No, they did, they did. Well, thats my girl. They did that. So shes wearing leave a spanish designer and, for famously Jonathan Anderson is their designer. A lot of love was there. I think a lot of the celebs really wanted to be in that house. Its very popular right now. I dont even know what youre saying. Are you saying louie . Louie . Okay, l o e w e i want to also show you what divine joy randolph was wearing. Because this has a bay area tie. This was made by gap. Oh, wow. And gap says its a tribute to the brains 1969 denim and the gol