Assembly, refusal to comply with the lawful order, unlawful stopping on a bridge, resisting arrest and unlawful for pedestrian to be on a freeway. Also, false imprisonment and conspiracy. The conspiracy charge is because it was obviously a conspiracy in the manner in which that they went about. It was an orchestrated event that they put forth. They blocked three separate locations on freeways. Uh they prevented, you know, law enforcement, paramedics, ambulances to get to their points of destination. And prevented that from happening. And thats that can happen. You can protest at any which way you want, but it is unlawful to block block a roadway. And the chp officers also adding there it was not only inconvenient, but this was all dangerous too. We have Live Team Coverage on the protests across the bay area. Abc seven News Reporter cornell bernard was at the Golden Gate Bridge, but lets begin in the east bay with abc seven News Reporter lena howland. Lena. Kristin and julian, we are at the bottom of the on ramp to 880 southbound lanes here at seventh street in oakland, where things are finally back to normal. Now, the protesters that were blocking all lanes of the highway and blocking the entrance to this onramp have since cleared the area. Chp has also cleared the area, reopening all lanes of traffic on 880 to everyone here in the east bay. Heres a look at what happened on 880 northbound near fifth avenue in oakland earlier today. This all started just after 6 00 this morning when protesters walked onto the highway physically chaining themselves to 855 gallon drums, each filled with concrete and rebar, according to chp. It took officials several hours to break through these barrels using heavy duty tools like jackhammers and saws, opening the highway one lane at a time. According to chp. The northbound lanes of the highway didnt fully reopen until 115 today. Seven protesters were arrested there about two hours after that demonstration started. Thats when chp says around 300 demonstrators made their way onto 880 on foot, blocking all southbound lanes at seventh street in oakland. Many on bike opted to block the on ramp to the highway. This is right next to the port of oakland. Our sky seven view from earlier today shows some protesters being detained by police. Chp confirms five protesters from this group were arrested and we talked to one protester from this group who says this is about drawing attention to the war in gaza and pushing our local and federal officials to call for a permanent ceasefire. They also want american tax dollars to stop funding support to israel. One of many reasons why they chose tax day for this demonstration. I am very sorry for the people that are being killed because we decided to support the system that is absolutely wrong. We cannot provide guns to somebody to kill children. The concrete barrels that were utilized, we have to use jackhammers and saws to cut, to basically break in and cut through those. Thus, the reason it took a while to open up the roadway. Its complex on their part. Its complex on ours. And that was a spokesperson for the chp golden gate division, explaining just how difficult it was to break up the 55 gallon drums on 880 northbound, and why it took so long to get it cleared on the southbound side of things. It wasnt until about 1 00 this afternoon when chp officers were somehow able to push protesters down the on ramp here at seventh street, peacefully. The protesters then marched from here to a bart station in west oakland. Now all southbound lanes here at 880 were able to get reopened around 140 this afternoon. And again, just to recap, the new information we have learned from chp, a total of 12 protesters were arrested by authorities for the disruptions caused on 880. Here in the east bay. For now, reporting live in oakland, lena howland abc seven news. All right, lena, thank you. Now to the north bay and the protest on the Golden Gate Bridge. It began early this morning, and officials closed both northbound and southbound lanes for hours. Abc seven News Reporter cornell bernard joins us live with the latest. Cornell, we were with you as those lanes finally reopened several hours ago. Yeah. Julian and kristen uh. What a difference a few hours make. As you can see behind me, the Golden Gate Bridge is open. But, you know, a lot of folks wishing they had worked from home today because this was definitely a commute they will never forget. One for the record books, for sure. Heres what it looked like earlier today monday mornings commute quickly turning into a carmageddon nightmare after propalestinian protesters blocked both lanes of the bridge around 8 00 this morning, the demonstration closing the span completely for hours, leaving many drivers confused and frustrated. Traffic was backed up for miles on highway 101 into the city, into places like mill valley, corte madera and emotions were definitely spilling over when motorists confronted protesters on the bridge and other people say they were just trying to get to medical, medical appointments. Listen youre being filmed. You understand . Do you think i care . Youre in the wrong. Im heading into the city for a medical procedure that involves some stem cells which are frozen and are now defrosted and waiting for me. I was supposed to have them put in at 9 a. M. This morning, so they have to get in today, so i have to get there. How are you feeling about all of this . Im feeling pretty frustrated. You know what . I believe in the right to protest. And i believe in the right to express your point of view. But i think causing this type of disturbance to thousands and thousands of people isnt the right way to go about it. Im supposed to be at ucsf at 930. I left san rafael at 830 and Surgery Department said i have to be there by one or i have to reschedule. I dont know, and im supposed to have colon surgery. Mr. Odonnell was hopeful that he could make his medical appointment today. The chp says they arrested about 20 people here on the bridge, allowing it to reopen by late morning. Were live on the Golden Gate Bridge. Cornell, bernard. Abc seven news. All right, cornell, thank you. Well, there werent any protests on the bay bridge today, but officials were ready. The off ramp from eastbound i80 onto southbound 880 was closed in anticipation of possible protests. The chp also blocked the grand avenue on ramp to westbound i80, increasing the gridlock on nearby surface streets. Drivers stuck at the Golden Gate Bridge streamed abc seven on their phones for news while they waited. Were live on the protests and their impact on traffic for hours. You can live stream 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can get abc seven news. Com, or even better, through the abc seven bay area app. You can also set up the app for push alerts for breaking news like this. So you can avoid getting stuck in traffic like today. Now to these new developments here. A major announcement from the federal bureau of prisons. It plans to close the womens prison in dublin that has been plagued by problems. Abc seven News Reporter ryan curry has the details. Busses in front of the federal Corrections Center in dublin, as this location is now slated to close, the federal bureau of prisons says they put resources into improving the center but have not seen much of an impact. Director Colette Peters said in a statement we have determined that fci dublin is not meeting expected standards and that the best course of action is to close the facility. Its a place at the center of a years long sexual abuse investigation. At least eight employees, including a former warden and chaplain, have been charged with sexually abusing inmates. Five have pleaded guilty and two were convicted at trial. Hes very nasty with all the girls he liked to see us naked in the showers. This woman served 25 months at the dublin center. She asked us not to show her face or reveal her name, but she says, what happened inside those walls was horrifying. The officers there are insulting us. They. They basically see us in the showers, they open the curtains. The bureau of prisons would not say where they are transferring the inmates due to safety and security reasons. However, their most likely transferring them to places far away from here. The closest federal womens prison is nearly 400 miles away down in victorville. Another former inmate says the transferring process can be brutal. They put those women in shackles on their wrists, on their ankles, put them in busses for days and days to try to transfer them across the country. Sometimes months. Emily shapiro with the California Coalition for women prisoners says the closure is concerning. A federal judge recently decided a special master will oversee operations in dublin. Now the center is closing. Shapiro says the inmates will go to locations that wont have a special master. This kind of abrupt closure really feels like a total evasion of accountability to survivors, incarcerated people and advocates. She is calling on the federal government to investigate the entire bureau of prisons in dublin. Ryan curry, abc seven news. Fci dublin opened in 1974, but it didnt become a prison for only women until 2012. It was until now, just one of five federal prisons for women in the u. S. Since 2021, at least eight prison employees have been charged with sexually abusing inmates. Five pleaded guilty, two were convicted at trial. Another case is still pending, and last month, the fbi raided the prison and a judge appointed a special master to oversee the facility, roughly 50 civil rights lawsuits against fci dublin employees are also ongoing. A lockdown at two San Francisco jails continues after a series of assaults. The Sheriffs Office is canceling visits today at the county jail on the seventh street in San Francisco. The san bruno facility is also being impacted. Officials say the two jails were locked down over the weekend because of increasing assaults on deputies and other jail workers by inmates. The Sheriffs Office says its working on a comprehensive plan to address the violence. We have more news ahead this afternoon, including a recount just getting underway in the south bay. After that dramatic time. The end of decaf. Why lawmakers are considering a ban of sorts and later last minute tax tips. For those of you who still have not filed yet, and you are quickly running out of time, im meteorologist sandhya patel. The start of a new week and a new pattern. Ill be back with a look at that forecas entrust your heart to entresto. Entresto helps improve your hearts ability to pump blood to the body. 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. Moving on to the general election unless the recount finds different results. Abc seven News Reporter zach fuentes got a look at the start of the recount process. Recount procedures are underway at the Santa Clara County registrar of voters office. Right here behind us. We have a 40 plus pallets of ballots from all the various precincts within Congressional District 16. The district is made up of santa clara and san mateo counties. Former san jose mayor sam liccardo secured a spot on novembers ballot, but second place is tied between assemblyman evan low and Santa Clara County supervisor joe simitian. Two candidates tie exactly for second place. I mean, this has never happened before. Initially, two people requested a recount. The Santa Clara CountyRegistrars Office confirmed, though, that dan stedingk, the person who requested the recount in San Mateo County, withdrew his request. That left jonathan padilla, who requested it in Santa Clara County, according to his linkedin profile. He was a policy and finance director for liccardos 2014, san jose mayoral campaign. He requested the recount on behalf of low lows campaign, said they are not connected with him, insisting padilla is acting on behalf of liccardos campaign. Liccardos team also has not claimed a Current Association with padilla. Its not known how padilla is financing the cost of the recount, but the Registrars Office says he has by ten each morning to pay the days deposit. The cost approximately 16,000 a day. Again, thats an estimate based on counting the ballots only if the requester would like to see additional materials, the and it would incur additional labor. And, you know, time for us to pull those things which would increase the cost and the deadline as well. Despite questions from lows campaign about the law regarding recount refunds, Santa Clara County maintains that there is a possibility padilla could be paid back. Lets say if one of the candidates we find wins and the requester is requesting the recount on behalf of that winning candidate, then the requester would then receive their money back. We reached out to San Mateo County to find out where it is in the recount process, and have not heard back. Santa clara county estimates their process to take 1 to 2 weeks to finish in Santa Clara County. Zach fuentes, abc seven news. The state of california filed a lawsuit today against a voter identification law passed in the march primary by the voters in Huntington Beach. The law, known as measure a, allows the city to require voter identification in municipal elections. State attorney general rob bonta claims the law violates the state constitution and is violative of california state election law. Undermines, that process and threatens the constitutionally protected right to vote. This law would allow Huntington Beach city leaders the choice if implementing a voter id system in local elections is early, as in 2026. The measure was first proposed by conservatives who took control of city council back in 2022. The process of making the decaffeinated coffee millions of californians drink every day may soon have to change. Tomorrow, the California AssemblyHealth Committee will consider a bill that will prohibit the use of methylene chloride in whats known as the european method decaf process, the cdc says the chemical can cause eye, skin, liver and heart injuries and damage. The National CoffeeAssociation Says the european method decaf is safe. Hmmhmm i want my coffee fully caffeinated, extra strong. Thats how i take it. Thats why im. Yeah, but i know a lot of people love their decaf. They do, they do. All right, well, turning our attention to the forecast today, a really Beautiful Day across the bay. Yes. Looks like were done with that weekend rain. Yeah, we sure are. And kristen and julian, you might want to go get an iced coffee over the next couple of days because it is going to be warming up around here. Let me show you a live picture right now from our east bay hills camera. We are looking towards mount diablo. A few clouds are still hanging around, but there is plenty of sun in the forecast as well. And were seeing it from our tower cameras. Ill show you in just a moment. Live doppler seven showing you a very quiet picture. It wasnt like that over the weekend. As you know, saturday we had rain and yesterday spotty showers. High pressure is going to start taking control of the weather. Its going to divert that storm track well to our north. So we dont have any rain in the forecast. But this is what were going to be seeing. Uptick in those temperatures already running warmer in santa rosa, nine degrees may not feel like it, but it is going to continue to remain warmer over the next couple of days. From our mount tam cam seeing a beautiful view right now, 59, in San Francisco, 60s from oakland to hayward, san jose, youre close to 70 degrees there, san mateo 64. And in Half Moon Bay it is 55 degrees. A live view from our exploratorium camera as you are seeing blue skies. Santa rosa is 66 degrees mid 60s. From napa to fairfield to livermore, and a live picture from our san jose camera. Were seeing a mix of sun and clouds overnight tonight. Areas of fog forming tomorrow, warming trend continues and midweek were talking about temperatures that are above average for this time of year. So tonight youll notice those clouds still around. And then tomorrow morning were going to begin with some patches of fog. Its not going to be widespread but itll burn off quickly. And it will get replaced by some higher clouds that will filter the sunshine for your tuesday. Your morning temperatures will be in the 40s. Youll see patchy fog. Other than that, mainly clear skies, but it is going to be a chilly start. And then for the afternoon were going to pop those temperatures up into the 70s, close to the upper 70s in places like fairfield, san jose, 75 in santa rosa, 70 in oakland, 67, San Francisco, 71, in san mateo, Half Moon Bay, 61 degrees. So really a nice day. And if its not warm enough for you, look at wednesday, you start to notice those 80s on thursday will still have a couple of 80s inland coastside will be comfortable in the 60s. And then friday those temperatures begin to come down as our marine influence returns. The accuweather seven day forecast will show you a very quiet picture over the next seven days. First, were going to start off with the warm up that is going to be tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and the