Were called in to assist, using Sonar Technology to search under the water, believed to be 7 to 10ft deep. Why exactly they were out at the river is unclear at this point. My understanding is there were there was a group and there were adults with them. After winter rains. The Russian River is now running high, fast and cold. And as we move into summer months, First Responders say safety needs to be everyones priority. Every year were called out to rescues here on the river carron. Hancock from Sonoma CountyFire District warns everyone to be careful. If youre unfamiliar with the river or not confident in your swimming abilities, please wear a life jacket out here and always have a partner out here with you. Someone on shore in case you need assistance. Deputies say the teen was not from Sonoma County. Fire all of our fire agencies, we do everything we can for a different result in the north bay. Cornell, bernard. Abc seven news. And back now to our top story. That ugly incident that happened on wednesday during a rally calling for a gaza cease fire resolution. As abc seven News Reporter lena howland explains, its part of what victims say is becoming an alarming trend. Bomb. Bomb palestine. Bomb bomb palestine. Propalestinian demonstrators calling for peace were met with hate on wednesday. Just outside of South San Franciscos civic center. Pull your mouse down, you wait, man, dont do that. Well, my first initial reaction is like survival mode. Like i need to i need to document everything. This woman is a representative for the group ca 15 for ceasefire. She doesnt want us to use her name over safety concerns. She identifies as a Palestinian Muslim and had just spent the day celebrating eid to mark the end of ramadan when she shot this video, he verbally assaults everyone in our group with me. He elbowed me in the face. He spit on a friend of mine, he pushed another friend of mine and then my other friend got her head bumped into. I can do whatever they want. Theyre demonstration called for the South San Francisco city council to adopt a Gaza Ceasefire resolution. It escalated quickly and intensely. And, you know, among other things, in front of my 11 year old child, which is extremely distressing and hard to process. This organizer from change sf says she was concerned things were about to escalate in front of her son. Both women say the same man approached their groups last week to also really scared that it would escalate. You know, especially with the comments that hes making, like he said, bomb, bomb palestine and talking about, you know, have you ever killed someone and all of these just very bizarre sentiments, i was just really concerned that he would have some kind of weapon on him, perhaps. And these hate crimes are part of a growing trend. Earlier this month, the council on American Islamic relations reported a 419 increase of hate crimes in 2023, which is when the israelhamas war began in gaza. I just cant help to think like if the roles were reversed, how the reaction of the city and our elected officials and the community would be. I feel like we constantly get swept under the rug when hate crimes like this happen to my community. Police say the man in the video, a 57 year old South San Francisco resident, was arrested shortly after the incident. Hes facing charges of battery threats and hate speech in South San Francisco. Lena howland abc seven news a suspect is being held without bail after being formally charged with the felony vandalism of a San Francisco mosque. Surveillance video shows the man using a skateboard to smash six windows at the masjid altawhid in nob hill last thursday. Investigators say he returned on tuesday and attempted to smoke inside, then came back for a third time on wednesday when he was detained. The District Attorney says he intends to prosecute the case as a hate crime. The suspect pleaded not guilty and will be back in court in two weeks time. The Antidefamation League claims stanford and uc berkeley are not making the grade when it comes to protecting jewish students. The organization opens first Campus Antisemitism report card gives stanford an f and cal a d 85 schools nationwide were reviewed. 12 others, along with stanford, received an f, including harvard and princeton. Two schools got an a brandeis in massachusetts and Elon University in north carolina. The adl says the report card assesses jewish life on a campus, as well as policies and actions related to combating antisemitism and protecting jewish students in the south bay. San jose police have arrested and charged a person in connection to the two arson incidents on san jose states campus. Authorities identified the suspect as a sophomore at the university. He was booked in the Santa Clara County jail and charged with four counts of arson. The first fire was set on easter, then another on monday. Both were in the mens bathroom at the Martin Luther king junior public library. The suspect was being held on 400,000 bail. If youve been seeing a lot of smoke in east contra costa county, its coming from a vegetation fire on Kimball Island on the san joaquin river. The small island is just about 600 yards north of antioch. The brush fire was first reported about 630 this morning. Firefighters are letting it burn itself out since there are no structures there that are threatened. All right. The string of beautiful string spring days are coming to an end. Its hard to say because its so sad. As you can see from our camera at the exploratorium, a clouds are looming over the bay area ahead of the rain that is headed our way for the weekend. Oh, abc is having. Meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a first look at our forecast. I know you both are so sad that were going to see a change in our forecast, but heres the way we look at it. Its beneficial. Rain coming our way. Look at the temperature drop 22 degrees cooler right now in concord and novato compared to this time yesterday. Down 15 degrees in san jose. Winds are onshore. Theyre gusting 31 at oakland. As we take a look at rain chances, theyre going up, especially towards midnight. And tomorrow of course definitely will be raining. Heres a look at live doppler seven clouds are gathering as we widen the picture here. Notice the level one storm off the coast. Its already bringing rain up in Northern California. Some thunderstorms as well. So we go hour by hour. 1 00 in the morning you will notice the rain moving onshore. Its going to turn over to snow over the higher peaks by six 7 00 in the morning. And those showers are going to continue well into the afternoon. This level one storm for the weekend will bring brief downpours, gusty winds, chance of thunder and hail snow over our higher peaks. But the weekend is not a washout. Ill be back with a full look at the timeline coming right up. Kristen salvaged. Okay. Thank you. Sandy. The San FranciscoPolice Department says it has completed a list of reform recommendations as first handed down by the Us Justice Department in 2016. During that time, the Police Department had been rocked by a series of scandals, including racist Text Messages and officers involved shootings. Abc seven News Reporter tim jonze joins us live from the newsroom with the story. Tim yeah. Kristen. Now, these recommendations were meant to transform the Police Department and in particular with how it deals with communities of color. Now, eight years later, sfpd says the work its done, its proud of it. But critics say its too early for celebration. Lets be clear about that. This is an accomplishment. Congratulations at San Francisco city hall friday, police chief bill scott joining with mayor london breed and other local leaders to celebrate sfpd completion of recommended reforms first set out by the Us Department of justice back in 2016, the reforms are intended to transform the Police Department and make it a model for other agencies around the country. The goal to Better Connect the police with the communities they serve an objective chief scott says theyve accomplished. Now were starting to see use of force going down again. Weve increased diversity in hiring and recruitment. That was one of the five areas of focus. Despite the progress, some think the celebrations are premature. On friday afternoon, the Sf Public Defenders Office releasing a statement saying racial bias and Excessive Force still exists within sfpd. We cant forget that the Racial Disparities in terms of who gets stopped, who gets searched and who has force used on them are still, grossly problematic. And they still exist. Reporter. Others, like criminal justice professor lisa hill of cal state east bay, say the department should be applauded for undertaking the reforms. The concern is that weve gone through a check off list. Professor hill says transparency will remain key for sfpd moving forward, taking steps to repair the harm thats been done in the past. There has to be some efforts to reunite with this community. You know, policing is community, Public Service work. As for city leaders, they say they recognize that in spite of completing the current reforms, they know a lot more work still needs to be done. This does not mean that we wont continue the great work that we are doing to balance the reforms that we need to implement, as well as making sure that we focus on Public Safety for San Francisco. Now in total, sfpd says theyve implemented all 272 recommended reforms in the newsroom. Tim johns, abc seven news. All right, tim, thanks very much. Just ahead, a frightening scene in texas, a big rig slams into a government building. Cops saying the driver did it deliberately. Also, the actions being taken by the United States as fears of an attack by iran on israel escalate. And later, oaklands massive pothole problems. Residents say its more than just a bump in the business. Its not a ninetofive proposition. Its all day and into the night. Its all the things that keep this world turning. The gotos that keep us going. The places we cheer. And check in. They all choose the advanced Network Solutions and round the clock partnership from comcast business. See why comcast business powers more Small Businesses than anyone else. Get started for 49. 99 a month plus ask how to get up to an 800 prepaid card. Dont wait call today. Youre the one that i want nexgard® plus helps you protect your dog from fleas, ticks, heartworm disease and more. All in one delicious, monthly soft chew. 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And its allies are watching the situation very closely. They fear iran may launch strikes against israel. Several countries, including the u. S, have issued new travel guidelines for Government Employees headed to israel. And one consequence were seeing, because of the tension higher gas prices. Oil prices shot up friday amid fears of a retaliatory attack. West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil jumped 2 today to 85 a barrel. Some economists warn 100 a barrel prices could return if a larger war breaks out in that part of the world. And the situation in the middle east also troubled investors today. It was another day of losses across the board on wall street. The dow dropped 475 points today, the nasdaq closed lower by 261. The s p 500 lost 75 points. Thats the worst day of losses for the index since january. Not only are investors concerned about an expanding war in the middle east, theyre also concerned about inflation. After this weeks higher than expected numbers from the labor department. Overwhelming bipartisan support today for the renewal of a Critical NationalSecurity Surveillance law, it advances in the house despite an earlier republican revolt and pushback from former President Trump, the fbi director has calls the program indispensable, saying its vital to protecting americans, especially in the fight against terrorism. Abcs em nguyen has more from washington. After a chaotic week of infighting, House Speaker mike johnson pushed through the renewal of a powerful National Security surveillance program. The yeas are 273, the nays are 147. The fbi, calling the foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, or fisa, critical to the security of all americans, especially in the fight against terrorism. Our most immediate concern has been that individuals or small groups will draw some kind of twisted inspiration from the events in the middle east to carry out attacks here at home. The fisa law allows u. S. Intelligence agencies to collect the communications of foreign nationals without a warrant. It sometimes collects data on americans who interact with persons of interest if they dont fall in the exceptions, and theyre searching americans, searching your name, your phone number, your email address. And this giant, this giant database that should scare us. The revised version shortens the laws lifespan from five years to two years. The house also narrowly voted down an amendment which would have prohibited warrantless searches of u. S. Person communications, with exceptions for imminent threats to life or bodily harm. The failed amendment was introduced by a group of bipartisan lawmakers, including representative pramila jayapal. We should not be expanding fisa. We should be creating safeguards to protect foundational Civil Liberties rights. Meanwhile Speaker Mike Johnson is meeting today with former President Trump in florida to discuss election integrity. I dont ever comment on my private conversations with President Trump, but im looking forward to going to florida and spending some time with him. The house still needs to vote on whether to reconsider the legislation before it can head to the senate. The deadline to reauthorize the fisa law before it lapses is next friday. And when abc News Washington when the Biden Administration is canceling Student Loans for another 206,000 borrowers, the Education Department is expanding existing programs to make it easier for groups to qualify for loan forgiveness. That includes Public Sector workers such as teachers and emergency personnel. Its also launching a new repayment plan that creates a shorter pathway to loan forgiveness for many low income borrowers. But two new lawsuits are challenging the changes, saying only congress has the authority to speed up loan cancellation. Two National Monuments in california are expected to expand in the coming weeks. President biden plans to extend the perimeters of the San Gabriel Mountains national monument, which is east of los angeles. He plans to do the same for the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument north of napa. The expansions would protect sacred sites for native american tribes. The monuments were first designated by former president barack obama. All right off to the weekend we go and some changes are afoot. Yes, cold and wet. Well, at least thats how we start seeing it gets better. It does indeed. Okay, so saturday is going to start off a little bit more like winter, kristen and dan. But sunday is going to be better. Let me show you a live picture right now from our santa cruz camera. Well, you still have time to get out there and enjoy this, even though the clouds are definitely coming in, at least its still dry up to our north. Its a different story. We are seeing some showers up there, a few snow showers