Hippie hill here in San Francisco this year. Instead a sports tournament being planned. Well have more on that. Good morning. Its saturday, april 20th. Im stephanie sierra, lisa is here and you brought the good weather with you. Oh well thank you. Yeah were going to have a cooler day today and warmer tomorrow, but cooler just because were starting out with the low clouds and fog. So cooler to get going just a little bit. You can see the gray there on live doppler seven. It is 55 in hayward, 54 in san jose, San Francisco. Good morning. 51 for you. And you can see some upper 40s from santa rosa where we have two mile visibility, 49 sonoma and 50 in vallejo. So our 24 hour temperature change, not too dramatic, a little warmer in the south bay. And a look outside pier 39. There by 9 00 were partly sunny, but after that we will begin to warm up with the sunny conditions. Noontime 60s around the bay, low 70s inland, and then the coast stays cool. Little breezy the afternoon. The winds kick up, but we still will manage upper 70s to near 80 in our forests. Inland valleys low 70s around the bay. It will cool off quickly. Then weve got High Pressure building in for a warmer sunday and then a cooler week ahead. Well talk about it coming up. Steph. Lisa thank you. A celebration of life was held for Mario Gonzales. It was three years ago. He died after officers pinned him to the ground face down for several minutes. His family is now sharing their reaction to the District Attorneys Office deciding to charge three of those officers with involuntary manslaughter. Abc seven News ReporterTara Campbell was at last nights gathering, a celebration friday of the life of Mario Gonzales and the criminal charges filed against Alameda Police officers in his death exactly three years ago. My, my, you know, like my son, they died right here in this park. Marios mother speaking one day after Alameda CountyDistrict Attorney pamela price announced the results of a new investigation, eric mckinley, james fisher and Cameron Leahy leahy have each been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, price pledging to reexamine the case when she first took office, reversing the decision of her predecessor, nancy omalley, who cleared the officers of any criminal wrongdoing. You know, its not easy, but i expected the best, all the times, you know, i keep praying, praying, praying, praying. And, you know, god is good. Price is public accountability unit concluding Mario Gonzales died of asphyxiation, a departure from the initial report pointing to toxic effects of methamphetamine and morbid obesity among the causes of his death. Marios brother, jerry gonzales, says his sights are now set on a conviction, wanting justice not only for mario but also the seven year old son he left behind. The three men, each facing up to four years in state prison. Does it feel like justice if they are convicted . Yeah, itll be is definitely a major win and step into the right direction. Were going to continue advocating for this. You know, Amanda Michael blanco works for a Restorative Justice nonprofit. Her brother, eric salgado, was shot and killed by california Highway Patrol officers in 2020. The officers were never charged. So my hope for this evening is that one were in community that we dont lose sight from this fight, because this is just the beginning. And marios mother plans on doing exactly that, continuing the fight. Nobody can can give me my son back at all. My son, is he already gone . Yeah, unfortunately. You know, like my son. You know, like hes not here no more. But im here. Im still, you know, fighting for him. Tara campbell, abc seven news. We have new developments on a deadly shooting in Pleasant Hill last month. Two men from richmond are now under arrest. The shooting happened within twin bridge circle on march 19th. And investigators say thats when two people tried to steal from a Delivery Driver on his way home. That led to a shootout between them all, leaving the driver and another suspect dead in the north bay. Now, the sausalito pier is temporarily closed, suspending Ferry Service to the city. An issue was discovered during a routine inspection which needs immediate attention. As a precaution, it will be closed to golden gate Ferry Service until repairs can be made. The replacement golden gate Transit Bus Service is now available. Theres no estimate on when it will reopen. Another heads up for travelers in the north bay this weekend. As of last night, westbound lanes of highway 37 will be closed from vallejo to sears point in Sonoma County for roadway repair. That closure will last until early monday morning. Abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard has a look at the impact. Its going to be a mess, but thats what you cant avoid it. Drivers in American Canyon are bracing for a big construction project, which will shut down portions of highway 37 over the next four weekends, even before the construction. 37 has always been a problem because 37 has a lot of, a lot of, potholes. Part of the process is were going to be grinding and repaving. Caltrans says a 21 mile stretch of 37 from solano to sonoma counties is getting new asphalt. They say its a challenging job on a two lane road. Having a 55 hour closure allows our crews to stage safely. We be able to work on, like you said, that limited space and maneuver. So, its very beneficial for us to be able to do so. And that is the limition this weekend. The closure from 9 p. M. Friday to 5 a. M. Monday will impact westbound lanes of 37 from vallejo to sears point. Caltrans suggests detours through wine country. It is going to be a long detour, so please plan ahead with plenty of time. Ramsgate winery in the Sonoma Valley posting this message to visitors on its Instagram Page about the 37 construction, you do not want to miss the sonoma speed tour. April 19th through the 21st sonoma raceway, hosting this muscle car event. Over the weekend, Ticket Holders have been notified about possible delays getting here. Youre going to have a detour. Why not let it be through wine country to get here, but you know, its still easy to access the track. Theres still an easy way to get here. The repaving project, the first step in reimagining highway 37, which has seen roadway flooding and closures in recent years, a long time project calls for widening and elevating the highway. But for now, drivers are being asked to be patient. We asked the public to plan ahead as best as possible. Please look at maps and traffic applications in Sonoma County. Cornell, bernard. Abc seven news. Looking ahead now to the most significant legal case on homelessness in decades. Now heading to the Supreme Court next week. On monday, the court will hear arguments on whether people can be punished just for sleeping outdoors. We follow this case for months now. The town of grants pass, oregon, is suing for the right to ticket people who sleep on the street when they have no other shelter to go to appeals courts have said thats cruel and unusual punishment. Governor gavin newsom and San Francisco mayor london breed are among the california leaders, asking the Supreme Court to give them more freedom to clear encampments. Advocates like Jennifer Friedenbach says sweeps will not solve the problem. We dont want to see cities using police and uh using criminalization and jail as a way to punish Homeless People for being homeless. The Supreme Courts decision is expected by the end of june. A big change is coming to the annual 420 celebration at Golden Gate Park today. The San Francisco rec and Parks Department is holding a field day with volleyball and kickball tournaments instead of the usual hippie hill event. It was canceled because of financial constraint. That likely wont stop people who still want to celebrate cannabis culture. I think its an opportunity for to get back to the noncommercial roots of enjoyment of cannabis, and i hope that many people come out who might not have come to a big commercial sponsored event and make a day of it and have a picnic with their families and pass around a couple joints here on hippie hill in anticipation of the crowds, the psychedelic church of ambrosia is teaming up with nonprofits to send safety staff portable toilets and a medical tent to the park. All right, lisa, hows it looking outside . All right. Well, pretty good so far. We are on the cool side with the low clouds and fog temperatures in the low 50s here in San Francisco. It was just 61 yesterday. The winds are going to kick up throughout the afternoon in the city along the coast. But well still manage some very comfortable highs from the 60s to even upper 70s across the bay. Stay tuned to have the forecast for the warmest days of the week. And then the cool down coming up lisa, thank you. Also ahead, a rare saturday vote happening in the house today. The controversial bill that could jeopardize speaker Mike Johnsons position. Plus San Francisco is getting giant pandas. The timeline for the zoo, and the price norman, bad news. I never graduated from med school. What . But the good news is. Xfinity mobile just got even better now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. Plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year. I gotta get this deal. Thats like 20 a month per unlimited line. I dont want to miss that. Thats amazing doc. Mobile savings are calling. Visit xfinitymobile. Com to learn more. Doc . Welcome back. Heres a live look from our emeryville camera, looking towards the city light traffic this morning. Its 511. Today will be the last run for barts legacy trains. The cars that have been running since bart first opened its doors to passengers back in 1972. The Transit Agency is holding a celebration at macarthur station in oakland with food, activities as well as a bart merchandise pop up. This marks the end of the transition to barts socalled fleet of the future. Those more modern cars have been phased in now. There are now more than 700 of them. As for the legacy cars, at least three of them are headed to a museum in suisun city. Across the bay area. Several cities have been added to the states pro housing designation. Governor newsom announced that berkeley, pinole, richmond and fairfield are joining 42 other cities honored mo housing development. Theage list includes a total o16 bay area cities. The designation comes with financial incentives and other resources to lp speed housing production. The state is also fang a major housing shortage and has set a goal for 2. 5 million new homes by 2030. A new exhibit at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco features artwork never seen before in the u. S. The exhibit is called phoenix kingdoms. It has more than 100 ancient chinese artwork, including elaborate bronze vessels, lacquerware, and textiles from 2000 years ago, all created at the dawn of chinas bronze age. They were made by two mysterious kingdoms in the Yangtze River valley before they were conquered by chinas first emperor. Among the treasures is the worlds first refrigerator, the worlds first ice box, made of bronzes. Imagine people in china 2500 years ago drinking chilled wine. Many of the pieces in the exhibit have never been on display before, even in china. Phoenix kingdoms runs until july 22nd at the Asian Art Museum. Also happening today in the north bay, a free family event at the Novato Library. Its called spring fiesta. Organizers say there will be music, dancing, ice cream and tacos. The learning bus will also be there. Everyone is invited. The event goes from 11 30 a. M. To 4 p. M. At the Novato Library on novato boulevard. A unique partnership between the Presidio Trust and the California Academy of sciences is bringing a lost part of the bay area Natural Environment back to life. Its a melding of science and conservation thats about to take flight. Abc seven news anchor dan ashley has the details. And if you look through that, you can see the wings. Not many butterflies get the celebrity treatment, but then again, this bunch is about to make history. Turning the clock back nearly a century in San Franciscos presidio, durrell capon is a Senior Research fellow at the California Academy of sciences. He says the butterflies will replace a long lost species called the xerces blue, that went extinct in the 1940s. Syracuse blue was a beautiful blue butterfly that was restricted to the dune habitat from fort funston to baker beach. That was before the west side of San Francisco transformed from sand dunes to development, wiping out their habitat. But ecologist lou stringer says the presidio has spent decades restoring the native dunes around the former army post, including butterfly friendly plants like the edible deerweed. If we didnt have this habitat, we wouldnt have the plant and we wouldnt have the ability to bring back the species that was lost to San Francisco. So with butterflies in tow, the team hit the trail. But they say the scientific part of the journey actually began much earlier in the sand dunes of monterey. Thats where biologists from the academy were able to identify the closest living relative to the extinct blue sources, combining sophisticated genetics with matching samples from their own collection. The results pointed to a species known as the silvery blue. In fact, we sequenced the complete genome of three different subtypes of the silvery blue butterflies so we could say which one was closer. Just push it right in there and with a delicate touch, wildlife ecologist Phoebe Parker shams helped settle the presidios newest residents into their adopted home. Oh my gosh, look at it, look. Oh, look at that already. It already jumped out, placing them underneath a protective net to let them get acclimated and even giving them a quick drop of gatorade for hydration. And they get a sense of this is good habitat. And then they stay, hopefully stay put, sort of get the way worked into the plant, hopefully lay some eggs, on those plants. For the presidio, its the latest in a string of native reintroductions, ranging from coyotes to pond turtles to the western fence lizard. And they believe partnering with the academy of sciences could offer new opportunities. Absolutely. Its a place of experimentation and innovation around conservation in the 21st century, a living lab with a potential to bring native environments back to life in San Francisco. Dan ashley, abc seven news. The teams will also be using a Citizen Science platform called inaturalist. It also helps volunteers track those butterflies. Pretty neat. Well, National Parks week kicks off today, and to celebrate entry fees to all National Parks are waived for the day. Many parks are already free, like the point reyes or the presidio, but others like yosemite, kings canyon and sequoia National Parks are free for the entire day. Other sites like muir woods , require a reservation, and alcatraz also requires a ferry ticket to get to the island. And yes, we can say it, no rain in the forecast, at least for this weekend. Lisa, i know youre tracking everything we need to know, but it feels good to finally say that. Yes, i was telling you, i was in Southern California where it poured, so didnt escape it down there either. It follows you . Yeah, exactly. But were definitely looking at some really nice weather over the weekend. It will get warmer if you like the warmer days. Thats on sunday. Holding on monday, but low clouds and fog to start off this morning. Sun coming up at 627, sets at 750. Thats 13 hours and 24 minutes of daylight. And look at live doppler seven, where all of california is pretty quiet right now. We have numbers in a narrow range from the upper 40s up in cloverdale. Well, cloverdale, 5249, santa rosa, saint helena, sonoma. And then weve got those low 50s in oakland, 49 in fremont, though, and a look outside emeryville. Theyre mostly cloudy this morning. And as we go through the 8 00 hour, those clouds begin to peel back. And then by 9 00, partly sunny over the weekend, weve got sunshine and spring warmth with the warmest day of the weekend will be tomorrow and even the entire week. Even though were going to hold on to that warmth on monday, well get some cooling along the coast for your monday, and then well look for temperatures to continue to drop off after we peak on sunday and monday, and some neighborhoods with perhaps even some rain showers, light rain showers by next friday.