state to get help here in california. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry biel, and i'm kristen sze today, a high stakes hearing in washington, d.c, the supreme court justices heard two hours of arguments about whether a ban on abortions in idaho can be enforced in medical emergencies. >> idaho's law and impala are consistent. they both seek to protect the lives of women and their unborn children. >> what idaho is doing is waiting for women to wait and deteriorate the state accuses the biden administration of trying to impose a federal abortion requirement, despite the supreme court's 2022 ruling that returned the issue to the states. >> a decision is expected in june. >> now, idaho is one of 14 states that bans or severely restricts abortion. arizona is among those. and now governor newsom wants to give arizona doctors the ability to perform abortions here in california. abc seven news reporter tim johns has been following this story for us here in studio with some more answers. tim.

>> yeah, larry, now, part of the reason why the governor says he's supporting this is because he wants to ensure that abortion access for californians isn't impacted. the idea behind it is by allowing arizona doctors to perform abortions for their patients here in this state, than any potential influx of new patients here won't take away appointments from california residents. governor gavin newsom, surrounded by the california legislative women's caucus wednesday, the group gathering to announce a new proposal that would give arizona doctors the ability to perform abortions for their patients here in california, a direct response to a recent arizona supreme court decision that effectively bans all abortions in the state. >> this arizona law is the first border state law that will directly impact the state of california. >> during the news conference, newsom stressed that california had an obligation to respond to the 1864 law that will soon dictate abortion access in arizona. however, given the current patchwork of abortion laws that exist around the u.s, experts say laws like the one newsom is proposing could face

legal challenges. >> just the way that we've seen things sort of folding out in the last two years since roe was overturned, i think it has to lead in that direction. >> beyond the legislative debate , abortion providers here in the bay area say they've already seen an increase of patients from both inside and outside the state since the dobbs decision. >> just here at norcal, in our 20 counties, we have seen a 38% increase of patients seeking abortion services. >> on wednesday, the arizona house voted to replace the 1864 law with a 15 week ban on abortion, a move that planned parenthood northern california says won't stop a new influx of people here seeking care. that's why, despite the steps they've already taken, garcia says he and his colleagues know more work needs to be done, making sure that our workforce is up to date, that we're making, that we're hiring enough clinicians, enough support services to continue to support those individuals that are coming from other states. now, newsom's proposals will need to pass both the state assembly and the state

senate by a two thirds majority to become law in the studio, tim johns, abc seven news. >> tim, thank you. new developments now in the middle east hostage crisis. and today hamas released a video showing hirsh goldberg, poland. he's a 24 year old man who was born in berkeley, one of hundreds taken hostage by hamas during the october seventh attack. abc seven news reporter lena howland has the emotional response from his parents. >> shalom. currently. hirsh. goldberg. pauline. >> it's been 201 days since berkeley native hirsh goldberg, poland, was kidnaped and taken hostage by hamas during a music festival on october 7th in israel. but on wednesday, a heavily edited video of a man identifying himself as 24 year old hirsh was released on a hamas run telegram channel. >> seeing a video of hirsh today is overwhelming. we're relieved to see him alive, but we are also concerned about his health and well-being. >> hirsch's parents, john poland and rachel goldberg, say they want the world to see this video

. they are now putting out a desperate plea to all leaders involved in negotiating the hostage situation. >> be brave, lean in, seize this moment and get a deal done to reunite all of us with our loved ones, and to end the suffering in this region. >> according to the video, hirsch's left arm has been amputated at the forearm. his parents told abc news just days after the october 7th attack that he suffered a serious injury to that arm before being captured. >> it's very clear how terribly treated the hostages have been by hamas. the idea and thought that they could come home alive, or at least some of them, still is a wonderful thing and a good thing. over the passover holiday, when families generally come together. >> mark levine, regional director of the anti-defamation league and former state assembly member, says he's relieved to know hirsch may still be alive. but he says as long as hamas is in power, hostages won't be released. >> this war could come to an end

as soon as hamas surrenders and releases the hostages. >> in a briefing on wednesday, the u.s. state department said they can't verify the video's authenticity, but hirsch's mom made her feelings about it clear. >> we heard your voice today for the first time in 201 days, and if you can hear us, i am telling you, we are telling you we love you. >> stay strong in berkeley. lena howland abc seven news. >> more protests against the war in gaza on college campuses across the country today. protests have expanded to other campuses now, including harvard, texas and usc. while the demonstrations are continuing at both columbia and cal. abc news reporter reena roy, with the very latest. >> protests growing intense on the university of texas austin campus. state troopers telling protesters to disperse. more chaos at the university of southern california. officers taking down tents and signs put

up by protesters on campus. the schools, among others across the country, were demonstrating, are taking place nearly seven months into the israeli hamas war. most have been peaceful, but things turned violent at cal poly humboldt tuesday. police struggling to control hundreds of pro-palestinian demonstrators on the college campus. the school now closed today at nyu. security ramped up a new barricade put up after clashes between protesters and police. also in new york. columbia university turning to virtual learning for the last week of classes after some jewish students said they felt unsafe. like aidan hunter, who says he understands the protests. >> i don't mean to diminish that, but i'd say the majority of my friends, especially jewish friends, feel a sense of insecurity at this time. >> i haven't been able to go to classes just because of the constant shouting and screaming for violence against jews.

>> video from today shows dozens of tents still set up on campus. house speaker mike johnson visiting columbia to meet with jewish students. >> neither israel nor these jewish students on this campus will ever stand alone. the cherished traditions of this university are being overtaken right now by radical and extreme ideologies. they place a target on the backs of jewish students. >> protesters demanding colleges divest from companies they say profit from ties to israel. >> we're not planning on packing up and going home. we are here because people in palestine are going through so much worse. >> reena roy, abc news, new york . >> an explosion at a home under construction sent three workers to the hospital in oakland this morning. one was critically injured and the other two suffered minor injuries. officials say they were in the first floor apartment of a fourplex on martin luther king junior way, near 61st street in north oakland. some sort of chemical reaction caused a small explosion that burned the three workers. >> it looked like it was more of kind of like a flash fire, a big, quick burst of energy broke

the windows out. lots of smoke, small amount of fire went out rather quickly. no extension to any of the other apartments. >> oakland fire investigators are trying to pinpoint exactly what caused that huge explosive flash. a mystery right now in daly city. this is video from a short time ago of bomb squad members looking over a toyota sedan blown apart by an explosion of some kind. it happened around 1015 this morning in a residential neighborhood at west line and skyline drives. people heard the blast from miles around. agents from the fbi and the atf are also on the scene at this point. the bomb squad is pulling items out of the car to inspect. they look. they took a long look at a suitcase. authorities are releasing very little information about the situation, including whether anybody was injured. >> community support is growing for a baker at a beloved san francisco donut shop who was critically injured in a hit and

run incident on his way to work. sfpd says jesus zamudio was riding his electric scooter in the mission early sunday morning when a car hit him. when officers got to the scene, the driver was gone. bob's donuts owner says zamudio was headed to work at their location at the corner of baker and fulton streets. he's been a longtime employee at all three of their locations, including the famous 24 hour shop on polk street. police say zamudio's injuries are life threatening. >> just really sad, it really made me think about street safety in the city. pedestrian and i know he was on a scooter, but it's just it's a dangerous city to be, on your feet or on a small vehicle, zamudio has a wife and two children in mexico who depend upon him. a gofundme page has been set up, and so far it's raised more than $23,000. >> you probably heard the line if you build it, they will come. >> yes. and in antioch, they're hoping they'll come by. massive cargo ship, new projects underway to help increase maritime commerce at antioch's deep water ports, which the city

says are underutilized. >> abc7 news reporter anser hassan has more. >> the city of antioch is looking to become another maritime terminal in the bay area. >> that's shocking for a lot of people because we usually see the ships go by and they don't stop and they go on to west sacramento or stockton, but we do have deep water ports in antioch. >> last week, the first of eight ships docked in antioch as part of the first phase of an ports expansion into the city. and port is one of the world's largest automotive shipping companies. it'll bring a wide range of vehicles to antioch's port and ship them across the u.s. with the already connected bnsf railway, there's going to be impacts that may be benign to the average person, but are very meaningful to the city in terms of like tax revenue. >> as an example, antioch's deep water ports are a legacy of the area's rich mining history. >> but the mayor says they're being underutilized. the city is now turning attention to economic prospects for the future beyond just an increased tax base. the mayor says upwards of 300 jobs get activated. any

time those ships arrive, we'll see other businesses either move to antioch or be created as a result of them being here in the in the in the shipping operation coming. the city is also set to break ground on two new massive warehouse facilities linked to maritime commerce. >> they'll be similar to the ones in oakland that have the amazon center right now. so again, that corridor is going to be going to be coming up economically. >> special attention is being paid to the carbon footprint, with big ships required to use cleaner burning diesel. and they're not the only vessels being talked about. the city just completed a feasibility study about operating ferry service from antioch to san francisco. >> we do plan to look at other ways that we can use our our ports to ensure not just economic growth, but to ensure that people can get to, to their jobs in san francisco, oakland, different places, in a much more efficient manner in antioch, anser hassan abc seven news. >> some big changes for air travelers. how new rules could help you save money. animal lovers could be doing more harm to wildlife than good. we'll

explain what you should be doing and the bizarre scene in san francisco today. just what are those apes doing? >> i'm spencer christian, looking at more gray skies and cooler than average weather, but sunnier and warmer weather is right around the corner. i'll have the accuweather forecast in

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facing a 12 month deadline to sell the app to an american entity or be banned in the us today, president biden signed a bill ordering the sale. one person who voted in opposition is silicon valley democratic congressman ro khanna, who says a potential ban could hurt the tens of millions of content creators. >> let's ban the chinese communist party from interfering in algorithms. let's ban our data from going to china. but don't ban the speech of americans. and sometimes this, i think just is a lack of full understanding of the complexity of tech. and what i've tried to do is be a voice for the innovation economy and technology. >> khanna says a ban would hinder free speech by stifling those who use the app to share their message. >> big change for travelers today. new federal rules change how you refunded when your flight is canceled, and also rules for those fees. >> abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez looks at the changes

announced today. >> this is a big day for america's flying public. i think for, you know, the average flier , it would be really good beneficial holding the airlines more accountable for timely refunds and transactions is a good idea. >> here's how it will work. >> passengers will get automatic cash refunds when their flights are canceled or delayed by more than three hours for domestic flights and more than six hours for international flights. dot also requires airlines to give cash refunds if there are changes at airports. added connections downgrade added seats and a change to a less accessible plane or if your bags are lost and not delivered within 12 hours and refunds for extra services paid for and not received, such as wi-fi no more defaulting to vouchers or credits when consumers may not even realize that they are entitled to cash. travel expert katie nastro of going.com, formerly scott's cheap flights,

tells me this will make the process less painful and confusing for passengers when they need to request a refund because of a significant delay or cancellation. >> now, these new rules will make it automatic, meaning that you will get it promptly within seven business days. you can get cash, you can get refunded back to your form of payment. you don't have to accept a voucher or travel credit that the airline might have given you in the past, which technically today, even before these rules, you could have requested a refund back to your form of payment instead of taking a new flight. but a lot of times people aren't equipped with that information and just accept what the airline was going to offer them. >> also, putting another rule on the books protecting airline passengers from being surprised by fees. these charges can really add up for things like a checked bag, a carry on bag, uh- change fees, cancellation fees. >> dot is giving airlines a deadline of six months to comply with the new rules at sfo. gloria rodriguez abc seven news

and following that announcement, airlines for america, the association representing airlines like delta, american, southwest and united, says it refunded nearly $11 billion to consumers collectively last year. >> yeah. and in a statement they added consumers are given the choice of refundable ticket options with terms and conditions that best fit their needs. >> the city of san pablo has chosen the first ever asian american to serve as its police chief. brian boebert, a 21 year veteran and current interim chief, has been selected for the permanent job. city leaders praised his extensive experience and breadth of the roles that he has held in the department. boebert was among 13 applicants for the job, and he assumes that role on may 1st. >> san francisco city leaders pulled back the curtains on an upgraded and modernized 911 dispatch center. it should improve working conditions for dispatchers. a ribbon cutting ceremony helped celebrate the opening of the new center. it's

located inside the department of emergency management building on turk street. this is a new break room, a more workstations available, a new training room, technology upgrades as well for next generation 9-1-1 systems. city leaders say the new digs there are huge upgrade for frontline heroes whose jobs have become tougher in recent years, even after those calls in, there are still sometimes things that stick to you and you need support from the people around you to help get through it. the center handles some 3200 calls for help. every single day. it's a lot of calls. >> yeah, it looks nice. all right. i'm calling for a little help. i would like it to warm up a little bit. you know who we can call for that, well, we can call spencer christian. whether he answers is another whole whole side. >> i will answer the call. we just need to be patient for a couple more days. okay can we do that? all right. okay, here's a look at our satellite radar composite image showing us what's bringing us this bit of may gray, as we call it in late

april, a low pressure system offshore is contributing to our onshore wind flow, but it's also reinforcing the cloud cover that we've had. and that's why it's still a little bit gray out there right now and a bit breezy as well. we have surface wind speeds right now across the region. generally between ten and about, well between 12 and just under 20mph. so it's breezy but not gusty. our inland areas have actually warmed up a couple of degrees since this time yesterday. 2 to 4 degrees warmer in the farther inland locations right around the bay. shoreline locations like oakland, san carlos, about two degrees cooler than at this time yesterday. and here's one reason for the cooling. you see all the cloud cover looking out over san francisco from sutro tower. it is 60 degrees here in the city, 61. in oakland we have mid 60s at hayward, san jose, palo alto and 57 at half moon bay. and there's lots of gray over the golden gate as well, where it's also breezy up in the north bay. pretty cool at petaluma right now. only 57 degrees, but we have low to mid 60s at napa and santa rosa. mid 60s at concord and livermore, and 69 degrees at fairfield. and now as you look

along the embarcadero, let's check out our forecast headlines . tomorrow will bring us some gray sky, more gray sky with a possibility of some more patchy morning drizzle. like what we had today. friday, a chance of some spotty showers. we're not expecting significant rainfall, but there will be a few wet spots here and there on friday. then the weekend outlook calls for sunnier and milder weather. that's the beginning of the kind of weather that kristen and larry apparently like and are looking for overnight. look for a little bit of an increase in clouds. so there'll be there'll be some periods of clearing as well overnight. low temperatures generally in the upper 40s in our inland areas and low 50s closer to the bay. then tomorrow , lots of gray around again, possibly some patchy drizzle, high temperatures ranging from upper 50s at the coast to mainly low to mid 60s right around the bay shoreline. up to about 70 in the mildest inland locations, but as you look ahead, if you're looking for warmer weather, then we have something to be hopeful for. saturday will bring us the beginning of a bit of a warming

trend. inland areas getting up to low 70s right around the bay shoreline. we'll see upper 60s. similar pattern on sunday, even warmer in our inland communities . and that pattern continues into monday. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. a couple more cooler than average late april days. windy on friday and again chance of some light showers, but not a very not a very rainy day. sunny and milder on saturday. warming pattern continues on sunday. monday. holding steady. tuesday. very little change. turning slightly cooler next wednesday. so look at that string of sunny days there. aren't you guys a little happy about that? >> we're pleased. yeah, i mean pleased. >> it would be nicer if it came, you know, more quickly. but you know, hard to please. >> they are so hard to find. >> well, kristen, we are waiting. >> okay. all right. thank you. spencer, wait till july. i'll deliver. all right. thanks >> all right. this is really cool. horse riding apes invaded san francisco today. not really. they're actors doing a promo shoot for the upcoming film kingdom of the planet of the

apes. the movie is set 300 years after the events of war for the planet of the apes, which was released in 2017. there's a man vacationing here from india. he got an up close look and could not believe how realistic the apes looked. >> they even have their eyelids and stuff moving, which was something i didn't expect because usually in a mask you wouldn't expect eyelids to move, right? but, yeah, it was quite a nice experience. >> the film is being distributed by disney and 20th century fox, the parent company of abc seven, and will hit theaters may 10th. they do look very real. >> oh my gosh, that's definitely like what is happening here? okay. are you wearing jeans today? why? city officials today are donning denim for a good cause. >> and later, the camera technology that helped disney's iconic animation. and we'll give you an

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incidents of injured whales here in the bay area. the marine mammal center is warning of a threat to other marine life and spencer christian is back with us. >> for more details on the situation. spencer >> right, larry, the concern is over creatures like juvenile elephant seals and sea lions as

increasing numbers of them are now being treated after interactions with humans. juvenile seals have no trouble making themselves heard, but deciphering the traumatic events that landed them at the marine mammal center hospital in sausalito takes some detective work, so they're being separated from mom prematurely. >> so we're getting 5 to 6 animals a day. layered on top of that is that there are lots of animals out on the beach, and a lot of people, conservation engagement director adam ratner says. >> they are often alone and vulnerable when they're rescued. the victims of human interaction that's both unintentional and preventable. >> people see this little pup on the beach all by itself. they think it's sick and abandoned, and they go up to try and help it and unfortunately, by getting too close to these animals, we can either be the ones to separate them from their moms, or we can cause more stress, we're looking at disturbance data from 2023 to better understand what's going on. >> giancarlo ruley and the mammal center team began crunching data from the roughly

10,000 calls they receive every year, matching the incidents to eyewitness descriptions of what happened last year alone. nearly a third of the mammals rescued were involved in a disturbance to their normal routine, and ruley says two human profiles stand out the wildlife protector, who wants to help, and the wildlife experience seeker, camera in hand. >> and with that comes then those extra steps of people just taking the wrong action and getting too close. the other then on the tourist side is wanting to take that actual moment, capture it in real time, and then take it back home and share with family and friends, he says. >> they've mapped out a series of harassment hotspots, and the mammal center is hoping outreach can change behaviors. the strongest advice is to stay at least 50 yards away from any marine animal, roughly the distance of three school busses, end to end, and if an animal is injured, the most effective tool to help is your phone. >> absolutely. we get over

10,000 phone calls a year from people out on the beach. there how we find out animals are sick or injured so we depend on the community. we love the community and we want to arm the community with the right tools and actions so that we can both make sure that that animal gets the best second chance at life. and keep the marine populations that dot our coast safe and healthy. >> and we have our friendly sea lions behind us here, as you can see. and if you happen to see a marine animal, you believe is in danger, you may call the marine mammal center hotline at 415289 seal. that's 415289seal. kristin. >> all right. spencer. thank you. we have some momentous news about the bay area's favorite pair of peregrine falcons. the fourth egg belonging to annie and archie, the feathered tenants of the campanile at uc berkeley has hatched. yay congratulations. this is the first time that annie has hatched all four eggs that she has laid the cow falcon group called today hatch day and set

up a live viewing on the big screen at berkeley's art museum and pacific film archive. >> this is ideal for the big screen, gets people here and then we're here to educate any any of the falcon is here to entertain and we're here to educate. >> as part of the party, organizers also brought with them a male peregrine falcon that is undergoing treatment at a bird center. none of the new chicks have been named yet, so we are waiting to see if there will be some kind of naming contest. i was going to say don't let annie see this new male. i you know annie's history. >> archie. archie could be in some peril if she sees him. we'll keep you updated on that. a new report shows 40% of americans live in a place where air pollution is considered bad enough to put their health at risk. the american lung association says that between 2020 and 2022, the us experienced the most days with very unhealthy and hazardous air

quality. since it began its annual state of the air report 25 years ago, experts say climate change is making air quality harder to manage for the top five metropolitan areas, with worst year round particle pollution are here in california, with the bay area ranking fifth. particle pollution is caused by wildfires, wood burning coal fired power plants and diesel engines. los angeles is once again the smoggiest city in america, but overall, ozone pollution there has improved and improved nationwide. in fact, climate change is also affecting how we breathe. >> researchers found that climate change is leading to earlier and longer pollen seasons. yep, one study found that in a 20 year period starting in 1990, pollen seasons not only became 20 days longer, the pollen concentrations also rose. this afternoon on getting answers, i spoke with a stanford assistant professor as our climate starts to get warmer and

we see more extreme weather patterns, more rain, we see a lot of the vegetation just really growing more and producing more pollen. >> and so this is happening sooner because of the warmer weather and these trees are really producing higher quantities of pollen as well. you know, we're seeing longer and stronger pollen seasons across the country. and we're seeing that our trees are blooming earlier, not just here in california, but even in the midwest. >> so, larry, here, it's december through june now. oh, a seven month. >> that explains some things, like why i woke up sneezing. >> yep. according to the cdc, nearly 25% of adults and 20% of children in the us have seasonal allergies. >> all right. coming up, a tom brady signature dilemma controversy and why today is a big day for wed

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guys. lots of people are tying the knot today and it's more about more than just love and romance. it's about the date. april 24th 24 42424. >> you can say it backwards. it's always going to be the same. >> and he won't forget it. >> yeah. me too.

>> it's easy date to remember. it's an easy day to remember. >> it's supposed to be good luck to. >> it's very special because it's a palindrome. and a palindrome are days that are in sequence in terms of the numbers. and you can go forward or backward with them and they come out the same. and there's about 39 of those days in a millennium. so these are very special days that people would like to get married and make a very special event of it. >> yeah, people love palindromes. in fact, you know what, there are 11 palindrome dates in april, so i guess lots of weddings this month. they usually have about four weddings a day in san mateo county today they had about 24. >> oh, wow. >> before. sounds right. i mean, but why are they lucky? >> is it just that, you know, maybe husbands hate forgetting the date and getting in trouble? larry? is that what it is? >> notice an immediate attack on our gender? spencer i know i saw it. yeah, i actually thought, this is this is designed for men who forget and it's perfect for 24, 24. it's almost impossible

to mess up. >> of course, we're the only ones who ever forget anything, right, larry? >> of course. yeah, yeah, i forgot what you're saying already. >> this is no fun. they're beating themselves up. so what are we supposed to do? we got nothing left. >> don't take your shot. go ahead. >> no, no, listen, i beat you up already on a regular basis, so i'm going to cut you some slack on this one. but kristen, as another asian american person, the number four is not necessarily lucky. so i just want to point that out. maybe we could, you know, throw our weight behind other palindromes. >> yeah. like august 28th or. yeah something like that. >> 2525 if you want to wait another year. there you go. i was just offering up helpful suggestions. forget waiting. >> the future is here, larry. yes. >> and it starts with cellular technology, which is now going to the moon, a 4g cellular network is going to be heading to the moon on a spacex rocket later this year. it will be installed at the moon's south pole and will be remotely controlled from earth. images will be transferred back to the

earth in real time. and this is for the first time ever, the cellular connectivity is key for nasa's artemis program, so we could have cell phones on the moon. but if you're driving across the bay bridge, chances are your phone call is going to get interrupted. >> but reception at the moon's south pole? yeah, yeah, yeah, well, there's no bay bridge on, you know, on the moon. >> so, you know, we have that going for, you know, big construction to interfere with the signals. exactly. right. >> well, the astronauts need to be able to beam back their data that they collect. they need to talk to their families or mission control. and, you know, hey, what are you doing? >> but. yeah. yeah yeah, the families need that. >> yeah. >> check out my selfie here on the south side of the moon. >> yeah, exactly. yeah. >> there you go. it's worth it. it's a good investment. all right. you guys school lunch will soon taste a lot different. the usda is out with new rules limiting added sugars for the first time. the lunches will also have slightly less sodium. the idea is to offer more

protein rich and vegetarian options. the new rules also encourage school districts to buy local by limiting the amount of food schools can source from outside the u.s, who? brilliant, right? no more jello. what? >> you guys great idea. my school lunch was $1.25 and i remember it so clearly. it was either chicken nuggets or pizza with french fries, chocolate milk and an ice cream bar. like, i look back and i'm horrified at how nutritionally deficient we all talk. >> you had an ice cream bar. that's a good deal. >> you had to pay extra $0.25 for the ice cream bar. >> but but look how well you turned out. i mean, yeah, but probably because she decided on her own to start a better nutrition plan. >> yeah. as soon as i got out of school. >> school? >> spencer, were you actually applauding while while kristen was. i was sorry. i thought you were. >> yeah, because i'd like to see lower sodium content in the schools, school lunches for kids and lower sugar and all that. i'll give them some stuff that's

good for them. that'll make them healthier, for sure. yeah. so says the man with 11% body fat. >> right. i think it's nine, but. >> oh, he's down to nine now. >> wow. my gosh. >> because i eliminate a lot of sugar. >> yes. >> that's great. no seriously. you guys in the bay area especially i've looked at some of the school lunch menus. they are pretty gourmet. they sound healthy. and i would eat there, you know, even without being a student sneaking in for lunch. >> uh- sports memorabilia, you know, can be really big business. but one man says he's going bust because of tom brady's signature. brady signed both of these seats. now take a close up look here if you can tell one from the other. the owner said he paid thousands of dollars in order to have them signed by the san mateo native. and of course, seven time super bowl champion. but they can't be authenticated because the signatures are not recognizable. one looks like it might be right. the other is like a squiggly line. and now he says nobody wants them. nobody wants them, and he wants his money back, which would be about $14,000. >> okay, larry, how are these things usually authenticate?

>> and usually there is an authenticator that, you know, that could be present on site when you're doing those things or afterwards they would do a comparison with tom brady's previous signature and go match. okay, that's a match. >> but can't they just take the seat somewhere and get it matched? >> well, maybe one of the two. but but probably not both. spencer, you must have had some memorable experiences. yeah, well, you know, back in new york when i was closer to a lot of the teams there, the local sports teams, i got to know a lot of the players and got autographs from my kids and stuff like that, you know, they've got they went to the 1986 new york mets world series championship team. i took them down to the not into the clubhouse, but into the what do you call that breezeway down there where the clubhouse is? and, darryl strawberry, doc gooden, gary carter, mookie wilson, all those guys came out and signed autographs for my kids, and you were there to see it. >> so, you know, it was authentic. yeah, it wasn't. >> i think we should also mention, who knows, maybe tom

did this signature as he's, like, running off the field or, you know, you just scribble something. so maybe there's a chance that it is indeed legit. >> yeah. larry, why don't you call him up, ask him if he's ever signed. >> yeah, yeah, i'm sure he remembers precisely when he signed the s

on if the annual forecast from accuweather is correct. accuweather meteorologists are expecting the season to be below

historical average in terms of the number of fires as well as acres burned. they're also expecting the season to start later here in the west because of our spring storms and wetter than average winter. local firefighters obviously pleased with the forecast. >> we've had a relatively, uneventful, which is a good thing over the last couple of years, a number of seasons. we don't want let our let our community to let their guard down, although there's the, not as much of a potential for a large scale wildfire, there's still the potential for fire activity as we push into late spring, summer and fall. >> on the whole, accuweather predicts fires will burn between 4 and 6 million acres of land this year. now, the historical average is around 7 million acres. so obviously, if we can go 4 to 6, that would be to our advantage as we head on over to the weather center here and spencer christian for more on this situation. >> yeah, larry, that's a very encouraging outlook. their forecast of 4 to 6 million is still a lot of wildfire. but last year we here in the us wildfires burned 2.7 million

acres. so that's far below the yearly average. although we had the devastating fires in your home state of hawaii, where lahaina was pretty much destroyed, maui had 101 people died. yeah. the biggest problem, i think we had here last year in the us with wildfires was the smoke from canadian wildfires. remember that that smoke drifted down into severe. oh, it was really severe. i mean, there were days in the northern tier of states, upper midwest, great lakes, northeast where the skies were literally like dirty yellow or orange from the smoke from the canadian. and canada had its worst wildfire season ever last year. >> yeah. and there's more and more cities around the world that are seeing those orange skies on a, on a certainly a more regular basis than we would hope. >> exactly, exactly. but if we do indeed have what accuweather forecast, a milder, lower than average wildfire season will be in pretty good shape. now, one of the concerns in the desert southwest southern california, nevada, arizona, new mexico, they have those monsoon rains generally from july through august. that's good news on the rain side of it. but some of

those rains produce, thunderstorms with lightning strikes that can trigger fires. so sort of a double edged sword there in the southwest. >> well, and then you could also get the flooding as a result of that. i'm sure you saw the situation in dubai last week. yes. which may or may not have to do with cloud seeding. but i mean, it was i mean, unbelievable video of cars flowing down the streets. >> those parched desert lands can't absorb the water. yeah. and so the result from a light rainfall is flooding. >> all right. thank you spencer. >> all right, all right guys, bay area native and figure skating icon kristi yamaguchi is getting her own barbie. yamaguchi is the first asian american woman to win a gold medal in figure skating in the olympics. her doll is dressed in a black leotard. you remember? that's what she wore when she won gold at the 1992 winter games. mattel says yamaguchi is a fitting addition to its barbie inspiring women collection. we could not agree more, and kristi is going to be my guest on the 3:00 show, getting answers on thursday to talk about this.

>> oh, i have got to jump on and say hi. yeah, yeah, she's come on down treasure to the community, no doubt a bit of history for disney buffs. >> and it's right here in the bay area. >> this is the plan for a super cartoon camera. we call it the multiplane camera. >> a revolutionary piece of film technology. that's one of only three in the entire world. yes, an

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it at 930. the $100,000 pyramid. and then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. the walt disney family museum in san francisco is home to thousands of rare artifacts and memorabilia. the one item in the collection is a revolutionary piece of film technology a multiplane camera, one of only three in the entire world >> now, this is a different kind of drawing. it is a blueprint of a piece of equipment designed to make cartoons more realistic and enjoyable. this is the plan for a super cartoon camera. we call it the multiplane camera >> we are here at the walt disney family museum in the presidio of san francisco, home to one of three remaining

multiplane cameras in the world. the multiplane camera is a unique device and that it is as large in scale as it is in importance to animation. history. >> the problem was how to take a painting and make it behave like a real piece of scenery under the camera. >> animation was really limited to just two dimensions. part of this is because you couldn't isolate different elements of the scene by background. mid-ground and foreground until the multiplane camera came about . the multiplane camera was used on every disney feature film all the way through 1989. the little mermaid, which means that the multiplane camera was the state of the art in animation technology for over 50 years. one of the most elaborate early shots used on the multiplane

camera was sequence two in pinocchio, released in 1940. goes to school that opens with the chiming of the town bell birds flying around, and then a tracking shot going into the village with school children flowing out into the streets. multiplane camera rig required several people to operate it. there was a ladder attached to the side of the multiplane camera. someone would climb up the ladder and would operate the camera from right on top, looking down. it was actually quite a feat to get the multiplane camera into this particular spot at the museum. the whole museum essentially had to be oriented around fitting the multiplane camera in this space. the multiplane camera begins on the first floor in the museum store and goes upward into the second floor into the main galleries.

if you find yourself interested in the many innovations in animation, live action, filmmaking, nature documentaries, and theme parks, the only place to see that is right here at the walt disney family museum. >> that is incredible. and so great to see the walt disney in the presentation. that's it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five is coming business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. the go-tos that keep us going. the places we cheer.

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