the venues to lots of traffic closures all around the city. and we'll tell you about the impact it. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry biel. >> and i'm ama daetz. we have team coverage of the apec conference in san francisco. abc seven news anchor kristen sze is live at moscone center. >> zach fuentes was at the airport for the arrival of president biden and china's president xi and abc seven news anchor dion lim will look at the importance of their meeting. plus lina howland will have a look at the impact on traffic all around the city. >> we begin with abc seven news reporter zach fuentes. zach yeah, air force one got here around 130 this afternoon. >> so much coordination, nation security, logistics went into that landing and the landing is only the very start of what's going to be a very busy visit for president biden. he walked down the stairs of air force one to be greeted by many local familiar faces that included governor gavin newsom, first partner jennifer siebel newsom, congressman kevin mullin and san francisco mayor london breed. he got to speak with the leaders for several minutes on the

tarmac before taking off in his motorcade to begin this critical visit that the world's going to be keeping tabs on. now, of course, the meeting with president xi is one of the main points of biden's visit. but he also has plenty more on his agenda. we got to speak with mayor breed moments before the president's arrival about what she hopes can be taken away from this visit and apec in general. we're hoping to see so much happen as a result of apec. >> and as i said earlier, san francisco is the gateway to the asia pacific. we have always been that place where the first consulate or the first sister city in asia was established in our city. and we hope that some newfound relationships and also reestablishing some old relationships will help us build upon the economic opportunities that we know we all so desperately need. now a little more than 20 minutes before biden's arrival, vice president kamala harris also touched down here at sfo in air force to a breed, said she was able to thank harris for her role last year, announcing that apec would be happening in san francisco. >> and now here we are a year

later. now president g's plane landed about an hour after president biden. so the plans are now in motion for that meeting that everyone's going to be keeping track on. plans now in motion following these big arrivals here at sfo. right now live at sfo, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, zach, thank you. and president xi's plane landed just after 230 this afternoon. china's president will be meeting with president biden tomorrow on the peninsula. the meeting comes during times of tension between the two countries. abc's seven news anchor dion lim has a look at what tomorrow's meeting means. thank you. >> clutching flags representing china and the us. throngs of spectators lined howard street early tuesday, eagerly awaiting chinese president xi jinping. some gathered in protest. president xi's visit during apec marks the first time he and president biden meet in a tension filled year between them. >> they've got by lateral issues. they've got regional issues, they've got geopolitical issues that are sources of friction in the relationship. up. >> lily mcelwee of the center

for strategic and international studies says while the talks should be considered procedural, i don't think we're going to see a lot of deliverables. >> they should also be seen as dialog to opening communication on many issues, including ones important to san francisco and silicon valley. americans care a lot about tiktok for example. think that tiktok is just one one of a number of technology issues that may or may not be discussed on ai. however, we may see move to begin the dialog of how to set controls on the use of ai in warfare. >> mcelwee also predicts discussions over china's role in america's opioid crisis. the cdc reports more than two thirds of the 107,000 drug overdose deaths in 2022 are due mostly to fentanyl. >> there are reports that the us and china are set to announce that beijing will help cut down on the manufacturing and the export of precursor chemicals to fentanyl that often go through

mexico and are then through those supply chains. the drug is created and imported into the united states, while other details of exactly what will be discussed are yet to be seen. >> one thing is certain of this highly orchestrated meeting of world powers is she needs to reflect to his own people that things went smoothly and that china is seen as a peer to the united states. an agreement on fentanyl could be a big win for president biden and the city of san francisco. and the department of public health reports the drug is responsible for 72% of the 620 overdose deaths of 2022. in san francisco . diane lim, abc seven news. >> all right, now let's get to the heart of the conference and abc seven news anchor kristen sze standing by live at moscone center. >> yes, she has a closer look at what's been happening today. hi kristen. >> yeah, hi, armand. larry, you know, biden and xi will, in fact, get down to work tomorrow. but you know who's been busy all day today? secretary of state antony blinken. that's right. he had meetings with japan's foreign minister for south

korea's foreign minister and the prime minister of thailand. so a very, very busy day for him. blinken also met with peru's foreign minister. it comes a few days after peru and the us established a special unit to combat human trafficking, drugs and arms smuggling and cyber crimes. to underscore how important meetings are with the us and how coveted peru's previous foreign minister resigned because she failed to secure a one on one meeting between president biden and peru's president. now this afternoon, blinken and us trade ambassador katherine tai hosted apec's opening session with foreign ministers blinken called on pacific rim nations to show economic independence and freely choose their own trading partners. now, these comments were seen as a jab at china, which applies economic pressure in the region on trade and military alliances. liz blinken advocated for an open asia pacific community. >> the united states believes in that vision, a region where economies are free to choose

their own path and their own partners is where problems are dealt with openly. where rules are reached transparently and applied fairly, where goods, ideas, people flow lawfully and freely. >> cooperation between japan, korea and the us is getting some pushback from china. it comes after japan, korea and the us agreed this week to share real time daetz on north korean missile launches, sharing the data there. but the big sticking point for china is an agreement for the three countries to hold joint military training sessions. china called it a provocation that is likely to be another topic that will be discussed between president biden and chinese president xi jinping tomorrow. now, we've talked a lot about this year's theme at the apec meeting, right? that was certainly on full display today, this morning, in fact, on inclusion on. so this morning's meeting hosted by ambassador tai on regional trade, was all about how it can be more inclusive and

equitable for the indigenous communities in the 21 member economies. that's the first time ever this has been highlighted at an apec summit, not only must they have a seat at the table, all their voices also must shape the work that we do and the work that we produce. all it's not just about the nations, the economies, the big companies . it is also about this time the small or medium large businesses working to support the indigenous farmers, ranchers, people from all around the world, women, youth, underrepresented communities. so that is definitely a big theme this year. a lot going on. and of course all the big players arrive tomorrow, larry. ama yeah, and kristin, a lot of journalists are in town to the city really did a job making sure everything was ready to go. >> i'm curious if you've spoken with any of the chinese journalists and what their view

of san francisco has been. >> i have actually. it's very interesting because the narrative in the past few months leading up to the summit, a lot of the headlines in chinese newspapers were about san francisco kind of going downhill with all its problems, sitting on the decline. but the couple that i talked to today really emphasized their impressions were good. they said the city seems cleaner, safer than their previous visits here reporting and that they feel like there's a good energy here. and you know what else is interesting? it's not just their anecdotal examples. if you look at, for example, the china daily today, it talks about efforts to get ties on track, playing, paying dividends with a picture of xi prominently in front of the golden gate bridge. that picture tells you the story. it is one about building rapport even from the chinese side. so definitely sounding more a collaborative tone and i think that is what, of course the us is hoping for as well, recognizing that the two biggest economies certainly also the two biggest carbon emissions emitters, need to work together to contain some of our

biggest problems, whether that's slowing economic growth or perhaps some sustainability issues and of course regional security for the entire asia pacific rim. >> so let's follow up on that point, because obviously the relationship between presidents xi and biden has been filled with tension along the way. so what is your expectation action here at apec. >> i mean, that is anybody's guess, right? but we anticipate the fact that they have this bilateral meeting, which wasn't a certainty at all even in the weeks before the conference is saying a lot about the desires by both to collaborate, at least on some issues. obviously they probably won't issue a statement seeing eye to eye on the issue of taiwan, which, as you know, china claims as its own, and taiwan not exactly feeling the same way. it is self-ruled at the moment. and there may not be issues on some of the other things, such as digital security , but certainly on the issues of climate, i think there's hope for agreement. secretary kerry, whom i talked briefly with today

, certainly echoed that theme at a talk he gave. so we will see whether there are points for collaborate and if they can come up with one statement on which both leaders have signed on, even it's very vague, high level without details, that is certainly something to celebrate . secretary blinken and as you know, governor newsom himself, they were both in china sort of laying the groundwork, smoothing out that relationship. so it is possible that we'll see something more positive come out of that bilateral meeting tomorrow, putting the president aside, just curious, we see, you know, so many dignity ashes in town and they're holding these meetings. >> how much of this to you seems more ceremonial as opposed to substantial. >> larry, that is a great question, because there is certainly a large degree of ceremony, right. and when they come up with some document that everybody signs on to, you wonder how much of it will go from that ideal. right. that mission, that hope and get translated into actual policies

in each of the member economies that eventually contribute to those shared goals of keeping our global warming to a minimum or lifting the economies of all and promoting digital security in a world that has ai and so many changes that all demand that we don't know, larry. and that is the frustrating thing. nonetheless, they are talking and talking is better than not talking. and so this annual event is very important indeed. larry namah. >> yeah, so many issues to be considered and it's really going to pick up in the next few days. kristin, thank you so much. >> the bay area council is hosting an apec meets california in silicon valley series on the historic klamath floating boat at pier nine in san francisco. officials invited world leaders to participate in interact sessions and engage in various topic discussions with today's topic being about hydrogen power. the meetings will continue throughout the week until friday. >> while there have been some big concerns about apec's traffic impact, the reality has been it hasn't been so bad. so far. cross your fingers live.

look at the bay bridge, which is affected by closures that have been planned. one lane in each direction on the bay bridge is shut down. that's until friday night. and that is not all abc7 news reporter lena howland has a look at the closures that could slow you down as no parking signs appear around seemingly every other corner in san francisco, a tall black fencing lines, certain parts of the city and the bay bridge toll plaza at a standstill tuesday morning all for apec as upwards of 20,000 people from across the world visit the city. >> it's wild. it's crazy. i've never seen anything like this before for yeah, i didn't think it would affect us, you know, away from downtown scott lieberman, a san francisco resident, says he went out of town saturday and just came back last night to a transformed city. i hope it does what the city wants it to do for local businesses because this is nuts. >> chp spokesman andrew berkeley says one lane of the bay bridge will remain closed in both directions from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

on the eastbound side, the fourth street off ramp is closed and on the westbound side, the fifth street off ramp is also closed. >> this is designed for numerous reasons, a lot of it involves security, but also just making sure that we have units in position to be able to respond to incidents quickly. >> berkeley says chp has brought in more than 1000 uniformed and non-uniformed personnel for supplemental staffing from across the state. >> this is something and again, i think anybody who's been in san francisco, hopefully at this point understands how how large of an operation this is. we have dignitaries and heads of state from across the world converging on san francisco, which is a logistic and a security a big deal. so it's a lot of work going into this. >> drivers should be prepared for intermittent closures of other roads across the city for dignitary motorcades. these are rolling breaks that may not be in place for long, but they could happen at any time in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> and we captured dozens of

california highway patrol officers meeting near the embarcadero in san francisco today. authorities are bracing for the busiest days of the apec conference. security will be tight in this area tomorrow for an evening apec event. >> speaking of tight security, law enforcement is keeping an eye on protests throughout the city. there's one happening right now. this is a live shot at mission and third streets. this is right near the saint regis hotel. and that is where president xi is supposed to be staying. we'll keep an eye on this. and if there's anything substantial to update, we'll bring it to you as we continue on abc seven news at four. >> yeah, because abc seven news is your station when it comes to everything, apec 2023 are complete coverage. has everything you need to know. you'll find it all on the front page of our website. abc7 news .com. >> coming up a vehicle stolen from a bay area national guard armory months ago has finally been found. a bizarre development in this story. plus the impact, a possible government shutdown could have on your thanksgiving travel. and the best time to start your holiday shopping as well. why this year may be a little bit

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campuses. both sides are currently at an impasse in contract negotiations. the employees say they are underpaid compared with those who do the same work on uc campuses. they've been working without a contract since june. >> a national guard humvee that was stolen over the summer was finally recovered today after a wild series of events in sonoma county. the sheriff's office got a call around seven this morning that the driver of a camouflaged humvee had shot at an unoccupied p-g-and-e's truck that was parked off highway 116in jenner. the chp got involved a chase started on highway 116, just outside of sebastopol. it ended in penngrove after a spike strip was deployed in the humvees. tires went flat. officers say the driver was 34 year old anthony stabile. he's been arrested on multiple charges, including shooting at an unoccupied vehicle, as well as evading police. >> all right. let's get to our weather because you can feel the change out there. spencer christian is here. >> looks like a wet few days in store. >> you're right about that,

larry. at least wet portions of each day. coming up right now, though, we're in a little bit of a break, not between systems, but between components of the same weather system. here's a look at what's happening on our satellite radar composite image. this low pressure system cut off from the flow and the upper level steering current has just been meandering offshore here. so it's been sweeping waves of rain into our area. and right now, things are getting relatively quiet. we had more widespread rain earlier today, but at the moment we're seeing just a few light showers moving through the north bay. so we're still going to stick with the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale for this evening. for tonight, light showers in the north bay. then winding down to dry conditions, mostly cloudy skies, overnight rain returns tomorrow. so tomorrow's storm will be again level one on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale bringing widespread showers in the afternoon and into the evening hours. rainfall totals tomorrow could be up to a half inch or more. and of course, expect slick roads and low visibility. here's our forecast animation starting at 5:00 this afternoon and notice

rain sort of lifting above the bay area during the late night hours. but overnight and into early tomorrow morning, we'll see more rain approaching the bay area. and by midday or at least into the afternoon, we'll see waves of rain generally light to moderate. but there could be some brief downpours with this system moving through tomorrow or with the component of the same system moving through tomorrow. the wind is relatively calm in most locations right now. a little breezy, closer to the coast, looking out over san francisco from sutro tower. we have upper 60s in san francisco and oakland , 70 at mountain view and palo alto, san jose, 72, 63 at half moon bay. looking. oh, wow. golden gate. that's a beautiful view. just a few scattered clouds. there are lots of blue sky showing up which may not last very long because clouds will be increasing overnight. 59 right now in santa rosa. upper 60s at novato, napa, fairfield, concord and livermore and a beautiful view from emeryville looking westward toward the golden gate. these are the forecast headlines mostly cloudy overnight brief break from the rain tonight. as i mentioned, rain and showers return tomorrow afternoon and this shower very

unsettled pattern will continue into saturday morning. overnight lows will be mainly in the upper 40s to about 50 degrees highs tomorrow in a fairly narrow range, mainly mid to upper 60s. 1 or 2 locations over in the inland east bay down in the south bay may reach 7072 degrees. and here is the accuweather seven day forecast. so for the next four days, right on into saturday, we're expecting some periods of rainfall or showers each day. the storm activity will rank level one on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. we may get some partial clearing late saturday, but certainly by sunday and monday we expect sunny skies slightly milder, certainly drier weather and then early next week, tuesday or so, partly cloudy, but we don't see another major rain system on the horizon. okay. >> we need some apec branded umbrellas for all the people in town. >> there's an idea. i like that. yeah. spencer christian approved. >> thank you, spencer. okay. >> it's not just about apec right now. another major world conference that could have an impactn the pacific rim and

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from around the city and inside the bag, there's way more symbols of san francisco. >> packed in there. and all of these items were hand selected by mayor london breed and the chief of protocol, miriam mccullagh. and you'll see there's lots of san francisco treats inside there. >> all right. so what's in there? the bag is filled with thatcher's kettle corn, blue bottle, coffee, high end keychains and lip gloss. hand sanitizer, which should be everywhere, i think. claire has shortbread and some delicious socola chocolates. yes. >> so no sourdough bread. >> oh, that's a good one. i was. >> i was thinking ghirardelli, chocolate clam chowder. oh i

don't know how that goes in a swipe. >> exactly. that might be. >> how about a coupon for some. some anything else that. >> well, ghirardelli chocolate comes to mind as the sourdough bread. what else? yeah, those two come to mind. >> i don't know what? >> we're still wondering about this keychain. how high? end of a keychain exactly. that's a good point. what does it do? i don't know. >> a high end keychain. >> and what does it say on the keychain? >> oh, i'm going to guess apec. yeah, probably. >> or san francisco. well, it could have apec on one side and a picture of the golden gate bridge on the other. >> yeah, whatever. >> we could have been designing these things. yes but. >> yeah, but i bet it's a little bit more. i wonder how many of these they give out. >> that's a good question. >> and i know how many we got. yeah, there you go. >> i do like that. they're including a lot of san francisco treats and yeah, that's cool. >> things that are local that's appropriate. >> okay. so americans trust in science continues to decline. nine only 57% of adults say science has a mostly positive effect on society, according to,

that is down 8% since november of 2021. and 16 percentage points since before the pandemic. some good news, though. 75% are confident scientists have the public's best interest in mind. and dan, i find this funny because yesterday you came to me with some mind boggling thing about space race. and i brought it up to my husband today. i'm like, how do they know? and he goes, so exactly. i was just like, i don't know. it's just too much for me. >> well, you know, like you, you know, i can't understand all of it, but it is fascinating. and of course, science, you know, there's theory and everything else, but there's a lot of hard data in science. i mean, it's not just speculation all the time. yeah i don't know how people and spencer is a meteorologist. i don't know how people can lose faith in science if there's no agenda other than to seek the truth. well, some of that loss of faith has been encouraged by some self-serving politicians. >> but it's shocking to me. it's disheartening, but i think it was bill maher who said, we live in a country where 35% of the

people believe professional wrestling is real, but they think the moon landing was faked . you know, and that's that's a popular mindset in our country. >> wait a minute. pro wrestling isn't real. that's what i was going to ask. >> you know, i would assume that most of this is pandemic related with vaccines. that's probably you know, that's a good point. >> but even before that, you had people denying global warming. they just won't accept the fact. well, burning fossil fuels warms up the planet and causes all this disruption we're having. >> well, because there's more money to be made fighting that. but also everybody uses a phone right? all right. yeah, that would be science. like it's not magic that where you hit the you hit the button and we call somebody that that, you know, you can't hate science but want to use your phone at the same time. >> i mean. exactly right. i still can't get the pass the pro wrestling thing, but yeah, it's real. >> dan, dan will be sulking all day. i'll show you the script later. some big changes coming to what used to be a popular childhood chain. chuck e cheese.

they're getting rid of all but one of their animatronic bands. the company actually born right here in the bay area, announced the band will only remain at its northridge location. some on social media suggest the move may have to do with the release of the horror movie five nights at freddy's, which includes murderous animatronic characters. well, that's a twist i didn't see coming. yeah, it's been. it's been a little bit of time since i've been to chuck e cheese. my nephew used to work there. i think. really oh, i believe i might have gotten some free pizza out of that. but but but i remember at the time the animatronic figures, it was almost like, whoa, it's amazing. this is like cool disneyland. >> yeah, it was. i mean, now i can see how they've improved it so much now that that looks a little campy. but again, for, for four and five and six year old kids, i still think it's cute. i haven't been like you guys. i haven't been to a chuck e cheese in a while, although i. you still have a young one. >> i have been recently really

for the first time in since i was a kid. we've maybe gone twice. and it's nice because sometimes you would go to dave and buster's and it's enormous. it's overwhelming. but for a little one, chuck e cheese is just perfect. but yeah, they didn't have i don't think they had the animatronic and that's what i remember from my childhood. >> you know, it could also be i mean, they probably a maintenance issue and it takes up space. they could put tables in them. maybe there's more of a hassle there than it's worth. >> you need an it guy. yeah. at all times to handle the animatronic science, especially the murderous ones. >> yeah. you got to watch those. yeah. yeah >> keep an eye out for those. >> all right, now to the latest crocs collaboration. this time, mcdonald's is teaming up with a shoe maker to release its own themed crocs. there are four styles, a purple grimace, inspired sock and sandal combo, sock and sandal. wait. i have to look. okay. okay so. and then there's a yellow and pink birdie clog and sock combo. a black and white hamburglar clog and a red and yellow clog. i still cannot get behind these crocs, but i

hear they're so comfortable. spencer are you wearing them? not wearing them, but they're kind of interesting to look at. >> but, you know, it's interesting to me that this collaboration with mcdonald's because ray kroc was the man who made mcdonald's a worldwide fast food sensation. he spelled it differently. he was kroc, right? right. he was also owner of the san diego padres. but so now we've got mcdonald's and crocs together. >> you know, actually, that's a good point. >> i don't know. they're kind of cute, i would imagine kids, teenagers will love them, you know? yeah, i can see a lot of young people wearing them. can you? >> i'll say this, though. >> whoever is in charge of crocs marketing. oh, yeah, that person should be promoted. and their salary, we have them on every time there's a new one. >> yeah, we do. >> that's true. >> i know what a croc. >> we eat it up. sorry. no they have collaborations with everybody, it seems. >> yeah. all right, dan, i know what i'm getting you for. for

christmas. >> oh, yeah, please. >> you're going to get the hamburglar one. okay. >> i kind of like the hamburglar.

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specific toy or color or size. experts say maybe by now government reports show imports of things like footwear tvs and toys are actually down so far this year with railroad operate owners reporting they're picking up fewer loads at ports to haul to destinations inland. >> yes, there are fewer products being delivered into the retailers, but they're already running a little bit heavy on inventory. why? because as they've been running slower on sales for the fall period, that means there is excess inventory on many items. >> there is a lot of uncertainty as retailers analyze current shopping data. >> if the numbers are not something that they like, they're going to execute some pretty dramatic price cuts in the latter half of this month. retail sales as a whole is moderating. >> it is plateauing. thanksgiving is going to be the big kick start. >> and very late in december,

consumer buyers are clearly telling us that they are going to be shopping even later than normal. >> uncertainty comes from how much inflation will put a dent in budgets. >> i guess part of me thinks that it would be a little bit less this year. >> inflation definitely affects what we would do. >> we will spend a lot on grandchildren that are little girl and not much for anybody else. >> data shows consumers are still looking for experiences is what is expected to be big this year. >> is dining out gift cards for restaurants, things that they can experience together in walnut creek. >> i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> and as you're heading out shopping for toys this holiday season, there are some toys you might want to keep off your list. the consumer product safety commission is encouraging parents to watch out for toy hazards. this holiday season. according to cpsc, 11 children died and more than 145,000 others were hospitalized last year because of a toy related incident. it officials say the majority of those deaths came from choking associated to small

parts. about 35,000 visits to the hospital were due to non motorized toys. >> when you're buying bikes, non-motorized scooters, skateboards, anything with wheels, we really encourage folks to also buy safety equipment. >> officials suggest parents keep small toy parts away from children under the age of three. throw away any open plastic wrappings and follow the age guidance on toy packaging. another tip i do, you can get the emails from them and you get a list of what has been recalled and check and see if you have it in your house. >> that's helpful. meanwhile, toys r us is continuing its comeback. the beloved toy store is opening a location inside the mall of america in bloomington, minnesota, just in time for the holiday shopping season. the store's parent company says the new location will cover about 11,000ft■!s. it's just the secod standalone store since the business was revived back in 2021. remember when toys r us

stores were literally everywhere? >> that was a lot of fun. >> it was a lot of fun going through there and getting getting toys for the kids, which spencer christian might be up to pretty soon. >> oh, very soon. i got some little grand kids, so yeah. toys r us. i love it. let's take a look at something else i love. this is a beautiful view of the setting sun from the east bay hills camera. it is absolutely stunning. wish i could keep that graphic up there because it's so nice, but i need to talk about the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale because tomorrow we have another round of stormy weather coming our way. ranking level one on the scale. it will bring widespread showers mainly in the afternoon. the morning will be pretty dry, but some of these showers may contain a brief. heavy downpours and rainfall totals may be up to half an inch from this system. so here's the forecast animation taking us into the overnight hours, which will be pretty dry. but early tomorrow morning, we'll see a few showers beginning to pop up near the coastline. and by midday into the afternoon, we'll see the showers moving onshore and becoming more widespread, continuing into thursday, as a matter of fact, high temperatures tomorrow mainly in the mid to upper 60s. a few

locations like san jose may top out at 70, 71, 72 degrees. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. and as you can see, we have several more days of periods of rain and showers coming our way. thursday friday and saturday. each of those days the storm activity will rank level one on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. we finally get some sunny skies on sunday and monday. it won't get a lot warmer, but it'll be mild and then midweek next week it looks like more clouds moving in. larry and emma temps not too bad, though. yeah, not so bad. all right. >> thank you, spencer. >> a new twist in the television detective genre. >> a lot of the time, she doesn't really know what she's doing. i felt like she was modern and interesting. >> and the gen z hacker solving crimes. that's coming and we are your bargain bliss market.

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there's a new series that's debuting on hulu today. it's called a murder at the end of the world, introducing us to a new kind of detective, a gen z detective who's actually a tech savvy hacker. reporter sandy kenyon from our sister station in new york with a preview. >> no escape. >> darby hart is a different kind of sleuth, different enough to redefine a genre grown tired and stuck in the past. this is somebody who's really taking the genre into the 21st century. am i overstating it? >> no. i think you're absolutely spot on. it's refreshing because

as she doesn't pretend to know what she's doing, a lot of the time, she doesn't really know what she's doing. i felt that she was modern and interesting and human and flawed and aware of her vulnerabilities. >> i think there's something going on here that we don't fully understand. >> viewers are kept guessing as well by two separate plot lines, one set in the present at the home of a billionaire in iceland. >> why is it wherever you go, death follows? >> a parallel story takes place in the past in utah with a love affair as the link between them. >> so you're constantly kept on your toes and two completely different contexts. and to beautiful but very different environments. >> emma corrin has played characters as diverse as princess diana and lady chatterley. but a murder at the end of the world represents a big step forward in corrin's

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